His eyes turned back to Tianjing New City. Shortly after Yang Peng received the news of Liu Zhiliang's victory, he received a message from Wu Xing from Goryeo. The 700,000-strong army of the Liao Kingdom and the 100,000-plus soldiers and horses of Goryeo, a total of more than 800,000 troops, repelled the more than 500,000 Japanese troops in front of them. In more than ten days, they rushed 600 miles and recovered countless cities. However, although the Japanese troops were defeated The mountain fell but not much was lost.
Yang Peng paced back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back, his thoughts already flying to Korea thousands of miles away. There was the sound of footsteps at the door, and Yelu Hanyu, Han Bing, Zhang Xiang and others arrived together. Seeing Yang Peng standing there thinking about things, they worshiped together: "King Yan (eldest brother)."
Yang Peng turned around, saw everyone, smiled and said: "You are here, sit down." Everyone responded, walked to the chairs on both sides and sat down, raised their heads, looked at Yang Peng, and waited. His instructions.
Yang Peng said: "I have just received a report from the military forces. The allied forces of Liao and Goryeo are overwhelming. They marched 600 miles within ten days and recovered countless cities. Now the Japanese army is divided into three parts and has retreated to Luozhou and Jin, which are near the sea in the south. Prefecture and Tokyo, 800,000 coalition troops are divided into three parts to surround the three places and are attacking fiercely." As he said that, he walked to the map on the side, and everyone quickly got up and followed.
Yang Peng pointed to the locations of Luozhou, Jinzhou and Tokyo, which are all close to the sea on the southern edge of the Korean Peninsula. They are located in the west, middle and east of the southern edge of the Korean Peninsula respectively. Everyone saw the three cities on the map, and even if they didn't know much about the situation in Goryeo, they now had a general impression.
Zhang Xiang said: "According to what King Yan said, the coalition forces are sure of victory!" Yang Peng looked at the map and thought: "That's not necessarily true. Although the Japanese army was defeated, they almost lost all the territory they occupied in Korea in one breath. However, in this process, the Japanese army did not suffer much losses. In many cases, they retreated after a brief contact with the coalition forces." Han Bing frowned and said: "From what the elder brother said, it seems that the Japanese took the initiative to retreat to lure the enemy deeper. !" Yelu Hanyu nodded and said: "It is indeed very similar!"
Yang Peng said: "I also have this idea, but I am afraid that the Japanese strategy of luring the enemy deep will be difficult to implement. Luring the enemy deep is nothing more than dragging down the opponent's logistics line and exhausting the opponent, while oneself waits for work, and then launches at a suitable time. A comprehensive counterattack to defeat the opponent in one go." Pointing to Goryeo, "But the coalition forces are fighting to regain their territory. Wherever they go, all the people support them and will wholeheartedly transport food and grass to the coalition forces, and will even donate the food they rely on to survive. Coalition forces. Under this situation, although the logistics supply pressure of the coalition forces will increase, it will be difficult to reach the point where it will affect the entire war. The coalition forces' logistics supply will only be a little more difficult, but it will not affect the overall situation! The coalition forces are not invaders. But for those who are recovering, if the Japanese are really trying to lure the enemy deeper, it would be too clumsy!"
Everyone felt that Yang Peng's words made sense and couldn't help but nodded. However, the question came: since the strategy of luring the enemy deep was ineffective, were the Japanese really luring the enemy deep at this time?
Han Bing said with a smile: "I think we all thought too much. The Japanese couldn't resist it and retreated to the three cities at this time. The reason why they had repeatedly retreated before was simply because the coalition forces were powerful and knew they were invincible, so they They took the initiative to retreat! But now they have retreated to these three cities, either because they are surrounded by the coalition forces and have no way to retreat, or they want to fight to the death with their backs to the sea! But no matter what the situation is, the Japanese should be doomed this time. !”
Yang Peng and others nodded, feeling that what Han Bing said made sense. Since the Japanese were not trying to lure the enemy deeper, Han Bing's words were the only possibility. Zhang Xiang frowned and said: "King Yan, once the coalition forces win, their military power will be great, and they will be able to completely free up their hands. It will be a huge threat to us! How about..."
Everyone was smart, and they understood what he meant after only listening to half of what he said. Although Yelu Hanyu and Han Bing felt that what Zhang Xiang said was very reasonable, they understood his eldest brother's character better, so although they agreed in their hearts, they said nothing in their mouths. Chai Yongqi and Huang Guang did not agree; but Chai Yongqi and Huang Guang agreed loudly with deep understanding. Chai Yonghui said: "Master Huang's words are very true! We cannot let the coalition forces defeat the Japanese so easily, otherwise it will not be a good thing for us! I think , we should take advantage of the fact that the main force of the coalition forces is still tied up in Goryeo to raise troops and march northward!" Chai Yongqi and Huang Guang agreed one after another.
Han Bing said: "Let's not talk about anything else. Let's talk about the troops marching north. It will definitely not be possible in a short time! Our army has just experienced a big war and has exhausted its food and grass. It is impossible to assemble a large army in a short time. Conduct a large-scale battle!" Only then did Chai Yongqi and the others think of the food and grass issue, and couldn't help but frown. He and others have just thought about the food and grass issue at this moment. It does not mean that they are much slower than Han Bing and others. It is true that they are not in charge of their duties. Chai Yongqi and others are in charge of supervision and other matters, so they are not concerned about other matters. It is inevitable that there will be some omissions.
Chai Yonghui frowned and said, "In this case, we can't march now!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "Even if we can march now, I will not march!" Chai Yonghui looked at Yang Peng in confusion. Yang Peng did not explain, but said to everyone: "It is always a good thing that the coalition forces can defeat the Japanese in one go. But we have to think carefully about what happens after that! After the coalition forces' victory, Liao and Goryeo will probably rest for a while. Maybe they want to recuperate for the time being, or maybe they want to take advantage of the momentum of their great victory over the Japanese to use troops against us in order to seize the strategic initiative against us! Considering this latter possibility, we must be careful and guard against it!" Looking up at Han Bing , ordered: "Call Datong Mansion and Yanjing to be more vigilant and take precautions from now on. In addition, let them collect food and grass on the spot to prepare for emergencies, but they must not affect the lives of the local people just to raise food and grass!" Han Bing clasped his fists and agreed.
Yelu Hanyu asked: "Brother, are General Liu's elite troops and the expeditionary navy going to be withdrawn?" Yang Peng waved his hand, "No! On the issue of treating the Japanese, I am consistent with the Khitans and Goryeo! In short, In this matter, we must not have any intention of taking advantage, and we must wholeheartedly help the coalition forces defeat the Japanese! As for the next thing, let’s wait until the Japanese are eliminated!”
In fact, everyone didn't understand Yang Peng's decision. However, since Yang Peng had already decided, everyone obeyed it. At this moment, Jiang Li rushed in, presented a letter with both hands, and reported: "Master, Master Wu Xing has another letter!" Yang Peng quickly accepted the letter, opened the envelope, took out the letter paper, and opened it to read After repeating it, he said with a smile: "Because our army has cut off the supply lines of the Japanese and raided the two ports of Shimonoseki and Fukuoka, the Japanese trapped in Luozhou, Jinzhou, and Tokyo cannot get supplies and support. The situation is already precarious! Zhaowu! A good estimate is that within ten days at most, the Japanese armies in the three regions will be unable to defend the city and will be completely wiped out!"
The people present, except for Yang Peng, were not very happy. So far, the Japanese had not been disrespectful to Yanyun. On the contrary, the Khitans were Yanyun's old enemies, and Goryeo had also boldly wanted to invade Yanyun, but In the end, stealing the chicken will end up losing the rice; secondly, after the coalition forces defeated the Japanese, Yan Yun will inevitably become their target. Therefore, the smoother the coalition forces fight in this battle, the greater the victory will be, and the better it will be for Yan Yun. It's disadvantageous.
After the meeting, everyone came out of the hall. Han Bing hurriedly sent the order, Yelu Hanyu went back to the backyard, and the others left Prince Yan's Mansion through the gate.
Huang Guang, the Minister of Household Affairs, asked the other people very puzzledly: "The King of Yan seems to hate the Japanese very much. I don't know why?" The three people shook their heads. Chai Yongqi said: "We have followed the King of Yan for a long time, but we have also I don’t know why King Yan hates the Japanese so much!" Huang Qiaoyun said: "Who is the eldest brother? He is an unparalleled hero in the world! A person like him will never hate a certain nation for personal reasons! The eldest brother is far-sighted Zhuo Shi must have anticipated something, so he wants to take advantage of this moment to eliminate the Japanese!" Everyone nodded in agreement, Zhang Xiang smiled and said: "We are not great heroes like King Yan, so naturally we cannot understand heroes. Liver and gallbladder! As a subordinate of King Yan, we will carry out King Yan's orders well and don't have to think about too many things!" Everyone felt that what he said was true, nodded, and then said goodbye to each other and went about their own business.
Later that day, when Yang Peng and his beloved wife and concubine were enjoying their family happiness, Jiang Li rushed in and reported: "Master, the envoy from Xixia has entered the city." Yang Peng nodded, He ordered: "Let them rest in the guest house first!" Jiang Li responded and ran down.
Xixia envoy Li Tianhao and his party were walking on the streets of Tianjing New City surrounded by Sergeant Yan Yun. They couldn't help but be frightened when they looked at the magnificent and glorious city and the lively and prosperous streets in front of them. He was on a mission to Yanyun more than a year ago and also came to Yanjing. At that time, the Yanyun territory was still in a state of dilapidation and decay. The damage caused by the Khitan soldiers to the Central Plains was extremely serious. At that time, Although he was deeply amazed by Yanyun's execution ability and policies in various places, he felt that it would take at least ten years for the Central Plains to return to the way it was before the chaos. However, after more than a year, he returned to his old place and saw what he saw. What he heard was far beyond his expectation.
The prefectures, counties and villages he passed through along the way were full of peaceful and lively scenes. The originally devastated wilderness no longer existed and turned into endless grain fields. Every farmer's face was full of smiles. He After passing through countless fields, the pastoral songs of various tunes were almost never cut off; now that he came to Tianjing New City, it was so prosperous that it was like a fairyland. He could hardly believe his eyes. Could it be that King Yan was a god?
Li Tianhao couldn't help but feel uneasy when he thought about the responsibilities of this trip. He felt that King Yan had the ambition to encompass all the world and his strength was at the top. Why should he allow himself to be in a small corner? In the past, our country's territory was intact and its strength was not weak. Although Li Qingxia was a female, she was far more resourceful and brave than men. However, even so, our country fought fiercely with Yan Yun with the strength of the country, and was defeated in just a few months. The most important Helan Mountain area was completely occupied, most of the royal family was captured, and the remnants fled to Xiliang and survived. They were all defeated so miserably at that time, and now there are only so many remnants left. How can they withstand Yan Yun's terrifying front? I'm afraid that once Yan Yun's cavalry arrives, everything will be wiped out! Why!
When he was thinking wildly, he saw a knight wearing heavy armor and a black cloak running towards him. Li Tianhao was on a mission to Yan Yun, and he knew at the first sight that it was the hidden guard of King Yan.
The officer responsible for escorting Li Tianhao and his party saw the palace guards approaching and immediately ordered the team to stop. I saw the guard galloping in front of me, reining in his horse suddenly, and then took out the Iron Order of King Yan, raised it high, and said loudly: "Order of King Yan, the envoy of Xixia is going to the guest house for a while!" The officer clasped his fists in agreement, and then led the way. Follow the team to the guest house.
In the evening of that day, Yang Peng was walking on the city wall of Tianjing New City. At this time, the sun was setting and the sky and earth were dim. The lanterns are on in the town near the city gate, and the wine shops and red houses are a bustling scene. Inside the city, thousands of lights are as bright as stars. The bustling crowds on several streets have not decreased at all compared to the daytime. They are still as lively, and the shouts of small vendors come and go. , the aroma of various snacks lingers over the city, making people hungry.
Yang Peng couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart, as if he was in a virtual reality game, and everything in front of him was built by himself in the game. He smiled wryly and shook his head, getting rid of these absurd thoughts.
Jiang Li, the commander of the Feifeng female guard in military uniform, ran up quickly. When she saw Yang Peng, her beautiful eyes lit up. She hurried to Yang Peng and worshiped Yingying: "Master, the Xixia princess is here. I want to see you." You." Yang Peng looked thoughtful and asked, "Where are they?" Jiang Li said, "Just below the city." "Let her come up." Jiang Li responded and shouted down: "Princess Xixia has an audience!"
A moment later, a graceful figure appeared on the city wall. It was Li Qingxia. She seemed to be much thinner than when they first met. She was thin and frail, which made people feel pity for her. Li Qingxia stepped forward quickly, bowed and said, "I have met King Yan."
Yang Peng smiled and said, "No need to be polite." Li Qingxia straightened up, looked at Yang Peng, frowned and asked, "May I ask, King Yan, if our envoy has arrived?" Yang Peng nodded and said, "We just arrived during the day. ." Li Qingxia quickly asked again: "What requests did our envoys make?" Yang Peng said: "I haven't had time to meet them yet, so I don't know what requests they want to make!" Li Qingxia said with annoyance in her eyes. : "Our country in Great Xia is weak now, so King Yan naturally doesn't take it seriously!"
Yang Peng smiled and asked: "Why did the princess want to see me?" Li Qingxia was silent for a moment. She originally wanted to ask Yang Peng to let Xixia go, but she thought that she couldn't move her in exchange for her beauty. Now that Xixia is retreating to a small area and lingering, it is unable to challenge Yanyun. For a moment, he doesn't know what to say. He feels that if he pleads for mercy, not only will it have no effect, but it will make the other party despise Daxia even more, which may be counterproductive. Li Qingxia raised her head and glanced at Yang Peng, "I want to beg you to let Da Xia go, but I know it's useless!"
Yang Peng sighed, "You are talking about this matter again!" He glanced at Li Qingxia's miserable expression and said sincerely: "I have already said that this kind of thing is not your responsibility as a woman! You are responsible for Xixia You've tried your best, you've done enough! Why do you have to think about it now? Dangxiang was originally part of the Central Plains Dynasty, and now it's re-merged, what's so hard to accept? As for glory, haha, as the saying goes There are no flowers that can be red for a hundred days. It is the natural way of nature to flourish and decline. Is there an eternal and undefeated dynasty in the past and present? It only takes a few decades to be as strong as the Qin Dynasty, and it only lasts a few years to be as glorious as the Han and Tang Dynasties. One hundred years, Xixia's history of more than one hundred years is not long, but it is not short-lived either. Since God's will is so, why not accept it calmly?"
After hearing Yang Peng's words, Li Qingxia felt her mind suddenly brighten up, and she couldn't help but secretly said: "Yes, the rise and fall of dynasties is just like life, old age, illness and death. No matter how powerful a dynasty is, there will always be an end. Why should she be so reluctant to let it go?" ? I have tried my best, but the destiny is not in Daxia. Yanyun has risen strongly, and his military power is so great that he is invincible in the world. Daxia's defeat at the hands of Yanyun is not an injustice! Fortunately, King Yan is not bad to the party members! ’ Then he couldn’t help but feel confused in his heart, and thought to himself: ‘ Let Daxia’s destiny and future take its course. Then what else do I have to do? '
Yang Peng's voice suddenly came: "Now you have to be a woman again, marry a good man, raise a husband and raise children, and spend this life happily!" Li Qingxia came back to her senses and looked at Yang Peng. Yang Peng smiled and said: "Your responsibilities are over, it's time to think about enjoying life for yourself!" Li Qingxia's pretty face turned slightly red and she lowered her head.
At this moment, a huge burst of laughter came from the distance. Everyone couldn't help but follow the sound, and saw several young people in party uniforms coming out of a brothel arm in arm. They were obviously drunk, and they were singing loudly in the party language, wu li wala. Yes, the tune is pretty good.
Yang Peng pointed at them and said with a smile: "You should learn from them. If you can get drunk now, why bother yourself!" Li Qingxia smiled bitterly and murmured: "It is precisely because our party nobles are so virtuous. Sex, only you Yan Yun can defeat us so smoothly!" He glanced at Yang Peng and said: "If our party nobles are still as they were when the country was founded, no matter how powerful Yan Yun is, they will never be able to attack us!" There was a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone and demeanor.
Yang Peng nodded, "That's true!" He glanced at Li Qingxia, "But it doesn't make any sense now!" Li Qingxia sighed.
Yang Peng said: "It is a good thing that the Han people and the Dangxiang people have reunited after being separated for a long time! You and I are both descendants of China, so why forcefully separate each other! A powerful Yanyun is certainly the Yanyun of the Han people, but he is not the Yanyun of the Dangxiang people. Where is Yan Yun!" Li Qingxia's heart moved, she glanced at Yang Peng and said with emotion: "You are really an unparalleled hero. You actually eliminated the endless hostility in my heart with just one sentence! It's really great to be born in the same world with you. misfortune!"
Yang Peng laughed loudly, "Given time, the princess will definitely have another feeling in her heart. She will feel that it is a great blessing to be born with me in the same world!" Li Qingxia's face turned slightly red for some unknown reason and she turned her head. Looking at the party nobles who were returning drunkenly with their arms around their shoulders in the distance, he said helplessly: "Since destiny is with you Yan Yun, why should I look for trouble? Forget it, let it all go!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "now it's right!"
Li Qingxia turned to look at Yang Peng, "I don't want to say anything else. I just want to ask King Yan for one thing..." Yang Peng was noncommittal. Li Qingxia said: "I will not beg you to let Da Xia go or anything else. I just ask you to remember that God has the virtue of a good life and do as little killing as possible. In this way, I will be grateful to you!"
Yang Peng sighed: "As a woman, she can do so much for her country. It's really touching! Don't worry, I can't kill people randomly. After all, after unifying the northwest, the people in the northwest will be Yan Yun." Our people!" Li Qingxia bowed her head and said, "Thank you so much, King Yan!"
Yang Peng stepped forward and helped her up, and said teasingly: "The next thing the princess has to think about is only one thing, and that is how to find a satisfactory husband!" Li Qingxia looked up at Yang Peng, With bright eyes, she said: "According to the previous bet, I should marry an important person in Yanyun!"
Yang Peng asked with a smile: "Are you willing to fulfill this bet?" Li Qingxia nodded. Yang Peng was very happy and clapped his hands, "Okay, then I will choose a young and handsome one for you..." Li Qingxia quickly said: "King Yan, can I make the decision on this matter?"
Yang Peng chuckled and said, "What's wrong with that? If you want to choose your husband by yourself, I'll save you the trouble." Then he asked curiously, "Is it possible that the princess has already taken a fancy to someone? I don't know what the princess is interested in." Which one?"
Li Qingxia glanced at Yang Peng, with a blush on her pretty face. She quickly looked away and muttered: "I, I haven't thought about it yet. I'll tell you when I think about it." Yang Peng couldn't help but see Li Qingxia's shyness. He smiled and said to himself: "Seeing how affectionate she is, she must have a sweetheart." She just said that she would fulfill her promise to me, so the person she likes is most likely an important person in my Yanyun, who could it be? ' After thinking about it, I couldn't figure it out for a while, so I put the matter aside for the time being.
Li Qingxia Yingying bowed: "I take my leave." Yang Peng nodded and said to Jiang Li: "Send the princess off for me." Jiang Li responded and led Li Qingxia down the city wall. Yang Peng looked at Li Qingxia's graceful back, touched his chin and smiled: "Which guy will win Li Qingxia's favor? When you find that guy, you must give him a good beating! It's so jealous Got it!"
At this time, the sun has completely set, and the moonlight rises above the treetops. Bianliang City is even more brightly lit and bustling inside and outside. Yang Peng came down from the city wall and returned to Prince Yan's Mansion accompanied by all the secret guards. Halfway there, a young woman dressed as a maid suddenly stood in front of him. Everyone reined in their horses. I saw the maid Yingying bowing and saying, "I pay my respects to His Highness King Yan!"
Yang Peng looked her over, feeling as if he had seen her before somewhere, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her before, and asked, "Are you okay?"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
