In the early morning, the scouts sent by Songhe returned. Songhe, who was resting, received the report and immediately stood up and ordered the scouts to come in. The scout quickly walked into the tent, bowed to Songhe who was standing at the top, and said: "General, the enemy's army of more than 20,000 cavalry is on its way here. It is still more than sixty miles away from here. The leader of the army is It’s that King of Yan Yang Peng!”
Songhe frowned and murmured: "As expected, Yang Peng and the cavalry are not in Xiliang Mansion. It seems that Duosang's inference is correct. I'm afraid the situation of Awang and the others is not optimistic!" Although he said this, he still felt in his heart. I also hope that Awang and the others will still occupy Rouge Mountain and Xuanhua Mansion, and also think that they are very likely to still occupy Rouge Mountain and Xuanhua Mansion. After all, they have 60,000 soldiers and horses, and the more than 20,000 Yanyun warriors have not left for a long time, and The cavalry is not good at attacking fortresses. In such a short period of time, the Yanyun War Cavalry should not have achieved any results.
After thinking about this, Songhe's anxious mood calmed down a lot. Then his heart moved and he hurriedly asked the scout: "You said that King Yang Peng of Yan personally led that cavalry?" The scout nodded: "That's right."
Songhe showed excitement and murmured: "Okay, great, wonderful! There is a saying among the Han people that to capture the thief first, capture the king. If we capture Yang Peng in one fell swoop, we will be sure of victory, and even We can take the opportunity to sweep the entire Ningxia in one fell swoop!" Thinking of this, he couldn't help but couldn't wait, and immediately said to the soldier officer standing beside him: "Give me the order, and the army will assemble and set off immediately!" The officer promised and ran down. …
Yang Peng led more than 20,000 light cavalry to rush to the aid of Xiliang Mansion. Later, he heard that Ye Qian Guanyin led the defenders to repulse the enemy's attack. Xiliang Mansion was no longer in danger, so he ordered the army to slow down and march at the same speed march. The purpose of doing this is to conserve your horse power so that you can immediately join the battle when you arrive at Xiliang Mansion. If you still run at full speed, although you will arrive at Xiliang Mansion much earlier, you will definitely be exhausted by the time you arrive and have no energy to fight anymore. Therefore, cavalry would not march in this way unless absolutely necessary.
In the early morning, the earth revives, the air is exceptionally fresh, and the sun shines on the woods and grasslands, making everything look so fresh and moist. Yang Peng led more than 20,000 warriors and rode into the wilderness. Four hills appeared in a square shape in the distance. Grasslands were everywhere and forests were scattered around. This was a place between Rouge Mountain and Xiliang Mansion, called the Four Saints. The mountains, with lush water and grass, and herds of wild deer, were once a hunting and recreation place for the princes and nobles of Xixia. There was a palace not far away, which was the location of the former royal palace of Xixia. However, it was abandoned and the maids and eunuchs had long since escaped. I don't know where to go.
A large army entered the Four Sacred Mountains, marched eastward, passed through the Four Sacred Mountains, and was only twenty miles away from Xiliang Mansion. Yang Peng's eyes inadvertently glanced at the sky on the left. Over the mountains and woods on the left, a large group of birds were circling and flying, but they never fell into the woods. Yang Peng's heart moved, he reined in his horse and raised his right hand. The army slowly stopped when they saw Yang Peng's gesture.
Yang Peng whispered to Wang Kai: "Give me the order and retreat slowly." When Wang Kai heard this and saw Yang Peng's solemn look, his heart trembled, and he agreed and went down to give the order. Yan Yunjun slowly began to retreat.
Suddenly, a loud arrow flew from the mountain in front of him on the left, and the sharp whistling sound was extremely harsh, suddenly breaking the tranquility of the wilderness. Immediately, there were shouts and beatings on the four hills, and only the longing figures were seen on all sides. Before Yan Yun's soldiers could react, arrows rained down from all directions, and Yan Yun's soldiers fell on their backs.
At this moment, flags were surging around the exits at the front, back, left, and right, cold light was rippling, and the Tibetan infantry formed up to block all the exits. Yang Peng frowned, raised his iron horse, and shouted loudly: "Follow me!" Then he rushed forward. The 20,000 warriors were originally in a panic, but they immediately calmed down after hearing Yang Peng's shout. , and then rode up to follow Yang Peng.
More than 20,000 war riders rushed forward in the mountain col. Arrows rained continuously from both sides, and Yan Yun's war riders continued to be hit by arrows and fell off their horses. Yang Peng led the Yanyun War Cavalry to rush out of the mountain col, and a fierce rain of arrows flew towards them. The Yanyun War Cavalry immediately flipped over, and Yang Peng was hit by an arrow in his left arm. Fortunately, he was protected by the Xuantian War Armor. The arrow only scratched the surface of the armor, but failed to penetrate the armor.
Suddenly, Yang Peng felt his whole body jerk downwards. Before he could react, the black dragon colt fell forward to the ground. He also fell heavily to the ground involuntarily, rolled on the spot, and then rolled to the enemy's line. forward. Seeing countless spears stabbing him, Yang Peng quickly rolled away, then jumped up, shouted loudly, and stabbed the shield in front of him with the iron horse spear in his hand. He only heard a click sound, Ma Cha penetrated the shield and the Tibetan soldier holding the shield.
At this moment, there was a chaotic sound behind him, mixed with the neighing of war horses and the exclamations of people. Yang Peng was startled, and quickly looked back, and saw his own cavalry stepping into the horse pit one after another. The men fell over, and there was chaos. The cavalry behind them hurriedly reined in their horses, but many of them were unable to stop in time and continued to crash into the horse pit.
Yang Peng shouted sternly: "Back up! Back up!" Suddenly, he heard the roar of the wind. Yang Peng immediately knew that there was a sneak attack and jumped back quickly. He saw two Tubo soldiers holding long spears, one on the left and one on the right. The stabbings came, and they all hit empty places.
Yang Peng swung his iron horse and pushed away the two long spears. Then he took a step forward, turned around, and moved his hands with his iron horse to sweep across the two spears. The long pole hit the chests of the two Tibetan soldiers hard. , the two Tubo soldiers screamed, spitting blood, flew out, and hit the shield line heavily.
Yang Peng followed and rushed to the front of the Tibetan army. He waved the iron horse spear with both hands, picking or smashing it. There was a loud bang, and the Tibetan shield-hands flew out one by one. Yang Peng rushed into the Tibetan army with a single step, using his hands to move the iron horse, killing seven or eight Tibetan soldiers in a row. Hundreds of Tibetan spearmen rushed up with shouts. Lin's spears stabbed at Yang Peng from all directions. Yang Peng hurriedly danced his iron horse and swung away the attacking spears. Then he moved his hands with his horse and swept forward, sharp The blade cut open the bodies of a dozen soldiers in an instant. The dozen Tibetan soldiers screamed and fell to the ground with blood spattered. A gap immediately appeared in the originally tight encirclement.
Yang Peng immediately rushed into the gap and wielded his iron horse to slash and kill fiercely. No one among the Tubo soldiers could block Yang Peng's blow. Yang Peng was as powerful as a tiger and his attack was like thunder. He was simply unstoppable and killed the Tubo soldiers. Flying with accumulated blood.
Songhe looked at Yang Peng who was like a murderous god from a distance, and said in horror: "Okay, so awesome! King Yan Yang Peng, he really deserves his reputation!" At the same time, the Black Dragon Colt climbed up from the pit and faced Yang Peng He ran forward, while the Yanyun warriors who were blocked behind the pit quickly filled the pit with the corpses of the men and horses.
The black dragon colt rushed into the Tubo army and let out a long hiss. Yang Peng, who was in the middle of a massacre among the enemy troops, couldn't help but feel happy when he heard the sound. He followed the sound and saw the black dragon colt rushing straight through the blocking Tibetan army. Yang Peng fought towards the black dragon, and the distance between the two sides quickly narrowed.
At this moment, a Tibetan warrior rushed up, shouted, and swung a hammer and struck Yang Peng on the head. Yang Peng dodged with a spin, and at the same time swept the iron horse in his hand towards the back of the Tibetan warrior. The Tibetan warrior heard the strong wind behind him, and he couldn't help but feel horrified. He wanted to dodge, but it was too late. The sharp sword swept across the body of the Tubo warrior, and the Tubo warrior immediately stopped. Two pieces, blood spurting out wildly. The surrounding Tubo soldiers were horrified and subconsciously took several steps back.
The black dragon colt ran in front of Yang Peng. Yang Peng couldn't help but feel happy, turned over and got on the horse's back. Then he reined in his horse and charged deep into the Tubo army formation. The horses were like the wind, and the cold light was like washing. The Tubo soldiers fell to the ground with blood spattered. No one was his general, and no one could stop his steps. He was alone. Riding alone to break through the formation is like entering a deserted place. He is truly brave and unstoppable. At the same time, Yan Yun's cavalry had already filled the pit with corpses, and then the army rushed past and hit the Tibetan army's defense line heavily. Only loud bangs and bangs were heard, and the Tubo army's line suddenly disappeared. It fell apart.
The Tubo army was frightened and ran backwards one after another. Yan Yunzhan rode a thousand troops and swept past them. He rushed the Tubo army to pieces and then joined Yang Peng. Then he rushed out of the enemy's encirclement. .
Yang Peng reined in his horse and looked back, only to see the Tibetan troops coming from other directions at full speed. He smiled, turned his horse's head and ran towards Xiliang Mansion, and all the soldiers quickly followed.
The Tubo armies rushed to the gap broken through by Yan Yun's army. Seeing Yan Yun's cavalry flying away, they couldn't help but feel annoyed, regretful, and at the same time a little scared. Song Hyuk swung the riding crop hard and cursed angrily: "Damn it, the cooked duck actually flew away!"
Duosang sighed: "King Yan is brave enough to defeat the three armies, and Yan Yun's cavalry is also unstoppable!" Everyone couldn't help but feel the same way, and a feeling of powerlessness arose in their hearts, as if the opponent was really invincible.
Duosang said to Song He: "General, enemy reinforcements will inevitably come in a steady stream. We have already used ambush tactics. If we use this tactic again, it will not work again. I suggest that the army immediately retreat outside Xiliangfu City and fight with General Zhan Dui will join forces. Then we will decide whether to stay or go."
Songhe nodded and ordered: "Send the order to all armies to retreat immediately!" All the generals agreed in unison. Yang Peng led the Yanyun war cavalry into Xiliang Mansion. Ye Qi Guanyin and others who came to greet them couldn't help but feel strange when they saw Yang Peng and the others looking a little embarrassed. Ye Qi Guanyin asked: "Brother, what's wrong with you?" Yang Peng shook his head and laughed at himself: "Your brother, I almost did it. The boat capsized in the gutter!”
After hearing what Yang Peng said, Yang Peng felt a little strange. Yang Peng ordered the cavalry soldiers to go down to rest, and he went to camp with Yeqi Guanyin and others under the protection of the guards.
Everyone walked into the camp hall, and Yang Peng casually sat down on a chair. Ye Qi Guanyin immediately ordered the man to serve tea, and the man took the order and ran down.
Yang Peng glanced at his wife and generals standing in front of him and said: "Not long ago, we encountered an ambush by the Tibetan army on the Four Holy Mountains and lost five to six thousand cavalry. We finally broke through the siege!" Everyone was shocked. Ye Qi Guanyin frowned and said: "What a Songhe, I didn't expect that he would send troops to the Four Sacred Mountains to ambush!" Yang Jing shouted: "Damn it, this guy thinks he has a long life, so he dares to ambush Brother! Next time you let me see you, I will chop off his head with an axe!"
At this time, Naren led the female guards up. Naren offered tea to Yang Peng, and the other guards offered tea to the generals. Then, except for that person, the female guards exited the hall.
Yang Peng picked up the tea bowl and opened the lid. A strong aroma of tea hit his face. Yang Peng was already very thirsty. When he smelled the aroma of tea, he couldn't bear it anymore. He raised his head and drank a few sips. Wu Zi was still unfulfilled, so he handed the empty tea bowl to Na Ren and said, "Get some more tea." Na Ren responded with a smile, stepped forward to take the tea bowl, and was about to leave.
Ye Qianguan said jokingly: "Go get the big teapot and let me drink it to my heart's content!" Naren responded, put down the teacup, and ran down.
Yang Peng smiled and said to Ye Qi Guanyin: "You are really my dear wife, who knows you best!" Ye Qi Guanyin smiled sweetly, rolled her eyes at Yang Peng, and then thought: "Song He actually set up an ambush in the Four Sacred Mountains. , so he expected that the main force of our army had already wiped out the troops he sent to seize Rouge Mountain and Xuanhua Mansion? He knew that our large army was about to come for reinforcements, so he set up an ambush at the Four Sacred Mountains, hoping to lay siege to us for reinforcements. !”
Yang Peng nodded and said: "It is possible." Then he smiled and said: "But after the previous battle, he will definitely withdraw his army." Ye Qi Guanyin nodded and thought: "The Tubo people There are two options, one is to call a truce and retreat to the snow mountain fortress, the other is to have a stalemate with our army in Xiliang Mansion, and they will find a way to gather strength in Tubo to support." Yang Peng asked with a smile: "My wife, what do you think they will do? Do it?" Ye Qi Guanyin thought for a while, frowned and said: "I'm afraid this Songhe will not be willing to just give up without success, and will probably continue to fight. But will the Tubo Emperor and the nobles change their minds? But it’s hard to say!”
Naren came in from the door with a big teapot in hand, walked to Yang Peng, put it on the coffee table, and said with a smile: "Master, the tea is here." Yang Peng smiled, picked up the teapot, and drank five bowls in a row. He stopped and let out a sigh of relief.
Putting down his tea bowl, he looked at Ye Qi Guanyin and asked, "When I entered the city, I saw something was wrong with the wall on the east side of the city. What happened?" Ye Qi Guanyin then told how the Tibetan army accumulated a mountain of soil to attack the city. Said it briefly. Yang Peng laughed and said: "Song He really has two skills!" Ye Qi Guanyin shook his head and said: "I'm afraid it wasn't Song He's idea. Song He has a violent and rough personality. How could he come up with such a sophisticated strategy? I don't think so. It must have been the idea of that guy named Duosang, I'm afraid it was also his idea to set up an ambush on the Four Sacred Mountains."
Yang Peng nodded and said: "Duosang, well, Chen Jie's death has something to do with him. This guy has a clear mind and careful thinking. He is indeed a strong enemy!" Then he smiled and said: "But sooner or later I will be chopped alive. Him!" Then he thought to himself: "If the Tubo people want to continue their attack, they will most likely continue to attack Xiliang Mansion. We have to plan this matter carefully! Now the main force of our army is still on the way back. This For the time being, we have to rely on our existing troops to guard Xiliang Mansion." Ye Qi Guanyin nodded, Yang Jing patted his chest and said loudly: "Brother, don't worry, as long as I'm here, the Tubo people are nothing. Cut off their heads!"
Yang Peng chuckled. Ye Qi Guanyin frowned and said: "The Tubo people are far more powerful than us. If we make up our minds to fight the war to the end, it will be very disadvantageous for us." Yang Jing said in a humming voice: "He wants to fight to the end. , then let’s fight to the end, I, Yang Jing, am not afraid of them!” Ye Di Guanyin smiled and said proudly: “Of course we are not afraid of them. If they want to fight to the end, then let’s fight to the end, and let’s see who wins!” His heroic spirit and his unrivaled prowess made all the men present dumbfounded. Ye Qi Guanyin looked at Yang Peng and said with a smile: "Brother, I have thought of a way to retreat the Tibetan army without a fight..." Yang Peng and others showed curious expressions.
Ye Qi Guanyin told her plan. Yang Peng smiled and nodded, but Yang Jing muttered unhappily: "Really, I, Yang Jing, don't like doing this again!"
Ye Qi Guanyin asked angrily: "Immortal people can solve the problem easily, isn't it good?" Yang Jing said carelessly: "Those who are capable should go to the battlefield and fight with others. , he is an amazing hero even if he fights to the death! How can he be so cowardly? Besides, even if you don’t die now, you will die one day in the future. If you die sooner, you die later, you are going to die anyway, so what’s the difference?”
Ye Qi Guanyin was speechless for a moment. Yang Peng laughed and said, "What Yang Jing said is very Buddhist Zen." Ye Qi Guanyin said angrily: "What Zen, he is just a stupid cow!" Yang Jing grinned and said: "I, Yang Jing, am the most obedient. My sister-in-law said that I am a stupid cow, and I am a stupid cow!" Everyone couldn't help but laugh. …
It was late at night, and Yang Peng held Ye Guanyin in his arms and looked out the window at the night in a daze. Ye Guanyin had already been immersed in sleep, but Yang Peng was thinking about his wife and children who stayed in Tianjing New City. He didn't know how they were doing. , are you also thinking about yourself? A gentle smile couldn't help but appear on his face. I closed my eyes, wanting to share the family happiness with my wife and children in my dreamland. That night, he had a strange dream. He dreamed that he and all his wives and children were playing on the beach. It seemed to be the beach in Dagoucheng? …
One day later, Songhe led the army back to the military camp outside Xiliangfu City. Zhan Dui had long seen Yang Peng leading the cavalry into Xiliang Mansion. At this time, he saw Song He looking very bad. Knowing that the ambush operation would definitely fail, he couldn't help but take the opportunity to say: "General, don't be angry, these are all villains." The result of giving random advice!" As he said this, he turned around and glanced at Duosang, who was following Songhe. The meaning couldn't be more obvious. Duosang frowned when he saw Zhan Dui provoking him again. Song He was full of anger and depression and had nowhere to vent. After hearing Zhan Dui's words, he couldn't help but turn around and glare at Duosang, snorting. Duosang was depressed and angry, but couldn't argue.
A group of people walked into the big tent, Songhe sat down on the commander's seat, and the generals were separated. Songhe sighed and said: "The Yanyun Army is not only cunning, but also very brave. It is not easy to defeat them!" There seemed to be a sense of frustration in his tone.
Duosang came out and said: "General, we have fought against the Yanyun Army to this point, and the hatred has become deep. Stopping now will not ease the broken relationship between the two parties. It is better to take advantage of the current situation to our advantage. Carry this battle to the end! Inflict heavy losses on Yanyun's army and seize the entire Hexi Corridor, so that our great Tubo will be in a more favorable position when confronting Yanyun in the future!" Songhe frowned and said nothing, and all the generals also looked the same. With a look of disapproval, after several battles, the Tubo army suffered heavy losses but did not gain any benefits. The Tubo general's fighting spirit has been exhausted and he does not want to fight anymore. He just wants to end the matter casually and return to the country, hugging his beloved wife. It is much more comfortable for my beautiful concubine to bask in the sun than to fight Yan Yunjun on this dangerous battlefield.
Zhan Dui suddenly asked Duosang: "Duosang, what are your intentions in continuing this war to the end?" Duosang was stunned and said in confusion: "What intentions can I have? I just hope to defeat Yan Yunjun. And strengthen our Tubo!" Zhan Dui sneered, took out a letter from his arms, walked to Song He, presented it to Song He with both hands, and said: "Please take a look, General, this is Yan Yun intercepted by our patrol team Confidential message."
Song He and everyone in the tent became curious. Song Hyuk took the letter, opened the envelope, took out the letter paper, unfolded it and read it. After a moment, he frowned and suddenly raised his head to look at Duosang. Duosang was shocked. He saw a fierce and angry look in Songhe's eyes. Duosang immediately realized that the content of the letter was probably very detrimental to him, and he couldn't help but frown.
Songhe continued to read the letter, then slammed the desk with a loud bang, everyone was startled. Just listen to Song He shout: "Duosang, do you know your guilt?"
Duosang bowed and said: "I wonder why the general said this? What is the crime of the last general?" Songhe snorted coldly, raised the letter in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "This is what the Yanyun people are trying to send to you. Secret letter, do you still want to deny it?" Duosang frowned and said urgently: "The general knows it clearly! The general is loyal to Tibet, how could he collude with the Yanyun army? This must be a counter-insurgency move by the Yanyun side. The general must not be fooled!"
Songhe felt that what Duosang said made sense, but this idea was quickly thrown out of his mind, and he said coldly: "You are dissatisfied with me, the general who conquers the west, taking the leadership, so you want to collude with King Yan to make me suffer." A big defeat in exchange for Zanbutai! Humph, national affairs will be ruined in the hands of selfish people like you!"
Duosang said: "Although the general is the former subordinate of General Zanbu, since the general has become the commander-in-chief of the general, the general will naturally follow the orders of the general. How can he collude with outsiders and go against the general?" What’s on your mind?”
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
