Shang Shiheng nodded and said: "That's true. But the situation may be better than Mr. Bai expected!" Bai Mu was greatly surprised and asked: "What Mr. Shang said is so unpredictable!"
Shang Shiheng smiled, turned and walked to the desk, picked up a letter, handed it to Bai Mu, and said, "This is a secret letter that Brother Yu just received. Mr. Bai, please read it." Bai Mu was very curious. , received the letter, looked at the envelope, and saw only five big Chinese characters "Shang Gongzi Junjian" written on the envelope. Bai Mu's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but admired: "Good words, good words! Iron painted with silver hooks, flying dragons and phoenixes" , You really have the character of Yan Qingchen!" The Yan Qingchen in Bai Mu's mouth is Yan Zhenqing.
Shang Shiheng smiled and said: "This letter was written by the most noble person in the world, so it is naturally extraordinary!"
Bai Mu snorted, becoming even more curious. He couldn't wait to take out the letter paper, unfold it and read it. His expression changed, and he quickly raised his head and said in disbelief: "This, this, this is an autographed letter from the current emperor?!" Shang Shiheng nodded with a smile. Zhong was quite pleased and said: "This is exactly the handwriting of the current Holy Emperor!" Bai Mu was so excited that he quickly continued reading. After reading the letter, he said with great envy: "Mr. Shang is famous all over the world. Even the Holy Emperor knows his name and entrusts him with important tasks!" Then he said excitedly: "The imperial court is finally planning to make the Northern Expedition. It's great!" Then he held his hands in both hands. The letter was returned to Shang Shiheng. Shang Shiheng took back the letter, folded it, put it in an envelope, turned around and put the letter back on his desk.
Turning around, he said: "Master Wang is about to go on the Northern Expedition. This is a great opportunity for us to make great contributions! I have already sent people to send a message to Mr. Duan in Yanjing. I am just waiting for the news of Master Wang's Northern Expedition to come. We are in Tianjing New City He and Yan Jing started to attack at the same time, stabbed Yan Yun twice inside, and this was an unparalleled achievement!"
Bai Mu is very envious, but he is self-aware and understands that it is impossible for him to lead such a large-scale operation with his own ability and reputation. He can only follow them and share some credit and glory. Bai Mu clasped his fists and bowed: "Young Master Shang has been appointed by the Holy Emperor to stay in Tianjing New City. His career in the future is boundless! But don't forget your brother!"
Shang Shiheng laughed heartily and said boldly and boldly: "Master Bai and I are our own people, and I will never treat my own people badly. I have sent someone to Lin'an to send a reply, and I have listed in my mind the names of Mr. Bai and me. In this letter, I request your Majesty to grant titles to these loyal and loyal people, including the Young Master, to show your Majesty’s deep love for loyal ministers and loyal people. This letter should have crossed the river by now." Bai Mu Overjoyed, thank you immediately.
After sending Bai Mu away, Shang Shiheng returned to the backyard to discuss secretly with his father Shang Conglong for a while, then put on his casual clothes and left the mansion. When I came to an inconspicuous courtyard in the city, I saw a man wearing black clothes and a black veil. He cupped his fists and saluted, and said: "Sect Master, now the Khitans and Japanese are invading in large numbers, and the Yanyun army is in a very unfavorable situation. This matter I don’t know if the sect master knows what’s going on?”
I saw the gauze on the head of the man in black trembling slightly, and an old and powerful voice said: "This matter has been known to the world for a long time! Mr. Shang suddenly came to talk to me about this matter. He must want to take action, right?" Shang Shiheng said: "Exactly! Now is a golden opportunity!"
The man in black nodded, hummed, and asked, "What do you plan to do, Mr. Shang?" Shang Shiheng said, "We plan to raise troops to serve the king during the Northern Expedition. Many officials will respond by then and capture Tianjing." There is absolutely no problem in the new city!" The man in black said: "Young Master Shang is very confident! In this case, what else do you want to discuss with me, Mr. Shang?" Shang Shiheng said: "There is one thing that only the group in black can do, so Come down and ask the black-clad group for help!..." The man in black said: "Our black-clad group never helps, let's talk about the price!"
Shang Shiheng smiled and said: "As long as this thing is done, I recommend you to be a general. This is better than being in the underworld and licking blood from the sword!" The man in black sneered: "The officialdom is much more dangerous than the Jianghu. I don’t want to go into that muddy water! I just want gold and silver treasures!” “Okay, Sect Master, please give me a price!” The man in black said, “Tell me what it is first.”
Shang Shiheng said: "Do what your black-clad regiment is good at. As soon as the sect master received my message, he immediately launched an assassination operation against all Yanyun military and political officials in Tianjing New City." The man in black sneered: "In this way , Tianjing New City is bound to be in chaos, and you will be better able to rebel!" Shang Shiheng smiled. The man in black said: "I will never do such a big thing without two thousand taels of gold!" Shang Shiheng hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "Okay. According to the rules, half is paid first, and one thousand taels of gold will be paid tonight. I'll have someone bring it to you soon!" The man in black laughed and said happily: "Young Master Shang is indeed a cheerful person, and doing business with him is really a pleasure!"
His eyes turned to Taiyuan. Zhang Xiaochun, who was left behind in Taiyuan, was pacing back and forth in the study, his brows furrowed, looking like he was worried and hesitant. The concubine came to the study and saw Zhang Xiaochun looking embarrassed, so she couldn't help asking: "Master, what is so embarrassing?"
Zhang Xiaochun stopped pacing, sighed, and said, "This matter is really embarrassing for me. I don't know what to do!"
"I wonder what it is?" Zhang Xiaochun frowned and said: "Now the Khitans and Japanese are attacking at the same time, the situation can be said to be critical!..." The concubine nodded, frowned and said: "The slave family has also heard about this, and I heard that the war situation was very unfavorable, almost all the sixteen states of Yanyun fell except Yanjing, and the navy was also defeated and lost Changdao!"
Zhang Xiaochun nodded, returned to the desk and sat down, saying: "Not long ago, the Khitan's secret envoy came to me..." The concubine was surprised, and then said excitedly: "They must be here to lobby the master! "Zhang Xiaochun nodded and said: "The other party promised that as long as I lead Taiyuan and defect to the Liao Kingdom, he will make me the governor of the entire Shanxi!" The concubine was overjoyed and said anxiously: "In this case, what do you have to hesitate? Yes! The Yanyun Army’s defeat has been determined, why don’t you take Taiyuan and defect to the Liao Kingdom!”
Zhang Xiaochun couldn't help but nodded. At this moment, an angry voice came from outside the door: "You coquettish fox, you are clearly trying to frame the master!" The concubine's face changed slightly. Zhang Xiaochun looked up towards the door and saw the lady with a full face under the support of the maid. He walked in with an angry look, hurriedly stepped forward to support the madam, and said with concern: "Madam is not in good health, it is best not to move around more!"
The lady glanced at the concubine who was standing sideways not far away, and said angrily: "If I had come a moment later, the master would have been killed by this shameless fox!" The concubine's face revealed the emotion. He had an angry look on his face, but he didn't dare to openly quarrel with his wife and remained silent.
Zhang Xiaochun said with a smile: "My wife is serious, she is also planning for me, Bao'er, don't be angry!" Zhang Xiaochun's wife was named Wang Bao'er, so Zhang Xiaochun called her Bao'er. This Wang Bao'er is Zhang Xiaochun's young wife who remarried a few years ago. She is not very old. Of course, compared with that concubine, her beauty is a bit inferior.
Zhang Xiaochun said: "In the current situation, it is a wise choice to defect to the Liao Kingdom."
Wang Bao'er shook his head and frowned: "All the military and military forces are in the hands of the Governor. The Governor is loyal to King Yan. How can you dedicate Taiyuan to the Liao Kingdom? I'm afraid that once the master reveals his intentions, he will He was captured by the governor's handsome soldiers!" Zhang Xiaochun said: "I have already thought about this. I can set up a Hongmen banquet and invite you to the urn. Madam, don't worry! That Du Cheng has no defense against me, he can definitely capture him!" The concubine came over. Said: "Madam, you are really worried! In such a situation, if you don't defect to the Liao Kingdom, you will be a dead end!"
Wang Baoer glared at the concubine, who closed her mouth, feeling annoyed. Wang Baoer said to Zhang Xiaochun: "Master, I am not against defecting to the Khitan people, but I must be cautious in this matter! Although King Yan and the others are at a disadvantage now, they have not completely collapsed. They are still fighting fiercely with the Khitan army. Under such circumstances, It’s still unclear who will win! King Yan’s bravery is unparalleled in the world, and the soldiers under his command are all strong soldiers and brigade who are skilled in fighting. If the Khitan and Japanese are sure of victory, I’m afraid it’s not necessarily true!”
Zhang Xiaochun nodded thoughtfully and said, "Madam, you are right! Judging from the past performance of Yan Yun Army, it is indeed too early to say that Yan Yun will be defeated at this moment!" Wang Bao'er said, "Master, if this is the case, I made a decision rashly, but in the end the Yan Yun army won, and the master was doomed! Therefore, I think we should wait and see now, and never bet on it! We must wait until the situation becomes clear before we can make a decision!"
Zhang Xiaochun nodded in agreement and said: "Yes, yes! Madam is absolutely right! I can't bet on it at the moment, but I can keep in touch with the Khitan people!"
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Yang Peng led the Jin Kingdom and two thousand Xuanjia troops to leave Yanjing and arrived outside the Khitan camp. Immediately, Yang Zaixing, who was occupying the Jin Kingdom, rode to the enemy camp gate alone and cursed loudly: "Yeqihu City, you shrunken turtle, come out quickly and fight with grandpa for 300 rounds!" Yeqihu City Hearing the scolding outside the camp, he walked out of the tent and looked outside the camp gate. He saw the Zhanjin Kingdom and thousands of Yanyun warriors who came to challenge him from a distance. He frowned and cursed: "I won't fight. They, they came here to die on their own!" He immediately said to the soldiers around him: "Send the order immediately and go to war!"
The horns of the Khitan army rang loudly, and tens of thousands of Khitan troops on foot and cavalry, led by the generals such as Yeqi Hucheng, rushed out of the camp gate and formed a battle formation with the military camp behind them.
A Mongolian general asked Yeqi Hucheng to fight and said: "Your Majesty, please let me go to fight!" Yeqi Hucheng saw that it was Temur, the Mongolian commander of ten thousand men. He felt that this man was brave enough that ten thousand men would not deserve it, so he nodded and said: " Go ahead, if you can kill the enemy general, I will personally go to the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty to ask for credit for you!"
Temur was overjoyed when he heard this. This person once served as a Mongolian envoy to Tianjing New City. At that time, he was severely punished by Yanyun for committing an offense in Tianjing New City. Temur regarded this as a great shame and humiliation in his life, and always wanted to find someone. A chance for revenge. At this time, Yan Yunjun came to challenge, and Temur thought this was a good opportunity for revenge! He thought that if he could kill a few of the opponent's generals, he would be able to lessen the hatred of being humiliated in Tianjing New City that day!
Temur galloped out of the military formation with a big sword in his hand, stopped about ten steps in front of the Kingdom of Zhanjin, and shouted sternly: "The general will tell you his name! I will not kill the unknown general in my hands!"
Zhan Jinguo smiled coldly and said loudly: "Remember, the person who killed you is called Zhan Jinguo!"
Temur was furious. He raised his sword and urged his war horses to kill Zhanjin Kingdom. The force was like thunder and was extremely ferocious. Zhan Jinguo's eyes showed excitement, and he rode up to meet him with his horse in hand. In the blink of an eye, the two sides met, the sword whizzed and slashed horizontally, the poisonous dragon came out of the hole, and the two weapons met with a loud clang! The soldiers on both sides could not help but shout with excitement.
The two horses passed each other, ran for more than ten steps, turned their horses' heads suddenly, and charged towards each other again. After repeating this for several rounds, the two generals got entangled on horseback and fought fiercely. Temur's moves can't be said to be exquisite, but they are wide open and close, as powerful as a mountain avalanche. Every time the sword in his hand strikes, it seems to split the mountain. His eyes are glaring, his beard is angry, and his roar is like a tiger and thunder. , most people would be frightened to death when they saw him like this, let alone hit him. As a Mongol warrior, Temur was well-deserved. The iron horse in the hands of the Jin Kingdom was as fast as lightning, with unparalleled speed. The poles and horses seemed to have transformed into more than a dozen, flying up and down like a violent storm and attacking Temur!
After more than a dozen moves, the two of them fought so hard that it was hard to tell the difference. After more than twenty moves, the Kingdom of Zhanjin had gained the upper hand. After more than thirty moves, Temur was already in danger under the wild and fierce attack of the Kingdom of Zhanjin! The Kingdom of Zhanjin is like a mighty tiger, and Temur is like a wolf struggling to death under the claws of the tiger! There was no sound from the Khitan army. Everyone looked at the battle with nervous and worried eyes, but the morale of the two thousand Xuanjia army was greatly boosted and they shouted like thunder!
Seeing that Temur could no longer hold on, Yeqi Hucheng immediately ordered another Mongolian general Ergun to attack. Seeing that Temur was gradually unable to hold on, Ergun was already worried. As soon as he heard the order from Yeli Hucheng, he immediately agreed and rushed out of the military formation, rushing towards Zhanjin Kingdom, trying to flank Temur. Occupy the Kingdom of Jin.
At this moment, a sharp sound piercing the air suddenly came. Ergun had long heard that there were several fierce generals in the Yanyun Army, including King Yang Peng of Yan, who had godlike arrow skills. Therefore, after running out of the army formation, he was careful to guard against sudden cold arrows from the Yanyun Army on the opposite side. As soon as I heard the sharp whistling sound of the arrow, my heart froze, and I saw a black shadow flying rapidly towards me. I didn't think about it carefully, and fell on my back on the saddle. Almost at the same time, the arrow hit Ergu. Na's face flew past. The Khitan army officers and soldiers cheered in unison.
Ergun sat up and heard the sharp whistling sound of arrows again. This time the sound was different from before. It seemed to be the sound of two sharp whistling sounds superimposed. Ergun suddenly saw two black shadows flying rapidly up and down. He was shocked and thought to himself: "Are there two sharpshooters?" ! 'Such a thought flashed through my mind, while I ducked sideways and swung my sword.
The arrow flying from below was narrowly avoided by Ergun. At the same time, the big knife in his hand knocked away another arrow flying from above! I only felt numbness in one arm, and I was horrified: 'This man's power is so powerful! ' Before I could finish this thought, I saw a general in front of Yan Yun's army in the distance with his bow pointed at him over the full moon! Ergun's heart was frightened, and he quickly reined in his horse. Then he found that there were four wolf-fang arrows on the opponent's bowstring. Ergun's expression suddenly changed, and he couldn't help shouting a Mongolian phrase, which means 'Arrow God'. , the tone was full of fear.
There is a tradition among the Mongolians that anyone who can bend a bow and shoot a large eagle is an admirable warrior, so there is a saying among the Mongolians called the Eagle Shooting Warrior. According to old Mongolian legend, every one thousand years a hero will appear in the world. He can hold three sharp arrows at the same time and kill three giant eagles in one fell swoop! This unparalleled hero was called the 'Arrow God' by the Mongols! At this moment, Ergun saw Yang Peng holding four spiked arrows at the same time, which was even more powerful than the legend. He couldn't help but turned pale and exclaimed. Many of the Mongolian soldiers behind also exclaimed.
Yang Peng aimed at Ergun, released his right hand, and there was a loud crash. The cloud-piercing bow suddenly shook, and he saw four wolf-fang arrows turned into four black shadows, flying rapidly towards Ergun. Because the arrow is so fast, it rubs the air and makes an extremely sharp whistling sound, which can make your eardrums numb and frightening!
Ergun was so frightened that he hurriedly waved his sword and knocked away a wolf-fang arrow. The other three wolf-fang arrows hit Ergun's body at the same time. Ergun screamed and jumped from the horseback. It fell down and there was no movement at all! In fact, although Yang Peng's blow was extremely powerful, with Ergun's ability, it should be possible to save his life. However, Ergun was already scared to death. Facing the flying arrow, he was completely He was at a loss and lost his normal level. As a result, he could neither resist nor dodge, so he was penetrated by sharp arrows and died an untimely death!
The faces of all the Mongolian soldiers were ashen, and their eyes were full of fear. The Khitan soldiers were also horrified, but they looked better than the Mongolian soldiers.
At this moment, a scream suddenly came. The Khitan soldiers were startled, and when they came to their senses, they looked out and saw that Temur had fallen off his horse at some point and was motionless. He was obviously in danger! The soldiers were shocked again! It turned out that just when everyone was shocked by Yang Peng's shocking arrow, Zhan Jin made a sudden attack, first seriously injuring Temur's right arm, and then Ma Shan turned back and aimed straight for Temur's throat. . Temur was at the end of his crossbow. Seeing the cold light of Ma Shu coming at him like a poisonous snake, he wanted to dodge and resist, but his body didn't obey him at all. With a pop, Temur used his left arm to resist at the critical moment, but his left arm was struck. The horse was chopped off at the wrist. Temur was so painful that his eyes were filled with stars. At this moment, Zhan Jinguo pulled back the horse's spear and pierced Temur's chest, knocking him off the horse.
In the blink of an eye, two Mongol warriors of the Khitan Army were killed by the formation! The Yanyun army was as powerful as a rainbow, but the Khitan army was frightened and looked ashen.
Yeqian Hucheng was so angry that he sent his troops to kill him. Yan Yun's army did not engage them, but turned their horses and galloped away. The Khitan army chased for a while, but when they saw that they could not catch up, they had to withdraw their troops temporarily.
The general said angrily: "We haven't attacked the city for a few days, and the Yanyun people have become arrogant!" Chao Yeqianhu City asked for a battle: "Your Majesty, I think we should continue to attack the city!" Everyone's eyes fell on it! Ye Qian Hucheng's face. Ye Qian Hucheng frowned. Just now, Yan King Yang Peng came to challenge with only two thousand warriors and killed two of his generals in battle. It was a great insult. However, if his side could not calm down and launched a massive attack, If I go to the city, I'm afraid it will disrupt the previous plan!
Han Changdao: "Your Majesty, our plan is to wait for the Japanese to sweep across Shandong and Hebei, causing a turmoil in the morale of Yanyun's army and civilians, and then seize Yanjing City in one fell swoop! That will reduce a lot of losses! If we attack now, it may not be possible. We will capture Yanjing earlier than planned, and we will pay a lot of additional costs! Your Majesty, think twice!"
Ye Qian Hucheng frowned and nodded, glanced at Han Chang, and said: "You are right, we will not change the plan we made before!"
Yang Peng and others returned to the city. The soldiers and civilians in the city cheered loudly, and the previous depressive atmosphere disappeared for a while.
Yang Peng and others climbed onto the city gate tower and looked towards the Khitan military camp in the distance, but saw no movement at the Khitan military camp. Yang Peng frowned and said: "The Khitans are very calm! What are they waiting for?" It turned out that the Khitans did not attack for several days, which was really against common sense, so Yang Peng decided to poke them to see if they would What kind of reaction was there? Jinren's reaction made Yang Peng and others feel heavy. Ye Qi Guanyin thought: "Maybe he is waiting for backup, or maybe he is waiting for some change in the situation!" He glanced at Yang Peng and continued: "No matter what the situation is, it is not good for us!"
Yang Peng's thoughts moved from the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun to Hebei, to Shandong, and then to Lianghuai, and he murmured: "Is Yeqi Hucheng waiting for some action by the Japanese?"
Ye Qianhu City's heart was moved and he nodded: "It's very possible! If our navy is defeated, the Japanese can transport another one or two hundred thousand or even more Japanese troops from the sea. At that time, Hebei and Shandong will all It’s going to be a raging war!”
When Yang Jiumei and others heard this, they were all shocked. Yang Jiumei couldn't help but said: "Prince Yan, do you want to cancel the plan you made before?"
Yang Peng frowned and paced back and forth, hesitating in his heart. The counterattack plan he made before was the key to turning defeat into victory, but the current situation is very bad. If he insists on executing the previous plan, I am afraid that the entire Hebei, Shandong, and Lianghuai River will be in danger. ! Even if the plan is implemented smoothly, if Hebei, Shandong, and even the Huaihe River fall, this counterattack plan will probably not achieve any good results and will be a waste of effort! However, if we cancel the plan now, we don’t know how long this war will last. The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun will inevitably fall, and our side will form a stalemate with the Khitan army and the Japanese in Hebei, Shandong, and Lianghuai. This is definitely not a good thing for Yanyun as a whole!
Ye Qi Guanyin said: "The key now is the situation of the navy."
Yang Jiumei frowned and said: "From the current situation, the situation of the navy is not optimistic! We can't wait any longer!" Yang Peng and Ye Qi Guanyin looked at each other, Yang Peng said: "There is something I have wanted to tell you for a long time. Yes, it’s just a military emergency, so I didn’t have time to say anything!”
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
