Ye Qian Hucheng snorted, glanced at the generals, and said: "We are not defeated yet, we can still turn defeat into victory, and victory will ultimately belong to us!" The generals were not as confident as him, and were only worried about another big battle. Defeat, I am afraid that this life will be lost, but the king is so angry now, I am afraid that he will not listen to anything!
The scout rushed in anxiously and reported urgently: "The king is in trouble, Yanyun's army, Yanyun's army is coming to kill Shunzhou!"
Yeqihu City and others were startled, and the originally silent tent became noisy again. Everyone looked panicked, at a loss what to do, and terrified. This look was like a pheasant hearing the name of a tiger or a wolf. . Ye Qianhu City calmed down and asked the scout: "Who is leading the army? How many troops and horses are coming?" The scout said: "Yes, it is King Yan himself who leads the army. The army is huge, probably nearly 200,000 troops. !”
Han Chang exclaimed in alarm: "King Yan is planning to defeat us completely in one fell swoop!" All the generals agreed, all looking very panicked.
Ye Qian Hucheng shouted: "Why are you panicking?" The generals' hearts trembled, and the scene became quiet. Ye Qianhucheng stood up, walked to the middle of the tent, glanced at the generals, and said loudly: "We are warriors of the Liao Kingdom, how can we be so panicked!" The generals couldn't help but feel ashamed, but they were so scared. But it still lingers in my mind, lingering.
Ye Qianhu said: "Although Yang Peng has taken advantage of him, the situation is still very unfavorable to them! The Japanese are attacking Yanyun on both sides of Hebei and Huaibei, while Xiliao and Tubo are attacking the Hexi Corridor. As long as we can Hold on, Yanyun will definitely undergo a big change, and then our opportunity will come!" The generals felt that what Ye Qian Hucheng said was true, and they couldn't help but nodded. Zheng Shilong asked: "Your Majesty, how should we deal with Yanyun's army now? Our army has suffered a new defeat and suffered heavy losses. What's more serious is that the morale of the army has been greatly reduced, and a large amount of food and grass has been destroyed. I'm afraid, I'm afraid..." Zheng Shilong He didn't continue speaking, but everyone understood what he wanted to say and couldn't help but feel worried.
Ye Qian Hucheng frowned and thought for a moment, and said: "For the current plan, we can only avoid the edge temporarily!" He glanced at the generals and ordered: "Send the order, the cavalry is cut off, the army retreats to Tanzhou, and at the same time send people Ask the empress for help!" When the generals heard this, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. They were originally worried that the king would be carried away by anger and would fight against Yan Yun's army. If that happened, it would be unwise. Fortunately, the king was angry. He was angry, but his mind was still clear. …
In the afterglow of the setting sun, the horse was ordered to gallop into the central capital of Liao Kingdom. Pedestrians on the street saw the fast horses galloping with the flags on their backs, and they hurriedly gave way. After the horse galloped past, many people started talking.
When the Queen Mother of the Liao Kingdom heard that the troops in front had reported, she hurried to the study and saw a dusty herald waiting in the study. When the herald saw the Queen Mother coming in, he quickly knelt down and said, "I pay my respects to the Queen Mother!"
The king walked behind the desk and sat down, and asked: "Did Yeqihu City send you here?" The herald replied: "Yes, I am the herald under Yeqihu City, and I have been specially ordered to present it to the empress. Letter!" After saying that, he took off a cloth bag from his back, untied the cloth bag, took out a red lacquered wooden box, and held it up with both hands.
When the eunuch standing by saw this, he quickly stepped forward, took the wooden box, and presented it to the king. The king took the wooden box over and checked that the sealing mud was intact. Then he put down the wooden box, picked up a brilliant dagger from the desk, pulled it out, and opened the mud sealing. Then he put down the dagger, opened the wooden box, and took out a letter. Seeing that there was nothing written on the envelope, he opened the envelope, took out the letter paper, unfolded it and read it.
Originally, the Wang Jun's face was full of hope and expectation, but this expression soon disappeared without a trace, replaced by incomparable horror. He looked as if he had seen a ghost, his face was pale, and his eyes were pale. His eyes widened, and the hands holding the letter trembled slightly. Wang Jun calmed down, quickly looked at the herald, and asked angrily: "You have suffered a huge defeat?!"
The herald showed fear and said: "Yes, yes." Then he briefly told the story of several battles.
The king was shocked and angry, but he wanted to rebuke Yeqi Hucheng, but he could not find a reason to do so, because according to the description of the herald, Yeqi Hucheng's performance in these large accounts could be said to be It's very good. If it had been any other opponent, I'm afraid it would have been defeated and lost without a place to die! But that King Yan was not only undefeated, but he always expected the enemy's plan to use his own tactics to defeat Yeqi Hucheng several times. It was truly miraculous. ah! Finally, the current offensive and defensive situation has been created! Ye Qian Hucheng didn't do anything wrong, it's just that his opponent was too powerful, too powerful!
Wang Jun was silent for a long time, and couldn't help but murmured: "Is King Yang Peng of Yan really invincible? The army of 600,000 people was actually unable to defeat them with more than 200,000 troops, but ended up like this! He is really a peerless hero who has been rare to see for hundreds of years!" Thinking of the current unfavorable battle situation, she couldn't help but feel a wave of fear in her heart, but then she calmed down again because she thought of Yan Yun's current overall situation. Although the Khitan army was defeated, the Khitan army was still strong in strength. Although the Yanyun army had high morale, it was absolutely impossible to achieve a decisive victory in a short period of time; and the Japanese, Xiliao, and Tubo were all attacking Yanyun. Yun, the situation of the Yanyun Army on other fronts is definitely not good. At the same time, Han Derang's people are operating inside Yanyun, and it is said that they have achieved some results; there are also the Song people in the south. According to the news from Wang Qinruo, the Song people The country is gathering its army and will launch a large-scale offensive against Jiangbei in as soon as ten days!
Yanyun's main elite force is now on our side. As long as we contain Yanyun's main force, others can definitely threaten Yanyun's hinterland! In that case, the Yanyun Army here will have to transfer support, and our army can take the opportunity to counterattack! As soon as he thought about this, the king had an idea in his mind. He immediately ordered someone to summon Zhang Chang. He did not tell him the content of the letter from Yeqian Hucheng, but just asked him to quickly gather grain and grass and transport it to Tanzhou. After Zhang Chang left, the king sent an order to General Xiao Tieheqian, who was stationed on the Tokyo Road, to lead his 150,000 troops to help Yeqihu City. At the same time, he ordered the Mongolian general Lakshen to lead the 100,000 Mongolian soldiers who were being reorganized to go south to Tanzhou, and then The 150,000 soldiers and horses stationed on Shangjing Road were ordered to return to support Zhongjing. Up to this moment, except for a few close ministers of the king, no one in the court knew the situation of the battle in the south. They all thought that their own army was advancing in great strides and was in the midst of victory.
Ye Qianhucheng led the army to retreat to Tanzhou. Soon after, he received a reply from the king. He learned that 250,000 troops from all walks of life were coming to support and that food and grass were already on the way. He couldn't help but feel reassured. Feeling that they had the capital to recoup their losses, they immediately ordered all armies to step up repairs on the Tanzhou city wall, and assumed a posture of defending Tanzhou to the death.
Yeqi Hucheng and the generals planned a counterattack strategy: "I have sent people to give orders to Tieheqian and Lakshen, asking them not to come directly to Tanzhou, but to let Tieheqian lead his 150,000 troops to Tanzhou. Yinye Mountain in the southeast of the state ordered Lakshen to go to Luoshan in the west of Tanzhou. Our army deliberately showed weakness and allowed the Yanyun army to attack, and then the armies of Tieqian and Lakshen surrounded and annihilated the Yanyun army in one fell swoop! "
The generals felt that Yeqi Hucheng's strategy was foolproof, and they couldn't help but nodded. Barron said excitedly: "No matter how cunning King Yang Peng is, he never expected that we would have 250,000 reinforcements arriving on the battlefield so soon!" Everyone nodded in agreement, and Han Chang said: "Your Majesty, you have If you don't do mental calculations, you will win this battle!" All the generals agreed. Ye Qian Hucheng said fiercely: "This time I want to make Yang Peng suffer a miserable defeat, and a defeat that will never be recovered!"
Suddenly there was the sound of rapid footsteps outside, and everyone couldn't help but follow the sound, only to see a scout rushing in, kneeling and reporting: "Your Majesty, the Yanyun army has left Shunzhou and is coming towards us. Got it!"
Yeqi Hucheng laughed loudly, glanced at the generals, and said: "The prey is about to fall into the trap!" Han Chang immediately said: "The king has no plan left, so how can Yang Peng, the king of Yan, be the king's opponent!" Zheng Shilong Then he said: "If the king makes a little plan, then Yang Peng will be doomed!"
Ye Qian Hucheng smiled and said to the generals: "All armies will act according to my orders. No one is allowed to attack without permission. Anyone who violates will be killed without mercy!" The generals agreed in unison and filed out of the hall.
In the next day, Yeqi Hucheng learned from the scouts that the Yanyun army led by Yang Peng was approaching, and he felt impatient. At the same time, he received news from Xiao Tieheqian and Lakshen, and learned that they had entered Luoshan and Yinye Mountain respectively according to his orders. A big net has been opened, and now it's time for Yang Peng to lead Yan Yun's army into the net.
This morning, Ye Qian Hucheng stood on the south gate tower and looked at the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in the south, looking forward to the appearance of Yan Yun's army. He couldn't help but feel that soon, these beautiful mountains and rivers would turn into a Shura hell with corpses everywhere and rivers of blood flowing everywhere. He seemed to see the sight of corpses piled up like mountains and rivers full of blood, and he couldn't help but be extremely excited!
After a moment, a black shadow appeared on the horizon. The black shadow quickly approached, and it was soon clear that it was a knight, riding a horse from a distance. Seeing that the person coming was not a scout, but the herald who had been sent to the Japanese side, Ye Qian Hucheng couldn't help but feel a move in his heart.
The herald rushed into the city gate, and then came to Yeqihu City, knelt down and said: "I pay homage to the king!" Yeqihu City asked: "Are you coming from the Japanese side?" The order was sent. The official said: "Yes! I have urgent military information to report to the king!"
Ye Qian Hucheng asked anxiously: "Have the Japanese defeated the Yanyun army?" The herald shook his head solemnly and said: "The 200,000 Japanese army that landed in Hebei encountered the 200,000 Yanyun army led by Xiang Danian. The Yun army counterattacked and lost three battles in three battles. It suffered heavy losses and had retreated to the hill east of Yanshan County." The so-called "hill" is actually the name of a mountain located fifty or sixty miles east of Yanshan. The hill is only a short distance from the sea. It is more than forty miles away, and there is a Xuanhui River next to it, which can lead directly to the sea.
Ye Qian Hucheng frowned, and the generals discussed in low voices. No one was surprised by this result, because their nearly 600,000 troops were defeated by Yan Yun's 200,000 troops. If the Japanese's 200,000 troops could It is really unjust to be able to withstand 200,000 Yan Yun troops!
Ye Qianhu City asked the herald: "The Japanese have retreated to the hill. Are they preparing to retreat by boat?"
The herald said: "The Japanese planned that way before, but I'm afraid they can't do it now!..." Everyone was puzzled, and Ye Qi Hucheng asked: "What does this mean?" The herald said: "Because the Japanese water The army was ambushed by the Yanyun navy and suffered heavy losses. They have already fled eastward!" Everyone was shocked. Barron shouted in disbelief: "How is this possible? Not long ago, the Japanese navy defeated the Yanyun navy. The army has occupied Changdao and is chasing the remnants of the enemy? Why did it suddenly encounter an ambush by the Yanyun Navy and was severely wounded and fled? "
Ye Qian Hucheng frowned and said: "I'm afraid that the so-called defeat of the Yanyun Navy before was just a trap by the Yanyun people! They deliberately faked defeat, lured the enemy into an ambush, and then launched a sudden attack!"
The herald said: "Your Majesty is right, that's what happened!" Yeqi Hucheng looked at the herald and frowned: "But how was this ambush circle set up? According to the reports received before, Yan Yunshui The main force of the army is all in the waters of Changdao, and the Japanese have been chasing them all the way. It is impossible to have time to set up a trap that can defeat the huge Japanese navy!"
The herald said: "It is said that the ambushers are Yan Yun's cruise fleet!" The so-called 'cruise fleet', as the name suggests, is a fleet composed of Yan Yun's new type of cruisers. The Yan Yun cruise fleet has a total of sixty ships and is very powerful.
Ye Qian Hucheng and others were shocked when they heard the herald's words. Han Chang said: "This is impossible! Hasn't Yanyun's cruise fleet been blocking our coast all the time? If they leave, it is impossible for us not to I know!" The generals nodded and thought so.
Ye Qian Hucheng looked at the herald and asked, "Are you sure it's Yanyun's cruiser fleet?" The herald thought for a while and said, "According to the defeated Japanese sailors, their fleet pursued the Yanyun fleet and entered an island. Behind the waters surrounded by reefs, countless large gunboats with pointed heads and high sails suddenly appeared from all directions. They were caught off guard and were bombarded by these gunboats. In an instant, they suffered heavy losses and became chaos! The slave thought, this 'pointed high sail' The large gunboat can only be Yanyun’s cruiser, so we judge that it was Yanyun’s cruiser fleet that ambushed the Japanese navy!”
Ye Qianhu said: "You are right. If you say that, Yanyun's cruise fleet has already left our coast." He paused, frowned, and said with great confusion: "But why are the coastal security forces and Why didn't the local officials report this important situation?" Thinking of the neglect of duties by the generals and officials, he couldn't help but feel angry and said: "This matter must not be left alone, I will make those who neglect their duties pay the price!"
Yeqian Hucheng looked at the messenger and asked: "The Yanyun navy defeated the Japanese navy, and then where did it go?"
The herald shook his head and said, "I don't know about that!" Yeli Hucheng paced back and forth, thinking about the possible impact of the Japanese defeat on his own side: "Now that the Japanese navy has been defeated and fled, Yan Yunshui The army can launch a fierce attack on our country's coast at will. However, although this will cause considerable losses to us, it will not cause any major harm. What would I do if I were on Yanyun's side? Thinking of this, his heart moved involuntarily, and he frowned and said: "Those Japanese are probably going to be doomed!" He shook his head, put the matter aside for the time being, and said to the herald: "Go back immediately, and report any situation in time!" The herald promised and ran down. A moment later, he was seen riding a horse and running out of the city gate again, quickly going away.
Ye Qianhucheng said to a herald beside him: "Hurry back to Zhongjing immediately and report the defeat of the Japanese to the empress!" The herald agreed and ran down.
Han Chang said worriedly: "If the 200,000 Yanyun troops in the south go north after annihilating the Japanese, our situation will not be good!" All the generals also became worried. Yeqianhu City looked at the wasteland and mountains outside the city, frowned and said: "I hope Yang Peng will attack the city as soon as possible! As long as this main force of Yanyun is eliminated, even if the Yanyun army from the south goes north for reinforcements, there is no need to worry!" Jiang was deeply convinced, and he couldn't help but yearn for it in his heart.
Yang Peng led the army and marched straight towards Tanzhou. At this time, Yang Peng did not know the news that the Khitan army's 250,000 reinforcements had arrived. He thought that the Khitan army in front of him was the one who had just suffered a big defeat and escaped. Of the 300,000 Khitan troops, although our own side only has 200,000, its morale is at its peak, and it is very possible to defeat the opponent's 300,000 troops!
In the evening of that day, the army arrived at Niulan Mountain, which was still fifty miles away from Tanzhou. The army set up camp here, preparing to rest for a night and then march to Tanzhou City in one go tomorrow.
It was late at night, and Yang Peng still didn't rest, still standing in front of the map and thinking. Suddenly there was the sound of rapid footsteps behind him, and a young man's voice came: "Reporting to King Yan, the entire army of Yeqi Hucheng is huddled in Tanzhou City. It seems that they have made up their minds to stick to Tanzhou City!"
Yang Peng's eyes fell on Tanzhou and murmured: "Yeqihu City, do you think that with the 300,000 remaining soldiers in hand, the defeated generals can compete with my 200,000 tiger and wolf troops with high morale?" Silence For a moment, turn around. Seeing the scout kneeling on one knee not far away, he asked: "Did you find anything around Tanzhou?" The scout said: "Report to King Yan, in the twenty miles around Tanzhou, except for the Khitan scouts, , and no unusual signs were found.”
Yang Peng turned around and looked at the map again, thought for a moment, and murmured: "It seems that I have worried too much! In this situation, what other tricks can Yelihu City use? Now it is time to regain Tanzhou in one fell swoop and hit the Khitans hard. This is a great opportunity for the army, so don't miss it out of doubt!" Thinking of this, he threw away all the worries in his mind.
He turned around and said to the scout: "Continue the investigation." The scout agreed and exited the tent.
Yang Peng returned to the desk and sat down, then picked up the letters he had received not long ago and read them. This is a letter sent from Tianjing New City. Yang Peng looked at it and couldn't help but reveal a sweet smile. Although he was on a battlefield with a harsh environment at this moment, his heart had already flown thousands of miles away. Tianjing New Town outside.
Yang Peng read several letters from beginning to end several times and smelled them again, with an intoxicated look on his face. Putting the letter away, he stood up and walked out of the tent. The night wind blew in my face, and my whole body felt a relief in my chest. I couldn't help but take a deep breath and stretch my muscles.
At this time, there was the sound of horse hoofbeats, and a herald rushed to the camp gate and reined in his horse. The token was then shown, and the guard guarding the camp gate opened the gate immediately upon seeing this. The herald immediately galloped into the camp gate and ran straight to Chen Xiao before reining in the horse. He turned over and knelt down to report: "To the King of Yan, Commander Wang Hai sent someone to send an urgent military report!" Yang Peng was in trouble! It was always the case that Mount Tai collapsed without changing his appearance. However, when he heard the herald's words, he couldn't help but his expression changed. The herald took off the bamboo tube on his back and raised his hands high.
Wang Kai stepped forward to take the bamboo tube and handed it to Yang Peng. Yang Peng took the bamboo tube, opened the sealing mud, twisted the lid, and poured out a letter. He handed the bamboo tube back to Wang Kai, opened the envelope, took out the letter paper, unfolded it and read it. A look of great joy suddenly appeared on his face, and he couldn't help but murmured: "Okay! Wang Hai, Wang Rong did such a beautiful job!"
Early the next morning, Yang Peng informed the whole army of the victory of the navy. The morale of the whole army was greatly boosted and they were excited. I don't know who took the lead in shouting: 'Long live King Yan! The whole army shouted: "Long live King Yan! Long live King Yan!..." The sound shook the sky and echoed between heaven and earth.
Immediately, the army set off and headed towards Yanjing. The soldiers were all holding back their energy and were determined to defeat the Khitan army and take back Tanzhou in one fell swoop!
At the same time, Khitan army scouts informed Yeqihu City of the movements of Yanyun's army. Yeqi Hucheng was so excited that he immediately sent a herald to the army ambushing in Luoshan and Yinye Mountains, asking them to immediately go south as soon as they received the order and copy the Yanyun army's retreat. At the same time, all troops guarding Tanzhou were ordered to prepare for battle.
Laheqian and Lakshen, who were ambushing in Luoshan and Yinye Mountains, received the order from Yeli Hucheng and immediately mobilized their entire army to go south. At this time, Yanyun was still completely in the dark and had no idea that two Khitan armies were outflanking them on the left and right. At this time, the Khitan people had already set up a huge crab formation, preparing to clamp down on Yan Yun's army in one fell swoop and then destroy it.
Yanyun's army is marching. Suddenly, many people rushed out from the bushes on the hillside ahead, running and shouting in this direction, looking like they were endlessly surprised. Upon seeing this, Yang Peng immediately ordered the army to stop. The forward troops stopped the common people, and an old man said urgently: "We are the common people of Yanyun! Please, save us!"
Meng Hu, the general of the forward troops and the commander of the left army directly under the army, rushed to Yang Peng, clasped his fists and said, "Brother, they are a group of common people. I hope we will take them with us!" Yang Peng glanced at the common people and said, "They should be from Tanzhou "People," he then rode towards those people, followed closely by the crowd.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
