Jiao Ting said: "This is the first time that someone can break out of the encirclement of our Yanyun Army. I think these Mongolian cavalry are on par with our Yanyun Army as a whole! It's hard to believe that such a thing can happen." There is a strong army that can stand up to us!"
Yang Peng said: "Mongolians are brave by nature. In addition, they have lived a lifetime of nomadic plundering on horseback. They are naturally very brave and cannot be compared with ordinary armies!"
Yang Jing curled his lips, raised the bloody ax in his hand, and said proudly: "No matter how powerful they are, they can't break through the defense line of our Modao Army! If the number of people is equal, my Modao Army can kill them all. Don't leave me alone!" Everyone smiled and nodded, feeling that what Yang Jing said made sense. Yang Peng said: "Mo Dao Army is a unit that can restrain cavalry. There is nothing to be proud of if it can defeat Mongolian cavalry!" Yang Jing was very unconvinced and looked like he wanted to prove Modao Army.
Jiao Ting frowned and said: "The Mongolian cavalry are so powerful, it's hard to imagine how the Khitans conquered them?"
Yang Peng said: "It was not the Khitans who conquered them, but the Mongols who destroyed themselves. It can also be said to be God's will." He smiled and said, "Who would have thought that the Mongol Khan would die suddenly! And the Mongol Khan After the sudden death, the Mongols actually fought among themselves for the position of the Great Khan! Therefore, the Khitans conquered Mongolia without much effort! Now the Mongols are no longer a threat to the Khitans, but have become a threat to them. The sharpest scimitar!" The generals frowned and nodded. Yang Peng glanced at the generals and said: "Command all the troops to retreat!" The generals clasped their fists in agreement and rode off their horses one after another. …
Lakshen led 70,000 Mongolian cavalry to retreat, and ran into the army led by Xiao Tiehegan halfway. Seeing Xiao Tiehegan's late arrival, Lakshen was very angry. He immediately rushed to Xiao Tiehegan and asked loudly: "Why did you come at this time? If you had come two hours earlier, you could have defeated Yanyun's army internally and externally." Got it!" Lakshen only talked about defeating the Yanyun Army, not annihilating the Yanyun Army, because after the battle just now, he found that the Yanyun Army was indeed well-deserved, and its combat power was unprecedented. He felt that even if Xiao Tie could do it, If we arrive in time, the most we can do is repel the Yan Yun Army. It is impossible to completely annihilate the Yan Yun Army!
Xiao Tiehegan was very angry when he saw Lakshen pointing at his nose and questioning him, and said to himself: "You are just a surrendered Mongolian slave, and you are so arrogant in front of me!" It’s truly a matter of life and death! As soon as he thought of this, he immediately said coldly: "The army cannot march as fast as you want! We arrived at this time, which is already very fast!"
Lakshen said angrily: "You've been delayed for more than a day and you're still calling for it to be faster!"
Xiao Tiehegan pointed at Lakshen's nose and cursed: "Lakshen, who do you think you are? You are just a surrendered Mongolian slave, but you dare to drink in front of me! You have to understand your identity!"
Lakshen felt his heart being stabbed hard, and he immediately grabbed the handle of the knife and wanted to do it. But then he calmed down. Xiao Fuhegan saw Lakshen's face full of anger and his hand holding the knife handle, but he never pulled out the knife. Knowing that he didn't dare, he smiled proudly and said: "Understand it, you Mongolians are slaves, and we Khitan people are masters! Those who are slaves should act like slaves!"
Lakshen has made up his mind and will not give up until he kills Lakshan. He released the handle of the knife with his palm and said with a cold expression: "You are my enemy if you insult me and my people like this!"
Xiao Tieheqian sneered mockingly and said, "Really? Then why don't you do it?"
Lakshen snorted and said: "You are afraid of the enemy and have delayed the military aircraft. I will report the truth to the King Protector and the Queen Mother. You just wait for the sanctions of military law!" After saying this, he turned his horse's head. He returned to his army and led the army directly to Tanzhou.
Xiao Tieheqian was worried that he would be in big trouble if Lakshen reported it in front of the King Protector first, so he carefully gave instructions to a trusted general and ordered him to rush back to Tanzhou to report to Yeli Hucheng. …
Yang Peng led the army back to Yanjing, leaving only some cavalry in Shunzhou to monitor the actions of the Khitan army. At night, the entire Yanjing City is still a lively and lively scene. At this time in the past, the taverns and teahouses have been closed long ago, but tonight, the taverns and teahouses are overcrowded, and the noise is soaring. The people are gathering in the restaurants and teahouses to drink and have a carnival! The sound of gongs and drums came from the streets, dragon dancers, lion dancers, acrobats, and no one was quiet!
But Yang Peng, King of Yan, stood alone in front of the map in the study, looking at the map and thinking about the next strategy. Although Yanyun's army has won consecutive victories and the threat from Yanjing can be said to have been temporarily lifted, the overall situation in Yanyun has not improved much. First of all, there is the problem of the Khitans. Although the Khitans suffered heavy losses after losing several games in a row, the Khitans have already arrived in large numbers and their military strength is still far superior to their own. What they fear most now is that they will change their tactics and shrink and defend Tanzhou. Move the main force to the direction of Xijing Road to counterattack. In that case, Cao Jun may not be able to resist, and the soldiers and horses on Yanjing's side may not be able to support it. It is best if the emissary's action can be successful; there is no need for too much effort on the Hexi Corridor side. I'm too worried, with Yang Yanzhao guarding there, it shouldn't be a big problem; as for the Japanese, there is no need to worry about their threat now, but they have restrained an army of more than 200,000, and it is difficult to transfer to other more important battlefields for the time being. ; Finally, there is the imperial court in the south. If the imperial court insists on sending troops for the Northern Expedition, it is almost ready now. The main forces of the fifth and sixth legions should have been transferred back to the northern line of the Yangtze River, and the military armies in Shanxi and other places should also have They've already assembled, I hope there won't be any problems there.
Yang Peng paced back and forth, frowning, feeling that there were enemies on all sides now, and as long as he made a major mistake in any direction, he would most likely end up losing everything. Walking to the window, looking out at the night, I heard the noise coming from far away, and I couldn't help but feel an unreal feeling in my heart, as if I was in a big dream.
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When Lakshen saw Yeqi Hucheng, he was about to report Xiao Tiehegan's crimes. Unexpectedly, before he could speak, he was reprimanded by Yeqi Hucheng: "I set the marching speed. Who told you to be greedy for credit?" A rash move? Let Yang Peng discover our plan, and the result is a failure!"
Lakshen was stunned and frowned: "What did the king say? How did it become my fault?" He pointed at Xiao Tiehegan who was standing next to him with a sneer, and said: "It is obviously Xiao Tiehegan who is afraid of the enemy. Not moving forward is what caused Yan Yun's army to run away, and it almost put our army into a desperate situation!"
Xiao Tieheqian said: "If you hadn't been greedy for credit and rushed forward, how could you have fallen into the siege of Yanyun's army? But now you put the responsibility on me! Humph, there is no good person in the Mongols!" Lakshen was furious and pulled out the gun. He took out his scimitar, pointed at Xiao Tiehe and shouted: "I'll kill you, you despicable villain!"
"That's enough!" Yeqi Hucheng shouted.
Lakshen's heart trembled, and then he realized that he had gone too far in his anger. He quickly sheathed his sword, knelt down on one knee towards Yeqi Hucheng, and apologized: "The general did something he shouldn't have done in a moment of anger, please punish me!" Yeqi Hucheng snorted and said angrily: " Although you are a general appointed by the Queen Mother, you are still serving under me, and with my authority, I can kill you in battle!"
After listening to Ye Qi Hucheng's words, Lak Shen felt as if everything was his own fault. He was very angry. He raised his head and said angrily: "It is clearly Xiao Tiehe who delayed the military plane. The king did not hold him responsible, but blindly embarrassed the general. Is it? What’s the point?”
Ye Qian Hucheng was furious. He slapped the desk with a loud bang and shouted: "How dare you! How dare you talk to this king like this! Come on, drag him down and chop him down!" even though there were two soldiers. Come in and drag Lakshen's arms. Lakshen was furious and knocked the two soldiers to the ground with his fists and kicks. He pulled out his scimitar with a clang, stared at Yeqi Hucheng and shouted: "It's not that easy to kill me!"
Yeqi Hucheng was extremely angry, pointed at Lakshen and shouted: "Kill him, kill him for me!" The generals drew out their scimitars and surrounded Lakshen. Lakshen was not afraid, and looked at Yeqi Hucheng and said coldly: "Kill me, hundreds of thousands of Mongolian troops will inevitably rebel! Has Yeqi Hucheng thought about the consequences?" Yeqi Hucheng and others were shocked. . Han Chang walked to Yeqianhu City and whispered: "Your Majesty, one Lakshen does not matter, but the stability of hundreds of thousands of Mongolian troops and more than two million Mongolian and Semu people is a big problem! If it really leads to a catastrophe Woe, it’s going to be very bad!”
Seeing the hesitation of Yeqi Hucheng and the generals, Lakshen snorted coldly, turned around and walked outside. The generals did not dare to take action without receiving orders from Yeqian Hucheng, and watched helplessly as he walked out of the tent. Yeqi Hucheng was extremely angry, but he did not dare to explode. He was really afraid that killing a Lakshen would cause drastic changes among the Mongols. In that case, he Yeqi Hucheng would never redeem himself!
Han Chang said worriedly: "The Mongols do not think they have been defeated by us. They are not convinced by us. They are afraid that there will be big problems sooner or later!" The reason why Han Chang said this was because Yeli Hucheng defeated Mongolia. In fact, It can almost be said that it has nothing to do with force. At that time, Yeqi Hucheng led his army to break into the camp of the tribe of the Mongolian prince. At that time, the Mongolian prince was fighting fiercely with his own uncle on the front line with the armies of the tribes that supported him. He did not expect that the Khitan The people's army will break into our camp at this time. So Yeqihu City captured all the nobles of the Mongolian princes and relatives of the soldiers almost without any blood.
Immediately, Yeqi Hucheng used this as a threat. Although the Mongolian prince did not want to be threatened by Yeqi Hucheng, he found that he could not control his nobles and soldiers. When they saw their relatives being captured, they just wanted to save their loved ones' lives. Everything else was at stake. Regardless.
Seeing that the situation was over, the Mongol prince had no choice but to surrender to the Khitans. Immediately, Yeqi Hucheng used the Mongolian army of the Mongolian prince as the vanguard to attack another Mongolian army. The other Mongolian army was far from a match for the Mongolian prince. With the help of the Khitan army, it collapsed in an instant. Except for a few who fled deep into the north, most of the Mongolians became prisoners of the Khitan. The Khitans won a great victory, carrying countless trophies and escorting countless Mongolians and Semu people back to the Liao Kingdom.
The Khitan people were lucky enough to destroy Mongolia, and the military and the country were overjoyed! Immediately, the king implemented a migration policy, moving the Mongols into the interior and moving people from other ethnic groups to the Mongolian grasslands. At the same time, the king disrupted and reorganized the Mongolian army and incorporated it into the battle order of the Khitan army. However, the Mongols were actually very upset about their defeat to the Khitans. The Mongols believed that if the Khitans had not been so despicable and shameless and captured all their family members first, they would never have been their opponents; However, the Khitans considered themselves conquerors, just like Xiao Tieheqian, who always showed the superiority of conquerors from time to time, which made the Mongols very disgusted. The contradiction between the Mongols and the Khitan people is getting deeper and deeper. What happened in the tent in Yelihu City today is just the tip of the iceberg of the contradiction between the two sides.
Yeqi Hucheng felt that if the Mongols continued to control the military power, there would be big problems sooner or later. He couldn't help but want to disarm the Mongolian army. He thought to himself: After this battle is over, he must discuss this matter with the empress. matter!
Thinking of the king, he remembered another thing, so he turned to ask the captain of the personal soldiers: "Has the queen received a reply?" The captain of the personal soldiers bowed and said: "Report to the king, the queen has not replied to the letter yet." Not long ago, yeah Qianhu City sent someone to Zhongjing to send a letter. In the letter, Yeqihu City described in detail the current situation between the enemy and ourselves. He believed that it was still possible to defend Tanzhou with a small number of troops and mobilize the main force to attack Xijing Road. There is a great chance of winning, so I ask the king to send further reinforcements.
At the same time, Wang Jun, who was far away in Zhongjing, was discussing matters with Zhang Chang and Pan Jinglun in his study. Zhang Chang was the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and was now highly relied upon by the kings, while Feng Jinglun was a leader among the Khitan nobility in addition to the royal family, and played a decisive role in the Liao Kingdom and the Khitan people.
Wang Jun paced back and forth in the study, Zhang Chang and Pang Jinglun stood on both sides, silent. Wang Jun stopped and frowned: "The letter from Ye Qi Hucheng made me very embarrassed!" He glanced at the two of them and asked, "What do you think?"
Zhang Chang glanced at Ni Jing Lun, bowed and said, "Sir, I must have some high opinions!"
Bian Jinglun said to Wang Jun: "Your Majesty, to be honest, I am completely discouraged and have no interest in the war with Yanyun! Our army of 600,000, against the Yanyun army of more than 200,000, after several battles, actually We only ended up with more than half of the losses, even Feng Shengzhou and other places were lost! The Yanyun Army is invincible, we cannot be enemies with them, there is no benefit in being enemies with them!" Wang Jun frowned and couldn't help himself. Di murmured: "If it weren't for the fact that Yeli Hucheng took the lead in the battle, I would not have wanted to start a war with the Yanyun army! Our relationship with Yanyun was originally very good!"
Zhang Chang observed his words and bowed quickly: "Speaking of which, I am really ashamed. I don't know what happened, but I actually agreed with Ye Qi Hucheng to take the lead in the battle!" Then he knelt down and apologized: "Please treat me. crime!"
Wang Jun waved his hand and said: "That's it! This is none of your business. If it weren't for Yeli Hucheng's efforts to take charge of the battle, I would never agree to it!" Zhang Chang's heart was relieved. He kowtowed and thanked him, stood up, and said with a bow: "Your Majesty, I think it's not too late to call off the war with Yan Yun! Since Ye Qi Hucheng has done something wrong, we can't let him make the same mistake again and again to the point of damaging the Liao Dynasty." The safety of the country is in danger!" In fact, the plan for the Southern Expedition would not have been possible if Wang Jun, the Empress Dowager, who held the real power, had not nodded. However, as a minister, one cannot openly accuse the monarch of his faults. According to Confucian concepts , this is a rebellious and unethical act, and you have to put the blame on others. This is the 'way of being a minister'.
After listening to Wang Jun's words, Ban Jinglun nodded and said: "Zhang Chang's words make sense!"
Wang Jun glanced at the two men and asked: "Do you all think that we should call off the war?" The two men nodded, and Fang Jinglun said worriedly: "Now we have lost more than 400,000 troops. If we continue to fight, will we still be able to stop fighting?" I don’t know how many soldiers and horses we will lose! Since we started the war with Yanyun, we have almost never won a battle. From the Central Plains to Shanxi, from Shanxi to Xijing Road, our troops are far more than Yanyun’s army in every battle, but every time But all the battles were defeated! It was like this before, and it is no exception now! The Yanyun Army is a tiger, a wolf, an invincible warrior in the world. It is better not to provoke them if there is no need. They were originally going to Those who live in peace with us all blame Yeqi Hucheng for being so delusional that he wants to raise an army to destroy Yanyun!"
Zhang Chang echoed: "What Mr. Xiao Pangjing said is absolutely true!" Then he said mysteriously: "Madam, now the Japanese navy has suffered heavy losses and suffered heavy losses, and the army has 300,000 people trapped in Huaibei. The Japanese attention Now they are all on these 300,000 horses and Yan Yun. If we free up our hands, we can launch an army to counterattack Goryeo..."
Wang Jun's eyes lit up, and then he hesitated. She was still a little undecided. Zhang Chang and Xiao Tan Jinglun's suggestions are naturally reasonable, but the current situation does not mean that it is completely impossible to defeat Yan Yun. Although Yan Yun has achieved several great victories, Yan Yun's situation is not good. Speaking of being surrounded on all sides, it is not very optimistic in any direction. As long as there is a problem in any direction, Yanyun will fall into a huge crisis. Now can be said to be a great opportunity to completely defeat Yanyun. If we act according to Yeqi Hucheng's suggestions, we may be able to break the current deadlock, regain the Xijing Road, and then invade Shanxi in one fell swoop. If this can be done, the situation will be very beneficial to our side. This is very detrimental to Yan Yun. But this is a very uncertain matter. How could Yanyun Hulang fail easily? We have already lost 400,000 troops. If we lose another 400,000 troops, it will be very bad!
Wang Jun only felt in a dilemma and could not make up his mind. Zhang Chang and Bian Jinglun saw Wang Jun's expression and knew that she was in a difficult situation, but they did not try to persuade her any more. They had said everything they needed to say. As for how to decide in the end, it was the master's business. It was best for them not to say too much to avoid getting hurt. Something went wrong at the time, and I couldn't eat and walked around.
At this moment, a female guard rushed in and reported: "Your Majesty, the envoy from Yanyun who was here before suddenly came outside the palace gate and wanted to see your Majesty!"
Several people were surprised when they heard this and looked at each other involuntarily. Wang Jun frowned and murmured: "Envoy Yanyun suddenly arrived, what is his intention?" Then he said to the female guard: "Take him to the main hall and wait, I will be there soon." The female guard responded and ran down. .
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His eyes turned to the Liao Guesthouse. The Japanese prince Yongren, who was the hostage, was sitting in his study reading a book, with a calm demeanor, not at all like a hostage.
A confidant suddenly rushed in from outside and said anxiously: "Your Highness, it's bad, the Khitan people have been defeated, and our army has been defeated too!" Yongren was taken aback and blurted out: "This Impossible, no one can defeat our army!" The confidant said: "This is absolutely true, it is the news sent by the Khitan officials we bribed."
Yongren was surprised and confused. He frowned and shook his head and said, "I still don't believe it! Our Yamato nation's army is invincible. This must be false news!" After hearing Yongren's words, his confidants couldn't help but feel that the prince said The news he heard before must be false. He nodded and asked: "Prince, what should we do?"
Yongren thought for a while and ordered: "Send someone immediately to contact our spies here. They should have the latest news!" The confidant responded and ran down. Yongren looked at the scenery outside the window, frowned and murmured: "Our Japanese army will be defeated? This is impossible, absolutely impossible!"
However, not long after, the confidant who was sent to inquire about the situation came back with a pale face and said in a panic: "Your Highness, we, we are really defeated!..." Yongren was startled and asked anxiously: " Did you ask our spies?"
The confidant nodded and said anxiously: "The navy, the navy was ambushed by Yan Yun's army and suffered heavy losses. It has already moved into Korea!..." Let me explain here, the Japanese are very interesting, they never retreat in defeat. Words like "Fleeing after being defeated" are never called "retreat", but "turning in". Therefore, although the Japanese surrendered after being defeated in World War II, there were no such words as "defeated, retreated, defeated" in their own textbooks, and "completely annihilated". Yes, even if most of the people are captured, it is called jade breaking, and defeating and escaping is called turning in.
Yongren heard that the navy army he had worked so hard to train and hide was actually ambushed and defeated. He couldn't accept it and frowned: "How is it possible? This is absolutely impossible!"
The confidant said: "This is a message forwarded from Korea, it is absolutely reliable!"
Yongren suddenly shouted hysterically: "No! This is definitely not true!" The confidant was shocked and did not dare to say anything anymore. Yongren just kept thinking in his heart, "That's fake, that's fake!" ...' Then he believed that it was not true. He snorted coldly and said contemptuously: "These false news must have been spread by the Yanyun Army to disrupt the morale of our army!" The confidant cheered quickly and said: "Yes. Yes! These news must be false news spread by the cowardly Yanyun people!" Yongren said proudly: "Our Japanese army is invincible. At this moment, our army must have completely wiped out the Yanyun Navy, and has already Completely occupy Hebei, Shandong and Lianghuai!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
