Cao Kan led his army through Hanzhou, headed north, crossed the Suijiang River, and was only twenty miles away from Deyang.
Suddenly, Cao Kan and others saw countless people running towards them in groups in the distance. Cao Kan felt very strange and quickly ordered the army to stop and form formation on the spot. After a while, Cao Kan and others saw clearly the appearance of the people coming. Many of them were wearing Song Army armor, and some were wearing uniforms. However, the armor had disappeared, dragging banners and weapons. Everyone had a look of fear on their faces. , this is obviously a group of defeated troops! Cao Kan and others were surprised.
Cao Kan ordered people to inquire about the situation. After a while, the officer who went to inquire about the situation reported back in a panic: "General Qi, it's bad, Deyang, Deyang has been captured by Yanyun's army!" Cao Kan was shocked. , "This is impossible! Deyang's terrain is so dangerous, how could it be conquered all at once?!" As he was speaking, the defeated troops in the distance suddenly became commotion, screaming and running around.
Cao Kan and others quickly looked up and saw a black war cavalry of about two thousand people sweeping in like a whirlwind.
Cao Kan and others were taken aback. Cao Kan shouted urgently: "Get ready to fight! Get ready to fight!" The 20,000 regular troops immediately prepared for battle. The shield bearers and spearmen stepped forward, and the crossbowmen were ready to go; This was the first time for the 50,000 troops to face such a scene. They heard the general's order, but they didn't know what to do. They were in chaos like headless flies. Fortunately, they were arranged behind them and did not disrupt the regular army. Array. Cao Kan was annoyed when he saw that the Xiang army was in chaos, but he couldn't care about them now.
In just a moment, the Yanyun war cavalry arrived three hundred steps away and stopped. This distance was just outside the range of the divine arm bow. Cao Kan saw that the leaders were two extraordinary generals, and he couldn't help but guess their identities. Then I heard someone from the other side shouting: "Listen to the Song army in front, King Yan's army has arrived. If you don't want to die, kneel down and surrender!" The voice came like rolling thunder, and all the Song army soldiers heard it. When the officers and soldiers heard that King Yan was coming in person, they couldn't help but panic. They had heard many legends about King Yan, and they all subconsciously believed that he was an invincible and invincible God of War. Now that they heard that the legendary God of War was coming in person, they naturally became more worried. Excited and frightened, the military morale was uncontrollably shaken.
Seeing that the morale of the army was shaken, Cao Kan was frightened and shouted urgently: "Don't be afraid, everyone! They only have 2,000 people. We have an army of 70,000. Each of us can drown them with just a spit!" But these words But it had little effect. After all, the name of a person is the shadow of a tree. King Yan's reputation is astonishing throughout the ages. Everyone's awe of King Yan cannot be eliminated just by a word from the general.
At this time, the voice from the other side came again: "Listen to all the Song soldiers, your families have been oppressed by the government and squeezed by the local gentry. You don't even have land and houses of your own! It's worth working for such a court. Come here? The people of Yanyun will all get their own land and houses. If you join the Yanyun Army, you will be exempted from taxes, and your children can go to official schools for free!" The previous words made the Song Army soldiers panic. If so, then these words at this moment had a great temptation on the soldiers of the Song Army. For most ordinary soldiers, getting their own land and houses is their greatest pursuit in life! Even though there were many soldiers of the Song Army who were ready to take action, no one took the lead, and no one dared to take a step further!
Cao Kan said anxiously: "Don't listen, everyone, he is lying to you!" After hearing this, the soldiers of the Song Army couldn't help but become suspicious. Whoosh! A sharp sound piercing the air suddenly came. The soldiers of the Song Army were startled and couldn't help but look around. They saw a black shadow crossing the space between the two sides. Before they could react, they heard a pop and then saw General Cao Kan screaming and falling down from his horse. Already died a violent death! The officers and soldiers of the Song Army were shocked, and for a moment they were like headless flies, not knowing what to do!
At this moment, Yan Yun, the brave general who was shooting arrows, rode his horse to the front of the army. The soldiers of the Song army looked at him and were at a loss. Just listen to the Yanyun warriors say in a loud voice: "I am the King of Yan Yang Peng!" The soldiers of the Song Army were shocked. Looking at the majestic King of Yan, they felt that the King of Yan was indeed well-deserved! Then I heard King Yan say: "What I just said is my promise to you, and it is also the law of Yan Yun! I, Yang Peng, swear to God that I will fulfill my promise!" When the officers and soldiers of the Song Army saw King Yan speaking so sincerely, they couldn't help but Believed what he said. One soldier knelt down first, and everyone followed suit and knelt down. Suddenly, 70,000 soldiers knelt on the ground, and it was completely dark.
On the way to Deyang with his army, Zhao Jue suddenly received an urgent report that Cao Kan's 70,000-strong army had been wiped out and Cao Kan had been killed. Zhao Jue was so frightened that he did not dare to advance any further and hurriedly led his army to retreat to Hanzhou. When the officials and gentry in Hanzhou heard that Yan Yun's army had broken through Deyang and wiped out Cao Kan's 70,000-strong army, they were extremely panicked. They immediately packed up their valuable belongings, took the house and land deeds with them, and fled out of the city in a hurry. , all of a sudden, all the city gates of Hanzhou were overcrowded and noisy, and everyone was clamoring to leave Hanzhou. Seeing that there was no other way, Zhao Jue had no choice but to open the city gate and let them out. The officials, gentry and the people who followed the crowd who crowded the city gates poured out like a torrent from a broken embankment!
After all the officials and gentry had escaped, Zhao Jue ordered the city gate to be closed again. The remaining people who could not leave the city were ordinary people, who still crowded at the city gate and begged. Zhao Jue was very angry and ordered the troops to kill. The troops wielded swords and guns to kill the people indiscriminately. All they saw was blood and flesh flying everywhere, and the old, weak, women and children fell in a pool of blood. The people were terrified and ran away screaming. Zhao Jue saw him on the city gate tower and burst into laughter.
At dusk, the soldiers of the Song Army on the northern city wall screamed in alarm. It turned out that a large army was marching in the distance in the horizon. The rumbling sound was like thunder, and the smoke and dust aroused blocked the sunset. The officers and soldiers of the Song Army couldn't help but become nervous.
Zhao Jue received the report and hurried to the top of the city. When he saw the Yanyun army approaching, his expression changed and he hurriedly ordered all the troops to prepare for battle. At the same time, he sent someone to the Chengdu Prefecture to report the situation.
Before it got completely dark, Yan Yun's army arrived outside the city and formed a military formation. The 200,000-strong army was in full glory and murderous. When the Song soldiers on the city wall saw this, they couldn't help but tremble with fear. Of these 200,000 Yanyun troops, 60,000 are the soldiers of the Ninth Legion, 70,000 are the Song troops that were previously incorporated and are now called the Hanzhong Army, and the other 70,000 are the Song troops led by Cao Kan who surrendered not long ago. .
Yang Peng looked towards the top of the city, raised his right hand and waved forward, and two thousand light cavalry of the Ninth Legion immediately galloped out and galloped towards the city wall. When the soldiers of the Song Army saw this, they were startled. Zhao Jue shouted urgently: "The crossbowmen are ready!" The divine arm archer immediately drew the bow string, loaded the crossbow arrows, and was ready to go.
Unexpectedly, those Yanyun war horses did not rush straight to the city wall. When they were more than a hundred steps away from the city wall, they reined in their horses and launched a wave of arrows. A small part of the arrow rain fell on the city wall, but most of it crossed the city wall and fell into the city. "Huh? There's a note tied to the arrow!" some officers and soldiers shouted. The officers and soldiers picked up the arrow books one after another, took them down and read them. The officers and soldiers who knew how to read began to read: "You are all Chinese people, descendants of the Han Dynasty. Are you going to follow the traitors of the Han Dynasty and become the slaves of the Tubo people?..." The hearts of the officers and soldiers were touched. They had some resentment for surrendering to Tibet, but now after hearing these words, their resentment could not help but become even greater. "We know that you are all good men of the Han Dynasty, how can you be willing to be the slaves of the Tubo people! Pick up your weapons, join us in killing the traitors, resist foreign humiliation, and restore the peace of your hometown!"
"Stop reading it! Stop reading it!..." The soldiers rushed into the crowd, pushing and shouting, and snatched the note. Then he found that all the soldiers were looking at him with a strange look. He couldn't help but lose his momentum and became a little scared. They originally wanted to take someone, but they didn't dare at this moment. After grabbing the note, they hurried back to resume their duties. .
After Yan Yun's cavalry shot out the arrow book, they retreated. Then Yanyun's army retreated five miles to the stronghold. The Song Army officers and soldiers in the city couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Several officers found a general named Zheng Jun, who was the deputy general sent by Zhou Rong to Zhao Jue. This was a general with a Chinese character, a strong physique, and a certain righteousness. Several officers raised their fists and saluted Zheng Jun, and then fell silent. They frowned, and there seemed to be indignation between their brows.
Zheng Jun didn't know what was going on and asked: "Is it urgent that you guys came to me suddenly in the middle of the night?" An officer clasped his fists and said: "General, the general must have read the arrow book shot by Yan Yun's army today. !" Zheng Jun nodded and glanced at a few people, "What do you mean by this?" Another officer came forward, cupped his fists and said: "General, we think what the arrow book says makes sense. , We are all noble Chinese descendants, how can we surrender to Tubo and become slaves of the Tubo people!" Several other officers nodded in agreement.
Zheng Jun slapped the desk and shouted: "Bold! This is the decision of the Governor of the Zhenfu. How can we disobey it!" An officer couldn't help but said: "If the Master of the Zhenfu does such a thing, I will not recognize him as mine." Sir! It is better to defect to Yanyun than to be a slave of the Tubo people!" Several other officers agreed in unison.
Zheng Jun stood up suddenly and shouted with a cold face: "How dare you rebel!? Isn't this a capital crime?" An officer said angrily: "I originally thought General you were a good man with backbone and responsibility, but I didn't expect you to be like this. You bastard! Damn it, I made a mistake! If you want to kill me, then kill him. If I frown, I am not a good man!" This man's name is Qin Gang, he is the number one warrior under the Zhenfu Envoy, and he is extremely brave.
Yang Peng stood outside the big tent, looking at the city with lights in the distance, with a thoughtful look on his face. Footsteps sounded, and Huyan Bixian, Zhan Jinguo and Liu Xi arrived. Yang Peng withdrew his gaze and looked at the three of them. The three people came to Yang Peng and worshiped together: "The last general has met King Yan."
Yang Peng smiled and said: "You haven't rested yet?" The three of them looked at each other and Hu Yanbixian said: "King Yan, the general thought that he could raid the city at night. Even if the Song army was well prepared, it would definitely be very dangerous in the middle of the night. When we are tired, our elite troops will be able to attack the city in one go!" The other two nodded with deep understanding.
Yang Peng said: "Our army crossed 800 miles of steep mountains and rivers to arrive in Hanzhou in such a short period of time. Not long ago, we subdued the opponent's 70,000 soldiers and horses in an instant. The enemy was frightened. If there was a surprise attack, there would indeed be a huge loss." Chances are good! But I don’t want to do it!” The three of them were puzzled. Yang Peng sighed, "I don't want to fight a civil war. I don't want to use force to solve the problem unless it is a last resort!" The three people understood, and Liu Xi was moved and said: "The benevolence and righteousness of King Yan is really a blessing to all people in the world! The last general will be able to meet the Lord of the Ming Dynasty and participate in grand events. It is really a blessing from the past life!" This Liu Xi is now the Weinan envoy. He was originally a general guarding Weinan in the imperial court.
Huyan Bixian and Zhan Jinguo couldn't help showing disgust when they heard Liu Xi's flattery. Yang Peng smiled and said: "General Liu, you have committed your old habit again!" Liu Xi then remembered that King Yan did not like to hear such flattery, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and said quickly: "What the general said is all Speak from the bottom of my heart!"
Yang Peng smiled. Huyan Bixian clasped his fists and asked: "Does King Yan think that the arrows fired today can make the enemy surrender? General Mo thinks this is impossible!" Zhan Jinguo nodded and said: "General Guan is right. , those arrow books alone will definitely not have much effect, and the final solution to the problem must rely on force! King Yan does not want us to kill each other, but this is inevitable!" Liu Xi said: "King Yan naturally has King Yan. According to the truth, can the two generals match King Yan's clever plan?" The two men glared at him fiercely.
Yang Peng said: "What you two said makes sense. I'm just giving it a try. It would be best if we can defeat the enemy without fighting. If not," Yang Peng's eyes showed cold murderous intent, "if they If you don't listen to advice, you are a traitor, and I will not show mercy!" Huyan Bixian and Zhan Jinguo were afraid that King Yan would care about the friendship of his people and would not kill him. Now that they saw what he said, they couldn't help but feel extremely happy. They all said in unison: "The King of Yan is wise!" Liu Xi also said quickly: "The King of Yan is wise!"
Yang Peng glanced at the three of them and said, "Give them a day. If they are still stubborn, we will attack the city!" "Yes!"
Throughout the day the next day, Yang Peng stood on the guard tower and looked at Hanzhou, hoping to see the city gate open and the Song army surrender. However, for a whole day, there was no movement in the city opposite. Before we knew it, the sun set in the west and the day passed. Yang Peng sighed secretly, his eyes revealed murderous intent, and he made up his mind. Although Yang Peng doesn't like civil war and doesn't want to kill his own people, if it must be so, he will never be soft. Phoenix Nirvana. If a great nation wants to be reborn, it must make sacrifices!
Yang Peng came down from the sentry tower and immediately ordered the drums to be beaten to gather the generals. After the sound of three drums, the generals gathered in the big tent and worshiped together: "Greetings to King Yan!" Yang Peng said: "I gave them a chance, but it's a pity that they didn't cherish it! In this case, I have to be ruthless! Hu Yan will appear!"
Huyan Bixian immediately stepped out of the line, clasped his fists and said, "The general is here!" Yang Peng picked up an arrow and said, "I will order you to command an elite army to cross the Mi River from the upper reaches of the Mi River at night and outflank the Han from the south. State!" After saying that, he threw down the command arrow. Hu Yanbixian took a step forward, picked up the order arrow, cupped his fists and said, "I have the order!" and then retreated into the queue.
Yang Peng glanced at the other generals and said: "After the other generals return to camp, prepare for battle. Early tomorrow morning, the army will leave camp and attack Hanzhou!" The generals clasped their fists together and agreed. At this moment, an officer hurried into the tent and reported: "To King Yan, there seems to be chaos in Hanzhou City. I wonder what happened?"
Yang Peng felt a little depressed and immediately ran out of the tent, followed closely by the generals. Chen Xiao looked towards Hanzhou in the distance, and sure enough he saw lights flashing on the walls of Hanzhou, crowds of people, and faint sounds of killing coming along the night wind. Chen Xiao was suddenly overjoyed and said excitedly: "It seems they did not disappoint me!" Then he issued an order: "Gather the army immediately and follow me to Bo City!"
The camp gate suddenly opened, and 200,000 Yanyun troops came out in full force, rushing towards the Hanzhou city like a tide. The city gate suddenly opened, and many people poured out of the city gate. Yang Peng immediately ordered the army to stop in formation, and at the same time ordered the Xuanjia Army and War Cavalry to prepare for a charge.
Thousands of people poured out of the city gate and rushed straight towards Yan Yun's army. Liu Xi quickly said to Yang Peng: "King Yan, they must be here to raid us. Order the attack!" Chen Xiao said: "Don't be anxious! Just wait and see!" Yang Peng was very calm, but actually he was uneasy in his heart. He was worried about the other party. He really came to attack him, otherwise he would have to kill his own people!
I saw thousands of people, led by a rough general, running in front of the army, and then they all threw down their weapons and knelt down. The leading general said loudly: "The guilty general Qin Gang respectfully welcomes King Yan into the city!"
Yang Peng was greatly relieved and raised his voice: "General Qin, get up and speak." Qin Gang thanked him, stood up, clasped his fists and said loudly: "The generals and others do not want to be traitors, and have captured Zhao Jue and others. Please respectfully invite King Yan to enter the city. !" Yang Peng nodded, "Okay, you didn't disappoint me, you are all good men of China!" Qin Gang couldn't help but feel excited when he heard King Yan's praise, and at the same time he felt very ashamed.
Then Yang Peng led the army into Hanzhou City under the leadership of Qin Gang's troops. As soon as they entered the city, they saw tens of thousands of Song Army soldiers kneeling in the streets, shouting together: "Welcome King Yan to the city!" Yang Peng said loudly: "Everyone, get up!" "Thank you, King Yan!" Then tens of thousands of soldiers stood up one after another. .
Yang Peng glanced at the street and saw blood stains everywhere on the street, and there were many corpses that had not been cleaned up. He knew that their uprising had gone through a fierce battle anyway! He raised his voice and said: "You are all good men of Sichuan and good men of China! I, Yang Peng, hereby promise you that each of you will get your own land, and your life will be ten times better than before. , a hundred times better!" The soldiers were a little worried at first, but when they heard what King Yan said, everyone felt relieved and worshiped together: "Long live King Yan! Long live King Yan!"
Several generals came forward and said, "Greetings to King Yan!" There was reverence in their eyes. Qin Gang immediately pointed at them and introduced: "They and the general launched a mutiny!" Yang Peng nodded, got off his horse, stepped forward to help a few of them, asked their names one by one, and praised: "You guys did a good job!" Several people were very happy.
At this time, the sound of horse hooves sounded on the street ahead. Yang Peng looked up and saw a general galloping toward him surrounded by more than a dozen soldiers. Qin Gang hurriedly clasped his fists at Yang Peng and said: "To report to King Yan, the man who came is called Zheng Jun. He is the deputy general of the army appointed by the governor. It was Zheng Tongzhi who led us to launch the mutiny! If Zheng Tongzhi hadn't led us, We won’t defeat Zhao Jue so smoothly!”
It turned out that last night, Qin Gang and others went to persuade Zheng Jun to launch a mutiny. Zheng Jun angrily accused Qin Gang and others of trying. The mutiny was not a trivial matter. He had to make sure that Qin Gang and others had no problems, so when Qin Gang and others revealed their intention to mutiny, he deliberately reprimanded everyone. Seeing that everyone was so impassioned, Zheng Jun was sure that they all really wanted to launch a mutiny. , so he immediately expressed his true feelings, and then launched a rebellion in full swing. Tonight, the mutiny was launched as planned. All the soldiers participating in the mutiny had white towels wrapped around their arms. While attacking Zhao Jue's cronies, they shouted loudly: "I would rather die than become a traitor!" In this way, other soldiers who had not The troops involved in the conspiracy were also inspired and spontaneously joined the rebel army. The momentum of the rebel army was getting bigger and bigger like a snowball. When Zhao Jue saw this, he was shocked. Knowing that the situation was over, he wanted to escape, but he could not escape. While setting up camp, they were caught by the rebel army led by Zheng Jun!
Yang Peng was sitting in the lobby of the government office. The generals and the surrendered generals were separated on the left and right. Two hidden assassins, Zhao Jue, who was tied up by Wu Hua Dao, escorted him up. Zhao Jue raised his eyes and saw Yang Peng sitting high on the throne. His legs gave out and he knelt down with a plop, begging for mercy: "I beg the King of Yan to spare my life. The guilty general, the guilty general is willing to follow the example of a dog and a horse!" Yang Peng sneered and asked: "What can you do for me?"
Zhao Jue couldn't think of what service he could do for a moment, so he said: "General Sin, General Sin is willing to do the work of dogs and horses. As long as King Yan has instructions, General Sin will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Yang Peng snorted coldly. Zhao Jue felt a chill in his heart and was in a state of confusion. Yang Peng said: "You and your men killed the people, how majestic you are! Now you are begging for mercy, do you have any fucking shame?" Zhao Jue was flustered, and kept kowtowing: "Please Yan The king has mercy, I beg the king of Yan to have mercy!”
Yang Peng waved his hand, "Drag him down! Cut him off!" Zhao Jue was so frightened that he cried out for mercy. Two secret guards each took one of his arms and dragged him down. The voice begging for mercy quickly faded away and then stopped abruptly. A moment later, Zhao Jue's head was brought in. Although he was dead, his face still had a look of extreme horror. Yang Peng waved his hand, "Take it off, put it into a brocade box together with Cao Kan's head, and send it to Chengdu!" The secret guard agreed, holding Zhao Jue's head and retreated.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
