An Bing and Zhou Rong gathered together to discuss countermeasures while waiting for good news from the front line. Both of them looked very relaxed, because in their hearts, although Yan Yun's army was powerful, it was simply impossible to break through Deyang, which was guarded by 140,000 troops. Not to mention that Chen Xiao could not do it. Even if a god comes, that is impossible!
An Bing asked someone to bring drinks, and the two chatted while eating and drinking. An Bing took a sip of wine and said with a mocking smile: "The Yanyun Army is very famous. The Khitans were defeated by them one after another, and Xixia was destroyed by them. There are no rumors about this." Yan Yunxiao Rui, invincible? But today, they are going to be defeated by us!" Zhou Rong laughed loudly and said: "No matter how powerful people are, they can't fight against the sky. The dead ends and natural dangers in our Sichuan cannot be broken through by human power. ! No matter how powerful Yang Peng is, he is just a human being, not a god!" An Bing nodded with deep understanding.
Zhou Rong added: "Deyang only needs to resist for a few months. I believe the reinforcements from Tibet will arrive, and the prince's troops will also arrive! At that time, the two armies will gather together. If the Yanyun army doesn't know how thick the sky is, it still won't retreat. , hum, the only way is to annihilate the entire army!" Then he said excitedly: "I really can't wait to see what the Yan Yun army will look like after being heavily surrounded? Can it still maintain the "Yan Yun army"? What does Yun Xiaorui look like?" An Bing said with a smile: "There's nothing interesting to see, the scene must be smelly!"
Zhou Rong asked puzzledly: "Why is it so smelly?" An Bing said: "They must be so scared that they peeed and pooped. Isn't it smelly?" Zhou Rong was stunned, and then burst into laughter.
The two drank and chatted for a while, and one of An Bing's trusted officers rushed in and reported: "Master Qi, news just came from the east. The prince once again defeated Dingwei's army in Ezhou. Dingwei was defeated like a mountain. We have retreated into Hongzhou, Jiangxi (now Nanchang), and General Cao’s army of 500,000 has surrounded Hongzhou. I believe Hongzhou will not be able to hold on for long!"
An Bing was overjoyed and couldn't help but said excitedly: "Great! What else can happen?" The officer said: "The entire Jinghu South Road (probably now Hunan), Guangnan West Road (now Guangxi), Guangnan East Road (now Guangnan Guangdong), and all of Jiangxi except Hongzhou, have sworn allegiance to the prince! The situation of the official family is very bad! "
An Bing happily raised his glass and said to Zhou Rong: "Mr. Zhou, this good news is worth realizing!" Then he raised his head and drank the glass of wine. Zhou Rong smiled, but he was not happy at all in his heart. He has now surrendered to Tubo. For him, it would be best if the prince and Zhao Heng fight to the death and both sides lose. Now that the prince is invincible, he is very likely to overthrow Zhao Heng and recover. Huang Tong's posture, this is definitely not good news for him! Once the prince defeats Zhao Heng and unifies Jiangnan, I am afraid he will not be held accountable for surrendering to Tibet! With the current strength of Tubo, I am afraid that it cannot help itself against the Song Dynasty! What's more, there are Yanyun tigers and wolves entrenched on the side, watching eagerly. If one of them fails, he will be shattered to pieces!
An Bing was in high spirits, talking and drinking. Although Zhou Rong was with him, he seemed much duller.
At this moment, another officer rushed in. This time it was two officers, each holding a large brocade box in their hands. An Bing put down his wine glass and asked with a smile: "What good news is there again?" Two officers knelt down on one knee and held up the brocade box with both hands. One of them reported: "Generals Cao Kan and Zhao Jue sent someone to deliver it. I got two brocade boxes!" Zhou Rong couldn't help but become happy and said, "It must be good news!" After saying that, he stood up, walked to the two brocade boxes, turned to smile at An Bing, and said, "There must be something inside." The trophies sent by the two generals!" An Bing thought deeply and said happily: "The two generals have lived up to their trust!"
Zhou Rong picked up one of the brocade boxes and felt it was heavy. He smiled and said, "It's very heavy! What is it? Could it be the golden seal of King Yan!" Although he thought it was unlikely, he was still looking forward to it. . Zhou Rong placed the brocade box on the table and opened the lid. Zhou Rong and An Bing couldn't wait to look into the brocade box. It didn't matter if they didn't look at it. They were startled. When they saw the contents of the brocade box, their faces turned pale and their eyes widened. It's like seeing a ghost! Zhou Rong exclaimed: "Zhao Jue!?" It turned out that what was in this brocade box was actually Zhao Jue's head!
The two of them calmed down. An Bing thought of the other brocade box, and couldn't help but have a bad premonition in his heart. He quickly walked to the other brocade box and opened the lid. What he saw was Cao Kan's head! An Bing was so frightened that he staggered back a few steps. His hands softened and the lid in his hand fell to the ground with a clang. Sitting down on the chair, he looked pale and said with great fear: "What, what is going on?"
Zhou Rong suddenly thought of something and asked the two officers: "Who sent this brocade box?" At this time, the two officers also looked pale and frightened. After listening to Zhou Rong's question, the one on the left The officer said: "Yes, they are two officers wearing our army's armor!" Zhou Rong quickly asked: "Where are they now?" Another officer said: "They sent the brocade box and left."
An Bing stood up and said angrily: "Needless to say, those two officers must have been sent by the Yanyun Army!" Then he said in panic: "The heads of Cao Kan and Zhao Jue were sent by them. Could it be that our two armies were completely annihilated!? This, how is this possible!" As he said this, his heart was in chaos, and he did not want to believe that his two armies were completely annihilated. However, the commanders of the two armies were The heads have been sent, and the two armies are probably in danger!
Zhou Rong said with a pale face: "More than that, if the two armies are completely wiped out, I'm afraid, I'm afraid Deyang will also be captured by them!" An Bing panicked and swallowed involuntarily.
At this moment, there were hurried footsteps at the door again. The two of them looked towards the door together, their hearts rising involuntarily. I saw a private officer hurried in and reported urgently: "Two gentlemen, some defeated soldiers have escaped back!" People from Yanyun's side, riding Yanyun's horses, arrived in Chengdu before the defeated soldiers. , but the defeated troops arrived just now.
Zhou Rong and An Bing looked at each other, and Zhou Rong hurriedly said to the private officer: "Bring them in quickly!" The private officer responded and ran down. After a while, he led two men with tattered armor and blood stains on their bodies. The officer came in. Zhou Rong and An Bing were shocked when they saw the appearance of the two officers. An Bing asked anxiously: "What happened? How is the situation of the two armies?"
One of them said: "Reporting to your lord, both armies have been completely wiped out!"
Although Zhou Rong and An Bing had expected it, they still couldn't help being shocked when they heard the defeated soldier say it himself. Zhou Rong said angrily: "There are two armies with a total of 140,000 soldiers and horses, and Deyang is located in a natural danger, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack! The Yanyun Army is not a heavenly soldier or a heavenly general, how could it possibly defeat Deyang in the blink of an eye?! Even if we conquer Deyang, we won't be able to wipe out all the 140,000 troops, right?" As he said this, he was actually very frightened. An Bing angrily said to the two officers: "What happened? How did Deyang get lost? How did the two armies get wiped out?"
An officer said: "General Cao Kan led an army of 70,000 people and first encountered 2,000 Xuanjia troops commanded by King Yan. King Yan killed General Cao Kan with an arrow in front of the formation, and the army all surrendered!..."
Zhou Rong and An Bing had a look of horror on their faces. Thinking about the scene of King Yan conquering an army of 70,000 with one arrow, they couldn't help but wonder, is King Yan really the God of War descending to earth? Otherwise, how could a mortal be so powerful that he could subdue his own army of 70,000 people with one arrow? ! This, this is simply a myth! Thinking like this, I couldn't help but feel awe in my heart towards the King Yan who I had never met yet!
The officer continued: "As soon as General Zhao Jue received the news that General Cao Kan's army had been wiped out, he immediately retreated into Hanzhou. Soon after, Yan Yun's army came to the city. The next night, Zheng Jun and others suddenly led The army mutinied, defeated us, General Zhao’s personal soldiers, and captured General Zhao!”
Zhou Rong and An Bing were horrified and confused. An Bing frowned and murmured: "Did Yanyun have bribed you and my generals a long time ago?" Both of them couldn't help but panic, and then thought that Hanzhou was also lost, and couldn't help but Distraught. Zhou Rong asked anxiously: "According to what you just said, didn't Hanzhou also fall into the hands of Yanyun Army?" The two officers nodded.
Zhou Rong An Bing was at a loss. Zhou Rong said in panic: "The speed of Yan Yun's army is too fast! Too fast!" He looked at An Bing and said, "Master An, what do you think we should do?" An Bing was also terrified. My heart is in a mess, how do I know what to do? He said worriedly: "Yan Yun's army is advancing so fast. I don't know where the army is now!? I'm afraid that the army will be at the city soon!!"
Zhou Rong's heart moved and he said hurriedly: "The south of Hanzhou is Juntun Town, Hetun Town, and Milei Town. They are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Why not send troops for reinforcements quickly!" The places Zhou Rong mentioned are in More than ten miles south of Hanzhou, the mountains are extremely steep. The Song Army built three forts here including Juntun Town. Due to the mountains, they are extremely dangerous. It can be said that it is a precipitous and natural barrier that cannot be opened by one man! Previously, the Xuanfu Envoy controlled Milei Town, while the Zhenfu Envoy controlled Juntun Town and Hetun Town. There were originally a total of ten thousand defenders. However, due to the tense situation between the two not long ago, most of them almost fought. All the troops have been transferred, and now there are less than a thousand defenders on this line.
In fact, not only the passes in Juntun Town, but also the dozen or so city passes to the south, most of the troops were transferred due to the tense situation between the Xuanfu envoys and the Zhenfu envoys not long ago. This is the ability of Yanyun's army. The fundamental reason for entering the hinterland of Sichuan in such a short period of time.
An Bing shook his head and said: "It must be too late now! Deyang and Hanzhou fell in an instant, and the 140,000 troops were wiped out in the blink of an eye. Although the line of Juntun Town was dangerous, there were only a thousand people guarding it. In Yanyun Hulang We must be vulnerable in front of us, and Yan Yunjun may have crossed that line at this moment!"
Zhou Rong was extremely anxious and said angrily: "Then what do you think we should do?" An Bing thought: "Close the gates of Chengdu and defend the city to the death!"
Zhou Rongshen nodded in agreement and said fiercely: "That's right! Chengdu is built on a mountain, close to mountains and rivers, with strong walls. It is an unbreakable fortress! Moreover, Chengdu has sufficient money and food, and a large population, no matter how strong Yan Yun's army is It's impossible to break through! Let them come, but let them know how powerful we are! I will definitely kill them all!" Zhou Rong said very aggressively, but in fact he had no confidence at all. In his heart, Yan Yunjun was like a monster, an invincible demon. In front of them, he was like a lamb facing a group of tigers and wolves, trembling all over, and even resisting was in vain! The more fearful and weak Zhou Rong feels in his heart, the crazier he appears on the surface! This situation is somewhat similar to that of the Japanese. Why do Japanese people always act extremely crazy and perverted in difficult and desperate situations? Because that crazy and perverted appearance is an illusion, covering up the cowardly heart!
Zhou Rong issued an order to his personal officer: "Go ahead and close the west gate and north gate immediately. No one is allowed to enter or exit without my order!" The personal officer agreed and ran down. An Bing also ordered his personal officers: "Go down and seal the east and south gates. No one is allowed to enter or exit without my order!" The personal officers agreed and ran down.
Zhou Rong and An Bingping retreated from the crowd and discussed specific countermeasures. After many discussions, there was no good solution. It was just the same thing as mentioned before, waiting for help. The two of them had some confidence in standing still and waiting for reinforcements before, but now they have no confidence at all. The Yan Yun Army's military front is more terrifying than the legend, and their confidence has been completely wiped out. Although both of them still appeared confident on the surface, saying that relying on Chengdu, a rich and strong city, they could definitely withstand Yan Yun's army's attack, but they were completely unsure in their hearts. The thought of running away couldn't help but come to mind. But I couldn't bear to give up this extremely rich city known as the Land of Abundance!
The news that Yanyun's army annihilated the two armies of Zhenfu Envoy Xuanfu Envoy and captured Deyang and Hanzhou in one go quickly spread in Chengdu. The people were talking a lot and were in panic. All the talk in the taverns and teahouses was about Yan Yun's army.
"Have you heard? I heard that King Yan single-handedly killed General Cao Kan with one arrow among thousands of troops, and all the 70,000 troops surrendered!" A drunken man with a sinister face said to him like he was offering a treasure. companions said. One of the companions said: "You still need to tell me, don't you know about this matter now?" He raised his eyebrows and sighed: "Awesome! That King Yan is really a evil star from the sky. Whoever encounters him will be unlucky. You're lucky to have a whole corpse!" The drunkard with a savage face nodded in agreement and sighed: "Previously, the Yanyun Army destroyed the Puppet Yan in one fell swoop, and then they competed with the Khitans in Shanxi, and they fought seven battles , the Khitan people were defeated and retreated outside the pass! However, the Yanyun army became more and more courageous as they fought. Following the march to the north, they actually recovered the Datong Prefecture area that the Han family had lost for more than a hundred years! Not long ago, the army moved west In one fell swoop, he wiped out Xixia, which had been a nation for nearly a hundred years, and recently defeated the four-nation coalition! Yanyun Tiger Wolf is truly worthy of its reputation!"
All the companions nodded with deep sympathy, and one of them said worriedly: "Now Yanyun tigers and wolves are targeting us in Sichuan! I'm afraid we can't resist it!" The others nodded worriedly, and one person said with a fearful expression: "I heard that Yanyun tigers and wolves are targeting us in Sichuan! The Yun army is extremely cruel, if we are beaten into the city by them, I am afraid, I am afraid that all of us will die without a burial place!"
Someone at the next table couldn't help but said: "That's nonsense!"
All the drinkers at the table looked at him and saw a big man dressed as a gangster. One person said angrily: "Yan Yun's army is extremely cruel. Every time it passes through a place, it will definitely massacre the city. All the old people and men will be killed, and the women will be kidnapped! This is what the government said, is it true?" Everyone at the table nodded in agreement.
The big man laughed loudly, "Can you believe what the government says? What's more, the Xuanfu envoy and the Zhenfu envoy here are busy all day and night, and the other is defecting to a foreign race. You can believe what these people say. I really don't know what you have to do with your big heads. Use it?" Everyone was a little angry, but they also felt that what the big man said was not unreasonable.
The big man said: "I heard that King Yan is the Great Bodhisattva of Light who came to the world to save us Han people! I think this is reasonable. If King Yan was a mortal, how could he rise in just a few years? Yu Yanyun then annihilated the pseudo-Yan and defeated the Khitans. Not long ago, he also attacked Xixia and defeated the four-nation coalition?! The Yanyun army was invincible in every battle. If King Yan was not the reincarnation of the Great Bodhisattva of Light, how could a mortal have done it? Such ability?"
The drinkers couldn't help but nodded, and one of them frowned and said, "But, that doesn't mean that everything the government said is false! If Yan Yunjun really knows how to massacre the city and conquer Chengdu, what should we do? ?" The drinkers couldn't help but worry again. The big man laughed and said: "It's useless to think so much! We are drunk now! Instead of worrying in vain, it is better to have fun in time! If Yan Yunjun really massacres the city, we will have enjoyed it after all. On the contrary, if King Yan really It’s the Great Bodhisattva of Light, so there’s no need to worry!” All the drinkers laughed and raised their bowls to drink.
A drinker suddenly said: "I heard that things were very good under Yan Yun's rule. Everyone has their own land and houses. The government's taxes on ordinary people are very low. Those who join Yan Yun's army are exempted from all agricultural taxes." . In addition, the government will take care of the old, weak, orphans and widows, and the government will raise the orphans of soldiers and teach them to become talents, etc.! I don’t know if these are true or false!?”
Another drinker said: "I heard it too, I don't believe it is true. If this were true, wouldn't it be heaven! Where is such a good place in the world!?" Many drinkers agreed, but some The drinker said: "That's not certain. Maybe Yan Yun's rule is really so good!" A drinker sneered: "It's a daydream! Yan Yunjun regards etiquette as nothing and is deviant. How can their people be so good?" Really? I don’t think those good things exist, maybe the massacre of the city is real!" Immediately, several drinkers started arguing with him...
As night fell, An Bing paced back and forth irritably in the study. The situation in front of him made him feel at a loss as well as a feeling of fear. The strength and progress of Yan Yun's army far exceeded his imagination. In front of them, his own army of 140,000 was like a flock of chickens and ducks in front of tigers and wolves. Although they were large in number, they were vulnerable! He originally thought that he could hold out until the Tibetan army and the imperial army came to support him. At that time, several armies were guaranteed to win against the Yanyun Army. However, now he has no such confidence at all. He only feels that even if several armies gather, Together, I'm afraid it will be difficult to withstand Yan Yun's military front! Yan Yun's military front is like the blazing sun. Any army in front of them is like ice and snow under the blazing sun. The ice will melt and disintegrate in an instant!
An Bing couldn't help but think of his niece An Qian who was under house arrest. His heart moved and he quickly left the study.
A few days ago, An Qian was placed under house arrest in her mansion due to her relationship with Yan Yun, and her servants and maids were also detained together. But what's interesting is that An Bing didn't make things difficult for An Qian. Apart from sending troops to guard the perimeter of the mansion and not allowing people inside to come out, he didn't harass them. Although everyone was under house arrest, they were not very afraid because they thought the young lady was the woman of King Yan (due to the previous conversation between An Qian and An Bing, everyone now thought she was the woman of Yang Peng), so Yan Yunjun A call is coming. When the time comes, An Bing and the others will respectfully let everyone out. However, the servants and maids were not worried, but as a young lady, An Qian was worried. First, she was worried about whether Yan Yunjun would be able to finally break into Chengdu, and secondly, she was worried about Yan Yunqian, who had a good night with her. Will you still remember yourself?
An Qian was sitting in front of the moon cave window looking out at the night in a daze, when her personal maid Nuan'er ran in and said: "Miss, Miss, the young master is here again!" An Qian frowned and said angrily: "This person It's really annoying!" As he spoke, there was a loud noise outside, and then An Yuan barged in with a dozen servants. Anxi was furious and shouted: "Who let you in, get out!"
An Yuan stared at An Qian with blood-red eyes, breathing heavily. An Qian couldn't help but feel scared when she saw his unkind expression. An Yuan yelled hysterically: "Why are you so ruthless to me? Why? You said you wanted to marry me not long ago, was it a lie?!" Anxi sneered, "Don't be so sentimental here, I never I've never liked you!" An Yuan's heart ached, and he heard An Qian continue: "What I like is a real man, a hero who conquers the world!" He glanced at An Yuan contemptuously, "A man like you , cowardly and incompetent, with no strength to tie a chicken. If you don't have a father, it will be difficult to feed yourself. I feel sick when I see you!" An Yuan was furious, and a wave of evil fire immediately surged into his heart. He suddenly rushed in front of An Qian and grabbed it with both hands. Hold Anxi's arms!
An Qian was startled, and before she could react, An Yuan pushed her down onto the chair. An Yuan pressed on An Qian, stared, and shouted hysterically: "I want you to see if I am a man!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
