Yang Yanzhao's troops raided the snowy mountains. What happened?
It turned out that when the Tubo army came towards Sichuan with ferocious momentum, Yang Peng expected that the Tubo side would use almost all their strength to come this time, and that the direction of Qingtang and Snow Mountain would be empty, so he secretly ordered Yang Yanzhao to wait for an opportunity to seize the strategic location of Snow Mountain Fortress. land. In fact, it was not easy for Yang Yanzhao to seize the Snow Mountain Fortress. Because of the food and grass problem, Yang Yanzhao could only mobilize up to 10,000 troops and horses to fight, and it could not last long. Although the main force of the Tibetans was transferred to Sichuan, the Snow Mountain Fortress still had 10,000 troops. There were still 30,000 defenders in Qingtang. Yang Yanzhao wanted to use 10,000 troops to seize the dangerous fortress guarded by 10,000 troops in a short period of time. This can be said to be an impossible task.
However, Yang Yanzhao is Yang Yanzhao after all, and he is the most outstanding general of this era. No one would have thought that he actually crossed the Snowy Mountains with an elite force of 500 people from between the cliffs twenty miles northwest of the fortress! After the five hundred elites crossed the snow-capped mountains, only three hundred people remained. These three hundred people immediately disguised themselves as Tibetan troops, climbed the Snow Mountain from the south, and arrived at the Snow Mountain Fortress. They lied that they were sent by General Zanpu of the Qingtang Dynasty to inspect. Seeing that the other party came from the south, the defenders in the fortress did not doubt his presence. Also seeing that their armor and flags were correct, they opened the city gate and let them into the fortress without thinking about it.
That night, the three hundred Yanyun elite who had sneaked into the city suddenly attacked the north gate and seized the city gate in one fell swoop. Yang Yanzhao, who had sneaked into the vicinity of the fortress, immediately led his troops into the fortress. Yanyun's army was like a magic weapon descending from the sky. The Tubo army was caught off guard and was killed in pieces. They were completely defeated. Many people fled the camp in a hurry before they had time to put on their pants. In the early morning of the next day, Yanyun's army occupied the fortress. Most of the 10,000 fortress defenders were annihilated, and a small number fled to Qingtang.
Yang Yanzhao occupied the Snow Mountain Fortress, seized a large amount of grain and grass in the fortress, and immediately mobilized an army to arrive. Then he personally led an army of 30,000 to attack Qingtang. Qingtang, located on the north bank of Qinghai Lake, is a famous city in Tubo. Its prosperity is not inferior to that of the imperial capital Luozu, which is today's Lhasa. More than a hundred miles north of Qingtang is Xuanhua Prefecture in the Hexi Corridor, also known as Zhangye, and two hundred miles northeast is Xiliang Prefecture in the Hexi Corridor, also known as Wuwei. Qingtang and Hexi Corridor are separated by the Qilian Mountains and Daxue Mountains, mainly or It is said that the only passage is the fortress on the snow mountain. The east side of Qingtang is adjacent to Qinfeng Road controlled by Yanyun. A hundred miles east of Qingtang is Xining Prefecture, Yanyun's important town in the west, which is now Xining City. The main force of the Eighth Army of the Yanyun Army is located in Xining Prefecture.
While Yang Yanzhao sent troops to attack Qingtang, he also sent people to Xining Prefecture to ask Si Xingfang, commander of the Eighth Army Corps, to lead his troops out of Xining Prefecture to attack Qingtang. At the same time, he sent Yang Gui to lead a partial division to escort part of the grain and grass seized from the Snow Mountain Fortress to Xining Prefecture. Yang Yanzhao knew that Xingfang was also short of food, so he specially allocated some food and grass to support him.
After receiving Yang Yanzhao's letter and getting a lot of food and grass, the bank immediately left the deputy general to guard Xining Prefecture, while he led the 20,000 elite troops of the Eighth Army out of Xining Prefecture and marched westward, cooperating with Yang Yanzhao to attack Qingtang. Forty thousand Yanyun troops gathered at the foot of the Qingtang City. Their military power was at its peak and their morale was like a rainbow. The Tibetan troops in the city were so frightened that they closed the city gates tightly and did not dare to leave the city to fight. The Qingtang General Zanpu kept sending envoys to Luoche for help. .
Late that night, the governor of Qingtang came to Zanpu and said: "General, I have an urgent matter to discuss with the general." The governor of Qingtang was originally Zanpu, but not long ago, Zanpu was appointed as the governor of Qingtang. The general was responsible for the defense of Qingtang, Xueshan and Qilian Mountains. The governor of Qingtang was replaced.
Zanpu frowned and asked, "Is there something going on in the city?" Now that Yanyun's elite soldiers are approaching, Zanpu is most worried about another problem in the city, which will be very bad!
The governor of Qingtang said worriedly: "General, there are too many Han people in Qingtang. If they cooperate with Yanyun's army outside the city, we will be doomed!" Qingtang, during the Tang Dynasty, was the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty; For quite some time in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Qingtang Dynasty also belonged to the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty. Therefore, the Qingtang Dynasty gathered many Han people from the Central Plains and settled here. After being taken away by the Tubo people, although the number of Han people decreased, they still occupied the territory of the Qingtang Dynasty. About one-third of the total population.
Zanpu stood up, walked to the Governor of Qingtang, frowned and said, "I am also worried about this matter. It is said that the Han people are already showing signs of instability." He glanced at the Governor of Qingtang and asked, "Do you have any questions?" Any good ideas?"
There was a ferocious look in the eyes of Governor Qingtang, and he said: "General, these are extraordinary times, and decisive measures should be taken! The subordinate thinks that they can be gathered together, and then..." Governor Qingtang followed the instructions on his neck. made a slashing gesture. Zamp opened his eyes and felt a little moved, but he was a little hesitant. After all, massacring tens of thousands of unarmed people at once was not an easy decision to make!
At the Chengdu Palace, Yang Peng received a handwritten letter from Yue Fei forwarded from Xining Prefecture. After reading it, Yang Peng couldn't help but smile and said: "Yang Yanzhao is truly a famous general in the world! Not only did he break through the Snow Mountain Fortress in one fell swoop, but he also marched into Qingtang!" At this time, only Yan Ji stood next to Yang Peng. Luo Yanran and Anxi was not here, and both women went to deal with business matters.
Yan Ji is dressed in a black warrior costume, with a slender figure and sexy peaks. Her hair is combed into a ponytail and tied with a golden ribbon, making her look very energetic. She has a beautiful face without any makeup. , but she reveals a beauty that would eclipse even flowers; her temperament is cold and cold, making people afraid to get close to her, but they can't help but want to explore her.
Yang Peng put down Yang Yanzhao's letter, thought for a while, took the letter paper, picked up the brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote a letter quickly. He picked it up and looked at it carefully. After confirming that it was correct, he folded it, put it in an envelope, and shouted: "Here comes someone!" Wang Kai, who was guarding the door, immediately ran in, clasped his fists and saluted: "Master!"
Yang Peng picked up a command arrow and handed over the letter and the command arrow together. Wang Kai came forward and took the arrows and letters with both hands. Yang Peng said: "Let the letter be sent to Yang Yanzhao at the foot of Qingtang City, and the arrow will be sent to the transportation team going north. The transportation team will be ordered to send one-third of the grain and grass to the west, via Xining Prefecture, to Yang Yanzhao of Qingtang City." !" After Yang Peng occupied Chengdu, he immediately transported grain and grass to various places. He sent a total of four transport teams. One team went north via both sides of the Wei River, across northern Shaanxi, and transported to Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Ningxia, where Yang Peng just now Of the transport teams mentioned in the order, one team passed through Jiange to the northeast to Tianjing New City, the other team also passed through Jiange to the northeast, but crossed Henan and went to Yanjing City, the capital of the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. The last team also came from Jiange left Sichuan and then headed east to transport grain and grass to Huaibei. There were several legions of the Yanyun Army there, so they naturally needed a large amount of grain and grass.
Wang Kai agreed and hurried down. Yang Peng thought for a moment, looked at Yan Ji, and asked: "Miss Yan, have all the Jianghu forces in Sichuan submitted?" Yan Ji said coldly: "Brother Qingshui Pao has submitted, do others still dare to resist? But some gangs are worried Their future livelihood, after all, King Yan is not responsible for any illegal activities, and many of these gangs make a living by doing illegal activities!"
Yang Peng said: "This is easy to handle. According to the method we implement in the north, these Jianghu gangs have three ways out. One is to switch to serious business. They must have accumulated a lot of money from doing illegal activities over the years. The capital of doing business is There is no problem; the second is to demobilize on the spot, and the elite players join 'Huaxu'; the third is to leave Yanyun's control area and go to other places. The three paths are up to them to choose."
Yan Ji said: "I have already said this. Most people choose the first and second options, but no one chooses the third option. However, some people raised a question that I couldn't answer, so I had to ask King Yan for instructions!"
Yang Peng said nothing, waiting for her to continue. Yan Ji continued: "Some gangs have suggested that while being serious businessmen in Yanyun, they can continue to do underworld business on other people's territory?"
Yang Peng showed a thoughtful expression and said, "This should be no problem..." He looked at Yan Ji and said, "This does not violate any of Yan Yun's laws, so I can agree to it." Yan Ji said, "In that case, then That's what I told them." Then he bowed his hands to Yang Peng and prepared to leave.
"Wait a moment!"
Yan Ji turned around and asked, "What other orders does King Yan have?" Yang Peng stood up and walked to Yan Ji. The quiet fragrance that could evoke people's most primitive impulses penetrated his nose. Yang Peng couldn't help but feel his heart tremble. After calming down, she said: "There is something I want to discuss with you." Yan Ji did not say anything, but looked at Yang Peng with a look of 'I will just do whatever you want.'
Yang Peng said: "The main purpose of establishing 'Huaxu' was to deal with the Jianghu forces that were outside of control, but recently I feel that letting 'Huaxu' do just this kind of thing is really overkill." Yan Ji revealed A look of curiosity. Yang Peng felt that Yan Ji's appearance was really unique. He came to his senses and said: "'Huaxu', as a secret organization, should play a more important role." At this time, Yang Peng already had a complete picture in his mind. According to his plan, he wants to build "Huaxu" into a powerful organization similar to the intelligence agency of modern society. Yang Peng said: "'Hua Xu' will be responsible for spying on intelligence, collecting public opinion, assassinating enemy political figures, subverting the imperial regime, etc. in the future!"
Yan Ji was a little surprised. She never thought that 'Hua Xu' could do so many great things. Yang Peng walked to the desk, picked up a pamphlet, and handed it back to Yan Ji. Yan Ji took the pamphlet and glanced at Yang Peng in confusion.
Yang Peng smiled and said: "This is an agent manual that I spent several nights writing. It covers the division of labor, training methods, tasks to be undertaken by the members of 'Huaxu', precautions, etc. You should go back and take a good look at it. . If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. I hope that the general framework can be put in place before and after the Chinese New Year." Yan Ji promised with clasped fists and went down.
A secret guard led a dusty herald in, clasped his fists and said, "Master, General Huyan Bixian has sent an envoy!" After saying that, he stepped aside. Yang Peng looked at the herald, who came forward and clasped his fists and said: "I pay my respects to King Yan! I have been sent by General Huyan Bixian to report the victory. Guozhou has been pacified, and all the rebels except those who were annihilated have surrendered!" "
Yang Peng smiled, "As expected! Then Chen Kang is just a clown! By the way, where is Chen Kang, have you caught him?" "Reporting to King Yan, Chen Kang was killed by his officers on the way to escape. Got it!"
Yang Peng shook his head and asked, "How did Huyan Bixian conquer Guozhou?"
The messenger said: "General Huyan Bixian led his troops and horses to approach Guozhou. Chen Kang actually took the courage of his ambition and led 30,000 people under his command out of the city to fight. Our army defeated the enemy in one battle, and the enemy seemed to be driven away. He ran back to the city like a duck. Immediately, General Huyan Bixian took advantage of the situation to attack the city. In less than half an hour, our soldiers broke through the city defense and defeated the rebels!" Yang Peng smiled and shook his head, "This Chen Kang is indeed Just a piece of trash!"
At this moment, another secret guard led the herald in. The secret guard reported: "Master, General Liu Xi sent someone to report an urgent military situation!" Yang Peng looked at the herald, who took a step forward, knelt down on one knee, and said: "I pay my respects to King Yan! Yang Peng asked: "Has Liu Xi put down the rebellion of Yazhou and Xishan Yechuan tribes?" The messenger said: "Reporting to King Yan, General Liu Xi was defeated..."
Yang Peng was stunned, "The battle was defeated? What happened?" The herald said: "General Liu Xi led 10,000 troops and marched all the way to Mingshan Town in the northeast of Yazhou, and encountered a thousand enemy troops. General Liu Xi He launched a fierce attack, and the enemy army was vulnerable to a single blow and retreated!..."
Yang Peng frowned and murmured: "They will be defeated at the first touch, and there are only a thousand enemy troops. This is obviously a plan to lure the enemy deeper." He looked at the herald and asked, "What happened next?"
The herald said: "General Liu Xi led the army in pursuit all the way south and entered a valley..." When Yang Peng heard this, he couldn't help but shook his head and cursed: "Idiots, what idiots!" He asked, "Are Liu Xi and the others the same? Encountered an ambush in the valley?" The herald said: "King Yan's prediction was correct. Soon after the troops led by General Liu Xi entered the valley, drums suddenly sounded loudly on the mountains on both sides, and thousands of enemy troops appeared. Immediately, the enemy troops fired arrows at our army. Our army had nowhere to hide and was caught off guard. We suffered heavy casualties. General Liu Xi was also injured, but he insisted on leading the army out of the valley! But as soon as we came out of the valley, we were attacked by enemy troops from all directions. After a fierce attack, our army struggled to break through the siege and returned to Mingshan Town. Unexpectedly, that night, a fire broke out in the town. Our army rushed out of the town, leaving behind many supplies! However, as soon as we left the town, we were attacked by the enemy. Attacked from all sides, our army suffered heavy losses and broke through to the north, retreating all the way to Baizhang County!"
Yang Peng said angrily: "Our Yanyun Army has never been so defeated since we formed an army. Why is Liu Xi not dead yet?"
When the messenger saw that Yang Peng was angry, he did not dare to speak and was frightened.
Yang Peng suddenly smiled and nodded: "Okay, this Han Tong is really good. I really underestimated him! He can govern the place and lead troops to fight. He is really a versatile man in both civil and military affairs!" He looked at the herald. , asked: "How much did Liu Xi lose?" The herald quickly said: "Reporting to King Yan, our army lost almost four thousand people..." Yang Peng was a little surprised, "Only less than four thousand people were lost? "Immediately he thought to himself, "I think Han Tong's army must have limited combat power. Otherwise, after these few battles, even if Liu Xi's troops cannot be completely wiped out, most of them must have been wiped out!" He smiled and said: " Han Tong is an amazing talent, but it’s a pity that he was born at the wrong time!”
Then he said to the herald sent by Huyan Bixian: "Go back immediately and tell Huyan Bixian to leave the army in Guozhou and leave the affairs to his deputy for the time being. I will send someone to take over. He will set off back to Chengdu immediately. , I have an important task for him!" The herald promised and ran down.
Yang Peng said to the herald sent by Liu Xi: "Go back and tell Liu Xi to guard Baizhang and do not attack under any circumstances, otherwise I will punish him for disobeying military orders!" The herald quickly responded and ran down.
Yang Peng looked outside the study, smiled and murmured: "Han Tong, good fellow, I have to capture you alive!" Later that day, Luo Yanran and An Qian came back to the palace to have dinner with Yang Peng. At the banquet, An Qian smiled and said to Yang Peng, "Today, according to the instructions of the eldest brother, my little sister led my uncle to take over the confiscated property. My uncle is so grateful for the kindness of the eldest brother that he is determined to repay the eldest brother's death!"
Yang Peng smiled, glanced at An Qian, and asked, "Has An Bing left Chengdu?" An Qian nodded and said, "He has left. My little sister will see him off in person."
Yang Peng nodded and said: "He didn't treat you well before, but he is your uncle after all. I am very happy that you can put aside the past grudges." An Qian sighed and said: "My little sister actually hated him before. But seeing his pitiful look, the hatred disappeared involuntarily!" Yang Peng smiled slightly, "That's good! It's very painful to hate people, it's better to let go and be happier!" An Qian nodded with deep understanding. nod.
Yang Peng smiled and said mockingly: "I'm afraid only Yanran thinks that my elder brother has a heart of benevolence. In the eyes of the people in the world, even if they don't hate me, they still regard me as a demon-like existence. Benevolence and I have nothing to do with each other." You took the bait!" An Qian said hurriedly: "People also think that eldest brother is the gentlest man in the world!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "You guys like me so much that you feel this way, but I am satisfied with this. !" An Qian smiled softly, and Luo Yanran, whose stunning face was hidden by the veil, seemed to also smile.
Luo Yanran said: "Brother, sister Xiaoqian and I have discussed something. We want to call on merchants all over Sichuan to spend money to resettle the homeless people." Anqian nodded quickly.
Yang Peng smiled and said: "This is brother's business, so don't worry about it."
Luo Yanran said gently: "Big brother's matters are our matters. Hey, we neither have the wisdom of running the country like Princess Yelu, nor the ability like Princess Han Bing. We can't help big brother with big things, but we can only help with small things. Now! Brother, we don’t want to be useless women, just leave the resettlement of refugees to us!" Anxi said: "Yes, brother. Those sisters each have their own abilities, and the common people They all praised us. Although we can’t compare with them, we can’t be too bad. We can’t accomplish big things, but we have to make some achievements in small things!”
Yang Peng smiled slightly, nodded and said: "Okay, I will leave this matter to you." The two women were overjoyed, stood up together, and bowed Yingying: "I accept your order!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "That's wrong. You should say that I take orders."
An Qian's face blushed, and her beautiful eyes showed a charming look, which was particularly moving. Luo Yanran couldn't see her beauty because she was wearing a veil, but it was conceivable that her appearance at this moment must be very charming. The two women saluted again and said: "I accept my orders!" An Qian looked very charming, while Luo Yanran's voice revealed a bit of shyness. Yang Peng laughed heartily and said with a satisfied look, "Okay, okay, everyone, sit down." The two women returned to their seats and sat down.
An Qian picked up the wine pot, first filled the wine glass for Yang Peng, then for Luo Yanran, and finally filled the wine glass in front of her. He put down the flask, picked up the wine glass, and said sweetly: "I'd like to give you a glass of wine!" Then he raised his head and drank it all in one gulp. The wine went into his red lips, and his beautiful face was steamed by the wine, making her even more gorgeous. Her beautiful eyes were full of love. He glanced at Yang Peng. Yang Peng looked at An Qian with a smile, picked up the wine glass, and drank it in one gulp.
Luo Yanran picked up the wine glass and said, "Little sister, I would like to toast to you, brother." Yang Peng looked at her with a smile, and saw her left hand lifting a corner of the gauze curtain, revealing her slim and smooth chin, and her small, warm red lips. The teeth are like jade, and the red lips complement each other. They are so beautiful that Yang Peng can't help but feel a sway in his heart. Luo Yanran drank a glass of wine, put down the gauze curtain, and the beautiful scene disappeared. Yang Peng couldn't help but feel disappointed.
At this time, An Qian filled another glass of wine for Yang Peng. Yang Peng picked up the glass and drank it in one gulp. Putting down the wine glass, he said to the two women: "The resettlement of refugees is not only expensive, but also very complicated. If you don't understand anything or encounter difficult problems, you can come to me immediately." The two women nodded. Yang Peng said: "I will send orders to all localities and order the local governments to cooperate with you. You can ask the local governments to cooperate with you in all matters related to the resettlement of refugees." Luo Yanran smiled and said: "With the order from Big Brother, if we can't do a good job This matter makes me really embarrassed to see my brother!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
