Yang Peng rode his horse to the mountain beside the river. In front of him, the magnificent Yangtze River rolled eastward with great momentum, like countless horses galloping non-stop. The momentum of the Yangtze River was even higher than that of the Yellow River, cutting off the north and south, as if the other side was unreachable. It is like another world that can be reached. No wonder the Yangtze River has been called a natural chasm since ancient times!
At this time, on the opposite side of the Yangtze River, hundreds of thousands of migrant workers were building fortifications under the supervision of the official army. It was a busy scene, and the roaring river could not cover up the chants! On the river, the warships of the Song Army and Navy were patrolling back and forth, and they were very tightly guarded!
Yang Peng's eyes crossed the river, and then crossed the river bank. Looking into the distance, he saw a city gate located between the mountains and rivers, hidden in the mountains, with the water and sky beside it. That was Chengling Pass. Located not far northeast of Yuezhou, on the east bank of the mouth of Dongting Lake, straddling the waters of Dongting Lake and the Yangtze River, it is a very important gate on the defense of the Yangtze River. Breaking through here, the Yanyun Army can go straight to Yuezhou and then sweep across The entire Jinghu South Road. Now Wu Jie is personally stationed here. There are 100,000 officers and soldiers guarding Chengling Pass, and half of the naval warships are also gathered here.
Yang Peng looked thoughtful, and Xiao Duoli said next to him: "Cao Yong has assembled a large number of troops at Chengling Pass. It is not easy to attack the fortress from the front. Moreover, the river here is very wide, and our cannons cannot reach the other side!" Yang Peng smiled.
Yang Peng returned to the big tent and started thinking about the sand table. At this time, Wang Kai came in, clasped his fists and said, "Master, there is a fisherman who says he is the envoy of the Yuezhou Prefecture and wants to see the master!"
Yang Peng turned around and said: "Bring him in." Wang Kai responded and ran down. Yang Peng turned to a secret guard beside him and said, "Cover the sand table." The secret guard responded, and immediately picked up the black tarpaulin rolled up on one side of the sand table and covered the entire sand table.
After a while, Wang Kai led a middle-aged man dressed as a fisherman to the big tent, clasped his fists and said, "Master, I've brought you here." After that, he stepped aside. The middle-aged fisherman immediately came up and paid homage: "I pay homage to King Yan!" "Get up." The middle-aged man responded, stood up, clasped his fists with a sincere and humble look on his face and said, "I am from Yuezhou, this little man!" The staff of Lord Magistrate Wang are specially ordered to surrender to King Yan on behalf of my Lord!"
Xiao Duoli snorted coldly and said, "Since you have surrendered, why don't you do it yourself?"
The middle-aged man quickly made a four-way bow to the generals, "Generals, you are aware of this," and bowed to Yang Peng, "King Yan is aware of this, naturally my master wants to come to see King Yan in person to express his sincerity, but Nowadays, Cao Yong is in charge of the defense of the Yangtze River, so it is not convenient. If he comes here rashly, I am afraid that Cao Yong will notice the clues. My master said that in that case, although it would not be a pity for him to die, but if he misses the important events of King Yan, , then there will be no redemption at all!"
Shi Liancheng, Duan Zhixian and others disliked this kind of sycophant who acted according to the circumstances. After hearing such words, they immediately frowned. Duan Zhixian was about to curse, but he held back the words. Duan Zhixian has been General Yanyun for several years and has learned to control his temper. Of course, Duan Zhixian's control is also limited. If he is really offended, he will not worry about anything.
Yang Peng asked coldly: "Your Lord Wang is sincerely planning to surrender, isn't it a fake surrender?" The middle-aged man looked shocked and hurriedly bowed: "My Lord Wang has long admired King Yan extremely! If he hadn't been forced to do so before, he would have surrendered to King Yan a long time ago! Lord Wang surrendered to King Yan, and that was absolutely sincere!" Then he took off a small baggage on his waist. Upon seeing this, Zhong Yinsha immediately pressed the handle of the knife with his right hand, with murderous intent in his eyes. I saw the middle-aged man opening the package, taking out a seal, holding it up with both hands, and said: "King Yan, please look at this, this is the seal of the Yuezhou Prefecture! To show your sincerity, I have specially ordered this villain to donate this seal to you." King Yan!"
Yang Peng glanced at Wang Kai, who immediately walked up to the middle-aged man, took off the seal, and handed it to Yang Peng. Yang Peng picked up the seal and looked at it. Sure enough, it was the official seal of Yuezhou. Wang Zhuo actually donated his official seal, so there should be no problem with his sincerity.
Yang Peng put down his official seal and asked the middle-aged man: "What is your name?" The middle-aged man quickly bowed and said: "Young man Wang Dong." Yang Peng nodded and said: "How do you, Mr. Wang, plan to surrender to me? ?”
Wang Dong cupped his fists and said: "Master Wang did not mention the specific details to the villain. This time, Master Wang just asked the villain to bring a seal to surrender to King Yan on his behalf! Master Wang said that if King Yan is willing to show mercy, he will He is a minister of King Yan, and he will definitely die for the great cause of King Yan!"
Duan Zhixian couldn't help but scolded: "So you are just here to explore the road!" Wang Dong smiled and said: "Forgive me, General, this kind of thing is related to wealth and life, so you must be cautious!" Duan Zhixian snorted and wanted to After cursing a few words, he saw his elder brother coming over with a glare and couldn't help but shut his mouth.
Yang Peng said to Wang Dong: "You go back and tell Mr. Wang that I accept his surrender." Wang Dong was overjoyed and bowed: "I would like to thank King Yan for my lord!" Yang Peng said: "But if he wants to step on both sides, A boat will not end well. Since you have surrendered to me, you must take practical actions. If he can help our army cross the river, I will promote him according to the reward and punishment standards of my Yanyun Army!"
Wang Dong quickly clasped his fists and said, "Master Wang thinks so too. After the villain returns, Master Wang will definitely take action!" Yang Peng nodded, "Go ahead." Wang Dong responded and bowed to Yang Peng. , left. Duan Zhixian couldn't help but said: "I can't stand this kind of people who act according to the wind! These scumbags are just like bullshit!" Shi Liancheng said: "What Duan Zhixian said is right, this kind of people usually bully The common people are villains, but they are all spineless weaklings during the war, but these people are all people who have read poetry and books. It can be seen that the more books they read, the worse their character becomes!"
Xiao Duoli smiled and said: "The two generals are right! However, for us, such people are very useful! Cowards and traitors within the enemy can often help us a lot!"
Duan Zhixian looked at Yang Peng and said angrily: "But the problem is that the elder brother wants to use such a person now!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "Since you have made military achievements, you must reward them according to their merits. As for what they will do in the future, Duan Zhixian Why are you worrying unfoundedly? Our laws and our supervisory departments are not strict. If they continue to be corrupt and pervert the law like they did in the Song Dynasty in the future, they will be doing their own evil!" Duan Zhixian's eyes lit up and he nodded vigorously. , said loudly: "Yes, yes, that's it! In this way, the Sa family won't worry anymore!"
Wang Dong left Yanyun Military Camp, came to a secluded place on the shore, boarded a fishing boat waiting on the shore, and headed south of the Yangtze River. After nightfall, Wang Dong came to the camp at Chengling Pass and saw Cao Yong and Wang Zhuo. Wang Zhuo looked very thin and cunning. Wang Dong bowed to the two of them: "My subordinate is back."
Wang Zhuo asked hurriedly: "What's the situation? King Yan didn't doubt you, did he?" Wang Dong said: "Reporting to your lord, Yang Peng is very cunning. He was originally doubtful about what his subordinates said, but when the subordinates took out your official seal, , and he completely believed it. He wanted the younger one to tell the adults, don’t try to tread two boats, you must take practical actions. When things are done, he will reward the adults generously!"
Wang Zhuo and Cao Yong looked at each other and smiled. Wang Zhuo exclaimed: "The commander's plan deceived Yang Peng! He spoke to Wang Dong like this, obviously he completely believed what Wang Dong said!"
Cao Yong smiled excitedly and said, "This is just the first step, and the next step is the second step." He glanced at Wang Zhuo and said, "This second step is for you, Mr. Wang, to offer advice to Yang Peng." Wang Zhuo nodded, "I understand."
Before evening the next day, Wang Dong came to the tent of Yanyun Military Camp again, clasped his fists towards Yang Peng and said: "My lord was very surprised when he learned that King Yan accepted his surrender. When he came up with a plan, he could make Yan Peng surrender." Wang's army crossed the river in one fell swoop!" When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but become curious. Wang Dong took out a letter and held it up with both hands. Wang Kai went up to receive the letter and forwarded it to Yang Peng.
Yang Peng picked up the letter, opened it, took out the letter paper, unfolded it and read it. He frowned and said, "Your Majesty Wang, you want me to wait for another month until the rainy season arrives before taking action?" Wang Dong said quickly: "The water in Jun River is shallow, and we must wait until the rainy season before we can sail. When the rainy season arrives, King Yan's army can By taking a boat from Junshui to Jinghu South Road, the so-called natural chasm of the Yangtze River will be destroyed!"
Yang Peng thought: "The strategy is good, but it is delayed for too long." He looked up at Wang Dong and said, "This strategy is indeed a good one. However, to enter Junshui, you must first pass through Chibi Mountain. As far as I know , there are ten thousand Song troops stationed on Chibi Mountain. Even if the Junshui River rises, our army will not be able to enter Juanshui unless we capture Chibi Mountain!" Wang Dong said quickly: "This is to inform King Yan. My family is just in case, just in case. Therefore, many key contents were not written in the letter and were not signed. King Yan did not have to worry about the Song army on Chibi Mountain. King Yan may not know something. The commander on Chibi Mountain is my sister-in-law, Mr. Jia. King Yan’s army went south. At that time, the Song army on Chibi Mountain will not only not intercept King Yan, but will assist King Yan!"
Yang Peng nodded and said with a smile: "So that's what happened." Wang Dong asked cautiously: "I wonder what King Yan thinks of my master's proposal?" Yang Peng thought: "The strategy is good, but it is just a delay. It's been a while, I need to think about it. Go and tell your lord, asking him to think of a faster way." Wang Dong clasped his fists in agreement and said, "If King Yan has no other instructions, I will leave. !" Yang Peng nodded and said, "Go ahead!" Wang Dong saluted Yang Peng and left.
Yang Peng stood up and walked to the sand table, looking at the sand table and thinking. Duan Zhixian said angrily: "There are so many people in Song Ting who are cheating and cheating, we can even wipe out Jiangnan with our eyes closed!" Everyone laughed, and Yang Peng said: "It can't be that easy!"
Shi Liancheng asked: "Brother, do we really have to wait for a month for the rainy season to arrive?" He frowned, "In this case, if the Junshui road fails, it will be even more difficult to cross the Yangtze River!"
Yang Peng looked thoughtful. When everyone saw this, they looked at each other and did not dare to disturb him. Wang Dong returned to Chengling Pass and relayed Yang Peng's words to Cao Yong and Wang Zhuo. Wang Zhuo asked Cao Yong: "Commander, it seems that Yang Peng doesn't want to wait that long. What should we do now?"
Cao Yong walked to the sand table thoughtfully, his eyes fell on the eye-catching river, he frowned and murmured: "I originally wanted to use this as a delaying strategy. After the rainy season arrives, the river will be wider than it is now. The water on the river is even more surging, and you will have more confidence in defending the river at that time! However, Yang Peng's words clearly considered the impact of the rainy season and did not want to delay it! If you insist on waiting until the rainy season, Firstly, it might make Yang Peng suspicious, and secondly, Yang Peng will most likely not wait, but will attack first according to his own plan! No matter which situation it is, it will be bad for us!"
Wang Zhuo nodded and said, "If I insist on waiting until the rainy season, with Yang Peng's cunning, I'm afraid our plan will fall short!" Cao Yong's eyes fell on Chengling Gate, and suddenly his heart moved, "Yes! Since he wants to go faster, we will do what he wants!" Then he gave Wang Zhuo careful instructions.
Wang Dong came to Yanyun's tent for the third time, clasping his fists with joy on his face and saying: "God bless King Yan! Cao Yong, who was originally in charge of Chengling Pass, went to inspect Fangtai Mountain last night. Now the front line of Chengling Pass The defense is temporarily handed over to my family! This is a great opportunity to seize Chengling Pass in one fell swoop!" The Fangtai Mountain that Wang Dong mentioned is located dozens of miles northwest of Chengling Pass, and is also on the bank of the Yangtze River, close to Chengling Pass. Like Guan, it was also a key point in the defense of the Yangtze River. Thirty thousand Song troops were stationed on it. Cao Yong, the governor of Jiangnan military affairs, naturally wanted to go there to inspect.
When Yang Peng heard this, he looked happy and said: "In this case, Wang Zhuo should surrender the city immediately!"
Wang Dong said quickly: "I'm afraid this is a bit embarrassing. King Yan Mingjian, although my lord has been ordered to temporarily take charge of the front-line military affairs at Chengling Pass, it is only a temporary appointment after all. The generals in the army are still Cao Yong's people. If my lord acts rashly, I'm afraid that Not only will we not be able to pass the test, but we will be harmed by those generals! Even if we die for King Yan, it will be nothing, but in this way, we will fall short of our achievements!"
Yang Peng nodded and asked: "Then do you adults have any plans?" Wang Dong clasped his fists and said: "My lord thinks that the best strategy is to coordinate the inside and the outside. What my lord means is that at midnight tomorrow, my lord Will deliberately make arrangements so that there is a gap for the patrolling naval forces on the river. At that time, Yan Yun's army quietly approaches Chengling Pass in boats. When they arrive at the water gate, they ask King Yan to light three bonfires on the bow of the boat. We see the signal Then open the water gate immediately, and then we and you will cooperate internally and externally to attack the garrison in Guanzhong, and we will definitely be able to march down to Chengling Pass in one go!"
Everyone couldn't help but feel that what Wang Dong said was a good strategy, but it was disgraceful to betray his colleagues in this way. Yang Peng thought for a moment, nodded, and said: "Very good, let's do it!" Wang Dong said happily: "Since King Yan also agrees, then I will go back immediately and inform my adults to be prepared so that they can cooperate with King Yan tomorrow night. Take action!" Yang Peng nodded and said: "Go back and tell your lord, after the deed is accomplished, I will definitely reward him heavily according to Yanyun's military law!" Wang Dong hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "I want to thank you in advance for my lord. King Yan! Resign, villain!" Yang Peng nodded, and Wang Dong hurried away.
After Wang Dong returned, he reported the situation to Cao Yong and Wang Zhuo. Wang Zhuo said excitedly: "Yang Peng fell into the trap!" Cao Yong suppressed the excitement in his heart and said: "Success or failure depends on this one move! As long as this battle severely damages Yan Yun Even if we can't force them to stop their southern invasion plan, their morale will be severely damaged! We will be more confident in holding the Yangtze River!" Wang Zhuo and Wang Dongshen nodded in agreement. Cao Yong immediately summoned several generals under his command and gave detailed instructions. The generals followed the order and left.
Both Yan Yunjun and Song Jun were actively preparing, and it was soon midnight of the next day. The Yanyun lookout soldiers on Jiang'an Mountain saw that the Song Army warships that had been plying the river had disappeared. They couldn't help but get excited and immediately reported the situation to Yang Peng. Yang Peng immediately ordered Yin Mingde to take action, and at the same time ordered the messenger to send orders to Shi Liancheng, and the action began.
I saw a huge fleet leaving the shore and sailing slowly towards Chengling Pass on the opposite side. At this time, the bright moon shone on the river, and the river surface was sparkling. About two-quarters of an hour later, the fleet approached Chengling Pass and stopped. Immediately three bonfires were lit on the three leading boats.
Suddenly the cannon at the city gate exploded, countless torches illuminated the originally dark city gate like daylight, and earth-shaking shouts rang out at the same time! Immediately, the city closed and the sound of cannons roared, and countless Song warships gathered from all directions, firing rockets and crossbows at the Yanyun fleet, as if there was a rain of fire in the sky; each Yanyun ship was blown to pieces by the artillery, and a Only the Yanyun ship burst into flames!
Cao Yong and Wang Zhuo stood on the city gate and looked at the heated meeting with very excited expressions. About half an hour later, the Yanyun fleet was almost completely wiped out. The rockets and crossbows gradually stopped shooting, the artillery at the city gate also stopped bombarding, and the originally noisy and boiling river became quiet again. There were thunderous cheers at the gate of the city, and the soldiers of the Song Army were all extremely excited. They had defeated the legendary invincible Yanyun Army!
Cao Yong's eyes swept across the river that was repairing the wreckage, and suddenly his heart moved. He frowned and said, "That's not right!" Wang Zhuo, who was standing aside, was startled and asked quickly, "Commander, what's wrong?"
Cao Yong pointed to the river and frowned: "When you see it, why is there not a single body on it?"
Wang Zhuo heard the words and quickly looked towards the river. At this time, the moon was shining on the river, and there were boats burning. Although it was not as bright as during the day, it was almost the same. The situation on the river was clear, and he saw many floating boats floating up and down. There were countless wrecks, but there was only no trace of corpses among the wreckage. Wang Zhuo was greatly surprised, "Here, why don't we see a body! Did they all sink to the bottom of the river? This is impossible!"
Cao Yong frowned. He had a very bad feeling in his heart. He felt that he had most likely fallen into the other party's trap again. Suddenly his heart moved, and he said urgently to the officer beside him: "Immediately send fast horses and fast boats to warn everyone to be careful and guard. The enemy is very likely to launch a surprise attack!" The officer was stunned for a moment, then he made a promise and hurried down.
Wang Zhuo couldn't help but feel a little scared and asked: "Commander, what on earth is going on?" Cao Yong frowned and said: "Use the trick to attack the east and attack the west! What a Yang Peng, what a King Yan!" Wang Zhuo didn't understand for a moment. . Cao Yong asked his soldiers to bring the map and spread it out on the spot. Under the light of the torch, Cao Yong looked at the map and thought carefully about Yang Peng's intentions.
The soldiers of the Song Army discovered that there was not a single corpse of Yan Yunjun among the wreckage all over the river. They were surprised and at the same time felt suspicious.
The next morning, a speedboat galloped down from the upper reaches and entered Chengling Pass. Not long after, a general covered in blood and in a state of embarrassment appeared in front of Cao Yong and others. He reported with lingering fear: "Last night, the Yanyun Army suddenly crossed the river and attacked our army! Our army was caught off guard. Although we tried hard to resist, it was Fangtai Mountain was lost to Yan Yun's army, which was no match for the tigers and wolves!"
Everyone was horrified and talked a lot. Cao Yong frowned and looked gloomy. Then he showed admiration and sighed, and murmured: "After all, I am not as good as King Yan! I thought I had plotted against him, but I didn't expect that I had fallen." I fell into his trap! It seems that he has already seen my plan to surrender!" Wang Zhuo, who was standing at the left head, murmured in despair: "Originally, I just heard about the terror of King Yan. Today, today I I finally learned the lesson!" Suddenly his expression changed and he hurriedly said to Cao Yong: "Commander, the Yangtze River has been breached, we, we are finished!"
Cao Yong shouted: "Stop talking nonsense! We still don't know who will win!" Then he said to Cheng Huang, the commander of the navy: "General Cheng, you immediately lead all the navy to the square platform to block the enemy's backup!" Cheng Huang promised with clasped fists. , ran down. Cao Yong said to another general: "General Fang, your troops will stay at Chengling Pass! Be careful and do not go to war under any circumstances! As long as you defend Chengling Pass, you have nothing to fear no matter what they do!" The general held his fists in his hands. swear.
Cao Yong glanced at the other generals and said: "The rest of the army will follow me to counterattack Fangtai Mountain!" The generals clasped their fists in agreement. At the same time, Yang Peng had led the army to the other side of Fangtai Mountain. At this time, ships were constantly ferrying troops across the river, and Yan Yun's double-winged flying tiger flag was already flying on Fangtai Mountain on the other side.
Xiao Duli on the side couldn't help but asked curiously: "How did King Yan know that Wang Zhuo was here to pretend to surrender?"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "It's very simple! Cao Yong is a very cautious person. He has blocked the river many days ago and confiscated all civilian ships. On the river, there are Song navy ships patrolling all the time. On the river bank There were also constant patrols. Then why did Wang Dong go back and forth on the river several times without being noticed by the patrol officers and soldiers? Unless the patrol officers let them over intentionally, but if so, it means that Wang Dong and Wang Zhuo's surrender was simply fake. It’s just Cao Yong’s trick to fake surrender!”
Xiao Duoli suddenly realized it and couldn't help but admire: "King Yan really sees thousands of miles away!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
