When another Khitan soldier saw this, he screamed and thrust out his spear. The spear pierced officer Yanyun's body from behind. Before officer Yan Yun lost consciousness, he used all his strength to slash open the chest of the Khitan army in front of him. The Khitan army screamed and fell backwards. Officer Yan Yun also fell to the ground and stopped moving. The Khitan soldier who gave Officer Yanyun the final blow stood behind Officer Yanyun's body, breathing heavily. Regain your composure and rejoin the battlefield.
Yang Jing brandished a pair of axes, roared again and again, and moved forward without hesitation, only to see flesh and blood flying everywhere. No one in the Khitan army that met him, no matter whether they were soldiers or generals, could match him. Several Khitan generals, seeing how ferocious he came, stepped forward to besiege him. Yang Jing was one against many, but he became more and more courageous as he fought, looking like a mad tiger! Several Khitan army warriors fought hard, but they could not win for a long time.
The soldiers on both sides were killed in an indistinguishable manner, with blood and flesh flying everywhere, the sun and the moon dimming, and the grass and trees filled with grief. At this moment, a large force of the Yanyun Army came up, rushed into the barracks, and joined the battlefield. The Khitan Army officers felt the pressure increase sharply. Although they resisted desperately under the leadership of generals such as Gan Buli and others, they could not help but start to retreat!
At the same time, the battle on Niulan Mountain has reached its final moment. Most of the Yanyun army has died on the battlefield, and the remaining Yanyun soldiers are fighting with their lives against the Khitan army soldiers who are attacking the mountain! From time to time, fireballs would rise in the crowd. They were Yanyun's dead soldiers using gunpowder packets to kill the enemy together! The soldiers from both sides fell into a pool of blood one after another. The brutal fighting made Yeqi Hucheng, who had long been accustomed to seeing cruel scenes, unable to help but be moved!
A wounded general stumbled towards Liu Qi and said breathlessly: "General, we, we can't resist it! If we don't retreat, our entire army will be annihilated!"
Cao Jun's eyes narrowed and he said solemnly: "Today's situation is a fight to the death. If we can't resist the Khitan army, you and I will die here. We will never allow retreat!" The general's heart froze, and then an impulse surged over him. He came up and said loudly: "General, I obey!" Then he turned around and rushed into the battlefield. After a fight, he died together with an enemy general! The enemy general's spear pierced his abdomen, and his horizontal knife pierced the opponent's chest! Seeing this scene, Cao Jun felt a surge of grief and anger in his heart. He shouted and rushed forward, waving his sword like crazy!
The endless tide of enemy troops continued to surge towards the highest point of Niulan Mountain. Every Yanyun soldier was constantly submerged by this tide, and everyone fought until the last moment! Seeing that the army was about to capture Niulan Mountain, Yeqi Hucheng's always anxious and serious face showed a smile.
Woohoo...! Suddenly a trumpet sound came from the north. The soldiers on both sides were stunned for a moment, and then the remaining Yanyun soldiers showed a look of surprise, roared fiercely, and fought back desperately; however, the Khitan army, which was about to win, panicked, and unexpectedly, under the Yanyun army's crazy counterattack, Next, we retreated steadily.
Yeqi Hucheng looked shocked and said in an unbelievable tone: "Could it be that the camp was actually lost!?" His guess was correct. His camp was indeed lost. Yanyun's army sacrificed his life and tried his best. With one blow, although the Khitan army tried its best, they could not withstand the attack like a raging tsunami. The Khitan army's defending troops completely collapsed under heavy casualties. The defeated troops abandoned their last camp and fled northward in panic. Go, throw away your helmet and armor, panic like a bereaved dog, and completely lose the desperate posture just now! Yang Peng was overjoyed to see that the Khitan army was finally defeated. He immediately ordered Li Xu to lead the light cavalry to pursue the defeated army, and he led the army to turn around and rush towards Niulan Mountain! The horn sound heard by the soldiers of both sides who were fighting in Niulan Mountain just now was the horn sound of the Yanyun Army's march!
Ye Qian Hucheng came back to his senses and wanted to give it a try, but he saw that his own soldiers' morale had been shaken and they were defeated by the desperate counterattack of the opponent's remnant army. Yeqi Hucheng was so angry that he wanted to kill someone, but what was the use of killing people now? After all, Ye Qian Hucheng was a famous general in the world. After a moment of anxiety and anger, he immediately ordered the army to stop attacking and prepare for battle. He estimated that Yang Peng might take this opportunity to attack in one fell swoop. If he was not prepared, the consequences would be disastrous.
The Khitan army retreated from Niulan Mountain and quickly formed a formation amidst the sound of drums and horns, preparing to meet the counterattack of Yanyun's main force!
Soon after, I saw a surge of people on Niulan Mountain, and huge cheers came one after another. The Khitan army officers couldn't help but become nervous, pursed their lips tightly, waiting for Yanyun's main force to attack! However, after a while, the cheers on Niulan Mountain had disappeared, and the Yanyun Army did not come to fight back! It turned out that Yang Peng saw that the Khitan army at the foot of the mountain had been reorganized and had no chance to take advantage of it. Although his main force had won a great victory, the battle had almost exhausted the strength of the soldiers. If he rashly counterattacked at this time, it would definitely be in vain and in vain. It was just a loss of troops and horses, so no counterattack was ordered.
Seeing that Yan Yun's army did not counterattack, Yeqi Hucheng also guessed the opponent's situation and felt that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time. He immediately ordered the cavalry to cut off the rear and the army retreated along the original road.
Li Xu led the Yanyun light cavalry to pursue the defeated troops and arrived at the gate of Tanzhou City, taking advantage of the situation to seize Tanzhou. If this move succeeds, the retreat route of the Liao army will be blocked, and the army in Yeqi Hucheng will be in a desperate situation. Xiao Qianbuli led the defeated army to retreat into Tanzhou City. Seeing that Yan Yun's pursuers were about to rush into the city with their defeated troops, he was shocked and made a decision immediately, ordering the city gate to be closed immediately!
The city gate was closed, and there were still many Khitan soldiers who failed to enter the city, but Li Xu and the others were blocked from the city. Li Xu's idea of taking the opportunity to attack the city came to nothing. Li Xu reorganized his formation and stormed the city, trying to take advantage of the enemy's fear and morale to break through Tanzhou in one fell swoop. However, he attacked several times in succession, resulting in considerable losses, but no progress was made. Seeing that the opponent's defense was tight, Li Xu knew that it was impossible to attack Tanzhou with the light cavalry in his hands, so he gave up the plan to attack the city and instead killed a group of defeated Khitan troops outside the city. Then go and return to Niulan Mountain. Xiao Qianbuli couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Hua Rong leading his army away. Immediately, Xiao Qianbuli sent out fast-horse scouts to inquire about the situation of the army in Yeli Hucheng.
Yeqi Hucheng led his army to retreat along the Yegougou to the north of Niulan Mountain. He did not dare to stay longer and hurriedly retreated to Tanzhou. Yang Peng saw that although Yeli Hucheng's army was retreating, it was in good order and not chaotic at all, so he did not waste any energy in pursuit. Yeqi Hucheng's army withdrew from Wild Dog Valley, which allowed Yang Peng to finally discover the previously unknown passage. Yang Peng immediately sent three thousand soldiers and horses to enter there and built a walled city using the terrain. The defense of three thousand soldiers and horses seems to be a bit small. In fact, it is enough on such terrain. The Khitan army cannot deploy here, and because the terrain is extremely unfavorable to them, the Khitan army mobilizes large forces to open up the road. The passage is no longer possible.
After this battle, both sides suffered heavy losses. Strategically speaking, Yang Peng was considered a winner. After all, he defeated Yeqi Hucheng's attempt and made Yeqi Hucheng's strategic intention of seizing Niulan Mountain and annihilating Yanyun's main force in one fell swoop from the north and south completely bankrupt. However, in terms of tactics, the Yanyun army did not take much advantage. The Khitan army suffered heavy losses in attacking Niulan Mountain, but the Yanyun army attacked the Khitan army camp regardless of the cost, and the losses were also quite considerable! After this battle, both sides may have been exhausted, so the Khitan army did not take any more offensive actions, and the Yanyun army did not take any counterattacks.
However, Yeqian Hucheng did not give up the plan to attack. While he let the army rest, he asked the court to re-raise heavy equipment such as grain, grass, baggage, and artillery. The Khitan army suffered heavy losses in grain, grass, baggage, and artillery due to the destruction of its previous camp. All fell into the hands of Yan Yunjun. While Yeqi Hucheng was doing this, it was also waiting for news from Longmen Mountain. From the perspective of Yeqian Hucheng, the Goryeo army used 200,000 troops to attack Longmen Mountain, which was defended by only 20,000 to 30,000 troops. They should have made significant progress by now, and may have captured Longmen Mountain at this time.
At noon that day, Yegan Hucheng discussed with the generals the strategy of the Khitan army. Seeing the listless look of military advisor Jiang Tong, Ye Qihu City asked angrily: "As a military advisor, why are you so listless?"
Jiang Tong quickly cheered up, clasped his fists and said, "This subordinate is in a bad mood because he was thinking about the countermeasures against Yan Yun's army last night. Please forgive me for being rude!" Ye Qi Hucheng's expression softened. He nodded in approval and said: "Very good! As a military advisor, you have done your duty well!" Jiang Tong said quickly: "The king has shown kindness to his subordinates, and the kindness has been restored. How dare the subordinates not do their best to repay the king!"
Ye Qian Hucheng smiled and nodded, and asked: "After a night of thinking, have you come up with any good ideas?" Jiang Tong thought: "The situation in Longmen Mountain, Jiangnan, and Ningxia is now very difficult for Yanyun." It's very critical, and my subordinates believe that as long as any of the three directions can break through the Yanyun Army's defense, the situation will change quickly!" Ye Qi Hucheng nodded, "Then what?"
Comrade Jiang said: "Our army has just fought a fierce battle with Yanyun's army. Both sides suffered heavy losses and are exhausted. For now, it is better to rest on the spot and wait for big changes in other directions that are beneficial to our army. Then our army Let’s take advantage of the situation to attack again! This way, we will be in an invincible position!”
Yeqi Hucheng thought: "You want to wait for other armies to invade the interior of Yanyun, which will destabilize the current Yanyun army's morale, and then our Daliao army will take advantage of the momentum to attack again!" Jiang Tong nodded, clasped his fists and said: " Your Majesty is wise, this is exactly what your subordinates mean!" Yeqi Hucheng frowned and murmured: "It is still difficult for our army to defeat the Yanyun Army, can other armies do it?"
Jiang Tong said quickly: "The situation in other directions is different from ours. There is no Yanyun main force of this size in any other direction! Especially in the Xixia direction, the Yanyun army only numbered one hundred thousand, while the Xiliao emperor was With an army of 500,000 in command, and there are people in Xixia raising troops internally to respond, my subordinates believe that the possibility of the Western Liao army sweeping across the entire Xixia and overwhelming the Central Plains is very high!"
"Your Majesty, if we fight to the death with the main force of Yanyun with all our strength now, it will really outweigh the gains and losses. We will simply help Xiliao! My subordinates think that the current confrontation should be maintained until Xiliao and other armies break through. The Yanyun defense line sweeps across the hinterland of Yanyun. At that time, the Yanyun army in front of us will inevitably retreat and send a considerable part of its military strength to come back for reinforcements! At that time, it will be the time for us to launch a large-scale attack!" Jiang Tongkan said As for talking, the more we talk, the more excited we become.
All the generals couldn't help but feel that this Han man was really treacherous. Ye Qian Hucheng smiled and nodded, saying: "Very good! Your strategy is very good!" Jiang Tong was very happy and quickly said: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!"
Yeqihu City thought: "Then Yelu Longqing was able to build a large empire with the Khitan people who moved westward in just a few years. It must be extraordinary. He personally led an army of 500,000 to attack Xixia. Although Yang Yanzhao was a famous general, Presumably, he and Yelu Longqing are just between the two, and based on Xixia's current military strength, the disparity is too great, and Yan Yun's army should not be able to resist it! It should be a foregone conclusion that Xiliao will sweep the entire Xixia, and now it depends on Yan Will the Yun army be defeated quickly or slowly!" He smiled and said, "It is better to be defeated slowly!"
Ye Qian Hucheng's thoughts immediately fell to the Jiangnan area, and he murmured: "The Eighth Prince's defection must have greatly exceeded Yan Yun's expectations! Yan Yun's soldiers and horses will not be able to return reinforcements in time, which will inevitably lead to chaos in the entire army! At this time, , if Cao Yong's army crosses the Nanling Mountains and counterattacks northward, it will have a great chance of defeating Yanyun's army and seizing the entire Jinghu South Road and Jiangnan West Road! There is no Yanyun regular army in the direction of Sichuan, so it should be a matter of time for Dali to invade Sichuan! As for Qingqing Tang and Tubo used all their strength to attack a place that was defended by only the 20,000 soldiers and horses they had just formed. There should be no problem!" After such an analysis, I only felt that Yanyun's defeat was determined, but Yeqi Hucheng's heart was still It was not particularly easy. He subconsciously felt that Yan Yun might not be defeated so easily.
After thinking for a moment, he raised his head, glanced at the generals, and said, "Just follow the advice of the military advisor! All armies will be stationed in Tanzhou and guard to the death! At the same time, closely monitor every move of Yan Yun's army!" All the generals agreed in unison.
After the meeting ended, everyone left one after another. Jiang Tong returned to his camp alone. The confidant came up to him and asked curiously: "Sir, has the strategy of the Khitan army been decided in Yeqihu City?"
Jiang Tong smiled proudly, sat down and said: "How can he have any strategy? In the end, he adopted my strategy!" The confidant hurriedly bowed and said with a smile on his face: "Young Master is very resourceful. Then Yeqihu City will naturally follow the Young Master’s strategy!”
Jiang Tong laughed and said: "What's so difficult about planning! I can come up with a few clever plans at will!" His confidants echoed incessantly. Jiang Tong suddenly frowned and murmured: "Although my master's plan is brilliant, the Jin army was unable to win because of it. It's really disappointing!" The confidants thought of the Khitan army's battle to capture Niulan Mountain not long ago. Regarding the bloody battle with the Yanyun defenders, his face changed and he shuddered, and he couldn't help but said: "The Yanyun army is really powerful! Hundreds of thousands of Khitan troops took turns to attack fiercely, but only 30,000 Yanyun troops managed to hold on to the defense line, and the bloody battle Don’t retreat! I saw waves of Khitan troops attacking fiercely, the offensive was extremely shocking, it can be said that the offensive was overwhelming, but I couldn’t break through the Yanyun Army’s defense line!”
Jiang Tong nodded, frowned and said: "I only heard rumors before, and thought they were just rumors spread by foolish men and people. Now it seems that Yan Yun's army is as powerful as evil ghosts and demons!" After a pause, "It's a good thing that the Khitan army is not here." Weak, if it were another army, they might have been defeated by the Yanyun Army's counterattack at this moment!" The confidant nodded with deep sympathy.
Jiang Tong suddenly laughed and said: "There is nothing to worry about! Now that so many countries are besieging Yanyun, Yanyun will definitely be defeated no matter how strong it is!" The confidant smiled and echoed: "This is called 'Those who gain the right will get more help, and those who lose the right will get more help. I have so little help!" Jiang Tong laughed.
His eyes turned to Bianliang.
It was already late at night, and Ye Qi Guanyin was still processing official documents in the study. Looking at the military report that had just been sent from Ningxia, his brows were furrowed tightly, and his eyes showed a deep look of worry.
The sound of footsteps came from the door, very clear in the silent night. Ye Qi Guanyin raised her head and saw Jiang Li coming in with a bowl of ginseng soup. Ye Qi Guanyin smiled slightly and asked: "Sister, haven't you rested yet?" Jiang Li smiled and said: "Sister, didn't you take a rest too?" She walked up to Ye Qi Guanyin, put down the ginseng soup, and said, "This is I asked the kitchen to make the ginseng soup, sister, please drink it while it's hot."
Ye Qi Guanyin glanced at Jiang Li with a smile, picked up the soup bowl, and drank in small sips. After a while, he drank a bowl of ginseng soup. Originally, Ye Qi Guanyin was already feeling groggy and out of spirits, but after taking this bowl of ginseng soup, she immediately felt refreshed. Putting down the soup bowl, she said gratefully: "Thank you, sister!" Jiang Li smiled and said: "Sister, why should I be polite to you!" She glanced at the official document in front of Ye Qi Guanyin and asked curiously: "Sister, this is Ningxia. Is there an official document?" Yedi Guanyin nodded, frowning and said: "The current situation is not optimistic!"
Jiang Li asked in surprise: "Is it true that General Yang Yanzhao can't deal with Yelu Longqing?" Ye Qi Guanyin shook her head, "It's not that General Yang Yanzhao can't deal with Yelu Longqing, it's because the difference in military strength is too great! And there are still many people in Ningxia. There is a rebellion by party members, internal and external troubles, and although Yang Yanzhao is a famous general, famous generals are also humans and not gods. It is impossible to win under such unfavorable circumstances!"
Jiang Li couldn't help but become worried. Ye Qi Guanyin picked up another official document on the desk, frowned, with an angry look in her eyes, and said coldly: "When this country is in trouble, some people are gloating about it!" Jiang Li asked puzzledly. Said: "Who is sister talking about?"
Ye Qi Guanyin put the official document in his hand back to its original place and said: "This afternoon, Zhang Xiang came to me for instructions on a case. He said that a fight occurred." Jiang Li felt very puzzled when she heard this. Understand why Zhang Xiang came to ask his sister for help in a mere fight? I thought so in my heart, but didn't ask it out. I listened to Ye Qi Guanyin continue talking. Just listen to Ye Qi Guanyin continue: "One of the two parties fighting is farmers and business workers, and the other is a few Confucian scholars." Jiang Li couldn't help but feel moved when she heard this.
Ye Qi Guanyin said: "Both parties in the fight were taken to the government office. Originally this was just a small case, but the farmers and workers said that those Confucian scholars were gloating about our current unfavorable situation in the teahouse and making sarcastic remarks. What you said! Humph, now that the country is in crisis, these people’s hearts are turned toward foreign enemies. They are truly hateful, damn it!”
Jiang Li couldn't help but feel annoyed, nodded, and then asked curiously: "How did sister deal with it in the end?"
Ye Qi Guanyin sighed and said: "If you follow my wishes, even if you kill all these people, you won't be relieved! But the eldest brother wants to do everything in accordance with the law. I am his wife, and I cannot violate the law." Why! We have no choice but to let Li Mubai temporarily imprison those Confucian scholars for making trouble and disrupting social order within the scope allowed by the law. As for how to deal with it in the end, let's wait until the elder brother comes back!" Jiang Li frowned. Said: "That's really cheap for them!" Ye Qi Guanyin sighed helplessly. Jiang Li thought of the other party in the fight and quickly asked: "How did those farmers and worker sisters deal with it?" Ye Qi Guanyin smiled and said: "They were just indignant, and naturally they had no fault. I have asked Zhang Xiang to deal with it." Let me go." Jiang Li smiled and said: "Sister, I couldn't have handled it more properly!" Ye Qi Guanyin couldn't help but smile, reached over, touched Jiang Li's face, and said with a smile: "Stop patting my sister's horse. Damn it, sister won’t do this!” Jiang Li’s face turned red.
Just then, footsteps came from the door. The two of them couldn't help but look towards the door, and saw Yan Ji in a warrior uniform walking in. Yan Ji bowed to Wanyan Qingfeng and said, "Sister, there are some situations that I need to report to my sister!"...
In a luxurious courtyard in Bianliang, the lights were brightly lit, and everyone headed by Shang Shiheng gathered together to drink and talk. After drinking for three rounds, Bai Mu, a famous scholar from Bianliang, said excitedly: "The six countries are united to attack Yanyun, and Yanyun is about to be destroyed! This is in line with the words of the sage: 'The wise will have more help, the unworthy will have less help. !'"
Everyone laughed, and Mo Haotian said with a smile: "According to the recently obtained information, the Khitan army has captured Tanzhou. Although the armies of the two sides are still confronting each other, the situation is very unfavorable for Yanyun's side; and the West The Liao army is even more unstoppable. After capturing Yumen Pass, it has been advancing vigorously and unstoppably. I believe that it will not be long before they can capture Xiliang, and then sweep across the entire Ningxia, approaching the river; in the south, the Eighth Prince has already raided Jiangnan West Road, Jiangnan West Road Now only Hongzhou is still struggling to support the road, and almost all the rest of the road has been captured by the Eighth Prince. The situation in these three directions is extremely favorable, and it can be said that the victory is determined! At the same time, there are also Guangzhou, The troops from Dali and Tubo are also attacking from the side! Haha, even if Yan Yun has three heads and six arms, he is already in dire straits at this time! I believe that the entire Central Plains will be restored soon!"
Everyone nodded, everyone looked inexplicably excited. Shang Shiheng raised his wine glass and said loudly: "Let's drink this cup together. I wish Yanyun will fall apart soon, and I wish Yang Peng a bad death and no burial place!" Everyone laughed and raised their glasses and drank together. Bai Mu said impatiently: "I really hope I can see Yang Peng's tragic death with my own eyes!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
