A nearby general mocked: "Those armies were improvised by the Grand Master. It is said that in order to ensure loyalty, a considerable number of the officers among them are scholars. Such an army can defeat the wolf-like and tiger-like Yan Yun Army." That’s why there is a ghost!” Cao Yong sighed, and he couldn’t help but think of what his younger brother Cao Hu once said to him. Now that he thought about it, it made more sense. He felt that if he had not wanted to repay His Majesty for his kindness, , I'm afraid I can't help but go to Yanyun at this moment!
Shaking his head, he threw these messy thoughts to the back of his mind and asked the general beside him: "Is there any latest information coming?" The general shook his head, "Since I received the last report two days ago, I never received it again.”
Cao Yong couldn't help but have a bad premonition in his heart, frowned and murmured: "I hope your majesty is fine!" The general curled his lips and wanted to say something, but in the end he held back.
The army climbed up the mountain and headed towards the camp. At this moment, shouts suddenly came from the mountain. The soldiers of the Song Army were startled and couldn't help but stop and look towards the mountain. Suddenly, countless soldiers appeared on the mountain stronghold, and a large flag was erected, fluttering in the wind, and the pattern embroidered on it was a flying tiger with two wings. The officers and soldiers of the Song Army were horrified when they saw the two-winged flying tiger battle flag. Their heads seemed to be short-circuited and they froze on the spot. They couldn't figure out what happened for a while.
Suddenly, the war drums on the mountain sounded like thunder! Immediately, rolling stones and trees poured down like a mountain torrent. The soldiers of the Song Army were so frightened that they ran backwards one after another. However, the mountain road was rugged and steep. Many people lost their feet and fell down the mountain or rolled down the hillside. The Song Army was in chaos! In an instant, a mountain torrent composed of rolling stones and wood crashed into the middle of the Song army. With loud rumbling noises, the soldiers of the Song army were continuously involved; screams and loud noises were accompanied by blood and flesh flying everywhere.
After everything calmed down, corpses were everywhere on the steep hillside, and the Song soldiers at the foot of the mountain looked pale. Cao Yong looked at the camp on the mountain and murmured in great shock: "What on earth is going on? Why did Yan Yunjun appear here?" At this point, Yan Nian was suddenly startled and shouted: "No! "
As if in response to his words, a huge shout suddenly came from the east, and tens of thousands of Yanyun Xiaorui were seen pouring out of the woods, heading straight towards this side! The soldiers of the Song Army who had not yet recovered from the shock suddenly saw such a scene and couldn't help but be horrified! Cao Yong frowned, pulled out his sword, raised it high, and shouted loudly: "Get ready to fight!" The soldiers of the Song Army couldn't help but calm down when they heard Cao Yong's cry, and subconsciously began to form formations to prepare for the fight!
However, things happened in a hurry, and the Song army was on the march. There was no time to arrange the battle, and Yan Yun's army had already charged forward. Cao Yong had no choice but to lead his army towards him. The armies of both sides collided violently, and a battle broke out!
Just when the two sides were fighting inextricably, a huge shout suddenly came from the west, and nearly 100,000 troops surged in! At this time, the Song Army's attention was all on the Yan Yun Army in the east. Unexpectedly, more Yan Yun Army rushed out from the west, and they immediately panicked! Cao Yong hurriedly ordered a large army to go out to fight, but he did not expect that with this order, his own army would become even more chaotic!
One hundred thousand Yanyun troops, led by Duan Zhixian, fiercely charged into the middle of the Song army, killing the Song army with blood and flesh and blood, and they marched forward bravely. The Song army could not resist and retreated steadily, but the Yanyun army became more and more courageous as they fought. In the end, the Song army retreated northward. The Yanyun army pursued them one after another until they reached Chenzhou City, and surrounded the Song Army Corps in Chenzhou City.
Cao Yong and others were just about to recover from their shock. A general said with a confused look on his face: "Why are there so many Yanyun troops? There seem to be almost two hundred thousand people!" Another general said: "The strangest thing is that they How come they are ambushing here, and the military stronghold on Qitian Ridge was actually captured by them!"... The generals discussed for a while, then unanimously closed their mouths and looked at Generalissimo Wu Jie.
Cao Yong frowned and murmured: "It seems that the enemy has mobilized all the main forces of the four legions!" Hearing this, the generals nodded in unison, feeling that only by gathering all four legions could they explain the current situation. Condition.
Cao Yong murmured: "The enemy obviously expected that our army would return to Guangnan East Road in large numbers, so they set up such a plan. It seems that their previous retreats were all fake, and they were just to lure the enemy deeper. Plan!" When he thought about it, he thought about the depth of his opponent's intentions and couldn't help but feel his heart palpitate.
After temporarily running away his thoughts, he asked a general: "How many troops and horses are left in our army? How much food and grass are there?" The general held his fists and said: "We were attacked by the Yanyun Army just now. Nearly half was lost, leaving 112,000 troops and horses. However, all the food, grass and baggage were destroyed, and now we only have enough food and grass left to last three days."
Cao Yong frowned and said to himself: "I didn't expect the loss to be so big, even bigger than I expected!" What should I do? Thinking of Liu Guangshi's army, he asked: "Hasn't Liu Guangshi captured Hongzhou yet?" Cao Yong thought, if Liu Guangshi captured Hongzhou and the army marched westward, three days would be enough for his side, and the city The Yanyun army outside will not be able to stay long, and it is bound to send out heavy troops to deal with Liu Guangshi's army.
But the general shook his head and said: "According to the news we just received, Liu Guangshi's army has not yet captured Hongzhou, and Hongzhou is still in the hands of Yanyun's army!"
Cao Yong couldn't help but become anxious. The general added: "According to the latest information, the two concubines of King Yan are guarding Hongzhou. One is named Ye Qi Hanyu and the other is named Yang Erya. They were both former bandit leaders and later followed King Yan to serve. King Yan has made countless contributions. It may not be easy for Liu Guangshi to seize Hongzhou from their hands!"
Cao Yong frowned, nodded, and murmured: "It seems we can only break out!" After a pause, he said to the generals: "Break out tonight, go north, and join Liu Guangshi!" The generals looked at each other, One of the generals cupped his fists and said: "Commander, the Yanyun Army has been in battle for a long time. Yelu Hanyu was a well-known general in the Liao Kingdom before he followed King Yan. I'm afraid he won't prevent us from breaking through?"
Cao Yong frowned and said: "How could I not know these situations! But we don't have no chance at all! Our army has just been defeated and retreated into the city with heavy losses. According to the general situation, even if we want to break through, we have to rest and recuperate. We will never be able to do it that night. The reason for attacking to break out! That Yelu Hanyu must have thought the same way, but I just did the opposite and caught her off guard!" The generals felt that what Cao Yong said was very reasonable, and couldn't help but clasp their fists and said: "Commander Wise!" Cao Yong glanced at the generals and ordered: "Go down and prepare to break out at midnight today!" All the generals agreed in unison, and one general said worriedly: "If we break out in such a hurry, it will become chaos. Ah!" Cao Yong said decisively: "Now we don't care about that many things! Besides, if we are in chaos, the enemy will be even more chaotic!"
Night falls. In the middle of the night, the North City Gate slowly opened. A general led 10,000 elites as the vanguard and quietly left the city, heading towards the Yanyun Army camp in the dark ahead. At the same time, Wu Jie personally assembled the army, preparing to wait until the vanguard succeeded and then attack with the entire army, breaking through the encirclement of Yan Yun's army in one fell swoop.
Cao Yong stood on the city gate tower, looking at the shadowy Yanyun military camp outside the city. He held the hilt of the sword tightly with his palm and pursed his lips tightly. The general next to him was even more nervous than him.
Time has never been so slow as it is now, and every minute and second seems as long as a year. Finally, the sound of fighting broke the silent night, and only the silhouette of the Yanyun Army's camp could be seen in the distance. Cao Yong and others were overjoyed. One of them couldn't help shouting: "We're in!" Cao Yong immediately ordered: "The army attacks!" Several generals agreed and ran down to deliver the order.
Cao Yong was also about to leave, but at this moment, he suddenly heard an even louder shout, which instantly drowned out the shouts of his own soldiers. Cao Yong was startled, and quickly stopped and looked towards the Yanyun military camp. He was shocked to see that the Yanyun army suddenly appeared from all directions, surrounding his own forward troops. Cao Yong was shocked.
At this moment, a dull roar suddenly came from outside the city, like rolling thunder. Wu Jie's expression changed and he shouted at the top of his lungs: "Close the city gate quickly! Close the city gate quickly!" The soldiers at the city gate suddenly heard Wu Jie's cry and were so startled that they couldn't think about it carefully and hurriedly The city gate was closed as ordered. Almost at the same time as the city gate was closed, countless warriors rushed out of the darkness outside the city and appeared in front of the city gate. The Song Army officers and soldiers on the city wall suddenly saw such a scene, and couldn't help being frightened, and then they were very happy. , I feel that if the commander had not ordered the city gate to be closed in time, Yan Yun's army would have broken into the city at this moment! Thinking that Yan Yunjun not only fully understood the commander's plan, but also almost broke into the city like a ghost, everyone couldn't help but panic.
Seeing that the city gate was closed in time and there was no chance to take advantage of it, Yan Yun's warriors roared, turned their horses' heads, and left. The rumble of horse hooves soon became inaudible. Cao Yong stared at the camp in the distance, listening to the screams of his own soldiers, and his heart felt like a knife. However, he was completely powerless in the face of such a situation. God’s power! Suddenly, Cao Yong felt that Yan Yunjun, his opponent, was as powerful as God and invincible!
After about a stick of incense, the sounds of fighting and screams outside the city fell silent. One of the generals looked pale and said: "In just one stick of incense time, ten thousand soldiers and horses, could the entire army be wiped out!?" All the generals also looked terrified. Cao Yong turned around and ordered: "The whole army is on guard and guard to the death. No one is allowed to go to war without my order. Anyone who disobeys the order will be dealt with according to the military law!" The generals agreed, all looking weak.
Cao Yong returned to the temporary camp. This temporary camp was the prefect's Yamen in Chenzhou, and now it has become Cao Yong's camp. Cao Yong walked up to the top and sat down, frowning and looking at the ground in front of him in a daze. Not long ago, we were still in a very favorable situation, but we didn't expect such a shocking reversal to occur in an instant, which is really unacceptable! Cao Yong snorted angrily, took a deep breath, concentrated his thoughts on how to deal with the current situation, and murmured: "Although the situation is not good, it is not without a chance to turn defeat into victory. At least Yanyun's main force is contained here, Before our army is wiped out, it is impossible to support Hongzhou! Liu Guangshi's 200,000 troops have been attacking Hongzhou for so many days. Hongzhou must be captured at any time! As long as our army persists until the city of Hongzhou is broken, the city will be destroyed. The main force of Yanyun outside must retreat. In this way, not only will the crisis be relieved, but our army can also take the opportunity to counterattack, and it is not impossible to turn defeat into victory!" At this point, Cao Yong's eyes showed hope again.
At the same time, the three generals came to the supervisor's room. In the Song Dynasty, or in the Central Plains Dynasty, animals like supervisors have existed for thousands of years. The reason why the emperor sent supervisors was to supervise the army in battle, but in reality it was to monitor the actions of the army, especially the actions of the generals. Prevent the general from using the army in his hands to rebel. Therefore, the supervisory army often has greater power than the general, and can even arrest the general and take over command when they deem it urgent. The supervisor of Cao Yong's army is named Zhao Quan. He is a Confucian scholar in his thirties, a member of the royal family, and Zhao Heng's uncle in terms of backup.
The three generals saw Zhao Quan sitting at the top and bowed together: "Master Supervisor!" Zhao Quan pointed to the three chairs on the left and said, "Three generals, please sit down." The three generals clasped their fists in thanks and left. Go to the chair on the left and sit down. These three people, named Long Cheng, Fang Yue, and Li Shanhe, are three important generals in the army.
Zhao Quan glanced at the three of them and asked, "Three generals, what do you think of the current situation?" The three generals looked at each other and sighed in unison. Li Shanhe clasped his fists and said: "My lord, to be honest, the current situation is really dangerous and abnormal, and our army has fallen into a desperate situation! Yan Yun's army has made deliberate plans. Our army was ambushed and suffered heavy losses. With the current situation, let alone being unable to fight with the city. The battle between tigers and wolves in Yanyun outside, I'm afraid this food and grass problem will completely defeat us in a few days!" The other two generals nodded in sympathy, and Long Cheng said: "Our army has no hope of victory!"
Zhao Quan frowned and said, "But Liu Guangshi's army is attacking Hongzhou. If Hongzhou can be captured, can't we get out of trouble?" The three generals looked at each other, and Fang Yue cupped his fists and said, "Sir, forgive me. Frankly speaking, it is unbelievable to say that Liu Guangshi can break through the fortified city guarded by Princess Yanyun!" The other two people couldn't help but nodded.
Zhao Quan frowned and asked: "In other words, it is impossible for us to persist until Liu Guangshi conquers Hongzhou?" The three generals looked at each other and said nothing. They did think so in their hearts, but these words were It's hard to speak out. Seeing that the three generals were silent, Zhao Quan frowned and asked angrily: "Why don't you answer my words?"
The three of them were shocked. Li Shanhe clasped his fists and said, "Sir, I don't know how to answer!" Zhao Quan said, "To be honest, you don't have anything to worry about. At this moment, I just want to listen to what you are saying!" Three After hearing this, the worries in his mind were dismissed. Fang Yue clasped his fists and said, "I don't dare to hide anything from you. The general really thinks that we can't hold on until Liu Guangshi conquers Hongzhou!" Li Shanhe continued: "In fact, the general will I am also doubtful whether Liu Guangshi can break through Hongzhou." Long Cheng nodded, expressing his agreement with what they said.
Zhao Quan lowered his head and thought. The third general looked at Zhao Quan and couldn't help but feel a little nervous, guessing the purpose of the Lord Supervisor's words to him. After a moment, Zhao Quan raised his head, glanced at the three generals, and asked: "If there is a way to get out of this dangerous situation and still retain your current power and position, are you willing to do it?" The three generals all felt a little bit. Surprised, Li Shanhe hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "If you have a way to get out of danger, I will definitely obey your orders!" The other two generals hesitated for a moment, then also clasped their fists and said, "I will also obey your orders!"
Zhao Quan said: "This method is actually very simple!" Then he said what he was thinking. The three generals were shocked when they heard the words, and they didn't know how to answer for a while.
Seeing the hesitation of the three generals, Zhao Quan said angrily: "Do you want to sit back and wait for death? If you die, that's fine, but who should the parents, wives and children at home rely on?" The three generals were shocked and frowned. . Li Shanhe showed a determined look and clasped his fists and said: "The general is willing to follow you!" The other two generals also clasped their fists and said: "The general is also willing to follow your orders!" Zhao Quan was overjoyed, "Very good! It can be done without further delay. , let’s take action immediately!” Then he gave careful instructions to the three generals, who clasped their fists in agreement and hurried off.
Cao Yong looked at the map and thought about ways to defeat the enemy and escape, but he still couldn't think of a feasible way. Unknowingly, I was so sleepy that I fell asleep on the desk.
"Commander! Marshal!..." Cao Yong woke up when he heard the shouting. He raised his head and saw the supervisor Zhao Quan and his subordinate Long Cheng leading dozens of people standing in front of him. He was surprised and asked: "What are you doing?"
Zhao Quan said: "Commander, in this world, the destiny of heaven is no longer clear! It is inevitable for Yanyun to dominate the world. We must not violate the destiny of heaven, and we must obey the destiny and serve Yanyun!"
Cao Yong was greatly shocked, and then pointed at Zhao Quan's nose and shouted angrily: "Are you going to rebel?" Then he looked at Long Cheng and said sadly: "Long Cheng, I originally thought you were a good man with blood and responsibility, but you Why would you do something like this, asking for glory behind the Lord's back?" Long Cheng felt guilty, he didn't dare to look into Cao Yong's eyes, and lowered his head.
Zhao Quan said angrily: "Cao Yong, there is no need to talk about these big principles! If you want to talk about big principles, why not talk about the interests of our Huaxia clan? The Zhao Song Guan family is just a family. We cannot sacrifice us for the interests of the Zhao Song Guan family. The interests of the entire Huaxia clan! Only when the entire south surrenders to Yan Yun is the most beneficial choice for our Huaxia clan! Only in this way can the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the aliens will have no chance to take advantage of it! If the official family of Zhao and Song still dominates the world, the people will Internally, you are oppressed by corrupt officials, and externally, you are abused by foreigners. Cao Yong, if you swear allegiance to Zhao and Song to the death, are you not persecuting the people of the world?"
Cao Yong's heart was shocked, and he felt his chest was suppressed, as if he couldn't breathe. He wanted to refute, but he couldn't refute it at all. What Zhao Quan said was the truth. Under the rule of Zhao and Song, the people were oppressed and oppressed by corrupt officials. The pain of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, but in the end, Zhao and Song, who took plunder from the people, did nothing in the face of the alien invasion. The emperor and the court only focused on escaping for their lives and staying in a corner, but they were completely indifferent to the fallen Central Plains and the people who were in the water and fire. Do not ask. Zhao Song has long been on the opposite side of the Chinese people. To be loyal to Zhao Song is to undermine the people. This is not an exaggeration!
Long Cheng said: "Commander, what the Lord Supervisor said is right!" Cao Yong frowned, glared and shouted: "If a person is disloyal, how can he stand up!" Long Cheng did not dare to refute and lowered his head. Zhao Quan smiled coldly, "You are so stubborn!" He turned to Long Cheng and said, "Arrest Cao Yong!" Long Cheng looked at Cao Yong and did not dare to take action.
Cao Yong glared at Long Cheng and shouted: "Long Cheng, whether you will be infamous for thousands of years or be famous in history, it all depends on you! You have to think clearly!" Long Cheng hesitated, not knowing what to do. Seeing Long Cheng's hesitation, Zhao Quan couldn't help but become worried, and shouted sternly: "Long Cheng, if you die here, who will take care of your parents, wife and children!" Long Cheng's heart was shocked, and then he stared at him. Cao Yong clasped his fists and said, "Commander, I'm sorry!" Then he waved his hand and shouted, "Take it down!" Upon hearing this, the trusted sergeant beside him immediately stepped forward to capture Cao Yong. Cao Yong glared and shouted angrily: "Who dares?" All the sergeants were overwhelmed by Cao Yong's power and fearful in their hearts. They stopped and did not dare to step forward.
Long Cheng shouted to the sergeants: "Get him!" After receiving Long Cheng's strict order, the sergeants immediately stepped forward and tied up Cao Yong who tried to resist. Cao Yong cursed endlessly, while Zhao Quan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, with a proud look in his eyes.
Cao Yong looked at Zhao Quan and said angrily: "Zhao Quan, as a descendant of the Zhao family, you betrayed the Zhao family, which is unfilial! As a minister of the Song Dynasty, you betrayed the Song Dynasty, which is disloyal! You are disloyal How can an unfilial person have the dignity to stand between heaven and earth?"
Zhao Quan smiled coldly, "Stop talking about that! If I really want to speak truth, I can say that you, Cao Yong, are a foolish and loyal minister, a common man who helps the emperor do evil, and a bastard who only cares about fame and reputation without caring about the lives of the people!" Cao Yong was brave! I almost wanted to vomit blood, but I was speechless.
Zhao Quan waved his hand impatiently, "Drag him down and lock him up. Wait for Princess Yelu to come and punish him!" The soldiers dragged Cao Yong down, and Cao Yong kept cursing. The curses gradually faded away, and soon they were no longer heard. Long Changchang exhaled a long breath.
Zhao Quan said to Long Cheng: "Bring Cao Yong's handsome seal quickly!" Long Cheng responded, ran behind the desk, brought the handsome seal, and handed it to Zhao Quan with both hands. Zhao Quan took the commander's seal and said with a smile: "Okay! With the commander's seal, you can give orders to the three armies!" He turned to Long Cheng and said: "Immediately order the three armies to assemble on the main campus in the city!" Long Cheng clenched his fists in agreement and ran down.
Dong dong dong dong... In the middle of the night, the drum sound representing the assembly suddenly sounded loudly. The soldiers were very surprised and rushed towards the main campus.
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
