Shi Liancheng allocated a government office next to the government office to Cao Chuan and the others for office use, and sent twenty soldiers to assist them. Cao Chuan and others didn't care that it was getting late and started working immediately.
Military reports came in one after another, saying that the other three groups of soldiers and horses had encountered the main force of the Vietnamese army and had withdrawn after a fierce battle. The military newspaper specifically mentioned the Vietnamese army’s trump card unit, the elephant soldiers. That kind of elephant soldier charges like a mountain falling apart, and it cannot be stopped by human power. Shi Liancheng took the military newspaper and thought: "Elephant Soldier! What is that?" Shi Liancheng is from the north and has never seen an elephant. Since coming to Guangnan West Road, he has occasionally heard people mention elephants. I only know that it is a very large animal that likes to eat fruits, but I have no idea of its specific image.
At this time, footsteps sounded at the door. Shi Liancheng raised his head and saw the young mother he had saved earlier walking in quickly, but standing there, looking a little hesitant.
Shi Liancheng stood up and walked away. Seeing this, the young mother quickly prostrated herself: "A civilian woman pays homage to the general! Thank you, general, for saving your life!" Shi Liancheng smiled and said, "No need to be polite!" "Thank you, general!" The young mother stood up and said, He lowered his head, looking a little shy. Shi Liancheng smiled and said: "You orphans and widowers, I can't ignore you when I see you. It's not a life-saving favor."
The young mother quickly shook her head and said: "No!" She raised her head and glanced at Shi Liancheng. When she saw Shi Liancheng looking at her, she couldn't help but feel flustered. She quickly lowered her head and whispered: "At dusk today, in At the gate of the city, the women and children were almost killed by the southern barbarians! Fortunately, the general and his army arrived in time, and we, mother and son, were able to escape death!" Shi Liancheng recalled the scene of entering the city at dusk, and could not remember seeing this young man. Mother, I think that at that time, my attention was all on the enemy, and I didn't care about the surrounding situation!
Shi Liancheng said: "You don't have to take it to heart! Rescue of the people is our bounden duty as Yanyun Army, it's not a big favor!" The young mother said: "It's nothing to a general, but to a civilian woman, That is the grace of reviving life! Although the civilian woman is just a prostitute, she will never dare to forget the great kindness of the general!"
Shi Liancheng didn't want to talk about this anymore and asked, "Do you have any relatives?" The young mother looked sad, tears welled up in her eyes again, and she choked with sobs: "The parents of the civilian women, My father-in-law, mother-in-law, and husband were all killed by those damn Nanman!" After saying that, he started sobbing non-stop, and tears kept pouring out of his eyes. Shi Liancheng couldn't help but feel angry again. He just wanted to catch more people and chop them twice to vent his anger. Seeing the young mother in front of her crying like pear blossoms with rain, her heart couldn't help but be filled with pity. Thinking that she had encountered such a disaster at such a young age, with all her relatives killed, how would she, a weak and lonely woman, have to raise an infant child? How would she live her life?
As soon as she thought about this, she said, "Just stay with me for the time being." The young mother's face turned red, and she raised her head and glanced at Shi Liancheng. She couldn't help but feel sorry for this heroic man who saved her and her child's lives and was very kind to her. Heart fluttering. However, when he thought of his husband who had just been killed, it was like a basin of cold water poured down his head. He was shocked, his face instantly turned pale, he shook his head quickly and said: "No, I can't! A civilian woman, a civilian woman's husband He just passed away, a civilian woman, how could a civilian woman die before his body was still cold..." At this point, her face turned red with embarrassment, and she couldn't continue, she lowered her head, not daring to look at Shi Liancheng.
Shi Liancheng was stunned for a moment, then understood and said, "I didn't mean that. I meant that you orphans and widowed mothers can stay with my family and be maids." The young mother was stunned for a moment, then became ashamed. I just wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl into, and cursed myself secretly: "You are really wishful thinking!" How can such a great general look down on a widow like you! 'Thinking about it this way, I felt even more ashamed.
Shi Liancheng said: "During this period, you will temporarily live in this government office. When I return to Beijing to report my work, you can come back to Beijing with me." The young mother was grateful in her heart and bowed with a blushing face. Said: "Thank you, General! Everything is handled by the General!" Shi Liancheng asked with a smile; "After talking for so long, I still don't know your name! What is your name?" The young mother said: "People My name is Xianglan."
Shi Liancheng was very happy and said with a smile: "Your name is Xianglan. What a fate. My wife's name is Yulan, which is very similar to yours!" A hint of shame appeared on Xianglan's pretty face. Shi Liancheng suddenly remembered the elephant. He thought that since Xianglan was from Guangnan West Road, he must have seen such a magical-sounding animal, so he asked: "Xianglan, do you know about elephants?"
Xianglan nodded and said: "A civilian woman has seen it." "What does an elephant look like?" Xianglan thought for a while and said: "The elephant's body is very huge, like a wall, with its trunk They are very long, and their ears are like cattail fans. Some elephants also have two long and sharp teeth, and their barks are very loud."
Shi Liancheng imagined the appearance of an elephant in his mind based on Xianglan's description, and thought it was simply a monster! Xianglan seemed to have read Shi Liancheng's thoughts and said, "General, do you have any pen and ink here? Xianglan will draw the elephant and show it to the general!" Shi Liancheng was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately led Xianglan to the back of the bookcase. , said: "You can paint here." When Xianglan saw that Wu Song wanted to sit in the seat of the prefect, she immediately hesitated and looked at Shi Liancheng. Shi Liancheng was puzzled and asked: "What's wrong?" Xianglan said in embarrassment: "How can a civilian woman sit in this court!"
Shi Liancheng suddenly realized and laughed and said: "What do I think it is! Whatever it is, just do it. We Yanyun don't talk like this." Xianglan was very surprised. She didn't understand why Yanyun was so casual, but she felt Yan Yun was much more approachable than the previous Song dynasty. After answering, he sat down in the seat of the magistrate in the court, his heart pounding, he was excited and nervous at the same time. After calming down, I took a piece of rice paper, then picked up a brush, dipped it in ink, and started painting on the rice paper.
Shi Liancheng stood and watched. After a moment, he saw a very fat animal that he had never seen before appeared in front of him. He couldn't help but widen his eyes and asked, "Is this an elephant?" Xianglan nodded. Said: "Actually, elephants can often be seen in the mountains and fields on our Guangnan West Road. They are very large and can be extremely ferocious when angry! But under normal circumstances, they are relatively docile. As long as they are not offended, they will not It will attack people!”
Shi Liancheng picked up the rice paper and looked at the elephant on the paper with a thoughtful look on his face. Asked: "I have heard people say that this elephant is very huge. How big is it, and how does it compare with war horses?" It’s much more majestic, but compared to an elephant, it’s like the gap between a foal and a mare, maybe even bigger.”
Shi Liancheng showed disbelief, "It's so big!" Xianglan nodded. Shi Liancheng looked at the elephant on the paper, frowned and murmured: "No wonder the report said that the elephant soldiers charged like a mountain falling apart and the ground cracking, unstoppable!"
Xianglan heard Wu Song's words and subconsciously said: "Actually, elephants are not unstoppable! Elephants are also easily frightened! Usually, in order to prevent elephants from breaking into villages and causing damage, people from all over the world often prepare hay fires to start fires. Oil and firecrackers. Once they find an elephant breaking into a village, they set fire to it, beat gongs and drums, and set off firecrackers. If the elephant is frightened, it will immediately run back to the mountains!"
Shi Liancheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly asked: "Are you saying that elephants are afraid of fire and loud noises?" Xianglan nodded and said, "A civilian woman once saw villagers driving away elephants in the countryside. At that time, a herd of elephants appeared near the village, but when they were pushed by the flames and frightened by the firecrackers, they were so frightened that they screamed and fled into the mountains."
Shi Liancheng nodded, looking thoughtful. Then she laughed and said, "Sister Xianglan, you have helped me a lot!" Xianglan was stunned, and then her face turned red.
Early the next morning, scouts came to report that 20,000 Vietnamese troops were heading towards Qinzhou. Shi Liancheng showed excitement, and immediately issued an order, leaving only five hundred cavalry to guard the city, while the rest of the troops went out to fight the enemy.
The people climbed onto the city wall to help defend the city. Looking outside the city, I saw the general in a majestic military uniform, with more than 9,000 warriors and horses under his command. And on the horizon in the distance, a black tide is coming, it's the Vietnamese army. The people couldn't help but feel shocked, and then showed great hatred. Then they became worried about the Yan Yun army outside the city, because the situation in front of them was very clear. The Vietnamese army was huge, far more than the Yan Yun army outside the city. Army, they are really worried, can the Yanyun Army deal with so many Vietnamese troops?
The strong man couldn't help but ask Cao Chuan, who was looking out of the city with a frown: "Dad Cao, can our army deal with so many enemy troops?" Cao Chuan's eyes narrowed and he said decisively: "We must be able to deal with it! Everyone in the world can do it!" Everyone knows that the Yan Yun Army is a fierce tiger and wolf army. The best soldiers in the world can definitely deal with those southern barbarians!" After listening to Cao Chuan's words, everyone couldn't help but feel less worried. They expected that the Yan Yun Army could destroy the enemy's formation in one fell swoop and risk their lives. The folks took revenge.
However, everyone did not know that although Cao Chuan was very sure, he actually had no confidence at all. He has been an officer and knows that if the difference in strength is more than twice, it will be very difficult to withstand the opponent's offensive, let alone win! This is the situation before us. The difference in strength between the two sides is definitely more than twice!
Cao Chuan was secretly worried. He didn't understand why the general couldn't see this problem and why he still led his army to fight? With less than 10,000 soldiers and horses facing the opponent's army of more than 20,000, it can be said that there is no chance of victory in a field battle, but if you hold on to the city, you can be sure of safety.
Outside the city, the unique sound of leather drums played by the Vietnamese army sounded loudly. I saw 20,000 Vietnamese troops rushing up like a tide. The ground trembled violently, the roar of footsteps and the strange screams of the Vietnamese soldiers were shocking and deafening. The momentum was really extraordinary, just like a raging evil wave. The Vietnamese army relied on such charge tactics in the past to defeat the enemy time and time again. Faced with their crazy charge, ordinary enemies would often lose their courage before engaging in battle. When the two sides engaged, they would be crushed to pieces by the Vietnamese army in an instant!
Shi Liancheng raised his long sword, and the nine thousand Yanyun war cavalry dispersed. The nine thousand war cavalry were dotted all over the field. However, the formation lost its previous strict appearance and became very loose. Cao Chuan stood on the city wall and saw such a scene. He was surprised and thought to himself: "Since ancient times, wars have always been about strict formations. Why did the general put up such a loose formation?" How can we withstand the Vietnamese army's attack like this? '
Just when Cao Chuan was thinking this, Shi Liancheng waved his long sword forward, and the nine thousand warriors shouted in unison, rushed out, and rushed towards the rolling waves of the Vietnamese army, moving forward indomitably! Cao Chuan and others standing on the city wall were surprised to find that once such a loose formation charged, it turned out to be thunderous and powerful like a landslide!
When the Vietnamese army saw Yan Yun's army charging, they were all excited. They rushed harder and screamed louder. They all looked like bloodthirsty beasts. Suddenly, the Yan Yun army on the opposite side fired a wave of arrows. The Vietnamese army did not expect that the other side would actually fire arrows during the charge, and they couldn't help but panic. The wave of the Vietnamese army stirred up countless ripples. Many soldiers of the Vietnamese army were shot to the ground by crossbow arrows fired by Yan Yun's cavalry, but they were submerged in the rolling wave of soldiers in the blink of an eye.
In an instant, the waves on both sides were about to collide. Another wave of crossbows flew out from Yan Yun's cavalry. The soldiers of the Vietnamese army rolled to the ground one after another, hindering the soldiers behind them and greatly affecting the momentum of the Vietnamese army's charge. obstacles. In the blink of an eye, the wave of Yan Yun's cavalry crashed into the middle of the Vietnamese army, knocking countless soldiers of the Vietnamese army away. Immediately, Yan Yun's war cavalry rushed forward, trampling with iron hooves, slashing with swords and spears, killing the Vietnamese soldiers until their corpses were covered with blood. Shi Liancheng was in the lead. Under the flying swords, there was no one to join him; the Vietnamese soldiers were crazy. They shouted and rushed forward crazily. However, in front of the indestructible iron hoof blade, they all fell to the ground with blood splattered. Not to mention killing the opponent, they couldn't even block it!
The blood of Yan Yun's warriors was boiling, and they rushed to kill like crazy! The soldiers of the Vietnamese army soon felt that they could no longer resist. The leading Vietnamese general couldn't help but said in horror: "How can there be such a ferocious army?!" Before he could finish speaking, he saw his own army being rolled back by the opponent. , our own soldiers were trampled under the opponent's iron hooves one after another, and the Vietnamese generals couldn't help but change their colors in horror. The people on the city wall were excited after being frightened. The strong man couldn't help shouting: "Okay! Great! Just kill like this!"
Facing the fierce impact of Yan Yun's cavalry, the soldiers of the Vietnamese army finally could not withstand it. The army collapsed and was defeated like a mountain. Yan Yun's cavalry chased them down. Under the flash of the sword, they could see flesh and blood flying everywhere. The soldiers of the Vietnamese army were running around like wolves and hogs. In an instant, corpses were everywhere! This one-sided massacre lasted for more than an hour. The corpses of the Vietnamese soldiers actually blocked the streams outside the city. The streams were no longer clear, but turned into bright blood red, and the air was filled with a disgusting smell. The smell of blood.
Shi Liancheng led his war cavalry and escorted more than a thousand captured Vietnamese soldiers back to the city gate, and ordered the Vietnamese prisoners to be executed on the spot! More than a thousand Yanyun soldiers immediately forced the Vietnamese prisoners to kneel down, and more than a thousand Yanyun soldiers raised their swords high! Shi Liancheng shouted coldly: "Kill!" More than a thousand long knives fell suddenly, and more than a thousand heads of wasted food rolled to the ground. Seeing this, the people on the city wall couldn't help but cheer excitedly. Some people burst into tears and shouted the names of their murdered relatives.
A scout came galloping from afar, came to Shi Liancheng, reined in his horse, clasped his fists and said, "General, another Vietnamese army is coming this way!"
Shi Liancheng smiled coldly and asked, "How many people are there?" "About thirty thousand." Shi Liancheng nodded and said, "Let's explore again!" The scout promised, turned his horse's head, and ran down.
A general said to Shi Liancheng: "General, this time the enemy army will definitely not be careless and confront our army head-on. It is better to retreat into the city and hold on."
Shi Liancheng said contemptuously: "Don't be so careful when dealing with these Southern Barbarian clowns! Our army can defeat them again!" Then he looked at his several generals and issued some orders. Then I saw Wu Song leading nine thousand war horses heading west.
At the same time, the remaining defeated generals defeated by Yan Yun's army merged with their own follow-up army. The person who led the subsequent army was Zongtong, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Yue army. This man was known as the enemy of ten thousand people in the Yue-Li Dynasty and was a famous general in the entire southern barbarian region. He was the grandson of Zong Tan, the general of the Vietnamese army during the Xining War between Song Dynasty and Yue Dynasty. Zong Tan was also known as an enemy of ten thousand people at that time. However, there were rumors among the Yue people that Zong Tong was more brave than his grandfather. This Zongtong is a small man with dark skin and a fierce expression. It is obvious at a glance that he is definitely a ruthless and murderous person.
Zongtong was shocked and angry when he saw his army fleeing in disgrace. After he received the news that the forward troops who entered Qinzhou were defeated and returned, he thought that they were just ambushed by the opponent and were caught off guard. He then dispatched a large army to attack. There is no reason why he could not win. No one in the world He is the opponent of the Vietnamese army. The Vietnamese army is invincible in the world! However, he did not expect that the 20,000 troops and horses he sent to take revenge would be defeated in less than a day, and more than half of the 20,000 troops were lost!
"Do you still have the nerve to come back?" Zong Tong asked the general kneeling in front of him with a gloomy face. That general was the one who led 20,000 troops to Qinzhou for revenge. His name was Ruan Dong. He was also a famous general of the Yue Li Dynasty. He was much taller than Zongtong. However, when he knelt in front of Zongtong, his whole body was shaking, as if Like a mouse facing a cat. Ruan Dong quickly explained: "The Yanyun army is too fierce, far from the previous Song army. The cavalry charge is like a pack of tigers descending from the mountain. Although our army tried its best to resist, it was still defeated by them!"
Zongtong was greatly displeased and shouted: "Nonsense, is there anyone in the world who is more brave than our army in Vietnam?" Ruan Dong was shocked and said quickly: "Yes, yes, it's not that Yanyun's army is fierce. But because their troops were far more powerful than ours, and they ambush suddenly, our army was caught off guard and the Yanyun Army took advantage! However, our army suffered more than 10,000 casualties, but the Yanyun Army suffered more than 20,000 casualties!"
Zongtong smiled and said: "That's right! No army in the world can compete with our army with equal strength!" All the generals agreed. Zongtong said to the generals: "Pass this situation on and tell the soldiers that we want to avenge the soldiers who died because of the Han people's conspiracy!" The generals agreed and immediately passed on the message according to Zongtong's wishes. The soldiers of the Vietnamese army were furious and shouted to kill all Yanyun's troops to avenge the fallen soldiers.
Zongtong led the army to continue marching towards Qinzhou. Soon after, they encountered the Yanyun War Cavalry led by Shi Liancheng, and the Vietnamese army advanced in a tight formation. Yan Yunjun had no chance to take advantage of it, and after testing it several times, he retreated on his own initiative. The morale of the Vietnamese army was greatly boosted and they pursued Yan Yun's army. Afterwards, the two sides fought several times, and Yan Yun's army suffered some slight losses and had to retreat voluntarily. Zongtong couldn't help but feel very proud. He turned to look at Ruan Dong in the west and said angrily: "That's all the Yan Yun army is!" Ruan Dong said quickly: "The commander is brave and invincible, and the Yan Yun army is nothing more than the commander in front of him. Just a clown!"
Ruan Dong laughed so proudly that he raised his chin and said proudly, "The Yanyun Army can dominate the Central Plains like this. It seems that our country, Vietnam, will take over the Central Plains and dominate the world sooner or later!" The surrounding generals were talking one after another. They all agreed, looking very excited.
Nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses of the Vietnamese army crossed a small river. They saw that the Yanyun warriors who had retreated not long ago were arrayed in front again. This time they were arrayed on a grassy slope in front. Ruan Dong smiled coldly and said sarcastically: "You are not overestimating your own capabilities! You have been defeated so many times and you still don't realize it!" Then there was a bloodthirsty look in his eyes and he said: "In this case, I will annihilate them all in this battle. You! Use the blood of your so-called Yan Yun Xiaorui to demonstrate the martial arts of Vietnam!" Then he raised his right hand and shouted: "Get ready to attack!" Forty thousand soldiers of the Vietnamese army shouted in unison, and they were all extremely excited. Immediately, the shield covered the long grab and began to advance towards the grassy slope, while the large Vietnamese army followed behind. After the forward troops blocked the opponent's charge, these large troops would divide their troops into two wings to surround the Yanyun army so that no one could escape. ! The Vietnamese army's intentions were very rampant, and they actually wanted to annihilate the Yanyun army in one fell swoop.
Shi Liancheng stared coldly at the approaching Vietnamese army and raised his long knife. Upon seeing this, Yan Yun's war rider immediately prepared to charge. When the Vietnamese army approaching Yan Yun's army saw this, they thought that Yan Yun's army was about to charge, and immediately stopped. Shield bearers and spearmen formed a horizontal battle formation, preparing to meet the charge of Yan Yun's cavalry!
Wuwuwu... Yanyun's horn sounded loudly one after another. The Vietnamese army thought that Yan Yun's army was about to charge, and immediately prepared for it, but after waiting for a while, there was no movement from Yan Yun's army. The soldiers of the Vietnamese army couldn't help but feel strange. A Vietnamese officer laughed loudly and said loudly: "The enemy is afraid and does not dare to attack!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
