After the Western Liao army retreated from Yanyun, Yelu Longqing arrived at Hamili. Hamili was approaching Yumen Pass, and Yelu Longqing didn't want to return to the capital yet. He wanted to see the situation before talking. However, the news that kept coming from Yanyun was all bad news. The reputation of Yanyun's army was getting stronger and stronger. Yelu Longqing was very disappointed and knew that there was no chance, at least for the time being.
After careful consideration, Yelu Longqing sent a peace envoy. Soon after, the envoy returned together with Yan Yun's envoy. The envoy from Yanyun conveyed to Yelu Longqing the intention of King Yan to agree to peace talks, and the two sides began negotiations. However, the two sides could not agree on one issue anyway, and that was the ownership of Yumen Pass. Yanyun insisted on taking back Yumen Pass as a prerequisite for peace talks, but Yelu Longqing disagreed and refused to hand over Yumen Pass. The two sides reached a deadlock on this key issue. In fact, both sides have some considerations whether they insist on Yumen Pass. For Xiliao, with Yumen Pass, they can advance, attack, retreat or defend. They can rely on Yanmen Pass to resist Yanyun's attack, or they can launch an attack on Yanyun at the appropriate time! For Yanyun, if Yumen Pass is controlled by Xiliao, it will be like a chokehold, and it will be difficult to ensure the safety of the Hexi Corridor; and if Yanmen Pass is taken back, not only will the Hexi Corridor be safe, but it will also serve as a basis for future attacks on the West Liao's bridgehead can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, envoy Yanyun suddenly said unexpectedly that the issue of Yumen Pass could be reconsidered, and his attitude was obviously much more relaxed than before. Yelu Longqing was overjoyed. In order to encourage Yan Yun to abandon Yumen Pass, he immediately expressed his willingness to offer thirty lustful beauties and a large amount of gold and silver jewelry to King Yan as compensation. The negotiations have made substantial progress so far.
That night, Yelu Longqing stood in front of the map and looked at it with a smile. For the first time in so many days, he felt so relaxed because the negotiation was about to succeed. A peace agreement is about to be signed, and they, Xiliao, will retain Yumen Pass. Yelu Longqing thought to himself: Yang Peng is by no means a person willing to give up. The reason why he gave in this time must be because he had to give in. Maybe although Yan Yun won this time, it was not as winning as it seemed on the surface. Beautiful, but the losses were actually very heavy. Yelu Longqing smiled and felt that this was the reason.
There were footsteps outside the door. Yelu Longqing took back his thoughts and looked out the door. He saw one of his generals walking in quickly and said, "Your Majesty, I'm back."
Yelu Longqing nodded and asked, "Have you brought all the gifts for King Yan?"
The general said: "Yes, thirty beautiful women and ten large boxes of gold, silver and jewelry have been brought."
Yelu Longqing said: "Tomorrow, the peace treaty will be signed, and then you can take these gifts and return to Bianliang with the Yanyun envoy." The general agreed.
At this moment, a soldier officer came in and reported: "Your Majesty, a Han man came outside and said that he has important military information to report to your Majesty."
Yelu Longqing was very surprised, "Han? Why did the Han come to see me?" After thinking for a while, he said to the officer: "Bring him in!"
The guard officer promised, ran down, and a moment later led a Han man in colored clothes. The Han man was young, about thirty years old, and looked like he was tired of life. When he saw Yelu Longqing sitting high on the throne, he saluted and paid homage: "Young man, please pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty. Long live His Majesty." Long live!"
Yelu Longqing looked at him and asked, "Who are you? Why do you want to see me?"
Mo Fu raised his head and said: "This villain is a subordinate of Mr. Mo Haotian, and I have come here to report the urgent military situation to His Majesty on the orders of my young master!"
Yelu Longqing showed a look of surprise and said: "Mo Hao, it turns out it's him." He said secretly: "I heard that the rebellion launched by those Han scholars in Bianliang was wiped out overnight by Yan Yun. This person arrived at this time. He must be trying to take advantage of me, Daliao! ' As soon as I thought about it, I glanced at Mo Fu and asked, "Do you have any urgent military information that Mr. Mo wants to report to me?" When he asked this question, he actually didn't care at all.
Mo Fu said: "My young master found out the news and learned that Yanyun has no sincerity in negotiating peace with Daliao, and is secretly planning to seize Yumen Pass in one fell swoop!"
Everyone present was shocked. Yelu Longqing stood up suddenly and shouted: "What did you say?"
Mo Fu continued: "According to the information my young master heard, King Yan has secretly notified Yang Yanzhao to seize the opportunity to seize Yumen Pass in one fell swoop!"
Yelu Longqing calmed down, sat down and said calmly: "You are obviously talking nonsense! If Yan Yun wants to seize Yumen Pass by force, why should he come to negotiate with me?"
Seeing Yelulong Qingyi's disbelief, Mo Fu quickly said: "Your Majesty, it is clear that that is just a trick played by Yan Yun. It is nothing more than to make Your Majesty take it lightly! According to the information we have received, King Yan has no interest in peace talks at all. , but they are just using peace talks to paralyze the monarchs and ministers of Daliao in order to achieve the purpose of a surprise attack!"
Yelu Longqing naturally thought of this, but he couldn't immediately believe what Mo Fu said. Although what he said made sense, no one could guarantee whether he deliberately spread rumors to cause another war between Daliao and Yanyun. And create a favorable situation for them. Yelu Longqing was silent for a moment, then raised his head and glanced at Mo Fu. A cold look suddenly flashed in his eyes. When Mo Fu saw this, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
Yelu Longqing raised his finger and pointed at Mo Fu and said: "Take this guy who spreads rumors and put him in jail!" Two soldiers immediately stepped forward and detained Mo Fu on the left and right. Mo Fu was shocked and shouted: "Your Majesty, everything the villain said is true, how could you arrest the villain instead! Your Majesty knows this!" Yelu Longqing frowned, waved his hand, and two soldiers immediately attacked Mo Fu. Drag it down. Mofu's shouts quickly faded away and were soon no longer heard.
Yelu Longqing thought for a moment and then told a soldier: "Go and notify envoy Yanyun immediately and tell him that I want to talk to him." The soldier agreed and ran down.
Yan Yun's envoy, Fan Yong, was staying in Hamili's guest house at the moment. After receiving Yelu Longqing's call, he immediately left the guest house and came to Yelu Longqing's camp hall. Seeing Yelu Longqing, he cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty."
Yelu Longqing asked with a smile: "Your Majesty must not be used to living here! Compared with the prosperous Central Plains, there is indeed a huge gap between us!"
Fan Yong smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, you're welcome. In fact, Hamili is just as beautiful as Hamili. It's hard to simply say which one is better!"
Yelu Longqing smiled slightly and said: "As for the peace treaty, I think since both parties have reached an agreement, it is better to sign it now."
Fan Yong was stunned and said with a smile: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true, but I still have to think carefully about the content of the peace treaty. It is really not good for me to sign the peace treaty with your majesty right now!"
Yelu Longqing smiled and said: "Your envoy is too cautious. The content of the peace treaty is only that. It can be seen clearly at a glance. Is there any problem?" Fan Yong said with a smile: "I am entrusted by the King of Yan, so I can't You are not careful! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Yelu Longqing nodded and said: "Your envoy's caution is understandable. So when can your envoy sign a peace treaty with me?"
Fan Yong thought for a while, clasped his fists and asked, "How about three days later?"
Yelu Longqing nodded and said, "In three days, then." Fan Yong clasped his fists and said, "If Your Majesty has nothing else to do, I will resign." Yelu Longqing said, "It's easy for your envoy to leave." Fan Yong nodded slightly and left.
Yelu Longqing's face immediately darkened and he murmured: "Does it take three days to review such a peace treaty? It seems that what Mo Fu said is probably true! The peace talks between Yan Yun and me are fake , their purpose of pretending to have peace talks is nothing more than to paralyze us. At this time, they must be planning to seize Yumen Pass! Huh, it's not that easy!" After thinking about it, he immediately ordered his soldiers to summon the generals.
When Fan Yong returned to the guest house, he felt very uneasy for no reason and always felt that something was wrong. Fan Yong sat at the table and murmured to himself: "Yelulong Qingshi's behavior today is really strange! He suddenly called me in the middle of the night, and he just asked about when the peace treaty would be signed!..." Fan Yong suddenly felt something in his mind. As soon as he moved, he stood up suddenly and changed his expression: "No! He must have noticed something! He called me just now to test me with words!" After a pause, he frowned and recalled the conversation between the two, feeling that he The said peace treaty will be signed in three days, which may not be good. As soon as he thought about it, Dangjie called a close confidant and gave his instructions carefully. The confidant made a promise and left in a hurry.
Fan Yong paced back and forth in the room, wondering how Yelu Longqing discovered the problem? But after thinking for a long time, I still couldn't figure out why. He was not a god, so he would not have expected that Mo Haotian would get information from Prince Yan's Mansion, nor would he have thought that Mo Haotian sent someone to inform Yelu Dashi.
Soon after, the cronies sent out hurriedly came back and reported to Fan Yong: "Sir, the gate of Hamili City is tightly closed, and you can't get out!" Fan Yong frowned and asked: "Why did they close the city gate? ?" "The officer guarding the gate said that it was their emperor who gave the order, saying that from now on the whole city will be under curfew, and no one is allowed to leave Hamili without the permission of their emperor!"
Fan Yong was very anxious. He paced back and forth in the room and murmured: "What should we do? What should we do? Yelu Longqing must have started to take action. If General Yang is not notified in time, the consequences will be disastrous!" The confidant clasped his fists and said, "Sir, why don't I take advantage of the night and let my subordinates sneak out over the wall?" Fan Yong thought for a while and felt that this seemed to be the only way now, so he couldn't help but nodded.
Fan Yong stood in the courtyard of the guest house, looking at the night sky, worried in his heart. He was worried about the situation on Yang Yanzhao's side, and whether his cronies could successfully escape from the city.
Suddenly, the sound of gongs, drums and shouts came from the distance, which seemed to be from the direction of the west city wall. Fan Yong couldn't help but put his heart in his throat and worried about his boss. After a while, the sound of gongs, drums and shouts stopped, and the city returned to silence. However, Fan Yong felt that the air seemed to have solidified, making him unable to breathe. He was eager to know what the commotion was about, but now At this moment he couldn't inquire.
There were hurried footsteps outside the door, and then the door was slammed open. A ferocious Xiliao general led hundreds of sergeants in, and surrounded Fan Yong and others.
Seeing this scene, Fan Yong immediately guessed the cause and result of the commotion just now. He looked at the Xiliao general and asked calmly: "General, what are you doing?"
The Xiliao general snorted coldly, did not answer, and raised his right hand in a wave. When two sergeants came to Fan Yong and others carrying a seriously injured man in black, Fan Yong remained calm while the others could not help but show shock.
General Xiliao pointed at the man in black clothes covered in blood and said: "This man secretly climbed over the city wall in the middle of the night wearing night clothes and was captured by our army. Someone recognized him as a follower of your noble envoy, so I came here to ask Your Majesty, do you know this person?"
Fan Yong glanced at the man in black, and the two of them looked at each other without any expression on their faces. Fan Yong looked at the Xiliao general and shouted angrily: "How brave! What do you Xiliao want to do? You don't know where to catch a person, but you want to slander our Yanyun mission! If you want to fight, fight, why bother to play These tricks!" Everyone in the envoy immediately drew their swords out of their sheaths, and everyone showed anger. They showed no fear in the face of the Western Liao Army, which had an absolute advantage in strength.
General Xiliao was greatly surprised when he saw the Yanyun people reacting like this, and for a moment he didn't know how to deal with it!
At this moment, the man in black who was being held by two Xiliao sergeants suddenly yelled and broke free from the grasp of the two sergeants. Then before the two of them could react, he thrust his left elbow towards the sergeant on the left. The front door was hit with a loud pop, and the Xiliao sergeant screamed and fell backward. The man in black pulled out the scimitar from the sergeant's waist, turned around and slashed open the other sergeant's chest. Then he rushed towards the Xiliao general and slashed with the sword, looking like a crazy tiger. The general of Xiliao was frightened and hurriedly dodged back. The man in black missed a single hit and continued to pursue. The sergeants behind General Xiliao reacted at this time and rushed forward with their scimitars drawn. The man in black did not even dodge the scimitar slashed by his opponent. Just slashing and killing, there were roars and screams for a while, blood and flesh were flying everywhere on the scene, and in the blink of an eye, several sergeants and the man in black fell in a pool of blood.
General Xiliao was frightened and angry, and shouted to a frightened officer beside him: "Go and see if he is still alive?" The officer promised, rushed up, checked, and came back to report: "General , he is already dead!" General Xiliao was very angry, but had nowhere to vent.
Fan Yong said coldly: "General, what do you mean by making such a fuss here?"
General Xiliao snorted, waved his hand, and shouted: "Let's go!" "Wait a minute!" Fan Yong shouted. General Xiliao stopped, pulled out his scimitar, and said with a ferocious expression: "Do you want to die?"
Fan Yong walked up to General Xiliao, looked at him, and asked angrily: "Is this how you treat envoy Yanyun?" General Xiliao was speechless, frowned and asked, "What do you want?"
Fan Yong snorted and said: "Such an infuriating thing happened, of course I want to see your emperor!" General Xiliao frowned, put his sword back into its sheath, and stretched out his hand: "Please!" Fan Yong strode away.
Fan Yong met Yelu Longqing at Yelu Longqing's camp, and expressed his extreme indignation at the actions of the officers and soldiers of the Western Liao Army in front of Yelu Longqing. Yelu Longqing had no choice but to ask the general to apologize to Fan Yong, and the matter was settled.
After Fan Yong left, Yelu Longqing asked the general angrily: "Why did it become like this?" The general said gloomily: "I didn't expect those Han people to see their accomplices and not panic at all! The Han people who tried to climb over the city wall actually He suddenly broke free from his control and hacked to death several of our soldiers. The soldiers had no choice but to kill him!" Yelu Longqing frowned and said: "In other words, now there is no proof!"
The general asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, is it really that important to die without proof? Hasn't Yan Yun's conspiracy been confirmed now? We have already broken up with Yan Yun. If you want me to say it, we will simply put those individuals Kill all the damn Han people!"
Yelu Longqing shouted angrily: "Nonsense! It can't be that simple!" The general closed his mouth, but he was very depressed in his heart. He was really puzzled by His Majesty's actions: "Since we want to lure and annihilate the main force of Yang Yanzhao's troops at Yumen Pass, Why still keep those Yanyun envoys? 'Actually, Yelu Longqing's idea was very simple. He did not want to start another all-out war with Yanyun, but wanted to use fighting to promote peace. Previously, six parties jointly attacked Yanyun, but not only was the effort in vain, the two Zhao and Song forces in the south were also wiped out! Now there is only one side left. No matter how much Yan Yun suffered in the previous war, it is not something that his side can fight alone! Therefore, war is only a means, and peace is the goal. Only when the Yanyun people are heartbroken will they sit down at the negotiation table honestly. But if their envoys are massacred, then both sides will see no room for change, and can only end in a fight to the death. It is impossible for Xiliao to contend with Yan Yun alone, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
Yelu Longqing asked the general: "Have the support troops been dispatched?"
The general nodded, "We have already dispatched according to His Majesty's order."
Yelu Longqing thought for a while and warned the general: "The security of the four gates must be strengthened. No one from the Yanyun Mission must be allowed to escape from the city! Otherwise, my plan will be in vain!"
The general felt that His Majesty the Emperor was really unnecessary, but he did not show it on his face. He made a promise, bowed to Yelu Longqing, and left.
His eyes turned to the secret camp of Yanyun Army. Without anyone knowing, Yang Yanzhao personally led an army of 100,000 people into a remote valley dozens of miles northeast of Yumen Pass, preparing to attack Yumen Pass. Xiliao had 60,000 troops left at Yumen Pass. If they could not attack and seize the city in one go, the war would inevitably turn into a fortified battle. Conquering Yumen Pass was not an easy task, even if the Yanyun army wanted to seize it in a short time with its combat power. That is also impossible at Yumen Pass. When the Xiliao reinforcements arrive one after another, the war will inevitably fall into a protracted stalemate, which will naturally be very detrimental to Yan Yun! Now, everything is ready.
Yang Yanzhao assigned tasks in the tent, glanced at the generals one last time, and asked: "Do you understand, generals?" All the generals agreed in unison. Yang Yanzhao said: "Go down and prepare, we will start action tomorrow night!" The generals agreed and left the tent.
Yang Yanzhao walked out of the tent, climbed up the nearby mountain, and looked southwest, only to see a looming city in the long yellow sand. That was the target of this battle. The Jade Gate was closed! Yang Yanzhao reviewed the entire plan and felt that everything had been considered and there were no loopholes.
On the second day, just after nightfall, the army hidden in the valley set off, heading towards Yumen Pass under the cover of yellow sand and night. At this time, the general guarding Yumen Pass was Mordo, the most resourceful general under Yelu Longqing. Since he was appointed as the general of Yumen Pass, he did not dare to neglect at all. He arranged dozens of watchtowers east of Yumen Pass and also sent out A large number of detailed operations were carried out to sneak into Xingqing Mansion, Xiliang Mansion and the nearest Shazhou and Guazhou to detect every move of the Yanyun Army; however, although Moldo was smart, his actions were all anticipated by Yang Yanzhao. In order to avoid Xizhou, Yang Yanzhao The Liao's eyes and ears asked people to pretend that he was stationed in Shazhou and make some noise to attract the other party's attention. At the same time, he secretly led one hundred thousand troops and horses from the north through a small desert, without anyone noticing. He entered the valley approaching Yumen Pass and hid himself.
Mordo had a heart-to-heart fight with two lustful beauties. After more than an hour of fighting, he finally fell asleep.
Bang bang bang... the door suddenly sounded loudly.
Mordo, who had just fallen asleep, woke up with a start and shouted displeased: "What's the matter?"
The knocking on the door stopped, and a general's voice came in: "General, Your Majesty sent someone to deliver an urgent book!"
When Moldo heard that His Majesty sent someone to deliver an urgent letter, he didn't dare to neglect. He quickly got out of the entanglement of the two sluts, put on his clothes and ran out. When he came to the door, he saw the trusted general standing at the door. The trusted general came out to see the general, and was about to present the letter he had just received.
Moldo picked up the book holder and looked at the envelope. As expected, the envelope was stamped with the personal seal of the Emperor of Liao. He quickly opened the envelope, took out the letter paper, unfolded it and read. There was a look of surprise on his face, and he immediately finished reading the letter and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I don't know whose nonsense you listened to!" The general asked curiously: "General, what did your Majesty say in the letter?"
Mordo said: "Your Majesty actually said that the Yanyun Army intended to seize Yumen Pass and asked me to guard it carefully!" The general was stunned and said with a smile: "How is this possible? We are in Xingqing Prefecture, Xiliang Prefecture, Shazhou and Guazhou. The mission was careful, but Yanyun had no intention of marching. Then Yang Yanzhao was training troops in Shazhou every day and inspecting the people. How could he attack Yumen Pass? Besides, the dozens of watchtowers arranged in the east, I haven’t found anything unusual at all!”
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
