The Dongdu cavalry who wanted to rush to the camp at the foot of the mountain were all stopped by Li Yanhe and the others.
After several confrontations, the two sides were able to stop fighting, and finally turned into a confrontation.
Directly in front of the Dongdu Cavalry, the leading guard looked at the rising sun flag in front of him and had no choice but to raise his saber.
He asked aloud: "Is the person coming, General Li Yanhe?"
Li Yanhe, as was their habit, beat his hands on his breastplate.
"Exactly!"
"Is the rebellion in Xijing you are talking about true?"
Li Yanhe responded: "What Li said is true. The Dongdu area must have been blocked by gangsters, so there is no way to know about this matter."
Compared with the south, it should be faster to obtain changes in Xijing. Looking at the unclear Dongdu cavalry in front of him, Li Yanhe already had a guess in his mind.
Whether it was the Huang Xiaojia he just saw or his confidence to control the soldiers, they all told Li Yanhe that there must be thieves entrenched in the Eastern Capital.
The guardian was silent for a moment, then turned to look at the Jialan Temple on the top of the mountain.
Li Yanhe understood the situation and said: "Today's military disaster was all caused by bad guys. Later, Li will go up the mountain in person to clarify the situation with Guan Xiao and others."
The guardian murmured: "General Wang died at their hands. As far as our army is concerned... if we want to shake hands with them and make peace, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public..."
He originally thought that Li Yanhe would offer some words of comfort so that he and the soldiers behind him could get off on a good footing.
Unexpectedly, Li Yanhe actually raised the sunrise flag, and then pulled the reins in his hand!
Along with the neighing of the horses, Li Yanhe also shouted loudly.
"You were deceived by traitors, and Wang Zhong died tragically because of it. Li can understand!"
"But now our family and country are in disaster, and the demon queen is disrupting the court. Do you guys listen to the order to raise the flag today?"
Li Yanhe's shout was so loud that it could be heard clearly by both Jialanxi at the top of the mountain and the garrison camp at the foot of the mountain.
Hearing this, the guards who were temporarily leading the troops fell silent. Are they surrendering on the spot? Or rise up and resist?
Neither is desirable...
He surrendered on the spot and had no face to face the dead General Wang Zhong and his brothers who fought to the death.
After more than a month of siege, they killed many of the Hebei rebels, but the Dongdu cavalry also suffered heavy casualties.
Especially today, General Wang Zhong personally led 800 cavalry to the top of the mountain, and no one survived...
If you surrender to the enemy now, how will you face the families of those brothers in the future, and how will you face General Wang Zhong after your death!
They rose up to resist, but they could only let the soldiers behind them die in vain. After all, the situation was clear. No matter how they resisted, they could not defeat the siege on the mountain and below.
When they were at the top of the mountain, they had already failed in front of the military formation led by Zheng Kuan.
Now that they are blocked on the mountainside, if Guan Xiao, Zhou Biao and their ilk are still behind, it is possible that all the bones will be buried.
Li Yanhe also saw the dilemma of the other party, but he just wanted the other party to make a choice.
Because this battle is not the end of the Eastern Capital, if these local cavalry cannot stabilize, they will only be at a disadvantage when facing off against the thieves entrenched in the Eastern Capital in the future.
If you are not careful, you may leave a cold light on your back, giving them a surprise attack at any time.
Just when both sides fell into silence, people on both sides of the mountain and down the mountain gradually gathered towards the mountainside.
Hu Cong looked up, feeling even more desperate.
There were approximately more than 400 people descending from the top of the mountain, led by Guan Xiao and three others, and a man in a yellow shirt without any armor.
Li Yanhe looked towards the foot of the mountain, with a smile on his face.
The people who came from the foot of the mountain were the Yanyang soldiers he had brought to the Eastern Capital this time. Naturally, the leaders were the generals accompanying the army from various prefectures and cities.
However, in the middle of these people, there is a boy and a girl from the same school.
With Lin Manliu and Yue Hanzhi at the foot of the mountain taking action together to kill Huang Xiaojia, the generals accompanying the army all admired their courage and bravery.
Lin Manliu cupped his fists and said to Li Yanhe: "General Li, the matter at the foot of the mountain is over. All Dongdu soldiers in the camp are...temporarily detained."
When the young man spoke, he glanced at the Dongdu cavalry troops on the mountainside and immediately changed his words from surrender to temporary detention.
Li Yanhe nodded and said: "Well done, now all that's left is what do you think?"
He looked at the leading guard and his words gradually became serious.
"Regardless of whether the flag is raised today or not, you are already aiding the tyranny and affecting the preparations of our army..."
From the previous pressure to the current threat, Li Yanhe's attitude has changed again and again, and he has not given the other party any idea of peace talks at all.
It's not that he doesn't know that a strong person is easy to break.
But everything is done for a reason.
Just when Hu Cong thought deeply in his heart and decided to lead the soldiers behind him to fight to the death, Ci Guanxiao, who led the troops, spoke.
"After Wang Chong died just now, less than half of the remaining cavalry were also taken into custody by our army and are currently imprisoned in the temple..."
"If you can put aside your previous prejudices, the people in custody can be returned in full!"
The leading guard looked back tremblingly, his eyes fixed on the rebel leader.
He said coldly: "Is this true?"
Guan Xiaoyan said: "I have known Wang Zhong's thoughts for the past month. I also know what he is determined to do on the mountain today... none of us hold a grudge against him."
The guardian asked again: "Don't you even hold grudges about your brother Guan Jie's tragic death?"
Guan Xiao didn't reply immediately, but the man in yellow shirt not far away from him spoke.
"When thieves take over, mountains and rivers are overturned. The blood debts of those who have died tragically over the years should be collected from the Demon Queen instead of wasting it here..."
The guard turned his eyes and looked at the strange man in yellow shirt.
He snapped: "Who are you?"
Whether it was the people who had been blocked by Li Yanhe before or the people who were coming down the mountain, some groups without armor emerged.
Guan Xiao even allowed this person to come as a guest. In his opinion, there must be a plan.
The man in the yellow shirt clasped his fists beside his ears and said loudly: "After my brother, General Lu Xu, is the master of Yijian Villa, Lu Fengbai!"
As soon as these words came out, almost everyone present looked shocked.
Only Li Yanhe, Lin Manliu, and Yue Hanzhi were the only three who suppressed their laughter.
Lin Manliu said: "Hanzhi, look, I used the title of Master Lu before, so I am much easier to use than the second master of Yijian Villa, right?"
Yue Hanzhi responded: "It is true in this army. Who doesn't respect that General Lu Xu..."
Although Ye Dangting did not announce his name, he brought out Lu Fengbai's reputation and intimidated everyone present.
While the leading guard was still coming to his senses, Li Yanhe also said: "I can prove what Brother Ye said!"
Immediately afterwards, another person came out of Guan Xiao's team, clasped his fists and shouted: "Qin Mo, the former guard of Jianmen Pass, can also prove it to Master Ye!"
Zheng Kuan watched Li Yanhe and Qin Mo speak one after another to prove the identity of the man in the yellow shirt. He secretly pulled the reins in his hands.
Zhou Biao, who was beside him, raised his hand and pressed his shoulder, saying in a deep voice: "Why are you going up to join in the fun now?"
Guan Xiao changed his previous attitude and said softly: "He should be allowed to go to such a big scene!"
When Zheng Kuan heard this, his eyes lit up and he rode out of the team.
The young man raised the long knife in his hand and shouted with all his strength: "Zheng Kuan, the governor of Liaocheng, can also prove it!"
Li Yanhe listened to the young man's shout and glanced at Lin Manliu behind him for no reason.
Lin Manliu, who noticed Li Jiaoshu's gaze, also looked at him in confusion.
It turned out that Li Yanhe didn't mean anything, so Lin Manliu had to raise his hand and scratch his head.
Soon, Li Yanhe clasped his fists and looked back at Zheng Kuan.
"Former Rongcheng guard Li Yanhe met Governor Zheng!"
Zheng Kuan laughed loudly: "General Li's bravery was witnessed just now on the top of the mountain! Zheng Kuan admires him!"
For a time, the mountainside where the cavalry besieging Dongdu was located turned into a place where they were talking about land.
Someone on one end praised the courage of the Hebei soldiers, and someone on the other end praised Li Yanhe for his bravery in gathering his soldiers, but no one talked about the trapped Dongdu cavalry in the middle.
Queen of the Military God, Deputy Lieutenant of Jianmenguan, Governor of Liaocheng, and General of Rongcheng...
These names filled his ears, disrupting the plans in his mind, and finally completely shattered his mind.
The leader of the army was so confused at this moment that he almost fell off his horse. He coughed suddenly and felt a sweetness in his throat.
Blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, and he raised his hand to wipe it away with difficulty.
After that, everyone looked at him.
He slowly exhaled, and while raising his head, he dropped the sword in his hand to the ground.
"Surrender... we can only surrender... General Wang! We can only surrender..."
At this point, the Dongdu cavalry that had besieged Guan Xiao and his men for a month all surrendered to Li Yanhe.
As the war came to an end, the gleam of moonlight above the curtain also peeked out from the clouds.
Except for the soldiers who helped repair the front yard of the main hall of Jialan Temple, the rest of the troops retreated down the mountain.
Because of the tragic death of the soldiers in this battle, all the soldiers who were transported out of the temple were moved out of the camp and placed neatly outside the camp at the foot of the mountain.
The bonfire was relit in the camp. Guan Xiao, Li Yanhe and the leading escort all held a torch in their hands.
They looked at the mountains of corpses in front of them, with melancholy and frustration on their faces.
"According to what was said before, Wang Zhong was controlled by the Wu Yeqi, so he came here to surround the mountain?"
"Well, General Wang is afraid that Dongdu will be suppressed by the Wu Yeqi like the other six kings' fiefdoms, so he can only do this..."
"In fact, the news I heard since Li went north is similar. We still need to prepare for the attack of Wu Yeqi in the future."
The three of them had discussed the whole story of this battle before, and now looking at these corpses that had died tragically due to internal friction, they were all filled with resentment.
Nawu Yeqi let them kill each other without any effort.
Even if Huang Xiaojia died, it was because of that person's carelessness and it would not have any impact on Wu Yeqi at all.
And what about them?
Only half of the soldiers from Hebei who followed Guan Xiao southward still had fighting strength.
On the Dongdu garrison side, the general died tragically, and his elite suffered heavy casualties.
These dead Yanyang soldiers should have raised their flags on the battlefield and defeated the foreign enemies, instead of dying in the mountains due to internal strife.
The cause of this result is the Demon Queen who is currently causing chaos in Xijing, and Wu Yeqi who is currently occupying the Eastern Capital!
Thinking of this, Li Yanhe threw the torch forward, and Guan Xiao and the escort also threw their torches towards the corpse.
The fire began to spread from the edges of the corpses, starting from a small flame and gradually growing in size. Finally, it was like a fire dragon twisting and twisting over the corpses, engulfing them all.
From this moment on, as the first ones to raise the flag of rebellion, they will also like these flames, sweep this scorching sun land again.
Like that spark of fire, it eventually becomes a prairie fire!
Only in this way can the Yanyang Dynasty be reborn!
