But outside the Hejian Mansion, the Liao soldiers set up a large formation. The Song army did not know the truth and the soldiers, Dong Ping and Zhang Qing, mistakenly entered the formation and were captured one after another.
The brave general Yang Keshi of the Western Army borrowed the cover of his two generals, detoured behind the formation, and charged alone. Relying on the power of the heavy cavalry and using strength to overcome cleverness, he fought to the center of the formation, killing no less than five or six thousand Liao troops along the way. They were all exhausted, and Yang Keshi died heroically in battle.
Tong Guan took advantage of his chaotic formation and sent out 110,000 troops to attack in three directions.
Seeing this, Wu Yanguang hurriedly gathered the formation and turned it into a yin-yang, five-element and one-qi formation, fighting and then retreating.
The two armies fought fiercely for no less than two hours. Unconsciously, the Song army chased for fifteen or six miles. Seeing that Wu Yanguang could not hold on, Yelu Chun and Xiao Qian suddenly led 100,000 Liao soldiers to rush out, cutting off the Song army's retreat and forming two sides. The potential of a pincer attack.
At this point, more than 200,000 Liao troops came out to start a field battle with 110,000 Song troops.
The three Song armies were immediately frightened. The three generals Wang Yuan, Yang Weizhong and Ji Jing on the west route were able to cope with it easily: Ji Jing divided his troops to resist, while Wang and Yang stepped up their attacks, hoping to defeat the remaining enemies in front of them first.
Unfortunately, as soon as the offensive started, a noise from the Chinese army was heard. However, Liu Guangshi saw that the opportunity was not good and made a decisive decision. He recalled the brave general Gao Shixuan and retreated first while protecting his family. He did not turn back and fled to Fucheng. Of the 50,000 Song troops under his command, less than 10% escaped.
As soon as the middle road collapsed, the east road immediately withdrew. Wu Yanguang laughed loudly and ordered the commander of the Qinglong Formation, Zhi'er Fulang, and the commander of the Jidu Qinglong Formation, Yelu Dehua, to set up the mother-son Qinglong Formation to resist Wang Yuan and Yang Weizhong, and took the lead himself. The remaining troops and horses stormed the east road.
The two armies of Song and Liao were strangled in one place, the sky was dark and the earth was dark. Yang Wen, the envoy of Jiangxia Lingling Jiedu, was fighting when he ran into Yelu Dezhong, the leader of the Ziqi Xuanwu Formation.
The emperor's nephew was young and vigorous, and wanted to do great work. When he saw the white-bearded veteran wearing golden armor, he was overjoyed. He danced his halberd in the sky and came to fight. The soldiers of both sides were also fighting together.
But little did they know that veteran Yang Wen was also a descendant of Yang Linggong of the Golden Sword. He had been living in the world since he was a child, and had learned eighteen kinds of martial arts. He was nicknamed "Blocking Tiger". In those days, "Shandong Yaksha" Li Gui and "Slender-waisted Tiger" Yang Da were traveling across Heshuo. No one could control him, it was Yang Wen who took action and took control of him.
Yang Wen used only ten spears, and killed Yelu Dezhong until he was covered in hot sweat. Just as he was about to take the life of the Liao general, Yelu Derong and Wuyan Yanshou both came to kill him. One used the green tassel spear, and the other used the painting. Ji, three young generals from the Liao Kingdom surrounded Lao Jiedu and killed him fiercely.
Mei Zhan, the military envoy of Runan in Yingzhou, was known as "Mei Dalang". He had fallen into the Wuyi Mountains and was powerful in the south with the three-pointed sword in his palm. Seeing that Yang Wen was outnumbered, he wanted to help.
Unexpectedly, the leader of the Xuanwu Formation, Qu Li, came out of the Qing Dynasty. He rode out in black with black armor and a black Yintang. He shouted: "Old Song dog, don't leave, let's try this sword of mine!"
It turned out that this man also wielded a three-pointed knife. He immediately stopped Mei Dalang and killed him with both swords.
This Quli Chuqing was Wu Yanguang's most brave general. The sword in his hand was unfolded, with a cold light and murderous aura. If we talk about Mei Dalang back then, he was naturally not inferior to him. Now that he is old after all, he is defeated by him. Suppressed downwind.
Qu Li came out with great strength and was not merciful. He was fighting fiercely with one sword after another. He was enjoying the kill when suddenly a sharp arrow came through the air and penetrated his cheek, shattering two rows of molars. The pain made the guy groan. Mei Zhan took the opportunity to fight back, cutting off his arm with one knife, and then his head with another knife. Then he looked in the direction of the arrow and said loudly: "Old Xiang, the person named Mei owes you a life."
The one who fired the cold arrow was none other than Xiang Yuanzhen, Langya Pengcheng's military envoy and the "cavalry marksman".
Hearing Mei Zhan's thanks, Xiang Yuanzhen laughed, took another arrow and put it on the string, aiming at Wuyan Yanshou, trying to get rid of the "blocking tiger".
When he was about to take action, he suddenly saw that he was going to kill his beloved son and quickly shot an arrow.
At this time, the sound of killings was everywhere, the shouts were like a tide, and the sound of bowstrings was completely covered. Xiang Yuanzhen only felt pain in his ribs. He looked down and saw an iron arrow with phoenix feathers, penetrating into the armor. Knowing that his life was hard to save, he gritted his teeth. , struggling to shoot the arrow, Wuyan Yanshou was hit in the morning, somersaulted and fell off the horse.
When Wu Yanguang saw his son fell from his horse, he felt great grief. He screamed strangely and came to kill him with a halberd. Mei Dalang was about to fight, but he saw Xiang Yuanzhen rushing to kill him first, shouting: "You can't do anything, brother, retreat quickly!"
Mei Dalang knew that he was going to fight to the death, so he waved his tears and rode his horse to kill Yang Wen. The two of them worked together to kill Yelu Derong and Yelu Dezhong, and then turned around and left. .
While running, they were blocked by three Liao generals, Lou Jingou Aliyi, Ghost Jinyang Wang Jing, and Xinyuehu Pei Zhi. The two old Jiedu shouted in unison: "Anyone who blocks me will die!" They fought hard to merge. Going up, the three generals saw that the two of them were using desperate moves that would hurt both sides. They did not dare to resist, and they were killed and surrounded.
Xiang Yuanzhen, wounded by an arrow, fought against Wu Yanguang with his spear, but they were only able to close, and Wu Yanguang roared angrily and hacked Lao Jiedu off his horse.
At this point, the 30,000 Song soldiers on the east road turned into painted cakes, and only about 5,000 of them managed to escape back to Fucheng. The rest would have fled if they had not been killed.
Three armies were routed and two were defeated. The best soldiers and generals of the Liao army went to the west to besieged and killed by the Song army. Ji Jing, the "Hedong Ax Demon", sent his troops to fight to the death. We were helpless because we were outnumbered, and the battle fell apart.
He was about to join Wang Yuan and the other two, but Yelu Dashi led the Four-Day God General to kill him. Ji Jing was unable to escape after several conflicts. Xu Wei, the Void Sun Rat, fired a crossbow and hit Ji Jing's right arm, causing the double-edged ax to fall to the ground. , Yelu Dashi moved his horse and cut off Ji Jing's head with a sword.
Poor Hedong general, he died in Hebei.
Later generations wrote a poem in praise of Yang Keshi and Ji Jing, two powerful generals of the Western Army. Although they were not perfectly good people, they never took a step back in matters of family and country. They both died in the king's affairs, which can be described as heroic life and death.
In October, the west wind blows wildly, and the general fights with great vigor.
The golden sword is like a tiger's murderous intent, and the iron armor is like a tide shining coldly.
The horse tramples the beard, the heart is heroic, the soul returns to the Han soil, and the blood is black and yellow.
The children of Hedong should be proud of Ji, and the people under the spring have never been ashamed of their surname Yang!
Wang Yuan and Yang Weizhong fought fiercely, inflicting more than ten wounds each, and finally killed the mother and son in the Qinglong Formation. General Fulang saw that something was wrong and left first. Yelu Dehua was a step slower, and Yang Weizhong rushed in with his troops. Just intercepted. .
During the battle, Wang Yuan came to kill him and chopped him into two pieces with a knife.
The two generals were both covered in blood, but they laughed at each other and were rejoicing. The troops from behind rushed over and cried and reported: "General Ji Jing died in the battle. The Liao army is tearing up the ground and killing the future."
Yang Weizhong's expression suddenly changed and he shouted: "Don't be afraid! There is a hill ahead. We will fight up the hill and wait for reinforcements. There are still more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Hejian Mansion. If the general is about to leave, we will cooperate inside and outside to turn defeat into victory. "
Wang Yuan wiped his blood and sweat, panted, and looked at him sideways and said: "You have been with the commander for a long time, and now we are so defeated. If he is willing to send a soldier to respond, I will lose my wife to you."
Yang Weizhong asked anxiously: "If this happens, what should we do?"
Wang Yuan sighed: "We Song people are not weaker than the Liao people. When we fought against the Han, we were not afraid of death and greedy for life. We only wished that we could not work together. If his army did not retreat first, how could the situation be like this? Now that we are short of men and horses, if we go back to fight , To die in vain, what I mean is that the Liao soldiers are behind you now, so why don’t you fight for me? If you die, your life will be short, but if you succeed by luck, you and I will both be heroes of the country!"
Yang Weizhong asked curiously: "What's the plan?"
Wang Yuan looked to the north, stretched out his hand and pointed: "You and I simply gather our troops and go straight to Youzhou! As the saying goes, put yourself to death and live later. If he attacks our country with all his strength, the rear will be empty. If we seize Youzhou in one fell swoop, State, things will turn around.”
Yang Weizhong was stunned with shock. However, looking towards the direction of Hejian Mansion, the Liao army's flags were like clouds. If he turned back at this time, it would be impossible to kill him. He gritted his teeth, nodded fiercely and said: "That's it, it's over now. It's a narrow escape." Given the situation, let’s just fight it out.”
The two immediately organized their troops and horses and rushed forward. The Liao army behind them just said that he was panicking and did not choose the way. They then covered him up for dozens of miles and killed countless Song soldiers. However, Yang Weizhong and Wang Yuan finally led more than 4,000 soldiers and horses to escape into the mountains and forests to the north. .
The people of Liao never expected that these two men were so bold and wanted to attack Youzhou. They just thought that if they entered the mountains and forests, they would definitely find a way to get back to their own country. They ignored them for a while and only focused on cleaning the battlefield, capturing prisoners, and reorganizing the army. , besieging Hejian Mansion.
Not to mention the whereabouts of Yang Weizhong and Wang Yuan, but in Hejian Mansion, Tong Guan was watching the battle on the city. Watching the Song army kill Wu Yanguang and retreat continuously, he was overjoyed until the two armies fought out of sight. So they sent dozens of cavalry to inspect the horses and sent out sentries out of the city to investigate the situation.
Not long after, the spies reported back that the Liao army's ambush was out, and all three groups of soldiers and horses were surrounded. Tong Guan was so shocked that he almost collapsed if he hadn't been holding on to the city wall.
After finally coming back to his senses, he complained repeatedly: "What did I say? What did I say? I have told you again and again that the Liao people must have treacherous plots and treacherous plans, but you are waiting for them one by one, but you are just making trouble and sending troops. Now, Sure enough, we were ambushed, but what should we do?"
All the generals were also surprised. Yang Kesheng had seen his brother killed in battle and fainted from crying. Now he woke up, patted his armor and shouted: "Commander, the matter has come to this, you might as well take advantage of the situation to fight him! The terrain here is flat and there is no usable terrain. , so what if we are surrounded? It’s just a field battle! Our army’s troops and horses are no less than those of Liao Gou, so we can simply use all the troops and horses in the city and let everyone decide the winner.”
Wang Huan and Zhang Zhang looked at each other and nodded: "Commander, this plan is feasible! He seems to have surrounded our army, but the current situation is that if I fight out here, wouldn't I have surrounded him again? We are no better than him. The Liao people lack hands and feet, so if we all fight with all our strength, we will definitely succeed in one fell swoop."
Ma Gongzhi nodded repeatedly and said with enthusiasm: "Commander, I will invite you to be the vanguard!"
Tong Guan shook his head and waved his hands repeatedly, and couldn't help but sigh: "What you said is so reckless! Is the important matter of the family and country a gamble? You just want to be happy with your mouth, and you have never thought about the difficulties of this handsome man——"
At this point, he pretended to be bitter and said: "The officials have entrusted me with a heavy responsibility. If there is a big defeat, how can I have the face to see the officials? Besides, since I miscalculated the Liao army before, how can I make another mistake again?" That's wrong. Could it be that while you can think of leaving the city for a decisive battle, the Liao people can't? If he still has a backup plan, what if you wait and wait?"
Ma Gong listened to his ramblings, and the more he listened, the angrier he became. He suppressed his anger and said, "Commander, even though the Liao soldiers are smart, they can't conjure up men and horses out of thin air. Besides, they won't fight him in a decisive battle. We must always meet the besieged troops, and the general is willing to take his own troops and horses out of the city to meet them."
Tong Guan shook his head in disapproval and said coldly: "There are only one hundred thousand soldiers left in the city. If you make another mistake in sending troops, won't it make it more empty?"
Ma Gongzhi wanted to persuade him again, but suddenly he saw smoke and dust rising in the distance, and a group of soldiers abandoned their helmets and armor, ran towards them, and said in a low voice: "That's it! How can a 110,000-strong army be killed and dispersed in an instant?"
When the Biao army came closer, they saw Liu Guangshi with disheveled hair, beating his horse like flying, throwing the people behind him away from the boss, and screaming loudly: "Open the door, open the door, our army is defeated, our army is defeated!"
The sharp sounds continued to reverberate, and Ma Gongzhi felt that his own strength was breaking out in cold sweat. He sat down on the ground along the city wall, tears rolling down his face, and cried loudly: "An army of 110,000! They were defeated in an instant. This battle What kind of bird war is that!"
The defender quickly opened the door. Liu Guangshi jumped off his horse, stretched his long legs, ran up to the top of the city in a few steps, cried and prostrated: "I regret not listening to the commander-in-chief's good advice, so that I was defeated! Please have the commander-in-chief behead the last general." , to warn the future."
Tong Guan waved his hand and sighed: "It's not your fault alone. Although you are willing to take the responsibility, my commander's treatment is fair, and there is no reason why you should be responsible for it alone. I will ask the officials for this matter."
Not long after, Mei Zhan and Yang Wen led thousands of people to fight back, and both men and horses were in a miserable state.
Two people who came to the city saw Liu Guangshi and couldn't help but grab him and start beating him. Liu Guangshi hurriedly broke away, took a long step and hid behind Tong Guan.
Tong Guan shouted: "What a shame!"
The two veteran generals cried: "Commander Mingjian, if the soldiers and horses in the middle had not retreated without fighting, how could we have suffered such a defeat? Even if it is difficult to win, how could we have suffered such a loss of troops and generals if we all packed up in one place and fought out."
Liu Guangshi was so anxious that he immediately started to argue. He was very conceited and shied away from responsibility in a few words. How could the two veterans agree? The three of them were shouting and arguing, and Tong Guan said angrily: "Don't ask for Luo Si. I am innocent of right and wrong. I have my own opinion! Let's bring Wang Yuan and others back and let's talk about it later."
After waiting for more than two hours, the Liao army marched ten miles outside the city and set up camp. However, a deputy general, Fang Ritu Xie Wu, came to the city on horseback, stood outside the range of bows and arrows, and shouted in a show of force: " Hey! Listen to the truth, Commander-in-Chief of the Song Dynasty. The king of our family is kind enough to teach you to return these heads, and I also advise you to surrender as soon as possible. Otherwise, the city will be destroyed and no chickens or dogs will be left."
After saying that, he threw the head in his arms and rolled it on the ground. The general then sneered and flew away.
Tong Guan sent someone to lower the tower and pick up a few heads. They were the heads of Yang Keshi, Ji Jing and Xiang Yuanzhen.
When Yang Kesheng saw it, he cried loudly and fainted again.
Tong Guan said nothing, his face pale.
Everyone thought that after this battle, the Liao army would need to rest for a few days before they could attack the city in a big way. However, they did not expect that the Liao army sent troops to steal the city that night.
Yelu Dashi led the remaining 13 generals in the Twenty-Eight Sus and led 500 elites. They took advantage of the darkness to reach the city wall, climbed up the city wall with flying tiger claws, forced their way to the city, opened the city gate, and Xiao Qian led his ten thousand troops. Yu Xi's elite soldiers rushed in.
In the panic, the Song army did not know how many Liao soldiers came. Tong Guan first withdrew from the city and went straight to Lingzhou. The other generals could not find Tong Guan, so they had to fight separately and fight for their lives separately.
It was pity that there were 100,000 Song troops in the city. Only 20,000 escaped, and the rest were all trapped in the city.
Tong Guan stayed in Lingzhou for a day, and Liu Yanqing and others came to join him one after another, but they were afraid that Liao soldiers would follow, so they hurriedly abandoned Lingzhou and went straight to Daming Mansion.
Huang Wenbing was shocked when he learned that he quickly contacted Li Yun and three others in Zengtou City, and began to transfer people, horses, goods, and money to Shandong.
In this way, most of Hebei was under the Khitan army, and only Song general Wang Chunshang guarded an ancient city in Cangzhou.
Yelu Chun and others defeated Tong Guan and seized a lot of territory. They couldn't help but feel proud. Just when they were about to arrange their troops to attack Shandong, Medicine Master Guo rushed to the front of the army and brought the bad news that the West Wind Army swept into Youyun!
This is exactly what it is: a man’s nature is difficult to be strong without eggs, and a child’s body has no ability to keep its roots. The fierce generals and elite soldiers are all wasted, and the people in the city are miserable.
(End of chapter)
