At the foot of Longmen Mountain and by the Yishui River, Zhai Xing, dressed in military uniform, was riding on a horse, watching his troops in front of him storming the mountain. On the top of the mountain, Meng Bangxiong's army was condescending, and rolling logs and rocks kept falling down, making the attack very difficult.
Peng Qi stepped forward and said: "The enemy is holding on tenaciously. Zhenfu, it's better to withdraw the people first and have a rest."
Zhai Xing pointed at Longmen Mountain and said: "Look, the enemy formations in that area are sparse and their defense is not tenacious. They are about to attack! Yang Wei, order all your troops to attack there! As long as Longmen Mountain is captured , this natural danger is broken!"
Yang Wei on the side folded his hands and obeyed the order. After looking at the mountain, he held the mace on his back, pulled out his sword, and rushed forward with the remaining soldiers and horses.
Zhai Xing looked at it and praised: "We, the soldiers, have sacrificed themselves for the country. This is what we should do!"
While he was talking, Yang Wei had already led the remaining soldiers and rushed up the mountain without fear of death.
On the Xiangshan Mountain opposite, Lian Gongjin was sitting on a high chair with a cattail leaf in his hand, leisurely watching the battle on the Longmen Mountain on the other side. Meng Bangxiong stood behind Lian Gongjin, his face full of anxiety, but he didn't dare to speak.
Yang Wei is Zhai Xing's cousin and a brave warrior. After going up the mountain, he charged forward and cut down several puppet soldiers. When he was about to fight again, he saw that the steel knife in his hand had broken. He threw the knife on the ground, picked up a spear, roared, and rushed towards the top of the mountain with his men.
Zhai Xing saw it from below and said to Peng Qi: "Yang Wei is so brave today. He rushes up the mountain as if he is in a deserted place! You hold down the formation at the bottom of the mountain, and I will go up the mountain to help him!"
Peng Qi said: "You can't go to the front line to protect a body worth thousands of dollars! It's better for me to go up the mountain to help Yang Wei!"
Zhai Xing smiled and said: "A good man should fight on the battlefield and live among the swords and guns! Just hold the military formation at the foot of the mountain and watch me break through Longmen Mountain today!"
As he spoke, he held the mace in his hand and rode towards the mountain.
Far away from Yihe River, Longmen Mountain is not steep. Where Yang Wei attacked, Zhai Xing was able to ride up to it. All he wanted in his mind was to defeat the enemy and seize the important place of Longmen. Zhai Xing did not dismount and rushed straight in the direction of Yang Wei.
Perhaps after fighting for a long time, the defenders were slack. Today, there were fewer troops in this area and the defense was not resolute. However, Yang Wei rushed to a place near the top of the mountain. Zhai Xing was overjoyed. When he reached the mountainside, he got off his horse, raised his mace, and rushed straight in the direction of Yang Wei.
Zhai Xing personally went into battle, and the morale of the Zhai army was greatly boosted. The shouts of killing shook the sky, and everyone rushed straight to the top of the mountain regardless of their own safety.
Yamashita Peng Qi looked at the situation in front of him and was overjoyed. It has been nearly two months since we attacked Longmen and we have not made any progress. Could it be that God is looking down on us today and is really going to break through this dangerous place? Without the Longmen defense, how could Meng Bangxiong stop Zhai Jiajun?
Zhai Xing stepped forward and rushed to the front line. I saw Yang Wei's shirt was stained with blood, and his beard and hair were spread out, like a god of war. The steel spear in his hand was as fast as lightning. The enemy soldiers in front of him fell one by one, and no one could stop him even half a step.
Raising the mace in his hand, Zhai Xing strode forward. He knocked down an enemy general with his mace and said to Yang Wei: "Good brother, I'm here to help you!"
Behind them, Zhai Jiajun cheered and rushed towards the top of the mountain together.
Yang Wei pulled out the spear from the enemy's body, turned to Zhai Xing and said, "Brother, thank you for your help! The battlefield is dangerous, you are not allowed to come to the front line in person!"
Zhai Xing smiled and said: "You kill so happily, how could I not come!"
After saying that, he put away his mace, picked up a spear from his side, and leaned towards Yang Wei.
Yang Wei thanked him, waved his spear, and charged forward to kill.
The defenders on the top of the mountain were intimidated by the momentum of Zhai Xing and Yang Wei. For a moment, their hearts changed and they would be unable to hold on.
Zhai Xing was overjoyed. The pride that had been suppressed for two months was released at once, and like a god, the spear flew up and down, heading straight for the top of the mountain.
Yang Wei stood still, took back his spear, looked at Zhai Xing coming over, and gently wiped the tip of the spear. He smiled at Zhai Xing and shook his head gently.
Zhai Xing said: "Brother, I'm tired after this killing spree. Just take a rest and wait for me to attack up the mountain!"
As he spoke, he looked up to the sky and let out a long roar. The whistle was long and deep, as if all the resentment of the past two months had been vented in this long whistle.
We are almost at the top of the mountain, and the mountain road is rugged. There were also thorns laid by the defenders blocking the road, and the Zhai army behind them did not follow. Zhai Xing passed Yang Wei and rushed to the front of the team. The spear in his hand flew up and stabbed straight at the defenders in front.
Yang Wei looked at Zhai Xing's arrogance and sighed softly. The spear in his hand stabbed Zhai Xing in the back.
Zhai Xing felt a chill in his heart, his hands lost strength, and he slowly fell down. Looking back, I saw Yang Wei put away his spear, picked up a waist knife, and strode up. Said: "Brother, as of today, I have no other choice. I have no choice but to lend you your head in exchange for wealth!"
After saying that, he chopped off Zhai Xing's head with the steel knife in his hand.
Taking Zhai Xing's head, Yang Wei climbed to the top of the mountain. He said: "The Zhai family's army is in charge of the vanguard of Yang Wei, and they are revolting in front of the formation. I am willing to serve the Emperor of Da Qi!"
Following this shouting, a sudden burst of drums and shouts of killing were heard from behind the mountain. The defenders who had been ambushing behind the mountain rushed out together, passed Yang Wei, and went straight down the mountain to kill. Zhai Jiajun was confused and didn't know what happened, so he was driven down the mountain.
On the opposite side of Xiangshan Mountain, Lian Gongjin stood up suddenly. Said: "What did I say? What did I say? I have a clever plan here. It's easy to take the head off Zhai Xing's neck! Stay behind, Zhai Xing is dead, and his forward commander Yang Wei has surrendered. What else can stop your army! Right? It’s time to mobilize our troops and eradicate the Zhai family’s army!”
Meng Bangxiong took a breath, as if in a dream. He said to Meng Bangjie: "Since Zhai Xing has been killed, the Zhai family army is leaderless and it is time to wipe out! You immediately set up nearby soldiers and horses and kill them all the way! Take Yique City and leave no one behind!"
Meng Bangjie promised, walked down the mountain quickly, and gathered his troops.
Before Peng Qi could see what was happening on the mountain clearly at the foot of the mountain, he saw Meng Bangxiong's ambush rising up, and his own soldiers and horses were killed and retreated steadily. A junior high school student ran down the mountain and said to Peng Qi: "Commander, the Taiwei was killed by the forward Yang Wei! Our army was defeated!"
Peng Qi thought he heard wrongly. Asked loudly: "What did you say? What happened on the top of the mountain?"
The principal said: "Yang Wei suddenly rebelled and killed the captain. We are defeated!"
Peng Qi felt her head buzzing and the world was spinning. My eyes became blurry and everything around me became chaotic.
The principal said: "Commander, the enemy troops on the mountain have been killed! Don't hesitate, gather your troops and retreat quickly!"
Peng Qi shook his head and forced himself to calm down. He ordered his soldiers to raise their flags, gather their troops and horses, and prepare to retreat.
In just the blink of an eye, the mighty Zhai army was defeated. Under the leadership of Peng Qi, as soon as they retreated to the camp, Meng Bangjie led his troops to kill them. Unable to hold the camp, they had to retreat towards Yique City.
Standing on Xiangshan Mountain, Lian Gongjin watched the Zhai army defeated at the foot of the mountain. Shaking his cattail leaf fan gently, he said to Meng Bangxiong: "How about staying behind? I said the siege of Luoyang will be lifted within three days! Now that Zhai Xing is dead, why should the Zhai family's army worry about it?"
Meng Bangxiong handed over his hand: "My lord, your master's scheming is truly unparalleled! Yang Wei, the forward commander of the Zhai family army, has already agreed to surrender!"
Duke Lian said sincerely: "When Ding Jin was ascending the throne, Jiang Yi went to persuade him to surrender. At that time, Yang Wei had already agreed and surrendered. I didn't want to ignore it for a while, Ding Jin was killed, and the matter was delayed. I won the prince. A clever plan, come to Luoyang. How can Yang Wei not surrender at this time? He killed Zhai Xing today and has done a great service. The prince will definitely receive a heavy reward!"
In Yingyang at that time, Zhang Jun once heard Jiang Yi's people mention a Taiwei Yang, but he didn't know who it was. Due to the rush of the matter, he ran away without asking for the man's identity, so the matter had to be put down. Later, Wang Xiaolie made many inquiries, but was unable to determine the identity of this person. Because he belongs to Zhai Xing, there is no way to investigate carefully. We can only rely on knowing Zhai Xing and telling him to be careful. At that time, Zhai Xing thought Zhang Jun had heard wrongly and laughed it off. Unexpectedly, he died in the end.
