Khitan King Ashina Batu and Hun Prince Atamu never thought that the 10,000 elite soldiers they had carefully selected would be buried in Pingliang South City inexplicably.
"Hateful! Hateful!"
Atamu smashed a wine glass made of skulls on the ground angrily, and spoke harsh words towards Pingliang City.
"When the city is destroyed, I will make all the skulls of the defenders of Pingliang City into wine cups to comfort the spirits of the warriors in Changshengtian and Zengtiantian."
Now that the ten thousand elite soldiers at the south gate have been defeated and killed, Khitan King Ashina Batu and Hun Prince Atamu can only place their hope on soldiers from the east and west directions.
But the ideal is very full, and the reality is very skinny.
Zhou Yi had long expected that the Khitan and Huns coalition forces would launch a large-scale attack today, so the city had already arranged for ordinary people to defend the city together.
Although there is not as much golden soup today as there was yesterday, there is still a lot of oil in Zhouyi.
These cooking oils are more lethal after being boiled. Not only can they cook a large group of people on the spot, they can also set them on fire.
The soldiers defending the city in Pingliang County used hot oil and rain of arrows to greet the Xiongnu and Khitan coalition forces regardless of the cost. This made the offensive on the east and west sides not make any progress.
When the Khitan and Xiongnu coalition forces on the east and west sides suffered nearly 10,000 casualties, the Khitan King Ashina Batu and the Hun Prince Atamu felt distressed and ordered the troops to retreat.
In just two days, the 400,000-strong army had lost more than 30,000 soldiers.
This was something that Khitan King Ashina Batu and Hun Prince Atamu could not bear.
They were angry, but they couldn't do anything about Pingliang County.
Who told them that the Huns and Khitans were both peoples on horseback. Although they had the wood funded by Yan Song to build a lot of siege equipment, they did not have much talent for actual siege warfare.
Previously, they were able to capture Pingyang City mainly because of Zhang Biao's random command, which caused the remaining troops to lose their fighting spirit. Coupled with the lack of defensive equipment in Pingyang City, this allowed them to capture Pingyang City in three days.
But facing Pingliang County, which had sufficient food and equipment and complete equipment, they were really like a tiger meeting a hedgehog this time, with no way to start.
Just when the Khitan and Huns coalition forces were worrying about how to break through Pingliang County, Zhou Yi's eight hundred-mile urgent message had already reached Hanyang City, the capital of the Chen Kingdom.
The old thief Yan Song has long known the content of this eight-hundred-mile rush. It is nothing more than the loss of Wuwei Pass!
Officials in his line were now ready to take the opportunity to pour dirty water on Pingjiang County Magistrate Zhou Yi.
"Report~"
"The front line was 800 miles away. The Xiongnu and Khitan jointly attacked Wuwei Pass. Wuwei Pass was lost. The guard Lin Zhenyuan and the 3,000 mighty guards of the Pass were killed together with their country!"
As soon as this news came out, the whole court was in an uproar.
Wuwei Pass, which was finally recaptured three years ago, fell into the hands of the enemy again.
In this way, the Huns and Khitans could move south unimpeded.
Just when Yan Song winked and was about to have people pour dirty water on Zhou Yi, another urgent letter from 800 miles away came from outside the Meridian Gate.
"Report~"
"The front line was 800 miles away. The Xiongnu and Khitan led an army of 300,000 to break through Wuwei Pass and then march directly to Pingyang City. Zhang Biao, the defender of Pingyang, was unable to defend the city for three days and surrendered to Khitan. Now the Xiongnu-Khitan coalition forces have led Four hundred thousand troops surrounded Pingliang County, and Pingliang County Magistrate Li Feiyu led 3,000 defenders and fought to the death with the people in the city."
After hearing the second eight-hundred-mile expedited letter, Yan Song immediately panicked.
This is completely different from what the Huns had discussed before.
They had agreed before that they would only take Wuwei Pass and leave 3,000 corpses for Zhang Biao as military merit.
But now why did the Huns capture Pingyang City?
The most hateful thing is why Zhang Biao surrendered to the Huns!
You must know that Zhang Biao was recommended by Yan Song himself, but now he has surrendered to the Huns. How could he be guilty of negligence?
It’s chaos, it’s chaos, it’s all chaos!
Emperor Li Xuanji, who was above the court, was also a little alarmed after hearing that he had lost a city and a pass, and immediately asked the ministers in the court for their opinions.
"My ministers, the Khitan and Xiongnu armies are coming in force. Do you have any good ideas now?" Li Xuanji asked.
The grand master heard that Bo Yue would not let go of this good opportunity to beat the drowned dog. He quickly stepped forward and said: "If you are brave, your majesty, Prime Minister Yan Song, will recommend the responsibility for the oversight."
"Zhang Biao commanded 200,000 mighty guards. He not only failed to live up to the emperor's favor and failed to defend Wuwei Pass and Pingyang City, but also surrendered to the Xiongnu and Khitan. Such behavior harmed the country's prestige and his majesty's wisdom!"
The anxious Li Xuanji was now asking how to deal with the 400,000 troops coming from the Xiongnu and Khitan, but it was heard that Bo Yue was talking about this. Such talk made Li Xuanji even more anxious.
Yan Song, who had already figured out Li Xuanji's thoughts very thoroughly, hurriedly knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said: "The recommendation of a minor official was neglected, and it is inevitable that he will die. But the top priority now is how to deal with the invasion of the Xiongnu and Khitan!"
Yan Song's words spoke to Li Xuanji's heart.
So Li Xuanji immediately asked Yan Song how to deal with it.
"Your Majesty, the Xiongnu and Khitan forces have occupied Wuwei Pass for more than ten years and have not made any large-scale attacks. They only passed Wuwei Pass to herd horses and sheep on the plains. To be honest, they also want to live a peaceful life!"
"Their large-scale invasion this time is probably because they lost a piece of land for herding sheep and horses after losing Wuwei Pass. In my humble opinion, the Xiongnu and Khitan are powerful this time, so we can cede the land of Yongzhou to them. Chen Guo’s material resources bring happiness to the country.”
As soon as Yan Song's words "Measure the material resources of the Chen State and gain the favor of the State", he immediately aroused the opposition of Wen Boyue and a group of Qingliu officials.
"Your Majesty, this is not possible! We, Chen State, have never done this since the founding of our country by ceding territory to seek peace. We should mobilize all the troops from Qingzhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou to aid Yongzhou."
Wen Bo asked them to tell them the solution just now, but Wen Bo asked them not to tell them. Now it is too late.
The decades-old Emperor Li Xuanji is like a rebellious adolescent. He doesn't choose the good option, but chooses the worst option.
Li Xuanji directly waved his hand and said: "Anyway, our country of Chen has a vast territory and rich resources. It doesn't hurt to miss Yongzhou. Anyway, we can't collect much money from the tax revenue there!"
"Prime Minister Yan, who do you think will be the best to send an envoy to the Xiongnu this time to persuade them to withdraw their troops?"
Zhou Yi suddenly appeared in Yan Song's mind. Now Zhang Biao has surrendered to the Huns, but he is still essentially his own. If Zhou Yi is sent as an envoy this time, maybe Zhang Biao will understand and interfere with the Huns. , Khitan directly killed Zhou Yi.
In this way, he can use the help of others to kill Zhou Yi, a blind person, and once again intimidate officials who are not on the same side as him.
Once he figured this out, Yan Song immediately recommended Zhou Yi, the former Tanhua Lang, to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, Pingjiang County Magistrate Zhou Yi persuaded Li Feiyu, a staunch and patriotic talent, to surrender for Your Majesty three years ago. This time, we might as well allow Zhou Yi to visit as an envoy to bring stability to the Khitan, Xiongnu and Chen families! "
After hearing this, Li Xuanji felt that Yan Song's arrangement was very reasonable. He immediately ordered Wei Zhongxian to send Zhou Yi with an imperial edict to send an envoy to the enemy.
