Yang Dezheng had just arrived at Erdaowan with a thousand elites of the Volcano Army. The Tiaodang soldiers who were responsible for opening the road had just rushed up the mountain road of Erdaowan. A tree trunk covered with stubble suddenly emerged from the dense forest.
It came out. "Bang~" The tree trunk hit the two jumping soldiers, and the stubble on the branches directly poked several bloody holes in their bodies.
"There is an ambush~" the Volcano Army soldiers running at the front shouted loudly. Yang Dezheng and other Volcano Army soldiers reined in their horses one after another.
"Go! Shout." Yang Dezheng ordered. A soldier of the Volcano Army rode forward, walked to the Erdaowan Mountain Road, and shouted loudly. "We are the defenders of Yanmen Pass, the Volcano Army. This time we are carrying out military duties in the corridor.
Who is lurking ahead?"
"Whoosh~" He was answered by two arrows. One arrow hit the breastplate on the chest of the Volcano Army soldier and broke. The other one grazed the Volcano Army soldier's cheek.
Then he shot his hat off.
The soldier of the Volcano Army did not feel afraid. He just wiped the blood from his face and rode back to Yang Dezheng. "General, the other party has no intention of giving way." Yang Dezheng narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth.
He said in a deep voice: "If you don't want to give way, then fight over. Our trip is related to the life and death of other brothers in Yanmen Pass. We absolutely cannot turn back just because of a few petty thieves."
"Everyone dismount!" The soldiers of the Volcano Army jumped off their horses together. Yang Dezheng said in a low voice: "This is not far from Bald Mountain. There are mountain roads all the way, and we don't need to mount our horses. We will unload in a while.
He carried all the equipment on his back. Then he burned the horse's tail and drove the horse into the mountains.
Crazy horse enters the mountain, enough for them to drink a pot. We will directly follow the mountain road and kill them." "Understood!" "Understood!" "..."
The soldiers of the Volcano Army were very convinced of Yang Si, so they began to carry out Yang Dezheng's orders without saying a word. In the mountains and forests on both sides of Erdao Bay, Sima Kang and other seven or eight captains, with nearly four
Thousands of men and horses were lying in ambush on both sides of the mountain road. "What are they doing?" Liu Hou approached Sima Kang and stared at the Volcano Army unloading their equipment on their horses at the foot of the mountain. He couldn't help but ask. Sima Kang frowned and said: "
He should be coming to kill him."
Liu Hou smiled in surprise: "Come here? That's just right. The brothers set up a trap in the forest for two hours just to entertain them." Sima Kang also showed a rare smile on his face. "The volcano
The elite of the army are famous throughout the northwest. They are not easy to deal with. If we don't take advantage of the terrain, we may not be their opponents."
Liu Houle said happily: "The equipment of the Volcano Army is pretty good, Qing Yishui's iron armor. If we are equipped like them, we will also be famous in the northwest." Sima Kang scolded: "It's worthless things.
.As long as we complete the tasks assigned by our superiors, armor is a small matter, but getting promoted and making a fortune is a big deal."
"Yes, yes, yes~" While Sima Kang and Liu Hou were daydreaming, the volcano army at the foot of the mountain had already lit torches one after another. Liu Hou was stunned and sneered: "Are they stupid? It's not dark yet.
What are they doing lighting torches?" Sima Kang also looked down the mountain with a puzzled look on his face. "They are... lighting the horse's tail..." "Run!"
Sima Kang was considered an old soldier and had reached the position of head of the capital. Naturally, he knew some art of war and had seen some strategies.
Seeing Yang Dezheng leading the soldiers of the Volcano Army to nod their ponytails, he guessed what Yang Dezheng was going to do. He rolled and crawled trying to escape from this place. However, it was too late after all. Two thousand war horses
, those are all carefully selected fierce horses.
Once out of control, they were like two thousand crazy wild boars. Under the deliberate drive of Yang Dezheng and the Volcano Army soldiers, one horse after another rushed into the forest on both sides of the mountain road. The horses
The fire on the tail caught the dry branches and leaves, and instantly ignited a large area.
Phew~ The north wind blows. Continuous fires are ignited. In addition, two thousand horses are running wildly in the mountain forest. All of a sudden, both sides of the mountain road are completely lively. One after another, people are like groundhogs.
They emerged from both sides of the mountain road and then ran away like crazy.
However, there was no joy in punishing the villains on Yang Dezheng's face. Instead, his face turned blue. "A bunch of beasts." Yang Dezheng said these four words through gritted teeth. With his intelligence, how could he not be able to identify the identities of these people.
Nearly two thousand soldiers and horses blocked the area near Yanmen Pass and attacked.
Combined with the fact that there was no news from the scouts who had left Yanmen Pass before, Yang Dezheng had already guessed what happened. The Yang family was plotted and sold. Yanmen Pass was sealed so tightly, and Yanmen Pass was isolated and helpless.
Then, there must be people from Northwest General Gate involved.
Is it the intention of a certain general to assassinate the Yang family behind his back, or is it the emperor's intention? If it is the emperor's intention, then why? Yang Dezheng felt that the anger in his chest was about to burst out. Tears burst out of his eyes involuntarily.
There was no expression on his face, but tears rolled down his face. "General, what's wrong?" Yang Dezheng's deputy general was startled by Yang Dezheng. Yang Dezheng pointed at the people running away in the forest on both sides of the mountain road, and said coldly: "
It's so obvious, can't you understand?" Yang Dezheng's deputy general looked at the fleeing people, frowned and said: "It's indeed a bit much..."
"A bit too much?" Yang Dezheng sneered. "Do you think there will be 4,000 bandits in the northwest, where nearly a million troops are stored?" Yang Dezheng's deputy general was shocked.
"You mean..." Yang Dezheng gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Someone has plotted against the Yang family to let us people die at Yanmen Pass." After hearing Yang Dezheng's words, he looked at the enemies all over the mountains and plains. The volcano
The soldiers of the army all understood. "Fuck his beautiful woman!" "Thief!" "..."
The soldiers of the Volcano Army were all gnashing their teeth and swearing. "I must kill these idiots." Yang Dezheng's deputy general drew out the long knife from his waist and was about to pounce on the people in the mountain. Yang Dezheng held back.
He looked at him, wiped away his tears with his free hand, and said: "Don't worry! They can't escape." Yang Dezheng looked at the other indignant Volcano Army soldiers and shouted loudly: "Brothers, I, Yang Dezheng, swear here.
.Whether we win or lose this time, I will bring my brothers back to fight and kill all the bitches who want our brothers to die."
"Yes! Kill them!" "Kill all the bastards." "I will eat their flesh and drink their blood." "I will use their heads to pay homage to the spirits of my brothers in heaven." "...
"
Yang Dezheng picked up the big gun and roared: "Now, follow me and kill everyone. No one you meet will be spared." "Kill!" The Huoshan Army was originally a fierce warrior, but now it became a beast in anger.
Tigers with red eyes. Tigers want to eat people. Yang Dezheng used a fire attack to break down the enemy's defense line at Erdaowan. A fire broke out and a crazy horse stampeded on him. People were running all over the mountains and plains.
.
Sima Kang escaped. He immediately organized manpower to exterminate Dezheng. Unfortunately, he only managed to gather more than a thousand men. He didn't even start a formation. Yang Dezheng led his men and killed them in front of him. One by one, the soldiers of the Volcano Army
He treated everyone in front of him as an enemy of life and death. He struck without mercy. With his sword raised and dropped, he harvested lives wantonly.
In front of the elite and powerful soldiers of the Volcano Army, Sima Kang's improvised mob was no match at all. It was just a meeting, and there were hundreds of him who died in front of Sima Kang. "Run!" When he saw a person
A soldier of the Volcano Army casually bit off an enemy's ear and put it in his backpack. Sima Kang knew that he was defeated. He turned around, led the remaining people, and fled in a hurry.
"Sima Kang!" Although it was just a face-to-face encounter, Yang Dezheng still saw Sima Kang. Yang Dezheng had been in the northwest for a long time and had met Sima Kang before. Yang Dezheng roared, and Sima Kang froze.
It was as if he was being targeted by the god of death. He gritted his teeth and continued to run away quickly without looking back. Yang Dezheng stared at Sima Kang's back and shouted: "Tell the people behind you that your heads will be stored with you for the time being.
On the neck. When I come back, I will definitely chop off your heads one by one."
Sima Kang heard Yang Dezheng's words, but did not make any response. He just ran away with his men without daring to look back. Yang Dezheng smiled coldly, did not chase the lost dog, and ordered his men: "
Don't pay attention to those bereaved dogs. If you can escape the monk, you can't escape the temple. Business is important, so hurry to Bald Mountain."
Yang Dezheng led a thousand soldiers of the Volcano Army to climb Bald Mountain when night fell. Here at Yanmen Pass, the war was about to break out. Qida Har led 20,000 warriors from the Qida tribe and arrived in front of Yanmen Pass. "Young Patriarch
"Shall we attack the city?" The Qida warrior with a wolf tail on his head approached Qida Har and asked flatteringly.
Qitahar tried his best to hide his huge body behind a shield, and cursed irritably: "Why are you so anxious? Are you rushing to die?" The Qitahar warriors smiled bitterly and said: "The time for the siege ordered by the King of the South Campus is now in sight.
It's almost here, if we don't take action, we will not be able to escape the charge of delaying the military plane." Qitahar poked his head out from behind the shield, glanced at the looming arrows behind the closed Yanmen, and subconsciously shrank his neck.
He rolled his eyes and said thoughtfully: "Go and call the commander of the Ma Bu Army, Li Chonghui."
The warriors of the Qida tribe stared and said in astonishment: "Then Han people?"
Qitahar frowned and shouted: "Go if you are told to go. Where did all the nonsense come from?" The warriors of Qidahar reluctantly returned to the camp three miles away and called Li Chongjie, the commander of the horse infantry army.
.Li Chongjie is young, in his thirties, thin and frail, and his ancestral home is Jincheng.
The reason why Li Chongjie became the commander of the Liao's horse and infantry army at the age of about thirty years old was all thanks to his father. His father used to be the governor of the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, and he was also one of the first batch of people who voluntarily defected to Li Chongjie.
Han Chinese in the Liao Kingdom.
In order to show their open-mindedness and attract more Han people to vote, the Tiansheng Sect of the Liao Kingdom treated this group of Han people favorably and gave them extremely high treatment. However, even though Li Chongjie is now the commander of the Ma Bu Army,
The envoy, in front of Qitahar, an old nobleman from the eight ethnic groups of the Liao Kingdom, was nothing.
Qitahar just waved, and Li Chongjie walked up to him. "Your Majesty, Li Chongjie, please see the general." Li Chongjie behaved very respectfully in front of Qitahar, like
It's a pug.
Qitahar was very satisfied with his attitude, raised his fat head slightly, and said pretentiously: "Li Chongjie, you are thirty-six this year, right?" Li Chongjie said humbly: "General Lao, I am concerned.
I am exactly thirty-six years old this year." Qitahar nodded and said: "Thirty-six is not too young. Now you are just a commander of the cavalry and infantry army with the title of fifth grade. In the future, if you are in the army
Without any achievements, I will probably end up serving as the commander of the cavalry and infantry army in this life."
Li Chongjie smiled dryly and said: "I am ashamed to say that I have always wanted to serve the Queen Mother, but I couldn't wait for the opportunity." "Well!" Qitahar pretended to be serious and said: "Your opportunity has come.
"What opportunity?" Li Chongjie's eyes flashed with joy. Qitahar said: "Don't say that I won't promote you, conquering Yanmen Pass this time is an opportunity."
Li Chongjie was also a smart man. As soon as he heard Qida Haer's words, he understood what he meant. Li Chongjie weighed the forces of Yanmen Pass and the Qida Department and found that the forces of the Qida Department obviously occupied the vast majority.
advantages. He is also an ambitious person.
He did not think that he would lose to Yang Ye when the Qida troops had an absolute advantage. Moreover, the people in Yanmen Pass were now exhausted, and their combat effectiveness was probably weaker than before. This was indeed an opportunity. Li Chongjie
His eyes were shining, and he saluted Qitahar solemnly and said, "I would like to thank the general for your cultivation."
Qitahar nodded with satisfaction. It's so easy to talk to a smart person. Some things don't need to be said clearly, he will understand what you mean.
"Zhegu Nie, go and order 20,000 warriors from the Qida tribe to General Li. The battle to conquer Yanmen Pass will be under the full command of General Li." A warrior named Zhe Gunie was obviously dissatisfied and wanted to refute.
, but was stopped by Chitahar's eyes. Zhegu Ni followed Chitahar's order to order troops.
Qitahar patted Li Chongjie on the shoulder and said solemnly: "General Li, I leave it to you to conquer Yanmen Pass. I am here to help you plunder the formation. If you dare to be timid, you will not be spared."
." Li Chongjie was a little worried just now that he would not be able to command the soldiers and horses of the Qida Department, but after hearing Qida Haer's words, he suddenly felt confident.
The 20,000 soldiers and horses of the Begging Division were already ready. Zhegu went over and conveyed the order, and all the generals at all levels gathered together in front of Li Chongjie, waiting for Li Chongjie's military order. Li Chongjie, who was in great power,
Chongjie felt that he was quite imposing. The nobles of the Liao Kingdom who usually saw him arrogant and arrogant were all bowing their eyebrows in front of him and obeying his orders. He felt that he was very dignified.
Of course, Li Chongjie was not a waste. He had been familiar with military books since he was a child and had considerable experience in the art of war. Facing the defense of Yanmen Pass, Li Chongjie methodically began to lay out the steps for the attack. The Liao people were good at horse warfare, and they also had great experience in the art of war.
He was good at assault warfare, but not good at siege warfare. Therefore, Li Chongjie had his own ideas about Yanmen Pass's attack strategy.
First of all, the first echelon, the cannon fodder echelon, is mainly composed of servants composed of Han people from Liao who were temporarily transferred from the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. The second echelon is mainly composed of troops with siege chisels, ladders, siege crossbows and other equipment.
The third echelon is the real main force in the siege. They will use the help of the first two echelons to greatly reduce the time and damage of the siege. Although this plan is not brilliant, it is quite satisfactory...
The Yanmen gate is closed. The civilians are transporting stones, rolling logs, stones, iron caltrops, gold juice and other military supplies to the city gate.
The soldiers of the Volcano Army held their weapons and rested against the city wall. Due to the lack of troops in the pass, the soldiers of the Volcano Army were on standby for almost twelve hours. Even if they wanted to rest, they could only rest on their own.
He squinted his eyes for a while while standing in his position.
Yang Yanzhao and Yang Gui, wearing heavy armor, patrolled back and forth on the top of the city to boost morale. Yang Yanzhao and the soldiers of the Volcano Army were as close as one family, so wherever they went, they would basically stop and chat with the army.
The soldiers in the army chatted about their families' shortcomings.
Yang Yanzhao is like a patriarch, and the soldiers of the Volcano Army are like members of this family. In their free time, they are happy to share their interesting stories with their elders. There is only one place on the city wall where Lao Yang
I won’t go there. That’s the building at the north gate city gate.
The North Gate City Gate Tower was the place that faced the fiercest attack by the Liao Army, the place with the heaviest military tasks, and the highest death rate. The people guarding here were the ones Yang Yanzhao relied on most and closest to.
A group of people. Yang Yanzhao did not need to explain anything to them, nor did he need to boost their morale.
They are all the Yang family's soldiers, generals and Qubu. They are like an inseparable part of Yang Yanzhao's body. The battlefield has long been used to them. The mountains of corpses and seas of blood are already familiar to them.
It became a common occurrence. They were all lying on the ground in a huddle on the north gate tower, like hooligans, without any image.
Some soldiers of the Volcano Army who have been guarding Yanmen Pass all year round like to lean towards them, because they can hear many interesting things from the mouths of these ruffian-like guys.
"Uncle Ge, can you tell us more about the eldest young master?" A seventeen-year-old boy, thin and frail, carrying a big gun that was taller than himself, got close to a lying person lying sprawled out.
Next to the sloppy man who was sleeping soundly on the ground, he shouted in a low voice. The sloppy man opened his eyes, glanced at the seventeen-year-old kid, hummed, and closed his eyes again.
The seventeen-year-old kid reached into his arms mischievously, took out a package of dead leaves, and waved it in front of the sloppy man. The sloppy man twitched his nose, sat up suddenly, and reached out to grab the package of dead leaves.
"Okay, you, we have been without food for three days, and you can actually get meat." The sloppy man tore open the package of dead leaves, revealing a piece of burnt black meat.
He didn't mind it either, so he grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth. The other men around him smelled it and stood up to beg for it, but they were all beaten away by him. The seventeen-year-old guy scratched his head honestly and laughed.
He said: "We brothers have been in the northwest for three or four years, and we usually feed weasels to beat their teeth as a sacrifice. Over time, we have figured out some tricks. It's just that our skills are not good, and the meat is always burnt."
The sloppy man said while eating: "We are surrounded by Liao bandits in the cold weather, so it is not easy to eat a mouthful of meat. Besides, we are all fighting men, and we are not scholars, so we are not squeamish." The seventeen-year-old boy
The guy said expectantly: "Please tell us about the Seventh Young Master." The sloppy man ate up the meat wrapped in dead leaves, chewed his greasy fingers with unsatisfied appetite, and said with a naive smile: "You guys
These little guys are not scholars, so why do they just like to hear about scholars?"
The seventeen-year-old kid scratched his head and said with a smile: "We don't like to hear about scholars, we like to hear about the eldest young master. The eldest young master's affairs are much better than those of scholars.
"The sloppy man casually pulled over a sheepskin jacket, leaned it against the city wall, and said, "That's all, if you let me, old man, be greedy and eat your food, I'll tell you about the Seventh Master."
The seventeen-year-old kid suddenly waved excitedly behind him, and immediately from behind the wall on one side, a dozen little guys of his age poured out. The sloppy man shook his head with a wry smile and pointed at the seventeen-year-old
The little guy, "Er Gouzi... you, you, you... I really belong to you..." Er Gouzi is the name of the seventeen-year-old guy.
Yes, you heard it right, that’s his name. Even though this little guy is a thief, he is actually a very stubborn person. When the military conscription was registered, the generals thought he was cold and wanted to give him a name.
.But this guy was holding his neck and refused to let me go. He said that his parents gave him his name, and he couldn't change it even if he was beaten to death.
The world is vast, and filial piety is the greatest. In the face of filial piety, Wang Fa has to give in. Therefore, the general registered the name Er Gouzi for him. When he saw the sloppy man Lao Ge complained, Er Gouzi was not afraid, and even
He walked up to Lao Ge with a smile and asked, "Uncle Ge, you said before that the eldest young master was writing poems in Changlefang, and everyone in Bianjing City ran to see it. What happened next?"
Lao Ge gave Er Gouzi a dumbfounded look and said: "Later...it got even worse later. From then on, the eldest young master had a nickname, Little Immortal. Everyone in Bianjing said that the eldest young master
It is the Wenqu star from the sky who descended to earth. Some people say that the eldest young master is more powerful than Li Bai, the poet of the pre-Tang Dynasty. In the Yang Mansion, people who ask for calligraphy and painting every day can line up from the gate of Yang Mansion to the gate of Bianjing City...
..." "Wow~" "So awesome?!"
All the little guys listened with fascination and admiration on their faces. Old Ge smiled mischievously and said: "The most enviable thing is that all the girls in Bianjing City want to marry the eldest young master and become their aunts. The eldest young master originally
When I went to take the imperial examination, there were tens of thousands of girls who danced and sang for Master Qi..."
"Gudu~" Someone swallowed in vain, while the other little guys looked dull and envious. Lao Ge laughed even more. "Also... the night when the third flower in "The Young Master",
The big and small dignitaries in Bianjing City dispatched 70,000 to 80,000 people, and the whole city of Bianjing City was chasing after him to take the eldest young master back to them as their uncle."
The other members of the Yang Mansion listened to Lao Ge's exaggeration and secretly shook their heads and laughed. However, they did not expose Lao Ge. It is normal for young people to admire heroes. I think they were the same back then.
.They not only admired him, but also followed him, and in the end they became that person’s comrades. That person was Yang Ye, the Duke of the Golden Sword.
Lao Ge, like a storyteller, said vividly: "The dignitaries in Bianjing City are so tight that they almost overturned the city. At the critical moment, a powerful figure emerged, Privy Councilor Cao Bin.
Privy Council Cao was so powerful that he, along with his seven sons and three thousand soldiers, killed everyone in and out of the crowd. The eldest young master was surprised to grab it and took it back to the Cao Mansion that night."
"Huh~" "Master Cao Bin is so powerful." "The eldest young master is even more powerful." "..."
The little guys began to praise each other. Lao Ge pretended to be serious and said: "These are not the most powerful..." The little guys asked eagerly, "What else, what else?" Er Gouzi was anxious.
He was scratching his head. "Uncle Ge, tell me quickly! What else is the most powerful?" Lao Ge whetted the appetites of these little guys, and then said: "The most powerful thing is that the reputation of the eldest young master cannot be spread.
The Song Dynasty was full of people. Even the Widow Xiao from Liao Kingdom knew about it.
Last year, envoys from the Liao Kingdom came to Bianjing. At that time, they met with His Majesty in the Chui Gong Hall and said that they wanted to invite the eldest young master to the Liao Kingdom. They even said that if the eldest young master was willing to stay in the Liao Kingdom, they would be willing to send Yan to the capital.
The Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun was returned to the Song Dynasty. Guess why the Liao Kingdom was willing to exchange the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun for the young master?"
The little guys were all vying to talk. "They must be admiring the eldest young master's talent and want to leave him in Liao to write poems and paintings for them." "I think Widow Xiao from Liao wants to
The eldest young master will be her son-in-law." "Yes, yes, he definitely wants to marry his daughter to the seventh young master." "There may be more than one daughter." "Fifteen daughters are all planning to marry the eldest young master." "..."
"Hehehehe..." Lao Ge smiled like a chicken thief. "Your guesses are all wrong!"
If you want to know what happens next, let’s look at the breakdown in the next chapter.