Three hundred and sixty eighth chapter, the battle of spirits
Cao Bin led 200,000 imperial troops to Shangjing. When Yang Peng met Cao Bin, Cao Bin was arrogant and arrogant. Yang Peng personally arranged for Cao Bin and his accompanying generals to stay in the original Liao palace next to the Liushou Mansion.
.That night, when Yang Peng was sitting under the lamp reading the letter from the Eighth Prince, Li Xu hurried in and said, "Oh no, big brother, something happened!"
Yang Peng raised his head, "What happened?" Li Xu said: "Cao Bin's general named Yuan Zuo led several officers and got drunk. Seeing a pretty girl, he snatched her away.
Went to the inn. When the father of the civilian girl heard about this, he rushed to the inn to beg for his daughter, but was beaten to death by the officers. It happened that Zhou Dayong led the guards passing by the inn, and when he heard about the incident, he was furious
Angry, Dangjie led his men into the inn and tied up the general named Yuan Zuo and several of his officers."
Yang Peng had already stood up, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back and a slight frown. "What happened next?" Li Xu said: "Zhou Dayong wanted to execute those people on the spot, but Cao Bin led people to the scene. Now the two sides are fighting
The stalemate is dead!" Yang Peng cursed, walked out of the study quickly, and shouted: "Here comes someone!" Two female guards nearby immediately came forward to greet them, cupping their fists and saying, "What are your orders, General?"
Yang Peng said: "Immediately order all the troops in Beijing to prepare for battle, notify the city defense, and impose martial law throughout the city!" The two female guards responded and ran down. Yang Peng said to Li Xu: "Let's go to the scene!" Then the two left.
Liushou Mansion led a team of hidden killers and rushed to the scene.
When they arrived at the scene, the once bustling street had turned into a battlefield. Several hundred troops from the left-behind mansion in Beijing, led by the furious Zhou Dayong, were confronting nearly a thousand Cao Bin's troops. Cao Bin was sitting high on his horse, full of people.
With an angry look on his face, he pointed a riding crop at Zhou Dayong and shouted: "Kill me!" The nearly a thousand soldiers around him were about to step forward.
"Let's see who dares!" A roar suddenly exploded. Cao Bin's soldiers, who were about to take action, were startled, stopped advancing, and followed the sound, only to see a heroic general wearing an armor and cloak, leading a handsome general.
Hundreds of extremely tough and powerful sergeants came on horseback. Yang Peng and others rode their horses between the two sides and reined in the horses. Zhou Dayong and others clasped their fists together and worshiped: "General!"
Yang Peng nodded and asked Cao Bin with a cold face: "Commander, what's going on?" Cao Bin snorted coldly, "Don't the general know, and come to ask me instead?" "Of course I know!"
Referring to the embarrassed generals and officers being held by Zhou Dayong's men, "These people first robbed civilian women and killed innocent people later. They deserved to die. It is my duty to capture them, and I
What I don’t understand is what exactly does the commander want to do by mobilizing troops with such great fanfare?”
Cao Bin shouted with a stern face: "My people, even if they break the law, should be punished by me. You don't need to meddle in my own business!" Yang Peng smiled coldly, "This is Shangjing, my jurisdiction, everything here is
I should handle all matters, big and small!" Cao Bin glared and shouted: "Yang Peng, don't toast me and eat as a fine! If you dare to touch my people, I will force you to walk away without food!"
Seeing that Cao Bin was so tough and confident, Yuan Zuo struggled to stand up and shouted: "Young man named Yang, if you have sense, please let me go! Otherwise, you won't get anything good to eat!" His men
Several officers also shouted.
The people who were watching the progress of the situation from a distance felt a pressure in their chests and panicked. An old man on crutches sighed: "There is no justice in this world!" Zhou Dayong said urgently: "Brother, you can't let go.
Kill them!" Yang Peng frowned and held the spear in his hand tightly. Cao Bin raised his chin and looked at him triumphantly. Cao Bin was not afraid that Yang Peng would not give in.
Yang Peng suddenly turned his head and ordered: "Zhou Dayong listen to the order!" Zhou Dayong was shocked and said anxiously: "Brother, you can't!" Yang Peng said angrily: "Zhou Dayong listen to the order!" Zhou Dayong hesitated for a moment.
He clasped his fists angrily and said, "The general is here!" At this time, many people had already left. Some cursed Tong Guan in a low voice, while others scolded Yang Peng, calling him a vain name and a coward who was afraid of the powerful. Cao Bin stood tall.
Immediately, Yuan Zuo and others looked proud and triumphant. They, the tied prisoners, seemed like masters!
"Execute these beasts who robbed women and despised people's lives on the spot!" As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. Zhou Dayong reacted first, excitedly and loudly agreed, and then shouted at his men: "
The general has an order to put these beasts to death on the spot!" "Yang Peng, how dare you!" Cao Bin shouted. Yuan Zuo and others were so frightened that they were at a loss what to do.
"Kill!" Several steel knives fell suddenly, and the heads of Yuan Zuo and others rolled to the ground. The scene was completely silent, and thunderous cheers suddenly broke out from the people in the distance. Everyone looked very excited and excited.
Cao Bin was shocked and angry. He pointed at Yang Peng and shouted hysterically: "Come on, come on! Kill him, kill him!" Cao Bin's soldiers began to act subconsciously.
Zhou Dayong roared angrily, rushed to the front of Cao Bin's army, raised his flintlock rifle, and shouted: "Come up if you are not afraid of death!" Zhou Dayong's soldiers shouted together and leveled their spears, like a mountain collapse; everyone hid and killed
Then he was ready to charge and looked at Cao Bin's army coldly. Those bullies under Cao Bin couldn't help but panic when they saw this scene, and Cao Bin couldn't help but feel a little frightened. Pointing at Yang Peng, he shouted sternly and restrainedly: "
Yang Peng, do you want to rebel?"
Yang Peng said coldly: "I am protecting your majesty's dignity! I am protecting the face of the court."
Cao Bin's expression changed several times, but he finally did not dare to order an attack. He said with a cold face: "Yang Peng, don't forget, I have an army of 200,000 outside the city!" Yang Peng smiled coldly, "If you want
If you resort to force, I will accompany you to the end!" Cao Bin felt that there was nothing he could do, so he snorted heavily and shouted to his soldiers: "Go back." Then he led his soldiers away in despair.
The people rushed up, surrounded Yang Peng and cheered. Cao Bin, who was in the distance, turned around and glanced at Yang Peng gloomily. Later that day, Yang Peng received a report that Cao Bin was leading his men.
The soldiers left Shangjing City and entered the military camp outside the city.
Duan Zhixian laughed and said: "This old boy must be afraid of being killed by his elder brother in the city, so he ran away!" Everyone laughed. Yang Jing frowned and said: "People like Cao Bin will definitely not give up.
, If you don’t have the ability to deal with big brother, he will definitely come up with tricks! Big brother must be on guard!" Yang Peng nodded, "I have already sent someone to send a letter to Tokyo. Even if Cao Bin wants to do something evil, it will be nothing more than a trick to the emperor.
It’s an unclear lawsuit.”
An officer rushed into the hall, clasped his fists and said: "General, Cao Bin sent someone to collect food." Duan Zhixian scolded: "Won't he look for it himself? He is not our son, why should we raise him?
?" Zhou Dayong immediately agreed. The two rough guys sang in harmony, looking like they wanted food but not their lives.
Yang Jing frowned and said, "I'm afraid this is inappropriate. After all, the imperial court asked us to bear the logistics of Tong Guan's army. If we don't provide food and grass, we would be unreasonable." Yang Peng nodded, "That's right. Besides, although Tong Guan is hateful,
, but those 200,000 soldiers are innocent, you can't take advantage of those 200,000 soldiers!" Then he said to the officer: "Go and report the visitor, and say that the food and grass are being prepared and will be delivered soon.
His military camp." The officer promised and ran down...
Cao Bin's army stayed in Shangjing for a few days, and then moved north, aiming directly at Shunzhou, north of Shangjing. Prior to this, Empress Dowager Xiao had been leading a detachment of elite troops to garrison there. Yang Peng sent many reconnaissance cavalry to investigate the war.
progress. Three nights later, news came, which was beyond the expectations of Yang Peng and others. The expected fierce battle did not happen. Cao Bin's army occupied Shunzhou almost without a fight, but Shunzhou was not
It was already an empty city.
Yang Peng and others gathered in front of the map. Zhou Dayong shouted: "It's really a ghost! Why did the Liao army escape without fighting? That Empress Dowager Xiao's army is very powerful!" Huyan Chijin thought: "Maybe it's because of the strength of the troops.
It's not enough." Yang Peng looked at the map and shook his head slowly, "Impossible! Even if the troops are insufficient, there is no reason to flee without fighting. The consequences of abandoning the city and fleeing will be more serious. Besides, the Queen Mother Xiao is such a
He is a man of both wisdom and bravery, and the soldiers under his command are all elite divisions of the Liao Kingdom." He frowned and said, "Perhaps this is a trap."
Everyone was stunned and looked at Yang Peng in confusion. Yang Peng said: "Play hard to get. If my prediction is correct, the Liao Kingdom is trying to lure the enemy deeper." Everyone suddenly realized and were shocked. Duan Zhixian said loudly: "Brother is right.
"This must be the Liao Kingdom fishing. His grandma, Cao Bin may be annihilated again this time!" Yang Peng immediately ordered Li Xu to send someone to inform Cao Bin: This may be the Liao Kingdom luring the enemy in.
In this plan, be very careful and don't rush deep into the hinterland of the Liao Kingdom. Li Xu accepted the promise and ran down.
It is said that after Cao Bin captured Shunzhou without any blood, he just felt that he would not waste his efforts to wipe out the Liao Kingdom. Then he sent people to Tokyo to present his victory. The victory report boasted about his martial arts, saying that he could annihilate the Liao Kingdom in one day of bloody battle.
The main force was one hundred thousand, Shunzhou was recovered, etc. At the end of the victory report, the names of more than a dozen generals who gave him generous gifts were listed, and their glorious military exploits were also listed.
Cao Bin left thousands of people to guard Shunzhou, and he led 200,000 main troops to continue marching north. A few days later, he arrived at the foot of Tanzhou City, probably near Miyun, now Beijing. The previous Shunzhou was probably in Huairou, now Beijing.
Nearby, Cao Bin's army once again captured Tanzhou without a fight. Tanzhou, like Shunzhou before, had long been deserted, but there were a lot of property scattered in the streets and alleys and in the treasury. It seemed that the people of Liao Dynasty
He was in a panic when he escaped. The soldiers looted the property in the city. The whole city was in chaos, and Cao Bin did not stop him.
Subsequently, another even more exaggerated good news was sent to Tokyo. "Commander, my general sent a junior general to remind the commander that the enemy's escape without fighting is most likely a plan by the enemy to lure the enemy deeper. Please be careful, commander-in-chief.
Enter." An officer sent by Yang Peng stood in front of Cao Bin and relayed Yang Peng's warning.
Cao Bin smiled coldly, "Yang Peng saw that I kept singing triumphant songs and was about to make great achievements that would be remembered for eternity, so he became jealous and deliberately came to scare me. Go back and tell Yang Peng that I am familiar with the art of war and I have a sure chance of victory."
, There is no need for him to tell me what to do! Who is he? Prepare food and grass for me well. If he dares to deliberately default on my food and grass, I will kill him without a burial place! Get out." The officer raised his fist towards Cao Bin.
left.
Cao Bin smiled sarcastically, "I don't know, but you actually want to trip me up and think I'm a fool?"...
The officer rushed back to Beijing and reported Cao Bin's words to Yang Peng. Yang Peng was fine, but his brothers couldn't hold it in any longer. Duan Zhixian shouted: "It's his grandma's fault! He was so kind.
Treat it like a donkey's liver and lungs, and this bastard will die a good death!" Everyone agreed.
Yang Peng frowned and thought. On the other hand, people in Tokyo were extremely excited because of Cao Bin's continuous good news. The bad impression of Cao Bin from all walks of life was completely reversed. All the officials congratulated the emperor, and the emperor was immersed in the reappearance.
In the dream of the great Tang Dynasty...
After Cao Bin captured Tanzhou, he continued to advance northward, aiming directly at Gubei Pavilion, an important pass on the Great Wall. The army rushed through Gubei Pavilion in one go, and then occupied Bei'an Prefecture, an important state south of Zhongjing Road.
, here is only two hundred and thirty to forty miles away from Zhongjing, the most important of the five capitals of the Liao Kingdom. Cao Bin's raid on Zhongjing of Liao seems to be just around the corner.
Cao Bin advanced towards Liaozhongjing with great excitement. Cao Bin and others were already imagining the wonderful scene after their success. The army entered Songziling. Songzilingzhong is located at the southern foot of Magu Mountain, in Liaozhongjing.
To the southwest, there are high mountains and dense forests with endless pine forests, so this place is named Songzi Ridge.
The 200,000-strong army was traveling through the Songzi Ridge, divided into many long lines by thousands of mountains and ravines. The troops at the front were about to leave the Songzi Ridge, while the troops at the back had just entered the Songzi Ridge. Here.
At that time, the sun hung in the middle of the sky. Although it was only April, I could feel the irritating heat. The mountain breeze blew, and the dry breath mixed with the fragrance of wood and grass hit my face.
Cao Bin looked up at the sun above his head and muttered: "Why is it so hot today?" Wu... Wu... Wu..., the unique horn sound of the Liao army suddenly sounded loudly, echoing among the mountain peaks,
It was as if the sky and the earth were overwhelming. The soldiers of the Song Army suddenly heard the horn sound of the Liao Army, and they couldn't help being startled. They quickly looked towards the surrounding mountains. They were shocked to see countless people suddenly appearing on the mountainside where there was no one. The soldiers of the Song Army suddenly appeared on the mountainside.
Before they could react, the rockets fell like a violent storm, and the unsuspecting Song Army soldiers were hit by arrows one after another, wailing. At the same time, countless huge burning firewood balls on the hillside roared straight to the bottom of the valley.
In the blink of an eye, flames were raging in the valley, the Song soldiers were running around in panic, and screams resounded throughout Songzi Ridge...
Shortly after sunset, a fast horse galloped into Shangjing. Yang Peng hurried to the hall, and the dusty scouts reported urgently: "Report to the general, Cao Bin's army was ambushed by the Liao army in Songzi Ridge!...
..." Yang Peng frowned and walked quickly to the map. The scout pointed to the location in Songzi Ridge, "Here it is."
Yang Peng looked at it and asked quickly: "How is the situation?" The scout clasped his fists and said: "The two hundred thousand troops have been wiped out. The specific situation is still unclear." Yang Peng cursed and said to the scout: "Continue to investigate.
." The scout clasped his fists in agreement and ran down. Yang Peng called a female soldier and ordered her to immediately send orders to the generals to discuss matters in the hall.
After a while, Zhou Dayong and others came to the hall and paid homage to Yang Peng. Yang Peng said: "I just received a report from the scouts that Cao Bin's army was ambushed by the Liao army in Songzi Ridge and the entire army was wiped out." Everyone was shocked and started talking.
Getting up, Duan Zhixian laughed loudly and said: "I have long said that this guy will not die a good death, and it is true!"
Yang Jing frowned and said: "This is nothing to be happy about! Cao Bin's army has been wiped out, and the Liao army will definitely take advantage of the momentum to go south, and it will be dangerous to go to Beijing!" Everyone couldn't help but worry. Zhou Dayong said loudly: "What is there to be afraid of! Before
It's not like we haven't encountered the Liao army before! If they want to come, just come!" Several brothers agreed. Yang Peng thought for a moment and said to Li Xu: "Li Xu, you immediately lead a thousand cavalry to the north to collect the remaining soldiers.
, and secondly, to stop the opponent's forward." Li Xu promised with clasped fists.
Yang Peng then said to Liu Zhiliang and Cheng Shijie: "Liu Zhiliang, Cheng Shijie, you two stay in Beijing, make all preparations to hold on, and mobilize the people of this city as much as possible. In addition, take the money and grain we have stored in Wuqing County
And all the baggage and supplies were transported back to Beijing." "Yes." "The others will follow me north to meet the enemy." The rest of them clasped their fists and agreed.
"Okay, let's all go down and get ready. Li Xu will set off as soon as he's ready. The rest of us will have a night's rest and set off early tomorrow morning." "Yes." Everyone clasped their fists in agreement and hurriedly left the hall. Yang Peng thought for a moment and called.
Xue Fu ordered him to immediately deliver the order to the Kingdom of Zhanjin in person. At midnight, the north city gate opened wide, and Li Xu led a thousand cavalry out of the city and galloped towards the north, quickly disappearing into the night.
Yang Peng returned to the backyard and was greeted by Yang Tong, Zhao Jinxi and Yang Jiumei. Yang Tong asked very worriedly: "Ms. sir, are the Liao people coming?" Yang Peng glanced at them, Yang Tong and Zhao Jinxi's
There was clearly a look of fear and uneasiness on her face, but Yang Jiumei seemed a little eager to give it a try.
Yang Peng smiled and said: "Don't worry, it's okay. We were able to seize Shangjing from the Liao Kingdom before, but now we can't hold it?" When the three women heard what Yang Peng said, they couldn't help but feel relieved.
Yang Peng said: "I will go on an expedition early tomorrow morning. You should stay at home and don't worry about me." Yang Tong and Zhao Jinxi frowned and remained silent. Yang Jiumei said eagerly: "Brother, I will go on an expedition with you."
Yang Peng said angrily: "How can this be done!" Yang Jiumei raised his eyebrows, "Brother, don't underestimate me. I dare say that my martial arts skills are better than many of eldest brother's brothers!" Yang Peng held Yang Jiumei's hand.
Slender hands, smiled, and said softly: "Jiu Mei's martial arts are naturally strong, but you are my woman, how can I let you go to the battlefield and take risks? If there is something wrong, where can I find another Jiu Mei?
Sister?"
Tenderness filled Yang Jiumei's heart, and she glanced at Yang Peng tenderly. Yang Tong and Zhao Jin on the side were delighted to see this situation, and couldn't help but feel a little disgusted. "Stay at home peacefully, brother will be fine." Then they looked at it.
He glanced at the three women and smiled, "Don't you understand my character? I won't do anything I'm not sure about." The three women nodded lightly, but they still felt very uneasy in their hearts.
I don’t know if it was because of fear, but that night, the three women actually served Yang Peng together, allowing Yang Peng to enjoy all the blessings.
Li Xu led a thousand cavalry into Shunzhou and found that the thousands of Song troops who were left behind in Shunzhou were all panicking. The commander named Wang Shun who was leading the army was about to lead his men to escape. Li Xu stopped them.
He said angrily: "Are you going to run away?" Wang Shun said hurriedly: "General Li, you don't know, the commander-in-chief and his entire army have been wiped out!..."
Li Xu said calmly: "I know this. The general also knows. The general has expected it a long time ago. Don't be afraid. The general has been prepared. You have two ways, or you can flee back like a coward. The court is
I will not let you go, either stay and fight side by side with us, and when the Liao army is defeated, not only will you be innocent, but everyone will have merit."
Wang Shun and others looked at each other. Wang Shun asked: "Can the general really defeat the Liao people?" Li Xu said: "Since the general was able to sweep across the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and regain Shangjing, today he can hold Shangjing. But if you must leave,
I will never stop you."
Wang Shun and others hesitated for a moment, then clasped their fists together and said: "We are willing to follow the general's lead!" Li Xu was overjoyed, "Very good! Then please ask General Wang to continue to lead his troops to guard Shunzhou and wait for the arrival of the general's brigade."
"Yes." Wang Shun promised with clasped fists.
Li Xu led a thousand cavalry under his command, passed through Wang Shun and others, left Shunzhou, and continued northward. In the early morning, they encountered a Liao forward cavalry force of nearly a thousand people north of Niulan Mountain.
The two sides immediately started an encounter. Two thousand war horses charged and killed each other, arrows flying across the sky, and the sound of killing was loud. Li Xu relied on his peerless sharpshooter to kill several generals of the Liao army one after another. The Liao army was ultimately defeated.
He fled north. While Li Xu sent people to report the battle situation to Yang Peng, he led his cavalry to continue heading north.
The army led by Yang Peng entered Shunzhou at noon, then left the city and headed north. In the evening, they arrived at Niulan Mountain, where the army set up camp. Early the next morning, the army left the village and marched north. Not long after, they saw a group of cavalry.
Oncoming. Yang Peng asked the army to stop and prepare to fight. After a while, the cavalry came close. It turned out to be Li Xu and his cavalry. The nearly a thousand cavalry that left before seemed to be much less now, and almost
Everyone had blood stains on their bodies, some still had wounds, and some had not had time to pull out the arrows. The military formation separated, and Li Xu led the cavalry straight into the military formation. Then the military formation closed again.
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Li Xu ran to Chen Xiao, reined in his horse, clasped his fists and said, "Brother, the Liao army is coming soon!" Yang Peng asked, "Are you injured?" Li Xu shook his head, "I'm fine." As he was speaking, he just said
I saw many cavalry appearing on the hill in front, followed by countless people and horses coming overwhelmingly. The people and horses were like a tide, the flags were flying, the horns were blasting into the sky, and the earth was trembling.
Li Xu frowned. The size of the Liao army far exceeded his expectation. He originally estimated that the Liao army would have only seventy or eighty thousand soldiers and horses, but looking at the situation in front of him, there were at least 150,000.
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.