Compared with the war-torn northern land, Daizhou has a quiet and peaceful atmosphere. People have recovered from the suffering of the previous war, and the city of Daizhou has regained its vitality.
Under the moonlight, by the pond, a graceful and charming figure was dancing with a sword. Yang Yanzhao was thinking as he walked towards this side. When he heard the sound of sword dancing in front of him, he couldn't help but stop and looked up. He saw the sword dancing figure.
The woman couldn't help but smile slightly, with a look of adoration in her eyes. She walked up and said, "Lanying!" It turned out that the figure like a goddess dancing a sword under the moon turned out to be Yang Yanzhao's concubine Wang Lanying!
Wang Lanying stopped, saw Yang Yanzhao, a smile appeared on her face, and ran towards her father, "Husband!"
Yang Yanzhao laughed and sighed: "Lanying's martial arts is getting better and better, I'm afraid she will soon catch up with your eldest nephew!" Wang Lanying smiled sweetly: "It's still a little worse than Yang Dezheng!" Then she looked expectant.
He asked: "Did the imperial envoy from the imperial court just come to convey the order for us to make the Northern Expedition?"
Yang Yanzhao sighed and shook his head.
Wang Lanying frowned, "Isn't it?"
Yang Yanzhao looked up at the bright stars and moon in the sky, frowned and said: "The imperial court has strictly ordered all armies to stand still. The imperial court is negotiating peace with the Khitan people!" Wang Lanying raised her eyebrows, "Meeting for peace again!? Didn't the imperial court learn from the previous lessons? Negotiate peace, negotiate peace.
, as a result, Hebei was gone, Shanxi was gone, and later even the entire Central Plains was lost! No matter how much peace is negotiated, I don’t think Jiangnan can be saved!" Yang Yanzhao looked worried.
Wang Gui walked over quickly, clasped his fists and said: "General, the envoy from King Yan is here!" Yang Yanzhao and Wang Lanying's eyes lit up, Yang Yanzhao hurriedly asked: "Where is the person?" "My subordinates have brought the person here.
Back hall." Yang Yanzhao and Wang Lanying hurriedly walked towards the back hall, followed by Wang Gui.
The three people walked quickly to the back hall and saw a dusty young man dressed as a merchant sitting there drinking tea. The visitor saw Wang Gui coming in with a very majestic and extraordinary general, and immediately realized that the man was the legendary one.
The commander-in-chief of the Yang Family Army, Yang Yanzhao, quickly stood up to pay homage: "The villain Wang Kai pays homage to General Yang!"
Yang Yanzhao smiled boldly and said: "Brother Wang, you're welcome! Sit down and talk!"
Wang Kai couldn't help but feel heartbroken when he saw Yang Yanzhao's extraordinary bearing and lack of pretensions. The host and guest sat down respectively, with Wang Gui and Wang Lanying standing behind Yang Yanzhao.
Wang Kai cupped his fists and said, "The King of Yan asked the villain to greet the general." Yang Yanzhao smiled and said, "Thank you, King Yan, for remembering me." Then he asked, "I wonder what the important matter is for King Yan to send Brother Wang here?" Wang Kai took out the
A letter came over and was presented, "This is an autographed letter that King Yan asked the villain to give to the general." Yang Yanzhao took the letter, opened it, took out the letter paper, read it over, and showed a very moved expression. He quickly asked the king
Kai: "Is the King of Yan preparing to attack the Liao Kingdom?" Wang Gui and Wang Lanying couldn't help showing excitement when they heard this.
Wang Kaidao: "The King of Yan has ordered General Han Bing to be the commander-in-chief to command all the Yanyun troops in Hebei and Shandong to prepare to attack Zhongjing; at the same time, General Liu Zhiliang, General Huyan Bixian, and General Zhan Jin have already been ordered to attack by the King of Yan.
Entering the Liao Kingdom's Zhongjing Road, troops have now arrived at Zhongjing City!"
The three people were very excited. Yang Yanzhao asked anxiously: "Yan Yun's army has arrived in Zhongjing?!"
Wang Kai nodded, "General Liu Zhiliang, General Huyan Bixian, led the 40,000 warriors of our direct army out of Gubei Pavilion and marched northward, successively attacking the Ma Yushan military stronghold, Guihua City, and Ali Puluhun's troops.
Sixty thousand warriors fought decisively at the foot of Guihua City, annihilating them all, and killed more than a dozen generals below Ali Puluhun!" Yang Yanzhao couldn't help but high-fived: "Okay! It's really satisfying! This brother of mine really took action.
Extraordinary!”
Wang Kai continued: "At the same time, General Zhanjin led two thousand Xuanjia troops to attack Tanzhou and Lizhou one after another, annihilating tens of thousands of Khitan troops, burning the big warehouses in Lizhou, and then successively defeated the wealthy and Wending
The two counties are approaching Zhongjing from the east."
Wang Lanying said in disbelief: "Only two thousand people were able to defeat so many prefectures and counties, and also annihilate tens of thousands of Khitan troops?!"
Yang Yanzhao said: "The Xuanjia Army is an elite force carefully trained by King Yan. Its combat power can be said to be unparalleled in ancient and modern times. It has already shown its edge. The battle on Gushan that day was even more powerful! As long as it is commanded properly.
, it is normal to achieve such a result!" Then he frowned and said: "The three generals are brave and fearless, which greatly boosts the ambition of our Han people! However, the Khitan army still has hundreds of thousands of troops on the Zhongjing Road, and they are so alone that I am afraid...
Wang Kai said: "I'm not sure about the specific villain, but I think King Yan must have thought it through very carefully!" Yang Yanzhao nodded.
"Brother, are you okay?" Wang Lanying asked with concern.
Wang Kai cupped his fists and said: "The King of Yan is very good! The King of Yan wants a villain to greet Miss Wang on his behalf!" Wang Lanying blushed and looked very happy. Wang Kai said to Yang Yanzhao: "The King of Yan hopes that the general can do his best.
Start the Yang family's army to make a northern expedition, so that we can join forces with Yanyun's army from the north and the south to drive out the Tartars and restore the Central Plains! I wonder what the general's intention is?"
Yang Yanzhao frowned and said: "I, Yang Yanzhao, have never forgotten the shame of Erlang Mountain. My greatest wish in this life is to avenge my shame and restore my homeland, and then go north to the desert, plow the courtyards and sweep holes to completely destroy the Khitan!" He paused, "But I am
As a general of the imperial court, you must abide by the imperial court's orders!" He glanced at Wang Kai and said, "Brother Wang may not know yet, but just before you came, the imperial ministers had just left. He conveyed the emperor's imperial edict and issued strict orders.
Our army is stationary and must not raise troops without authorization!" Wang Lanying snorted: "We should not obey such an order! This country belongs to the people of the world. We fight bloody battles on the battlefield, not for that one person, but for the people of the world, for me, China.
The dignity of a clan! You can’t just ignore all this for the sake of the imperial court and the Zhao family!”
Yang Yanzhao glared and shouted: "Stop talking nonsense!" Wang Lanying looked indignant.
Wang Kai clasped his fists and said: "General, Miss Wang is right! We fought bloody battles, and we did not hesitate to throw our heads and blood, and our lives were ruined. Is it just for the sake of the imperial court and the Zhao family? Since the Zhao family cannot defend our Han people's homeland, why not
What qualifications do you have to be the lord of China! The Zhao family cannot defend their homeland, so we will protect it. The Zhao family does not want to restore the Central Plains and avenge its past humiliation. We rely on our own strength to complete our revenge! My Chinese family was in this world thousands of years ago.
There was no Zhao family at that time!"
Yang Yanzhao actually agreed with Wang Kai's words in his heart. However, the long-term Confucian education of loyalty to the emperor prevented him from turning around for a while. He frowned and said: "In any case, Zhao Song is also the Zhengshuo of our China."
Ah! Just like the head of a family!"
Wang Kai sighed, knowing that he would not be able to convince Yang Yanzhao for a while, so he clasped his fists and said: "General, we will not discuss these issues for the time being. Let's talk about the matter at hand. I hope the general will not delay the opportunity to restore the Central Plains because of the imperial court's order.
!" Yang Yanzhao nodded, "I have to think about this matter carefully!" He glanced at Wang Kai and said, "Brother Wang, just stay here." Wang Kai thought about it and nodded. Yang Yanzhao stood up and called
A guard came and asked him to take Wang Kai to the wing. Wang Kai stood up, said goodbye to Yang Yanzhao and others, and left with the guard.
Wang Lanying asked impatiently: "Husband, what else is there to consider about this matter? Why don't you agree to join forces with Yanyun's army?" Yu Fei frowned and said: "How can you send troops without permission from the court?" Wang Lanying didn't.
He said angrily: "But the imperial court has no intention of the Northern Expedition at all!" Yang Yanzhao said: "I want to submit another letter to His Majesty!"
Turning his attention back to Yanjing, Yang Peng received reports from three directions: Gubei Pavilion, Longshan, and Yuguan, saying that the main force of the Khitan army in front of him had returned to support Zhongjing. Yang Peng saw an opportunity and immediately sent an order
The 70,000 soldiers of the First Army moved towards the Gubei Pavilion, and at the same time ordered the artillery team to immediately set off for the Gubei Pavilion. Then Yang Peng also left Yanjing and rushed to the Gubei Pavilion. He arrived at the Gubei Pavilion two days later.
The 10,000 cavalrymen of the first legion are already in place, and the legion commander Duan Zhixian has also arrived, but the infantry has not yet arrived.
Yang Peng walked into the hall quickly, followed closely by Duan Zhixian, Chen Jie and other generals. Yang Peng went straight to the top and sat down. Duan Zhixian and Chen Jie led the generals to pay their respects: "Meet the King of Yan!"
Yang Peng raised his voice and said: "No need to be polite!" "Thank you, King Yan!" Yang Peng asked Chen Jie: "How is the situation in Bei'an Prefecture?" "Reporting to King Yan, Xiao Yebule left with 80,000 warriors. Now Bei'an
There are only 80,000 Khitan troops in and around the state, including 10,000 war cavalry!"
Yang Peng nodded and asked: "Is there any news from Liu Zhiliang?" Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "I was about to report to King Yan. I just received news today that General Liu Zhiliang is in contact with Xiao Zhanmuhe.
Prepare to join forces to attack Zhongjing City!" Yang Peng said with a smile: "Okay! Liu Zhiliang is both wise and brave, I don't have to worry about him at all!" Then he asked: "The Liao Emperor didn't plan to abandon Zhongjing?"
"According to what the visitor said, the four gates of Zhongjing City are tightly closed, and they are preparing for war day and night. It seems that they intend to defend the city!" Yang Peng frowned and said to Chen Jie: "Immediately send someone to inform Liu Zhiliang that Zhongjing City can be broken.
If it is broken, don’t force it if it cannot be broken. After all, there is a principle. You must not be trapped in a tight siege. If the situation is not right, just get back immediately!" "Yes!"
At this time, Liu Zhiliang was meeting with Xiao Zhanmeihui at the foot of Zhongjing City. Each side brought dozens of guards to meet on a grassland between the military camps of both sides.
"Xiao Zhan didn't drink General!" Liu Zhiliang clasped his fists and said. "General Liu Zhiliang!" Xiao Zhan didn't drink back the salute. "I've heard of General Liu's reputation for a long time, and today I saw that he was well-deserved!" Liu Zhiliang smiled.
, cupping his fists and saying: "General, thank you very much. I have admired the general's reputation for a long time." After a pause, "General, since we all have a common enemy, we will definitely be able to unite and cooperate sincerely!" Xiao Zhan nodded without drinking, "We will
There is no need to waste time! What I mean is that our two armies will attack Zhongjing at the same time. I will attack the north gate and Yan Yun’s army will attack the south gate. After the city is broken, Yan Yun’s army must not enter the city!"
Liu Zhiliang smiled and said, "General, what you said is wrong! Our army came all the way, wasted so much money and food, and sacrificed so many sergeants. However, when the city of Zhongjing was destroyed, our army was placed outside the city. It is unreasonable.
You can’t even explain it!”
Xiao Zhan felt that this request was indeed too much even though he didn't drink it. He thought for a while and said, "Let's do this. You can plunder the ministers' mansions, but you must not touch the royal family and official warehouses!"
Liu Zhiliang smiled and said: "I think this is it. After the event is completed, the general will pay us three million taels of silver as a reward." Xiao Zhan didn't think about it for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, it's settled.
!”
Liu Zhiliang turned to the back and shouted: "Bring it up!" When ten soldiers came over carrying five large boxes, he placed the box next to the two of them and then stepped back. Zhan was very surprised and pointed at the box and asked
"What is this?" Liu Zhiliang said with a smile: "This is the sky-blasting thunder made by our Yanyun Army. It is so powerful that it can break through the city wall like a thunderbolt!" Xiao Zhan didn't drink and showed a look of joy.
"Great, with this thunderous thunder, Zhongjing is at your fingertips!"
The two sides agreed to launch an attack on Zhongjing City at the same time early the next morning, and then went back.
When Liu Zhiliang returned to his tent, a scout immediately came in and reported: "General Qi, Xiao Yebule's troops have just crossed the Liuhe River. More than 100 of our 500 soldiers were killed, and the rest successfully retreated!" Liu Zhiliang walked quickly.
Arriving in front of the map stand, my eyes fell on the Liuhe River. The Liuhe River is dozens of miles north of Bei'an Prefecture and is a tributary of the Luanhe River. It is still far away from Zhongjing. Yebule's 80,000 warriors had set out several days ago.
Okay, why did he cross the Liuhe River just now? It turned out that Liu Zhiliang was rushing forward all the way, but he did not forget to guard against the Khitan army behind him, so he burned the wooden bridge every time he crossed a river, while leaving hundreds of sergeants to guard the riverside to contain the opponent.
Due to the speed of advance, Xiao Yebule's army could not increase its speed at all, and it only took a few days to cross the Liuhe River.
Hu Yanbixian said: "At this speed, it will take them at least ten days to arrive here. We have at least ten days!"
Liu Zhiliang shook his head, "This Khitan army is like this. The Khitan army in the direction of Yuguan is restrained by the Xuanjia army of Zhanjin Kingdom, so the speed will only be slower. But..." He nodded with his finger in the direction of Longshan, "Xiao
Lu Yegan's Khitan army has no troops to contain them, they have already arrived in Zezhou, and it will not take more than three days to reach Zhongjing!"
Hu Yanbixian frowned, "In this case, we only have three days! I'm afraid it will be difficult to break through Zhongjing!"
"It depends on people! Although it is not easy, it is not necessarily impossible!" Turning around, "Instruct all armies to prepare for battle!" "Yes!" Early the next morning, Yan Yun's army lined up outside the south gate of Zhongjing.
The 80,000 rebels of Xiao Zhanwei formed a fighting formation outside the North City Gate, and the war was about to break out.
At the same time, Yang Peng led the 70,000 troops of the First Army out of Gubei Pavilion and marched towards Bei'an Prefecture. Along the way, they destroyed the two strongholds in the southwest of the Khitan Army, the Sixiang Mountain Army Village and Xinguan Town.
Annihilate five thousand Khitan troops.
The alarm reached Bei'an Prefecture. Kelun, the Khitan general who stayed behind in Bei'an Prefecture, was not only unafraid, but also became excited, "Great! They took the initiative to fight to die!" The general next to him hurriedly said: "General
Don't be careless, the Yanyun Army is no better than the Liao Army and the Song Army!"
Kelun scolded: "Don't talk nonsense here! In the eyes of this general, the Yanyun Army is just a chicken and a dog, not worth mentioning at all! It's you trash who talk about them so much! They
What's great about it? It's just defeating Liu Yu, who is even more useless, and it's just relying on the strong fortresses of Gubei Pavilion to resist our army's front! Humph! Since they took the initiative to come out of their turtle shells today, I, the general, will make sure they never come back.
! Not only that, I want to seize the opportunity to seize the Gubei Pavilion and go south. I want people all over the world to know my name!" Then he raised his voice and said: "Pass this general's military order to assemble the army immediately and prepare for battle!"
Soon after, the city gates of Bei'an Prefecture were opened wide, and an army of 70,000 led by Kelun came out of the city.
That night, the forward cavalry of both sides met. After a short and fierce fight, the Khitan army's cavalry was defeated. When Kelun received the news of the defeat, he was very angry and ordered the vanguard general to be killed. The entire army was in awe. Then Kelun sent
The soldiers issued a letter of war to Yang Peng, agreeing to fight on the grassland northeast of Xinguan Town tomorrow morning!
Yang Peng read the letter of challenge, smiled, and said to the visitor: "Go back and tell your general that I accept his challenge!" The visitor gave Yang Peng a chest salute and left.
Duan Zhixian cupped his fists and said, "Brother, let me take the lead tomorrow!"
Yang Peng thought for a while, nodded and said: "You will lead the three thousand Modao Army to break out of the formation first!" Duan Zhixian promised loudly and excitedly. Here, by the way, the organization structure of the Yanyun Army will be explained. The ten major legions of the Yanyun Army, in addition to those directly under
Apart from the legion, the number of Modao troops in the other major legions is 3,000, in addition to 10,000 war cavalry, and the rest are ordinary infantry.
The ordinary infantry of the Yanyun Army are divided into heavy shield and spearmen, sword and shield bearers and infantry archers. The infantry archers are not simply archers. In fact, these infantry have very strong close combat capabilities. Their training is longer than that of heavy shields.
The training of gunners and sword and shield bearers is even harder. They not only have to practice archery, but also practice fighting skills like sword and shield bearers. The armor and swords they are equipped with are the same as those of sword and shield bearers, but they are missing a shield.
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Early the next morning, a light mist enveloped the entire grassland, and clear dewdrops hung on the veins of the green grass. All the small animals that had rested for the night came out to look for food.
Suddenly, the rumbling drums and whistling horns broke the tranquility of the morning. I saw clouds of flags surging from the north and the south. The red wave and the yellow wave were approaching quickly.
It turned out to be the cold light reflected by the spears and spurges. The little animals ran back to their nests in panic, with only two eyes exposed, trembling all over as they looked at the humans who were about to fight.
When the two armies approached to a distance of about two hundred paces, they blocked each other's positions.
Kelun stared at the Yan Yun soldiers across from him with a very excited expression. A strong general next to him, Ke Mo, asked impatiently: "General, please let the last general challenge them! The last general wants to see, Yan Yun
Is the army as powerful as the legend says?" Kelun nodded, "Very good! If you can kill the enemy general, I will take credit for your merit!"
But Mo was so happy that he immediately rode out into battle with a mace, came between the two armies, and shouted: "Han people on the opposite side, who dares to fight me to the death?"
Ma Kuang, the commander of the left army of the first legion, immediately rode out into battle and charged Kemo with his long spear. Kemo became excited and urged his horse to meet him. In the blink of an eye, the two cavalry met each other and their weapons were waved at the same time. Only a loud clang was heard.
Immediately, the two riders passed by each other. The two men turned their horses' heads and urged the horses to kill each other again. This went back and forth for several rounds without deciding the winner. Then the two men entangled and fought, but they did not swing their sticks, their horses stabbed their spears, or their weapons.
The loud noise of the collision was endless, the soldiers on both sides kept shouting, and the drums beat loudly.
Just when the two sides were fighting inextricably, a Khitan general suddenly rushed out of the military formation and tried to sneak attack Ma Kuang. Seeing that Ma Kuang was unaware, the enemy general's sneak attack was about to succeed. At this moment, he saw a
The black shadow screamed across the sky. Before the golden general who tried to sneak attack Ma Kuang could react, the black shadow instantly penetrated his neck and flew away with a spurt of blood! The Khitan general turned back,
He fell off his horse on all fours. The Khitan army couldn't help but be shocked, while the shouts from the Yanyun army were even more loud and shocking. Yang Peng put down the cloud-piercing bow, and Duan Zhixian next to him exclaimed: "Brother's archery skills are probably already gone."
On par with Li Guang!" Yang Peng smiled.
But Mo Mo was so frightened when he saw one of his own generals being killed by his opponent with an arrow, that he wanted to escape. However, Ma Kuang became more and more courageous as he fought, his offensive became more and more urgent, and his momentum became more and more astonishing, but Mo couldn't escape at all.
After another dozen moves, Ke Mo's movements were obviously panicked. Seeing that Ke Mo was in danger, Ke Lun immediately ordered his war cavalry to charge and kill him! Five to six thousand war cavalry shouted and rushed out. But Mo Mo saw his own cavalry coming up and was anxious.
He got away and tried to escape with a feint, but Ma Kuang, who was ready to kill, was not deceived by his feint and attacked! But Mo was so frightened that he had no time to react and was stabbed from the side by his opponent's spear, which penetrated him.
The body couldn't help but scream loudly! Ma Kuan used his arms to lift General Kemo off the horse, and the Khitan army officers and soldiers were greatly shocked!
Ma Kuan quickly turned around and ran back to the military formation. At this time, the Khitan Army cavalry had already rushed to the front of the Yanyun Army! The heavy-shielded spearmen put down their spears and shouted. Then the Khitan Army cavalry continued to hit the ground like a tide.
Above the Yanyun Army's front line, deafening loud noises continued continuously!
However, how could the light cavalry break through the Yanyun Army's heavy shield and spear defense? The Khitan Army's charge energy quickly disappeared, and five to six thousand cavalry were crowded in front of the Yanyun Army's front, unable to advance or retreat for a while.
At this moment, the Yanyun Fusiliers fired a wave of powerful bullets, and the Khitan army officers and soldiers were seen tumbling into chaos on their backs. The heavy shield and spear line suddenly opened, and the three thousand heavily armored Modao Army commanded by the fierce general Duan Zhixian roared fiercely.
Rushing out, it was like a tiger coming out of its box! It crashed into the middle of the Khitan army, and the terrifying cold light of Mo Dao flew up and down, cutting people and horses. Even the Iron Buddha could not withstand such an attack, let alone the light cavalry!
Blood and flesh flew everywhere on the battlefield, and the Khitan army's cavalry fell one after another, with almost no ability to resist; the brave Khitan army howled and slashed at the Mo Dao army with their swords, but the scimitar struck the Mo Dao army's heavy armor.
It just threw up some sparks, and was immediately cut in half by Mo Daojun's counterattack and died!
It was a one-sided massacre. The Mo Dao army marched forward trampling on blood and corpses of men and horses. The Khitan army soldiers could not resist and retreated continuously.
Kelun's eyes widened with an expression of horror. He probably didn't expect that the Yan Yun Mo Dao Army would have such terrifying power! Only then did he realize that the legend was true. He wanted to defeat the Yan Yun Army in one go and then
The idea of heading south can only be a dream!
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.