Xiao Luyegan was shocked and angry when he heard that more than 100,000 people in Zezhou followed Yanyun's army southward, and immediately sent his army southward to attack Songting Pass.
Xiao Luyegan immediately stood outside the pass and cursed loudly: "Damn Yanyun people, come out and fight to the death with this general if you have the guts!"
The city gate opened immediately, and Ma Kuan galloped out of the city gate single-handedly. Lu Yegan was delighted when he saw this, and hurriedly urged his horse to rush forward. The two sides passed each other, and only heard a loud clang, and the two of them tried their best. Then they choked.
Turning the horse's head and charging towards the opponent again, after repeating this for several rounds, they became entangled and fought. The spear in Ma Kuang's hand continued to rush towards the opponent's vital points, while Lu Yegan's sword waved Ma Kuang.
Wrapped tightly, the two were fighting inextricably, and after more than twenty rounds, there was still no winner.
Ma Kuan suddenly turned his horse's head and ran back. Xiao Luye was eager to kill and urged his horse to pursue him. "Don't run away, Yanyun!" Ma Kuan suddenly turned his horse's head and pulled out a short ax from the side of the saddle.
He threw it at Xiao Lu Yegan. Xiao Lu Yegan suddenly saw an ax flying towards him and was startled. At the critical moment, he quickly leaned back and the ax flew past his face.
. Lu Yegan was so shocked that he broke into a cold sweat.
Seeing that this move didn't work, Ma Kuang was very upset and urged his horse to come over and stab him with his spear. Xiao Luyegan blocked it with his sword and quickly turned the horse's head and ran towards his own army. Ma Kuang chased for a while, but couldn't catch up.
, he reined in his horse and cursed: "Khitan dog coward, don't run away if you have the guts!"
Xiao Luye ran back to his own army, turned his horse's head, and shouted loudly: "Yangou is cunning and unworthy of being called a hero!"
Ma Kuang laughed and said sarcastically: "It seems that you Khitan people never use conspiracy and tricks! Khitan dog, do you really have a clear conscience?" Xiao Lu Yegan was speechless. Ma Kuang said loudly: "You are too lazy.
I'm talking nonsense to you! If you want to tackle the problem, come here, otherwise, get out!" Then he turned his horse around and ran into Songting Pass.
Xiao Lu Yeqian was so angry that he ordered the army to attack the key point.
The trumpet sounded loudly, and the Khitan army began to attack the key point. However, in a hurry, there was a lack of siege equipment, and Songting Pass was a very dangerous and difficult pass. The Khitan army attacked fiercely for a whole day, losing two to three thousand people, but
No progress was made at all. Xiao Luyegan calmed down and retreated temporarily to build siege equipment.
At the same time, the Yanyun War Cavalry led by Liu Zhiliang and Hu Yanbixian had passed through Songzi Ridge on the west side of Songting Mountain, and now they had jumped out of the heavy siege of the Khitan army.
"General, where should we go now?" Huyanbixian asked. Liu Zhiliang said: "I received news from my elder brother before that they have captured Bei'an Prefecture, let's go to Bei'an Prefecture!" Huyanbixian asked.
nodded.
At this moment, a herald came galloping over. He reined in his horse, clasped his fists and said, "General, King Yan's military order!" He then took out a small bamboo tube sealed with mud and presented it to Liu Zhiliang with both hands. Liu Zhiliang took the bamboo tube.
, crushed the mud seal, poured out a piece of paper, spread it out and read it again. He smiled and said: "Eldest brother wants us to rush to Luanhe City." He turned to Huyan Bixian and ordered: "Give the order, go to Luanhe City.
Move forward!" "Yes!"
Where is Luanhe City? Luanhe City has appeared in the previous article. It is the state city on the east bank of the Luanhe River under Longshan. During this period, Xiao Lu Yegan's army overwhelmed Longshan and stationed troops in Luanhe City.
.Now there are 40,000 defenders left by Xiao Luyegan in Luanhe, and the leading general is Guo Tong, the rebel general of Yanyun.
Guo Tong stood on the city wall, looking at the soaring Yanyun army outside the city, and his heart trembled. The generals next to him were all pale, and their morale had collapsed before they started fighting. General Chang Sheng couldn't help but said: "I heard that
Bei'an Prefecture was lost not long ago. General Kelun was killed in battle, and almost all the 80,000 defenders were wiped out! We only have 40,000 soldiers and horses, and our combat power is not as good as Kelun's army. How can we hold it?" Guo Tong frowned.
Frown.
The generals returned to the city headquarters. Chang Sheng cupped his fists and said: "General, there is really no need for us to fight for the Khitan people. Why not, why not..."
"Why not?" Chang Sheng said, "General, why don't we surrender to Yan Yun's army!" As soon as he said this, there was immediate opposition. General Guo Tongtong said: "We betrayed King Yan once, how could he let him go?"
Pass us? Surrendering can only be a dead end!"
Chang Sheng said angrily: "Isn't it a dead end to defend this place? Is General Guo sure of resisting Yan Yun's offensive?" Guo Tong couldn't help but hesitated, frowning and said: "If you fight to the death, there may be a glimmer of hope!"
"That's impossible!" Chang Sheng said, and then he clasped his fists towards Guo Tong and said: "General, we betrayed Yan Yun and deserved death! But if we take the initiative to surrender and sacrifice Luanhe City, it will be a great achievement, and it will be a great achievement.
The merits and demerits balance each other out! Besides, King Yan has his ambitions in the world. Even if he is dissatisfied with us, he will definitely not criticize us too harshly. At worst, he will give up the fame and fortune and just be a rich country man with peace of mind! It is better than being with Yan Yun.
If you fight to the death, your body and head will be dismembered!"
Guo Tong couldn't help but feel a little moved, but he was still a little worried. At this moment, an officer rushed in anxiously, knelt down and said: "General, King Yan's envoy has arrived at the city gate and wants to come into the city for an interview.
General, we don’t know what to do?”
Guo Tongtong was taken aback, and Guo Tong hurriedly said: "Please come quickly!" The officer responded and ran down quickly. Soon after, the envoy followed the officer into the hall. When Guo Pharmacist and others saw the person coming, they all ate.
Surprised, Guo Tong hurriedly greeted him, clasped his fists and bowed, "I didn't expect it was General Xue! I apologize for missing you from afar!" It turned out that this envoy was Xue Fu, one of the captains of Yang Peng's secret guard.
Xue Fu clasped his fists coldly and said, "General Guo, you're fine!" Guo Tong smiled awkwardly.
, Liu Zhiliang Hu Yanbixian led 20,000 Yanyun war cavalry to arrive. When he left, there were 40,000 war cavalry, but now only 20,000 war cavalry have returned, and the other 20,000 warriors have been stained with blood in the yellow sand in the continuous bloody battles!
Soon after, Zhan Jin led the Xuanjia warriors to retreat into Yuguan intact. Ma Kuang also retreated to Luanhe City after turning Songting Pass into a sea of fire. The Khitan army was just stunned and did not immediately launch a counterattack.
.The general's orders were passed to Xiao Lu Yegan, Xiao Laheqian, and Xiao Yebu Le respectively. Xiao Lu Yegan was ordered to temporarily station in Zezhou, and Ye Bule was ordered to enter Tunniu Mountain (Niushan is on the north bank of Luanhe River, located in
Between Liuhe and Chehe, a tributary of the Luanhe River, and sixty miles to the west on the south bank of Luanhe River is the city of Bei'an Prefecture. He ordered Laheqian to return to Runzhou quickly to prevent Yanyun's army from coming out of Yuguan again, and ordered Guo Yaoshi to station troops in Dushan to advance.
Luanhe City.
Brother Ye Qianxiu was very busy. When he returned to the mansion, as soon as he sat down, the guards rushed in and reported: "Generalissimo, the Queen Mother is here!" Brother Ye Qianxiu quickly stood up and looked out of the hall.
The Queen Mother of Korea, dressed in casual clothes, walked in quickly accompanied by several female guards.
Brother Ye Qianxiu came forward to pay homage: "I have met the empress!" The Queen Mother of Korea said: "Generalissimo, there is no need to be polite!" Brother Ye Qianxiu asked the Queen Mother of Korea to take a seat. The Queen Mother of Korea went to the top and sat down, while Brother Ye Qianxiu sat down.
He sat down on the left hand side and raised his voice to order the servants to serve tea. The Queen Mother of Korea said: "The Ai family came here to discuss with the Generalissimo how to deal with Yan Yun!" Brother Ye Qianxiu frowned and sighed:
"This time the Yanyun Army penetrated deeply into our country and swept across the country. It really shocked our government and the public! Even Zhongjing was almost defeated by them!"
The Queen Mother of Goryeo nodded, "Da Liao was so ravaged by them, the morale of the soldiers and civilians was greatly damaged! The top priority now should be to take revenge on Yan Yun as soon as possible to boost morale!"
"That's right! But what should we do? The fighting on the Shangjing Road is not over yet, but the armies on the Zhongjing Road have suffered considerable losses, their morale has been dampened, and the treasury reserves in various places have suffered heavy losses. It is difficult for these armies to launch a counterattack in a short time.
Woolen cloth!"
The Queen Mother of Korea smiled confidently, "The counterattack does not have to be on land, we can start from the sea first!"
Brother Ye Qianxiu's heart was moved, and he quickly asked: "Has the King of Korea agreed to dispatch the Korean Navy?" The Queen Mother of Korea nodded. Brother Ye Qianxiu was overjoyed, "That's great! The Korean Navy is the best in the world, and it will definitely be a success."
Use the drum to wipe out the Yanyun navy! If the Yanyun navy is destroyed, our army can attack Yanyun's mansion from the waterway! Haha, Yanyun will have it at his fingertips!"
"That's right. However, my father put forward a condition for sending troops!"
Brother Yeqianxiu made a listening statement. "My father hopes that Daliao can sign a formal peace treaty with Goryeo and cede all the lands of Yanyun, Shandong, and Hebei to Goryeo." Brother Yeqianxiu thought for a moment, nodded and said, "This
No problem!" The Queen Mother of Korea was overjoyed, "Since the Generalissimo agrees, then without further ado, let's go to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit together!"
Soon after, the two appeared in the study room of the palace. They each explained their views on Yan's strategy. The content was nothing more than forming a close alliance with Goryeo, combining Goryeo's superior navy to defeat Yanyun from the sea, and then attack Yanyun.
Enter the hinterland of Yanyun and completely eliminate this powerful enemy!
Ye Gendan was very moved, but he had some thoughts about ceding all the sixteen states of Yanyun, Hebei, and Shandong to Goryeo. He felt that it was enough to promise Hebei and Shandong to Goryeo. The noble concubine of Goryeo immediately agreed to the emperor's idea and promised
I must persuade my father to agree to form an alliance with Liao State on this condition to deal with Yan Yun together.
Ye Qian was very happy. At this moment, the news of success on the Shangjing Road came. Ye Qian Hucheng captured Shangjing, Xiao Puluhu committed suicide, and all the rebel soldiers surrendered. Ye Qian was so excited that he immediately issued an edict to commend Ye Qi Hucheng and
The officers and men under his command immediately intended to confer the title of King of Protector of Yeqianhu City. In addition to commanding the original troops and horses, they also wanted to hand over all the soldiers and horses on the Shangjing Road to the commander of Yeqianhu City. Brother Yeqianxiu was shocked.
He quickly remonstrated, but the emperor did not listen, and still issued an edict to confer Yegan Hucheng as the Protector of the Country. Brother Yeganxiu was very dissatisfied with this.
The Queen Mother of Korea returned to the mansion and sat down. The maid brought fragrant tea, and the Queen Mother of Korea drank it slowly. Recalling the angry look of brother Ye Qianxiu in the court just now, she felt very funny. In the court just now, the face in front of her was very funny.
The Queen Mother of Korea did not respond to Brother Ye Qianxiu's frequent gestures. This was because in the Queen Mother of Korea's mind, it would be beneficial to Korea to make the forces within the Liao Kingdom more balanced.
"Sister, sister!" Wang Yue's voice came from outside. Why are you in the palace of Liao Kingdom? It turns out that this is not the palace, but a luxurious mansion outside the palace. Since Ye Qiandan ascended the throne, the Queen Mother of Korea
So she moved out of the palace and moved into a luxurious mansion next to the palace. The Queen Mother of Korea felt that doing many things would be more convenient.
Wang Yue walked into the hall, saw her sister, and bowed quickly. The Queen Mother of Korea said angrily: "Why are you shouting like this?" Wang Yue laughed and said: "My brother is so happy!" "Oh? What's the matter?
So happy?"
Wang Yue said excitedly: "We, Goryeo, are about to take control of the Central Plains. Isn't it worth being happy about?" The Queen Mother of Goryeo quickly made a silent gesture, lowered her voice and said: "Is this kind of thing said casually?"
Yue realized that she was overjoyed and felt a little embarrassed. "Do you know that His Majesty has agreed to my suggestion?" Queen Mother Korea asked. Wang Yue nodded. Queen Mother Korea snorted, "You are quite well informed.
!" Wang Yue quickly explained: "My younger brother bought some informants in the palace, so he was able to get the news so quickly. My younger brother didn't intentionally hide this matter from his sister, he just thought it was not a big deal, so he always forgot to tell her.
Got it!"
"Forget it. But you still have to be cautious about this kind of thing. Otherwise, once someone with a serious intention discovers it, or the emperor notices it, you and I will be in trouble!"
"Yes, my brother has recorded it." The Queen Mother of Goryeo picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, put down the tea bowl, and ordered: "You should return to Goryeo immediately, tell your father about this, and ask your father to send an envoy to reach an agreement with Liao as soon as possible.
Agreement." "Yes!"
The Queen Mother of Goryeo narrowed her radiant eyes and said: "Once the agreement is reached, our Goryeo army can enter the mainland! This will be a grand event that has not been seen in thousands of years!" Then she frowned, "It's just the army of Yanyun Tiger and Wolf.
I'm a little worried that the land battle won't go as we hope!"
"My brother has something he wants to discuss with his sister. If this matter comes true, maybe it won't be so difficult to defeat Yan Yunjun!" Wang Yue said mysteriously. "Oh? Tell me!" "My brother was here before.
While at home, I heard that there was a joke in Prince Yan's palace. Prince Yan's wife Yang Tong was worried that Prince Yan no longer loved her, so she found a great monk from Korea, Master Peacock, for help. Master Peacock
I gave some laxatives to Yang Tong, and Yang Tong took the laxatives back to King Yan to eat, but I heard that King Yan had diarrhea for a whole day!"
The Queen Mother of Korea couldn't help laughing, "I didn't expect that King Yan was so heroic that he would have such an ignorant wife!" Then she frowned and said angrily: "What does this irrelevant matter do to us?
Can you help?" Wang Yue said with a smile: "Of course it will. My brother has already sent people to control Master Peacock, and now Master Peacock has become a chess piece in our hands! As long as my brother gives an order, he will immediately
Take action!"
The Queen Mother of Korea understood and said excitedly: "This Peacock Master is really equivalent to 300,000 soldiers!" Wang Yue nodded, "That's right, even 300,000 soldiers can't do what he can do.
! My brother wants to ask my sister how to use this chess piece?" The Queen Mother of Goryeo thought for a while, "Of course it is most effective to use this chess piece on the eve of the full-scale attack by the Goryeo army and the Liao army!" Wang Yue nodded, "
Brother understands!"
"By the way, is there any news about Kanazawa?" the Queen Mother of Korea asked. Wang Yue frowned and shook his head, "After my brother returned, he sent people to search everywhere, but no trace of Jinze Jinsong was found. Sister, brother suspected that they were
Aren’t they all killed by King Suzaku!”
The Queen Mother of Korea frowned, nodded and murmured: "It's possible! It's very possible! Humph, that Ye Qian Guanyin has been investigating Brother Ye Qianxiu and me, and Brother Ye Qianxiu and I almost fell into his hands.
Go! Kanazawa must have fallen into her hands, and I don’t know whether he is alive or dead now!" After a moment of silence, he raised his head and said, "Okay, let’s put this matter aside for now. Go back immediately and complete what I asked you to do.
Things." "Yes!"
Emperor Yeqiu convened the ministers to discuss the matter of recovering Luanhe City and Bei'an Prefecture. Handerang proposed that Yeqi Hucheng lead the troops south to counterattack Yanyun's army. However, Brother Yeqiu Xiu objected. He meant: Yeqi Hucheng
It will take some time for the Hucheng army to reorganize, and there is no need to delay to regain the lost ground. Some troops and horses should be transferred from Shangjing Road immediately, and he, Brother Yeganxiu, should lead the southward counterattack against Yanyun's army. Yegangan adopted Brother Yeganxiu's suggestion and
He ordered the 150,000 war cavalry in the army on the road to Beijing to go south immediately, and at the same time appointed Generalissimo Ye Qianxiu to recruit the governor to counterattack.
150,000 war cavalry returned to Zhongjing from Shangjing Road day and night. Immediately, Ye Qianxiu brother sent 50,000 war cavalry to support Xiao Yebu Le, so that Xiao Yebu Le immediately counterattacked Bei'an Prefecture after receiving the aid; Ye Qi Xiu
Brother himself led one hundred thousand warriors to go south to Zezhou, intending to join forces with Xiao Luyegan and recapture Luanhe City.
Soon the alarm spread to Bei'an Prefecture and Luanhe River. The defenders on both sides actively deployed defenses, and soon a large number of enemy troops were in sight. Then the battle began. The Khitan army used its superior strength to forcefully cross the Luanhe River, while the Yanyun army relied on its superior strength to cross the Luanhe River.
The favorable defensive situation caused great damage to the Khitan army, especially the artillery deployed along the river. Amidst the earth-shattering roar, the entire river seemed to be boiling. The Khitan army suffered heavy losses. The entire Luan River was filled with floating corpses.
He handed the blood-red autographed letter to Guo Tong, "This is the autographed letter from the master. Take a look at it! The master wants me to send you a message. I hope you will do well!" Guo Tong quickly took the letter with both hands. Xue Fu clasped his fists and said: "
The letter has been delivered, please say goodbye!" Guo Tong said quickly: "I will send it to the general!" "No need!" Xue Fu turned and left.
Guo Tong quickly opened the letter and read it carefully from beginning to end, frowning and thinking. The generals were anxious, and Chang Sheng couldn't help but ask: "General, what did King Yan say in the letter?"
But Guo Tong shook his head, raised his head and said to the generals: "You guys wait here!" After saying that, he left the hall from behind. The generals were confused and looked at each other.
Guo Tong hurried to the study, sat down, spread out a piece of letter paper, picked up the wolf hair, dipped it in ink, thought about it, and started writing. After a while, a letter was written. Guo Tong looked at it carefully and clicked
He nodded. Then he picked up another writing brush, dipped it in cinnabar, and signed his name at the end of the letter. He put down the writing brush, dried the letter paper, folded it, and put it into an envelope. He called out to the captain of the guards.
The captain of the guard clasped his fists and asked, "What are your orders, general?"
Guo Tong signaled the captain of the guards to come closer. The captain of the guards stepped forward. Guo Tong stood up, walked to him and whispered in his ear for a moment, and then handed him the letter. The captain of the guards bowed to Guo Tong.
Bye, he left in a hurry.
Guo Tong took a long breath, as if all his worries were expelled by this breath. He turned back to his desk and picked up the paper. At the same time, Yan Yunjun entered Luanhe City without any blood. One day later
, Liu Zhiliang Hu Yanbixian led 20,000 Yanyun war cavalry to arrive. When he left, there were 40,000 war cavalry, but now only 20,000 war cavalry have returned, and the other 20,000 warriors have been stained with blood in the yellow sand in the continuous bloody battles!
Soon after, Zhan Jin led the Xuanjia warriors to retreat into Yuguan intact, and Ma Kuang also retreated to Luanhe City after turning Songting Pass into a sea of fire.
Emperor Yeqiu convened the ministers to discuss the matter of recovering Luanhe City and Bei'an Prefecture. Handerang proposed that Yeqi Hucheng lead the troops south to counterattack Yanyun's army. However, Brother Yeqiu Xiu objected. He meant: Yeqi Hucheng
It will take some time for the Hucheng army to reorganize, and there is no need to delay to regain the lost ground. Some troops and horses should be transferred from Shangjing Road immediately, and he, Brother Yeganxiu, should lead the southward counterattack against Yanyun's army. Yegangan adopted Brother Yeganxiu's suggestion and
He ordered the 150,000 war cavalry in the army on the road to Beijing to go south immediately, and at the same time appointed Generalissimo Ye Qianxiu to recruit the governor to counterattack.
150,000 war cavalry returned to Zhongjing from Shangjing Road day and night. Immediately, Ye Qianxiu brother sent 50,000 war cavalry to support Xiao Yebu Le, so that Xiao Yebu Le immediately counterattacked Bei'an Prefecture after receiving the aid; Ye Qi Xiu
Brother himself led one hundred thousand warriors to go south to Zezhou, intending to join forces with Xiao Luyegan and recapture Luanhe City.
Soon the alarm spread to Bei'an Prefecture and Luanhe River. The defenders on both sides actively deployed defenses, and soon a large number of enemy troops were in sight. Then the battle began. The Khitan army used its superior strength to forcefully cross the Luanhe River, while the Yanyun army relied on its superior strength to cross the Luanhe River.
The favorable defensive situation caused great damage to the Khitan army, especially the artillery deployed along the river. Amidst the earth-shattering roar, the entire river seemed to be boiling. The Khitan army suffered heavy losses. The entire Luan River was filled with floating corpses.
Blood red.
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.