Zhou Dayong said: "Now that we have successfully occupied Yanmen Pass and severely defeated the Khitan army, can we free our hands?" The generals nodded one after another, looking very relaxed. Han Bing glanced at Yang Peng and said to the generals: "No
So simple! Even though the Khitan army suffered heavy losses, they were still able to mobilize an army of 500,000 to attack. Then Ye Qi Guanyin is by no means a person who gives up easily and will definitely continue to move south in a big way!" Yang Jing said without hesitation: "Come as soon as you come.
Well, I haven't killed enough yet!" Then he added: "We also have an army of more than 400,000 here, shouldn't we be afraid of them?"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "In this case, wouldn't it mean that the troops are restricted and unable to support other directions?" Yang Jing scratched his head and said, "This, what about this?"
Yang Peng smiled and began to think. At this moment, a scout followed a hidden killer and ran into the lobby. The secret guard reported: "King Yan, the scout reports back!" Everyone looked over. Enter the scout.
He knelt down on one knee and reported: "To the King of Yan, the princess of Liao Kingdom, Ye Qi Guanyin, has led an army of 500,000 to Langya Village. It is only seventy miles away from Yanmen Pass!"
Everyone felt a little surprised, Xingfang frowned and said: "It came so fast!" Then everyone looked at Yang Peng, waiting for his decision. At this moment, Wang Kai ran in, holding a letter in both hands and said: "Prince Yan
, there is news coming from the south!" Yang Jiumei immediately came over to get the letter and forwarded it to Yang Peng. Yang Peng then opened the letter, took out the letter paper, opened it quickly, and read it again. Everyone looked at Yang Peng, and no one dared to do it.
Sound, very curious in my heart.
When Han Bing led Yan Yun's cavalry into the military camp, the unprepared soldiers ran away in fear, while the officers were still drinking and gambling in the big tent until a soldier stumbled in and shouted.
'The enemy is coming.' These officers didn't even react for a moment. Then they heard the thunderous sound of horse hooves outside the tent, shouts and screams. Only then did the officers turn pale with fright, and hurriedly picked up their weapons and rushed out.
In the military tent, I saw countless warriors charging through the camp as if they were in a deserted place. I couldn't help but feel frightened. I didn't dare to fight, so I quickly mounted my horse, turned around and ran away.
Han Bing and the others effortlessly destroyed a Song Army camp in their path, and then rushed towards Yangzhou City, whose outline could be seen faintly in the distance. Yangzhou City was located on the canal and was now surrounded by Song Army barracks on all sides.
It has become an isolated city.
In the Song Army's military camp, warning horns and gongs and drums sounded one after another, and at the same time, crowds of people were seen in each camp. Soon after, a Song Army cavalry unit of two to three thousand people came straight over from the right, trying to
Yan Yunjun intercepted him at the waist. Han Bingbing smiled coldly, raised his right hand and drew a half circle in mid-air, and then pointed sharply to the right. Ten thousand Yanyun warriors turned to the right at the same time as if they were one person.
, and charged towards the Song Army cavalry. In the blink of an eye, the cavalry from both sides collided fiercely, with iron hooves rushing and long swords slashing. Only the thrilling roars and screams were heard amidst the rumbling horseshoes, and the Song Army cavalry was seen.
The man turned his back on his horse.
The Song Army cavalry could not withstand the wild offensive of Yan Yun's cavalry and was defeated. Han Bing did not pursue them, but turned around and ran towards Yangzhou. At this time, two Song Army battle formations appeared in front, with shields like walls.
There was a forest of spears, very strict, and there were at least 30,000 soldiers and horses in the two military formations. In one of the military formations, a battle flag with the word "Gao" was erected, and a very powerful general, Gao Hu, stood with a spear across the flag.
Han Bing raised his right hand, and Yan Yun's army slowly stopped, coming to a complete stop more than 300 steps away from the Song army's formation.
The Yanyun Army officers on the city wall had already seen their own troops coming outside the city, and their morale was greatly boosted. Duan Zhixian shouted loudly: "It's General Han Bing!" Then he said to Cheng Shijie: "Cheng Shijie is defending the city, and I will lead my troops to meet them.
!" Cheng Shijie nodded, but Du Nan grabbed Duan Zhixian's palm and shouted: "No, no!" Duan Zhixian turned around and glared: "What the hell do you mean! What do you mean no! Let go!" Du
Nan said angrily: "If you leave the city, you will fall into the enemy's trick!" Duan Zhixian was stunned.
Du Nan pointed to the Song Army camps on the right and left. A large number of troops had clearly gathered in those camps, but strangely, none of them came out. "Look at the military camps on both sides, it is clear that a large number of Song troops have been prepared."
Why don't you come out?" Duan Zhixian and Cheng Shijie looked on both sides and felt very strange when they saw that it was true. Lu Zhishen asked: "Why is this?"
Du Nan snorted coldly, "Humph, I don't want to wait for our army to leave the city so that I can completely annihilate my army out of the city in one go!" Pointing to the Song army's formation of about 20,000 soldiers and horses outside the city, "If what I expected is correct,
After Brother Duan leads his army out of the city to attack them, they will definitely retreat immediately. When Brother Duan and them are locked in a fierce battle, the Song troops on the left and right will suddenly come out to cut off our army's retreat and besiege our army! That way!
Come on, except for Brother Duan, I'm afraid it will be difficult for anyone else to break out of the encirclement!"
Duan Zhixian and Cheng Shijie were shocked. Duan Zhixian frowned and said loudly: "Even so, we have to support General Han Bing, a manly man. Seeing a female class fighting fiercely with the enemy, but hiding in the city, what a joke!*
*****, in that case, it would be better for Sajia to crash to death!" He said before going down.
Du Nan hugged Duan Zhixian hard and shouted: "You can't mess around!"
Duan Zhixian was furious, stretched out his right hand, grabbed Du Nan by the back of the collar, lifted him up into the air, and glared: "You're so rude!"
He would be frightened, but at this moment he was so anxious that he completely forgot about his situation and stared at Duan Zhixian's angry face without any fear and shouted: "You are going to die, as a man, no one can control you! But if you take Yan
Brother Wang’s army was ruined in vain, and the city of Yangzhou was lost. Even if he died, he would not be able to explain to Brother Yan!”
Duan Zhixian's heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but let go of Du Nan's right hand. Du Nan, who was in the white sky, immediately fell down. Du Nan suddenly realized his situation, his face changed drastically, ah! He let out a half-scream.
, his plump body came into close contact with the floor, and there was a muffled sound. Cheng Shijie hurriedly stepped forward to help him up. Du Nan fell so hard that his nose was bruised, his face was swollen, and his nose was bleeding. He was very embarrassed. He covered his nose with one hand and gasped in pain.
Rough, a pair of goldfish-like eyes stared at the culprit Duan Zhixian with great annoyance.
Seeing this situation, Duan Zhixian couldn't help laughing, and then he clasped his fists and said: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I didn't expect..." Du Nan covered his nose and said angrily: "It's not a big deal if I fall, but Brother Duan definitely doesn't
You can leave the city!"
Duan Zhixian frowned. Cheng Shijie said: "Du Nan is right, we can't act on impulse!" Duan Zhixian glanced at Han Bing in the distance and frowned: "Are we just going to watch General Han Bing fight alone? She can't
She is just a woman, but she is also our sister-in-law!"
Du Nan put down his hand, looked at Han Bing in the distance, and said seriously: "General Han Bing is both wise and brave. He will never rashly use these 10,000 war cavalry to break the enemy's blockade! She did this for two reasons.
This purpose is to tell us that reinforcements are coming, and secondly to test the enemy's true and false situation. Just watch, if what I predict is correct, General Han Bing will retreat soon!" Both Duan Zhixian and Cheng Shijie felt that
What he said made sense, but he still couldn't help but worry about Han Bing.
Gao Hu saw from a distance in the military formation that the leader of the Yanyun Army was actually Han Bing, whom he had been thinking about day and night. He couldn't help but feel excited, so he galloped out of the military formation, came between the two armies, and shouted: "
Miss Han Bing!..."
Han Bing frowned slightly, then rode out and came between the two armies. He was only five or six steps away from Gao Hu. He cupped his fists and said, "General Gao, are you okay?" Gao Hu looked at the peerless man who was so close.
The beauty was so excited that she couldn't help but said: "It's been a long time since I parted ways with Miss Han Bing! Miss Han Bing is becoming more and more handsome!"
Han Bing blushed slightly, frowned, and asked sternly: "General Gao, I wonder why you are trying to make things difficult for us, Yan Yun? Now our main force, Yan Yun, is fighting fiercely with the Khitan and Xixia people. Isn't it chilling that the general is doing this?
"
Gao Hu felt a little ashamed, "This is not what I want, but as a minister, the emperor's orders cannot be violated, and I can't do anything about it!" Han Bingbing said coldly: "For Zhao Song, General Gao is willing to see the aliens ravage the Central Plains again.
?"
Gao Hu couldn't help but feel confused, "I don't know! I don't want to see the aliens ravage the Central Plains again, but the Emperor ordered me to attack Yan Yun, how can I disobey the holy order?" Han Bingbing said with a smile: "Okay.
A loyal domestic slave!" Gao Hu's expression changed, "Why did Miss Han Bing say that?"
Han Bing said mockingly: "Isn't it? For the Zhao family, you don't care about anything. You don't care about the land of your ancestors, you don't care about right and wrong, and you don't care about the thousands of Han people! Isn't this a domestic slave?"
Gao Hu retorted speechlessly, feeling very confused. He couldn't help but have doubts about what he had always insisted on. Han Bing saw that his words had an effect, so he struck while the iron was hot: "General Gao is a hero, and he should fight for our Chinese people on the battlefield."
!For the sake of the corrupt and incompetent Zhao family, you will end up in ruins! General Gao should wake up and stand with me, Yan Yun, as soon as possible!"
Gao Hu lowered his head and was silent for a long time, but finally shook his head. Han Bing was disappointed when he saw this scene. Gao Hu raised his head and looked at Han Bing, "What Miss Han Bing said may be right, or maybe it is wrong! I
Gao Hu is just a warrior, and I can’t figure out who is right and who is wrong. Just be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor!" After a pause, "I originally wanted to persuade Miss Han Bing to submit to the imperial court, but after hearing what Miss Han Bing said, I know
No matter what I say, it’s useless!”
Han Bing said proudly: "Of course! How could I serve that bullshit court!" Gao Hu sighed, "Although I am very unwilling, we can only decide the winner on the battlefield!" Han Bing
He smiled and said: "General Gao may still be counting on the Khitans or Xixia people to break into our Yanyun hinterland, right? I can tell you, don't dream anymore. Not long ago, my eldest brother personally commanded Yanyun's main force to break through Yanmen Pass and completely annihilate Yanmen Pass's 200,000 gold coins."
Army!..." Gao Hu was shocked, but then nodded with a smile and said: "Well done, you are worthy of being the world-famous King Yan! It really makes us feel proud!"
Han Bing said proudly: "Of course! Brother, he is the most amazing hero in the world!" Gao Hu saw that Han Bing admired Yang Peng so much. Although he had known about it for a long time, Gao Hu still couldn't help but feel uncomfortable in his heart.
Han Bing said to Gao Hu: "My Yanyun main force will arrive soon. General Gao asked himself, is he the opponent of my Yanyun main force?" Gao Hu suddenly felt an inexplicable impulse in his heart, and said coldly: "Gao is not
I believe Yan Yunjun is truly invincible!" Han Bing stared at Gao Hu for a moment, nodded, and sighed, "Okay, let's decide the outcome on the battlefield!" He hugged Gao Hu and said, "Take care!
Gao Hu also clasped his fists and said, "Miss, take care!" Han Bing turned his horse's head, ran back, and then led his army to turn 180 degrees and retreat toward the north.
In the dead of night, one of Gao Hu's trusted generals came in with a man in a black cloak. He cupped his fists and said, "Commander, Mr. Zhou is here." The black cloak took off the hood on his head, revealing a domineering and handsome face.
, turned out to be Zhou Lu, the son of Zhou Xian, the magistrate of Yangzhou. Zhou Lu clasped his fists and worshiped: "I have seen the commander-in-chief!"
Gao Hu praised: "Young Master Zhou and Lord Zhou understand the righteousness and are willing to help Master Wang. I am very happy!" Zhou Lu said: "The villain and my father have been waiting for this day for a long time! Humph, as a minister, Yang Peng actually dared to disobey and make trouble.
, anyone with any conscience will definitely be incompatible with it!"
Gao Hu nodded and asked: "It seems you have decided?" Zhou Lu nodded, "Decided!" After a pause, "I just wonder if His Majesty's edict has been issued?" Gao Hu turned and walked to Shuai'an.
In front of him, he picked up a yellow imperial edict and handed it to Zhou Lu, "This is the edict that your Majesty just sent. Mr. Zhou can take a look at it first." Zhou Lu quickly took the edict, opened it, and started reading.
I saw that it said, "After Yangzhou is recovered, Zhou Xian is appointed as the envoy to the Huaihe River and Zhou Lu is appointed as the magistrate of Yangzhou. I admire this." The imperial edict is stamped with the emperor's royal treasure, which is absolutely true. Zhou Lu was overjoyed.
He quickly returned the imperial edict to Gao Hu with both hands. Gao Hu took the edict and asked with a smile: "Young Master Zhou is not worried now, is he?"
Zhou Lu quickly said: "No more! I and my father will do their best to wish Master Wang the recovery of Yangzhou and even Huainan!" Gao Hu nodded and asked: "Have you considered what I told you before?
"I've thought about it. There are about 600 people guarding the hospital in my father's house. Together with the government officials, we can have a total of about 1,200 people. A midnight raid can definitely capture a city."
Door, don’t worry, Commander."
Gao Hu nodded, "Very good. Now that you have decided, without further ado, the action time is set at midnight tomorrow. Once you succeed, immediately light three fires as a signal, and I will immediately lead the brigade into the city.
Come."
Zhou Lu clasped his fists and said: "Yes." Gao Hu warned: "Be very careful about this matter. Don't let the news leak out before taking action, otherwise you may fail!" Zhou Lu said with a smile: "Don't worry, Commander, it's absolutely foolproof!"
Han Shizhong nodded.
Zhou Lu clasped his fists and said, "Commander, if you don't have any other instructions, I will leave." Gao Hu clasped his fists and said, "Young Master, please be safe on the road." Zhou Lu responded, put on his hood, turned around and left.
went.
Zhou Lu came out from the Song Army camp and met up with an entourage guarding outside the camp gate. Then the two of them got on their horses and quickly ran towards the remote southwest corner of Yangzhou City. When they reached the city wall, they got off their horses and Zhou Lu asked his entourage to lead the horse.
After going to the farmhouse outside the city, he came to the city wall, looked up, and then called like a cuckoo.
After Zhou Lu imitated the cuckoo's call, he immediately threw down the rope from the city wall. Zhou Lu immediately climbed up along the rope. When he came to the city wall, he saw an officer standing in front of him. Zhou Lu took out a gun from his arms.
The officer handed the silver ingot to the officer, cupped his fists and said, "Thank you for your hard work!" The officer weighed the silver ingot and said with a smile, "Master, why are you so polite to me?" Then he put the silver ingot into his arms and said to Zhou Lu, "Master, follow me.
I'll put on my military uniform. I've removed the people on the wall ladder over there, and the young master will leave from there." He pointed to a city wall ladder not far away, which was lit only by a torch.
, it was very dark, and there was no one at the moment.
Zhou Lu nodded and followed the officer into the darkness. Then with the help of the officer, he took off his coat and put on a set of Yanyun Army armor that the officer had prepared for him. Then Zhou Lu walked from the city wall.
I climbed down the city wall and returned home without encountering any obstacles.
Although it was very late, Zhou Xian did not rest. Zhou Lu Qian went out of the city, where could he sleep. The housekeeper came over quickly and said, "Young master is back!" Zhou Xian quickly turned around and saw Yan Yunjun's sergeant.
Zhou Luzheng, who was dressed up, walked in the door and immediately stepped forward.
"Father!" Zhou Lu worshiped with joy on his face. Seeing his son's appearance, Zhou Xian immediately guessed that things must be going very smoothly, "How about it, what did Gao Hu say?" Zhou Lu said with a smile: "The imperial edict has been issued, I have seen it with my own eyes.
After that, the imperial edict said that once Yangzhou is recovered, my father will be appointed as the envoy to the Huaihe River and I will be appointed as the magistrate of Yangzhou..." Zhou Xian was overjoyed, "Okay, okay! Great!" He couldn't help but pace back and forth in excitement.
As he stepped forward, he said: "Since the imperial court has failed me, I, Zhou Xian, will certainly not fail the imperial court!"
Zhou Lu said: "Gao Hu said that he wants us to take action at midnight tomorrow. After we successfully seize the city gate, we will immediately light three fires as a signal. Gao Hu will immediately lead his army into the city to wipe out Yan Yun's army!"
Zhou Xian stopped pacing and frowned: "I'm only worried about whether our people can successfully seize the city gate? The Yanyun Army is not a vegetarian. Even the Khitan people are no match for them!" Zhou Lu smiled confidently.
Said: "Father, don't worry, this matter is foolproof! I have already figured out that the defense force of the West City Gate is the weakest. There are only 500 people guarding it at night, and more than 1,200 of us can deal with it! Furthermore, one of the important officers
They have been bribed by me, and we only have to deal with two or three hundred people!" Zhou Xian nodded, "This makes me feel relieved!"
It was already midnight, and Gao Hu led 60,000 elite men quietly to the outside of the West City Gate and lay down to wait. Gao Hu rode on his horse and stared at the West City Gate in the distance. He saw many torches on the wall, reflected in the firelight.
Below, there were many garrison soldiers in shadow. Gao Hu couldn't help but worry, whether the Zhou family and his son could capture the west gate as promised.
After waiting for about half an hour, he suddenly saw figures moving on the city wall, and then all the sergeants who were standing on the city wall disappeared. It felt as if they had been touched. Gao Hu frowned and couldn't help but become nervous. Success or failure was a matter of course.
This was done in one fell swoop.
After a while, a bright light came out of the dark doorway, and then he saw three fires burning in front of the city gate. Gao Hu was so happy that he immediately pulled out his sword and shouted: "Come on!"
General Ma Buyou led five thousand infantry as the vanguard and rushed forward first. Gao Hu led tens of thousands of troops behind. The sound of footsteps was so loud that it was so clear in this silent night that it could be heard more than ten miles away.
Ma Buyou led five thousand infantry troops to surge in, and then Gao Hu led the main force to the city gate. Gao Hu raised his head and glanced at the city wall, only to see that half of the people on the wall were empty, and he couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart: Since the Zhou family and his son have already
After opening the city gate, you should stand on the top of the city. Even if the two of them are not on the top of the city, there must be someone under them. How come there is no one?
Gao Hu was startled, and quickly reined in his horse and shouted urgently: "Retreat immediately! Tell General Ma Buyou to retreat!" The officer next to him felt confused, responded, and galloped toward the city gate.
At this moment, a cannon suddenly exploded in the night sky, and countless Yanyun soldiers suddenly appeared on the city wall where no one had been seen before. At the same time, the iron gate on the city gate suddenly fell, locking Ma Buyou who had entered Wengcheng.
All five thousand infantry troops were imprisoned in Wengcheng.
The Song army was shocked and was at a loss when they saw bullets on the city wall like locusts. The unprepared Song soldiers outside the city were hit by bullets and fell down one after another. At the same time, inside the Wengcheng, bullets rained down from all sides, and rocks and trees rolled down.
It fell like hailstones, and the five thousand Song troops were unable to avoid or escape. They were killed one by one on the spot, with their flesh and blood flying everywhere!
Gao Hu was frightened and angry, and sent his troops to storm the city gate. However, they originally planned to attack by surprise and had no heavy siege equipment at all. Wherever they could attack, they suffered heavy losses under the dense rain of arrows.
In just one cup of tea, Wengcheng became quiet. Ma Bufang and his 5,000 infantry army were wiped out. The corpses filled the Wengcheng, like a slaughterhouse. It was really horrible to see. Several seriously injured sergeants were lying in the blood in the corpse pile.
Crawling hard, trying to escape.
Seeing that the army in Wengcheng had been completely wiped out, Gao Hu knew that fighting further would not gain anything except increasing casualties, so he could only reluctantly withdraw his troops! The Yanyun army in the city saw that although Gao Hu's army retreated, it was in an orderly manner and did not show any signs of failure.
Because of the chaos, they did not leave the city to pursue them.
Gao Hu returned to the tent, kicked the table over angrily, and cursed: "You bastard Zhou Xian! He actually conspired with Yan Yunjun to lay such a trap for me! If I catch him,
He will be cut into pieces!" The generals standing behind Gao Hu also looked very excited.
Gao Hu and the others really wrongly blamed Zhou Xian and his son. They did not conspire with the Yanyun Army. At this time, Zhou Xian and his son and more than twenty of their close associates were kneeling in the lobby of the Yangzhou Government Office, looking extremely frightened.
, the surrounding Yanyun Army sergeants were watching eagerly. Standing at the top were the sultry Duan Zhixian and the fat man Du Nan who was full of evil ideas.
Duan Zhixian patted his bald head and laughed loudly: "That bastard actually played this trick with me. I'm looking for death!"
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Mixed with shock and anger, he said anxiously: "You were clearly the one who was responsible, why do you put the responsibility on me?" Zhou Xian turned around and glared: "If you say it's you, then you are! I'm your father, how dare you argue with me?"
I'm really unfilial in my defense!" When Zhou Lu was on the line between life and death, he couldn't care less about loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. He said loudly to Duan Zhixian and Du Nan: "General, sir, you are aware of this! A villain is just a person with no position and no power.
How can the people of our country do such a thing? If it weren’t for Zhou Xian and his envoy, I wouldn’t dare even if I gave the villain a hundred courages!”
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.