In the dead of night, only the summer cicadas chirp non-stop, which is the unique natural music of summer; accompanied by the sound of gurgling water and the rustling of leaves in the wind; in addition to these sounds, there are also faint sounds like
The moaning sound was like crying, and I didn't know whether it was pain or joy. It was really soul-stirring. This sound lasted for more than an hour, and then fell silent.
Suddenly, the sound of horse hoofbeats came all the way from Yuguan in the distance, becoming more and more clear. Soon after, a knight was seen running outside the camp and was stopped by the guards outside the camp. The knight dismounted and took out a token.
, the guards immediately gave way to him, and he quickly ran into the camp. He saw Jiang Li, the captain of the Feifeng Guards, and after saying a few words, Jiang Li immediately ran towards a tent in the middle of the camp.
When she came outside the tent, Jiang Li did not dare to go in rashly. Instead, she stood outside and lowered her voice, clasping her fists and saying, "King Yan, General Liu sent someone to ask for an audience." After waiting for a moment, Yang Peng's laziest voice came from the tent, "
Come in and talk." Jiang Li immediately opened the curtain and entered. She saw a faint figure moving behind a screen in front of her, and then someone walked out. At this time, the oil lamp turned on, and two people appeared in front of Jiang Li. The one in front was Yang
Peng, Mumoda is wearing a pair of trousers and a robe, with a large area of skin on his upper body exposed. Following him is a stunningly beautiful woman wearing a gauze and draped hair. It is Zhao Jinxi. At this moment, she is holding a
She was lighting an oil lamp, and her beautiful face showed a bit of laziness and a bit of charm.
Jiang Li immediately worshiped: "Master, Miss Zhao." She called Zhao Jinxi Miss Zhao, because Zhao Jinxi's identity was not a princess, and her situation was somewhat similar to that of an ordinary concubine. Therefore, Yang Peng's men generally called Zhao Jinxi Miss Zhao.
Similarly, Han Bing was also called a general, but not Miss Han, but Miss Han Bing.
Yang Peng asked, "Has General Liu sent someone here?" Jiang Li lowered her head and said, "Like, just waiting in front." Yang Peng turned to Zhao Jinxi and said, "Jin Xi, you rest first." Zhao Jinxi nodded,
She said softly: "Husband, please come back early!" Yang Peng smiled slightly, hugged Zhao Jinxi's slender waist, kissed her red lips, and then left. Jiang Li hugged Zhao Jinxi and followed her out.
Yang Peng and Jiang Li came to the front and saw the person sent by Liu Zhiliang. When the person saw Yang Peng, he quickly bowed: "I pay homage to His Highness King Yan!" His voice was trembling, and he was obviously very excited.
Yang Peng said: "No need to be polite, what's the matter with the instructor?" "Report to King Yan, Wu Xing is back. I was ordered to come here to report to King Yan. I wonder if King Yan wants to summon him?" "Of course I want to see him, go and give him to him quickly."
I'll bring it!" The officer promised and immediately ran down.
Yang Peng turned around and returned to his tent. Jiang Li followed in, and then lit all the palace lanterns in the tent. Soon after, the sound of horse hooves came from outside the tent, and then the sound of horse hooves stopped not far away, and several people
The sound of footsteps came quickly. Immediately afterwards, I saw figures shaking at the door of the tent, and two people walked in. One was Liu Zhiliang, and the other was a middle-aged man with a long history of travel, who was sent as an envoy on the order of Yang Peng.
Ye Qi Guanyin's martial arts master, after waiting for more than half a month, he finally came back.
"See you soon, King Yan!" The two of them bowed together. "No need to be too polite. Wu Xing, you are finally back. I have been waiting anxiously!"
Wu Xing clasped his fists and said: "Originally I wanted to send a summons, but I thought the matter had not been settled yet and the summons would be meaningless, so I simply stopped summonsing. I only waited until I had a rough idea of what happened today before I came to report to King Yan in person! Order!
King Yan has waited for a long time, it is really his fault!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "Okay, let's stop talking nonsense and get down to business. How is the situation over there?" Wu Xing said: "Princess Khitan won a battle at the foot of Xijing City, and then advanced sixty miles south to confront the Japanese.
Ten days later, King Suzaku used a cavalry force to make a surprise attack on the Japanese's important grain-gathering area, and burned the Japanese's grain and grass. The Japanese were greatly shocked. The princess took this opportunity to launch a large-scale attack, with five battles and five victories. The Japanese suffered heavy losses and retreated into Kaifeng.
King Suzaku of Jing led the two armies to arrive at the foot of Kaijing City. At the same time, the Japanese support troops also arrived, and the two sides fell into a confrontation again."
Yang Peng praised: "Guanyin has done a good job, he is worthy of being a famous general!" He glanced at Wu Xing and asked: "Have you met Ye Qi Guanyin?" "Report to King Yan that we met, and explained to King Yan
What His Highness meant, but Ye Qi Guanyin did not comment." Yang Peng smiled bitterly and said: "She probably thought I was playing some conspiracy."
Wu Xingdao: "My subordinates did not dare to slack off on what King Yan told me. When they arrived in Goryeo, they tried their best to collect relevant intelligence. According to my subordinates' understanding, the Japanese leading general this time was named Sasuro Shigeo, and he was what the Japanese called the general who conquered the barbarians;
Today, the number of Japanese troops deployed on the Goryeo battlefield exceeds 400,000, and reinforcements are constantly arriving. The Japanese have very few cavalry, and they are mainly used for reconnaissance and sneak attacks. Their infantry is the main force. The fighting characteristics of the Japanese are different from ours, and the battle formations are simple.
, like melee fighting, those Japanese who wear full armor and use Japanese knives are very powerful in combat, but the combat effectiveness of those soldiers with simple armor is relatively average; their types of weapons cannot be compared with ours, most of them use long spears and a crude long knife.
But they actually mastered powerful gunpowder, and they also had artillery."
Yang Peng was stunned, "You said they have artillery?" Wu Xing nodded, "The reason why the Japanese were so unstoppable all the way was actually because they relied on the powerful power of artillery. Otherwise, even though the Koreans were weak in combat, they wouldn't have been so short-lived.
Within a short period of time, he was beaten to the point of almost subjugating the country!"
Yang Peng frowned, "Artillery?" He raised his head, "Same as our cannon?" "Yes, my subordinates saw the Japanese equipment they captured in the Khitan camp, including artillery, although it was inferior to ours.
The cannon is slightly smaller, but overall it's pretty much the same."
Yang Peng was very puzzled. If the Khitan cannons were imitated by domestic craftsmen after seeing Yan Yun's cannons, then where did the Japanese cannons come from? Could it be that Japan in history mastered them so early?
Got a firearm? This is absolutely impossible!
Temporarily suppressing these thoughts, he raised his head and said: "You continue." "Yes. My subordinates asked the hidden killers to do everything possible to capture some Japanese prisoners, and learned some conditions about the Japanese from those people. What kind of emperor is the Japanese?
A kid of fifteen or sixteen years old, but very smart and resourceful. Two years ago, he suddenly got rid of the powerful officials who had monopolized power. Then he transformed the entire country and formulated a national system based on conquest and all national policies.
Everything was tilted toward conquest, and the core policy was that only military merit could obtain titles and land. At the same time, a recruitment system was implemented to improve the treatment of ordinary soldiers. It is said that as a result, the entire Japanese country took on a new look and the military's combat effectiveness was greatly improved."
Yang Peng frowned and said, "How can a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child be so capable?" Wu Xing said, "My subordinates separated the prisoners and interrogated them separately, and what they got was basically the same. I guess there is no lie.
Yang Peng thought for a moment, then smiled and said to Wu Xing: "You have done a good job. You have learned so much in such a short period of time. No wonder Qian Letian and the others admire you so much!"
Wu Xing smiled. Yang Peng thought for a while, "Just stay with Ye Qi Guanyin and continue to understand the situation of the Japanese." He glanced at Wu Xing and said, "But this time, don't go without any news for so long.
I'll send you a report after a while. It doesn't matter if there's no new content!" "Yes!"
"In addition, you tell Ye Qi Guanyin that she is dealing with the Japanese. I will never take this opportunity to express my unlucky anger towards them in the Liao Kingdom. Tell her to rest assured. I promise her in the name of my eldest brother!" Wu Xing agreed!
He shouted, and then said: "If King Yan has no other instructions, my subordinates will not disturb King Yan's rest."
Yang Peng nodded, "You don't have to be in a hurry to go back, rest for a day or two in Yuguan before leaving." Wu Xing smiled and said, "Thank you, King Yan, for your concern. I don't have to work hard," and then he clasped his fists and bowed:
"My subordinates resign!" Yang Peng nodded and Wu Xing left.
Seeing that Liu Zhiliang was hesitant to speak, Yang Peng smiled and said, "Liu Zhiliang, it's okay to just say whatever you want."
Liu Zhiliang clasped his fists and said: "Brother, I feel that eldest brother really shouldn't give up such a great opportunity for a woman!" Yang Peng was startled, and then he understood. Liu Zhiliang probably thought that he didn't take advantage of the current situation because of Ye Qi Guanyin.
The war between the Liao Kingdom and the Japanese took advantage of the opportunity of the Northern Expedition to the Liao Kingdom. I don’t know how to explain it for a while. In fact, to be fair, judging from the current situation, the Northern Expedition to the Liao Kingdom is indeed a great opportunity. Defeat this powerful enemy in one fell swoop, and Yan Yun will be able to sweep the world.
Yang Peng's biggest enemy, but after all, Yang Peng's thinking was not different. If he was asked to help the Japanese indirectly, he could not do such a thing anyway. However, his reasons were unexplainable, but he had to tell them to the soldiers.
It makes sense, otherwise the soldiers would probably think that he gave up such an excellent opportunity because of personal affairs and personal affairs.
Yang Peng suddenly heard Wang Laozhi's words, and he had an idea and said: "Wang Laozhi is good at inferring the future. According to what he said, the ones who will pose a major threat to us in the future are not the Khitans, but the Japanese. I didn't believe it at first, but from all aspects at present
Judging from the development of the country, I can't help but not believe it! Although the threat from the Khitans is still great, it is already in the process of rapid decline. And the Japanese are coming with such force that they are likely to catch up from behind. If we don't take advantage of this
It’s time to contain the Japanese. When they get bigger in the future, it will cost several times more to eliminate them! That’s why I decided not to take advantage of this time to use troops against the Liao Kingdom, but to assist them to a certain extent!”
After hearing what Yang Peng said, Liu Zhiliang suddenly realized that one good thing about the ancients was that they believed in such mysterious things as fortune-telling and prophecies. Yang Peng used Wang Laozhi's predictions as a reason. Liu Zhiliang
He was convinced. He cupped his fists and said, "The eldest brother is so far-sighted, but the younger brother actually thinks, thinks..., oh, that's really inappropriate!"
Yang Peng smiled and said: "It's only human nature for you to have such thoughts." Then he was a little confused, wondering whether his unwillingness to take advantage of the Liao Kingdom's crisis to attack Xijing Road was really what he said?
It's just because of my past experience and knowledge without any personal feelings involved? I couldn't figure it out, so I just thought it was yes or no, so what does it matter?
He smiled, raised his head, and said to Liu Zhiliang: "Your troops must be ready to attack. Once the Khitans make a request, they will immediately send troops to rescue. In this matter, we and the Khitans can be said to be on the same page.
We share the same hatred!" "Yes."
Yang Peng thought for a while and spread out a piece of letter paper. Jiang Li saw him next to him. He immediately realized that Yang Peng was going to write a letter and quickly stepped forward to polish the ink for Yang Peng. After a while, the ink was polished and Yang Peng picked up the brush and dipped it in it.
Ink began to write on the letter paper. Jiang Li was very curious about what Yang Peng was writing, but she lowered her head and did not peek. As the captain of the Feifeng Female Guard, Jiang Li knew very well what King Yan wanted her to see.
You can only look at it, and what King Yan doesn’t allow him to do is that no matter how curious he is, he can’t take a peek.
Yang Peng put down the brush and read it carefully from beginning to end. After confirming that it was correct, he gently dried the ink and folded it into a piece of paper about three inches long. At this time, Jiang Li handed over an envelope with both hands. Yang Peng
He took the envelope, put the paper in it, sealed it, and handed it to Lin Chong, "Send someone to pass this letter to Guan Shan, asking the navy to act accordingly." Liu Zhiliang responded, stepped forward and took the letter with both hands.
Then he cupped his fists and said, "Brother, if there are no other instructions, I will leave!" Yang Peng nodded, "Go ahead." Liu Zhiliang bowed to Yang Peng and left quickly.
Yang Peng sat on the chair in a daze for a while, then stood up and walked out of the tent, followed by Jiang Li. Yang Peng came to the creek and walked along the gurgling creek, breathing in the fragrance of grass in his nose, haha, speaking of it
, Today's world has completely deviated from the historical trajectory that I know. At this time in history, although there is no such person as Yang Peng, I am afraid that the Khitans have already taken control of the Central Plains; and at that time, although the Japanese were not that weak,
, but it is impossible to be as strong as it is today. Goryeo was almost destroyed. Isn’t this what should happen?
Yang Peng smiled bitterly and shook his head. He stopped and turned around to face the stream. He saw the stream sparkling white under the moonlight. He couldn't help but think: I don't even know whether the relevant memories are real or not.
It’s a dream, maybe it’s just an extremely real dream.
With a long sigh, he put aside all his thoughts for the time being, turned around, and was about to return to the tent to rest, but he saw Jiang Li looking at him blankly. He couldn't help but wonder what she was thinking about at the moment, so he asked with a smile: "What are you thinking about?"
Are you so lost in thought?"
Jiang Li came back to her senses, a look of excitement suddenly emerged in her beautiful eyes, and she suddenly threw herself into Yang Peng's arms. Yang Peng was startled. Jiang Li raised her head and said very emotionally and resentfully: "Master, you
It's been a long time since you loved me!" Yang Peng's heart froze, and then he felt guilty. Seeing the beautiful face in front of him, he couldn't help but move his index finger. He hugged Jiang Li, and then the two of them rolled down.
In the tall green grass, Jiang Li let out a cry that was as loud as a cry, so heart-wrenching...
His attention turned to Yan'an Mansion.
Right General Li Yuanzhong and Prince Li Bingchang were discussing matters in the study. At this moment, a trusted officer under Li Yuanzhong hurried in, holding a letter in his hands and bowing to report: "Prince, General, Right Prime Minister
Your Excellency has sent a letter."
Both Li Yuanzhong and Li Bingchang were moved. Li Yuanzhong quickly accepted the letter, opened the envelope, took out the letter paper, opened the letter paper and read it. After a moment, he sneered and said to Li Bingchang: "Envoy Yanyun insisted on not returning it to the three states of Hexi.
, Your Majesty has already agreed, and Your Majesty has also promised to return the 100,000 people who were plundered." Li Bingchang said angrily: "How can my father surrender to Yan Yun!" Li Yuanzhong said: "The peace agreement is about to be reached. At this moment, Yan Yun's side
There was absolutely no preparation, and there was absolutely no expectation that we would launch a surprise attack on them at this moment!"
Li Bingchang was taken aback, "How can you act without your father's order?"
Li Yuanzhong's eyes showed a strange brilliance, "Your Highness, your Royal Highness, you led the army to the east. Not only did you not achieve any success, but you also lost the three states of Hexi Province with the loss of troops and generals. Your Majesty is already dissatisfied with you, but those brothers of His Highness are gearing up for their plans."
Replaced!..." When Li Bingchang heard these words, he couldn't help but frown, feeling worried.
Li Yuanzhong continued: "If one of His Highness's brothers finally replaces His Highness, after His Majesty Long controls Bintian in the future, will he be able to spare His Highness who was once the Crown Prince?"
Li Bingchang couldn't help but think of something that happened in Xixia decades ago. The deposed prince died tragically and inexplicably at home shortly after the new emperor ascended the throne. Although the court claimed that he had an emergency and died suddenly, everyone knew that
That was the murderous hand of the new emperor. Things like this are not uncommon in history. If I were deposed, I would not be able to escape such a fate. When I thought of this, my face turned pale, I was sweating, and my body was shaking involuntarily.
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Li Yuanzhong said: "Your Highness, there is only one way for Your Highness to escape such a bad fate!..."
When Li Bingchang heard this, he was like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw, and hurriedly said: "Please give me some advice, general! If you can escape this disaster, I will definitely reward you heavily!"
Li Yuanzhong said seriously: "It is natural for me to serve your highness. How dare you seek reward?" Li Bingjian said this and couldn't help but be very moved.
Just listen to Li Yuanzhong say: "Actually, this is not the idea of the general alone, but the method that the general and Prime Minister Zuo came up with together." He glanced at Li Bingchang, "Actually, the general did not come under the emperor's order.
," Li Bingchang was stunned. Li Yuanzhong handed the letter from the right prime minister to Li Bingchang.
Li Bingchang felt a little surprised. He took the letter and read it. His face moved, and then a look of horror appeared on his face. He raised his head and said at a loss: "This, this, doing this, I'm afraid my father will blame me!"
"Li Yuanzhong said categorically: "Now this is the only way to help His Highness get out of trouble! Otherwise, His Highness's fate is foreseeable!" He glanced at Li Bingchang secretly and saw that he looked frightened and at a loss, "Hey, if Your Highness is willing to give up,
As the crown prince, but he is willing to be killed by the future new emperor, what else can the general say? The general is just a minister, and when the new emperor takes the throne, the general will at least not lose his current position of power. The reason why he and the right prime minister turned to His Highness
The remonstrance is nothing more than a loyal heart! But if His Highness gives up on himself and is willing to wait for death, there is nothing we can do!"
What he said was so sincere that Li Bingchang couldn't help but be very moved, his eyes turned red and he said: "The general and the right prime minister are so considerate of me, I, I really don't know what to say!"
Li Yuanzhong suddenly stood up, clasped his fists and said: "Your Highness, there is a saying among the Han people, 'You must make decisive decisions in the face of chaos'! I wish your Highness could make prompt decisions! As long as this important matter is accomplished, Your Highness will not only be powerful in the world, but also
The general holds a heavy army, and His Majesty is certainly angry with His Highness. The princes can no longer compete with His Highness. Even if someone has any ideas, huh, with His Highness's prestige and strength at that time, who can change anything?" Li Bingchang
He was very moved. Seeing Li Bingchang's eager expression, Li Yuanzhong continued to strike while the iron was hot: "This major event is not only important to His Highness, it is also crucial to me, Daxia! If this major event comes to pass, I, Xixia, can take advantage of the opportunity to seize it."
Shanxi, and then south to Henan, half of the Central Plains will be in my hands. At that time, my strength in Xixia will increase dramatically, and I can go south and north to sweep the world! This is the foundation of eternal hegemony, how can your highness miss it?"
Li Bingchang had already been persuaded by Li Yuanzhong, and now his blood was boiling with Li Bingchang's words. Without any objections, he immediately said loudly: "The general's words made me enlightened! A man will dominate the world while he is alive. If he can establish a thousand years
The unyielding Great Xia Empire, what regrets do you have in this life?"
Li Yuanzhong immediately paid homage: "Your Highness is wise!"
Li Bingchang calmed down and frowned: "Although I have made up my mind, how should I act specifically? The Yanyun army is brave and powerful. If we are not careful, the situation will be reversed in an instant!" Li Bingchang ate Yanyun.
The heavy losses suffered by the army were still lingering in his heart. Although he had made up his mind to seize this opportunity to attack Yanyun, he had no idea how to do it.
Li Yuanzhong said confidently: "The general has already discussed this matter with Prime Minister You, and His Highness has invited you here." Then he walked to the map hanging on one side, Li Bingchang followed him, looked at the map, and saw this map drawn
is the terrain of the entire Shaanxi-Gansu region.
Li Yuanzhong pointed to Tongzhou, Danzhou, and the Sui German Army, and said: "More than 200,000 soldiers and horses of the Yanyun Army are stationed in these three states." Then he pointed to the Sui German Army, "Our army first attacked the Sui Dynasty.
The last general of the German army and the right prime minister have already thought about it. Didn't your majesty promise to return the 100,000 people who were plundered? We can use this to disguise a large number of troops as civilians, and then bring them to the gates of the Sui German army, saying only that it was returned by your majesty.
Give the population of Yanyun. The Suide garrison will definitely not be suspicious. When they come out of the city to prepare to accept these people, we will launch an attack and attack Suide in one go!"
After a pause, "This is just the first step. After Suide is conquered, we will deliberately spread the news to let the Yanyun army in Danzhou and Tongzhou in the south know. They will definitely lead their troops north to support. Our army will be at Duzhan Mountain."
As he spoke, he pointed to a large mountain on the west bank of the Yellow River. It is the only way for Tongzhou and Danzhou to go north to Suide. The terrain is difficult. "Our army set up an ambush on all sides in Duzhan Mountain. Once Yanyun's reinforcements enter the encirclement,
Then we will besiege them from all sides and kill them all without leaving a trace!"
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.