When the ordering soldier saw Yang Peng, he wanted to salute, but he couldn't do it. The sergeant holding him didn't dare to let go of him, knowing that if he let go, he would fall to the ground. In his current state, he would fall to the ground.
I'm just afraid that one life will be lost.
Yang Peng hurried forward, "No need to be polite, what's the urgent military situation?" The ordering soldier wanted to take the bamboo tube on his back, but he couldn't move a finger, so he could only say intermittently: "General Yang, General Yang is reporting urgently!
..." Then he fainted. Yang Peng stepped forward quickly, took off the bamboo tube from behind, and said to the sergeant who was supporting him: "Take him down for rescue!" Several sergeants agreed and quickly carried the messenger down.
Yang Peng quickly opened the sealing paint of the bamboo tube, poured out a roll of sheepskin, handed the bamboo tube to Yelu Hanyu's hand, unfolded the sheepskin and looked at it quickly. Yelu Hanyu on the side saw Yang Peng's eyes in a daze.
He looked in disbelief, and couldn't help but feel anxious. He couldn't help but ask: "Brother, how much loss did General Yang and the others have, and how serious is the situation?"
Yang Peng came to his senses, but did not answer Yelu Hanyu, and hurried to the map. Yelu Hanyu quickly followed him, glanced at his elder brother, and was surprised to see an expression of great excitement and joy on his face.
Yelu Hanyu was greatly surprised when he saw his eldest brother pointing at the map and saying excitedly: "Where is the big defeat? It's clearly a big victory!!" Yelu Hanyu was stunned, almost thinking that he heard wrongly.
Yang Peng pointed at Yanzhou, at Tiemenguan, and at Huangyangping, "Li Qingxia used the tactic of fortifying the wall to clear the country, luring the enemy deep into the field and leaving a big pocket for Yang Yanzhao and the others. The strategy was very clever.
If everything goes smoothly, Yang Yanzhao and the others will be trapped in a tight siege. Even if the entire army is not annihilated, they will definitely suffer heavy losses, and the situation in the south will be completely overturned in an instant! However, although Li Qingxia is powerful, she is not as good as Yang Yanzhao, a world-famous general!
After Yang Yanzhao and Gao Hu met in Youzhou, Yang Yanzhao felt that something was wrong, so he temporarily changed his tactics. Gao Hu led his 50,000 troops to continue to pretend to attack Tiemenguan, while Yang Yanzhao led 100,000 Yang family troops to suddenly turn around and drive directly towards Yan.
state!"
"When Yang Yanzhao's troops arrived in Yanzhou, Yeli Yuqi's troops who attacked from Yanzhou had just left. Yang Yanzhao detected the situation and immediately sent cavalry to ambush outside Yanzhou City, and then led a large infantry unit in disguise
An assault force led by the Xixia soldiers arrived at the city gate at night. The Yanzhou defenders thought it was Ye Li Yuqiu who had returned and opened the city gate without asking any further questions.
The 8,000 defenders of Yanzhou were wiped out. Soon after, Yeli Yuqi, who received the report of the defeat, hurriedly led his 40,000 soldiers and horses to return to the rescue. However, they were attacked by Yang Yanzhao's pre-arranged cavalry outside the city. The 40,000 soldiers and horses were killed.
They were killed to pieces, and only a few thousand people were left to follow Ye Li Yuqi and flee to the Tuohui." The so-called "Lutuo Hui" is a valley passage in the mountains dozens of miles south of Yanzhou. Because there are often
Smuggling camel caravans passed through here, hence the name Camel Club. Although this place is passable, it is difficult and difficult to pass due to the thick thorns and steepness, and it is impossible for the army to carry a large amount of baggage.
When Yelu Hanyu heard this, he already knew the general idea, and said with great excitement: "General Yang has done a great job, this is really a blessing from heaven!"
Yang Peng nodded, looked at the map and continued: "While the battle of Yanzhou was going on, Epan's troops who came out of Huangyangping launched a counterattack against Yinzhou and succeeded. Not long ago, we got bad results one after another.
The news may have come from this. However, since Yanzhou has been captured by our army and Yeli Yuqi's troops have been wiped out, Eppang's occupation of Yinzhou will naturally not be as useful as they expected. After Gao Hu obtained Yinzhou
After hearing the news of the loss, he immediately sent a message to Yang Yanzhao, and at the same time led his army to quickly return to Youzhou, and then guarded Youzhou with 10,000 troops. Gao Hu himself led 40,000 troops back to counterattack Yinzhou, and the battle is still fierce.
"
Seeing that Yang Peng had stopped talking, Yelu Hanyu hurriedly asked: "Brother, what's going to happen next?" Yang Peng picked up the sheepskin in his hand and looked at it, "That's all we know about the situation at the moment.
Yelu Hanyu frowned and thought: "In this case, there may be variables." He turned to look at Yang Peng.
Yang Peng nodded, looked at the southeastern part of Xixia, and asked with a thoughtful look on his face: "Meier, what do you think Yang Yanzhao will do next?"
Yelu Hanyu looked at the map and thought: "Gao Hu's troops are entangled by E Pang's troops, so it is difficult to do anything." Pointing to Yanzhou, "Since Yang Yanzhao's 100,000 troops have occupied Yanzhou, if I
If so, they will immediately send their troops to Xiping Prefecture. The Xixia side has no choice but to dispatch all its troops to fight with our army. If the Xixia people can win this battle, then they still have the possibility of turning defeat into victory. If they lose, then this
There won't be any suspense about a battle!" The Xiping Mansion mentioned by Yelu Hanyu is about two hundred miles northwest of Yanzhou, located at the outlet where Lingzhou River flows into the Yellow River, on the east bank of the Yellow River, close to the current Qingtong Gorge. The most beautiful place in Xixia
The prosperous area is located on both sides of the Yellow River to the north of Xiping Prefecture. At the eastern foot of Helan Mountain, within a radius of less than two hundred miles, there are Xiping Prefecture, Shunzhou, Jingzhou, Huaizhou, and Dingzhou, and these state capitals guard
The Xingqing Mansion in Xingqing is where the imperial capital of Xixia is located. The area at the eastern foot of Helan Mountain is definitely the essence of Xixia. Once this area is conquered, Xixia will not be completely destroyed, but it is not far from death.
Yang Peng nodded, "The battle of Xiping Mansion will affect the survival of the Xixia Kingdom!" Then he turned to Yelutri and smiled: "But we can't control this battle, we have to focus on the battle in front of us!
If the enemy's main force is attracted to Xiping Mansion, we will have a chance!" Yelu Hanyu nodded and thought: "No matter which direction the enemy's main force is attracted, it will be beneficial to us!"
Suddenly he frowned and said worriedly: "Brother, will there be any problems with this good news?"
Yang Peng's heart moved, and he couldn't help but worry. He looked at the sheepskin in his hand, frowned and thought, "I know this messenger is someone close to Yang Yanzhao, and the secret label of the letter is also correct. There is no problem. This military letter is urgent."
The retribution should be sent by Yang Yanzhao, this should be certain!" Yelu Hanyu nodded and said with a smile: "Brother, you should tell the entire army this news immediately to stabilize the morale of the army!" Yang Peng nodded and immediately
Wang Kai was called and ordered to spread the news to all the soldiers. Soon after, Yang Peng and Yelu Hanyu heard bursts of cheers outside the tent.
In fact, news about the defeat in the south had already spread among the army, and the morale of the army was affected to a certain extent. Fortunately, the Yanyun army was brave and good at fighting. Although the morale of the army was affected, the attack was still extremely sharp, and they were taken within a few days.
They conquered the entire Wulahai area and completely annihilated the Xixia garrison in the Wulahai area. If it were any other army, I'm afraid it wouldn't be possible. Under such circumstances, other armies often can only choose to temporarily
Withdraw troops and wait for the news to be confirmed before making plans.
When the Xixia soldiers standing on the city wall of Hue saw thousands of warriors rushing out of Yan Yun's army, they immediately became nervous and blared horns. Hearing the siren, Brother Weimingxiu and others immediately ran to the city wall.
Seeing thousands of Yanyun warriors galloping towards them, they immediately ordered the soldiers on the city wall to prepare for battle. The Xixia soldiers pulled out their spiked arrows, put on their bowstrings, and stared at the approaching Yanyun warriors.
Thousands of Yanyun war cavalry rushed to a place more than a hundred steps away from the city wall, raised their cavalry crossbows and fired a hail of arrows into the fortress, then turned their horses and ran back to the camp.
Arrows rained down on the city wall and fell into the city wall. Then the Xixia soldiers discovered that the arrows shot by Yan Yun's army had notes tied to them, which turned out to be arrow books. Many people picked up the arrow books and read them, shouting in horror.
The sound resounded on the city wall, one after another. Li Qiyun picked up an arrow book, took it down, unfolded it, and looked at it. His expression changed drastically, and he hurried to brother Wei Mingxiu and handed the arrow book to him: "General, look!
"
Brother Wei Mingxiu frowned and took the arrow book, read it again, his expression changed drastically, and he shouted: "This is impossible!" He raised his head and said to the generals: "Go down immediately and collect these arrow books.
No one is allowed to see it, let alone spread it! Tell the soldiers that this is Yan Yun's conspiracy. The south has clearly won a big victory and reinforcements are coming. How can it be possible to lose a big defeat? Go quickly!" The generals responded and ran quickly.
Then the shouts quickly spread on the walls of the fortress, and the generals led their soldiers to collect all the arrow books in the hands of the soldiers.
However, the contents of the arrow book had spread among the soldiers. Although the generals came forward to refute the rumors, the soldiers were still doubtful. Later in the day, in the fortress hall, Wei Mingtai said worriedly: "The contents of the Yan Yun Arrow Book
The content is not necessarily false!" Weiming Huxiong glared and cursed: "Fart! According to what you said, the news from our own people is actually false?" Weimingtai glanced at Brother Weimingxiu,
"General, according to common sense, if the Yanyun army in the south is defeated, the Yanyun army here should retreat. However, the Yanyun army here is always attacking with determination. This is not in line with common sense! The only explanation is
Yes, the content in the Yan Yun Arrow Book is true!"
The generals felt that what Wei Mingtai said was reasonable, and they began to discuss in low voices, with worried faces on their faces.
Weiming Huxiong said angrily: "Is the imperial court lying to us?" Weimingtai frowned and said: "That's not true, but I wonder if something went wrong in the war in the south? Maybe we were winning before, but
It's not certain that something unexpected happened and Yan Yun turned the tide of the battle!" Everyone felt that the situation he was talking about was very possible, and couldn't help but look at Brother Wei Mingxiu.
Brother Wei Mingxiu said categorically: "There is nothing to discuss about this matter. It is just a conspiracy and trick used by Yanyun to shake the morale of our army! There is no doubt about the victory of the south!"
When the generals heard Brother Wei Mingxiu's decisive words, they couldn't help but feel that the arrow book was Yan Yun's trick. There was no problem in the south. In fact, everyone was more inclined to think that the content in the arrow book was false, because Yan Yun
The purpose of Yun Jun's arrow book is too obvious!
The generals no longer have doubts, but this is not the case in the army. Rumors will continue to amplify and deform in the process of spreading, and in the end they will turn into monsters and monsters, which is extremely scary. At this moment, among the soldiers
The rumors circulating had become very frightening. They actually said that the Yanyun Army had wiped out the main force in the south and surrounded Xingqing Mansion. Such rumors spread among the soldiers, which undoubtedly made people panic.
In the dead of night, Brother Wei Mingxiu was still standing in front of the map thinking about countermeasures. Suddenly he heard faint crying coming from outside. He couldn't help being surprised. So he left the hall and heard the crying coming from the corner on the left side of the hall.
I heard it from outside, so I walked over.
When I came nearby, I saw two soldiers sitting together crying. I heard the soldier sitting on the left choked up and said: "Mother is still in Xingqing Mansion. If the Yanyun Army breaks through Xingqing Mansion, mother, mother will
Will he be killed, will he..." The soldier on the right also choked and said: "My mother and sister are also in Xingqing Mansion, I am also worried!"
Brother Wei Mingxiu couldn't help but get very angry and shouted: "What are you talking about?" The two soldiers didn't know that Brother Wei Mingxiu was standing behind them. When they suddenly heard the shout, they were startled and hurriedly stood up and turned around.
He turned around and bowed helplessly: "General, General..."
Brother Wei Mingxiu stepped forward, glanced at the two soldiers, and said angrily: "You two dare to talk nonsense here, don't you know that military law is strict?"
The two soldiers were startled and couldn't help but kneel down. The soldier on the left said anxiously: "General Rongzheng, we, we don't dare to talk nonsense, we are just worried about our relatives at home!" "All your relatives are worried about you!"
In the capital, there is nothing to worry about!" In the Xixia military system, the families and relatives of the generals in each town and their soldiers were arranged to live in Xingqing Mansion and its surrounding areas. This was to show honor and favor, and secondly, there were
The implication of surveillance made the generals in the towns dare not rebel. It is precisely for this reason that Li Qingxia was able to gain the loyalty of the generals immediately after the coup successfully took control of Xingqing Mansion. This was certainly because of Li Qingxia's personal charm.
But the more important reason is that the families of the generals are controlled by Li Qingxia and they have to swear allegiance to her.
The soldier on the right said: "But, the Yanyun Army has surrounded Xingqing Mansion..." Brother Weimingxiu's eyes widened, the soldier was startled, and he swallowed the rest of his words. Brother Weimingxiu was not angry.
He asked: "Who told you that Xingqing Mansion was surrounded by Yan Yun's army?"
The soldier on the left quickly said: "This matter has spread, everyone is saying so!" Brother Wei Mingxiu was worried, and said sternly: "Xingqing Mansion is doing well, our army has a great victory in the south, Yanyun Army
We have been defeated! What you said is a rumor. Don't believe it, let alone spread it! Do you understand?" The two soldiers agreed quickly.
Brother Weimingxiu turned around and returned to the hall, feeling upset. He walked behind the desk and sat down, dazed for a while, then called the captain of the soldiers and ordered: "Gather the soldiers, I'm going to check the defense."
Situation!" the guard captain responded and ran down. After a while, he came back and reported: "General, the guard team has been assembled!" Brother Weimingxiu got up and left the hall.
Brother Weimingxiu led his soldiers to inspect the city wall and saw the soldiers whispering to each other and looking worried. Naturally, he knew what the soldiers were talking about in private. He couldn't help but feel worried, and immediately ordered the soldiers to gather.
Looking at the worried soldiers in front of him, he raised his voice and said: "I know there is a rumor circulating among you. You think Xingqing Mansion is surrounded! I want to tell you, there is absolutely no such thing. Xingqing Mansion
Okay, the south has been victorious, Yanyun has been defeated, and His Majesty's reinforcements are on the way. How can something happen to Xingqing Mansion? You know what this general is like, and he always speaks the truth. Don't you still believe what I say?
?"
When all the sergeants heard this, they thought of the general's usual conduct, and couldn't help but believe Brother Weimingxiu's words. Their worries and anxiety calmed down a lot. A soldier asked loudly: "General, since you are happy,
Qing Mansion is fine, why are there such rumors?" Other soldiers were also surprised.
Brother Wei Mingxiu said: "This rumor comes from the arrows shot by Yan Yun's army during the day! That is Yan Yun's trick. They didn't have the ability to lay down the fortress, so they came up with this trick to deceive us.
We can’t be fooled by abandoning the castle without any intention of fighting!”
The sergeants felt that what the general said made sense, but they were still not completely relieved, and were still a little worried. Brother Xiu Ming understood the mood of the soldiers. He had no good solution now. He just hoped that good news would come from the south as soon as possible.
Reinforcements should arrive as soon as possible, otherwise the rumors will be disproven.
The next morning, the news came. Brother Wei Mingxiu saw the scout running in and asked anxiously: "Have the reinforcements arrived?" The scout saluted Brother Weimingxiu and said anxiously: "General,
The reinforcements that originally came to Hue Fort suddenly received an urgent order from His Majesty and have already turned back to Keyi Gate!"
Everyone present was shocked when they heard this, and could not help but have a bad premonition in their hearts. Brother Wei Mingxiu asked angrily: "Why did the reinforcements leave suddenly? Could it be that Wei Mingji tripped me up?"
Son?" Brother Xiu, Wei Ming, was anxious and thought that Wei Ming Jigong was avenging himself.
The scout quickly said: "This is an urgent order from His Majesty, and it is not something General Wei Mingji did without authorization! I heard that the situation in the south is not good!" Brother Wei Mingxiu frowned, and the generals discussed in low voices.
Come, everyone has a worried look on their face. At this moment, a soldier rushed in with a travel-worn messenger and reported: "General, your Majesty's messenger has arrived!" Brother Wei Mingxiu's heart moved and he looked.
The messenger glanced at it, stood up quickly, walked quickly to the messenger, put his right hand on his chest and bowed, "Brother Wei Mingxiu wishes His Majesty peace!"
The messenger held a wooden box about a foot long in his right hand and stretched his left hand forward, "General, there is no need to be polite!" Brother Weiming Xiu straightened up and asked urgently, "Sir, what is the situation in the south?"
The messenger frowned and sighed, "The battle situation in the south is not very good! The plan to lure the emperor into a trap failed, and Yang Yanzhao saw through it. He used Gao Hu to pretend to attack the iron gate, but the main force rushed to Yanzhou.
After two consecutive battles, Yeli Yuqi's army was completely wiped out, and Yanzhou fell!..."
Although Brother Weimingxiu and others had a bad premonition in their hearts, they were still shocked after hearing what the messenger said. Brother Weimingxiu said in disbelief: "How could it be, how could it be like this?"
The messenger said: "General, there is no need to worry too much. Although Yanzhou was lost, General Eupang Pang successfully captured Yinzhou and is currently in a stalemate with Gao Hu's troops. General Li Cunxiao led the elite Snow Mountain Army out of Tiemenguan.
To lay siege to Youzhou, Your Majesty will personally command an army of 400,000 to station troops in Xiping Prefecture, preparing for a decisive battle with Yang Yanzhao's army! As far as the current situation is concerned, it is actually beneficial to our army!"
After hearing what the messenger said, everyone couldn't help but breathe a little sigh of relief. Brother Xiu Ming thought: "It seems that the situation in the south is indeed beneficial to our army! The main forces of Gao Hu and Yang Yanzhao are contained on the left and right. If General Li Cunxiao can
By conquering Youzhou, we can drive directly to Changcheng Ridge and cut off Yanyun's army's retreat. This battle will be won!"
The messenger nodded and said: "That's right!" Then he handed over the wooden box in his hand, "This is a handwritten letter from your majesty to the general!" Brother Weiming Xiu quickly bowed and stretched out his hands. The messenger handed over the wooden box.
When he got it in the hands of brother Weimingxiu, he said: "This messenger's letter has been delivered, so I'll say goodbye!" Brother Weimingxiu said quickly: "I'll see you off!" Then he sent the messenger out of the camp, saluted and said goodbye, and waited for the messenger.
The group left and then turned back to the middle of the hall.
Brother Weimingxiu couldn't wait to open the wooden box, took out a yellow silk scroll, unfolded it and looked at it again, frowning, his eyebrows filled with sadness. He raised his head and glanced at the generals, who were anxiously looking at each other.
Staring at him. Brother Weiming Xiu frowned and said: "Your Majesty said that he wants to concentrate his efforts on dealing with the Yanyun Army, so he cannot send reinforcements to us! What your Majesty means is that Hue Fortress can be defended if it can be defended, but if it cannot be defended, then
Retreat to Keyi Gate in the south."
The generals looked at each other and felt a little embarrassed. Let's stay. Fighting with two or three thousand men against Yan Yun's two hundred thousand troops is like throwing an egg against a stone. If it fails, it will end up being shattered. But give up. This way
But I couldn't say the words.
Brother Wei Mingxiu saw that all the generals were silent, so he asked: "What do you think?"
The generals looked at each other and saluted together in a tacit understanding: "We will obey the general's orders!" Brother Weimingxiu was a little depressed. He wanted others to make decisions for him, but he didn't expect the generals to kick the ball.
He gave it back to himself. After hesitating for a moment, he said in a very uncertain tone: "Let's stay and stay at Hue Fort!" After this day and night, Brother Wei Mingxiu no longer had the same vow to stay with the fort when he first retreated.
Maybe it was because Yelu Hanyu sent her this letter.
The content of Li Qingxia's letter was unknown to the army, and the already anxious military morale immediately became agitated again. After Brother Xiu received the news, he quickly went to the military camp to stabilize the morale of the military. However, this time, the effect of last night was completely lost.
Very little, you can tell by looking at the expressions of the soldiers that everyone did not listen to what Brother Weimingxiu said, and their hearts were full of fear and uneasiness. Faced with such a situation, Brother Weimingxiu felt that guarding the Hue Fortress alone would be a dead end.
One, so he had the idea of giving up Hue Fort. At this moment, the sentry sent news that a Yanyun fleet suddenly left the water village and went up the river and passed the Hue Fort.
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.