The Yanyun Army stormed Yumen Pass, and the Xixia Army resisted desperately. I originally thought that the Yanyun Army's offensive on the first day would be easier to resist, but I didn't expect that the offensive turned out to be like a huge wave. The entire city was crumbling. The Xixia Army soldiers resisted hard.
Incomparably, even though I have tried my best, I feel like I am powerless, as if facing the huge storm in the desert, I, as a mortal, can't resist the weather!...
After a day of fierce fighting, corpses piled up like mountains on the city walls, and the walls were soaked in blood. The air was filled with the pungent smell of blood, which was nauseating. The Yanyun army had retreated, and there were many siege equipment scattered in the wilderness.
The wreckage, many of which were still burning fiercely; the exhausted Xixia army was throwing the corpses off the city top, and the wounded soldiers were being transported down the city wall continuously. Wails were heard one after another, which seemed particularly sad under the night.
Brother Wei Mingxiu stood on the top of the city and looked at the brightly lit Yanyun Military Camp outside the city, frowning. Based on the battle situation during the day, he estimated that his side could defend for another two or three days at most. The trusted general standing behind him
Wei Mingtai said worriedly: "The Yanyun army is too powerful. It is impossible for our isolated city to withstand it!" General Zhang Jiang said hesitantly: "General, let's, let's retreat!" The generals couldn't help but
With his heart moving, Wei Ming Hu Xiong shouted loudly: "You Han Chinese, do you want to hand over Yumen Pass to Yan Yunjun?" As he said, there was only a choking sound, Wei Ming Hu Xiong drew his sword in his hand, and viciously shouted
Staring at Zhang Jiang: "I'll kill you first, lest you sell us all!"
Zhang Jiang was shocked and angry, and quickly took a step back, drew the sword in his hand, frowned and said: "Although I am a Han, I dedicated myself to Daxia and died! You said that about me, it really chills me!"
Weiming Huxiong had nowhere to vent the anger he had been holding in his chest for many days. He glared and cursed: "Who can believe you, a Han Chinese? I see that you have been following us because you want to sacrifice our heads to Yan Yunjun! I am very
I can't kill you!" He cursed and raised his scimitar and slashed at Zhang Jiang. Zhang Jiang didn't expect that he would actually take action. In shock, he quickly jumped back and avoided the opponent's blow, feeling in his heart
Anger surged, and he wanted to fight back, but then he thought of the identities between the two parties, and could not pass the scimitar in his hand no matter what. At this moment, Weiming Huxiong slashed at him again, and Zhang Jiang dodged again.
Wei Ming Hu Xiong wanted to take action, "That's enough!" Brother Wei Ming Xiu's roar suddenly came. Wei Ming Hu Xiong was startled and stopped. Brother Wei Ming Xiu walked between the two of them and grabbed
He took the scimitar from Weiming Huxiong's hand and threw it away from him with a cry. Brother Xiu of Weiming shouted: "Zhang Jiang has been following me for many years and is loyal to me and Daxia. How can you talk like this?"
Weiming Huxiong lowered his head, disapproving in his heart, but did not dare to say anything.
Brother Weimingxiu walked up to Zhang Jiang. At this time, Zhang Jiang had already sheathed his sword and bowed slightly towards Brother Weimingxiu. Brother Weimingxiu patted Zhang Jiang's shoulder and said, "General Zhang, don't do it."
Take it to your heart, you know that my brother has always been so reckless, and he often offends me!" Zhang Jiang smiled bitterly in her heart: "Since you have said so, what else can I say?" Chao Wei Mingxiu
Brother Bai said: "The general said something serious, but my subordinates didn't take it seriously. They know what General Tiger and Bear is like!" Brother Weimingxiu smiled and said, "Okay, that's good! You're still fine.
Brother!" The two of them looked at each other, and Zhang Jiang saw a ferocious and violent look in the other's eyes, and couldn't help but feel shocked. She turned to look at the other generals, and found that there were more or less similar expressions in the other generals' eyes.
Zhang Jiang's heart trembled. He suddenly felt that he was like an alien among this group of people.
At this moment, an officer rushed up and reported: "The envoy from General Daliao is here!"
Brother Wei Mingxiu showed an expression of surprise, "Great, we are waiting for them! Please come quickly!" The officer responded and hurried down. After a while, he led a middle-aged man wearing Khitan armor.
When the people came up, they bowed to Brother Wei Mingxiu and said, "The envoy from Daliao has arrived!" Then he stepped aside. The envoy from Liao came forward and said arrogantly: "I am the envoy from Daliao, and you are the surrendered Wei Mingxiu."
Brother?" Everyone felt a little unhappy when they saw the arrogant attitude of the Liao envoy, but now they were in a situation where they were dependent on others, so there was no way they dared to take offense.
Brother Weimingxiu said: "I am Brother Weimingxiu, thank you for your hard work!"
The envoy from the Liao Kingdom took out a letter, handed it to Brother Weimingxiu, and said, "This is a letter from our general to you. Take a look."
Brother Weiming Xiu quickly stretched out his hands to take the letter and looked at the envelope, but there was nothing written on the envelope. Li quickly opened the envelope, took out the letter paper, unfolded it and read it, with a very happy expression on his face.
The envoy from the Liao Kingdom paid homage: "General, I will be very grateful for your kindness!" The envoy from the Liao Kingdom said, "Our reinforcements are on their way here and will arrive at sunset tomorrow." Brother Xiu and others were overjoyed.
Weiming Huxiong said excitedly: "Great, the army of Liao is here, we are not afraid of Yanyun's army anymore!" The envoy of Liao said: "I have finished my work, I will leave now!" Weimingxiu said
Brother quickly persuaded him to stay: "Your Majesty, please take a rest, so that we can show our friendship as landlords!" The Liao envoy said arrogantly: "No need!" He turned around and left without saluting Brother Wei Mingxiu.
When everyone saw this scene, they couldn't help but feel angry.
When the Liao envoy left, Weiming Huxiong could not help but curse in a low voice: "This man is so powerless!"
Brother Wei Mingxiu said: "Yan Yun in General Mills's letter was very polite. Hey, hasn't it been like this from ancient times to the present? It's always been the imps that make it difficult for the King of Hell to see him well!" Everyone nodded in sympathy.
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Brother Weimingxiu glanced at the generals and warned: "Da Liao's army is coming, we must show our strength and don't be underestimated!" All the generals agreed in unison.
When Zhang Jiang returned to his residence, he suddenly kicked the coffee table in front of him flying out and fell to the ground with a loud bang. All the soldiers were shocked, and no one dared to come forward because they didn't know what was going on.
Zhang Jiang stared at the oil lamp in front of him, the anger in his eyes seemed to be real. He was so angry. He thought that he had fought bloody battles for the Great Xia, and in the end all the party members doubted him! This matter, Weiming Huxiong
It was simply too much to bully someone, but Brother Wei Mingxiu just said such a sentence without any pain, and he was clearly protecting Wei Ming Huxiong! Zhang Jiang suddenly became discouraged, feeling that she had sold nearly all the money she had spent for Daxia in vain.
Twenty years of life!
A soldier rushed up and bowed: "General, General Zhang Yuan wants to see you." Zhang Jiang's heart moved. There were two Han generals under the command of Brother Weimingxiu, one of whom was Zhang Jiang, and the other
This is Zhang Yuan. Zhang Jiang turned around and said to the soldiers: "General Zhang Yuan, please come to the hall. I will be there soon." The soldiers responded and ran down. Zhang Jiang calmed down and said,
Taking a deep breath, turned and left the room.
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On the second day, the Yanyun army continued to form a formation to attack the city. However, the offensive was much weaker than the first day. They often retreated after encountering slight obstacles. The Yanyun army behind them shouted loudly, but had no actual effect.
Wei Mingtai smiled and said: "General, Yan Yun's army exhausted its energy yesterday and has no strength to attack the city today!" Brother Wei Mingxiu smiled and nodded, looking very relaxed. He was originally worried.
The Yanyun Army's offensive is more fierce than yesterday. In that case, it is really uncertain whether it can last until dusk. But I didn't expect that the Yanyun Army's offensive today would turn out like this. Compared with yesterday, it is really different.
, it seems that the Yanyun Army did exhaust its energy in yesterday's big tent. Yesterday, the Yanyun Army must have wanted to take advantage of the energy they had when they first arrived to break through Yumen Pass, but they did not expect that their own troops would fight to the death to resist the order.
Their wishful thinking had completely failed. Thinking of this, Brother Xiu couldn't help but feel proud of himself and his army.
Weiming Huxiong laughed and said: "If this is the case, there will be no problem if we persist for ten days and a half, let alone until tonight's evening." The generals agreed deeply, and Weimingxiu brother said seriously:
"Even so, you must not be careless!" All the generals agreed in unison.
This kind of slow fighting lasted from morning to noon, and from noon to afternoon. The sun set, and although the battlefield was still bustling with activity, Yan Yun's army did not make any progress.
Brother Weimingxiu looked up at the sky, frowned and asked, "Why haven't the reinforcements arrived yet?" At this moment, the soldiers on the watchtower overhead pointed to the west and shouted: "There are dozens of cavalry in the west.
Come running this way." Weiming Xiu Ge and others were very surprised when they arrived. Weiming Huxiong said anxiously: "Why are there only a few dozen cavalry?" Then they boarded the watchtower, and the generals came one after another.
We climbed up to the watchtower one after another.
Looking to the west, I saw dozens of cavalry rushing towards me under the afterglow of the setting sun. I could faintly hear the rushing sound of horse hooves, and the dust was raised by more than a hundred horse hooves and drifted into the distance like light smoke.
In just a moment, the cavalry team came closer. Everyone saw clearly their uniforms. They were indeed cavalry from Daliao. But why were there only a few dozen people? Didn't they say there were 10,000 reinforcements?
Dozens of cavalrymen rushed to the west city gate, stopped, and spoke loudly to the Xixia sergeant guarding the gate. Brother Weimingxiu was far away and could not hear clearly what was being said.
A moment later, an officer galloped from the west city gate, jumped off his horse, ran up the city wall, and after asking about the whereabouts of Brother Weimingxiu and others, he ran to the foot of the watchtower and raised his voice upward: "General, the other party calls himself
It’s General Niazi under General Mills, and he also brought the official seal of the General and a handwritten letter from the General to General Mills, requesting that the city gate be opened!” As he spoke, he raised the official seal and a letter high.
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Brother Wei Mingxiu and others came down from the watchtower. Wei Mingtai took the official seal and letter from the officer and forwarded it to Brother Wei Mingxiu. Brother Wei Mingxiu picked up the management camp and the letter and looked at it carefully.
He nodded and said: "It is indeed me who sent Shouzhong to General Mills before." Then he said to the officer: "Open the city gate immediately and let them in!" The officer promised and ran down.
"General, the Yanyun Army has stopped attacking." Li Qiyuan pointed to the outside of the city. Brother Xiu and others' attention had been on the Liao Army since just now, and they did not notice when the Yanyun Army retreated.
Looking outside the city, I saw that the Yanyun Army who had been attacking the city just now had retreated. However, the Yanyun Army did not withdraw its troops and returned to the camp. They were still arrayed outside the city. In view of the poor performance of the Yanyun Army throughout the day
, Brother Wei Mingxiu and others did not pay much attention to the Yan Yun Army, and their attention returned to the Liao Army.
The rapid sound of horse hooves came from the street. The generals walked to the inner wall of the city wall and looked down. They saw dozens of Liao Army cavalry running to the city gate following an officer of their own. Then everyone dismounted and took the lead.
The Liao soldier wearing the general's armor and his own officer rushed up.
The two came to Wei Mingxiu and others. The Xixia officer bowed and said: "General, General Niaz is here." After saying that, he stepped aside. The general-looking guy immediately came forward and faced Wei.
Brother Mingxiu pressed his chest and said in jerky Chinese: "I, Niyaz, have met General Weiming!"
Seeing the blood stains on Niaz's body, Brother Weimingxiu looked very frightened. He couldn't help but feel bad in his heart, and he quickly asked: "General Niaz, I heard that you have ten thousand troops to help."
, why are there only a few dozen of you left?"
Niaz looked ashamed, then showed fear and anger, and said: "We, we met enemies on the road, they, they suddenly came to attack us. We were unprepared, and we were scattered by them all of a sudden.
It's over! My men, dozens of soldiers and I broke through the encirclement and came here!"
Brother Weimingxiu and others were shocked. Brother Weimingxiu asked urgently: "Who is attacking you? Is it the Yanyun Army?"
But Niaz shook his head and said: "No, I don't know!"
Brother Weiming Xiu frowned, and then an idea came to his mind. He quickly pointed at the Yanyun Army outside the city and asked, "Is it that kind of army?" Niaz looked in the direction of his finger and saw the formation.
The army outside the city looked horrified and shouted: "It's them, it's them! It's them who attacked us! These guys are more ferocious than the jackals in the desert!"
Brother Wei Mingxiu's heart sank, he frowned and murmured: "I didn't expect that they didn't expect me to ask Daliao for help, and actually set an ambush!" Then he was shocked, and his face changed.
Shang changed his color and said: "If you put it this way, the Yanyun Army's tepid attack today is clearly to paralyze us. It is also to prevent our army from escaping, so that their ambush attempt cannot be realized! How cunning!
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At this moment, a long horn sound came from outside the city. Wei Mingxiu brother was shocked all over, and he hurriedly looked outside the city, only to find that the Yanyun Army had withdrawn its troops and returned to the camp.
Brother Mingxiu originally thought that the Yanyun army outside the city would take the opportunity to launch a fierce attack, but he did not expect that they would actually return to the camp. It was so unexpected that he couldn't understand Yang Yanzhao's intention for a while.
In fact, Yang Yanzhao's intention was nothing to put it bluntly. It was just to wait for the news of the annihilation of the reinforcements to spread throughout Yumen Pass before launching an attack. It would definitely be much easier at that time.
As expected by Yang Yanzhao, the news that the Liao reinforcements were annihilated soon spread in Yumen Pass. The reason why this remnant army of Xixia could withstand the fierce attack of Yan Yun's army was, in addition to what Brother Wei Mingxiu preached,
In addition to the false news, the most important reason is the news that reinforcements from the Liao Army are about to arrive. It is precisely because of hope that they can fight with all their strength against the Yanyun Army. However, what they are looking forward to is the stars and the moon.
It is the news that the reinforcements have been wiped out. This is like a drowning man who sees a big ship coming to rescue him. He is extremely happy. However, in an instant, he sees the big ship being dragged into the bottom of the sea by the whirlpool. His hope is instantly despaired.
replaced.
Brother Wei Mingxiu and others patrolled around, and all they saw were officers and soldiers with low morale and despair on their faces. From time to time, cries could be heard. The entire Yumen Pass had an atmosphere of mourning.
Brother Wei Mingxiu stopped and looked at the brightly lit Yanyun military camp outside the city where singing could be heard faintly. He said angrily: "So you are waiting for us to collapse without a fight!" Wei Mingtai said worriedly: "General,
We can't hold on anymore, we have to find a way to retreat!" Brother Weimingxiu frowned and nodded. Even Weiming Huxiong, who had always been opposed to retreat, didn't say anything at this moment. He frowned and looked sad.
appearance.
Brother Wei Mingxiu glanced at the Yanyun military camp outside the city and said coldly: "Yang Yanzhao wants to wait until our own morale collapses before he kills us all in one go. Humph, I will never let him succeed!" He turned to the generals and said
: "Yang Yanzhao will launch a full-scale attack on us early tomorrow morning. Now our morale has collapsed, and we can't fight tomorrow! I have decided to lead all the troops to break out of the siege from the west gate tonight and go to Hamili." All the generals nodded.
I agree. In fact, everyone is eager to leave here as soon as possible.
The generals and officers passed down Brother Weimingxiu's order. The Xixia soldiers who were originally in despair couldn't help but be overjoyed. They felt as if they suddenly saw a bright light in the dark night, and a surge of hope suddenly surged in their hearts.
Under the leadership of their respective generals, all the soldiers immediately took action to make preparations for the breakout. Everyone was full of energy.
Niaz hurriedly found Brother Weimingxiu and asked angrily: "Why do you want to retreat?"
Brother Weiming Xiu was displeased when he saw him questioning him face to face, and the other generals also showed annoyance. However, the other general was from General Mills, and no one dared to get angry at him. Brother Weiming Xiu said calmly.
: "In this situation, there is no other way but to retreat. The only way to stay is to give up Yumen Pass!"
Niaz shouted: "I won't allow you to retreat!"
Weiming Huxiong couldn't help but said: "What qualifications do you have to order us?" Niaz was stunned and said secretly: "The one they surrendered to was the general. I really am not qualified to order them, but the general attaches great importance to Yumen Pass.
But you can't just give up." After thinking about it, he said: "Of course I am not qualified to order you. General Mills is qualified. General Mills wants Yumen Pass, and you must hold it. If you can't hold it,
General Mills will definitely punish you!"
The generals looked at each other, feeling uneasy. They knew that Niaz was telling the truth. It was easy to abandon Yumen Pass, but it would not be easy to face General Mills. They all looked at Brother Wei Mingxiu to see what he said. Wei Mingxiu
Brother stood up and said: "Of course we have to abide by General Mills's orders. However, General Mills is in Hamili at the moment. He doesn't understand the situation at Yumen Pass at all, let alone your team that should come to support me.
Our army has been completely wiped out!" Niaz couldn't help but feel uneasy when he heard this.
Brother Weimingxiu continued: "General Niaz's 10,000 soldiers and horses were killed by Yanyun's army in less than half an hour. The whole army was wiped out. And we faced Yanyun's main force alone for several days. How can we show our performance?
Isn't it good enough?" Niaz had nothing to say. Brother Weinaxiu said: "In the current situation, even if our army does not retreat, it will definitely not last until dusk tomorrow, so it is impossible to wait for the rescue of General Mills.
.Since it is impossible to defend if we continue to defend, why do we have to sacrifice so many soldiers in vain? General Mills will definitely not approve of such a ridiculous approach!"
After a pause, he glanced at Niaz. Niaz's mind was obviously shaken, so he continued: "The general must insist that we defend Yumen Pass, it is not impossible! Since we have decided to surrender to Daliao and be loyal to Daliao, then
It is a matter of course, but will all the responsibilities after the war be borne by the general?"
Niaz was startled. He didn't even know what to do as he was responsible for the annihilation of the 10,000-strong army. How could he dare to take on this greater responsibility again? He quickly waved his hand and said: "No, no, no, this is not the case."
My responsibility! The general is the commander of Yumen Pass. Since the general thinks it is better to retreat, then I will listen to the general!"
The generals were all secretly amused when they saw that Niaz had surrendered. Brother Weiming Xiu said: "Since the general has no problem, let's go down and prepare. We will take action at midnight!" Niaz sighed and responded.
With a cry, he ran down.
At midnight, the torches on the wall of Yumen Pass are still burning fiercely, and the flags are still planted everywhere. The figures are longing, but they are not real people, they are all scarecrows wrapped in military uniforms. At the same time, all the soldiers and horses in Yumen Pass are
Already gathered in front of the west city gate, people were holding horses and picking bells, and nearly ten thousand horses were silent.
Brother Wei Mingxiu raised his head and looked at the sky, raised his right hand and waved forward. When officers and soldiers came forward and opened the city gate, nearly ten thousand people were born immediately. Without bothering to close the city gate, they quickly disappeared.
into the night.
Brother Weimingxiu and others walked quickly towards the west along the road trodden by the caravan. The long team was looming under the moonlight. Only footsteps and breathing could be heard, and no one spoke.
An hour later, the army had left Yumen Pass for more than 20 miles. Everyone couldn't help but let go of their thoughts and slowed down. Brother Weiming Xiu and Niaz walked together, Brother Weiming Xiu
Asked Niaz: "Where is the general from?" Niaz was thinking about how to explain to General Mills when he returned. After listening to Brother Weimingxiu's words, he said absently: "I am from Husi Or'er.
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What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.