At this time, the emperor's order to Pan Mei was extremely clear: it was impossible for Yanmen Pass to resist the enemy for a long time. We must actively prepare to hold on to Taiyuan.

Under this almost perverted high pressure, it is impossible for Pan Mei to help Yang Ye.

In desperation, Yang Ye could only rely on the limited forces under his command to fight the enemy.

Fortunately, the 2,000 war horses sent by Lu Chengyu came in handy, and Yang Ye got 2,000 cavalry; The situation was immediately different, he had the same desire with Lu Chengyu and Wen Tongxiao; Win more with less, and attack it by surprise and kill the Liao army unprepared.

There is another point that is more important, that is, Yang Ye does not have the emperor's supervising army by his side; He can command troops in combat with flexibility and mobility.

Yang Ye only had a mere 3,000 troops, which was not at all proportional to the 100,000 iron cavalry of the Liao State; But Yang Ye's tactics are flexible.

In the face of the menacing and powerful Liao army, Yang Ye made full preparations; He has been dealing with the Liao State for decades and knows his opponents very well.

Yang Ye concluded that the Liao army must have been extremely arrogant all the way south without encountering decent resistance along the way, and that there were only a few thousand defenders at Yanmen Pass; The arrogant Liao army must underestimate the enemy, so they decided to take the risk and take the initiative.

If Yang Ye took the initiative to attack, he would no longer be the hundreds of cavalry before; It's more than 2000.

Therefore, Yang Ye asked Lu Chengyu, Wen Tongxiao and several lieutenants to rely on the dangerous terrain and long-range bows and crossbows to resist and delay the Liao army's actions at the front.

He also asked five generals, Ma Xiao, Lei Ke, Yun Ye, Yu Bo, and Gongzi Jian, to lead 400 cavalry to attack and harass the Liao army in five ways.

Yang Ye personally led five teams of elite cavalry, led by a local guide who was familiar with the terrain, to the north of Yanmen Pass, and then launched a surprise attack after returning to the great depth and far rear of the Liao army, and attacked the Liao army with the frontal defenders.

After the tactics were determined, Yang Ye led the elite cavalry to attack, and in order to boost morale, he inspired the majority of soldiers with his firm determination to fear life and death.

In order to show his will, he folded an arrow to show his determination to die on the battlefield rather than turn back.

And immediately left a suicide note and arranged the funeral. Encouraged by the brave actions of the commander, the morale of the Song army was greatly boosted, and they expressed their willingness to fight to the death to resist the strong enemy.

So, under the tearful farewell of the soldiers and people in the pass, hundreds of Song army knights galloped out of the pass on horseback and embarked on a journey of uncertain life and death.

Soon after Yang Ye led the army to attack, the advance of the Liao army arrived outside Yanmen Pass; At this time, looking from the top of the mountain, 100,000 Khitan iron horsemen spread all over the mountains and fields, and the sky was penetrated.

The cavalry in black uniforms covered the sky like dark clouds, rolling in; The peaks, valleys, ravines, fields, streams, and even the sky outside Yanmen Pass are dyed a terrifying iron black!

The black color of death seemed to be able to engulf the projectile Yanmen Pass in an instant, and when the Liao army wielded the sword, the bright light of countless steel knives was like lightning, dispersing the black clouds of death in an instant, bringing white terror.

The cavalry of the Liao army galloped with thousands of horses, and the sound of rolling horse hooves and the neighing of war horses converged together, deafening! Since going south, most of the Song troops along the way were about to collapse, and the Liao army was like a bamboo, and did not encounter decent resistance at all, so the Liao army commander Xiao Duli was extremely arrogant.

In addition, the exact information has been obtained, and there are only 3,000 defenders at Yanmen Pass; In Xiao Luli's view, taking Yanmen Pass is not a battle at all, it can only be regarded as "beating rabbits with grass".

After arriving outside the pass, Xiao Duli wore golden armor, surrounded by the left and right guards and banners, and rode a high-headed horse to supervise the battle, and the Liao army began to attack. The battle to defend Yanmen Pass began.

Although the Liao army is strong, Yanmen Pass is located in a mountainous area and the terrain is extremely complex. Relying on their absolute superiority in numbers, the elite ironclad cavalry of the Liao army launched a large-scale group charge against the Song army.

However, due to the limitations of the mountainous terrain, the Liao cavalry advanced slowly. Ma Xiao, Lei Ke, Yun Ye, Yu Bo, and Gongzijian saw the opportunity to act and launched an attack on the flank of the Liao army; The Liao army was in disarray.

After regrouping, the Liao army encountered a series of traps, trenches and other fortifications prepared by the Song army, and a large number of cavalry fell into traps and trenches; I was stabbed to death by the sharp bamboo stick inside!

But after all, the Liao army had an absolute numerical superiority. Therefore, it gradually approached the pass of the Song army.

The defenders of the Song army and some of the strong men in the Guannai who assisted in the defense used strong bows and crossbows to fire a dense number of rockets at the Liao army.

For a while, the arrows rained down, and the arrows smashed into the Liao army with the flames of death and a piercing scream, covering the sky and the sun like a violent wind, and the Liao army was killed countless times in an instant! The rocket also ignited the surrounding grass and trees, and many Liao army war horses were frightened and collided around, impacting the Liao army formation.

Despite the fierce resistance, the Liao army was well-trained after all, and had an absolute superiority in numbers, so it gradually approached the Yanmen Pass!

At the moment of crisis, Yang Ye, who had already detoured to the rear of the Liao army, led the elite iron cavalry to attack!

Before the attack, Yang Ye ordered all the cavalry to cut down a lot of large branches; Tie the branches to the tail of the war horse and drag it behind him.

When running like this, a lot of smoke and dust will be rolled up, making it impossible for the other party to distinguish between reality and fiction.

Subsequently, Yang Ye led the Song army to launch a charge! After the Liao army invaded the south, it did not encounter decent resistance along the way, and it was extremely arrogant.

The enemy rushed forward, and he didn't expect Yang Ye to dare to resist with only 3,000 people, let alone that Yang Ye could take the initiative to attack, so he was defenseless.

At this time, the Liao army's energy was focused on the frontal siege battlefield, and Yang Ye commanded the Song cavalry to charge from behind the Liao army; Behind the horses dragged the branches and rolled up large clouds of dust.

For a time, smoke and dust billowed from the rear flanks of the Liao army, and war horses neighed; The knights of the Song army roared and killed the Liao army.

Yang Ye took the lead in leading the Song army's iron cavalry to rush into the Liao army's array and slash and kill, and the Song cavalry shot with bows and arrows from afar, and slashed with scimitars at close range; At the same time, they threw arson everywhere with the torches they carried.

The Liao soldiers were defenseless, and they didn't expect the Song army to dare to stab them in the back; I couldn't figure out how many Song troops were coming behind, and for a while I was terrified and in chaos, and they scattered one after another.

Yang Yetie cavalry, together with Ma Xiao, Lei Ke, Yun Ye, Yu Bo, and Gongzi Jian, 6 horse teams were like no one.

the shouts of the Song soldiers and the neighing of the war horses; The miserable howls of the Liao soldiers and the crashing sound of weapons were intertwined, resounding in the sky!

During the battle, Yang Ye found that the Liao army was surrounded by banners, and the soldiers were guarding a general wearing golden armor and riding a tall horse; It is expected that it must be the commander of the Liao army.

So he led the iron cavalry to storm the Liao army. And at this moment, the person riding the horse is Xiao Duli, the commander of the Liao army.

Xiao Luli originally came to supervise the war, but he never dreamed that the Song army would appear in his Chinese army! The cavalry of the Song army under the leadership of Yang Ye charged fiercely, and Xiao Duli's left and right guards fled in all directions.

Yang Ye raised his bow and arrows on the galloping war horse, hit Xiao Duli's chest, and slashed the supreme commander of the Liao army on the spot!

As soon as the commander Xiao Duli died, the Liao army was suddenly in chaos, becoming a plate of scattered sand, and the whole line collapsed.

Lu Chengyu and Wen Tongxiao's infantry guarding Yanmen, seeing that Yang Ye's attack was successful, and after the Liao army fled on all fronts, they immediately switched and killed, entered the Liao army's position under the cover of long-range bows and crossbows, and attacked the Liao army with the Song cavalry behind them.

The Liao army was attacked by the enemy on its back, and the whole army collapsed and fled in the direction of Datong.

Outside Yanmen Pass, there are corpses of Liao cavalry and war horses everywhere; The mountain stream in the distance was almost filled with the corpses of the Liao army! The moat was filled with the blood of the Liao army, and it became a veritable river of blood!

Ma Xiao, Lei Ke, Yun Ye, Yu Bo, and Gongzijian led 2,000 Ma soldiers to pursue and capture the Liao army with victory, and Li Chonghai was commanded, but Ma Xiao and Gongzijian were killed by the Liao army in the pursuit.

The deaths of Ma Xiao and Gongzijian provoked a strong backlash from the Song army; Lu Chengyu personally rode to the front line to pursue the Liao army, and the Song army killed more than 10,000 Liao troops and captured thousands of people. Countless horses, banners, and armor weapons were captured.

At this point, the battle of Yanmen Pass ended with a complete victory for the Song army and a complete defeat for the Liao army!

Yes, Yang Ye had only 3,000 troops, 3,800 soldiers to be exact; Because Lu Chengyu, the prefect of Chengdu, couldn't help but send 2,000 war horses to Yang Ye and also brought 800 Sichuan troops, but it was a pity that Ma Xiao and Gongzijian died in the Battle of Yanmen Pass.

After the Red Cloud girl learned that Ma Xiao was killed, she suffered for a few days; said that he wanted to go to Ma Xiao, but was stopped by Liu Min.

In the Battle of Yanmen Pass, more than 10,000 people, including Xiao Duli, the commander of the Liao army, were killed, thousands of people under Li Chonghai were captured, and 100,000 iron cavalry of the Liao army were defeated! The northern border of the Northern Song Dynasty turned from danger to safety.

After the battle of Yanmen Pass, Yang Ye became famous in one fell swoop and shocked the north; "Yang Invincible" became a title that frightened the Liao army, and even such a ridiculous situation appeared: after the victory at Yanmen Pass, Yang Yewei became famous. As soon as the Liao soldiers saw the banner of the word "Yang", they were so frightened that they ran away and did not dare to fight.

However, what is incredible is this. When the news that Yang Ye won more with less and won the great victory at Yanmen Pass reached Bianjing, it did not bring him much glory; On the contrary, the other border guards of the Northern Song Dynasty and the "great Confucians" in the court were jealous of his success.

The corrupt Confucians have written to impeach them, and even blatantly fabricated "evidence" to frame Yang Ye for "rebellion".

And this so-called "evidence" actually is: "Why can Yang Ye defeat 100,000 with 3,000?" It's because he colluded with the Liao army, it's just a double reed! ”

The countermeasures taken by Zhao Guangyi of Song Taizong are very interesting, he sealed all the impeachments of Yang Ye and sent them to Yang Ye.

Some people say that this shows Song Taizong's trust in Yang Ye, but this kind of move is more of a "side knock" on Yang Ye.

However, Yang Ye was rewarded after all, and his official position was promoted to Pan Mei's deputy; Become the main general of the North.

The Battle of Yanmen Pass is a famous classic example of winning more with less in Chinese history, which is rare even in world history.

The comparison of battlefield strength between the Song and Liao at that time could no longer be described by a simple sentence of "huge difference". The two sides are not on the same level at all.

With a meagre force of 3,000 infantry, Yang Ye defeated 100,000 elite cavalry of the Liao army, killed the enemy's commander and captured his deputy, creating a miracle in the history of war.

First of all, the Liao army launched a war of aggression, which itself lacked justice; It has always been difficult for aggressors to get a good end.

In the face of the brutal invaders, the soldiers and soldiers of the Yanmen Pass and the people shared the same hatred; In order to win the war, he won important morale and morale.

The most important thing is undoubtedly Yang Ye's outstanding command skills and the strong support of 2,000 war horses sent by Liang Chengyu, the prefect of Chengdu......