The city of Kedun, located between the Uighur Baye tribe and the Uighur tribe, is bounded by the Uleji River to the north, the Krulun River to the south, and the Choibalsan Mountains to the east. Located at the northern foot of the Yin Mountain, it was the original place where the Uighurs built their teeth. The Khitan offensive was much more powerful than the Central Plains countries imagined, and they had penetrated deep into the heart of the Uighurs, and even directly surrendered their troops to the city of Kedun, so that the Uighurs had to move their capital, and now the Uighur capital moved westward to another important Uighur town, Urg.

Yinshan Mountain Range, east-west, including Wolf Mountain, Wula Mountain, Serten Mountain, Daqing Mountain, etc. The summit is 2000 meters above sea level and 400 meters above sea level. The mountains east of Jining to Guyuan and Zhangjiakou are reduced to 1,000 meters above sea level and 500 meters above sea level. The north and south slopes of the mountains are asymmetrical, and the northern slopes are gently inclined to the Mongolian Plateau, which belongs to the inland water system.

The southern slope drops straight down to the Yellow River Hetao Plain with a drop of more than 1,000 meters. Most of the mountains are composed of ancient metamorphic rocks, and sedimentary rocks are distributed in fault basins. Coal reserves are abundant. The Shiguaigou Coal Mine has already been mined on a small scale by the Uighurs, and Baiyun Obo in the northern part of Yinshan is also rich in iron ore. The Yinshan Mountains are located in the temperate semi-arid and arid regions. The Wolf Mountains in the west are particularly arid, while the Daqing Mountains are relatively humid. The lower part of the hillside is meadow, and there are oak, elm, birch and other tree species in the middle. The shady slope has a dwarf grove at 2000 meters.

At this time, there were 10,000 people and 20,000 war horses hidden in the vast dwarf forest, which were none other than the 10,000 mercenaries led by Yang Xuan, who had finally reached the Uighurs.

Yinshan in early winter is much colder than Chicheng, but fortunately, Yang Xuan was born in Liaodong, and this climate can still stand it. He stood on the top of Daqing Mountain, looking at the city of Kedun in the distance, frowning. Behind him stood Banoko, who was still wrapped in a bandage on his shoulder.

"Bayegu, I didn't expect the Khitan people's offensive to be so fierce that you can't even keep your own country. Look at the big camp under the city, there are 200,000 people, this is a tough battle. Yang Xuan pointed to the brightly lit Khitan camp under the city of Kedun, which stretched for dozens of miles, and said with a cold breath.

was seriously injured in the shoulder by Qin Wang, coupled with the thousands of miles of running, the journey was tiring, the wind was hidden, and the ancient capital of Baye was so thin that there was no human shape. He did not expect that less than three months after he left, the Uighur war against the Khitans would collapse like this. Now that the city of Kedun is besieged, the Baye Gu tribe he is in must have been destroyed, thinking of the brutal style of the Khitans, Baye Gu's sallow face turned pale.

"Lord Yang, the Khitans have surrounded Kedun City, and the Baye Ancient Tribe and the Servant Bone Tribe below can't be saved. As long as Lord Yang can help us relieve the siege of Kedun City and snatch the tribe back from the hands of the Khitans, Lord Yang can casually mention any conditions. "Bano Gu" poof! Yang Xuan knelt down and hurriedly begged.

"What are you doing here? How many people do you look at on the other side? With 200,000 cavalry, with this 10,000 new army under my command, I am afraid I will not be able to do anything. "After getting along with Baye Gu for a long time, Yang Xuan, a straightforward man, has a little friendship with him, so he pulled him up at the moment and said in a harmonious voice.

"No, I'm afraid the general misunderstood, the other side of the 200,000 people no

It's all cavalry. Hearing Yang Xuan's refusal, Baye Gu was anxious, "The general should know that there are also many Han Chinese, Goryeo people, Xi people and other ethnic groups among the Khitans, and this time they will attack our Uighurs, because they will attack the city and pull out the village along the way, there are at least 100,000 infantry among the 200,000 people, and there are also many cavalry of other ethnic groups, and there are only a small number of real Khitan cavalry. ”

"Oh? If that's the case, that's good news. Yang Xuan raised his eyebrows and said with a sigh of relief.

"It is true, and the defenders of the city of Khotun are the famous Tsaksar army of our Uighurs, and their strength is 30,000 men. Even if there is damage, there are still 20,000 people in the city, and this is a big help for us. Although our Baye Ancient Department and Servant Bone Department were wiped out by the Khitans, there should still be many remnants of the defeated army, as long as they are gathered together and rely on Yinshan, they may not be able to fight with the Khitans, even if they can't win, they will be embarrassed to hold back most of the Khitans. Seeing that Yang Xuan was showing signs of loosening, Baye Gu hurriedly said.

I have to say that what Baye Gu said is very reasonable, and Yang Xuan couldn't help but think about it.

"Bayegu, then what you said makes some sense, but have you thought about it, Yin Mountain is big enough, and the terrain is also very steep, but it is not a good base. If nothing else, food and grass can drag us to death. After thinking for a while, Yang Xuan spoke.

"Why don't we raid the Khitan logistics camp and rob the Khitans?" Banoko said tentatively.

"You said it simply, we are new to the situation, how can we raid the Khitans with a blind eye on the situation in front of us? Could it be that you want us, the ten thousand sons, to be cannon fodder for you Uighurs? Yang Xuan said angrily after listening to Baye Gu's whimsical attention.

"General, don't be angry." Seeing that Yang Xuan was angry, Baye Gu hurriedly accompanied him carefully, "It's better like this, I'll take someone overnight to find out what the situation is outside the mountain, and I'll come back in five or six days, and then we'll discuss what to do." ”

Yang Xuan nodded, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.

In the dead of night, Yang Xuan couldn't fall asleep tossing and turning. The battle outside the mountain was much worse than he had imagined, and it was only when he was in charge that he found it so difficult. He couldn't help but think of the days when he followed Qin Wang, at that time, as long as Qin Wang's point, he would fight wherever he wanted, although everything was difficult, but it could be solved smoothly every time, and he had never experienced such a dilemma.

Thinking of this, he admired Qin Forget in his heart.

"General, the scout brothers have caught a few spies." At this time, Deputy Shen Kuo whispered outside the big tent.

Shen Kuo turned out to be the third commander of the first battalion of the Second Army, and he was the old man of the Chicheng Army. Because of his excellent performance and superb riding skills, he was selected by Yang Xuan as a personal soldier. This time, Qin Wang directly sent troops to help the Uighurs fight against the Khitan, and in order to avoid causing disputes between the Khitan and the Great Yan, everything was done in secret. Qin Forget did not send any famous generals to Yang Xuan as assistants, and Shen Kuo was promoted from a personal soldier to Yang Xuan

, usually led five thousand cavalry.

Hearing the report, Yang Xuan sat up all of a sudden and hurriedly let Shen Kuo in.

The spies brought in by Shen Kuo were three people, all of whom were Uighur men. They are all unkempt, and there are more or less wounds on their bodies, which look very embarrassing.

"Who are you?" Yang Xuan asked at the big man who seemed to be the leader, and then glanced at Shen Kuo.

Shen Kuo understood, and took the remaining two out for separate interrogations.

"Are you Han? Who are you? Looking at Yang Xuan, the leading Uighur was a little bold, and although he was deeply trapped in Yang Xuan's army, he was not afraid at all, and asked. It could be seen that he was obviously relieved, as if Yang Xuan's Han identity made him relaxed.

"I asked you, not you." Yang Xuan frowned and said.

"My name is Uhe Bayegu, a person from the Bayegu tribe not far away, is the general a Khitan army or a Han army?" The people of Uga Bayogu reported their home and hurriedly asked.

Hearing the name of the big man, Yang Xuan's heart moved.

is also surnamed Bayegu, so maybe I still know Bayegu, yes, Bayegu's full name is Wuyan Bayegu, looking at this kid's bearing, the two may be brothers, and they are both nobles of the Bayegu tribe.

However, for the sake of safety, Yang Xuan didn't plan to say it like that.

"How about we are the Khitan army? What if it's a Han Chinese army? Yang Xuan spoke.

"If you are the army of the Khitans, then please don't talk nonsense, kill us, we won't say anything." Uga Bayegu said with a backbone, "If it is a Han army, then the general should know a person, his name is Wuyan Bayegu, and he is my eldest brother." ”

"How do you prove that you are the younger brother of Banoko?" Hearing Uga Bayogu's words, Yang Xuan believed seven or eight points in his heart, but he still asked cautiously.

"You know my big brother? Are you really the rescuers he moved in? Uga Bayogu shouted in surprise when he heard that Yang Xuan knew his eldest brother.

"How do you prove it?" Yang Xuan's face sank, and the two personal soldiers behind Uga Bayegu pressed him to the ground at once.

"My eldest brother went to Chicheng in Yanguo for help this time, and brought countless beautiful jades, including several priceless beautiful jades, one is black jade, one is purple jade and one is red jade." Uga Bayogu, who was lying on the ground, hurriedly said.

Hearing that Uga Bayegu said that the score was not bad, Yang Xuan undoubtedly confirmed his identity.

"Even this can only prove that you are Uhe Bayegu, how can you prove that you are not a Khitan and came here to deceive me?" Being alone in a foreign land, Yang Xuan was not extremely cautious.

Uga Baganogu laughed miserably, "The tribe was destroyed, the whole family was killed, but the general suspected that I had taken refuge in the enemy, Allah!" What a joke. General, stop insulting me, please kill me. After saying that, Uga Bano Gu closed his eyes and waited for death.