Chapter 33: The Defeat of the Rebels
After occupying the Dayun Guangming Temple, the power of the rebel army was stabilized, and Yang Huaide suggested that Dong Cai train his troops and horses and capture nearby towns, but Dong Cai was always perfunctory.
On this day, Yang Huaide passed by a courtyard, heard a woman shouting for help, walked into the hospital, and saw a small leader pressing a woman to the ground, about to do something wrong, Yang Huaide picked up the little leader, and the woman took the opportunity to leave.
Yang Huaide said: "We are a righteous army, don't bully women." ”
The little leader said, "What is this, the general gave her to me." ”
Yang Huaide didn't say much, turned around and went to Dong Cai's house, and when he entered the door, he saw two large tables of banquets in the courtyard, Dong Cai and several leaders were eating, drinking and having fun, each holding a woman in his arms, and touching the woman with both hands.
Dong Cai saw Yang Huaide rushing in angrily and said, "Huaide, what's wrong with you?" Come on, call a beautiful lady to serve General Yang. ”
Yang Huaide said: "General, no need, these women are all women from poor families who were deceived by Zoroastrianism into going up the mountain, and they should be let go down the mountain." ”
Dong Cai said: "It turns out that this is the case, my brothers were born and died, and these women are all cult witches, and it is not a big deal to enjoy them." ”
Yang Huaide said: "We should seize the time to expand our power, not enjoy it here!" ”
Dong Cai said: "Okay, Huaide, we will discuss this matter in a few days." ”
Yang Huaide said that he couldn't do it, and turned to leave. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, these people were just some chickens and dogs, and they couldn't make a big deal, so it was better to leave these people as soon as possible.
The next morning, Yang Huaide was packing his package and preparing to leave Da'an Mountain, when someone came in to report that the general had asked for a discussion on the military situation.
Yang Huaide was originally angry with Dong Cai, but as soon as he heard that there was a military situation, it was the time for him to use force, so he immediately went to the meeting.
As soon as he entered the house and saw that Dong Cai and several generals were already in the house, after Yang Huaide sat down, Dong Cai said: "Everyone, the government sent Gao Yongchang to lead 3,000 Bohai Navy to encircle and suppress us, and they are already outside the mountain gate, who wants to fight?" ”
It turned out that Zhai Pantuo was unwilling to be exterminated after escaping, so he sent people to Xiao Baoxian, who stayed in Tokyo for help, and Xiao Baoxian sent Gao Yongchang, a descendant of the Bohai nobles, to exterminate the rebels.
Several generals present here have not fought a big battle and dare not squeak, Yang Huaide said: "General, I am willing to lead the army to fight." ”
Dong Cai said: "I know that Brother Yang is brave and brave, and we will fight together." ”
Dong Cai and Yang Huaide put on armor and led the 5,000 righteous army out of the Guangming Gate, the Liao army has set up a formation, most of them are infantry, and the front army is 500 Jurchens in the Hesu Pavilion, these people are all tall, all of them are more than 1.8 meters tall, with yellow beards, green eyes, and bear skin armor, majestic and majestic.
Dong Cai stepped forward first to talk, and Gao Yongchang also came to the front of the formation, carrying a treasure knife at his waist, and his momentum was overwhelming.
Dong Cai said: "General Gao, you are from Bohai, why do you want to work for the Khitans, why don't we unite to overthrow the Liao State together!" ”
Gao Yongchang said with a smile: "You Han people are all little sheep, a rabble, vulnerable, how can you compare with our Bohai people, the Khitan people also have to fear us for three points!" ”
Dong Cai's face was flushed with anger, and he said: "You say that we Han people are little sheep, then let's have a competition!" ”
Gao Yongchang smiled: "Okay! And they fought.
After dozens of rounds of fighting, Dong Cai is slightly higher.
I saw Gao Yongchang slashing with a knife, Dong Cai raised his gun to catch it, and a sweeping leg kicked Gao Yongchang on the thigh, Gao Yongchang stumbled a few steps to the side and almost fell, he stood firm and said: "Okay, count you as strong in martial arts, but I don't know what your soldiers are?" If you win this battle, I will withdraw my troops, and if you lose, you are ready to surrender, right? The two returned separately.
Gao Yongchang waved his hand, and the 500 Jurchens of the Hesu Pavilion in the front army launched a charge first, and the 3,000 Bohai people in the rear army followed up.
After the two armies engaged, the soldiers of the righteous army discovered that the Jurchens of the Hesu Pavilion not only looked fierce, but also were invulnerable to bear skin armor, extremely brave, and were in groups of three or five, and were very united.
Yang Huaide was surrounded by three Jurchens in the Hesu Pavilion, these three people were all a head taller than Yang Huaide, and they felt like an eagle catching a chicken, Yang Huaide could only use the move of Wulang's gossip stick to hit hard, and it took a lot of effort to knock down the three people.
Yang Huaide looked around, the rebels only had the momentum to parry, and they retreated towards the Guangming Gate, and Yang Huaide had no choice but to retreat with the rebels.
Seeing Dong Cai, Yang Huaide said: "General, our righteous army lacks training in peacetime, and we can't resist a strong enemy at all. ”
Dong Cai said: "Blame me for not listening to you before, now I can only rely on this location to defend it, and then find a way." ”
At night, Yang Huaide was just about to undress and go to bed, when he heard shouts of killing from outside the courtyard, and a righteous army shouted: "The Liao army has come in, the Liao army has come in!" ”
Yang Huaide went out with a gun, and the three Jurchens of the Hesu Pavilion had rushed into the courtyard, Yang Huaide knocked the three of them down and came to the outside of the courtyard, feeling that there were only dozens of Jurchens in the Hesu Pavilion, not like the Liao army had gone up the mountain, he ran to Dong Cai's courtyard, and saw that Dong Cai had been fighting with Zhai Pantuo, and the seven protectors were watching.
It turned out that Zhai Pantuo and the seven protectors had been waiting for the opportunity to take revenge at the bottom of the mountain, and when they saw the Liao army coming to attack the mountain, they took the initiative to lead the way from the cliff to the mountain to attack the rebels, Gao Yongchang ordered the Jurchens of the Hesu Pavilion to come with them to sneak attack, these people are all masters of cliff climbing, and they will come to attack as soon as they climb the cliff.
Yang Huaide shouted: "General, I'm here." ”
He wanted to help Dong Cai, but he was surrounded by the seven protectors, and the seven people kept jumping, slashing Yang Huaide from all directions.
Just when the two of them were in a critical moment, they heard someone on the roof shouting: "Zhai Pantuo, stop quickly!" ”
Everyone stopped and looked at the roof, only to see the black-clothed man with a bow and arrows they had seen before holding the Golden Eagle Sect token, and the black-clothed man continued to shout: "The sect leader has an order, let the two of them go." ”
Zhai Pantuo said: "These two are my enemies, how can I let them go? ”
The man in black said, "Zhai Pantuo, do you want to disobey the sect master's orders?" ”
Zhai Pantuo said impatiently: "This, okay, let them go!" ”
Dong Cai and Yang Huaide came to the outside of the courtyard and saw more and more Jurchens in the Hesu Pavilion.
Yang Huaide said: "The Liao army must be joined by the inside and outside to attack the mountain. ”
Dong Cai said: "We are not the opponent of the Liao army, let's move to other places first." ”
Dong Cai immediately ordered the whole army to break through.
The two came to Guangming Gate, and the Liao army was already attacking the city. Dong Cai ordered to open the city gate, abandon the city and break through, the rebels relied on the large number of people, scattered and fled, and in the end, Dong Cai and Yang Huaide only led more than 2,000 people to retreat west.
Yang Huaide asked, "General, where are we going?" ”
Dong Cai replied: "Let's go to Yanmen Pass and enter the Song Dynasty from there." ”
Yang Huaide asked, "Didn't you say that the Great Song Dynasty was unwilling to accept our rebels?" ”
Dong Cai replied: "A few days ago, I received a secret report that the Great Song Dynasty Tong Guan Taiwei intends to open up the zombie and expand the territory, recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, and allow the righteous army to enter the Song Dynasty. ”
Yang Huaide said: "I have heard of this Tong Taiwei, he is a brave and capable person. ”
The next day, the two led the army to a place not far from Yanmen Pass and stationed down, and then came to Yanmen Pass with a few guards.
After Li Siben got the news, he went to the top of the city and said: "General Dong, I have received instructions from Captain Tong that I can let you enter the customs, but I must wait until the evening to let you enter the customs secretly, so as not to catch the handle of the Liao State." ”
He suddenly saw that the person next to Dong Cai was Yang Huaide, and said loudly: "General Dong, Yang Huaide next to you is a traitor general of my Great Song Dynasty, and the court is arresting him, why don't you catch him quickly!" ”
Dong Cai was stunned for a moment and said: "Yang Huaide is my good brother, the general of the righteous army, Lord Li, are you mistaken?" ”
Li Siben said: "It's him, that's right." ”
Yang Huaide said: "General, there is nothing to say, let's go back!" ”
When the two returned to the camp, Dong Cai asked, "Huaide, what's going on?" ”
Yang Huaide replied: "I was wounded and captured in the battle with Xia before, and then I escaped, and the court said that I was a traitor to the enemy, and I was completely wronged!" ”
Dong Cai said: "Huaide, I know your personality, I believe in you, if they want to arrest you, I won't enter the customs." ”
Yang Huaide said: "General, you should lead the righteous army to enter the customs as soon as possible, you can't let everyone suffer because I am alone, I will leave the righteous army now." ”
Dong Cai thought for a moment and said: "Huaide, it's okay like this, you are strong in martial arts, don't worry about having no way out, we will have many opportunities to meet in the future." ”
Yang Huaide left the rebel army, thinking that he should go to Shuozhou to find out his life experience.
Yang Huaide passed through a barren grassland and was walking, when suddenly the Seven Great Dharma Protectors jumped out of the grass on the side of the road and caught him back and forth.
The Golden Protector shouted: "Yang Huaide, if you destroy my Zoroastrianism, today is your death!" ”
Seven people and seven knives slashed at Yang Huaide together, this time Yang Huaide took the initiative to attack, with the long and short, over the river and the sea, swept the seven people, the golden protector saw that he could not win, a look, seven people retreated, and at the same time threw out ***, Yang Huaide was instantly covered in smoke, as long as Yang Huaide jumped out of the smoke, the seven people worked together to drive him back, Yang Huaide could not see the surroundings clearly, and it became more and more difficult to breathe.
At this moment, only the sound of "whooshing" bows and arrows was heard, the smoke dispersed, and the seven Dharma protectors had fled.