Chapter 25: Eradicating Wangrong

Yeli Wangrong was thinking about how to march in the big tent, and someone came to report that Yeli Min's uncle and nephew had returned, and he had some doubts in his heart, why did the two run back at this time, so he ordered the two to come in.

As soon as Ye Limin came in, he said: "Marshal Ye Li, Marshal Zhong has already told us everything, and we are willing to continue to follow the Lord to the Great Song Dynasty, this is Marshal Zhong's letter to you." ”

Yeli Wangrong was even more confused, opened the letter, fell out of a red date and a longan, the letter was written to him by Zhong Shidao, the letter wrote, "Marshal Yeli, you have sent people many times to express submission, the court knows that you have the heart of the Han, a few days ago you pretended to attack Linzhou but besieged but did not attack, enough to show your submission, now you are ordered to be the envoy of the Xiayin Erzhou Festival, the festival has arrived, I hope to return to Shun as soon as possible, go to your life as soon as possible." ”

Yeli Wangrong looked at the red dates and longan again, which originally meant "early return", and couldn't help but be shocked. Reprimanded: "Ye Limin, don't talk nonsense here, come and detain them." ”

Ye Limin said: "Marshal, what do you mean by this? ”

Yeli Wangrong ignored him, thinking that these two were also bought by Zhong Shidao.

All this was seen by the attendants next to him, one of them was the eyes and ears of the Empress Dowager Liang, he immediately reported to the Empress Dowager Liang, the Empress Dowager Liang was taken aback when she heard it, and immediately called Wuzang Heifeng to take her gold medal and bring Ye Limin and the two, and the two of them saw that it was the Empress Dowager Liang, and they were very afraid, so they explained everything that Zhong Shidao said.

Empress Dowager Liang said to herself: "Yeli Wangrong really has different intentions. ”

He commanded, "Escort them both down first." ”

Ye Limin and the two were taken away, someone reported to Ye Li Wangrong, he was anxiously pacing back and forth, cold sweat was oozing from his forehead, thinking that the Empress Dowager Liang must have asked him about his defection to the Song Kingdom, if he didn't take the initiative to explain, the fake thing would become the real thing.

He immediately rode a fast horse to the big tent of the Empress Dowager Liang, and as soon as he entered the big tent, he said: "The Queen Mother, the old minister is wronged, this is Zhong Shidao wants to frame me, and he made something out of nothing, this is his letter to me." ”

Empress Dowager Liang read the letter, as well as red dates and longan, and was skeptical, and said, "You go back first, I will investigate clearly." ”

After Yeli Wangrong left, he didn't hide the black wind and said; "Queen Mother, this matter would rather be credible than not, not to mention that Yeli Wangrong has always been dissatisfied with the Queen Mother, and just took the opportunity to get rid of him."

Empress Dowager Liang said: "Now the evidence is insufficient, I'm afraid other ministers will not be convinced." ”

Didn't hide the black wind said; "Weichen is willing to go to Zhong Shidao to find out the truth."

Empress Dowager Liang said: "Well, go and go back quickly." ”

He didn't hide Heifeng and came to Linzhou City to ask to see Zhong Shidao, and when he saw Zhong Shidao, he said: "Marshal Zhong, my name is Yeli Heifeng, and I am a close confidant of Marshal Yeli, and I came to discuss with you today about returning to Shun. ”

Zhong Shidao was secretly happy and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go and ask someone to fetch the emperor's holy decree and the official clothes of the festival envoy." ”

Zhong Shi walked out of the room and quickly found a party member who was familiar with Yeli Wangrong, and the party person looked through the crack in the door and whispered: "This person is a confidant of the Empress Dowager Liang and does not hide the black wind." ”

Zhong Shidao returned to the room and said with a smile: "Please rest assured Marshal Yeli, this matter has been decided, this is the emperor's holy decree and the official uniform of the festival envoy, I hope he will take office as soon as possible." ”

After seeing it, he was also surprised, and Zhong Shidao said: "Empress Dowager Liang violated my Great Song Dynasty every year, imprisoned the people and hurt their wealth, Marshal Yeli conformed to the will of the people and led the people to submit to my Great Song Dynasty, which is a righteous act of abandoning the darkness and turning to the light." ”

Without hiding Heifeng, he pretended to nod his head and said yes, Zhong Shidao said again: "The troublesome general told Marshal Yeli to make a quick decision, and the inside and outside should work together to capture the Empress Dowager Liang." ”

He didn't hide the black wind and felt that this matter must be true, and there was no need to ask again, and said: "I will go back immediately and tell Marshal Yeli to act quickly." Zhong Shidao took out another gift and gave it to the black wind, and instructed someone to send the black wind out.

When he walked to the courtyard, he happened to meet Liu Jiqian, Liu Jiqian saw that there was a big black mole on the left cheek of this person, and there was a pinch of black hair on it, he seemed to remember something, he didn't hide the black wind and walked to the door and flew on the horse, Liu Jiqian looked back and saw that there was a spear hanging on the horse without hiding the black wind, and he remembered everything at once.

He ran out the door and shouted, "Stop! "A few guards stopped and didn't hide the black wind.

Liu Jiqian asked, "Who are you?" ”

I didn't hide the black wind and didn't know Liu Jiqian, and said: "I'm a guest invited by Marshal Zhong, get out of the way, you can't afford to delay things!" ”

Liu Jiqian walked quickly to Zhong Shidao's house and asked, "Marshal Zhong, who is the person who went out just now?" ”

Zhong Shidao replied: "He is a close confidant of the Empress Dowager Liang, and he does not hide the black wind. ”

Liu Jiqian said: "You can't let him go, he has something to do with a killing more than ten years ago." ”

Zhong Shidao said: "Killing? ”

Zhong Shidao hesitated for a moment and said: "Now that the eradication of Yeli Wangrong depends on this black wind, no matter what he has done before, I will settle accounts with him later!" ”

Liu Jiqian understood the priority of the matter, and immediately asked the guards around him to go out and let the black wind go.

Liu Jiqian asked, "Marshal Zhong, can you say anything about it?" ”

Zhong Shidao smiled slightly and replied, "The secret of heaven must not be leaked, and there will be good news in a few days." ”

Zhong Shidao asked, "You just said that the black wind was not hidden and had something to do with a killing more than ten years ago, where did you start?" ”

Liu Jiqian told Zhong Shidao about Yelulong's transportation of troops to besiege Kehu Village more than ten years ago.

Finally, he said: "I see that this is not hidden in the black wind and the person mentioned by Yelu Longyun is the same person, and I went to investigate back then, and some people said that a team came from the Liao Kingdom that night and passed through my Song realm into the Xia Kingdom. ”

Zhong Shidao said: "Your guess is right, the black wind is not hidden by the Empress Dowager Liang's cronies, it must be the Empress Dowager Liang who instructed him to do it, in order to create an incident, so that the Song and Liao countries can go to war, and the Xia State can profit from it." ”

Liu Jiqian said: "If I hadn't argued with Yelu Longyun at that time, I'm afraid the consequences would be unimaginable!" ”

Zhong Shidao said: "Jiqian, although you have lost your prestige in doing this, it can be regarded as both wisdom and bravery, and a crisis has been resolved. ”

He didn't hide the black wind and returned to the Empress Dowager Liang's big tent and told the Empress Dowager Liang what Zhong Shidao said, and the Empress Dowager Liang was very angry after hearing it, and ordered: "Let Yeli Wangrong come to my big tent to discuss the matter of marching into the army." ”

Yeli Wangrong didn't think much about it and came to the big tent of the Empress Dowager Liang, as soon as he entered the big tent, he was taken down, and the Empress Dowager Liang threw the official uniform of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and the official uniform of the festival envoy in front of Yeli Wangrong, and shouted: "I have investigated your rebellion clearly, and the human and material evidence are all there, what else do you have to say?" ”

Yeli Wangrong said: "For the wrongs of the ministers, my Yeli family has been loyal to the emperor for generations, how can I rebel? ”

Wuzang Heifeng whispered to the Empress Dowager Liang: "Empress Dowager, if you kill him now, I'm afraid that people's hearts will be unstable, it is better to take away his military power first and imprison him." ”

Empress Dowager Liang said: "Put him in prison for me." ”

A day later, Zhong Shidao got the news that Yeli Wangrong was imprisoned by Empress Dowager Liang, and he called Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing to explain.

The two came to a mound outside the camp of the Empress Dowager Liang, inserted a wooden board, put on the fruits and food used for sacrifice, put on the treasure knife of Yeli Wangrong, lit incense, put on mourning clothes, cried, and burned paper money.

After a while, the Xia country patrol ran over to check, Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing took off their mourning clothes, jumped on the horse and galloped away, the patrol took everything to the Empress Dowager Liang, and there was a sacrificial text written by Zhong Shidao on the wooden board: A generation of famous generals abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, the demon queen framed the body and died first, the treasure knife dragon bird accompanied the master, Zhong Shidao burned some paper money here to comfort the spirit of Brother Ye Li in the sky.

Empress Dowager Liang looked at the treasure knife and mourning clothes again, and was very angry, and shouted angrily: "The evidence of Yeli Wangrong's rebellion is conclusive, and he should be beheaded immediately." ”

Empress Dowager Liang ordered Wuzang Heifeng to take over Yeli Wangrong's army and let him march to Linzhou immediately, while she herself led 5,000 men and horses back to Moon Mountain. Zhong Shidao used a discord strategy to eradicate Yeli Wangrong, everyone admired, and Yang Huaide and the three were awarded the infantry generals for their merits.

On the morning of this day, Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing met Wang Yuan on the road, and Wang Yuan said: "Little brother, follow me to see my good friend Han Powu." ”

Yang Huaide asked, "Who is Han Powu?" ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Han Powu is Han Shizhong, Marshal Zhong trained a back-to-back army, specifically to deal with the Xia State Iron Harrier, Han Powu was not afraid of death and let him be the leader, I heard that there was a small victory in Qin Feng Road." ”

When the three of them came to Han Shizhong's camp, they saw a man in his twenties, burly, heavily armoured, holding a strange knife in his hand, and the soldiers were practicing fighting in a neat and orderly manner in his loud shouts, this person was Han Shizhong.

At this time, a soldier was a little lax, he went up and kicked the soldier's buttocks, shouting: "Stinky boy, spread your legs, straighten your waist, hold the Mo knife tightly, and then the lazy iron harrier will hit you." ”

The soldier laughed, "I remember, don't kick me." ”

Han Shizhong shouted: "If I don't kick you, you won't remember." ”

Wang Yuan shouted: "Han Powu, why are you beating people again!" ”

Han Shizhong saw that it was his old friend Wang Yuan who brought two young people over, and said: "I beat them for their good, it's better than being trampled into a pie by an iron harrier." ”

Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing knew that Han Shizhong was a rough and bold person when they heard it, and Han Shizhong said again: "Why did you kid come to see me and drink a pot with me at night." ”

Wang Yuan said: "Haha, if I drink one pot, you will drink two pots." ”

Han Shizhong asked, "When will you be given two more personal soldiers!" ”

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Han Powu, you laugh at me again, these two are Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing, Marshal Zhong skillfully used a divisive plan to eradicate Yeli Wangrong, and the two of them made miraculous achievements. ”

Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing hugged hands, and Yang Huaide said: "Brother Shizhong, we also want to participate in your betrayal army to kill the Iron Harrier." ”

Han Shizhong shook his head and said disdainfully: "You two are two hairy boys, and my soldiers are all like wolves and tigers." ”

Wang Yuan said: "Han Powu, don't look down on people, I have seen the two of them on the battlefield, unequivocally. ”

Han Shizhong said: "You two dare to try your fists and feet with me." ”

Yang Huaide said: "I'll come." ”

The two of them put on a good stance, Han Shizhong was not polite at all, it was a punch when he came up, and he didn't have any routines, they were all practical moves on the battlefield, full of strength, Yang Huaide dodged him and knew his details after two moves.

Yang Huaide didn't use clever moves, he also compared his strength, after a few moves, the two of them wrapped their right arms together to make a lot of effort, Han Shizhong pulled back with all his strength, Yang Huaide exerted force in stages, and the third time he used force, Han Shizhong didn't pull it over, he blushed, and said: "Wow, the strength is not small, it seems that I underestimate you." ”

Wang Yuan sneered: "Haha, Han Powu, you are embarrassed this time!" ”

Yang Huaide hurriedly said: "Brother Shizhong's strength is not small, I just take advantage of it." ”

Han Shizhong said with a smile: "Haha, come on, take two sets of heavy armor and Mo knives for them to use." ”

Han Shizhong joked to Yang Huaixing: "Yang Huaixing, you are brothers, why are you much thinner than your brother!" ”

Yang Huaixing said: "Although I am thin, I have a lot of strength. ”

The two put on forty catties of armor and picked up twenty catties of Mo knives, and they used to tie sandbags and carry stones when they practiced martial arts in Wutai Mountain, but now they understand the intentions of the two masters. The two of them used knives as guns and danced a few routines, and the people around them couldn't help but applaud one after another.

Han Shizhong said: "Okay, not bad. ”

The two stopped, and Han Shizhong said: "We will use three moves to deal with the iron harrier, sweeping the horse's legs, splitting people's chests, and stabbing the horse's belly in front." After speaking, Han Shizhong demonstrated to the two, Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing saw that he was straightforward and fast-hearted, and he was not bad, so the two practiced with Han Shizhong.

Zhong Shidao got the news that Heifeng would lead 30,000 horses to arrive in Linzhou tomorrow afternoon, and he personally led 10,000 horses to quietly withdraw that night after making arrangements, but the camp was still planted with his handsome flag.

At noon the next day, he left 2,000 soldiers to guard the camp without hiding Heifeng, so he led the army straight to the camp of Zhongshidao, not taking the defenders of Linzhou in his eyes at all, and begging to fight in line with the handsome banner of Zhongshidao.

On the side of the Xia army, the front army was five thousand iron harriers, divided into five echelons, and the rear army was all cavalry.

On the side of the Song army, the front army is Han Shizhong's 1,000 back army, and the rear army is infantry and a small number of cavalry, Yang Huaide, Yang Huaixing and Han Shizhong stood in the first row, Han Shizhong took out the wine bag, drank half a bag at once, and then threw the wine bag to Yang Huaide and said: "You two also drink two sips, you can strengthen your courage." ”

After Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing drank it, they suddenly felt that their throats were spicy all the way to their chests, and their heads began to heat up, and Han Shizhong said again: "After a while, you two will see how I killed these rabbit cubs!" ”

Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing nodded, still a little nervous in their hearts, and the first echelon of the Xia Army, the Iron Harrier, began to charge.

Han Shizhong shouted: "Raise your knife and move forward!" ”

The soldiers moved forward, grasped the hilt of their swords, and marched towards the Iron Harrier together. Under the sun, the bright Mo knife was like a wall of knives moving forward, and the Iron Harrier Army, who had won a hundred battles, thought that the Song Army was playing tricks again, and rushed forward first.

Han Shizhong let go of the horse's head, swept and cut off the legs of an iron harrier, the iron harrier fell to the ground with a man and a horse, and Han Shizhong slashed at the soldier's chest with a knife, the breastplate was shattered, and Han Shizhong was killed with a knife.

Yang Huaide and Yang Huaixing were so shocked to see it, they gritted their teeth and killed many people by imitating his method.

There are also some back Wei army dodge can not be hit by the iron harrier, fortunately wearing heavy armor, the injury is not serious, the so-called one thing to drop one thing, the back Wei army is like a big knife to chop the radish, the first and second echelon iron harrier was quickly cut down, the third echelon slowed down and entangled with the back of the army. Fourth, the fifth echelon avoided the Beiwei army and rushed towards the rear army of the Song army.

The battle was very fierce, both sides fought to the death, and after more than an hour of approaching dusk, Zhe Keqiu pretended to retreat to Shenmu Village according to Zhong Shidao's strategy, and the cavalry covered behind.

At dusk, the Song army arrived at Shenmu Village, retreated along the outside of the city wall, when the Xia army chased down the city, thousands of Song army archers suddenly appeared, some stood on the city wall, some rushed out of the city wall, each person had a divine arm bow, Zhong Shidao stood at the head of the city, the handsome flag fluttered behind him, he gave an order, ten thousand arrows were fired together, arrows rained down, the cavalry of the Xia Kingdom fell from the horse with arrows, the power of the divine arm bow is huge, the armor of the iron harrier can also be pierced with an arrow, the cavalry of the Xia State has no power to fight back, retreated, Zhong Shidao ordered a counterattack.

Liu Jiqian stood at the head of the city and saw the Xia army defeated, and decisively led the army to attack, and the Xia army was attacked from front to back, and there was a great chaos.

Lang buried led part of the iron harrier to Liu Jiqian rushed over, Liu Jiqian was not afraid, led the cavalry to fight, he waved a big knife towards the wave buried on the slash, the wave buried with a gun, the wave buried people and horses heavy armor, slow action, Liu Jiqian is a lot more flexible, he circled around the wave buried, even cut a few knives, the wave buried can only parry, but the wave buried heavy armor, was cut a few times and was uninjured.

At this time, Liu Keshi ran over and saw his father fighting with a Xia general, it was difficult to win, and he wanted to fight the tiger brothers, go into battle with father and son, and care if it was fair or unfair.

rushed up and slashed at Lang Bury's thigh, and Lang Bury hit him instead as soon as he dropped his horse's head.

Liu Jiqian shouted: "Keshi, quickly cut off the horse's legs." Liu Keshi saw that the horse's legs had no armor, and he fell to the ground with a knife, and Liu Keshi grabbed him alive with a knife on the neck of Lang Burying.

Hei Feng desperately rushed out of the encirclement under the protection of his own soldiers and fled towards the ground.