Chapter 679: Twilight

Tong Guan frowned, his eyes narrowed, his hand stroked the battlements, and said with a faint smile, "You guys, you are all too careless, and you don't want to think about who Wanyan Zongwang is, do you think that the second prince of Wanyan is like a compassionate master?" If Yan Zongwang took the opportunity to blackmail something from our Da Song, he wouldn't feel strange, but he didn't ask for anything, and he was so generous, Ben Shuai felt uneasy. ”

Tong Guan was really uneasy, but he just couldn't figure out what Wanyan Zongwang was going to do, maybe this was the most terrifying, right? Knowing that others have conspiracies, but they can't prevent it, and the most distressing thing is that Tong Guan can't and doesn't dare to say to Zhao Ji, now the official family has long been carried away by joy, isn't it to make the official family unhappy by saying these words?

Two days later, Tong Guan returned to Bianliang City, the next day at the court, in front of the civil and military officials, Yang Lian read out the holy message, saying that my Song Dynasty soldiers and horses were brave and good at fighting, conquering the city, and only then did they return triumphantly, but also thanks to Tong Guan's proper command, Tong Guan is hereby crowned as the privy envoy of the Privy Council, leading the Duke of Xu. Don't look at the actual position, it's just a sub-word, but there is a world of difference between the deputy privy envoy and the privy envoy, especially Xu Guogong, who is a big eunuch with Tong Guan, can be the prince of the country, which is simply the pinnacle of martial arts. Anyway, during the reign of Emperor Huizong, anything strange could happen. Tong Guan was naturally grateful, but he was very worried in his heart after all, just looking at the joyful face of Zhao Guanjia, he swallowed back the words when they came to his mouth.

On the same day, it was decided to feast the ministers in Genyue Garden, so the court meeting quickly dispersed, Tong Guan was not in a hurry to leave, he leaned on the inside of the palace gate and waited patiently for a person. When Gong Tsuki came out of the imperial study. Tong Guan hurriedly greeted him. Tong Guan had the heart to tell the official family about the worries in his heart. I don't have the courage to say it myself, so the best way is to ask Gong Zhen next to the official family to relay it on my behalf. may have such and such dissatisfaction with Gong Zhen, but there is one thing Tong Guan has to admit, that is, Gong Zhu is very capable and worthy of the trust of the officials. Over the years, Gong Zhen has become a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion with a white body, and he is a very popular minister. said that he was not the first favorite, but no one believed him.

Gong Zhan saw Tong Guan from a distance, so he took the initiative to smile and said, "Congratulations to Tong Shumi, this Northern Expedition and the capture of Nanjing, you have made immortal contributions to my Great Song Dynasty." ”

For some reason, after listening to Gong Zhen's words, Tong Guan felt panicked on his face. He replied hastily and tugged at Gong Zhan's sleeve. The two came to a corner, and after making sure that no one was passing by, Tong Guancai made a respectful salute again, "Master Gong, Tong did have a lot of offenses in the past, but please also have a lot of Master Gong, don't care!" ”

Gong Zhu was curious, and couldn't help laughing, "No, no, you and I are officials in the same dynasty, political discord, mutual disputes, it is inevitable, this big gift, Gong Mou can't stand it." Tong Shumi, if you have any business, please tell me clearly! ”

Seeing that Gong Guan was so bold, Tong Guan did not hide it, and poured out his thoughts, Gong Zhen kept squinting and listening carefully, when Tong Guan finished speaking, he contemplated for a moment, and then lowered his voice and said slowly, "Tong Shumi, what you are worried about is exactly what Gong is worried about, but have you ever thought that such a simple truth, the official family will not know?" When did Yan Zongwang suffer a loss, didn't the official family know to worry? In short, Gong Mou will not say these words to the official family, how to do it, Tong Shumi decides for himself! ”

Gong Jian just said a few words, Tong Guan was stunned, thought about it carefully, couldn't help but pat his forehead, and then closed his eyes in pain. Yes, the official family is not a fool, will he not know the strangeness, but he still pretends not to see it, and celebrates the reward in a big way, why is this? The reason is too simple, His Majesty feels that he can give up something, but he must take the matter of subduing the land of Yanyun seriously, because he is about to be driven crazy by His Royal Highness King Qin.

In the end, Tong Guan left the palace with his head down and lonely, looking at the back of the customs clearance, the corners of Gong Guan's mouth curled, revealing a meaningful smile, which seemed to be mockery and sigh.

Bianliang City celebrated vigorously, Genyue Garden was brightly lit, and at this time in Taiyuan Mansion, Zhao Yougong was also thinking about things with his eyebrows. Wanyan Zongwang is really ruthless enough, and he gave up Nanjing to the Great Song Dynasty so generously.

Nanjing returned to the hands of the Great Song Dynasty, the first step was almost over, and the next step was Yeluchun. Zhao Yougong hoped that Ye Luchun would surrender to Zhao Guan's family, because then Wanyan would find a reason to pounce on the land of Hebei like a mad dog. However, Zhao Yougong is not in a hurry, because it is Wanyan Zongwang who is in a hurry. At the end of April, all parties in the vicinity of Nanjing Xijin Mansion were safe, and in a short period of time, Nanjing Xijin Mansion actually had a false prosperity scene in early summer, and in this way, time flew to June.

In June, the lotus flowers in the pond are in full bloom, and the scorching sun is like fire, and in this hot season, there is a sudden change. On the fifth day of the sixth month, 5,000 Jurchen soldiers and horses suddenly appeared at the foot of Baima Mountain, and launched a fierce attack on the defense line of Baima that night, and the battle lasted for three hours, and by the time the sky was dark, the Jurchen soldiers had completely occupied Baima Mountain. When the matter reached Yizhou City, Ye Luchun was so shocked that his eyes almost fell to the ground, why did White Horse Mountain lose so quickly, the reason is that it was not someone else who led the army to attack White Horse Mountain this time, but Wanyan Zonghan.

Wanyan Zonghan is brave and strategic, and in terms of marching and fighting, he is second only to Wanyan Sheng, Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Gao, and is a few points more powerful than the four princes Wanyan Zongbi. He ordered the army to go out day and night, silently arrived at Baima Mountain, and then sent troops to attack and harass the feint, successfully rounded the west side of Baima Mountain, launched a fierce attack from the flank, and was immediately killed and lost due to the untimely response of the Liao army. With the loss of White Horse Mountain, there is no barrier in the north of Yizhou, and Ulzhou in the west has also been reoccupied by the Dingguo Army. If Wanyan Zonghan can't be driven out of White Horse Mountain, then there is no point in defending Fangshan in the east, so Ye Luchun made a quick decision and led Han Pangxiao to lead nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses to the area of Baima Mountain. Han Panqian looked at the hills in front of him, and rushed to a deep uneasiness, because he came all the way from Yizhou. I didn't even encounter the slightest obstacle. This is not a good sign. Stop the horse. Han Pangqi sent scouts to investigate the surrounding area, and also strictly ordered to expand the range, and after stopping for an hour, the scouts came with a news that made Han Pangqi's scalp tingle, and found a large number of Jurchen soldiers and horses, and now they have entered Taining Mountain from the Qifeng area. Hearing this news, Han Bianqiao felt a pain in his heart, and he had heard for a long time that Yan Zonghan's combat troops were dangerous. It is often unimaginable that it is really amazing to see it today.

Taining Mountain is located between Yizhou and Ulzhou, which can be said to go deep into the hinterland, and Wanyan Zonghan has no reinforcements, so he does this is a typical lone army going deep, if someone makes dumplings, there is no place to run. It seems to be dangerous, but it is actually a strange trick, because the Han people in Ulzhou will not join forces with the soldiers and horses of the Great Liao to besiege Yan Zonghan, and Yan Zonghan also sees this. Only then did he dare to make a dangerous move. Knowing this trick, Han Bianqiao didn't have a temper at all. Now there are nearly 20,000 people in Fangshan guarding the Han army in Nanjing City, after the Yizhou cities are scattered, there are less than 3,000 defenders in Yizhou City. Without much thought, Han Panqian immediately turned over on his horse, waved his horsewhip, and shouted, "Go back to Yizhou, quickly change the rear team to the front team, and rush back to Yizhou City as quickly as possible."

It's really in a hurry, it's a hurry to go, nearly 10,000 troops showed their faces in the area of White Horse Mountain and disappeared, it seems chic, but for these nearly 10,000 soldiers, it is tantamount to suffering, from Yizhou to White Horse Mountain, the cavalry is okay to say, but those foot soldiers are really tired and vomiting blood.

On May 13, a huge army appeared at the foot of Taining Mountain, this is the soldiers and horses led by Wanyan Zonghan, in the evening, looking at Yizhou City from afar, the corners of Wanyan Zonghan's mouth were upturned, full of confident smiles. Now all that remains is to wait, and when the sky is completely dark, he will drive Na Yeluchun out of Yizhou in one fell swoop.

At the beginning of the time, when the soldiers and horses led by Yan Zonghan began to sneak eastward, the moonlight in the sky was bright, so there would be no inconvenience to the march.

The years shine, the lonely ballad, rising in the wind, falling in the wind, Yeluchun wrapped in a cloak, leaning against a low blue brick wall, the moonlight is beautiful, the stars are full, I haven't seen such a beautiful scenery for a long time, and I haven't been in a relaxed mood for a long time. used to be ambitious, because he is the descendant of Yelu Abaoji, since he was born in the world and has such a noble bloodline, why not fight, if it is Yelu Hongji's great talent, it is just that, he should be willing to live under it, but that person is lustful and unambitious, why should he occupy Daliao. Therefore, if you want to fight, keep fighting, rise from Liaodong, step by step, who have you ever been afraid of? But now, I don't know why, I'm afraid, I'm afraid, in the final analysis, that kind of ambition has been silent, without the support of ambition, how can I have strong willpower? There is one thing that Ye Luchun has to admit, he is now a dog, he will lose his life at any time, hehe, rush out of Yizhou again and compete for dominance in the world? That's wishful thinking.

Accompanied by Ye Luchun is layers of loneliness, although the scenery is beautiful, it is full of coldness. On this night when I couldn't sleep, a large army came from the west, and in order to take the west gate of Yizhou, Wanyan Zonghan sent his most powerful general, Qi Teshan. This Qi Teshan is known as the first Baturu of the Jurchens, and I heard that his riding and archery skills even the second prince Wanyan Zongwang is willing to bow down, but this time Qi Teshan is facing a siege battle. Lifting the flying claw up, Qi Teshan leaned on the city wall and listened carefully, and after a long time no one found the storage of the flying claw, at this time, an order was given, and a thin man quickly climbed up along the rope, followed by several ropes down the rope. Now it's the beginning of the Yin period, the entire Yizhou city is unusually quiet, most of the defenders are resting, in fact, these guards are not to blame, who would have thought that someone would risk hiding in Taining Mountain, and those who ran to Taining Mountain to camp were either fools or madmen, no one thought that the Jurchens were crazy, and the person who led the troops was Wanyan Zonghan. Suddenly, a tragic howl came from the west gate of Yizhou, followed by a bloody killing, Qi Teshan was mighty and majestic, like an iron tower, and the kung fu of an iron cloth shirt was even more perfect, and the general knives and guns were cut down, and they couldn't break Qi Teshan's protection at all, after a rush to kill, the unsuspecting West Gate guards were killed without leaving a piece of armor, and then, the West City Gate was opened, and the army of Wanyan Zonghan, who had already been ambushed outside, surged in.

Yizhou City was broken, and it was very unexpected, when the news reached the General's Mansion. Ye Luchun's figure flickered. Almost fell to the ground. It's over, the city of Yizhou is broken, and the last place for him to survive is gone. When people are in a desperate situation, people will have a force, and Ye Luchun, who had no hope for the future, burst out with a fierce force, he stroked his loose hair, and shouted, "Gather all the troops." Block Shihezi Street and beat the Jurchen barbarians out for Ben Khan. ”

Ye Luchun personally pressed the formation, which really added a bit of morale to the Liao soldiers, and now Ye Luchun still has more than 3,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and the only thing he can do is to concentrate all his troops on Shihezi Street. Shihezi Street is located in the center of the city, and the Jurchens must pass through Shihezi Street if they want to attack the Beicheng General's Mansion. Yeluchun wanted to take the initiative to give up a large area and concentrate his forces for a decisive battle, if all the soldiers and horses were scattered in all directions of the city, the numerical disadvantage would become more obvious. But before that. Yeluchun ordered people to open the north gate, and if they couldn't beat it, they could escape. His only hope now is to be able to hold out until Han Panqian leads the army back, and the army will definitely come from the north, so it is safest to open the door. Yeluchun didn't want to defend the city, he just wanted to delay as much time as possible, not to mention defending the city with these 3,000 soldiers and horses, even if the army returned to help, he might not be able to hold it, he didn't dare to retreat outside to fight with the Dajin soldiers, ran outside, open on all sides, the Jurchen cavalry was not vegetarian.

To Yeluchun's surprise, Wanyan Zonghan had no intention of occupying the city at all, and actually concentrated the army on Shihezi Street, and his intention was already very obvious, no matter how many losses, Yeluchun would be wiped out first. In fact, Wanyan Zonghan's approach is really a bit stupid, as long as he occupies Yizhou City, can't he easily win? But Wanyan Zonghan remembered Wanyan Zongwang's instructions, he couldn't kill Yeluchun, as long as he forced Yeluchun to flee for his life.

Wanyan Zonghan's abnormal behavior directly made Yeluchun's idea of relying on Shihezi Street to block the Jurchens come to naught, and now the Jurchens are vigorous, and they are led by Qi Teshan, as soon as the two sides clash, the Liao soldiers were beaten back step by step. Half an hour, Yeluchun was already more than half injured, and when he was in danger, the Jurchens on the opposite side shouted loudly, "Capture Yeluchun alive, capture Yeluchun alive"

Shihezi Street was occupied, Ye Luchun did not dare to return to the General's Mansion, in the face of such a predicament, he almost gritted his teeth and ordered, "Evacuate from the north gate, quickly"

With Ye Lu Chun's order, a large number of Liao troops retreated step by step and left from the north gate, and Wanyan Zonghan sent cavalry to chase after Ye Lu Chun, driving Ye Lu Chun to the point that he was almost out of breath. For the first time, he was chased like a lost dog, but Yeluchun had no temper at all, and his original arrogance had long been worn away. At about the beginning of the morning, Han Bianqiao finally rushed back, and met Yeluchun and the remaining hundred or so remnants on the way, the Jurchen cavalry was still chasing, Han Bianqiao had no good way at all, Yizhou City was gone, and if he wanted to take it back, it was almost impossible, and now there was only one way in front of him, that is, while Fangshan was still there, he quickly evacuated Yizhou and entered the border of Baozhou to the south. But what kind of place is Baozhou, it is the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is okay to go there to fight the grass valley, but it is too difficult to establish a nest in that kind of place. However, Yeluchun and Han Panqian had no choice, and while ordering the Fangshan garrison to withdraw south to Baozhou, they desperately threw off the Jurchen pursuers.

On May 14, Yeluchun's army that escaped from Yizhou brazenly launched a fierce attack on Mancheng in the north of Baozhou, because of the suddenness of the incident, the defenders of Mancheng did not have time to react at all, and the city gate was breached, and at the end of Shen Shi on May 14, Mancheng fell, and Huang Xi of Zhixian County was killed. After the news came out, the Great Song Dynasty court immediately became angry, in the past, you Yeluchun couldn't do anything to take you from Nanjing City, but now you have run to the city, and you can't rectify you? On May 18 of the seventh year of Xuanhe, Zhao Ji rarely stiffened up, and strictly ordered all the ministries of Hebei to cooperate with the soldiers and horses of Xijin Prefecture to exterminate the remnants of Yeluchun's forces and not give him a chance to breathe.

In the past, Yeluchun was really not afraid of the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty, but now it is different, the forces are damaged, and there is no strong city to protect it, how can it be good? Within a few days, all the soldiers and horses from Hebei gathered on the periphery of Baozhou, Yeluchun had no intention of confrontation at all, so he could only give up the city and go west, Yeluchun's goal was very clear, that is, to lay down Zhending, Zhending Mansion came from the north of the Great Song Dynasty, in order to resist the Great Liao, the city was built very strong, as long as Zhending Mansion could be taken, there would be a temporary resting place. It's a pity that Yeluchun came with hope, but he was smashed under the city of Zhendingfu and was dizzy.

In fact, as early as when Yan Zonghan took Yizhou City, Zhao Yougong had already come to Zhending Mansion, and he wanted to meet this Yeluchun in person for a while. On May 21, the seventh year of Xuanhe, Ye Luchun led the remnants of the army to Zhending Mansion, but before he could gain a firm foothold, he saw a silver-armored cavalry coming from the west. Running around and running for his life for several days, Yeluchun was already a wolf, with a scruffy beard, like an old man, and then looked at Zhao Yougong, his face was full of red light, and he looked beaming, just one in the sky and one on the ground.

Yeluchun is a dog that has fallen into the water, but Zhao Yougong is exactly the kind of person who beats the dog in the water, the two sides set up a formation, Zhao Yougong stepped forward immediately, and shouted sarcastically, "Oh, I don't know where His Royal Highness Yeluchun went, can I ask His Highness Yeluchun to come out for a while?" ”

I have to say that His Royal Highness Zhao is too fierce, what is where is His Royal Highness Ye Luchun, isn't it right in front of you? Zhao Yougong said, both the enemy and me are gasping, I have heard that there is no one in my eyes, but that is just a small person, our Royal Highness Zhao is really simple, directly there is no one in your eyes, and the four words of no one in your eyes are vividly interpreted.

Yeluchun hated it so much, when had he been so insulted? Glaring angrily, the two eyes seemed to pierce Zhao Yougong's body, and suddenly, his pupils shrank, and a trace of complexity appeared on his face, because he saw a woman, the woman who had been thinking about it for a long time, almost instinctively, raised her head and shouted loudly, "Yelu Nanxian, you are also my Khitan daughter, why do you want to help the Han people to kill the Khitan warriors, look at these brothers under this king, among them are many of the children of Yaoyuan, how can you bear to treat them like this?" ”

Listening to Ye Lu Chun's roar, Xiao Zhiyun's eyebrows were frowned, her eyes were as cold as ice, the horse walked out slowly, she raised her hand, and pointed at Yaoyao, "Now, if you are a child of Yao Yuan, those who are willing to follow this princess will not be guilty of the past, besides, you heard clearly, this princess's name is Xiao Zhiyun, didn't Ye Lu Nanxian understand?" ”

The last few words, Xiao Zhiyun stretched out very long, she wanted everyone to hear clearly, she hated to be Yelu Nanxian. With this angry shout, the army behind Yeluchun was restless, as Yeluchun said, there are many distant children among the remnants, usually, they will listen to Yeluchun, but now that they are at the end of the road, there is a better choice, who wants to accompany Yeluchun to die together?

Minute by minute, quarter of an hour, gradually, someone left, and they ran to the front of the formation, knelt down, and slammed their heads on the ground. Yeluchun's face turned pale, and he swept it over, there were more than 2,000 people, hehe, it's really a hero's twilight, he Yeluchun is still alive, there are more than 2,000 people who defected to the front, how can this battle be fought?

Xiao Zhiyun smiled, for some reason, there was a pleasure of revenge in her heart, Ye Luchun, you also have today? After a look, Xiao Yue shouted, "You people, quickly retreat to the side!" ”

These Yao Yuan disciples who chose to surrender naturally did not dare to object, and got up and went to the flank of the army in a panic, but what about Zhao Yougong? He is very satisfied with Xiao Zhiyun's approach, since he wants to fight Ye Luchun, he will be beaten to the point that he is incomplete, and he will completely lose his ambition to compete for the world, a man who aspires to the world will never choose to surrender and become a rich man, so the more fierce Xiao Zhiyun is, the more advantageous it is.

The spring wind swept the entire Zhending Mansion, the sunset in the evening was not red, but the hearts of the people were hotter than the fire, Yang Zaixing took the lead, the spear was like a poisonous dragon, Han Bianqiao protected Yeluchun in the formation, and personally led the troops to charge, this battle, can not take the Zhending Mansion, and the future is also bleak, so, if you don't win, you will die, Han Bianqiao doesn't want to watch the King of Qin and Jin become a coward, so if you want to take the Zhending Mansion, you have to take it down.

The horns rumbled, the cavalry charged, and the Feiyun cavalry, which had been crisscrossing Nanjing for more than ten years, was once invincible, but today they encountered the same fierce ancient town cavalry. (To be continued......)