Yan Guogong Jing Chi, from a humble background, Taizong pulled out of the ranks, brave and fierce, brave and loyal, every time Taizong led the army into battle, Chi was desperate to protect it, Taizong was important.

Jing is a native of a common man, young and uneducated, and does not understand literature and ink, Taizong commanded and said: "If you don't study, you can't be a general." "The promise of the national public news, it is the extension of the teacher's reading, not two years, has been rough text, but not through the war strategy, only the march and combat secretly combined with the art of war, Taizong is helpless.

In the twenty-fourth year of Wuwei, Taizong and King Er's succession were in a hurry, and Chi was ordered to enter Beijing, and Sima Jiang Zhelu, the king of Yong, was a disciple, and personally taught the art of war. ”

In March of the first year of Longsheng, Chi was ordered to attack the Huguan, not for many days, so he deceived and lured the enemy to attack the camp, and broke it, on the 24th, he broke the Huguan, and the late order slaughtered the sergeants and people in the city, and the murderous name was great. Then, Chi Qianli rushed to Qinyuan, and if there were obstacles along the way, they would slaughter them, and they said, those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will die. Everywhere he passed, blood flowed thousands of miles, and people were killed. The people of the Northern Han Dynasty were brave and brave, but they were also afraid of Chi Ferocity and did not dare to stop each other.

――"Yongshi - The Biography of Yan Guo"

Just when the dead soldiers of the Northern Han Army rushed to the front of the Yongjun tent, the adjutant general's heart suddenly froze, in a chaos, the Yongjun camp was full of firelight and fleeing figures, but the Chinese army tent in front of him was silent, and the adjutant general suddenly said loudly: "Retreat, retreat, there is an ambush." The soldiers under his command were all dazed, their eyes were focused on him, the deputy general and his horse were about to retreat, but as if echoing his shout, the surroundings suddenly remembered the continuous sound of horns and war drums, and then in an instant, countless Yongjun cavalry with torches shouted around the camp, the fire illuminated the Yongjun camp as if it was day, and the fire in the original Yongjun camp was gradually weakening, and the endless stream of Yongjun soldiers seemed to suddenly appear from the dark night, surrounded by themselves and others. The adjutant general was miserable in his heart, and his eyes searched the Yongjun, hoping to see the person in charge of setting up this ambush.

At this time, the Yongjun army was separated in the large array, and a team of knights in blue-black robes rushed to the front, led by the man with a leopard head and ringed eyes, a beard like steel, and a rough appearance, it was Jing Chi, and beside him was Lin Ya, the main general of the Zhenzhou army. Jing Chi laughed loudly and said: "Haha, you kid has fallen for General Ben's plan, don't surrender quickly, General Ben also has some skills in you, and you can spare your death." ”

Originally, he thought that it might be Lin Ya who saw through the possibility of the Northern Han army attacking the camp, so he set up an ambush, but he didn't expect that it was Jing Chi who lured the enemy, but although this Jing Chi is known for his bravery, he has never heard that he has such a ability, he said angrily: "Jing Chi, you are not injured, could it be that you have already had the intention to lure me to attack the camp?" ”

Jing Chice immediately stepped forward and sneered: "Lao Tzu doesn't have so many eyes, to be honest, your arrow is ruthless enough, Lao Tzu has no defense, fortunately Lao Tzu's martial arts are good, and that arrow has no stamina, so Lao Tzu dodged in time, just a little injury, Lao Tzu didn't take it to heart at all, and it was also your bad luck, Lao Tzu immediately thought of luring you out of the city as soon as he was hit by an arrow, saving you from learning the turtle king eight, and refusing to come out of the shell if you were killed." ”

The adjutant general was furious, and said loudly: "I wait for the Northern Han Dynasty boys, standing up to the sky and the earth, how can I bend my knees to others, I am waiting for this attack on the camp, I have already held the heart of death, brothers, kill!" "Let's take the lead and rush to the Dayong camp. This kind of small scene, naturally does not need Jing Chi to do it, the horns of the Yong army are repeated, and the Northern Han army is like a drop of water flowing into the sea, and it has not been able to turn over a bigger wave.

Under the light of the fire, Jing Chi's face was endlessly murderous and hideous, and he shouted: "These Northern Han people, if they really die, they will not surrender, it's just that Lao Tzu is not a vegetarian, I want to see if your bones are hard, or my knife is hard." Kill them all, collect all the heads, and put them in front of the kettle, and I want to see how long the kettle can be kept? Lin Ya heard it on the side, and said hesitantly: "General Jing, this is not good, it is just a matter of fighting on the battlefield, the general is only afraid that it will arouse the resistance of the Northern Han people." ”

Jing Chi said angrily: "Could it be that Lao Tzu is merciful, they won't resist, a pot pass, just attack these times, Lao Tzu is going to meet with His Royal Highness the King of Qi, if the Northern Han army is entangled with Lao Tzu like this along the way, if Lao Tzu misses the military plane, who will he reason with." If you hit dozens of military sticks, it's just that, if you are punished by Mr. to copy the book again, Lao Tzu will be miserable, besides, if you really miss a big thing, I'm afraid that Lao Tzu will have no chance to copy the book if he wants to, and when Lao Tzu's head is cut off, will these Northern Han mongrels shed tears for Lao Tzu? Listen to Lao Tzu, attack the city overnight for a while, if the pot pass can not be attacked tomorrow, Lao Tzu will go out, and wait until the pot pass is broken, slaughter the city to Lao Tzu, and the emperor will blame it in the future, and Lao Tzu will bear it alone. ”

Seeing him so fierce, Lin Ya had no choice but to say yes, at this moment, the dead soldiers of the Northern Han Army who infiltrated the camp of the Yongjun Army had been exterminated, and the soldiers under Jing Chi followed him out of the sea of blood in the sword mountain, and their hearts were like iron stones, and according to Jing Chi's orders, all the heads of the Northern Han Army were cut off and tied to their horses without any discount. Jing Chi urged Lin Ya to order to tackle the key problems, Lin Ya also knew that now was the time when Huguan was weak, so he obeyed his fate, tens of thousands of Yongjun forced to Huguan before, erected torches, and illuminated the Huguan under the light, Jing Chi's soldiers threw the head of the Northern Han Army under the pass, piled up into a small mountain, Jing Chi rode his horse and scolded loudly under the pass, and the Yong army began to attack the city in a big way.

In the early morning of March 23, Liu Wanli stood on top of the city pass, his expression was indifferent, but it was just a short night, his beard and hair had turned into the color of snow and frost, last night the deputy general went out to steal the camp, he was not idle, so that the army was ready to wait, and he looked at the Yongjun camp from afar above the Huguan, ready to respond. After the deputy general was ambushed, Liu Wanli also saw the clues from afar, and after the scout who gave his life to report back explained the reason, Liu Wanli only felt like being immersed in cold water in winter, cold to the bone, but he could only straighten out the army and horses, waiting for the Yongjun to attack.

Sure enough, the Yongjun army soon came to tackle the problem, perhaps too desperate, Liu Wanli felt that his heart was unprecedentedly calm, commanding thousands of remnants of the army to defend the city pass, even if he saw the heads of his former comrades turn into meat under the hooves of the Yongjun horses, his mind was not shaken in the slightest. Now the Yongjun army's offensive is like a tiger, with the resoluteness that will never stop, and it will not stop tackling key problems day and night, and Liu Wanli is standing on the pass, almost a grain of rice does not enter, but he feels that the energy of the whole body is endless, and he uses the divine arm crossbow hidden a few days ago to consolidate the defense of Huguan, and he will not retreat. After many days of hard fighting, hatred is like a sea, and every Northern Han sergeant knows that once the Yong army breaks through the city, he may not be able to survive even if he surrenders, so he does not slack off at all. And the Yongjun suffered heavy losses, only the slaughter can dispel the resentment in their hearts, the victory or defeat of this battle is a matter of life and death, both sides are fighting to the death, no one dares to relax a little.

No matter how strong Huguan is, after all, the troops are insufficient, and the deputy general is killed in a sneak attack, and the losses are all the elites of the Northern Han Army, so although there is a god arm crossbow to guard the pass, but by the evening of the 23rd, Huguan has been crumbling. Liu Wanli stood on the pass, his robe was stained red with blood, he had a deep sense of remorse in his heart, the failure of the attack on the camp made the fall of Huguan at least three days earlier, at this moment he regretted more and more because of his selfishness and chose to attack the camp, the difference of three days may change the entire Northern Han war situation, he naturally understands the threat that Jing Chi may bring to the hinterland of the Northern Han Dynasty.

Late at night, the Yongjun army attacked the city frantically and orderly, Liu Wanli almost instinctively commanded his soldiers, but after a day and night of defending the city, the Huguan defenders have reached the point of exhaustion, even the most relied on the god arm crossbow has been mostly destroyed, tomorrow is the time to break the pass, Liu Wanli already knows in his heart, just now, there has been a complete collapse of the young Zhuang who assisted in defending the city, shouting in his mouth that he is willing to surrender, wanting to open the city gate from the inside, Liu Wanli ordered the supervising team to shoot them all, However, the fighting spirit of the military and civilians in Huguan is close to collapse, and Liu Wanli knows very well that there is no possibility of holding Huguan at all. A chaotic mind flashed the figures of his wife and only son, and Liu Wanli only felt endless exhaustion welling up in his heart.

On March 24th, the morning sun was rising, Lin Ya personally commanded an energetic Yongjun army to start the final attack, the defenders of Huguan finally collapsed completely under the onslaught of the Yongjun day and night, the blue-black figure finally rushed to the bloody Huguan City Tower, when the Yongjun opened the city gate from the inside, Jing Chi rushed into Huguan with an iron horse, his guards shouted loudly in accordance with his orders: "Huguan guards will be stubborn, so that our army has suffered heavy losses, General Jing has an order, slaughter the soldiers and civilians in the city, there must be no mistake." This bloody order gave the soldiers of the Yongjun army a way to vent their anger after many days of hard fighting, and in the midst of a remnant of howls and sorrows, blood flowed in the streets and alleys, and the blood flowed like a river.

On the occasion of the Yongjun landing in the city, Liu Wanli was already like ashes, and loudly ordered the Northern Han Army to escape on its own, setting fire to the enemy along the way, he ran to his mansion with more than a dozen personal guards, along the way, the scattered Northern Han Army set fire everywhere, and they all heard the Yongjun's slaughter order, so they all fought to the death to set fire to the enemy, even if they died, they could not let the pot pass fall into the hands of the enemy in vain, the Northern Han Army's thoughts and the hysterical brutality of the Yongjun finally destroyed this hundred-year-old danger.

However, Liu Wanli didn't care about the consequences of his last order, he rode back to the mansion, threw the reins to the guards, and rushed into his mansion, the family and maids had already fled in all directions, only his wife stood in the hall with her beloved son in her arms, her expression was miserable, she saw Liu Wanli is a sad cry, and Liu Huai shouted in horror: "Daddy, there is a lot of blood." ”

Liu Wanli lowered his head indifferently, seeing that his body was covered in blood, a wry smile appeared on his lips, and he said to the few remaining guards around him: "You are all good brothers of Liu for many years, and now Liu has been defeated so far, and he has no face to escape, but there is still one thing to ask for, I don't know if you agree." ”

The head of the guards was called Liu Jun, who had followed Liu Wanli since he was a child, and he bowed down and cried: "Master, please command." ”

Liu Wanli pointed at Liu Huai and said: "I have been fighting horses for half my life, only this bit of blood and bones, you protect your wife and young master to go to your uncle, remember not to let this child avenge me in the future, the two countries are at war, life and death are commonplace, I only hope that in the future, the world will be unified, this child can stay in the countryside, marry a wife and have children, and inherit cigarettes." Can you say yes? ”

When Liu Jun heard this, he pulled out his knife and cut off the little finger of his left hand and swore an oath: "Don't worry, master, even if you lose your life, you have to protect the master mother and the young master to escape, if your subordinates are greedy for life and afraid of death, let me be a pig and a dog for the rest of my life, and I will never be a human being." ”

Liu Wanli felt a pain in his heart, bowed down and said: "As long as you do your best, if Huai'er is unfortunate after all, he is destined to die in the chaos." How dare Liu Jun and the others accept his big gift, and hurriedly dodge to avoid it. Liu Wanli looked at his wife again and said, "Madam, I am tired of your hard work for half your life, you should follow Liu Jun quickly, take good care of our children, and don't worry about me." ”

Tears flashed in Mrs. Liu's eyes, and she said, "What about you, general?" ”

Liu Wanli sat down on the chair and said, "I was ordered by the king to guard the pot pass, and now the soldiers of the three armies have all died in martyrdom, what shame do I have to steal my life?" ”

Mrs. Liu calmly stuffed Liu Huai into Liu Jun's hand, and then took out a dagger from her waist and pressed it against her heart, all the relatives and guards exclaimed in shock, Liu Huai also cried loudly, Liu Wanli wanted to get up, but felt that his legs were weak, all his energy had been exhausted in the past two days, once he sat down, he was unable to get up, he raised his hand to Mrs. Liu, and asked in surprise: "Madam, what are you going to do?" ”

Mrs. Liu said sadly: "Xianggong, the concubine is not used to riding and shooting, how can she break through with the guards, instead of her mother and son dying together, it is better to let Liu Jun protect Huai'er to escape, let the concubine accompany Xianggong." ”

Liu Wanli mourned in his heart, knowing that his wife was right, and he was also a decisive person, he waved his hand and said, "Liu Jun, take Huai'er away." ”

Liu Jun and several guards were in tears, knelt down and bowed twice, ripped off their robes, Liu Jun tied Liu Huai in front of him, and rushed out with a few guards, outside was full of shouts and deafening sounds of horses' hooves stomping on the ground, and the voices of Liu Jun and several people quickly disappeared in a chaotic sound. Liu Wanli only felt that his whole body was soft, he fell on the chair, and he couldn't say a word, but Mrs. Liu was very calm, tore down the curtain of the hall and gathered them together, sprinkled lamp oil, and then handed a torch to Liu Wanli. Liu Wanli only felt that his liver and intestines were broken, hugged his wife's delicate body, and said, "Madam, I'm sorry for you." ”

Mrs. Liu smiled and said: "Xianggong, on the day you and I married our husband, we promised each other an alliance of white heads, and now the general has white hair, and the concubine naturally has to keep his promise, you and I live and die together, and the general should be happy." ”

Liu Wanli screamed again, raised his hand and threw the torch on the pile of fire-causing things, the flames quickly spread, Liu Wanli was unconscious, just hugged his beloved wife and howled in pain, but Mrs. Liu closed her eyes slightly, leaning on her husband's arms, with a happy smile on her face, and the firelight reflected on her jade face, making her smile more and more beautiful. The flames were blazing, and soon the two figures were wrapped, and the flames of the raging tongue of fire were swirling, and the flames around the pot closed converged, and the entire pot closed into a sea of fire, black smoke billowed out, the fire was gurgling, and the pot was trembling and collapsing in the fire.

Jing Chi, who was forced to withdraw from the sea of fire, stared fiercely at the entire Huguan that fell into the sea of fire, and hated more and more in his heart, in Jiang Zhe's plan, Huguan is a pass that needs to be guarded by the Yongjun, as long as the Huguan is guarded, it is impossible for the Northern Han army to really cut off Jing Chi's supply, but now that Huguan has been destroyed by fire, there are many difficulties in holding here, and in addition to the hatred in his heart, Jing Chi has made up his mind that he must kill wantonly along the way, and he must make the Northern Han soldiers and civilians dare not resist like this. Lin Ya had a bitter face, although he was very dissatisfied with Jing Chi's determination, if it weren't for Jing Chi's unwillingness to surrender, the Northern Han Army might not have sworn to resist, but no matter what, Huguan was breached, most of it was Jing Chi's credit, what could he do?

On March 29, in Qinyuan, in the tent of the commander of the Northern Han Army, Long Tingfei was reading the military newspaper in his hand, his brows were tightly locked, although it had been expected that the Northern Han Army would not be able to stop Jing Chi's pace, but such a heavy loss still shocked Long Tingfei.

On March 24, Jing Chi attacked the party and beheaded the party's defenders, and the defenders were all killed. The Zhenzhou Army left one to guard the Huguan, and the main force was stationed in Shangdang. Jing Chi's troops crossed the party and did not enter, and more than a dozen city passes along the way, and the resisters were all slaughtered.

On March 26, Jing Chi passed through Lucheng, claiming that if he did not surrender, the city would be slaughtered after the city was broken, and the Lucheng defenders would surrender, and Jing Chi passed through the city and went straight to Xiangyuan.

On March 27, Jing Chi burned Xiangyuan, and the Xiangyuan guards were martyred. It is expected that before the end of March 29, Jing Chi will be able to reach Qinyuan, and the two divisions of the Yongjun army will soon meet.

Only chatting about more than 100 words, but containing countless blood and pain, Long Tingfei could only sit back and watch Jing Chi kill in the hinterland of the southeast of the Northern Han Dynasty, he hid the pain in his heart, and soon he could ask Jing Chi for compensation, he secretly comforted himself. At this time, Duan Wushu came in and said, "General, King Qi is fighting in front of the battle. ”

Long Ting Feijun's face flashed with a surging murderous intent, and he said, "Okay, this time he killed himself." Invincible, pass the order, the whole army is ready, and after my parade, we will go into battle to fight. ”

Duan Wuyi noticed the sudden burst of arrogance on Long Tingfei's body, and he was also in a mood, although Long Tingfei did not tell him the detailed arrangement, but judging from Xiao Tong's almost invisible appearance these days and Long Tingfei's daily concentration on studying the map, it seems that Long Tingfei has a certain chance of victory, and the decisive battle is just around the corner, although Duan Wuyi is also a little dissatisfied Long Tingfei has never explained the details to himself, but the upcoming decisive battle has made him have no resentment at all, as long as he can break the Yong army, Then no matter what the sacrifice is, it will be worth it.

Compared with Long Tingfei, Li Xian's control of the overall situation is not so accurate, he is not very clear about Jing Chi's movements, and he doesn't even know where Jing Chi has been, after all, this is the territory of the Northern Han Dynasty, and Jing Chi's envoys can't break through the barriers, so he just challenges as usual.

In the wilderness of Qinyuan, Li Xian was based on the war horse, behind him, 40,000 Yongjun banners were spread out behind him, and the blue-black phalanx was murderous, and the most dazzling was the three thousand iron guards behind Li Xian, they were all wearing red battle robes, the spring breeze was blowing, and the battle robes were hunting, making them as arrogant and fearless as wildfires all over the mountains and fields in spring, while the other Yongjun knights were like steel cast iron casting, although it was a static battle array, but it contained two different spirits of movement and static, no matter which one it was, All have irresistible power and domineering.

But Li Xian, who showed off his might in front of the battle, was very depressed in his heart, although he suffered defeat in Anze, but the troops in his hands were still very strong, 40,000 cavalry, and nearly 40,000 infantry behind, although the Northern Han Army was known as 100,000 iron cavalry, but only about 50,000 of them were elite soldiers, and most of the rest were new troops supplemented in this half year, which were inferior to the original Northern Han elite soldiers in terms of force and training. It stands to reason that he has strong soldiers and horses, and Jing Chi's 30,000 iron cavalry, I don't know when it will come, and the two sides will fight, at least I won't be defeated. But Jiang Zhe actually said to himself, let him not insist too much, just wait until he is defeated and retreat, he will repair the road in the back, arrange the retreat, and let Xuan Song take the infantry army to meet him in the back, will he definitely lose? It has been fighting for several days, which time did the Northern Han army take advantage? Li Xian thought indignantly, why just beat the Northern Han army to the ground, what is the need to completely annihilate the main force of the enemy, as long as the Northern Han army is defeated again, can they still turn the tide?

At this time, the camp of the Northern Han Army suddenly moved, facing the south of the Yongjun camp door opened, a piece of iron cavalry wearing a fiery red robe poured out of the camp gate, at the same time, the camp gates on the east and west sides were also wide open, and an endless stream of knights of the Northern Han Army poured out like a tide, the Northern Han Army and the Yongjun Army were different, they did not line up when they went out of the camp, they were as turbulent as wolves, and they were as orderly as wolves, but when they gathered in the open space, it was like a river flowing into the sea, and it soon condensed into a strict battle array. In just a moment, at least tens of thousands of Northern Han troops have formed a battle formation, and there are countless brown knights who are forming a new battle formation.

Li Xian frowned on the horse, looking at today's situation, Long Tingfei wanted to fight a decisive battle with himself, in fact, the Northern Han Army had formed a local advantage in the past few days, but although Li Xian had repeatedly provoked, Long Tingfei just refused to fight with himself, why did he change his mind today, could it be that there has been a major change in the military situation? He beat a drum in his heart, and said in his heart, if it is a real decisive battle, my army may not be able to resist it, and it is really worth that retreat, but didn't Sui Yun say that Long Tingfei would not easily go all out to fight a decisive battle with himself?

At this time, from the battle formation of the Northern Han Army, several horsemen guarded a person slowly out, the man lifted his face armor, revealing a handsome face, his dark blue eyes contained deep pain and grief, and his slightly reduced face was a little haggard, only the demeanor of looking at the world was still the same as before, Long Tingfei gently stroked his beloved halberd, his heart was full of murderous intentions, and the various humiliations in the past few months had made him resentful in his heart. The four generals under his command are now only Duan Invincible, and the former generals and soldiers in the army are all happy and convinced of him, but since Quartz's death, he can always feel the growing dissatisfaction in the army, but he can only temporarily suppress it by force. A few days ago, the Yongjun army was flooded in Anze, although the price paid was not small, but after all, the results of the battle were amazing, and the confidence of the officers and men in the army was restored to the same as before. All this is because of that Jiang Zhe and Li Xian in front of him, no matter what, all the difficulties in the past will pass, as long as the Yongjun army is defeated today, the overall situation can be saved, and then he will have the opportunity to reorganize the army.

Looking at the rebellious figure holding a horse lance on the opposite side, Long Tingfei's eyes flashed with flames, if he wasn't worried that the King of Qi would retreat to the mountains after being defeated, cooperate with the infantry army to block the Northern Han army, and then stick to the reinforcements, how could he never dare to kill these tens of thousands of horses with all his might, today he can finally strangle all the enemy troops, and then the Northern Han army can be like a wolf pack hunting, and the Yong army will be wiped out one by one, the Yong army suffered this fiasco, and can no longer peep north within a few years, after a few years, I am afraid that Dayong himself will be too busy to take care of himself. Holding the halberd in his hand, Long Tingfei shouted: "Annihilate the Yongjun and capture Li Xian alive!" When the Northern Han army heard this, they were shocked, and they all shouted loudly, and the momentum was great for a while.

Li Xian's temperament was like fire, as soon as he heard Long Tingfei's shout, he couldn't help but be angry, pointed at the Northern Han army with the horse lance in his hand, and scolded with a smile: "Sons, the Northern Han people call themselves heroes on weekdays, but they only dare to use tricks to attack in Anze, and these days they are locked in the camp and dare not meet the enemy, these cowards actually want to annihilate our army, can you believe it?" ”

Tao Lin, one of the four guards around Li Xian, was the most witty, and replied loudly: "Your Highness, General Long is not ashamed, why should you be angry, how about we capture General Long and let him give His Highness a drink?" ”

The Yongjun laughed when they heard it, but the Northern Han Army shouted and scolded, but Li Xian and Long Tingfei just looked at each other coldly, and the calmness of the main general gradually infected the officers and soldiers of the two armies, and unconsciously, the battlefield returned to silence, and the silence full of murderous intent became more and more depressing and dignified, and everyone had a feeling of being out of breath. Then, as if they had a heart, Long Tingfei and Li Xian gave orders almost at the same time, and the blue-black and brown torrents surged almost at the same time, and then collided together, and the decisive battle between the Yong army and the Northern Han army began.