Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Oath (End)
If Xiao Yan knew that he would encounter such a situation today, he would not have come if he was killed, even if he pretended to be sick. I can't tell how Tong Guan arranges, so I can do it myself. Anyway, Tong Guan can still lose his credit? He is a former military commander hand-picked by the government!
Now Tong Guan just looked at himself lightly. Xiao Yan only felt that his head was going to be three sizes bigger. Caste, Lao Tzu greets your whole family! Maybe Tong Guan can push the seed master back with a word, the strategy has been decided, and it should not be moved lightly. But the superior has never taken the initiative to maintain the loyalty of his subordinates and will not waver. At this moment, they will only observe whether their subordinates are of the same mind as themselves!
The choice is simple, it's so simple. As long as you are respectful, salute the old seed, and then pat the *** breast and boast. "I Xiao Yan regards the Liao people as local chickens and dogs. In Zhuoyi Erzhou, I defeated Xiao Gan's entire division with a few hundred men, and now there are two or three thousand people under my command, and there are so many large armies to help, are you still afraid that Xiao Gan's men will be defeated? Yanjing City, I Xiao Yanbao hit! ”
Everyone present thought that Xiao Yan would say this. They are all waiting for a hurry to finish. Although the military agreement was decided, there were too many things to arrange for the army to be dispatched. Today's glory is on Xiao Yan, and they are really too lazy to be Xiao Yan's foil here, so they continue to join in the fun. But for a long time, I didn't hear Xiao Yan speak. Everyone who originally didn't think so slowly raised their heads and looked directly at Xiao Yan standing there with a calm face. No one knows what he's hesitating. A sneer already appeared on Cai You's face. Raised his head and did not look at the field. Tong Guan's face became more and more gloomy, but he gritted his teeth and refused to urge Xiao Yan. And the eyes of Yao Gu Yang Keshi, the little seed who was standing behind the old seed, were getting wider and wider.
Xiao Yan: What's wrong? …… yes, what's wrong with that? ……… What is Lao Tzu for, desperately trying to regain Zhuoyi Erzhou, to recover Yanjing, and to achieve this complete success? Is it for your own power? The credit I have made is enough. If you make meritorious contributions, it is not a matter of making a big splash and being hated by others. Why do you have to choose Tong Guan to take refuge in the dead eunuch and be a loyal minister under the hands of the dead eunuch, trying his best to make this war resume.
And the soldiers under his command, why did they follow themselves to resolutely cross north, in **, in Laishui, in Yizhou, and rushed towards the overwhelming Liao army without hesitation?
It is wishful thinking to have a negative life, and to be able to redeem the unspeakable tragedy of the last days. Those who read history, seeing the tragedy in Jingkang and the sunset on Yashan, all the children of the Han family, who is not depressed and shoots all over the railing? It is his own blood bravery, as well as the changes in this life, that make such a good man follow him to follow him!
What are you proud of? If it weren't for them, how would I be where I am today?
History has changed.
Maybe the Jurchens will really come, maybe Xiao Gan will resist to the death. No matter which situation you send, two or three thousand rides by yourself are definitely not enough! And this time the Northern Expedition must not fail, otherwise, this thousand-year-old charm will really be irretrievable!
Seed Master Dao and the people behind him, in addition to the origin of his own crossing, I am afraid that he has already seen his own thoughts clearly. And for a long time, I'm afraid there is no choice.
The power of the white soldiers is very clear to themselves. If it weren't for the three hundred white spurs, and if it was replaced by some other Song army troops, Zhuo Yi would never have been able to win in danger! There are more than 1,000 Baiqi soldiers who have come to strengthen the whole division, and they have what can be said to be the most powerful cavalry force in the entire Great Song Dynasty, and they will fight a lot when they take Yanjing.
And there is no room for loss in this battle!
Forget it, anyway, Lao Tzu didn't plan to work under this dead eunuch for the rest of his life, and he will talk about the future in the future. The soldiers will block, and the water will come to the earth. No matter how bad the situation is, can it be worse than when Lao Tzu crossed over?
Xiao Yan was thinking listlessly, and his mood was extremely bad. put such a dish for the old seed. , it feels like swallowing a dead fly. I was beaming when I came, and I don't know which cloud I threw it into at this time.
In the silence, I heard Xiao Yan speak slowly. In such a situation, his expression had a kind of open-mindedness. Everyone saw Xiao Yan****'s nose and smiled: "Old breeder, you really have you!" Give me the white soldiers, can I still not appreciate it? As long as Xuan Shuai doesn't object, I want Bai Zhanbing! ”
Everyone present raised a low voice. Yang Keshi's eyes couldn't be bigger. Wang Yu stood up suddenly, but Liu Yanqing was stubborn. Seed Master Zhong and Yao Gu looked at each other, with an incredible expression on their faces. Only the seed master was plain and sat down with a smile.
After saying this, Xiao Yan simply lowered his head and didn't look at Tong Guan's eyes. Anyway, it's just such a pile, whatever you think about the dead eunuch, Lao Tzu made this decision on impulse, manly man, can't you still eat what you say?
But seriously, at this time, Xiao Yan really wanted to slap his mouth.
Alas, you really shouldn't underestimate the people of the world. Don't think that you can play them with a thousand years of knowledge. The people present are not old foxes with white hair
Anyway, Lao Tzu, he has a clear conscience
Tong Guan just looked at Xiao Yan who was hanging his head in frustration on the side. The expression on his face changed, and in the end, Tong Guan just burst out laughing: "The old man is old and seeks the country, and Xiao Xuanzan is as good as a stream." Everyone is so concerned about national affairs, what is not allowed? Xiao Xuanzan, when you go back. Let's take the white soldiers back! Da Song Jingqi, so-and-so will all be in your hands! Now, it's time to go to the oath to Zhenlu, 100,000 athletes, in Bianliang City, are all looking forward to Xiao Xuanzan's expedition, waiting for Xiao Xuanzan's good news of Yanjing! ”
Yanjing City Middle School Field, a scene of slaughter.
Khitan athletes, Xi knights, Bohai Han'er. Under various banners, he stood solemnly in the school grounds. The armor is neat, and the halberd is cold.
They are the last force of the Great Liao, which spans thousands of miles and has been established for more than 200 years. These days, I have struggled to fight in all directions, but at that time, I have seen the country poor. The battle of Baigou River also returned to the light. But with that bit of false fire, a commander named Xiao Yan emerged in the Great Song Dynasty, and swept it clean in Zhuoyi Erzhou.
The country's decline is not only that. The last powerhouse of Da Liao, Da Shi Linya and King Xiao Gan became incompatible at once! Just on the day he returned to Yanjing, Dashi Linya was placed under house arrest. Now Da Liao is only supported by King Xiao Gan alone. The southern officials of the Han Dynasty in the DPRK have been captured and beheaded by Da Shi Linya that day, and the rest are closed. The Khitan Xi people in Yanjing City are noble, and almost all the domestic slaves entered the army this time. The situation was already hopeless, and the Heavenly Emperor they had set up could die at any moment. The Song army is ready to move in Zhuoyi Erzhou again, and the door is even more open in the north, and there is almost no ability to resist the Jurchen oppression in Bei'an Prefecture, at this time, it can only be a death fight!
These days, the Khitan Xi military horses that returned to Yanjing for a short time are just saying goodbye to their relatives in the clan. The old, weak, women and children, trying to find a way to settle down, everyone's heart is sad and bleak. No one knows where the road lies ahead. The grievances between Da Shi Linya and King Xiao, even the Khitan disciples didn't bother to care. The overall situation is like this, just toss it with the superiors! When the time comes, as long as they don't want to be slaves, they will be nothing more than a dead word.
What disturbed them the most was that there was a rumor in Yanjing City now. King Xiao Gan seems to have the meaning of commanding the remaining strength of Daliao and establishing himself as Emperor Xi. Just waiting for the heaven-given emperor Bintian, he can get rid of the last trace of scruples, and in the name of the actual ruler of the Great Liao Hou clan, take these people and horses to let the city go!
Xi people, these days the mysterious gods are always rumoring something. The Khitan soldiers and horses just watched from the sidelines. The country is like this, and they are really at a loss.
Now in the school field, although the people and horses are neatly arranged, there is no sound. But behind the murderous aura of the army, there is more of a dead and silent aura faintly floating. It is difficult to find the high soldiers who went out to the Baigou River on the day to meet the Song people's Northern Expedition of 150,000 troops to the deathwap.01616.\c\om1|6|kThe official signature macho man four dishes lie down and upload
Gas! Outside the school field, the two rode well and were slowly galloping towards the school field.
Immediately, the two of them were both golden helmets and armor, and black cloaks. It was Xiao Gan and Yelu Dashi. Dozens of knights followed from a distance, leaving room for the two last heroes of Da Liao to speak. No one knows if there will be a goodbye day in the future when this pair of bibs appeared at the same time to face the Song people who were about to be pressed by the army!
Jerodashi was on a horse, and his back was straight. After these days of house arrest, and after changing into military uniforms, his majesty has not been reduced by half. Xiao Gan's tall and thin figure was beside him, and he was still as sincere and simple as before. It was still the scene of the two of them marching side by side that day. It's just that along the way, the two didn't say a word.
Seeing that he was about to arrive at the school ground, Yelu Dashi turned back with infinite emotion: "It's a pity that this time, it wasn't a certain family who went to fight hard with these last children, and I was martyred for Da Liao, and I was also willing!" ”
Xiao Gan smiled faintly: "Lin Ya, whether it is a certain family or Lin Ya, whoever leads the troops to the battle is ordinary." We are big Liao, no matter how weak. You can't let the southerners ride on their heads to and pee! Speaking of which, a certain family still has to thank Linya, and in the end, they should promise to swear to boost the brigade and boost morale."
Yelu Dashi said coldly: "Isn't it that King Xiao has agreed to two conditions from a certain family?" ”
Xiao Gan smiled: "Could it be that Lin Ya is still afraid that I will not be able to break my promise?" ”
Yelu Dashi shook his head: "King Xiao is a hero, not a villain, I can trust this." Say what you say, and you will do it. Now that there is no Great Liao as a support, if you want everyone to die, it is nothing more than practicing what you say. Without this bit of manly spirit, how can you stand out in this troubled world? ”
Xiao Gan just smiled: "The two conditions of Da Shi Linya are really harsh."
Yelu Dashi just glanced at Xiao Gan: "One is that the Emperor of Heaven does not collapse, and King Xiao will fight with the Song army to the end." There is no other way out. Can you agree to this condition? The king commands the army, and the Khitan Jian'er needless to say, he is the son of the Xi people, and the Yelu clan has been the same for more than 200 years, and the emperor is still there, so you can pull them into another great cause? This condition, of course, is for Da Liao, but why not for you, King Xiao! ”
Xiao Gan smiled and did not speak. Yelu Dashi looked at him again: "The second is that if you, King Xiao, are ready to let Yanjing City not go, and let a certain Yelu Dashi have a way to live, wouldn't the king understand that the Jurchens and the Song people are oppressed by one north and one south, and they all want to kill me Daliao and then quickly." If a certain Yelu Dashi is still there, a hero in the world, who is not afraid of a certain three points? Wouldn't it be only good for you to attract the attention of the Jurchens and the Song people? This condition, of course, is for a certain family, but it is also beneficial to you! ”
Speaking of himself, Yelu Dashi's words also carried a sense of pride, and his expression was fierce. Looking forward to it, his spirit was flying. Don't be discouraged by being in prison!
Xiao Gan smiled bitterly: "Lin Ya, you have calculated everything, what else can I say?" You can rest assured that what I promised, I will do it. There will be a bloody battle in Yanjing City! It's just that although the personnel are exhausted, the number of days is difficult to know, this big Liao can be saved or not, no one knows! ”
Jerod Stone just looked into the distance between the clouds and the sky. Gritted his teeth and whispered to himself: "I, the Khitan ancestors, are heroic, and I can only do my best to leave us unscrupulous descendants!" Even if you die, what is the hatred? The world is so big, I don't believe it, there is no place for my Khitan disciples! King Xiao, you are so self-conscious! ”
While talking, the two riders were already approaching the school field. Dozens of flag gates stood in the moment, and countless pairs of eyes were cast from the flag gates, and they saw Xiao Gan and Yelu Dashi riding together. Many Khitan soldiers held their breath in disbelief, didn't they say that King Xiao and Da Shilin were in flames? Why is it that at this time, as before, it has appeared?
If the pair of Da Liao is still there, maybe we Da Liao still have a glimmer of life!
Facing the fiery eyes of the athletes under his command in the past, Yelu Dashi** couldn't help but churn with blood. He couldn't help but slam the horse's belly. Speed up, just speed through a flag gate! Xiao Gan had a smile on his face, and he also sped up the speed of the horse, but deliberately let Yelu Dashi a horse and followed him closely.
The horses under the crotch of Yelu Dashi galloped faster and faster, and galloped through in front of the army.
Everyone's eyes followed him, as if the person in front of him was still the invincible commander who led them! In the midst of countless pairs of eager eyes, Yelu Dashi took off the golden helmet on his head and raised it in the air with all his might.
"Who is the one who quelled the chaos in Liaodong and pacified more than 20 states?"
There was a silence below, and the shouts erupted violently: "It's us!" ”
"In the Yang of Yanshan, who is the one who seeks to level the giant Kou Zhang Liang?"
The shouts were louder: "It's us!" ”
"In the Baigou River, 150,000 corpses of the Song army were killed all over the field, and they retreated more than 200 miles. Who is it that does not dare to go out of the camp half a step in front of our army? ”
The shouts seemed to sweep through the entire Yanjing City. The bird was shocked to leave the forest, and the bronze bell responded: "It's us." It's us! ”
"Who is such a lone army. The southern expedition and the northern war, struggling to maintain the Great Liao, struggling to support the crisis, even if the sky and the earth are cracked, it is still not a little bit, until death? ”
The shouting reached its climax at this moment. Wrap everyone in between!
"It's us, it's us, it's us!"
Yelu Dashi slowly reined in his horse, closed his golden helmet in the shout, and pointed proudly south with one arm: "Then send troops, and then kill the southerners without leaving a piece of armor, and a certain one is watching you in Yanjing City!" If so-and-so, Da Liao is there! ”
Cheers erupted from the depths of the military formation, reaching every corner. Whether it is the Khitan Xi people or the Bohai Han'er, they all waved the blades in their hands like crazy, knocking on the ** chamber, and countless healthy horses neighed, and the morale that originally seemed to be decadent was as passionate as ever again in the words of their invincible commander!
Xiao Gan just immediately stood behind Yelu Dashi and smiled coldly.
In the school field outside Xiongzhou City, there is a scene similar to that of Yanjing City.
The main force of the Huanqing Army that arrived in Xiongzhou in advance. The main force of the Jingyuan Army and the Shengjie Army, tens of thousands of horses, were standing neatly on the flat ground outside Xiongzhou City. This time in the Northern Expedition again, the officials invested a lot of money, and even the jackets on the Northern Expedition army were all replaced with brand new ones. These things alone keep several transporters busy.
The Song people's army array, neat and thick, is even more than the Liao cavalry, standing in the field, countless spears stretched out like a forest. The autumn sun is shining. It's like an ocean of steel. There are more people, watching this kind of military situation from a distance, standing all over the pit and valley, the Song people have been peaceful for a long time, and many people who have come from all over the interior to serve have seen such a scene of military academy parades. It's just that he can't speak.
Everyone was waiting quietly, and the Song general, Le Ma, stood in front of the formation, and his face was as black as iron. Even the Huanqing Army, which was defeated so badly last time, was also a powerhouse of the Western Army at the beginning. Naturally, he has the dignity and pride of the first-class strong soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty. Defeated so badly, if you don't recover from now on, it's okay. But suddenly a Xiao Yan appeared, took the lead in crossing north, turned the situation around, and once again had the opportunity to go on the Northern Expedition, and there were already rumors that this time the Huanqing Army was still the main force in person!
These soldiers of the Huanqing Army are enough to endure the white eyes of the other Western Army. Now they are given another opportunity to wash away their previous shame, and the blood of the soldiers is naturally agitated. Xiao Yan could suppress the Liao people to retreat north with a few hundred soldiers, how could they not do it with the Huanqing army? Not to mention that Liu Yanqing, the commander of the Huanqing Army, has become the commander of the whole army this time, and when the benefits are in hand, he must also sell his strength to boost the morale of the army.
Because of this, this Song people's military formation, strict and orderly, and the anger of the same enemy is even more than the Liao army's horses!
While everyone was waiting quietly, they saw dozens of war horses, surrounded by more than 100 victorious soldiers and knights, like dragons. There are also several knights wearing cyan Luo Gai, and under Luo Gai is Tong Guan's tall figure. Behind him, the old and small species, Yao Gu, Liu Yanqing, and Ma Kuo. They were all dressed in military uniforms and followed closely. The generals of the Song Dynasty are almost clustered here. In the field, Song Jun's eyes were unconsciously looking for a strange figure. It wasn't until on Tong Guan's right hand side that they saw a slender young general wearing imperial silver armor and a red cloak fluttering high behind him, that everyone was moved.
Is this person Xiao Yan, who has become famous all over the world? This son has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, how he looks like a gentle reader, but he doesn't know why he has a black face. Looking at his description, no one would have imagined that he would be a figure who could lead hundreds of people and pounce on the Liao army with a single bite of his teeth!
Xuan Shuai just wants to hand over the head work of Diding Youyan to him?
When the group of men and horses rushed closer, they saw Tong Guan violently shake the reins and shake off the servants, and rushed out of Luo Gai. He just turned around and beckoned to Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan understood, at this time, he didn't care about the big move, anyway, he even did the stupid thing of promising Bai Yanbing, and now he is afraid of other things. just followed Tong Guan and rushed out without saying a word, following closely behind him.
The other generals all slowed down their horses and glanced at each other, each with their own wonderful expressions on their faces. They all turned their minds. Only Liu Yanqing said haha: "Xiao Xuanzan has a heavy responsibility for this trip, and Xuan Shuai values him, that is the right time, that is the right time!" ”
Xiao Yan just urged the horse to gallop, what others thought at this time, he didn't bother to care. At the first moment, he felt tens of thousands of pairs of eyes cast on him. Among them, envy, admiration, and questioning are mixed in one place. It's just dizzying. Since you don't have to think about the future, you have to enjoy this moment of your own glory now!
This qiē was not won by oneself, nor by Zu Yin. The qiē achievements he has made are all bare-handed, and he is familiar with the qiē, which is a thousand years away!
The sky above his head is vast, the armor on his side is like a forest, and tens of thousands of tigers are watching him. At this moment, Xiao Yan had never had such a clear conscience. No matter what kind of decision Lao Tzu made or what kind of stupid things he did, at least Lao Tzu is bright and bright, and he lives up to this new life!
As for the future, it is nothing more than desperately moving forward. In this era, I feel like I live like a man!
Although Tong Guan is 68 years old, he has been a soldier for a long time, and his body is still very strong on the horse. He and Xiao Yan were just galloping in front of the army, from one end to the other, and the eyes of countless soldiers were just slowly following their figures. When they rushed to the end of the army formation and came back from the horse, I don't know which officer gave the order first, and a shout broke out from the depths of the military formation: "Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng!" ”
The shouts immediately covered the sky and the earth, and every Song soldier raised his sword in his hand, only shouting hoarsely: "Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng!" ”
The people in the distance, full of pits and valleys, were also thrilled to watch, and with every move of the army, the waves of steel surged and roared. This is the army of the Great Song Dynasty that they came to serve, struggling on the muddy roads, and taking out the strength to transport materials to supply them! At this moment, all the hardships along the way seemed to have been alleviated a lot, and some people also raised their fists, and they were so infected that they shouted: "Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng!" ”
Tong Guan and Xiao Yan rushed back from the end of the military formation. to the middle of the front of the formation. Tong Guan's face was shining, even though he had been lazy a lot over the years, but before this army, he seemed to have found the breeze and arrogance that led the Western Army, expanded thousands of miles for the Great Song Dynasty, and beat the Western Xia who did not dare to cross the Hengshan!
He raised a hand suddenly, and the cheers of the military formation suddenly stopped, Tong Guan glanced at the whole army, raised his arms and shouted: "We will wait for the whole army to march north again, and sweep away the humiliation of the small setback in Baigou!" The upper comfort official's family is looking down, and the lower is fighting for yourself to have a wife and a shadow! Not much to say, those who work hard to move forward, some of them are rewarded for their official positions, and those who retreat will not be able to advance until military law is not a trick! ”
After all, he was getting older, and he roared a few words hoarsely, and Tong Guan already felt that Zhongqi was a little unable to catch up. Turning around and beckoning, Xiao Yan had already ridden forward with a straight face, standing side by side with Tong Guan. Everyone's gaze turned to him almost with a sound.
Tong Guan pointed at Xiao Yan and shouted: "This is my Da Song Xiao Xuanzan!" **Said Guo Pharmacist. Riding alone and rushing to the Yelu Dashi camp, leading 400 men and horses to cross Baigou north, capturing **, and pointing west to the flag, Xiao Gan, the king of the four armies of the Liao, led tens of thousands of horsemen. can't be Xiao Xuanzan's blow, just win the rush to the north. Now Xiao Xuanzan is the vanguard of my army again! Yanjing is not worth taking! ”
After boasting for Xiao Yan, Tong Guan turned his head and chuckled to Xiao Yan: "Xiao Xuanzan, everything that should be done has been done, how about letting you, a great hero, announce the oath of the army to the north today?" this situation. You typed it out! ”
Tong Guanyan smiled freely, as if he didn't take the unhappiness just now in his heart.
But at this moment, Xiao Yan didn't bother to speculate on Tong Guan's thoughts.
The man's fame, but take it right away, don't ask for it in the song!
Everyone looked at Xiao Yan silently and nodded slightly to Tong Guan, and rode his horse to the front. Xiao Yan took off the silver helmet on his head and pointed to his nose: "Lao Tzu is Xiao Yan!" I don't have three heads and six arms, I don't have green fangs, I hurt when I get beaten, and I vomit when I drink too much! ”
In the middle of the military formation, a burst of laughter broke out. Although Xiao Yan is a little deliberately pretending to be close to the eight sets, but with his identity, everyone appreciates it if he is willing to be so frugal. Besides, it hurts to be beaten, and the two sentences of drinking too much and vomiting are really fresh enough.
Xiao Yan looked north: "The Liao army is very strong, and since Lao Tzu crossed to the north, he has also died nine times........ When I saw Lao Tzu, I ran away, and I was born without such a good life! Yelu Dashi and Xiao Gan are both outstanding people, under Yanjing City, there must be a fierce battle, Lao Tzu can't do anything else, the only thing that can be done is life and death and the brothers are together, you rush into battle, turn your head to look at the side, Lao Tzu is on your side! The brothers who followed Lao Tzu to the north can testify, and the heroic souls who died all the way are not far away, and they can also testify! ”
Huge fungus, just silent. Tong Guan was immediately not far from Xiao Yan, just looking at his back with a complicated expression.
Xiao Yan smiled faintly: "Why do you have to snatch Yanjing back?" The army is all the Western Army, and they have tasted the hardships of the Western Xia. Behind everyone's back, it's over! In the land of Hebei, it is also general. At the beginning, the sixteen states of Yanyun were separated from the soil of the Han family, and the Liao people took this high-rise situation, and I don't know how many times it was worse than the Western Xia
Fierce Criminal! Now the Liao people can't become it, and the Jurchens are rising, they are ten times more vicious enemies than the Khitan! We must snatch back the land of Yanyun and make this land a barrier for our Han people to be protected from the invasion of Hulu! I only hope that how everyone will fight for the Great Song Dynasty in the West, for the bloody battle of the Qi clan behind them, in this land of Hebei, will not fall into the century-old prestige of the Western Army! He slammed the horse, but pulled the reins back hard, this kind of equestrian skills, Xiao Yan deliberately practiced because he was really pulling the wind. At this time, the Jianma captured from the hands of the Liao people stood up. Xiao Yan pointed north with one arm and shouted hoarsely: "Yanjing City is there, waiting for our Han family for one hundred and eighty-six years!" Hundreds of thousands of children of the Han family who have thrown their corpses into Youyan in the northern expedition are waiting for us to settle Yanyun and summon their souls back to their hometown! To the north, to the north, let the Western Army be prestigious, from now until the end of the world (this sentence is too embarrassing to press the beater), forever with the Great Song Dynasty! "~~ On August 14 of the fourth year of Xuanhe of the Great Song Dynasty, the Song and Liao sides, one in Xiongzhou and the other in Yanjing, swore at the same time. Prepare for the final battle near the Gaoliang River. And the unpredictable dark clouds in the north still hung heavily over the head of the land of Youyan.