The next day, on the tower of Caozhou City, the king of Northern Liao looked ahead with a solemn expression, Li Changzheng and the 800 Xiao cavalry battalion stood beside him solemnly, and at the same time, there were generals of the Northern Liao army except Wei Quanxing, who was sick and asked for leave, like Xu Zizhang, Xiang Ziyu, Meng Li, Xu Dachun and Fang Wanqi. Ji Qingchen used to lead the cavalry when he left the country, and this was the first time he participated in the defense of the city, and he had no experience in defending the city. The task of commanding and defending the city was given to Meng Li and Fang Wanqi, who were experienced in this field, and the two were responsible for mobilizing the army to defend the city.

At this time, I saw the Beirong army appear in the distance like a tide, and when the cavalry that rushed to the front did not stop at 800 under Caozhou City, everyone in Caozhou City saw the Beirong cavalry behind the 20,000 Beirong cavalry carrying long ladders and other engineering equipment to become infantry engineering army.

Eight hundred paces, which is the farthest range of crossbow shots.

The Beirong cavalry stopped at 800 paces away, which showed that they were already familiar with the range of bows and arrows of the Dayan defenders, and they were familiar with the city defense mode of the Dayan defenders.

"There are 20,000 siege foot soldiers, they are the cavalry of the blue banner, their cavalry changed to infantry to attack the city, and the Yanmen Pass was broken by them." Xiang Ziyu said lightly, it can be regarded as introducing the enemy's situation to Ji Qingchen.

"With just 20,000 people and the rudimentary siege equipment in their hands, it's like capturing Caozhou City?" Li Changzheng said disdainfully.

Everyone was silent, they had no way to object, because the siege equipment of the Beirong siege infantry in front of them was indeed extremely rudimentary, while Caozhou City was tall and strong, and it was indeed difficult to break. But everyone can't help but believe it, because it is such a group of Beirong cavalry who can't attack the city, they dismounted and should be infantry to attack the city, and used the simple siege equipment in their hands to capture Yanmen Pass, and Yanmen Pass will be easier to defend and difficult to attack by Caozhou City.

"You don't have to say a word." Ji Qingchen yelled at Li Changzheng and said, "When the city is attacked, the commander of the Xiaocai battalion will be strictly ordered, whoever wants to defend the city is not good, and dare to take a step back, he will immediately deal with it with military law on the spot, and don't be soft." ”

Because he was not worried about the combat effectiveness of the garrison army, Ji Qingchen deliberately asked the Xiaocai battalion to act as a military police unit and supervise the garrison army on the city tower. There is no way for him to do this, who told the defenders of Caozhou City to be angry?

But everyone didn't understand Ji Qingchen's mood, and when they heard Ji Qingchen's order, they all turned pale, and secretly sighed in their hearts that the chief manager was afraid that he would kill someone again today.

Just after Ji Qingchen gave Li Changzheng an order, he saw that the Beirong cavalry under the city had split a road, and eight hundred Beirong cavalry wearing white armor and riding white horses galloped to a stop when they were only three hundred steps away from Caozhou City, and one of the generals in the most central position of the horse team shouted, "The general on the city tower is His Royal Highness the King of Northern Liao?" ”

Looking at the man in the city who was over thirty years old but still heroic, with a pair of sharp eyes like hooks, Ji Qingchen's heart suddenly remembered who the other party was, so he asked, "Is Your Excellency the commander of the 200,000 Beirong army, known as Meng Buge, the strongest blade of Beirong?" ”

"That's right, it's General Ben!" Meng Buge, who was downstairs in the city, said, "I am fortunate to be able to meet His Royal Highness the King of Northern Liao today, it is really a blessing for three lives!" This king has been waiting for His Highness for a long time! ”

"Generals waiting for this king?" Ji Qingchen asked puzzledly, "Could it be that the general knows that the king of Dao is coming to Caozhou City?" ”

"If Dayan still has the prince who can be sent out as a general, he can only defeat His Royal Highness the Northern Liao King with five hundred elite yellow flags outside Ningzhou City with two hundred forest cavalry." Meng Buge said loudly without concealing his appreciation for Ji Qingchen.

"The general has won the award, and this king is ashamed!" Ji Qingchen was not modest, because he felt that at least the third prince Ji Hongchang and the eighth prince Ji Qian were not under him, and they were enough to lead the army to fight.

"Your Highness deserves it. Because among the princes of Dayan, I only admire two people, the first is your crown prince, Ji Chengqian, who died in Yanmen Pass ten years ago, and the second is Your Highness, Ji Qingchen, the king of Northern Liao. Monbugo said as if he were reminiscing.

Meng Buge talked about Ji Qingchen's eldest brother Ji Chengqian, who was not familiar with this brother Ji Qingchen, so he didn't speak, but waited quietly.

Meng Buge continued, "Back then, I was not qualified to lead the army, I just followed my father to watch the battle, but I also witnessed Ji Chengqian's bravery, he deserved to be known as the first Yan prince in the Central Plains, led 3,000 horses alone, faced with the encirclement and interception of my Beirong 30,000 elite cavalry, and fought and retreated, until all the soldiers around him died, still not afraid, fought hard, the war horse was tired to death, he dismounted and fought, and killed my Beirong 300 sons alone, It wasn't until he was exhausted that a bastard like Tuobani took the opportunity to cut off his head with a knife. ”

"In that battle, his 3,000 Great Yan Horse Lance cavalry killed 10,000 elite cavalry in Beirong, which shocked my father and emperor." Meng Buge sighed, "It's a pity that he still died in the hands of our Beirong. ”

"Why does the general want to tell this king?" Ji Qingchen asked, it was the first time he had heard about the battle of his eldest brother Ji Qingchen under the Yanmen Pass, and he knew that Ji Qingchen, who had always been admired by the fierce and cruel Beirong people, was definitely not a simple person in terms of commanding troops.

"I just don't want Da Yan to have another prince like this." Meng Buge said, "So after General Ben arrived at the city of Caozhou, he stood still, waited and watched, and did not attack the city immediately, but waited for His Highness." ”

"Ha Lu Ha-" Ji Qingchen laughed wildly, "Let the general wait for a long time!" ”

"If you can kill Your Highness, it is not too much to let General Ben wait for a year or two. I think it's right that General Ben earned it. Meng Buge said heroically, "Because in Meng Buge's eyes, if you don't kill Your Highness, your Highness will be more powerful by the former Prince Dayan in ten years." ”

"Does the general think you can kill this king?" Ji Qingchen said equally arrogantly, not taking the tens of thousands of Beirong troops in front of him in his eyes at all.

"Your Highness thinks that under my 200,000 Dayan Iron Cavalry, you can defend Caozhou City?" Meng Buge asked rhetorically.

"Since the general said so, let's see in a battle!" Ji Qingchen said, his eyes were full of murderous intent, his body was full of murderous energy, and his fighting spirit was high.

"Domineering! He is worthy of being the king of Northern Liao of Dayan! Meng Buge said loudly, "Today in Caozhou City, Meng Buge wants to fight with His Highness - can His Highness agree?" ”

"Isn't the general ready to attack the city?" Ji Qingchen's expression was very serious, he knew that Meng Buge challenged himself, in addition to wanting to establish power, the purpose was also to hit the morale of the Caozhou army.

Because Meng Buge challenged him, if he agreed, life and death were uncertain when he went out of the city, and if he didn't agree, it would hit the morale of the defenders.

"Siege? Ha Luha-" Meng Buge laughed wildly, "Your Highness is comparable to three Yunzhou, let alone a small Caozhou City?" ”

"Why does the general value this king so much?" Ji Qingchen asked.

"Because, His Royal Highness's teacher is Li Qingyi, and His Royal Highness is the son of Emperor Dayan." Meng Buge replied without thinking.

"Isn't the general going to tell the truth?" Ji Qingchen said with a smile.

"To tell the truth, when the Beirong army crossed Yinshan and invaded Fengzhou, His Royal Highness led 800 tigers and leopards to annihilate my Beirong 3,000 white flag elite horses." Meng Buge said frankly, "At that time, this king was among the three thousand army, but unfortunately he didn't have the opportunity to fight His Highness, so he almost died in the hands of the tiger and leopard rider who left the country, and escaped death before returning to Beirong." So I can't forget Your Highness—"

Ji Qingchen smiled!

Because what Meng Buge said was true, when he went out of the division, he was arranged by Li Qingyi to be a centurion in the tiger and leopard cavalry, when he left the country and found that there were Beirong cavalry activities near Yinshan, for leaving the country, Fengzhou in the northeast is located at the foot of Yinshan Mountain, the weather is cold, it is not suitable for farming, and it is not suitable for grazing, it is a piece of land like chicken ribs, and when it is not sure about the number of Beirong cavalry, the army sent troops a bit of a waste of money and food, so he ordered eight hundred tigers and leopards to ride to Fengzhou to check the details, at that time Ji Qingchen as Li Qingyi's disciple, He acted as the commander of this cavalry.

I didn't expect to meet the three thousand iron horsemen of Beirong at the bottom of the Fengzhou Valley.

The two sides met head-on.

It can only start a fight, and the tiger and leopard cavalry of the country is worthy of being the leader of the light cavalry in the world, with only 800 people to destroy 3,000 Beirong Zhengbai Banner elite cavalry in one battle, and they only lost 300 people, which can be described as a big victory!

And it was that battle that made Ji Qingchen famous in the Tiger and Leopard Riding War. only to win the approval of his two senior brothers, Tie Yan and Mu Feng. However, after the war, Ji Qingchen was reprimanded and punished by his teacher, because from Li Qingyi's point of view, with the combat effectiveness of the tiger and leopard cavalry, the annihilation of the 3,000 Beirong Zhengbai Banner elite cavalry and the sacrifice of 300 tiger and leopard cavalry elites were still too heavy, and he Li Qingyi felt that Ji Qingchen did not make good use of the cavalry tactics he handed over to Ji Qingchen, otherwise with 800 tiger and leopard cavalry against 3,000 Beirong Zhengbai Banner elite cavalry, and completely annihilated 3,000 Beirong cavalry, the tiger and leopard cavalry would only lose less than 200 people at most.

Ji Qingchen humbly accepted the teacher's punishment, because he knew that when his teacher fought against Dayan, he only led 8,000 tigers and leopards to ride them, and he broke into the formation of the two armies and beheaded 13 generals of Dayan, and broke through the Chinese army composed of 80,000 Dayan elite cavalry in one fell swoop. Eight thousand against eighty thousand! Destroy it in one battle! Compared with his 800 against 3,000, or the loss of a third of his soldiers, the advantages and disadvantages are naturally clear at a glance.

However, at that time, in order to avoid suspicion, Ji Qingchen put on a mask during the battle, except for the tiger and leopard rider and the old emperor who left the country, only Li Qingyi knew the way, so that the upper echelons of the country and the ministers of Dayan did not know the history of the road.

Unexpectedly, today there are still people who know that his original brilliant return gift was exposed by Meng Buge!

"Ha Lu Ha - I didn't expect such a secret matter to be inquired about so clearly? It's really impressive! Ji Qingchen said with a smile.

It was a wry smile, because based on this, he judged that Beirong must have colluded with the country.

"Of course, how can General Ben forget this great shame?" Meng Buge said solemnly, "Please also ask Your Highness to go out of the city to fight!" ”

"This king accepts the general's invitation to fight!" Ji Qingchen said loudly, "Li Changzheng, gather the Xiao cavalry battalion, and accompany this king out of the city to meet the Beirong cavalry." ”

"No!" Li Changzheng received the order.