Everyone looked at Yang Peng, waiting for his decision. Yang Peng pondered for a moment, frowned, and said, "No matter this order!" Everyone laughed, and Duan Zhixian said loudly: "That's how it should be!" Huyan Chijin said with some concern: "Disobeying the holy decree, I don't know how Your Majesty and the imperial court will react?" Duan Zhixian said angrily: "What are you afraid of him doing?" Yang Peng said: "I'll handle this matter, you don't need to worry about it, just do what you need to do according to my previous orders!" Everyone clasped their fists and promised.

Time passed day by day, and Xiao Duli lived every day like a year, but what made him feel fortunate was that the Cangzhou army outside the city had not stormed the city, but only sent strong generals to challenge it every day. Xiao Duli estimated that the Song army was still a little hesitant about attacking the city, maybe when their own reinforcements arrived, they would take the initiative to retreat! I hope so.

One evening, the sunset stained the sky red, and the earth was gloomy. Xiao Duli, who was inspecting the city wall, suddenly saw that there was smoke and dust in the north, as if a troop of soldiers and horses was rapidly driving towards this side. Xiao Duli's heart moved, and he hurriedly ran up to the north city wall, and looked into the distance, only to see an army of about 20,000 people waving the battle flag of the Liao army, with a cavalry as the lead, and was rapidly approaching the city gate.

Xiao Duli was overjoyed and couldn't help muttering, "It's here!" It's finally here! Lonte ran up the city wall, came behind Xiao Duli, and also looked out of the city, with a thoughtful look on his face. Suddenly, a Song army of more than 10,000 people came diagonally from one side and stopped the Liao army that was coming. The Liao army immediately stopped advancing and lined up in battle formations, and the Song army also lined up in military formations to confront it.

Xiao Duli was even going to lead the army out of the city to receive reinforcements. Long Teduo hurriedly stopped Xiao Duli, "General, don't worry, let's take a look first!" Xiao Duli said angrily: "What else are you looking at?" If you don't take the Song army to come up and bring reinforcements into the city, the consequences will be unimaginable! Then he ran down the wall. Then I saw the city gate wide open, and Xiao Duli personally commanded 3,000 soldiers and horses poured out of the city, rushing towards the back of the Song army! At the same time, the standard-bearers beside Xiao Duli played the banner according to Xiao Duli's order, which was a signal to order the reinforcements to charge!

Reinforcements are moving! However, the reaction of the Song army was beyond Xiao Duli's expectations, they even ignored the 20,000 Liao troops who came to reinforce, and the whole army turned around and rushed towards Xiao Duli. Xiao Duli was surprised, and the face of Lontedo on the city wall changed greatly, "Not good! ”

The 3,000 Liao army led by Xiao Duli collided with the more than 10,000 Song army and started a scuffle. The 20,000 Liao troops who came to reinforce did not attack the back of the Song army, but split into two branches, one on the left and one on the right, like a pair of huge pincers, and surrounded Xiao Luli. By the time Xiao Duli reacted, he was already under siege. It was only at this time that Xiao Duli was shocked to find that the so-called 20,000 reinforcements were not reinforcements at all, but the Song army under the banner of his Liao army, which was a trap! But where did the real reinforcements go?

Reinforcements from the Liao army did come, but not long ago, they were suddenly ambushed by the Cangzhou army on the way, and the 20,000 troops were almost wiped out, and only Xiao Ying and his more than 3,000 remnants escaped back to Nanjing. Subsequently, the Song army, which ambushed the Liao army, came to the city of Zhuozhou under the banner of the Liao army, and staged a double reed with another Song army, successfully deceiving Xiao Duli.

More than 30,000 Song troops besieged from all sides, and 3,000 Liao troops were killed in horror. Xiao Duli desperately led hundreds of remnants to break out of the siege and rush into the city, and the Song army's war cavalry also followed and rushed into the city gate. The city's defenses crumbled in an instant.

The remnants of the Liao army did not dare to fight, and escaped from Zhuozhou from the east city gate, and fled to the north in embarrassment, and Yang Bamei led two thousand war horses to chase down. The Song army occupied Zhuozhou. The army did not rest, leaving a thousand men to garrison, and continued to march towards Nanjing. Soon after, it was close to the city of Nanjing. The people in Nanjing were panicked.

"Brother, Brother Yang has already arrived in the city!" Chai Yonghui ran into the study and said to Chai Yongqi excitedly. Chai Yongqi couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Brother Yang is really a hero! The battle banner of the soldier is invincible! I thought he wouldn't be able to beat Nanjing! However, it was not long before the brother and sister in the cage became worried again, because they heard that the Empress Dowager Xiao of Liao was about to come to Nanjing with an army of 50,000! I heard that Yang Peng only has 40,000 soldiers and horses, can he win?

Xiao Luli caught up with the men in the city, whether they were fourteen or fifteen-year-old boys or fifty or sixty years old, and asked them to guard them strictly. Outside the city, the 40,000 army led by Yang Peng was like a mountain, the spears were like a forest, and the fierce aura made the defenders at the head of the city tremble. The war drums sounded loudly, and I saw a heroic Song general riding a horse between the two sides, and immediately shot a gun. The tens of thousands of soldiers of the Song Army behind him let out a shout, and the sound shook the sky, this is a challenge!

Xiao Duli stared at the Song general and said angrily: "What a Yang Peng, he actually went into battle to challenge in person, is there no one to bully our army!" I'll meet him! With that, he was leaving. Long Teduo was startled, and hurriedly stopped Xiao Duli, "No, General!" In case of a mistake, the Song army will definitely take the opportunity to rush into the city! ”

Xiao Duli was furious, "Are you saying that I am not Yang Peng's opponent?" Then he ignored Xiao Duli's bitter advice and insisted on running down the city wall. The city gate opened, and Xiao Duli, who was wearing heavy armor and carrying a mace, rushed out of the city. Seeing this, Long Teduo had no choice but to order the soldiers at the head of the city to beat drums and shout with all their strength to cheer for Xiao Duli. The soldiers of the Liao army shouted, and the war drums also sounded loudly, as if they were competing with the war drums and shouts of the Song army.

Xiao Duli urged the war horse to rush towards Yang Peng. Yang Peng greeted him with a spear. In the blink of an eye, the two horses intersected, Xiao Duli raised his knife, and Yang Peng held a gun. Chen Xiao's speed was one line faster than Xiao Duli's, and Xiao Duli didn't have time to chop the knife down when he saw the cold star on the tip of the opponent's spear burst out! Xiao Duli was frightened, and hurriedly dodged sideways, but he could dodge this blow!

The two horses staggered, the two sides turned their horses' heads, Xiao Duli hesitated, but Yang Peng had already killed him, Xiao Duli was taken aback, and could only meet him. The two sides rushed back and forth for several rounds, and Xiao Duli was already cowardly. The two sides were entangled and fighting, Yang Peng became more and more courageous, and the speed of the spear became faster and faster, like a dragon roaring for nine days; But Xiao Duli only had the power to parry, and he had no ability to fight back.

After more than a dozen rounds, Xiao Duli shook a shot, turned the horse's head and galloped towards the city gate. Yang Peng immediately chased after him, and when Zhan Jinguo and others saw this, they immediately led a large army to cover the past. Seeing this, Lontedo was shocked and hurriedly ordered the crossbowmen to release their arrows. The rain of arrows fell, and Yang Peng and his army had to stop the pursuit and retreat. Xiao Duli was able to escape safely into the city, the city gate was hastily closed, and the drawbridge was raised.

After this battle, the morale of the defenders was extremely low. Almost everyone believed that the Song army outside the city was invincible, and there was also a rumor circulating in the city of Nanjing, saying that Yang Peng was a 'greedy wolf general', and it was impossible for mortals to defeat him.

It was late at night, and the city of Nanjing was so quiet that people were frightened. On the city wall, most of the defenders had fallen asleep, in groups of three or five, leaning on each other, clutching broken weapons or farm tools. The sentry in charge of the guard was also dozing. The flames of the torches danced and beeped, making them clear in the silence of the night.

In the darkness of the city wall, many dark shadows suddenly appeared, like ghosts. The soldiers in charge of the sentry were killed one by one by the ghosts, without making any noise. An officer of the Liao army suddenly rushed out of the city gate tower to relieve himself, and found that the surroundings had become so quiet! Where are all the sentinels? Suddenly, he felt as if there was someone behind him, so he turned around and saw a black-clothed masked man staring at him coldly, trembling with fright, and even screaming. However, at this moment, the other party covered his mouth and nose, and at the same time cut his neck with a knife. The officer's eyes showed extreme fear, and then he didn't know anything.

A group of black-clad masked men rushed into the city gate tower and killed all the Liao soldiers who were asleep. At the same time, another group of black-clothed masked men ran along the wall ladder towards the city gate, stopped halfway, raised their steel crossbows and aimed at the dozen sergeants at the city gate, and then pulled the trigger, dozens of crossbow arrows flew out, and the dozen sergeants were shot to the ground before they understood what was happening.

The man in black ran to the city gate, drew his sword and killed several soldiers who were not yet dead, and then opened the city gate. Kill......! Xiao Luli was awakened by the sudden sound of killing, and quickly jumped out of bed and ran out of the bedroom. I saw the firelight flickering in the direction of Nancheng, and the footsteps of countless people and horses were rushing, mixed with sporadic fighting and screams.

Xiao Duli was so frightened that he couldn't figure it out, why did the Song army suddenly enter the city? Lontedo rushed over in a hurry, and said urgently: "General, we must hurry up, it will be too late!" "Xiao Duli fled with Lontedo and the others from the back door of the Left-behind Mansion!"

At this time, the 100,000 defenders temporarily recruited by Xiao Duli had already dispersed, and the thousands of regular Liao troops were also defeated like a mountain, all of them were panicked like lost dogs, and they only cared about fleeing for their lives. The Song army quickly took control of the four gates and occupied the Liushou Mansion at the same time. At the end of the battle, Liaonanjing fell into the hands of Yang Peng.

Yang Ying took Chai Yongqi and Chai Yonghui to the lobby of the left-behind mansion. The brother and sister saw Yang Peng and excitedly stepped forward to greet him. Yang Peng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the two of them, "I was worried about you, but I didn't expect to see you here!" Are you all right? ”

The two nodded excitedly, Chai Yonghui looked at Yang Peng with brilliant eyes, and exclaimed: "Brother Yang is really an unborn hero!" With only 40,000 soldiers and horses, they attacked Nanjing all the way, and the 100,000 Liao army collapsed like a chicken! Yang Peng smiled: "Miss Chai has won the award!" Chai Yonghui shook his head and said very seriously: "It's not a prize at all!" It seems that the big brother has such martial arts, which has not been seen since ancient times! With the courage of the eldest brother, it is enough to sweep away the eight wildernesses and win the world! ”

Yang Peng smiled and didn't answer. Glancing at the two brothers and sisters, he said, "I will immediately send someone to send you back to Dingzhou." Chai Yongqi was about to thank him, but Chai Yonghui said: "We won't go back to Dingzhou for the time being, we want to stay here for a while." Chai Yongqi looked at the little sister puzzled. Yang Peng frowned and said: "You want to stay, this is nothing, but Empress Dowager Xiao's army is about to arrive in Nanjing, she will never give up, and there will definitely be a fierce battle then." I'm worried about ......"

Chai Yonghui said categorically: "With Brother Yang here, don't be afraid!" Yang Peng smiled and nodded, "Let it be." After a pause, "You can stay in the Left-behind Mansion for the time being, and I will send someone to take care of you." ”

Tokyo, Early Dynasty. The emperor ascended to the throne, and the eunuch standing on one side said in a formulaic voice with his unique duck voice: "If there is something to play early, there is nothing to retreat~!" The eighth prince immediately stepped out of the ranks, hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, Yang Zhaoqiu has received good news again." Not long ago, Yang Zhaoqiu broke through Zhuozhou, and then the army captured Nanjing, Liao! Liao** will run the wolf and run for his life! ”

The court immediately exploded, the ministers were in disbelief, and the emperor was also incredible. "Aiqing, is this true?" The Eighth Prince said with a smile on his face: "This matter is absolutely true, and it will not be long before nearly 10,000 captives will be escorted to Beijing." The emperor was excited, "Good, good! Yang Zhaoqiu really deserves to be a generation of famous generals, and the soldiers are invincible! The widow will reward him greatly. ……”

"Your Majesty, no!" Wang Dan came out of the ranks. The Emperor frowned, "Why not?" Why did Aiqing say this? Wang Dan said: "Yang Peng has the crime of great rebellion, Your Majesty does not punish the crime, but wants to reward him, doesn't he encourage those generals to rebel?" The emperor was surprised, "Aiqing's words, the widow doesn't understand it anymore!" ”

Wang Dan said: "Your Majesty previously ordered Yang Peng to stop the offensive and withdraw to the defense of Mozhou. However, Yang Peng actually did not obey the holy decree and entered the army without authorization, this crime of disobeying the holy decree should be punished! Another minister immediately stepped forward and said, "What Lord Wang said is very true! Yang Peng's crime of disobeying the holy decree and entering the army without authorization must be dealt with strictly! Otherwise, I'm afraid that the generals everywhere will not be subject to control! At that time, Emperor Taizu, in view of the excessive authority of the military generals and the endangerment of the country, so he set up many laws and regulations to restrict the military generals, if Yang Peng is not punished today, these laws and regulations are not in vain, but I am afraid that the frequent rebellion of the military generals in the five dynasties will be repeated! This matter has far-reaching implications, and Your Majesty must not be careless! The person who spoke was not a traitorous minister, but a minister who could be called a highly respected minister, named Kong Yida, in his sixties, with a good image of a longevity immortal, and a thirty-first generation descendant of Confucius.

Kong Yida's speech immediately led to a number of Confucian celebrities to speak, all saying that Yang Peng must not be killed. Kou Zhun said loudly: "This is pedantic! There was some anger in his tone. Turning to the emperor and bowing, "Your Majesty, from ancient times to the present, it has always been 'the general will not be subject to the life of the monarch outside', the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, the opportunity is fleeting, the real good general should seize the opportunity to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages to win the greatest results for the imperial court!" If we have to wait for the instructions of the imperial court in everything, let alone recover the lost land, I am afraid that we will not even be able to preserve the land in our hands! Not long ago, the Liao army was rampant, the roads of Hebei were full of smoke, countless cities fell, and even the city of Tokyo almost fell into the hands of the enemy! This is the consequence of waiting for the orders of the imperial court! Do you want to recreate this scene? ”

Kong Yida said angrily: "No matter what, this is an act of disobedience to the holy decree, and it cannot be punished severely!" Otherwise, where is the majesty of Your Majesty? Kou Zhun didn't give an inch: "What does the spiritual decision on the field of life and death have to do with His Majesty's majesty?" Isn't it the best act for His Majesty to add majesty to Yang Zhao's successive defeats of the Liao army and go straight to the city of Nanjing in the Liao State? Could it be that the loss of the teacher and the loss of the land is called adding majesty to His Majesty? Kou is not talented, I really can't understand such a concept! ”

Kong Yida was so angry that he shouted in a gaffe: "Martial artists deserve to die, otherwise the world will not be peaceful!" Kou Zhun snorted coldly, "Killing without guilt, I'm just afraid that the saint won't do it, has Mr. Kong forgotten the words of his ancestors?" Kong Yida was speechless, and glared at Kou Zhun with a flushed face.

The Eighth Prince clasped his fists at the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, Yang Zhaoyu did not intend to resist the order, but because the enemy's movements were dangerous, he had to take decisive measures to attack instead of defend, otherwise Mozhou Yingzhou would not be able to be saved, and even the army would not be able to be saved!" Please also Your Majesty to be clear! These words were taught to him by Yang Peng in his letters.

The emperor said with a pleasant face: "I see. Since it has to be a last resort, then this matter is not a sin! Kong Yida was in a hurry, "Your Majesty, don't be appeased!" The emperor was a little embarrassed, so he said: "In this way, although Yang Zhaoqiu has merit, but after all, he has disobeyed the holy decree, so the merit and demerit are offset, and there will be no reward or punishment." ”

The Eighth Prince and Kou Zhun frowned, but it was not good to say anything more; But Kong Yida was not satisfied, and he did not give up on Yang Peng's death, "Your Majesty, if Yang Peng is not executed, there will be endless harm!" ”

The emperor was a little annoyed, and frowned: "Kong Aiqing, after executing Yang Zhaoqiu, how should the widow explain to the subjects of the world?" The subjects of the world will say, 'Look, Yang Zhao fought for the court for several months, but in the end he ended up being inexplicably killed!' ', Kong Aiqing, can you tell me, is this a good thing for the court and the reputation of the widows? ”

Kong Yida was speechless. The Emperor said impatiently: "This matter is over, don't say any more. ”

The crowd retreated into the queue. Wang Qinruo came out, "Your Majesty, I heard that many of Yang Zhaoqiu's subordinates are crimes committed by the imperial court, and this is a crime to cover up the crimes committed by the imperial court!" It should be punished! Kong Yida's old guy immediately jumped out again, "Your Majesty, the past is forgivable, this matter is unforgivable!" ”

The Eighth Prince immediately came out, "Your Majesty, regarding this matter, Yang Zhao has a special explanation, please ask Your Majesty to take a look." Then he took a copy of the fold from his sleeve and presented it with both hands. The old eunuch beside the emperor immediately came down, took the fold, returned to the jade steps, and presented it to the emperor.

The emperor took the fold, opened it, looked at it, and nodded, "I see." He pressed the fold and said to the courtiers: "Yang Zhao said that on the way to the Northern Expedition, he had a group of rebels to help, and it was because of this that the battle of the Northern Expedition could be so smooth." And the leader of this group of rebels is the court criminals who were convicted before, Yang Xiong, Shi Ping, Shi Hu and others. Yang Zhao asked for the merit of killing the enemy and serving the country, and begged the widow to forgive their sins! What do you think? ”

Wang Qinruo hurriedly said: "These people are all prisoners of the imperial court, and they cannot be pardoned!" Kou Zhun said: "The crimes committed by these people are not the crimes of great rebellion, why are they unforgivable?" Although these people are prisoners, they do not forget to serve the king and the country, their loyalty is commendable, and they should be pardoned! In this way, it not only shows His Majesty's benevolence and righteousness, but also enables those heroes who have fallen into the green forest because of a temporary misstep to regain their loyalty and serve the court! ”

The emperor thought so, "What Kou Aiqing said is extremely true. According to Yang Zhaoqiu's request, he pardoned the sins of these people and ordered them to stay under Yang Zhaoqiu and continue to make contributions! Kou Zhun and the Eighth Prince hugged their fists together and said, "Your Majesty is wise!" Wang Qinruo and Kong Yida retreated gloomily. The emperor said very happily: "I didn't expect that Taizu didn't recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, and he actually recovered it in the hands of the widows!" ”

The eighth prince hurriedly clenched his fists and said: "This is the work of His Majesty's holy virtue and education!" The ministers also praised the emperor Shengming. The emperor couldn't help but feel a little fluttering, feeling that he was almost comparable to those legendary Ming Monarch Holy Lords!

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he should immediately send officials to take over the prefectures and counties, so that the newly recovered prefectures and counties can be bathed in the glory of His Majesty's holy virtues as soon as possible. The emperor thought so, "This matter will be in charge of the Taishi." "Yes. Your Majesty, there is one more thing, although Yang Zhaoqiu is brave and good at fighting, but after all, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no problems with a lone army, and a large army should be sent to strengthen the garrison immediately. ”

The Emperor nodded, "What the Taishi said is extremely true! Pang Taishi continued: "Bi Shi'an can be ordered to stay in the sixteen states of Yanyun, and Yang Zhaoyi is the deputy to stay behind, responsible for the defense of the north. The eighth prince hurriedly said: "I'm afraid it's not appropriate to do this!" What if you suffer a fiasco again! Li Teh said angrily: "If there is a mistake, cut off my head!" ”

Kou Zhun said: "The Taishi's suggestion is very good, but this position still needs to be considered." The minister thought that it would be better to ask Yang Zhao to stay in the sixteen states of Yanyun. So it's safe! When Kong Yida heard this, he immediately jumped out, "Isn't this a reward for Yang Peng?" What is the reason for disobeying the king's orders without punishment and rewarding them? ”

Kou Zhun didn't bother to entangle with him, and clasped his fists at the emperor and said, "Please ask Your Majesty to judge this matter!" Kong Yida hurriedly said: "Your Majesty must not seal Yang Peng as a stayer!" Master Pang also said: "After all, Yang Zhaoqiu is not qualified enough, and I am afraid it is not suitable to stay alone!" ”

The emperor was in a dilemma, and finally thought of a compromise solution, "Let Yang Peng and Bi Shi'an stay together, Chen Xiao in the east, and Bi Shi'an in the west, and jointly protect the sixteen states of Yanyun." What do you think? ”

The Eighth Prince and Kou Zhun looked at Master Pang's side, and Master Pang and several people also looked at this side. Both groups praised His Majesty for his wisdom, and both of them understood that this could only be the case. Only one Kong Yida was still crying out in pain, and the emperor was so noisy by him that he said impatiently: "You Aiqing have no opinion on this matter, Kong Aiqing will stop!" Kong Yida sighed: "Your Majesty will regret it sooner or later!" ”

Pang Taishi said: "Your Majesty, you can't stay alone, you should follow the precedent and send loyal and reliable people as supervisors!" The emperor nodded and asked, "Is there a candidate for the Taishi?" Master Pang said: "Sun Tong, shrewd and capable, loyal and reliable, can take on this important responsibility!" The emperor said: "Okay, I will appoint Sun Tong as the supervisor of the sixteen states of Yanyun and assist Yang Peng to guard the sixteen states of Yanyun!" "Your Majesty is wise."

If you want to know what happens next, let's see the next breakdown.