Heavy equipment does not account for the establishment, and will be distributed directly to the legions by the armory yard as needed.

Liu Zhiliang said: "There is only one problem now. Due to the large expansion of the armed forces, there is a serious shortage of officers at the grassroots level, and if officers are transferred from the old units, I am afraid that it will seriously affect the combat effectiveness of the old units. The younger brother wants to ask the eldest brother, can he use the way of martial arts competition to make the brave warriors among the recruits stand out? ”

Yang Peng nodded thoughtfully, "This method is good!" It could be expanded. Not only can each small unit compete within itself, but also the winners of each small unit can compete, and different ranks will be awarded according to the results. This can also be replicated in older units. However, the highest official rank can only go up to the commander, and the commander must rely on his military exploits! ”

The preparations for the all-army contest began immediately, and all the low-level officers and men were eager to try it out, hoping to stand out in the big contest. Yang Peng also adopted Yelu Hanyu's suggestion and installed the martial arts ring in the middle of various cities, and the final competition ring was installed on the square in front of the Yanjing Palace. At this time, the matter of Yan Yunjun's martial arts competition suddenly swept the whole society from the army, and for a while, almost all the things discussed in the streets and alleys, teahouses and restaurants were about the martial arts competition, and those people who had relatives to participate in the competition all felt honored. Many people may not have noticed that under the rule of Yang Peng, the literati temperament that was originally very strong in the Song Dynasty has been very weak, but the spirit of bravery is full of vitality, which is exactly what Chen Xiao wants.

The competition finally kicked off in anticipation, and the atmosphere was very hot at the beginning. The first thing people do after dinner every day is to go to the center of the city to grab a good place to watch the martial arts. Every night, the competition arenas are crowded with thousands of empty alleys, and the winners are in the spotlight and become the so-called stars of the future.

When the finals were held in Yanjing, people from many surrounding states and counties rushed to Yanjing, and for a while, Yanjing City was overcrowded, and those who came late couldn't even find a place to stay, and the inns and taverns everywhere were already full. As a result, some nimble Yanjing residents temporarily started an inn business, vacating their houses and renting them to those guests who came to Yanjing to watch the game. The finals of the big competition lasted for ten days, and millions of people were immersed in excitement as if they were celebrating a festival, and the lively atmosphere was simply better than the Spring Festival.

A big competition finally came to an end, and the warriors who stood out from the competition arena became well-known heroes, and they became officers of their respective units, and the morale of Yan Yunjun's army was significantly higher than before. Encouraged by the large-scale martial arts competition, the whole army has set off an upsurge of martial arts training, and many officers and men have taken the initiative to increase their training items for themselves after the completion of the army's daily routine training, or to practice spear skills, sword skills, or strength exercises. This is a tiger and wolf army that is desperately sharpening its minions!

Zuo Mou once sighed: "An army that is so eager for war, I'm afraid that only the iron-blooded army of the tyrannical Qin back then can be compared!" ”

The tiger has been raised, and it is time to hunt for prey.

Heavy equipment does not account for the establishment, and will be distributed directly to the legions by the armory yard as needed.

Liu Zhiliang said: "There is only one problem now. Due to the large expansion of the armed forces, there is a serious shortage of officers at the grassroots level, and if officers are transferred from the old units, I am afraid that it will seriously affect the combat effectiveness of the old units. The younger brother wants to ask the eldest brother, can he use the way of martial arts competition to make the brave warriors among the recruits stand out? ”

Yang Peng nodded thoughtfully, "This method is good!" It could be expanded. Not only can each small unit compete within itself, but also the winners of each small unit can compete, and different ranks will be awarded according to the results. This can also be replicated in older units. However, the highest official rank can only go up to the commander, and the commander must rely on his military exploits! ”

The preparations for the all-army contest began immediately, and all the low-level officers and men were eager to try it out, hoping to stand out in the big contest. Yang Peng also adopted Yelu Hanyu's suggestion and installed the martial arts ring in the middle of various cities, and the final competition ring was installed on the square in front of the Yanjing Palace. At this time, the matter of Yan Yunjun's martial arts competition suddenly swept the whole society from the army, and for a while, almost all the things discussed in the streets and alleys, teahouses and restaurants were about the martial arts competition, and those people who had relatives to participate in the competition all felt honored. Many people may not have noticed that under the rule of Chen Xiao, the literati temperament that was originally very strong in the Song Dynasty has been very weak, but the spirit of bravery is full of vitality, which is exactly what Yang Peng wants.

The competition finally kicked off in anticipation, and the atmosphere was very hot at the beginning. The first thing people do after dinner every day is to go to the center of the city to grab a good place to watch the martial arts. Every night, the competition arenas are crowded with thousands of empty alleys, and the winners are in the spotlight and become the so-called stars of the future.

When the finals were held in Yanjing, people from many surrounding states and counties rushed to Yanjing, and for a while, Yanjing City was overcrowded, and those who came late couldn't even find a place to stay, and the inns and taverns everywhere were already full. As a result, some nimble Yanjing residents temporarily started an inn business, vacating their houses and renting them to those guests who came to Yanjing to watch the game. The finals of the big competition lasted for ten days, and millions of people were immersed in excitement as if they were celebrating a festival, and the lively atmosphere was simply better than the Spring Festival.

A big competition finally came to an end, and the warriors who stood out from the competition arena became well-known heroes, and they became officers of their respective units, and the morale of Yan Yunjun's army was significantly higher than before. Encouraged by the large-scale martial arts competition, the whole army has set off an upsurge of martial arts training, and many officers and men have taken the initiative to increase their training items for themselves after the completion of the army's daily routine training, or to practice spear skills, sword skills, or strength exercises. This is a tiger and wolf army that is desperately sharpening its minions!

Zuo Mou once sighed: "An army that is so eager for war, I'm afraid that only the iron-blooded army of the tyrannical Qin back then can be compared!" ”

The tiger has been raised, and it is time to hunt for prey.

Under the setting sun, a fast horse galloped into Yanjing from the south. Yang Peng received a report from Jinyiwei that the Khitan army and Ye Yu Guanyin led an army of 400,000 to storm the remnants of the Song army in Shaanxi.

Han Jinxin said excitedly: "City Lord, the opportunity has come!" Yang Peng immediately sent a fast horse to summon generals from all over the world.

A few days later, more than a dozen generals gathered in Yanjing, and everyone felt that King Yan would definitely make a big move.

Yang Peng said: "Ye Yu Guanyin led an army of 400,000 to storm the Shaanxi brothers, and the places such as Shangyuan and Xianren Pass guarded by the Great Song brothers can be said to be the last fortress of the imperial court in Shaanxi. At the same time, the Empress Dowager Xiao of the Khitan is also preparing to go south, and we will recover it again, Jizhou and Jingxingguan"

The generals were very excited and applauded, Duan Zhixian said loudly; "It's long overdue! This time, I didn't stay in my hometown yesterday! Some time ago, I stayed in the rear all day, watching my brothers kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, how depressed and depressed I am, this time I was going to the front line to kill people yesterday! ”

The crowd burst into laughter. Han Jinxin pondered: "Judging from the current situation, sending 200,000 troops should be able to achieve the goal!" ”

Yang Peng said: "I mean, except for the troops who stayed behind in Yanyun, all of them went to battle!" Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and Duan Zhixian couldn't help but shout: "Good girl, wouldn't that be to dispatch 560,000 soldiers and horses!?" Yang Peng nodded, "The first, second, and third legions and the officers and soldiers of the navy guard Yanyun, Liu Zhiliang is the governor of Yanyun, overseeing Yanyun's defense affairs, and when I am not there, Liu Zhiliang can decide anything on the spot!" Except for the First Army, the Second Army, the Third Army and the Water Army, all the rest of the army followed me south to recover Hebei! The people will stand up and answer the promise together.

Immediately, Yang Peng made specific arrangements. Han Jinxin joined the army for grain and grass, and was responsible for the transfer and deployment of all grain and grass baggage; Han Bing was the commander of the Western Road, leading Li Tian's Seventh Legion, Chong Min's Eighth Legion, Chen Jie's Ninth Legion, and 30,000 soldiers and soldiers directly under Yanwangfu's Legion who assisted in the defense of Zhending Mansion, a total of 210,000 soldiers and horses, attacking the 100,000 Liao troops under the garrison Jingcheng, and striving for total annihilation; Duan Zhixian was the chief general of the Middle Route Army and led the Fifth Army Corps and the Sixth Army Corps with a total of 120,000 soldiers and horses, out of Shenzhou, attacking Jizhou, and directly taking Zhejin Mansion, and the Eastern Route Army was personally commanded by Yang Peng, including 170,000 soldiers and horses directly under the Legion, and 60,000 soldiers and horses of the Fourth Army Corps, a total of 230,000 troops passed through Binzhou, captured Zhejin Mansion, and then carried out a great detour to seize Yingtianfu from the east. If the entire strategic plan can be successfully implemented, then the entire Hebei, that is, the former Jingdong East Road, Jingxi West Road, and the entire Hebei East Road, will all be included in Yan Yunjun's pocket.

But it's clear that this plan is not going to be smooth sailing. Yan Yunjun had to face Liu Qiang's million-strong Han army first, in addition to the 300,000-strong Khitan army that was lazy and inseparable, and it was really difficult to predict whether this war could develop as Yang Peng hoped. However, war cannot be without risk, the drums of war have been beaten, the sharp arrows are on the string, no matter how big the danger ahead, the Yan Yun army must also overcome all obstacles to fight for the final victory! Victory belongs to the brave!

The order had been issued, and Yanyun's army began the largest conquest since it became an army, with cavalry, infantry, and baggage supplies moving to the south day and night. The people of Yanyun all felt an extraordinary atmosphere, and they were nervous and looking forward to the upcoming war.

The gaze turned to Zhongjing in Liaoguo.

Empress Dowager Xiao was looking at a letter that had just been sent from Seven Hundred Miles. After reading it, he smiled and said to Prime Minister Xiao Tianzuo: "Guanyin is still opposing our war plan at this time!" Xiao Tianzuo smiled: "The princess's worries are not unreasonable! Yang Peng is afraid that he will not do nothing. ”

Empress Dowager Xiao smiled coldly, "What can you do?" What can the Han people's million-strong army and the 300,000 soldiers and horses who are inseparable and lazy? Xiao Tianzuo thought so.

At the moment when Empress Dowager Xiao and Xiao Tianzuo were talking, a 500-strong secret guard special force had infiltrated the city of Jizhou and killed the Khitan soldiers guarding the city gate. Immediately, the gate opened, and Duan Zhixian, who was dressed in heavy armor, took the lead and led the 120,000 soldiers and horses of the Fifth and Sixth Legions into the city. The Liao State guards Fork Hua and Lu Cheng led the army to resist in a hurry, but the city had fallen, and the hastily assembled soldiers and horses were not the opponents of Yanyun's tiger and wolf division at all. Fork Hua and Lu Cheng both died in the chaos of the army, and the remnants of the defeated army fled south in a hurry.

Duan Zhixian captured Jizhou, and then ordered Huyan Chijin, the commander of the left army of the Fifth Army, to lead a 5,000-foot army to garrison Jizhou, while he himself and his generals led the army to continue south. A day later, the army arrived at the city of Enzhou, and the governor of Enzhou was named Zhang Xiaojian, and suddenly saw the two-winged flying tiger battle flag covering the sky and the sun, and the iron armor covered the earth, and he was so frightened that he sat on the wall. Then he came back to his senses, didn't say anything, turned his head and ran away through the back door. As soon as he ran, the defenders and the upper and lower bureaucrats followed suit and fled the city. Duan Zhixian went down to Enzhou, the barrier to the north of the Daimyo's mansion, without a fight.

At the same time, Han Bing led an army of 210,000 out of Zhending Mansion. 30,000 cavalry of three legions were sent to bypass Jingcheng and rush to attack the Chengtian military fortress, an important pass in Taihang Mountain, in order to cut off the retreat of the 100,000 Khitan army, and at the same time, the army rushed to attack Xiao Gan in a frontal manner. When Xiao Gan Buli got the urgent report, the 180,000 army led by Han Bing was only less than 20 miles away from Jingcheng, Gan Buli was taken aback, and hurriedly sent a team of war horsemen to sentry scouts, and then called the generals to discuss the matter.

Just when the armies of the West Road and the Middle Road were marching forward, the main force of the East Road led by Yang Peng entered the north bank of the Yellow River and looked at the Khitan army opposite. At this moment, there were 20,000 Khitan troops and 100,000 Goryeo troops stationed along the river on the opposite side, and the camps and fortresses were densely scattered along the riverside. The enemy army had already discovered the arrival of the Yanyun army, and all the camps and fortresses on the opposite bank were heard with chaotic horns, and the cavalry and infantry neighed and rushed out of the camp to the bank of the river to line up for defense.

"Big brother, the enemy has discovered us." The Fourth Army Corps is under the command of Cheng Shijiedao. At this moment, Chen Jie was immediately on Yang Peng's right side, and on the left side stood Zhanjin Kingdom, which seemed to be Guan Yu's reincarnation.

Yang Peng glanced at the opposite bank, "Pass the order down and prepare for shelling!" The herald immediately gave the order.

The Jin army and the puppet Qi army, who had already completed the formation on the shore, saw more than a hundred huge black iron pipes from the Yan Yun army on the other side, and they couldn't help but look at each other, not knowing what it was.

After a while, Yang Zhen rushed over, clenched his fists excitedly and said, "Your Highness, everything is ready!" ”

Yang Peng nodded, "Let's go!" ”

Ling Zhen responded, ran down, raised his hands and shouted loudly, "Everyone listen!" Volley of artillery fire! ”

Boom, boom, boom......! The Khitan army and the Goryeo army on the other side were waiting for the Yanyun army to cross the river, but they suddenly saw the fire on the opposite side, and the loud sound of the sky and the earth cracking shocked them all! Before he could react, more than a hundred solid projectiles roared in, and in an instant, he saw flesh and blood flying, and some projectiles actually crashed out of a flesh road in the bushes!

The first round of salvos ended. The Khitan army and the Goryeo army finally reacted, and they were all very panicked, and the originally strict formation was in a commotion.

Boom, boom, boom......! The second salvo is coming again. The Khitan army and the Goryeo army had the experience just now, and this time as soon as they heard the terrible loud sound of the cannon, they subconsciously turned around and fled for their lives, and the bullets swept through like a storm, killing and wounding many people. At this time, the defense line of the Khitan army and the Goryeo army had completely collapsed, and both the Khitan army and the Goryeo army were desperately running backwards. They can't be blamed for their cowardice, it's really the first cannon salvo in human history, and the power is too amazing! The loud sound was like a continuous thunder coming from overhead, and the power was ten times more terrifying than the wind, it was no longer the power that human beings should have, it was the power of heaven that only gods could grasp!

The enemy's front had collapsed, so Yang Peng ordered Si Xingfang to lead 30,000 infantry troops to cross the Yellow River by upper, middle and lower routes.

30,000 soldiers and horses began to cross the river on a bamboo raft that had been prepared long ago, and it took about an hour for 30,000 infantry troops, including 5,000 Modao troops, to cross the Yellow River under the leadership of Si Xingfang.

At this time, the Khitan army general Ha mixed regrouped his troops and horses to counterattack. More than 100,000 Khitan and Goryeo troops rolled in like a wave.

Yan Yunjun's artillery fired again, and the whistling projectile crossed the top of Yan Yunjun's head and fell into the enemy formation, only to see huge blood flowers blooming, and the human body was torn apart like a doll after being hit by a shell.

When the Khitan Army's Goryeo Army saw that the terrible weapon of the Yanyun Army was powerful again, they panicked again. The general shouted: "Don't run away! Those who advance are rewarded, and those who retreat are seated with their families! The soldiers of the army were awe-inspiring in their hearts, so they had to rush towards Yanyun Army, anyway, if they were moving forward, they would die, and if they were retreating, they would be dead, so it was better to fight.

"Array!" The priest raised his axe and shouted.

The heavy shield spearmen let out a shout and lowered the big shield together, forming three strict shield walls with a loud bang. The crossbowmen in the back raise their crossbows and prepare for fire.

An archer fires first, and the arrow falls into the rolling tide of enemy troops. Then all the archers fired their arrows together, and the rain of arrows covered the sky and fell into the enemy's thicket, and with a loud crackling sound, the enemy was shot down many people, but the enemy's offensive did not weaken in the slightest. The enemy crossbowmen returned fire, and the rain of arrows fell into the position of the Yanyun army, many soldiers fell to the ground with arrows, and the wounded soldiers were quickly moved to the middle of the military formation.

Seeing the ferocity of the enemy, the division immediately ordered his soldiers to form a circle. The phalanx immediately changed into a circle, with the heavy-shielded spearmen on the outside, using shields to form protective shells, and spears protruding from the gaps in the shields like a huge hedgehog.

The enemy army crashed into it like a tidal wave, and the whole circle felt a violent tremble. The priest shouted: "Turn it around!" The 30,000 soldiers shouted in unison and turned the circle around. The rotating circle is the most able to unload the force, and I saw that the wave of enemy troops surging up was divided into two strands by the rotating circle array, and flowed from both sides; The sturdy shell of the shield withstood most enemy attacks, while the sharp spears swirled to harvest the lives of the enemy, and the flesh flew only to see people on their backs.

At the time when the 30,000 Yanyun soldiers were fighting with the enemy, the Yanyun army was crossing the river with iron cavalry, and at the same time, thousands of soldiers were stepping up to build a pontoon bridge, and now the pontoon bridge has passed the middle stream.

Under the leadership of Chen Jie, the three thousand broken iron cavalry crossed the Yellow River and immediately charged the enemy's flank. A torrent of steel composed of 3,000 Iron Horsemen of the Broken Formation rolled up billowing smoke and dust and surged towards the enemy army!

Ha Chao suddenly saw the Yan Yun Army's broken iron cavalry appear on the battlefield, and was taken aback, and hurriedly divided five thousand battle horses to meet the battle. Five thousand horsemen howled and met them. I saw that the formation-breaking iron cavalry slammed into the Khitan army's war horse, and the mace was whirring and flying, smashing the Khitan soldiers on their backs and turning over their flesh and blood, and the Khitan army's scimitar slashed on the heavy armor of the formation-breaking iron cavalry, which was just splashing a few sparks.

The Iron Cavalry of the Broken Formation broke the Khitan Army's war cavalry in an instant, and then crashed into the waist of the enemy's large army with a bang, as if giving a giant a hard blow to the waist, and the giant twisted to the other side. The iron cavalry of the broken formation was indomitable, the iron hooves trampled on the flesh and bones, and the mace set off a rain of blood, and the enemy was cut off with one blow!

The Goryeo army was the first to retreat, and the Khitan army began to retreat after being coerced.

The iron cavalry of the broken formation galloped to chase and kill the defeated army, and the division led the 30,000 infantry troops under his command to withdraw the battle formation and counterattack comprehensively. The Jin army and the puppet Qi army were slaughtered, and the corpses were strewn all over the field, and the ditches were covered with blood.

Yan Yunjun pursued for more than ten miles, captured the enemy's camp, and then collected his troops. The rout of the Khitan and Goryeo armies retreated all the way to Binzhou. On the one hand, he ordered all the armies to strictly defend and defend to the death, reaffirmed the law of continuous sitting, and imposed full martial law in the city, and on the other hand, sent several scouts out of the city to ask for help.

In the evening of the same day, all the troops of Yanyun's army crossed the Yellow River and reached the city of Binzhou. However, he did not immediately take advantage of the momentum to attack the city, but set up camp outside the city to rest.

Look to the middle. After Duan Zhixian seized Jizhou, he divided into two routes to the south, one way 80,000 soldiers and horses entered the city of Bo Daming's mansion, and all the way 35,000 soldiers and horses crossed the Yellow River to approach Bozhou. At this time, the main defender guarding the area of the Daimyo's Mansion was the Khitan army general Da Lazy, who had 100,000 Khitan troops and 300,000 Goryeo troops in his hands, and he felt unhurried in the face of Duan Zhixian's hundreds of thousands of Yanyun troops. He couldn't help but be angry when he saw that Duan Zhixian only had about 100,000 soldiers and horses and dared to swagger to attack in a big way, so he ordered a department to guard Bozhou, preparing to concentrate absolutely superior forces to annihilate Duan Zhixian's 80,000 soldiers and horses under the city of the Daimyo's mansion.

However, just as he opened his posture and was about to start, an urgent report came from the east: "The Yellow River defense line is lost, and Yang Peng, the king of Yan, personally commanded more than 200,000 Yanyun troops to cross the Yellow River, and the troops are approaching Binzhou, Binzhou is in danger!" ”

Da Lazy was shocked and quickly canceled the decisive battle plan, so that his general Che Du immediately led 50,000 Khitan troops and 200,000 Goryeo troops to rush to the aid of Bingzhou, while on the side of the Daimyo's Mansion, he changed the original attack plan to a temporary defense plan, preparing to wait for Binzhou to defeat Yang Peng, and then concentrate on dealing with the Yanyun army on this side. Binzhou is on the south bank of the Yellow River, and it is an important flank of the defense of the Daimyo's Mansion, if that side is lost, not only the entire Hebei and Shanxi will be in danger, but even the flank and rear direction of his Daimyo's Mansion cannot be guaranteed completely.

Che Du led an army of 250,000 men to cross the Yellow River from the south, and then galloped along the south bank of the Yellow River to aid Binzhou. Only a few days later, Che Du led an army of 250,000 to Renfeng Town, more than 100 miles west of Bingzhou. The army is exhausted. In view of the imminent engagement with the Yanyun army, Che Du ordered the army to rest in Renfeng Town to recuperate, and at the same time sent scouts to investigate the situation in Binzhou.

That night, the Jin army and the puppet Qi army, who had been driving non-stop for several days, fell asleep, and there was a lot of snoring in the camp. Even the sentries arranged by Che Du could not resist the exhaustion and dozed off. As for Che Duk, he enjoyed the two little beauties captured from the road in his big tent.

The breeze gently stirred the treetops. A sentry awoke, and his sleepy-eyed eyes dimly saw that the shadows of the trees in front of him were moving in this direction. Thinking he was dreaming, the sentry rubbed his eyes and looked closely. I finally saw clearly, where is the shadow of the tree, it is clearly the boundless army! It's like it's pouring out of hell! The sentry was about to scream in shock, but at that moment, a dark shadow suddenly appeared behind him, covered his mouth and nose, blocked his warning sound, and then cut his neck with a knife! The sentinel had only one thought on his mind when he was dying: it's over, the enemy is coming!

The sentinels around the camp were silently killed by the guards. Immediately, the 100,000 Yanyun army was divided into three routes and suddenly entered the enemy camp. The Khitan army of Goryeo was awakened by the sudden sound of killing, and saw that all the enemy troops were galloping in front of them, and their own army was already crushed! Whether it is the Khitan army or the Goryeo army, they are fleeing for their lives like headless flies; And Yan Yunjun killed people when they saw them, blood flew in the camp, and screams rang out one after another, and the entire camp was already full of corpses!

Che Tuk ran out of the tent with his bare buttocks, and ran wildly to the west under the protection of his own soldiers. ran all night, and the next morning, he was relieved to see that Yan Yunjun did not chase after him. Che Du looked at the people who were following him, there were less than 1,000 people, and the 250,000 army was wiped out overnight!! Che Du didn't dare to go back to recover his life, so he took these thousands of people and ran towards Shaanxi, and he was ready to take refuge in Ya Yu Guanyin to save his life.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.