Gao Feng said angrily: "That's all Yan Yun's trick, they deliberately didn't seriously attack the city to paralyze the defenders, Wei Mingji thought that Yan Yun's army was just like that, and he was negligent." As a result, not long ago, Yanyun's secret guards took advantage of the night to raid the Keyi Gate, opened the city gate, and enlarged the troops into the city! Wei Mingji and the others were caught off guard, defeated and lost, and escaped from Keyimen! ”

Li Qingxia scolded angrily: "Wei Mingji really deserves to die!" Li Zongdao hurriedly said: "Although Wei Mingji deserves to die, his relatives and friends are very many in the army, and he must be dealt with carefully!" Li Qingxia nodded. He frowned and said, "The Keyi Gate is lost, and the last barrier of Xingqing Mansion is lost!" We must rush back to Xingqing Mansion immediately! Li Zongdao frowned and said, "Then what should I do here?" If the main force leaves, I'm afraid that Xiping Mansion won't be able to keep it! ”

Li Qingxia said: "Now that the northern gateway is wide open, Xingqing Mansion is in danger, and defending Xingqing Mansion is the top priority!" The rest of the places will be handed over to the local military, civilians and officials to garrison, and the outcome will depend on the will of God! Li Zongdao felt helpless and sighed.

Yan Yunjun called under the city for a whole day, and only collected his troops and returned to the camp in the evening. As soon as Yang Yanzhao sat down in the big tent, a scout rushed in to report: "General, the main force of the Western Xia army has opened the north gate!" ”

Fan Long shouted loudly: "Haha, Xixia Hulu is going to run away!" Then he hugged his fist at Yang Yanzhao and said, "General, hurry up and pursue!" Yang Yanzhao stood up, walked to the big tent, paced slowly, and said: "Li Qingxia is not a simple character, since the army is withdrawn, there must be careful arrangements, and the pursuit will not gain anything!" Fan Long has always respected Yang Yanzhao, so naturally he doesn't feel that what Yang Yanzhao said is wrong, but he feels very depressed.

Yang Yanzhao walked to the door of the big tent, looked up at the Xiping Mansion City in the distance, and muttered: "There is no good opportunity now, so there is no need to rush." However, it can be attacked by the Western Xia army in Yinzhou. He turned around abruptly and said to the herald: "Immediately order Yang Dezheng and Xiao Baochong to take advantage of the situation to seize Youzhou after converging, and order the Sixth Army to change direction, support Yinzhou, and cooperate with Gao Hu's department, and be sure to take Yinzhou in the shortest possible time!" Then the army turned, passed through Youzhou, and attacked Tiemen Pass! The herald answered with a loud voice and ran down.

Fan Long asked, "General, aren't we going to do anything?" Yang Yanzhao turned to look at Xiping Fucheng outside the tent and said, "We, wait and see!" Li Qingxia led more than 100,000 regular troops and more than 100,000 people's troops, and nearly 300,000 soldiers and horses to leave the city of Xiping Mansion and retreat to Xingqing Mansion. The people in the city were panicked, and many people fled with the army to Xiping Province, and the city was in a panicked and chaotic scene.

Li Qingxia and his entourage traveled day and night, and two days later, the army arrived at Jingzhou City on the west bank of the Yellow River, 80 miles north of Xiping Mansion, and 40 miles north of Jingzhou City was the capital Xingqing Mansion. At this moment, an urgent report was sent from the north, saying that Yanyun's army was besieging Dingzhou, and Dingzhou was in danger. Junchen was taken aback, and Li Zongdao said in disbelief: "Dingzhou is one hundred and fifty miles away from Keyimen, how can Yan Yunjun's actions be so fast!" ”

Li Qingxia frowned and said, "I thought of a plan, but I am not sure whether it will succeed!" When everyone heard Li Qingxia say that there was a plan, they couldn't help but perk up, and Li Zongdao said urgently: "Now the situation is extremely critical, if Your Majesty has a plan, implement it quickly!" ”

Li Qingxia said to everyone in the hall: "You all step down, I want to discuss with the generalissimo!" Everyone agreed in unison, and the fish rushed out, and in a blink of an eye, only Li Qingxia and Li Zongdao were left in the hall.

Li Qingxia stood up, walked to the bottom of the hall, turned to face Li Zongdao, and asked, "Does the generalissimo know that in our Great Xia, are there any warriors who are wise and brave and dare to die for the country?" ”

Li Zongdao thought about it carefully, suddenly moved, raised his head, and said: "The old minister thought of a person, this person's name is Li Tuo, he is a member of His Majesty's royal family, but this person has been debauched since he was a child, does not like restraint, does not like nobles, has visited famous teachers in many ways, and has learned a good martial arts!" Although this person is unruly and regards etiquette and law as nothing, the old minister thinks that this person is more loyal to Daxia than anyone else, and he is absolutely willing to die for Daxia! ”

Li Qingxia felt that it was the person she wanted, and immediately asked, "Where is this person?" "In the Xingqing Mansion, if Your Majesty wants to see him, the old minister will immediately send someone to invite him!" "Okay, send someone to bring this person to me!" Li Zongdao responded, and then asked curiously, "I don't know what Your Majesty wants to do with this person?" ”

Li Qingxia turned to look outside the hall and said lightly: "Since the situation is already so bad, I have no choice but to bow down to Yan Yun!" Li Zongdao was shocked. …… Dingzhou. The forward troops led by Zhan Jinguo almost broke through the city in a round of tentative attacks on Dingzhou, but in the end they failed to do so, because there was a defender in Dingzhou City who was different, disciplined and fierce, that is, they resisted the onslaught of Yan Yun's army at the most critical moment and closed the city gate, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

Seeing that the opportunity had been lost, Zhanjin ordered the cavalry to retreat temporarily, and if the cavalry could not take the city gate by surprise at the beginning, it would not be easy to storm the city later.

Zhan Jin Guo rode his horse between the two sides and shouted: "Party rats, come out and die quickly!" The majestic-faced, gray-haired veteran on the tower of the city gate stared at the Zhanjin Kingdom outside the city, unmoved. A young general beside him couldn't stand Yan Yunjun's contempt, so he wanted to go out of the city to fight, but as soon as he moved, he was dragged by the veteran and shouted: "Don't move!" The young warrior said angrily: "Father, how can we be indifferent when the enemy insults and despises us so much!" ”

The veteran said coldly: "I'm more angry than you!" But we have to hold back! ”

"Why?" The veteran said categorically: "Because you have to defend the city!" "The young fighter was shocked physically and mentally. The veteran turned to look at the majestic Zhanjin Kingdom outside the city, and said: "This person is one of the strongest generals in Zhanjin Country and Yanyun, since his debut, he has gone through countless fierce battles, and countless Liao Kingdom generals have died in his hands!" It's not that I grow up others to destroy their own prestige, I'm afraid there is no one in our country who can compete with it! We are military generals, and it is our duty to die on the battlefield, but if we die in battle, the army's heart will inevitably be shaken, and the army's heart will be shaken, how can this city still be defended! The young warrior frowned and said, "I understand!" ”

The veteran patted him on the shoulder, looked at the prosperous Yan Yunjun outside the city, and frowned: "The current situation is extremely dangerous, and our generals can only do their best to defend their families and the country, even if they have their last breath left, they will fight to the end!" Even if Great Xia is doomed, our warriors must fall before he falls! In this way, we are worthy of our ancestors and ancestors! The young warrior nodded heavily.

Zhan Jin Guo shouted under the city for a while, and when he saw that no one was fighting, he couldn't help but feel contempt, and turned his horse's head back into the military formation. A hurried horn suddenly sounded on the head of the city, and Zhan Jinguo, who had already fought several battles with the Tanguts, immediately heard that it was the alarm that the Tanguts had discovered a large group of enemy troops, and their hearts moved, and they immediately turned their heads to look behind them, only to see that the sand and dust were coming from the sky. Yang Zaixing was overjoyed, he knew that it was King Yan's army that had arrived.

On the city wall, the young warrior pointed to the endless tide of soldiers with sand and shadows in the distance, and shouted: "Father, the enemy army has arrived!" The veteran stared into the distance, his brow furrowed and his expression grim.

Soon after, the rolling sand and dust came to the front of the city wall, the rumbling noise gradually disappeared, and the sand and dust in the sky gradually dispersed, revealing the Yanyun army like a mountain and a sea, and the terrifying momentum shocked the Western Xia soldiers on the city wall trembling physically and mentally.

Immediately, a Yanyun officer galloped to the city gate and shouted: "My Yan King has something to say to the famous and righteous general!" The veteran on the tower of the city gate raised his voice and said: "Okay, I want to see what kind of three-headed and six-armed figure the mighty Yan King is!" "It turns out that this veteran is the governor of Dingzhou, and the young general next to him is his only son. Officer Yan Yun glanced at him, hugged his fist at him, and then turned his horse's head and ran back.

Wei Ming was ready to go down the city wall, and Wei Ming said urgently: "Father, I'm afraid that King Yan has bad intentions!" Wei Ming glanced at Wang Qi in the distance, shook his head and said: "He is a hero of the world, and he will never play such a conspiracy!" With that, he strode down the wall. Then the gates of the city were opened, and the man rode out alone; At the same time, Yang Peng also rode out of the army alone.

Moments later, the two met between the two armies. Wei Ming glanced at Yang Peng, showed a look of surprise, and said: "King Yan is powerful in the world, it is really extraordinary, majestic, but he is too young, which is a little unbelievable!" ”

Yang Peng said with a smile: "My lord, I have been famous for a long time, and I am a very rare talent in civil and military affairs. ”

"Well said. I don't know what to say when King Yan invites him? Yang Peng looked at Dingzhou City behind him, his gaze retracted, and fell on him, "The current situation, adults must have seen it very clearly." As long as the adults come over, they are still a feudal official! ”

Wei Ming said categorically: "No way! He is a courtier of Great Xia, and he is a ghost of Great Xia when he dies, and he will never change!! Yang Peng stared into his eyes, only seeing a kind of firmness. Many people like to talk about faith at every turn, but do they really know what faith is? Look at him, this is faith, even if you are broken, you will never change! Nodding, "Good, you didn't disappoint me!" Wei Ming was stunned for a moment, "What does King Yan mean by this?" Yang Peng smiled: "I heard that Wei Mingyi is the number one loyal minister of Great Xia, so I want to see if you live up to your name." You're good, you're an amazing guy. Wei Ming said: "King Yan did not disappoint me, he really deserves to be a hero of the world, admire!" ”

Yang Peng sighed, "It's a pity, we can only be enemies!" Wei Ming nodded and said, "That's true!" Then he bowed to Yang Peng, Yang Peng felt a little surprised, and said, "You shouldn't bow to me as a person!" Then he suddenly said, "I understand, you are interceding with me on behalf of the people!" ”

Wei Ming said righteously: "Yes, I only ask King Yan for one thing, after the city is broken, don't slaughter the people!" Yang Peng looked at him for a moment, only saw the taste of sadness in his eyes, and nodded, "I promise you!" Wei was overjoyed and said, "Thank you King Yan!" ”

Yang Peng said: "Goodbye." Wei Ming said: "Goodbye! Yang Peng turned his horse's head and ran towards his own army, and Wei also turned his horse's head and ran back to the city. Wei Ming went up to the city gate tower, and his son Wei Ming was loyal and immediately greeted him, and asked curiously, "Father, what did you say?" Wei Ming walked to the railing, looked at the Yanyun army slowly retreating outside the city, and couldn't help but sigh: "Yang Peng, the king of Yan, really lives up to his name, heroic and heroic, and has the world's majesty!" No wonder it can rise in Yanyun and then dominate the world! ”

Wei Ming Duzhong frowned and asked, "He persuaded his father to surrender?" Wei Ming shook his head, "No, he saw what kind of person I was, so he wouldn't open that mouth!" But I asked him to spare the whole city, and he agreed! ”

An officer ran behind Wei Mingdu, bowed down and said, "Governor, the general is here!" At this moment, there was a jumble of footsteps behind him. The father and son turned around, only to see Wei Mingji and others coming towards them, so they hurriedly stepped forward, bowed down and bowed: "I've seen the general!" "Although Wei Mingyi is the governor of Dingzhou and is in charge of important military and political affairs in Dingzhou, he is under the jurisdiction of the Right Wing Chaoshun Military Division, so the general Wei Mingji of the Right Wing Chaoshun Military Division is his top boss. This is famous, dry and thin, with a dark face, deep-set eyes, and lowered eyebrows, as if everyone owes him money; Behind him were two generals and a group of pro-soldiers, those two generals, one with a big shoulder, a round waist, and a fat abnormality, and a tall and thin man with a dark expression, was Wei Mingji's right-hand man, Wei Likang and that Zheng Heicheng, the fat one was Wei Likang, and the tall and thin sinister one was that Zheng Heicheng.

That Zheng Heicheng sneered with a gloomy face: "Let's come a little later, I'm afraid that the governor has already sold Dingzhou City to Yan Yun!" Wei Mingji snorted, looking very annoyed.

Wei Mingduyi was shocked, and hurriedly explained: "The general misunderstood, King Yan wanted to talk to the last general, and the last general went out to answer him, and just said a few words casually. The last general is loyal to Great Xia, every day can be expressed, and the general is clear! ”

That Zheng Heicheng sneered: "What kind of identity is the King of Yan, who summoned you out to talk, just said a few words of gossip, who can believe it?" I see that King Yan promised you a high-level generous promise! ”

Seeing that the other party still didn't believe that he was still entangled, he couldn't help but get angry in his heart, glared at that Zheng Heicheng and said angrily: "It's suitable for the situation, the governor of Pontus has already explained it to the general, there is no need to explain it to you!" Wei Mingji's face changed slightly. That Zhenghei Cheng said to Wei Mingji: "General, look at him, as the saying goes, it depends on the master to beat a dog, as a subordinate of the general, he actually dared to openly scold the general's cronies and generals in front of the general, even if he did not collude with the enemy, he was guilty of disobedience, and the crime cannot be punished!" ”

Wei Mingji snorted angrily and shouted: "Wei Mingji is righteous, you are so bold!" Even drank five and six in front of the general, and put the general in his eyes? Are you guilty? ”

Wei Mingdu's heart was shocked, and then his anger surged, he felt that the general was really inexplicable, he didn't distinguish between right and wrong, he didn't ask about right and wrong, he just asked about his own crimes, what was his crime! As soon as he thought of this, he became impulsive and said proudly: "What is the crime of the end? ”

Wei Mingji was shocked and angry, and shouted: "Okay! You're trying to rebel! Come on, take down the rebellion of the name and righteousness for me!! The soldiers around Wei Mingji promised loudly, and they came forward to do it. Seeing this, Wei Ming was loyal to him, and immediately stood in front of his father, pulled out his waist knife, and shouted: "Who dare? Wei Mingji's eyes widened, and he pointed at Wei Ming's loyalty and shouted: "You are so bold, take him down for me!" All the soldiers agreed in unison. Wei Ming shouted loyally: "Where is the Dingzhou army!" The surrounding soldiers promised in unison: "Here!" "It's like thunder. Wei Mingji and the others were taken aback, and then they saw hundreds of Dingzhou soldiers surrounding them, and everyone looked angry.

Wei Mingji and the others didn't expect to encounter such a situation, and they were at a loss for a while. Wei Mingji pointed at Wei Mingji and shouted: "You are going to rebel openly!" Your Majesty treats you like a mountain, is this how you repay you? ”

Wei Ming snorted and said, "My loyalty to Your Majesty and to Great Xia can be shown every day, General, you don't always have to use these words to squeeze me!" If the general is not rude and unable to go forward, how can the last general dare to have the slightest disrespect for the general? Then he shouted at his soldiers: "All retreat!" The soldiers withdrew. Wei Mingji walked in front of Wei Mingji, bowed down, and said apologetically: "I offended a lot just now, and I ask the general to forgive me!" General, please listen to the words of the last general, now that the Yanyun army is pressing, and Great Xia is in danger, our generals should sincerely unite life and death together, so that it is possible to survive this crisis! The reason why the last general did not hand over the military power to the general is not that he is disrespectful to the general, but that the Dingzhou soldiers and horses have always been commanded by the last general, and they were hastily handed over to the general, for fear that it will cause chaos! Once there is chaos, Yan Yun will take the opportunity to seize the city, if Dingzhou is lost, it is not a pity for me to die, but how can I explain to Your Majesty! ”

Wei Mingji snorted coldly, turned away, and the two cronies and generals and a group of pro-soldiers hurriedly followed. Wei Ming looked at everyone's backs and sighed. Wei Ming said angrily: "This general is really infuriating! Lost Keyimen and fled, without the slightest shame, he actually wanted to take away his father's military power as soon as he came, and now he wants to kill his father by using the topic! How could such a filthy person become a general? ”

Wei Ming sighed, "The general is actually very capable, but he is a little narrow-minded!" Wei Mingzhong snorted coldly, "No matter if he is narrow-minded or not, anyway, here in Dingzhou, he can't do it if he wants to harm his father!" If he wants to go to His Majesty to complain, then he is not afraid, although His Majesty is a woman, he is wise and decisive, and the whole army of Dingzhou can testify for his father, even if he fights a lawsuit, he can't win! ”

Wei Mingyi frowned and shook his head, "Now that the enemy is present, wouldn't it be self-defeating to fight like this!" Wei Ming said loyally: "It's not that we want to fight him, it's clear that he wants to fight with us, and that's helpless!" Wei Ming thought to himself: "I must ease relations with the general!" ”

Wei Mingji and the others returned to their temporary station in Dingzhou, Wei Mingji suddenly kicked over the desk in front of him, turned around suddenly, glared at the people under him, and scolded loudly: "Wei Ming, you dare to be so rude, if you don't kill you, how can you be a general!" After scolding, his chest rose and fell violently, and it was obvious that his anger was far from gone.

That Zheng Heicheng frowned and said: "The general retreated to Dingzhou, it stands to reason that the military power should be handed over to the general, but he refused to hand over the power to the great general, at that time, the last general saw that this famous and righteous no longer put the general in his eyes!" Today's events have exposed his mind even more, and I think he clearly wants to replace the general! ”

Wei Mingji said angrily: "He is not worthy yet!" ”

"If this is true in normal times, but now the situation is different. The general was taken advantage of by the Yanyun army in Keyimen, which is a big crime on His Majesty's side, and the general's cronies and horses have been lost, and the defenders in Dingzhou City are the cronies of the name. With these two factors, as long as someone fuels the trouble with Your Majesty, Your Majesty will definitely condemn the general and make him the general of the Right Wing Chaoshun Army! ”

Wei Mingji was shocked, and couldn't help but panic, and said, "This, how should this be?" That Zheng Heicheng's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, and said: "The Han people have a good saying: strike first is strong!" General, we must act now! ”

Wei Mingji frowned and said: "Although it is a method, I am afraid that it will not be of much use!" That Zheng Heicheng bowed down and said, "That's not what the last general meant," and then stepped forward and whispered in that Zheng Heicheng's ear. Wei Mingji's eyes lit up, and then he said with some worry: "This, can it work?" Wei Mingji said: "After all, the general is his immediate boss, and he has no reason to refuse!" Wei Mingji nodded, and said fiercely: "The amount is small, the gentleman is not poisonous, and the husband is not a husband, so do it!" ”

Hurried footsteps suddenly came from the door, and everyone couldn't help but look out of the door, only to see a personal soldier leading an officer from Dingzhou Mansion to rush in. The soldiers bowed and said: "The governor of Dingzhou has sent a messenger!" With that, he stepped aside. Immediately, the officer behind him stepped forward, bowed to Wei Mingji and said, "General, Your Majesty's envoy has arrived, and the villain has been ordered to invite the general!" ”

Wei Mingji wanted to say a few sarcastic words, but he held back and nodded, "Got it." The officer bowed to Wei Mingji and left. Wei Mingji said to the two cronies: "Let's go to see Your Majesty's envoy!" Then he asked Na Zheng Heicheng: "Can this general take advantage of this opportunity to sue Wei for his righteousness?" ”

That Zheng Heicheng shook his head, "It's useless, after all, it's only the messenger who came, not His Majesty himself." Even if His Majesty comes in person, it is useless, just as the last general said before, now in the eyes of His Majesty, the general is not as important as his governor of Dingzhou, and besides, the things he has done can be justified, Your Majesty will not punish him much, at most reprimand, what is the use? Wei Mingji frowned and nodded. Putting these things aside for a while, he said, "Let's go and meet Your Majesty's envoy first, we can't let Your Majesty's envoy wait for a long time!" Maybe there's some good news! Immediately walked outside, Wei Likang and Na Zheng Heicheng immediately followed.

Soon after, the three of them came to the hall of the Dingzhou Governor's Mansion, only to see a middle-aged official sitting on the top, and the Dingzhou Governor standing on the right. The three of them immediately knew that the middle-aged official was the minister, and immediately stepped forward to greet him: "I've seen the minister!" The middle-aged official smiled and said, "General, two generals, don't be polite!" The three of them thanked: "Thank you, Lord Qincha!" He straightened up, walked to the left and stood down, and the whole time, no one looked at Wei Ming.

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