Yan Yunjun retreated into the city gate, the city gate was immediately closed, and the drawbridge was also pulled up. The soldiers who had survived the death felt as if their whole bodies had collapsed, and they sat staggered near the city gate. Yang Jiumei, Wang Kai and others came to Yang Peng, everyone's eyes were full of respect, and Yang Jiumei's eyes showed even more annoyance.

Yang Peng handed over the black dragon horse to Wang Kai and instructed him to take the black dragon down to feed him. Wang Kai promised and ran down. Yang Peng felt very tired and sat down on the stairs of the city wall.

Yang Jiumei stood in front of Yang Peng and said angrily: "You are really messed up!" ”

Yang Peng glanced up at Yang Jiumei and said with a smile: "Isn't it okay for me?" ”

Yang Jiumei's eyes suddenly flashed, and she said resentfully: "You are so good to that princess!" You really don't care about anything for her! Yang Peng stretched out his right hand and held Yang Jiumei's slender hand, Yang Jiumei was startled, even if she wanted to retract her hand, but an inexplicable impulse suddenly came to her heart, so she didn't withdraw her hand. Seeing this scene, several staff members next to them looked at each other, and quickly turned around, all thinking in their hearts: I have long heard that the relationship between adults and King Yan is not simple, and I originally thought it was just a rumor, but now it seems that this is probably true!

Yang Peng held Yang Jiumei's slender hand, looked at her eyes, and said softly: "If you fall into the enemy formation, I will also go to the rescue without hesitation!" Yang Jiumei's heart fluttered, and she couldn't help but think of the events of the year, and her eyes became extremely gentle. glanced at Yang Peng and gently withdrew his hand. Turning sideways, he said softly: "Thanks to you back then, otherwise I would have fallen into the hands of the Khitans!" You have a great kindness to me, and I can only repay you with this life! Yang Peng couldn't help but be moved when he saw that she was sincere.

Yang Jiumei threw away her chaotic thoughts, thought about the things in front of her, and frowned: "You saved more than 30,000 people at the cost of more than 3,000 casualties, although it is worth it, but the defense after Yanjing will be even more difficult!" Yang Peng smiled and said: "Don't worry, we will definitely be able to hold it!" ”

When Yang Jiumei saw Yang Peng say this, she couldn't help but feel infinite confidence in her heart, and said with emotion: "With King Yan here, everyone is full of confidence!" However, with this confidence alone, I am afraid that it will not be able to make up for the huge gap in strength! We have to surprise our troops, otherwise we won't be able to hold out until reinforcements arrive! ……”

Yang Peng nodded, frowned, and said, "I'm also thinking about this matter." Glancing up at Yang Jiumei, she smiled and said, "I have an idea, maybe it can be of some use." ”

……

The Khitan army retreated into the camp, and the uninjured soldiers went back to rest, while the injured were healing, and the sound of screams and screams came one after another, stirring up the quiet night into a hustle and bustle.

West, Butler, and others will sit in the tent, and West, and Butler will be naked, and several elderly medical officers are cleaning their wounds, applying medicine, and bandaging. Thanks to the protection of the armor, the injuries on the two of them were not very serious, but the generals were still terrified.

The medical officer bandaged the wounds of the two men, saluted, cleaned up, and withdrew.

A general couldn't help but say: "That King Yan is really a brave champion of the three armies!" One shot is simply invincible! Fortunately, God bless the two generals, otherwise the consequences will be really unimaginable! West and Butler had palpitations, and Butler frowned: "I have fought with King Yan more than once before, and I think King Yan seems to be more powerful now than he was at the beginning!" West also felt this way, and then said coldly: "He is a tiger, and he can't compete with the endless wolves!" If he fights again next time, let's all go together, I don't believe that thousands of troops can't kill him! The crowd nodded approvingly.

Vest glanced at the generals and said, "Everyone is very tired tonight, let's go down and rest." Early tomorrow morning, the whole army will storm Yanjing from all sides, and it is determined to take Yanjing before sunset tomorrow! The generals agreed in unison, and then withdrew from the tent one after another.

Butler stood up and saluted West, "I'm resting too!" West nodded, and Butler left.

……

The hustle and bustle of the barracks gradually fell silent. Kill, ah......, West, who had already fallen asleep, was suddenly awakened by the terrible sound of killing, and hurriedly sat up, only to hear the roar of horses' hooves outside, and the sound of killing shook the sky, and he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, and said secretly: Could it be that Yan Yunjun is coming to sneak attack? How is this possible? How dare they?

I didn't care about it, I quickly got up, and put on my clothes and armor, when the captain of the personal army rushed in and reported with a panicked face: "General, the Yanyun army has entered the camp, there are fires everywhere, and there are shouts of killing everywhere, as if there are countless people!" ”

West's heart sank, he put on his armor, picked up his crosssword, and ran out of the tent. Looking around, I saw firelight everywhere, and the figures under the firelight were longing, the sound of killing shook the sky, the shouts shook the ground, and the sound of screams came and went. Vest was terrified and incredulous, he really couldn't believe that the Khitan army had just experienced a moment of shock, and they should still be frightened and exhausted, how could they dare to go out of the city immediately to attack their own camp?

Thinking that the enemy did not have many troops, he immediately ordered: "Order all battalions, don't panic, don't mess up!" Fight back for me! The captain of the pro-soldier agreed, beckoned several pro-soldiers, and ran down together.

All armies and battalions of the Khitan army launched a counterattack one after another, and the killing was loud for a while, but although the scene was lively, they didn't see the enemy at all, they were just making noise. A group of Khitan cavalry came to a more remote place, and another team of Khitan cavalry also came to this place, and the officers leading the teams on both sides glanced at each other, nodded to each other, and staggered away.

At this moment, one of the officers suddenly pulled out a scimitar and slashed the other officer, shouting: "Do it! The sergeants under his command immediately launched a surprise attack on another group of sergeants, and the other group of Khitan sergeants were caught off guard, and they were killed on their backs, and their corpses were all over the ground, and they were killed all over the ground in a blink of an eye, and then the Khitan soldiers took torches and lit all the tents around them, and then quickly left the scene. Some Khitan troops rushed over when they heard the killing sound here, but they only saw corpses all over the ground and burning tents, but they didn't see half of the enemy, and they couldn't help but look at each other and chill their backs, many people thought that they had met a ghost!

……

It took a whole night of commotion in the Khitan camp to calm down.

Butler ran into the tent and scolded angrily: "I didn't see a single enemy, but thousands of people died!" West frowned, and thought, "They must be dressed up as us, and there was chaos in the barracks last night, so there was no way to spot them!" Butler nodded approvingly.

At this time, the curtain was opened, and a general rushed in, knelt down and said, "General Qiyu, we have lost more than 10,000 horses, as well as grain and grass......

West is most concerned about the grain and grass, if there is a problem with the grain and grass, but there will be trouble, after listening to the words of the general, he asked urgently: "How is the grain and grass?" Not much to lose, right? ”

The general swallowed his saliva and said, "Grain and grass, all the grain and grass are destroyed!" ”

"What!?" Westerho suddenly rose, and his complexion changed dramatically. He said very annoyedly: "It's too bad, there is no food and grass, we can only retreat!" Glancing at the generals, he said angrily: "What did you guys do last night?" I didn't even know that the enemy came in to kill people and set fire! The generals looked at each other, hung their heads, and made no sound. Butler said infinitely depressed: "We raided Yanjing last night, and Yanjing was almost taken by us, who would have thought that Yanyun Army would raid our camp immediately!" We were unprepared, and we were caught off guard by them! ”

West knew that the main responsibility for this negligence lay on his own body, so he couldn't help but be very depressed, and said angrily: "These Yanyun people are really too cunning! Damn it! Damn it! ”

Vest felt that Yanjing would be captured in the near future, and it would be a pity if he retreated at this moment, so he glanced at the generals and asked, "You all talk about it, what now?" Is there a way to get food and grass and continue the offensive? The generals secretly said: I'm not a god, where can I get grain and grass!

Seeing that all the generals were silent, Vest was depressed, sighed, and said with great regret: "There is no way, I can only retreat temporarily!" Damn it! ”

Yang Peng and the others stood on the tower of the city gate, and when they saw the Khitan army retreating to the south, they couldn't help but smile. Yang Jiumei looked at Yang Peng with beautiful eyes, and said with great admiration: "This is thanks to King Yan's strategy!" Who would have thought that in the situation last night, our army would actually attack? The enemy was caught off guard, the grain and grass were met, and they all retreated! The staff of Yanjing Mansion flattered one after another, and said: "King Yan has seen thousands of miles, and he has no last resort, how can the little barbarian be the opponent of King Yan!" That one said: "King Yan is extremely brave, and the 200,000 Khitan army is not worthy of King Yan's battle!" However, King Yan disdained to fight with the barbarians, and with a little trick, the Khitans fled with their tails between their legs! ”……

Yang Peng's least favorite thing was flattering words, and when he heard these horses, he couldn't help but be annoyed, and shouted: "Shut up for me!" ”

All the staff members were startled, and they all closed their mouths, and they couldn't help thinking: 'Did I say something wrong?' Doesn't King Yan like this, so what kind of words does King Yan like? Everyone racked their brains to think of new words that could satisfy King Yan, and at the same time peeked at Yang Peng's face, hoping to see a little clue from Yang Peng's expression.

Yang Peng said angrily: "You guys, who did you learn these sycophant tricks?" Everyone looked at each other with embarrassed expressions, not knowing how to answer this question, and looked at Yelu Hanyu as if asking for help.

Yang Jiumei was annoyed when she saw her subordinates looking at her, and said angrily: "What are you looking at me for?" All the subordinates were at a loss for what to do, and they all hung their heads, very uneasy.

Yang Peng said to everyone: "There's nothing to do with you here, let's all go down." Seeing that Yang Peng did not punish himself, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and bowed one after another: "My subordinates retire." Then he retreated.

Yang Jiumei said: "King Yan, don't get me wrong, I don't like the flattery of my subordinates, it's just that these guys don't know what is going on, and they always like to flatter you from time to time." At first, I scolded them, but then I got used to it, and I didn't pay attention to their sycophants anymore, but I didn't expect these guys to flatter more and more, and today made King Yan laugh! ”

Ye Yu Guanyin said teasingly: "I think Lord Yang also likes flattery, otherwise these officials are better than the other, if you know that you don't like flattery, who will come to ask for this is not interesting?" Yang Jiumei was annoyed in her heart, and she couldn't take care of the other party's status as the princess, so she said angrily: "What I said is true, if the princess doesn't believe it, I can't help it!" Ye Yu Guanyin was not disgusted by Yang Jiumei's tone and attitude, and said with a smile: "Is it only you who know, there is no need to explain this kind of thing to me." Yang Peng smiled: "Liking flattery is just a weakness, not a sin." Yang Jiumei glanced at Yang Peng, and her expression seemed to say: Don't you believe me either?

Yang Peng winked at her, as if to say, 'How could I not believe you?' Yang Jiumei and Yang Peng had a good understanding, and immediately understood and smiled slightly. Ye Yu Guanyin looked at the demeanor of the two of them, thought of the rumor, and glanced at Yang Peng angrily.

Yang Peng pondered: "Flattery and flattery have always been the atmosphere of officialdom, and there are many people in the world who like to listen to good words. Although we have made great changes in the bureaucracy, it is impossible to get rid of this trend. After all, those who are good at smuggling horses are more likely to be recognized by the chief and the supervisory officer, and have more opportunities for promotion. Those old scalpers who can only do things and don't know how to slap horses are more difficult to get opportunities after all. ”

Yang Jiumei and Ye Yu Guanyin felt that what Yang Peng said was very reasonable, and they couldn't help frowning. Ya Yu Guanyin pondered: "I think our Yanyun's bureaucratic system is already very complete, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to solve this kind of problem!" Then he had an idea, looked at Yang Peng, and said, "Big brother, I have a way, but I don't know if I can do it?" ”

Yang Peng smiled: "If you can't do it, say it quickly." ”

Ya Yu Guanyin glanced at Yang Peng and said: "There are various martial arts competitions in our army every year, which are used as an important item of entertainment in the army, and also one of the main ways to select grassroots officers. I wonder if a similar approach can be applied in the civil service? Yang Peng and Yang Jiumei both had bright eyes. I only heard Ye Yu Guanyin continue: "Let's set up various projects, anyone can participate, and the winners can be promoted, so that the kind of old scalpers who can only do things also have a chance to get ahead!" ”

Yang Jiumei praised: "This method is good, I want to add a point." At the end of each year, the evaluation of officials in various localities can be improved. In today's assessment, only officials above the prefect level are assessed, and below the prefect, the local prefect is responsible for the assessment of officials such as the county order, which is a hidden danger. If this prefect is a little greedy, or not greedy for money," Yang Peng smiled: "Or greedy." Ye Yu Guanyin smiled, Yang Jiumei looked at Yang Peng with red and delicate eyes, Chen Xiao saw this, and couldn't help but think of the unspeakable stories between the two people, and couldn't help but feel a wave in his heart.

Yang Jiumei came back to her senses and wanted to continue, but she forgot where she had said, and asked Yang Peng angrily: "Where did people say?" Yang Peng said with a smile: "You said that officials below the prefect are assessed by the prefect, which is not very safe." Yang Jiumei nodded and said, "These prefects, if they have a better relationship with a certain county order, I am afraid that this assessment will be biased." I think that this can be improved slightly, and the evaluation of officials below the prefect level can be changed to the local supervision department. These officials are usually under the jurisdiction of the prefect, but they are evaluated by the supervision department, so it is not easy for officials to protect each other and collude with each other, and there should be many fewer cases like this, and the atmosphere of officialdom should be improved to a certain extent. ”

Yang Peng nodded with a smile, glanced at the two women, and said, "Your suggestions are very good, when this war is over, we will deal with this matter." He turned and looked out of the city. At this time, the Khitan army was no longer visible, but the huge smoke and dust they raised still covered the sky and the sun, the earth was still trembling, and there was a faint thunderous sound in the ears. Yang Peng frowned and muttered, "This battle has just begun!" ”

Nearly 200,000 Khitan army cavalry were forced to retreat because of the destruction of grain and grass, in fact, they can also make a desperate bet to continue to storm Yanjing Mansion, as long as Yanjing Mansion is captured, the grain and grass problem will naturally be solved. However, West and Butler did not dare to take this risk, if they could capture Yanjing Mansion, it would be very good, but if they could not capture Yanjing Mansion before the grain and grass were exhausted, the consequences would be unimaginable, and at that time, the Yanyun Army would take the opportunity to attack, and more than half of the 200,000 Khitan army horsemen would probably die here.

The 200,000 Khitan army cavalry hurriedly retreated to Shunzhou, and then prepared to retreat to Danzhou to join the large army of Yeyu Hucheng. In order to achieve a surprise effect, Wang Jun ordered West and Butler to first lead the 200,000 elite cavalry who had just withdrawn from the Mongolian steppe to attack south, while the commander Yelu Hucheng gathered a large army and then attacked, so at this moment, the army of Yelu Hucheng may not have entered the territory of Yanyun.

Just when West and Butler decided to continue withdrawing their troops, a herald suddenly sent a military report that the protector of the country, Yalu Hucheng, led 100,000 infantry troops to pass through Danzhou. Both West and Butler were taken aback, and immediately decided to send troops to Shunzhou and wait for the arrival of Yeron Tiger City.

A day later, Yeyu Hucheng led 100,000 infantry troops to Shunzhou. When he heard the reports of West and Butler, he couldn't help but be annoyed, and immediately ordered the army to be stationed in Shunzhou to wait for the arrival of the follow-up troops. It turned out that in order to hurry, Yelu Hucheng did not expect that West's 200,000 soldiers would be burned by the opponent's raid camp, so the food and grass brought were limited, and now they have to bear the food and grass of West's 200,000 horsemen, and the grain and grass are even more nervous, where can they still attack Yanjing, they can only pause and wait for the follow-up troops and a large number of grain and grass to arrive, and then attack.

In this way, the Yanyun army got a respite, under Yang Peng's order, the people in the south and east of the prefectures and counties have moved to Hebei, and at the same time, grain and grass continue to be transported to Yanjing, and the traffic on the official roads is endless, and the people do not seem to be so flustered, everyone believes that the king of Yan and the Yanyun army will be able to resist the offensive of the Khitans. However, relative to the faith of the people, the current situation is not optimistic at all. Although the Khitans suspended their attack due to the lack of food and grass, the grain and grass would be transported sooner or later, and the 300,000 heavy troops that had entered Yanyun were already difficult for the current Yanyun defenders to resist.

On this morning, the empty alleys of Yanjing City were thunderous, and the people of Yanjing, who had been frightened for a long time, cheered and excited, crowded on both sides of the street to welcome the arrival of reinforcements. It turned out that the 50,000 main army of the Second Army led by Li Xu had entered the city! Although these 50,000 troops are in the dust, they are prosperous and powerful, and their arrival not only relieved the people of Yanjing, but even Yang Peng and others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. With these 50,000 elites, it is somewhat certain to hold Yanjing. Although these 50,000 soldiers and horses are still too thin compared to the 300,000 Khitan troops that have appeared near Yanjing, these 50,000 horses are not the previous city defense army, they are not only the main force of Yanyun's field battle, but also the leaders in the field army, the soldiers of the second army have always been proud, and their combat power is one of the best even in the Yanyun army.

"Little brother meets big brother!" Li Xu bowed to Yang Peng in the hall of the palace hall.

Yang Peng smiled and said, "No need to be polite! Li Xu straightened his waist and walked to the lower head of Ye Yu Guanyin and the first head of Ma Jin on the left.

Yang Peng looked at Li Xu and said with a smile: "When you come, everyone's hearts will be at the bottom, and everyone was very worried before!" The crowd laughed. Yang Peng asked, "What about Liu Zhiliang, where is his Third Legion?" Li Xu smiled, hugged his fists and said, "Brother Liu wants the younger brother to ask the eldest brother to apologize on his behalf, and he can't come to Yanjing for the time being." Yang Peng asked puzzledly, "What's the matter?" Why can't he come to Yanjing? ”

Li Xu said: "Junior brother and Brother Liu discussed the current situation, Brother Liu has an idea," and then said Liu Zhiliang's decision. Everyone was worried, and Ya Yu Guanyin said: "Although this trick is clever, it is too dangerous!" If the raid is unsuccessful, with hundreds of thousands of horsemen of the Khitan army, I am afraid that Liu Zhiliang will be difficult to get out! Yang Jiumei said: "What the princess said is very true! Then he said to Yang Peng: "King Yan, you should immediately send someone to intercept General Liu, and order him to immediately lead the army back to Yanjing City!" ”

Yang Peng pondered for a moment and said, "Now that the Khitans have an absolute advantage, it is inevitable to underestimate the enemy. I know the person of Ye Hu Cheng, he has a large army, he will definitely be in a hurry to capture Yanjing, and he should not pay too much attention to other things, although Liu Zhiliang's strategy is dangerous, it is also very likely to succeed! Glancing at the generals, he said: "On the march to fight, how can there be a foolproof strategy, Liu Zhiliang's move has about a fifty percent chance of success, you can give it a try." Everyone saw Yang Peng's statement, although some people still had some thoughts in their hearts, but they didn't say anything anymore.

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