Early the next morning, Yang Peng led the army out of Xingqing Mansion. Under Yang Peng's instructions, there was no send-off, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses quietly left the city before dawn.

Although the movement of the Ming army was cautious, it was still detected by the Western Liao, which had been planning for a long time. Yelu Longqing learned that the various units of the Ming Army were moving to the border, and he couldn't hold back his excitement, only feeling that the Ming Army had finally fallen into his trap. Immediately, Yelu Longqing ordered the secret agents to continue to closely monitor every move of the Ming army, and at the same time sent someone to inform Yelu Hugo of the news that the Ming army had entered the army; On the other hand, Yelu Longqing sent a special envoy to strictly order the Hamili general Mills to defend to the death, and without his order, all the Hamili front troops could not take a step back, and then order the 300,000 troops gathered in the West Sea to divide 200,000 to the south. As soon as Yelu Longqing finished delivering the order, he led the 200,000 forbidden troops who remained in the capital to immediately march eastward.

According to Yelu Longqing's plan, this time they will invest 400,000 troops in the West Liao to participate in the battle of besieging the Ming army, and the Liao side will have at least 500,000 troops to participate in the battle, and there are nearly one million troops under the combined forces of the two sides, so the siege of 200,000 Ming troops can be said to be a victory.

After receiving Yelu Longqing's order, Mills, the general of Hamilli, immediately ordered all the 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command to shrink to the line from Hezhou to Hamilli, preparing to rely on the steep Yinshan Mountain Range to resist the attack of the Ming army.

However, as soon as the order was issued, he received an urgent report from the border, saying that several Da Mingyun war cavalry were rushing forward in separate ways, and their own defenders were caught off guard, and more than ten fortresses on the border, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were wiped out in one drum.

Mills did not expect the enemy to come so quickly, and was taken aback, and immediately ordered all the cavalry to attack and counterattack the Ming cavalry, and at the same time ordered the infantry to shrink the defense line as quickly as possible.

The Western Liao general Mordo led the war cavalry to meet the Ming war cavalry, and on the wasteland, the two sides met, and a fierce battle broke out on the landing. The war horses on both sides rushed and charged overwhelmingly, the rumbling sound was earth-shattering, and the roars of the soldiers on both sides were terrifying; Looking from afar, I saw the swords shining, like a sparkling sea, and the knights on both sides turned over on their backs, and were trampled into meat paste by thousands of iron hooves! The cavalry of the Western Liao War did not have the slightest advantage, how was it the opponent of the Tiger Wolf of the Ming Dynasty, after a day of fierce fighting, the Western Liao War Cavalry lost more than half of it and was forced to retreat. However, the Western Liao cavalry won their infantry a day, so that most of the infantry could smoothly shrink into the predetermined defensive line.

The main force of the Ming Dynasty then followed up and arrived at the city of Hamili at the eastern foot of Yin Mountain, and set up a position, and a fierce siege battle was about to begin.

The news of the urgency flew like snowflakes into Yelu Longqing's hands, and Yelu Longqing only felt that the matter was urgent, and ordered his army to speed up, and at the same time sent people to find out where the Khitan army had progressed.

That night, the 200,000 forbidden army led by Yelu Longqing arrived at Quxian, which is now Kucha, and the army had already traveled two-fifths of the way.

Yelu Longqing and the generals stood in front of the map to deduce the progress of the war, and they all believed that as long as Mills could hold the Yinshan line, then the battle would be won. So can Mills hold the line of Yin Mountain? Yelu Longqing and his generals were still very confident in this. Not only because Mills had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command, but also because of the steep Yin Mountain and the strong city as a support, although the Ming army was strong, it was impossible to defeat Mills within ten days.

Wahid, the general of the tent, said: "I just received news that Emperor Yang Peng of the Ming Dynasty personally led the army to fight. It would be great if Yang Peng could be captured in this battle! ”

Everyone nodded in agreement, and Yelu Longqing said: "If Yang Peng can be captured, then the situation in the entire East will inevitably change dramatically!" Even if Da Ming will not collapse because of this, his descendants who are still children will never be able to maintain the momentum of Da Ming's attack, and Da Ming will turn from prosperity to decline! The time has finally come for our Xiliao to truly rise! Not only that, if Yang Peng is in our hands, he can blackmail the Ming Dynasty, or use it for me, or extort the land, that is, he wants the entire Western Xia and Tubo from them, and I believe they will not dare to refuse! Everyone was very excited, and couldn't help but look forward to such a beautiful scene, and only hoped that day would come soon.

In the middle of the night, Yelu Longqing and almost all the soldiers under his command fell asleep. The campsite was lit by a campfire, and the stars in the sky were silent, except for the lonely figure of the sentry swaying in the light.

Dada...... The sound of horses' hooves suddenly broke the silence. Yelu Longqing, who had just fallen asleep, woke up in shock. Immediately, a pro-soldier officer rushed into the big tent and reported: "Your Majesty, the scout sent to inquire about the progress of the Liao army has returned!" ”

Yelu Longqing's heart moved, and he hurriedly said, "Call him in!" The officer immediately raised his voice outside the tent: "Come in!" ”

The figure swayed at the door, and a figure quickly entered. At this time, the escort had already lit the lights in the big tent, and the flickering fire reflected the faces of the sentinels. I saw the sentry kneeling down on one knee and said urgently: "Your Majesty, the army of the Liao State did not go south according to the prior agreement!" ”

Yelu Longqing was taken aback, Huo Ran got up, and asked, "What did you say?" The sentry said: "The army of the Liao State is not going south!" ”

Yelu Longqinghu was suspicious, and all kinds of thoughts came to his mind in an instant: 'Why didn't Brother Yelu Hugo act according to the agreement?' What exactly does he want to do? Does he want to wait for me and Yang Peng to fight to the death before picking up the bargain? Or is he still trying to hit me at all? Yelu Longqing thought about it again and again, thinking that the best choice for Yelu Hugo should be to join forces with his own side to destroy the Ming army in one fell swoop, but although he thought so, he was not sure that Yelu Hugo would do this. The situation on the battlefield was completely different from what had been expected, and Yelu Longqing didn't know what to do for a while.

Yelu Longqing's heart couldn't help but swell with anger, and he couldn't help but scold: "Stupid Khitan! If you are smart, you can only shoot yourself in the foot in the end! However, scolding and scolding, we still have to think about what to do at the moment. And Jerodun pondered for a moment, and ordered the congregation to be summoned to the great tent for the future. The generals were woken up from their sleep to go to a meeting, and immediately realized that something urgent must have happened, and they did not dare to delay, and came to the big tent one after another. Seeing Yelu Dashi's solemn expression, all the generals couldn't help but feel uneasy, and there was silence in the crowded tent, and the atmosphere was depressing.

Yelu Longqing glanced at the generals and said, "I just received the news. The Liao army did not move south as previously agreed, and the army remained in place. ”

The generals whispered, and it could be seen that everyone looked a little confused and worried.

Yelu Longqing said, "You all tell us what you think." ”

The generals stopped talking, and a tall, thin, and calm-looking general stepped out of the ranks, bowed down, and said, "I wonder if Brother Yahu is playing some tricks!" This man has never had faith, and he may have promised to unite with us in the open, but in fact he was plotting against us behind the scenes! What I am most worried about is that Yehu Hugo will suddenly attack us when we are inextricably linked to the Ming army, and at that time we only have 100,000 troops near the West Sea to resist them, but with 100,000 soldiers and horses, we can't resist the 700,000 Khitan army anyway! The consequences are unimaginable! "This man's name is Ali Dayi, and he is one of the four great generals under the command of Yelu Longqing, and his status is the same as that of Wahid, but this man's ability is not in force, but in resourcefulness.

As soon as these words came out, there was a sensation in the big tent, panic and confusion, and there were also angry and scolding people, and there was a commotion.

Yelu Longqing said, "Ali Dayi said what I feared the most. However, this is only one of the possibilities, Yehu Hugo may not be the main calculation of us, maybe when we are in a war with the Ming Dynasty, they will suddenly go south and invade the Western Xia region. In this way, the Ming army will be completely annihilated, and our army will also suffer heavy losses, and it will not be able to compete with them for Western Xia. ”

The generals whispered, and for a moment no one could tell what he wanted to do.

Yelu Longqing pondered: "No matter what Brother Ye Hugo wants to do, things have changed, and we can't go as originally planned. The army stopped advancing and waited to see what happened. At the same time, the troops moving south were ordered to stop advancing and return to the West Sea area, waiting for orders. ”

Wahid hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, if we don't go to reinforce Hamil, Mills won't be able to hold on no matter what!" Several generals echoed each other, all of them thinking that Hami Li should not be abandoned! Hamili is the eastern territory of Western Liao, and it is one of the richest regions of Western Liao. However, for Western Liao, the reason why Hamili is important is not mainly because of his richness, Hamili is located at the eastern foot of Yinshan Mountain, and the Yinshan Mountain mentioned here is now the Tianshan Mountains, so the Hamili region is a very important eastern barrier in Western Liao, if this barrier is lost, the entire Western Liao will fall into a state of no danger to defend, and the situation will become very unfavorable.

Alidai said: "Your Majesty, the Hamili region must not be lost! ”

Yelu Longqing nodded, looked at Ali Daiyi, and said, "Ali Daiyi, I will give you 80,000 soldiers and horses, and you will immediately take them to support Mills." The Ming army is only 200,000 horses, and Mills's soldiers and horses, together with your 80,000 army, will definitely ensure that the Hamili region is foolproof! But you have to remember that for the Ming Army, for the Ming Emperor, you must not be careless! At no time can you attack, but only rely on the precipitous terrain and strong cities to defend them, so that they will not be able to carry out even the intrigues and tricks of the end! "Yes!" Ali Daei bowed to his promise.

After the meeting was dismissed, Yelu Longqing had no intention of sleeping peacefully, so he came to the big tent and stood under the starry sky and looked at the stars in a daze. His brows furrowed slightly, his thoughts had already flown to the Liao army camp near the West Sea, and he couldn't figure out what Ye Hugo was thinking! Is he calculating himself or calculating the Ming? No matter what he's thinking, he'll be able to see it in half a month at most. The messenger he had sent was now in the camp of Jeschugo. If there is no attempt to disadvantage our Xiliao, then within half a month, the envoy will definitely return to report the situation, otherwise, after half a month, the envoy will definitely still have no news. Half a month, this half a month will undergo earth-shaking changes! Will my Da Liao gain in this great change, or will I lose in this upheaval? Although Yelu Longqing was resourceful, he could not judge at this time.

The army of the Ming army entered the city of Hamili for two consecutive days, but it was only a challenge but did not attack the city. Mills has long understood the power of the Ming warriors, so naturally he will not play. Although the two days were tense for the Western Liao army, they finally passed without danger.

Early in the morning of the third day, the war drums of the Ming army sounded like the previous two days, booming and booming, like thunder. However, the officers and men of the Western Liao Army have become accustomed to it in the past two days, and they did not feel particularly nervous when they heard the thunderous sound of war drums.

Woo woo woo ......! The horn of the siren sounded loudly, and the officers and men of all the armies rushed to the city wall in order to prepare for battle. The arrows were wound, the swords were unsheathed, the catapults were ready to be projected, and the bed crossbow was loaded with spears and arrows.

The mist of the early morning gradually dissipated, and the huge and extremely deterrent military array of the Ming Dynasty appeared in front of him, with a mountain of formations and banners.

Mills climbed the city gate tower and looked at the Ming army outside the city, his brows furrowed. He felt that the military formation of the Ming Army today was different from the previous two days, revealing a strong murderous aura. Mills judged that the Ming army would really attack the city today, and immediately ordered his own soldiers to pass the order down, asking each team to defend and prepare for battle. The horn of the herald sounded one after another, and the soldiers of Xiliao felt that the atmosphere was different from the previous two days, and they couldn't help but get nervous.

At this moment, there was a burst of horns outside the city. The soldiers of Xiliao couldn't help but feel nervous, and then saw many huge artillery pieces launched in the middle of the Ming Dynasty. The soldiers of the Western Liao fought with the Ming army and saw artillery, but the artillery in front of them was much larger than what they had seen at the beginning. It turned out that the reason why the Ming army did not attack the city in the past two days was because it was waiting for the arrival of the artillery, and the python cannon was very heavy.

More than 100 giant python cannons of the artillery team are lined up in two rows, ready for design. Seeing this scene, Mills couldn't help but be suspicious, when he fought with the Ming army before, the range of the Ming cannon he saw was far from that far, could it be that they wanted to shell at this distance? Can those cannons hit so far?

Just when Mills was uncertain, he suddenly saw fireworks outside the city, and then he heard a terrifying roar like a monster suddenly rushing towards him! Before he could react, a sharp whistling sound rushed to his ears, and almost at the same time, he saw that the city wall had been hit extremely violently, and the stone fragments and bricks were flying all over the sky, and the stumps of the human body were still clamped; In an instant, the whole city wall was filled with shouts and screams, and the soldiers ran in all directions, and became a mess; A cannonball flew straight towards the city gate tower with a sharp whistling sound, Mills and the others were shocked, and they didn't care about the image, so they quickly rolled down the stairs, and before they could stand up, they saw the sawdust flying on the city gate tower overhead, and the city gate tower collapsed on one side, and there was a loud rumbling sound.

The giant python cannon of the artillery team continued to bombard, and in the huge roar, under the power of the raging waves, the wall fell straight down, and the soldiers of the Western Liao could not stand on the city wall at all, and fled down the city wall one after another.

Seeing that the Western Liao soldiers had fled the city wall, the artillery team hit a city wall near the city gate and concentrated its firepower to bombard it continuously. In the earth-shattering sound of cannons and crashes, the walls of that place seemed to be melted, collapsing, cracks appearing, and then rapidly expanding!

The soldiers of Xiliao in the city wall saw that the wall was about to be unable to hold on, and they were all terrified, and they didn't know what to do! Although they had been in battle for a long time, they had never seen anything like this, and the strong walls made of bricks and earth were about to be destroyed by the other side in such a short period of time! What kind of weapon is that, with such terrible power?!

Seeing that the walls were about to be overwhelmed, Mills hurriedly gathered his forces near this wall, and ordered his crossbowmen to go up to the surrounding houses.

There was another loud roar like the roar of a monster, and then there was a huge crash, and the wall collapsed completely, as if it had completely melted.

Mills was shocked, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Get ready to fight!" The soldiers of Xiliao were all ready for battle, holding their weapons tightly and holding their breath.

"General, come and see! What a monster is that! One of the officers who remained on the ramparts to monitor the enemy's movements suddenly shouted in alarm. Mills immediately ran up the city wall and looked out of the city, only to see a group of 'mountains' rushing towards this direction, with huge bodies, sharp fangs, and long noses like pythons, what kind of monsters were they! Mills: Where have they ever seen an elephant, and when they suddenly saw it, they thought it was some terrible monster! Mills's face changed dramatically, and his heart was filled with fear!

Then his expression turned grim and he said loudly: "There's nothing to be afraid of, it's just some animal we haven't seen before!" Then he shouted at the city wall: "Crossbowmen release arrows!" ”

When the crossbowmen in the city heard the order, they immediately threw their arrows out of the city, only to hear the sound of Weng, and a dense array of arrows like flying locusts flew over the city wall and flew towards the tide of enemy troops that were surging up outside the city. The rain of arrows fell into the tide of the Ming army, but it was as if it had just fallen countless dust, as if it had no effect. It turned out that the war elephant troops of the Ming Dynasty were different from the war elephants of Tianzhu, the war elephants were already difficult to hurt by arrows, and now they were dressed with elephant armor made of leather and steel, so the arrows of the Western Liao army could not hurt them at all.

Mills couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw that the arrow attack was useless, and wanted to attack with a catapult and a bed crossbow, but found that the catapult and bed crossbow had turned into piles of waste in the shelling of the Ming army just now, and they couldn't be used at all.

Mills remembered that all animals were afraid of fire, and immediately ordered the crossbowmen to use rockets to shoot.

The rain of fire flew all over the sky and fell on the wasteland outside the city, and the fire was shining everywhere. However, such a scene did not alarm the war elephants, and the war elephants still led the Ming army to rush towards the gap like a tide. When Mills saw this, he was at a loss for a moment.

Watch as a torrent of giant monsters spills into the gap, crashing into the spinning threads of your army's swords, guns, and shields! There was a huge crashing sound, and the defensive line that could resist the charge of the heavy cavalry was as vulnerable as paper in front of those monsters, and it was washed away in an instant! Immediately, the war elephant rushed into the middle of the military formation, and the giant legs as thick as a pillar trampled the Western Liao soldiers to the ground, and as soon as the fangs arched, many Western Liao soldiers were picked up and flew out, and the huge body collided with thousands of troops, as if entering a no-man's land, screaming, just like a demonic beast from hell to the world!

Although the officers and men of the Western Liao Army resisted desperately, the war elephants were not capable of manpower at all, and they suffered heavy casualties in an instant, and the entire army array was like a big wave sweeping sand, scattered in all directions! A crossbowman standing on the roof, seeing the war elephants raging and killing below, couldn't help but be terrified to the extreme, and couldn't help but take a few steps back one after another, but he didn't pay attention and stepped into the air, and the whole person fell from the roof, broke his head and bled out, and died tragically on the spot!

The Ming war horse, the Ming infantry army, followed the war elephants into the city. At this time, there was no strong defensive line for them to attack, and seeing that the enemy army was defeated, they covered and pursued the defeated troops on all sides. In the whole city, I saw that the soldiers of the Western Liao Army were like a collapsed embankment, and the Ming Army was like a raging flood, which instantly filled the streets and alleys of the entire city.

Seeing that the situation was out of control, Mills immediately led his own soldiers to escape from the West City Gate, and most of the soldiers of the Western Liao Army were besieged in the city except for some who fled from the city with Mills.

The Ming army gradually closed in all directions, and nearly 20,000 soldiers of the Western Liao Army were surrounded in the middle, panicking.

The Ming army stopped approaching, Yang Peng rode his horse to the Western Liao army, and said in a loud voice: "I am Yang Peng, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I can guarantee that as long as you lay down your arms, you will be able to live!" ”

The officers and men of the Western Liao Army looked at each other, and one of the generals first threw down their weapons and knelt down, and all the officers and men of the Western Liao Army threw away their weapons and knelt down one after another, and all the officers and men of the Western Liao Army chose to surrender. Speaking of which, there is one point that needs to be clarified. The Western Liao Army is not the Tianzhu Army, their will to fight is very strong, the reason why it is so easy to surrender, seeing that there is no way to escape is only a small aspect, the biggest reason is that they saw the Ming Emperor come out to persuade him to surrender. In fact, for the soldiers of the Western Liao Army, they are not so resistant to the Ming Dynasty, in the hearts of many people, the Ming Dynasty is actually quite kind, as if the same race is split into different forces, so the soldiers of the Western Liao Army are not so resistant to surrendering to the Ming Dynasty.

After escaping Hamilli, Mills fled westward for his life.

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