Monument Yangmen

Chapter 399

Yang Si led a thousand soldiers of the Volcanic Army to board Bald Mountain while night was falling.

On the Yanmen Pass side, the war is imminent.

Qi Dahar led the [-] warriors of the Qi Da Department to the front of Yanmen Pass.

"Young patriarch, shall we attack the city?"

A warrior of the Qida tribe with a wolf's tail on his head moved closer to Qidahar and asked obsequiously.

Qi Dahar tried his best to hide his bulky body behind a shield, and scolded irritably: "Why are you in a hurry, rushing to die?"

The warrior of the Qida Department smiled wryly: "The time for the siege ordered by the king of the South Courtyard is almost here. If we don't do it again, we will not be able to escape the charge of delaying the military plane."

Qitahar poked his head out from behind the shield, glanced at the looming arrows that closed the Yanmen Gate, and shrunk his neck subconsciously.

He rolled his eyeballs and murmured: "Go and call Li Chonghui, the commander of the Ma Bujun."

The warriors of the Qida Department stared and said in astonishment: "So the Han people?"

Qi Dahar frowned and shouted: "If you are told to go, you will go, where is there so much nonsense."

The warriors of the Qida tribe reluctantly turned back to the camp three miles away, and called Li Chonghui, the commander of the horse infantry.

Li Chonghui is young, in his 30s, thin and frail, and his ancestral home is Jincheng.

The reason why Li Chonghui was able to become the commander of the horse infantry of the Liao Kingdom at the age of about 30 was all due to his father.

His father used to be the governor of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, and he was also the first batch of Han people who voluntarily surrendered to the Liao Kingdom.

In order to show their open-mindedness and attract more Han people to vote, Tianshengzong of Liao Kingdom treated this group of Han people favorably and gave them extremely high treatment.

However, even if Li Chonghui is now the commander of the Mabu Army, he is nothing in front of Qidahar, an old nobleman from the eight clans of the Liao Kingdom.

Qida Hal just beckoned, and Li Chonghui swayed to his side.

"Your servant Li Chonghui, please refer to the general."

Li Chonghui was very obedient in front of Qi Dahar, like a pug.

Qida Hal was very satisfied with his attitude, raised his fat head slightly, and said in a pretentious manner: "Li Chonghui, are you 36 this year?"

Li Chonghui said humbly: "General Lao remembers that this minister is exactly 36 years old."

Qi Dahar nodded and said: "36, not too young. Now you are just a commander of the Mabu Army with a fifth-rank title. If you don't make any achievements in the army in the future, you will probably stop at the Mabu Army in this life. They are all commanders."

Li Chonghui smiled dryly and said, "I'm ashamed to say that I have always wanted to serve the Empress Dowager, but I couldn't wait for the opportunity."

"Ok!"

Qi Dahar pretended to be deep and said: "Your chance has come."

"what chance?"

A look of joy flashed in Li Chonghui's eyes.

Qi Dahar said: "Don't say that this general won't promote you, this time conquering Yanmen Pass is an opportunity."

Li Chonghui is also a smart person, once he heard what Qi Dahar said, he understood what he meant.

Li Chonghui weighed the strength of Yanmen Pass and the Qida Department, and found that the Qida Department's military strength clearly had an overwhelming advantage.

He is also an ambitious man.

He didn't think that he would lose to Yang Ye when the Qida Department had an absolute advantage in troops.

Moreover, the people in Yanmen Pass are now exhausted, and their combat effectiveness is probably weaker than before.

This is indeed an opportunity.

Li Chonghui's eyes were bright, he solemnly saluted Qi Dahar, and said: "I thank you, General, for your cultivation."

Qitahar nodded in satisfaction.

Talking to smart people is such a hassle.

Some things don't need to be said clearly, he will understand what you mean.

"Zhegu, you go, and order [-] warriors from the Qida Department to General Li. This time, the battle to conquer Yanmen Pass will be under the full command of General Li."

The warrior of the Qida tribe named Zhegu Nie was obviously dissatisfied and wanted to refute, but was stopped by Qidahar with his eyes.

Zhegu followed Qidahar's order to order soldiers and horses.

Beggar Hal patted Li Chonghui on the shoulder, and said solemnly: "General Li, I will leave the matter of conquering Yanmen Pass to you. This general is here to help you sweep the battle. If you dare to be timid and do not go ahead, you will definitely be killed." .”

Li Chonghui was a little worried just now that he would not be able to command the soldiers and horses of the Qida Department, but with Qidahar's words, he suddenly became confident.

The soldiers and horses of the [-] Begging Department are already ready.

Zhe Gu just delivered an order in the past, and all the generals and schools at all levels gathered together, and they came to Li Chonghui, waiting for Li Chonghui's military order.

Li Chonghui, who is in power, feels that he is quite imposing. The nobles of the Liao Kingdom who usually see him arrogance are all bowing in front of him at this moment, and he feels that he has more face.

Of course, Li Chonghui is not a piece of trash either.

He has been familiar with military books since he was a child, and has a lot of experience in the art of war.

Facing the defense of Yanmen Pass, Li Chonghui methodically began to arrange the steps of attack.

The Liao people are good at horse fighting, and they are also good at running raids, but they are not good at siege warfare.

Therefore, Li Chonghui has his own ideas about the offensive strategy of Yanmen Pass.

First of all, the first echelon, the cannon fodder echelon sent to death, is mainly composed of servants composed of Han people from the Liao region temporarily transferred from the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.

The second echelon is dominated by equipment such as siege chisels, ladders, and siege crossbows.

The third echelon is the real main force of the siege. With the help of the first two echelons, they will greatly reduce the time and damage of the siege.

Although this plan is not brilliant, it is quite satisfactory.

……

Yanmen closed.

The peasants are transporting military supplies such as stones, rolling logs, rocks, caltrops, gold juice, etc. to the city gate.

The soldiers of the Volcano Army, holding their weapons, leaned against the city wall to rest.

Due to the lack of troops in the pass, the soldiers of the Volcanic Army were on standby for almost twelve hours. Even if they wanted to rest, they could only squint at their posts for a while.

Lao Yang led Yang Wu, wearing heavy armor, patrolling back and forth on the top of the city, boosting morale by the way.

Lao Yang and the soldiers of the Volcanic Army are like a family, so wherever they go, they basically stop to chat with the soldiers in the army.

Lao Yang is like a big patriarch, and the soldiers of the Volcanic Army are like members of the family.

When they are free, they are happy to share their interesting stories with their parents.

There is only one place on the city wall, and Lao Yang will not go there.

That's where the North Gate City Gate Building is located.

The north gate city gate building is the place that faced the most violent attack by the Liao army. It is also the place with the heaviest military mission and the place with the highest death rate.

The people guarding here are the group of people that Lao Yang relies on the most and is closest to.

Lao Yang didn't need to explain anything to them, nor did he need to boost their morale.

They are all the soldiers, generals and Qubu of the Yang family.

It was like an inseparable part of Lao Yang's body.

The battlefield, for them, has long been familiar.

It has become commonplace for them to see mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

All of them looked like hooligans, lying on the ground in disorder on the north gate gate building without any image.

Some soldiers of the Volcano Army who have been guarding Yanmen Pass all year round like to lean towards them, because they can hear a lot of interesting things from the mouths of these rogue-like guys.

"Uncle Ge, can you tell us about the Seventh Young Master again?"

A 17-year-old boy, thin and weak, carrying a big gun taller than himself, leaned over to the side of a sloppy man lying on the ground sleeping soundly, and shouted in a low voice.

The sloppy man opened his eyes, glanced at the 17-year-old boy, snorted, and closed his eyes again.

The 17-year-old kid put his hands into his arms treacherously, took out a parcel of dead leaves, and waved it in front of the sloppy man.

The slovenly man twitched his nose, sat up suddenly, and reached out to snatch the package of dead leaves.

"Yes, you, we have been out of food for three days, and you can get meat."

The sloppy man tore open the package of dead leaves, revealing a piece of burnt black meat.

He didn't dislike it either, he grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth.

The other men beside him smelled it and got up to ask for it, but he beat them all away.

The 17-year-old boy scratched his head honestly, and said with a smile: "Our brothers have been in the Northwest for three or four years, and we usually rely on feeding weasels to beat teeth. After a long time, we have figured out some tricks. It is our craftsmanship. No, it always burns the meat."

The slovenly man said as he ate, "It's cold and surrounded by Liao thieves. It's not easy to eat a bite of meat. Besides, we are all fighters, not scholars, not squeamish."

The 17-year-old boy said expectantly: "Tell us about the Seventh Young Master."

The slovenly man ate up the meat wrapped in dead leaves, sucked his greasy fingers, and said with a silly smile: "You guys are not scholars, why do you just like to listen to scholars."

The 17-year-old boy scratched his head and said with a chuckle, "We don't like to hear about scholars, we like to hear about the Seventh Young Master. The stories about the Seventh Young Master are much better than those about the scholars."

The slovenly man grabbed a sheepskin jacket casually, leaned against the city wall, and said, "Forget it, whoever makes me greedy and eat your food, I will tell you about Qi Ye."

The 17-year-old boy waved excitedly behind him, and a dozen kids of his age poured out from behind the wall.

The sloppy man smiled wryly and shook his head, pointing at the 17-year-old boy, "Er Gouzi... You, you... I really have you..."

Ergouzi is the name of the 17-year-old boy.

Yes, you heard that right, it's his name.

Don't look at this little guy as a thief, but he is actually a very stubborn person.

When he was registered for conscription, the generals thought he was pitiful and wanted to give him a name.

But this guy froze his neck and refused to let go.

He said that the name was given by his parents, and he couldn't change it even if he was killed.

The sky is big and the earth is big, and filial piety is the greatest.

In the face of filial piety, Wang Fa also had to make concessions.

Therefore, the general registered the name Ergouzi for him.

Seeing the sloppy man Lao Ge complaining, Er Gouzi was not afraid, and smiled and approached Lao Ge and asked, "Uncle Ge, you said that the seventh young master was writing poems in Changlefang, and everyone in Bianjing City ran to see him." ,and after?"

Lao Ge stared at Er Gouzi dumbfoundedly, and said: "Later... Later, it became even more powerful. Since then, Qiye has a nickname, called Sixianren. Everyone in Bianjing City said that Qiye It is Wenqu stars from the sky descending to the earth. Some people say that Qiye is even more powerful than Li Bai, the poet fairy of the former Tang Dynasty.

In the Yang Mansion, people who seek calligraphy and painting every day can line up from the gate of the Yang Mansion to the gate of Bianjing City..."

"Wow~"

"so smart?!"

All the little guys listened obsessively, with expressions of admiration.

Old Ge thief smiled and said: "The most enviable thing is that all the girls in Bianjing want to marry Qiye as a wife. When Qiye went to take the imperial examination, there were tens of thousands of girls. Sending exams to Master Qi who dances and sings..."

"Gudu~"

Some people swallowed their saliva uselessly, while the other little guys looked dull and envious.

Lao Ge laughed even more wickedly.

"Also... on the night of Tanhua among Qi Ye, 8 dignitaries, large and small, in Bianjing city dispatched [-] to [-] people, chasing and scrambling to bring Qi Ye back to them as aunts. .”

The rest of the music department of the Yang family, hearing Lao Ge's exaggeration, secretly shook their heads and laughed.

However, none of them exposed Lao Ge.

Young people admire heroes, this is what should happen.

Back then, they were the same.

They not only admired, but also followed, and finally became that person's music department.

That person is the Golden Sword Commander Yang Ye.

Like a storyteller, Lao Ge said vividly: "The dignitaries in the city of Bianjing are so powerful that you almost overturned the city of Bianjing. At the critical moment, a powerful figure came out, Privy Councilor Cao Bin.

This Privy Councilor Cao is very powerful. He took his seven sons and three thousand Qubu, and killed seven in and seven out of this crowd.Dazed to grab Qiye, he brought him back to Cao's mansion that night. "

"Whoo~"

"Lord Cao Bin is really amazing."

"Master Seventh is even more powerful."

"..."

The little ones started to chatter in praise.

Lao Ge pretended to be deep and said: "These are not the most powerful..."

The little ones asked eagerly, "What else, what else?"

Er Gouzi scratched his ears and cheeks anxiously.

"Uncle Ge, tell me quickly! What else is the most powerful?"

Lao Ge whetted the appetites of these little guys, and said: "The most powerful thing is that the reputation of the Seventh Young Master not only spread throughout the Song Dynasty. Even the widow Xiao in the Liao Kingdom knew about it.

Last year, envoys from the Liao Kingdom entered Bianjing.At that time, in the Chuigong Hall, I met His Majesty and said that I would like to invite Qi Ye to Liao Kingdom.

They even said that if Master Qi was willing to stay in the Liao Kingdom, they would be willing to return the Sixteen States of Yanyun to Song Dynasty.

Guess why the Liao Kingdom is willing to exchange the Yanyun Sixteen States for the Seventh Master? "

The little ones scrambled to speak.

"It must be because I admire the talent of the Seventh Young Master, and I want to keep the Seventh Young Master in Liao Kingdom to write poems and paintings for them."

"I think that Widow Xiao from the Liao Kingdom wants the Seventh Young Master to be her son-in-law."

"That's right, that's right, I definitely want to marry my daughter to the Seventh Young Master."

"Probably more than one daughter."

"Fifteen daughters are all planning to marry the seventh young master."

"..."

"Hey Hey……"

Lao Ge smiled like a chicken thief.

"You guessed wrong!"

　Thanks for the five ocean rewards from '食风天下'!Thanks to 'Wood, Wild Temporary Worker' for the reward of two oceans!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)