After Liu Ji broke through Dingzhou, he went on a killing spree. Most of the generals defending the city were killed, and the soldiers were imprisoned, and it was rumored that they were going to be sent to the prison city of Hequ Road. For a while, the party soldiers and horses in Helan Mountain were shocked, and the lack of food and grass led to surrender.

The official office of Xingqing Mansion, Han Qi said to Baa: "Taiwei, the imperial court has come to the will, and the following orders are forgiven, and the princes and ministers will go to Beijing quickly." The original party soldiers and horses, the generals were decided by the front-line generals, and the rest of the soldiers returned home. Taiwei is the hero of this victory, and he will be rewarded after entering Beijing. ”

Baa Bu said helplessly: "It's just to serve the imperial court, where do you dare to want to reward." ”

Now that the army has surrendered, Babu has no bargaining chips in his hand, and can only look at the meaning of the court. This is how the surrender will be, when it is not descended, all kinds of conditions can be required. Once you surrender, you will become a fish on the board, and you can only passively accept it.

Han Qi said: "Now only in the Helan Mountains in the north, the soldiers and horses guarding the mountains and rivers have not yet surrendered clearly, and there are endless disputes. Before going to Beijing, the captain persuaded them to return to peace of mind. Ending the war as soon as possible is a good thing for the country and the people. ”

Baa said: "Stationed at Shanhe Pass is the Ye Langluo Division, he is a minister who cares for his life, not an ordinary person. I can write a letter to persuade him to submit to the court, and it is up to him whether he surrenders or not. ”

Liu Jidao: "It's okay, Dingzhou has been captured, and there is no obstacle to entering Helan Mountain." If it does not surrender, the army will enter Helan Mountain from the south and be wiped out. It's already the middle of the first month, and the Xingling War can't be consumed here all the time. We have made a wish to return to Hequ Road in the spring. ”

Baa Bu sighed: "Without Xingqing Mansion, Shanhe Pass will be attacked in the north and south, and it will not be able to hold it no matter what." I hope that the Captain will see this matter clearly and return to the imperial court as soon as possible. By now, there is no need to fight anymore. ”

Han Qi said: "It's all like Taiwei, that's fine." At present, there are still a few places in the party's items, and they are resolutely not lowered, and fierce battles are indispensable. ”

After speaking, he didn't discuss the war with Babu again, and said: "I have arranged men and horses here, and after two days, you will go south to Yingli first, and then go to Zhenrong Army to take the train after crossing the Yellow River." When you get to the court, everything can be decided. ”

Baa Bu said yes, and when he saw that Han Qi and Liu Ji still had something to discuss, he got up and resigned.

Sending Baa Bu away, Han Qi said to Liu Ji: "The wild man Langluo of Shanhe Pass will send someone to urge him again, telling him that if he surrenders as soon as possible, he will not ask about everything in the past, and the court will reward him again." If he resolutely does not surrender, when he breaks through the mountains and rivers, he will be severely punished, and he will never be lucky! ”

Liu Ji nodded: "Babu took the initiative to surrender, we accommodated him in every way, and the other generals are afraid that they have a misunderstanding." After killing a few generals, these people should understand that if they don't surrender as soon as possible, what awaits them is a dead end! ”

Han Qi nodded: "That's true." Now that Xingqing Mansion has just been pacified, the surrounding party items have surrendered troops from time to time, and there must be a large army here to deter them. can let Zhao Zi lead his troops and horses to the north and attack the mountains and rivers with Yang Wenguang. The wild waves did not fall, and they just took the sacrificial flag. ”

Liu Jidao: "It's okay." There are 50,000 party items in Shanheguan, 30,000 in Zhao Zi, and 30,000 in Yang Wenguang in the north. ”

Han Qi said with a smile: "Now that the party members have no will to fight, it doesn't matter how many people there are, the key is to attack." The will of the imperial court is clear, let us quickly end the party war, return to the winding road, and monitor the Khitan. Obviously, the imperial court's mind has turned to the Khitan, asking us to end the war here as quickly as possible. The victorious party members should be handed over to Captain Di in the south. ”

Hearing this, Liu Ji couldn't help frowning and said: "Captain Di has besieged Lingzhou for some days, and the defenders at the head of the city can't stay due to artillery fire, why haven't you captured Lingzhou yet?" The defenders there are really so tenacious? ”

Han Qi shook his head: "Lingzhou is surrounded by water on three sides, and there is only one city wall that can be attached to it. The artillery was fired here, and the defenders of the city ran to the other three sides. As soon as the artillery fire stopped, they ran over again and continued to defend the city, which was difficult to do. ”

There is another reason, Di Qing's infantry is a musketeer, and after the ants are attached to the city wall, bayonets fight knives and guns, and they do not have the upper hand. After trying many times, Di Qing was forced to urgently transfer knives and guns from Shaanxi Road. If the soldier is accustomed to the musket, the sword and gun are not used to it for a while.

The special terrain of Lingzhou made Di Qing suffer a lot. The more he could not attack, the more resolute the defenders of the city became, and it became a stalemate.

Zhao Zi was ordered, took his troops and horses, and went north along the Tanglai Canal. After Dingzhou, I went all the way into Helan Mountain.

Looking at the mountains on both sides, he didn't go out for a day, Zhao Zi said: "Xingling two states, mountains and rivers are sandwiched, there are Hanhai and Tiandu Mountain in the south, and Helan Mountain in the north. If the party guards Tiandu Mountain, it will be really difficult. ”

Lai Yanlu on the side said: "The relocation originally started in Hengshan, and when I arrived in Deming, I began to build Xingqing Mansion. Yuan Hao rebelled, how could there be no reason to take Xingqing Mansion as the capital? There are natural dangers in the north and south, the mountains and rivers in the east and west, and the Yellow River water irrigation in the middle, which is the most fertile. The party has a small population, and if they were allowed to develop here for decades, it would not be what it is now. ”

Zhao Zi nodded: "I only heard that Helan Mountain was steep and abnormal, but when I really walked this road today, I knew that what I said was true." ”

The southern part of Helan Mountain is low and flat, and the more you go, the more steep it becomes. To the vicinity of the Shanhe Pass, it is sandwiched with the Yellow River to form a pass, which is the Shanhe Pass used by the party to prevent the winding road of the river. The road in this Helan Mountain is not narrow, on the contrary, it is very wide, so Shanheguan stretches several cities, in fact, like the Great Wall. The party nobles liked to build palaces in Helan Mountain, play at four o'clock, and arrange cavalry in the mountains during wartime.

Although the terrain of such a mountain road of dozens of miles is not dangerous, it is always under the threat of cavalry on both sides, and it is the northern barrier of the party. However, the Song army occupied Xingqing Mansion, and the princes and nobles either surrendered or were captured, and there was no cavalry harassment in the mountains.

Seeing a roe deer looking curiously at his party on the hillside, Zhao Zi said: "If it weren't for the two countries fighting, when there was a war, this would be a good place to hunt caracals." It is no wonder that the prince of Dangxiang likes to build a palace in the mountains, and it is indeed a treasure land. ”

Lai Yanlu said: "It's winter now, and it's naturally desolate. If it's summer, it's going to be good. ”

Zhao Zi nodded and said, "Then urge and go to Shanhe Pass as soon as possible." Twice messengers were sent, but the defenders there repeatedly delayed and refused to surrender. After breaking the mountain and river pass and opening up the road to the river meander, we can go back. ”

Lai Yanlu said: "Taiwei entered the Hequ Road a few years ago in order to save Tanglong Town, and in the past few years, it has been fighting from the north to the Western Regions, and then coming back from the west of the river, which is really not easy. This tens of thousands of miles of territory can be said to have been opened up by Taiwei. ”

Zhao Zi said with a smile: "This is the credit of Taiwei Du, don't give me peace on the head." The Lieutenant is now the Privy Councillor and our immediate superior, so don't talk nonsense. The soldiers and horses on the river meandering road were taught by the Taiwei, and many regarded the Taiwei as a god. ”

Lai Yanlu said: "It's a small damn, don't be surprised." ”

The two of them said as they urged the soldiers and horses forward. It wasn't until the third day that I arrived at the mountain and river pass.

Ye Qi Langluo was drinking in the official hall, and his own soldiers came in quickly, and said with a forked hand: "Tai Lieutenant, the Song army is coming from the south and has arrived at the city!" ”

Wild Langluo drank all the wine in the bowl and asked, "How many people are here?" Who is in charge of the troops? ”

The soldier said: "It is Captain Zhao Zi of the Song Army who commands the troops, and I heard that there are 30,000 people." They went all the way to the Western Regions from Blackwater City in the north, and then circled back from Hexi. Taiwei, I heard that Taiwei Zhao has not been defeated for several years, we ......"

Ye Langluo waved his hand: "Go down, you don't have to worry about these things." ”

The pro-soldiers retired. Ye Langluo picked up the wine, and was a little distracted for a while. I think that when Yuan Hao died, he was still one of the four ministers, and the military power was not in the hands of Babu. At that time, Yuan Hao's last words were to take over the throne with his younger brother Ge Ningling as the main thing. However, Wu Zang Pang resolutely disagreed with this arrangement on the grounds that Wu Zang was pregnant. The four ministers finally compromised, and a few months later, the Tibetan clan forgave Zuo, and there was today's situation.

Shanhe Pass is to defend the north, and there are no defense facilities in the south, so this battle is actually impossible to fight. Zhao Zi's 30,000 troops came, and Shanhe Pass was actually abolished. Ye Langluo didn't have the ability to hold on, and not surrendering was actually his own reason.

After a few more glasses of wine, the generals of the city came to see Ye Langluo.

Wild Langluo drank the wine from his glass, stood up, and roared at the roof. I have been in the army for decades, and as Yuan Hao has won many battles, I didn't expect to end up with such an ending.

Striding to the official hall, Ye Qi Langluo stood in front of the handsome position, with a pair of eyes like tigers and leopards, looking at everyone.

General Liang Buli looked at everyone, gritted his teeth, stepped forward and said: "Tai Lieutenant, the 30,000 people of the Song army are led by the famous general Zhao Zi, and they have arrived outside the southern gate. This level does not have the ability to guard against an enemy attack from the south, what should I do? ”

Ye Langluo looked at Liang Buli and said coldly: "What do you want to do?" ”

Liang Buli said: "Xingqing Mansion has been lost, the lord of the country has been captured, what is the meaning of this battle?" The Song army advanced from north to south, and this pass could not be guarded. Whether to surrender or flee, the captain will decide in one word, and we will do it. ”

Ye Langluo looked at everyone and said sharply: "It seems that you don't want to fight?" ”

Lian Nuyike on the side forked his hand and said: "The country has been lost, there is no name in the battle, and you can't fight anymore, how can you fight!" ”

Ye Langluo looked at the generals, but no one came out, expressing his willingness to fight, knowing in his heart that the general trend had gone. To the north is Yang Wenguang's department, and to the south is Zhao Zi's department, all of which are forced to the city. These two people are both powerful generals of the Song Dynasty, and there is no vacancy to find.

Staring at everyone, Ye Langluo's chest rose and fell, and he didn't speak for a long time. It wasn't until the generals felt frightened that Ye Qi Langluo said: "The 50,000 army is here, and it is unexpectedly surrendered to the enemy, a hundred years later, how can I face the emperor!" ”

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