After the Liao army retreated, the red sun on the horizon had been covered by the red glow.

Yang Qi did not order his soldiers and horses to continue the pursuit, and after a day of hard fighting, the soldiers were also tired and needed to rest.

"Mingjin retreats!"

After giving the order to collect the troops, Yang Qi returned to Tongtai Pass with his soldiers to rest.

Peng Pai led the scarecrows and the people to start cleaning the battlefield, and by the way, collected the prisoners of the Liao army.

Although the Liao people are brave, it does not mean that there are no soft eggs among them.

After all, not all Liao people can be like Qinle and are willing to die for the Great Liao, and there are many people who want to live.

Those who were scattered in the battle, those who were wrapped in crazy horses in front of Tongtai Pass, and those who knelt on the ground and asked to surrender, all became Yang Qi's prisoners.

Yang Qi is not a murderer, he also has enough grain and grass to feed the captives, so there is no need to kill the captives.

After Yang Qi returned to Tongtai Pass, he ordered the Huotou Army to start burying pots and cooking.

Then there was a huge carnival.

The soldiers and horses of the southern country never knew what politeness was and what shyness was.

As long as there is food and drink, they become enthusiastic and unrestrained.

They are born in the mountains, they have a straight temperament, they don't have so many flowers, as long as you smile at them, they can call you brothers and sisters enthusiastically.

Most of the people in the Iron Cavalry came from all over the world, and everyone got together, and after a long time of infecting each other, they also became very enthusiastic.

On the contrary, the people of the Yanmen Army, due to their special status, seemed a little restrained when celebrating with everyone.

A group of them gathered in a circle, huddled alone in a corner of Tongtai Pass, and watched with envy the men of the southern country and the men of the Iron Cavalry holding their arms, singing, dancing, drinking, and boxing enthusiastically.

"Why don't you bring your brothers along to play?"

A curious voice sounded not far from the Yanmen Army.

This is a question, and the object of the question is He Jing, the commander of the Yanmen Army, who is sitting in front of the officers and soldiers of the Yanmen Army.

When He Jing heard this, he suddenly raised his head, saw the person who came, and was shocked, hurriedly dropped the wine jar and meat in his hand, patted the dust on his body, and said respectfully: "Xiaguan He Jing, see Huhou." ”

The soldiers of the Yanmen Army behind He Jing saw Yang Qi and hurriedly stood up to salute.

Yang Qi held the wine jar and waved his hand with a smile, "You don't have to give a salute, don't you feel tired after a day of fighting?" ”

The soldiers of the Yanmen Army stared wide-eyed, not knowing how to answer this question.

According to their previous experience as errand workers in the hands of the Liao people, they should be said not to be tired at this time.

After all, those aristocratic generals in the upper echelons of the Liao State like to listen to good things.

"No...... Not tired ......"

A general lowered his head and replied in a deep voice.

"Hahaha......"

Yang Qi laughed loudly, pointed to the general who spoke, and said, "Liar! The soldiers and horses of our four northwestern provinces are not happy to tell lies in front of the officials, tired is tired, and if they are not tired, they are not tired.

After a day of fierce battle, I feel tired, how can you not be tired?

When attacking the camp of the Liao army, you ran more than the cavalry.

Those four-legged ones can't outrun your two legs.

Hahaha......"

Yang Qi's gag amused the soldiers of the Yanmen Army.

Everyone scratched their heads and smiled innocently.

Yang Qi raised the wine jar in his hand and said loudly: "In today's fierce battle, your Yanmen army has played your prestige with weak equipment, even in the face of several times the enemy, you have not taken a step back.

You have not fallen into the name of our four northwestern provinces, and I am proud of you. ”

"!"

Yang Qi raised the wine jar, and without saying a word, he drank it with a grunt.

The soldiers of the Yanmen Army turned red in an instant.

It's the feeling of being recognized, it's the feeling of being trusted.

Since they voted for Yang Qi, they always felt that they were the first to be better than others.

It's not that some of the soldiers and horses under Yang Qi's command discriminate against them, but they feel that they used to be Liao soldiers and they were traitors, and now even if they abandon the secret and turn to the light, they feel a little guilty in their hearts.

Therefore they must fight for the first place in every battle, and fight to the death in every battle.

They just want to wash away their shame through their exploits again and again.

Even though they are poorly equipped than others, they are not afraid of any enemy.

As it turned out, their efforts were not in vain, and Yang Qi recognized them.

He Jing's eyes were red, he lifted the wine jar, and said in a trembling voice: "Brothers, do it!" ”

"!"

“……”

After a jar of wine, Yang Qi laughed happily and said, "Happy! ”

"Smack!"

He smashed the jar to the ground.

Yang Qisheng shouted like a bell: "Jiao Zan, bring wine to Lao Tzu." ”

Jiao Zan, who was carrying Huangquan bragging about it, heard Yang Qi's shout, and immediately left Huangquan, carried a wine jar, ran to Yang Qi upside down, and said flatteringly: "Huhou, your wine ......."

Yang Qi lifted the wine jar, sniffed it, and kicked Jiao Zan violently, "You shit, fool me with fruit wine?" ”

Jiao Zan was stunned, and was about to refute, when he suddenly saw Yang Qi's vague extension.

He was stunned again, and then understood what Yang Qi meant.

Yang Qi kicked him again, "Get out of ......"

Jiao Zan rolled slowly, but the direction in which he rolled was no longer where Huang Quan was, but where He Jing was.

Jiao Zan was thick and fine, and he understood Yang Qi's meaning with just one look.

Yang Qi asked him to greet the soldiers of the Yanmen Army and mingle with everyone.

Jiao Zan came to He Jing in a hurry, and shouted: "Brother He, what does it mean for you to drink here alone, call the brothers, everyone will be lively when they drink together." ”

said, without waiting for He Jing to refuse, he pulled He Jing and a familiar deputy general of the Yanmen Army, and leaned over to the other crowd.

The other Yanmen troops naturally followed.

Soon, the Yanmen Army became one with everyone.

Yang Qi smiled knowingly, threw the wine jar handed over by Jiao Zan to Zamahe Aoki in disgust, and returned to the place where he was sitting leisurely.

The three brothers of the Yang family sat alone in a corner of Guan Cheng, and when they saw Yang Qi coming back, Yang Sanle said, "What? The hearts of the Yanmen Army have been recovered? ”

Yang Qi nodded, "A little trick can't be put on the table." ”

Yang Sanwan smiled, "The simpler the means, the more effective it is." In the future, you will officially come to the front of the stage from behind the scenes, and if you can take the sixteen states of Yanyun, the territory you control will become even bigger. By that time, you'll be doing this kind of thing a lot. ”

Yang Qi sat down and said helplessly: "I don't like this feeling very much, it feels like I'm cheating." ”

Yang San couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, pointing at Yang Qi and shaking his head frequently.

Yang Wu took a bowl of wine and roared urgently: "Can you stop talking about those dirty things." With this time, we should talk about the next step of the war. Also, that artillery, seventh brother, you can tell our brother carefully. How many more do you have that thing, can you get a hundred thousand? If there are hundreds of thousands of such things, who else in this world is our opponent? ”

"Poof~"

Yang Qigang drank a bowl of water, and when he heard Yang Wu's words, he directly squirted out the water in his mouth.

"Hundreds of thousands of artillery? You are a tree on Zhongyi Mountain as an artillery, you can plant it if you have nothing to do, and then you can cut it down as wood in two years? The hundreds of artillery pieces were worth nearly three million taels in total. How much does a hundred thousand get paid? Who can get that much money? ”

Yang Qi squirted at Yang Wu angrily.

Yang Wu was not angry when he heard this, but he secretly said in his heart, he didn't expect that the artillery thing to be so expensive.

Yang Sancha opened the topic and asked, "Seventh brother, why do I think that the gunpowder used in artillery is far stronger than black powder, how did you come up with such a terrible thing?" ”

Yang Qiba clicked his mouth and said with emotion: "This is thanks to the Daomen ......"

Black powder is easy to make, but yellow granular gunpowder is not so easy to make.

Originally, Yang Qi didn't think about getting this thing.

After all, his chemistry foundation is still in junior high school.

However, there is no end to the sky.

Once when Yang Qi went to visit the seed release, he found that this Daomen boss was alchemizing.

Then in the Dan room where it was planted, chemicals were found to make yellow granular gunpowder.

All of a sudden, he helped Yang Qi solve the difficulty of making yellow particle gunpowder.

Even though many years had passed since this incident, Yang Qi couldn't help but sigh when he thought about it.

The Taoist priests of the Daomen Society for Alchemy are completely a group of chemists who have been delayed by faith.

"The Dao Sect has a deep heritage, and it's not surprising that they can make something so powerful."

Yang San commented solemnly.

Daomen has a thousand-year-old heritage and has endured.

And in this feudal society, Taoism is often mythologized.

Anything that is different from ordinary people, or something similar to Tianwei, is pushed to the Dao Gate, and no one will find it strange.

Yang Qi didn't go to explain this matter to Yang San.

After talking about artillery, they began to talk about the next battle.

Yang San said hesitantly: "Although Brother Yelu Xiu was forced to retreat by us this time, he lost a lot of men and horses, which can be regarded as a broken nerve. From what I know about him, he won't give up. So, how are we going to fight this next? ”

Yang Wu shouted: "How else can we fight, if we want to take the sixteen states of Yanyun, we can only fight a tough battle, and if we don't hurt the Liao country, even if we occupy the sixteen states of Yanyun, we will not be at peace." ”

Yang Wu's words are very pertinent.

It doesn't hurt the Liao people, even if Yang Qi occupies the sixteen states of Yanyun, the Liao people will frequently go south.

It is very troublesome to bother to deal with the attacks of the Liao people every day.

It is better to hurt the Liao people at one time, break the bones of the Liao people, and make them unable to go south.

Yang Qi frowned and said: "Although our armor is far superior to the Liao, but in terms of troops, we are still weaker than the Liao. Moreover, we have no roots in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and the Liao people have been operating in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun for more than 70 years, and they have more or less prestige, so it is not easy to beat the Liao people. ”

Yang Wu scratched his head irritably and said, "I can't think of any good way, I feel that if I want to hurt the Liao people, I can only hit it hard." ”

Yang San lowered his head in contemplation and did not speak.

Yang Qi asked, "Did the third brother think of any way?" ”

Yang San hesitated for a moment and said, "When there is a huge disparity in strength, if you want to win, if you want to win a big victory, you can only take risks and make surprise moves. ”

"Surprise?"

Yang Wu and Yang Qi looked at Yang San with puzzled expressions.

Yang San said solemnly: "After Brother Yelu Xiu withdraws his troops from Tongtai Pass, he will inevitably retreat to Youzhou City. ”

Yang San took out a simple map and spread it on the table, pointing to Youzhou City, "Youzhou City is here, Jizhou is in the northeast of Youzhou City, and Yuguan, not far from Jizhou, there are hundreds of thousands of horses led by Han Derang

If they can sneak attack Jizhou and take Jizhou, they can cut off their contact.

Danzhou is directly north of Youzhou City, and if Danzhou can be taken, it will be able to cut off the connection between Yelu Xiuge and Liao.

Yanzhou is in the northwest of Youzhou City, if Yanzhou can be taken, it can cut off the connection between Xinwu Erzhou and Youzhou City. ”

Yang Qi looked at the tactics given by Yang San and thought thoughtfully.

This is a set of tactics similar to encirclement and reinforcements.

Youzhou City is the besieged point, and the other three parties are the places that can come to help.

If you count the soldiers and horses led by Yang Qi in the south of Youzhou City.

The entire Quartet of Youzhou City was almost entirely in the hands of Yang Qi.

The hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses under the command of Yelu Hugo will be trapped in Youzhou.

At that time, the only tactic that Jeruxiu could choose was to lead the crowd to break through.

But no matter which direction he broke through, the soldiers and horses of the other three parties could quickly rush to help.

In the end, Jeruxiu will definitely be wrapped in dumplings.

The benefits of this set of tactics are not only there.

For example, after taking Jizhou in the northeast, Han Derang, who is besieging Shi Shouxin, is likely to return to help.

At that time, the soldiers and horses under Shi Shouxin's command will be rescued.

Yang Qi is equivalent to an extra force out of thin air.

And if Yanzhou is taken and Xinwu Erzhou is contained, Yang Da's 100,000 soldiers and horses in Yunzhou will be able to start marching north without any scruples and sweep the northern line of Yanyun's sixteen states.

At that time, nearly half of the sixteen states of Yanyun will fall into Yang Qi's hands.

After Yang Da took Xinwu, he could make a surprise attack on Ruzhou and cut off all the back routes of the Liao army, or he could march into Yanzhou and add troops to encircle the Liao army.

Once the encirclement is formed, Jeruhuko will be finished.

However, there is a flaw in this tactic.

"Once the Liao army in Youzhou City and the Liao army in other places are attacked from both sides, it is very likely that the soldiers and horses we sent out will be wiped out. In particular, the soldiers and horses who went to seize Danzhou were the most dangerous. ”

Before Yang Qi could speak, Yang Wu helped Yang Qi say it.

Yang San said solemnly: "On the Jizhou side, there is Shi Shouxin from Yuguan, and it is impossible for us to be surrounded and attacked. Shi Shouxin had already been defeated once, and once he got out, he would never ignore the Liao army that turned his back on them.

Yanzhou does not have to worry, Yanzhou is close to the Zhao city wall in the Warring States period, once it encounters an attack by a large army, as long as it retreats to the city wall, plus the gallop of Yunzhou soldiers and horses, it can be guaranteed.

Therefore, the only real danger is Danzhou, once the soldiers and horses responsible for capturing Danzhou are trapped, they will either defeat the enemy or be wiped out. ”

After a pause, Yang San took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "In my estimation, if the plan fails, the soldiers and horses of Danzhou will die." ”