Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen
Seeing that the three horse thieves were about to encircle him, Yang Hao immediately sensed that something was wrong.These horse thieves clearly came prepared, although Feng Biwu, the commander of Khitan, scoffed at them when he saw them as horse thieves, but these horse thieves knew their details and dared to attack them. Confidence is by no means as simple as a mob.
Furthermore, he had a thousand imperial bodyguards in his hands, Feng Biwu had five hundred Khitan soldiers, and the total number of horse thieves killed from the front, back and left was at least 4,000. Winning more with less, today's situation is melee. In melee, the well-trained and uniform dispatch of the army will not be useful, and it will not be able to exert its due combat effectiveness. It is difficult to face an enemy that is several times win.
So Yang Hao made a decisive decision, and suddenly ordered the whole army to give up their guard against the rear and left wing, and concentrate on entering the battle group in front. The enemy and us in the front are at a stalemate. Before the other two horse thief teams arrived, he entered the battle as a new force. The regiment can make the other two galloping horse thieves be cautious and dare not shoot arrows. At the same time, they can rush all the way to get out of the encirclement, at least not to be attacked on three sides.
As for the mountain on the right, Yang Hao didn't think about it at all. Since the horse thief had already prepared and chose this location to launch an attack, then this mountain would be a death trap even if there was no ambush. Yang Hao didn't believe that the horse thief would be like an ordinary grassland tribe Strictly abide by the taboo and never set fire, the wind is blowing towards the hillside at this moment, if they set fire to the mountain, even if they are not burned to death, they will be suffocated to death.
Yang Hao's behavior was so different from ordinary people that he was surprised by the horse thief. He hesitated for a while, which made them miss the best time to strangle. Yang Hao's whole army rushed into the front battle group, and rushed forward without hesitation.The one-eyed leader was furious, roaring loudly, and the command post chased after him.
This one-eyed dragon is exactly Lu Yisheng. Ever since Lu Yisheng obtained the tacit approval of the Khitan official, he has become very popular in the middle of the pass. The most powerful group of horse thieves in a region.
However, after Khitan and Song temporarily ceased their troops due to their respective considerations, his team was still horse thieves in name and in fact, but General Lu, who had secretly obtained the title of Khitan Emperor, could not be as comfortable as before.The more people there are, the more destructive they are during looting, but once they are free, it is not easy for thousands of people to survive. The Khitans have never paid them military salaries, and they have always been self-sufficient. His secret contact with the Khitan officials was also forced to break off, which made the situation even more difficult, so Lu Yisheng had to take the risk of looting the Yanmen Pass area and obtained a large amount of property.
He was planning to make another vote in the past few days, but unexpectedly, the espionage dispatched brought him an unexpected news: the Song court sent an envoy to Khitan, and the envoy was Honglu Temple Minister Yang Hao.
Lu Yiyi had previously sent his confidants to the Song Dynasty to inquire about the death of his elder brother Lu Jiu. He knew that his elder brother was going to move to Kaifeng, but the news he got back was that his elder brother died tragically and his nephew was missing.The instigator was Ding Hao, who has now changed his name to Yang Hao and became an official of the Song court.
After Lu Yisheng heard the news, he wished he could rush to get his head immediately.But his current team is too huge, there are many mountains under him, each has its own leader, only he can hold back, he can't leave easily, so he has to bear it temporarily, while sending people to the Song Dynasty to inquire about the news of his nephew, while working hard for the survival of the cottage struggle.
Now that the enemy came to the door by himself, how could Lu Yisheng let him slip away easily, and let him slip away from his nose, so he told his subordinates, big and small, that the Song Dynasty sent an envoy to Khitan with a large amount of treasure. As long as the deal is completed, everyone can wash their hands and become a rich man, so a group of desperadoes were ecstatic and immediately planned to rob the envoy of Song Dynasty.
They sent people to inquire about the number of envoys and escorts, measured the strength of the enemy and us, and planned carefully. They had a 80% chance of winning, but Yang Hao's reaction was beyond their expectations. Yang Hao led the people forward. Chong, after strangling into the chaotic battle group, the originally foolproof encirclement and hunting became invalid.Feng Biwu led the men to kill a bloody road, and was about to circle the horse back and strangle back, Yang Hao led the men and rushed out, Feng Biwu's "sharp knife" had already slaughtered the horse thief who was on the way, tearing a hole, Yang Hao When the soldiers and horses broke out of the encirclement, they were strangled again. When they opened a bloody road to break through the encirclement, the oncoming thousand horse thieves had been killed in pieces.
Yang Hao said anxiously: "Master Feng, go quickly, there is an ambush by horse thieves." Before he could elaborate, he led the team and galloped forward. Sure enough, seven or eight hundred people came out of the birch forest on the gentle slope. When they saw the enemy He didn't flee up the hillside as expected, so he also rushed out, and the four bandits joined forces and chased after them hard.
Although these horse thieves are poorly equipped, what they do is to rob houses and rob houses for a living. They can only survive if they rob fast and escape quickly. Therefore, these horse thieves are not only superb in riding skills, but also excellent in their crotch horses. Long-distance running, chasing all the way down, the horse thief shot arrows while chasing, and the Khitan soldiers in front were also shooting back immediately to block the enemy. The two sides fought while walking, and ran for half a day. Can not compare with them, the speed will be slower and slower.
Feng Biwu's mission is to escort the envoys of the Song Dynasty to Shangjing safely. If they are killed by horse thieves here, then Feng Biwu's life will come to an end. Looking at the Song army's slower and slower speed on the steep hillside, Feng Biwu gritted his teeth and shouted: "Master Yang, abandon your horse and go up the mountain. Let's rely on the favorable location and horse thieves to wait for the chase. Feng Hu, you lead Some people quickly go to Xijing to fetch reinforcements."
A general beside him agreed, rode his cavalry and led a small number of cavalry to continue forward, speeding up and rushing forward through the depression. Feng Biwu and Yang Hao hurriedly threw their stirrups off the saddle and began to climb up the mountain. Opposite the rock of Fengshi is a wilderness. The hillside of the rock layer is covered with dense dwarf pine forest. After thousands of years, these dense pine trees cannot be drilled through. Stones are weapons, ready to fight.
The chasing horse thief tried to attack the mountain, but was hit head-on by a sharp arrow and a boulder.Seeing this situation, Lu Yisheng took a quick look at the terrain of the hillside, and ordered people to use bows and arrows to suppress the people and horses on the mountain, while ordering them to continue to attack.Feng Biwuzhi commanded the troops to resist, while calculating the distance from Xijing and the time when the reinforcements arrived.
In this attack and defense, the defenders on the mountain occupied a favorable position, but the horse thieves down the mountain were several times larger than them. They spread out and used bows and arrows to suppress them. For safety, Feng Biwu rushed to Yang Hao's side and said: "Master Yang, these horse thieves are obviously here for you. I have the responsibility of protecting you, and I dare not hurt your envoy. But in the current situation, if you can't guard The reinforcements are coming, fearing that it will be disadvantageous to you, according to my plan, the envoy should change his clothes, bring some personal guards, split the forest to make a way, and sneak to a high place from this dense forest to hide for the time being."
Yang Hao looked at the soldiers of the Song Army who were fighting hard on the hillside, and couldn't help hesitating. Zhang Tongzhou also looked back and shouted after hearing the news: "Master Feng's words are true. The horse thief at the foot of the mountain has the ambition of my lord. My lord should change his clothes and hide for the time being." , there are subordinate officials here, even if the last soldier dies, they will never be allowed to climb the mountain."
At this moment, there was a rumbling sound of wind and thunder, and Zhang Tongzhou said happily, "Is it going to rain?"
If there is a torrential rain, the heavy rain pours down, and the horse thieves at the foot of the mountain are all dressed in leather boots and leather robes. Hiding down, but not as hard as it is now.
Yang Hao was surprised and said: "Nowadays, the grass and trees are green, will there be heavy rain outside the Great Wall?" He looked at the sky, it really didn't look like it.
Feng Biwu said happily: "This is not the sound of thunder, but the sound of horses' hoofs. A large group of people came, and the sound of hooves roared in the valley. Could it be that Xijing sent people to welcome them?"
As Feng Biwu said, he turned his head to look at the protruding cliff, and Yang Hao and Zhang Tongzhou also looked there in unison.
The thunderous sound of horseshoes also aroused Lu Yisheng's vigilance. He looked at the cliff mouth hesitantly, but he didn't believe that reinforcements would come so quickly. Just as he was confused, he saw Yiqi Juechen galloping towards him. That person was Feng Hu who had just left. He was hit by three or five sharp arrows on his shoulder and back, and he opened his arms and shouted: "General, hurry up, general, hurry up, King Qing's men, King Qing's men are here..."
Before he could yell out, he fell headlong on the ground, with his feet still in the stirrups, and was dragged by the horses on the rocky mountain road, bumping and bumping, like dragging half a sack, and his flesh was bloody in a short time .Standing on the hillside, I still can't see clearly, but Lu Yiyi and others at the foot of the mountain can see clearly. When the horse rushed into their team dragging Feng Hu's body, it was these murderous bandits who saw it. After seeing the bloody corpse, I felt a little nauseous.
"King Qing? King Qing's men and horses have come here?" Feng Biwu raised his head in horror, only to see countless men and horses emerging from the cliff in front of him like a sudden flood bursting a dike.
Suddenly, a group of people and horses appeared in front of them blocking the way, but the army still didn't stop for a moment. They came rolling in like a flood. At the same time, a black rain of arrows flew up from their team like a dark cloud. Look at that posture, It's really people blocking people from killing people, and Buddhas blocking people from killing Buddhas. They want to crush Lu Yiyi's team on the mountain road...
A dramatic scene appeared. Yang Hao, Feng Biwu and others watched from the hillside. The horse bandit who was still showing off his power just now collapsed quickly under the attack of the powerful cavalry team, like a red-hot sharp knife cutting butter. King Qing's men came too fast, and they didn't care about injustice, they killed anyone they saw. Lu Yisheng's men were busy dismounting and attacking the mountain. Seeing this situation, the remaining horse thieves fled up the mountain in a panic. At this time, the defenders on the mountain were too busy to take care of themselves, and they did not dare to shoot arrows to resist, so as not to get burned. , each occupying a section of the hillside. The army at the foot of the mountain stopped advancing, and a man who looked like a leader brought several horse bandit wounded soldiers who had not escaped in time to the horses, asked them what they were doing, and looked up the hillside from time to time. After a while, the leader suddenly He drew his sword and sheathed it, pointed it at the hillside, and roared to the sky. Immediately, countless soldiers picked up their bows and set up arrows, and shot at the hillside. It was Yang Hao's side. There are countless people at the foot of the mountain, and sharp arrows are flying like rain. Although the defenders on the slope occupy a favorable location, King Qing's army at the foot of the mountain is large and powerful. The rain of arrows is howling, and soldiers on the slope are still being shot down by arrows.Amidst the screams, Feng Biwu changed his color and shouted: "Hurry up, retreat into the forest for a while!" At this time, the people down the mountain yelled a few words to Lu Yiyi and the others who were still in shock. Lu Yiyi gritted his teeth when he heard this, although he hated King Qing's men and horses who killed countless brothers indiscriminately, but under the current situation, he would not bow to them It was bound to be buried with Yang Hao, and Yang Hao was the one he wanted to kill, so he shouted loudly and led the remnant soldiers to attack Yang Hao and the others horizontally. Feng Biwu was startled and angry, and while waving his sword to fight sharp arrows, he shouted: "King Qing's men and horses have fled from Shangjing, and they have to go elsewhere for their lives. Why are you pestering us so hard? My Wujing Township soldiers and The tent army of his family has always kept the water in the well, what a goddamn bastard!" Yang Hao swung his sword and dialed the flying spikes, but he knew it well.The matter of Zhe Ziyu's killing of Yelvwen was taken by him. King Qing must have known about it. Since he knew that the person on the hillside was himself, the King Qing's team certainly had no reason to let it go. The reason, he didn't have time to explain to Feng Biwu in detail, although King Qing's rebel army was numerous at the foot of the mountain, they couldn't go up the mountain for a while, but the remnants of Lu Yisheng's troops had already reached him, so he immediately rushed up with his sword. The few horse thieves who had just rushed in front of them were fought back vigorously by them. Under the attacks of the Song people's tasseled spears and the Khitan Wujing Township Army's broadswords, they were either chopped into two pieces or stabbed into a sieve.However, Lu Yisheng rushed over with more people, and quickly killed them all rolling downhill. At this moment, Yang Hao led his own soldiers and rushed to the front. Lu Yisheng stabbed away. "Keng!" Lu Yisheng pressed Yang Hao's long sword with a fork, and said with a grin: "Yang Hao, if you fall into my hands today, you will be buried in this barren mountain!" Yang Hao shouted: "Looking at your situation, it's not for plundering money. I have no enmity with you, the leader of the horse thief. Why do you pursue and kill me?" Lu Yisheng said bitterly: "Go and ask my elder brother Lu Jiushi!" Yang Haoteng moved away, and cursed: "You bastard, what Lu Jiu died, I don't know him at all!" Lu Yisheng stood firm, relying on the strength of the steel fork to sink vigorously, and did not allow Yang Hao to get close at all. He stabbed fiercely with each fork, wishing to poke a few transparent holes in Yang Hao, and shouted sharply: "My brother is Yan Jiu, did you understand this time?" "Yan Jiu?" The person who had gradually faded in Yang Hao's memory suddenly reappeared, and Yang Hao wondered again: "Yan Jiu's name is Lu Jiushi? Who are you guys?" "The one who wants you to die! Yang Hao, you died today! There is no way to go to heaven, no way to go to earth, who else can save you?" Lu Yisheng didn't answer, he laughed crazily, in his eyes, Yang Hao was no doubt dead.
People say that the weather is impermanent, like a child's face, it changes as soon as it is said, and Yang Hao has realized it now. People say that the battlefield is ever-changing and the opportunity to fight is fleeting, and now Lu Yisheng has realized it. Up and down the mountain, there was a big battle. King Qing's army at the bottom of the mountain had given up attacking the mountain, and fought with a team of troops killed by Da Heng from the wilderness in the narrow area below the hillside. The total number of troops on both sides was no less than 20,000. This team that came out suddenly was under the banner of Yelu Zongheng, the governor of the South Court. The number of people was not inferior to King Qing's team, and it came suddenly. King Qing's rebels were caught off guard and gradually fell into a disadvantage. It turned out that King Qing attacked the west and fled all the way to the west. At this moment, he had occupied Xijing, plundered food and took a rest. The prime minister of the South Court heard the news and sent Yelu Xiezhen, the king of the South Court, to lead the army to attack Xijing with Yeluxiuge who was chasing from the north. , King Qing didn't dare to delay for a long time, so he immediately divided his troops into several groups and continued to flee northward.This group of troops was one of the several groups that fled north, and the general in command was his relative. Hearing that the person on the hillside was Song Guo Yang Hao who killed Yelvwen, he naturally refused to give up. Seeing that there were not many troops on the hillside, So he wanted to kill him to claim credit for King Qing, but he didn't want the troops from the South Court to react so quickly, a group of troops had already stabbed him obliquely, and wanted to wipe them all out here. The two sides fought a bloody battle at the foot of the mountain. Countless lives fell into the dust in an instant, and were trampled into mud by horseshoes as big as bowls. The gravel road below the mountain was already smeared with blood, and countless broken flesh and blood filled the stone gaps. up.They are all soldiers who are good at fighting. The skillful cooperation between soldiers and the ruthless killing methods are absolutely incomparable. Yelu Zongheng personally led the first army to try to cut Qingwang's rebel army apart. He chose the middle of the team as a breakthrough point, and led the army to fight desperately, turning the oncoming enemy into pieces of flesh and blood like soup and snow. Seeing that if the battle continues, the whole army may be wiped out here. This South Court army is no longer invincible to him. God knows if there will be a second army coming? Reluctantly, he glanced at the hillside, gritted his teeth and yelled out one word: "Withdraw!" Then he led the remnant troops westward to break out desperately.Yelu Zongheng didn't chase after him. Under his cutting, King Qing's rebels only escaped less than half. If he led his troops to chase after him, the other rebels might also flee in all directions. Once the rebels left, His men quickly threw themselves into the battle to wipe out the remnants of the rebel army. Seeing that the situation was over, the rebel army finally surrendered after paying nearly a thousand more lives. The generals under him cleaned up the battlefield, Yelu reined in and stood still, looking up the mountain.Feng Biwu was overjoyed, and sent someone down the mountain to contact him. After a while, Yelu waved his hand, and many soldiers rushed towards the hillside. Lu Yisheng stepped from heaven to hell in one step. He never imagined that it would be so easy to go from birth to death, and the change would be so bizarre.There are not many people under him. Seeing the power of the army at the foot of the mountain, the Sodom bandit has no intention to fight, and many of his brothers died at the hands of King Qing's rebels, but he accepted the threat of King Qing's rebels and obeyed their orders His behavior also made many horse thieves resentful, and few people were willing to continue to resist. Seeing the end of the situation, Lu Yisheng was so distraught that he could hardly hold the heavy steel fork in his hand. Yang Hao unsheathed his sword, looked at him with a smile and said, "Now, will you tell me your identity?"
Khitan went to Beijing, the imperial palace. Xiao Chuo unfolded the report of the guards at Yanmen Gate and read it carefully, then sighed softly: "The envoys from the middle of the Song Dynasty have come, they have already pacified the Southern Tang Dynasty and unified the Central Plains, this time they are showing off their might to my Khitan. " Luo Dong'er approached gently, offered her a cup of tea, and asked curiously, "Song Guo sent an envoy here? What's the matter?" Xiao Chuo smiled faintly: "It is said that the Khitans beat up the grasslands because of the people of Yanmen Pass. Hmph, over the years, have there been few incidents of the grasslands being beaten up by my frontier tribes? I have never seen them send envoys to question their crimes. Now they dominate the Central Plains and are in full swing. , and when there was civil strife in Khitan, they made a big fuss about such a trivial matter." She stood up and paced slowly: "Oh, if I, Khitan, are united now, why should I be afraid of threats from the Song people? But it is not possible now. Since the founding of this dynasty, a weak ruler has always been in danger. More than that. Now that the emperor's health is getting worse and worse, King Qing is openly rebelling, and there are many people in the royal family who covet the throne. Taizong's branch and Li Hu's branch are all looking at this position, and Yelu Sanming..." She paused, but did not mention that Yelu Sanming bribed the members of the Xiao clan to persuade her to adopt his son as the prince. The case of Caogu is so simple, asking for crimes under threat is nothing more than a means. Sigh, the government is unstable, people’s hearts are uncertain, and the emperor of the Southern Dynasty also came to take advantage of the fire to loot. Thanks to Zhao Kuangyin, who is a hero all his life, what kind of ability is it to bully me, a weak woman?" Dong'er said obediently: "Although the empress is a girl, she is brave and not inferior to her husband. She is not inferior to Emperor Zhao." Xiao Chuo smiled, and gave her a reproachful look and said, "You are the only one who can talk." She pondered for a while, and said, "The Minister of Honglu Temple in my dynasty was killed in the rebellion of Wufenglou, and I have not yet elected There is a new head of Honglu Temple, and besides... the emperor's illness is difficult to recover, so it must be my presence, um..., Song Guolai's envoy is Yang Hao, Minister of Honghe Temple, you are my sixth palace official, and you are also Han people are proficient in Sinology, and the position is also suitable, so you can receive him." Xiao Chuo didn't answer when he finished speaking, so he raised his head in surprise, and saw Dong'er staring at her tightly with straight eyes, Xiao Chuo said in astonishment, "What's the matter? I'm here to support you, but it's just to receive a Song Guolai." That's all, what are you afraid of?" "No...not..." Dong'er swallowed, and stammered: "Your Majesty said...the envoy from the Kingdom of Song...who is it?" "Yang Hao, Minister of Honglu Temple, this person killed Yeluwen and caused King Qing a big blow, hey! It can be regarded as a great help to me, why don't you treat him with courtesy. Hmm? Dong'er, what's wrong with you ?” Luo Donger's heart almost jumped out of her stomach, her breathing was hard, she hurriedly said: "Oh..., Donger remembered, this Yang Hao is the official from the Song Dynasty who used the rogue Guoshu to tease the empress last time. Dong'er, I will definitely not spare him when I see him this time, only you, the empress, are so magnanimous, regardless of previous suspicions, the prime minister can hold a boat in his stomach..." After all, Xiao Chuo was still a young girl. Hearing this, he said triumphantly: "Hehe, how can I be compared with the prime minister? If the prime minister can hold a boat in his belly, then my belly should be able to hold it..." Thinking about it was a bit outrageous, she couldn't help laughing "puchi", Huarong gave Dong'er a dizzy look: "Go, prepare well, we must not weaken our prestige in front of Song people, but we must not offend them at this time , leading to the confrontation of swords and soldiers, how to handle it, you should think about it carefully." "Yes..." Dong'er saluted, exited the palace, stood at the foot of the steps and took a few breaths, then walked away with her thumping chest. She walked faster and faster, once she left the inner palace, she lifted her skirt and galloped like a magpie. "Fourth brother, fourth brother!" Dong'er shouted happily as soon as he entered the yard. Luo Kedi, Machete Xiaoliu, and Tieniu are now generals and have their own mansions. Dong'er did not go back to her own residence, but went straight to Luo Kedi's residence. Luo Kedi came out after hearing the sound. Seeing Luo Dong'er's chest rising and falling, shortness of breath, red face, black eyes shining, she had never seen such an excited expression before, she couldn't help wondering: "Dong'er, what happened?" Like a choking little fish, Dong'er breathed with her mouth open for a while, then suppressed her excitement, and said, "Brother Hao is here, brother Hao... as an envoy of the Song Dynasty Khitan is here." After she finished speaking, her tears couldn't help but rolled down like broken pearls: "Fourth Brother, Brother Hao...here we come..." As she spoke, she threw herself into Luo Kedi's arms, tears of joy streaming down her face uncontrollably.
Luo Kedi led his retinue and patrolled the capital as usual. Walking on the streets of Shangjing, he kept looking around, full of worries. "As soon as he arrives in Shangjing, Yang Hao will go to see the empress. He doesn't know that Dong'er is alive. Once he sees her, he will inevitably show his feet. God knows whether Empress Xiao will make a big fuss about it. But how to notify him in advance? Alas, it’s hard! It’s really hard. As soon as I came out, I was surrounded by people, not to mention Yang Hao. Now, even though I’m a general, there’s no one who can be trusted…” Luo Kedi furrowed his brows tightly and was hesitating. Suddenly, a young girl rushed towards him by the side of the road. Since the Wufenglou incident, important officials in the capital had to deploy a large number of soldiers to ensure safety when they went to patrol the city. Well, even though that person is a woman, there is no chance to get close to him. If it weren't for the rare beauty of the woman, but she was so reckless, those soldiers would have knocked her down with a single shot. "Stop, what are you doing, don't get close!" Ding Yuluo hurriedly stopped. She has been rushing back to Shangjing for many days, and she has never had a chance to see Luo Donger. Whenever Luo Donger leaves the palace, she must be accompanied by the Queen Luan. It was very difficult to see her.Ding Yuluo was so anxious that she couldn't sleep and eat. These days, she had inquired about the three newly promoted generals of the palace guards in the court, all of whom were slaves of Luo Shangguan's family. With greater power, everyone said that she was the hottest number one celebrity around the empress. Ding Yuluo thought to himself that it was impossible to go directly to see Luo Donger. After finding out that the bearded Han general patrolling the city was from Luo Donger's sect, he decided to go all out and let him introduce him. Today, he put on women's clothes and came to find him. his.As soon as he was stopped by someone, he immediately shouted loudly: "The general stays, the general stays, the girl...the girl has something to say." Luo Kedi was preoccupied, suddenly heard a pleasant voice, looked up, saw her appearance, his eyes lit up immediately: "What a beautiful and charming woman, I never thought that there is such a daughter's family in Shangjing." Luo Kedi reined in the horse hastily, raised his hand and said, "Let her come closer." The soldiers under his command hastily complied, and guarded the woman with his saber on his back. Luo Kedi looked him up and down, and his expression became softer. He got off his horse and asked kindly, "Young lady, call me to stop the general. What's the matter?" "I...I want to ask my lord general to take me to see Luo Shangguan." "Oh?" Luo Kedi focused his eyes, and said vigilantly: "Officer Luo Shang? Who is the girl, why do you want to see Officer Luo Shang?" "I..." Ding Yuluo straightened his heart, puffed up his chest and said, "I...I am her...sister..." Luo Kedi was stunned, and said in surprise: "What did you say? You... are Luo Shangguan's younger sister?" "Yes!" Seeing his suspicious gaze, Ding Yuluo never turned back, and said bravely, "I...I came all the way from the Central Plains to join my sister, but...but the palace is strictly forbidden, so I can't see my sister. , I had no choice but to ask the adults for help." Luo Kedi's eyes flickered: "You...are you really Luo Shangguan's younger sister?" "That's right, if you don't believe me, the general, you can take me to see her. As long as you meet Luo Shangguan, she...she will recognize...that I am her sister." Luo Kedi looked at her and remained silent for a while. Ding Yuluo said anxiously: "General, don't you believe me? I am a weak woman with no property and I am under the supervision of the general. Do I dare to do anything wrong with Luo Shangguan? If the general does not believe it, I will be tied up , as long as I see my sister, she... will naturally recognize me." Luo Kedi smiled meaningfully, and said, "It's not that this general doesn't believe you, it's just that... this general is thinking, besides you, how many good sisters do I have?" Ding Yuluo blushed when she heard that, and said angrily, "You speak so frivolously, who is your sister? I am really Luo Shangguan's sister, if you offend me, I... my sister will not forgive you!" Luo Kedi sighed: "Okay, then I... will take you to see her, sister..."
A dramatic scene appeared. Yang Hao, Feng Biwu and others watched from the hillside. The horse bandit who was still showing off his power just now collapsed quickly under the attack of the powerful cavalry team, like a red-hot sharp knife cutting butter. King Qing's men came too fast, and they didn't care about injustice, they killed anyone they saw. Lu Yisheng's men were busy dismounting and attacking the mountain. Seeing this situation, the remaining horse thieves fled up the mountain in a panic. At this time, the defenders on the mountain were too busy to take care of themselves, and they did not dare to shoot arrows to resist, so as not to get burned. , each occupying a section of the hillside. The army at the foot of the mountain stopped advancing, and a man who looked like a leader brought several horse bandit wounded soldiers who had not escaped in time to the horses, asked them what they were doing, and looked up the hillside from time to time. After a while, the leader suddenly He drew his sword and sheathed it, pointed it at the hillside, and roared to the sky. Immediately, countless soldiers picked up their bows and set up arrows, and shot at the hillside. It was Yang Hao's side. There are countless people at the foot of the mountain, and sharp arrows are flying like rain. Although the defenders on the slope occupy a favorable location, King Qing's army at the foot of the mountain is large and powerful. The rain of arrows is howling, and soldiers on the slope are still being shot down by arrows.Amidst the screams, Feng Biwu changed his color and shouted: "Hurry up, retreat into the forest for a while!" At this time, the people down the mountain yelled a few words to Lu Yiyi and the others who were still in shock. Lu Yiyi gritted his teeth when he heard this, although he hated King Qing's men and horses who killed countless brothers indiscriminately, but under the current situation, he would not bow to them It was bound to be buried with Yang Hao, and Yang Hao was the one he wanted to kill, so he shouted loudly and led the remnant soldiers to attack Yang Hao and the others horizontally. Feng Biwu was startled and angry, and while waving his sword to fight sharp arrows, he shouted: "King Qing's men and horses have fled from Shangjing, and they have to go elsewhere for their lives. Why are you pestering us so hard? My Wujing Township soldiers and The tent army of his family has always kept the water in the well, what a goddamn bastard!" Yang Hao swung his sword and dialed the flying spikes, but he knew it well.The matter of Zhe Ziyu's killing of Yelvwen was taken by him. King Qing must have known about it. Since he knew that the person on the hillside was himself, the King Qing's team certainly had no reason to let it go. The reason, he didn't have time to explain to Feng Biwu in detail, although King Qing's rebel army was numerous at the foot of the mountain, they couldn't go up the mountain for a while, but the remnants of Lu Yisheng's troops had already reached him, so he immediately rushed up with his sword. The few horse thieves who had just rushed in front of them were fought back vigorously by them. Under the attacks of the Song people's tasseled spears and the Khitan Wujing Township Army's broadswords, they were either chopped into two pieces or stabbed into a sieve.However, Lu Yisheng rushed over with more people, and quickly killed them all rolling downhill. At this moment, Yang Hao led his own soldiers and rushed to the front. Lu Yisheng stabbed away. "Keng!" Lu Yisheng pressed Yang Hao's long sword with a fork, and said with a grin: "Yang Hao, if you fall into my hands today, you will be buried in this barren mountain!" Yang Hao shouted: "Looking at your situation, it's not for plundering money. I have no enmity with you, the leader of the horse thief. Why do you pursue and kill me?" Lu Yisheng said bitterly: "Go and ask my elder brother Lu Jiushi!" Yang Haoteng moved away, and cursed: "You bastard, what Lu Jiu died, I don't know him at all!" Lu Yisheng stood firm, relying on the strength of the steel fork to sink vigorously, and did not allow Yang Hao to get close at all. He stabbed fiercely with each fork, wishing to poke a few transparent holes in Yang Hao, and shouted sharply: "My brother is Yan Jiu, did you understand this time?" "Yan Jiu?" The person who had gradually faded in Yang Hao's memory suddenly reappeared, and Yang Hao wondered again: "Yan Jiu's name is Lu Jiushi? Who are you guys?" "The one who wants you to die! Yang Hao, you died today! There is no way to go to heaven, no way to go to earth, who else can save you?" Lu Yisheng didn't answer, he laughed crazily, in his eyes, Yang Hao was no doubt dead.
People say that the weather is impermanent, like a child's face, it changes as soon as it is said, and Yang Hao has realized it now. People say that the battlefield is ever-changing and the opportunity to fight is fleeting, and now Lu Yisheng has realized it. Up and down the mountain, there was a big battle. King Qing's army at the bottom of the mountain had given up attacking the mountain, and fought with a team of troops killed by Da Heng from the wilderness in the narrow area below the hillside. The total number of troops on both sides was no less than 20,000. This team that came out suddenly was under the banner of Yelu Zongheng, the governor of the South Court. The number of people was not inferior to King Qing's team, and it came suddenly. King Qing's rebels were caught off guard and gradually fell into a disadvantage. It turned out that King Qing attacked the west and fled all the way to the west. At this moment, he had occupied Xijing, plundered food and took a rest. The prime minister of the South Court heard the news and sent Yelu Xiezhen, the king of the South Court, to lead the army to attack Xijing with Yeluxiuge who was chasing from the north. , King Qing didn't dare to delay for a long time, so he immediately divided his troops into several groups and continued to flee northward.This group of troops was one of the several groups that fled north, and the general in command was his relative. Hearing that the person on the hillside was Song Guo Yang Hao who killed Yelvwen, he naturally refused to give up. Seeing that there were not many troops on the hillside, So he wanted to kill him to claim credit for King Qing, but he didn't want the troops from the South Court to react so quickly, a group of troops had already stabbed him obliquely, and wanted to wipe them all out here. The two sides fought a bloody battle at the foot of the mountain. Countless lives fell into the dust in an instant, and were trampled into mud by horseshoes as big as bowls. The gravel road below the mountain was already smeared with blood, and countless broken flesh and blood filled the stone gaps. up.They are all soldiers who are good at fighting. The skillful cooperation between soldiers and the ruthless killing methods are absolutely incomparable. Yelu Zongheng personally led the first army to try to cut Qingwang's rebel army apart. He chose the middle of the team as a breakthrough point, and led the army to fight desperately, turning the oncoming enemy into pieces of flesh and blood like soup and snow. Seeing that if the battle continues, the whole army may be wiped out here. This South Court army is no longer invincible to him. God knows if there will be a second army coming? Reluctantly, he glanced at the hillside, gritted his teeth and yelled out one word: "Withdraw!" Then he led the remnant troops westward to break out desperately.Yelu Zongheng didn't chase after him. Under his cutting, King Qing's rebels only escaped less than half. If he led his troops to chase after him, the other rebels might also flee in all directions. Once the rebels left, His men quickly threw themselves into the battle to wipe out the remnants of the rebel army. Seeing that the situation was over, the rebel army finally surrendered after paying nearly a thousand more lives. The generals under him cleaned up the battlefield, Yelu reined in and stood still, looking up the mountain.Feng Biwu was overjoyed, and sent someone down the mountain to contact him. After a while, Yelu waved his hand, and many soldiers rushed towards the hillside. Lu Yisheng stepped from heaven to hell in one step. He never imagined that it would be so easy to go from birth to death, and the change would be so bizarre.There are not many people under him. Seeing the power of the army at the foot of the mountain, the Sodom bandit has no intention to fight, and many of his brothers died at the hands of King Qing's rebels, but he accepted the threat of King Qing's rebels and obeyed their orders His behavior also made many horse thieves resentful, and few people were willing to continue to resist. Seeing the end of the situation, Lu Yisheng was so distraught that he could hardly hold the heavy steel fork in his hand. Yang Hao unsheathed his sword, looked at him with a smile and said, "Now, will you tell me your identity?"
Khitan went to Beijing, the imperial palace. Xiao Chuo unfolded the report of the guards at Yanmen Gate and read it carefully, then sighed softly: "The envoys from the middle of the Song Dynasty have come, they have already pacified the Southern Tang Dynasty and unified the Central Plains, this time they are showing off their might to my Khitan. " Luo Dong'er approached gently, offered her a cup of tea, and asked curiously, "Song Guo sent an envoy here? What's the matter?" Xiao Chuo smiled faintly: "It is said that the Khitans beat up the grasslands because of the people of Yanmen Pass. Hmph, over the years, have there been few incidents of the grasslands being beaten up by my frontier tribes? I have never seen them send envoys to question their crimes. Now they dominate the Central Plains and are in full swing. , and when there was civil strife in Khitan, they made a big fuss about such a trivial matter." She stood up and paced slowly: "Oh, if I, Khitan, are united now, why should I be afraid of threats from the Song people? But it is not possible now. Since the founding of this dynasty, a weak ruler has always been in danger. More than that. Now that the emperor's health is getting worse and worse, King Qing is openly rebelling, and there are many people in the royal family who covet the throne. Taizong's branch and Li Hu's branch are all looking at this position, and Yelu Sanming..." She paused, but did not mention that Yelu Sanming bribed the members of the Xiao clan to persuade her to adopt his son as the prince. The case of Caogu is so simple, asking for crimes under threat is nothing more than a means. Sigh, the government is unstable, people’s hearts are uncertain, and the emperor of the Southern Dynasty also came to take advantage of the fire to loot. Thanks to Zhao Kuangyin, who is a hero all his life, what kind of ability is it to bully me, a weak woman?" Dong'er said obediently: "Although the empress is a girl, she is brave and not inferior to her husband. She is not inferior to Emperor Zhao." Xiao Chuo smiled, and gave her a reproachful look and said, "You are the only one who can talk." She pondered for a while, and said, "The Minister of Honglu Temple in my dynasty was killed in the rebellion of Wufenglou, and I have not yet elected There is a new head of Honglu Temple, and besides... the emperor's illness is difficult to recover, so it must be my presence, um..., Song Guolai's envoy is Yang Hao, Minister of Honghe Temple, you are my sixth palace official, and you are also Han people are proficient in Sinology, and the position is also suitable, so you can receive him." Xiao Chuo didn't answer when he finished speaking, so he raised his head in surprise, and saw Dong'er staring at her tightly with straight eyes, Xiao Chuo said in astonishment, "What's the matter? I'm here to support you, but it's just to receive a Song Guolai." That's all, what are you afraid of?" "No...not..." Dong'er swallowed, and stammered: "Your Majesty said...the envoy from the Kingdom of Song...who is it?" "Yang Hao, Minister of Honglu Temple, this person killed Yeluwen and caused King Qing a big blow, hey! It can be regarded as a great help to me, why don't you treat him with courtesy. Hmm? Dong'er, what's wrong with you ?” Luo Donger's heart almost jumped out of her stomach, her breathing was hard, she hurriedly said: "Oh..., Donger remembered, this Yang Hao is the official from the Song Dynasty who used the rogue Guoshu to tease the empress last time. Dong'er, I will definitely not spare him when I see him this time, only you, the empress, are so magnanimous, regardless of previous suspicions, the prime minister can hold a boat in his stomach..." After all, Xiao Chuo was still a young girl. Hearing this, he said triumphantly: "Hehe, how can I be compared with the prime minister? If the prime minister can hold a boat in his belly, then my belly should be able to hold it..." Thinking about it was a bit outrageous, she couldn't help laughing "puchi", Huarong gave Dong'er a dizzy look: "Go, prepare well, we must not weaken our prestige in front of Song people, but we must not offend them at this time , leading to the confrontation of swords and soldiers, how to handle it, you should think about it carefully." "Yes..." Dong'er saluted, exited the palace, stood at the foot of the steps and took a few breaths, then walked away with her thumping chest. She walked faster and faster, once she left the inner palace, she lifted her skirt and galloped like a magpie. "Fourth brother, fourth brother!" Dong'er shouted happily as soon as he entered the yard. Luo Kedi, Machete Xiaoliu, and Tieniu are now generals and have their own mansions. Dong'er did not go back to her own residence, but went straight to Luo Kedi's residence. Luo Kedi came out after hearing the sound. Seeing Luo Dong'er's chest rising and falling, shortness of breath, red face, black eyes shining, she had never seen such an excited expression before, she couldn't help wondering: "Dong'er, what happened?" Like a choking little fish, Dong'er breathed with her mouth open for a while, then suppressed her excitement, and said, "Brother Hao is here, brother Hao... as an envoy of the Song Dynasty Khitan is here." After she finished speaking, her tears couldn't help but rolled down like broken pearls: "Fourth Brother, Brother Hao...here we come..." As she spoke, she threw herself into Luo Kedi's arms, tears of joy streaming down her face uncontrollably.
Luo Kedi led his retinue and patrolled the capital as usual. Walking on the streets of Shangjing, he kept looking around, full of worries. "As soon as he arrives in Shangjing, Yang Hao will go to see the empress. He doesn't know that Dong'er is alive. Once he sees her, he will inevitably show his feet. God knows whether Empress Xiao will make a big fuss about it. But how to notify him in advance? Alas, it’s hard! It’s really hard. As soon as I came out, I was surrounded by people, not to mention Yang Hao. Now, even though I’m a general, there’s no one who can be trusted…” Luo Kedi furrowed his brows tightly and was hesitating. Suddenly, a young girl rushed towards him by the side of the road. Since the Wufenglou incident, important officials in the capital had to deploy a large number of soldiers to ensure safety when they went to patrol the city. Well, even though that person is a woman, there is no chance to get close to him. If it weren't for the rare beauty of the woman, but she was so reckless, those soldiers would have knocked her down with a single shot. "Stop, what are you doing, don't get close!" Ding Yuluo hurriedly stopped. She has been rushing back to Shangjing for many days, and she has never had a chance to see Luo Donger. Whenever Luo Donger leaves the palace, she must be accompanied by the Queen Luan. It was very difficult to see her.Ding Yuluo was so anxious that she couldn't sleep and eat. These days, she had inquired about the three newly promoted generals of the palace guards in the court, all of whom were slaves of Luo Shangguan's family. With greater power, everyone said that she was the hottest number one celebrity around the empress. Ding Yuluo thought to himself that it was impossible to go directly to see Luo Donger. After finding out that the bearded Han general patrolling the city was from Luo Donger's sect, he decided to go all out and let him introduce him. Today, he put on women's clothes and came to find him. his.As soon as he was stopped by someone, he immediately shouted loudly: "The general stays, the general stays, the girl...the girl has something to say." Luo Kedi was preoccupied, suddenly heard a pleasant voice, looked up, saw her appearance, his eyes lit up immediately: "What a beautiful and charming woman, I never thought that there is such a daughter's family in Shangjing." Luo Kedi reined in the horse hastily, raised his hand and said, "Let her come closer." The soldiers under his command hastily complied, and guarded the woman with his saber on his back. Luo Kedi looked him up and down, and his expression became softer. He got off his horse and asked kindly, "Young lady, call me to stop the general. What's the matter?" "I...I want to ask my lord general to take me to see Luo Shangguan." "Oh?" Luo Kedi focused his eyes, and said vigilantly: "Officer Luo Shang? Who is the girl, why do you want to see Officer Luo Shang?" "I..." Ding Yuluo straightened his heart, puffed up his chest and said, "I...I am her...sister..." Luo Kedi was stunned, and said in surprise: "What did you say? You... are Luo Shangguan's younger sister?" "Yes!" Seeing his suspicious gaze, Ding Yuluo never turned back, and said bravely, "I...I came all the way from the Central Plains to join my sister, but...but the palace is strictly forbidden, so I can't see my sister. , I had no choice but to ask the adults for help." Luo Kedi's eyes flickered: "You...are you really Luo Shangguan's younger sister?" "That's right, if you don't believe me, the general, you can take me to see her. As long as you meet Luo Shangguan, she...she will recognize...that I am her sister." Luo Kedi looked at her and remained silent for a while. Ding Yuluo said anxiously: "General, don't you believe me? I am a weak woman with no property and I am under the supervision of the general. Do I dare to do anything wrong with Luo Shangguan? If the general does not believe it, I will be tied up , as long as I see my sister, she... will naturally recognize me." Luo Kedi smiled meaningfully, and said, "It's not that this general doesn't believe you, it's just that... this general is thinking, besides you, how many good sisters do I have?" Ding Yuluo blushed when she heard that, and said angrily, "You speak so frivolously, who is your sister? I am really Luo Shangguan's sister, if you offend me, I... my sister will not forgive you!" Luo Kedi sighed: "Okay, then I... will take you to see her, sister..."