Chapter 69 The fourth quarter Yang Ye martyred

Yang Ye knew that the crime would be more dangerous than good, but he was determined to show his will with death.Before leaving, Yang Ye begged the commander, Pan Mei, to ambush the crossbowmen on both sides of Chenjiagu. Once the army retreats, they can use strong bows and crossbows to repel the pursuers, which can still prevent the entire army from being wiped out.So, did Pan Mei agree to Yang Ye's request? When Yang Ye set off on the expedition, he grabbed Pan Mei, the commander in chief, and said: "This trip will be unfavorable. Ye, Taiyuan surrendered, and he will be killed. If you don't kill him, you will be favored by the company commander, and you will be given the handle. If you don't attack the enemy, cover it. Waiting for it, I will make meritorious service to repay the country's kindness. Today, the lords are responsible for avoiding the enemy, and the industry should die before the enemy." ("Song History Yang Ye Biography") I am a general in the east of the river, and I will die when the country is destroyed. I am favored by the emperor. He didn't kill me, and gave me generals and military power, so I want to make contributions to the country.Now, the enemy forces are strong, I am not afraid to fight against the enemy, because the battle will not end well.However, since you said that I avoid the enemy, I would like to die before the army. I hope the commander can report to the emperor on his behalf, so that the emperor can understand my painstaking efforts.Moreover, Yang Ye also told Pan Mei that my trip would be a disaster, and I would not regret dying. I had already prepared for this, and I did not intend to come back alive.But these people under me have been with me for many years. They are useful talents for the country. They have repeatedly made military exploits on the battlefield. They all have parents and wives. Their casualties should be minimized.Yang Ye pointed at Chen Jiagu, and asked the general to ambush the crossbowmen on both sides of the valley. When they covered the people and retreated, the ambush soldiers used strong bows and crossbows to fight back and chase the enemy. Otherwise, our army would be "indiscriminate".If you don't, we'll be wiped out.

Pan Mei is also a famous general in all battles, of course she understands what Yang Ye said.At that time, Pan Mei's heart may be very contradictory. She wanted to make a contribution and felt that Yang Ye's words were reasonable.So when the supervising army Wang Yan committed a crime and provoked Yang Ye, Pan Mei remained silent.Anyway, you go to fight, the loss is yours, and the meritorious service belongs to me, the coach.But he also felt that what Yang Ye said was reasonable. Don't worry, the general. You lead the army. I will ambush the crossbowmen. Once you come back, the crossbowmen will help you fight back the enemy soldiers.Yang Ye got on his horse and led his son and generals, and chased him to Chenjiagu to fight the Liao army.As soon as Yang Yejun moved, Wang Yu, the supervising army, was greedy for merit. He climbed to a high place and looked around, but he could not see the flags and drums of the Liao army.When he came down, he told Pan Mei that the work is done. I didn't expect Yang Ye to be really good. He actually repulsed the Liao army. I can't see the Liao army. Let's march too. up.

Pan Mei had no idea, so she listened to the supervising army and ordered the army to march, and all Song troops were dispatched.The army had traveled less than 20 miles, and civilians and rout soldiers came to the front, saying that the Song army had been defeated.No matter how loyal and brave Yang Ye was, after all, he was defeated by the few.As soon as Wang Yu heard that the Song army had been defeated, he immediately told Pan Mei, let's withdraw and run quickly. Yang Ye's partial division has only a few thousand people, and if it is wiped out, it will be wiped out. Here, what are you going to do with the emperor when you go back?After the generals of the Eastern Route Army returned to the court, they were all demoted.Originally, this was the result of the emperor's blind command of "general from the middle".But Cao Bin was very good at trying to figure out what the emperor was thinking, so he took the initiative to take the initiative to take over for the emperor, saying that the emperor is a wise man, it was because of my bad command, so you can punish me as you like.The emperor's anger has just subsided a little bit, but the soldiers of the Eastern Route Army are still downgraded by three levels when they come back. How many levels do we have to downgrade if we want the entire army to be annihilated?The mistakes of the past are the lessons of the future, let's run quickly.When Pan Mei heard this, she knew that if the army withdrew, Yang Ye's entire army would be wiped out, but at that time selfishness defeated justice, so she followed Wang Yi and led the army away.

When Yang Ye reached the valley entrance of Chenjia, he saw that the reinforcements had already disappeared, not even a crossbowman.At this time, Yang Ye had more than 70 wounds on his body, his armor and horses were all stained red with blood, and there were less than a hundred men left under his command.Yang Ye was very sad and indignant, and said to his subordinates: "You have parents and wives, and it is useless to die with me. You can go and report to the emperor." , After you broke through the encirclement, report the course of the battle to the emperor and complain for me.The subordinates were inspired by Yang Ye's great personality, "Everyone wept and refused to go" ("Song History of Yang Ye Biography"), no one was willing to leave, and turned around to fight the Liao army. In the end, they all died in battle, and no one survived. .When Yang Ye was fighting fiercely with the Liao army, where the blade touched, hundreds of Liao army corpses fell to the ground. He was extremely brave, a bit like Zhao Zilong back then when he entered and exited seven times in front of Changbanpo.But there is also a saying that Yelu Xiezhen, the commander-in-chief of the Liao Army, wanted to capture Yang Ye alive, and ordered that he not be harmed. If he cuts you, let him cut and see how much he can cut. After a while, he is tired and has no energy. arrest him.Yang Ye killed many Liao soldiers. At last Xiao Talin, a Liao general, took advantage of Yang Ye's inattention and shot Yang Ye's horse with an arrow. Yang Ye fell off the horse and was captured alive.After being captured, Yelu Xiezhen, the commander-in-chief of the Liao Kingdom, proudly asked Yang Ye, saying that you have wrestled with our country for more than 30 years (Yang Ye has not been in the Song Dynasty for such a long time. From this sentence, it can be seen that Yang Ye was in the Northern Han Dynasty. At that time, it may have been at war with the Liao Kingdom), how do you see each other now?Aren't you invincible?Are you caught by me this time?What face do you have to see me?According to historical records, Yang Ye sighed and said: "When I met my brother, I hoped to find thieves and defend the border in return. Instead, I was forced by treacherous ministers and caused the failure of the king's teacher. How can I seek to survive!" ("Song History Yang Ye Biography") Yang Ye Tell Yelu Xiezhen, the emperor treats me very well, let me beg the thief to defend the frontier, I want to defend the frontier and repay the emperor, now I am forced by the treacherous ministers, and I lost the battle, it is not that I can't beat you, it is because the treacherous ministers persecuted me, so that the king The teacher was defeated, and I really didn't have a face to survive. "Song History" records: "If you don't eat, you will die in three days." He went on a hunger strike for three days and died as a martyr for his country.In Romance of Pingshu, it is said that he died when he bumped into Li Lingbei. In fact, he went on a hunger strike for three days after being captured, and died of unyielding martyrdom.

Yang Ye's deeds were learned by the imperial court, the army supervisor Wang Yu was dismissed from his post, and the coach Pan Mei was demoted to a third rank.In Pingshu Romance, it is said that it was Pan Mei who persecuted Yang Ye. Maybe it was because Wang Yu was not qualified enough to persecute Yang Ye. The official Wang Yu was too young to let this person persecute Yang Ye. It would not show the greatness of the general of the Yang family, so he hired a high-ranking official to persecute Yang Ye. Yang Ye.Pan Mei was indeed responsible. As the coach, she was dereliction of duty if she didn't stop Wang Yu when she knew she was wrong.But the one who really persecuted Yang Ye was indeed the supervising army Wang Yan, not Pan Mei.So Wang Yu was dismissed and sent to the army, and Pan Mei was demoted to three levels.Of course, Pan Mei was the father-in-law of the later Emperor Zhenzong, and he and Taizong were in-laws, so she was promoted again. This is a later story.

After Yang Ye was martyred, there was a comment in "Song History": "I don't know the book, I am loyal and brave, and I am resourceful. I practice attacking and fighting, and I share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers." You don't think he has studied much, but he is loyal and brave. Be resourceful, practice attacking and fighting, and share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, "the emperor has kindness, so the soldiers are happy to use it."When Yang Ye died for the country, several sons died with him, but one son broke out. This is Yang Yanzhao, the second generation Liulang of the Yang family who is familiar to everyone in the story of storytelling.