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"Urgent report! There is something strange happening in the Northern Xinjiang Army under the pass!"
When the Dongjun soldier brought the news to the house, Yan Kai and Chen Gang were so shocked that they stood up subconsciously, with a look of shock on their calm faces. In fact, even Liang Qiuwu's eyes showed a trace of solemnity.
"What happened?" The solemn Yan Kai immediately asked in a deep voice.
The Eastern Army soldier clasped his fists and reported urgently, "I don't even know about this matter. I only know that there are noisy voices coming from the northern Xinjiang camp, and there seems to be signs of troop mobilization"
Before he finished speaking, another soldier from the Eastern Army hurriedly ran outside the house. He knocked on the ground and reported in panic, "General, something bad is going on. The Northern Xinjiang army is currently forming an array outside our Boling Pass. There are huge structures such as wells and chariots." The siege equipment has also been pushed to the front of the formation, as if they want to storm our Boling Pass!"
¡°What?¡± A look of surprise flashed across Yan Kai¡¯s face when he heard this.
To be fair, since King Li Mao of Yan bypassed Boling and went to Jijing, Yang Ling, a veteran of the Northern Xinjiang Army, built siege equipment here in preparation for one day using troops against Boling. However, Yang Ling was not seen attacking the pass for several months, and Yan Kai subconsciously He ignored it, so that it was only at this moment that he suddenly remembered that in fact, the siege equipment of the Northern Xinjiang Army had probably been built a long time ago.
As for why they didn¡¯t attack Boling and kill the Eastern Army even though everything was ready, Yan Kai could guess more or less if he thought about it carefully.
Either Yang Ling was afraid of the terrifying force of the Eastern Army General Liang Qiu Wu, and he did not want to push too hard for the sake of his own life; or it was the King of Yan Li Mao who issued a general order to his veteran general before leaving, and ordered Yang Ling to honor his old friendship. The Eastern Army and Liang Qiu Wu were trapped and killed in Boling.
[Mostly the latter]
Yan secretly took a look at Liang Qiu Wu without leaving any trace, and said happily.
But think about it this way. Yan Kai felt a little puzzled again. Why did Yan King Li Mao leave the Eastern Army and Liangqiu Wuwang alone, but now he ordered Yang Ling to launch an offensive against Boling?
Suddenly, Yan Kai seemed to have thought of something, and said to Liang Qiu Wu with a bit of joy, "General. Yang Ling has been besieging me, Boling, for several months without attacking, but now he is doing the opposite without any warning. The general thought that King Li Mao of Yan must have encountered obstacles before and after his attack on Jijing, and wanted to summon Yang Ling to help him!"
Liang Qiuwu's intuition was so sharp. A trace of warmth flashed in his eyes when he heard this, and he said softly, "So, does An have returned to help Jijing now?"
In his heart, he secretly praised Liang Qiu Wu¡¯s amazing intuition. Yan Kai nodded in agreement, chuckled and said, "I think this is the only explanation! Li Mao has had a strong self-esteem since he was a child. If he was only temporarily frustrated by Hebei Capital and found it difficult to conquer the capital in a short time, he would never destroy his prestige. He summoned the other half of the Northern Xinjiang Army here to rescue him, unless he was passive at this moment and had to summon Yangling's troops Although the old man and Lu Gong were in Jijing. There were also the Southern Army and the Northern Army, and Beichi Hou Wenqin was also there. He is a fierce general with superb martial arts. But if you want to use this to put Li Mao at a disadvantage, I'm afraid he is still unable to do it. The only explanation is that my uncle has led the victorious Jizhou army back to help Ji Jing, and defeated Li Mao in a battle. The latter was forced to call in reinforcements!¡±
The words have not yet finished. Next to him, Chen Gang's eyes widened and he said in disbelief, "Didn't that kid Xiao An go to suppress the rebellion in Jiangnan? Come back so soon?"
Seeing Chen Gang calling his uncle Xie An that boy, Yan Kai looked at him helplessly, and then looked at Liang Qiu Wu. Waiting for her to make a judgment on this matter.
"It's really unexpected" Under the gaze of two generals, Yan Kai and Chen Gang, who were as close as brothers, Liang Qiuwu couldn't help but burst into a heart-warming smile, and then said seriously, " In this case, our army must respond accordingly!"
As if he understood the meaning of Liang Qiu Wu's words, Yan Kai showed a strange expression on his face and said tentatively, "General, you don't mean to hold Yang Ling back as much as possible and prevent him from supporting Jijing. Li Mao, right?"
Liang Qiuwu looked at Yan Kai with her beautiful eyes. Her clear eyes undoubtedly declared the correctness of Yan Kai's words.
"Thisis a bit troublesome" Yan Kai looked at Liang Qiuwu with a look of embarrassment and hesitation on his face.
Of course he can understand Liang Qiu Wu¡¯s intentions. Furthermore, even if other things are put aside, since the establishment of the army hundreds of years ago, when has his Eastern Army held back the rest of the Zhou army?
But the problem is that his Eastern Army has been scattered to pieces by the veteran general Yang Ling. Although there are still nearly 10,000 cavalrymen from Xiang Qing and Luo Chao in the nearby snow hills, the key is that these cavalrymen are all restricted to a certain place by the Northern Xinjiang army. In some small areas, it is impossible to supportArriving at Boling, Yan Kai honestly had no confidence that he could withstand Yang Ling's attack with only about 3,000 soldiers in the Boling Pass.
"After all, Yang Ling is not an ordinary general. He is the eldest son of the Liangqiu family and the first-generation Yuyang cavalry soldier created by Liang Qiugong, the Tiger of Northern Xinjiang. How can they be compared in terms of qualifications and experience?
After much deliberation, the Eastern Army's only chance of victory was to rely on Liang Qiu Wu's force. But the problem was that the experienced veteran Yang Ling did not confront the Eastern Army head-on. He used clever tactics of siege and food deprivation to gradually weaken the strength of the Eastern Army's soldiers. The combat power is so great that the daily rations of the Eastern Army soldiers in Boling City are only half of the usual. How can this meager food support the Eastern Army in high-intensity operations?
Defend, only defend. After many failed attempts to break through the encirclement, defending Boling Pass is the only way out for the Eastern Army. However, at this difficult moment, Liang Qiuwu advocated responding to the war in Jijing, even if It is impossible to drag Yang Ling and the other half of the Northern Xinjiang army under Yan Wang Li Mao here without asking them to support Hebei Capital. This is simply an impossible task.
"Miss, Rong Mo will say something" Just as Yan Kai was thinking about how to persuade Liang Qiu Wu, Chen Gang pondered for a while and suddenly lowered his voice and said to Liang Qiu Wu, "Miss, Chen Gang, although I have repeatedly Scolding that Yangling man is a coward, but in the final analysis, it is just a quick talk That old man is really powerful, he is the most difficult guy I, Chen Gang, have ever seen!
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? We have not taken advantage in any of the more than ten times. Even if the young lady personally led the breakout, she was repeatedly forced into the pass by the old man with a strong crossbow The bravery of the young lady. Chen Gang knew clearly in his heart that if he had not cared about the situation of our Eastern Army soldiers and did not want his subordinates to suffer heavy losses, how could he have gone anywhere in the world with his young lady alone?
Therefore, the final proposal will be made. Miss, you just go to Jijing and join up with my uncle's Jizhou Army. The strength of the Jizhou Army has now been proven. In just one year, the forces of the Three Kings and the Taiping Army thieves were wiped out. If Miss arrives at the army In the war, the Jizhou Army will definitely be even more powerful when the time comes. Li Mao says no more! "
The more Liang Qiu Wu listened, the more frightened she became. After all, what Chen Gang revealed in his words was to ask her, Liang Qiu Wu, to break out and escape alone.
Seemingly noticing Liang Qiu Wu's excited expression, Chen Gang raised his hand to interrupt her, and said solemnly and maturely, "Our Eastern Army Shenwu Camp is the head of the four towns in Jijing. We learned earlier that Jijing was besieged. Your Majesty is trapped, but has repeatedly failed to break through. The inability to rescue the capital has already brought shame to our Eastern Army. Now there are various signs that indicate that my uncle may have led the victorious army back to aid the capital, and it is very likely that he has already died on the battlefield. Severely defeated Li Mao's spirit This is a God-given opportunity! If Miss goes to the Jizhou Army now to help my uncle quell the rebellion of Yan King Li Mao, our army can also sweep away the humiliation of the previous emperors, and we will be worthy of all the emperors of the past. Your respect!" At this point. He knocked on the ground with one knee, clasped his fists with both hands, and said decisively, "The overall situation is of paramount importance. Please make a decision quickly, Miss. Break out and go to the Jizhou Army!"
Liang Qiuwu's face was moved when he heard this. He opened his mouth several times to speak, but could not say a word.
She clearly remembered that during the battle in Northern Hebei, when the battle situation was not going well, it was Chen Gang who led three hundred Eastern Army warriors to cut off the rear alone and fight with all their might. This gave her Liangqiu Wu a chance to breathe.
But as a price, all the 300 cavalry led by Chen Gang died heroically on the battlefield. Even Chen Gang himself suffered dozens of wounds all over his body and almost died from treatment.
However, even so, today, Chen Gang still made a request for a break without hesitation.
"Brother Chen"
"Hey, as expected of the 'Invincible Ghost General', what he said is so arrogant and domineering!" Yan Kai laughed and joked.
"The ghost general who is invincible" Chen Gang grinned, and with a hint of provocation, he said to Yan Kai, "'Don't open when you are in trouble.' Without me, I will give you two thousand soldiers and generals." , how many days can you keep it?"
As if he understood the deeper meaning of Chen Gang's words, Yan Kai's tiger eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled and cursed, "You're such a meddlesome guy, you can't do any better! With two thousand soldiers, it's more than enough for me to defend Yan for ten days and a half." of!"
What arrogant and domineering remarks, facing veteran Yang Ling's 80,000 soldiers, including the Western Army's Jiefan Army, Yan Kai actually said something that could last for ten days or even half a month.
"That's enough!" Chen Gang took a long breath, looked back at Liang Qiu Wu and said seriously, "Get ready, miss, we'll break out immediately!"
"Brother Chen" Seeing Chen Gang making his own decisions, Liang Qiuwu was stunned.
Chen Gang and Yan Kai looked at each other, and whispered in a warm tone, "Miss, Lao Yan and I have watched you grow up Chen, Yan, Xiang, Luo The four families have been valued by Dong Gongfu for generations. IOur ancestors and fathers have all served as generals under the hands of the old master, uncle, and second master, and now is the time for us brothers to sacrifice their lives for the Dong Gong Mansion! From now on, Chen Gang and Yan Kai will no longer be subject to the general¡¯s orders"
Next to him, Yan Kai also smiled and interjected, "Although Chen Gang and I are both over thirty, Miss, please tolerate my willfulness for a while" At this point, he walked outside the house in a few steps and shouted in a deep voice, "Go down with the order and recruit a thousand strong men for General Chen Gang to help the general break out of the encirclement!"
"Got the order!" When the soldiers of the Eastern Army who were guarding outside the house heard it, they immediately went to deliver the order without saying a word.
"Brother Yan, Second Brother Chen" Looking at Yan Kai and then at Chen Gang, Liang Qiuwu's eyes couldn't help but get a little wet. She knew very well that if she left like this, Boling's three thousand Eastern Army would surely be destroyed. The entire army will be annihilated. In other words, Yan Kai and Chen Gang, two generals who were as close as brothers, fought with their own lives to carve out a smooth road for her to the Hebei capital and Jizhou army.
"The overall situation is the most important thing!" Yan Kai patted Liang Qiu Wu's shoulder and whispered in a brother-like tone.
Looking at the resolute and determined eyes of Yan Kai and Chen Gang, Liang Qiuwu endured the glistening in her eyes, gritted her teeth and nodded.
Because, if the Jizhou army has indeed forced King Li Mao of Yan into a desperate situation within the territory of Ji Jing, then. No matter what she said, her Eastern Army could not ask Yang Ling's 60,000 Northern Xinjiang army to go over and disrupt the situation.
"In an emergency, a strong man must cut off his wrists, drag Yang Ling's Northern Xinjiang army to death here at all costs, and concentrate all efforts to capture and kill King Yan Li Mao first!"
"Brother Yan, Brother Chen take care!"
Seeing Liang Qiu Wu¡¯s eyes gradually changed from being unable to bear hesitation to being determined. Yan Kai and Chen Gang looked at each other and laughed happily.
"Then let's go!"
After half a month, the gate of Boling Pass slowly opened. At the same time, Yang Ling, a veteran general under King Li Mao of Yan, had led tens of thousands of northern Xinjiang troops to form a formation in front of the pass.
"Huh?" Looking at the slowly opening gate of Boling Pass, a trace of doubt flashed in the eyes of the veteran Yang Ling, stroking his beard and muttering to himself, "It's strange that they actually came out of the pass?"
From the side. General Tian Kai asked suspiciously, "Could it be that the Eastern Army in the pass has learned that the Jizhou Army may send reinforcements?"
"Probably not" Yang Ling shook his head and analyzed carefully, "It would not be surprising if Xiang Qing and Luo Chao, the fourth generals of the Eastern Army, learned that the Jizhou Army might have reinforcements arriving. After all, they lead cavalry to attack outside every day. , but Boling has been surrounded by our legions. It stands to reason that we should not get any news!"
"That means the other party sees that the situation is not good and is preparing to break out again?"
"Most likely!" He stroked his beard. The old god Yang Ling said, "Seeing my army knocking at the pass, do you want to fight instead of defending? It's interesting. They are indeed the Eastern Army! Pass the order and tell all the troops to be calm. As long as the defense is tight, even if Liangqiu Wu is again Even if you are tyrannical, you will not be able to break out of the encirclement!¡±
¡°It¡¯s an order!¡±
As they were talking here, a group of cavalry rushed out of Boling Pass. According to Yang Ling's visual inspection, there were about 700 cavalry. And the direction of this cavalry charge was actually Yang Ling's own formation? !
Seeing this, Yang Ling was a little surprised in his eyes.
Even though he had been a soldier all his life and had a lot of combat experience, he was still puzzled by the suicidal charge of the 700 Eastern Army cavalry.
You must know that he has an army of more than 60,000 people. With only 700 cavalry charging him, what is this if he is not seeking death?
"I think he is the only one in the Eastern Army who can do such a thingthe invincible ghost general, Chen Gang!" Yang Ling looked calm and looked at Qi Qi who was charging from a distance. Baidong Army Cavalry.
To be honest, Yang Ling looked down upon the actions of a reckless man like Chen Gang from the bottom of his heart. After all, the reason why Liang Qiugong, the tiger of Northern Xinjiang, was able to dominate the grassland was not just relying on his extraordinary martial arts and strategy. The key to the iron cavalry's checks and balances at that time.
However, even so, when Yang Ling saw Chen Gang in the distance, he couldn't help but look surprised and shocked. I saw that Chen Gang actually took off the armor on his upper body, and his upper body was naked. There was also a white cloth tied to his forehead with the word "death" written on it.
¡°Obviously, since this guy came out of the pass, he has no intention of going back alive!
??????????????????????????????????????? And all the soldiers of Northern Xinjiang whom he encountered were cut to death in the middle, and what a miserable end they had!
It is hard to imagine that the Northern Xinjiang side clearly had an absolute advantage in terms of military strength, but under Chen Gang's desperate charge, it gradually showed a tendency to collapse.
It has to be said that for such a courageous and fierce general, even if Yang Ling has some prejudice against the Eastern Army due to certain things, he can't help but respect Chen Gang in his heart.
"It seems that when I led 300 cavalry to raid 100,000 Bei Rong cavalry, it was indeed true! ButI am not Gutuhachi!" With a heavy snort, Yang Ling raised his hand and pointed at Chen Gang direction, shouted sternly, "The crossbow team is ready, target 700 Eastern Army cavalry in front, fire arrows!"
Sure enough, Yang Ling was indeed a general who was very good at using troops. Seeing Chen Gang's menacing attack, he did not fight head-on. He commanded the army to mobilize the cavalry and infantry, using only archers and crossbowmen to suppress the attack of the seven hundred cavalry, so that one after another After several waves of crossbow fire, the seven hundred cavalrymen suffered heavy casualties. Even Chen Gang himself was hit by an arrow in the chest.
"Damn it!" Pulling out the arrow from his chest, Chen Gang turned to look in the direction of Yang Ling's formation and cursed angrily, "Old man Yang Ling, you are a coward, you can only rely on more troops, how can you be considered a hero? ?Dare you fight Chen for three hundred rounds?!"
Yang Ling laughed when he heard this. Seeing the angry expressions of the guards on the left and right, he waved his hands and said calmly, "Don't worry, I didn't want to be a hero in the first place! Let him scold him. The more fierce he scolds, the more likely he will be. It proves more and more that this person is already at the end of his skills!" After saying that, he turned to look back at the guards on his left and right and said, "Don't stop with your bows and crossbows!"
"yes!"
Not long after, another wave of crossbows fired at Chen Gang's 700 cavalry. In an instant, the 700 dead soldiers of the Eastern Army fell on their backs, which only made Liangqiu Wu inside the pass feel angry.
"No!" Seemingly noticing Liang Qiu Wu's expression, Yan Kai advised sternly, "Now is not the time, general, please be patient!"
"But Brother Yan"
"The overall situation is the most important thing!"
"" Seeing Yan Kai's unquestionable expression, Liang Qiuwu was speechless. He slapped the stone pillar next to him hard, breaking the stone pillar into pieces.
But Yan Kai just pretended not to see these, and concentrated on examining the situation on the battlefield.
Finally, Yang Ling's attention was gradually attracted by the tenacious Chen Gang and the 700 Eastern Army cavalry. At this moment, Yan Kai's eyes suddenly opened and he shouted in a low voice, "Let's go!"
Liang Qiuwu got on his horse, gritted his teeth and led the three hundred cavalrymen along the pass.
¡°It¡¯s a pity that this scene did not escape Yang Ling¡¯s eyes.
"Oh, is this a plan to attack the east and attack the west? I thought the Eastern Army wanted to make a final counterattack, but I didn't expect that it was because the Flame Tiger Princess Liang Qiuwu broke through the encirclement that she wanted to break through" As he spoke, Yang Ling waved his hand. He shouted in a deep voice, "Surround us! The spearmen form a formation in front, and the crossbowmen are behind to cover you. Don't leave Yan Hu Ji!"
"Whoa whoa¡ª¡ª"
"The situation has come to this, how can I allow you to escape" Yang Ling murmured to himself. Suddenly, his eyes inadvertently glanced at the distance on the side of his army, and immediately, his eyes suddenly froze.
I saw several horses standing on the slope in the distance, looking at the situation here from a distance.
Behind this, the dust is rising, and it seems that there are thousands of troops. (To be continued)