Unparalleled Concubine

Since then, although Yancheng was hollowed out by the capital, the foundation is still there, especially the bow and crossbow technology in the Northern Zhou Dynasty was very developed. The Ji family moved many people from the south into Yancheng, and then turned it into a major city in northern Xinjiang. .

Up to now, although the artisans of the Ministry of Industry in the capital have been very sophisticated, everyone in the army is proud of owning a Yancheng bow. Needless to say, everyone in the Ye family has a bow. Even the princes in the capital Nobles, royal family members, basically all have their own hands.

In the administration of the Great Jin Dynasty, the peak of the local officials is the economic envoy, and then the prefects and prefects of the prefectures. However, Yancheng is a bit different. Starting from Emperor Wu, Yancheng and several prefectures near Yancheng , was set aside separately, and was taken care of by the Yanzhou Shepherd sent by the imperial court. This position of Yanzhou Shepherd was held by the Ji family during the Emperor Wu's time. It was not until the end of the Chengde Dynasty that no one with a foreign surname sat in this position. It is directly under the imperial court and is not under the jurisdiction of anyone.

Today's Yanzhou Mu is surnamed Gu, and his name is Gu Song. He is the brother-in-law of the concubine Ning of the Taikang Dynasty.

When Li Xin and others arrived in Yancheng, this Gu Zhoumu went ten miles out of the city to greet him, and invited Li Xin and Ye Mao into the state pastoral mansion. After Mao saluted, his face was full of bitterness.

"Teacher Li, Ye Guogong, you are here..."

Gu Song smiled wryly and said: "There is news from Jizhou that the Department of Yuwen once again stormed Jizhou yesterday, and the battle was extremely tragic. According to the news from Jizhou, most of the Jimen Pass has been broken, and the remnants of the Zhenbei Army are on the move. Run away, most of the people in Jizhou City have already fled to Yancheng, if the Yuwen Department continues to fight, in a few days, the flames of war will reach Yancheng!"

Li Xin and Ye Mao looked at each other with serious faces.

They rushed all the way here, paying attention to the news of Jimen Pass all the time, but they only knew that Jimen Pass was guarded very easily, but they did not receive the news that Jimen Pass had fallen.

Li Xin was still frowning, but Ye Mao was already furious.

He stared at Gu Song angrily, and said angrily: "Knowing that the battle at Jimen Pass is tragic, why did Yancheng stand still?!"

On Yancheng's side, there are about five or six thousand defenders. These soldiers and horses are useless, but the four Zhechong Mansions sent by the imperial court have also arrived in Yancheng a few days ago, which is almost [-] The imperial army stayed in Yancheng to watch, and none of them went to rescue Jizhou.

Gu Song sighed, bowed to Ye Mao and said, "Grandpa Ye, Jizhou and Yancheng are bitter, if the officials can command the imperial army, they would have already led troops to rescue Jizhou city, but the capital dispatched The forbidden army who came over did not listen to the order of the subordinate officials, and the subordinate officials have nothing to do."

"Duke Ye has anger in his heart, and he shouldn't let it out on the officials..."

Ye Mao's face turned red from anger and was about to explode when Li Xin frowned and said, "This is the end, it's useless to pursue responsibility, Ye Mao, you put on your armor now, and you and I will each take 2 people out of the city to Jizhou If the Jimen Pass is not broken, we will rush to help the Jimen Pass; if the Jimen Pass is broken, we will gather the remnants of the Zhenbei Army and the wounded, and bring all the people who escaped from Jizhou to Yancheng."

Speaking of this, Li Xin looked at Gu Song again, frowned and said: "Guzhou Mu, Yancheng is going to do its best to accept the wounded in Jizhou, the common people, urgently summon a group of doctors to make proper arrangements."

Speaking of this, his voice became a little more serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Don't be stingy with money and food. You can spend as much money as you have in Yancheng. If you don't have money or food, you can borrow money from the rich. , I will take charge."

The Grand Tutor is the first rank in the dynasty, or the emperor's teacher, plus Li Xin's own status, although he does not have the position of "in charge of the northern border", but when he opened his mouth to speak, Gu Song was still shocked, and immediately bowed his head and said: "I obey the orders, I will do it now!"

Gu Song is the eldest brother-in-law of Emperor Taikang. He also became an official in the Taikang Dynasty and slowly made his fortune. He knows the ability and power of this Marquis Li better than anyone else. With the military power in hand, if someone dares not to listen to him, this current Taifu will not even blink his eyes if he cuts someone down!

After saying these words, Gu Song went down immediately and followed Li Xin's instructions.

Li Xin and Ye Mao put on their armor and prepared to lead troops to Jizhou to rescue the Zhenbei Army.

After putting on the armor, Ye Mao glanced at Li Xin, and said silently: "Master, just let me do this kind of thing, you give me two bucks, and I can do it in two or three days." good."

This Ye Guogong's face was pale.

"Let's go together."

Li Xin's face was also a little ugly. If Jimen Pass fell, even if the Zhenbei Army had not been wiped out, there might not be many people left, which means that there might not be much left in the Ye family's family.

What's more, the Jimen Pass was breached, and how many more people would die in Beidi.

The two uncles and nephews each took about 2 people from the four Zhechong mansions in Yancheng after they each put on their armor, set off from Yancheng, and rushed towards Jimen Pass.

They didn't go far along the way, and they could see ragged Jin citizens everywhere on the road. Occasionally, some soldiers of the Zhenbei Army fled from Jizhou to Yancheng with some injured or disabled comrades.

Li Xin and Ye Mao looked at each other, both of them understood very well.

The Ye family guarded the impenetrable Jimen Pass for more than 40 years, and most of them are gone.

Ye Mao lowered his head and remained silent.

Li Xin scolded a curse word and gritted his teeth: "The people from the Zhong family are too shameful. They are still defending Yunzhou City at this moment, and Jimen Pass is beaten like this. They should send troops to support them no matter what!"

Having said that, he turned his head and gave a low shout to the soldiers of the imperial army behind him.

"The biography will be the order."

"From now on, break it up into pieces, spread out with the captain's battalion as the unit, and rush towards Jizhou. On the way, you will meet the people of the Jin Dynasty and the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army, and send them away safely. When you go to Yancheng, if you encounter Xianbei people who are not ten times stronger than the enemy, you should avoid them and not fight!"

Speaking of this, Li Xin turned his head to look at Ye Mao, and said, "Ye Mao, you lead 2 people and rush to Jizhou quickly, gather the remnants of the Zhenbei Army, and investigate the situation at Jimen Pass!"

Ye Mao sat on the horse and was silent for a while before bowing his head to respond.

"The last general, follow the general's order..."

Chapter 1002

Jimen Pass was indeed broken by the Xianbei people. This great pass that the Ye family has held on to for more than 40 years, under the months-long attack of the Xianbei people regardless of the cost, finally could not hold on. There are only about [-] fighting forces and tens of thousands of wounded soldiers left.

These people returned to Jizhou City from Jimen Pass, but they still couldn't stop the crazy attack of the Xianbei people. In the end, they couldn't even defend Jizhou City. Lieutenant General Wang Dun first ordered the evacuation of the wounded soldiers, and took the remaining [-] troops with him. The Zhenbei Army guarded behind Jizhou Duan, but since they had already entered the pass, the cavalry could go unimpeded. The wounded soldiers transferred by the Zhenbei Army were quickly chased by the Yuwen Department's cavalry, and the formation was instantly dispersed. Resistance, not many of these wounded soldiers could escape.

On the road from Yancheng to Jizhou, there were blood, corpses, broken limbs and broken arms everywhere, as well as the Zhenbei army who had been washed away in a panic. Ye Mao, who was nine feet tall, was riding on a horse with an expressionless face. Looking at the corpses everywhere, his face became pale.

He practiced martial arts with Ye Cheng since he was a child. When he was 12 years old, the old man Ye found two prisoners on death row for him to practice courage. Later, he often took the family of Chen Guogong's family to suppress bandits. When he was fifteen or sixteen years old, There were dozens of lives under his hands. During the Taikang period, he followed Li Xin and Ye Ming to march westward. It is not uncommon for him to experience tens of thousands of casualties. Among the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, Ye Mao He climbed out without changing his face.

But now, facing the corpses of the Northern Suppressing Army all over the place, the third-generation Chen Guogong's face was pale, and his eyes were slightly red. , A group of people rushed from Yancheng to a place only fifty miles away from Jizhou, and then stopped.

At this time, in the southwest of Jizhou City, there are still thousands of Zhenbei troops fighting to the death. These thousands of soldiers are personally led by the deputy general Wang Dun. They are the last Zhenbei army, but the Zhenbei army has almost no cavalry. Although these people can barely resist the Xianbei's attack, it is obvious that the mobility is too different. As long as they are consumed slowly, the last thousands of northern troops will be slowly eaten by the Xianbei.

Ye Mao, who was riding on the horse, couldn't bear it any longer. His eyes were red, and he held an iron gun in his hand. He roared angrily, and shouted: "Follow me forward, cover my comrades and retreat!"

The military quality of the forbidden army is still there. Although they knew that they would have to face the Xianbei barbarians, the 2 people behind Ye Mao rushed up with Ye Mao without hesitation.

At this time, most of the last thousands of Zhenbei Army were exhausted. The general Wang Dun who led the army had already personally killed the enemy, covered in blood. , was shot in the back by Xianbei's archers with two "duh" arrows. Fortunately, he was wearing iron armor. Although the arrow pierced through the armor, it only penetrated half an inch into the flesh. Turn back and fight back.

At this time, a deafening cry of killing came.

A nine-foot-tall man was holding a black iron gun. The big gun was in his hand, and he couldn't get into the dance. This reckless man took the lead and rushed directly into the Xianbei formation. The formation suddenly scattered.

After charging for a while, the big man rode to the side of Wang Dun, and shouted: "Uncle Wang, take the brothers back, I will deal with it here!"

Wang Dun was already exhausted at this moment, and he had left a lot of blood. His vision had gradually started to blur. After hearing this familiar voice, he immediately shook his spirits and said loudly, "Young General!"

When Ye Mao was leading troops in the Zhenbei Army, the old general Ye Ming was still there, so everyone in the Zhenbei Army called him the Major General. Although Ye Ming is no longer there at this time, the name will be changed for a while. no.

Ye Mao shouted loudly: "Retreat quickly, I have already greeted Uncle Li, and he has brought 2 people with him to meet you at the back. When you retreat to Yancheng, you will be safe for the time being!"

Wang Dun didn't hesitate any longer, first he looked at the situation, and then immediately ordered the remnants of the Zhenbei Army to retreat. He himself was helped onto the horse, and before leaving, he said loudly to Ye Mao: "Young General, take care!"

Ye Guogong on the battlefield naturally couldn't hear Wang Dun's voice. At this time, he was also shot two arrows in the shoulder by the Xianbei sharpshooter, but neither of them penetrated too deep into the flesh. He didn't care. , swung into a black circle, each sweep can take away the lives of four or five people.

The armor on his body is the best in the Jin Dynasty, and there are many personal soldiers around him, and when he is on the battlefield, he is like a chariot, running rampant!

The Xianbei people, who are always brave, were also frightened by Ye Mao's style of play. When facing Ye Mao, they felt a little uneasy.

At this time, Yu Wenzhao, who was watching the battle on a nearby high slope, was looking in the direction of Ye Mao. After watching for a while, he slowly put down the binoculars in his hand, and said with a complicated expression: "This man should be How about Ye Mao, the contemporary Duke of the Ye family?"

Fan Cheng also took a look through the binoculars, then nodded and said: "Nine feet tall, with outstanding martial arts skills, probably."