Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Everyone nodded and smiled happily: "It's really a hero among women." Compared with the Han people, Khitan women have many things to lead soldiers. At the beginning, their founding queen founded one of the most elite forbidden troops in the Daliao Kingdom. There are also many things about the husband's family or the soldiers and horses of the same family.

Xiao Hunian was well-known around Nanjing for his proficiency in bowing and horses, so Gao Xun, as the privy envoy of the Southern Court, managed the military, but he had no objection to this matter.

Firstly, they were the Xiao family's private soldiers, and secondly, his uncle, Xiao Hunian, had been in Youzhou for so many years, and he really noticed Xiao Hunian's abilities.

What they did was to assemble a large army and approach the border of Qin State, but it was not for the purpose of attacking. They were not so bold just to attack Qin State with troops from the South Court.

They knew that Qin State was fighting in the south, and the main force was in the south, so they wanted to take this opportunity to negotiate with Qin State and leave many tributes to Qin State's livestock as the property of the South Court to accumulate strength for future events.

Chapter 478, There is no way to win, but there is a way

The forefront of the Qin State in Guanbei is the Gu'an Camp, which drives straight in and is only more than 100 miles away from Youzhou. The Qin Army built a strong camp and castle here, stationed twelve battalions of elite soldiers, and [-] people. At that time, Li Hanchao, the commander-in-chief of the three towns in Guanbei, the capital of Gu'an's elite soldiers.

However, the direct leader was General Qin, and Murong Yanzhao was the commander of the forwards in Guanbei.

Compared with Li Hanchao, who paid more attention to the people's livelihood in Guanbei, the Liao people were more impressed with Murong Yanzhao. Many years ago, he followed Shi Congyun and defeated the Liao army. After that, he was also the fiercest one in Guanbei. Before the peace talks, he often led troops north to the vicinity of Youzhou, attacked the outposts, and ransacked the villages.

In the north of Gu'an, Xiao Hunian led more than a dozen soldiers to observe the Qin army's camp across the Wuding River. She is nineteen years old, dressed in military uniform, with a broken horse bow and long sword, and the large army is in the village behind. rest.

There are more than 1000 private soldiers of the Xiao family in Nanjing, most of them are strong and strong fighters, and all the big families don't like to support idlers.

Xiao Hunian stared closely at the two dark cannons in the outer city of the Qin Army's camp in the distance. They were facing the only bridge on the Wuding River. Everyone knew the power of those things. The power of the Qin Army's cannons was very famous in the south.

But in fact, the Liao Kingdom has not really tried the power of the Qin Army's new artillery. When Shi Congyun first attacked the north, there was no artillery. He only used rockets to make the Liao Army turmoil, but there were not many casualties. not deep.

In the second Battle of Hedong, the outcome was determined by taking Taiyuan in a surprise attack after arching around. Their reinforcements ran into the main force of the Qin army and were directly defeated.

However, the news from the south has not been cut off. The powerful artillery and the power of the Qin Dynasty's Shenhuo Army have been spread by word of mouth. The Liao Kingdom sent many spies to the south, but it was useless, and many of them were directly killed by the Qin Kingdom.

The cannons in Gu'an in the north have never been fired for several years, but she heard businessmen from the south say that that kind of cannon can fire iron balls weighing several kilograms, and the power can easily penetrate walls, and hitting people is a dead end , no armor can resist it.

She thought that Qin Jun's bed crossbow could sometimes shoot through walls, and her interest dropped a lot.

However, she was still curious about the day when Gu'an's cannons would be able to fire a shot, but what she wanted more was to lead troops there by herself, capture there, and take those two black cannons.

To this day, she can't forget the insult she received in Daliang when she went south, and sooner or later she will take revenge on Shi Congyun.

Before, she thought that if she married her uncle, she would be able to control his army, but something changed recently, her father felt that she had been treated badly and allowed her to take charge of the family's private soldiers in the South Courtyard.

She is satisfied with this...

Looking at the Qin army camp, these days, she thought of all kinds of news about Shi Congyun. He wiped out another country in Lingnan a few years ago. He heard from Uncle Gao that the country had more than [-] troops. The territory is in the south of the mountains, by the sea, and there are forests everywhere. The weather is extremely hot. People there eat rice as their main food and like to go topless.

Shi Congyun defeated them in one year and destroyed their country. I heard that this year he sent troops to the Tang country in the south of the Yangtze River to capture it. He is warlike and unreasonable.

But it is precisely because his army is in the south that there is a chance in the north.

Tens of thousands of cattle and sheep!

If it can be intercepted, it will be a huge fortune for the Xiao family, and most importantly, it will definitely make Shi Congyun furious but helpless, she is very happy when she thinks of this.

"We have to change the guard and go to bed at night, and the news here must always be told to father and they know." Xiao Hunian instructed that tomorrow they will send envoys to the camp of the Qin army to explain, because this year's weather is not good, and the livestock cannot be handed over. information.

At the same time, more than 2 troops assembled in the north were mobilized outside Youzhou City to exert pressure.

In this way, Shi Congyun had to give in no matter what.

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The next day, the sky was red, and envoys from Nanjing entered the Qin Army's Gu'an camp early in the morning under the escort of Xiao Hunian's personal soldiers.

They have already talked about this matter before, and this time it is to explain their final attitude.

Xiao Hunian was actually very nervous. Under the guard of many personal soldiers, he and Qiaotou Avenue looked anxiously at the Qin army camp in the distance. The soldiers over there also looked at her curiously and pointed.

She was afraid that the Qin State would turn against him on the spot. They had already learned how powerful the Qin Army was. Although they hated their lord, she had to admit that no one in the world could confront Shi Congyun head-on, because he had an invincible army. army.

After hesitating and waiting for a long time, she finally waited for the envoy to come out. It seemed that the Qin people did not embarrass him. There was also a man in armor who looked like an officer riding a horse to see him across the bridge, and then turned around and turned back. The muzzle of the black hole has been aimed at them.

Seeing this, Xiao Hunian was excited, "Did they agree?"

The envoy looked strange, shook his head and nodded again, "They didn't say anything, they only said that the emperor had given instructions, saying..."

"say what?"

The envoy was about to cry, and imitating the words of the people of Qin, he said in Khitan: "If you want to keep the cattle and sheep, go back and gather your army. You have broken the contract, and we will no longer abide by it."

Xiao Hunian was taken aback for a moment, then his heart beat wildly, and he said in disbelief, "Did you hear me right?"

"No, that's what they mean in Chinese." The messenger said quickly, he is a Han living in Youzhou, and he understands both Chinese and Khitan.

Xiao Hunian was in a state of confusion, what's going on, isn't Shi Congyun afraid?His army is in the south of the Yangtze River, aren't they afraid of going to war with the Liao Kingdom in the north?

Distraught, she quickly ordered the soldiers around her, "Rush back immediately and tell father about this matter, run as fast as you can."

The soldiers nodded again and again, then Ji galloped away.

Xiao Hunian himself planned to stay and check the situation around here to see if the Qin army really wanted to send troops.

It wasn't until this time that she really panicked. You must know that the king ignores the government. This matter is their own initiative to seize cattle and sheep. If a war is really provoked, will the king be punished? Whether the army in the north will support it is not certain.

They originally thought that the state of Qin would definitely tolerate their behavior, just like more than ten years ago, when the south was still the Zhou Dynasty, their father took advantage of their attack on the south of the Yangtze River and seized several counties in the north. Pretend you didn't see it, because you dare not start a war on both sides.

It stands to reason that they didn't send troops, they only detained some cattle and sheep, Shi Congyun shouldn't be like this...

At noon, Xiao Hunian on the hill on the north bank of the Wuding River was completely desperate. The horns were blown in the Gu'an camp, and the flags were everywhere. Gathered on the north bank of the Daliao Kingdom.

There were more and more people and horses. In just two quarters of an hour, she vaguely felt that the number was close to 1. Their banners were like a new forest growing by the river, and their front line stretched for two or three miles along the river.

madman!Wolf!

The whip in Xiao Hunian's hand was almost unsteady, and the pride in the morning was gone, and it turned into a deep-seated fear. Shi Congyun, that tyrant, lunatic, he was really going to start a war against them for the sake of cattle and sheep!

Is he going to take the initiative to attack the main force when they are still in the south of the Yangtze River?

Thinking of this, Xiao Hunian did not dare to stay any longer. If she stayed any longer, she might not be able to leave. She immediately galloped north with a dozen soldiers around her. walk on the path.

Shi Congyun may not know that he might just be angry for a while, but a blind cat ran into a dead mouse, but she is very aware of the domestic situation. The king ignores the government, and was defeated twice by the Qin army. The people are very dissatisfied with the king, and all forces are ready to move, including their father.

Today's Great Liao Kingdom cannot withstand a major war. If the Qin army really launches an attack, the result will be unimaginable.

It is very likely that His Majesty will not pay attention to them at all, and will not support this war initiated by the South Court simply wanting to embezzle financial resources, and will not send troops to support it.Even if they support, the father and others will definitely be liquidated for this reason.

Xiao Hunian was very annoyed, and while speeding his horse to the north, he was resentful at Shi Congyun's luck. He sent troops recklessly without thinking, and unexpectedly hit their weakness...

Chapter 479, The Soldier Approaches the City

The horse made by Lu Feikuai, his bow is like a thunderbolt, the north rolls across the ground, and the sky is full of yellow sand. The Qin army went north from Gu'an and arrived at Youzhou City for only a hundred miles. It would take almost two days to march quickly, but the Qin army was not in a hurry go north.

Along the way, he laid down and controlled many outposts, and then approached Youzhou.

Leading the army were Murong Yanzhao and Guo Jin. The army was approaching quickly and would soon reach the city of Youzhou, and the news of Xiao Hunian had already arrived in Youzhou one step ahead.

Until now, Xiao Siwen, who always thought he was still playing big chess, was completely flustered.

Including Gao Xun, Yelu Xiezhen and the others were all stunned. They never thought that Shi Congyun would respond like this, "He is not afraid of a war between the north and the south, but he can't do things with a brain!"

No matter how terrified they were, Qin Jun would never consider their consideration. When he received the news that day, Xiao Hunian led his soldiers back from the front in the evening, and everyone was still waiting for her news in the Xiao family mansion. After confirming that the Qin army had dispatched troops and that at least more than [-] troops were heading north, everyone panicked.

"Did Shi Congyun order it?"

"That's what the Qin people say." Xiao Hunian said while gulping water.

Xiao Siwen excitedly said: "Doesn't he think about the consequences! He would rather go to war on two fronts!"

Yelu Xiezhen and Gao Xun did not speak, but anxiety could be seen from their expressions.

Yelu Xiezhen slapped the table: "We also have an army of [-], and I will lead the troops to meet them."

Everyone didn't speak. They didn't have much confidence in whether they could defeat Qin Jun.

Seeing the gloomy atmosphere, Xiao Hunian snorted and said, "The big deal is to give them all the cattle and sheep. If they make further progress, we will also gather the army. If they really want to fight us for this matter, then there is nothing to be afraid of." !"

Yelu Xiezhen agreed with her opinion: "The Qin army is indeed powerful, but we are fighting in Youzhou, and there is a strong city behind, so we may not suffer losses."

Gao Xun and Xiao Siwen, the two older ones, kept silent. After a while, Gao Xun said: "Military disaster is only one aspect. If it is too conspicuous, the damage to Yongxing Palace will be a major issue."

Speaking of this, everyone fell silent.

"This time we miscalculated. We didn't expect that Shi Congyun, who looked at the world with disdain, fought north and south, with millions of soldiers in his hand, and the most powerful person was completely out of his mind." Gao Xun rubbed his brows: " But the matter has come to this point, a little unbearable will lead to a big conspiracy."

Xiao Siwen sighed, "I really didn't expect Shi Congyun to be so thoughtless. I thought he was a fox and a pack of wolves on the grassland, cunning and vicious."

Xiao Chuo, who had been sitting by the side, couldn't help asking: "Could it be that he is too smart, thinking that we dare not start a war, so he is unscrupulous."

Xiao Hunian took a look at her younger sister. She was 16 years old, and she was more and more beautiful and charming. The open and secret fighting between the sisters did not stop because of the last cooperation, probably because the two sisters of the Xiao family were too smart and excellent, and they were both motivated. People, under the same roof, compare everything.

"No matter how smart he is, can he know about Yongxing Palace?" Xiao Hunian asked back, "If he doesn't know about Yongxing Palace, why should he insist that we dare not go to war?"

Everyone ignored Xiao Chuo's words, and Xiao Chuo himself stopped talking. Indeed, the matter of their coming to Yongxing Palace was extremely strict even among them, and no more than ten people knew about it. The planning of the matter is a secret among secrets, Shi Congyun is thousands of miles away, how could he know.

"A blind cat bumped into a dead mouse..." Gao Xun sighed, "But this time we have to give in, for the sake of great things."

"If Shi Congyun gets ahead and imposes some excessive conditions." Xiao Hunian is not angry, she is not so happy about the affairs of Yongxing Palace, if it is the younger sister who will marry, and her marriage will be postponed due to the delay.

Uncle Yelufu Sage is in his prime, and the most important thing is that even after he was relegated for treason, he is still in charge of the Northwest Frontier Garrison and has a large army in his hand. Marrying him is the best choice.

Of course, she also thought about marrying Shi Congyun. After all, he is the most powerful man in the world. I can't forget the experience of being ignored and rejected in Daliang.

That young, tall southern man, he only thought about his sister all the time.

"Then try to satisfy him..." Xiao Siwen said helplessly.

Xiao Hunian glanced at his sister: "He will definitely want you."

Xiao Chuo was expressionless, he didn't know what he was thinking, but Xiao Siwen didn't refute, which probably showed his attitude.

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In the next two days, news from the south continued, and the outposts along the way were easily attacked by the Qin army, and many people fled back directly, because the scale of the Qin army was there, and the resistance was powerless.

And the army of the South Court began to gather on the banks of the Sanggan River in the southwest of Youzhou, ready to confront the Qin army at any time.

After that, all kinds of news continued. Two days later, the forward of the Qin Army had reached the other side of the Sanggan River, and their banners were everywhere.

The Liao army originally sent three battalions of forward troops to guard the bridge on the Sanggan River to prevent the Qin army from rushing across, preparing to negotiate a peace, and also hoarded heavy troops near the bridgehead. However, it did not expect that the Qin army forwards would bombard the bridgehead guards with field artillery on the day they arrived. Army, and then took down the bridge head in one go, and wiped out the third battalion guarding the bridge.

This change was too fast, and Xiao Siwen and others in the rear had no time to dispatch. The Qin army had already crossed the river on a large scale, and then the army directly approached Youzhou.

Several tribal armies on the flank dared not confront the Qin army at all. Many years ago, the shadow was lingering. Almost all of their young and strong were killed by the southern army on the land south of Youzhou. Only three of them came back, and they all came back with the terrifying rumors of Qin Jun. Now the cold and serious Qin Jun couldn't help but feel fear, and stepped back to make way for the road.

As a result, the protruding part of the forbidden army in the south courtyard was trapped, and the six battalions stationed on the southern hillside at the front waited until they found that the friendly troops behind them and on the left and right had withdrawn without knowing what, and they had been surrounded by the Qin army!

So immediately surrendered smoothly.

So within one day, the Qin army crossed the Sanggan River, defeated the three battalions of the guards at the bridgehead, captured more than 2000 people from the six battalions of the Nanyuan Forbidden Army, and pushed into the city of Youzhou.

Fortunately, the Qin army had strict military discipline, and there was no burning, killing or looting.

By the afternoon, the terrified Xiao Siwen and others were already at the head of Youzhou city, and they could clearly see the cold armor and the banners of the Qin army generals.

After listening to the battle report, he was so angry that he cursed. He originally thought that there were more than 2 people in the Imperial Army of the South Court plus the tribal troops gathered from various tribes. He didn't expect that these tribal soldiers and horses would have been scared by Shi Congyun. , Seeing Qin Jun coming, he retreated in a panic.

Seeing the dark Qin army laying out a dense front that spread for several miles under the city, Xiao Siwen and Gao Xun felt that he was overwhelmed by him.

After repeated requests, the imperial army and the tribal army were allowed to enter the arena. At this time, they had quickly retreated into the city, and did not dare to confront the Qin army in the wild.

They wanted to say something, but in the end thousands of words merged into one sentence: "Send an envoy over there."

The so-called sending an envoy is admitting cowardice,

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That night, the Qin Army replied that the Liao Kingdom had turned its back on its promises. If it wanted to settle the matter, one of them was to send the tribute cattle and sheep over, and an additional [-] heads would be added.

Moreover, they had [-] Liao Army prisoners of war in their hands, and if they wanted them to go back, they would exchange each of them for a cow or a horse.

Finally, the emperor demanded that a young Khitan woman from the direct line of the Xiao family be sent to Daliang immediately for his enjoyment.

Such a condition is like an insult, but it was indeed imposed by Emperor Shi himself. He just thought of a problem. If he wants to attack and rule the territory of the Liao Kingdom in the future, it is very necessary to have a concubine of the Khitan royal family, which can strengthen him. The legitimacy of the land rule of the Liao Kingdom can also reduce the resistance of the local people.

In fact, up to now, Emperor Shi doesn't care about Xiao Chuo or not, so he made it clear in his letter to Murong Yanzhao, Guo Jin and others that if he wants someone from the Yelu family or the Xiao family, he wants the direct line. Young women, it doesn't matter who they give it to.

Emperor Shi was too lazy to waste words with them on these trivial matters.

However, when the conditions were presented to Xiao Siwen and others, they all looked at the two sisters Xiao Hunian and Xiao Chuo in unison. Looking at these overbearing conditions, they were angry and helpless. He made an empty city plan, but he met a fool who came from the opposite side, and went directly to the city to arrest Zhuge Liang.

But what they don't know is that they just think that Emperor Shi is on the first floor and they are on the second floor, but they don't know that Emperor Shi and his ministers are on the fifth floor. Lie and the others said that they knew the secret of Yongxing Palace, and understood that Xiao Siwen, Gao Xun and others might be planning an internal coup.

It was precisely because of seeing through these things that Emperor Shi ordered the army to go directly north.

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However, Shi Congyun didn't care much about the affairs of Youzhou. Years ago, the craftsman of the confidentiality department presented him with a new gift, that is, a musket.