Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 480
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 was silent, and they didn't have much confidence in whether they could defeat Qin Jun.

Seeing the gloomy atmosphere, Xiao Hunian snorted and said: "At worst, 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, what good is it?" Scared!"

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.

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,
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 the others, they all looked at the two sisters Xiao Hunian and Xiao Chuo at the same time. Looking at these overbearing conditions, they were angry and helpless. He tried to plan an empty city, 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.

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.

The earliest firearms in the world were probably the sudden firearms of the Song Dynasty, and the craftsmen of the secret department naturally thought of it. The firearms are so powerful. If the soldiers have a shrunken artillery, they will go to heaven!

(End of this chapter)