Monument Yangmen

Chapter 626
The reserve soldiers of the cavalry army went out for six days and returned with a full load.

The gold, silver, jewelry, mules, horses, cattle and sheep seized are countless.

Just helping the Cavalry Army reserve soldiers to transport the captured Renaissance Army soldiers reached 2.

Around the clock in transport seized.

From Tongtaiguan to Fuxingguan, almost all of them were occupied by the cavalry reserve transport team.

Yang Wu took down Tongtai Pass, looted the supplies in the pass, set a fire inside, and left with the cavalry reserve soldiers.

All that was left to the Liao people was a mess.

Yang Wu walked away gracefully without even saying hello.

But it was hard for the scouts sent by Waqiaoguan to look for them.

When Qin Xiaowei and his party followed the traces of Yang Wu's march to Tongtai Pass, what they saw was a city riddled with holes.

The gate of the city was blown away, leaving a lot of broken limbs and arms.

The fire set by Yang Wufang in Guancheng hadn't been extinguished yet, and the raging fire lit up half the sky in the dusk.

The thin scout stared at Tongtai Pass with his mouth wide open, and said in astonishment: "Tongtai Pass... is gone..."

"Gone!"

Captain Qin's expression was far more exaggerated than that of the thin scout.

The scouts following him could hardly believe what they saw.

They know better than anyone how difficult Tongtai Pass is.

During Zhao Guangyi's second Northern Expedition to the Liao Kingdom, many of them participated in that war.

At that time, Gao Huaide, who was then the general manager of the Zuo Army, led an army of [-], and attacked Tongtai Pass day and night for three days and three nights, but did not break through.

After Wang Chao entered Waqiao Pass, he dared not touch Tongtai Pass.

This pass city, which they thought must be unbreakable by 8 people, was easily breached by Yang Wu.

How many people did Yang Wu lead?

1 million people.

How many people were there when they reached Tongtai Pass?
Certainly not 1 people.

The soldiers and horses led by Yang Wu rushed into the Liao Kingdom for a hundred miles, and fought many large and small battles along the way, and battle losses were inevitable.

Therefore, Qin Xiaowei can be sure that when Yang Wu attacked Tongtai Pass, there were definitely not 1 people.

Maybe eight thousand, maybe seven thousand, or even less.

"Yang Jiajun is really powerful..."

They can be regarded as a first-hand experience of how capable the Yang family army is.

Shocked, the thin scout muttered, "It's just a little vicious..."

The group of people looked at Yelusha, the gatekeeper of the copper platform who was stripped naked and hung up on the top of the city, and the corners of their mouths twitched unconsciously.

It's a bit nasty indeed.

Not even the dead are spared.

"Go to two people, cut off Yelusha's head and take it there. The rest will follow me and continue to follow the trail of General Yang."

Let Captain Qin sincerely call Yang Wu a general, which shows how much Yang Wu has deterred him.

Following his order, two scouts rushed to the top of the city, chopped off Yelusha's head, and brought them back to Waqiao Pass to report.

Captain Qin followed Yang Wu's footsteps with the rest of the people.

……

The next day.

early morning.

Light snow fell in the sky.

Inside Waqiao Pass.

Chinese army tent.

Wang Chao was pacing anxiously.

"It's been four days, and there is no news at all."

He looked up at the weather outside the tent, and frowned, "It looks like it's going to snow heavily, once the road is blocked by heavy snow, and there is no news of them yet, what will the general explain when asked by the court?"

Wang Chao looked at the lieutenant general, "Have the people you sent back yet?"

The lieutenant shook his head.

"waste."

Wang Chao cursed secretly.

At this moment, a soldier rushed to the commander's tent, bowed and said: "General, the person who went out to inquire about the news has returned."

Wang Chao was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Don't let them roll over."

A moment later, the two scouts arrived outside the commander's tent with a round package in their arms.

"See General, see Lieutenant General!"

Wang Chao asked people to enter the commander's tent, and said anxiously: "You don't need to be too polite, just tell me how the battle is going."

The two scouts looked at each other.

One of them said: "General Yang Yande led his subordinates to break into the Liao Kingdom for a hundred miles, and wiped out all the Liao troops within a hundred miles outside the Huaqiao Pass. And yesterday, they broke through the Tongtai Pass in one fell swoop!"

Wang Chao was stunned.

The lieutenant was also stunned.

Wang Chao, who secretly hated the Yang family, completely ignored the respectful tone of his scouts when they mentioned Yang Wu.

He asked in astonishment: "Tongtai Pass...has been breached?"

The two scouts nodded solemnly.

"Only with his 1 people?"

The two scouts nodded again.

Wang Chao asked suspiciously, "Did you lie to me, General?"

One of the scouts cupped his hands and said, "I dare not lie to the general. Yelusha's head is the proof."

As he spoke, he opened the package in his arms, revealing the head of Yerusha they had cut off inside.

Wang Chao and the lieutenant took a closer look, and said in astonishment, "It's really Yelusha?"

Wang Chao fell down on the chair with a thud, with an expression of disbelief.

"1 people broke through the Tongtai Pass..."

Wang Chao muttered to himself.

After a long while, he straightened up suddenly, staring at the two scouts and asked, "Tell this general everything that happened to you after you left the city."

The two scouts did not hesitate, and immediately told Wang Chao every word of the battles they had encountered after leaving the city.

After Wang Chao heard this, he was beyond shocked. His eyes became extraordinarily complicated, and the resentment towards the Yang family in him was a little less, and a little more fearful.

"With 15 Liao generals in a row, less than [-] broke through the Tongtai Pass... The people of the Yang family can really fight..."

The lieutenant general didn't focus on this matter. After listening to the narration of the scouts, he asked suspiciously: "You mean, Yang Wu disappeared without a trace after breaking through the Tongtai Pass, and Yelusha's body He didn't take it either?"

The two scouts looked at the lieutenant in doubt, hesitated for a moment, and nodded.

"Hey hey... wonderful!"

The lieutenant general smiled, cupped his hands and said to Wang Chao: "Congratulations to the general, congratulations to the general!"

Wang Chao frowned, "There is nothing to congratulate, you are laughing at this general."

Wang Chao clenched his fists tightly and said through gritted teeth: "The more capable the members of the Yang family are, the more incompetent this general will appear! This is the shame of this general..."

The deputy general raised his eyebrows, and said with a chuckle: "The general's words are wrong. It is true that the people of the Yang family can fight. But isn't Yang Yande's achievement the same as yours, general?"

Wang Chao was stunned, and he subconsciously looked at the lieutenant general.

The lieutenant thief Xixi smiled, and his eyes fell on Yelusha's head.

Wang Chao woke up suddenly, slapped his thigh, and said with a loud smile, "Wonderful!"

"Hahaha... Pass on the order, order the soldiers and horses, and send the soldiers to the Liao Kingdom!"

Wang Chao shouted vigorously.

The lieutenant cupped his hands flatteringly and said, "Let's do it for the humble job."

After the deputy general withdrew from the big tent of the Chinese army, Wang Chao looked at the two scouts and said with a smile: "You two are very good, and you will stay by my general's side in the future and be a personal soldier. When the general is promoted in the future, he will naturally reward you." You are an official."

The two scouts were overjoyed, knelt down on one knee, and respectfully said: "Thank you, General, for your promotion."

"Go and help me find Colonel Qin and bring him back. He has done a good job this time. This general will ask the court for his credit and promote him to be a side general."

The two scouts looked at each other.

I also roughly figured out Wang Chao's thoughts.

This is to buy people's hearts!
They glanced at Yerusha's head with complicated expressions.

Then he said respectfully: "I understand, little one."

After the two scouts left the tent of the Chinese army, they got on their horses and went to look for Captain Qin.

After the two scouts left, Wang Chao's lieutenant also ordered the troops.

With a big wave of his hand, Wang Chao led [-] Jianxiong soldiers out of Waqiao Pass in a menacing manner.

……

Four days later.

Bianjing City.

Riding a fast horse, he came from the east and went straight to Bianjing City.

On horseback is a messenger with a red flag.

Eight hundred miles urgent!
"Great victory at Waqiao Pass! General Wang Chaowang's troops left Waqiao Pass and killed 15 Liao generals!"

The messenger on horseback began to shout loudly as he approached the gate of Bianjing.

In an instant, the people at the gate of Bianjing City were in a sensation.

The imperial guards guarding the city gate cheered up when they heard the messenger's shout, and immediately drove away the crowd, letting the messenger quickly send the good news to the court.

The common people talked about it and rushed to tell each other.

All of them clenched their fists excitedly, wishing they could follow General Wang Chao to kill the Liao thieves.

So excited!

"Boom~"

Before the people's excitement calmed down, they saw a group of cavalry charging towards them in the distance.

There are also red flags on them.

Another eight hundred li rush!
"Great victory at Waqiao Pass! Wang Chao, the guard of Waqiao Pass, made a surprise attack on Tongtai Pass, and defeated General Yelusha of the Liao Dynasty!"

The messenger on horseback roared at the top of his voice from a long distance away.

Hey!
Magnificent, my king, the general, mighty and majestic!
Since the Yang family left Beijing, it has been a long time since they heard such encouraging news.

The whole city of Bianjing was boiled by Wang Chao's two good news.

The people cheered and jumped to celebrate.

The literati were so drunk that they lay in the Goulan Winery, chanting generous poems loudly.

The warriors wished they could follow General Wang and kill Liaogou together.

Even the young ladies in the brothel played and sang to congratulate General Wang.

For a while, General Wang became very famous in Bianjing.

Inside the palace.

The two good news were neatly placed on the dragon case.

The second prince, whose face had been clouded for many days, finally showed a smile.

The second prince clenched his fists excitedly, and said proudly: "General Wang Chao is really the pillar of our Great Song Dynasty. Father is really a discerning eye. I want to tell father this good news. Maybe father heard the news. wake up."

Li Hang, Li Fang, Bi Shi'an, the three chancellors stood bowed in front of the dragon case.

Hearing the proud words of the second prince, the three of them looked at each other, smiled, clasped their hands together and said: "Congratulations to Your Majesty! Congratulations to Great Song!"

The second prince nodded excitedly, "You three lovers, please wait in the palace for a while. I'm going to tell Father the good news."

"Congratulations, Your Highness!"

The second prince was sent away.

Li Hang, the youngest of the three, said excitedly: "Wang Chao fought this battle really boosted his spirits."

However, the smiles on the faces of Li Fang and Bi Shi'an disappeared.

Bi Shi'an looked at Li Fang suspiciously, "Brother Ming Yuan, how do you think Wang Chao fought this battle?"

Li Fang folded his hands on his chest, and said calmly, "Wang Chao doesn't have the ability..."

Li Hang asked suspiciously, "Why did your lord say that?"

Li Fang glanced at Li Hang, but said nothing.

Bi Shi'an nodded slightly, "Then it should be the Yang family..."

Li Hang looked even more puzzled, he frowned and said, "You two, now we are talking about Wang Chao, why are you talking about the Yang family?"

"Hehe~"

Bi Shi'an smiled softly, and said quietly: "If Wang Chao really has this ability, he won't fight sooner or later, but why did he break the Tongtai Pass at this time?"

Bi Shi'an glanced at Li Hang, and reminded: "Half a month ago, we decided to let Lu Duan go to Yanmen Pass, and asked Yang Yansi to help Waqiao Pass. Judging from the report, Yang Yansi learned of Lu Duan's request. Later, Yang Yande was sent to lead the troops to Waqiaoguan.

Yang Yande is a mighty general, and he made outstanding achievements in battle as early as at Yanmen Pass.

But this time Wang Chao's battle report did not mention Yang Yande's achievements.

It would be strange if there were no tricks in it. "

Li Hang turned pale with shock, and said, "Brother Ren, what do you mean...Wang Chao took credit for it?"

"if not?"

"Making meritorious deeds is a serious crime of beheading!"

"Then what do you think?"

Bi Shi'an asked rhetorically, "Find out this matter, and return the credit to Yang Yande? Then tell the government and the people that our Song soldiers are useless, even the Liao people can't beat them.

But the Yang family can defeat the Liao people and win every battle? "

Bi Shi'an sighed, and solemnly told Li Hang, "Your Majesty is in a coma now, and people's hearts are fluctuating. Such a good news is needed to reassure the people. Therefore, this credit can only be attributed to Wang Chao, not to Yang Yande." on the head.

Although the members of the Yang family are still Song officials in name, their actions are no different from cracking the soil and sealing the border.

Sooner or later, the imperial court will stand on the opposite side with the Yang family.

Therefore, we don't need to raise the ambitions of others, we don't have our own prestige. "

Li Han lowered his head in despair, gritted his teeth and said, "Are you really going to do this?"

Li Fang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke, sighing, "This is politics..."

"Political?"

Li Hang sighed helplessly, and asked with a bitter face: "Do you want to tell the Second Highness about this?"

Li Fang hesitated for a moment, then said: "The Second Highness is upright. Once he finds out about this, he will definitely inform His Majesty. Your Majesty who is in a coma cannot bear to be tortured. Your Majesty hates the members of the Yang family to the bone. If we let him know about this and his condition worsens, it will be a disaster..."

Bi Shi'an and Li Hang nodded at the same time.

Li Fang said again: "Wang Chao took the credit of Yang Yande, and this matter will eventually reach the ears of the Yang family. Now is not the time to fight against the Yang family, the Yang family needs to be appeased.

Pick two people, bring some heavy gifts, and go to appease the people of the Yang family.

At the same time, let them acquiesce to this result. "

Bi Shi'an frowned and said, "If Yang Yansi cares about this matter, it will not end well..."

Bi Shi'an hesitated for a moment, then asked: "Who is it appropriate to send?"

Li Fang frowned, but did not speak.

Li Hang sighed: "Right now, in Manchao Wenwuli, I'm afraid no one can make the Yang family suffer from being dumb!"

　Thanks to 'Shang Qingzi, Wang Xu, live like a man,' a reward of [-] book coins!
　　
　
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