Monument Yangmen

Chapter 738
Yang Qi's words convinced the soldiers of the Imperial Army.

In the evening of that day, Yang Qi took Cao Bin to the Forbidden Army barracks and completed the handover.

That night, a 50-member scarecrow brigade appeared in the area where the civil servants and generals of the Song Dynasty lived, and then they quietly entered some people's residences according to the list they had obtained in advance.

Since then, these people have disappeared from this world forever.

The next morning.

Zhao Pu, Cao Bin, Zhao Defang and others were all ready to go. In the middle of them was a golden lacquered coffin, which was tightly wrapped in silk cloth, surrounded by [-] imperial guards.

Yang Qi sent them all the way out of Tongtai Pass.

At the time of parting, Zhao Pu talked to Yang Qi with a heavy heart. After the two chatted, Zhao Pu seemed to have got some kind of promise from Yang Qi.

Cao Bin told Yang Qi a few words, and then left.

Zhao Defang stuffed Yang Qi with a package mysteriously, and told Yang Qi to open it after he left.

After watching them leave, Yang Qi quietly opened a corner of the package, and smiled when he saw what was inside.

Carefully putting away the package, Yang Qi smiled and asked Peng Pai next to him, "Has everyone been arranged?"

Peng Pai nodded and said, "According to your instruction, young master, 200 people each belong to the Scarecrow and the Volcano Guard, and are assigned to the soldiers of the Forbidden Army."

Yang Qi nodded in satisfaction, "That's good."

Turning the horse's head, Yang Qi subconsciously straightened his waist, and said triumphantly: "I have planned for many years, just for today. Now that the shackles have been dragged, it is time to show my strength."

"Pass the order down, beat the drum, "General's Order"!"

"promise!"

……

"Dong dong dong dong..."

The bronze platform was closed, and thousands of big drums were lined up. The wrestlers rolled up their sleeves, tightly holding the drumsticks with their bulging arms, and beating on the drums.

The sound of drums resounded in and out of Tongtai Pass in an instant.

"The war will start..."

Brother Yeluxiu outside Guancheng murmured solemnly after hearing the thunderous drumbeat.

In Guancheng.

Yang Qi appeared on the top of the city again.

The soldiers and horses in the city gathered together with high morale along with the drumbeat of "General's Order".

When the last drumbeat died away.

More than 40 soldiers and horses are neatly waiting in the Guancheng.

Yang Qi didn't have any extra words, he raised his wrist and shouted: "Let's go according to the order!"

"Boom..."

The drums sounded again.

Yang Er led 20 soldiers under his command, and after saluting Yang Qi, a group of people left Tongtai Pass in a mighty manner, all the way up the northeast.

All the soldiers and horses under Yang Er's command left Tongtai Pass.

The soldiers and horses under Yang Liu's command saluted Yang Qi together, and they also left the Tongtai Pass, all the way up the northwest.

After the army passed by, a cloud of smoke and dust rose outside the Guancheng, covering the sky and the sun.

After Yang Er and Yang Liu took their men away, only the heavy armored cavalry Longyou Army, Iron Cavalry Army, infantry Yanmen Army, Bowmen Shenji Battalion, and the most mysterious Zhentian Battalion remained in Tongtai Pass.

Yang Qi looked at them and said loudly: "Brothers, there are hundreds of thousands of Liao troops outside the city, several times larger than ours. Do you dare to fight head-on?"

"war!"

"war!"

"war!"

"..."

The soldiers of the three armies and two battalions pounded their chests with their weapons and roared with all their might.

The Longyou Army has never been afraid of war.

Iron cavalry, not afraid of any strong enemy.

The Yanmen Army wants to regain its former glory, and it will be ashamed.

Shenjiying, rule the roost on the bow.

Shaking the sky camp, wanting to be a blockbuster.

They are self-confident and proud, even in the face of a strong enemy, they have the confidence to win the battle.

Yang Qi proudly said: "Okay! Let's fight the Liao people head-on."

"Open the city gate!"

Yang Qi got off the city wall, got on his horse, and went out of Tongtai Pass first.

Behind him, Yang Wu, Yang San, Huang Quan, Peng Pai and other generals followed.

Behind the generals is a mighty army.

Yang Qi's men arrived outside the city, lined up, and formed a battle.

Brother Yeluxiu, the leader of the Liao Kingdom, had already expected that Yang Qi was going to start a war when he heard the drumbeat, so when Yang Qi's soldiers and horses arrived outside the city, the Liao army also set up a battle array and waited.

Yang Qi's subordinates, whether it is the Longyou Army, Iron Cavalry Army, Shenji Battalion, or Zhentian Battalion, are not suitable for defending the city.

They were prepared to attack from the day they were born.

Yang Qi dispatched a large number of tyrannical infantry out of Tongtaiguan, which was equivalent to giving up the defensive tactics. Now he can only attack and must attack.

At the same time, Yang Qi also needs to fight head-on with Brother Yeluxiu to prove that he has the qualifications to compete for Yanyun Sixteen States.

And Brother Yeluxiu also chose to be tough, he didn't need to retreat and stand firm.

With a force several times that of the enemy, if he still retreats, he will be underestimated.

Moreover, he also needs to weigh Yang Qi's weight.

"Battah..."

A Liao soldier carrying a white flag on his back rushed out of the Liao army formation on a bay red horse.

The leader of the Shenji camp, Huang Quan, immediately bent his bow and set up an arrow to shoot, but was stopped by Yang Qi.

"It's the messenger..."

Yang Qi reminded Huang Quan.

The soldiers and horses of the Southern Kingdom are used to being domineering in the Southern Kingdom, and most of the enemies they face are slang and bureaucrats who are unwilling to join in the mountains and forests.

The means of communication between the enemy and us on the military formation is basically a means of negotiation between some big countries that often have friction.

Huang Quan and others have never experienced it, so they naturally don't understand these things.

The messenger of the Liao army rushed to the front of the formation and handed over a letter.

Peng Paicze immediately stepped forward and took the letter.

Yang Qi took the letter from Peng Pai, and after reading it carefully, he asked the Liao soldier in front of him in astonishment, "Brother Yeluxiu, do you want to fight?"

The Liao soldiers said neither humble nor overbearing: "My family is bigger than the Yue, and fighting generals is an ancient ritual of the Han nationality. He is willing to fight with the Huhou to motivate the soldiers. If the Huhou dare not, he can refuse."

Yang Qi couldn't help laughing.

Brother Yeluxiu took him into the army before the battle, and forced him to fight against the generals with such trivial tricks as aggressive generals.

However, I had to admit that Brother Yeluxiu's plan had succeeded.

Before the formation of the two armies, brother Yeluxiu proposed to fight generals, if Yang Qi refused to agree, it would inevitably damage morale.

Brother Yeluxiu, this is an aboveboard conspiracy, and Yang Qi has no choice but to accept it.

Fighting generals is not considered an ancient ritual of the Han nationality.

It's just that during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, the princes fought against each other. Although they were rivals, they often met and formed alliances.

It gradually evolved into a pre-war morale booster.

The Three Kingdoms period reached its heyday.

In the Song Dynasty, the custom of fighting generals was replaced by clever tricks and the advantages of soldiers.

The gradual decline of military generals, especially the fierce generals among generals, has something to do with it.

Fighting generals has since evolved into a performance competition.

However, Brother Yeluxiu's proposal of fighting generals this time can be regarded as restoring the original purpose of fighting generals.

Use the success or failure of generals to mobilize changes in morale.

Yang Qi can somewhat guess Yeluxiu's purpose.

"It's interesting to overwhelm people with power..."

Yang Qi smiled slightly, said something to himself, and then said to the Liao soldiers in front of him: "Go and tell Brother Yeluxiu, just say I agree."

"Farewell!"

The Liao soldiers did not hesitate, and after cupping their hands, they rode their horses back to the front of the Liao army.

Curiously, Peng Pai asked in a low voice beside Yang Qi: "Master, what did you mean when you said that you use power to overwhelm others?"

The people around Yang Qi were also very angry, and they all pricked up their ears to listen.

Yang Qi smiled lightly and said: "Brother Yeluxiu deceived me that the army under my command has only been established for a short time, lacks elite soldiers and strong generals, and is far from the deep foundation of the Liao Kingdom, which has countless elite soldiers and strong generals.

That's why he proposed fighting generals in order to kill the few good generals in our army and provide more opportunities for the Liao army to defeat us.And it can also take our morale down.

It can be said to kill two birds with one stone..."

Peng Pai took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Brother Yeluxiu is really scheming and tricky..."

"What are you afraid of him doing?"

Jiao Zan, who was at the end of the generals' team, yelled loudly: "If there is a Liao general who dares to come out, I, Jiao Zan, would like to take the lead and kill him in one round."

Although Jiao Zan is a handsome guy, he is a lucky general.

He was stunned in the three states of Huan, Yun, and Ying. With his own mouth, he took down many cities without bloodshed.

It was also promoted.

Although he is still in his original position and is in charge of the Cavalry Army Reserve, besides the title of Cavalry Army Reserve General, he also has the title of Yanmen Mansion Garrison.

Calculated according to the grade, it has reached the fifth grade.

Far higher than his three brothers.

However, since Jiao Zan's status has improved, Yang Wu still doesn't like him.

After hearing Jiao Zan's bluffing voice, Yang Wu said with disgust: "You take the lead? I think you're going up to give away the head, and it will only embarrass you."

Jiao Zan refused to accept, and wanted to be stubborn, but was pulled by Meng Liang.

After reprimanding Jiao Zan, Yang Wu proudly said: "I will take the lead! If I can't take the head of the Liao general, I am willing to abdicate for the virtuous."

When Yang Wu said this, he was full of arrogance and confidence.

He has this confidence, because from the time he set foot on the battlefield until now, the total number of Liao generals he has killed is more than 40.

Among them, the one that killed the most Liao generals was the previous battle of Tongtai Pass.

It can be said that Tongtaiguan is where Yang Wu became famous.

Yang Wu doesn't mind making his reputation louder.

Two people have already asked for a fight, and the others naturally did not dare to show weakness, calling for a fight one after another.

Yang Qi waved his hand and said with a smile: "No hurry, let's see who the Liao people send out."

Yang Qi has collected a complete set of information on the famous generals of the Liao Kingdom. Although he has never met them, Yang Qi can more or less judge their combat effectiveness through their past deeds on the battlefield.

"Da da da~"

There was a light sound of horseshoes, and a shirtless Liao general wearing a felt hat and holding a big knife slowly appeared in front of the two armies.

Yang Qi was slightly taken aback when he saw this person.

"Angie..."

Peng Pai looked at this person in a daze.

Yang Wu asked curiously: "Seventh Brother knows this person?"

Yang Qi nodded slowly, "This man's name is An Ji, a member of Prince Xi's Mansion of the Liao Kingdom. He once accompanied the Privy Councilor Yelu Xiezhen of the Liao Kingdom to conquer the Jurchens. His combat power is good, but he is very low-key, so his reputation is not obvious."

Among the eight tribes of Khitan, except for the Yelu family and the Xiao family, the other six tribes all have a palace. When the patriarch of each tribe succeeds, he will inherit the throne and palace that each tribe should have.

King Xi's Mansion belongs to the Kumoxi tribe of the Eight Khitan tribes.

Its strength is second only to the Yelu clan and the Xiao clan, and it is regarded as the third largest of the eight Khitan clans.

The Kumoxi tribe was good at fighting, and basically participated in every battle in the Liao Kingdom.

It's just that every time they went to war, they served as military supervisors and seldom served as chief generals or coaches, so their reputation was not obvious.

And Anji is the best among the Kumoxi tribe.

Of course, no matter how strong he is among the Kumoxi tribe, Yang Qi can only get a comment about his fighting strength.

"Humble job please fight!"

Just when everyone was looking at Anji and digesting the information Yang Qi said.

Suddenly a voice interrupted everyone's contemplation.

Everyone looked curiously at the place where the sound came from.

Because that place does not belong to the place where the generals stay.

Seeing the challenger, Yang Qi was slightly taken aback, "Yang Xing?"

It was Yang Xing, the former mountain king of Basho Mountain, who took the initiative to ask for a fight.

When he was on Basho Mountain, although Yang Xing was ranked fourth, his martial arts were not inferior to Jiao Zan.

Now Jiao Zan is still in the early stage, and among the four brothers, he is still at the bottom.

Although the other three brothers often comfort him when the brothers get together, he is also a strong person and does not want to be looked down upon.

He also wanted to stand out, and he wanted to be able to look at them when he sat with his brothers, instead of always feeling that he was ahead of them.

Faced with the different expressions of the people looking at him, Yang Xing pretended not to know, he looked at Yang Qi, and said solemnly: "Let's fight for the humble job!"

Yang Qi glanced at Yue Sheng, Meng Liang, and Jiao Zan, and seeing that none of them stopped Yang Xing, Yang Qi knew that it was probably because they understood Yang Xing's desire to get ahead, so they didn't want to stop him.

Otherwise, the brothers may not be able to do it, and they will have to turn against each other.

Of course, with the enemy at hand, Yang Qi only thought about it for a while, and didn't put too much thought on it.

Yang Qi looked at Yang Xing, and said solemnly: "An Ji is a fierce general of Kumoxi's department. Although he is not well-known, he is very powerful. You may not be his opponent, and you may be buried under his knife. Are you sure you're really going?"

Yang Xing clasped his fists firmly and said, "Let me fight!"

Hearing that An Ji had already started to call for battle, and Yang Xing's attitude of asking for the battle was very firm, Yang Qi did not hesitate, "Well, this battle will be fought by Yang Xing."

Yang Xing is good at using long knives, and he is very comfortable with the horizontal knives that come standard with the cavalry army.

Yang Xing drew out the horizontal knife, rode his horse and galloped out, towards An Ji.

After a while, the two cavalry faced off against the front of the two armies.

An Ji stroked a big beard, squinted at Yang Xing, and said in a cold voice, "Who is coming, the general will not kill the unknown!"

Yang Xing said coldly: "Northwest Yang Xing! Who are you? I don't accept nameless dead souls under my knife."

"Liao general Anji!"

"war!"

"kill!"

The two sides reported their names, and there was no more unnecessary nonsense, and they immediately fought fiercely together.

Yang Xing's swordsmanship was fierce, and his attack was swift and fierce. Relying on the advantage of his iron armor, he sat astride the horse's back, and slashed out repeatedly with the horizontal knife in his hand, almost hitting An Ji.

The big knife in An Ji's hand was horizontally in front of Yang Xing's horizontal knife attack, protecting the dangerous part in front of him.

His eyes narrowed into a slit, staring at Yang Xing, defending every knife Yang Xing slashed, and the horse under his crotch kept walking, as if looking for Yang Xing's flaws.

Suddenly, Anji's squinted eyes suddenly opened, with a flash of light, and the big knife in his hand slashed out.

(End of this chapter)