The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 409
vomit--

Geng Qing almost lost his bile in the woods while holding the trunk of the tree. It wasn't that he was motion sick, but that he followed the team in a horse-drawn carriage and marched fast for two days in a row. Talking to the generals in the back of the car, I breathed a gust of cold wind, which caused the viscera to convulse.

After vomiting, the whole person relaxed a lot, but his face was also frighteningly pale. Dachun quickly handed over the water bag, and after taking a few sips, Geng Qing pursed his lips and waved to Wang Yanzhang and others, asking them to come around for a while. , the map spread out under everyone's feet.

"My brother-in-law has been biting Yelu Abaoji's back, and there is about half a day's error in the news delivered." Geng Qing always likes to explain things separately, and it's not the first time for everyone to meet, so naturally they can understand, " Right now, we have passed Tanzhou for more than 30 miles, and the scouts who came and went did not find any signs of troops passing by five miles ahead. In other words, Yelu Abaoji and his Pishi army have been pulled behind by us !"

Li Siyuan nodded thoughtfully: "The meaning of King Yong is to set up an ambush before reaching Gubeikou!"

"There is no reason to pass up such a good opportunity."

The embarrassment just now was swept away, Geng Qing restrained his expression, walked to the edge of the mountain road outside the forest with his hands behind his back, squinted his eyes to look at the rolling hills outside, and behind him was a long winding procession.

"After this battle, the border will be peaceful for at least 20 years!"

When the cold words came out of his mouth, the wind blew and his robe fluttered slightly. Geng Qing turned around and came back, waving: "March!"

Get on the carriage, pull down the curtain with a swish, Dachun hurriedly drove the carriage, merged into the running torrent, all the generals got on their horses and galloped one after another, shouting loudly and issuing adjustment orders one after another. Soon, the scouts brought the best When the information on the ambush location came back, the troops followed their respective commanders and dispersed silently, stepping on the soft sound of dead branches and grass, and sank into the dense forest.

Looking at the slowly pushing sunlight, he waited with bated breath.

The rising sun is gradually rising, and it is already a bright morning when it breaks through the gaps in the clouds.

In the distance, on the winding road at the foot of the mountain, there is a long procession of cavalry and infantry mixed together, a flag of the sun and the moon is fluttering in the wind, many soldiers bow their heads in dejection, and many of them The wounded were supported by their comrades to move forward, and the seriously injured walked and fell to the side of the road to die. Everything that could be used on their bodies was also taken away by the passing companions.

This army of more than 3 people, 2 of the Pishi army, is still relatively complete, and the remaining [-] horse-riding mixed troops, on the way to escape, were chased and killed by the chasing Longyou cavalry. Those who were injured were able to walk earlier, but afterward, the long-distance trek aggravated the injury. The original [-] people were on the way to escape, and that was all they had left.

After catching up with Xie Ma's Pishi Army, they managed to hold on.

"I always feel a little strange. These pawns are logically unable to escape." Yelu Abaoji has never had such a big defeat in his life. Even if he lost the battle with Liang Guo ten years ago, he could Back away calmly.At this moment, defeat after defeat, coupled with the incident in the capital, the suspicion in his heart became more and more serious.

"Your Majesty, drink some water." Xiao Dilu respectfully handed over the water bag. Even if the emperor and empress were at odds, he still belonged to a courtier. He saw the emperor put the water bag to his mouth, so he sat down on the stone below and connected it. The emperor's words just now said: "Perhaps they were killed out of the chaos. They always catch up with us. They are all clansmen. Can't we leave them alone?"

As soon as he said this, Yelu Abaoji suddenly put down the water bag, the doubts in his mind immediately figured out, and he snorted coldly, attracting the attention of nearby soldiers.

"This is the conspiracy of the Han general. He deliberately let these pawns go, just to let them catch up with us, so that they can hold us back!"

Some Khitan generals didn't care too much, Yelu Haili pouted the blood on his lips, "Your Majesty, if we pass Gubeikou, what if we catch up? The city gate is in our hands, and a group of cavalry can still attack the city?!"

Yelu Abaoji didn't answer, he was exhausted all the time, his eyes were bloodshot, he hadn't slept well since the battle, and now he was traveling all night, not to mention the people, the horses were also at their limits.

Fortunately, it is only about forty or fifty miles away from Gubeikou, and there is Yelu Yu behind him, who can probably hold back the main force of the Han army. When they reach the Chengguan, as Yelu Haili said, no matter how elite the cavalry is, it will be difficult. Can you still attack the city?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile, feeling a little more at ease.

"Earlier, we robbed the population and livestock of the Han people in the three states. Today is a big defeat. When we return to Khitan in the future, after a few years, when I go south again, I will definitely destroy Youzhou!"

He took a sip from the water bag, gritted his teeth and thought, after a short rest, Yelu Abaoji got up and called everyone to move on, and still sent a large number of scouts to search the surroundings. It was easy to say before, but vigilance is still necessary .

The team of more than 3 people marched in a long line. About fifteen miles ahead, the road was still the same, but the foothills on both sides were slightly close together, which seemed narrower.

It is midsummer, the forests on both sides are dense, the overlapping branches and leaves are shaking slightly in the gentle wind, and the birds are singing one after another.

Where ordinary people can't see, the scouts sent to search went up the mountains and dense forests. In an instant, a figure descended from the tree, and the blade brushed the neck.
Among the silent changes, among the swaying grass blades on the edge of the forest, there were countless eyes staring at the team coming from a distance. Yan Bao bit the back of the knife, tore off the cloth and tightened his arm with the bleeding wound. The Dao figure was holding the knife, his hands were trembling slightly, and he was staring at the foot of the mountain below without blinking.

Occasionally, someone blew out the chirping of birds, and in the opposite mountain, there was also a response to the chirping of birds. Among the lurking figures, Wang Yanzhang was wiping his iron gun, revealing the coldness; Zhong Fei quickly calculated the distance between the two armies; Shi Jingtang took off the iron helmet from a young soldier named Guo Wei and put it on his own head, then stood up leaning on the blade.

"King Yong!"

Over there, Geng Qing closed his eyes, the sunlight was falling on his face through the gaps in the branches, and he nodded slowly when Li Siyuan's voice also sounded.

"This battle, please everyone! After today, the Khitan is weak, and the Han people are the masters!"

After the words fell, the figures stretching from Kusama to the left and right moved together, and the grass leaves rustled. Wang Yanzhang stood up holding the iron gun, higher than the grass, and stepped out: "Get ready."

His voice was high-pitched, and the moment he yelled, the birds living in the forest flew up in shock. On the left and right sides, one, two, ten, hundred, and thousand soldiers stood up with their swords and stepped out of the grass and forest. .

In the procession below, Yelu Abaoji was thinking about going to Beijing, and occasionally remembered information. He called Lu Wenjin and asked if any scouts had returned. The latter shook his head and was about to speak. different voice.

The word "ready." came from the foot of the mountain not far away, and Yelu Abaoji turned his eyes. Before he could react, the chirping and chirping of birds became a mixed sound, and birds rushed to the forest in black, circling in the forest. In bright sunshine.

Then, he saw figures standing up in the forest, and some black shadows shot towards the sky with a faint fire, falling behind the team that was still marching ahead.

next moment.

There was a loud bang, and the mixed flames shot up into the sky among the crowd.

A voice resounded in the mountains, "Kill the Khitan barbarians—"

In the forest on the mountainside, Wang Yanzhang stepped forward with a sudden kick, and his whole body rushed down the hillside like a sharp arrow off the string. Yan Bao on the other side dropped his scabbard, swung his saber and pointed forward: "Follow me to kill Khitan!" emperor!"

"kill--"

The [-] pacers on both sides roared hysterically, their footsteps and horseshoes trampled on the ground, like a flood that broke an embankment, sweeping down, and at a glance, there were people and horses all over the mountains and plains.

At this moment, the whole world seemed to slow down in the sunlight.

"Formation—" the Khitan general in front shouted.

On the mountain road, among the countless panicked and panicked visions, what caught the bottom of my eyes was the torrents sweeping on both sides rushing straight down.

Then, he rushed up from the middle and entered the long line, and the flesh and stumps were thrown into the sky in an instant.

(End of this chapter)