Chapter 292 Overestimating one’s own capabilities
Mouliye's troops had been marching for half a day and were hastily fighting in a tired state. How could they expect any good results?

Liu Tang changed to a new long-pole sword today, and Xuan Zan also held a carefully selected horse lance. The two of them took the lead and charged out from the left and right at the same time. The ambush cavalry also rushed to the battlefield outside the east gate like rivers converging.

Yang Changju stood on the top of the city wall with a relaxed look on his face, as if he was admiring the scene of fish eating, and the Jin army was like the live shrimps thrown into the fish tank, being chased around in panic.

Pu Luhu woke up from his shock at this time, looked at Yang Chang in disbelief and asked: "General Yang, don't you want to surrender? What's the matter?"

"I am an impatient person, and neither are my brothers. Since you have no friendship with the man who came, and he seemed hesitant just now, we should naturally defeat him first. What do you think? The fighting power of my cavalry is pretty good, right?"

"Well, it's really great."

His companions outside the city were already in chaos. Puluhu responded with insincere flattery on the surface, but he had complicated emotions in his heart.

On the one hand, he hoped that Mouli would escape as well, so that he might be able to ask Wushi for reinforcements. However, he was afraid that the other party would misunderstand that he had betrayed the Jin Kingdom, so he also secretly hoped that he would die in battle. The last thing he wanted to see was Mouli being captured alive, as that would surely expose his identity.

Yang Chang didn't need to look at Puluhu, he only needed to feel the changes in his breathing to know how nervous he was at the moment.

"General Yang, your cavalry is powerful, but it seems that they can only defeat the enemy but not retain them. Are there any other ambushes in the rear?"

"No." Yang Chang denied it seriously, and added: "I am not greedy. As long as I can gain an advantage, it's fine. Killing everyone is not my style."

"Uh"

Puluhu was stunned when he heard this.

Chasing from Yangliang Pass to Jiexiu, and then from Jiexiu to Pingyao, is this what they call taking advantage? I thought to myself, are you kidding?
Although he despised Yang Chang's duplicity, he was shocked by the fighting power of his army. Now, as a 'prisoner', he could see from a high position and see much more clearly than before as an opponent.

The troops brought by Mouliye were mainly inherited from Wanyan Menduhe's troops. Their combat effectiveness was at least above average among the Jin army. Even though they were exhausted from the long journey and accidentally fell into an ambush, they would not surrender their weapons and armor as soon as the battle started.

The Jin Dynasty was invincible in battles against the Liao and Song dynasties, but always suffered defeat in Shanxi. Could it be that Yang Chang is our nemesis?

"General Xiao, do you know the Liao general?"

"Ah? Not very familiar."

When he was distracted, Yang Chang called him. Puluhu kept shaking his head with a confused look on his face. Then he saw that Mouli was also protected and infiltrated, and he felt that there was a good hope of escaping from the battlefield.

He was still worried that You Mouli might have misunderstood, but Yang Chang's next words were like thunder to the ground again.

"General Xiao has heard my story, so he should know that I am good at long-range shooting. It would be easy to kill the Liao general from this distance. But do you know why I didn't shoot?"

"Is it because of me? But the general suddenly attacked just now, and it will be difficult to persuade him to surrender. Moreover, if I let him go, I am afraid that Yelu Yudu will be targeted, and it will be difficult for me to persuade him to rebel.
Puluhu implied that he hoped Yang Chang would shoot him.

But Yang smiled mysteriously and said, "I let him go on purpose. If I can make Wushi suspicious of Yelu Yudu, how can the army attacking Liaozhou fight again? This is to defeat the enemy without fighting."

"So that's how it is. The general is really resourceful."

Buluhu felt worse than eating shit, but he had to put on a smile on the outside. He thought that you were trying to sow discord between Wushi and Yelu Yudu, and might accidentally hurt this prince.

hateful!

"Haha, it is an honor for Yang to be praised by the Grand Prince of the Jin Kingdom."

"Uh you. General Yang, what did you just say?"

Yang Chang's sudden reveal made Puluhu stunned. He wondered when he was exposed. Could it be that the captives secretly pointed him out?

At that moment, panic finally appeared on his calm face.

"Puluhu, how long are you going to pretend?"

"I do not."

"Brother, is he really the prince of the Jin Kingdom?"

Puluhu was still trying to struggle and argue, but Ruan Xiaoqi had already walked up to him with a grin, looking him up and down, as if he was examining his prey.

"Replacement guaranteed."

"Tsk tsk, I'm really lucky. No wonder He Cheng is so interested. It turns out that my brother has already seen through me. Boy, do you know who your opponent is? You are overestimating yourself!"

After hearing Ruan Xiaoqi's teasing, Puluhu knew that it was useless to argue any further, so he swung his left hand and suddenly attacked, hitting Yang Changbai in the face.

"Lieutenant!"

"careful."

King Cheng and He Cheng exclaimed at the same time, but before Puluhuwan could swing his fist, his body suddenly went limp and he knelt at Yang Chang's feet.

It turned out that his right wrist had been controlled by Yang Chang. As soon as he swung his fist with malicious intent and moved his body, a surge of power came from his wrist.

It's a squeezing and gripping one second, and bone-breaking pain the next.

Endless pain was transmitted back to the brain through the nerves, instantly canceling Puluhu's attack command. With just a light grip from Yang Chang, his strong body seemed to lose its strength and he collapsed to the ground like a dead dog.

Yang Changsa clapped his hands lightly, looked at the man at his feet with contempt, and said coldly: "You know my ability, but you still dare to attack me. This is not overestimating your own abilities, it's stupid!"

"What do you want?"

Puluhu lay weakly on the ground, trying to endure it as he turned his head and looked up at Yang Chang. He was no longer as calm as before, and his expression was filled with gritted teeth.

Yang Chang spread his hands and said meaningfully: "Since you are the eldest prince, your status in the Jin Kingdom must be respected. If you are used as a threat, I wonder what Wuqimai will give in exchange? Or will Wushi be afraid of the consequences and voluntarily give up Taiyuan and go back to the frontier?"

"you you."

Buluhu panted for a long time before responding with red eyes: "You deliberately let Mouliye go, didn't you just let him misunderstand that I betrayed Jin? How could Marshal Wushi be fooled? You also want to use me to criticize Your Majesty, which is ridiculous. My father has more than a dozen sons!"

"Haha, whether Wushi will be fooled or not depends on whether the eldest prince is important enough. As for how many sons Wuqimai has? Why are you showing off in front of me? Do you want me to capture them all?"

Seeing that Puluhu was speechless, Yang Chang quickly reached out his hand to call He Cheng over, and instructed him meaningfully: "Take him away and keep him under guard. Don't neglect the eldest prince. Whether we can take Taiyuan without bloodshed may depend on him."

"You will finally understand."

He Cheng clasped his fists and accepted the order.

The ambush under Wenshui City ended in less than an hour.

Although Mouli escaped, only a thousand of his five thousand cavalrymen were left.

Yang Chang revealed that Puluhu went out of the city to pick up corpses, while Liu Tang and Xuan Zan got together to fight.

In this battle, Liu Tang beheaded 72 people, only three more than Xuan Zan's 69. He wondered whether Yang Chang also had some skills to pass on, but before he could ask, he saw someone riding a horse towards him.

Looking in the direction of the voice, I saw Shi Qian holding a blood-stained spear and waving at Xuan Zan with excitement on his face.

Shi Qian also went into battle to kill the enemy? And he used a gun? Seeing Liu Tang beside him, Shi Qian's smile froze, and he hesitated whether to share his achievements.

Xuan Zan thought that he had been advised, so why should he be embarrassed to speak out? Then he asked disapprovingly: "How was it? How many enemies did you kill?"

"Uh, kill twenty-five people."

"Twenty-five? Incredible!"

Liu Tang's eyes widened. He was certain that Shi Qian had received the skills, and he had even greater respect for Yang Chang in his heart.

With Shi Qian's physical condition, he was able to kill 25 Jin soldiers just now. This record has surpassed that of the cavalry officers. It is simply turning decay into magic.

Just as Liu Tang frowned in deep thought, Xuan Zan suddenly patted him on the shoulder and said meaningfully: "The commander-in-chief regards Brother Shi as the commander of the Night Owl Army. Naturally, he has his own strengths. It is reasonable to take care of him a little. What do you think?"

"You were also taken care of, right? Haha."

After Liu Tang finished speaking, he smiled leisurely, Xuan Zan responded with a smile without denying it, and Shi Qian also agreed tacitly.

After cleaning up the battlefield, Liu Tang invited Xuan and Shi back to the city for a drink to celebrate, but Shi Qian was absent because the Night Owl Army was on a reconnaissance mission.

Yang Chang had issued an order not to disturb the people. Liu Tang and Xuan Zan did not dare to go to the wine shop in the city, so they asked people to bring wine to the camp for a drink.

While waiting for the wine, Liu Tang had a brief discussion with Xuan Zan about "transmitting skills". Only then did he realize that Yang Chang had taught him how to use the spear and stick, and he immediately proposed to exchange martial arts with him.

Xuan Zan also wanted to know the extent of his martial arts skills, so he fought with Liu Tang in his own camp for more than ten rounds until a soldier came back with wine.

"The commander is best at spears and clubs. I never thought that I could teach a man who is used to using swords to become an expert at spears and clubs. If I had known this earlier, I would have asked for advice on spears and clubs. In my opinion, brother Xuan, is this too greedy?"

"I do not know."

"Shi Qian should have also learned how to use the spear and stick. I wonder if it will be too difficult for the commander. After all, it takes a lot of mana to teach him. Let's talk about it after a few days. By the way."

Liu Tang suddenly changed the subject and pulled Xuan Zan's sleeve to remind him, "Manager Han will come to Wenshui today. He will definitely notice the changes in the three of us. He and Brother Xuan have a deep friendship, so I'm afraid he will ask you the reason. It's best to think of an excuse in advance."

"What do you mean?"

Xuan Zan shook his head when he heard this: "Brother Han is a lance wielder, I can't lie to him. Although Taiwei Yang kept it a secret, he was not stingy in helping us become stronger. Brother Han can be Zhu's deputy, which shows that Taiwei attaches great importance to him. I'm afraid that Taiwei has already made a move before Brother Han can see the clues."

"It makes sense!"

Liu Tang nodded as if he understood something, and then he started toasting with Xuan Zan.

The two had just finished half a jar of wine when someone came to Xuan Zan's camp looking for Liu Tang.

It turned out that the 20,000 infantrymen in the rear had followed Han Tao to Wenshui, half of whom were under the command of Liu Tang. He had to take over his own troops, so the drinking party ended in a hurry.

Liu Tang rode out of the city to look for his troops and met Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu at the south gate. During the greetings, he learned that the navy had also arrived and had brought back the siege equipment left by the Jin army, almost intact.

When Lu Junyi conquered Taiyuan, he used the power of Yang Changshou's artillery shells to successfully knock open the city gate of Yangqu.

At this time, there were nearly a hundred artillery shells, two hundred siege weapons made by the Jin people, and the Jin Dynasty's eldest prince Puluhu as a hostage, all of which were favorable news for capturing Yangqu and recovering Taiyuan.

After Heifeng was defeated in Pingyao, he led the remaining troops to flee to Tuanbai and Pantuo to look for Pucha Shijianu, and it is very likely that he would bring back the reinforcements.

It is very taboo to send a single force deep into deep territory when deploying troops. At this time, the normal approach should be to eliminate the external enemies first, that is, to repel Pucha Shijianu and Yelu Yudu first, and then send troops to Yangqu without any worries.

However, the next day, Yang Chang mobilized all the Wenshui troops and marched to Yangqu, intending to attack the core of the Jin army in Taiyuan just as the Jin army had attacked Bianliang.

Yang Chang has his own views on the current situation.

Ten days ago, he went to meet the enemy at Fengyue Pass and was surprised to see the Jin army attacking at all costs. It was not until the news came that the Jin army from Taiyuan was moving south that he realized that the Jin army had gone to such great lengths to trap him in Fengyue Pass for defense. This was a very typical tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west.

In fact, even if Yang Chang did not go to Pingbei, with the wealth accumulated by Zhu Tong through secret development, Puluhu would not be able to break through the North and South Gates. However, he still wanted to establish his prestige through fighting and completely defeat the proud Jin people. Once the troops left Fengyue Pass, they would leave the Taihang Mountain defense line. The more territories they took, the heavier the defensive burden would be. If they wanted to balance development and defense, they could only attack Taiyuan.

Unfortunately, Puluhu was not up to the task and was not only appointed as the captain of his own transport team, but was also unfortunately captured in the end. Therefore, no matter whether Yang Chang attacked the periphery first or attacked Yangqu, the seat of Taiyuan first, he always held the initiative.

As for Fengyue Pass which was still under fierce attack, Yang Chang deliberately left behind Zhao Fujin and Qiu Qiongying. If they really encountered an insurmountable obstacle, not only could they use their identities to call for reinforcements, but they could also contact him as quickly as possible.

As long as Yang Chang speeds up the progress, perhaps after taking Taiyuan, Talan will not realize that he is not in Fengyue Pass. By then, he will return to Fengyue Pass to fight, which will make Talan so frightened that he will doubt his life.

Of course, Dai Zong was helping the Jin people to pass on the message, which was Yang Chang’s only negligence, but it did not affect his continued attack on Taiyuan.

On the day of setting out from Wenshui, Shi Qian led the Night Owl Army as scouts for the rear army. He cooperated with Xuan Zan's 5,000 cavalry vanguard and easily captured Qingyuan County on the way.

Mouli was also defeated yesterday and passed by Qingyuan. His soldiers brought back the panic of Wenshui. There were only a few hundred Jin soldiers maintaining law and order in Qingyuan. When the defenders in the city heard that Yang Chang was leading his troops to attack, they decisively abandoned Qingyuan and headed straight for Yangqu, just like the Song army defenders heard about Nianhan before.

Qingyuan was less than a hundred miles away from Yangqu, and the infantry could reach the place in one day by a quick march, not to mention that Commander Yang had ten thousand cavalrymen.

When the news of Yang Chang's attack on Qingyuan came back, Wu Shi was still immersed in the intelligence from Mou Liye yesterday. He was thinking about how he could deal with Yang Chang's threat with Puluhu perfectly.

Since it is an open conspiracy, it is naturally a headache.

Although Wushi was known as Nianhan's think tank, he could not think of a way to escape unscathed.

But when he heard that Yang Chang was attacking Qingyuan, Wu Shi immediately withdrew from his dilemma and immediately mobilized his troops to prepare for battle.

Puluhu planned to use himself as bait, and Heifeng sent someone to pass the information back to Yangqu. Wushi believed that Yang Chang was going to advance deep into the enemy's territory alone, and Pucha Shijianu and Yelu Yudu would definitely return to defend the city.

No matter how good Yang Chang is at fighting, he cannot withstand the encirclement of nearly 100,000 Jin soldiers from three directions. By then, as long as he can eliminate this powerful enemy of the Jin Dynasty, even if Puluhu unfortunately dies in the battle, Wushi will have the confidence to resolve this conspiracy.

Thinking of this result, Wu Shi's yesterday's depression was swept away, and he no longer cared about Puluhu's life or death.

As they did not know when to send out the troops, the Jin army in Yangqu assembled slowly. As a result, Yang Chang's cavalry vanguard suddenly arrived outside the city.

Wu Shi was surprised to hear this, thinking, Yang Chang thinks he is not dying fast enough? How many people do you have to come to Yangqu to provoke?
You have to know that when Nianhan and Loushi attacked Taiyuan, more than 100,000 Jin troops besieged the city for more than half a year, using almost all conceivable siege methods, and only took it when the food in the city ran out.

Wu Shi was puzzled and went to the top of Yangqu City to check it out. He found that there were indeed several thousand cavalrymen.

He wanted to mobilize troops to attack immediately, but was dissuaded by Mou Li, who had just suffered a loss. He believed that these cavalrymen were deliberately luring the enemy and suggested that one should remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing circumstances.

It was not until half a day later, when Yang Chang led the main force to arrive at Yangqu Xiazhai, that Wu Shi realized that he was serious.

End of March, South Gate of Yangqu.

When Wu Shi saw the familiar siege equipment, he secretly criticized Wanyan Pucha and Puluhu as useless people who did not even bother to destroy these weapons before retreating.

"Marshal, look, someone is coming forward in front of the enemy. The person on the left seems to be..."

"It's the Great Prince Pu"

Before Mou Li could finish his words, Wu Shi suddenly interrupted him with a shout, "Stop talking nonsense! It's obviously the traitor Xiao Feng!"

(End of this chapter)