Chapter 313: Black Whirlwind's Resurrection
Enemy attack?

Yelu Huaiyi was originally drunk, but he immediately sobered up after hearing these two words and rushed out of the tent after Yelu Tushan.

As several artillery shells exploded, the quiet camp suddenly became boiling. Nearby soldiers ran around in chaos, and panicked shouts were heard everywhere. Seeing this, Yelu Huaiyi swallowed hard, and the slight amount of alcohol in his body evaporated with sweat.

At this time, a lieutenant came riding in and reported nervously: "General, the enemy is coming from the east, west and south, with countless waving torches. The west gate of the stronghold is weak, and the southeast gates are about to be lost."

"It's Yang Chang, the traitor!"

Yelu Tushan cursed with gnashing teeth, and turned to complain to Yelu Huaiyi: "This bastard didn't come last night, and didn't come this morning, but waited until the two armies joined forces to attack. Is he unwilling to fight because he has too few people? Who could have thought of this?"

"Yang Chang has always been treacherous, and Jin's brave generals have suffered losses repeatedly. The time he chose to attack is very tricky. We are indeed slack now, but with Yelu Yudu behind us, we may not lose to Yang Chang tonight."

After hearing Yelu Huaiyi's comfort, Yelu Tushan felt a little relieved.

He glanced around, nodded and said, "You are right. Commander Yang may not end up well. Let's do our own job first and wait for me to turn the tide. Let's prepare for battle!"

"Turning the tide? Let's fight."

Yelu Huaiyi sneered. He wanted to continue to mock Yelu Yudu, but he felt that it was meaningless to say anything more at this time, so he turned around, picked up the knife in the tent, and plunged into the chaotic crowd.

Yelu Tushan heard the hidden meaning in Yelu Huaiyi's words, and after much thought, he decided to go to the new camp in the rear to take a look.

It didn't matter that he went there, but when he got there he found that Yelu Yudu's friendly troops, who had just arrived, were leaving to the north in an orderly manner and had no intention of fighting at all.

Is this okay?

After wandering around for several places, they found the main general Yelu Yudu, who was directing the evacuation.

No one was shouting or running around in panic. Soldiers from each camp marched in an orderly manner. Personnel and supplies went their own way without affecting each other. The scene looked like it had been rehearsed many times, so practiced that it was suspicious.

Yelu Tushan was stunned and stepped forward to ask sternly: "What are you doing? Why are you running away without fighting?"

"Are you waiting to die if you don't leave? That's Yang Chang!"

"So what, Commander Yang? We have nearly 40,000 soldiers, so we may be able to fight!"

"Heh." Yelu Yudu shook his head with a bitter face, "I advise you to face the reality. When has Yang Chang ever failed? Since he chose to raid the camp at night, he must have made preparations for victory. I have to be responsible for the soldiers, you take care of yourself."

"No."

Yelu Tushan shook his head and looked at Yelu Yudu and asked, "Why are your people here so quickly? It's as if they knew Yang Chang was coming, but they didn't share such important information?"

"What did you say?" Yelu Yudu's face was full of anger, and he raised three fingers and said solemnly: "I swear to the Buddha now, if I knew in advance that Yang Chang would attack at night, I would die without a burial place in the future, and fall into the endless hell after death."

"Not really, I was just in a hurry."

The Liao people believed in Buddhism and valued oaths the most. Seeing Yelu Yudu say such harsh words, Yelu Tushan hurriedly apologized and said, "It's really not my intention to speculate. It's really that the retreat here is orderly, so there is this misunderstanding. I don't know what's going on."

"I swear to the Buddha, what can I not say? Puchashi's slave privately scolded me for running away. He knew he couldn't win, so why didn't he retreat and wait for death? What a tragic ending for a reckless man. Isn't he also uncertain about his life or death now?"

"Yes Yes Yes"

"I have fought with Yang Chang many times, and I know that he is extremely brave and invincible. The generals under his command are also ruthless characters. They have a lot of experience in retreating, and the soldiers are always prepared, so they are so skilled."

Yelu Yudu's words sound righteous, but in fact he is just afraid of fighting a strong enemy and wants to preserve his strength.

He dared to swear to the Buddha just now that Yang Changzhen did not tell him the specific time, but he had made preparations for evacuation in advance. The reason he did not go to Yelu Tushan for a drink just now was that he was considering evacuating at any time.

Yelu Tushan nodded as he listened, and suddenly thought of his soldiers who were fighting, and he raised his hand and slapped his thigh anxiously.

"But if Brother Yu Du leads his troops to evacuate, will my soldiers still have a chance to survive?"

"Why don't you go back and pass on the message? If you can't take away the supplies, don't take them. Having soldiers on hand is better than anything else!"

"Okay, thanks for the reminder."

"Ah."

Yelu Yudu responded and pointed to the front to remind: "I will wait while walking. The visibility is unclear during night battles. I guess Yang Chang will not chase far. You must remember to be fast and know how to give up!"

"understood."

Yelu Tushan had just returned to the front camp when scouts reported that the three gates, east, west and south, were all lost, and the enemy was attacking the central army from all directions. Yelu Huaiyi had already been killed in the battle, beheaded by a female general holding a halberd.

This information came like a bolt from the blue, hitting him on the head and making him numb.

Yelu Tushan deliberately did not notify the retreat, leaving most of the ordinary soldiers to fight to the death, and only left secretly with 3,000 elite troops.

This time, Yang Chang did not kill them all. He stopped chasing after he captured the enemy camp. As a result, a large number of Liao soldiers fled, scaring the night insects in the wild to death.

Fifty thousand Liao soldiers marched southwards but were repelled after only three days. The Liao army's baggage was mainly concentrated at the north gate, left behind as Yang Chang's spoils of war, and were finally used as resources for the Northern Expedition.

The next morning, August 8th.

Yang Chang appointed Lu Junyi as the main general, Chai Jin and Yang Zhi as deputy generals, and led 10,000 infantry and cavalry to the north, and used the flag with the word "Yang" on it to bluff and confuse the main force of the Jin army in Xinzhou.

According to Yelu Yudu's instructions, Xie Ye came to Yunzhong this time to take charge and transferred a lot of troops from the rear to reinforce the Jin army in the west. In addition to the surrendered soldiers from the Liao Kingdom, there were more than 100,000 people in the Yunzhong area.

Therefore, the crisis in Yangqu has not been resolved yet, and the best way is to take over Shiling Pass.

Unfortunately, Yang Chang did not have enough artillery shells to suppress the defenders at the pass. Moreover, after losing Yangqu, Wu Shi ordered his men to raise the height of Shiling Pass. Even if he could continue to suppress the pass with artillery shells, the difficulty of storming the pass would increase significantly.

If they wanted to use a trick to gain advantage, they would have to use Yelu Yudu as an insider, but this guy was still on his way back, so they needed to give him time to ferment the situation.

During this short period of time, Yang Chang has his own plans.

At the same time that Lu Junyi sent out his troops, he rode on Zhao Fujin's wind-fire wheel and went to Pingding Army to take a look in person.

In addition, Qiu Qiongying, who killed the general last night, led 5,000 infantry and cavalry to follow closely behind.

Although the Jin army on the east route was relatively passive, a sudden outbreak like Wuzhu's could not be ruled out. Once an accident occurred to the Pingding Army on the flank, Yang Chang's undefeated myth would be broken, and it would not be cost-effective even if Shiling Pass was captured.

The so-called "invincible myth" is a powerful deterrent weapon that will deter the enemy when they hear its name. In the early days of the Song-Jin War, the Jin army had this halo, and the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty were frightened and dared not fight.

Yang Chang knew that his family was poor and that there was no way he could attack on multiple fronts. He could only attack with one and defend with multiple opponents and perform frequent micro-management.

As the sharpest weapon, wherever he appears, that place becomes an attack point, and the rest of the attack points become defense points. Just like Lu Junyi, who appears to be attacking on the surface, but actually serves to confuse with a feint and buy time for Yang Changwei.

If the Jin army saw through the feint and took the initiative to send troops to Shiling Pass to seek battle, Lu Junyi would take the initiative to retreat and lead the Jin army to Yangqu for a fight.

Of course, the 50,000 Liao troops fled in panic, and Lu Junyi followed them to Shiling Pass. The Jin troops inside the pass would not dare to leave, and would not dare to pursue southward. This was what Yang Chang had calculated accurately.

Yangqu is more than 300 miles away from Pingding. At noon on August 8, Zhao Fujin brought Yang Chang to the city of Pingding.

At that time, Guo Yaoshi surrounded three gates but left one unattended, leaving only the Pingding North Gate without troops deployed. The other three gates were surrounded but not attacked, and the only thing he did every day was to stir up noise and make threats.

Zhao Fujin stopped using his magical powers at the foot of the city, and Yang Chang approached and shouted, "I am Yang Chang, open the city gate!"

"Captain Yang? The commander is in Yangqu right now to repel the enemy. Master Guo must have run out of tricks, right? He actually sent you here to cheat. The commander is a living god on earth, and you dare to impersonate him with your appearance. You are so bold!" This guarding general was brought by Sun An from Liaozhou. He was a small soldier in the Yisheng Army. He was promoted for his merits in breaking Pingding a few months ago. Unfortunately, he had no chance to meet Yang Chang. It was also Yang's first time to Pingding, so this misunderstanding occurred.

After hearing this, Yang Chang could only smile bitterly, patted his gray robe, turned around and joked to Zhao Fujin: "What's wrong with my appearance? It's a standard outfit for the Condor Heroes."

“I told you to wear this, but unfortunately Yang Guo is not the Grand Marshal. This is the first time you’ve been turned away, right?” Zhao Fujin covered her mouth and smiled slightly.

Yang Chang spread his hands, turned around and said sternly: "You are doing your duty well, but I am really Taiwei Yang Chang. As the saying goes, ignorance is not a crime. I will open the door and let you recognize it!"

"Don't even think about taking the city. I'm not stupid."

The general guarding the city gate patted his chest, with an arrogant expression on his face as if he had seen through everything.

Before Yang Chang could answer, Zhao Fujin pushed the mask on his face and whispered: "Yang Lang, don't argue with him. Although you are famous throughout the world, there are too many people in the world. It is impossible to guarantee that everyone knows you. Even my father was the emperor. Only a small number of officials and generals had seen him."

"I don't want to argue, and I understand this. Even if he doesn't open the door, I can still get in. Do you believe me, Princess?"

"I believe, I believe"

Zhao Fujin said this, but pulled Yang Chang's arm around her waist and murmured, "It's still early, why don't we go to Leping to see? When he reports to Sun An, won't the misunderstanding be resolved?"

"I want to go in today."

"You still say you don't want to fight? Ah?"

Just after refuting Yang Chang, Zhao Fujin suddenly felt her slender waist tighten and her whole body flew into the air on the spot. She was so frightened that she couldn't help but scream.

"Yang Lang you"

"The princess's cultivation is constantly improving, so how can I stand still? Let's start again!"

Yang Chang hugged Zhao Fujin and took a step to the foot of the city wall. Then he jumped up to the outer wall of the city wall and held the cracks between the bricks with one hand like a gecko climbing on the wall.

This sudden change stunned the "smart" defender on the city. He was about to order the archers to repel the enemy when he saw Yang Chang flying over his head.

"Did I see a ghost?"

"General, they are behind you."

"what?"

The guard's eyes widened, he quickly drew his sword and turned to look.

I saw one was gray and one was white. The man looked like a handsome knight, and although the woman was wearing a mask, her graceful figure could not be hidden.

"Relax, I forgive you, now take me to see Sun An."

"I can't. Take it down!"

Ou Peng, who was on patrol, heard that there were spies knocking at the north gate, so he hurried over to check. When he stepped onto the tower, he was dumbfounded and shouted loudly: "Stop it, don't be rude!"

"Commander Ou, they can fly, they must be monsters."

"You are blind, this is the Grand Commandant and the Second Madam!"

"Ah? He, he, is really the general?"

The guard heard this and felt as if he had lost his parents. He slapped himself hard, bowed and said, "General, I deserve to die."

"There's nothing wrong with being loyal to one's duty. Besides, I didn't inform you before I came. It's normal that you don't know me. Ignorance is not a crime."

"The commander is really magnanimous. Li Kui is a stubborn person. I will take you to see the chief steward Sun."

"Li Kui?"

Seeing Yang Chang staring at him in shock, Ou Peng quickly clasped his fists and explained: "This Kui is not that Kui. It's the Kui of Zhong Kui, not the Black Whirlwind."

"Oh? I see."

Yang Chang looked at Li Kui and suddenly an idea came to his mind. He smiled meaningfully and said, "I see that his skin is dark, so it's not wrong to call him Black Whirlwind."

"Black Whirlwind, Li Kui?" Ou Peng had a very strange expression.

Li Kui scratched his head and thought for a while, then he bowed his head and said loudly, "Thank you, General, for giving me this nickname!"

"What weapons do you prefer?"

"Long spear, single sword"

After hearing this, Yang Chang looked serious and suggested: "Practice using the axe with both hands in the future."

"Yes!"

"Work hard, I'm optimistic about you."

After patting Li Kui on the shoulder to encourage him, Yang Chang immediately said to Ou Peng, "Let's go, take me to see Sun An."

"Captain, Second Madam, please follow me."

Ou Peng waved and pointed the way while speaking, and before leaving, he took a special look at Li Kui, not understanding why Yang Chang created a fake Li Kui.

The reason is very simple. Hei Sanlang has plotted against him many times, and Yang Chang will get revenge sooner or later. He trained Li Kui to be the Black Whirlwind just to disgust Song Jiang.

Song Jiang killed his trusted brother, but told others that he was still alive. If he used Li Kui to kill the Jin people and became famous, would the Jin people still be able to cooperate happily with Song Jiang?

When Yang Chang was on his way to meet Sun An, he and Zhao Fujin flew up to the city wall and were spotted by Jin army scouts in the distance. The news soon reached Guo Yaoshi.

"General, Yang Guo and Xiao Long Nu are the two people from Jizhou back then?"

"Well, these two are more terrifying than before, especially the little dragon girl in white. I heard that she was very powerful at Fengyue Pass and is the best magician in Yang Chang's army. The Marshal's fierce attack was thwarted by her. Yang Chang sent them to pacify and take charge. It's hard.
"In this case, we must prepare to retreat early."

"We are just bluffing here. How can we explain to the Marshal if we retreat first? You should quickly send a message to Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren's armies, telling them not to act rashly in the next two days and to ask the Marshal for instructions before making any plans."

General Zhen Wuchen nodded and said yes, then reminded Guo Yaoshi, "General, should we also inform Wuzhu? Although his position is not high, he is a member of the royal family of the Jin Dynasty after all, and his achievements in the future will not be small."

"Wuzhu is a tough guy, and he has been beaten back by Li Yanxian recently. I guess he might not listen to me. But it doesn't matter whether he listens or not. What's important is that you reminded me in time."

Yaoshi Guo patted Zhen Wuchen on the back, his gratitude was self-evident. That night, he wrote two letters, one to be sent back to Talan in Yanjing, and the other to Wushu in Leping.

The two messengers were hurrying on their way side by side. Less than twenty miles away from Pingding, two balls of fire suddenly flew past them at high speed, with two people standing on the fire.

"Look!"

"Is there something wrong with my eyes?"

(End of this chapter)