Chapter 314 Slap in the face
Pingding was only a few dozen miles away from Leping. The two scouts of the Ever-Victorious Army rode together on horseback, originally planning to go to Leping together to deliver a message, and then go to Yanjing together.

Chatting on the road affected their speed, so they were left behind by Zhao Fujin in an instant.

Leping is located directly south of Pingding County, while Jingxing is located in the northeast of the two counties.

When they saw Zhao Fujin heading towards Leping, they realized the seriousness of the situation. They pulled up their horses and one of them said sternly, "That woman in white must be someone special. I have to return to the camp to report the news and cannot go to Yanjing with you."

"Well, military affairs are the most important thing. This may be a sorcery."

Guo Yaoshi was an experienced general. He did not make it known internally for fear of causing panic. None of his soldiers knew that Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu had arrived in Pingding, so when they met by chance, they gathered together and made random guesses.

But Yang Chang and his wife ignored the two men, just like a tiger out hunting not paying attention to mice, habitually ignoring opponents that are too weak.

Of course, the main reason was that Yang Chang was concerned about Leping and worried that Li Yanxian was under too much pressure to defend, so the two of them just happened to go and help out.

The god traveled to the outskirts of Leping, looked around the city from a distance, and then urged Zhao Fujin to return to Pingding.

"I just patrolled the city and saw that the Jin army was surrounded on three sides but one was missing. Could it be that the commander of the Leping North Gate didn't recognize him? He's not planning to fly up to the city this time?"

"The morale of the soldiers at the four gates is very high. I think Li Yanxian is defending well, so there is no need for me to enter the city."

"But now that we're here, why don't you even see the people? Soldiers need encouragement, too."

"No need. My not disturbing you shows my trust. Trust is the best encouragement. Let's go."

Seeing that Yang Chang was so sure of what he said, Zhao Fujin stopped trying to persuade him. He just asked while hugging Yang Chang's waist: "The situation in Pingding and Leping is not dangerous. How long do we have to stay here? Third sister is estimated to arrive tomorrow. Can we go and intercept her and go back to Yangqu together?"

"Go back to Yangqu? I'll go back alone, you guys stay here and take charge."

"But why?"

"The two armies besieging the city are only a small part of Talan's army. If the Jin army on the east route makes a desperate bet, Sun An and Li Yanxian will not be able to relax. I will soon send troops to Xinzhou. The pacification army needs a magic needle to stabilize the sea. You have experience in Fengyue Pass, so stay and share my worries."

"Oh"

Zhao Fujin suddenly realized.

Compared to Qiu Qiongying who loves fighting, Zhao Fujin actually doesn't like war, but personal experience is the best teacher. The Song Dynasty was beaten like a son by the Jin Kingdom. For the sake of peace in this pure land of Shanxi, she is willing to use force to defend the border.

The couple first went to Pingding County, said goodbye to General Sun An, Ou Peng and others, explained the current battle situation in Leping, asked Zhao Fujin and Qiu Qiongying to stay and help, and focused on training Li Kui, and then quickly left the city and returned to Yangqu.

On the way back, when he was near Shouyang, he ran into Qiu Qiongying who had come along.

When she learned that Yang Chang left alone and that she and Zhao Fujin would stay in Pingding, she immediately aroused Qiu Qiongying's resentment.

"You're going out on your own again?"

"Hey, why do you learn every word I say? Your husband is not here to play."

"I want to go north with you. Defending the city is not fun at all. Last time, we stayed in Fengyue Pass for a month, but you fought all the way through Taiyuan. This time it's our turn, isn't it, Princess?"

"If my sister wants to go north with Yang Lang, I will stay in Pingbei Army."

Zhao Fujin knew that he was irreplaceable and Qiu Qiongying was there mainly to keep him company and entertain him, so he decided to fulfill her wish without hesitation, but this made Qiu Qiongying ashamed.

"If my elder sister doesn't leave, how can my younger sister eat alone? How about letting my elder sister follow?"

"Big sister? She doesn't care about these. Is my younger sister worried about Yang Lang and that no one will take care of him at the front line?"

"how come?"

Qiu Qiongying opened her eyes wide and shook her head. She glanced at Yang Chang and said, "This time, the plan is big. We want to drive the Jin army out of Shanxi directly, and even want to capture Datong in one go. But I heard that once the Hu people are defeated, their wives and daughters will belong to the victor. If you can bring a few Hu women back."

"What? Hu girl?"

Before Zhao Fujin could respond, Yang Chang couldn't help himself first.

He poked Qiu Qiongying's forehead, glanced at the woman's buttocks and said threateningly: "You girl, your butt is itchy again, right? What do you think about every day? Am I the kind of person who is casual? I told you that the three of you are enough."

"I heard that Hu women are easy-going and promiscuous. If you meet a pretty one,

"Can't I give it to my brothers? Many of the brothers who came to Liangshan are still unmarried. I can't take all the benefits for myself."

"Yes, Yang Zhi chose to seek refuge with you. Was he given an ugly wife by the emperor? You must find him a good one."

Hu Sanniang is gentle and generous, Zhao Fujin is quiet and noble, but Qiu Qiongying is lively and unrestrained. She can always come up with new ideas for Yang Chang and is the happy pill that helps regulate the relationship between husband and wife.

That night, the three of them spent the night in Shouyang City.

Yang Chang spent the first half of the night with Zhao Fujin in practicing, and the second half with Qiu Qiongying pushing the cart and ringing the bell. He handed in the homework for the next half month in advance, and left on horseback the next morning.

Because of the profound lesson Qiu Qiongying received, her legs were shaking and she couldn't ride a horse the next day, so she had to ride in a carriage with Zhao Fujin.

In the carriage, Zhao Fujin saw Qiu Qiongying was fidgeting and asked with concern, "Third sister, are you feeling unwell today? How about going back to the city to find a doctor to see you?"

"Ah? No, no, I practiced last night."

Qiu Qiongying wanted to make an excuse to evade the topic, but she realized something was wrong halfway through her words and her ears quickly turned red with embarrassment, and the topic came to an abrupt end.

Zhao Fujin was too embarrassed to ask further because she knew exactly what Qiu Qiongying wanted to say. She had also ascended to heaven several times last night, so how could she have the nerve to share such experiences?
Perhaps due to her long-term breathing exercises, Zhao Fujin's endurance exceeded that of Qiu Qiongying, who practiced martial arts, but she herself had no idea at all, so she asked stupid questions.

Yang, who was at a higher level, was riding alone and galloping with his back to the sun. His bright eyes did not show any sign of fatigue or exhaustion.

After enduring a whole night, he fought no less than twenty battles. If he were a mortal, he would have been reduced to dregs. However, Yang had the blessing of the sixth level of Qi Refining, so his strength and energy were endless. He was like a leaf from a towering tree all night, and there was no effect on his body at all.

It leaves Yangqu on August 8th, returns to Yangqu on August 11th, and leaves Yangqu again on August 12th.

Yang Chang is almost never free for a moment. The higher his position, the busier he is all day long, so he is determined to pick up corpses and become an immortal.

Yangqu did not include the navy, but had 30,000 infantry and cavalry as a garrison. Lu Junyi took away 10,000, Qiu Qiongying took away 5,000, and Yang Chang left 5,000 infantry and cavalry with Wu Song, and led 10,000 infantry and cavalry and 4,000 navy to the north.

The Fen River flows into Taiyuan from Lanzhou in the northwest. There is no waterway between Taiyuan and Xinzhou in the north. Yang Chang took the navy on the road not only to make up the numbers, but also to increase their land combat experience.

In addition, the Hutuo River, which originates in Fanzhi County, Daizhou, flows through Xinzhou and crosses Taihang Mountain into Zhending. The naval counterparts also had plans to cooperate in the capture of Daizhou.

Xinzhou is too small, and occupying it would also be threatened by the Jin army. However, if Yang Chang also recaptures Daizhou and Yanmen Pass, he can rely on the defense of the Great Wall, make full use of the "inside and outside mountains and rivers" to develop, and then sit back and watch the internal fighting among the various forces. August 14, dusk.

When the rear army of Yangqu arrived at Shiling Pass, Lu Junyi welcomed General Yang Chang to the central army, asked him to take his seat and reported: "We have been camping here for five days according to the order of the general. Although we challenged the guards to fight every day, they ignored us. It seems that they are afraid of being beaten."

"Are you scared of being beaten?"

Yang Chang thought of the pacified Jin army and thought to himself, if the Jin people were really afraid of me, how dare they keep harassing me and looking for death? Obviously they are still unwilling to give up, this time I will make you give up completely.

"According to reliable intelligence, not counting the tens of thousands of Liao soldiers who surrounded Yangqu before, the Jin army still has more than 100,000 troops in the Yunzhong area, and more than 70,000 in Xin and Dai states. I don't think they are afraid. By the way, who is the commander of Shiling Pass?"

"Xi Shi, he is said to be Marshal Wu Shi's favorite general. He is calm and rational. No matter how we provoke him, he remains indifferent. In addition, Shiling Pass is majestic and solid. A strong attack will definitely cost a lot."

Chai Jin hesitated to speak, but Yang Chang smiled and said with a relaxed look: "It is impossible to attack by force. I don't have extra troops to pile up, and I haven't even prepared siege equipment. Naturally, I have to win by wits. As for the calm and rational Wushi's favorite general, I wonder if he can still remain rational when he sees his companion, who also claims to be Wushi's favorite general."

"Did the Grand Commandant bring back the Jin general that Master Lu captured earlier?"

"I've said before that I won't keep idle people. I've kept the life of Puchashi's slave for this day. I'll personally invite him to fight tomorrow."

"it is good"

Seeing that Yang Chang was confident, Chai Jin wanted to persuade him but swallowed his words. He thought that the Taiwei never did anything meaningless, so maybe Pucha Shi's slave could really break into the city?

Compared with the spineless Song army, the Jurchens were usually more tenacious, of course mainly because they were tied down by their families at home, and they would not betray the Jin Kingdom even if they were captured.

Yang Chang is an extremely pragmatic person and has never thought of using prisoners to directly break into the city. Tomorrow he will bring Pucha Shijianu to challenge the enemy. The main purpose is to convey information and let the defenders, especially Yelu Yudu, know that he has come to Shiling Pass.

If Yelu Yudu is sensible, he will find a way to open the city gate and lure the troops outside the pass to fight inside. If Yelu Yudu is not sensible, Yang Chang doesn't mind flying to the city wall and meeting him in person.

Of course, with Pucha Shijianu present, Yelu Yudu did not dare to disobey Yang Chang even for the sake of self-protection.

While Yang Chang was talking with everyone, Xi Shi was also summoning the commanders of various armies at Shiling Pass to discuss the sudden reinforcement of the enemy today.

Xi Shi glanced around and saw that all his officers were there. Yelu Yudu and Yelu Tushan were also present. The most prominent officer in the tent was the newly arrived famous general of the Song Dynasty, Zhe Keqiu.

At the beginning of last year, Zhao Gou scolded Zhao Huan for being unfilial in Daming Prefecture, and in the name of the Grand Marshal's Office of the Army of the World, he absorbed rebel armies from all over the country and split the country. Qinzong then appointed Wang Zongchu as the commander to fight against them. Zhe Keqiu was under his command at the time. In the end, the Song army fell into the trap of the Jin army and was defeated. Zhe Keqiu was captured and imprisoned in Yunzhong until he was released by Xie Ye two months ago.

Xie also sent people to kidnap Zhe Keqiu's clansmen and promised to use the land of Taiyuan to persuade them to surrender to Jin. Zhe Keqiu saw that his father, son and others were helpless, so he surrendered the three states of Lin, Fu and Feng, thus filling the northwest gap of Jin in Hedong.

"The Southern Army has been unable to challenge for days, and has not seen Yang Chang. Now, more than 10,000 reinforcements have suddenly arrived. I guess this guy is not here at all. Now may be a good time to go out and look for a fight."

"Why don't you answer? General Yelu, don't you want to avenge your previous humiliation?"

"Uh"

Facing Xi Shi's call for questions, Yelu Tushan, who was pushed by Yelu Yudu, had no choice but to answer: "We certainly want to avenge our humiliation, but what if Yang Chang is outside the pass? Wouldn't it be a trap for us to go out and fight? Although we have more troops, you have to know that there is a world of difference between a team with Yang Chang and a team without him."

"Haha, General Yu Du, what do you think?"

"I have the same idea as Brother Tushan."

Before Yelu Yu finished speaking, he saw Xi Shi shaking his head in disappointment and said calmly, "You have fought with Yang Chang before, don't you know that he is full of tricks? If he is really in the camp outside the pass, he should not send people to provoke us, and he should not send more troops for no reason. Everything can only show that he is guilty. You know that he is just bluffing, what is the purpose?"

"But why?"

"Humph."

Xi Shi saw Yelu Yudu's 'ignorant' expression, and felt a great sense of satisfaction in his heart. He stroked his beard and smiled confidently, "I guess it's the Eastern Army that's exerting its strength. The Pingding Army is in danger right now. Commander Yang must have rushed to rescue them, so he sent people here to stabilize us."

"In that case, Commander Yang has already achieved his goal, so why continue to send more troops? If the Pingding Army is in danger, the reinforcements should be sent to Pingding."

Yelu Tushan's question at this time made Xi Shi feel that his IQ was higher than his opponent's, and he immediately explained as if he was teaching his son: "There were only 10,000 people outside the Great Wall before, how long can the bluff last? You can't see through this plan in one day, and you can't see through it in ten days? The more he increases his troops, the more guilty he feels."

"makes sense"

"Including your armies, the garrison at Shiling Pass has exceeded 40,000. I want to go out of the pass tomorrow to fight them. Are you willing to lend me a hand?"

Xishi's military rank was equal to those of the others, even lower than that of Yelu Yudu, but he was a close confidant of Marshal Wushi, so his requests and orders did not matter much.

Yelu Tushan was hesitant and politely refused, saying, "Our army has just been defeated and only a few thousand people are left, and our morale is low."

"Don't be so anxious to express your opinion. We still have General Zhe here. He has brought more than 10,000 soldiers with him. He was once an official with Yang Chang, so he should know him well."

"Ah, yes, yes."

"That makes sense. General Zhe, do you have anything to say?"

Zhe Keqiu lowered his head and hid aside, intending to get away with it, but he didn't expect Yelu Yudu to drag him into it.

Now that he was called upon by Xi Shi to question him, Zhe Keqiu had no choice but to answer, saying, "There are some things I want to explain in advance. First of all, I am not familiar with Commander Yang, and I have never even met him once, so I really can't say that I know him well. Secondly, my troops have not been in battle for a long time, so they are definitely lacking in the ability to be the vanguard. It is best for us to fight together. Finally, based on my impression of Commander Yang, he is cautious and good at calculating. I am afraid that he will not send troops here without sufficient confidence."

"Since everyone has concerns, I will listen to your advice and observe for another two days. If it is confirmed that Chief Yang is not here, you will all help me."

"Yes."

"Happy to oblige."

Everyone had their own thoughts, and no one wanted to be the first to go out of the city to fight.

Xi Shi remained calm and not angry, nor did he threaten like Pucha Shi's slave. Instead, he smiled and followed the public opinion, but secretly sent someone to Daizhou to report the news.

Seeing that he couldn't hire anyone, he decided to go to Wu Shi to issue a military order. However, he was slapped in the face by reality just after he had a sleep.

Bang bang bang.

The next morning, I was awakened by a knock on the door.

"What's the matter?"

"Reporting to the general, Yang Chang is challenging a battle at the pass."

"Who's challenging?"

(End of this chapter)