Chapter 319 Those who are not from my race must have different hearts.

"Are you surprised or surprised?"

"what?"

Yang Chang was looking down from above, like a god descending from heaven. His terrifying aura made it difficult for Yidu to breathe. His legs felt like they were filled with lead. His brain wanted to run, but his body wouldn't listen.

"It was you who dug up my brother's grave and whipped his corpse?"

"No. I didn't."

Yidu responded hesitantly, and suddenly realized that there were only a dozen riders behind Yang Chang, while there were more than a dozen generals behind him.

Give it a try and turn your bicycle into a motorcycle.

When the general faces his soldiers, he may have a chance of winning, but he makes up his mind and becomes angry.

"This is a rare opportunity. Come with me, everyone. Let's chop this evil thief Yang Chang into pulp!"

"Chop it into minced meat? That's a good idea!"

When Yang Chang smiled in response, he saw Yidu, who had just shouted for an attack, actually turned around and ran towards the yamen.

Jurchen warriors? Nothing more than that!
He swung the phoenix-wing gilded halberd and swung it forward like an electric fan. Yidu instantly broke apart like a peanut shell, split into two and fell to the left and right.

The food in the stomach fell like peanut kernels, splashing scarlet all over the ground.

When the halberd head was slanted on the horse's belly, not a drop of blood fell from the tip. This was a blow made by Yang Chang with anger, killing without shedding any blood.

This scene stunned the dozen or so generals at the door. Who would dare to go up and die?

I don't know who started it, but the first one turned around and ran into the yamen, and the others followed closely.

Want to leave? Stay and drop off!
The phoenix-wing gilded halberd was thrown out by Yang Chang, and it nailed two people to death like piercing a candied haws, and also accelerated the escape of the remaining generals.

Yang Chang calmly dismounted from his horse, reached out to touch the glowing half of the corpse, and a drop notification immediately appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness.

【Gain 500 murderous points.】

[Mountain peeling, triggering the hidden corpse to drop, do you want to peel it? ]

[Peel off to obtain attribute power symbol]

[Strip to obtain the riding skill symbol]

[Peel off to obtain the Gun and Stick Skill Talisman]

Just this color, but it also drops strength attribute? Unbelievable.

"King Cheng, collect the thief's body and bring it to Zhou Tong's grave tomorrow and chop it into pulp!"

"Yes!"

"You guys guard the door, I'll be right out."

Yang Chang had no time to look at the "trophies" as he strode into the provincial government office holding the Panlong Tunri Sword. With his [Eagle Eyes and Owl Vision] and strong perception, it was easy for him to chase and kill the fleeing people.

In less than a cup of tea, the Tai Sui came back, pulled out the phoenix-wing gilded halberd, and picked up the things dropped by the two people in front of the door.

"We have finished our business here, now let's go back and meet them, go!"

"drive!"

With the fighting power of Lu Junyi and Liu Tang, why would they need Yang Chang to help? He just picked up the [Power Talisman] and thought that Xiurong might have something good, so he was busy going back to pick up corpses and buy goods.

As Lu Junyi charged into the center of the city, the battle report spread like the wind to the other three gates.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yelu Tushan immediately remembered Yelu Yudu's teachings and first fled out of the west gate with his troops. However, he was afraid that there were too many soldiers outside the north gate, so he did not dare to flee directly to the north. He first fled westward for several miles and then took a detour to run towards Daizhou.

Guo Lu, the general guarding the South Gate, heard the military situation and hurriedly led his troops to rescue. He ran into Lu Junyi on the way and was knocked off his horse in an instant, becoming his dead soul.

I will not go into detail about what happened at the two southwest gates, but will just talk about the traitor at the east gate, Yelu Yudu. This guy had brought a team of personal soldiers early in the morning and was secretly waiting near Xi Shi's residence.

When the noise in the city gradually grew louder, Yelu Yudu rushed in hastily, and then saw Xi Shi, as if he had lost his parents, with a face full of panic and anxiety:
"General, follow me quickly. Yang Chang has already entered the city. Xiurong can't hold on any longer!"

"how is this possible?"

Xi Shi was shocked. He held Yelu Yudu's hand and asked excitedly, "Yidu came to me before dinner and said that Yang Chang's main force went to Dingxiang, and there were only 5,000 people outside Xiurong. How could they break through the city?"

"Isn't the result obvious? It should be that Vice Admiral Yidu was fooled, and there is a traitor in Xiurong City!"

"What did you say? Who is the traitor?"

"Anyway, go ahead and talk slowly on the way, otherwise you won't be able to leave!"

Yelu Yudu looked extremely anxious, and Xi Shi could only follow him and leave in a hurry.

When Xi Shi just arrived at the street corner, he could hear loud shouting not far away and could faintly see some flames, so he did not doubt Yelu Yudu.

When the group arrived at the east gate, Yelu Yudu saw that his troops had already assembled, and the fire made the outside of the east gate as bright as day.

Xishi's one-eyed man was somewhat afraid of the light, and after blinking a few times, he lowered his head and asked, "General Yu Du, I see that your troops are intact and can immediately charge back into the city and kill the invading enemy. Why do you insist on leaving?"

Yelu Yudu came closer and explained, "Yang Chang is extremely brave and invincible, and there are traitors in the city. If I lead my men back now, wouldn't it be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth? It's better to preserve our strength and retreat, and be ready to come back for revenge tomorrow!"

"Who exactly is the insider you are talking about?"

"I really don't know who it was, but the north gate was lost first."

"Atiji? He can't."

Xi Shi frowned, unable to figure it out. Yelu Yudu patted his arm and solemnly reminded him, "We should leave quickly. If Yang Chang and the traitors catch up with us, there might be trouble."

"Okay, let's retreat first. By the way, where should we retreat to?"

"We can't stay in Xinzhou any longer. We can only return to Daizhou!"

"That makes sense. There are enemies in Dingxiang as well. That's not right." Xi Shi asked as he rode his horse: "Just now at my residence, you said Yidu was fooled. What fooled him? Did the enemy who went to Dingxiang come back?"

"Of course. Before I went to rescue the governor, the enemy attacked outside the east gate. But it was probably a feint to attack the north gate. Not long after, they headed north. I guess they received news that the city had been breached."

"That is to say, the 20,000 people that Yang Chang has should all be in Xiurong now?"

"There is only one explanation. Dividing 20,000 troops into two places to fight is against common sense."

Yelu Yudu spoke with certainty, just to find an excuse for his own evacuation. At that time, he did use Xi Shi as an excuse, but he also planted a hidden danger for himself.

An army of 20,000 marched under the moonlight.

Shortly after dawn, they reached the northern part of Xinzhou and stopped at Xinkou Village on the banks of the Hutuo River to rest for an hour before continuing.

Yelu Yudu and Xishi were sitting together eating dry food and chatting about the war when the secretary Han Funu suddenly came over with a water bag.

"Generals, I'm bringing you some water, freshly drawn from the Hutuo River."

"Good work."

"Ah."

As an accompanying 'guest', Xi Shi politely nodded to Han Funu.

Yelu Yudu took a sip of the water, then suddenly stood up, covered his stomach and frowned: "Why do you have to pee right after drinking? I'll go get some water."

"Go ahead." Xishi raised his hand in response. Before leaving Xiurong last night, Yelu Yudu had asked to fill up the water bag. Han Funu specifically mentioned the water he had just taken, which meant that he had something else to say, so he had to find an excuse to leave quickly.

When the two of them walked several feet away, Yelu Yudu untied his belt and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"

"General, something happened!"

"If you have something to say, just tell me. Don't keep me in suspense."

"Yes." Han Funu replied, "The rear army just encountered Zhe Keqiu's scouts, who said that Dingxiang City was breached by Yang Zhi and Lu Zhishen last night, and Zhe Keqiu was leading the defeated troops to evacuate to Daizhou."

"What did you say? Dingxiang was also lost?"

When Yelu Yu saw this, he felt as if he was struck by lightning.

Yang Changzhen divided his troops to capture two cities, and Xiurong was also captured by 5,000 people. Isn't this putting himself in danger?

I finally got myself into the study room, but if I met Zhe Keqiu, wouldn't I be exposed?
How to do?
Yelu Yudu pulled up his trousers and ordered the army to stop resting and set off immediately. He wanted to rush back to Daizhou to report to Wushi first.

If it really doesn't work, can you try hard and get a discount?

I'm afraid that I'll end up losing the rice instead of gaining the chicken.

With something on his mind, he urged his troops to hurry on.

At noon, they actually caught up with Yelu Tushan. This guy ran very decisively last night, so that his several thousand troops were preserved intact.

The two Yelus understood each other tacitly when they met. Under Yelu Yudu's analysis and guidance, with the support of Yelu Tushan, although Xi Shi, who was traveling with him, had doubts, he had to agree that this explanation was reasonable. After all, Yelu Yudu had saved his life.

The combined forces continued to advance and arrived ten miles south of Gang County.

There was a cloud of smoke and dust ahead, with fluttering flags blocking out the sky and the towering banner particularly conspicuous.

Xishi immediately became excited, pointing in the direction of the banner and shouting, "Look, that's Marshal Wushi's reinforcements. Let's go and meet them."

"it is good."

"Ah."

Yelu Yudu and Yelu Tushan looked at each other, then followed Xishi and rode north on horseback.

After a while, a general from the reinforcement army came forward, intercepted the three men on the way and asked them to return to the army to meet him.

The general who came was named Wendihanpurit, a general under Xieye (Wanyan Gao), so the big banner did not represent the Left Deputy Marshal Wushi.

Xi Shi and his men were defeated, lost cities and territories, and perhaps they could get away with apologizing to their direct commander Wu Shi, but facing the higher-ranking commander-in-chief Xie Ye, they didn't know what punishment they would receive.

At that time, several people were worried and determined to put the blame on the "insider".

Wendy Hampritt led the three people to Xieye's place, and Xi Shi immediately reported Yelu Yudu's analysis. The two Yelus knew the current situation and responded in agreement.

Xieye frowned slightly after hearing this. He stared at Xi Shi and then comforted him softly, "Don't get too excited. Yang Chang is indeed fierce. He has added to our hatred with the Jin Kingdom, but he can't win forever. You should go back and recuperate. We will take care of the rest."

"Thank you Marshal."

"As for the insider you mentioned, Zhe Keqiu was not sent to Dingxiang, so who is Xiurong's insider? It can't be that he has a backup plan?"

"this one"

Xi Shi showed an embarrassed expression. He glanced at Yelu Yudu, then turned around and said, "It's hard to say who it was, but Yang Chang broke through from the north gate of Xiurong, and the commander there was Qianhu Atiji."

"Atiji is a Jurchen. What reason does he have to betray the Great Jin?"

"This"

"Do you know why?"

While Xie Ye was questioning Xi Shi, he also looked at Yelu Yudu and Yelu Tushan, and thought to himself, I would rather believe that you would betray me than believe that one of our own would betray the country.

Originally, Xi Shi came forward to explain, and Yelu Yudu was afraid of being exposed and didn't want to join in the conversation. However, he also mentioned the traitor Zhe Keqiu just now, as if he believed that Zhe Keqiu was an accomplice, so his words could not be trusted.

Yelu Yudu felt that it was safe, so after Xieye called on him to speak, he stood up under the gaze of Yelu Tushan.

At that moment, he seemed like a ray of light, a hero.

In fact, Yelu Yudu had already thought of the answer to this question. He bowed and responded, "Reporting to the Marshal, this matter may be related to the slaves of Puchashi."

"Why? Tell me in detail!" Xie Ye's tone became noticeably heavier.

Xi Shi and Yelu Tushan were also shocked after hearing this. After all, even if it was Xie, he let Pucha Shijianu be the military supervisor. Yelu Yudu was slapping himself in the face at this time.

"Puchashi's slave was captured after the defeat in Yangqu, and was threatened by Yang Chang many times. Two days before the fall of Xiurong, the military supervisor was taken to the South Gate and whipped and humiliated, in an attempt to lure us out of the city to fight, but Lieutenant General Yidu strictly ordered us to hold our ground. I heard that Atiji had a history with the military supervisor, so he might not be able to bear it."

"Your speculation is reasonable."

Seeing that Yelu Yudu was neither humble nor arrogant, and did not discredit Puchashi Jianu in his words, he nodded his approval and added, "If Atiji was a traitor, he must still be alive now. When I lead the army back to Xiurong, everything will be clear."

"Xiurong has already been lost, and the Marshal is now heading south?" Xi Shi exclaimed.

Xie also replied, "Since Yang Chang has occupied Xiurong, then Shiling Pass must be empty. This time I brought 50,000 troops, and Wushi has another 30,000 troops to follow, and they will be here in about ten days. The difference in strength between the two sides is so great, how can we give up Xinzhou?"

After hearing this, Xi Shi suddenly realized what was going on. He was delighted that the main force of the Western Army had assembled quickly, and that Marshal Wu Shi did not go south with them at this time. He must be mobilizing food and grass in the rear.

Even if Zhe Keqiu betrayed the Jin Kingdom, and even if Yang Chang now occupied Xinzhou, they now had to divide their troops for defense, and the advantage was still on the side of the Jin army.

Thinking of this, Xi Shi's face was filled with excitement.

"I am too narrow-minded. Yang Chang only has about 20,000 troops in Xinzhou. Even if Zhe Keqiu betrays our Great Jin, his troops are only more than 10,000, which adds up to only 30,000 to 40,000. Our total force exceeds 100,000. We can defeat Xiurong, Dingxiang, and Shiling Pass one by one. If we take over Shiling Pass first, we will be able to trap Yang Chang to death in Xinzhou!"

Xieye stroked his beard, smiled and nodded, thinking that I have to turn the tide and take this opportunity to integrate the Jin army in the west and completely eliminate Nianhan's minions.

"That's right, I have the advantage. Besides, Zhe Keqiu's family is in the clouds. If I can threaten him once, I can threaten him a second time. Yang Chang will die this time, I say!"

"I say the Marshal has a good idea!"

"Great idea, Marshal!"

Yelu Yudu followed Xi Shi's agreement and thought to himself that when the other party counted the total strength of the Jin army, they also counted his 20,000 troops, but he really didn't want to be an enemy of Yang Chang.

If they can take the leader from a host of ten thousand, what can they do even if they have a million soldiers? Can they stop them?

Xie was also observing Yelu Yudu's expression, and seeing that Yelu Yudu was smiling but not really smiling, he raised his hand and said, "The two generals have fought hard, and you don't need to participate in the subsequent battles in Xinzhou. You and Xishi should go back to Yunzhong to rest."

"install?"

Yelu Yudu was very surprised and looked at Yelu Tushan hurriedly, as if asking him what he meant.
Xie Ye continued to explain: "In order to deal with Yang Chang, I almost exhausted the troops stationed in Yunzhong. Now there are not many soldiers left in Datong. I am afraid that the remnants of Liao in the northwest will take advantage of the opportunity to invade."

"I see."

"I will obey your orders."

"Go with peace of mind, escort Xishi to recuperate and wait for our victory news."

As soon as the two armies parted ways, Wendy Hampritt came to Xieye and reminded him in a deep voice: "Marshal, I see that Yelu Yudu's troops are intact, and this guy is passive in waiting for the battle. Why do you let him go back to Yunzhong? Your Majesty is not..."

"It's Yelu Yudu's ability that he can escape unscathed every time. Pucha Shi Jianu's military supervisor is useless, so why should I force him to fight? Maybe staying here will cause trouble."

“You mean.”

"Zhe Keqiu was able to rebel against the Jin, but why can't these two Yelu? They are not of our race, so their hearts must be different!"

(End of this chapter)