The dream of a lonely hero

Fan Yong said:"Your Highness! Once 'Qingfeng' dies, the Thirteen Prefectures of Yanyun will definitely not be protected. If the Xiong Prefecture is lost again, the Song Dynasty will lose the last barrier to defend the Liao State. The Song Dynasty will be in danger! Without the skin, what will happen to the generals? Attachment, the Song Dynasty is dead, what is there to fight between His Highness and the King of Jin! Even if His Highness risks the disapproval of the world, he must protect Xiongzhou. There will be some consequences for the orders of the foreign emperor. If His Highness can guard Xiongzhou, the northern gate of the Song Dynasty He was an eternal hero of the Song Dynasty who kept the enemy outside the country. Afterwards, the officials naturally understood the painstaking efforts of His Highness. His Highness supported the crisis alone, regardless of personal gains and losses, and took the overall situation into consideration. This is the style of a monarch. The officials will naturally think highly of His Highness, that is No matter how great the King of Jin is, he will not be able to see the back of His Majesty's neck. If you continue to do so, you will be subject to chaos. I hope Your Majesty will not hesitate!"

Zhao Guangmei thought for a moment and said:"As the teacher said, I will order the army and cavalry to march to Xiongzhou today."

Fan Yong said:"Your Highness, don't be anxious! It won't be too late to send out troops tomorrow. The news of Guo Mao's death reaches Fan Bang and goes to Beijing, and it will take some time to mobilize troops and horses to attack Youzhou. Your Highness can't march into Xiongzhou too late or too fast. Your Highness will lead the troops out tomorrow." Yingzhou, don’t be too fast along the way. Send scouting horses every day to find out the news about the King of Jin, and station in Xiongzhou before the King of Jin defeats Xiongzhou. If the King of Jin is not killed and is annihilated by the Liao State and flees to Xiongzhou, your Highness will use the Liao State spies as a spy. The famous generals captured and beheaded the King of Jin. If someone reverses the case for the King of Jin in the future, His Highness will not know about it. The King of Jin is dead and there is no evidence of his death. Who else in the Song Dynasty has the ability to compete with His Highness for the position of crown prince!"

Zhao Guangmei thought that this plan was very clever, but it was too vicious, so what could it be otherwise? After thinking for a moment, he said:"Just take what you said!"

Everything was as Fan Yong expected. Everyone in the Liao Kingdom was overjoyed when they heard that the"God of Fire" Guo Mao had passed away. Emperor Jingzong of the Liao Dynasty sent the remaining marshal of the Dading Prefecture in Zhongjing, Jingnan Marquis Yelu Wuruan, as the general marshal of the South, Han Rang, the commander of the left army in Liaoyang, and Yelu, the commander of the right army in Liaoyang. Jin Zhen swept the left and right vanguards in the south and led 50,000 troops to recover the thirteen states of Yanyun. It is said that Zuo Chengba, the third son of Zuo Yanzhang, the military commander of Tanzhou, was shot and killed by Guo Mao, the god of fire, at the foot of Xiongzhou City. He fled and spent several months recuperating in a farmer's house in the mountains. Tingsao Nan Generalissimo Jingnan Hou Yelu Wuchun led the army to recover the thirteen states of Yanyun and served under his account. The generals of the Liao Kingdom who had just joined the Song Dynasty in the Thirteen Prefectures of Yanyun, heard that Guo Mao, the God of Fire, was dead and Liao soldiers were pressing down on the territory, so they all turned their sides. King Zhao Guangyi of Jin led his soldiers to defend Youzhou for less than three days before being defeated by Yelu Wuruan's army. The leaders of the Tenth Army are Li Bin, Yuan Da, Gao Qiong, Wang Zhao, Wang Hanzhong, Zhang Baoyang, Li Jun, Fu Dun, Geng Quanbin, Ma He and Dai Xing, Sang Zan, Shang Feng, Ge Ba, Fu Qian, Wang Neng, Zhang Xu, Wang Rong, Wang Xijie and other generals fought hard. Yelu Jinzhen, the right commander of the Liao Kingdom, was extremely brave and brave with his eight-foot-long cloud gun and bright silver spear. Yuanda, Ge Ba, Dai Xing, Li Jun, Fu Dun, and Li Bin fought against Han Rang. The rest of the generals protected the King of Jin from escaping, and ran for fifty miles. There was a sound of cannon, and a group of army horses blocked the way. The leader was Han Rang, the left commander of the Liao Kingdom, holding a single halberd and a crescent gun with a golden spear in his palm. The king of Jin ordered Wang Rong to fight."Peach Blossom Little Wenhou" Wang Rong was not weak in martial arts. He fought fiercely with Han Rang for more than twenty years. He was afraid that he would make a mistake, so he turned his horse and fled. Han Rangzhen did not pursue him and rushed towards the King of Jin with his troops. Geng Quanbin, Ma Wei, Sangzan, Shang Feng and Wang Xijie intercepted Han Rang and fought hard. The King of Jin led the generals and soldiers to escape. When they arrived at Tanzhou City, they saw that the Liao flag had been erected on the city. Zuo Chengba led 5,000 Liao elites out of the city to attack them. There were pursuers behind and interceptors in front. King Zhao Guangyi of Jin shouted,"I will die!" Wang Hanzhong, the"King of Flower Swords" said,"Don't be alarmed, my lord! Wait until the end of the day to kill a bloody path." He swung his sword straight towards Zuocheng. Tyrant. Use both swords to kill in one place. Wang Hanzhong was born in the green forest. He was favored by the king of Jin Dynasty and fought hard to the death. After more than thirty rounds of fighting, he was killed by Zuo Chengba with a knife from his horse. Gao Qiong and Wang Zhao cried bitterly, raised their rakes and forks, and went out to fight against Zuo Chengba. When Zuo Chengba saw Gao Qiong, his second brother's enemy, he was extremely jealous and killed Gao Qiong and Wang Zhao until they were unable to fight back. The King of Jin urgently ordered Fu Qian, Wang Neng, and Zhang Xu to assist in the battle. The five generals joined forces to fight Zuo Chengba. Zuo Chengba cheered up and slashed left and right, but the five generals barely managed to parry."Golden Retriever Lion" Zhang Baoyang said to the King of Jin,"Your Highness! Take this opportunity to follow the general and run away." He dismounted his horse, danced the golden-topped mountain ax, and rushed towards the west of the city. King Jin followed closely behind. After running for more than thirty miles, I sat down and ran slower and slower. The horses ran from morning to afternoon without food or water, so how could they not be lacking? People on horses are just running away, and they don't dare to feel hungry or sleepy. Behind them, the Liao army kept on killing, getting closer and closer."Golden Retriever Lion" Zhang Baoyang looked forward and saw a hillside. He said:"Your Highness! Please tell me how to exchange the king's robe with that of the general."

King Jin knew that the"golden-haired lion" Zhang Baoyang was going to stand up for his master. Tears filled his eyes and said:"No! No! The lonely king would rather marry Ai. I will go to hell with you, and I will never survive!"

""Golden Retriever Lion" Zhang Baoyang was also born in the green forest. In case of crisis, he did not hesitate to dismount his horse, took King Jin off the horse, took off King Jin's robe and crown, and put on his own. , then he carried King Jin on the back of the white rabbit and the horse, and gave the horse a hard slap on the butt. The white rabbit and the horse carried King Jin and ran wildly along the right path of the hillside. Zhang Baoyang got on the horse, waited for a while, and saw From behind, Zuo Chengba led his troops to attack and raced towards the hillside with horses. Zhang Baoyang ran for more than thirty miles with his horses and saw a stone tablet on the side of the mountain road with the inscription"Jueyang Peak". He laughed sadly,"Haha! Could this be the place where the Sa family returns to heaven? Ha ha!"The horse rode forward for more than ten steps, and in front of it was an abyss. Looking back, smoke and dust were everywhere, and Zuo Chengba's military horses arrived from time to time. Zhang Baoyang rode the horse for dozens of steps, took off his crown and threw it away,"shoot I'm sorry, old man! This is what a man must do to repay the King of Jin for his great kindness! Haha-" He hit the horse's butt with a few whips and flew towards the cliff.

In this battle, the entire army of Zhao Guangyi, King of Jin of the Song Dynasty, was wiped out. Yelu Wuruan, the Marquis of Jingnan, the general marshal of the Liao Kingdom, won a great victory. He pursued the victory and wanted to capture the border of the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop. In Tingxiong Prefecture, less than a hundred miles out of Tanzhou, you can see dozens of miles of company camps deployed by Yingzhou City of the Song Dynasty in front of you. Under the"Jueyang Ridge" southwest of Tanzhou City,"Behead the Donkey" southeast of Tanzhou City"Mountain". Yelu Wuchun looked at the continuous company camp in front, took a breath of cold air, and said,"There are really people in the Song Army who are proficient in formations!" The two company camps in the east and west are at the horns of each other, close to mountains and rivers. The camp is like a long snake, looking at each other from head to tail. The situation is perfect, even if my Daliao cavalry cannot use it."Then he ordered his generals to set up camp and confront the Song army.

This was exactly what Fan Yong, the king of the Yingzhou capital of the Great Song Dynasty, had done. All of this was as he expected. In the battle of Pansigou, the elite of the Liao Kingdom were defeated. All the troops were gone, and few troops were deployed on the east and west frontiers. It was not easy to mobilize 50,000 troops and horses. Jingnan Marquis Yelu Wurun, the general marshal of the Liao Kingdom in sweeping the south, recaptured the thirteen states in one fell swoop. It can be said that this expedition was a complete success. I wanted to exaggerate it further. As a result, Xiongzhou was captured, but seeing that the Song army was well prepared, they did not want to risk Longwang Shu to invade the Song border. Besides, a mere 50,000 troops and horses were far from enough. The Song Dynasty sent 100,000 troops to the Liao border. For the sake of face, they could not withdraw their troops hastily, so they could only hold off for the time being. Confront each other and act in camera.

Furthermore, after Yan Yun and Guo Mao separated from Qilinya, they came to the Yingzhou Capital Deployment Treasury Department and asked Yan Ju, a doctor in the Treasury Department, whether the grain and grass from the counties and counties under the jurisdiction of Yingzhou Du Deployment had been delivered. Xiongzhou. Yan Ju’s answer frightened him. Let alone sending it to Xiongzhou, he had never seen grain and grass sent to Yingzhou from the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Yingzhou. Yan Yun pressed him for the reason. Yan Ju scolded:" How long have you been going to various states and counties to supervise grain and grass? The food and fodder didn't arrive, so you questioned me! Who knows where you go to find happiness! Yan Yun was so angry that he glared at him and was speechless.

Yan Ju said:"Is it possible that you want to eat me!"

Yan Yun suppressed his anger and said:"Master Langzhong!" The grain and fodder of the Xiongzhou Capital Deployment Department shall be collected and transported by the Yingzhou Capital Deployment Department. This is an express provision of the Xifu Privy Council. If the grain and grass from the states and counties under Yingzhou cannot reach Yingzhou, does it matter if Yingzhou is all deployed? Yan

Ju sneered and said,"You, a little servant of King Jin, still dare to use Xifu to suppress me. I don't care about you, but you dare to slander and slander the commander-in-chief Fangjun Wang. How audacious!""

Yan Yun really wanted to kill the dog officer in front of him with one sword, but in the end, would Xiongzhou's hundred thousand troops and horses have enough food and grass? He swallowed his anger and said:"Yen Langzhong, calm down! I was impatient and spoke poorly. I hope you will forgive me! Forgive me!

Yan Ju rolled his eyes at him and said,"Urgent!" You're in a hurry! Prince Jin is the biological brother of my Prince Fang. Isn’t Prince Fang more anxious than you? Prince Fang was anxious all day long, and sent his confidant Pegasus to the states and counties every day to urge for food and grass. However, the food and grass could not be delivered. What should the prince do? What to do?

Yan Yunhuo was so anxious that he burst into tears and said,"Sir!" How can one hundred thousand soldiers of Xiongzhou face the enemy when they are suffering from hunger? I hope you can think of a way!

Yan Ju pretended to be sympathetic and said,"Alas!" Please ask Lieutenant Yan to go to the following prefectures and counties to urge you!" Turned around and left.

Yan Yun had no choice but to go to the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Yingzhou to collect grain. The officials of the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of Yingzhou had already received the order from King Fang, so how could they transport grain and grass? The officials of the prefectures and counties had many reasonable ideas. subterfuge——"The grain and grass should have been shipped long ago, but last year's grain has become moldy and spoiled. This year's autumn grain has not yet been confiscated. I can't let the sergeants go to people's homes to rob them! If the people are driven into panic and a civil uprising is provoked, who can bear this responsibility?"Captain Yan!" The grain and grass had already been sent to Yingzhou, but all of it was robbed by bandits and bandits on the way. There was no more grain to be sent from this state!"The officials from seven counties and eighteen counties under the jurisdiction of Yingzhou used Yan Yun as a ball. After this round, Yan Yun was exhausted physically and mentally, and became anxious and anxious. He fell ill in the Shenzhou Post House under the jurisdiction of Yingzhou. The post The postman at the pavilion knew that he was the emperor's younger brother, King Jin, and the officials did not dare to neglect him, so he hurriedly asked the doctor to treat him. Yan Yun's illness was entirely caused by a sudden attack on his heart. He thought: more than a month has passed, and he has not even managed a cart of grain and grass. Even if they don’t rush, King Xiongzhou’s 100,000 soldiers will starve to death, let alone fight against Liao’s army and horses! Can King Jin of Xiongzhou survive? A heart ailment requires a heart doctor, and the doctor gave him the medicine It had little effect on him. More than a month later, Yan Yun's condition gradually improved, and he hurried to Yingzhou. When he arrived in Yingzhou, he learned that the Yingzhou capital had deployed Fangjun Wang to lead an army to Xiongzhou, and rushed straight to Xiongzhou without stopping. The officials of the Xiongzhou Yamen learned from their mouths: Many things happened in the past two months. The King of Jin probably turned defeat into victory or turned victory into defeat. The King of Jin defeated Jiashe Valley and Yemapo and abandoned Xiongzhou. Guo Mao was born, Pansigou burned a hundred thousand troops of the Liao Kingdom, restored Xiongzhou, captured Tanzhou, and settled Youzhou. Thirteen states of Yanyun surrendered in the face of the wind. Thirteen states of Yanyun were gained and lost. The entire army of the King of Jin was annihilated. The capital of Yingzhou was deployed. Prince Fang led his army out of Xiongzhou and faced off with the army of Jingnan Hou Yelvuchong, the general of the Liao Dynasty sweeping the south, a hundred miles away from Tanzhou City.

Yan Yun was heartbroken and anxious, and after a little adjustment, he flew out of Xiongzhou and arrived in Ying. Outside the commander's tent at the"Zhanlushan" camp where Prince Fang was deployed in Zhoudu, he took out twenty taels of silver and quietly handed it to Wang Jixun, the Marquis of Prince Yu, who was guarding the tent, and carefully told him that he wanted to meet Commander Prince Fang of Dudu. Commander's tent Zhao Guangmei, the king of the inner house, was enjoying the spring breeze. He was surrounded by beauties, drinking and having fun, and more than a dozen beauties under his tent were singing and dancing. It was true that the warriors were half dead in front of the army, but the beauties were still singing and dancing under the tent.

Zhao Guangmei listened and followed the report of Wang Jixun, the Marquis of Prince Yu. : The King of Jin came down to accompany the captain of the army to ask for an audience. Zhao Guangmei's interest was disturbed, and he became angry and scolded Wang Jixun. Wang Jixun came out of the commander's tent, threw his anger on Yan Yun's head, and scolded:" Dirty chaos! A low-level official dares to look at the beauty of the county king. He simply doesn't know how high the sky is! You can meet the handsome princes and princes whenever you want! Put your money away and get going!"Take out twenty taels of silver and throw it on the ground.

In the past three months, Yan Yun has suffered all kinds of difficulties from the officials of the eleven prefectures and counties in Yingzhou. At this time, he was scolded by Wang Jixun. He couldn't bear it and pulled out"Canglanglang" He took out the Qinglong Sword and shouted:"Those who take me for granted will die!" Wang Jixun's face turned pale with fright, and he shouted,"Assassin!" Someone is coming to arrest the assassin!" Fan Tenghu, the personal guard of Fangjun Prince Zhao Guangmei,"Sickness Cusin Filial Piety", carried a thunderbolt sword out of the back tent and shouted:"'Sick Retention Filial Piety' Fan Tenghu is here, who dares to act wild!""The sound was like a loud bell.

Yan Yun saw Fan Tenghu with a yellow face and short beard. He was more than eight feet tall and had a lean body. He said:"The King of Jin drove to accompany Yan Yun, the captain of the Rong army, to see the commander-in-chief of the county. He was not an assassin."

Wang Jixun said hurriedly:"Yan Yun is an assassin, with all his sharp blades drawn out. What are Fan Tenghu waiting for? Get him quickly!"

How could Fan Tenghu listen to Yan Yun's judgment? He rushed towards Yan Yun with his sword and cut him down. Yan Yun greeted him with drums and swords. He raised both swords together, the green dragon sword spit out cold light, and the thunderbolt sword was filled with murderous intent. The two fought fiercely for twenty rounds, regardless of the outcome. Everyone admired their opponent's martial arts.

When Zhao Guangmei, the king of Fangjun, heard the clash of weapons and the noise of people outside the tent, he suddenly had no interest in watching dancing, singing, drinking and having fun. He scolded everyone and walked out of the tent. He saw many soldiers guarding the handsome tent. , Fan Tenghu fought fiercely with a strange man. He was secretly shocked:"Filial piety is due to illness." Fan Tenghu's martial arts is one of the best in the county prince's palace, and this man is actually as good as his opponent in chess. He then said:"Stop!"

Yan Yun and Fan Tenghu jumped out of the circle and sheathed their swords. Wang Jixun quickly approached Zhao Guangmei, pointed at Yan Yun and said:"Your Highness! That Chaos is the assassin who assassinated His Highness, why not kill him with a thousand swords quickly! Yan

Yun hurriedly saluted Zhao Guangmei and said,"The King of Jin has sent his junior official Yan Yun to see His Highness!"" He casually took out the Jun card given to him by King Jin. Fan Tenghu took the Jun card and presented it to Zhao Guangmei. Zhao Guangmei took it in his hand, looked at it carefully, then ordered Fan Tenghu to return it to Yan Yun, turned around and slapped Wang Jixun in the face, scolding :"Blinded your dog eyes! This Yan Yun is clearly a follower of Brother Wang, but you want to frame him as an assassin. What crime should he deserve!

Wang Jixun hurriedly apologized and said,"That's right!" Your Highness is right. I was temporarily blinded. Please forgive me!"

Zhao Guangmei slapped him again and shouted:"Damn stupid pig! Who can I ask for forgiveness?"

Wang Jixun hurriedly bowed to Yan Yun to apologize.

Zhao Guangmei let Yan Yun into a tent on the left side of the commander's tent, and the guests and hosts sat down. Zhao Guangmei praised Yan Yun for his superb martial arts. Yan Yun had no time to talk nonsense with him, and straight to the point, said:"Young man I ask His Majesty Jun, Commander-in-Chief, to ask Xiao Xiao to go out of the camp to look for King Jin."

Zhao Guangmei saw that he was very skilled in martial arts and loved him very much. She wanted to take him under her account. Unexpectedly, he wanted to find King Jin. King Jin was his mortal enemy. She was surprised. Thinking about it, if King Jin died in Fortunately, among the rebellious troops of Liao State, if he was not dead and was found by Yan Yun, Yan Yun would be his strong enemy in the future. It would be better to plan to get rid of him today to avoid future troubles.

In addition, Yingzhou Dudu deployed Fangjun Wang to know Yan Yun must be a dead soldier under the command of the King of Jin, and he is determined to eliminate the root causes of future troubles. He comforts Yan Yun with nice words and says:"Captain Yan! The King of Jin is the brother of the widow, but now the King of Jin cannot see anyone die while he is still alive.——"As he spoke, he burst into tears,"I am so anxious, so worried! I have already sent the generals guarding Jueyang Ridge to the generals to search for King Jin. More than ten days have passed and there is no trace of King Jin."

Yan Yun said hurriedly:"Your Highness, please ask the young ones to go out of the company camp to 'Jueyang Ridge' to look for the King of Jin."

Zhao Guangmei said in surprise:"I want you to go out of the camp to look for the King of Jin! Opposite my camp is tens of thousands of elites from the Liao State who are looking at you. I want you to go out of the camp. Isn't that your death in vain! I didn't rush to the front enemy in time, so the whole army of King Jin was wiped out. It's my fault, it's my fault!" He felt heartbroken, stamped his feet and beat his chest,"I have already failed King Jin, and I must not do this today. No matter how sorry I am to King Jin's beloved general, I will never throw you into the wolves!" His words were decisive.

Yan Yundao said anxiously:"Then King Jin won't look for him?" He asked him anxiously.

Zhao Guangmei was shocked that such a small person dared to be so rude to the royal nobles. If it had been someone else, he would have been dragged out and slapped. Then he thought about how loyal he was to his master, which was really respectable, and he felt a little more admiration in his heart. I didn't know what to say for a moment, so I said without thinking:"What if something happens to King Jin?"