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On the night of October 23, the fourth year of Xuanhe, Guo Yaoshi led 1,000 troops to serve as the vanguard. Zhao Heshou, Gao Shixuan, Yang Keshi and Yang Kebi four generals commanded a total of 5,000 troops as the main force and rushed eastward from Liangxiang to attack Yanjing.

Six thousand light cavalry secretly crossed the Lugou River from the west of Gu'an County overnight, and then took a detour to Anci. In the middle of the night the next day, he came to a village called Sanjiadian in the east of Yanjing City without knowing it.

Rest in the woods overnight.

The next morning, Guo Yaoshi sent his general Zhen Wuchen and fifty elite soldiers to form an assault team.

The commandos pretended to be common people, and then some carried vegetable baskets, some carried firewood bundles, and some carried bamboo baskets. They pretended to be unfamiliar with each other, and followed the carriage that came into the city to transport firewood in the early morning and sneaked into Yingchun Gate.

Zhen Wuchen seized the opportunity and led fifty commandos to suddenly rise up and fight with the gatekeepers.

After paying the tragic price of more than 40 casualties, Zhen Wuchen and the others seized the Yingchun Gate.

Zhen Wuchen, who survived by chance, decisively ignited the signal flare.

When Guo Yaoshi saw this, he immediately led the team to set off.

Yang Keshi, Gao Shixuan, Zhao Heshou, Yang Kebi and others were not willing to go beyond it, and they led their troops to advance quickly towards Yanjing City.

The six thousand Song troops quickly gathered in front of Yingchun Gate in Yanjing City, and then prepared to enter the city.

However, at this time, Guo Yaoshi suggested to Yang Keshi: "We can't all go to the city."

Yang Keshi wondered: "Why?"

Guo Yaoshi replied: "We should leave a thousand troops and horses behind ambush outside the city. First, we can block reinforcements that may return to the city by Xiao Gan or Yelu Dashi. Second, if our trip is not going well, we can also have a support when we exit."

Yang Keshi felt that Guo Yaoshi was right, so he asked Gao Shixuan, Yang Kebi, and Zhao Heshou: "Who do you want to stay outside the city?"

Gao Shixuan, Yang Kebi and Zhao Heshou did not say anything - it was obvious that neither of them wanted to stay.

Think about it, that's it. This is the first achievement of regaining Yanjing. Who is willing to give up this great achievement?

Yang Kebi is Yang Keshi's brother, so it is impossible to keep him.

Gao Shixuan is Yang Keshi's old partner, so it is impossible for him to stay.

In the end, he had to leave Zhao Heshou, a subordinate of Guo Yaoshi.

Guo Yaoshi ordered the seven generals and officials of the Changsheng Army to lead 200 cavalry to quickly seize the other seven gates of Yanjing.

Yang Keshi divided the remaining army into two left and right routes. Yang Keshi and Guo Yaoshi led the left route, Gao Shixuan and Yang Kebi led the right route, and marched towards the palace city southwest of Yanjing City. They planned to surround the palace city and capture Xiao Puxian's daughter alive.

The news of the Song army entering the city disappeared and soon became well-known.

Some bold residents ran out of their homes and stood on both sides of the street to watch the fun.

A middle-aged man walked straight to the middle of the street, stretched out his arms to stop Yang Keshi and Guo Yaoshi, and said excitedly: "Two generals, I am a Han citizen named Ma Xianliang. When the king entered the city, we Han citizens were all excited. To express our respect, we specially presented a poem: The general who defeated the enemy entered Yan early, and the whole city was harmonious and connected with Yaotian. We suddenly rolled three thousand miles away, washing all the fishy smell for two hundred years."

The crowd immediately responded and it took a long time to respond.

Yang Keshi and Pharmacist Guo smiled and waved to people.

There are also some timid residents who hide at home, close the door and block the window, and then lie on the crack of the door and peek outwards.

The Khitan and Xi residents were deeply worried after hearing the news, but they didn't know how to deal with it.

When they entered the city, they did not encounter decent resistance, which made the Song army relax from Yang Keshi and Guo Yaoshi, so that many hungry Song soldiers began to disobey military discipline and ran into restaurants on the side of the road and shouted: "Have a meal and drink, hurry up!"

The hotel owners should be careful when they serve them.

But there was a hotel owner who refused to receive him and had a conflict with Song Bing, and was eventually killed by Song Bing.

The owner of the hotel who was killed by the Song army was a Khitan.

This incident spread throughout Yanjing City, one by one, ten by one, and ten by hundreds soon spread throughout the city of Yanjing.

This incident angered the Khitans, and they took to the streets to block and interfere with the Song army's advance.

The crowd was in a state of great enthusiasm, as if dry firewood had encountered fire, and it became more and more intense.

When Yang Keshi saw that this would not work, it would delay military operations, he issued a military order: Any soldiers who harass the houses will be rectified on the spot; anyone who obstructs the advance of the Song army will be killed without hesitation; and the military discipline will be purified and the advance will be accelerated.

As a result, thousands of people were killed and blood was bleed from the thoroughfare.

Because of the atrocities of the Song army, the Khitans and the Xi people spontaneously organized to resist the Song army - the Khitans and the Xi people all over the streets, regardless of gender, age, were hustle and bustle, and tides came towards the Song army. They held swords, guns, sticks, and started a tragic street battle with the Song army. The streets of Yanjing City became a battlefield, and the Song army had to pay the price of bleeding every step forward!

Despite this, Yang Keshi sent someone back to report the victory.

but--

Yang Keshi's target of winning was not Liu Yanqing, who was close to Lugou River, but Tong Guan, who was far away in Xiongzhou.

After bloody battles, the Song army finally broke through the layers of obstruction of the Khitans and came to the imperial city.

Although the size of Yanjing Imperial City is not large, the city walls are connected by tall swaths and are very strong.

The Liao soldiers hid on the city wall and shot at the Song army continuously, with arrows like rain, and the Song army could not move forward at all.

Yang Keshi and Guo Yaoshi first wrote a letter of advice to Xiao Puxian.

As a result, Xiao Puxian not only tore up the letter of persuasion, but also put on military uniforms and stepped onto Xuanhe Gate to fight on his own.

After Xiao Puxian’s daughter came to battle herself, the Liao army soldiers vowed to resist to the death.

During this period, in addition to fighting bravely, Xiao Puxian's daughter also fought with the Song army's wits. Xiao Puxian's daughter first agreed to surrender and put forward countless bargaining conditions, and used the delaying strategy to delay for a long time.

After Yang Keshi and Pharmacist Guo reacted, it had been half a day.

Song Jun first looked for the log that could hit the door for a long time, and then followed the advice of Li Chuwen's younger brother Li Chuneng (the guy who ran to be a monk) to dig a tunnel for a long time.

In short, the Song army wasted a lot of precious time.

Yelu Dashi, who was stationed in Juyongguan to prepare for the Jinwu Army, learned that the Song army had advanced into Yanjing. He was shocked and immediately gathered 3,000 cavalrymen and rushed to Yanjing for reinforcements.

On the way, Yelu Dashi ordered: "All soldiers took off their military uniforms and tops, changed into Song soldiers' clothes, and walked in front."

Juyong Pass is only about a hundred miles away from Yanjing City. At dusk, Yelu Dashi led his army to the gate of the west city of Yanjing.

Yelu Dashi made people shout to the city gate tower: "We are reinforcements from the Song Dynasty, please open the city gate quickly!"

When Song Bing, who was guarding the city gate, saw a large group of cavalry coming outside the city, thought reinforcements had really come, so he happily opened the city gate and fell down the suspension bridge.

In fact, this is not entirely aggrieved by the Song army, because according to the planned plan, the reinforcements led by Liu Guangshi should have arrived long ago, so the Song army guarding the city gate regarded the troops brought by Yelu Dashi as reinforcements sent by Liu Guangshi.

Yelu Dashi took the lead and rushed into the city, and then the Liao army rushed forward, and more than 200 Song soldiers were all killed.

Yelu Dashi ordered seven generals and officials to lead 300 elite troops to quickly seize the remaining city gates.

Yelu Dashi asked them to cut off the suspension bridge directly and completely cut off the connection between the inside and outside the city. He wanted the Song army to go back and forth, and to let them all be buried in Yanjing City!

Guo Yaoshi and Yang Keshi and other Song generals were not aware of the fact that the Liao army had entered the city, and they were still organizing forces to attack the city outside the imperial city.

Gao Shixuan and Yang Kebi led a group of Song soldiers carrying a large log and hitting the gate of the imperial city with force.

Dong!

Dong!

Dong!

...

The sound of collision gave hope to the Song army outside the imperial city and fear to the Liao army inside the imperial city.

The Liao soldiers hid on the city gate tower and the city wall and shot arrows from a high place.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

...

Arrows fall like rain!

A group of Song soldiers fell down, and another group of Song soldiers rushed up immediately.

Yang Keshi said anxiously: "No matter how you have to break through the palace tonight, otherwise we will be in danger. Now we are alone and our lives and death will all be tonight."

Pharmacist Guo had a clear understanding of the dangerous situation in front of him. He frowned and said, "Calculate the time, Liu Guangshi's reinforcements should have arrived long ago, but why is there no news? Aren't they coming?"

Yang Keshi remained silent.

Not long ago, Yang Keshi had a conflict with Liu Guangshi, and his relationship with Liu Yanqing has always been bad.

Yang Keshi thought worriedly: "Will their father and son delay major issues due to personal gain?"

Gao Shixuan and Yang Kebi continued to organize the collision of the city gate.

The Song army knew very well that these two city gates were related to success and failure, as well as their own life and death!

The sky gradually became darker.

At this moment, two sentries suddenly ran over, and they reported to Yang Keshi: "Report to the general, we found a Liao army killed from the northwest. They were all cavalry and murderous intent!"

Yang Keshi was shocked and said, "Where did the Liao cavalry come from?"

Guo Yaoshi said: "It is likely that Xiao Gan or Yelu Dashi's reinforcements have entered the city."

After hearing this, Yang Keshi immediately called Gao Shixuan and Yang Kebi to discuss countermeasures.
To be continued...