To the north of Dai County, on Gouzhu Mountain, there are strong passes and dangerous fortresses. Because it leads to the Yunshuo Plateau in the north and the Xindai Basin in the south, the Yanmen Ancient Road has always been a choke point for north-south transportation and a battleground for military strategists. Although
The terrain is steep, but it always attracts the northern peoples. After all, as long as they break through the dozens of miles of mountain passes, they can take advantage of the situation and reach Taiyuan through the Xin Dynasty, and then skip the Jin Dynasty.
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However, these few dozen miles of mountain passes, like a natural chasm, have always blocked the Khitan people's ambition to go south. The Yanmen Pass, which sits high in Gouzhu, is like an iron gate, faithfully performing its duties.
The Khitan people have some connection with Yanmen Pass, and they are not completely ignorant of the Yanmen Pass. More than 20 years ago, the Khitan army passed through this place and went south to Jinyang to help Shi Jingtang found the country. More than 10 years ago, the Khitan fought with the Jin State.
He also mobilized troops to go to the east of Hedong, but was defeated by Liu Zhiyuan, who was the king of Peiping at the time, and gained a lot.
More recently, during the early Qianyu period and the Yang Ye garrison period, there were several battles between Han and Liao around Yanmen. Although there were no large-scale battles, there were several battles involving more than 500 people.
Moreover, the wrestling and fighting between small units was equally cruel and bloody.
It was not until the fourth year of Emperor Qianyou's reign that the Han and Liao Dynasties negotiated peace, and the situation gradually eased. Of course, it was impossible to say that everything was peaceful. Some Khitan soldiers dressed up as thieves and robbed Han merchants and Han people, and the Han army also had disguised horses.
The bandits came to the "Grass Valley" in the Saibei grassland.
In order to protect the trade routes and protect the people, the officers and soldiers of both Han and Liao also fought wits and courage with the bandits. Of course, they knew many things well, but they did not expose them, and they refused to give in. This kind of situation on both sides
The tacit struggle continued for seven or eight years.
It has been almost ten years since he was ordered to go north to garrison Dai in the winter of the first year of Qianyou. In ten years, Yang Ye grew from a young man to a mature man, became a father, and grew into a truly mature border garrison general. He garrisoned the border areas for a long time.
Living in one city and one gate for ten years, Yang Ye can be said to have dedicated the best years of his life to Yanmen.
In the past ten years, Yang Ye's greatest achievement was to build a defense system centered on Yanmen Pass, supplemented by dozens of passes along the mountain, and to train an elite infantry and cavalry team.
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In Yanmen Dongxing Pass, on the southeastern battlefield, a Han army of more than 700 soldiers was practicing. Yang Ye personally commanded in the formation, waving the command flag, and the soldiers marched eastward according to the order, changing their formation. The whole scene looked serious and orderly.
, the operation is smooth, the formation is rigorous, round and integrated, with few flaws. It is obvious that these soldiers have reached a certain level of training in military formation.
What was being practiced this time was the Six Flower Formation created by Li Jing, the God of War in the early Tang Dynasty. It has been developed for hundreds of years and has become very mature. Of course, on Yang Ye's side, some new changes have been added based on the current military development.
Make it simpler and reduce complicated coordination as much as possible.
For ordinary soldiers, of course, the simpler the coordination and the fewer changes, the better. The same is true for generals. The creation of the Rikka Formation is to use as few troops as possible to complete a more stable formation and achieve the most effective results.
, and reduce the difficulty of command.
Yang Ye commanded the Xiang army with a strength of 4,000. In these years, in addition to patrolling the defenses of the passes day after day and exploring the enemy's situation in the north of the Great Wall, he focused the rest of his energy on the training of the troops under his command. Up to now, the infantry and cavalry under his command
, it can already be driven like an arm and operates like a heart.
Although the Liuhua Formation is mainly for defense, Yang Ye's practice of it is strategically based on offense. He is already considering the battle in Guanguan City in the north of Saibei in advance. This is also something that some senior generals within the Han Dynasty are considering.
The round formation changed into a square formation, the curved formation changed into a sharp formation, imagining the enemy's situation, terrain, and switching between offense and defense. After practicing for more than two hours, the training was completed and disbanded.
"Dad!" On the general stage, the boy who had been watching the sergeant's drill gave Yang Ye a military salute.
The boy who was almost ten years old was naturally Yang Ye's eldest son Yan Zhao. He had already shown a certain talent for military affairs. He began to learn literature and martial arts at the age of six, and followed Yang Ye in and out of military camps and inspected military fortresses.
Yang Ye now has three sons, but he is extremely fond of his smart eldest son. He regards him as his heir and has been training him since he was a child.
"Da Lang, are you hungry?" Yang Ye asked with a smile.
Yang Yanzhao nodded and said directly: "I'm hungry!"
"Then go back to the house and eat!" Yang Ye said.
Hearing this, Yang Yanzhao couldn't help but raise a question: "Didn't dad always say that a general should share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers? It's late and there is food in the camp, so why not eat in the camp?"
Yang Ye raised his thick eyebrows and looked at his eldest son's smart look. Yang Ye's smile grew brighter. He touched his head and said, "I am both the leader of an army and the leader of a family. If I don't return home, I'm afraid your mother will find you."
Come to the military camp..."
Yang Ye's words were of course a joke. His wife was the granddaughter of the late prime minister Feng Dao, and she was also the emperor's matchmaker. She had a well-educated family background, was knowledgeable and polite, sensible and well-educated, and was a very good wife.
Accompanying Yang Ye for ten years, he never complained about the bitter cold in the border areas. He always stayed by his side, supported his husband and raised his children. Because his poems and books were passed down from family to family, he also wrote several poems that were spread in the southern part of the country and the northern part of the country.
When it comes to his mother, Yang Yanzhao obediently expressed that he would return home. For so many years, Yang Ye has been hampered by official and military affairs and has inevitably neglected his family. The entire Yang family and the upbringing of his children are all in charge of the Feng family. Regarding his mother, Yang Yanzhao does the same.
The respect and fear developed since childhood...
Yang Ye picked up his eldest son and wanted to take him back home, but he fluttered him a few times and struggled to the ground, trying to leave on his own.
The Yang Mansion is located in the pass, in the west city. For a military fortress, life is definitely not good.
Feng was two years younger than Yang Ye, and she married him when she was less than 18 years old. Years of living in Beishu made Feng no longer as soft and beautiful as before, and her skin was not as smooth and delicate as before, but she gradually developed a
Her resolute and strong temperament made Yang Ye even more heartbroken. Not every pampered, graceful and weak woman can endure such loneliness and bitter cold.
"Madam (Mother)!" Yang Ye still respected Feng very much. In the hall, Yang Yanzhao, a senior and a junior, stood there honestly, smiling with her carefully.
It was already dark. Before returning home, Yang Ye felt something. He took people to the garrison in Guanbei for inspection. It was naturally late after walking around for such a long time. In the hall, the meal had been prepared, but it was obviously cold.
Ms. Feng was sitting at the table, flanked by two hungry children.
Seeing Yang Ye's slightly guilty expression, Feng's beautiful face softened and she said softly: "Since you're back, wash up and tidy up, and I'll have the food heated up!"
"You guys, go and clean up yourselves too!" Ms. Feng glared at her three sons again, especially the two younger ones, who liked to touch and move around. After waiting for so long, their clean hands had already become dirty again.
Mrs. Feng, on the other hand, personally helped Yang Ye take off his robe, took off his coat and went to the well in the courtyard. The servant brought boiled hot water, and Mrs. Feng took the well water to adjust the temperature, and then helped him wash his hair and cleanse himself...
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Midsummer has not yet arrived, and the weather is not too hot, but after taking a bath, it is still very enjoyable and refreshing. However, looking at Mrs. Feng with her sleeves rolled up, Yang Ye couldn't help but say: "Madam comes from a scholarly family.
I feel guilty for doing this work with your hands that hold pens and grind ink!"
Hearing this, Mrs. Feng chuckled and said: "If I spend all my time in a boudoir, studying poetry and books, I am no longer suitable to be General Yang's wife! It is my duty to support my husband and raise my children, so why should my husband feel guilty!"
Feng's attitude was calm and generous. Regarding this, Yang Ye could only sigh, "How can a husband ask for such a wife?"
Mrs. Feng said: "My husband always says this, and I am worthy of receiving this praise!"
During a dinner, the family stayed together in a harmonious atmosphere, but the meal was only half eaten. The military academy hurriedly came to report: "Military envoy, someone from Beisei has come to warn that there is a strange movement of the Liao army in Yunshuo!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Ye immediately put aside his warm feelings and became serious. He turned to look at Feng, who showed him a virtuous smile: "Since there is a military situation, your husband should deal with it early. Don't neglect it!"