Yang Yan has been well-versed in military books since childhood, is both intelligent and resourceful, and is also Li Jingang's brother-in-law.
Before joining Li Jingang in the rebellion, he served as a soldier in Yinzhou, Guannei Road, and was once a centurion in Zhechoufu.
Yinzhou was massacred by the Tartars, and he fled Yinzhou like Lin Feng and Shi Yong under Zhao Muyun.
Yang Yan returned to Xiazhou and took refuge with his brother-in-law Li Jingang, who was the head of the post station at that time.
Li Jingang recognized his brother-in-law's military talent and once joked that when he became a general in the future, he would definitely let his brother-in-law serve as his military advisor.
I never thought it would actually work!
However, from the relationship between Yang Yan and Li Jingang, it is not difficult to see that Li Jingang obeys Yang Yan's orders.
For example, the current plan to raid Xijing.
His plan was extremely bold: use the decisive battle of Bailuyuan to attract the full attention of the imperial army, and then lead the 3,000 elite soldiers trained by himself and equipped with the best weapons of the rebels, using Han Wang Yinxuan as a "shield", bypass the main battlefield, and go straight to Xijing, the second largest city of the Dayin Empire.
Once Xijing is captured, even if it only causes a local shock, it will completely reverse the situation in the world, greatly boost morale, and undermine the prestige of the court.
With Xijing, sending troops to guard the strategic Huayin Pass would be equivalent to owning the fertile land of the Wei Plain, as well as millions of people, huge amounts of food and wealth.
If they went south to seize Jiannan Road or sent troops to take Longyou Road, the imperial court could only watch helplessly.
In the future, Li Jingang can plan to take over the Central Plains, or retreat to a corner and compete with others.
Even if Li Jingang suffered a setback in Bailuyuan, as long as he could capture Xijing, it would be a huge strategic victory.
When Yang Yan proposed this plan, Li Jingang's eyes lit up and he immediately agreed.
Niu Desheng was also shocked by the profits brought by this plan and immediately admitted his mistake to Yang Yan.
If Yang Yan had arrived a step later, Prince Yinxuan of Han would have been thrown into the pot with boiling water.
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An hour later, the outline of Xijing's towering city wall appeared on the horizon.
The city gates were closed, and the city walls were filled with flags and soldiers.
Two hundred and fifty thousand rebels were stationed in Bailuyuan, sixty miles northwest of Xijing City, and they could attack Xijing at any time.
Since the day that the defending general Zhang Zhongfang arrived at Bailuyuan from Niu Desheng, captured the King of Han, and killed the entire family of the King of Qin, he has been on high alert and constantly asked the court for help.
He did not relax until Yang Dingguo's army appeared in Puzhen, northeast of Xijing.
In addition to the 3,000 defenders originally in the city, 5,000 young and strong men were temporarily recruited to defend the city together.
The city defense equipment that had not been used for many years was moved to the top of the city wall.
At this time, the defenders of Xijing had obviously discovered this uninvited guest.
Because the area within five miles around Xijing City was entirely plain with no trees to block the view, anyone with eyesight could see such a cavalry unit.
Suddenly, the alarm on the city wall sounded loudly, and countless soldiers rushed to the top of the city wall as if facing a powerful enemy.
Seeing that there was no obstruction on all sides, Yang Yan ordered the entire army to advance straight to the west gate of Xijing.
Three thousand elite soldiers quickly formed up outside the city within an arrow's reach, full of murderous intent.
Yang Yan spurred his horse forward a few steps, his voice loud and clear, reaching the top of the city wall:
"Listen up, commanders on the city walls! The Heavenly King under the command of the Grand Marshal Fengtian is here! Open the city walls and surrender immediately! Otherwise, we will storm the city and leave you dead without a burial place!"
On the top of the city wall, defending general Zhang Zhongfang was dressed in military uniform, his face as solemn as iron.
He had already received warnings about the Battle of Bailuyuan and the possibility of a surprise attack by a small group of rebels, but he did not expect the other side to arrive so quickly.
However, the enemy only has such a small number of troops, yet they also come to attack the city. What are they thinking?
"You only have a few thousand people, and you dare to think of attacking Xijing City? Are you crazy?"
Zhang Zhongfang mocked Yang Yan below the city, which immediately caused a burst of laughter from the Dayin defenders on the city wall.
Xijing is the second largest city in Dayin and was also the capital of the previous dynasty.
The city is tall and strong, with a complete defense system, and there are hundreds of thousands of residents in the city.
The former emperor led 50,000 remaining soldiers to resist and refused to surrender.
The founding emperor of Dayin mobilized an army of 300,000 and it took him half a year to capture the city.
The rebels coming now look very powerful, but there are only three thousand of them at most, and they actually want to attack the city.
Yang Yan was confident. With a wave of his hand, his men pushed a fat man in brocade clothes to the front of the team.
Yinxuan was pushed roughly and exposed to the sight of the defenders on the city wall.
He looked at the top of the city wall in horror, his lips trembling, but he couldn't utter a complete sound because of fear.
Yang Yan felt quite proud when he saw how cowardly the King of Han was. Even if he was the son of the current emperor, he could still be manipulated at will.
His voice suddenly rose, threateningly:
"Look at who this is."
Zhang Zhongfang looked closely and saw that this was the King of Han who was captured by the rebels.
Rumor has it that he has been boiled, so how is he still alive?
"It's His Royal Highness the Prince of Han! It's really the Prince of Han!" There was a commotion among the defenders on the city wall, and the officers and soldiers who recognized Yin Xuan's identity looked frightened.
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Zhang Zhongfang chose to remain silent and refused to acknowledge him.
"Listen up, everyone on the city walls! This is Dayin's Prince of Han, Yinxuan. Open the city gates immediately! If you resist, that fat pig, the Prince of Han, will be beheaded immediately!"
"He died because of you, so you must be charged with not helping him and murdering the royal family."
Yang Yan asked his men to continue shouting towards the top of the city wall.
Zhang Zhongfang took a deep breath and suppressed the shock and anger in his heart.
He knew that Yang Yan's plan was extremely vicious.
If he did not open the door and watched the prince being killed, he would not be able to bear the heinous responsibility, and the morale of the army would also suffer a devastating blow.
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