The wall built by the Han Department extends from the side of the Jiehe River to the west bank of the Bohai Sea, which was originally surrounded by water on three sides, but now the Jiehe River has frozen, so the Khitan people and horses can step on the ice and go around the wall!

Yang Yingqi jumped up and said, "I'll go in and take a look." ”

Cao Guangbi grabbed him: "Don't go!" It's not safe inside the walls now. Stay with me! He sighed again: "This Yelu Dashi is really bold enough!" The ice on the river has not been explored, and he dares to take such a risk! ”

But his bold action turned passive into active! even made Cao Guangbi and others at a loss for a while.

At this time, the knife array was only separated from the camp by a fence, and Xu Wen shouted in the knife array: "Second general, do we want to go to the wall to help?" ”

Cao Guangbi frowned and jumped twice, and shouted: "No! Then we'll be in a mess! Push me slowly towards the shore! ”

The sword formation moved at the order, and the two groups of cavalry rushed together towards the rear of the Khitans.

Yang Yingqi asked: "What should I do inside the wall?" The sappers are okay, but the people are in a mess! ”

Cao Guangbi said: "The fourth child is inside!" It's up to him now! Hopefully he'll have a solution. ”

This winter, the ice skin of the Boundary River was quite solid, and the great stone of Jelu stepped over the ice, and wanted to rush into the wall in a roundabout way—he did not know the reality of the wall, but he was betting on his instinct! But Cao Guangbi's actions made him feel confused: the opponent's sword formation did not retreat to the wall to help defend as he expected, but forced it towards him - the two teams of cavalry even went around the back to outflank!

"Am I wrong?"

Plop and plop - the ice is not solid everywhere after all, not only did the horses slip and fall, but a dozen horsemen fell in the cracked ice holes - in the case of the army galloping rapidly, there was no comrade who had the strength to save them, so to fall was death! The loss of dozens of cavalry did not affect the combat strength of this army too much, but it seriously dealt a blow to Yelu Dashi's confidence. But he didn't know that the people inside the walls were more nervous than him at the moment!

The sappers of the Han Department were originally capable of fighting a battle, but after all, they were busy for a day and a night, and their physical condition was extremely poor, so it is difficult to say how much of a role they could play in the case of a hasty response to the enemy. As for those people, they were in chaos before the soldiers and horses rushed to them!

"Panic what!" Ouyang Shi's adjutant shouted: "General Ouyang is here!" The Liao people can't come! ”

Who is General Ouyang? The folks don't know. But since he is a general, the official said so, he must have some ability. Under the organization of the Han sappers, the people honestly stood in line, barely stabilizing the order - but the sappers knew that if the Khitans rushed in, they were afraid that they would be in chaos again.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

The sappers, who could still run, quickly armed with soft armor, bows and arrows, and spears, crouched down on the river, lined up in two rows, front and back. Although they are organized, their physical strength is actually extremely weak, and they don't have time to move over to resist the horse stake or something, if they are rushed by Yelu Dashi, this strong defense line will collapse immediately!

Close, close, close!

The Khitan cavalry had already entered the range of the sappers, but the leader did not give the order - now attack, the ridiculous attack power will expose the details of this defense line! Once the other party sees weakness, then this human wall will not even have a deterrent effect.

Jerodashi didn't know any of this. Fighting a war is sometimes a lot like gambling, not knowing all the opponent's hole cards to play. So when Jerod saw the two rows of people that were rapidly arranging within the wall, he hesitated.

At this moment, several huge shadows appeared on the ice near the sea! The Khitans couldn't help but look at it in the air, and they were all startled! Boat! A two-story ship! Warship!

Because the river was frozen, the big boats could not come up against the river, and could only hover on the nearest water. But the sudden appearance of this behemoth still cast another shadow on Yelu Dashi's heart: "How many troops does the other party still have to take out?" ”

"Put!" Ouyang Shi shouted the order on the boat, and hundreds of thunderbolt fireballs were thrown, because the distance was still far, those thunderbolts did not directly hit the Khitan cavalry, but smashed on the ice between the Khitan and the sapper walls, burning some holes or cracks. The ice near the shore had already burned some holes for drawing water, and all of a sudden, the entire ice surface became like a honeycomb. The force of the cavalry's rush caused cracks to form in the ice, and the holes were connected by cracks, causing the already frozen ice skin to begin to shake, and the ice surface began to show signs of collapse.

"Not good! Hurry back! "But where can you be so calm in a gallop? There were dozens of horsemen who rushed too fast and rushed into the vicinity of the burning place of the thunderbolt fireball, and the weak flames could no longer burn the horse's hooves, but the ice was also burned thin, and it could not withstand the trampling of dozens of horses, and a big hole was cracked with a bang, swallowing the Khitan cavalry and even the men and horses.

"Alas...... Retreat. ”

Ouyang Shi couldn't wait to throw the thunderbolt fireball to stop the Khitans from approaching the riverbank, which had actually exposed the Han Ministry's lack of confidence in the defenses within the walls. Yelu Dashi thought of this in an instant, but he still didn't dare to take the risk. Not only because Cao Guangbi's knife formation was approaching, but also because he was not at ease about the strength of this ice skin. Although it is possible for him to insert himself into the wall in a dead angle that the sea ships cannot attack, another scenario may also occur, that is, the ice suddenly collapses in a large area, pulling all the Khitan cavalry into the water!

"It's a pity that ......" When retreating to the south, Yelu Dashi couldn't help but turn his head to look at the human wall on the riverbank, and sighed that he had fallen short.

"It's fine." Ouyang Shi wiped a cold sweat. Although the Han Department may not be completely defeated if Yelu Dashi rushes into the wall, it will definitely suffer heavy losses. The current situation is already the best for Hanbu.

Yelu Dashi retreated to the northwest in a roundabout way, and the two teams of cavalry of the Han Department did not directly meet their front, but bit their tails and drove them out more than ten miles before returning. Yelu Dashi stationed in Wuqing Dongbo Village, the nearest Daliao stronghold, and then asked Xiao Gan to hurry to Xijin Mansion to ask for help from Yelu Chun, the marshal of the capital sitting in Nanjing. After the Liao army retreated, the Han Department hurriedly moved defensive equipment such as horse stakes to block the gap on the riverbank.

"It's a pity ......" Cao Guangbi sighed: "In such a situation, I haven't been able to win it all!" If the Iron Slaves were here, none of them would be able to escape. ”

Originally, the infantry of the Han Department was equipped with chariots and horses, but this time, in order to save space in the cabin, not only did the infantry not bring the horses, but even the number of cavalry was greatly limited. Although the Hanbu sword formation was strong, the movement of the two legs was not as good as that of the four-legged cavalry.

However, Cao Guangbi's sigh was actually a bit too much - although Yelu Dashi was not intercepted, their strategic purpose in the first stage had been accomplished.

"It's okay......" Yang Yingqi breathed a sigh of relief, and said in his heart: "This Yelu Dashi will definitely go to Xijin Mansion for help, this time and again, plus preparations, it will take about four or five days." In three days we can complete the wall and erect two watchtowers and an arrow tower. Within five days, our additional supplies will arrive, and at that time, we will not be afraid to face ten times more troops than this time! ”

He looked at Cao Guangbi and saw that he was in a daze, and his eyes were full of expectation! "The second brother is actually looking forward to a war!" Yang Yingqi saw this look on Cao Guangbi's face for the first time: "Yes! This is the Song-Liao border, and fighting here feels like defending the border of the Great Song Dynasty. As a soldier guarding the frontier for the Great Song Dynasty, this is probably the second brother's dream since he was a child. ”

Does Cao Guangbi really think so? He didn't say it himself, and Yang Yingqi didn't ask.

After the enemy retreated, the little unicorn relaxed, walked away two steps, was blown by a gust of wind, suddenly trembled, wanted to pull the swan robe against the wind but pulled it empty, stunned for a moment and shouted: "Where is my robe?" Why is it gone? Bah, it's cold! Robes, who took away my robes? Damn it! ”

A staff member who followed Yang Yingqi picked up his robe and said, "The Seventh General was shaken off by yourself." ”

Yang Yingqi said curiously: "I shook it off myself? How can there be such a thing! ”

Cao Guangbi came back to his senses and said with a smile: "This shows that you were very focused just now." He paused and said, "Ying Qi, don't you think that after our Han Department became rich, you became a little lazy, or even sluggish?" ”

Yang Yingqi was stunned for a moment and said: "It seems that I am lazy, after all, there are more and more talents in our Han Department, and I don't need to do many things......

"Excuses!" Cao Guangbi interrupted him and said, "The real reason should be that you have been indulging in a peaceful and prosperous life for too long!" Ying Qi, didn't you find that your whole person became very active when you were on the front line? In fact, you are very suitable for this kind of turbulent life. ”

"But ......" Yang Yingqi said: "The department I preside over is the center of the Han Ministry!" The center should be as stable as Mount Tai, can we run around casually? ”

Cao Guangbi said: "Of course, the center must be as stable as Mount Tai, but it does not have to be deep in the interior!" ”

Yang Yingqi said: "Not deep in the mainland? Ha, danger can occur at any time on the front line, how can you be as stable as Mount Tai? ”

Cao Guangbi said: "What you are talking about is the situation when guarding the world, and it is a situation where the leaders can be mediocre. But we're fighting the world now! When fighting the world, the leaders should be 'moving', not 'quiet'! And like you just said, there are more and more talents in the Han Department, and the hearts of the people are available, the internal structure can work very well, and some daily affairs do not need you to look old all day! Don't think of yourself as Xiao He, thinking that it is enough to sit in the rear to supply troops and food. We need you, not only because you are Xiao He, but also because you may be Zhang Liang, Zhuge Liang, Wang Meng, and a character who can be out and into the phase! In such a chaotic situation, if you go out and walk more, your mind will be much clearer, your vision will be much broader, and your mental courage will be sharpened more tenacity! Jinmen is too safe, and hiding there all the time will make people feel that the world is peaceful, and people will become weak. A weak center is the one that commands without hands and feet...... Do you understand? ”

Yang Yingqi felt a pang in his heart when he heard the last sentence, but he didn't say anything in his mouth, but his heart was stirred like a flood in the open sea. The hands and feet that the second brother said refer to Xiao Tienu, Ouyang Shi and Aluman? Or is it even himself? Suddenly, he felt that the second brother was different from the second brother when he was thousands of miles away, and even the second brother in the Huining era! No, not only the second brother, but also the fourth, fifth, and sixth elder seem to have grown a lot. A few years ago, when the seven brothers got married, Yang Yingqi felt that he could fully grasp the personality, ability and intention of the six brothers, but now these brothers often do things that he did unexpectedly. Is it just because they're growing up too fast? Or are you growing too slowly?

"A weak center is a ...... that can't be used to command" chewing Cao Guangbi's words in his heart, Yang Yingqi felt a little self-defeating: "Is the second brother trying to make me stronger?" "He didn't want this, he was too tired like that, and he didn't need it—at least not before! The brothers worked together, and the Han people were united, which made Yang Yingqi feel that he only needed to play the role of reconciliation, guidance, and assistance. Especially Zhi Yanchong, this big brother who fully trusts himself stands there like a solid pillar, as if he can stand up even if the sky falls!

But what if everything you rely on becomes unreliable?

When the situation changes, perhaps a person will be forced to take the path he does not want to take - or he may take that path of his own accord!

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