Chapter 174: Reinforcements

At this moment, counting the daytime battle, the battle losses of the entire Liao cavalry team were almost half of the scale, but it seemed that even a single Song army had not been injured. The main general was so angry that he almost vomited blood, and scolded his captains.

However, no matter how much you scold, it won't help, and the most important thing to do at this time is to rest well and recuperate your spirits so that you can fight again tomorrow.

Knowing that there was no large army of the Song army around, and that it was just a small group of enemy attacks just now, the commander of the Liao army was also a little relieved, and after reprimanding his subordinates a few words, he ordered them to strengthen their vigilance and hurry up to sleep.

Since the general was gracious, the captains quickly slipped out of the main tent in disgrace, arranged their own patrol posts, and went back to sleep.

But what they didn't expect was that the whole camp had not been quiet for long, and the main general had not even had a complete dream, and there was hysterical chaos outside again.

This time the situation is even more exaggerated than the last time. First, several sentries standing guard had their throats cut in the darkness, and then five or six knights rushed out of the dense forest, took advantage of the darkness of the night to quietly break into the camp, and then rushed forward and set fire to it in all directions. But all the Liao soldiers who noticed that the situation was abnormal and ran outside the tent to watch the situation were inevitably hit by the galloping war horses and flew up, or were slashed to death by the knights on the horses. After a few back and forth, the whole camp was chaotic again, and a large number of Liao soldiers woke up from their dreams one after another, their eyes were full of fire and swords, and they immediately wore blankets and hugged their clothes, running around like headless flies.

By this time, the knights who had suddenly broken in had already left the camp, whipped away, and disappeared into the depths of the jungle.

"Damn, I can't sleep this night!" The commander of the Liao army shouted angrily: "The enemy does not have many troops, immediately organize manpower and chase me!" ”

The Liao army, which had calmed down, immediately heard the wind and sent many soldiers and horses into the dense forest, searching everywhere for the traces of the sneak attackers. However, it is a pity that the Song army who stole the camp was like a fish swimming back to the sea, completely disappearing into the darkness, no matter how the Liao army searched, they couldn't even get a piece of clothing.

When the sky was dark, the teams that had gone to search and pursue came back one after another. After tossing all night, the Liao army was already exhausted, and they couldn't afford to attack the Three Peerless Mountains again.

The commander of the Liao army thought to himself, anyway, the other party's trick is nothing more than this, the trapped beasts on the mountain are still fighting, and the small forces under the mountain are harassing, as long as I stand firm, I can starve the defenders half to death. So he no longer urged his subordinates to attack, but instead adopted the method of static braking, and simply sat down to fight with the Song army. At the same time, he sent a herald to summon some more helpers to help.

In this way, for the next two days, the Liao army under the hillside did not move, and it was as quiet as a group of little sheep.

Zhao Liang saw it in his eyes, and felt more and more inappropriate. The reinforcements have not been seen for a long time, and the little apple is also because the other party has strengthened its precautions, and it cannot be as easy as the first day.

On the contrary, Yang Ru was happy, sticking to Zhao Liang's side all day long, or telling him interesting stories about Tianbo Mansion with his eyebrows, or analyzing the current enemy situation with him seriously, without taking the trapped Three Peerless Mountains seriously at all.

Zhao Liang pondered, there was a problem with the matter of asking for help, or the two soldiers were robbed and killed by the enemy halfway, and the news was not sent; Or there is also fighting going on in nearby towns, so there is no ability to send troops to the rescue.

If this is the case, let alone rescuing Xiaoya, it is a question whether he can leave the Song Dynasty alive. Thinking of Zheng Luya, Zhao Liang suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered a doorway. Although it may seem a little unreliable, it is better than doing nothing.

The way he thought of was the gatekeeper disciple of the Dim Sect - Yuanbao. When he traveled to the Song Dynasty, Zhao Liang carried with him the small box specially used to talk to the head token, which was hidden in his waist at the moment.

Zhao Liang pondered, if he could tell Xiao Yuanbao the news here, and then let him contact the head Li Erbai through the way of flying pigeons, then there would be a chance for the disciples of the Dim Sect to rush to the rescue of him.

At the very least, they could manage to notify General Yang Yanzhao in Shanzhou and tell him to send troops to save his precious daughter.

Zhao Liang made up his mind, and under the pretext of going to the toilet, he finally got rid of the sticky goblin for the time being, and hid in the thatched house to call Yuanbao.

After a while, a holographic display appeared above the box, revealing a round-headed and round-headed guy on the screen, who was none other than the business expert Yuan Bao in the Dim School. I only heard Yuan Bao exclaim: "Quick, senior brother, come and see, the great immortal I said has appeared again!" ”

Before his words fell, a sharp-beaked monkey cheek and a face with two mustaches squeezed out the little ingot, and looked at Zhao Liang curiously. Because of the proximity, the guy was almost cross-eyed.

Zhao Liangxi said: "I'm sorry, Li Erbai?" Are you there too? ”

Hearing Zhao Liang's voice, Li Erbai was slightly startled, and immediately hurriedly saluted: "The Aquarius Immortal is above, please accept the disciple's worship!" ”

"Don't worship you!" Zhao Liang hurriedly said, "Where are you now?" Kaifeng Province? ”

Yuan Bao leaned his head over and replied, "Daxian, we are not in Kaifeng." Last time, when you issued a decree, Xiaodao didn't dare to slack off, and traveled 800 miles overnight, handed back the head token to his senior brother, and asked him to be ordered. ”

When Zhao Liang heard that they were still on the front line, he immediately rejoiced: "That's great, where is the specific location, tell me quickly." ”

Li Erbai replied respectfully: "The disciple is stationed in Beizhai in Xingtang County, and plans to go to the aid of Zhending Mansion, which is besieged by the Liao army, in the next few days. ”

"Beizhai in Xingtang County?" Zhao Liang was in high spirits and hurriedly asked: "Do you know that there is a beacon tower from the Northern Han Dynasty nearby?" It's in the Three Absolute Mountains. ”

"Oh, the disciple knows," Li Erbai nodded, "But it has been abandoned for a long time." Immortal Chief, we are not far from the Three Absolute Mountains, only a few dozen miles away. ”

Zhao Liang almost jumped up happily and said: "I'm a god, Daozu bless Daozu, I can be regarded as a savior." Brother Erbai, don't go to the rescue of any Zhending Mansion first, hurry up and save me. A little later, you're going to burp the Dark Aquarius Immortal! ”

Li Erbai and Yuan Bao couldn't help but be taken aback when they heard this, and hurriedly asked why. Zhao Liang made up nonsense: "I'm down again, this time I'm here to rescue the fallen fairy girl." However, by mistake, he got involved with Yang Yanzhao's second daughter, and was besieged by the Liao army on the Sanjue Mountain at this time. I was temporarily accepted by Heavenly Court, so I can't break through, so you can come to the rescue quickly. ”

Li Erbai heard the danger in it, and hurriedly agreed: "Immortal Chief, don't worry, the disciple will lead people to set off immediately, and you will definitely be well prepared!" ”

Zhao Liang thought about it for a while, and then ordered: "There is one more thing, after we meet, you two must not mention my true identity to anyone, just tell the outside world...... Just say to the outside world that I'm your junior brother. ”

"How can that work?" Li Erbai shook his head again and again: "The disciple is shallow, and he never dares to trespass, or ...... Let's make a lottery for my master, how about saying that you are my uncle? ”

At this time, Zhao Liang heard Yang Ru calling him outside, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, I can say anything, as long as I save my life first." With that, he hung up the communication and rushed out of the hut in three steps and two steps.

"What's wrong? Why are you so anxious? Zhao Liang asked.

Yang Ru pointed in the direction of the doorway: "Brother Zhao, go and take a look, the reinforcements of the Khitan dog are here!" ”

Zhao Liang trembled in his heart when he heard this, and hurriedly ran to the beacon tower of the military fort. When he arrived at the top of the platform, he looked out, only to see that on the side of the mountain bend in the distance, another Khitan cavalry team appeared, the size was about the same as the previous team, about four or five hundred people. However, unlike the previous soldiers, they are all new forces with high fighting spirits.

Zhao Liang's heart sank when he saw it, and he hurriedly shouted: "All on alert!" As soon as the enemy's reinforcements arrive, they will immediately attack the city and prepare for battle! Then he instructed the standard-bearer: "Hurry up and signal you all the apples, so that she must not act rashly, and never risk attacking the enemy's flanks and rears." When to strike, wait for my orders? ”

The signal standard-bearer was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't understand why Zhao Liang, as a military commander, had the courage to listen to his orders in turn. However, the situation in front of him was critical, and he didn't have time to hesitate, so he hurriedly blew the horn, and then waved the flag to the dense forest in the distance.

The situation was as Zhao Liang expected, after nearly 500 Liao troops joined, the Liao soldiers who had been sitting at the foot of the mountain for two days suddenly boosted their morale.

In the blink of an eye, they began to gather their forces and launched a new attack on the Three Peerless Mountain Military Fort again.

This time, Zhao Liang didn't do any tricks, but opened his posture, and in the absence of materials, he used a strong fortress to fight an offensive and defensive battle with the Khitan soldiers and horses.

Fortunately, the geographical advantage was firmly on the side of the Song army. Taking advantage of the fact that the enemy had stopped in the past two days, Zhao Liang took more than 20 soldiers in the fort to strengthen the fortifications day and night, and even the open gate hole had been blocked by stones.

Relying on the favorable situation of fighting high and low, the soldiers of the Song army gave full play to the powerful power of bows and arrows, and made several rounds of arrow rain to wash the Liao soldiers who were desperately attacking. These people are all veterans of scouts who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and in modern times, they are standard reconnaissance companies and sharp knife squads, all of them have superb marksmanship, and they have hit every shot, and they have been fighting the enemy in a bitter way.

But even so, the brave Khitans still attacked the gate of the military fort three times in succession, almost crossed the stone wall, and rushed in. Fortunately, at every critical moment, the Song soldiers resisted desperately, using knives, guns, stones and flesh and blood to force the approaching Liao army to retreat, which was able to keep the city gate from losing.

The reinforcements of the Liao army arrived in the evening, and the battle began before dark, and the two sides fought back and forth all night by the light of the bright moon and torches. By the time it was dawn, seventeen Song soldiers in the fort had been killed, including Zhao Liang and Yang Ru, and almost all of the survivors were wounded.

Looking at the morning light in the mountains and forests in the distance, Yang Ru gently snuggled on Zhao Liang's shoulder, and suddenly asked softly, "Zhao Lang, do you regret it?" ”

Am me Nima? Zhao Lang? Zhao Liang, who was tired and sleepy, was awakened by this nickname, and said in his heart: I'll go, I was still Brother Zhao yesterday, and today I will immediately become Zhao Lang? This tone, how does it look like Sixue?

He couldn't bear to move his body, so as not to make Yang Ru sad, and comforted Wen Yan: "Don't think nonsense, we won't die." ”

Yang Ru smiled slightly, leaned closer to Zhao Liang, and said, "You don't have to comfort Ru'er." Sanjue Mountain is not far from the surrounding cities, and there have been no reinforcements for so long, and it is estimated that it was also dragged by the Liao army that attacked on a large scale. There was a fierce battle last night, and we only had eight of us left to breathe, and three of them were seriously injured. With just five remnants of you and me, can you stop them? ”

As she spoke, she lifted her hand and pointed down the hillside. Zhao Liang took advantage of the situation and saw that the camp of the Liao army was already in a hustle and bustle at this time, and a large number of Khitan warriors were gathering in formation, obviously preparing to launch a new round of attack again.

Looking at the Liao soldiers who were like wolves and tigers, planning to rush up and devour them alive, Zhao Liang felt a feeling of weakness rise in his heart. After thousands of calculations, I didn't calculate that I would die on this battlefield in the end. How should I explain to my mother when I go back? The son didn't disgrace you, and he fought bravely and became a martyr, but it's a pity that it was from the Song Dynasty?

Yang Ru didn't know Zhao Liang's complicated mood at this time, and muttered to herself: "Zhao Lang, Ru'er doesn't regret it. The slave family has a few words in their hearts that I want to say to you first......"

In the last few sentences, Yang Ru said like a mosquito, Zhao Liang didn't hear it clearly, he couldn't help but look down at Yang Ru curiously: "What did you just say?" ”

Yang Ru's face was flushed, she glanced at Zhao Liang with disgust, and was about to speak, but at this moment, a rapid sound of gongs and drums suddenly came from the mountains and forests in the distance, which happened to interrupt what she was about to say.