On the third day of the first month of May, next to the Baigou River, the Liao army camped.

Different from Zhuozhou City, which was constantly in turmoil during the war, the Song and Liao armies entered a short period of confrontation during this period of time, although there were occasional temptations and frictions, but there was no real fierce battle, and the two sides just guarded their own camps, waiting for a certain change or opportunity to come.

This is actually quite unfavorable for the Liao army, because they do not have an endless stream of logistics support like the Song army, even if they are fighting the enemy on their own territory, but the gap in national strength, as well as the turmoil in the country for many years, has made the logistics of this Liao army feel great pressure.

But even so, Yelu Dashi still dissuaded Yelu Xiongge's aggressive strategy, because he believed that as long as Zhuozhou on the other side fell back into the hands of Da Liao, they would be able to turn the situation around in an instant and break the Song army in front of them. And he, like Yelu Xiongge, has absolute trust and confidence in Xiao Gan, believing that he will be able to report the victory of capturing Zhuozhou City to the army in a short time.

At the beginning of May, the weather was much hotter than in April, and even though they were now in the north of the Central Plains, they could still feel the heavy heat. In addition, the weather in the past few days has been stuffy for a while, which makes the Liao soldiers in the camp feel even more uncomfortable and bored, and many people are too lazy to wear clothes, so they hide in the shade shirtless to enjoy the coolness.

But because of his identity, Yelu Dashi could not be as casual as an ordinary soldier, not only was his clothes neat, but even the armor was always draped on his body, so that he felt even more stuffy and unhappy in the tent. In fact, that's all, what makes him feel even more uncomfortable, as well as the faint feeling of uneasiness and boredom that keeps growing in his heart, as if something bad is about to happen, or has already happened.

It's an extremely subtle sense of induction, mysterious and unclear, but sometimes extremely accurate. Yelu Dashi had such a strange feeling before, but this time he came back more suddenly and fiercely, which made him a little restless, and he could only walk back and forth in the tent to calm his mind.

What does this strange uneasiness portend? Isn't there some big mess in the north, could it be that the Jin people have captured Xijing and even Shangjing? Terrible thoughts came up from Yelu Dashi's heart, but it was difficult to make a conclusion, but one thing was certain, he felt that it must not be something that would come out of Xiao Gan in Zhuozhou.

Although just three or four days ago, he also saw the relevant battle report and learned that Zhuozhou had not yet been captured, and Xiao Gan's troops had suffered a lot of casualties. But he still believes that with Xiao Gan's ability and the essence of the soldiers and horses under his command, good news will come back in a few days! After all, the Chang Shengjun has always been Xiao Gan's defeated generals, even if they rely on the city to defend it, it is still impossible to make any waves.

At the same time, the biggest threat, the Song army, has also been stared at by the Great Liao army, and it is impossible to hide from them and send troops to rescue. Therefore, even if there is really any change, it will never appear in Youzhou City!

Just as Yelu Dashi kept telling himself this conclusion, just after noon, with bursts of muffled thunder from the distant sky, several fast horses also stumbled straight towards the Liao army camp. After the guards showed their bows and arrows and ordered them to stop and tell them where they were, the knights on the horses all fell from their horses with a thud as they hurriedly stopped their horses, and the horses beneath them also foamed at the mouth at the same time and fell.

This can be the guards guarding the door to be shocked, immediately someone cautiously stepped forward to inquire, only to see a few people struggling to show their own waist cards, it is Feiyan riding people! In this way, these soldiers did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly joined forces to carry the people into the camp, and reported the situation to the top, and quickly spread it to Jeluxiongge.

Half an hour later, Jerodashi was called to Jelu Xiongge. At this time, the face of the commander of the Liao Kingdom, the king of the Southern Courtyard, was as gloomy as ink, and his eyes were full of hesitation and uneasiness: "Dashi, something is wrong." Just now, the remnants of the Feiyan cavalry under Xiao Gan fled back, bringing back the news of their defeat at the Song army in Zhuozhou, and even Xiao Gan himself was trapped in the city, and now he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead! ”

In an instant, Yelu Dashi was struck by lightning, and in this sultry afternoon, he felt cold all over his body, and he was directly stunned there, and he couldn't react for a long time.

After a long time, he reluctantly smiled and said, "King, the military situation can't be regarded as child's play, don't lie to me." It's just that this smile is more ugly than crying, and while speaking, his eyes are staring at each other with expectation, just hoping that the other party will really let you see what he said at this time, in fact, I am joking with you, and it is the good news of Zhuozhou's victory.

However, the reality did not go as he wished, and Yelu Xiongge said with a solemn face: "This is all the emergency military information brought back by the Feiyan cavalry soldiers, how can this king joke about such a big thing?" On the night of the first day of the first month, suddenly a Song army of 100,000 people was killed in the city of Zhuozhou, and the Song people who were already in it should be joined by the outside, so that there was this result. And Xiao Gan didn't know that there was such a change, so he happened to lead the army into Zhuozhou, but he was defeated in a battle and trapped himself. ”

"This ...... How is this possible......" Yelu Dashi still looked shocked in disbelief, and when he said this, he couldn't control his volume, and almost roared. It's no wonder that he is not surprised, this kind of change is too unexpected for him, and it also hits him too hard, Rao is such a steady and calm person as Yelu Dashi, and he is also a little out of proportion at this time.

"Dashi, Lin Ya!" Yelu Xiongge hurriedly interrupted his words with a shout, and said with a solemn expression: "This is a big matter, don't mess with the morale of the army!" ”

This reprimand finally made Yelu Dashi's consciousness settle down a little, but his eyes were still full of doubt, and he said straightly: "How can there be such a change? Xiao Gan has always been clever in the use of troops, and his subordinates are more elites who can fight habitually, how could he be so defeated? Also, where did the 100,000 Song troops come from? Hasn't the main force of the Song army always been in front of us, and it is impossible for the movement of so many soldiers and horses to hide from our ears and eyes. He was already in a state of confusion, and it was really difficult for him to figure out what was going on.

It was Yelu Xiongge, because he didn't have too much confidence in Xiao Gan's department, so he looked more calm at this time: "Since we can have Xiao Gan to lead the army to raid Zhuozhou, the Song army can also divide the follow-up troops and horses to capture Zhuozhou." ”

"But where did they come from?" Yelu Dashi still can't figure out this layer, after all, he has always thought that he has thoroughly understood the details of the Song army, and now all they can use is the Western Army and the Northern Army, plus a part of the forbidden army, 300,000 troops are almost the limit of the Song State's elite soldiers!

Yelu Dashi has always been confident in this point, because he has always understood the situation of the Song Kingdom, and knows that the seemingly wealthy Great Song Dynasty is actually strong and middle-class, at least in the army, it has its natural shortcomings. In addition to these 300,000 troops, the other Song troops are all worthless local chickens and dogs, so what kind of Xiang army and township army, it is difficult to even pacify the civil chaos and bandits in other countries, let alone pull them to the north to fight with the elite of Liao.

And now the defeated Xiao Gan's department is the most elite part of the Liao army, how can those Song troops do it?

This question, until Yelu Xiongge said softly, finally made him speechless: "It is reported that this Song army came from the south of the Song River, and it was a Shandong garrison before, but it was a subordinate named Sun Tu ......"

"It's him......" After being stunned for a moment, Yelu Dashi finally accepted the facts in front of him, and at the same time, he suddenly spit out a breath of turbidity in his mouth: "Thousands of calculations, I still missed this Sun Tu." Unexpectedly, after many times of planning, he thought he would win the battle, but he was defeated by his Sun Tu! When he said this, his tone was both relieved and deeply resentful and unwilling.

As early as a few years ago, Yelu Dashi had already seen that Sun Tu was not simple, and even thought of recruiting him to Liao for his own use, and then sent someone to kill him. But as a result, all the schemes failed, and Sun Tu continued to grow, so that he really became a big problem for Da Liao.

"It's really unexpected, it's only been a few years, and this Sun Tu can train such a powerful army, and now, we will be in big trouble." Yelu Xiongge also said with a solemn expression: "However, in order to prevent disturbance of our army's heart, this matter can only be concealed and let a few people know." ”

Yelu Dashi nodded clearly, the current situation is becoming more and more unfavorable, if the heart of the army is really shaken, and the opportunity is seized by the Song army in front, it will really be doomed. You must know that now they are no longer facing Tong Guan, but the second elder of the breed who is more shrewd and experienced in using soldiers.

But then, he frowned worriedly: "Even if our army is not chaotic, I am afraid that it will not be good to confront the Song army again." Maybe in two days, Sun Tu will lead a large army from the side to attack...... Wrong! His face suddenly changed again, and he cried out again.

Yelu Xiongge, who was already highly nervous, was taken aback by him again: "Is there anything else wrong?" ”

"This battle is dangerous...... Yelu Dashi said with horror: "If it were me who changed into Sun Tu, what I thought at this time would never be just on this side of the battlefield!" ”

"Then where will he set his goal......" As soon as the words came out, Yelu Xiongge's face also changed, because at this moment, he also guessed what the other party wanted to say.

"Nanjing!" The two of them looked at each other and said in unison what made them panic. Once Sun Tuzhen led his army to make a detour to the north, with his 100,000 troops, I am afraid that it will not be long before he can capture this most important city in the south of Liao.

And more importantly, they all knew very well that the ultimate goal of the Song Army's Northern Expedition was here, and with Sun Tuzhi's shrewdness, how could they let go of such an opportunity?

In a panic, the two of them instantly fell into a dilemma, how to choose, should they go back to the division to rescue?