The old man's words can be said to hit the nail on the head.

The old man broke through the whereabouts of Di Qing and his party, and if Di Qing let him go, he would always be worried.

Worried that the old man would pass on their news to the Liao people.

So when fighting, it is very likely that you will tie your hands and feet to prevent ambushes.

Di Qing stared at the old man and said: "Don't worry, I have decided to divide the troops into two routes, one way to follow the light car, raid Tongtai Pass, and take the armament all the way to sweep away the remaining Liao soldiers in the four fields."

I won't let my husband go, but I won't hurt my father's life.

The old man stayed here, ate and lived with the soldiers and horses under my command, and waited for me to take the Tongtai Pass, and then let the old man leave. ”

The old man smiled bitterly and said to Di Qing: "You doll, your heart is too kind. Although Xiao Lao'er doesn't know the art of war, he also knows the truth that Ci is not in charge of soldiers. If you act like this, sooner or later you will suffer a great loss.

The little old man follows you, after all, it is a drag. ”

The old man is old and his movements are not flexible, and when he is in the army, he will inevitably have to take care of one or two soldiers in a row.

He is in the army, which is not beneficial to the army, but harmful.

The old man knew this truth, so after knowing Di Qing's purpose, he was bent on death.

Di Qing waved his hand, "Boss doesn't need to say much, I have made up my mind." ”

The old man smiled bitterly again, thought about it for a while, and said to Di Qing very generously: "Little Lao'er doesn't eat the food in your army in vain, you can take those sheep and eat them." ”

Di Qing was stunned for a moment and nodded, "Okay, I'll ask the clerk in the army to give you the money to buy sheep." ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, and said seriously: "The sheep is dedicated to you by the little old man." ”

Di Qing said calmly: "There are rules in the army, and the things of the common people have to be paid, and they must be raised by one percent on the basis of the market price." ”

The old man's eyes widened in astonishment, as if he had heard something unbelievable.

Di Qing led the old man into the mountain nest and explained: "The new rules in the army, all soldiers and horses must follow, and several ministers in the court have set them together.

Violators will be executed immediately, regardless of identity or merit. ”

The old man muttered to himself: "Several ministers in the Great Song Dynasty court are characters. ”

From the birth of the old man to the present, I have never seen that soldier and horse take the people's things and take the initiative to give money.

The soldiers and horses of the Song and Liao countries took the people's things as if they were taking their own things.

Clever and robbing, there is no meaning of giving money at all.

Occasionally, one or two people gave money, and after the incident, the generals in the army sent people to compensate.

It was the first time that the old man had seen him take the initiative to give money.

Di Qing led the old man into the mountain nest, and the old man saw a piece of soldiers lying on the grass and pretending to sleep.

The scene was very spectacular, and the old man squinted a little.

Two lines of tears flowed out of the old man's eyes.

Seeing this, Di Qing said with a surprised face: "Why is my uncle crying? ”

The old man wiped the tears on his face and said to Di Qing: "They are all good dolls, you have to take them with you." If you really can't beat them, you can run away with them, and don't let them fall into the ambush of the Liao. ”

Di Qing looked at the old man with a puzzled expression.

The old man knew that Di Qing had doubts in his heart, so he whispered: "When the little old man was young, he was recruited into the army by the Liao people and went to Chenjiagu to help General Yang collect the corpse.

Thousands of soldiers, at the mouth of Chenjia Valley, fought bravely to kill the enemy, but had no reinforcements to help, and finally could only die of exhaustion under the siege of the Liao.

Xiao Lao'er watched the scene of their tragic death, and still thinks about it, and his heart still aches faintly. ”

Di Qing stared at the old man and said calmly: "Old man, even if we are defeated, we will not escape." ”

The old man's eyes widened in astonishment.

Di Qing said solemnly: "Before sending troops, Cao Shuai made it clear that in this battle, either he won, or 300,000 sons and daughters will die together." ”

When the old man heard this, he shouted in horror: "The Cao Shuai in your mouth is Cao Wei, the son of Cao Bin, the former privy envoy of the Great Song Dynasty? ”

Di Qing nodded.

The old man exclaimed: "Fighting for the lives of 300,000 sons, is he crazy? His father didn't dare do that. ”

Di Qing said in a deep voice: "This is my Great Song Dynasty's determination to recover Yanyun. ”

The old man couldn't say a word in shock, so he could only follow Di Qing to the boulder and sit down.

In a flash, it was evening.

Di Qing and the others began to get up and prepare.

The old man came back to his senses at this time, dragged Di Qing slightly, and asked with some astonishment: "General Di is preparing to march at night?" ”

After Di Qing gave the order, he nodded to the old man.

The old man said with some concern: "How can you see the road clearly at night as a night blind person in your army?" ”

The ancients had a single diet and lacked a lot of nutrients, so there were many people suffering from night blindness.

Seeing that Di Qing and the others were preparing to march at night, the old man was naturally worried.

When Di Qing heard this, he laughed in a low voice: "Old man doesn't have to worry about it. Yongguo Gong once said that the reason why many soldiers in the army suffer from night blindness is because there is too little delicious food.

So after our Tiger Army became an army, he often sent people to bring us some delicious food.

Today, there are no night blind people in our army. ”

Kou Ji probably didn't bother to explain the medical theory to Di Qing and the others, or maybe he was afraid that he would be half-witted and the medical theory he said would not be tenable, so he simply used a lame excuse to explain the matter.

Di Qing and the others didn't dig deeper, so they told the old man the lame excuse that Kou Ji had said.

After listening to Di Qing's words, the old man said suspiciously: "The soldiers in your army really don't have night blindness. ”

Di Qing nodded and said solemnly: "As long as the moonlight can shine, we can see it." ”

When the old man heard this, he hesitated a little, and after a long time, he said with some hesitation: "The soldiers in your army are not afraid of night blindness, but you can try to take a small road and go to Tongtai Pass."

The Liao people rarely set foot in the trail, so if you follow the trail, the Liao people will definitely not find out.

When you cross the trail and arrive five miles outside Tongtai Pass, the Liao may discover you. ”

When Di Qing heard this, his eyes widened in astonishment, and he stood in place in a daze for a long time.

After coming back to his senses a little, he almost jumped up without excitement.

His voice trembled and said: "What does the old man mean is that you know a small road that can hide from the eyes and ears of the Liao people, and let us quietly arrive five miles outside Tongtai Pass?" ”

The old man probably also realized that what he said was very useful to Di Qing, so he said very cautiously: "That path is not easy to walk, there are a lot of darkness, and if you are not careful, you will fall into it."

After falling in, nine out of nine can't pull it up.

The Liao people like to ride horses and run wildly, and where it is not suitable for running horses, so the Liao people rarely go anywhere. ”

Di Qing suppressed his excitement and shouted to Peng Yue and the others who came to him: "Tell the soldiers in the army that there is no need to divide the troops into two ways, we will rush to Tongtai Pass together tonight." ”

Peng Yue and the others had just walked to Di Qing's side, and when they heard Di Qing's words, they were slightly stunned.

Di Qing's voice trembled slightly: "The old man knows a small way. ”

Peng Yue and the others didn't say a word, turned their heads and went to give orders.

Seeing this, the old man was a little panicked, "You ...... Which path are you going to take? ”

Di Qing nodded very affirmatively.

The old man waved his hand again and again, "That's not good, that's not good, if some of the dolls are stuck in the quagmire and can't be saved, the little old man will feel guilty for the rest of his life." ”

Di Qing solemnly said to the old man: "In order to win the Tongtai Pass, we will not hesitate. ”

The old man said with a bitter face: "Then you send two or three people who are fast, and those who can quickly recognize the way, take the first step with the little old man, walk a few more round-trips, and try first." ”

Without waiting for Di Qing to speak, the old man babbled to himself, "You doll is really simple, and I don't suspect that the little old man is a bad person." What if Xiao Lao'er is a secret agent of the Liao people? What if there is an ambush of the Liao army ahead?

Xiao Lao'er will take people to walk a few more times first, familiarize yourself with the road, and instantly let your people see if there is an ambush.

That's the way it is. ”

The old man is also a warm-hearted person, and he thinks very thoughtfully for Di Qing.

In fact, Di Qing also had the heart to send someone to find out the situation with the old man first.

The old man took the initiative to bring it up, and Di Qing's words naturally didn't need to be spoken.

After deciding to copy the trail, Di Qing was not ambiguous, and immediately summoned more than a dozen dexterous people from the army to follow the old man to take the lead.

The old man insisted on letting the soldiers in the army help him onto his horse, and then took the scouts first.

By the time Di Qing and the others led the soldiers and horses, transporting the armaments, to the side of the trail described by the old man, it was already dark.

The old man had already taken the scouts and walked back and forth in the most dangerous places on the trail.

The most dangerous part of the trail is the first section.

There are several dangerous places in the early stage, which are very deadly.

People fall into it, and almost nothing can come out alive.

There aren't many dangers in the middle and back stages.

So in the middle and back sections, it is not difficult to walk.

When the old man took Di Qing and his party into the trail, he specially instructed Di Qing to dismantle the baskets of some carriages and remove the wooden planks, so that when they reached the dangerous places in the middle and back sections, they could use the wooden planks to pounce on them, reduce the danger, and save the time spent groping for progress.

Di Qing and the others led the soldiers and horses into the trail.

The old man wandered in the army.

Every time he passed through a dangerous place, the old man stood next to the dangerous place, reminding every passing soldier where to have an idea in front of him.

With the enthusiastic help of the old man, the soldiers and horses led by Di Qing passed through the most dangerous place in the previous section without danger.

The road behind is not so cautious.

The old man reminded in advance, the scouts laid the planks, and the army moved forward quickly.

By the middle of the road, the sky had begun to light slightly.

By the time we got to the back of the road, it was already bright.

The old man said the trail and arrived five miles outside Tongtai Pass.

But in fact, when Di Qing and his entourage appeared seven miles outside Tongtai Pass, they were discovered by the patrolling Liao soldiers.

"General! The subordinates and others bumped into the Liao scouts in front and were discovered. ”

After the scouts in the army were discovered by the Liao soldiers, they ran to Di Qing to report as soon as possible.

When the old man heard this, his face was bloodless, "How can it be?" How can it be? How could it be possible to bump into the Liao soldiers in advance? ”

The old man thought that he had mistaken Di Qing's big event, and said to Di Qing guiltily: "Little Lao'er has been walking on this road for more than ten years, and he has never seen the Liao people appear. ”

Di Qing laughed loudly: "Seven miles of land, enough." ”

Di Qing said to the old man: "Take care of yourself, I will rush over with the soldiers." If this battle is won, the old man should be the first to take the lead. ”

The old man stared at Di Qing stunned, and said in amazement: "Little old man...... Did you miss something? ”

In this day and age, many people are recommitting, spitting a nail.

Whatever has been promised, even if it is a fight for life, it will be fulfilled.

Whatever has been promised, not a single cent can be missed.

It's your fault if it's wrong.

Even if what he does has nothing to do with him.

The simplicity is distressing.

Di Qing saw the old man staring at him stunned, so he smiled and shook his head.

The old man breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but he was still complaining about himself in his heart.

Di Qing had no time to take care of the old man's mood.

Seven miles.

He led his soldiers to charge, and only needed two pillars of incense.

At the time of the two pillars of incense, even if the scouts of the Liao people transmitted the news back to Tongtai Pass, the people of Tongtai Pass would not be able to react.

When the soldiers and horses of the Great Song Dynasty rushed to the Tongtai Pass, the Liao soldiers in the Tongtai Pass got the news.

There was no time to move important ordnance such as rolling wood and gravel to the city.

Di Qing sat upright on the back of the horse, covered the mask that Kou Ji had given him, and lifted the spear in his hand.

With a wave of the gun, it pointed directly in the direction of Tongtaiguan.

"Kill it! Beat the level! ”

Di Qing took the lead and rushed out.

The soldiers of the Tiger Army held their swords and followed closely behind Di Qing.

The horse's hooves thundered and rolled away.

The old man was stunned and watched one soldier after another charge past him.

He stood in place and muttered: "They are all good sons, don't die, they all come back alive, the little old man will herd the sheep in the future, and enlarge the fat sheep for you to eat, no money." ”

When Di Qing and the others rushed out.

The scene at the mouth of the valley of the Chen family in the past resurfaced in front of the old man.

Thousands of sons fell to the ground, exhausted and died, their chests stabbed into a sieve, and they were miserable.

They were lying on the ground, and they couldn't wake up after screaming.

Not a single living person.

Blood soaked the loess, and the loess turned into a clump of bloody mud.

He looked at his heart like a knife.

The youngest of his corpses was only fourteen years old.

The reason why he knew the age of the little guy was because he found a family letter, a desperate book, a desperate book that was infected with blood and could not read clearly.

The little guy didn't even know why he was fighting, but he only knew that he had made meritorious deeds on the battlefield and could get some bounty, and when he got it back, he could let his mother and brother eat meat.

is such a little guy who doesn't know why he fights, and when he tore up with the Liao, he didn't take a step back.

The knife wounds and arrow wounds were all on the chest, and the back was as white as jade.

He has been keeping the little guy's family letter, and he hopes that one day Yan Yun will return to Song, he can personally send the little guy's family letter to his mother and younger brother.

Di Qing naturally couldn't take care of the old man's emotions, and neither did the soldiers of the Tiger Army.

After Di Qing led the people to charge, he had nothing else to think about, only one thought in his mind.

Charge!

Charge!

Charge again!