March is coming, the sun is shining, it is the good spring scenery of the year in the north.

After entering March, the north has finally ushered in a good season for all things to grow vigorously, whether it is flowers and trees, or birds and animals walking in the wilderness, all of them have completely come to life, and have begun to grow and reproduce in the new year.

A petite gray-haired rabbit was jumping to a fresh grass, and was about to open its three-petal mouth to taste the first meal of the day, but a noisy sound came from a distance, which made it look back in a hurry, so it saw a large team slowly coming. Suddenly frightened, the gray rabbit could no longer care about eating, and as soon as his body jumped, he hid in the dense bushes, and in an instant he could not even find a shadow.

Naturally, the rabbit's evasion could not be detected by the guards at the head of the group, and the targets they needed to watch out for were not on these small beasts that could be found everywhere in the wild, and these people's eyes were only vigilantly scanning the woods on both sides, in case some enemies suddenly came out of them.

Therefore, the reason why these Song army officers and soldiers can be so vigilant is because there are too many people in need of protection in this huge team, and the half-lying on the wooden carts are all seriously injured and can't even go to the ground. And with them, there are also a group of honest people, if there is really any attack, this team of 5,000 people can really only shoot a thousand people.

This team was the wounded soldiers and accompanying men who retreated from the front line of the Song-Liao battle and returned to Yanmen Pass. After that big war in which both sides suffered a lot of damage, this time the two countries have returned to the situation of the previous confrontation, although the two sides have still held consultations and negotiations, but at present, it seems that it is far from reaching a consensus and stopping the army.

Because the bottom line of the two sides is too different, what the Liao people want is for the Song army to withdraw and deliver compensation for their own heavy casualties. And the Song people's request was even more excessive, that is, to let the Liao people give up the sixteen states of Youyun. Therefore, even if the two sides have sent their own envoys many times, and even the main generals of the two sides have met from afar, the result has not changed much, and it is still the same as the sabre-rattling appearance, and a major war will break out again at any time.

However, the battle finally did not start again, and the Song army took this opportunity to send some seriously wounded soldiers and people who could no longer be used back to the south. In fact, this operation had already been carried out four times, because there were too many wounded, and in case of emergency, the Song army transported the wounded back in batches, and this team was the fifth and last group to be transported to Yanmen Pass.

What many people don't know is that in addition to the wounded people, there are actually more than 100 people with hidden identities in this team-Sun Tu, and his subordinate guards. And they retreated south from the army this time, precisely in order to go to Zhuozhou under the condition of hiding people's eyes, trying to persuade Guo Yaoshi to return to the Song State, and led the Changsheng army to attack the Liao army from the flank.

Yes, after more than ten days of consideration and discussion, the second elder of the seed family finally made a concession and promised that Sun Tu would go to Zhuozhou on behalf of the Song army. Because they also know very well that both Song and Liao are in a predicament at the moment, and the only one who can change this situation is indeed the Chang Victorious Army that belongs to the third force. Compared with other people in the army, Sun Tu is obviously the most suitable candidate for this matter, after all, no matter the strategy, courage or ability, there are few people in the army who can compare to him. So even if they were a little worried, they could only start from the overall situation and do what he wanted.

Originally, according to the meaning of the seed master, of course, Sun Tu should have led thousands of soldiers and horses to Zhuozhou, but Sun Tu quickly refused. Because in his opinion, it is not the threat of force that wants to persuade and win over Guo Yaoshi, and compared to the tens of thousands of Changsheng troops under his command, the threat of a few thousand people does not seem to be great. In addition, they also had to beware of the Liao people who countered and intercepted along the way after guessing their actions, so they simply took a small number of subordinates and set off quietly to achieve the purpose of hiding from the sky and crossing the sea.

For this reason, Sun Tu and the others even changed into the clothes of ordinary people and blended into the ranks of wounded soldiers who retreated to the south, and really managed to hide from everyone - except for the Liao people on the opposite side and their eyeliner, even in the Song army, except for a small number of generals such as Erkind, no one knew where they went.

At this time, Sun Tu did not ride on a horse, but walked on foot on the wilderness like other people. To be honest, this is also a different experience, since he joined the official, he really hasn't used his feet to cross the road as well as this time.

But it also gave him more time to think about his future, and after this Northern Expedition, it looked like he would not be allowed to accept the Song Dynasty. Even if the imperial court did not investigate the death of Gao Yu, just launching a mutiny to seize power during the war would be enough to make himself irreversible. This crime is too big, even if it can really break the Liao army and take the sixteen states of Youyun, I am afraid that it will not be possible for the imperial court to offset the previous sins.

So, it's time to take a tougher face to the next tough questions. However, the premise of all this is still whether or not he can achieve the victory of the northward expedition to Liao, and the current trip to Zhuozhou is the key to the success or failure of the expedition to Liao, so no matter what means he uses this time, he must persuade Guo Yaoshi and take the Changsheng army into his own hands.

Just when Sun Tu's gaze became more and more resolute, a subordinate who was also pretending to be a common man leaned over: "General, the fork in the road after more than ten miles is the only way for us to go to Zhuozhou." ”

"Hmm." Sun Tu nodded slightly, and then looked up at the sun that was gradually moving west: "According to the itinerary, after camping tonight, we should leave the team and go on the road alone." "Because there were few cavalry, and there were wounded civilians in the ranks, they marched quite slowly, and they traveled more than twenty miles a day.

The other party understood, hurriedly retreated, and contacted those brothers behind him, so that everyone could be prepared. As for Sun Tu, he found an opportunity to get close to the general led by him and convey the meaning that he and the others were about to leave.

This general was naturally in the know, and when he heard this, he nodded: "The last general understands that we also brought a lot of bows and arrows this time, and the general can use them himself." It's just that the horses are missing......"

"It's okay, even if you go on foot, you can't delay a big thing." Sun Tu smiled: "Also, you have to be careful along the way, maybe there may be remnants of the Liao army nearby." He unconsciously thought of Xiao Yanping's department, who intercepted and killed his own house that day, but was finally dispersed. I don't know if this Liao army has fled back to the north, or if it is hiding somewhere, and it is still thinking about something.

When the team was stationed in the evening and the big guys were busy making fires, Sun Tu took more than 100 of his subordinates and left the team quietly, and under the cover of night, they took another fork in the road and went straight to Zhuozhou.

The distance of two or three hundred miles, with their footsteps, even if it is on foot, can be reached smoothly in less than five or six days, of course, the premise is that there will be no more forks on the road. But, is this possible?

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In the Liao military camp, after dealing with the military affairs at hand, Yelu Xiongge had just stretched his waist when he saw Yelu Dashi rushing over with a solemn face. This made his heart suddenly mention: "Dashi, is this something happening again?" ”

"I just suddenly remembered something, and I felt uneasy, so I came to the king for a detailed reference." Yelu Dashi replied with a solemn face.

"But what?"

"I always feel that Song Jun's recent reaction is quite strange, although he is in contact with us to negotiate, there is almost no sincerity to speak of, and his attitude is always tough, leaving no room for anything."

"What's wrong with that? It is difficult to reach a consensus on this matter......"

"But the point is that they tend to soften a little bit before they turn their faces completely, as if to continue to pull us down. At the end of the day, it's just procrastinating for time, and in this way, things look a little unusual. ”

"Anomalous...... Not necessarily, isn't that what they've always been good at? ”

"But how long can this be delayed? Could it be that kind of master and Dao brothers, and Sun Tu will not understand this, and feel that they can drag us all the time? What they should know more is that our Da Liao soldiers actually need a period of recuperation, and once we get our anger back, they will use troops again, so I think they are by no means just trying to delay time, at least our opponent is not stupid enough to do so. ”

When Yelu Dashi said this, it really made Yelu Xiongge feel a little strange: "In this way, they do harbor evil intentions, but where does their conspiracy fall?" ”

"Yes, I've been bothered by this for the past two days, and I can't guess what they're up to. It wasn't until just now that Brother Xiao sent a message saying that he intended to come to quell the chaos that I thought about what the problem was. Right on the head of the resentful army! ”

Wake up the dreamer with a word, Yelu Xiongge's face changed: "You mean they will hit the head of Guo Yaoshi in Zhuozhou?" ”

"I should have started to do it, after all, more than ten days have passed." Yelu Dashi sighed and said, "After all, we still underestimated them and Pharmacist Guo. Once they really merge with each other, the resentful army will attack me from the flank, and I am afraid that we will definitely lose this battle. ”

"This ...... How can this be a good ......?"

"Don't panic, the king has a way to solve it now, not only can solve this problem, but also lead the Song army into the trap of defeat." Yelu Dashi suddenly smiled: "To be honest, if it weren't for Brother Xiao coming in time, we would really be in danger this time." ”

"You mean......" Jeruxiongge quickly understood what he meant, and the astonishment on his face was quickly replaced by a red glow of anticipation of victory. It seems that this time it's my Daliao who deserves God's favor!