Xiao Urira left 20,000 cavalry from the Northern Courtyard to the deputy marshal Yelu Shuxue, and asked him to supervise the 70,000 troops to continue the attack on Jeju. Xiao Lira himself accompanied the crown prince Yelu Yilie, as well as Xiao Tachi, Wanyan Zongbi and other generals, led 30,000 cavalry and 30,000 foot soldiers, and sent Song people to sign the army along the way, and turned west to intercept Song Dynasty reinforcements. Jeju is surrounded by rivers and rivers to the north and south, and hills with complex terrain to the west. Who would have thought that the Song army was too cautious, and did not accept the lure of the Liao cavalry, but marched as slowly as a turtle, and only advanced fifteen or sixteen miles a day. Wherever they passed, there must have been cavalry scouts who carefully scouted the ambushes, and set up camp before dark, digging low walls and trenches in addition to tree antlers. Xiao Lili had no choice, and he couldn't go back to Jeju despite the reinforcements, so he could only meet the army of the Governor head-on and confront the Song army reinforcements in Dingtao.

The Song army built a low wall that stretched from north to south, digging a trench in front of the low wall, and behind it were artillery forts and continuous camps. There are flags on the barracks, but the men and horses of the camps marked on the flags may not be true. Two days earlier, a Liao army had tried to attack and kick a fire battalion at night, but the cavalry rushed into an empty camp and was bombarded by artillery from three sides. The Song army was extremely patient, and if the Liao army did not attack, they seemed to be willing to confront each other all the time, and there was no rescue at all.

Behind the chest wall of the central artillery fort of the Song army's defense line, the generals in helmets and armor were gathering together to discuss the military discussion, looking at the enemy camp while discussing countermeasures in a low voice. After Zhao Xingde was forced to leave the Tokyo Detention Division, the grain, grass, horses, artillery, and guns of Kansai were continuously mixed with various goods and transported to the three towns of Henan. Concerned about the relationship between the Song State, the marching division did not send too many sergeants in, but only sent back Shi Jingkui, Gao Su, Du Fujiao, Liu Zhijian and other officers of the Baoyi Army, and rebuilt the artillery battalion on the basis of the artillery attached to each army. The three generals Lu Mingyu, Luo Xianshi, and Deng Yuanjue did not obey each other, but still respected Zhao Xingde as the marshal, and Shi Jingkui served as the marching commander to maintain the contact with the Xia Kingdom. The envoys of the Han army came to make an alliance, and Du Fujiao, Liu Zhijian, Gao Su and others persuaded Shi Jingkui, and then persuaded the three generals Lu, Luo, and Deng to raise troops to the west. Han Ningshuang's strategy for Henan Sanzhen is only one "drag", as long as they drag the Liao army brigade, the Han army will be able to gain a firm foothold in Deng and Lai. Although the three towns of Henan are dominant, they are still nominally under the command of the Song Dynasty under the command of the Tokyo Left-behind Division, and this time they unexpectedly enthusiastically rescued Jingdong Road, which confirmed the name of Shangyi and dared to fight. As long as they can drag it out, the Liao army will not be able to stand, especially after the thaw of the Yellow River and the Grand Canal, the Song Dynasty reinforcements are so large, and the Liao army will not pay attention, maybe they will suffer a big loss on Jingdong Road. The Han army agreed with the three towns of Henan that if the two roads of Jingdong were captured, the Han army would only need to den, lai, mi, and wei four prefectures, and cede most of the east and west roads of east and west roads to the three towns of Henan.

"Han Ningshuang, this woman, can you trust it?" Lu Mingyu looked at the cavalry of the Liao Army and frowned.

He didn't know how many times he had repeated it. If you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, you don't know how expensive they are When Zhao Xingde was there, the generals only needed to fight with their lives. The recruitment of troops and horses, military money and food, and even the righteousness of the court were all coordinated by Zhao Xingde. In just a few years, from thousands of bandits in Yuezhou to 100,000 soldiers and horses in the left-behind division of Tokyo, the generals have come over like this. When Zhao Xingde went to the throne, Lu Mingyu, Luo Xianshi, and Deng Yuanjue seized Henan, they found that there were enemies on all sides, and they were constrained everywhere. Therefore, Xia Guoyi sent Shi Jingkui to contact, and Lu Mingyu and other generals accepted Kansai's assistance. Now that he has made an appointment with the Han army to attack Jingdong Road, although the benefits are great, the soldiers and horses of the three towns of Henan have taken the risk of confronting the main force of the Liao army, and Lu Mingyu has always been nervous in his heart.

"Don't worry," Shi Jingkui nodded, "Marshal Han and General Zhao have a great friendship. Liu Zhijian said with a straight face: "Marshal Han can be trusted. Shi Jingkui looked at Du Fujiao and Gao Su, who agreed with the head of the chin, and said secretly, Han Ningshuang is also a hero, no matter how ambitious he is, he will not sacrifice his reputation to lobby allies. Du Chuijiao followed General Zhao to fight in Liaodong for many years, and swore that it was indeed true, and it should be nine times out of ten. However, the private affairs of these children really can't be explained to Lu Mingyu and other Song generals, otherwise, I am afraid that Zhao Xingde will return from the predicament and be the first to let go of himself.

"That's good." Lu Mingyu nodded, "I can trust you." "Looking from the fort, the entire battlefield can be seen at a glance, and the capital of the three towns in Henan is here.

Thirty thousand Song gunners were stationed behind the low wall of the front. The banner was clear, the phalanxes were neat, and the rows of spears glittered in the sun. Most of the Song army were veterans, taking advantage of the tense atmosphere before the war, the officers kept repeating that the priests were arrayed, raised their guns, and raised their guns, and the military horn of "protecting the territory and the people" roared to the earth. The cavalry of the herald ran back and forth in the middle of the infantry army's array, and behind the artillery fortress there were many horses tied to pull artillery, ammunition carts and baggage carts surrounded a fortification backwards, all kinds of materials were piled up, and about 10,000 Song troops defended in the rear. In the direction not far away, there is the cavalry camp, from the Tokyo Left Behind Division Headquarters men and horses, the former army commander Yang Zaixing led more than 7,000 white battalion iron cavalry to protect the rear and flanks of the entire Song army. The main force of the Zhenguo Army remained in Henan to confront the Liao Army of Hebei across the river. After Cao Liangshi promised not to attack the three towns of Henan from behind, he sent Yang Zaixing to lead the cavalry of the White Battalion to help them rescue Jingdong. Although Lu Mingyu and other generals resented Yang Zaixing for sitting back and watching Zhao Xingde being seized and placed under house arrest, but at the moment of the great enemy, the generals still cooperated very tacitly, but the Zhenguo Army had been living in a separate camp in the white camp, in addition to discussing the military situation, Yang Zaixing and Lu Mingyu and others were strangers.

"I wonder what's going on over there in Dengzhou?" Lu Mingyu secretly thought, "Hou Huanyin is not easy to deal with." "He looked to the east, the sky was overcast, thick clouds pressed on the ground, the river converged from north to south, like a huge trumpet, at the end of the trumpet, was Jeju being attacked by the Liao army, Lu Mingyu had sent a messenger to inform Jeju, reinforcements were on the way." Resign yourself to fate, and hope they can hold on. He thought with some guilt.

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Salmon Island, across the sea from Dengzhou, was originally a place of exile for thorns, there were only 100 families on the island, sparsely populated, at this time, the sea near and far was full of large and small ships, and the beach was full of sailors and soldiers walking back and forth. After Jingdong Road sent grain, grass and cloth as required, the Han army came to help as promised, and Hou Huanyin designated this place for temporary resettlement. Salmon Island has a cliff that stands on the sea, and the fortress and prison of the garrison are built on it. The sailors of the Han army trade all kinds of materials on Shamen Island and Jingdong Road all the year round, and they know that this prison on Shamen Island is a ghost gate, and there are not many unjust souls wandering. Although the guards and prisoners had moved away and the cells were empty, the Han army preferred to live on a ship rather than in such a gloomy place. In fact, there are thousands of walls here, with thousands of blue seas on one side and golden sand beaches on the other, which is an excellent place for scenery.

Han Ningshuang stood on the cliff of Salmon Island, standing in the sea breeze that was like a knife. A few strands of hair hung down from the gap in the helmet, and they flew in a mess. Compared with a few years ago, her cheeks are a little thinner, her eyes are getting colder, and she looks coldly at Dengzhou across the sea. However, she is a marshal who holds tens of thousands of heroes in the Han army, and there is only one acceptable man for her. Thinking of that person, a softness flashed in her eyes, like a layer of mist, and she sniffled slightly, as if dissatisfied with herself. She is Han Ningshuang after all.

"Hou Huanyin is in Dengzhou, and he doesn't agree with us going into the city." Zhang Liuge said, "Instead, we want to go around the city and go to the south of Muzha to garrison and block the Liao army for Dengzhou." A trace of anger flashed in his eyes, can a mere hundreds of thousands of dollars buy the lives of tens of thousands of Han soldiers? also regarded the Han army as too lowly. If it weren't for Han Ningshuang's clear statement, this time he came to seize Jingdong Road, and Zhang Liuge had quarreled with the officials of the Song Dynasty as early as Dengzhou.

"He doesn't agree with us going into the city," Han Ningshuang said coldly, "Then use artillery bombardment to open Dengzhou City!" ”

"Yes!" Brother Zhang was overjoyed.

"The offensive must be fierce," Han Ningshuang said again, "Don't wait for the Heng Navy to come." ”

Seeing that Han Ningshuang no longer spoke, Sixth Brother Zhang retreated and strode down. Soon after, the horn sounded, the flag waved, and some sailors and gunners who were walking on the beach ran briskly towards the sea, struggling to push the boats stranded on the beach into the water, shouting trumpets and paddling hard. A dozen small boats headed for different gunboats. The sailors on the gunboat were busy, pulling up the iron anchors, climbing the masts, and raising the cloud sails. The gunner removed the cannon's jacket, pushed the gun carriage along the rails to the side of the ship, fastened it to the gun carriage with clips, and then attached several cables to the gun hull rings. When the gunners began to carry ammunition from the inside cabin to the deck, the six gunboats had already slowly turned their direction, formed a horizontal formation, sailed around Shamen Island for half a week, and headed for Dengzhou Water Village. A dozen large sea ships laden with archers, sword and shield bearers, and musketeers followed behind the gunboats, and a hundred and ten small boats followed the big fish like small fish, and then overtook the big boats and formed a circle around the periphery.

The view of the sea is good, the movement of the Han army water village was immediately discovered by the Dengzhou water village, the Song army shouted and warned in warning, and soon the gongs and drums sounded, some small boats wanted to sail out to meet the enemy, but the wooden fence of the water village had been closed, and rows of crossbowmen ran to the back of the female wall panting to line up, and the gunners looked nervous to check the artillery. The Liao people are not good at water warfare, and all along, the direction of Dengzhou's defense against the enemy is to the land, and they never thought that there would be a large army attacking from the sea. Just when everyone was in doubt, a cannon sounded, and the cannonball was particularly clear in the blue sea and sky, and the sound of "bang-" fell outside the female wall of the water village, and the splash of water in the sky drenched everyone like a chicken in soup.