"Perfidious villain, bastard!" Li Sihai stood at the bow of the boat and scolded in a frustrated manner.

Five days after the date, the Shandong side said that the grain and grass had been delivered, but it never arrived. It wasn't until just now that the 4th Battalion of Chengying was informed by the Military Intelligence Division. The Song State suddenly sent troops, 100,000 troops crossed Hengshan out of Yanmen Pass, and almost bloodlessly took Huan, Shuo, and Ying from the Liao army. The Xia army, which was besieging Datong Mansion, suddenly fell into the dilemma of being attacked on both sides, and Liu Qutong, the Xuande army, rebelled against Xia and surrendered to Song again. At the same time, the Song State closed the Donghan Valley Pass and cut off trade with the Xia State. Xijing also arrested many smugglers who traveled between the Xia and Song dynasties. There was a rumor between the whole Luoyang and Chang'an.

The sudden dispatch of troops by the Song State this time greatly surprised the Xia Imperial Court. Because the Song court has always been unable to keep secrets, just before sending troops, whether to take the opportunity to collect Yan Yun, the Song court has a lot of discussions, and even the peddlers and pawns in the teahouse are cited as talking points. Xiao He, the envoy of the Xia State in Shangjing, was still running up and down, telling the important ministers of the Song State that he was powerful, and did his best to find out the news. Who would have thought that all this in the Song Kingdom was a deceptive smokescreen, and the Hedong battalion would send troops so suddenly. Not only did Xiao He, the envoy of the Xia State, not even get any rumors, but even many important ministers of the Song State were kept in the dark in advance.

However, Li Sihai was the most indignant. Shandong's grain and grass are gone. How to settle the accounts of the iron that the Liaodong Han army had already paid, and the Hebei battalion was silent. Not only did this account suffer greatly. Moreover, the Chengying Battalion sold the iron to the Song army, and it really had to be considered, and it was not a small matter. In the past, although the Song State Navy Division attacked overseas territories, the Protectorate itself did not pay much attention to those places. But now, the Song State is determined to seize Yunzhou, and the alliance between the Liao and Song Dynasty to take the Guanzhong has long been known to the world, who knows that the Song State will send troops to Xijing Road without declaring war this time, will it be the prelude to the attack on Guanzhong? The Xia and Song dynasties had become hostile to this point, and although the transaction between the Chengying Camp in Liaodong and the Hebei Camp in the Song Kingdom had already been reported to the General's Mansion, the General's Mansion had always been silent. In the hands of someone with a heart, Li Sihai and Zhao Xingde may be implicated.

The three newly built gunboats of the Navy Division went north from Yuntun Port and arrived at Yueyang Island today, but they could not dilute Li Sihai's anger, and he tilted his neck and poured a sip of tea. The situation has reached this point, and tomorrow the Protectorate will transfer water divisions to the south to recapture those overseas territories that were coerced by the Song State. Before leaving, there is one more thing to do, and that is to beat up the Liao people.

The white sea ice has not changed, and the Liao army still detours to the sea ice, avoiding the artillery fire at the head of Nanshan City, and transporting grain and grass to the 20,000 cavalry stationed in Guannan, Suzhou. Only by carefully measuring the width and thickness of the sea ice every day can it be known that it only takes a few rounds of artillery bombardment to completely destroy this ice pathway.

"Fortunately, General Zhao's expectations are not bad, the sea ice melts early, and you will be able to land tomorrow night, and the grain and grass on Tieshan Island are barely enough," Wang Xuansu said to Han Ningshuang, "If it is ten days later, I'm afraid it will be troublesome." ”

The sudden cut off of grain and grass supplies across the sea caused great difficulties for the Han army. During this period, 30,000 soldiers gathered on Tieshan Island by sea, including 5,000 Jurchen cavalry. Just after the harsh winter, it was the day of the green and yellow, and all the troops invariably landed on the island with empty stomachs and empty ration bags. Even if you only eat two half-full meals a day, Iron Mountain Island will consume hundreds of stone of grain a day. Wang Xuansu had to send his own soldiers to collect surplus food in the camp on the nearby island, and his backbone was about to be broken. If the melting of the sea ice is delayed for a period of time, and the food and grass are cut off, the tens of thousands of troops that have been gathered with great difficulty may only be scattered and eaten.

"Fight a victory and attract the Liao army over, so that the north can recuperate," Han Ningshuang's eyes flashed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "The soldiers in front of the Liao camp who crossed the sea and attacked the Liao camp were entrusted to General Wang." She looked at the undulating sea under Tieshan Island, and many seabirds flew up and down, looking for food in the waves. The eagle strikes the sky, the fish soars to the shallow bottom, and they seem to be free, but in fact, they are all trying their best to survive.

Suzhou Guannan was too close to the hinterland of Liao rule, and was not suitable as a fundamental place for the Han army. But it can be made as a hypocrisy, pretending to compete with the Liao State for this place with all its might, and attract the attention of the Liao army. After this winter, many Han people in Liaodong were reluctant to move anymore, and the Han army marshal's mansion took advantage of the situation and tried to rebuild its foundation in the Bohai Sea in the north. Even if the Liao army went on a large-scale expedition and encountered a fortified city like Nanshan City, it could not be attacked for a long time, because the transportation of heavy grain and grass was far away, and I am afraid it would not be able to sustain it.

On the shores of Tieshan Island was the camp of five thousand Jurchen soldiers, and after a harsh winter, the people seemed cold and silent. The first vigorous of the Jin Kingdom was extremely strong, and he failed to survive this winter, and died of illness a month ago, leaving the ministry to be torn apart. Huanglongfu had already been conquered by the Liao army, and Du Bo was extremely fierce and Wu begged to retreat to Ningjiang Prefecture, and under the siege of 300,000 Liao troops, it was only a matter of time before it fell. The country that the Jurchens once had will soon cease to exist. The cronies and subordinates who did not lose their face were unwilling to go to Wu to beg, and they were unable to resist the Liao army alone, so they could only form an alliance with the Han army together with the Jurchen tribes of the Yalu River. The Liao army that attacked Guannan in Suzhou was also to protect the Jurchen tribes in the Changbai Mountains and on both sides of the Yalu River.

The battalions were counting men and horses and wiping their blades. Tonight is a full moon night, and the Han army crosses the sea at night. The 5,000 cavalrymen selected from the Han army and the Jurchen soldiers boarded the ship first, and the rest of the men and horses went ashore here. The soldiers were all pulled by ropes, and they were not allowed to make noise. After concentrating on the beach, they raised fire and raided the Liao camp.

A full moon hung in the sky, and the white moonlight sprinkled on the head of Nanshan City. Not far away, the iron barrel cannons of the Liao army were still roaring from time to time. For the sound of cannons, the defenders of Nanshan City have long been accustomed to it, and even reached the realm of deafness. As long as the Liao army does not attack the city, it will be a "peaceful" night. Ever since the giant cannon tortoise shell was blown up, the Liao army has been storming the section of the city wall that had been blown up. However, they never breached the wall, leaving only a slope of more and more corpses, and accordingly, the Han army continued to raise and strengthen the fortifications every day until it was level with the rest of the wall. The wall, made of dirt, stakes, and ice, was always about five feet higher than the slope outside the wall.

Zhao Xingde gently patted the bronze cannon body with his right hand and said with a smile: "It is said that the night of the full moon is the most suitable for night attacks, and it seems that the heavens are beautiful." ”

"I finally got through it." Tong Yunjie nodded, and subconsciously wiped the place where he had shot, when there was no battle, Tong Yunjie would let the gunner wipe the body of the gun like a bronze mirror, and any stains were not allowed. Because the east side of Nanshan City is a tidal flat, and there is a warm current passing through it, the sea ice has long been unable to be used by people and horses. That night, Zhao Xingde concentrated all the four-inch guns on the west gun position. Once the battle starts, this will be an important route, whether the Liao army in the north of Suzhou Guanbei wants to go south to help the Liao army in Guannan, which should be attacked, or the Liao army in Guannan tries to escape back to Guanbei, the west of the city is a necessary place. The Han army of Nanshan City would be the first to open artillery, and the sailors would follow the cannon sound at the head of the city and begin to bombard the ice.

The night was already thick, and in the camp of the Liao army's southern expedition, the lights were still lit in the tent of the Chinese army. Xiao Tachi was looking at a holy decree and was distracted. Yelu Dashi not only did not blame him for being under the Nanshan City, but praised Boshenghuo Erbo as a rare hero on the grassland. Although Ningjiang Prefecture was not conquered, the elite soldiers of the Jin State were almost exhausted, because they were worried about Nanjing Road and Xijing Road, and His Majesty's army would soon return to the south.

"The useless Bo Shenghuo has actually become a great sweat on the grassland." Xiao Tachi took a deep breath, yes, it was jealousy, he was deeply jealous. The man who was despised by him, Berthon, did a better job than Khairkhan. Even the Emperor of Liao had to pay attention to him.

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In Ningjiang Prefecture, the emperor's personal imperial account was opened on all sides, Yelu Dashi was dressed in military uniform, and more than a dozen generals were clustered around him, all wearing armor and armor, and standing under the banner of the Khitan Sun and Moon with murderous swords. The Liao army of the Northern Expedition fought hard for months, although it was extremely tired, but His Majesty the Emperor was able to share the joys and hardships with the soldiers, and the troops did not have too many complaints. Not far away, the city wall of the Jin Jianning Mansion had been bombarded with artillery and was crumbling, but it did not collapse. Under the cover of artillery, the Liao army attacked the city for days, and the golden soldiers in the city suffered heavy casualties, and even women picked up bows and arrows to defend the city.

If we have another twenty days, we will be able to conquer this city. However, the Liao State had no time. Under the city of Huiningfu, countless Liao troops braved arrows, climbed the earth mountain with a shield to attack the city, the top of the earth mountain was only three feet away from the city wall, the Liao army could jump over, but the Jin soldiers were guarding behind the city wall and did not retreat.

Yelu Tiege looked at His Majesty's back and secretly admired that His Majesty could still command such a sinister situation. "Boshenghuo Erb, what a fierce hungry wolf," Yelu Tiege thought fiercely, "if he hadn't gone on a rampage to attack the Anbei Military Division. The Anbei Military Division will be able to fight a bloody battle with the Song State, not like now, the Anbei Military Division is completely attracted by the grassland tribes. ”

Xijing Dao is impossible to let Song Guo take it for nothing. Moreover, the Xia State has already mobilized regiments to train the army in Guanzhong, and it is not necessarily aimed at the Song State, the Southern Dynasty is more treacherous, in case the Xia State storms Datong Mansion again, with the support of hundreds of thousands of regiments to train the army, it is not just a threat to Shangjing.

His Majesty has ordered the baggage battalion to pack up the grain, grass and ordnance, and now it is time to prepare for the withdrawal. While attacking the capital of the Jin State with all his might, he divided his troops to plunder the nearby Jurchen tribes, and the Jurchens were powerless to fight back. In the future, the army retreated south, and after calling Yan Wu to beg for purchase, he didn't even dare to go out of Ningjiangzhou City.