The hot and distraught Wanyan Agu in the lobby of the yamen fidgeted, the heat was on the one hand, and on the other hand, it was because he was anxiously waiting for the arrival of the scout's news. After Bianliang City was breached by Lin Jue's army, he ordered his cavalry general Bali to attack from the Daimyo's Mansion to the east with more than 10,000 cavalry, plundering a large number of young and strong manpower and food materials to prepare for war, and at the same time, he also paid attention to the news in the direction of Bianliang all the time. There were hundreds of scouts sent to infiltrate the perimeter of Bianliang, and dozens of people had infiltrated the city. These people continued to deliver news to him every day through the flying pigeon and Haidongqing messengers, and he also spent a long time every day analyzing this information with his subordinates in order to find useful information.

Of course, what he wanted to know most was intelligence on military movements. Then you can know if Lin Jue is about to lead an army to attack him. In the first ten days, there was no special news, just some news that the city of Great Zhou opened and started, and the Great Zhou court began to operate. Although he was surprised by Lin Jue's efficiency, it was not a simple matter to quickly calm down the chaotic situation in the capital in a short period of time and gradually get back on the right track. Wanyan Aguda thought that he couldn't do this. I couldn't help but think in my heart: If Ruolin Jue is willing to cooperate with him and help him, he will not only go to a higher level militarily, but also be an excellent candidate in governing government affairs. It's a pity that this guy just refuses to cooperate with himself, and has to go against himself. Thinking about it like this, I hated Lin Jue even more. Thinking about it, in order to win him over, he gave his sister to him, but he got nothing, which is really a loss for his wife and soldiers.

However, the news that spread said that the Great Zhou court seemed to have mobilized military rations in order to help the people, and the fine workers sent to the city saw a large amount of grain being transported to several distribution points in the city to distribute to the people to tide over the difficulties. That's a lot. Hearing this information, Wanyan Aguda's heart calmed down a little. There are all kinds of signs that Lin Jue does not seem to have any plans to attack in the short term, he is now taking care of himself in order to stabilize the situation, and he still has a lot of time to prepare.

With the passage of time, the people and food resources looted from Hebei East Road and Jingdong East Road continued to arrive. More and more young men were forcibly captured from the occupied areas, and after these people were incorporated into the army, the number of soldiers and horses increased by as much as 30,000 or 40,000, and a lot of grain and grass were hoarded. In addition, several Liao chieftains were forced to send more than 20,000 new troops and a large number of materials in the territory of Liao, and the number of the army suddenly increased by more than 60,000 to as much as 240,000.

Although these new recruits cannot be called real soldiers and horses, and the young and strong people captured from the Great Zhou can only do some miscellaneous work in the army, most of the 20,000 new men sent by the Liao State are fourteen or fifteen years old, which is still far from the real soldiers. But at least it's always a morale-boosting thing when the numbers grow. At the very least, those people of the Great Zhou Dynasty can feed horses, cook rice, carry supplies, serve regular soldiers, and when fighting, they can also be used as cannon fodder. The young men sent by the Liao people could at least charge on horseback, and their riding skills were no less than those of the Jurchen soldiers. As long as you can charge on horseback, it's a good thing, and you can tear apart the opponent's formation. In short, in any case, the situation for itself is becoming more and more favorable.

But before long, the news from the front became clearer

It clearly conveys the signal that the other party is going to send troops. First of all, from the rumors circulating in the streets and alleys, there are rumors that Da Zhou is going to send troops to the north. Soon after, the soldiers and horses of the Luoyan Army launched a large-scale training in full swing, which made everything clear. Many soldiers and horses from the Great Zhou region also arrived in the capital one after another. Everything indicates that Lin Jue is about to make a move.

Wanyan Agu was worried but also a little expectant in his heart, he knew that this day would come sooner or later. The opponent's strength didn't seem to have increased much, and Lin Jue obviously didn't want to expand his troops, otherwise he could easily expand his troops several times with the resources he had now. On the one hand, it may be that he does not have much supplies of materials, food and grass, and on the other hand, it may also be that he does not take himself seriously at all. It is true that the Luoyan Army has a long number of soldiers and horses, and they have terrifying firearms with great lethality, and they do have the capital to win without relying on more people. But this is also in the hands of Yan Agu. For Wanyan Aguda, what he has to rely on is to make up for the lack of combat power by multiplying the enemy's manpower. The current number of soldiers and horses has expanded to about 250,000, which is enough to compete with Lin Jue.

The news is coming more and more frequently, and it is becoming more and more clear. Two days ago, the scouts sent back the news that a military parade platform was being built in the Bianliang North Church Yard and that the area for the soldiers and horses was divided with lime powder. Wanyan Agu knew that the moment was finally coming. He had been waiting for that news for the past two days. Although there is a distance of nearly three hundred miles from the capital to Puyang, once the news from the capital is confirmed, with the speed of Haidongqing's messenger, the news can be delivered to him in less than two hours.

The weather was hot, and the mood of waiting was even more anxious, and Wanyan Aguda's body was covered with sweat, and it was very uncomfortable to be sticky.

The sound of "fluttering ridges" wings breaking through the air sounded outside the yamen, and Wanyan Aguda was very familiar with this sound, it was the sound of Haidongqing's messenger's wings flapping. Overjoyed, he strode out the door, standing in the sunlight under the steps and looking up at the sky. The blind, scorching sun made it impossible to see anything in his eyes, and he squinted and took out an eagle flute to blow as he raised his arms into the air.

Plop! A black shadow fell from the sky, Wanyan Agu's big arm sank, and when he turned his head, a small but fierce-eyed Hai Dongqing landed on his arm, staring at Wanyan Agu Da with its vicious eyes.

Wanyan Agu laughed, turned around and entered the yamen hall, and shouted loudly: "Bring the meat, bring the water, treat this beast." The beast was already unhappy. ”

The Jurchen guards hurriedly agreed, and when they quickly went to prepare the slices of clear water, Wanyan Aguda had already taken off the bamboo tube tied to Hai Dongqing's ankle. When Haidong Qingfei pounced on a large pot of meat slices and clear water, Wanyan Aguda had already unfolded the silk cloth in his hand.

"The soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou Dynasty have been marched north at the end of the day, and the direction is unknown. The combat strength was 120,000, the horse army was 50,000, and the infantry army was 70,000. The logistics staff is 80,000. 8,000 baggage vehicles. Ten suspected siege cannons. I hope that the big leader will know and prepare early. We will follow them and report the situation at any time. ”

Wanyan Agu held the silk cloth in a ball, his face was solemn, and his eyes were fierce.

"Lin Jue, you're finally here. I've been waiting for you for days. Wanyan Agu said coldly

Road.

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The garden is full of flowers and trees in the sun, and on the grass next to a rockery, a toddler is staggering and running on the grass. He babbled out of his mouth and made an unknown sound, chasing butterflies flying in the meadow, and laughing happily from time to time.

There was a bamboo chair under the shade of a tree, and a beautiful woman was sitting in the shade of the tree looking at the child and smiling, her whole energy was on the child. The boy walked in a hurry, and when he fell on the grass, the woman stood up in shock, but sat down slowly.

"Nian'er, stand up by yourself, be brave, don't want your mother to help you. Yes, stand up by yourself, what a great thought. So brave. When you grow up in the future, you will be as brave as your father, and you will be a big hero. ”

In the woman's words of encouragement, the child pouted and got up, and his little face turned red. The moment he stood up, the woman laughed and applauded, the child laughed happily, and in a blink of an eye, he was attracted by a white butterfly in front of him, and once again rushed to chase away.

The woman sighed, reached out and touched a broken jade pendant on her waist, held it in her hand and rubbed it, as if she remembered something, her beautiful face was full of tenderness and sweetness.

Heavy footsteps came from the side of the rockery, and the woman was alarmed, put down the jade pendant and turned her head. The children on the grass also heard the voice, and turned their heads to see a tall voice appearing on the path on the side of the rockery, and at the same time a rough voice came.

"Hahaha, Nian'er, my uncle is here, and my uncle brought you something delicious. Lo and behold, Candy. ”

The child came running laughing, and the tall man stretched out his arms and grabbed the child in the air, and spun around laughing. The child laughed loudly in the air, and the man laughed happily, but the woman frowned and looked at all this coldly.

"Brother, if Nian'er knew that you, the uncle, were going to take him and his mother hostage, she would not have paid attention to you. What are you pretending to do? Let go of my thoughts. The woman said coldly.

The tall man laughed, put down the child, handed him the candy, touched his head and said, "Nian'er, go play, uncle and say a few words to your mother." ”

The child took the candy and played by himself, and the man walked to the woman in the shade of the tree, and said in a deep voice: "Sister, you can't blame me, you blame Lin Jue for being too pressing, and it hurts me." I brought you and Nian'er here for your own good. Wouldn't it be a great thing that if he agrees to my terms, I will reunite your family? ”

That woman is the Jurchen princess Wanyan Mingyue, more than ten days ago, she was forcibly taken to Kaide Mansion by Wanyan Agu from the distant Jurchen tribe, and she has been living in the back house of the Yamen during this time. Wanyan Mingyue knew her brother's intentions, and her brother was desperate for his ambitions, and it was so shameless that he wanted to exchange his and Nian'er's actions with Lin Jue for coercion. However, apart from being angry, Wanyan Mingyue had no way at all.

Wanyan Mingyue snorted coldly and turned her head silently.

Wanyan Agu smiled embarrassedly and said in a deep voice: "Sister, he's here." He has already sent troops. You'll be able to meet soon. ”