The water of the Hutuo River laps against the rocks, and the white waves splash and glisten in the sun. The Khitan cavalry rushed on the flat road, and the corridor-like area extended from east to west like a smooth road.

However, the north and south sides are stacked on top of each other, and the shadows of the mountains are in the air. The sound of horses' hooves of "rumbling ......" echoed between the mountains and rivers.

Yang Gon knew more about Hedong than other Khitan generals, and he said to Xiao Duli: "The road to the east is to take the road of Hebei; However, after crossing the Pingxingling (near the Pingxingguan Dajie) and turning north in Lingqiu, it is the road leading to Ulzhou. As long as you arrive in Ulzhou, there is no danger to Yunzhou. ”

Xiao Duli thought so, and he had no choice.

The army rode and ran for nearly two hours, and the flat road gradually rose and fell and rugged, and suddenly reported that Xu Jun had been found in front!

Xiao Duli patted his horse to the forefront, and saw a group of soldiers and horses in the middle of the road waiting in the middle of the road. He suddenly said: "Appearing here at this time, the people of Gao Yanyu in Wuzhou (Zhangjiakou)?" ”

The general scolded: "We were calculated from the beginning! The soldiers and horses of the entire northern part of Xu Kingdom are here! ”

"No......" Xiao Luli looked at it and noticed the Chinese characters on the banner of Xu Jun, and on the banners of various colors, the words Xu, Pingzhou Army, Lin and so on. He patted his head, the military general surnamed Lin in Pingzhou must be Lin Renzhao, this person is quite famous, and he is Liu Renzhan's subordinate.

Xiao Luli glared and said, "If the people here are Liu Renzhan's people, then where is Gao Yanyan?!" ”

No one expected that the men and horses of the Hebei Pingzhou Army would appear in Hedong, but Gao Yanyan was already in Xiao Duli's expectation...... It was long ago known that Gao Yan's troops had left Wuzhou and moved westward; At first, the generals of the Liao army thought that Gao Yanyu was going to Yang Ye. Now that he is obviously calculated by the conspiracy of the Xu people, Gao Yanyan will definitely participate in the siege!

It is possible that Gao Yanyan is deploying a second containment front in the northern area of Yanmen Mountain!

Xiao Duli suddenly sighed, and suddenly felt that it would be difficult to fly this time, and he didn't know that the Xu military department was surrounded by several times.

He looked at the surrounding mountains, only this road was a known way to go, and no one in the mountains in other directions dared to lead a large army into it, and it was likely to be congested in it and fall into death!

The sun was shining brightly on his head, but Xiao Duli felt cold in his hands and feet. The vast rivers and mountains with complex terrain of Xu Country are no longer sheepfold hunting grounds in his heart, but they are like cannibalistic quagmires, full of dangers!

He is desperate in his heart, but the enemy will never let him go because he is desperate! Xiao Duli quickly judged the situation and decided to dry Lin Renzhao...... Lin Renzhao's subordinates were surrendered by the Southern Tang Kingdom, and their combat strength was definitely inferior to the forbidden army of the Xu State in the west; If the southern ** combat power is strong, then the big territory will not be wiped out in a few months! Xiao Luli believed that the land warfare of the Jiangnan soldiers was even inferior to Yang Ye's Hedong army.

"Attack now!" Xiao Duli said coldly, "Otherwise, sit here and wait to be arrested?" ”

The Liao army quickly mobilized men and horses to storm Lin Renzhao's troops at Gukou.

The hooves of the cavalry roared, and the loess filled the sky! In the smoke, the firelight flashed like starlight, firearms flickered, arrows flew sideways, and screams and shouts resounded through the mountains and rivers.

"Da! Da! "The heavy iron hooves crumbled on the ground, and with each trampling of the hoof, the sand flew up. A huge black shadow peeked through the dust and mist, and the sound of "bang" strings made the misty air tremble, and not far away a spear fell, and a soldier covered his eyes with his hands and screamed "ahhhhhhhhh......hhhh

Sergeant Xu in the back staggered two steps with wide eyes, his hands went to the long gun, his whole body was trembling obviously! The spears trembled, too. Suddenly, the Liao cavalry roared and jumped up, and the person on the horse roared and was head-on, and with a "bang", the raised iron sword shook off a little bit of blood. The cavalry immediately rushed through the front gun formation and squeezed in, roaring and "clanging" sounds.

Xiao Duli and the others had climbed a nearby hillside and looked up at it, full of barren grass and loess. The wind blew the dust like smoke from the ignition of wild grass. Countless cavalry rushed to the mountain pass, the phalanx in front of the Xu army had collapsed, the infantry with stick-like firearms were running desperately, and the cavalry iron swords were dancing everywhere.

Other phalanxes were also retreating in groups to the slopes on either side...... It is very similar to a trick to lure the enemy, because there are many soldiers and horses on the high ground on both sides. Entering from the valley road, the winding road gradually narrows!

But Xiao Duli didn't have time to play tricks with Lin Renzhao, so he decided to break it with force. When he ordered: "Beat the drum, break through the block!" ”

The drums rumbled, and the Liao cavalry forwards rushed along the road into the valley with shouts. On the hillsides on both sides, the horse-repellent stakes and the slanted cherry spears were like a fence, and several rows of firearms stood behind the fence, "crackling" at the running cavalry on the road.

The cavalry of the Liao army also ran forward bravely, and rode sideways to shoot, up and down the hillside, and the cavalry and Xu infantry continued to fall. On both sides of the road, smoke filled the air and shouts shook the sky.

In a short time, the cavalry edged to a bend, the road was narrow, and the Liao army's charging speed was forced to slow down, and this turn became a nightmare!

Firearms flicker, not only from the sides, but also from the front of the bent side, flanking on three sides; The road is narrow, and the firearms are close to each other...... Every time the firelight flashed, the Liao army on the road was like a lead pellet poured like raindrops!

Some of the horses fell to their knees with their front hooves and neighed to the ground, while others fell to the side, killing and wounding both men and horses. The rushing men and horses continued to become sparse, and the last rider was covered in blood and fell to the ground with a "bang".

"Wow, ah......hhhhhh

"Bang bang......" seemed to be exploding on all sides, and the soldiers who finished the discharge immediately left the fence, and the soldiers behind quickly put the long firearms they were carrying flat on the road.

There was no land to be seen on the ground, and the valley was covered with corpses of men and horses, and the mud and sand were all stained dark with blood.

…… Xiao Duli, the Liao general on the hillside behind, saw that the valley was shrouded in dust, and the sound of explosions and horses' hooves shook the sky, and he couldn't see what was going on inside. However, I saw that there were cavalry rushing into the valley mouth, but Huang Chen never extended like the depths of the valley...... What happened to the people and horses stuffed in? Xiao Duli can be imagined.

The war continued, and his eyes moistened. The people around me were silent.

The Xi soldiers and the Jurchen soldiers had disembarked from their horses and were attacking the Xu army on the hillside along both sides of the valley mouth. The mountains are full of people, the fields are full of smoke, and the people do not seem to be fighting bravely, but they are struggling painfully in the wilderness.

At this time, a Khitan man drove his horse up the slope with a big flag and shouted: "Great commander, the Xu army pursues the army on the north bank of the (Hutuo River) River and fights our rear army!" Guan Yijia is Dong Zunzhi's horseman. ”

Xiao Duli stood there stunned.

"Great handsome......" the military general shouted again.

Xiao Duli finally spoke: "Tell the generals, my Great Liao Army has entered the encirclement and death!" Khitan warriors, rather die in battle! ”

The Liao army in the west and Dong Zunzhi's troops were fighting, and the sound of killing seemed to resound throughout the corridor.

A group of cavalry of the Liao army on the south bank of the Hutuo River waded north from the shallows, intending to make a detour to attack Dong Zunyu's flank on the north bank and reinforce the Liao army on the north bank to fight. Unexpectedly, I met the cavalry striker of Yang Yebu!

Dong Zunzhi and Yang Ye rendezvous, the north and south echoed, and the troops increased greatly. On both sides of the Hutuo River, there is endless fighting. The surface of the river was full of corpses washed up by the water, as well as horse corpses and flags, and it was a mess.

In the afternoon, the cavalry infantry of Dong Zunzhi's army gathered and stepped forward, the heavy infantry slowly advanced in a phalanx, and the cavalry on both sides rushed to kill. Yang Yebu also went up to a dense infantry phalanx.

The fight lasted from noon to evening!

The two armies squeezed eastward, and the total number of men and horses on both sides was no less than 100,000! All crowded in this place, on both sides of the Hutuo River, the corridor between Taihang and Yanmen Mountain, seems to have been filled with people and horses!

Taking advantage of the fading light, many Liao rebels began to flee to the valley path between Yanmen Mountain and Taihang Mountain, and the battle situation was out of control.

The men and horses of the Liao army supervising the war went straight to shoot with bows and arrows to kill the fleeing men and horses, and some people shouted in Khitan dialect: "If you run around the mountains, you will get lost, even if you can cross Yanmen Mountain, there is also Gao Yan's department!" "The stragglers went in and died as sad as dogs...... "The Great Khitan warriors, fight to the death with the Xu army......"

The deputy general Yelu Hu'er led his troops to detour from the front, and Yang Gon and the others shouted to stop him.

Yelu Hu'er looked flustered, his face was bloodless, and when he saw Yang Gon wearing a bloody armor, he asked, "Why is Brother Yang not in the Chinese army, how can he look like this?" ”

Yang Gon said, "It's not my blood, the armor that comes off the dead. He paused and sighed, "It's a big deal!" ”

Yelu Hu'er was gloomy.

Yang Gon stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Someone has to go north to find out the situation behind the mountain and report the danger here to Duke Xiao." ”

Yelu Hu'er was stunned when she heard this, and said, "Brother Yang can find a way?" ”

Yang Gon pointed to the north and said, "That valley is called Xigou, and after crossing Xigou, there is a rugged path to the north. It is difficult for the army to pass, but if there are only a dozen horsemen, it will not be congested......"

Yelu Hu'er turned his head to look at the big flag on the hillside. Yang Gon said in a low voice: "The people and horses are crowded, and they can't get by, not to mention that if the boss escapes, the army will also rest." The general should make a decision at once! ”

At this time, the cavalry of the Xu army had launched an attack from the north side, and the melee in front of it gradually approached the valley mouth called Xigou. Yelu Hu'er hurriedly said: "General Yang remembers his brother at this critical moment of life and death, and his brother will not forget." ”

Yang Gon said: "The king of the North Courtyard (Yelu oblique) treats Yang very kindly......"

Without further ado, Yelu Hu'er immediately took his own horsemen and Yang Gon and others around him to run north, and Fan Zhongyi was also in the team, and he was already speechless at this time.

Yang Gon ran into the valley with the group, and couldn't help but glance back when he was at the mouth of the valley. Behind him were people and horses running around, and the whole corridor seemed to be a pot of porridge.

At this moment, his heart was like a knife, he turned his head and rode into the valley, the huge noise behind him was still in his ears, and a Chinese voice seemed to come from the air: General Yang, if you want to plan the country, how can you not shed some blood?

The events of that night in Daiju suddenly came to mind.