"Adult ......"

The subordinates' voices became a little hesitant. Looking at the smoke behind the Song army's infantry formation, "Where are my warriors?" Temugo's eyes widened, no matter what, he couldn't believe it. Even tens of thousands of infantry troops could not have made thousands of cavalry disappear into the devilish black smoke in such a short period of time.

"Expelling the Northern Captives—"

"Welcome back to the Holy One—"

The Song army's large array erupted in bursts of chanting, the flag was fluttering high, and Zhao Xingde felt the high morale of the soldiers. In front of him was already the camp of the Liao army, and Zhao Xingde raised his left hand. "Stop-" Lu Mingyu ordered loudly, and tens of thousands of soldiers stopped together and rearranged the formation. At this time, there were volunteers from Wanzhou County pushing thistle carts, spear carts, sharp knife carts, giant shield carts, whirlwind artillery carts and other battle defense vehicles forward, preparing to cover the forbidden army's attack on the camp. These ordnance were originally stored in the arsenals of the state capitals, and both the Zhenguo Army and the Baoyi Army disliked it as bulky, so they were all given to the state and county volunteer barracks. The state and county soldiers watched the battle in the camp, and saw that the forbidden army had won a great victory in foot control, and their blood was boiling. Yue Fei restrained the battalion with chariots, so that the formation of ordinary state and county soldiers also looked strict, and for a time the war drums were noisy, the soldiers were noisy, the flags were fluttering, and the Song army carried the aftermath of the great victory, and the momentum was very strong.

Seeing that the Song army was strong, the Liao army on the opposite side all changed color, and under the command of Brother Temu, no one invited him to fight for a while.

"I didn't expect Nanban to be so powerful." Brother Temu couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. Because the Song army took the initiative to fight, he wanted to defeat in one fell swoop, but now his mind has calmed down, and he said to Wen Da: "The Song army is booming, it is not suitable to fight, please Wen General Duyun to join the army to guard the imperial camp." "Yun Congjun is one of the signed army numbers established by the Liao Army after the Liao Army attacked Bianliang, recruited and rebelled since the southern invasion, and forcibly recruited the people, and there are other names such as the Wing Guards, the Xuande Army, and the Pingnan Army. This time, the cavalry of the Liao army that followed Tiemuge's westward expedition was only more than 20,000 people, while the Yuncong army led by Wen Da had more than 10,000 men and horses, and the Han general Li Chengsuo led the wing guard army in the rear camp also had more than 20,000 people. Brother Tiemu disliked that the signing army was unbearable, so he asked the signing army to guard Yuzhou County, or fight grass valleys, or transfer grain and grass, and at this time, he planned to let the signing army rely on the camp fortress to consume the strength of the Song army.

The Liao and Song armies have been fighting each other in Shuzhou for a long time, and the camps are very strong. The Song army went through a hard battle, and although its morale was like a rainbow, it was actually very tired. Seeing that the Liao army could not defend the camp quickly, Zhao Xingde urged the troops to attack for a while and then collected the troops and returned to the camp, this day counted the results, beheaded more than 7,000 Liao soldiers, captured more than 3,000 horses, and it was the first time since the Liao army invaded the south, the first time to defeat the Liao army in the flat field frontal, although the Song army suffered heavy casualties, but in general morale was greatly boosted. That night, Yue Fei instructed Wang Gui to take charge of nearly Wanzhou County battalions, and recruit elites from them to form a strong battalion, so that Zhao Xingde Dudu's artillery battalion would be ready, and the next day he would attack the Liao army camp again.

In the middle of the night, Zhao Xingde got a secret letter, and after opening it, he was surprised. The secret letter said that the Xiangyang court wanted to wait and see the success or failure, and after the decisive battle with the Liao army in Shuzhou, it took advantage of the situation to attack Ezhou. The words were conclusive, and with the imprint of the Imperial City Si Jinwei Mansion, Zhao Xingde had to believe it. He looked at the envoy and asked, "I don't know which lord of the Jinguan Mansion is working under you?" There was a hint of questioning in his tone.

Zhao Xingde has been in charge of the army for a long time, and he is majestic, Wang Chongyi feels as if he is facing back in front of the imperial city official, he does not dare to slack off, and bows down and says: "The last general is under the command of Zhou He Duzhi." He paused for a moment and then explained, "Zhou Zhuangban is Wang Yandu's old department, and he admires the high righteousness of the adult, so the last general specially came to pay his respects. ”

At the mention of Wang Yan, Zhao Xingde's face softened and asked, "Do you know what is written in this letter?" ”

Wang Chongyi retracted his mind and said: "The last general doesn't know. ”

"Well," Zhao Xingde nodded slightly and said, "Thank you, Lord Wang, let's go down and rest first." ”

What the envoy said was in line with the habit of acting in the Jinwei Mansion, but in this way, there was not much truth and fiction from the envoy. This matter is related to the survival of Ezhou, whether it is true or not, Zhao Xingde is difficult to grasp for a while. Zhou He ordered Wang Chongyi to deliver the letter day and night, but did not explain the reason. There are many such things in Jinwei Mansion, and Wang Chongyi does not have the slightest doubt. Moreover, from Zhao Xingde's easy recognition of the marks in the letter, Zhou He specially asked him to mention Wang Yan's matter, Wang Chongyi vaguely guessed that Wang Yan and Zhao Xingde had some relationship with Jinwei Mansion.

After handing over the envoy and coming out of the tent of the commander of the Chinese army, Wang Chongyi naturally observed the reality of the Baoyi army. It was easy to meet Zhao Xingde, and Wang Chongyi felt a little incredible. "In case Wang is an assassin, General Zhao is already dead."

Earlier, he heard that the Zhenguo Army had just been promoted from the Xiang Army to the Forbidden Army, and the Baoyi Army was mainly established by recruiting bandits from the southeast of Zhao'an, so he couldn't help but feel a little contempt in his heart. Originally, the Jinguan Mansion had the responsibility of monitoring the armies, and the so-called "Wangqi" technique in the army that was circulated in the world was something very specific. For example, whether the soldiers guarding the gate have knives and guns like crutches, whether the soldiers will rush up when they are eating, whether the soldiers are whispering behind the officers' backs, and so on, it will reveal important information such as whether the generals are managing the army well, whether the morale of the army is stable, and so on. Along the way, the camps he saw along the way were strong, and the accompanying officers said that he had just won a big victory over the Liao army, and Wang Chongyi couldn't help but put away his contempt for the Shuzhou army.

"Although General Zhao has put pen to paper, he said that he has a good way of governing the army, and he is well-deserved."

"That's it." The accompanying officer said proudly, "If it weren't for Yue Shumi's retreat, my Baoyi Army would have driven the Liao thieves down the river to feed the fish today." He thought that Wang Chongyi was sent by the Ministry of War, and said hatefully, "Our Baoyi Army and the Zhenguo Army are fighting bloodily, and his mother's Henghai is sitting on the boat and watching, damn it, the eldest brother will definitely join them when he goes back." ”

Wang Chongyi smiled slightly, noncommittal. The cavalry of the Baoyi Army and the Zhenguo Army was only more than 3,000 people, and although the large array of firearms and spears was strong, the speed of movement could not be compared with that of the cavalry. The cavalry of the Liao army in the brigade can still flee when they see that the situation is not good, this has happened many times in Hedong, Hebei, and it is not easy to drive the Liao soldiers down the river to feed the fish. However, the morale of the Baoyi Army is really the highest he has ever seen among the many imperial forbidden armies.

The huge camp has people everywhere with joy on their faces. Because he had won the battle and killed a hundred pigs as a reward, the smell of meat wafted everywhere in the camp, and the roaring fire reflected the oily glow on his face and mouth. The whole battalion was talking loudly about how to make shield carts, earth and stone carts and other equipment, not only to pay too many casualties, but also to quickly conquer the camp of the Liao army, as if everyone was soon a commander.

"It's a shame that we just went out today, and we didn't have much to do with it......"

"This time, our battalion is closely following General Zhao, and the glory of the ancestors!" "Death is blind!" "Lao Tzu Bah Bah ......"

"Xia Dangjia's tiger body was shocked, what did he smell the big knife, Tiemu Beiyu, all of them lost their souls, and they were split in half with one knife."

"Bastard, our musket, you know? Muskets!!! ”

The Baoyi Army expanded rapidly, and if you have the ability, you can also be promoted quickly. Zhao Xingde is from Rong, and generals such as Lu Mingyu and Luo Xian are not from the imperial court. Originally, the army was the most strictly divided between the upper and lower levels, but the Baoyi army was not as strict as the imperial forbidden army. Many people diligently ran before and after, helping to strengthen the camp and carry grain, grass, soil and stones. The morale in the state and county camps attached to the Baoyi Army was also very high, and the Baoyi Army would soon have to recruit soldiers, all of whom were forbidden troops who were paid full by the imperial court, and many state and county volunteers moved their minds.

In the Chinese army tent, Zhao Xingde thought about it for a long time, but he still rushed to the Zhenguo Army overnight and notified Yue Fei. Because it was a matter of military morale, Zhao Xingde asked Yue Feiping to retreat in advance, and even Zhang Xian and Wang Gui were not allowed to hear about it. After the two discussed, they felt that although it could not be confirmed, judging from the current situation, the news was eight or nine reliable. Now there are only some temporarily formed state and county volunteers in Ezhou to defend the defense, if Xiangyang really has the intention to do evil, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Under the dim candlelight, Yue Fei's face was very ugly, and he was even twitching slightly. Although there were only 20,000 elite horsemen in Tiemuge's army, they were the most warlike and brutal of the Liao army that invaded the south. It's easy to frustrate it, but when it's about to take advantage of the victory, there are constraints behind it, how can this matter not make people extremely angry?

"Shuzhou is too far away from Ezhou," Zhao Xingde sighed secretly, "We must retreat." ”

"Retreat," Yue Fei raised his head sharply, staring at Zhao Xingde, as if he was the one who was restraining him, and asked sharply, "How to retreat?" ”

"Retreat." Zhao Xingde pointed to Jiangzhou, which is located between Shuzhou and Ezhou, was silent for a moment, and said in a low voice, "Fight again." ”

Jiangzhou, is the Jiujiang County of Qin, also known as Xunyang, Chaisang. The mountains of this place have thousands of mountains, the Xiangjiang River with the lake, since ancient times it is the place where the soldiers must fight, the general of the Han Dynasty rode the baby, and Zhou Yu of the Three Kingdoms had built a city in this place to garrison soldiers. More importantly, because Zhao Xingde was worried about the loss of Shuzhou, before leading the army to join forces with Yue Fei, he had ordered his subordinates to recruit state and county volunteers in Jiangzhou, and arranged a second line of defense to stop the Liao army's advance. At this point, it's time for the right thing.

"Ezhou is a fundamental place, and there is no room for error. And Shuzhou and Ezhou are too far away, once something happens in Ezhou, the army will not be able to return to help. Instead of fighting with the Liao thieves in Shuzhou, it is better to show weakness and retreat the whole army to Jiangzhou, where our department has already built a good camp. If the Liao thieves are unwilling to suffer a big loss and chase after us, we will reflexively strike and take advantage of the situation to completely annihilate this cavalry. If the Liao thieves do not pursue, we will quickly aid Ezhou with light troops. After slowly consolidating the Jiangzhou line, he tried to advance eastward. Zhao Xingde paused, looked at Yue Fei, and said in a low voice, "The most important thing is that our army will fight and retreat, and this play will be really done, not only to deceive the Liao people, but also to deceive Xiangyang, so that they will have concerns and dare not rashly use troops against Ezhou, so as not to cheapen the Liao thieves." ”