Dieli had to look at the dense artillery fire of the Song army in front, and the Khitan army couldn't rush through at all, and his eyes were red. The battle lasted for an hour, and Nerugu's front was almost completely wiped out. The Khitan army in the rear was afraid and did not dare to attack forcefully.

At this moment, a fast horse came galloping. In the army, it was a royal horse, and no one dared to intercept it until Dielid was in front of him.

The knight turned over and dismounted, crossed his hand to Dielide, and said: "There is a purpose, the Song army has occupied Wuqing and cut off the grain and grass of the army. The Cangzhou army has retreated north, and the general immediately led his subordinates to retreat north! ”

After saying that, he handed over the holy decree, turned over his horse, and went away like a fly.

Dieri had to look at the battle ahead, and then at the Holy Decree, and for a moment he only felt dizzy. At this time, the defense can't be held, where to retreat? The cavalry of the Song army on both flanks were eyeing each other, and once the Khitan army retreated, it would inevitably follow. When the cavalry is fighting in formation, it is not as good as the infantry, and it is the best at pursuing the remnants of the army.

After thinking about it again and again, Dieri said: "The army has retreated, and for the sake of today's plan, we must retreat immediately." Otherwise, we will be surrounded by the Song army, and there will be no way out. The command tower is not also the department, for the whole army to break off, ready to retreat! ”

Liang Jianu on the side whispered: "We retreat, what about the Nerugu army that is now on the front line?" If they retreat, the whole army must collapse. At that time, I was afraid that I would not be able to leave alone. ”

Dieri was expressionless: "Order Nerugu to fight to the death with the enemy!" Before getting the military order, dare to retreat, and stand in front of the battle! ”

With that, he turned around on horseback and walked towards the barracks. Several generals looked at each other there, and they didn't know what to say for a while. The retreat of 50,000 troops is not so easy. Now that the battlefield is in chaos, how can the Khitan get away without paying a considerable price?

Looking at Nerugu, who was still directing the battle ahead, several generals sighed. Dierid's attitude was clear, Nerugu had been abandoned. How much time he can delay is the time for the Khitan army to prepare.

Thirteen Lang, who was standing on the watchtower, looked at the Khitan camp and suddenly said: "It's not good, they are reorganizing the soldiers and horses, it seems that they are going to escape!" ”

After speaking, he ordered his subordinates to immediately catch up if the Khitan withdrew its troops.

In Qianning Military City, Ma Huaide woke up early in the morning and rubbed his forehead. In the past few days, he received a military order, and he led his subordinates to attack the Khitan army, and he has been fighting for three days. The Song army clearly had the upper hand, and the Khitan gradually fell out. It's just that the Song army didn't cooperate well and couldn't defeat the Khitan for a while.

Commanding the war for several days in a row, Ma Huaide did not rest, he couldn't sleep well, and he had a headache all the time. I heard that the north has occupied Zhuozhou, and the army has begun to besiege Xijin Mansion, and I must work harder here.

At this moment, the pro-soldiers walked in quickly, and said with crossed hands: "Tai Lieutenant, the Khitan army has withdrawn overnight!" ”

Ma Huaide was stunned and straightened up suddenly: "How did you withdraw?" Why is there no news? After fighting for almost a month, how can they easily withdraw? Order the division masters of the front line to enter the city! Whoever lets go of the Khitans will be punished! ”

The soldier said: "Captain, no wonder the masters." The Khitans withdrew overnight, and the barracks were not collected, who can know? ”

Ma Huaide said: "Don't accept the barracks? Gone in such a hurry? Didn't the Khitans get the news that Youzhou in the north had been attacked? ”

After speaking, he stood up, thought for a while, and said, "Order all the masters outside the city to enter the city, and Taiwei Li, go to Shuai Si together." The Khitans have retreated, and we have to catch up! Hit these days, they want to go, it's not so easy! ”

The pro-soldier said yes and turned to go out.

Ma Huaide put on his official uniform, washed up, and went to the official hall. A man stood in front of the map, looking at the map, thinking about the war. To the north of the Qianning army, there are two cities, a Diaoyutai village and a Xin'an military city. These two cities had few soldiers and horses, and they were powerless to stop the enemy. If the Khitan is bent on leaving, it is not difficult to withdraw to the territory. However, where do you go when you withdraw to the country?

The grain and grass of the Khitan are in Wuqing, and to the north is the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Song army, which is encircling Xijin Mansion. If Xijin Mansion holds on, the Khitan army will rescue from behind, and the inside and outside will be corresponding, but the result is difficult to say.

After a long time, Li Weixian and several masters entered the official hall and saluted Ma Huaide.

Ordering everyone to sit down, Ma Huaide said: "The Khitan army suddenly retreated north last night, and even the barracks were left there. In this season, there are no barracks, how can they rest at night? It seems that the departure is very urgent. I estimate that it should be the Khitans who knew about the battle situation in Youzhou in the north, knew that it was not good, and sent a large army back to defend. The Khitans have withdrawn, and we should catch up closely and not let them retreat easily. ”

Xie Chi said: "What the Tai Lieutenant said is true. Our army of nearly 100,000 people, if the Khitans are allowed to retreat easily, the Privy Council will definitely not allow it. Fortunately, the Khitans just left one night early, and we can still catch up. ”

Li Weixian said: "We must first find out where the Khitans are going, why they retreated, so that we can catch up." There are hundreds of thousands of Khitan troops in Cangzhou, and if they are negligent, they are surrounded by them, but it is not good. ”

Ma Huaide said: "What are you afraid of until now? In the south, Liu Jian and Wu Song's 100,000 troops are coming from the north. If the Khitan army dares to surround us, it is just right to join forces with them and fight the Khitans. At this time, the most important thing is not to let the Khitans run away! After fighting for so long, isn't it just to keep the Khitans and annihilate them all here? ”

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Ma Huaide said: "You prepare immediately, and if you have news, you will pursue immediately!" I'll send scouts here to see where the Khitan is retreating. There is also the Khitan army in Cangzhou, I will also check it out. ”

The generals will make a promise together. They all left.

Ma Huaide arrived at the case, wrote an official document, and ordered someone to send it to Xiongzhou. The Khitan army has retreated, and he led his troops to pursue, and he should report to the commander. When the Khitan received the news that Youzhou had been attacked, the army would inevitably retreat to the territory. At such a time, the news changes three times a day, communication is inconvenient, and the front-line generals must make decisions on their own. The war has been in full swing, and Shuai Si cannot control everything.

Outside the Diaoyutai Village, Gu Yin bit a rabbit leg and drank wine. After a few sips, he put down the rabbit leg and looked into the distance.

Tu Gu said: "This time I retreated in a hurry, and even the barracks were left in the Song Realm, and there was little food and grass, so I couldn't travel far." If the Song army comes to chase after us, we can't get rid of them, but it's not good. Song Realm is still strong and clear, and I can't find a grain of grain, but how can I be good? ”

Gu Yi said: "It is precisely because of this that we have to hurry up and retreat. Wuqing was occupied, and all the grain and grass collected were there. If we can't recover it, not only us, but even the hundreds of thousands of holy armies will have no food to eat. The army has also retreated, and it has agreed with us to meet in Wuqing and attack the city together. Straight lady thief, the city guarded by the Song army is so difficult to attack, Wu Qing doesn't know how many people will die! ”

After saying that, I only felt upset and took a big sip of wine. The Song army has not sent troops for the past two months, but I didn't expect that one army would be on such a large scale and attack Xijin Mansion directly. The current Khitan has become a mess.

Yelu Hongji didn't know that the Song army was strong, and there were many risks in his back. Some people also reminded him to pay attention to the fact that if the Song army suddenly attacked Youzhou, the back road of the Khitan army would be cut off. It's just that he has no choice, he has just destroyed Chongyuan, and he needs a victory to integrate the interior. It's just that he didn't expect that the Song army's attack would be so fierce.

Three days after the fall of Wuqing, Yelu Hongji got the news. It took another two days to confirm the correctness of the news and inquire about the deployment of the Song army. By the time the news was confirmed, it was already too late.

Both Zhuozhou and Yizhou had fallen, and 200,000 Song troops besieged Xijin Province. Tens of thousands of Song troops marched rapidly towards Pingzhou. The Khitan's retreat was completely sealed, and there was no way back. The 100,000 Song troops in the south suddenly attacked and came to Rongzhou. Yelu Hongji suddenly found that his army of 400,000 had completely fallen into the encirclement of the Song army.

The most fatal thing is that the combat effectiveness of the Khitan army is worrying, and there is a shortage of food and grass. The 400,000 army, all assembled, may not be able to quickly wipe out the Song army all the way. And as long as ten days are over, the whole army will have no food and grass. The only way out is to retreat as soon as possible.