Seeing that the sun in the west sky was tired of setting in the west, Yelu Buddha said: "There is water in front, and there is no one within ten miles. We'll stay here tonight, and tomorrow morning, the army will cross the river. All ministries restrain their troops, they are not allowed to move around, and they are allowed to eat dry food to satisfy their hunger! ”

The generals made a promise together and left.

Seeing the soldiers setting up a tent on the side, the deputy general Wei Cai said: "Two miles ahead, it is the Juma River." General, will the Song people see it and leak our news? If the Song people get the news, Xiongzhou is not far away, and they are afraid to come to fight. ”

When Yelu Fonu heard this, he couldn't help but laugh: "There are only more than 10,000 people in Xiongzhou, and the Song people have eaten the leopard's gall and dare to fight!" ”

Wei Cai was a little worried: "We are here, Zhizhou has instructed us not to fight with the Song people as much as possible." If—"

Yelufonu waved his hand: "This time, if you don't attack the city, where will there be a war!" The Song army will only refuse to defend the city, and if they do not attack the city, they have always had no way. For decades, it's been the same, so why worry! ”

Seeing that Yelu Funu was full of confidence, Wei Cai couldn't say anything more, so he had to say yes with his hands.

In a private house five or six miles away from the Khitan soldiers' and horses' station, a man walked quickly into the courtyard, put down the burden on his shoulders, and entered the house. There were three people sitting inside, with a pot of tea in the middle, and they didn't speak, looking anxious.

Seeing the man come in, the three of them stood up together and asked, "How is the front?" Did the Khitans cross the river? ”

The man said: "As we estimated before, the Khitans set up camp two or three miles from the river. I think I will cross the river early tomorrow morning, and I will be caught off guard. Looking at their possible march route, it should be to avoid the two villages of Otsuki and Aragaki and go straight to the station. ”

The man at the head nodded: "General Ding is right, it seems that the Khitans really acted like this." There were two people here to report the news, one to report to General Ding, and the other to the Ansu army. After the Khitans cross the river tomorrow morning, the soldiers and horses of the Ansu army will be dispatched to block their back road. ”

The other two men answered the promise and turned to go out. One went to report to Ding Lingde, and the other rode across the river in a hurry, changing his horse to the Ansu army.

The Ansu army was close to Xiongzhou, and from there, it was only thirty miles around the place where the Khitans crossed the river. When the Khitans arrived at Nanyishui, they also happened to arrive at the Juma River and happened to stop the Khitans who were coming.

The two left, and the leader said, "Come over and have a cup of tea, and wait slowly." When the Khitans cross the river, there is nothing we can do. ”

In the official office of Xiongzhou, Zhang Yu and Ma Huaide sat opposite each other, with some meat, vegetables and fruits in the middle, and the two drank. A soldier came in and presented the official document. Zhang Qi looked at it and handed it to Ma Huaide on the opposite side and said: "Ding Lingde's official document, the Khitan soldiers and horses have set off, and there are about 10,000 people. ”

Ma Huaide looked at it and said: "The weather has been extremely cold these days, and the surrounding rivers are frozen, so you can ride horses, which is a good time for the Khitan people to cross the river and make trouble." It seems that they have been waiting for many days, and they can be counted as waiting. ”

Zhang Qi said: "How can we not! Since the river froze, tens of thousands of troops have been waiting long enough around Xiongzhou. ”

After speaking, he raised the wine on the table and drank it all. After all kinds of preparations are done, the days of waiting are really torturous. Zhang Qi is in Xiongzhou and has been waiting for more than ten days. Until today, the Khitan soldiers and horses went out of Zhuozhou and were about to cross the river to attack.

Ma Huaide said: "If you don't fight, the Khitans don't know how to converge after all." I've been in Xiongzhou for three years, and I don't know how many lawsuits I have to fight with them every year. After the battle of Taiwei is fought, the Khitans will not have so much to do. ”

Zhang Qi said: "That's right. Since Taiwei Du rescued Tanglong Town, he has defeated the Khitan several times in a row, and the Khitan people still can't learn a lesson. ”

Ma Huaide smiled: "Since the founding of the Khitan country, for more than a hundred years, it has always had the upper hand on the Central Plains, how can it be defeated a few times, I am afraid that the Central Plains will come." There is no big defeat, they can't learn. ”

After speaking, he raised his wine glass and drank a glass of wine with Zhang Qi.

Putting down the wine glass, Zhang Qi said: "For a battle, let the Khitans know that they are not that strong." When you go to the Central Plains, if one is not good, you have to put your life on the line! Early tomorrow morning, I will order Gaoyang's soldiers and horses to go north and defend Nanyishui. When the soldiers and horses of the Ansu army blocked their way, the soldiers and horses of Xiongzhou went out of the city and fought with them. Let's see if the Khitans can survive under the guns! ”

Twenty miles west of Xiongzhou, in the newly built station, Tao Yunran and Tongyang sat opposite each other. In the middle is a charcoal fire with a rabbit on top. Each person has a flask by their side and takes a sip from time to time.

After taking a bite of meat, Tao Yunran said: "I just got the news that 10,000 Khitan cavalry have been camped by the Juma River. Tomorrow morning, they will cross the river and come straight to us. Thirty miles away, and it's here in the afternoon. ”

Tong Yang said: "Yes, there is only one morning, we have to evacuate all the people, how easy is it to say?" Evacuate across the river to the south bank of Nanyishui, there are no towns, how to settle people? In the event of an accident—"

Speaking of this, Tong Yang shook his head and took a big sip of wine. The two of them were sent here by the Song Dynasty to lead people to retreat. Although a place has been arranged in the south, but in the cold winter and the retreat of a team of several thousand people, who knows what will happen? The rest of the Song army was going to meet the Khitan army, but no one paid attention to them.

Tao Yunran said: "Don't be too nervous, we just need to remove the people and leave the rest here." The captain said that as long as the Khitan army is left behind, he is not afraid that they will carry things from here. It's just that people walk, and it's not too difficult. ”

Tong Yang shook his head: "You can't say that. These workers, the soldiers who built the railroad were fine, and the people recruited nearby were not so obedient. I didn't tell them before, all of a sudden, where would they be so obedient? ”

Tao Yunran said: "What else can be done?" He had to order his own soldiers and escort them away. Isn't this what a hundred soldiers are doing here? There are only more than 1,000 people, and with the Xiang Army Brigade, there will be no accidents. ”

After speaking, he touched Tong Yang with the wine jug, and took a big sip of wine. When the Khitans crossed the river, they must have come to the station. There are thousands of people gathered here, there are a lot of supplies, and there is a lot of oil and water for looting. And from here to the south, ten miles to the south, after the south of the water, is the place where the people who fled in the summer live. The Khitans robbed the station, and just divided their troops to cross Nanyishui and snatched those people back.

I just got the news that the Khitan has sent troops and is now camping by the Juma River. Early tomorrow morning, they crossed the river. From the station to the north, there are two losers. Nominally, those people are also Khitan people, and the Khitans who come over should not rob them. robbing their own people, the current Khitan is not so thick-skinned.

If there is no delay on the road, 10,000 cavalry can travel thirty or forty miles in half a day. Once the people at the station retreated slowly, it would be easy for the Khitans to catch up. Tao Yunran and Tong Yang, the two people in charge of the retreat, were under a lot of pressure. Especially for the sake of secrecy, the people who work outside do not know the news yet. Early tomorrow morning, I suddenly retreated south, and I don't know if it will go well. If the station is robbed and there are casualties, Tao Yunran and Tong Yang, two junior officers, can not afford to be responsible. The 100 soldiers they brought with them, I don't know if they can complete the task, and all the people who build the road here are evacuated.

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