The horses on the avenue flowed slowly, and the surrounding mountains were layered on top of each other, and the shadows of the mountains in the distance seemed to be dark clouds.

A horse on the side of the road rushed over, and when he saw Yelu Xiuge and others in front of the flag honor guard, the knight hurriedly reined in the war horse, jumped off the horse and bent over with his right hand on his chest, and couldn't wait to say: "Greeting, Jinyang has been broken by the Zhou army!" ”

The face of Yelu Hugo, who had been looking at the sky with a majestic face, suddenly changed, and he hurriedly stopped his mount, pointed his whip at the knight and said, "What! What do you say?! ”

The generals of the Liao army who were beside Yang Gon also immediately looked sideways with surprise on their faces. Jeruxiu asked, but not because he didn't hear clearly, but because he was surprised, and he didn't seem to have come back to his senses.

The knight hurriedly said: "Jinyang has been broken!" ”

Brother Yelu Hugh was very decisive in his words and deeds, but then he said: "The news is true? ”

The knight said clearly in Khitan language: "It's true! First of all, the leader of the scout battalion got the news from the Northern Han people, and we arranged our own people in Jinyang near the left to confirm it. ”

Brother Yelu Xiu was stunned for a moment, looking back at the horse team that was like a long dragon before and after, and then looked at Yang Gon and the others, as if he was a little dazed, so many Liao army iron horsemen arrived thousands of miles away, why did they come? He shook his head and said, "Unbelievable! ”

The generals were also in an uproar for a while, their expressions were all surprised, and a military general asked: "There are important people in Jinyang who have opened the door to dedicate the city?" ”

The knight who came to report said, "No, it's a strong attack on the city. The Zhou army blew up a gap with **, and built the soil into a mountain, so as to storm the city! ”

Yang Gon nodded solemnly after hearing this, and muttered: "Xiancheng is indeed not credible. The Great Liao Iron Cavalry reinforced in two directions, and the response was timely, and when Jinyang had hope of breaking the siege, it was impossible to surrender in a hurry as promised. It's just that this important fortress, known as Dragon City, was attacked for only half a month, so it fell too quickly, right? ”

The Chinese army was talking for a while. Jeruxiugo finally began to accept this fact, and sat on his horse with a straight face and said nothing.

Yang Gon turned his head and said, "You can make the army stop marching for the time being." ”

Yelu Hugo nodded with a blushing face.

The generals said: "No wonder we are the capital of a country and an important town in the world, we can't hold it for half a month, my Daliao army has gone thousands of miles to help, how can we save it?" "I'll just say that the Northern Han Kingdom is unbearable, it's just dragging its feet, they are too wasteful!"

Yang Gon frowned and said: "The Northern Han Army is not as unbearable as you think, the southern countries, except for the Central Plains Dynasty, the Northern Han Army is the most powerful. Their soldiers have been fighting all year round, and a few years ago they could once threaten the forces of the Central Plains; Earlier dynasties and generations of the Central Plains swept the world from Hedong! The problem of the Northern Han Kingdom was that the land was narrow and the people were small, and the land was barren, which could not withstand long-term consumption; But the sturdiness and majesty of Jinyang City make up for this, and when you are at a disadvantage, you can still rely on persistence to hold on. Zhou Jun can go down to Jinyang in half a moon, and indeed I can't believe it......"

He turned his head to look at Brother Yelu Xiu: "Blacksmith Guo is going to become a big trouble for Da Liao!" ”

Brother Yelu Hugh gritted his teeth, and said after a while: "Ben Jiang really wants to meet this person to see if he has three heads and six arms!" ”

"Not at this time." Yang Gon hurriedly persuaded, "The Zhou army claims to be hundreds of thousands, and there are 200,000 horses dispatched; Our army fought against the main force of the Central Plains with partial divisions, and suffered a great loss. ”

At this time, the main forces of the Liao army stopped on the avenue one after another. It was just after the afternoon, and it was not the time for repairs, but there was a commotion in the army, and many people sat on the ground, watching and inquiring about the situation. However, for the ordinary cavalry of the Liao army, they didn't know what was going on for a while, and at a glance, they couldn't see anything except the dense crowd of people and horses in the mountains.

After a long time, news circulated in the army one after another, and it turned out that Jinyang had been breached!

The army was noisy for a while, and there was a lot of noise.

Even ordinary soldiers who are part-time herdsmen and cavalrymen don't know much about national affairs, but they are also very familiar with Jinyang, a famous city that is famous all over the world. Rumors spread in the army, some people said that Jinyang was captured in half a month; Others say it was ten days, because they heard that there was a five-day truce between the middle and the rest of the war (many people are specious about things).

People still don't think much of the toughness of the Han soldiers in their hearts, so it all comes down to Guo Shao...... In general, everyone has knowledge, even in the grassland, there are many Han people, so it is difficult for people to accept and believe how strong Zhou Jun Han is; But if a certain "monster" is abnormal, some people believe it. Even on the grassland, there are many legends of ghosts, gods and beasts, and of course there may be in other places.

Even when many herders were young, their parents used stories of monsters and ghosts to scare them so that they would obey, and many of them grew up in such legends.

"Have you ever heard of the thousands of people who died in Zhuozhou a few years ago?" A Liao army man said in a serious voice with serious eyes.

He was not loud, and he did not speak loudly. But the soldiers who were sitting cross-legged around immediately shifted their places and leaned their heads over.

The man had a frightened expression on his face: "Those corpses didn't have heads later!" ”

Someone was curious and couldn't wait to ask: "Didn't you cut off your head and take it to receive merit?" ”

The man who spoke shook his head vigorously and said: "It is said that the Zhou army does not cut off the head when it is remembered (this military method that Guo Shao decided at the beginning was still the head record before). But this kind of thing comes out of other people's serious tones, and it seems to be very reasonable, and it looks very credible, and everyone still wants to listen to the follow-up, so they naturally don't want to argue with it.

The man continued: "That blacksmith Guo is a ghost monster who likes to eat people's brains! ”

"Ah......" The men who were mentally empty were dumbfounded, but they listened very attentively.

The man who spoke said: "He was originally a monster in an underground iron mine, with a huge body, three heads, and six arms; The three arms on the left are three shields made of iron, and the three arms on the right are the hammers, knives, and spears of the blacksmith! The body is full of iron armor that has grown, and it is the same hard armor as a pangolin. After the blacksmith Guo comes out of the ground, he can become an ordinary person and deceive the world; But as soon as he is provoked, he will show his true form! In Zhuozhou, someone saw his original form, killing people in the crowd and eating brains at the same time! Invulnerability, bows and arrows and knives will break if they hit him......"

The observer asked, "What then?" How to deal with that monster iron armor! ”

The man said: "What should I do?" Jinyang Jiancheng couldn't stop it, Guo blacksmith turned into his original form and walked up, and took the blacksmith's sledgehammer to 'boom' a few hammers to knock down the city wall, otherwise how could he capture the important town in less than ten days......"

"Humph!" Suddenly, a majestic voice came.

Everyone turned their heads to see that it was Yang Gon, the deputy commander of the army, who was riding on the road, and a group of soldiers hurriedly stood up and stopped talking. Yang Gon raised his horsewhip and pointed angrily: "There is nothing to spread rumors in the army, you don't know death!" ”

The man and the people around him looked terrified.

Yang Gon said coldly: "Miss your first offense, and spare it, and dare to spread rumors again, it will not be spared!" He looked back left and right and said loudly: "The Central Plains Zhou army besieged Jinyang for more than a month, and there were traitors in it who surrendered to Kaicheng, so the Northern Han Kingdom unexpectedly lost Jinyang early. From now on, rumors are strictly prohibited, and any of you have seen a monster with your own eyes? If you don't see it with your own eyes, it's a false rumor! ”

Yang Gon said that he would go to the temporary garrison of the Chinese army.

Jeruhugo had already found a stone by the side of the road and sat down, with the scabbard on the ground, and sat with his left hand in a big way, and the surrounding generals were left and right.

"Jinyang was broken too quickly, and the army was shocked, and rumors have already started." Yang Gon bowed.

Yelu Hugo said: "Rumors are strictly prohibited under the military order. ”

"Yes." Yang Gon bowed.

Yelu Xiuge grimaced and said coldly: "I thought I didn't have to go south now. ”

Yang Gon hurriedly echoed: "What the boss said is extremely true. According to the holy decree of the Han Dynasty, our department went south to relieve the siege of Jinyang, and we gathered people and horses in Yinshan and Keri went south without delay; Jinyang was besieged and lost the city for half a month, and it is not to blame that we are not effective in fighting...... The intention to send troops has been lost, and there is no need to fight this battle. ”

Brother Yelu said casually: "It's just a trip for nothing, a little unwilling, and it's not easy to explain to the ministry." ”

Yang Gon hurriedly persuaded: "As we discussed before, it is not a good fighter to go south to fight the Zhou army now...... The Zhou army had morale and confidence in the initial victory, and the soldiers and men of the whole country were very numerous; I am a great Liao teacher, and I have come from afar. Moreover, after the Zhou army captured Jinyang, there was a strong city to rely on, and it could be attacked and defended; We have no barriers, and we are in a very disadvantageous position. ”

Jeruxiu is also very sensible, although his face is not good-looking, but he seems to have made a decision. He added: "Order the forward to retreat and change to the rear." The whole army crossed Xinkou, annexed the north of Xinkou, and then let our own men garrison Xinkou. Then send scouts to find out the situation again and make plans. ”

The general interjected: "Is the marshal worried about the defection of the Northern Han army in Xinzhou? ”

Yang Gon replied helpfully, "It's only a matter of time!" Jinyang was broken, and the monarchs and ministers of the entire court of the Northern Han Kingdom fell into the hands of the enemy, and there was no other place to rely on, and surrendering the Zhou State was of course the best way out...... Don't forget, although the Northern Han Kingdom is an ally of the Great Liao, this place is still the territory of the Han Dynasty. Those officials and generals who do not vote for the same clan, what reason do they have for the foreign clan Daliao? After surrendering to the Great Liao, they still had to fight with the Zhou army as an enemy and continue to fight; The Zhou army attacked Jinyang with the aim of occupying the entire eastern part of the river. ”

Everyone nodded yes.

Brother Yelu Hugh slapped his thigh at this time, stood up suddenly, and immediately said: "Order, all the troops retreat to the north of Xinkou!" The striker returns to the division to guard the mouth! ”

"Yes." The generals bowed and bowed.

Jerushuge walked up a hillside and looked south. In the direction of sight, there is only the tide of people and horses in the mountains like a black flood, and then there are heavy mountains, and the Zhou army in the south is completely invisible to block the men and horses. At the moment before he got the news of the destruction of Jinyang City, he was still thinking about how to break through the Shiling Pass Li Chuyun in the battle array; Thinking about the other party's leisure, whether he wants to repair for two or three days after getting closer...... As a result, nothing was calculated.

There are so many people in the army and a lot of plans, but no one thought that Jinyang would be attacked immediately! The battlefield is changing rapidly, and that's pretty much it.

"Blacksmith Guo......" Yelu Hugo whispered.