Looking at the crumbling city wall, Jia Kui said sharply: "Don't worry, collapse the city wall, and then the army will enter!" There are only a few hundred Khitan soldiers in Lingqiu City, as long as the city is broken, they can't resist the army! ”

The artillerymen on one side obeyed the order, quickly loaded the cannon with ammunition, and bombarded again.

Since all the way from the mountains, Jia Kui's army did not bring heavy artillery, only light artillery. Although Lingqiu City was broken, it still bombarded for a long time, and finally blasted a gap in the south of the city. The Song army couldn't hold it anymore, and some people wanted to rush into the gap.

Jia Kui stopped everyone and ordered the artillery to fire a few more shots to completely open the gap. After blasting through the city wall, the Song army rushed in, and the sound of killing shook the sky for a while.

Looking back at the sun in the sky, Jia Kui had some indescribable feelings. Now the weapons of the army have changed, and the situation of fighting has changed. Whenever it comes time to charge, it is no longer the main general in front, but in the rear. As a brave general, Jia Kui, who has accumulated merit to today, sometimes feels unaccustomed, and occasionally misses the old days.

Lingqiu City cannot be attacked, but the difficulty is to rush down to the city. Once in the city, everything is simple. There are only a few hundred Khitan soldiers in the city, and the city is ruined, even light artillery can knock down the city wall. Everything fell into place, as if it were meant to be.

Towards evening, the Song army had completely occupied the city, and the Khitan soldiers were killed or wounded and swept away. Jia Kui had no interest in interrogating the Khitan generals, but only ordered them to be taken into custody. When it comes to the Flying Fox, these captives will be disposed of together. What to do? Attacking the Western Regions with Du Zhongxiao, Jia Kui now knows what to expect. It is nothing more than to use it for work, or to pave roads, or to build cities, and wait until a few years later to disrupt and divide the places.

These Khitans, in fact, many were originally Han Chinese, who had been displaced to foreign lands for various reasons, and had long forgotten their identity. After a few decades in the Song realm, they will be Song people. When the Song people went to the Khitan territory, especially to the nomadic areas, many people would not be used to it. But after the Khitans entered the Song Dynasty, there were very few who were not used to it. Most people are able to adapt to the environment very quickly.

When he arrived at the official hall, Jia Kui sat down, and his subordinate generals came to see.

Jia Kui said: "After breaking through Lingqiu City, the next road to Flying Fox is even more difficult. The road along the river valley is very rugged, and it is impossible to pass through the car, so you can only rely on the back of the horse on your shoulder. The pack animals brought from Daizhou have lost a lot these days. It's just that the imperial court has made an order, and we are not allowed to delay in the slightest, and we must march to the Flying Fox immediately after descending the Lingqiu. It is to leave a thousand soldiers in Lingqiu, and all the supplies and pack animals in the rear are resting here. The rest of the men will go tomorrow and go straight to the flying fox. Ladies and gentlemen, only by occupying the Flying Fox can we succeed in this battle. ”

Hao Zhi said: "Taiwei, we have been walking really hard these days, we might as well rest in Lingqiu City for a few days, and we won't miss anything." ”

Jia Kui shook his head: "The Privy Council strictly orders that there must be no delay before occupying the Flying Fox, otherwise military law will act." No matter how hard it is, you have to persevere. When the Flying Fox is captured, it is not too late for everyone to rest. ”

After speaking, Zhou Jindao, the commander of the second division under his subordinates: "Your department is the vanguard, and you should go ahead tomorrow." All the food and grass you need are arranged by yourself. I led the 1st Division to follow up without any delay. ”

Zhou Jin forked his hand and sang a promise.

Jia Kui looked at everyone and said, "The battle of Lingqiu, everyone has also seen it." As long as we arrived, the Khitan defenders did not have much combat power. The most important thing in this battle is how fast we go and how much time it takes us to get to the Flying Fox City. Don't worry about the Khitan defenders, tens of thousands of Khitan soldiers and horses attacked Dingzhou, and now they are surrounded in Quyang City, and the flying fox is empty. As long as we can get there, Flying Fox City is ours! ”

The generals sang their promises with their hands crossed, and they were straight and high.

For the Song Dynasty and the Khitan, the Flying Fox was now the most important place. And it was more important to the Song Dynasty than to the Khitan. As long as the Flying Fox was captured, the Song Dynasty cut off the connection between Youzhou and Yunzhou, and could concentrate on attacking one place. Three-two

The Khitan gathered heavy troops in Youzhou, did not pay special attention to Flying Fox and other places, and did not strengthen the defense. Jia Kui's sudden dispatch of troops from Daizhou was unexpected by the Khitan. However, in this era, it has been many days since the Khitan got the news, and it is too late to mobilize troops and horses to defend. As long as Jia Kui can lead the army to quickly rush to the Flying Fox City, the Flying Fox will be at his fingertips.

It was because this place was too important that Jia Kui captured the Flying Fox and the Song Dynasty could make up its mind to fight a decisive battle with the Khitan in Youzhou. If the Flying Fox Road cannot be cut off, the Khitan army can retreat to Yunzhou from here at any time, or even return to the grassland. The roads were intricate, and it was difficult for the Song Dynasty to completely block them.

In Quyang City, Yeluti did not gather with Yeluliang and other generals in the official hall, drinking and discussing the war. A pro-soldier ran in quickly, and said with a forked hand: "King, I just got the news that the Song army has captured Lingqiu and is heading towards the flying fox!" ”

Jerlother was not surprised: "Where to send troops?" The Song army concentrated its army on Hebei Road, where are the soldiers and horses attacking the flying fox? ”

The soldiers said: "I don't know who led the troops, but the Song army came from Daizhou, and there were a lot of people." ”

Jerlother didn't listen, and said coldly: "How many people? Lost Lingqiu, can't you find out how many people there are in the Song Army? ”

The soldiers said: "Lingqiu is almost completely annihilated, and the Song army is marching in the mountain road, so I don't know the number of people. ”

Yeluliang said: "King, the Song army from Daizhou, could it be Jia Kui?" Hedong Road soldiers and horses, Wang Kai is in the north, it is difficult to go south. However, Jia Kui has been stationed in Shuozhou, and if he is transferred to Daizhou, it is actually very convenient. ”

Yeluther frowned when she didn't listen: "The Song army doesn't have many soldiers and horses on Hedong Road, if Jia Kui sends troops, won't Hedong Road be empty?" ”

Yeluliang shook his head: "This dynasty only has tens of thousands of soldiers in Xijing Road, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Song Dynasty, which is enough for defense." Jia Kui's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, if they poured out, there would be no soldiers and horses to stop them. ”

Jerodher still didn't believe it. According to the previous impression, the Khitan had tens of thousands of people in Xijing Road, and the Song Dynasty should have deployed more than 100,000 people to defend it. If there are fewer soldiers and horses, the Khitan cavalry can move quickly, and it is difficult to defend. According to the information obtained by the Khitan, the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty on the Hedong Road were 50,000 people under Wang Kai in the north, and 50,000 people in Jia Kui in the south. As soon as Jia Kui leaves, can Hedong Road prevent the Khitan?

Ordered the soldiers to go out, Yelu Tien said: "The Lingqiu Flying Fox Road is in the mountains, and the transportation is inconvenient, which is not conducive to the walking of the army. Even if the Song army captured Lingqiu, there may not be many soldiers and horses. There are more than 2,000 people in the flying fox, and they got the news early, so they should not be lost. ”

Yeluliang said: "King, the flying fox is the retreat of our army, once we lose, we can't go back!" ”

Yeluti was stunned for a moment, and said: "Now that the Song army is outside the city, it is necessary to fight to the death and annihilate them." Now that the troops have already been dispatched, how can they withdraw their troops without making an inch? What if you lose the flying fox? Let's go to Yizhou. ”

Yeluliang said: "King, go to Yizhou to pass through Baozhou." Not only is there a heavy garrison there, but the Song Dynasty has long been fortified and cleared, how can our tens of thousands of troops go? I have fought with the Song army several times in the past few days, and there is no victory, so how easy is it to completely annihilate the Song army outside the city? If the Flying Fox can't hold it, we will be completely surrounded by the Song army. At that time, there was no way to heaven and no way to enter the earth, what should I do? ”

Jerodiel was a little stunned for a while. Until now, he couldn't accept the fact that he couldn't defeat Song Jun and might fail.