Dark clouds surged in the sky as if ink had been poured into water, and large clouds were surging in the wind. Between the dark clouds, the sun's halo hid behind, but it was still dazzling...... It's lurking, but it still can't hide the edges of the edge.

The drizzle sprinkled into the puddles on the road, making the water surface look like rough frosted glass. "Smack!" Heavy boots trampled on it, muddy muddy water splashed everywhere.

On the main road, walking, riding, and bicycles are moving slowly, and people are walking heavily in the mud, but they still remain orderly.

As the soldiers walked, they looked back at Youzhou City, which stood in the depths of the rain curtain and clouds. It is not far away, but it seems to be on the horizon, like a mirage, like the shadow of a mountain.

Decades ago, when this land was lost, few people probably thought that it would be so difficult to get it back again.

At that moment a large crowd of people staggered from the fork in the road, carrying baskets and burdens, and trudging through the mud. The women took eggs out of the baskets and stuffed them into the arms of the soldiers by the roadside.

An old man stared at the soldiers, tilted his back and looked up at the soldiers, and asked, "When will the sons and daughters come back...... Come back? ”

The soldiers had nothing to say and silently followed the procession. The old man sighed a few times.

At this moment, Dong Zunzhi's men and horses passed by, and the young Dong Zunzhi jumped down from the horse, and said with a blue face: "This is not the end, just the beginning!" ”

The fine rain gathered into beads on the helmet, and the water droplets dripped down along Dong Zunzhi's young face exposed to the wind and sun.

……

At the head of Youzhou City, Xiao Siwen, who looked tired, looked at the messy fortification camp outside the city in the drizzle and let out a long sigh. He raised his hand, but there was nowhere to help, this section of the city wall was bare, and the female wall had already collapsed.

"Did Zhou Jun really withdraw so quickly...... Shall we send a team of horses out to chase? Xiao Abudi asked.

Xiao Siwen turned his head and glanced at him: "Chasing?" How to chase? Can the cavalry of the Youzhou Army be compared with the elite of the Great Liao Palace? What has the palace tent army been beaten into, and the Youzhou army is afraid that it will make a joke when it goes out. ”

Xiao Abudi frowned and said: "This week, the Chinese people are also very good at scaring people, so many people have come over, and the city of Youzhou has been besieged to the ground, and the last general thought that it would take a year and a half." It's only a little longer, just go......"

Xiao Siwen said: "Don't forget that Jinyang City will break the city in half a month!" Blacksmith Guo came to capture Youzhou City, and now he can't break it, and he doesn't want to confront my main force of Daliao, so he retreated. Blacksmith Guo ......"

He took a "hiss" breath, "This person is kind of interesting, it's quite elusive. ”

He saw that Xiao Abudi was busy and at a loss, and sighed slowly: "It is not easy for a person who is the emperor to win a hundred battles in the past, and to decisively withdraw from the army. You may not understand people in that position. ”

A military general said: "Brother Yelu Xiu has returned to Youzhou this time, and he has the appearance of a life-saving benefactor." ”

Abudi was a little annoyed when he heard this: "If we don't defend Youzhou City, can we win the people of Zhou?" The credit can't be taken by him alone! ”

"It's too early to win." Xiao Siwen said softly.

Abudi asked: "The people of Zhou are afraid that Da Liao has run away, and they still have the face to come again?" ”

Xiao Siwen turned to leave the city, glanced at the vast fields in the south again, and said, "It will definitely come...... The herald celebrated his achievements in the city, telling the soldiers that Blacksmith Guo was not a monster with three heads and six arms, and that he could also be defeated by the Great Liao Iron Cavalry. ”

In the evening, Xiao Siwen's study came to a visitor with a gray and black cloth covering his head.

There was an oil lamp the size of a bean in the study, and the man asked in a low voice in Khitan: "My master asked the king of the Southern Courtyard, what do you think of this opportunity?" ”

Xiao Siwen frowned and said, "What I mean, you can't rush for the time being, you have to focus on the overall situation." ”

"Oh......," the man replied softly.

Xiao Siwen said: "At this juncture, if there is turmoil in Daliao, it will allow outsiders to reap the benefits...... Public opinion is also not favorable, and the time is not yet ripe. ”

…… In the camp of the Liao army in Danzhou, the young Yelu Hugo was not happy.

There is a bonfire burning under the grass hut, and tents are all around. There was not a hint of a smile on the angular face of Jeruxiugo in the firelight, and he reached out and stroked the mane of the mount that was eating beans, and said nothing with a gloomy face.

At this time, several generals strode over, pressed their hands to their chests and bowed: "Congratulations to the marshal for making new contributions!" "When he returns to Beijing, the Great Khan will rely even more on the commander."

Another person said: "We can regather all the soldiers and horses in two days, and take advantage of the defeat of the Zhou army, and we can see the opportunity to increase the victory!" ”

Jeruxiugo was very interested, and nodded in response to the generals.

Seeing this, Yang Gon turned around and whispered to a few generals: "Ben will have a few words to talk to the marshal." ”

And they all took a look at it and quit in good faith.

Yang Gon walked into the grass pavilion, picked up a piece of firewood on the ground and threw it into the bonfire, and said slowly: "Is the handsome win happy?" ”

Yelu Xiuge said coldly: "Our 40,000 palace tent troops are also helpless men and horses on the grassland; Aren't the people of Zhou just farming, they actually fight with our horses. Fighting like this, the 40,000 troops have not been able to recover until now, can General Yang be happy? ”

The tent army of the Great Liao Palace is the elite of the elite, and it is different from those tribal armies and Wujing armies that are not fully clothed and loosely armed. As a popular general in Liao, Yelu Hugo knows the combat power of the Liao army very well.

This battle, his prediction is not so risky.

He believes that the Liao army on the northern road and more than 20,000 cavalry palace tent troops raided (Li Chuyun's department), and the number of both sides was equal, but the Liao army's horse battle could defeat the Zhou army (Li Chuyun's department) horse team with one blow; Then each broke through the north and then defeated the Zhou army (Luo Yanhuanbu).

The Liao army on the southern route detoured out of the Wenyu River, attacked and threatened the central army of the Zhou army, and mainly achieved the purpose of deterring the Zhou army by attacking the emperor of Zhou; forced all roads in Youzhou to shrink their defenses. Then march west to the victorious Zhou army (Han Tong Division), which has a slight upper hand in numbers and crushes the Zhou army.

Yelu Huge's idea was to defeat the mobile horsemen of the Zhou army in a battle! Then wander in the vast area on the periphery of Youzhou City, and attack the besiegers of Youzhou City at any time.

The Zhou army's horse army had little advantage over the Liao army's reinforcement cavalry, and the Liao army had more horses, and Yelu Hugo was very confident that he would defeat the Zhou cavalry first.

As he said before: The cavalry of the southerners is not called cavalry, just to run faster in battle. He had never seen a cavalry march on foot for a long time.

Yelu Hugo could afford the city defense of the Central Plains, but he never looked up to the southern countries in the field.

Yang Gon said kindly: "No matter what, because the marshal led the army to reinforcements, the Zhou army retreated. This is also a victory, and the handsome can also receive credit when he goes back. ”

Jeruxiu looked at the bonfire with a very complicated expression.

His mind conjured up the experience of his heart beating faster and running wild on a blind horse.

For example, in Wenyuhe, there was no progress in the battle (Li Chuyun's department), and the right-wing Zhou army was rapidly approaching, desperately fleeing, and if it was a little late, it would be flanked, and the consequences would be unimaginable!

For example, after the Southern Route Army attacked and harassed outside Youzhou City, it was just about to advance westward, and the Zhou army (Li Chuyun's department) threatened the back; Almost get surrounded. When marching to the victory pass, because the rear road could be attacked at any time, he broke up in a hurry and ran.

Jeruxiugo closed his eyes, tilted his head and took a deep breath. He had the illusion of walking over the tip of a knife.

He gritted his teeth and said: "I don't believe that the country that farms the land can compete with Da Liao on horseback. This time, the enemy will be underestimated, and next time you must have a good meeting with Blacksmith Guo! ”

Yang Gon reminded: "Our mission is to protect Youzhou, not to fight fiercely. ”

Yelu Hugo sneered: "To be a military general is to win in battle!" We are mixed with those intrigues and intrigues, and there is no good fruit. ”

Yang Gon said in a praising tone instead after hearing this: "It is not unreasonable for the Great Khan to rely on the great handsome. ”

Yelu Hugo ignored it, and still pondered to himself: "Blacksmith Guo is a natural general. ”

Yang Gon breathed a sigh of relief: "He is the emperor of the Zhou State. ”

Jeruxiu shook his head and said, "This person ...... The sense of smell is very sensitive, not like a southerner, but like a hunter...... "his voice becomes low, thoughtful" or a hunting beast. Quietly approaching the prey, there was no movement at all, looking for an opportunity, and as soon as he realized that the limelight was wrong, he turned around and ran. But it's still there, and you don't know when he'll come back. ”

Yang Gon said: "The big handsome may be right. He fought very well, and he was indeed a qualified general, but if he also went back, with the situation of Zhou State, I am afraid that there will be trouble. ”

Jeruxiu said: "I still wish he didn't run, what's wrong with him doing that?" ”

Yang Gon said: "He shouldn't have come at this time. ”