In the north in February, the weather is still very cold, and even within the Great Wall, there are almost no people in the open field.

This is also the effect that Zhao Yu wants the most, the 10,000 cavalry led by him and Ye Luhuan have all changed into the uniforms of the officers and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, I don't know, I really think that this is a Great Song army.

After several days of day and night, the army has lurked in a mountain col more than 100 miles away from Taiyuan.

After many days of rapid marching, the soldiers were already exhausted, and at the order to rest, the soldiers wrapped themselves in wool felt blankets and lay on the ground, not even wanting to eat.

The soldiers in the north, whether Han or Khitan, have been very able to endure hardships since they were young because of the harsh geographical conditions.

Wu Song and Shi Qian had infiltrated the city with a team of soldiers, and their mission was to spy on the situation in Taiyuan City and the specific location of the granary.

The news of the Liao army's large-scale attack has already spread, and Taiyuan is already on high alert, not to mention that Zhao Yu and they only have more than 10,000 people, even if they pull all 30,000 horses over, they can't fight with conventional fighting methods, but fortunately, they are not here to fight.

Having said that, this is Zhao Yu leading the team, otherwise, these wolf-like Liao soldiers will definitely turn into evil wolves and do all kinds of evil in the Central Plains.

However, because each person can carry limited dry food, if he can't get food, it is estimated that Zhao Yu will not be able to control the army, after all, this is the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, and the soldiers have no guilt for doing bad things.

Of course, Zhao Yu also knew about this situation, but he could only be anxious in his heart, but he couldn't show it on his face at all.

According to the plan, Yelu Min led the army to kill Zhending Mansion directly, creating the illusion of a sneak attack on the Great Song Dynasty City, in order to cover Zhao Yu and their westward advance.

After Zhao Yu and the others walked away, Yelu Min led the army back, and then marched west to meet Zhao Yu and them who had gone out from Yanmen Pass.

This is something that can't be helped, after all, they have too few people, in case the strategy is seen through by the Great Song army, they have a little man, let alone bring back food, and it's hard to say whether they can get out of the way at that time.

At this time, Zhao Yu was also dressed in ordinary soldier attire, and if he mixed with the soldiers, except for his still immature face, it was impossible to distinguish his true identity at all.

In the col, the soldiers gathered in groups of three or five, the horses were trained, and after being fed, they all quietly accompanied their masters.

Men are together, women are eternal topics, in fact, this kind of giggling and laughing is more to make yourself relaxed.

"It's a pity, we're secretly operating this time, otherwise we have to arrest a few Han women to go back"

"Look at your bear-like appearance, and catch a few women back, your own mother-in-law is not good!"

With this ridicule, the soldiers around him also laughed.

"If you want me to say, you are the most unproductive, you will become a general in the future, what kind of woman doesn't have it, do you still need to rob it?"

"Phew! You said it easily, if you are so good at being a general, anyone can be a general."

"That's useless to you, now the head of the Lin sect and the head of the martial arts sect are vigorously training officers, work hard, if they are favored by the two sect heads, it is not impossible to become a general in the future"

"Hey! His Highness is down."

As he spoke, the soldiers all stood up and greeted Zhao Yu warmly.

When the army is outside, there are not so many rules, which are set by Zhao Yu himself.

"What is the vernacular? I listen to you from afar, and I don't take the time to rest, everyone sits, they all sit."

"Your Highness, are we going to war with the Great Song Dynasty?"

A young soldier asked everyone's thoughts, after all, after running such a long way and doing nothing, the soldiers were all full of questions.

"Fortunately, Lao Tzu knows that you are not a spy, otherwise I would have to arrest you if I asked you like this, I can't say what I did now, but what I can promise you is that I will not let you die, and I will take you home soon"

When these words came out of Zhao Yu's mouth, the faces of the soldiers showed joy, and as Zhao Yu sat down, more and more soldiers also gathered around.

"I just heard that someone wants to be a general, huh! This idea is good, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, as for opening his mouth and closing his mouth to say that women, then Lao Tzu can only despise you, remember, the man's awesome place is not in the lower body, just like a big brother said just now, if you really become a general, women will take the initiative to find you"

"Your Highness, we are all a group of old and coarse people, being able to follow you is already a blessing from the previous life, so dare you have so many extravagant hopes?"

"Humph! You are a big boss, don't you want to earn a family business for future generations? An ancient man once said that princes and generals would rather have a kind? That is to say, anyone who works hard can become a prince and general, and I will tell you a little secret, after I go back this time, I plan to open a school and send someone to teach your descendants to read and write for free, so that they will not be big and rough when they grow up, and they will have more opportunities to enter and exit the phase."

In fact, Zhao Yu still has a lot of things to do in Youzhou, but he is afraid that Shangjing will not give him a chance, and now that there is a shortage of food, it is the time when the army's morale is fluctuating, and the best way to appease them is to fill their hearts with hope.

"Is what Your Highness said true?"

"Of course it's true, as long as I'm in Youzhou for one day, I will not only do everything I can to make all the people in the Yanyun area live a good life, but I will also double your military salary and let your family enjoy higher treatment than ordinary people."

Zhao Yu said very seriously, and he is indeed working hard in this regard.

"I believe His Highness's words, because I used to be a serf of the Xiao family, if it weren't for His Highness's abolition order, our family would still be living a precarious life."

The words of a strong black man attracted everyone's attention, and the soldiers suddenly remembered that after Zhao Yu came, he implemented a series of measures to benefit the people, such as opening warehouses and releasing grain, and abolishing slaves.

"This brother is right, with His Highness here, our life will definitely be better, and we swear to follow His Highness to the death..."

"Low-key, low-key, don't call Song Jun here"

Seeing that the shouts were getting louder and louder, Zhao Yu had to hurry up and stop it, saying low-key in his mouth, but he was not without pride in his heart, the military heart was available, and his previous efforts were not in vain, as long as he persisted, sooner or later he would make the land of Yanyun his own...

"Your Highness, Brother Shi Qian is back"

As he was talking, Yan Qing's voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Zhao Yu was waiting for news from Shi Qian and the others, and after signaling the soldiers to hurry up and continue to rest, he turned around and followed Yan Qing to his temporary tent.

As soon as I entered the tent, I saw that not only did the times change, but Yeluhuan also came.

didn't have time to gossip, so he didn't wait for the time to give him a salute, so he asked directly: "Brother, how is the situation in Taiyuan?" ”

From the solemn expression of the time shift, Zhao Yu faintly felt a trace of unease...