Hejian Suicheng, Hu Yan Shouxin carried a whip, and whipped a group of soldiers under him, and scolded angrily while smoking: "Usually there are five fucking people and six people, why do you give Lao Tzu a bear as soon as you arrive on the battlefield, don't you look down on the Northwest Army, why are all fucking people beaten down......

In fact, this is the first time he has been so angry since he came to Suicheng, but the soldiers who were beaten and scolded lowered their heads one by one, and they didn't even dare to hide, and they didn't have the face to hide, because Cao Mata from the northwest came with a musket army and was also stationed in Suicheng.

The two musket armies have long been famous for each other, especially Cao Mata's musket army has repeatedly made war exploits in the northwest, and the musket army in Hebei has been pressed so hard that it can't raise its head, but the Hebei army has always felt that it is fighting against the powerful Liao State, and the party in the northwest is only first-class bandits and bandits compared with the Liao State, and they can't be on the table at all, so they also look down on the Northwest Musket Army.

In this case, the Hebei Musket Army took the opportunity to stir up trouble and competed with the Northwest Musket Army, although Huyan Shouxin and Cao Yu had a good relationship, but the two were both the main generals of the Musket Army, and naturally wanted to try it, but the Northwest Musket Army relied on its rich experience to almost beat the Hebei Musket Army, Huyan Shouxin felt that his face was about to be lost, and at the same time, he was angry at his own group of uncompetitive subordinates, so he beat and scolded.

"Yo, Brother Shouxin, is this training?" At this moment, I suddenly saw Cao Yu walking into the camp with a smile, and when he saw this group of beaten soldiers, he couldn't help but laugh and said, after their musket army was transferred to Suicheng, they were also directly mixed with Huyan's trustworthy musket army, and this time it was also one of the main forces attacking Liao.

Seeing Cao Mata come in, Hu Yan Shouxin was embarrassed to reprimand his subordinates again, and immediately drove out all these uncompetitive guys, and then smiled at Cao Mata: "I don't know if I don't fight, I used to think that the soldiers I trained were already quite good, but I didn't expect that just a drill would make them appear in their original form!" ”

"Brother Shouxin doesn't have to be angry, in fact, to be honest with you, the training of these soldiers of yours is not bad, and in some places it is even stronger than our Northwest Army, but it lacks actual combat, to be precise, large-scale actual combat, so there are some problems in coordination and coordination, I believe that as long as there are a few big battles, these soldiers under your command will definitely not be worse than us." Cao Mata was also positive at this time.

Cao Yu is not comforting Huyan and keeping his promises, in fact, Huyan and his promises are indeed very good at training, but Hebei has been peaceful for a long time, and occasionally there are Liao troops going south, and the number is not large, which is not enough to train troops at all, so it is normal for these soldiers of Huyan to keep their promises lack actual combat experience.

Hearing Cao Mata say this, Hu Yan Shouxin also felt a little better in his heart, and he laughed at the moment, and then ordered to send wine and food, he and Cao Mata were friends, but they were a little rusty after being separated for a few years.

"Brother Cao, Brother Li should have written to you this time, right?" Hu Yan Shouxin personally poured Cao Yu a glass of wine, and then asked.

"Yes, Brother Li wrote to me to tell me that I must seize this opportunity, if I can win Yan Yun in one fell swoop, you and the others will all remain in history forever, and even surpass our grandfather in merit!" Cao Yu also smiled at this time and took a sip of the wine glass, although alcohol is forbidden in the army, but it is only in wartime, and usually these soldiers like to drink a few glasses when they are fine.

Cao Mata's grandfather is Cao Bin, and Huyan's trustworthy grandfather is Hu Yanzan, all of whom are the founding generals of the Great Song Dynasty, especially Cao Bin, who was posthumously presented with Zhongshu Ling and Jiyang County King after his death, nicknamed "Wu Hui", even if it is Cao Wei's military exploits now, he does not dare to say that he surpasses his own Lao Tzu, as for Cao Mata, it is far worse, but they are still young and have a high spirit, and they have always aimed to surpass their grandfather.

"Haha~, Brother Li also said the same thing to me in the letter, and he also said that retaking the sixteen states of Yanyun is only the first step, and even if there is a chance in the future, directly destroying the great enemy of the Liao State is the ultimate goal, and it depends on what kind of battle we fight." Hu Yan Shouxin also laughed at this time and drank the wine in the cup.

As the generals of the Great Song Dynasty, although they are usually well paid, their status is very low, and they are tied even in the army, coupled with the external strategy of the Great Song Dynasty, there are almost no soldiers to use, and the generals do not fight, and naturally have no military merits, which is naturally a kind of torture for these ambitious young generals who are full of Huyan Shouxin, but since they met Li Zhang, they don't seem to have to worry about having no war to fight.

"Destroying Liao is naturally the greatest wish in the hearts of our generals, but even if the Liao State is in civil strife, it is still not to be underestimated, this time to send troops to recover Yanyun, I am afraid that you will have to pay a lot of price, Brother Huyan, you must also be prepared." Cao Yu said in a deep voice at this time, he was a person who had participated in big battles, and he knew the cruelty of the battlefield better than Huyan Shouxin, so he had always had a very awe-inspiring attitude towards war, and even if he had an advantage, he would not despise any enemy.

"Brother Cao, don't worry, I have been dealing with the Liao people for so many years, so I naturally know that the Liao people are not easy to mess with, otherwise, with General Liu's arrogance, I would not have told us many times to be careful in the last meeting, and I will never underestimate the Liao people." Hu Yan Shouxin immediately laughed again.

Liu Ping had already arrived at Hejian Mansion, and some time ago he convened these people to discuss the matter, and it was on that day that Liu Ping announced the use of troops against Liao, and many generals were kept in the dark in advance, and only the more shrewd generals like Cao Yu and Huyan Shouxin could analyze the strategic goals of the imperial court from some signs.

Hearing these words of Huyan Shouxin, Cao Yu also nodded reassuringly, and then the two chatted while eating, mainly to talk about the upcoming war, a few days ago, the civil strife in Liao broke out, Liu Ping also ordered the whole army to prepare, and now they are just waiting for Liu Ping's order, and they will be able to kill into the territory of Liao immediately, but when this order is issued, they have no news.

In fact, not only Hu Yan kept his faith in Cao Mata, but all the generals in the entire Hejian Mansion who participated in the attack on Liao were all waiting for Liu Ping's order at this time, after all, such a good opportunity, they were all waiting to make meritorious contributions, at least to earn a title for themselves to protect their descendants, after all, the title of the Great Song Dynasty is still very valuable.

At the same time, in the camp outside the city of Hejian Prefecture, Liu Ping stood in front of a huge sand table, carefully looking at the terrain on the sand table, the production method of this sand table was spread from martial arts, and was quickly recognized by Liu Ping, a veteran, and the sand table in front of him was made in detail according to the terrain of the Song-Liao border, and every road and the first city were marked on it.

Liu Ping held the red flag representing the Song army in his hand, simulating the marching trajectory of several large armies, while Guo Zun on the other side held the blue flag in his hand, he represented the Liao army, dealing with the attack of the Song army, but the Liao army he could use in his hands was too little, and in the end he could only give up the peripheral cities, and then concentrate his forces to stick to several big cities such as Xijin Mansion.

"Brother Shiheng, your three-way army is pressing, and there is no other way on my side except to retreat to Xijin Mansion, but the walls of Xijin Mansion are high and deep, even if there are firearms, it is not so easy to overcome, in case you consume too many troops in Xijin Mansion, I am afraid that you will not be able to attack Xijing Datong Mansion, and it will be even more difficult to easily defeat the entire Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures in the future." Finally, Guo Zun put down the blue flag in his hand and smiled.

Guo Zun is Liu Ping's deputy, and he is extremely good at cavalry warfare, it just so happens that the Liao army is mainly cavalry, so he has been playing the role of the Liao army in the deduction, but the final result is almost the same, every time he is forced to shrink his troops, relying on the wall of Xijin Mansion to hold on, hoping to consume the strength of the Song army, and even drag it until the Song army retreats, and then try to counterattack, which is really a bit similar to the current Yelu Zong.

Liu Ping also put down the small flag in his hand at this time, and said with a frown at the moment: "I also discovered this, so I hope to wipe out more Liao troops outside the city of Xijin Mansion, but most of the Liao troops are cavalry, and it is too difficult to intercept them." ”

"In fact, there is no way, only the cavalry can catch up with the cavalry, when Zhao Zhen and the Dangxiang army fought a decisive battle by the Yellow River, he sent my cavalry to the rear to sneak attack the camp of the Dangxiang people, which caused the party to be difficult to take care of, and finally had to retreat in defeat, this time it is better to let me lead a cavalry raid, which can definitely intercept the Liao army, so that they cannot retreat to Xijin Mansion!" Guo Zun took the initiative to ask for orders at this time, he was a cavalry general, and what he longed for most was to be able to fight with the Khitan iron cavalry to the death.

Liu Ping was also quite moved when he heard Guo Zun's suggestion, he had decided to attack the Liao State this time, and the cavalry could just achieve this goal, plus Guo Zun was experienced, and the cavalry under his command was also very elite, and the Liao cavalry might not be an opponent against them.

However, Liu Ping finally shook his head and vetoed Guo Zun's proposal: "The Khitans are famous for their cavalry, although the main force of the Liao army has been transferred now, but it still can't be underestimated, it is still a little too risky to use cavalry to cavalry, and the Xijin Mansion is too close, in case you intercept the Liao army on the periphery, the Xijin Mansion will send troops to attack, and you will also encounter danger at that time, and we will use troops against the Liao State for the first time, and the first battle must be fought beautifully, so as to establish the confidence of the soldiers, so you must not take risks!" ”

Hearing Liu Ping say this, Guo Zun also felt reasonable, although he had defeated the party cavalry before, but he was not very sure about the Liaoguo Iron Cavalry, after all, the prestige of the Liaoguo Iron Cavalry was too heavy, and the Great Song Dynasty had been suppressed by the prestige of the Liaoguo Iron Cavalry for so many years, and he did not dare to have the idea of raising troops before.

"Brother Shiheng, when are you going to give the order? I guess the generals below can't wait now! Guo Zun suddenly asked again at this time.