"General, the defenders on the Fenghua Prefecture side reported that they had found traces of the Liao army's activities north of the Great Wall, and the last general was worried that the Liao army would abandon Gubeikou and choose to enter the customs from Fenghua Prefecture?" In the city of Xiguan at Gubeikou, the deputy general Guo Zun asked Liu Ping with a worried face.

Liu Ping transferred Yanyun's main army to Gubeikou, and although the other directions of the Great Wall defense line were arranged with troops, they were far inferior to here, so many people were worried that after Liao Guotan heard the news, he would enter the customs from other positions, such as Li Zhang, who was far away in Tokyo, and Guo Zun in front of him, who had such questions.

"Don't worry, Fenghua Prefecture should be just a little trick used by the Liao State to confuse us, if Yelu Zong really goes south, he will definitely go to Gubeikou!" Liu Ping was full of confidence at this time.

"Why, General, why are you so sure?" Guo Zun still asked a little puzzled, in fact, he also thought that Liao should march from Gubeikou before, but as time went by, the weather became colder and colder, and there was no movement on the Liao side, which made him a little uncertain, and there were some rumors in the army.

I saw Liu Ping smile calmly at this time: "The main reason why we concluded that the Liao army would definitely pass through Gubeikou was that this was the main transportation route from Zhongjing to Xijin Mansion, and if Yelu Sect really wanted to recover Xijin Mansion, he would definitely pass through here." ”

"Yes, but in case Yelu Zong really doesn't plan to recover Xijin Mansion first, for example, he can enter the customs from Fenghua Prefecture and then kill Datong Mansion, then our army may not be able to catch up with the footsteps of the Liao army at all." Guo Zun nodded at first, and then said worriedly.

"Unlikely, after the Liao State experienced a great turmoil, the national strength was also greatly depleted, and even I suspect that they may not even be able to get together the grain and grass, so if Yelu Zong really goes south, he will definitely end the battle as quickly as possible, and compared to Datong, Xijin Mansion is more important, so they will definitely take Xijin Mansion as the first target, otherwise even if they attack other state capitals, they will not last at all, and they will withdraw sooner or later."

When he said this, I saw Liu Ping pause for a moment and then said: "In addition, we have figured out the character of Yelu Zongzhen, who is extremely arrogant and arrogant, especially despises our Song people, based on his character, he will definitely choose to fight our army head-on, and only by defeating us from the front can we prove the strength of their Liao State, so I am sure that if he learns that our army is concentrated in Gubeikou, he will definitely lead the army directly to kill him!" ”

Liu Ping's analysis is reasonable and well-founded, especially the analysis of Yelu Zong's true character, which is even more to the point, which makes Guo Zun nod again and again, and then I saw Liu Ping smile again: "Of course, although I am more than eighty percent sure that the Liao army will come to Gubeipin, but I have not relaxed in other places, I have been sending scouts to monitor the movements of the Liao country during this time, if the Liao army really chooses other directions to go south, we will definitely get the news in advance." ”

Seeing that Liu Ping was so confident, Guo Zun's worries also let go of a lot, but then he thought of another question, and looked at no one on the left and right at the moment, so he said in a low voice: "Brother Shiheng, I heard that someone in the court wants you to return to the capital, but now that the big war is imminent, if you leave, I am afraid it will affect the morale of the army!" ”

"Don't worry, the imperial court still knows the severity, if you really want me to go back to the capital, I'm afraid that the order will be sent as early as the time when I lay down the capital, but there has been no movement now, and I have received reliable news that the prison army personally appointed by His Majesty has arrived, and it is estimated that it will arrive in Yanyun after a while, so I estimate that the imperial court will definitely not let me return to the capital until I repel Yeluzong's real army." Liu Ping said with a smile.

It was a business matter just now, but now it is a private matter, after all, he and Guo Zun are old friends, and their personal relationship with each other is also extremely deep, so he doesn't have to shy away from these words.

"That's good, but after this fight, I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to lead troops in the future." Guo Zun nodded after hearing this, and then said a little helplessly.

"There's no way around it, but when I took over the order to attack Yanyun, I already expected this day." Liu Ping sighed and spoke, and his expression became a little gloomy.

Although Liu Ping was admitted to the Jinshi, he held a military position in the army most of the time, plus he was born in a family of military generals, so he has always regarded himself as a military general, after all, he has been in the army for so many years, and he also has inseparable feelings for the army, but after this war, he has to say goodbye to the army.

"But this is also a good thing, you still have a Jinshi background, Your Majesty will definitely arrange a satisfactory position for you, in contrast, General Zhao Zhenzhao can only stay in the martial arts, and he can only be a teacher with patience." Guo Zun saw Liu Ping's reluctance, and comforted him at the moment.

"Haha~, Zhao Zhen is not a teacher, martial arts is a place to train generals for the army, you have also seen those young people who have come out of martial arts, except for a few people, most of them are good talents, especially young people like Di Qing and Cao Yan, they are rare generals, and their achievements will definitely be above you and me in the future!"

When he said this, Liu Ping couldn't help but show an emotional look, and then spoke again: "If it's possible, I hope I can go to martial arts, but it's a pity that Zhao Zhen is one step ahead of me!" ”

When Liu Ping said at the end, he also showed a look of pity, which made Guo Zun smile dumbly, of course he knew what martial arts was, just saying that just deliberately diverted Liu Ping's attention, in fact, he was also very interested in martial arts, and even sent the juniors of his family to martial arts, hoping to produce a few talents like Di Qing in the future.

But at this moment, I suddenly saw a scout horse galloping into the big tent and reported loudly: "General Qiyu, the Liao State is urgent, the army in Zhongjing City is out, and Yelu Zong Zhenqin leads the army south!" ”

Hearing the report of Tanma, Liu Ping and the others were all shocked, just now they were still talking about the movement of the Liao army, but they didn't expect that there would be news so soon, and Guo Zun asked eagerly at this time: "Can you find out the direction of the Liao army?" ”

"For the time being, there is no news of the blockade of the Liao State, and the spies we have arranged in the Liao State have not yet found out the marching route of the Liao army, but the direction should be coming to Gubeikou!" Tanma immediately reported again.

"Pass my order, from now on, the whole army will be on alert, and meet the enemy with this general!" Liu Ping immediately stood up excitedly and ordered loudly.