The army was huge, and a huge city appeared in front of it, and the black flag symbolizing the Great Liao Empire fluttered on the city wall, obviously this city had been broken by the invincible Liao soldiers.

Seeing the scene in front of them, the soldiers of the Imperial Tent who were guarding around Yelu Yanxi cheered.

Xiao Fengxian, the privy envoy of the Northern Court who followed Yelu Yanxi, told Yelu Yanxi in a low voice: "Your Majesty, that is the county seat of Wei County, and it is only separated from the Daimyofu City by the Yellow River, which was abandoned by the Song people. ”

"Did you give up again?" Yelu Yanxi frowned deeply, "The Song people are in the clear field of the strong wall!" ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Xiao Fengxian said, "After crossing the Hulu River, the cities we occupied along the way are empty...... The grass valley soldiers sent out also had little harvest, and they didn't gain more until they crossed the Zhanghe River, but they couldn't be compared with when they were in the north of the Hulu River. ”

After crossing the Hulu River, the Liao army advanced south along the narrow corridor between the Yellow River and the Zhanghe River. The five counties of Julu, Pingxiang, Pingen, Feixiang, and Wei County were all cleared! Although there were no obstacles to the march, the soldiers of the grass valley had little gain for many days. However, the expansion of the scope of the grass valley was blocked by the Zhanghe River and the Yellow River.

However, after the army crossed the Zhanghe River at Qingzhang Town in the north of Wei County (the Zhanghe River encountered by the Liao army in the north-south direction, parallel to the north-flowing Yellow River, while the Zhanghe River here was east-west), the Yellow River was still blocked in the east, but it was a flat river in the west.

Therefore, the cavalry sent out to fight the grass valley gained more harvest, and the morale of the army was greatly improved. Although the harvest is still not comparable to that in Dingzhou, Shenzhou, and Qizhou, and the attacking grass valley soldiers sometimes encounter ambushes, but when everyone thinks that Kaifeng Mansion, the richest mansion in the world, is ahead, their morale is naturally easy to rise.

"How much food is left in the army?" Yelu Yanxi asked, "How long can it last?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the army has harvested a lot in the north of the Hulu River, which is enough to support the consumption of several months." Xiao Fengxian said, "Besides, there is no river in Xiangzhou in the west, so our grass and valley soldiers can always gain something." ”

When the two monarchs and ministers were talking, they saw the first few horses galloping towards Yelu Yanxi's Daxu as if they were flying away, and a waiting Lang Junce immediately stepped forward to ask, and then flew to Yelu Yanxi and Xiao Fengxian.

"Your Majesty, there is a team of grass valley soldiers who were ambushed near Linzhang County and lost hundreds of people! In addition, Yuantan Zima also found a large number of Song troops in Linzhang County and the south bank of Huanshui, all under the banner of 'Xiangzhou Regiment Training Han'. ”

Linzhang County is under the jurisdiction of Xiangzhou, and Huanshui is an east-west river that passes through the middle of Xiangzhou, the water potential is not large, but it is also a dangerous place. In addition, this river flows into the channel of the Yongji Canal (that is, the ancient canal), through which it is connected to the Yellow River, which flows north. And this section of the Yongji Canal has been replenished by the water of the Yellow River, and now it has become a small river, which is also blocked by the Liao army on the way south. If the Liao army wanted to bypass the Yongji Canal, it would have to cross the Huanshui River.

"Xiangzhou group training Han? Is it the soldiers and horses of the Han family in Xiangzhou? ”

"I guess so." Xiao Fengxian on the side said with a smile, "A bunch of nerds have also learned martial arts." ”

"It's better to clean them up."

"Your Majesty, is that marching along the Yongji Canal?"

After capturing the county seat of Wei County, there were two routes of march in front of Yelu Yanxi, one was to go along the Yongji Canal, cross the Huanshui and Tangshui, and then cross the river in the shallow section of the Yongji Canal in Kaide Mansion or the territory of the Amway Army, and then approach the north bank of the Yellow River.

Because of the continuous uplift of the river channel in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, the Yongji Canal has long been a waste canal, and after entering the territory of Kaide Province and the Amway Army, it has become a small ditch that can be crossed because there is no water source to replenish it.

"Yes!" Yelu Yanxi nodded, "Let's march along the Yongji Canal...... After Ping'en, there were warships of the Daimyo Regiment training troops on the Yellow River in the north, and it was unlikely that the Yongji Canal would be forcibly crossed in the territory of the Daimyo's Mansion. ”

Ji Yi himself is a pirate jinshi, and he has no army talents in his hands, but there are a lot of water army talents! Moreover, a shipyard has also been opened in Jingdong Shang City, and it is not like playing to build small warships that can fight on the Yellow River?

So in a short period of time, he brought a fleet of inland river warships from Jingdong Shang City and equipped more than a dozen warships converted from gangships. Dealing with a bunch of Khitan landlubbers, that's nine out of ten!

……

"Liao Kou is really going along the Yongji Canal!"

Every move of the Liao army, of course, could not escape the sight of the famous regiment training army on the Yellow River. On the afternoon of the day when the Liao army's front army turned westward along the Yongji Canal, Ji Yi, General Xu and Tan Zhi, who were sitting in the Daimyo's Mansion, received a report.

"That's to cross the water!" Tan Zhi understands military affairs and immediately made a judgment. "I'm afraid the Xiangzhou regiment training army can't stop them!"

"It's okay," Ji Yi said, "Han Rufu and Zong Rulin both have tenacious temperaments, and they will definitely fight again and again!" Moreover, the Transit Envoy Division has allocated enough money and ordnance to make up for them. ”

The font size of Han Xiaoxuan, who is "like a husband". And Zong Rulin is Zong Ze, Ji Yi has long heard of this person's ability to do things. Therefore, after Han Xiaoxuan was ordered to hold a group exercise, he recommended Zong Ze to go to Xiangzhou to serve as a general judge. After Zong Ze arrived, he also lived up to expectations, led the people of Xiangzhou to strengthen the county seat of Linzhang, and also built more than a dozen fortresses along the Huanshui River to block the road of the Liao army to the south.

However, because the Xiangzhou regimental training was only a hasty army, even if there was a strong village to follow, it would be difficult to stop Yelu Yanxi's army. But as long as Xiangzhou City is not broken, with the appeal of the Han family, it will always be able to fight again and again.

In Ji Yi's opinion, as long as Xiangzhou is able to withstand it, the problem of the Daimyo's Mansion is not big, and it can always be consumed with the Liao army.

"Yes," Tan Zhi nodded lightly, "As long as we and the Xiang army can carry it down, the back road of the Liao soldiers will always be unstable, and it will not be easy to cross the river to Kaifeng Mansion in the south, right?" ”

Xu Jiang sighed, "It's just that the people are suffering!" ”

"Not really!" Ji Yi echoed, "It's all Wu Chongdao's ...... that is not good."

The three of them were talking, and suddenly there were footsteps outside the public hall, and then a military machine from the Hebei Xuanfu Division (not from the Yuntai Department, brought by Ji Yi from the Gezhi Academy) walked in, saluted, and reported: "A large group of cavalry appeared thirty miles outside the city!" ”

"What!? Did the Liao people cross the river? Xu Jiang stood up suddenly, and the old face was full of panic.

"Impossible!" Ji Yi shook his head, "The Daimyo's Mansion Navy Army is not something they can deal with. ”

Tan Zhi asked, "South or North?" ”

"Back to the city, I know that it is more than 30 miles south of the city."

"Seongnam? Could it be ......?"

"It's reinforcements!" Tan Zhi said, "It must be Captain Gao's cavalry that has arrived!" ”

He had already gotten the news and knew that Gao Yu had returned to Kaifeng Mansion a few days ago, and he had also brought 2,000 Lingzhou Iron Horsemen!

"Captain Gao is coming? Thank God...... "General Xu, Old Man Xu just sat on the chair."

Seriously, these days, his acting Xuan Shuai is very worried, and he has long been looking forward to Gao Yu to take over.

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"Tai Lieutenant, there is the Daimyo Mansion City ahead!"

"Good! Work harder, go to the Daimyo Mansion to sleep tonight, and one person will warm the quilt with the ladies of the Daimyo Mansion! ”

is using stumbling women to boost the morale of the army, needless to say, it is the new Hebei Xuanfu envoy Gao Yu Gao Tai Lieutenant!

At this time, he was with his chief military aircraft, Li Yongqi, leading 4,000 cavalry (one positive and one auxiliary) along the official road on the east bank of the Yellow River. Because it is a one-man two-horse configuration, that is, 8,000 military horses spread their hooves and run on the official road, raising a lot of smoke and dust, not only the defenders on the city of the Daimyo's mansion can be seen from afar, but even the Liao soldiers on the other side of the Yellow River can see clearly.

Such a big fanfare is naturally for the Liao soldiers on the other side of the Yellow River to see, and they have to let them know that the invincible Gao Taiwei has come!

Only in this way can the Liao soldiers be prevented from rushing straight to the north bank of the Yellow River.

Although before the Yellow River froze, it was unlikely that the Liao people would cross the river, but they couldn't stand the natural timidity of the official family! Within a few days of Gao Yu's army going north, Zhao Ji had already issued a continuous order to care about the construction and development of Xiangyang. He also promoted Xiangzhou to Xiangyang Mansion, and appointed his henchman Pan Xiao'an as the governor of Xiangyang Prefecture, and also allocated 5 million from the pile warehouse for Pan Xiao'an to build Xiangyang City......

You don't have to think about it to know that the official family is preparing to take refuge in Xiangyang Mansion!

If the Liao lord really arrived on the north bank of the Yellow River, he might scare the official Zhao Ji away, which would really cause chaos in the hearts of the people.

For this matter, Gao Yu also wrote a letter to Wu Haogu, counting Wu Haogu who fooled the official family to move the capital.

Just when he was writing a letter to count the ancient Wu Hao, his chief military plane, Li Yongqi, had already drawn up a combat plan for the "Yellow River Campaign" for him. The core idea is to rely on the support of the Daimyo Naval Army and the Xiangzhou Regiment Training Army, and use the mobility of the Lingzhou cavalry and Lingzhou infantry. Dealing with the Khitans who invaded the south along the Yellow River in the north should at least delay the pace of Yelu Yanxi.

And while dragging Yelu Yanxi, Gao Yu will also look for opportunities for peace talks!

He is not a scheming Wu Haogu, but a real Great Song Zhongliang, so he will carry out Zhao Ji's instructions to the letter......

"Your Majesty, it's the cavalry of the Song people, there are about four or five thousand horsemen, which is quite elite!"

Yelu Yanxi and Xiao Fengxian were on the official road on the west bank of the Yellow River at this time, and of course they found the cavalry of the Song army galloping north.

"Is Gao Yu here?" Yelu Yanxi took the reins and looked at the smoke and dust on the other side of the river.

"Most of them are his Lingzhou cavalry......" Xiao Fengxian asked, "Your Majesty, the Yellow River is in their hands, are we going to turn around and go north?" ”

"Going north?" Yelu Yanxi shook his head, "To fight or not, if you are in the enemy and not in me, you will go north, and Gao Yu will cross the river for a decisive battle?" Ordered the three armies to speed up the south, and within three days, they must break through the Huanshui and defeat the Xiangzhou regiment training army! ”