Dingzhou.

The first general of the new army on Dingzhou Road, who came from the Guangxin Army, also flew straight into Dingzhou City. These horsemen were dressed as scouts, covered in stinking sweat, and their horses were also wet and smelly. In the past, this kind of scout detective was not a popular existence in Dingzhou City. But as soon as a few horsemen entered the city gate, there was a clerk from the pacification department who was waiting in the city gate tower to greet him for questioning.

"What's wrong? Where is the main Khitan force? ”

"Back to the officials, the Khitans have already reached the outskirts of Suicheng and blocked all the roads leading to the border, and we scouts can't get close at all."

"Can't get close? What's the use of raising you? ”

That Jiyi is a Bianliangzi, but it is a child of the clan who appeases Liang Zimei, and he was born in Guozi Supervisor, although he did not take the Jinshi examination, but he was also awarded a Jiupin civil official, and he was recruited by Liang Zimei of his grandfather's generation and became a curtain official who wrote Jiyi's words. Regarding military affairs, this Liang Dajiyi knows nothing about it, so he has this question.

The scout hard detective just smiled bitterly when he heard this, and hugged Liang Dajiyi, "Jiyi, the military situation is urgent, please take Xiaodi to Shuai Sitongyu." ”

"Okay, come with me." Liang Dajiyi was ordered by Liang Zimei today to wait on the tower of the East Gate of Dingzhou for the Chuancai from the Guangxin Army and the Ansu Army to report the military situation.

In the public hall of the Yamen of the Dingzhou Road Pacification Envoy, Liang Zimei, the pacification envoy, was discussing the military situation with several staff, Ji Yi, as well as Deng Zhiyuan, a military machine sent by the Hebei Xuanfu Division, and Ma Yong, a soldier and horse under the jurisdiction of Dingzhou Road.

Yesterday evening, after the bad news that the Pushan Village of the Guangxin Army and the Changpokou of the Ansu Army were captured by the Liao Army reached Dingzhou City, Liang Zimei, who was still a little calm, panicked and did not sleep at night to convene a military meeting. After a night of discussion, nothing came of it. This morning, Scholar Liang took a nap, and after lunch, he summoned the busy staff Ji Yi, Deng Zhiyuan, and Ma Yong to his public hall to discuss the battle defense.

Deng Zhiyuan, who just graduated from the Jiehe Knight Academy last year and was born in a knight's family (his brother Deng Zhiyong was a knight from the Western Army), and Ma Yong, a veteran general from the Kaifeng Forbidden Army, reached an agreement and put forward the same proposal in the military discussion that began at noon today.

The garrisons of the Capture Horse Mouth Shop, Yutai Kou Shop, and Anyang Port Shop in the north are too thin, and they must be strengthened as soon as possible!

These three passes are on the edge of the eastern foothills of Taihang Mountain, although it is not a dangerous pass, but there is always a danger to defend. As long as there are three battalions of soldiers there, even if the Khitans have tens of thousands, they can resist for a while.

In addition, the county town of Beiping, Beiping Village, and Wangdu County in the northeast of Dingzhou City must also send a battalion of soldiers and horses to guard it - with two or three hundred soldiers as the backbone, Ding Zhuang among the people can be organized. In this way, the three cities can also hold out for a while under the advance of the Khitans.

But how could Liang Zimei agree to divide the defenders of Dingzhou City? Now the second general of Dingzhou Road guarding Dingzhou has only three divisions and nine battalions, if six battalions are divided to guard Makoupu, Yutaikoupu, Anyangkoupu, Beiping County, Beiping Village and Wangdu County, then the defenders of Dingzhou will only have three battalions left, I'm afraid there are no 800 soldiers!

When Deng Zhiyuan and Ma Yong were trying to persuade each other, they heard the sound of footsteps outside the public hall, and before the people arrived, the voice had already arrived, it was Liang Zimei's henchman Jiyi, and Liang Dajiyi's voice was a little crying: "University scholars, university scholars, Khitan people's distant horses have arrived at the outskirts of Suicheng!" ”

With a bang, the tea bowl in Liang Zimei's hand was already shattered on the ground. The old minister, known as a capable official, jumped up from his chair and stared at his nephew with dead eyes, his lips squirming, but he could not say a word.

In fact, there is still a little bit of luck in his heart. The Liao people didn't necessarily want to fight, and taking the two military shops was just a means to put pressure on the imperial court and gain bargaining chips at the negotiating table. But now, the Liao people's distant horses have broken into the suburbs of the Guangxin Military Administration!

Liang Zimei turned her head to look at Deng Zhiyuan and Ma Yong.

General Ma asked: "When you went out of the city, you didn't fight with the Liao people's distant horses?" ”

"Never fought again." The scout probed hard, "When Xiaodi left the city, the Liao people's distant horses had just arrived in the north of the city, so they didn't meet them. If it is a little later, Xiaodi will probably not be able to come to Dingzhou City. ”

Deng Zhiyuan, who is only in his twenties this year, has tanned skin, and has a fierce aura all over his body, said to Liang Zimei: "University scholar, there are many Khitan cavalry, although they are not good at fighting, but they are good at field guerrillas. However, the Khitan army is not good at attacking cities, so the city has one of our elite soldiers, which can be safeguarded. ”

Guarding Suicheng is the first general of Dingzhou Road personally controlled by Feng Yan, the head of the soldiers and horses of Dingzhou Road, counting the utility soldiers around Feng Yan, there are 3,000 soldiers. It is impossible to go out of the city to fight in the field, but it is still a piece of cake to defend a military city. It's not that the Liao people must have no way to conquer Suicheng, but it's not worth spending thousands of lives to fill it for a military city.

Ma Yong said: "There is also a Baozhou between the Guangxin Army and Dingzhou, and the soldiers and horses of the second general have entered the city, and they will not be easily attacked." If the Liao people really sent troops to attack the Guangxin army, the Ansu army and Baozhou, it would be a good thing. ”

"What if they don't fight the Guangxin Army, the Ansu Army and Baozhou, but go straight to Dingzhou?" Liang Zimei asked.

"Unlikely." Deng Zhiyuan said, "There are more than 200 miles since the Guangxin army arrived here, how dare the Khitans keep the three big cities and go deep into Dingzhou alone?" Besides, the two generals from Gaoyang Guan Road are coming......"

"Humph!" Hearing the reinforcements from Gaoyang Guanlu, Liang Zimei's anger didn't come anywhere.

How many soldiers can the two generals on Gaoyang Pass Road have? Add a piece to 5000 to burn high incense. And it doesn't have much combat effectiveness, so it can't be compared with the Cangzhou knights at all. Wu Haogu pinched the Cangzhou Iron Cavalry in his hands, and moved Gaoyangguan Road, and asked them to dispatch two infantry to rescue Dingzhou Road, which was simply shirking responsibility!

"The infantry army can only defend the city, not fight in the field, and the two generals of the Gaoyang Pass Road are not the opponents of the Liao people at all!" Liang Zimei gritted her teeth and said, "What the old man wants is the two iron horses of Cangzhou!" ”

Deng Zhiyuan was silent.

The two generals under the direct jurisdiction of the Xuanfu Division are the old books of Wu Haogu, how can they be sent to use the given state road? And who can play these two iron horses on Dingzhou Road? Let Feng Yan and Ma Yong, the two veterans who make trouble, command? Isn't that a waste of those 6,000 outfits? After ruining them, this Song-Liao war will not be able to continue. At that time, Wu Haogu will not be assigned to Haizhou to retire?

Liang Zimei saw that Deng Zhiyuan was silent, so she said to her nephew: "Draft a chapter for the old man, and the old man will ask the Son of Heaven to issue an edict to mobilize the Cangzhou cavalry to aid Dingzhou Road and fight to the death with the northern captives!" ”

Deng Zhiyuan took a breath, looked at the angry Liang Zimei and didn't dare to say anything more. Although he was sent to Dingzhou Road by the Xuanfu Division, after all, he was only a military attache from Jiupin, a minister like Liang Zimei, killing him was like killing a dog!

Ma Yong, the capital of Dingzhou Road, couldn't help but say: "University scholar, the three soldiers on the North Road are too thin...... If the Han army from the north is sent to cross the mountains, the three of them will be lost! ”

"What is the Han army afraid of?" Liang Zimei snorted, "Pass the old man's general order to the two generals who came to help, Gaoyangguan Road New Army, and tell them to march along Nanyishui to Beiping County!"

If the Han army of Liao really dares to come, the old man will personally lead the three generals and the new army to fight them to the death! ”

Hearing him say this, Ma Yong was silent.

Liang Zimei's thoughts, General Ma Lao still understands...... It was a dream to fight to the death with the Khitan, and he just wanted to transfer the two generals from Gaoyang Pass to Dingzhou City. In this way, there are seven or eight thousand soldiers in Dingzhou City, and they should be safe.

……

"Xuan Shuai, look over there."

"What a big smoke! Where is the fire? ”

"It should be the Majiapu fire."

"Majiabao? Wasn't Yelu Yanxi stationed in Majiabao? ”

"I should have abandoned the city and left......"

"What!? That's it? But if you suffer a little setback, why are you afraid? ”

On the upper floor of the Beimen City in the north city of Jiehe Shang City, Wu Haogu looked at the pillar of smoke coming up from Majiabao City in the north, and listened to Zhao Zhongge's analysis, and suddenly became a little anxious.

Victory and defeat are commonplace, how can you run away after a little setback? is so incompetent and timid, how can he shoulder a vast number of rivers...... Wrong! Isn't Yelu Yanxi the king of a dead country? Is he really as cowardly as a chicken, and after a small defeat, he will flee back to Xijin Mansion City?

"Shuai Xuan, three days ago, we cut down almost 600 armor heads, captured more than 200 people, captured more than 700 war horses, and more than 500 armor collars...... Yelu Yanxi's suffering is not a small setback! ”

Wu Haogu also regretted it a little when he heard Brother Zhao Zhong's words...... I knew that I wouldn't have let Ma Zheng attack! This thing is not serious, it killed so many people in half an hour, and scared Yelu Yanxi away!

What can I do about this destocking thing? This is the most important thing.

"Shuai Xuan, why don't we send troops to take Majiabao." Zhao Zhongge said, "Majiabao is now the center of the southern part of Wuqing County, and there are hundreds of powerful manors around it. If we enter the army and Majiabao and enter the county seat of Wuqing, we will be able to make these Yandi heroes surrender. ”

The Yandi Haoqiang who settled around Majiabao were all recruited by Ma Zhi and Zhang Jue, and they originally wanted them to serve as the backbone of the anti-Liao. Therefore, there are not many children of big families, all of them are strong men from small families. Some of them were taken by Ma Zhi to Nakakyo Province as his own official samurai, and most of them also settled in the southern part of Wuqing County.

"It's good!" Wu Haogu thought for a while, "Brother Zhong, let the general army engine room prepare a plan to fight and subdue the powerful forces of Nanwu Qing...... Tomorrow we will march to Majiabao. ”