When I woke up in the morning, the whole city was in chaos, but it gradually became quiet.

After a group of soldiers from the south broke through the city, they did not burn, kill, rob, and rape women like the Jurchens, but only raided the treasury and swept away most of the coins in the treasury...... The problem is that in the end, not a single coin was taken with them.

This group of strong southerners in armor and riding war horses, the victors of the battle of Song and Liao, and the temporary masters of Hongli City, carried a large string of money on their backs and hung on their bodies...... Throw away three or four times the money for food and drink.

Then he swept the bakeries next to the main street, swept away all the beef jerky and horse jerky in the shops, and brought large bags of cooked mutton and cooked beef, and the wine bags were also filled with wine, and finally gave three or four times the price.

In the end, these Song soldiers who returned with a full load gave all the money they had left on their bodies to the old and weak women and children they met on the street, and then went out of the city in such a gorgeous way.

By the time we arrived, the whole city had returned to calm, and the shops and people on the main street were still living in normal order, but it was not completely unaffected...... Most of the eateries are closed.

After receiving the news of the destruction of the city, Yelu Aguzhe rushed to the city with more than 500 soldiers from afar, Zhao Hao and others had already left, and the city was calm, as if the Song army had never come at all, and Yelu Aguzhe almost thought that those deserters were lying about the military situation.

In the end, Yelu Aguzhe finally found out what was going on, and he couldn't help but be speechless for a while.

More than 300 Song troops risked their lives to break through Hongli City, but they were just to rob food......

Hongli City, at the south gate, Yelu Agu Zhe led a group of cavalry from afar, looking at the north blankly.

A captain of the Yuanyuan sub-squad asked in a low voice, "General, do you want to catch up, the Song army should leave soon." ”

Yelu Aguzhe looked in the direction of the north, sighed slightly, and said, "Most of them are white soldiers, and the rest are also elites, and everyone has a divine arm crossbow...... No wonder I dare to travel thousands of miles through the hinterland of my great liao, and I am really not the same idle person. ”

The captain was obviously unconvinced: "So what? If it weren't for the sudden appearance of a heavily armored foot soldier that day, he would have been killed without leaving a piece of armor! ”

Yelu Aguzhe showed an extremely complicated look on his face, and said slowly: "This is the most strange thing about this southerner military horse...... There was no news of where the heavy foot soldier came from or where it went, as if it had emerged from the ground and disappeared into the ground, and ......"

Yelu Aguzhe turned his head and pointed to several siege ladders and catapults by the city wall, and his voice was slightly terrified: "Where did these ladder carts and catapults come from?" When he came on a light horse, how could he bring these huge weapons? What's more, when he left the grain and grass and carried away with his baggage, there was nothing but the horses and the things he carried under his crotch, why did he suddenly give birth to a ladder and a catapult? Among these southerners, there are high-ranking people......"

Everyone was silent, although the sun was high, but there was an eerie feeling in everyone's hearts.

The heavily armored infantry soldiers who appeared inexplicably and disappeared, as well as the siege equipment that appeared out of thin air, were like a huge mystery that plagued everyone's hearts.

The captain suddenly remembered something: "The marshal led the army to fight the Jurchen dog at the foot of the Tribulus Mountain, if the southerners and horses go...... Will there be a sneak attack on the army from behind? ”

Yelu Aguzhe snorted coldly and said, "The son of the Nanren clan is only going to envoy the Jurchen. How can a mere 300 soldiers and horses pose a threat to a large army? ”

Everyone discussed for a while, and finally decided to give up the pursuit of Zhao Hao and others, because if they pursued further north, they would arrive near the battlefield where the two armies of Liaojin met, and this southerner's military horse was too mysterious, and it might not be possible to bargain for it to catch up.

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The grassland is reckless, and the sound of horses' hooves.

After several days of trekking, Zhao Hao and his party finally arrived at the boundary of Chengzhou, and saw a high mountain appear on the horizon in the distance.

It is said to be a high mountain, but in fact, the mountain is not high, the whole is only about 30 meters, and the highest point is less than 50 meters.

"Childe, there is Tribulus Mountain ahead!" Yang Keshi glanced at the map in his hand, turned back to Zhao Hao and said.

Zhao Hao looked at the sky and saw that the red sun had set westward, and said loudly: "Then go to the bottom of the mountain to rest." ”

So they went on their horses, and rolled down the mountain.

Seeing that he was about to approach the bottom of the mountain, a noisy sound suddenly appeared in Zhao Hao's ears, and the further he went, the louder the sound became.

"Stop!" Without waiting for Zhao Hao to react, Yang Keshi had already taken the lead in restraining his horse.

"There seems to be a battle of soldiers and horses ahead, who is going to find it?" Yang Keshi asked.

"I'll go and see!"

Before the words fell, Han Shizhong had already galloped out, like a whirlwind, galloping away.

About half an hour later, just when everyone was waiting impatiently, Han Shizhong had already returned with a horse, bringing a shocking news.

"Straight lady thief, I'm waiting for a big show...... At the foot of the North Mountain, the two armies of Liaogou and Jurchen Dog fought, and there was a dense area, and I am afraid that there were more than 100,000 people. ”

"What?" Zhao Hao's face was full of surprise.

In his impression, the famous battle of Tribulus Hill had taken place three years ago, and the number of people on both sides at that time was only 30,000 to 10,000, and the total number was only more than 40,000.

While everyone was hesitating, Han Shizhong said with a smile: "The battle between the two sides is extremely fierce, all the forces of Liaogou are concentrated in the battle in the north of the mountain, and there are almost no sentinels in the south of the mountain, why don't you climb to the tribulus mountain to watch the battle?" ”

When the generals heard this, they gladly agreed.

Along the way, as expected, there were no sentinels, and it seemed that the battle ahead was already white-hot, and the Liao army never expected that there would be soldiers and horses from other countries in their rear, so their precautions were also extremely lax.

Everyone slowly led their horses to the top of the mountain, looked down the mountain, and was immediately stunned by the battle below.

At the foot of the North Mountain, there is a plain land of the Flat River.

The sound of war drums, the sound of horns is urgent, the sound of shouting and killing is shaking the sky, and the dense military horses under the mountain are launching a fierce battle.

The clothes and armor of the Liao army are slightly red, and the clothes and armor of the Jurchens are almost all black, and it looks like there are still clear barriers.

Nearly 100,000 Liao troops lined up along the foot of the mountain, as long as two or three miles, the banner was like a forest, and in the middle of the rear army, a big banner with the word "Liao" fluttered in the wind under the setting sun.

The Jurchens on the opposite side, in terms of numbers, are only thirty percent of the strength of the Liao people, about 30,000 people.

However, the battle scene was the opposite, the black and oppressive armor of the Jurchens was desperately pouring into the red ocean of the Liao people, and forcing the Liao army to retreat.

The formation, like a brave tiger attacking an elephant several times its size, the Jurchens, although inferior in strength, had the upper hand in the battle between the two sides.

However, after all, the Liao people were three times the strength of the Jurchens, although they were at a disadvantage, they were still trying their best to resist, and the Jurchens rushed left and right for a long time, but slowly retreated, leaving corpses in one place.

As soon as the Jurchens retreated, the Liao army surged up like a tide, closing the opening of the Jurchens.

The generals stared blankly at the fierce battle under the mountain, with different expressions.

Yang Keshi let out a long sigh and said: "The Jurchens are all cavalry, everyone is heavily armoured, and there are crossbow arrows to cover behind, and one person and three horses, although the troops are small, they are like tigers and wolves...... Its soldiers are well-armored and well-trained, and if this continues, Liaogou's military array will be crushed sooner or later. ”

Zhao Hao looked at the wolf-like Jin army at the bottom of the mountain, whose whole body was covered in iron armor, he gasped in his heart, and asked in a low voice, "What if the Bai Xuan soldiers meet him?" ”

The generals also turned their heads one after another, waiting for Yang Keshi's answer, after all, he was the commander of the Bai Qi soldiers of the mighty Western Xia, and his words carried the most weight.

Yang Keshi didn't answer, just looked at the bottom of the mountain for a long time, for a long time, before he said gloomily: "If the Bai Qi soldiers are all equipped with divine arm crossbows, they may be able to fight, otherwise they may not be the elite opponents of the Jurchens......"

He slowly reached out his hand. Pointing to the bottom of the mountain, he said: "I just retreated, and I actually launched an offensive again...... Such physical strength and endurance are by no means comparable to the white soldiers......"

Zhao Hao and the others looked up, and sure enough, they saw the Jurchen cavalry that had already retreated, and suddenly turned their heads again and charged again against the Liao army that was surging up.

It was still a heavy cavalry with men and horses covered with iron armor and three horses per man, with spears or maces in front and light cavalry with bows and arrows and crossbows in the back.

However, the Liao people seemed to be desperate, and they relied on a large number of people, plus a lot of cavalry, and finally repelled the Jurchen iron cavalry again.

The sky gradually darkened, and finally, the sound of the Jurchens sounded at the bottom of the mountain, and more than 30,000 Jurchens slowly retreated to the camp five or six miles away.

There was a long sigh of relief in everyone's hearts.

Zhao Hao's expression was a little depressed, and he turned his head to ask Yang Keshi and Han Shizhong: "Jurchens, are they really invincible?" ”

Yang Keshi shook his head and said with a wry smile: "If it is a field battle, I am afraid that the last general will not be able to be the enemy, so he can only fight a defensive battle...... However, the old breed has always used soldiers like gods, and there may be another good strategy. ”

Zhao Hao looked at Han Shizhong again, but saw that Han Shizhong was frowning, and suddenly seemed to stretch out again, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he didn't speak, but walked to his saddle, took off the water bladder, and drank the water with a grunt.

Zhao Hao's heart was a little calm.

After all, King Han Qi and Yue Wumu are the nemesis of the Jin people, especially Yue Wumu, who once broke 100,000 Jin soldiers with 500 backs, breaking the myth of the Jurchens' so-called "Jurchens are not satisfied with 10,000 and are invincible".

And Yang Keshi in history, although he is also a generation of famous generals, the final outcome is to lead more than 2,000 Baiqi soldiers in the battle with the Jin people, and the whole army was wiped out......

After Han Shizhong finished drinking the water, he saw Zhao Hao looking at him, hung the water bladder on the saddle again, and strode towards Zhao Hao.

Zhao Hao thought that he was going to explain how to break the heavy armored cavalry of the Jurchens, but who knew that what he said was something else.

"The emperor of the Jurchens, Wanyan Aguta is in the Jin army opposite, I see his golden tent!" Han Shizhong said in an extremely affirmative tone.

"What?" Zhao Hao was messy.

Wanyan Aguta, how could he appear here, shouldn't it be in Huining Mansion, the capital of the Jin Kingdom?

Han Shizhong saw Zhao Hao's puzzled expression, and added a sentence conclusively: "Such a big war is related to the national fortunes of the two countries, and Wanyan Aguda will definitely have to drive the royal expedition in person, and among the Jurchens, only the emperor can use the golden tent, and he can't make a mistake." ”

Groove ...... Lao Tzu traveled thousands of miles to go to Huining Mansion to talk to Yan Agu about the alliance between the two countries, this guy is actually at the bottom of the mountain, in this case, what am I going to Huining Mansion for?

"The Liao people will be defeated in this battle, if the Liao people are defeated and then go to see them, the old bones may not be treated with courtesy...... In the end, there will be a plan, which can promote my great Song Guowei and give the Jurchens a dismount, so that the prince will talk about the alliance with the Jurchens again, and he will definitely have the upper hand! ”

Zhao Hao's expression was grim, he looked at Han Shizhong tightly, and asked urgently, "Will Ji be released?" ”