At noon, the 70,000-strong army led by Xiao Degong, the prime minister of Beifu, and the great Chang Yelu Diligu, was resting on the roadside.

At the end of June, the weather is really hot, and it is not easy to travel in such weather.

In addition, the Jurchen elite they had to defend against, and most of the soldiers couldn't help but feel a little timid in their hearts, so the morale of the whole army was not high.

Among the 70,000 people, Xiao Degong, the prime minister of Beifu, led 40,000 people in front, and Dachang Yelu Dili Gu led 30,000 people in the back, and the army stretched all the way for ten miles.

At this time, Xiao Degong ordered to rest in place, and everyone jumped off their horses, found a shady place, a place with a water source, drank some water, washed up, and then ate some dry food, fed the horses, and had a rare laugh to relieve the tension before the war.

At this time, I saw a group of distant sentry scouts galloping towards this place on fast horses, and when they got closer, all the Liao troops on the side of the road saw the panicked and frightened looks on their faces.

The distant barricade is coming from the eastern front, could it be that the war is unfavorable?

All the witnesses couldn't help but have an ominous premonition in their hearts, and some officers and nobles hurriedly turned over and rode on their horses, followed all the way behind the distant barricade, and came to the front line of Xiao Degong, the prime minister of Beifu.

At this time, Xiao Degong had already received a report from Yuanjiaozi.

"Xianggong! King Xiao is in a hurry! ”

An urgent report was handed to Xiao Degong, Xiao Degong only glanced at it in a hurry, his eyes widened, and he was speechless in fear.

How can it be!

Not long ago, Xiao Xia's subordinates joined He Chongbao's army of 45,000 to engage the Jurchen army, and they were immediately defeated. The 30,000 pro-troops of King Xi's Mansion have all surrendered to the Jurchens since the end of King Xi Xiao Xia; Less than 3,000 of He Bao's heavy rear troops fled back with their lives......

This is an army of 50,000, plus 20,000 defenders of Jianzhou City, 70,000 people, and they didn't even hold out for a day, and almost all the troops were wiped out!

And the group of Jurchens refused to give up, and even ordered someone to issue a war letter, asking the Great Liao Emperor to cede Jianzhou, Xingzhongfu, Sichuanzhou, Qianzhou, Yizhou, Haibeizhou, and Jinzhou, and offer 300,000 taels of gold and 3 million taels of silver before they were willing to withdraw their troops.

Otherwise, Su Lie will lead the army again and kill all the way, and he will inevitably fight to the Liao Emperor's bowl in Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, and he will give up!

War or peace, in a word!

Xiao Degong only felt dizzy for a while, and immediately stood a little unsteadily.

"Xianggong!"

The old soldier beside Xiao Degong hurriedly supported him, stroked his chest, patted his back, and fed water, and it took a while for Xiao Degong to recover and sit down.

"You say! King Xi and He Tongjun were defeated? ”

It was Xiao Qijin, the commander of King Xi's army, who came to deliver the letter by a team of distant blockers, and at this time he took a sip of water, and he eased up a little, and began to tell everyone unbelievable.

"The Jurchen army first ordered a dozen elite soldiers to sneak into the camp of He Tongjun in the middle of the night and set it on fire...... The leading Han general, Su Lie, only led five horsemen to rush into the formation, invincible, killing all our soldiers with fear and heartbreak...... At this time, the Jurchens launched a general attack, the sound of trumpets enveloped the entire battlefield, and the smoke and dust were billowing behind the Jurchen army, as if countless soldiers and horses rushed to kill...... Waiting for them to kidnap their horses, Tiefutu rushed to the ...... like a wall."

Xiao Degong was stunned for a moment, he was a little stunned, his body shook, and he was almost about to faint again.

"So, the 45,000 troops who defeated King Xiao and He Tong's army only had 5,000 horsemen in total? And among them, there are 3,000 horsemen who are prisoners of war who have just surrendered to the Jurchens for less than a day? ”

Xiao Qijin looked frightened and frustrated, and nodded: "Yes, that Han general Su Lie is too brave, and he is a real enemy of ten thousand people." The Naga army said that he had the courage to be invincible, but in front of him, he only walked three rounds before he was picked off the horse with a shot, and this guy is very good at boosting morale......"

The news reached the ears of the officers and officers all around, and for a while, everyone was stunned and stupid, and a strange atmosphere enveloped the place.

After half a ring, Xiao Degong asked faintly: "You mean, what kind of Su Lie is the one who led the troops, but it turned out to be a Han from my Liaodong (referring to the area of present-day Liao and Ning)?" ”

"Yes, that's what he said, and said that this time it was the second Jurchen prince who led the troops, he was just the vanguard in front of the tent, leading three thousand elite horsemen to open the way, and the follow-up Jurchen army would arrive immediately!"

"Haha, three thousand riding ......"

Xiao Degong's laughter was a little crazy: "Three thousand horsemen will destroy our 100,000 soldiers and horses all the way...... Haha, what kind of Su Lie is this, or our Han people in Liaodong...... Such a warrior, such a hero, we didn't find out before, let him vote for the Jurchen, hahaha......"

Xiao Degong thought a lot, compared to Xiao Xia's defeat, but Lin Chong's blind identity of Su Lie hit him harder.

At this time, he was thinking hatefully, if such a hero could be discovered by my Great Liao Imperial Court early in the morning and entrusted with an important task, last year's battle for Liaodong, as well as the previous series of fiascos, would not have lost so badly.

"Xianggong, what should we do now, is it war or peace, do we want to move on?"

His henchman Xiao Bodhisattva asked.

Xiao Degong's face was pale, and it was difficult to make a decision for a while.

At this time, Xiao Qijin suddenly remembered something, and he took off a wooden box that he had been carrying on his back.

"Xiao Xianggong, then Su Lie also said that there is a gift for Xianggong!"

"What is this?"

Xiao Degong took the wooden box and tossed it in his hand, about a pound in weight, a little heavy, I don't know what is inside.

"I don't know if it's small, then Su Lie asked Xianggong to open it himself."

Xiao Degong didn't think much about it, and was about to open the wooden box with the fire paint, but at this time, Xiao Bodhisattva Nu stopped: "It's not okay, the Jurchen barbarians have always been cunning, so we have to guard against it, so let's let the end come to it." ”

Xiao Degong thought about it, and casually handed the wooden box and knife to Xiao Bodhisattva.

I saw that Xiao Bodhisattva Nu opened the secret letter as usual, and easily used a knife to pick open the two fire paint on the wooden box, and when he was about to open the wooden box, only one crack was opened, and some of them were stuck.

With a little force in Xiao Bodhisattva's hand, the box was easily opened, only to see that there was only a long strip about six or seven inches long and more than two inches thick, with black cast iron at one end and a white wooden handle at the other.

Everyone leaned their heads over and couldn't help but look at each other, completely unaware of what Su Lie meant by sending such a thing?

Just when Xiao Bodhisattva Nu was suspicious and wanted to reach out and take out this long strip and take a closer look, a sharp-eyed officer shouted: "Look, there is smoke coming from this wooden handle!" ”

"Inside the lid is the words: 'Throw it out, throw it as far as you want'!" The other screamed.

At this time, Xiao Bodhisattva Nu was already holding the wooden handle in his hand, looking at the tail of the wooden handle that was constantly smoking, a bad premonition came up in his heart, and he was shocked when he heard the words, and threw the thing far away.