"Marshal Du, I didn't catch up with them!" Wan Yan returned to Wan Yan Zonghan's side, and said with some shame.

"It's nothing! The Han people are cunning, and you are right not to continue the pursuit! Wan Yan Zonghan said.

"But I still feel extremely aggrieved! The Han people offended us, but we were helpless! Wan Yan Yan's face turned red.

"There is no way to be aggrieved! After the Liao State was conquered, we Jurchens began to degenerate willingly, including me, after conquering Kaifeng, they actually returned to the north and never went south! If we had stayed in the Central Plains at that time, and then I personally led a heavy army to attack Guanshan, break through Hanzhong and Sichuanshu, and capture Emperor Xuanwu alive, there would have been countless things that happened later, and we Jurchens would not have today's disaster! It's a pity that we only knew how to enjoy it at that time! Wan Yan Zonghan said.

"yes!" Wan Yan sighed softly.

He is younger, and although he has also learned martial arts over the years, he has spent most of his time enjoying it! He always felt that the Jurchens were invincible in the world, and it was not until the disaster really came that he woke up, and he understood the general trend of the world in front of him!

"Let's go, keep going, beware of the Han Chinese! As long as you get to the thorn out of the water, it's good to go! Wan Yan Zonghan said.

The more than 1,000 Song troops followed them firmly, and after about an hour, the number of Song troops behind them gradually increased!

By the time it was almost dark, the number of Song troops behind had reached 20,000!

These Song troops followed them like wolves and did not attack them, but if they slackened a little, the Song army would immediately pounce on them and bite them hard! If Wanyan Zonghan sent someone to drive away the Song army, the Song army would retreat. If they pursue, the number of soldiers and horses is too small, the Song army will stop and destroy them, if the number of soldiers and horses is too large, Wanyan Zonghan himself is not at ease, he is responsible for the rest of the Song army around!

On this night, the cold wind was like a knife!

More than 100,000 Jurchens are still walking forward against the cold wind, and they have not stopped to rest! Now that the cavalry of the Song army has appeared around, whether it is Wanyan Zonghan or ordinary Jurchens, they are all worried, and now they just want to get to a safe place as soon as possible!

And there's no place to rest in this vast plain!

For a whole night, the Jurchens did not dare to slack off, and the sound of Song Jun's horses' hooves kept coming from behind them, which made them feel nervous.

In the early morning of the second day of the first lunar month, the sound of horses' hooves came from the west again, and another cavalry of the Song army came!

The combined number of Song troops in the west and south was close to 50,000, which was the same as the total number of Jurchen soldiers and horses, and all Jurchens felt that there was a mountain overhead.

From noon on the second day of the first lunar month, the Song army in the west began to continuously oppress the Jurchen army, they were getting closer and closer to the Jurchen army, and the Jurchen army was becoming more and more nervous.

An hour later, the Jurchen army and the Jurchen women began to move towards the east!

In fact, they have to cross the thorn and leave the water, and then enter the dense forest to the north of the second meeting, and now they have to change their route to the east, and they can't go all the way north!

So far, the Song army has only persecuted and harassed, and still has not launched a large-scale attack.

"What the hell are the Song people going to do?" Wan Yan Yan looked at the Song soldiers who had been following them in the distance and couldn't help asking.

"When the Liye Lu Dashi went south, the Song army sent 100,000 troops to follow them, so that they had no time to rest, and made them tired, and now they are afraid that they will also use the strategy of the day to make us tired!" Wanyan Zonghan said.

"Do we have any way to crack it?" Wan Yan said.

"Each other is cavalry, all their warriors are one man and two horses, full of physical strength, we just experienced a big battle outside the Huanglong Mansion, and then we went all the way without rest, the physical exertion is extremely great, they don't fight with us, they just surround us and force us, and we have no way! If we were in the open steppe, we would have been defeated, but we would soon be out of the water! Let's go faster! Wan Yan Zonghan said.

He felt that the current situation was extremely dangerous, because the number of Song troops was too much! All the soldiers and horses of the Song army's Datong, Juyongguan, and Shanhaiguan have entered the north, and there are also 100,000 navies who have already crossed the sea to fight in Liaodong, plus some militia, the number of soldiers and horses is twenty or thirty times that of the Jurchens! The materials and weapons of the Song army are countless times better than those of the Jurchens! There is a fundamental gap in the strength of the two sides, and he can't help but worry in his heart!

"Marshal Du, you followed Emperor Taizu to conquer the world at the age of seventeen, in your opinion, is the current Song army really as strong as we guessed before?" Wan Yan Yan had already left, and a thousand men next to him said.

"Very strong! Very strong! Their armies are well-organized and come and go like the wind! Their warriors all have confidence on their faces, which is the temperament of elite soldiers who have won all battles! In addition, their war horses seem to have undergone special training, and the quality of their war horses is better than ours! Originally, our war horses were also very strong, but over the years in the north, our warriors have slacked off, and our war horses often nest in the stables, and the war horses have begun to become lazy! With the same strength, we may not be their opponents. Wan Yan Zonghan said.

The commander next to him had a look of consternation on his face, and he couldn't believe it.

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The snow fell heavily, and the snow on the ground was more than a foot and a half thick, and this snow thickness also affected the speed at which the Jurchens traveled.

There are a large number of women among the Jurchen soldiers and horses, although the Jurchen women are also quite strong, but by the morning of the second day of the first lunar month, finally some women can no longer move.

There were soldiers in the back who reported the information in the team to Wan Yan Zonghan, Wan Yan Yan and others.

"Marshal Du, what should I do?" Wan Yan said.

"We can give them the horses!" Behind a ten-man said.

"No! Leave them where they are, and we'll move on! Wan Yan Zonghan said.

"What?" Wan Yan was stunned for a moment, and said, "Marshal Du, if they do this, they will only have a dead end!" Even if there is no Song Army behind, it will be difficult for them to survive alone in the barren snowfield! ”

"That's all we can do now! If we continue to lead them, our speed will be slowed down because of this, and by that time the Song army will gather more and more, and we will definitely die! As for giving up the war horses to them, it is even more impossible, the Song army rushed in, what do we rely on to fight? Wanyan Zonghan said coldly.

"However, it is a bit unkind of a man to do so!" Wan Yan stubbornly said.

"Pass on my orders at once, and let all the women who can't walk stay, and leave them more food! Don't forget, there are many more people waiting for us in Hoi Nyeong! Wan Yan Zonghan said.

Wan Yan Zonghan's order had been passed down, Wan Yan Yan clenched his teeth tightly, his hands clenched, and after a while, he let out an angry roar, and actually rushed towards the Song army in the west with dozens of personal soldiers!

Wanyan Zonghan was shocked, but fortunately, halfway through, a Jurchen soldier firmly pulled Wanyan Kang's war horse, and Wanyan Kang stopped! Later, Wanyan Zonghan had already arrived with thousands of soldiers and horses, and he scolded Wanyan fiercely, not to mention it.

Late at night on the second day of the first lunar month, the cavalry of the Song army also appeared in the east, and the number was more than 20,000!

The Song army in the west and east constantly harassed, their bows and arrows were better than the Jurchen bows and arrows, and they often shot arrows from a distance, often leaving immediately after just a wave, and the Jurchens were helpless at all! The cavalry of the Song army was different from the Jurchen cavalry, they were all light cavalry, completely abandoned heavy armor, and the speed was a few points faster than that of the Jurchens, and the Jurchens had no mobility advantage in front of them at all.

For a whole night, the harassment continued, and under the harassment and persecution of the Song army, the Jurchen team also unconsciously moved in a more easterly direction.

On the morning of the third day of the first lunar month, a big river appeared in front of the Jurchen procession!

Fortunately, it's the middle of winter, and the river is already frozen! In ancient times, the Northeast was extremely cold, and the big river was frozen and solid, and the top of the big river was also covered with a thick layer of snow!

This is what Wanyan Zonghan said about the thorn from the water, this thorn from the water was the dividing line between the Jurchen and the Khitan, and to the north of the thorn from the water is the Jurchen Twelve, which is where their ancestral land is!

"Finally here!" Wanyan Zonghan's face showed a hint of excitement.

"Ten miles further and there are jungles! When I was young, I used to hunt there with my grandfather and my father! Wanyan Zongpan's face also showed joy.

"Let's all be faster! Also, send someone to find out what's ahead! Wan Yan Zonghan said.

There are also cavalry of the Song army around, but it is a little far from here.

After about half an hour, the cavalry in front came back to report that everything was normal around them.

Wanyan Zonghan ran all the way, and at this moment, his hanging heart was relaxed, and laughter began to appear in the Jurchen team.

After another half an hour, the plain disappeared, and the forest shrouded in snow appeared in front of the Jurchens, and the Jurchens were full of cheers!

The Jurchen soldiers and women all ran towards the forest, and the Song soldiers behind them were also rushing towards here at this moment!

"It's safe! Quick, don't let the Song army catch up! In this forest is our world, we can find countless hidden places, we can find countless paths! Wanyan Zonghan tossed aside a cedar branch in front of him and laughed.

There was nothing but the sound of the howling wind and the footsteps of the Jurchens in the forest.

The Jurchen soldiers had already dismounted from their horses and led their horses forward, and the Jurchen women followed the soldiers in front of them closely!

A quarter of an hour had passed, and all the Jurchens' worried hearts had been relaxed, and at this moment, there was a sharp sound of bows and arrows breaking through the air in front!

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