The Great Song Dynasty is and the second year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the Great Liao Tianqing is the second year of the Chinese New Year's Eve.

The fast boat that reported the news to Ma Zheng, the commander of the soldiers and horses of Lushun Prefecture, sailed into the Lushunkou Military Port two days ago, where some ice floes had drifted.

The current era is at the beginning of a Xiaoice period, and the temperature is getting lower every year, and it is significantly lower than in the 21st century, more than 800 years later. In the later generations of Lushunkou, which did not freeze, although it would not freeze in this era, ice floes could be seen on the water surface in the mouth from time to time.

On the north-facing side facing the Bohai Sea (Liaohai), the temperature on the sea surface is even lower, and a large area of the coast is frozen hard. Therefore, the galleys and sails that sailed from Penglai Commercial City (because the boundary river was frozen, the sailboats could not depart from the boundary river, so Lin Chong's intelligence office sent spies to Penglai to send the news, and then the clippers arranged in Penglai in advance went to Lushun), and they could not enter the ports along the Bohai Bay.

On the ice there, even the soldiers and horses of the brigade can pass through it!

When the news that Wu Haogu and Zhao Zhongge led the army out of Yuguan was delivered to Ma Zheng, the commander of the 80,000-strong army in Liaodong was observing the terrain on the top of Daniu Mountain on this side of Bohai Bay.

That's right, now it's an army of 80,000! Because the Jurchens, who were stationed in North Goryeo, sent another 2,000 people by boat. Leading the team were Wanyan Shihuan and Wanyan Zongbi, who brought with them three soldiers of Mouke, including 1,000 Shengjurchen and the same number of Goryeo Alixi (auxiliaries). Therefore, the total strength of the Youzhou Army in Lushun Province exceeded 80,000.

Daniu Mountain is on the seaside, the mountain protrudes to the sea, and is surrounded by water on three sides. It is a key commanding height south of the Great Wall of Lushun Pass, to be precise, to the west. The lookout post set up on Daniu Mountain provides a good view of the sea and ice below.

"The sea has been frozen for ten miles, and a battlefield has been frozen!"

Ma Zheng said to Chen Jian, the captain of the Soldiers and Horses Division beside him, while unfolding the wax pill book he had just received, squinting his eyes and looking at it for a long time, and then smiled: "The king and the Duke of Luanjun (referring to Brother Zhao Zhong) led the troops out of Yuguan...... An army of 75,000, this is enough to sweep away Liaoxi! ”

"Will Yelu Yanxi be scared away?" Jian Chen was a little worried.

"I can't run." Ma Zheng said with a smile, "We have two cavalry generals in our hands, eight and a half armor scout cavalry battalions plus 2,000 Jurchen cavalry. Counting the total number of cavalry auxiliaries, there are 30,000 horsemen...... If the tail is in pursuit, how can this ice and snow run? ”

Now the temperature here in the southern part of the Liaodong Peninsula is still relatively warm, according to the calculation of later generations, it is around more than ten degrees below zero. It is colder near the Bohai Sea (Liaohai) and warmer to the south by the East China Sea (Yellow Sea).

But if Yelu Yanxi wants to retreat to Liaoyang Mansion, he has to go north, all the way to the ice and snow, and the more he goes, the colder it gets. If the march is normal, maybe it will be bearable. If you run away, you will lose your armor and baggage all the way, you will have no good food or drink, and you will be wiped out in the end.

"If you don't run, it's time to take a risk!" Jian Chen set his eyes on the frozen sea.

Ma Zheng said coldly: "Yes! The Liao people are going south on the ice! ”

"Boss, what are we going to do?"

Ma Zhengdao: "Wait!

Wait another three days, if Yelu Yanxi doesn't come, let's go north along the ice! Insert it behind Bijia Mountain and block the retreat of the Liao people! ”

"Then today's Chinese New Year's Eve banquet ......"

"Business as usual!" Ma Zheng said with a smile, "Just send more cavalry out to be on guard." It's time for the others to have a good meal, during this time, the big guys are very hard, practicing day and night. ”

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Lushun Mansion City, the imperial camp of the Great Liao Emperor.

Although today is the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, the imperial camp of the Great Liao Tianzi does not have a festive atmosphere, and some are only temporarily suppressed by the great war.

In the big tent, at this time, there were already many generals, all neatly draped, looking like they were about to go to the battlefield.

Oh, there are exceptions, that is, Dagong Ding, Ma Zhi and Gao Yongchang, who came in official uniforms.

Yelu Yanxi, the son of the Great Liao, also put on a black iron armor and strode into the imperial tent. All the people bowed to him and said, "Long live."

Yelu Yanxi still doesn't know the news that the Wuhao ancient soldiers have left Yuguan, but even if he knows that he has been attacked by the enemy, he will not give up this long-planned ice raid!

His plan was to take advantage of the opportunity of a large area of freezing in the Liaohai Sea, send elite troops, step on the ice to the south, and launch a surprise attack behind the Great Wall of Lushun Pass!

Moreover, Yelü Yanxi also chose a very favorable time point, that is, to conduct a raid on Chinese New Year's Eve.

Chinese New Year's Eve is the most important festival for the Han people, even if you are in the former enemy, you should eat and drink well, right? Normally, there is always a relaxation in the troops. Moreover, a few days before Chinese New Year's Eve, Yelü Yanxi also ordered the Bohai Navy and the Han Army in front to stop the weak attack. And there was also a certain contraction, abandoning the forward positions. Create an illusion for the Youzhou Army that the Liao Army is also going to celebrate the New Year!

Of course, Yelu Yanxi has not opened his hole cards until today, until now. Only a very small number of henchmen know that tonight will be a critical moment in deciding the fate of the Great Liao Kingdom.

And the three of Dagong Ding, Ma Zhi, and Gao Yongchang did not know that there was going to be a battle tonight, and the three of them thought that Yelü Yanxi had called them to the imperial tent for the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet.

I didn't expect everyone else to be murderous, looking like they were going to cut people......

For the New Year, who are you chopping? Moreover, why didn't you call Bohai Nu and Yiqian Han to take the lead? The Khitans are ready to go on their own?

Yelu Yanxi sat down threateningly, looking at the inquiring gazes of the generals under his command. Motioned for everyone to sit down.

"I have made up my mind, and I will resolutely use the Khitan warriors to step on the sea of ice, bypass the Great Wall of Lushun Pass, and break through to the place outside the pass! The selection of the striker will be taken by the Jurchen warriors of Shunguo, and the four armies of Flying Tiger, Flying Bear, Flying Dragon, and Flying Eagle will follow! The rest of the departments are all ready for war. Once the detour is successful, press all over the board in order to win! In order to protect my great Liaojiang and mountains forever! ”

Under an order, Dagongding, Ma Zhi and Gao Yongchang were all overturned in their hearts.

Yelu Yanxi has really been trained! The art of fighting is becoming more and more sophisticated...... This battle of Lushun won't be won by him like this, right? This is going to be won, will Da Liao come back to life?

At this moment, a waiting Langjun walked in quickly from outside the tent and saluted Yelu Yanxi: "Your Majesty, snow has fallen from the sky!" ”

"Good!" Yelu Yanxi laughed and got up, and stepped outside the big tent. Today's sky is already a large area of dark clouds, gloomy and gloomy. At this time, there was even more wind and snow in the sky, and it was white.

"Heaven help Da Liao!" Yelu Yanxi said with a smile, "The decree is that the female straight of the Shunguo Department, the four armies of the Flying Tiger, the Flying Bear, the Flying Dragon, and the Flying Eagle will be dispatched immediately!" ”

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The female warriors under the command of Yelu Yanxi braved the wind and snow to step on the frozen ice of the Liaohai Sea, searching for the time to go south. Their compatriots and enemies, the cavalry of the Hushui Wanyan Division, were also sent out by Chen Jian, the captain of the Lushun Military Fleet, to "patrol the sea". It's not that they all went out, but sent two Mouke, one led by Wanyan Zongbi, to patrol the Liao Sea. One was led by Wanyan Shi Shihuan and patrolled the East China Sea at the other end.

Chen Jian also asked Wu Tian to send two teams of young knights to follow the Jurchens, among which the team followed by Wanyan Zongbi was the team led by Wu Yiyong, who was known as Wu Yong.

Wu Yiyong was wearing a Khitan-style snow hat, and he had put down his ear protectors when the snow was up. Riding a horse with Wanyan Zongbi on the ice, looking at the surrounding situation. The Jurchen Mouke has a double meaning, one is the organizational unit of military-civilian integration, and three hundred households are one Mouke; The second is the number of military establishment units, the number of which is uncertain.

The three Mok establishments that came from Goryeo were very sufficient, and Wanyan Shi Shihuan and Wanyan Zongbi knew that the battle of Lushun Mansion was related to the real survival of the birth girl (maybe it was a mistake), so they mobilized as much as possible. Therefore, each Mouke has more than 330 regular soldiers, and one regular soldier also brings a Goryeo Alixi. Now that Goryeo Alixi did not come out, Zong Bi led 330 real soldiers with his daughters.

The cavalry corps (equivalent to a company) commanded by Wu Yiyong had 120 young knights and an equal number of auxiliaries. Now he only brought knights, not auxiliaries.

That is, there are a total of 450 Jurchens and young knights patrolling the ice of the Liaohai Sea. There are not many people, but the area of the Liaohai ice is also very large, and now it is a windy and snowy day, and the visibility is very low. Therefore, Wanyan Zongbi and Wu Yiyong could only scatter their subordinates very widely. Now with Zong Bi and Wu Yiyong, there is only one knight and thirty Jurchens. The knights surrounded the two, while the thirty Jurchens opened the way ahead.

Wanyan Zongbi and Wu Yiyong hadn't seen each other for many days, and they had a lot to say, but now neither of them had that mind, they all looked around intently, pricked up their ears and listened hard, just to find some clues of the enemy in the sound of wind and snow.

This ice is too wide and too strong! You can't even blast it with a cannon! Tens of thousands of troops are sure to pass, and in this case, the original Lushun Pass has disappeared. Even a first-year student of the Knight Academy like Wu Yiyong can think that the ice is the battlefield, and he can expect the big men above to think of it?

I'm afraid the battle on the ice could happen at any time, right?

Suddenly, a few dog barks came from the sound of the wind and the waves, and Wan Yan Zongbi stopped the war horse. The whole person froze there as if he had been immobilized!

Seeing him like this, Wu Yiyong hurriedly stopped the warhorse, took off the horse on his shoulder, and held it tightly in his hand. I'm also breathing fast!

Now in such a snowstorm, the bow and crossbow are basically useless. Moreover, the ice is very slippery, and it is dangerous to charge on horseback, so I am afraid that I will have to use my horse to fight hand-to-hand......