Kaifeng City, the imperial capital of the Song Kingdom. Heaven.2.

The outside of the city was devastated, the Song army suffered heavy casualties, and the city lost its former liveliness.

The people of the whole city, the wind is loud, the grass and trees are all soldiers, as if there are swallows and horses into the city at any time.

Chaebols, chambers of commerce, restaurants, all refuse to entertain guests, shops everywhere, except for the medicinal herb shop barely operated, in the central street, there are few people.

However, in this case, Prime Minister Qin Ming and his adviser Tian Xu still posted notices in the imperial city to recruit new troops according to the requirements of the empress.

In order to spread the news out of the imperial city, regardless of the presence of the Yan army, he sent messengers to all parts of the Song Kingdom.

The notice was posted, and there were very few people in the city who browsed it, and only a handful of people joined the army.

In one night, the northern and southern battalions suffered more than 100,000 casualties of the Song army, and the 200,000 Song troops who went on an expedition to the Yan State died near Yancheng in the onslaught of the Yan army.

Within half a month, the Song army lost more than 300,000 elite soldiers, and in the eyes of the people of Kaifeng City, joining the army became the most dangerous occupation.

At this time, the court recruited new troops, which undoubtedly made many people resist.

However, in Kaifeng City, there are still hot-blooded young people, who shuttle through the streets of extremely rare people when the atmosphere in the city is tense, and take the initiative to go to the recruitment office to join the army.

In the north and south camps, the Song army also acted quickly, and prepared a large number of defensive measures in the barracks.

According to Li Mu and Liang Chengming's instructions, next to each camp tent, a water tank must be placed, which is filled with water and equipped with wooden barrels and basins.

If the Yan army wants to attack the Song army with fire again, it will be nippled in the bud by the Song army.

They cooperated with Song Qi to build two lines of defense outside Kaifeng City, and the main force of Yan cavalry came at a huge cost, so they didn't want to approach easily.

In addition, Song Qi also sent spies to closely monitor the movements of the Yan army, and if the Yan army camp had Yan cavalry leave, those spies would quickly report to Song Qi.

Song Qi sent messengers to deliver the news to Li Mu and Liang Chengming, and the three armies joined forces to jointly resist the enemy.

Within a day, the Yan army confronted each other, and both sides stood still, both closely monitoring each other.

In the gloomy sky, in Kaifeng City, there is always a murderous aura, cold and murderous, which makes everyone feel as if the cold winter has arrived in advance.

After a day of torment, I finally waited until night fell, however, the atmosphere of slaughter in the city not only did not lessen, but became more and more intense and real.

After all, last night's Yan army's surprise attack was at night, unexpected, like a ghost, and dealt a heavy blow to the Song army.

They were worried that the Yan army would repeat its old tricks and continue to surprise at night.

When the night was shrouded, in the north and south camps, and in the city, all the Song troops were in good spirits, with their swords unsheathed in their hands and crossbows in their hands.

There is no trace of the Yan army, and they are already facing the enemy.

Yan Qi is like a ghost wandering in the night, haunted, and unguardable.

Therefore, Li Mu and Liang Chengming, in the north and south camps, were full of torches, and in the barracks, it was as bright as day, so that the Yan army had no place to hide.

In the barracks, irregular traps were set up, tripping horses, thistles terrestris, and crossbows were secretly deployed to form small-scale traps, which were interlocking.

Once the Yan cavalry comes to kill at night, not only will they ambush the Yan army, but they will also severely damage the Yan army, so that all the Yan troops will not return.

In the city, Song Qi put a chair in the city tower, sat in the center, and put warm wine next to it, and sat in the town in person.

He personally instructed the defenders at the head of the city to fill the head of the city with bed crossbows and catapults, and warned the generals of the four gates to cheer up and prevent the Yan army from approaching.

In this way, Song Qi was still worried, so he sent palace guards to patrol the city to prevent the Yan army from suddenly and quietly lurking in Kaifeng City at night.

The Song army on all sides of Kaifeng City has entered a state of readiness, and once there is any wind and grass, the thunder will attack and hit it hard.

The night was dark, and the Song army inside and outside Kaifeng City not only did not rest, but became nervous as the night fell.

Patrolling defenders, in addition to keeping a close eye on their surroundings, occasionally look up at the dark sky.

Time passed, the night moon was deeper and quieter, and at midnight, there was no trace of the Yan army, and all the Song troops couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

However, no Song army dared to underestimate the enemy, and still fought a strict defense.

A cold wind blew, and suddenly in the southern camp, Song Jun pointed to the sky, trembling and shouting: "It's not good, it's not good, the Yan army is coming, the Yan army is coming."

In the dark sky, there seemed to be a little bit of starlight, and in the sky, move quickly, moving to the left of Kaifeng City.

Hearing the voice, the Song army in the southern camp rushed to inform it, and in the blink of an eye, all the Song troops were cautious, holding swords and drawing bows, and being vigilant in all directions.

They can't resist the threat from the air, and if there is a Yan army raiding the camp on all sides, they will never let the other party feel like no one.

It's a pity that the whole army panicked and prepared for war, the whole army was cautious, and another cold wind blew, and the starlight disappeared completely after dark.

The Song army was vigilant for a long time, safe and sound, and the whole army was scattered as birds and beasts.

Most of the night passed, and the Yan army did not appear,

At dawn, everything was quiet, and most of the Song troops went to rest, and a small number of patrolling troops were also listless and exhausted.

At this time, Yan Jun, who had rested for half the night, braved the cold and finally came out.

According to Lin Feng's request, the Yan army was divided into four waves, and went to the Song Palace, Kaifeng City, and the northern and southern military camps.

The Yan army moved, moving forward quickly, as if the sky was dawning, and the twinkling stars were moving.

At this moment, the listless Song army was not as cautious as before, although he looked up at the sky from time to time, he would never observe in detail.

However, even if the situation was bad, the head of Kaifeng City was still in the dark night, and the rumbling war drums sounded, transmitting signals to the Song army on all sides.

The drums sounded, and soon, there were also bursts of drums from the north and south camps, and the Song army, which was sleeping in the military tent, rushed out in a hurry.

Looking up, I saw that in the sky, the faint light of fire flickered, dense, like a swarm of fireflies, flying from the west.

At this time, the half-asleep Song army, in the blink of an eye, all cheered up, in the barracks, in the city wall, running around, moving quickly.

The Yan army moved forward quickly, divided into four parts in the air, and when they arrived at the north and south barracks in advance, without thinking, they took out the fire fold, lit the torches, and a large number of fire balls quickly landed from the sky.

The fire ball fell to the ground, scattered and separated, sparks splashed down, and for a while, the north and south military camps were once again ablaze with raging flames.

Fortunately, the Song army had already prepared, and when the flames fell to the ground and spread in all directions, many Yan troops picked up wooden barrels and wooden plates according to the prior arrangement, and quickly poured them on the fire.

With a stabbing sound, cold water poured on it, and the flames were quickly extinguished.

However, the fire regiments in the air did not stop, and they were scattered, and the Song troops in the northern and southern military camps were in a hurry.

From time to time, they will be attacked by fires in the air, and their bodies will be spread by the flames, and they will howl miserably and roll on the ground.

This terrible situation was not only born in the north and south camps, but also in the city walls.