The periphery of Foyanling has been basically controlled by the Dingguo Army. At this point, even the most cautious people will not have other ideas, Sugers mobilized the soldiers and horses in the south to start a counterattack, Suggs personally arrived at the front line, and saw the situation in the north of Foyanling, and his heart slowly sank. On the high slope of Foyanling, there is a corpse lying behind almost every stone, and the cold cold wind blows off the branches, and it also blows the inner trend of thought. From the current situation, it can be concluded that the first military camp is to make a breakthrough in the north, and the attack on Gudao alone will have no less than 3,000 soldiers and horses. Sugus did not hesitate any longer, and said to several guards around him, "Pass my order, the two thousand-man troops guarding the southeast direction will go straight to the valley road in the north, cut off the reinforcements of the easterners, and organize the defense of all troops and horses on the spot, and launch a comprehensive counterattack before the end." ”

Sugus is a very tough soldier, in his heart he will never allow this passive situation to continue, since the Easterners want to fight, then eat the enemy soldiers in the valley first. As Suggs's orders progressed, the Germanic soldiers found their target. After receiving the order, the two thousand-strong troops stationed in the southeast direction immediately raised their troops and continued to advance along the outer jungle, withstanding the cold and wet wind. This army of more than 2,000 soldiers and horses is the biggest killer weapon in the hands of Suggs, as long as this army of soldiers and horses successfully reaches the rear of Gudao, then the eastern soldiers attacking Gudao will become the turtle in the urn, and it is inevitable that they will be completely annihilated. Varan and Tuskato, the two commanders in command of this army, knew the great responsibility, so they did not dare to delay at all, and reached the rear of the valley road from the southeast station, which was more than five miles long. Five miles of land is not much, but it is a complicated mountain road, along the mountain forest, the road is rugged, the humidity is heavy, in the severe winter season, the moisture condenses, resulting in a very smooth surface, many soldiers are not familiar with the situation here, slipping and falling into the mountain stream, Varan has no time to grieve, he must pass this mountain road as fast as possible. The sky is getting darker and darker, and Varan's mood has become heavier, Tuskto is holding on to the boulder next to him with a worried face, his hands are full of cold coolness, "Valan, there is no road if you go any further, the night is dark and the wind is high, it is really not suitable for walking this rugged mountain road, why don't we rest for the night and wait until tomorrow morning before leaving?" ”

"No" Varan didn't even think about it, and directly rejected Tuskato's proposal, how could he not know that the mountain road is difficult to walk and the danger of walking at night, but the military situation is urgent. Patting Tuskato's shoulder, Varan smiled calmly and bitterly, "Tuskato, why did Lord Sugus let us take a detour from the mountain road to the back of the valley road, just to take the other party by surprise and cut off the other party's back road. Now that the soldiers of the first battalion of the Orientals are putting pressure on Gu Dao, and the outer area has been occupied by the Orientals, Lord Suggs will be ready for a large-scale counterattack at any time, do you think we can waste our time? There are still five hours between now and dawn, and in five hours, anything can happen. In case the Oriental people feel some signs and take the initiative to retreat, then what is the point of everything we have done before? Therefore, for the sake of those brothers who have been killed or wounded, we must also go on, even if there is a lot of danger ahead. ”

Tuskto sighed secretly, he could only shake his head gently, after walking for a long time, the Germanic warriors were already tired, such a complicated mountain road, and they had to rush at night, it was impossible for the officers and soldiers of the army to have no complaints. A Germanic soldier wears a fur hat on his head, wrapped in thick torn clothes, and only two eyes leak outside, this ghost weather is really too cold, if you can, you don't even want to breathe, and you waste calories in vain, "What does the elder think, this kind of ghost weather, and rushing like this, the brothers didn't climb the mountain road, so they died in this broken place first, and they couldn't even see the road clearly, didn't this cost the brothers' lives?" ”

The people next to him didn't think like this, now most of the Germanic soldiers thought most about finding a place to rest, but there were not many people who dared to say what was in their hearts, seeing Valan's personal guards coming over, this person quickly touched the person next to him with his shoulder, "Be quiet, the military order is like a mountain, let those red cloaks listen, do you still want to live?" ”

The red cloak, in fact, is a general term, they are the same as the Knights of the Holy Cross, they belong to the eastern nobles led by the Frederick family, this is a brave infantry, because the armor is wrapped in thin red silk, so it is called the red cloak. The Red Cloaks were close associates of the Frederick family, so they were appointed by Suggs as their personal guards, and Varan happened to be Suggs's confidant. Seeing the red cloak coming, the grumbling Germanic soldier really closed his mouth. Under the supervision of the warlords, this Germanic infantry struggled through the night, although there were torches, but the effect was limited, and many people fell into the holes, and were seriously injured, and Valan directly ordered them to be killed. Now that the army is marching and facing a fierce battle, it has no energy to take care of the seriously wounded, so it can only relieve them of their pain. In this high-pressure state, the Germanic soldiers did not dare to say anything, and mechanically carried out orders. The infantry, consisting of more than two thousand people, was quite complex, consisting not only of the eastern nobility, but also of the southern blacksmith family, as well as of the Lorraine nobility. Valan also has no way, very always do extraordinary methods, at this time, must be ruthless, otherwise this group of unruly soldiers will definitely cause chaos.

The road was extremely difficult, and the Germans paid the price of more than forty people to complete it, which was the result of no one attacking. After the mountain road, it is the northern valley road range, on the east side of the valley road is a towering birch forest, the forest is not there all the year round, the forest is piled up with thick leaves, moisture erosion, filled with a strong musty smell, "Tuskato, after this birch forest is the valley road, we have to be more careful." ”

Tuskto nodded with a heavy expression, he didn't know whether to blame Valan or not, but from Valan's point of view, it was not wrong for him to force the army to march at night. But Tuskto always couldn't accept it in his heart, he was a small lord of Lorraine vineyards, and he didn't have much interest in this war that happened in the Istrian Heights, but now there is no turning back, when he comes to the birch forest, he has to fight if he doesn't fight, and many times he has to look at Valan's face to act, after all, in today's Holy Empire, it is the Saxon nobles and the eastern nobles who really control the right to speak, and the Danube nobles have only risen in recent years. After resting for about two hours, the tired soldiers ate something and continued through the birch forest, but just as they were about to walk out of the birch forest, an accident occurred.

The birch forest on the east side of the valley road is not unmanned, and after the first military battalion attacked the valley road, it had already thought of the safety behind the valley road, so it took a team of 500 people to defend this birch forest. Commander Lei Jiang is personally in charge of this team, since it was stationed in the birch forest, the forest has been very quiet, there is no situation, Lei Jiang did not dare to be too careless, and still sent people to search this forest. It was supposed to be a peaceful day, but a patrol accidentally spotted the Germanic traces, and a fierce battle for the life and death of the 1st military camp began in the birch forest. The Germanic soldiers did not expect to meet the patrol of the first military camp in the birch forest, and they could only speed up the march if their tracks were exposed, and Varan showed a hideous face and shouted in a domineering tone, "The easterners are busy attacking the valley road, and there will definitely not be too many soldiers and horses stationed in the white birch forest. ”

Like an enraged lion, the Germanic people, weary and exhausted, roared and rushed towards the edge of the woods. This birch forest is not big, the patrol team has just fought here, and Lei Jiang, who has a rear, got the news, and as soon as he heard that a large number of Germans had entered the birch forest, Lei Jiang's heart sank. Lei Jiang is also a fierce man who has accumulated merit from the grassroots level step by step, of course he knows the intention of the Germans to appear in the birch forest, if the Germans are allowed to walk out of the birch forest, then the thousands of soldiers who stay in the valley to fight will have no future. grabbed the wounded patrol soldier and asked eagerly, "How many people are there on the other side?" ”

"I don't know the specifics, but judging from the current situation, the number is definitely not less than a thousand" Hearing this number, Lei Jiang just sighed, more than 1,000 people, so how can he hold on to this bit of soldiers and horses under his command? The birch forest is not dangerous to defend, and the trap is not enough, if it continues to fight, I am afraid that few of the men under his command will survive. But Lei Jiang didn't dare to retreat, and he couldn't retreat, his own retreat, the soldiers and horses of the birch forest were preserved, but the main army in the valley road had to be wiped out, taking a deep breath, Lei Jiang raised the back of his hand, put it on his mouth and kissed it. When he raised his head again, his eyes were full of determination, and he turned to his lieutenant general Han Bypass and said, "Old Han, you immediately lead a few people to Gudao and tell the commander to withdraw from the battle quickly." ”

Han Bypass seemed to sense something, he grabbed Lei Jiang's arm and shook his head heavily, "No, Lei Dutong, it's better for you to inform, and the last general will bring someone to stay." ”

"Old Han, don't say it, I'm the commander, the commander of this army, if I leave, what will these sons and daughters think? Don't hesitate, if you delay for a moment, there will be a little more danger" Lei Jiang pushed Han bypass and strode out of the military tent. The Germans came quickly, all thanks to Valan's decisiveness, with Valan, a thousand-man commander, who dared not to rush forward, a large number of Germans rushed to the temporary station, and the birch forest could not form a tight formation, so they could only scatter and fight, which made the Germanic man's military advantage more vividly displayed. In the blink of an eye, Lei Jiang's department was entangled with the Germans, Han Bypass gritted his teeth, glanced at the direction of Lei Jiang with red eyes, and then turned over his horse and left in a hurry.

In the first battle of the birch forest, both sides had no skills at all, and the infantry formation that the Dingguo army had always relied on could not be used, and the shield could only resist on a small scale, but the Germans had a large number of troops, and they were directly surrounded in all directions, and the soldiers of the Dingguo army could only retreat step by step. Huaxi is a Slavic farmer, and it has only been a month since he really entered the Dingguo Army, but at this time, he is like a veteran of the Dingguo Army, bravely blocking the impact of the Germans again and again. The Germans saw Huaxi's bravery, and more than a dozen Germanic soldiers ate wooden shields and roared loudly, "Go up together, slaughter this beard, and avenge the brothers." For a time, the Germans were united in their hatred, and four of their heroic Germanic compatriots had already died at the hands of this bearded man, so he had to pay the price. Huaxi grabbed a shield, like a human head bomb, and slammed into the nearest Germanic soldier, the Germanic soldier was not ready, his chest was hit a few times, and a few ribs were broken, and the others saw this situation, and immediately wanted to split, and pounced on Huaxi together, several broadswords stabbed Huaxi together, no matter how powerful Huaxi was, he was still a mortal in the flesh, and the blood was sprinkled on the thick birch leaves, and it turned into red crystals in the cold wind after only a moment.

The Leijiang Department is retreating one after another, but the birch forest is so big, where can it retreat? Behind him is the exit of the birch forest, Lei Jiang has nowhere to retreat, spit out a mouthful of blood, raised his hand and slowly took off the helmet, the hair stained with blood has already frozen stiff, and his mouth is open, revealing an inexplicable desolation, "Brothers, behind us, there are five thousand comrades, if we retreat, they will die, and if we die, they will live." Tell me if we want to go back! ”

Rough and straightforward language, without any sense of beauty, but in a short sentence, it is full of emotion and appeal, the surrounding Dingguo Army soldiers are all angry eyes, roaring loudly, some people tear off the hat on their heads, wipe the blood on their faces, "Never retreat, never retreat, Qin Feng.... Qin Feng.... Fight to the death and don't retreat, kill...."

This is the son of Guanzhong, this is the people of the Great Song Dynasty, at this moment, whether it is the Guanzhong people or the Central Plains, whether it is the Siberians or the Slavs, they have really found a belonging, they have no lofty ideals, everything they do is to protect the beautiful life of their families. As a Song person, he has a happy life, food to eat, clothes to wear, all of which are honors worth guarding. The remnants of more than two hundred men, all of them standing in two lines of life, their eyes full of bloodthirsty madness, a kind of resoluteness that defied death, the Germans rushed over, but stopped, and under the gaze of these Orientals, they actually felt fear. What a ridiculous idea, why are you still afraid, when you are already about to win? No, it's not surprising at all, people are thoughtful, and more Germanic soldiers can't help but think, this time they won, then what about the next time, what about the next time, can such an opponent really be defeated? You must know that there are nearly 100,000 such enemy troops in the city of Kyiv and Vladimir, and in the face of such a powerful opponent, can you really take the city of Kyiv and occupy the Suzdal River? 10