Horse "Drive!" Zheng Zhi clamped his legs between the horse's belly, let out a long breath in his mouth, sat down and galloped away. The left and right led the troops to the south to give the order.

Zheng Zhi was already standing in a straight line with the others, but they were separated by a hundred and ten steps, and the place where the two of them were was the starting point, just waiting for their respective subordinates to come and gather.

He said that he wanted to lead the soldiers to run a lap, not just to test the speed and strength of the horse. Who is fast and who is slow is actually only secondary, and winning or losing who is fast and who is slow is not an important matter.

The distance of coming and going seven or eight miles is not short above the battle formation, and what the formation is during the period and the speed of the turning of the entire army formation are important indicators. In this way, we can get a preliminary glimpse of the combat capability of this cavalry.

The idea of breaking away from the unnatural fight was to see how the soldiers under Zheng Zhi were. To say that there are not many hostile thoughts of separation at this time, it is obvious that there is no such thing. I just want to see the level of the Song people's military and Han people, and in the future, Song and Jin will be neighbors, so naturally we must have a full understanding of this neighbor.

There is also a simple thought to see if this Zheng Zhi is worthy of respect, and whether it is really as sticky Han said.

After the knights behind the two of them gathered, they lined up.

Sticky Han also got up from the ground, walked a few steps, came to his mount, and put the wine bag in his mouth, holding the wine bag with his teeth. Then he took out a longbow from the horse's back and drew an arrow from the quiver.

The bow was bent into the sky, and a sharp whistle pierced the sky.

The two sides of the centaur galloped out like arrows off the string, and the audience was full of sounds urging to beat the horses, as well as the Jurchens' different screams and shouts, woo-la-la.

Sticky Han put the longbow back on the side of the horse, grinned, took a sip of wine, and shouted, "Woo。。。。。。。。。。 ”

Zheng Zhi had heard this kind of shout, and when the Jurchens were hunting the Bohai people, this kind of shout was everywhere in the forest. It seems that this kind of shouting also has a certain meaning, distinguishing friend from foe, supporting warnings, or a tacit understanding of hunting in the woods.

The horses are fast and slow, and most of the horses under Zheng Zhi's command are party horses, and the party horses actually have the blood of West Asian or Arabian horses, in comparison, they are taller and thinner, and their explosiveness is stronger. Jurchen horses are mostly of the bloodline of steppe horses, and later generations also called Mongolian horses, Mongolian horses are short and strong, and their explosive power is a little worse, but their tolerance is unparalleled in the world.

But the competition in the field is no longer a comparison of horse speed.

Zheng Zhi kept turning his head and shouting: "Get close, don't fall behind!" ”

The effect of shouting is actually not big, but it shows the thoughts in Zheng Zhi's heart, that is, Zheng Zhi is unwilling to show timidity, on the contrary, he also wants to distract himself from his own strength. The veteran soldiers of the Western Army and the party soldiers are naturally not bad, and after a hundred battles, they are a strong army, so they will naturally not disappoint Zheng Zhi.

Needless to say, there are also Khitans, Xi people, Bohai people, and even a small number of Han people. But they are all skilled in battle formations.

He didn't look back behind him, but frequently turned his head to look at Zheng Zhi, frowning.

When the army turned, Zheng Zhi's 6,000 people were even more in one go, without dragging mud and water, and without the slightest panic.

I already have a conclusion in my heart, and I also know that this new neighbor is not easy to provoke. Friend or foe, having such a strong neighbor is not a good thing from any point of view. I don't understand this truth deeply, the rules in the forest are the same everywhere.

The horse stopped, gasping for air, forming a white mist in the air. On the contrary, most of the knights on the horses had their noses red from the cold, and they charged like this in winter, but they did not fight, and the cold wind blew people very uncomfortably.

Zheng Zhi and Hu Li went down without beating their horses, and both of them went to Sticky Han's side, and there were still twenty or thirty Jurchen men on the left and right camping tents. The sun is also coming to an end.

"Second prince, how is it, my brother Zheng Zhi is amazing." Sticky Han didn't have so many thoughts, and he was a little elated in his heart.

Yu Li nodded and said, "The name is worthy of it, the name is worthy of it!" Sticky Han knows the hero! ”

Zheng Zhi listened to the translation, which was half a beat slower, and also said: "The second prince is more powerful, he arrived first." ”

He said with a smile: "I have three or four thousand people under my command, and you have six thousand people, and when you turn around, you have to be slower." ”

The three of them laughed at each other, and entered the camp next to them, and the knights from the north and south also beat their horses back.

But he didn't keep his mouth shut and didn't mention the matter of trying to compete in sumo wrestling, and Zheng Zhi didn't remember it. The purpose of the two has obviously reached each other. He was obviously not in the mood to watch any more archery performances, not to mention that it was getting dark.

When fighting in a large army, the level of individual archery skills is not of great significance. Both sides are armies of a hundred battles, and several people are also generals of a hundred battles, and many things are probably well known. He also has his own self-confidence, and the Jurchen men under his self-confidence are invincible in the world. Zheng Zhi also has self-confidence, confident that his soldiers are capable of fighting the Jurchens.

In a simple tent, a charcoal fire was lit and the seats were neatly arranged. Groups of people from the north and south came to the big tent in the middle.

In the south, Gubei Pass sent all kinds of food and wine, but two or three hundred women came to the Jurchen village in the north.

When the woman entered the tent, Sticky Han laughed and said: "Zheng Zhi, you gave me 200 sets of iron armor at the beginning, which saved my Sticky Han's life, and now I will send you more than 200 little ladies from Khitan noble families to bring back to you to give birth to a son." ”

Zheng Zhi nodded when he heard this, it is not accurate to say that the iron armor saved the life of Sticky Han, and Sticky Han himself would not die on the battlefield, but Zheng Zhi's original iron armor saved the lives of many Jurchen men, so he only said: "Okay, I accepted all the gifts you sent." Say no thanks, and drink a full glass. ”

Sticky Han was overjoyed, picked up the wine bowl and drank it all, blushing, and then said with a smile: "The second prince told me that the Liao people don't treat my Jurchen as a human being, and we Jurchen treat them as livestock." You need no pity for these women. If there are disobedient people, they will be killed and fed to the dogs, and others will be obedient. ”

Sticky Han was in full swing, his words were explicit, and he was generally happy to take revenge in his heart. The oppression of the Jurchens by the Liao people lasted for two or three hundred years. There is even a Liao word called "beating the Jurchen". "Fighting the Jurchens" is naturally not really going to fight the Jurchens, but going to the Jurchen tribe to loot, and even trading with the Jurchen tribe is called "fighting the Jurchen". The native products of the Jurchen region, such as ginseng, precious fur, deer antlers, healthy horses, northern pearls, junying, beeswax, linen, etc., are all looted by the Liao people, which shows the fierceness of the Liao people's oppression.

Zheng Zhi also smiled when he heard this: "I have many warriors under my command, but there are few women to serve, the woman you sent is just right, it is a pity to kill it easily." ”

Sticky Han looked at Zheng Zhi and only said: "I'll send you after I kill it, what are a few women." ”

Sticky Han was already a little drunk, and Zheng Zhi couldn't talk to him about the preciousness of human life, so he just nodded and smiled: "Give it to me, you won't care." ”

Sticky Han laughed when he heard this: "Haha... Okay, it's to teach you to train these women, but you don't understand. It's for you, just do whatever you want. ”

Zheng Zhi naturally understood, but he didn't say much about this issue with Mu Han, but just smiled and ordered the people around him to bring these women back to the pass for placement.

A few people pushed the cup and changed the lamp, and did not talk about anything serious, sticky Han said how to fight the Liao people, where the Liao people are more powerful, and where the Liao people are afraid of death. After a few more drinks, he also started talking.

Zheng Zhi naturally talked more about these things, saying how the party members were, and how the emperor of the Western Xia Kingdom was. Naturally, the Jurchens have never seen what the party members look like, and they don't know what the west side of the world looks like, but Zheng Zhi talked eloquently, and the two of them mostly asked. The Gobi Desert, poplar sand, back to Tibet, and even more rare blond-haired and blue-eyed people.

Obviously, these things are the rare common language between Zheng Zhi and Inseparable and Sticky Han.

It wasn't until late at night that several people returned separately with the support of their own soldiers.

Zheng Zhi, who entered the pass, was drunk, and he also took a breath of air. To say that in the past few hours, it is impossible for Zheng Zhi to be defenseless, and Zheng Zhi knows it in his heart, and he can't help Zheng Zhi to pay more attention. If you keep your eyes on it, you will naturally not be able to enjoy it, and the process will be much less cheerful.

At dawn in the early morning, the Cangzhou Iron Armor, which was in a hurry all the way, finally arrived at the Gubeikou.

Got up early in the morning, Zheng Zhi washed up a little, and went up to the top of the city, and the Jurchen camp in the distance was also full of smoke.

Zheng Zhi turned around and ordered a few times, the gate of the Gubei Pass was opened, and more than 10,000 people actually slowly came out of the Gubei Pass, to the front of the front, followed by 30,000 ironclad foot soldiers, who also came out of the pass and lined up the formation.

Then there were more than a dozen military drums and many horns.

More than 40,000 people were waiting in front of Gubei Pass.

The Jurchens also slowly packed up and lined up.

Zheng Zhi took more than a dozen people out of the horse and rushed to the Jurchen array. Once again, Sticky Han came out of the formation and stepped forward to greet him. But it didn't come out.

"Brother Muhan, go all the way, I wish you success. I will lead my soldiers to beat the drums and cheer you on, and send you off! Zheng Zhi arched his hand and said.

Mu Han looked at the tens of thousands of troops in the distance, laughed loudly on his face, and said straight in his mouth: "Thank you and thank you, this time I will go west to the grassland, I will definitely live up to my brother's expectations, and I will definitely capture Nayelu Yanxi, and then drink with you here, and let Nayelu Yanxi serve my brother to drink." ”

After Sticky Han finished speaking, the northern army had already sounded its horn, and Sticky Han looked at Zheng Zhi and learned from Zheng Zhi to give his hand.

Zheng Zhi nodded, and only said, "Take care all the way." ”

Sticky Han nodded and said, "You should also take care." ”

After saying that, Sticky Han turned around and ran back to the queue.

Zheng Zhi also turned around and walked towards the pass. After a while, the Jurchen army turned to the west, and Zheng Zhi's army was already beating drums and sounding trumpets.

At this point, the two sides look like allies. There is also a feeling that the relationship is excellent.

Sticky Han caught up with Yu Libu, and said with a smile: "Second prince, you see that my brother Zheng Zhi came out with so many people to see us off. It's drumming again, it's trumpeting, it's a big battle. ”

He didn't turn his head to look south, and only said: "Sticky Han, Zheng Zhi is seeing us off, but he is also demonstrating to us." More than 10,000 knights and more than 30,000 ironclad foot soldiers, it's really a big battle! It's really grand! ”

Sticky Han obviously heard the strangeness in Zhu Libu's tone, looked up at Zhu Libu, and then turned his head to look south, but he didn't answer.