Mo Fei had already sunk to the west, and the afterglow stained the corner of the sky blood-red Under the mountains outside the north of Nuli, the Song army lined up according to the way to pass. In front of the formation, there were obstacles made of war horses, antlers, and horses, and the swords were unsheathed and the arrows were wound. Xu Cheng was stationed in front of the military formation. Keep your eyes on the front. Several commanders stood behind him, waiting for orders. In the array, a Hujie military flag stood upright, hunting in the evening breeze.

In the distance, a black dot moves fast. Xu Cheng looked at it, and there were not many people in this group now. Only a dozen horses, when it is the outpost of the Jin army. The other man seemed to be very cautious, and then he stopped the reins from a distance, and after looking at it for a while, he turned the horse's head again, and disappeared into the mountain in a short time. Xu Cheng saw this. Raising his right hand, several commanders behind him saw it. He immediately rushed back to his own camp and prepared to command the battle.

About a cup of tea passed, and where the Jin Army rangers had disappeared before, a large figure appeared, moving slowly like a black snake. When the Jin army was getting closer and closer, the Song army soldiers appeared, and there were still many enemies. The procession marched between the mountains and ravines, gradually approaching.

Finally, when the enemy advanced a distance of 500 paces, the Song army was able to get a glimpse of the true face. The officers and men of Hujie had fought many battles with the Jurchens over the years, and this was the first time that the two armies faced each other, and the Jin army did not have a large cavalry force.

Xu Cheng suddenly jumped out of his horse and ran straight towards the Jin army, running nearly two hundred steps before stopping. On the opposite side, a small number of horses were in front of the formation to prevent the formation from being attacked. Seeing this posture, he finally felt a little relieved. The Jin army has no cavalry advantage, so there is no need to be afraid of it!

Turning the horse's head and running back to the front of the formation, he waved his hand. The spearmen who were at the front immediately crouched on the ground and stationed their spears on the ground, forming a sharp obstacle. The sound of war drums suddenly sounded, and the majestic sound shook the four fields and inspired the morale of the soldiers! And at this time, the Jin army also sounded the horn without showing weakness, and let out a roar that shook the sky!

The first time he commanded an operation independently, Xu Cheng was somewhat nervous. Keep reminding myself that I am leading the Tiger Jie team founded by Uncle Jiu. There is also an indestructible "stacked formation" and the opponent has no cavalry advantage, blocking it is like a trick.

After a meal, the sky had gradually darkened, and what puzzled the Song army was that the Jin army had already set up a formation, but it was slow to attack. What are you doing? Waiting for dinner? Xu Cheng took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down, he couldn't figure out the other party's intentions for a while, and the more uneasy he became.

"Don't wait for me to leave, right?" One such thought suddenly flashed through my mind. This Jin army was ordered to outflank Yao Pingzhong, and it should be considered in advance that it could not avoid the defenders of Danzhou. In that case, they did not attack. Could it be that you want to wait for Yao Pingzhong to retreat, and then give me a two-sided attack? Equally. They must also know that Yao Pingzhong can't hold on for long, so they are not in a hurry to attack! It's trying to drag me here. I can't go for reinforcements!

As soon as I thought about this, my heart was horrified. When it was completely dark, if the Jin army attacking Yao Pingzhong advanced here. I have no other way to go except to retreat into Danzhou City! And the Jin army has crossed the river, and it is a dead end for Danzhou City to be trapped in the city!

"Xu Tong, there are people behind him". An officer said loudly. Xu Cheng looked back and saw a force of hundreds of people rushing towards his army. Not for a while. Walking to the front of the army, Xu Cheng saw a person, covered in blood. With a broken knife in his hand, he couldn't even see his true face.

The other man ran to his horse, but he did not speak. He looked at Jin Jun, who was not far away.

"Xu Cheng! Evacuate! The Jin army of Python Mountain will soon arrive here! As soon as he spoke, Xu Cheng appeared, isn't this Yao Pingzhong Yao Zhizhou?

"The two armies are facing each other, and once our army loosens its position, the other side will cover it. Withdraw now, is it Xu Cheng worried.

Can Yao Pingzhong still not know this.? Less than two hours ago, after he gave the order to retreat, the Jin army rose up in pursuit, if it wasn't for Yang Zaixing. Don't say that these hundreds of soldiers and horses, even he has to be folded in the wilderness. Panting like an ox, unable to allow for a moment to rest, he said quickly: "We must withdraw!" Otherwise, you'll be flanked! The Jin army is constantly crossing the river, and the people and horses are gathering more and more, and if they don't leave, they won't be able to go! ”

Xu Cheng looked at the opposite side for a while, gritted his teeth, and said loudly: "Withdraw!" ”

Because of the abandonment of the city and the escape of the reinforcements, Yao Pingzhong finally couldn't withstand the crazy attack of the Jin army after two days of hard work on Python Mountain, and was forced to retreat. In the Jin Army's cover-up. The troops suffered heavy casualties, and only a few hundred of the 4,000 people who went to retreat to Tongzhou with Xu Cheng in the end. The Jin army then landed in Danzhou. Occupy the city. What hurts him the most is that after the fierce general Yang Zaixing led the army to break, he was afraid that he would be more than lucky. Under the rage. He vowed not to correct Zhang Zhongyan's army before the law, and he would never give up!

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Xu Wei, who was dressed in official clothes, was in a hurry. Accompanied by Zhang Qing, he came out of the second hall and went straight to the flower hall. As soon as he turned out of the door, he saw Yao Pingzhong sitting in the hall, hanging silent, how could he still have the unruly appearance of the past? Hearing footsteps, Yao Pingzhong raised his head. Seeing that Xu Wei had arrived, he stood up.

Brother Xiyan Xu Wei stepped forward and clenched his fists and called.

Yao Pingzhong's expression was gloomy and he turned his head. hugged his fists and returned the salute: "This time Ping Zhong was able to escape, and he fought many times for Xu Dashuai to help, this love, Yao wrote it down." ”

Xu Wei knew that he had always been proud, and he must have felt uncomfortable after returning home from a fiasco this time. And especially by "their own people." abandoned, which made him both hateful and sad as a child of the Yao family in the Western Army. Therefore, he said: "You're welcome, you and I have fought side by side for many years, and we have worked together under the same banner, so what is the difference between each other?" ”

When Yao Pingzhong heard this, he turned around and looked at Xu Wei for a while. He said in a deep voice, "To be honest. I didn't expect you to save me, and this simple sentence contains too much meaning. He and Xu Wei are both regarded as the younger generation in the army, and they are both young generals who were hand-promoted by the officials. Therefore, there will inevitably be competition between each other. Previously, the two of them had never been right, and Qi County robbed grain. He even listened to the slander of villains. Delayed. But now, when the army has abandoned him, Xu Wei, the opponent, has pulled him.

Xu Wei smiled indifferently and sat down next to him: "If Brother Xiyan is in Xu's position today." Will you sit idly by and watch me perish?

This sentence made Yao Pingzhong's heart even more uneasy, he really didn't expect that Xu Wei was still a kind person. Performing again, he said with a smile on his face: "Xu Jingluo, there were all kinds of inconsideracies in the past, and today Yao is here to make amends for his crimes." of character,

Xu Wei waved his hand: "Since it was in the past, why do you mention it?" Brother Xiyan, please gather

Yao Pingzhong sat down at this time, and the two were silent for a moment. Yao Pingzhong's anger came up, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Zhang Zhongyan abandoned Danzhou and fled, ignoring the life and death of our army, I will report this matter to Qu Duan!" This dog thief army must be brought to justice! Last time in Hezhong Mansion, Xu Jingluo should have killed this dog thief with one sword! ”

When Xu Wei saw him say this, he smiled and said, "You and I used to be under the same command of Qudu, don't you know the character of our handsome?" ”

Yao Pingzhong looked at him sideways and wondered, "What?" Does he dare to shield Zhang Zhongyan?

"Whether it will be covered up, I'm not sure but there's one thing. Presumably, Brother Xiyan didn't know what Xu Wei said.

Yao Pingzhong frowned: "What's the matter?" ”

"I just received news that Qu Dutong has led the troops to withdraw from Langzhou and return to Huanqing." As soon as Xu Wei said this, he said. Yao Pingzhong suddenly sat on the chair and jumped up. stared at Xu Wei tightly and asked loudly, "Really?" ”

"How could I make a joke about such a military matter?" Xu Wei is colorful.

Yao Pingzhong's face was pale, and he sat back heavily, his eyes wandering. This is the thing he didn't expect the most, after generations of Huanqing Shuaisi, Qu Duan now has more than 60,000 troops. Ordered to take over the defense of the three states, how long has it been? I lost it without covering the heat!

"I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out, but why is that? After a long time, he shook his head and sighed.

"You may have to ask Qu Dutong to know." Xu Wei picked up the teacup and smiled.

Yao Pingzhong was puzzled, this Fang, Lang, and Dan prefectures were the periphery of Gongwei Yan'an Mansion, and now Quduan retreated, which was equivalent to falling into Yan'an under heavy siege. And this place is the throat of Shaanxi Sixth Road, and if Yan'an is lost, Shaanxi has gone to half of it. That's right. It is impossible not to know the curved end. But he actually gave up Sanzhou and returned to Huanqing!

"Let's go, when I go back to Huanqing, ask me clearly in person Yao Pingzhong said.

Xu Wei glanced at him, put down the cup, and stopped talking, but finally said, "I advise Brother Xiyan." Huanqing, don't go back

Yao Pingzhong was puzzled: "Why is this?" ”

Xu Wei smiled and asked rhetorically: "When you were stationed in Danzhou, did Qu Dutong take special care of it?"

After thinking about it carefully, Yao Pingzhong replied: "When I led the army to Danzhou, he gave an order to hold the city. If the Jin army landed, it would return to Langzhou. ”

"That's right. If you go back, aren't you afraid that he will punish you for disobeying military orders? Xu Wei said.

Thinking that the other party was going to say something, it turned out to be this, Yao Pingzhong waved his hand and said: "That's not it, if he wants to blame me, he should have explained it when I asked for help." Since Zhang Zhongyan was sent to help. This shows that he also supports the actions of our army

Xu Wei sighed secretly when he saw him say this. He couldn't say the rest. Just a reminder: be careful. ”

"I know." Yao Pingzhong nodded, and after a while, he suddenly lamented, "I'm not sad to lose Danzhou." But Yang Zaixing has been with me for several years, and he has made many miraculous achievements, but now his life and death are unknown, damn, I saw Zhang Zhongyan, and I killed him with a knife! "What? Yang Zaixing? Xu Wei was taken aback and hurriedly asked the reason. After learning that Yang Zaixing led the troops to break off. When there is no news so far, I can't help but regret it. Avoiding the Gongbu Shang River, but not escaping from Python Mountain, is this the fate of the fierce generals?

In late April, after the Song army abandoned the land of Sanzhou, the Jin army quickly advanced and occupied the city. After advancing to Fangzhou, the troops were halted and began to gather heavy troops on the outskirts of Yan'an. After Zhang Shen, the marshal of Langyan, led the army to withdraw from Quduan, he anticipated the danger and sent an urgent report to the two divisions, in addition to complaining to Quduan. Reinforcements were also requested.

Li Gang was furious when he heard the news! This person who reads sage books and was born in scientific research also slapped the table and scolded his mother! In order to let Qu Duan defend Yan'an, he even agreed to He Guan's request and gave Qu a certain person Lang Yan Jingluo a dispatch to appease him. It's good now, Qu Duan didn't cut a knife, didn't have an arrow, and all of them withdrew to Huanqing, putting Yan'an in a heavy siege! If Yan'an Mansion is lost, Shaanxi will lose its frontier town. The folded family on Linfu Road will be isolated and helpless, and this loss is absolutely unbearable!

The angry Shaanxi Xuanfu envoy personally went to the Preparation Division, and when he saw He Guan, he was blamed. Although He Guan really wanted to unify the military power of the Six Routes, and Zhang Shen was his roadblock, it was obviously impossible to use the Jin Army to get rid of Zhang Shen. Even if Zhang Shen is wrong, he is also a handsome minister of the Great Song Dynasty, and this time Qu Duan has done too much.

Therefore, after comforting Li Gang with good words and promising to urge the troops, He Guan gave Qu Duan an order. Let him go to Langyan immediately. At the same time, he also gave an order to the Xu brothers in Shaanxi to wait for Quduan to go north and prepare to be in Langyan. Fight the Jin Army.

However, after Qu Duan received the order. Still standing still. Hui Replication Division said that this time the Jin army made a comeback, led by Jin Guoguo Minister Mu Han himself. Those three states had previously been occupied by the Jin army. The damage was so great that it was simply impossible to hold on. Now, what the Western Army should do is to withdraw from the Guanzhong Plain and retreat to a dangerous place to deal with the Jin Army. Wait until the hot day is hot, and the northerners are not tolerant of the heat. Think again. Yan'an is an important town in the frontier of Shaanxi. The city is extremely strong, and although Zhang Shen has broken for a while, it should not be a problem for his troops to hold the city.

When Li Gang learned of this, he was even more furious and asked He Guan to remove him from the post of commander of the Quduan system. The latter withstood the pressure and once again forced Qu Duan to send troops. This time, Qu Duan also explained his strategic intentions in detail again, and pointed out that it was really an unwise decision to go to Duyan to fight the Jin army now. At most, wait until June, when the weather is hot. There is a possibility that the Jin army will withdraw. Even if he doesn't withdraw, then the Western Army will attack again, and it will get twice the result with half the effort.

Late April. The Jin army has completed its defense, gathered tens of thousands of troops to surround Yan'an Mansion, and attacked it with a fierce army! Two divisions shook. In addition to ordering the guards everywhere to deal with it carefully, he gave orders to Qu Duan almost constantly, ordering him to send troops to rescue. But Qu Duan is still the same rhetoric. Refusal to send troops.

Li Gang's patience reached the limit. almost tore his face with He Guan. I want him to immediately remove him from his position as the commander of Quduandu! It was changed to Jingyuan Jingluo to appease Xu Mu to take over. He Guan also felt that Qu Duan seemed to be difficult to control at this time, so he agreed to Li Gang's suggestion and ordered him to be removed from the post of commander of the control department. But he kept a hand and did not immediately order Xu Yuan to take over, but wanted to see Qu Duan's subsequent reaction. (To be continued)