The sky was still overcast and tight, and it seemed that another heavy snowstorm was brewing. The green hills stand tall, and the sky above you is within reach, but it seems to be out of reach.

Under the huge curtain without waves, guns and halberds are like a forest.

The terrain of the valley is long and narrow, and the already small river has entered the dry period and has long dried up, and the mountains on both sides of the riverbed are undulating, like a tiger lying down.

The iron armor is like the sea, and the military formation is like a belt, instead of the river flooding the middle of the river valley, and the banner is blowing in the wind above the military formation. The two endless military formations are like two relatively rushing rivers colliding together, and the waves at the intersection are like fury, the waves are splashing, and the huge waves are dialing one after another, going forward and one after another, fueling the waves.

On the high ground at one end of the river valley, Da Yan was like a soldier's solemn face, and Li Shaocheng, the deputy commander of the Hundred Battles Army, stood under Da Yan with his sword, and his eyes were as sharp as lightning looking at the river valley. In his eyes, the military formation in the river valley was divided into two distinct parts, the black-robed and black-armored Hundred Battles Army, and the white-clothed Khitan Army. It's just that in the place where black and white intersect, there is an extra touch of extremely eye-catching red - that is the result of the battle between black and white, representing the lives of countless soldiers.

"Order Ding Mao, lead your troops forward, and replace General Meng Ping!" Li Shaocheng took a full view of the battlefield situation and commanded loudly.

The battle in the river valley has lasted several days until now, but the victory or defeat has not been scored, the Khitan soldiers are outnumbered, and the combat strength of the hundred battle armies is strong, limited by the terrain, no one on both sides can help anyone, and they have to tacitly adopt wheel tactics for a while.

From time to time, Meng Ping came to Li Shaocheng's side, although he had personally fought a few battles, but because he did not fully exert his strength, it was far more than covered in blood, but his armor and robe were also covered with blood.

Li Shaocheng doesn't like to twist and turn, fierce battles for several days, care about greetings can also be avoided, after seeing Meng Ping, he opened his mouth and went straight to the topic, "Previously, the Khitan army wanted to fight with us in Belvedere, seeking a final word, because all preparations were very sufficient, after our army retreated into the Tongshui River Valley, it successfully resolved its strength advantage, but even so, it was impossible to break the formation or defeat it in a short time. The key to winning this battle is no longer a quick victory, but a tired enemy, and when the commander's reinforcements arrive, he can break the enemy in one go. ”

Li Shaocheng looked at the overall situation, it is not difficult to see through the situation, Meng Ping is mostly on the front line of the war, but he also knows the war well, he answered: "This Khitan army is not bad, it should be a rare elite in the hands of Yelu Abaoji, if it is placed in an ordinary situation, with my 8,000 army, although it is not impossible to inflict a heavy blow on it, it must be a situation of killing 1,000 enemies and injuring 800 themselves. It's just that in terms of energy consumption, compared to the Khitan army, our army is not half cheap. ”

Li Shaocheng nodded, "At the moment, the battle situation is stalemate, and the key to breaking the deadlock lies in whose reinforcements arrive first." We are trying to exhaust the Khitan army, and the Khitan army is also calculating, and the enemy and our main generals are very clear that in the situation where the two sides are tired and tired day by day, as a living force of reinforcements, once they merge in, they can defeat the opponent in an instant. Therefore, to win this battle, the only way to do this is to rush here before the reinforcements sent by Yelu Abaoji arrive. ”

Meng Ping took off his helmet and stroked his wet hair, sweat and blood on his face flowed down together, and he wiped it off, "The situation in Zhengzhou is tense, and no one can be sure when the city will be captured." And once Zhengzhou fell into the hands of the enemy, Rao is Hegu defeated and lost the overall situation. All in all, time is of the essence and it is of the essence! ”

"You and I can see this, the military commander can also see it, and Yelu Abaoji can also see it. At this point, the war has become simpler. The corners of Li Shaocheng's mouth moved, as if he remembered something, turned to look at Meng Ping, and asked in a different tone: "On the day of departure from Xijing, the military commander summoned you?" ”

The turn of words came a little suddenly, Meng Ping was stunned, and then smiled: "How did the deputy marshal know about this?" ”

Li Shaocheng didn't rush to answer Meng Ping's question, and his tone became a little playful, "Big brother should cook for you and cook a meal for you, right?" ”

Meng Ping was even more surprised, but he immediately reacted, his eyes narrowed slightly, "The deputy marshal also got the same treatment as the son?" ”

The corners of Li Shaocheng's mouth hooked slightly, "The difference is that on the day you set out, I was on the eve of the expedition." ”

After Li Shaocheng finished saying this, he and Meng Ping both fell silent. Both of them seemed to have something on their minds, and they tacitly didn't ask each other, maybe in their hearts, they both knew what the other was thinking.

The sky was still low, the cold wind was blowing in the valley, the battle on the battlefield never stopped, and in the distance, in the distance, the wilderness was a giant beast, as if it could devour everything.

Li Shaocheng raised his head with his hands, his black cloak swept in the wind, an indescribable emotion was revealed on his body, and his voice became hoarse at this moment, "Before the expedition, the eldest brother made it clear that the road to rescue Zhengzhou this time will be very difficult, and it will be full of all kinds of unpredictable dangers. The army may encounter interceptions, it may be locked in a bitter battle, and there are many other unpredictable circumstances. However, in any case, the military order will not change, and the established direction of rescuing Jeongju will not change. ”

Putting the helmet back on, Meng Ping smiled, meaning inexplicably, "This battle is difficult and difficult, in fact, it is not enough to describe the true appearance of this expedition." Death war, only these two words are suitable. ”

After being silent for a long time, Li Shaocheng clenched the horizontal knife, exhaled heavily, and repeated the two words, "Fight to the death." ”

The smile on Meng Ping's face was like ripples on the surface of a lake, once it unfolded, it seemed that he couldn't take it back, he said: "The deputy marshal doesn't have to test my determination, I have no room to retreat in public or private." ”

Li Shaocheng bowed his head silently and said, "I just received a report that the Khitan reinforcements are already thirty miles away. ”

Speaking of this, Li Shaocheng paused, Meng Ping did not urge, let alone interject, just waited for Li Shaocheng to finish.

"After our army, within tens of miles, there is not a single soldier." Li Shaocheng finally finished speaking, and the moment his lips closed, his tone was no longer half colored, nor did he have the slightest wave.

Meng Ping turned around and left, walking towards the military formation under the hillside, his pace was as vigorous and free as ever, "The Khitan reinforcements are only thirty miles, I have to hurry up and take a breath." ”

Seeing Meng Ping take a few steps, Li Shaocheng retracted his gaze and looked at the battlefield in the river valley again.

On the same day, Khitan reinforcements arrived.

The battlefield of the river valley, where the war was stalemate but tepid, boiled in an instant.

The battle between the two armies turned into a bloody battle.

Eight thousand and hundreds of war troops, against the wind and waves, as solid as a rock, although they were blown by the rain and wind, they never took half a step back.

It's a fight to the death.

And there was a strange army, taking this opportunity, to appear in places that his enemies could never have imagined.