[The next shift is still twelve o'clock.] 】

Far from the hustle and bustle of the road, in a narrow valley, hundreds of horsemen sat or crouched, stooping in the shade of trees, talking to each other as low as possible. Some were inspecting the bows and arrows they were carrying, others were polishing their waist knives, and some were closing their eyes and quietly not saying a word.

Hundreds of war horses were well brined, and one by one, they were very tame and tied to the trees, without much movement. If you look at the slightly wider valley floor in the second half, there are more horses there.

Xiao Yaoshi Nu sat on a small chair, and he was waiting for the ears and eyes sent in front of him to send the news back.

When it came to this errand, although there were some complaints in my heart, I still had to do what I had to do, after all, it was an errand ordered by King Wei himself. Xiao Yaoshi slave is no matter how bold he is, he doesn't dare to disobey half a bit.

And now Xiao Yaoshi Nu also feels that His Royal Highness King Wei is far-sighted, and the Song people are indeed different from the past, if they don't come to see it in person, they can't believe it.

When he first entered Fengzhou, Xiao Yaoshinu never thought that his current opponent would give him such a headache.

The Hedong Forbidden Army is indeed a rare elite, and Guo Kui is worthy of being the first general of the Southern Dynasty.

Although in the Great Liao Kingdom, the so-called famous generals of the Southern Dynasty are just jokes, and they have not fought face-to-face with the Khitan Iron Cavalry, who will take them seriously. But the several confrontations in the past few days not only let Xiao Yaoshinu understand the strength of the Song army, but also let him see the shrewdness and ability of the generals of the Song State - Guo Kui's arrangement is completely worthy of the title of a famous general.

Using the main force approaching to Fengzhou City, it is inconvenient to press the party members to act rashly. Then they sent troops to guard the forts and important places along the way. It seems to be a foolish act of dividing troops, but the Song army has not only completely suppressed the party members in terms of combat effectiveness, but even the military strength that entered Fengzhou is far superior, and the small scale but frequent confrontations in the past few days have all ended in the defeat of the party members, even if Xiao Yaoshi Nu led the army to help several times, it only saved face twice.

Under the leadership of Guo Kui, every step of the Song army that invaded Fengzhou was steady and steady, without revealing many flaws. Like a hedgehog, if you want to take a bite, you must be prepared to have your mouth pierced.

At present, the Song army is constantly strengthening its control over many important places on both sides of the road, and gradually isolating Fengzhou City, which is like a noose tied to the neck, which is tightened little by little, leaving less and less space for Xiao Yaoshinu to operate.

'It's time to go. 'Xiao Yaoshinu has been thinking about it for the past two days.

Before being ordered to lead the troops to Fengzhou, Xiao Yaoshinu always thought that he could easily defeat more than three times the Song army, and even if the opponent fought in formation, he could easily defeat the battle formation with the cooperation of the party members; If he arrived on the battlefield of the decisive battle between the two armies of Song and Xia, as long as he grasped the timing of the attack, the iron cavalry of the leather room army in his hand could completely turn the tide of the battle in an instant.

But now, he would never think that way again. As long as he encounters the elite of the Song army with a divine arm bow and armor on his body, even if there is only one commander, Xiao Yaoshi slave will turn around and leave, and the little force in his hand cannot be damaged. The last two successes have been against the team that guards the baggage.

Xiao Yaoshinu was ordered to come here, not necessarily to help the party members keep Fengzhou—the party members themselves never thought of being able to keep Fengzhou City—but to try to help the party members eliminate the elite of the Southern Dynasty. suppressed the momentum of the Southern Dynasties, so that they would always be afraid of Da Liao. If it doesn't work, you have to try the depth of Song Jun. Once it was confirmed that the party members could not resist the Song army's offensive alone, Da Liao would do his best to support Western Xia in the future, in case his lips and teeth were cold, but this was only if Xiao Yaoshinu's own reputation was damaged.

It's a real loss. ’

Xiao Yaoshinu, who was thinking about whether to leave or stay, suddenly moved his eyes, and his eyes were as sharp as a blade, and he fell on the grassy path.

The two of them walked from the path hidden in the depths of the forest one after the other, in front of them were the sentinels lined up on the periphery by Xiao Yaoshinu, and behind them was a party member, Xiao Yaoshinu had been by the side of Wei Ming Ah Wu's cronies, not the scouts he was waiting for.

The cronies of Wei Ming Ah Wu walked quickly in front of Xiao Yaoshinu, and after saluting, he didn't stand up, bowed his head and knelt down and said, "Qi Qi General Xiao." After hearing that the general had defeated the Song people again, the captain of my family heard yesterday that he had killed sheep and bought wine in the city, waiting for the general to come back to celebrate, and did not want the general to go to Baoning Village to rest. Today, my captain knows that General Lu Dao will inevitably have good news coming back, and he will sweep the courtyard and set up a banquet, waiting for the general to return with a triumphant song. ”

After coming to Fengzhou, the only thing that satisfied Xiao Yaoshinu was that the party members were deferential enough. Yesterday's battle was not a success at all, just rushed, looking at the sharp and difficult bow of the divine arm on the opposite side, Xiao Yaoshi Nu retreated directly, and of course the Western Xia army that was abandoned on the battlefield at that time saw it, and I didn't expect that the attitude of Wei Ming Ah Wu was still so respectful.

Xiao Yaoshi Nu asked himself why Ah Wu was still so respectful, with a smile that saw through everything: "I heard that two days ago, your family's Divine Warrior Division suffered a defeat......

The cronie immediately raised his head and protested: "The general mistakenly believed the rumors of the Song people. The Left Wing Warrior Division was only slightly damaged. Moreover, this battle also stopped the Song army on Yan Yanlu, making it impossible for them to come to support Guo Kui. If you say who wins and who loses, it is the Song people who suffer more. ”

"It's a mouthful." Xiao Yaoshi Nu sneered twice, "You go back and tell your Taiwei, don't worry, Ben will go back to Fengzhou City tonight, let him keep an eye on the road, and don't let the Song people ambush him." ”

Xiao Yaoshinu said unkindly, his cronies' expressions remained unchanged, and his forehead was pressed to the ground: "The villain understands, this will pass the general's words back." ”

"Wait." Seeing that Ah Wu's cronies were about to leave, Xiao Yaoshi Nu stopped him and asked, "When will your Taiwei fight a decisive battle with the Song people, will you have to wait until the grain in Fengzhou City is eaten up?" ”

"This matter is very important, and only the general and my captain can decide, where is the villain qualified to say a sentence and a half."

Looking at the party members who knelt down again, Xiao Yaoshi Nu waved his hand in annoyance, "You go back first." ”

The messenger sent by Ah Wu left after delivering the news, while Xiao Yaoshi Nu touched his chin and groaned.

It seems that it is going to be a decisive battle with the Song army, or vice versa, the Song army is already preparing to attack the city, so he sent someone to find him and go back to Fengzhou.

But Xiao Yaoshinu was reluctant to go back to Fengzhou. In the previous several temptations of the Song army, due to his caution, the number of casualties under his command was very small. But if he returns to Fengzhou, the next decisive battle will definitely not be so easy.

And after a few days of guerrilla, the horse's foot strength has been almost exhausted. In continuous combat, the biggest loss is the war horse. Often after a run, every war horse can lose more than ten or twenty pounds of fat. Now it is even more day by day, running non-stop every day, even if one person and three horses are rotated, it is almost to the limit.

These days, Xiao Yaoshinu, the combat strength of the Song army, has already seen clearly, if it is a decisive battle under the city of Fengzhou, Western Xia has no chance of winning at all. It was also a strategy to block the grain route of the Song army, but the success rate was too low, and the first to run out of grain must be Fengzhou City.

The horsewhip in his hand unconsciously patted his thigh, and Xiao Yaoshinu's eyes gradually condensed. Huo Ranqi, he has already made up his mind, today is the last time, after beating the Song people's baggage team, after giving an explanation to the King of Wei, he retreated to the north of Baoning Village, where the grain is still eaten for a few days, and then look at the decisive battle under the city of Fengzhou before deciding. In any case, he will never work hard for the sake of the party.

A whistle suddenly sounded, and two people hurried on the path leading to the official road. In front is Xiao Yaoshinu's scout, and in the back is the messenger from the nearby Iron Harrier. It seems that the Song Army's baggage team that he was waiting for has finally arrived.

There was no need for Xiao Yaoshi's slave to urge, all the sons under his command stood up, put away their bows and knives, came to their respective war horses, untied the reins, and waited for the order of the main general.

Xiao Yaoshi turned over his horse like a cloud, pulled out his waist knife, and swung forward hard. The sharp tip of the knife pointed the way for the soldiers under his command.

Immediately, a group of the most elite cavalry walked through the forest and walked straight in the direction pointed by Xiao Yaoshinu.

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Sitting high on his horse, he looked back at the team behind him, and the wheelbarrows were following his pace.

The road from Fuzhou to Toyosu was in bad condition, and the two-wheeled carriage was not easy to walk, so only unicycles could be used. A car requires two people to serve, the person in front pulls and the person in the back pushes. In this way, the heavy grain and grass that was urgently needed by the difficult generals could be sent to the front.

The most common attack was that the thieves' sentinels shot a few arrows from time to time in the woods or grass on the side of the road, and then turned around and fled. Once the guards who escorted the grain began to adapt to this kind of harassment and became indifferent to a series of abnormal movements, the next thing was to serve the main dishes. The Iron Harrier and the Leather Room Army flanked back and forth, and the previous two defeated baggage teams were both defeated in this way.

In response to the enemy's tactics, the Song army adopted the most stupid but also the safest method, monitoring where they might appear, and then increasing vigilance throughout the process. In addition, a capable team was dispatched to search the perimeter of the road, and even to see the direction of the wind, and directly set fire to the mountain. But the real killer feature is still here.

It was already the third day that the leader of the army was patrolling the supply line, and he had fought with the Iron Harrier and the Leather Room Army many times, and each time the Iron Harrier was left behind in the palace, and the Leather Room Army turned around and left when they saw that the wind was wrong, without any delay at all. The behavior of the leather room army to escape from the battle continued several times, but the soldiers under his command looked down on the Khitan cavalry, and they were not as jealous as they were at the beginning.

But how to leave this team of slippery leather room troops behind, so that Zhi Keshi exhausted his mind, and he couldn't always be on guard against this vicious and cunning enemy.

Commander Guo Kui has led the Chinese army to arrive at the camp outside Fengzhou City one after another. Now they are clearing the mountains and forests around Toyosu Castle, and they are in a fierce confrontation with the Iron Harriers and Bubazi who are lying in ambush inside. When the official army defeated them and was able to stably control the last ten miles of land, they could move further forward and set up a siege camp under the city of Fengzhou.

Guo Kui mainly used his troops to stabilize, although he had overwhelming troops, he still did not rush forward, but steadily recaptured the land of Fengzhou little by little.

At present, most of the many walled forts in Fengzhou have been recaptured, only a few in the north remain, and more than a dozen important places on the supply line that are most vulnerable to attack have also been sent to monitor them, so as to reduce the area where the enemy may appear. So until now, he has not seen the enemy army he was waiting for.

Is it going to be a no-brainer this time? Zhi Keshi was just thinking about this, and suddenly he felt an alarm in his heart, and he felt a palpitation inexplicably. He hurriedly looked around, and a whistle came into his ears at the same time.

Zhi Keshi was shocked: "It's coming!" ”