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The time has come to the end of September, at this moment in Kaifeng, Zhao Kuangyin once again received a report from the staff of the Privy Council in the (Southern) Han, this time he has learned a lot about the situation in the (Southern) Han, and to his surprise, Pan Chongche also officially broke away from the (Southern) Han State, led his army to the southwest, and at this moment was in Zhenzhou with Shao Tingxuan. ￠￡，

Outside the city of Zhenzhou, there are mountains and mountains, a mountain range, a mountain range, the ravines are deep, the smoke and clouds are entangled, and the woods are all over. At this moment, Shao Tingxuan and Pan Chongche are walking side by side at the entrance of a dock, and the mountains in Zhenzhou are steep, and positions like this are also common.

A stream meanders down the mountain, and beside a stream, a number of huts have been built, which is also the place where the Zhenzhou Thorn Shi allocated to Pan Chongche's army, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Pan Chongche's army has built an earthen wall fence on the periphery of the dock.

The fortifications in the military village are still under construction, the entrance of the military village has been built a large wall of earth and stone one zhang high, and there is a fence outside, more than 100 soldiers are piling up stones to build the wall, and some other soldiers will cut down the wood, piled together, this time the wood is used to build houses.

Looking at the busy soldiers, Pan Chongche felt that he suddenly had a place to stay, where he could place soldiers, train soldiers, and then go out to attack...... And he was also grateful to the Great Song Dynasty, originally he had been suspicious of Liu Gang in the (Southern) Han Dynasty, resigned from the military, and lived a life of walking on thin ice in Xingwang's Mansion with fear, for fear that Gong Chengshu and these eunuchs would be falsely accused in front of Liu Gang......

Pan Chongche was already tired of fighting, what he longed for was the battlefield, the battlefield for some soldiers, the horse-made Lu Fei, the bow like a thunderbolt in the frightening years, loyal to the monarch and patriotism, the horse leather shroud, to protect the family and defend the country, is his destination, and now he finally got rid of the predicament, successfully escaped from the (Southern) Han Dynasty, and his majestic posture on the Song front.

Pan Chongche looked up at the sky and saw an eagle leaping down from the sky and stopping on a rocky slope in the distance, and at this moment he was followed by a Shao Tingxuan, who was also having the same experience as him.

At this moment, Pan Chongche said to Shao Tingxuan: "Brother Shao, how is the construction of the military village you have there?" ”

Shao Tingxuan looked at the various fortifications being built at the dock entrance, and the soldiers were busy, and he replied: "Brother Pan, the construction site at the end of the dock is almost complete, and when you have your hands free, I will call my soldiers to come and help you." ”

"Thank you, Brother Shao." Pan Chongche patted Shao Tingxuan's shoulder and laughed.

The two of them then checked the terrain at the dock for a moment, then looked up into the distance. The corner tower of the house in the distance was still under construction, and at this time, a cart of grain and straw was also transported to the tent of Pan Chongche's army.

"General Pan, the grain and grass have arrived, please check." The next little general immediately escorted the grain and straw and rushed over.

"One-two...... Twelve...... Fifteen. Pan Chongche counted it, this time a total of twelve truckloads of military rations, three truckloads of weapons and armor, a total of fifteen truckloads. At this time, Shao Tingxuan came over, and he said with a smile: "Brother Pan, presumably my military village also brought food, Brother Pan will leave first, and I will go to Dianmao." ”

"General Shao walks slowly, it's the same with you." Tian Jingqian, the assassin of Zhenzhou, also walked over at this moment, and when he saw the two of them, he said, "Xiaguan has seen the two generals, and Xiaguan came here today to ask, I don't know what arrangements you plan to make in the future?" ”

Pan Chongche said helplessly: "Now that the dock is building a house, the training has been delayed for the past few days, so I can only wait until the dock is completed before preparing for training." ”

"It's the same on my side, so I'll have to wait until the stockade is finished." Shao Tingxuan said.

"By the way, two generals, here are two letters, sent from Tokyo quickly." Tian Jingqian suddenly took out two letters from his cuffs, signed the letters, and handed them to Shao Tingxuan and Pan Chongche respectively.

The two turned their backs, opened the letters, and looked at them one by one, and after reading them, the two looked at each other, and in a blink of an eye, they understood everything, and it turned out that it was the one who led all this behind it.

The two of them looked at all this in front of them, their hearts were still warm, the houses at the dock and the martial arts training ground and other fortifications were still under construction, and the soldiers were naked, "Kuang Kuang Kuang" smashed hammer after hammer, sweating, sweat with the trembling of muscles...... Pan Chongche raised his head, and what he saw was a gray patch of newly built houses. Shao Tingxuan also looked at the dock at the mouth and at the end of the dock.

Tian Jingqian had already shown them the letter, and because he was on official business, Tian Jingqian immediately took his leave and left to return to the Zhenzhou Assassin's Mansion.

Shao Tingxuan and Pan Chongche continued to wander in the military village, and the two chatted tacitly, and then came to a wooden shed that had just been built.

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In Hunan, Pan Mei and other Song generals also received military information from the (Southern) Han Dynasty, and in this period of guarding the frontier, Pan Mei also fought several battles in Hunan, and after recovering Chenzhou, Pan Mei's generals also recovered the places occupied by the (Southern) Han during the Ma Chu period in other states and counties in Hunan.

In addition to recovering the lost territory, Pan Mei and others were also on guard against the battle to attack the (Southern) Han at all times, but unexpectedly, the (Southern) Han lost two generals successively, the army rebelled, and had been thrown into the arms of the Song State.

In the past few years, Pan Mei has been training soldiers and horses in Hunan, preparing for war, and at the same time expanding granaries, forging weapons, and other ladder stone throwers for siege, etc., all of which are being prepared at any time.

The military information from the (Southern) Han has all been piled up on Pan Mei's table, and Pan Mei has also obtained some important information, the (Southern) Han mainly generals and horses Chen Bing are on the northern border, which are basically several important military towns in Lingnan, where it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and although Liu Gang is mediocre, he knows how to resist, so he does not hesitate to send soldiers to defend the northern border.

Pan Mei summoned the generals and told them about the military situation, and at this time, a civilian official hurriedly walked into the Chinese army's tent and bowed his hands, "General Pan called the subordinate to come, what's the matter?" ”

"Zhang Tongju, here is a report from the front, which is recorded in great detail, the situation of the (Southern) Han army's defense strength, and with this report, it is good to mention one or two points for our army's conquest."

This person is Daozhou Tongju Zhang Quhua, he took the report in Pan Mei's hand, read it for a while, and said: "General Pan, the lower officials think that Guiguan is the Wuling Chong, and now Liu Gang is defending the territory, and relying on it as a cover." If the army conquers the city first, it will be interesting to Panyu, such as practicing the realm of no one. ”

"Zhang Tong's words are also reasonable." Pan Mei looked at Zhang Quhua, Zhang Quhua was the right supplement of the imperial court, and went to Daozhou as a general judge, knowledgeable, and also favored by the emperor, he thought for a while, and said: "Zhang Tongju, you are very knowledgeable, can you go to the capital here, and state to the officials, it has reached the heavens, and by the way, you can also tell the officials about the situation in Hunan, when the imperial court can send troops to the south." ”

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Thousands of miles away, in the territory of Daliao, the commander Chang Si, Lin Ya Xiao Hu, Lang Jun Yelu Xianshi and others led 28,000 soldiers and horses to Wukubu. In the vast grassland, a few Haidongqing roared in the sky, carving out Liaodong, the most handsome one is called Haidongqing, a few big birds circled down, looking at the Great Liao army led by Chang Si.

Lang Jun Yelu Xianshi looked up and saw the big bird on the grassland, for some reason, he always had a feeling of uneasiness in his heart, looking up, that one Hai Dongqing, the head was white, decorated with brown spots, its upper body was dark gray, the chest was maroon, the tail was pure white, the mouth was thick and long, the beak and claws were as hard as an iron hook, and it flew fast and high.

After a while, Hai Dongqing roared and flew away, and Yelu Xianshi immediately told Chang Si about the appearance of Hai Dongqing over the camp, but Chang Si didn't listen much, he thought it was just a bird, and there was no fuss. There are only a few Haidongqing, so there is no need to worry.

Hai Dongqing flew back ten miles away, and under it, there were thirty-five camps and tents.

Thirty-five large and small tents, unfolded in a big circle, the middle is Yang Zan's main tent, Yang Zan is walking horses around the tent at the moment to feed, the black-maned horse is lowering its head, flicking its tail, eating grass, Yang Zan looked up and saw Hai Dongqing, immediately handed over the horse to a guard, and then ran to Guan Hai Dongqing's cage.

On the other side of the cage, a young man is standing outside the camp tent at the moment, with a bone whistle in his mouth, and when he blows the bone whistle, he "chirps" a few times, and a few Hai Dongqing hovering above his head roared down and landed on the iron cage, this young man is Liu Tao, the original Wufang child, and Hai Dongqing was also purchased from the Jurchens, and then handed over to Liu Tao for training.

Liu Tao locked the three Hai Dongqing in the cage, picked up a piece of wild boar meat casually, and fed it to them, the three Hai Dongqing immediately stretched out their sharp iron claws, and a piece of intact wild boar hoof was instantly crushed, Liu Tao looked at the three beloved treasures and was overjoyed.

Yang Zan panted and ran to Liu Tao, he was also anxiously waiting for the military situation, after seeing Liu Tao, he grabbed Liu Tao's sleeve and asked urgently: "Brother Tao, what's wrong?" ”

"Deputy Commander Yang, these three big birds have already discovered something abnormal, it seems that they are not far to the west, and I also ask Deputy Commander Yang to immediately send scouts to investigate."

"To the west, it should be the Khitan army." Yang Zan had received the news about the Liao army's dispatch a few days ago, this time the Liao army was about 20,000 soldiers and horses, and the Liao army took the initiative to attack, it seemed that this time it was a tough battle.

"Deputy Commander Yang, what should we do this time, will we unite with other tribes this time?"

"We don't have many people, so this time we have to rely on our secret weapon." Yang Zan held the token in his hand tightly, since the Khitans of the Liao State had sent more than 20,000 soldiers this time, calculating that their cavalry and infantry were well prepared, they had to let them taste the secret weapon they held in their hands.

Yang Zan looked at the basket of sealed boxes, the camp was full of a whole space, he would not let people approach it on weekdays, and ordered that there should be no open flames around it, because of its particularity, so he would attach so much importance to it.

That's right, this is black * gun* powder, not from the ordnance prison, but a place opened by Zhao Dezhao privately for the study of weapons, which was handed over to Changchun Hall to take care of, if Zhao Dezhao wants to quickly destroy the enemy, black * gunpowder is also a necessary weapon, but it is used in special circumstances.

Although Yelu Jing is a tyrant, but since ancient times, the monarchy and royal power cannot be violated, those Khitan nobles and other tribes have always opposed Yelu Jing's rule of Liao, and the suppression has been there in recent years, according to Yelu Jing's character, it is inevitable that he will not approve of the existence of people who oppose him in this world.

Zhao Dezhao and Yang Zan made the right bet this time, Yang Zan carried a large amount of black * gunpowder this time, and planned to use it in the army, at the same time, the scout was like a conjecture, Chang Sijun was marching with Yang Zan's black-clothed and black-armored cavalry ten miles west of the camp.

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On the western grassland, the sound of heavy horses' hooves seems to trample on people's hearts, knocking on everyone's hearts again and again, the earth roars in an instant, and Chang Si, the commander of the Liao State, rises up and orders the soldiers to set off to the north, this time the army is well-equipped, and they are all armed to the teeth of the elite of the Liao State.