"How so?"

The astonished Yao Pingzhong, looking at the scattered army and the enemy army that was suddenly attacking, knew that he could not resist, so he had to order the whole army to retreat westward and join the main force of the infantry led by his father on the back road.

As soon as the order to retreat was given, the Xihe Army, which was already disheartened, suddenly scattered like a broken hornet's nest and rushed towards the west.

He took the lead, brandishing a broadsword, leading his iron horseman, like a wild beast out of a cage, and plunged headlong into the retreating enemy.

The blades in their hands ruthlessly slashed at these retreating Song troops, and the iron cavalry ran over the fallen enemies, trampling them into pulp.

The miserable howls and painful cries spread all over the four fields, and they had been killed in all directions, and they chased more than 20 miles before they collected the troops.

At this time, looking back at the battlefield behind him, he could see clearly that there was blood and corpses everywhere, and the blood soaked every inch of land under his feet, forming a large disgusting dark red swamp.

The bloody field stretched along the eastward avenue, spreading out from north to south, and countless mutilated limbs and broken heads were scattered on it, like embroidery on the red carpet.

The morale of the victorious Liao army was high, brandishing bloody weapons, laughing and shouting on the battlefield.

"Wan Sheng! Wansheng! ”

……

The camp of the Xihe Army.

At this time, Yao Gu was still draped all over his body, stationed in the camp, and looked coldly at the northeast direction.

Along the front line of the camp fence, more than 20,000 Xihe soldiers and soldiers were all fully armed, and their expressions were solemn, as if they were facing a great enemy.

Yao Gu and his army had been stationed like this for most of the night.

According to Tong Guan's strategy, the Xihe army has all the soldiers and horses on the front road, and I am afraid that there are 10,000 people up and down, so it is inevitable that there will be some victories to chase and kill the Liao soldiers and horses who were defeated by Wang Yu all the way. However, in the Great Song Dynasty, such merit qualifications are necessary, and they will be the capital for promotion in the future.

It's easy to say that when the time comes, a certain general will participate in the battle of the Northern Expedition and return with a big victory, and he can always be a fig leaf.

That's why. Yao Gu rushed most of the army in front of him quickly, and killed the Liao people by surprise.

Yao Gu himself, on the other hand, marched slowly and waited for the remaining 25,000 troops.

It's just that in the night wind, Yao Gu and his soldiers waited for a few hours, as if the color was getting brighter today. But there was still no news from Liaojie, and Yao Gu's confident and calm face had a faint look of anxiety.

"Maybe the Liao people just broke through and left, Xiao Yao Xianggong will inevitably chase and kill for a while, Yao Xianggong doesn't have to be anxious." The general next to him saw Yao Gu's thoughts, so he said with relief.

Yao Gu nodded slightly, he had to admit that it was very possible, Yao Gu kept his mind steady. The confidence is still there, just looking ahead with his head held high. Continue to wait patiently for the good news to come.

Unconsciously, the sky was already bright, and the rising sun illuminated the entire camp, but it cast a shadow on Yao Gu's heart.

After a while, the sentry on the tower shouted, "It's the banner of Xiao Yao Xianggong." Xiao Yao Xianggong, they are back. ”

Yao Gu's eyes lit up, and he suddenly felt a sense of relief, and his face, which had been tense, finally had a hint of a smile.

Yao Gu was in a good mood, and rode his horse to the northeast. led a group of generals to meet Yao Pingzhong's headquarters.

Yao Gu stood at the gate of the camp, stroked his beard lightly, and looked at the south with a smile from afar.

As far as the eye could see, but seeing the dust, a team of soldiers and horses was hurrying towards the camp.

The person who came was indeed his own soldiers and horses, but as the soldiers and horses approached, Yao Gu's proud face gradually became suspicious.

You must know that he sent out nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses, but the number of the returned army was only less than three or four thousand.

"Could it be that the horse is still behind?" In Yao Gu's mind, a voice explained.

But after a while, the suspicious look on Yao Gu's face not only did not disappear, but became solemn.

Because he could see clearly that the soldiers and horses who came back were not only small in number, but also had broken banners and untidy descriptions, as if they were defeated troops fleeing in the wilderness.

Seeing this, not only Yao Gu, but also the officers and soldiers of the Xihe Army who were waiting for them all had a gradual change in their expressions.

Even Yao Gu, the originally confident face suddenly appeared with a trace of surprise.

In an instant, the soldiers and horses rushed to the front, and the generals came to the front with a disgraced face, and every step closer made Yao Gu have a sense of foreboding in fear.

Yao Pingzhong, who was covered in blood, turned over and dismounted, stepped forward gloomily, and said to the ground: "The last general is incompetent, and the army is defeated and returns, please punish the minister." ”

The generals who had been defeated and retreated around them all knelt down on one knee, looking gloomy and ashamed, and begged Yao Gu to punish him.

At this moment, Yao Gu was so frightened in his heart that he could hardly believe his ears.

Seeing the defeated generals, Yao Gu could only hold back the shock of his heart, and shouted with a calm face: "What happened, how could you be defeated?" ”

This kind of war, is nothing more than the dispatch of troops is not cautious enough, to the Song people, it is very rare to have such a situation, the Western Army fighting, in recent decades there is a situation of twilight deepening, but it is also this kind of twilight deepening weather, but also make the Song Army combat from a big loss, step by step, never easy to chase the enemy, the enemy wants to fight a decisive battle, the Western Army is absolutely not afraid, if not fighting, the Great Song Dynasty also has this capital to consume.

The loss of thousands of sons and daughters this time is small, but the momentum accumulated since the Northern Expedition has been squandered.

Where Yue Fei of the Shence Army was, he was originally to take care of the back road for the Huanqing Army and the Xihe Army, but Lei Yuanwen sent soldiers and horses to ask for troops, but when he arrived at Tong Guan, he had a big closed door, compared to Yang Ling, Yue Fei's victory was a little more lucky.

Tong Guan is like this, the soldiers of the three armies already have a bit of criticism, but now they have made a trick again, so that where the soldiers are, it is inevitable that some complaints will be made, and this battle is in the hands of Tong Xuanshuai, how can it not be a look.

Tong Guan is in the big tent of the Chinese army at the moment, Liu Yanqing is also here, the big tent is spacious and comfortable, and a wisp of incense floats all over the tent, Tong Guan sits on the handsome case, "In this battle, Yao Pingzhong ventured into the enemy, but it was the way of the Liao people, in my opinion, this Northern Expedition cannot rely on the father and son of the Yao family!" ”

When Liu Yanqing heard this, why couldn't he understand what Tong Guan meant, the old and small races seemed to be separated from Tong Guan, and Yao Gu's father and son were always the old breed, and only Huanqingjun was a thorough confidant, "What Xuan Shuai said is that we Huan Qingjun can also be beaten, and the Yao family father and son are greedy for merit and rash to advance, and they have the trust of Xuan Shuai, and this northward duty should be more secure!" ”

Tong Guan said, "At the moment, it is no longer possible to make extraneous branches, according to the previous belonging, to the Gaoliang River and the old seed department to set up a position, how to say that he is also the commander of the army, when the time comes, this Northern Expedition will not let the old seed take over!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point () to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support, is my biggest motivation. For mobile phone users, please go to M. to read. (To be continued......)