The rain in the sky has become nothing. But after a few days of torrential rains, the water swelled and rolled and collapsed in the river valley. The mountain roads are full of water vapor. The road was even more muddy, and the road in the valley that used to be dusty was now like a flowing river of mud.

But this road is still full of soldiers and civilians, struggling in the mud. The sergeant was fine, but if he could no longer walk, he avoided the road and rested in the mud. But the men pushed and pulled the car ten times harder than the sergeants, and they couldn't put down the car and take a break from the side of the road, otherwise the mud would soon come up, and if it fell deep, the car didn't know if it could be pushed again!

On both sides of the avenue, there were sergeants covered in mud and tired faces, sitting or standing in the mud. The road was full of people pulling or pushing heavy cars, and everyone squeezed out the last bit of strength, but when the convoy was still moving slowly, the escort army would wave the whip in the air until it whined, and from time to time exploded the whip in the air, but no matter how much they shouted and threatened, they could not make these people who were already exhausted to the extreme.

Such weather, such terrain. The reason why the Yan army, which had just begun to settle down, began to move in such a hurry again, was very simple. It was from the north, from the east, from the outside, the ominous pillars of smoke rising from the outer military fortresses!

The Jurchen West Road army did not do as General Liu thought, and in front of the 40,000 Yan Yan army, they could only turn west and go to find King Yan desperately. Instead, he suddenly opened his formation and counterattacked!

Although the terrain and weather were not conducive to launching an attack, the counteroffensive of the Jurchen army was not very violent, but slowly pressed the outer military villages. The external position under the arrangement of the Yan Yan army did not waver for a while. But the Jurchen army acted like this. Yan Yanjun must be mobilized accordingly. In response to this unfolding, the frontal is extremely wide. A forced counterattack in the rain and mud!

The soldiers and horses that were originally stationed near Zhizuo in Hehe County had to be mobilized to strengthen the military villages that controlled the roads in various places. And it is necessary to send more sentinels to grasp more accurate military information.

Some time ago, the convoy of baggage that was blocked on the road due to heavy rain had to be transferred to the road as much as possible to replenish the military grain and straw reserves of Hehe County. The entire Yan Yan Army was like a beehive that was suddenly alarmed, and it was frantically busy in this muddy rain!

Whether it is a soldier or a civilian, although he struggles very this muddy road. But few people complained. Such terrain and weather hindered the Jurchen army horses that suddenly attacked, so the Yan Yan army could still hold its position now.

However, everyone knew that the general of the Yanai was wrong in his judgment of the movement of the Jurchen army. This Jurchen army, which retreated step by step to the Yan Yan army some time ago, was not afraid of the military might of the Yan Yan army at all, but after the Yan Yan army went too deep, the ambitious ones wanted to eat these 40,000 Yan disciples first!

Now what these soldiers and soldiers even ask for is that the general of the Yanai can calm down at this moment and stabilize the position of such a large army and horses. Don't be caught off guard and end up messing up. Let the army of 40,000 suddenly collapse!

After Liu Guangshi suddenly encountered this open-frontal and ambitious counterattack, the measures were quite stable. did not advance and retreat lightly, but adopted the strategy of strengthening the periphery and stabilizing the position as much as possible to deal with the Jurchen Tartars. The dispatch of soldiers and horses can be regarded as the head of the road. This made many soldiers of the Yan Yan Army breathe a sigh of relief.

What I am most afraid of is that once Liu Guangshi is attacked, he will retreat lightly, and the Yan army will go deep into the Weishui River Valley, stretching into a long snake-like formation, and the road will be so unbearable. If Liu Guangshi rashly ordered a retreat, and the Jurchen Tartars took advantage of the situation to force up, then it could only be that the whole army collapsed in the situation of the Weishui River Valley and was trampled in the mud by the Jurchen Tartars' iron hooves!

Whether it's struggling and marching in muddy water, or guarding those small and damp military villages and Jurchen Tartars. Yan Yan's children had no complaints, and only asked this General Liu to sit firmly in the governance of Hehe County and stabilize the hearts of the whole army. Fight for your life, naturally there are us!

The situation in front can be stabilized for the time being, but what happens to the back road is naturally a matter of concern to the whole army. However, compared with the general of the Yanai in the governance of Hehe County, the back road is relatively reassuring to the whole army. Looking west from Black Tea Mountain, the two generals guarding the back road, one is Yang Keshi, and the other is Foldable and Seek. They are all veteran generals who have been in battle for a long time, and they are famous. And his subordinates are also elites, and it is not so easy to defeat them.

And General Liu's military situation of seeking help from the Western Army has already spread rapidly. The Western Army will inevitably come to the rescue, and after crossing the Yellow River, it will be able to meet the remaining military horses on the back road.

As long as the road back is safe, the help will be endless. For the sake of our own lives, we had to fight with the Jurchen Tartars in this quagmire. I want to swallow 40,000 Yan disciples in one bite, but the Jurchen Tartars don't have such a good appetite!

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In the middle of the road, dozens of horses hurried by. None of the knights on the horse were armoured, just to lighten the weight of the horse's march in the mud. Everyone wore a Fan Yang felt hat, the brim of the hat was pressed low, and they only cared about urging the mount to step through the muddy water and relax to the east.

This team of knights didn't play the flag, but looking at the marks on the buttocks of those meandering horses under their crotches, who couldn't recognize it as Yang Keshi's department guarding the area of Black Tea Mountain?

Many of the soldiers who were catching their breath on the side of the road stood up, just looking anxiously at the passing knights.

Isn't there something important about the military situation behind the back? Could it be that the Jurchen Tartars went around to the front line of the Black Tea Mountain? That's cutting off our army!

A military general hurried to the side of the road and shouted: "Have the Jurchen Tartars hit the Black Tea Mountain?" ”

One of the dozens of knights lifted the felt hat above his head, revealing his weather-beaten face. This general really recognizes it, it is Yang Keshi!

Yang Keshi reined in his mount, and the knights around him also followed the horse, standing in the muddy road. Countless eyes suddenly projected on.

Yang Keshi glanced at the general. Shaking his head, he said, "What can be the bird in Black Tea Mountain?" I'm three thousand sons there, and the back road is well guarded. This weather road. The Jurchen Tartars wanted to kill along the mountain paths. As long as we don't mess up, it's harder than climbing to the sky! Are you panicking? Yan Yanjun is also one of the six roads of the Western Army, and now this is the ability? Shouting indiscriminately in the middle of the road, I will go to the battlefield to deal with your sin of disturbing the morale of the army, and cut off your head and give it to General Liu! ”

These words immediately made the general bow his head, and his face burned to the base of his neck. I didn't dare to say anything more, but I just retreated.

But countless eyes only fell on Yang Keshi. It seems that he is counting on the general of the Western Army to say something that will make them feel at ease.

Yang Keshi nodded. He took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Today's events are nothing more than a war!" We have been in the Western Army for a hundred years, don't we just eat by killing Tartars? What are the good birds to fear? I just want to say one thing here, no matter what the war is, I Yang Keshi will always live and die with you, hold on here! The western thieves can't take down a few small fortresses in Kansai for a hundred years, and the Jurchen Tartars want to swallow us in one bite, it's a dream! Just fight here steadfastly, and the small species will be public in the back. They will come to our aid! ”

This was plain, but it was what the sergeants wanted to hear the most. At this time, I am afraid of self-chaos. As long as the generals can stabilize their positions, the back road can be effectively maintained. Who is afraid of the Western Army to defend the imperial war?

Several sergeants replied with courage: "General Yang, you are a guest general, and you are also working hard with our Yan army?" ”

Yang Keshi smiled: "I was born in the Western Army and grew up in the Western Army, if I don't work hard with you, what else can I do?" A single bird just sat still, helped push and pull the cart, had food and ordnance, and did not panic when the battle started. One by one, the straight lady thief is so lazy, if it is under my command, the boss will knock the head of the army stick! ”

The soldiers who were resting on the side of the road all stood up with a coax, and came to the middle of the road to help the people who were already extremely tired to start pushing and pulling the cart, and the escort generals also dropped their whips with red faces and joined the crowd.

The shouts and shouts shook the sky, and the morale of the army seemed to be a little higher at this moment.

Yang Keshi nodded with satisfaction and greeted loudly: "After this battle is over, you don't care how the Lord rewards me, one counts as one, and I Yang Keshi will pay out of my pocket to invite you to drink!" I am a poor official, I don't have much family background, in addition to the reward in the official, I will add four taels of wine to you! ”

The officers and soldiers of the Daozhong Army cheered loudly and thanked him. Yang Keshi put on a felt hat and urged the horse to leave amid cheers.

The smile that rose between the words and the sergeants disappeared in an instant.

With Kansai Erlang to fight to the death with no matter what enemy, Yang Keshi has never been afraid. Although there are 40,000 Yan troops gathered here, as well as the Zhejia army, Yang Keshi's heart is only heavy.

Even though Liu Guangshi still has some rules and regulations in leading the army, can he survive this difficult situation?

To be honest, Yang Keshi didn't have much confidence in him. Although the children of the family have been taught from generation to generation, leading the troops to arrange the formation quite methodically. But it's just a façade. On weekdays, if you don't kiss the soldiers, how can you share the weal and sorrow with the soldiers when you are in battle, and you will not be chaotic in the face of danger?

And this is not what Yang Keshi is most worried about at the moment.

To the west of the Black Tea Mountain, the Zhejia army has already pulled out of the camp and headed west! There is also a critical military situation, and this military information is now known to Yang Keshi and a few cronies. Now it is a matter of rushing to Hehe, and personally report this important military situation to Liu Guangshi!

The Jurchen Tartars seem to have attacked from the Lan army in the rain and copied all the way to the back road of Hehejindu. Whether the back road is cut off or not, I don't know yet!

And the main force of the Jurchen Tartars in front of him also moved suddenly, extending the front straight to the north, pressing all the way. Such a move, the situation behind the road, is really not optimistic.

The outstanding blow of this strange soldier is really powerful. It is also true to ask for to gather his own children to deal with it. Now Yang Keshi only hopes that he can ask for such a veteran general, who can reopen the back road and stabilize the battle situation!

In fact, even if it is temporarily encircled, there is nothing to fear. To the west of the Yellow River, there is also the main force of the Western Army. The combined forces of the Yan Army and the Zhejia Army are also very strong, as long as they stabilize their positions, they can support the arrival of reinforcements from the Western Army. And the reserves in the army, although not very sufficient, can be saved, and the half month and fifteen days will not stop the army from cooking.

Moreover, the Jurchen strange soldiers attacked from the Lan army, so it was naturally impossible to lead the large infantry army to form a heavy fortress and build the encirclement very tight. In many places, it must be just a cavalry cordon.

Even if the reinforcements of the Western Army do not arrive, the Yan Army and the Zhejia Army will join forces, on the one hand, they will resist the oppression of Zong Han's troops on the front, and on the other hand, they will continue to transfer troops and horses to fight for the road to the west, I am afraid that with these tens of thousands of sons alone, they may be able to break out of a bloody road and kill back to the bank of the Yellow River!

But now in the Western Army, is there still this Su zhì? Leading generals, do you have such courage?

What he has seen and heard in recent years has made Yang Keshi feel breathless in his chest. In the war of Yan, the Western Army and Tong Guan fought for power and profit, and nearly half of them were buried in vain. The two armies of Huanqing and Yanyan withered. After returning to Kansai, with the death of the old species, the generals also preserved their own strength and intrigued with each other, and the control of the small species over the western army was greatly reduced. That's why Liu Guangshi suddenly went east to grab merit.

And by extension, to the entire Great Song Dynasty, it is also average. The situation is uncertain, and the government and the opposition seem to regard that Yan Wang Xiao Yan as a great enemy of life and death. They never thought that in Yandi, they broke the Khitan, and at this moment, the only one who fought hard with the Jurchens was this Yan King Xiao Yan!

The entire Great Song Dynasty, and even the entire generals of the Western Army, were filled with a rancid smell. are all thinking about what kind of biggest benefits their own family and their own family can get in such a great change in the situation. Even the small species are waiting!

In Yang Keshi's opinion, what is there to wait and see? But leading the troops out, killing the Tartars in a dignified manner. After making military achievements, are you still afraid that your status will not be guaranteed, and you are still afraid that people in the world will not pay attention to you? But whatever you do, it's all justified!

What the husband wants, but he takes it straight, and he asks for it!

But in this Great Song Dynasty, it seems that the one who really achieves the straight win is just that Yan Wang Xiao Yan!

If the person in the higher position is like this, it is fine. Pity these tens of thousands of good sons and daughters of Kansai who are driven by them to fight such a foolish battle!

Yang Keshi is a clumsy person, he always acts, and he is also quite wooden. But after all, he has been immersed in the army for a long time, and his status is not low. What else do you not understand, the generals and even the people in the court?

You are fighting for power and profit, just fight. But don't want to think about what time it is? It was when the more than 100,000 Jurchen Hu cavalry who destroyed the Liao State marched south. The sharpness of the Tartar soldiers is too sharp when the abyss is too long. And the Great Song Dynasty is divided and weakened at the moment, and it is too far away!

The more I thought about it, the stronger my sense of foreboding was about the war in front of me.

The sound of the sergeant and the man's horn was still coming from behind, and he was taught a lesson by Yang Keshi, but it boosted their morale, and they were very jubilant now.

Yang Keshi sighed in his chest.

No matter what your plans are, I am not only a military general, but also a general of a small species, just fighting for the Western Army to the end. I don't expect much from you, I just want a little.

Don't abandon these tens of thousands of Kansai children!

The sound of hooves sounded like raindrops, and Yang Keshi sat on horseback, his face like iron. The city wall of Hehe County is already in sight.

And the pillars of smoke rising between the mountains in the north and east stand in the drizzle.

The wind howled, it seemed to be the cry of thousands of Tartars! (To be continued......)