Chapter Ninety-Three: Sorghum Hebei

Autumn morning fog slowly ripples over the course of the Gaoliang River. The place where the last river barrier outside Yanjing City was locked was shrouded in a haze.

The surroundings were quiet, and only the sound of the river could be heard.

Yu Jiangyu's crotch was already lying in the dew-stained grass, holding a straw stick and looking around for a long time.

This former junior officer of the Changsheng Army who was captured by Han Shizhong and the others looked like a wolf to the extreme. At this time, he was already neatly dressed, wearing the red standard battle jacket of the Song Army, without armor. Fan Yangli lifted behind his back. It turned out that the dish and bad color on his face were long gone, but he didn't see much of the strong taste, and it was still that slimy appearance.

It turned out to be a capital head in the Changsheng Army, and now it is still a capital head in the Shenwu Changsheng Army. However, he had a merit in taking refuge in the mixed city, and he was also good at equestrianism. Promoted to the cavalry of the Shenwu Victory Army. This time, the cavalry swept forward, and as the main force of Xiao Yan's northward advance, Yu Jiang naturally followed.

He got up from the grass, and when his subordinates saw him move, they thought that Yu Jiang was going to continue to move forward. They all got up and stood up, and pressed their swords on their waists. Prepare to turn around and pull the horse at the stake under the hill.

As a result, Yu Jiang just changed from lying on his stomach to squatting, holding a straw stick and continuing to look at the opposite scene in the morning mist.

His men couldn't bear it anymore and whispered one after another.

"This kind of fog, you can see it clearly! Still facing forward. In order to see the scene on the other side clearly! ”

"We are surrendering to the army, and it is the time to make meritorious contributions, look at the faces of the generals who have been transferred to our army by the Shengjie Army! Come out to sentry, we are also us, the Shengjie army is the Shengjie army, and there is no such thing as mixing. At this time, I am afraid that those Shengjie army sentinels have already crossed the Gaoliang River and touched forward! We're here to watch, when will we find out some clear news? I don't dare to think about the silver medal cow wine reward, at least I don't want to be blinded! ”

"The Liao people are in a mess, Xuanzan and us are moving forward quickly, and King Xiao Gan is afraid that he has not yet left Yanjing City! At this time, if you find out more about the terrain in front of you, it will be cheaper for the river-crossing brigade to go north in the future, so you have to wait until the Liao people appear? ”

"Straight lady thief, our lives are not good, with such a spare crotch! If it weren't for the hanging of the old capital, the five ministers and six generals would not be able to lead the troops, which one is the turn, maybe we are all on the north bank of the river now, catching a raw mouth and coming back! ”

Yu Jiang just squatted there, complaining in a low voice to the people below, as if he didn't hear it.

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Xiao Yan's army was unexpectedly fast. In Zhuozhou, he didn't seem to want to stay longer for a day. Before the military meeting was decided, he led the guards under Zhang Xian's command to leave Zhuozhou first, and went north with the banner of Xiaozi! Xiao Yan said this, who can still sit still in the whole army of Zhuozhou. Whether it is a light ride or a heavy ride, the speed of preparation has been accelerated, and it will not take a few days. has already followed Xiao Yan's banner!

Ma Kuoyue Fei Fang Teng, also quietly set off from Zhuozhou, went north, circled far away, and went straight to the north of Yanjing. Wang Gui, who stayed in Zhuozhou, was also very busy, desperately urging the follow-up supplies to keep up, repairing the carts in Zhuozhou City, recruiting people's husbands, and a team of people also went out one after another, to follow the cavalry to establish a supply line, until the establishment of Xiao Yan's whole army in the back camp of the Liuping Mountain. Although everyone was busy, the morale was so high that it was only seen since the Northern Expedition.

Needless to say, in the entire Great Song Dynasty, who can always walk ahead of the whole army like Xiao Xuanzan? Who can be as sharp as him, just pointing to Yanjing without hesitation? Later, those who were transferred to Xiao Yan's command, regardless of the Shengjie army and the Bai Qi soldiers, were also full of soldiers. I missed the exploits of Zhuoyi Erzhou last time, and this time Fuyan is also like a great achievement, and I can't miss it again! For the cavalry. Born to be the vanguard of the army, to dominate the world without neglect. A few days ago, Yelu Dashi and Xiao Gan pressed the appearance of the nest in Xiongzhou, and it was unbearable to look back when you thought about it, this time the national fortunes of the Liao people have declined, and the decline is just in front of you, just when the man takes revenge and raises his eyebrows!

From Zhuozhou to Liuping Mountain, I only saw the banner of the elite cavalry of the Great Song Dynasty looking at each other, like a dragon and like advancing. Roll up the sky with smoke and dust. And at this time, the main Chinese army led by Liu Yanqing only approached the Baigou River!

The cavalry led by Han Shizhong was only a day's journey away from Xiao Yan. When you pass through the Liupin Mountain, which is not precipitous, you will already reach the Gaoliang River and then Yanjing. Youyan Plain, only in sight. Except for the Gaoliang River, there is no barrier that can stop the Great Song Jiashi!

Han Shizhong chased Xiao Yan on the one hand, joined him to set up the advance camp of the cavalry, and opened the cavalry search guard curtain on the other. Whether it is a Shenwu Changsheng army or a victorious army, as long as it is a light horse, it will be released. Control the battlefield on the south bank of the Sorghum River, as long as possible, go out of the Sorghum River to the north of the Sorghum River, and spy on the movements of the Liao Army Brigade.

missed the bloody battle of Yizhou last time Xiao Yan, Han Shizhong, a well-known brave man in the Western Army, was also annoyed, if Xiao Gan could appear in front of him at this moment, he couldn't wait to swallow it in the future. The general that Xiao Yan relied on the most in this northward march was him, how could he not work hard? If it weren't for the fact that he was still guarding Xiao Yan, he would personally take the light horse out of the sentry and go!

Han Shizhong thought that Xiao Yan was safe, so he could barely hold back the churning desire to fight in his chest, but after all, he didn't follow Xiao Yan to fight the bloody battle in Yizhou. Xiao Yan's courage is really ten times greater than he imagined!

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Yu Jiang was squatting on top of the mound when he heard the sound of horses' hooves behind him. The soldiers who were still nagging and complaining just now stopped talking, and just turned their heads to look back. At this time, I heard Yu Jiang's fierce scolding voice: "What are you selling!" The Liao people can be put hundreds of miles away, who knows if they are coming from behind, stretching their bows and drawing their swords! ”

After all, the soldiers under his command were also veterans picked out by the Changsheng Army, and they immediately reacted, squatting on the ground one after another, stretching their bows and arrows with bows, and pulling out their swords without bows to hold their breath and concentrate. Yu Jiang's eyes widened, and the slimy strength of the past was gone. The two knives on his waist have been pulled out, the most difficult thing for the cavalry is that he can use the blade with his left and right hands, Yu Jiang looks wilted, but he didn't expect that he is also a fighter who can fight with both hands!

The fog behind him was disturbed, and I saw dozens of horsemen pouring out, without a banner. There were nervous soldiers on the mound, and they almost shot the feather arrows out of their hands! I also looked at the Fan Yangli wearing those light riders. It was the Song sergeant. The first two were actually Han Shizhong and Xiao Yan!

Yu Jiang slowly returned the knife into the sheath and muttered to himself: "Straight lady thief, how could Xiao Xuanzan rush forward like this?" ”

The soldiers on the mound also stood up. Xiao Yan, who looked at them as the commander of the former army and whose status was far from theirs, actually arrived in front of the Sorghum River and did the same sentry work as them!

Yu Jiang stayed for a moment, and then he had already galloped down the mountain and went straight to Xiao Yanma. Xiao Yan and Han Shizhong reined in the horse, just looking at their team of sentinels. Seeing Yu Jiang, Xiao Yan also recognized him, and said with a smile: "Yu pants...... Is it called Yu Jiang? You're coming along? What's up ahead? ”

Yu Jiang bowed his head and saluted: "Xuanzan, why are you so close?" Beware of the Liao people far away! Fighting is our job. How can a manager come so close? We are all in charge of Guo Lao, a first-class fierce general, and they are all heavy in battle, no one knows if there is a Liao brigade on the other side of the river! ”

Beside Xiao Yan, Han Shizhong's face was also pale, and he also persuaded Xiao Yan bitterly. However, Xiao Yan had to go straight to the front of the Gaoliang River today and personally investigate the movements of the Liao army. No one can persuade them! Everyone knows that Xiao Yan has a depressed aura in his heart, which makes him bound to Yanjing City. Only then did I go out in person, and I had to take a look at the Sorghum River.

One of his actions was to rob them of their work to kill Han. The commander in the army is the commander, and the person who rushes into battle is the person who rushes into battle. If they are like him, how can they still make people fight?

The second is Xiao Yan's actions, which also made him feel a little uneasy in his heart. It is naturally a good thing for the handsome to take the lead. But Xiao Yan's move seemed a little impetuous, and it was not a good thing for the coach to be like this. Although he couldn't figure out what Xiao Yan was thinking in his chest, he already felt that at this moment, Xiao Yan took Yanjing City too seriously!

Xiao Yan just snorted and said with a smile: (wap.01616.\c\om1|6|k's official signature macho man four dishes are uploaded as soon as he lies down) "This is the battlefield where Lao Tzu took you to make meritorious contributions, how can you not come and see for yourself?" I also want to see, where are the Liao people now? His **, the people around him, escaped, the north and south of the sorghum river, it is simply a battlefield made in heaven! Whether it's Yuan Banzi or Xiao Gan, Lao Tzu has touched it. There's nothing to be afraid of, Lao Tzu has to see it with his own eyes, and he will feel at ease when this battle starts! ”

Xiao Yan waved his head: "You guys also get on the horse, let's cross the river and have a look!" Look at the Liao people waiting for us, where have they arrived? Xiao is doing this, and the master is not qualified! Old friends from the city of Yizhou came to worship, and they didn't take a single face! ”

Han Shizhong coughed beside him: "Xuanzan ............"

Xiao Yan turned his head and looked at him sharply: "Scared? ”

Han Shizhong's face changed. Finally, he laughed: "There is nothing in the world that makes Han Wu afraid!" Since Xuanzan wants to go to Sorghum Hebei to see, I will open the way! With a move, the cavalry under his command immediately followed, and Zhang Xian was also behind Xiao Yan, so he took the lead at this time and blocked in front of Xiao Yan.

Yu Jiang was just listening to Xiao Yan's orders in a daze, and immediately reacted, turned around and ran back, while whistle to order, on the mound, just looking at the Shenwu Changsheng sergeants here, they ran down to pull the horses, just to follow.

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By the time the summer is abundant, it's over. The water level of the Gaoliang River has receded, and in some places sandbars have been exposed. More than 100 horses rode warhorses, just leaping in the shallow water, splashing a piece of broken jade. Xiao Yan began to be blocked by everyone, when he was in the middle of the river, he had already taken the lead, and at the last moment, he had already surpassed Han Shizhong, and Le Ma jumped straight onto the north bank of the Gaoliang River!

This river has a great reputation in the Song Dynasty. At the beginning, Taizu Taizong was heroic, and the farthest place of the Northern Expedition was only here. More than 100 years ago, Taizong brought countless famous generals in a hundred battles, 100,000 soldiers and the famous Liao general Yelu Xiuge, Yelu Xiezhen will fight here.

After the bloody battle, the Song army suffered a crushing defeat. Taizong was hit by an arrow and fled on a donkey cart. Yelu Hugo was also severely injured and could not ride a horse, so he lay on the cart and struggled to catch up with the defeated army of the Great Song Dynasty. After the First World War, those who were cultivated in the unification war of the Later Zhou Dynasty and the early Song Dynasty, the elite soldiers of the Han family, withered away in the first war!

The battle of the Gaoliang River laid the foundation for a hundred years of national fortune between Song and Liao in one fell swoop. The sons of the Han family, for more than 100 years, have not peeped into the land of Youyan. It's just that Hu Qi keeps going south, and he only has to resist hard. Heaven is good, but today there is Xiao Yan, leading more than 100 horsemen, not as a passing messenger, but as a conqueror, crossing the Gaoliang River again and standing on the north bank of the river!

More than 100 sons and daughters followed Xiao Yan one after another. Yu Jiang and the others are okay, such as Han Shizhong, Zhang Xian and others, all of them have infinite emotion.

The army of the Han family finally jumped on the horse in Sorghum Hebei!

Xiao Yan only felt that there was a blood in his chest, which couldn't help but churn and bulge.

He naturally knew that he was in love. There was always an uneasiness that hung over my chest. For the first time since the crossing, I had doubts about my decision. And behind him, several forces within the Great Song Dynasty were fighting around him, which made him feel even more irritable. But when it came to really setting foot in the north of the sorghum river, looking at Yunshan in the distance, Yanjing was just before the horse's feet. He finally decided that no matter what he was trying to do, no matter what he did. When I first set foot in Sorghum Hebei, I can be sure that what I have done is worthy of this millennium!

What he is doing is for the Hanjia rivers and mountains in front of and behind him, for the restoration of Yanjing, for the salvage of the sky after four years, for Jingkang is no longer the shame of the nation, and for more than a hundred years later, there will be no more tragic song in Yashan!

Hurry up, fight quickly............ In this final battle in the four years of Xuanhe, no matter what hardships and hardships. No matter what ups and downs, I will cross them one by one, like this sorghum river, and step under the horse!

If you are not there, you can't feel the slight tremor in the depths of this vein. Compared with the weight of the land of Youyan in the late Northern Song Dynasty, compared to the weight carried by this thousand-year history, the calculation of one's own fame and wealth is just insignificant.

Ma Kuo, Ma Kuo, Yue Fei, Yue Fei, you are good men, but I am too small!

The river wind blew Xiao Yan's clothes, only making him feel refreshed. The gloom that lingers in my chest these days is just nowhere to be seen. He smiled lightly and looked back at Han Shizhong beside him: "Is it too late to send some people to pick up Ma Xuanzan and the Yue family brothers now?" ”

Han Shizhong was stunned for a moment, and then grinned: "Xuanzan, Yanjing doesn't want it?" ”

Xiao Yan laughed: "Who said not to?" This Yanjing City is still in Lao Tzu's bag! It's just that the north also has to take care of it, we are here to fight to the death, and we can't let others take advantage of it! Although I said a few angry words, how could I really leave Ma Xuanzan and Yue Fei alone? We are all brothers in death! If you really want to talk about it, compared to their safety, I would rather not have this great achievement of recovering Yanjing in the first place! ”

At this time, the morning fog seemed to dissipate suddenly, and ten thousand rays of sunlight fell from the autumn sky, reflecting the sky and the earth transparently. The mountains and rivers are clearly recognizable.

Dozens of Liao horsemen were not far ahead, looking at the Song army knights who suddenly appeared on the north bank of the Gaoliang River in amazement. Xiao Gan's department, almost at the same time as Xiao Yan, left Yanjing. His outpost also advanced to the Sorghum River!

Xiao Yan and Han Shizhong glanced at each other, and Xiao Yan smiled: "Do you want me to take you up?" ”

Han Shizhong snorted: "Where to use Xuanzan to make a horse?" I'm going to catch a few raw mouths and come over, for this big battle, Fa Fa Li City! ”

Xiao Yan smiled and waved his hand: "Go, go!" This final battle will be started by you pouring Han Wu! ”

Han Shizhong made a violent promise, reached out and took off the horse lance in the saddle fork bag, his head swayed slightly, and he had already rushed out first. More than a dozen of his personal guards just followed like a dragon. Yu Jiang was on the side, and without waiting for Xiao Yan's order, he had already pulled out his double swords: "Xuanzan is here, and look at the majesty of our Changsheng army, which is not as weak as the white soldiers of the Shengjie army in the south!" ”

In the case of the Shengjie Army and the Baiqi Army, even if Xiao Yan treats everyone equally, maybe he will take the Shenwu Changsheng Army as his own descendants. There are not a few people who have received cold eyes from these soldiers. This battle is a battle in which the Shenwu Winning Army holds back its name. They are also a strong army that has moved to the Northland! Like Yu Jiang, there are not a few people who are holding their breath. It's not that they can't fight, it's just that all kinds of things have changed that made them look like a wreck, and even killed each other in Yizhou City. In the real war, let these southerners see the majesty of their northerners!

Yu Jiang shouted, all the knights under his command let out an earth-shattering shout, dozens of healthy horses spread their hooves, everyone pulled out their blades, and they didn't even take off their bows, but just greeted the opposite Liao cavalry!

On the other side, the Liao people are fighting with the same mind. They are the Far Stop Knights sent by Xiao Gan to spy out. But all sentinels not only look at the opposing military situation, but also need to test the strength of the opponent. Outpost contact battle, if the difference in the number of the two sides is not large, they can be fought. Not to mention that this team of Song horses actually came so fast and set foot in Gaoliang Hebei! Behind them, there is no way to retreat, even if the gap between the strength and the opponent is big, there is only to catch up, no matter what, they have to frustrate the spirit of the southerners, so that they dare not set foot in the sorghum Hebei lightly!

On August 22 of the fourth year of Xuanhe of the Great Song Dynasty, the prelude to the last battle between Song and Liao in the land of Youyan was opened by these two small groups of cavalry.

And Xiao Yan was sideways.

In the north of the sorghum river.

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Far north of Xiao Yan, a small group of people also crossed the Wenyu River in the northwest of Yanjing City.

The rule of the Liao people has only extended to Yanjing and the east of Yanjing. Under the oppression of the Jurchen and Song people, the rule of all places has collapsed. There are many heroes and strong people in various places, and there are many dock walls. It's just self-preservation, waiting for the Song people or Jurchens to come, so as to change the dynasty.

The Liao people's heavy troops only reached the south of Yanjing, in the northwest of Yanjing, and only occasionally there were distant blockers.

Whether it was the local powerful dock wall or the sporadic distant barricades, they were just looking at this small group of cavalry from afar. It doesn't interfere. Everyone can see that this small Song team with hundreds of pack horses and two hundred war horses is not directed at Yanjing City. The Liao people's remote barricade was only used to cover the Yanjing battlefield, and they didn't look for much trouble, at most they monitored from afar. And the local strong dock wall will not be blocked. Just watched this team continue to move north.

The pack horse snorted and neighed into the river. The Wenyu River is more powerful than the Sorghum River. Several long ropes had been pulled up on the river, and the Song army knights were barebacked, just leading the long ropes one by one to swim across the river. Some knights were already north of the Wenyu River and were just waiting on the shore. Everyone looked solemn, and few people spoke.

If Xiao Yan is already at the vanguard of the Northern Expedition, he has reached the Gaoliang River. And they, the team, are the strikers of the forwards, and they can even be regarded as a lone army. Their purpose is to reach the south of the Jurchen army and monitor every move of the Jurchen people in Bei'anzhou!

A hundred miles behind him, there were no reinforcements, and in front of him was an unprecedented enemy. The road ahead is vast, and I don't know where I will end.

In the north of the Wenyu River, the three horsemen stand side by side on the riverbank, just looking in the direction of Yanjing to the southeast. The knight on the horse is the three of Ma Kuoyue Fei Fang Teng who invited Yingbei to come.

After a long time, Yue Fei sighed lowly: "Xuanzan At this time, it should be in the Gaoliang River, right?" I hope that Xuanzan will have a smooth trip and can go down to Yanjing in one fell swoop! ”

Ma Kuo looked at Yue Fei and smiled reluctantly: "Brother Yue, but I am tired of you." Yizhou is missing, and this Yanjing is also missing. Why are you doing this? ”

Yue Fei smiled: "Ma Xuanzan, this is my own choice, and it has nothing to do with others............ I have seen it in Liao, but that's it. Xiao Xuanzan can deal with it, General Han is a hundred times stronger than me, even if I follow Xuanzan to the Gaoliang River, it will not be of much use, it is nothing more than following the rush to kill............ I want to see the Jurchens! Whether it is Xiao Xuanzan or Ma Xuanzan, they all say that the Jurchen people are ten times stronger than the Liao people. Such a strong enemy, even if there is an alliance now, it will be our great enemy in the future! Xiao Xuanzan has great ambitions, I have seen the strength and weakness of the Jurchens a day earlier, and I will be able to give Xiao Xuanzan an extra strength in the future, as strong as now, relying on Xiao Xuanzan to become the deputy capital of the Shenwu Ever-Victorious Army! A man's husband earns his fame by himself, not by others! This time I came to the north, I am really at ease, in case there is a change, I can really praise Xiao Xuan! ”

Ma Kuo smiled faintly and did not speak. Fang Teng praised loudly on the side: "Good man, ambitious!" Xiao Yan has a discerning eye, and he really knows people! Brother Yue, your future may not be under Xiao Xuanzan at this time! ”

Ma Kuo looked at Fang Teng, why did this Bianliangzi follow him to suffer this hardship, Ma Kuo was also puzzled. It is said that he is fighting for Xiao Yan on behalf of the old species, this time he went north, except for looking for death and convicting Xiao Yan, there is no other use. Who knows what Bianliangzi's idea is. Seeing that his fine skin and tender flesh surpassed Xiao Yan, although he was tired and crooked, he was smiling and smiling, and he was very happy. People can't help but admire it a little when they look at it.

However, Fang Teng refused to say his calculations, and Ma Kuo didn't bother to ask.

He took one last look in the direction of Yanjing, rode his horse to the north, and muttered to himself: "Brother Xiao takes Yanjing, I only go north, and I only seek peace of mind." Brother Xiao, I know your current situation, but the safety of the north is always haunting me. I've seen the Jurchen powerful, and I've seen it.................. Once there is a change, my safety is at stake, but you must not take my sacrifice as insignificant! The Liao people have declined, and our great enemy in the future of the Great Song Dynasty is the Jurchen! ”(! )