Chapter Ninety-Four: Looking North

The horse's hooves rumbled like thunder. Hundreds of iron horsemen. It's just that Xiao Gan, the king of the four armies of the Great Liao, walked in front.

Behind them, countless black banners rolled up, followed by an endless stream of iron cavalry footmen. The main force of the Liao army finally drove out of Yanjing City.

Behind Xiao Gan, in addition to the Khitan Xi headquarters, all kinds of Liao elite soldiers and fierce generals named after the leather room, there are also tribal armies, Han armies, and Bohai navy. Da Liao's last strength, sweeping the number is already under his command. The foot cavalry is full of 40,000, and the military funds can be supported for more than a month after trying their best to put together, and this is what has already left Yanjing City empty.

The faces of every Liao soldier were gloomy, and the sound of golden drums increased the solemnity. Everyone understands that this battle is already a back-to-back city, and if it is defeated, Daliao still has a chance to live. If it fails, then this once powerful empire. There is only a bang!

The eyes of countless people just followed Xiao Gan's figure who was walking in front. His tall, thin body stood straight on his horse. The last time I went on the expedition, I was also a mourning soldier, but the Great Liao Shuangbi was all in the army. Although Da Shi Linya met with everyone before the expedition, but in the army, only Xiao Gan could be seen.

No one understands what happened between King Xiao and Da Shi Linya, and what was agreed. Although Lin Ya looked like he was willing to stay in Yanjing City, but in the army, the absence of this wise and brave Lin Ya made everyone have a sense of ominous premonition in their hearts.

King Xiao is the last thing everyone relies on, but will this King Xiao really fight to the death for Da Liao?

In front of the team, countless horsemen just ran back and forth, constantly bringing the situation of the army in front and the situation of the Song army.

"My lord, the place where the camp is scheduled to be set up has been surveyed, and there are already hundreds of barricades to cover it. The materials have also been prepared, and as soon as the army arrives, it can set up camp! ”

"King, the Song people still have no sign of crossing the river to the north today, looking at the Song people's sentry flag, it is still the former military headquarters. There is no sign of the arrival of the main forces of the Chinese army! ”

Hearing the return, Xiao Gan just smiled: "The main force of the Song people, it's so slow!" How fast their former army came! ”

A Xi general beside him recklessly interjected: "King, let's not set up a camp first, cross the river and defeat the front army of the Song people, let's just set up a big camp south of the Gaoliang River!" After frustrating the spirit of the Song people, he fought them in Sorghum Henan! ”

Xiao Gan glanced at him lightly and said with a smile: "Back to the river? It's a shame that you can figure it out! The Song people are in full swing, let's let them go first. When the weather is colder, the frost also freezes the southerners. With this last bit of strength in a certain hand, you can't fight in waves, and if you don't have complete certainty, who dares to talk about a decisive battle? ”

Xiao Gan's demeanor was relaxed, but he gently rejected his subordinates' request for war, which made everyone below a little depressed. The army does not have much military resources, and it is advantageous to fight quickly, so before the Song army arrives, wouldn't it be good to rush and kill first?

Looking at the expressions of the people around him, Xiao Gan smiled and said, "This Song army is in front of the army. It's all cavalry, and it's probably the military horse we met under Yizhou City! Is it easy to be such an adversary? Isn't it stupid to march and fight, and to pick and touch with hard hands? Besides, they are cavalry, once they are unfavorable, turn the horse's head and leave, it is rare for us to win a complete victory, it is better to wait for the main force of the Song people to come! A certain expectation is that Tong Guan is selfish, or Liu Yanqing is the straw bag to lead the Chinese army, and when the time comes, defeating this subordinate for a while is the best way to really frustrate the spirit of the Song people! That's the real way to do it! Could it be that a certain son-in-law would be afraid of having a hard time with Liu Yanqing? ”

Xiao Gan's words, his generals, regardless of the Khitan, were convinced, and just replied loudly: "King, how can we be afraid of Liu Yanqing's straw bag!" When the time comes, it's time to fight him! He wanted to hold on to us in a deep ditch and a high fortress, and we crossed the river to find him, and leveled his camp and drove him away. ”

Xiao Gan but smiled silently.

His heart, of course, is not as upright as in his words.

Da Liao, it's no longer possible. Even if he defeats this formation, this Da Liao has no power to return to heaven. He understands this truth, and Yelu Dashi in Yanjing City also understands it. He and Jerodashi were waiting. Waiting for the dying Emperor to take his last breath. When this Northern Liao court loses the last bit of cohesion and appeal, Yelu Dashi will go north to Yelu Yanxi, and he Xiao Gan has 40,000 horses, the world is so big, where can he not go?

At this time, it is the most unwise thing to consume the strength of your subordinates.

Let's hold on and see! I have more than a month's military reserves, and the situation in this Yandi is changing, and in January, I will definitely see it!

While he was silently thinking, he saw a team of distant sentry scouts galloping over. But they came from the west. Everyone is in the dust, and it seems that they have been rushing over all the time. The guards in front stopped and asked a few words, and then let the leader of the team come over.

Xiao Gan's heart moved, but he just waited for him. I saw that far away (wap.01616.\c\om1|6|k's official signature macho man four dishes as soon as he lay down) the leader of the barricade flew over as if he was flying over, and he had already turned over and dismounted before he was far away, and rushed forward a few steps to salute: "Back to the king, we are leading the west of Yanjing, and the north is far away from the sentry team, the day before yesterday I found that the Song army rode about 200 lightly and had crossed the Wenyu River north, I don't know whether to outflank our back road, or where to go." We just watched from afar, how to deal with it, please show King Xiao! ”

Everyone was shocked, the Song army actually sent a group of soldiers and horses to detour to the northwest of Yanjing from afar? Everyone is familiar with the combat style of the Song army, ensuring the supply of relief from the rear and slowly advancing with heavy weight. Such a large-scale detour has never been seen in Song Jun again. In this era, in fact, this kind of large-scale roundabout maneuver combat is also the most difficult. Whether it's logistical supply or communication. For the Great Song army, which was mainly composed of farming nationalities and was congenitally lacking in horses, it was an arduous task that was difficult to complete.

Now the Song people have actually divided a military horse, and they have gone so far in a roundabout! However, the scale is not large, only about 200 horsemen, no matter what you do, it is not enough. At most, what are they guarding against?

The generals under his command all looked at Xiao Gan's face, and some of them were already eager to try and prepare to fight. In front of the front army of the Song people, Xiao Gan did not allow them to cross to the south to challenge, these two hundred Song people were lonely behind the enemy, and they were a group of men and horses that could be eaten lightly, so it was better to use them to sacrifice the flag first!

Xiao Gan looked solemn, and after a long silence, he waved his hand and ordered: "Adjust one more team of distant blockers and keep an eye on them!" No one is allowed to challenge them without a certain command! Just watch how they act! ”

"King!"

Suddenly, some people couldn't hold it back, and they wanted to ask for their lives. Xiao Gan looked resolute, just pointed to the south: "This team of Song people is not to worry, just look at it!" Our center of gravity is still in this sorghum river! Chuan will order to go down, the army will speed up its action, and today, the camp will be set up, waiting for the Song army brigade to come! We are waiting for the final battle with the Song people! ”

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"Liu Xianggong, Zhuozhou is ahead!"

Chuanqi Fei also came to Liu Yanqing's seat. The Huanqing Army and the Shengjie Army stood in the northward direction, and they set out from Xiongzhou, and the time to cross the Baigou River to the north was only one or two days later than the time when Xiao Yan left the Gaoliang River before.

The official family was concerned about the battle ahead in Bianliang, and they were so excited because of the turnaround brought by Xiao Yan. It is also because of Zhuo Yi's miraculous achievements that the power of the DPRK and China has changed. I don't know how many people still have to rely on this war to stabilize their position, seek more benefits, or silently wait for changes to turn around. On the side that benefited from this war, such as Tong Guan and Cai You, they reversed the passivity of the day, and just took out all their efforts to urge the whole army to set off!

The daring soldiers recruited in Hebei were only swept into the Huanqing Army, and Liu Yanqing's department was replenished. Tong Guan sent the order down one by one. just urged Liu Yanqing to go north quickly. Cai You and Tong Guan even pressed the transfer envoys of several roads in Hebei, sending countless materials and ordnance at a low price, and even rewarded them with a large amount of money, but they were just sent down.

No matter how heavy Liu Yanqing's twilight is, at this time, he can only have the spirit of stacking, rectifying the Huanqing Army and the Shengjie Army under his control as quickly as possible, and sacrificing the flag to the north.

The Song Army Brigade is not comparable to the Liao people. The foot soldiers of the brigade seemed to be full of sight. The Song army had many banners, many golden drums, many cars, and many baggage, but it was just paved with roads, and the noise was just moving forward. After all, it was going north instead of retreating south, and this time it was determined to come in shame, and the morale of the Song army was also extremely high, and the sound of the horn was like a sound that was grounded and heard from the sky.

"We will cross north this time, and we will not return to the other side of the river if we are killed!"

"After fighting the Liao Kingdom, plus the reward of Pingjiangnan, if I can still live, I will finally have a share, and I can afford to buy more than ten acres of riverside land when I go back to Shaanxi, maybe in this life, I can still die in bed!"

"Zhuozhou has arrived! I don't know if I can go into the city and sleep on the roof, these days in the wilderness, the bones creak and scream! If you can take a rest in Zhuozhou and fight with the Liao people in the Gaoliang River, you can also have three more points of spirit! ”

Liu Yanqing's Chinese army was just surrounded by a large group of chariots and horses. Liu Yanqing did not ride a horse, but sat in a huge carriage. The carriage was drawn by sixteen healthy horses, and there was a verandah in front of it. You can let him stand on top and enjoy the scenery and watch the military situation. This veteran general of the Western Army, who has been fighting for half his life, has not suffered much at this time, and in the Chinese army, the utensils he used are enough to fit dozens of cars, just accompanying him, moving forward slowly.

In front of the car and rode straight into his car, Liu Yanqing got out of the car, just standing on the verandah in a brocade robe, on and off the car, more than a dozen henchmen and generals guarded, and asked with a smile: "Xiao Xuanzan can be in Zhuozhou?" ”

Chuanqi just saluted back on his horse: "Back to Xianggong, Xiao Xuanzan's front army has arrived at the Gaoliang River, and the camp on the back road is also set up north of Liuping Mountain. There are only a few people left in Zhuozhou. Xiao Xuanzan ordered his subordinates to stay behind and transfer to Liu Xianggong, Sorghum Henan, which has been controlled by him, and the army is moving forward without worry, he is waiting for Liu Xianggong in the Sorghum River! ”

Liu Yanqing smiled and waved his hand to let Chuanqi go, turned his head and ordered: "The army does not enter Zhuozhou, go forward!" Xuanshuai urged him tightly, and we couldn't say that we had to work hard, so when we arrived in Gaoliang Henan, we set up a big camp and repaired it............ This Xiao Yan's mind is so hot, he arrived at the Gaoliang River so quickly! ”

The general next to him smiled, but he was envious and jealous, and just shouted: "Why did Shuai Xuan promise him this great achievement?" Xianggong, we have far more troops than this surnamed Xiao, and if we don't cover it, we can't snatch this feat? ”

Liu Yanqing glared at the general who was talking nonsense with a smile, and waved his hand: "How do you know!" This Xiao Xuanzan has helped Xuanshuai a lot! It is also thanks to him that he can have today............ It's just that the mind is too hot, and it's not necessarily a good thing............ Since he is so hard-working, let's take a look first, anyway, Da Song has more grain and grass and military resources, so let's live in Sorghum Henan for half a year, and see what Xiao Yan can look like............ If he can snatch the whole credit, he will just give it up. If Xiao Xuanzan is unfortunate enough to frustrate his spirit............"

The eyes of the general next to him lit up: "Xianggong, what do you mean ............?"

Liu Yanqing laughed: "I didn't say anything!" Just a word, wait and see! The old ones don't necessarily have no action, and the Liao people are not tied up. The meaning of a certain is just to see if Xiao Xuanzan can fight this war! Once something happens, or Xiao Xuanzan does something wrong, Xuanshuai is on top, and he may not change what he thinks! As long as we have a good grasp of the whole army, we will act with seriousness............ Got it? ”

When the car got on and off the car, the answering voice rang out, and Liu Yanqing turned back into the car with a smile. Countless knights immediately rushed out of the Chinese army, and issued an order: "Do not enter Zhuozhou, the whole army will continue to go north, and Xiao Xuanzan's former army will meet at the Gaoliang River!" ”

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"Ahead is the Gubeikou!"

The guide who led the way just pointed to the undulating pass in front of him, and said to the knight behind him in a trembling voice.

In front of it is the winding Yanshan Mountain Range, which separates the outside of the Saiwai and the land of Youyan, and on the top of the towering and undulating mountains, the ancient Great Wall just hovers above the top of the mountain. Qin bricks and Han tiles just stood coldly in the mountain wind.

The Liao people have been defeated, even here, there is no one to guard, all the way over, even if it is a key military state like Danzhou, the ruling system of the Liao people has long collapsed, and the local heroes have occupied Danzhou, just to protect themselves. Ma Kuo and his party passed by the side of Danzhou, and some dry food, wine and food were placed far away in the city as a reward for the army. They are powerful in these places, and they don't belong to any party, but they just wait and see who can occupy the land of Youyan in the future, and they will obey whom!

The Liao Kingdom is finished, just waiting for the final blow. Who will belong to this Youyan land?

Ma Kuo sat on the horse, looking at the thousand-year-old Xiongguan danger just empty in front of him, and his heart was just full of emotion.

More than 100 years ago, under the leadership of a generation of heroic Yelu Abaoji, the Khitan tribe did not know how many times they broke through from here to the south, rampant Youyan, and even reached the south of the Yellow River. This land is their world. Shi Jingjiao, who has been stinking for thousands of years, gave the sixteen states of Yanyun to the Khitans, and in the blink of an eye, it was a hundred years, but the Khitans had lost even the ability to place the defenders in this kind of pass, and they just stayed alone in Yanjing for a long time. And will there be an even more vicious enemy, carrying the cold wind outside the fortress, sweeping out from here again until the world is overturned?

Beside him, the young Yue Fei also stood on his horse, looking at the prospect of him, and it was also difficult to hide the excited look on his face. In a hundred years, this is the first time that the soldiers and horses of the Han family have come to the great defense line built by the ancestors, facing the clouds in the north!

Fang Teng's panting horse followed from behind, these days he has been galloping all the way, and this Bianliangzi has suffered a lot. Needless to say, his legs are worn out, his face is also described as black and thin, and his lips are all cracked, but his spirit is excellent, looking at the winding mountains in front of him, Fang Teng stroked his chest and smiled: "The man is so far, he can have no regrets!" ”

Yue Fei sighed: "It's a pity that it wasn't Xiao Xuanzan who led me here............"

Ma Kuo glanced at Yue Fei and said with a smile: "We are here, that's enough!" Xiao Xuanzan's heart is also right. I insisted on going north, which has caused him a lot of trouble, Xiao Xuanzan's situation, I know best, although the scenery is infinite, in fact, behind it is the wind, frost and sword, and only by taking Yanjing can he completely stabilize his position............ I can't help him! After the Gubei Pass, not far to the north is Bei'an Prefecture, where the Jurchen soldiers are located, and the Jurchens want to break through, and the greatest possibility is in this Gubei Pass............ We are only 200 people, brothers of the Yue family, don't you regret it? ”

Yue Fei smiled faintly: "Xiao Xuanzan will come to meet our ............"

Ma Kuo looked at Yue Fei, smiled bitterly, and turned his head away. Fang Teng looked at Yue Fei with interest: "Why are you so confident, Xiao Xuanzan will come?" ”

Yue Fei pursed his lips and groaned for a while before he said lightly: "When the whole army was defeated and didn't dare to look north, it was Xiao Xuanzan who single-handedly saved this kind of luck. If the Jurchens go south and the situation in Yandi changes greatly, Xiao Xuanzan will also come to turn the tide! I just feel this way, Xiao Xuanzan appeared in front of us for this war! ”

Fang Teng laughed, just pointed at Yue Fei and nodded: "What a loyal subordinate of Xiao Xuanzan!" ”

Ma Kuo was beside him, looking at Fang Teng: "Senator Fang, why did you follow us here?" If the Jurchens don't come, that's Wan'an, if the Jurchens come, we're ready to die here............ Senator Fang Jin Ming's people on the side of the pool, why bother to suffer so much and take such a risk with us? Now the situation, Senator Fang has also seen it, it is not easy to get here, I will arrange a few rides, and send Senator Fang back............"

Fang Teng smiled unabated, but slowly shook his head: "I came here to see it............ Seeing that if the Jurchen goes south, what will Xiao Xuanzan do with it............ The Great Song Dynasty is just when the flowers are brocade and the fire is cooking, but I don't know how many people can see the thousands of holes under this skin? I don't know where the person who saved the world is, I can't find it in Bianliang, I can't find it in the Xuanshuai Office, I can't find it among the ministers of the Western Army, but I don't know if I can find a person who saves the world in this Youyan war? Zhuoyi's victory in the war is really incredible. What's even more rare is that the person who created the miracle of zào has no entanglement with the intertwined forces of the Great Song Dynasty............ I just want to see if he can create another zào miracle? ”

In the whistling mountain wind, Ma Kuo just quietly listened to Fang Teng's words. Some of the rhetoric is too harsh. Ma Kuo is not good, and it can't interface. From the beginning to the present, he just wanted to be a simple soldier.

It can be used as a barrier for the army on the defense line established by this ancestor, and if there is a wind and thunder coming south, you can stand at the forefront of the battle to the death, ensure the victory of the army, and ensure that someone can recover Yanjing, regardless of life and death, regardless of success or failure, there are no regrets in this life. The land of Youyan has been haunted by the souls of the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years, and if you can die like this, why bother thinking about anything else?

He nodded at Fang Teng and smiled: "Since Senator Fang is willing to do this thankless work here with us, then the peers are!" I only believe that as long as it is a man, he will never regret it regardless of life or death! ”

He and Yue Fei no longer turned around to look south, but just looked north: "Brothers, go north!" We are guarding on the Great Wall, so that Xiao Xuanzan can rest assured that Yanyun will be restored, and let us become the first Great Song army to arrive here in the past hundred years! ”

In the whistling sound, Ma Kuo and Yue Fei took the lead, but they rushed straight forward towards the long dragon in front of them, which also seemed to be a majestic and lofty Guanshan, behind them, two hundred knights also roared and echoed, facing north, the autumn sun sprinkled overhead, reflecting between heaven and earth, just a piece of transparency.