The second day of the second month of the sixth year of Xuanhe of the Great Song Dynasty.

At this time, the heart of the Central Plains is still forced into it by the cold, and it is close to the left of Saiyingzhou on the northern side, and it is even more windy and snowy like a knife.

A heavy snowfall fell on the ground. In the wind and snow, dozens of groups are struggling through the snow.

This line of entry is wrapped in a thick fur coat, and in addition to the dirty fur, there is a messy armor. There are mounts in one line. These war horses have lost a lot of fat because of the winter, and they are becoming more and more thin and long. Walking through the snow with difficulty, a thin layer of frost condensed on the horse's eyelashes.

Seeing that this line had come to a sheltered place, he led the team to enter and beckoned Zhu to dismount. Immediately, the knights all scolded and turned over, and without resting, they all went to loosen the horse's belly belt, wrapped the blanket around the mount to keep it warm, smashed the ice lump on the horse's tail, and took out the material bag and added a handful of coarse salt to it, so as to replenish the horse's body.

From these actions, it can be seen that these dozens of knights in chaotic clothes are all in the Northland for the rest of their lives, and they have experience in battle formations, and they know that no matter how tired they are, they will enter first and then enter the horse at any time, and as long as the mount still has the strength to spare, they will be regarded as having one more life.

The first to enter the body is stout, and the face is sè rough. It was the small warlord Meng Nuan who turned out to be in Yingzhou City. He gasped and found a boulder to sit down, and naturally led his mount to take care of it. Meng Nuan took a breath and smacked her lips: "Is there any wine?" ”

A guard took off the water hyacinth on his body and wanted to take off the plug and hand it over, but found that it was already frozen, so he immediately scolded his mother and drew a dagger to pry the plug open. Meng Nuan waved his hand: "The trouble of the straight lady thief, don't do it!" ”

The guards next to him took care of the mount, and scolded the mother: "These thieves and birds from Yandi, this heavy snowstorm, but let the old men come out to inspect!" The birds are all frozen and shrunk, what is there any movement? In Yingzhou City, there are the grain and straw we have accumulated, there are the woodcuts we have chopped, and there are the houses that we have renovated and repaired! They are there to warm and warm in the winter, and we are going to come out and drink the cold wind! Fuck it, provoke the old man anxious, it's not them, it's me! ”

Another personal guard interjected: "Today's inspection is unexpected, but it was General Meng who invited himself." ”

The scolding mother and the guard immediately changed the direction and scolded: "If it weren't for them guarding against thieves and guarding us, why would General Meng be so desperate?" Even if he is so diligent, General Meng ordered 200 military horses, but the bird surnamed Tang only let General Meng take us fifty! You must know that the thousands of military horses in Yingzhou are all owned by our generals! I can't say, we have pulled away the matter, and the death is so big, which village is not fragrant and spicy to open, why bother to suffer this bird gas in Yingzhou City? ”

The guard next to him didn't know if he lost the gambling money to him, but he kept fighting with him: "The princess of Shu in Yingzhou City, and the bird Tang Shilang, maybe I wish we were going to go like this!" Otherwise, why only give fifty horsemen, and not send them into surveillance? General Meng is gone, and they have to have a banquet to celebrate............ Why are we so plain to send in the white spoon foundation? Fifty horses, can't even knock down a big dock wall, isn't it a town rì just drinking wind in the barren mountains and mountains? If you want to go, you go, but the master doesn't accompany you! ”

Meng Nuan waved his hand to signal the two to stop arguing, and stood up with a breath: "Sons and daughters are hard, I Meng Nuan knows it." And I have to endure for a while, I always have a law, and I will not let everyone survive this winter with me in vain............ Today, I have been patrolling for one or two miles, and I am already worthy of the princess of Shu, so I will make a fire here and burn my mouth to be hot, warm and eat his mother, and rest until the sun is overhead, and we will look back. I still have some wine hidden in the camp, and when the time comes, I will share it with everyone, and I won't get drunk, it's nothing more than my heart............ You just rest here, I go to a high place and look at the dock wall flag in front of me, there is nothing to do, I will turn back, or it will not take half an hour! ”

All his subordinates shouted chaotically: "How can there be a reason to make the general hard?" Let's go for a walk, let the dock wall in front send some wine and meat, and it is good to offer the main tooth sacrifice! ”

Meng Nuan waved his hand: "What else is up and down at this time?" Let's just share the ups and downs. I was called a general by you, and I always have to eat more hardship, so it's decided! And the bird dock wall in front, twenty-seven or eight households entered the house, hunting for a living, poor and hard, what is there to talk about with these birds? How many skins will be used for birds? I'll go back as soon as I go! ”

The subordinates have long been tired, and Meng Nuan is not the lord of a city now, if he wants to tie up a good relationship, everyone will have to let him get married. At the moment, while talking about panic, they each looked for a place to shelter from the wind and snow, picked up dead branches and made a fire, and then talked about it comfortably.

Meng Nuan greeted, and several of his most confidant subordinates silently tied up the horse's belly belt, tidied up the mount, turned over on the horse, and walked into the wind and snow with Meng Nuan.

The subordinate who scolded the mother the most just now had not been taken by Meng Nuan, and when he saw Meng Nuan go far away, he sneered again: "Our general Meng, to that princess of Shu Kingdom, I can't help but be too dog-legged, these days, but every time it is his turn to patrol around the camp, he has always personally led the team, and there has been no lazy time." Do you still want to get a Khitan horse to do? The hero is sad that the United States has entered the customs, I look at the main pattern of General Meng, that's it, let's die! ”

In the ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ wind and snow, Meng Nuan and the other seven or eight horsemen became more and more remote and precipitous, and even the horse could not be ridden after walking for a while. After leaving one in the guard's mount, the remaining ones will be used with both hands and feet, and they will go deep into the mountains.

After many twists and turns, I came to a place full of withered vines. Pulling away the dead vines, it was a narrow hole. Meng Nuan entered first, and walked to a place where the wind could not blow in, and then shook the fire fold. I saw that it was bright all around, but it was a very cool cave, and there was no smell of beasts, I really don't know how I found it. The cave is not stuffy, and there is no place for ventilation. On the walls of the cave, a row of oil lamps is lined up, leading into the depths of the cave. Meng Nuan lit the oil lamp one after another, and heard the faint sound of the blade being drawn from the depths of the cave.

Meng Nuan said in a deep voice: "It's me!" Who's here? ”

His voice buzzed against the cave walls, humming and reverberating.

Under the flickering light of the oil lamp, I saw a few shadows rushing out. Enter with a blade in hand. As soon as he entered, it was Meng Nuan's henchman who was sent to Datong Mansion in Xijing, and his face was full of wind and frost, and it seemed that he had suffered hardship. Seeing Meng Nuan's figure, tears burst out: "General, but it's me!" In the meantime, I have been waiting for three rì, and if the general does not arrive, the Jurchen master will leave, isn't it a mistake for the general to do a big thing! ”

Behind him, there were two strong men with stout flat faces and money rat tails hidden under their fur hats. In the small eye, jīng light four shè. The saber in his hand was long and heavy, like a piece of iron, and if it hadn't been for the blade, he would have thought it was an iron mace. There is an unpleasant smell on his body, and Meng Nuan's subordinates are not Qianjing, and they have not been washed away in the winter, and they smell much better than them. The two Jurchens turned their eyes, and they chose to enter and devour. Meng Nuan's henchmen, seeing their white spoon gaze, couldn't help but avoid them one after another.

Meng Nuan clenched his fists and saluted to the ground: "I've seen two lords." ”

Meng Nuan has been a horse thief for a long time, and later took advantage of the chaos to steal Yingzhou. Although horse thieves come and go, there is always a secret camp. Or hide when the wind is unfavorable, or it's just for the cat's winter. There is always such a secret place where grain, salt, dried meat, blades and the like are hidden. Later, although he entered Yingzhou, he was still cunning and left these secret camp strongholds. He sent his henchmen to contact the Jurchen military horses of Xijing Datong Mansion, and the agreed meeting place was these secret camps.

has always been on patrol, as long as it was Meng Nuan's turn, he never missed it. But since the act is to be confidential, it is not necessarily possible to leave the brigade to investigate in the secret camp every time. Today, it coincided with a heavy snowstorm, and his subordinates were lazy, so Meng Nuan had to get out. Originally, Meng Nuan was a little cold. is so cold and sluggish, Yingzhou is not an easy place to fight. How could the Jurchen military horses come at a moment's notice? He Meng Nuan is just an insignificant little warlord in troubled times, and he doesn't have so much face. If you can't say that your henchmen will go here, you will sink into the sea.

But every time I see Guo Rong once, I see her tall and toned figure, and I see her beautiful face. Seeing her infatuated demeanor when she sometimes thought of Xiao Yan, Meng Nuan's heart was hot, and she burned more and more. This princess of Shu Kingdom, no matter how much she pays, she must become her own private favor!

I didn't expect to come in the wind and snow today, and finally didn't let myself work so long in vain and suffer so long. sent in, and finally recruited the Jurchen military horses!

Rao is heart was churning, and Meng Nuan's face was still unmoving. The two Jurchens glanced at him, and said in a stiff accent: "You are Meng Nuan?" looks quite powerful, Yinshu can allow you an official to lead the Khitan army in Yingzhou. You can make a difference! Let's talk about it, we want to fight the thousands of troops in Yingzhou and capture the princess of Shu Kingdom, what can you do, we can go and repay the main general! ”

When the Jurchens entered this time, they were indeed simple and fierce, and recruiting lackeys was also like this, and there was no greeting and condolences. What hole cards are also immediately brought out with the plate. I'm really anxious to wait. Yinshu can lead the company with nearly 10,000 auxiliary soldiers, and after a lot of hardships, he bypassed the mountains and mountains and reached the states of Yunnei. On the way, he fell and died on the horse, and there were hundreds.

The main force in the army has already been spread, and it is in the rear of the Fuliao Army that swept through Shuozhou, Wuzhou, and Ningyuan. And Yinshu can personally lead a Jurchen jīng Rui, so he quietly sneaked not far from Yingzhou and hid in the ice and snow. Yingzhou City is absolutely impossible to attack with this military horse, and the only chance is to lure Yingzhou military horses out to fight, or there should be cooperation in the city.

Bypassing Yingzhou is to avoid attacking the fortified city and disrupting the rear of the Liao army. But the ultimate goal is to hold the important land of Yingzhou in his hands, break the main force of the Fuliao army, and capture the princess of the Liao Kingdom.

To disrupt the rear of the Fuliao Army is to mobilize it. The foundation of the Fuliao Army is still in the states of Yunnei, relying on this place to recruit troops and levy food to strengthen its strength. The role of Yingzhou is to block the way of the Jurchen army and horses to the south, and now the Jurchen army is willing to risk the light troops to go deep and sweep the states in Yunnei. What's the use of just guarding one state at this time? Is it waiting for the rear to be beaten to pieces, and then the Jurchen army and horses will be surrounded by the north and south, and they will be trapped and killed in Yingzhou City?

In Yinshu, it is conceivable that the only chance for the Fuliao army is to guard Yingzhou on the one hand and continue to cut off the contact between the Jurchen and the two military horses. Then he waved his troops south, gathered the main force, and broke the lonely army of the Jurchens in one fell swoop. The main force of the Yingzhou Fuliao Army, together with the princess of Shu Kingdom, must have been lured!

But the Liao army is up and down, and naturally it is not a fool. The reason for going south out of Yingzhou is to be beaten, so naturally he will be on guard step by step. Make every effort to prevent it. From the military situation, it is also known that there are many war horses in the Fuliao army, and the maneuver is no less than that of the Jurchens. It is not easy to seize the main force of the opponent, break it in one fell swoop, and capture the heavily protected princess of Shu. At this time, you can use that even bird Meng Nuan!

The two Jurchen leaders are both first-class people, and their identities are not low. With this Meng Nuan envoy, he had been waiting in the secret camp for several years. The silver technique can also patiently press the army to hide left and near. It's a shame that the Jurchen grew up between the white mountains and black waters, and they worked hard, otherwise they would really freeze down. Fortunately, it was close to the heavy snow, and Yingzhou was also very remote and there were many places to hide soldiers. No trace of it has yet been revealed.

But if you drag it out more, you will have more variables!

The two Jurchen generals finally met Meng Nuan, and their tone naturally seemed anxious and eager, and they seemed to be able to smash Meng Nuan's face with blood!

Meng Nuan's henchmen are a little dissatisfied, since he joined the princess of Shu, although his prestige and power have been greatly reduced. But the princess of Shu surrendered, and she was still polite to Meng Nuan. These Jurchens entered, and when they first met, they were ruthless and tyrannical, but I am afraid that they are even more difficult to serve!

The envoy sent by Meng Nuan had already surrendered for the Jurchen entry, and he was also enthusiastically wooing the two thousand families next to him: "These two Jurchen generals are both henchmen of the silver art can be greatly noble, and they were personally sent for the silver art can be greatly noble, and the great nobleman is still ............."

With a snap, the messenger slapped the Jurchen man again, and the blood was all out at the moment. The Jurchen man was dumbfounded: "Do you want to die?" How can you be the name of the silver master, a cheap minion? ”

Meng Nuan's henchmen were even more sāo, and Youjin had already quietly pressed the handle of the knife. Meng Nuan's eyes moved, and he said lightly: "The strength of the Jurchen army should be divided with me." Did you come from the north, or from where? Clearly, I can plan and act, and I must not hide this! ”

The two Jurchen generals looked at Meng Nuan viciously, but Meng Nuan did not back down at all. After a stalemate for a long time, a Jurchen soldier spitted on the ground, revealing yellow teeth and sneering: "At this time, our Jurchen army is already sweeping through Shuowu Prefectures. If you dogs don't surrender again, you'll have to die with them when the time comes! ”

Behind Meng Nuan, all his henchmen stopped moving. The hand pressing the hilt of the knife also quietly moved away. Jurchen bypassed Yingzhou? In this icy snow? Now the army has penetrated deep into the clouds? With such a cold atmosphere and such a dangerous terrain, even the wild beasts only hide in their nests, but the Jurchen military horses charge through the snow, and the lonely army crosses the mountains and crosses the south!

The Jurchen is strong, and it really lives up to its reputation! How can it be the enemy of the Liao Army!

Meng Nuan smiled coldly: "Since that's the case, let's talk about it............"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ is in a dock wall dozens of miles west of Shanyang County, Shuozhou Governor's Office.

The man on the wall of the wall, wearing a torn leather jacket, is hunching his neck and suffering in the wind and snow.

Over the years, there have been wars and fires, and Rìzi has always been sad. Every winter, it is doubly difficult. At this time, far from the time of opening the chūn, most of the little food accumulated in the fortress had already been consumed. Except for the seeds that must not be moved, it is not known how long it can be perfunctory.

If it weren't for the sudden rise of the Liao army and the occupation of several states, all the dock walls would nominally serve this Liao army. The Fuliao army even opened the way to the Song border in the south, and many old and weak drove them to the rich Song territory to eat. The pressure on the dock walls everywhere has been greatly reduced, and it is impossible to say that it will not survive until now.

These old and weak, no one knows how long they can hold out on the way. But what else can you say when you encounter this world? Just think that they are already full of food in the Song Realm. If I stay here, I don't know if I can survive this winter!

Thinking of this, the man on duty on the walled wall sighed again. Walked back to the wall of the shed, there was originally a fire in the shed, but now it has been extinguished, and the firewood has been burned a thousand times. Looking at the heavy snow, I really didn't have the courage to go out to pick up firewood and look for dead branches, so I could only shrink a little tighter.

Boredom, the man squinted and looked west. The wind and snow are still rolling around, and there is no intention of stopping.

"The old man of the straight mother thief, how much does it take to take away before he is willing to give up............"

Suddenly, the man jumped to his feet.

In the midst of the snowstorm, a large pile of iron riders emerged from the distance like a black line. Immediately, the knight has five into the chirgy, ten into the small flag, and one hundred into the drum. Wearing a fur hat and jīng armor, Duopei has a long blade. The mount is high, does not cut the mane, and the horse is abnormal.

Each knight has a pale head, and two bullets follow. He carried a bow and arrows for the knights, and wore a long sword to cut off the head.

The brigade of horses scurried through the snow, rolling up the mist of the snow.

The man on duty on the walled wall fled all the way from Datong Mansion in Xijing, and he had seen the Jurchen army. In the dock wall, he was remembered to be strong, so he was taken away. The lonely one has nothing to rely on, otherwise he would not have been sent to guard the wall in the heavy snow.

He was stunned for a while, then he jumped up violently and shouted in a changed voice: "Jurchen army, Jurchen army!" ”

The military horses of the Jurchen Brigade bypassed the dangerous fortress of Yingzhou like this, and suddenly appeared in the heart of the states of Yunnei! Nominally, this is still the Yunzhongfu Road of the Great Song Dynasty, although no Song official has ever set foot on it.

Why did this large group of Jurchen military horses come out? They have already killed a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood in Liaodi, what kind of bloody storm will be set off when they appear here?