On the fifteenth day of the first month, Zhang Congen, Ma Quanjie, and An Xianqi lined up tens of thousands of troops in the south of Anyang Shui, Xiangzhou. Huangfu Yu and Puzhou Assassin Shi Murong Yanchao led thousands of cavalry to the front to spy on the Khitan situation, and when they arrived in Ye County, they were about to cross Zhangshui, and met tens of thousands of Khitan soldiers. After arriving at Yulindian, the Khitan brigade arrived, and Huangfu met and discussed with the second general Murong Yanchao and said: "If we retreat now, we will die completely!" Then he stopped retreating, set up a military formation, and fought for more than 100 rounds from noon to midnight, killing and wounding many people.

When the horse of the emperor was killed in battle, he gave up his horse to fight on foot; His servant Du Zhimin gave him the horse he was riding, and Huangfu got on his horse and fought again. After a long time, the danger eased slightly; Looking for Du Zhimin, he has been captured by the Khitan, and Huangfu Yu said: "Du Zhimin is a righteous man, and he can't be discarded." Then he and Murong Yan jumped into the Khitan army and captured Du Zhimin before returning. After a while, the Khitan sent new soldiers to fight, and the two generals said: "We people can no longer retreat, we can only repay the country with death." ”

The sun was about to set, and the generals who refused to guard Anyang did not come back from the soldiers and horses who strangely went to explore, An Xianqi said: "The emperor and the prince have not heard any news, and they must be besieged by the northern captives." Before he finished speaking, a man rode a horse to report that Huangfu Yu and others were surrounded by tens of thousands of northern soldiers; An Xianqi immediately led the cavalry out and was about to go to the rescue.

Zhang Congen said: "This statement may not be credible, if the captives really swarm, even if all our troops are sent, I am afraid it will not be enough to meet the battle, what use can you go?" ”

An Xianqi said: "Success or failure is God's will, in case it doesn't matter." The consequences should be shared in all. If Hu Lu does not continue to invade south, and loses the imperial master in vain. What face do we have to meet the Son of Heaven! ”

So he crossed the Anyang River and marched north. When the Khitan soldiers saw the smoke and dust rising, they immediately broke the siege and fled. Huangfu was able to come back after waiting. Returning to Xiangzhou with the generals, the army admired the bravery of the two generals Huangfu Yu and Murong Yanchao.

The Khitan also led the troops back, and their soldiers said to themselves in horror: "The Jin army is all here!" "At that time, the Khitan lord was in Handan, and when he heard about it, he immediately fled north, not daring to spend the night, until he reached Gucheng.

That night, Zhang Congen and others discussed: "The Khitan has transferred all the people from all over the country, and we don't have many soldiers. There is less food in the city for ten days, and if the traitors go to the Khitan to report the truth of our army, all the captives will be sent to surround us, and we will die in a short time. It is better to lead the troops to eat Liyangcang, and rely on the big river to resist him in the south, so that you can get everything. The discussion was undecided, Zhang Congen set off first with his troops, and the troops followed suit, and it was chaotic like when he set off from Xingzhou.

Zhang Congen left 500 infantry to guard the Anyang Bridge. At the fourth watch in the evening, Fu Yanlun, who was in charge of Xiangzhou affairs, said to the general: "There is chaos tonight, the people have no strong will, and there are 500 tired soldiers. How can you hold the bridge! So he called men into the city, and relied on the city for defense. At dawn, I take a look. Tens of thousands of Khitan cavalry were already arrayed in the north of Anyang Shui, and Fu Yanlun ordered the city to raise its banner and make noise. The soldiers obeyed the orders, and the Khitan could not detect the truth in the city. It's time for the hour. Zhao Yanshou and Khitan Tiyin led the soldiers to cross the water, around Xiangzhou and to the south, Shi Chonggui ordered the right Shenwu army Zhang Yanze to lead the troops to Xiangzhou. After Zhao Yanshou and the others arrived in Tangyin, they got the news that they retreated, and Ma Quanjie and the others had a large army in Liyang, but they did not dare to catch up. Zhao Yanshou lined up all the armed cavalry under the city of Xiangzhou, as if he was going to attack the city, Fu Yanlun said: "This is just that Hu Lu is about to retreat." "Send 500 heavily armed soldiers to wait for them in the north of the city, and the Khitan soldiers really retreated.

At this time, Shi Chonggui appointed Zhang Congen, the envoy of Tianping Jiedu, to stay in Tokyo for the time being. Then, Zhenwu Jiedu made Zhi attack the Khitan from afar, surrounded Shengzhou, and then attacked Shuozhou.

On the first day of the second month, Shi Chonggui came to Huazhou on a northern expedition and ordered An Xianqi to be stationed in Yedu. On the seventh day of the first month, Shi Chonggui set off from Huazhou, and on the eighth day of the first month, he arrived in Lanzhou. On the 12th, Ma Quanjie and other armies marched north in order. After hearing about it, Liu Zhiyuan said: "The Central Plains is tired and poor, and I am afraid that it is too late to protect myself; How can you indiscriminately provoke the strong Beihu, even if you win, you will inevitably have trouble, and you can't win! ”

The Khitans returned from Hengzhou, drove cattle and sheep through the city of Qizhou with weak soldiers, and Shen Bin, a Pi man in the assassination history, sent troops to attack them; The Khitan seized the city gate with elite cavalry, and the state soldiers could not return to the city. Zhao Yanshou knew that there were no remaining soldiers in the city, and led the Khitan soldiers to urgently attack the city; Shen Bin was in the city, and Zhao Yanshou said to him: "Shen Yuanjun, you are my old acquaintance, 'it is better to choose the light one than to choose the light', why don't you surrender early!" Shen Bin said: "The father and son in the service were trapped on Hulu's side because of miscalculation, and endured to lead dogs and sheep to destroy the state of their parents; I don't think I'm ashamed and ashamed, but I have the color of pride, and that's for what! Even if Shen Bin is exhausted, he would rather die for the country, and he will not be able to imitate what you have done! The next day, the city fell, and Shen Bin committed suicide.

Shi Chonggui ordered the northern camp to recruit Dewey to lead the soldiers and horses of the province to join the horses and march together.

At this time, Dewey and other armies met in Dingzhou and appointed Xiao Chujun, the enshrinement officer, to temporarily preside over the affairs of Qizhou. On the 14th, the armies attacked the Khitan, and its Taizhou assassin Shi Jin Tingqian led the whole state to surrender. On the 18th, he captured the city and captured the Khitan chieftain Wura and his 2,000 soldiers. On the 19th, the city of Suicheng was captured. Zhao Yanshou's own soldiers had surrendered and said: "The Khitan lord returned to Hubeikou, heard that the Jin army attacked Taizhou, and led the soldiers to march south, about 80,000 cavalry, it is expected that they should come tomorrow night, and they should hurry up and prepare." Dewey and the others were afraid, and on the 20th, they retreated to Taizhou. On the 22nd, the Khitan soldiers arrived in Taizhou. On the 23rd, the Jin army retreated southward, and the Khitan soldiers followed. The Jin army arrived in Yangcheng, and on the 24th, the Jin army assembled in an array and marched south, and the Khitan soldiers surrounded it from all sides like a mountain, and the Later Jin armies resisted vigorously. On this day, he only marched more than ten miles, and the men and horses were hungry and tired. , the Khitan soldiers attacked in a big way. The Jin army fought with them and expelled them more than ten miles north, and the Khitan crossed the white ditch.

On the 27th, the Jin army arrived at Baituanwei Village and planted antlers and firewood barriers to set up camp for the village. The Khitan soldiers surrounded it several layers, and sent strange soldiers to go around the back of the village to cut off the Jin army's grain route. In the evening of the same day, a strong northeast wind blew through houses and trees; The Jin army dug wells in the camp, and the water often collapsed as soon as it came out, so the soldiers had to take the mud with the water, twist the water with cloth and twist it out to drink, and the men and horses were very thirsty. (To be continued......)