When Zong Han heard that the Song army had sent heavy troops to help again, he didn't care about the coolness, so he hurriedly came with his troops and horses. When he learned that the famous Hedong generals did not adopt the tactics of the Great Song Dynasty's usual division and combined attacks, but shrank together like frightened sheep, relying on each other and covering forward, he sneered in his heart.

"This Prince Yan is known as the number one general in Hedong, I can't see that!" Zong Han laughed.

"Marshal, you must not underestimate the enemy, he is also a young commander, and in the first battle of Western Xia, Li Jifeng wiped out his 20,000 army with only 3,000 pro-troops, which is by no means in vain!" Yinshu can see that the marshal is full of disdain, and hurriedly reminded.

"The Song and Xia countries have been fighting for nearly a hundred years, and they have won and lost each other, but the Xia army has not fled when it encounters our Dajin Iron Cavalry, and Pu Jianu broke the formation of the Liaoxia army with only 200 soldiers, there is nothing remarkable, and the Song army is even more vulnerable!" Zong Han waved his hand, not taking Song Jun in his eyes.

"The marshal still remembers that Du Tongjun often bragged about his brother of the Prince of the Great Song Dynasty in front of us, it should be this person, saying that in order to get himself a famous sword of Western Xia, he only led one hundred and ten personal soldiers to run two hundred miles to Dongshengzhou overnight, and snatched the sword and bow of Li Liangfu, the general of Western Xia, and sent him with a sword, which shows that his troops are brave!" Wanyan Xiyin said that he was dissatisfied with Zong Han's contempt for the enemy, and persuaded him with good words.

"Li Liangfu can also be regarded as a general? This time, the handsome soldiers returned to Tiande, Yunnei, only two battles Li Liangfu abandoned the city and fled back to the country overnight, to my opinion, he is only worthy of being a centurion under me, Zhao Ta is just a little meritorious by his father's shadow and boasted bigger than the sky, Dutong is also old and confused, and he has received some benefits for him to brag around! Zong Han said with a few knocks on the table with a horsewhip.

"The marshal still needs to think twice. King Yan once relied on 40,000 troops in Hedong to trap the famous Western Xia general Cha Ge in Quye River in order to lure the enemy into depth. Attack Xiazhou with thousands of strange soldiers and cut off the enemy's way back. His 100,000 army was killed and did not return, and Chage returned with his horse, and King Yan defeated tens of thousands of military horses of the three military divisions of the Xia army, marched to the Yellow River, and captured Lingzhou, Youzhou, Yanzhou and other states of the Great Song Dynasty, which shows that it is not in vain! Wanyan Xiyin saw that Zong Han had repeatedly spoken wildly, and seemed to have forgotten the defeat of Yingzhou a few months ago, and reminded him again.

"Hmph, Yao Gu's father and son, the brothers of the seed master and the Zhe family are all known as famous generals in the northwest. Not all of them were defeated by our Jurchens, dead or fleeing, the prison army exalted him too much! Zong Han pouted and said.

"Marshal, the Hezhong army that came to the aid of Taiyuan this time is claimed to be 200,000, which is several times that of us, but it is only divided into one attack, step by step, how can we resist?" Yinshuke glanced at Wanyan Xiyin, smiled wryly and shook his head. Let him stop talking about it, as his power increases, Zong Han becomes more and more domineering, and they can't listen to the words of these old brothers, so they turn the topic back.

"Song Jun is coming from afar. Now the heat is unbearable, and they will be tired, but our army is waiting for work. At this moment, the Song army marched in a group, which showed that they were timid in their hearts. I am afraid that we will divide and annihilate them one by one, so we should extinguish their sharp energy first. Make its army's morale float, and then take advantage of its low morale to launch a general attack and defeat it in one fell swoop! Zong Han said.

"Marshal, this road Song army is different from other roads, it is mostly cavalry, the total number is more than half, and there are many soldiers in the army There are party members and Han people in the army, they are skilled in bows and horses, and their combat power should not be underestimated. Wanyan Xiyin still couldn't help but raise objections.

"Ceres, are you scared of the Yuanzhou army in Yingzhou, always grow others to destroy their own prestige, Yinshu can only rely on 20,000 military horses to beat the Song army's three-way reinforcements, beheading its general. And most of the Hezhong army are Xiangyong and Fan soldiers, and the hasty army lacks training and cooperation, the reason why the Yan King sent troops all the way to march in a group may also be afraid that they will disperse in a hurry, hahaha..."

"Since the marshal is determined to do so, the last general will obey!" No matter how good Yan Xiyin's temper is, he has been counted down and ridiculed by Zong Han many times, and he has become angry, sitting on the side with a blue face and not saying a word, Yinshu can sigh and say no more.

The prison army and the capital eunuch have been deflated repeatedly, and whoever has to say more will naturally obey the leader's arrangement! Zong Han decided to personally lead Wanyan Lou Room, Wanyan Saili, Wanyan Tuhesu, and Yelu Ma 50,000 or 40,000 troops to meet the reinforcements in the Song Dynasty Hezhong, and Wanyan Yinshu could still besiege Taiyuan. Because Wanyan Bali quickly attacked the Yuanzhou army in Yingzhou and disappeared, but the 10,000 people team under his command basically remained intact, he split it and added it to the two 10,000 teams with serious losses in Wanyan Saili and Wanyan Tuhesu, respectively, and no longer formed an independent army.

The plan has been decided, Zong Han ordered to send a horse to find out the news, to find its flaws and harass the Song army, each army to reorganize the horses, raise grain, two days later, the troops sent three crossings. Yinshuke watched Zong Han staggering out of the camp, his eyes almost spewed fire, everyone in the Jurchen tribes knew that only when there were soldiers did they have money, land, and power.

Wanyan Bali is the brother of Yinshuke, no need to ask if it is a family, the army is from the same tribe, and it is not yet certain whether it is alive or dead, even if it is really dead, according to the rules, it should be inherited by the children sent by his tribe, and it cannot be canceled without authorization. At this moment, Zong Han did not seek his own opinion or the emperor's permission, and split his tribal army, obviously to weaken the power of their family, and to buy people's hearts and strengthen his position.

Wanyan Xiyin looked at the silver technique that suppressed anger, but he also sighed helplessly, now with the increase of territory and wealth, the brothers who were close to each other in the past were suspicious of each other after the death of Taizu because of the seizure of the throne, and now in order to compete for greater power and gain more benefits, the secret fighting in the past has gradually escalated, becoming clearer and clearer, and the internal fighting is becoming more and more intense, and Zong Han has spared no effort to ask for money and soldiers to increase his strength.

Once the Song army reinforcements were defeated, the road back to Daizhou would be blocked, and the Jin army under Taiyuan City would be surrounded by the Song army and blocked in the east of the Great Song River. If the Song army recaptured Yanmen, the reinforcements would not be able to enter at that time, the grain and grass would be cut off, and they would not be able to leave if they wanted to! He wanted to say what he thought, but Zong Han couldn't listen to the dissenting opinions...

After crossing the Fen River, the Hezhong army went south along the river and entered the boundary of Taiyuan Province, which was already within the range of the force of the Song and Jin armies, and the harassment of enemy cavalry was becoming more and more frequent. Zhao Ta adjusted the formation, ordered the front army to move slowly, keep a half-day distance from the army, and still maintain a tight formation. This formation was invented by Wei Qing, the general of the Han Dynasty, who led an army of 100,000 to attack the Xiongnu Shan Yu Mao, and the whole army was formed in the middle, front, rear, left and right, which was not only suitable for marching and camping, but also convenient for combat, and it could be said that it was a marching army formation and a combat formation.

The army marched all the way in formation, routed several raiding rangers, and three days later marched to Sanjiaokou on June 30, and traveled forty miles north to the city of Taiyuan. Fenshui made a bend here, and the river that originally rushed out of the valley in the west turned from west to east to flow from north to south, and the north of Fenshui at this bend is Yangqu.

The tributaries of Fenshui flow through the Yangqu River, from the White Horse Mountain through Baijingzhai, Mujingcheng and Sanjiao into Fenshui, just by the two mountains sandwiched, thus forming a somewhat curved north-south direction narrow valley, the three intersections are just the mouth of its valley this valley is relatively spacious, there is quite room for maneuver in the meantime. Such a terrain makes this section of the river valley an important passage for the army of the outer city of Taiyuan City to contact the defenders of Baima Mountain, and Sanjiaokou is undoubtedly one of the key strongholds.

Walking to Sanjiaokou, Zong Han had already led the troops to arrive, and the village at the mouth of the valley blocked the way, Zhao Ta ordered him to camp ten miles away, opposite the Jin army, and at the same time ordered Xu Hong to set up a camp by the water to hoard grain and grass, and put on a big war posture. As soon as they settled down, the officials who had rushed from Beijing to deliver the decree also arrived, and Zhao Ta hurriedly gathered the generals and placed incense cases to welcome the decree:

"I used Rong to commit Shun, disturbed the border, besieged Taiyuan, and was tired and unsolved. Qing and others led the division to help, and it was quite heard that the soldiers encountered the enemy's bloody battle, offended the blade, and fought hard, and it was not inspired by loyalty to be able to do so! I sighed...... But the fighters are in danger, and now Ling Qing and others are in trouble, so that they are disabled, and every time they think about it, it hurts. Now give 1,000 taels of gold, five gold belts, and 30 collars of war robes, which can be used to reward the slandered soldiers, and the following are all rewards for the first merit in the future; If there are more miraculous achievements, the three divisions of the Fuyi will be added. I have heard that I have entered the teacher, I have lost all my sleep and food, and I have waited for my deputy to be a martyr, and I have been rich and noble, and I am a descendant of Zeliu. The day is more exciting. ”

The emperor means that the war is coming, and now I have decided to reward a thousand taels of gold, five gold belts, and thirty collars of war robes. If there are more miraculous achievements, they will open the three divisions of the palace and enjoy the treatment of the prime minister.

Zhao Ta kowtowed to thanksgiving, set up a banquet to entertain the officials who passed the decree, and ordered someone to pass the will to the three armies, in order to show the grace of the saint, he read it carefully, which did not blame his own meaning, it seems that he acquiesced in his 'unauthorized 'sending troops', but the edict was read sincerely and regretted but still encouraged by winning the rich and noble officials, etc., obviously lacking patriotic national concepts, but at the same time, it also showed that the siege of Taiyuan was urgent, and he also realized that this war was related to the life and death of the Song regime, forcing him not to admit his 'great rebellion'!

That night, Zhao Taju discussed the battle plan, and now the Jin army did not flee because he led the army to come, indicating that if he did not bluff, then the battle was inevitable, and he also knew that the first battle of Lu Dao must be won, otherwise it will seriously affect morale, and the soldiers and civilians trapped in Taiyuan City not far away also need a victory to inspire their determination to defend... (To be continued......)