In the sixth year of Xuanhe of the Great Song Dynasty, the ninth day of the second month.

On the city fortress of Yingzhou, there is a scene of early sunshine after the snow.

Guo Rong hugged a thick fox fur and walked on a pair of long legs to do a routine inspection on the city fortress. Several generals, led by Tang Huai, followed behind her, and Meng Nuan also sideways. The generals who were born in the Mink Hat or the Shenwu Changsheng Army were obviously a little alienated from Meng Nuan, but Meng Nuan stood among the generals by the sword, his expression was neither humble nor arrogant, neither deliberately getting close to nor pretending to be a cliff. Let me sigh, in the troubled times, there is always a piece of entry that has been polished out, such a remote place in Yingzhou, a former horse thief leader, is actually so into things!

Guo Rong is in Yingzhou, of course, she is not holding a pillow and talking in her sleep.

The importance of Yingzhou's overall layout in Hedong and even Yunnei Prefectures, Guo Rong knows very well. As long as this small but strong fortress is held, it will block the hole channel for the Jurchen army in the Datong Basin to move south. With this as a barrier, there will be a lot of room for maneuver in the distribution of Yunnei Prefectures and Hedong Road.

Guarding here is to maintain Xiao Yan's overall plan and not to have any great variables because of the Jurchen military horses!

Guo Rong also knew that Xiao Yan would inevitably have a decisive battle with the Jurchens. This should be a fortress in the city, and it will also be an excellent bridgehead and departure base for the north. No matter what way you look at it, you have to keep this place safe!

Guarding here, although the wind howls every day, the dripping water turns into ice. The place is deserted, and smoke is rare. All you can see are armored soldiers and outcasts. But Guo Rong was not impatient, and together with Tang Huai and other generals, he selected the strong, prepared guards, collected grain, and repaired the city defense. Every day, he patrols the city fortress and defends it in all directions.

This is Xiao Yan's career, which seems to be much more important than her Guo Rong's own career.

On the city wall, when the soldiers on duty saw Guo Rong's figure, they all bowed down from afar.

Staying in the city of Yingzhou, there is also Longshou Village behind Yingzhou, there are about more than 1,000 armor soldiers, and almost the same number of auxiliary troops.

Guo Rong brought about seventy percent of the horses, and the remaining thirty percent were all Meng Nuan's 1st day.

After all these times, the army is still quite distinct. Even if the two divisions are broken up and pinched together, these soldiers who are in the same capital and team are not from the same background, and they have few words with each other.

This is not a battle, the sergeant on duty on the city wall must guard his position, and the rebellious army will be killed. The two sergeants spontaneously gathered in one place, warming themselves from the fire and talking and laughing in low voices. Between each other, they didn't even bother to say hello.

Guo Rong and Tang Huai are not immortals, plus the mink hats are the same as the generals from the Shenwu Changsheng Army. In a short period of time, no matter what, two military horses with such different origins could not be kneaded together. Zhen Liuchen and they went south in a hurry and entered the Song Realm to act, and at that time, they rashly transferred Meng Nuan and his henchmen out of Yingzhou's old nest, which would inevitably change, but the urgent task at that time was to stabilize Yingzhou as much as possible, so that they could let go. That's why this situation was created in Yingzhou.

It turned out that these military men followed Meng Nuan, and they were powerful and powerful in Yingzhou City, and they were above the others. Now it's like this, how can they be convinced so quickly?

Such a scene, Guo Rong and Tang Huai are familiar with it every day, and they don't say much.

These generals who were selected to go north were all veterans of the army. Even Guo Rong grew up in the military. In order to deal with these rebels, if you do not first break them up and divide them, you will act rashly and deal with them, which is likely to provoke changes. And now everyone is going to manage the territory of the Yunnei Prefectures, and the powerful ones in the Yunnei Prefectures are all the heroes of the dock walled fortress, Meng Nuan surrendered without a fight, but he and the 1st Department of the 1st were added by high-pressure means, but what did these heroes think? I'm afraid that the Fuliao Army will really become a lone army, and it will no longer be able to gain a foothold in the states of Yunnei!

Anyway, it's freezing cold, it's not the time to use soldiers, there is still some time. Leave it to the situation in Yunnei Prefectures and Hedong Road to be settled, and then make a calculation.

However, since Guo Rong descended, all the people who entered were wary of Meng Nuan and them, and once there was chaos, there were many plans to deal with them in advance. Meng Nuan and their solid dedication, that is naturally a good thing, and there will definitely be a good arrangement for Meng Nuan in the future. If Meng Nuan and his own family want to find death, then it is up to them, and they can't say how much trouble they have saved to be vigilant.

After inspecting for a while, Guo Rong stood still on a section of the city wall in the south, and her pretty face was a little red by the wind. She rubbed her cheeks a little worriedly. In the past, Guo Rong didn't care what her appearance and skin became, but now that she has a little more thoughts about her little daughter, she is a little worried.

She raised her fox fur collar, covered most of her pretty face, and asked Tang Huai, who was standing silently behind her: "Fourth Brother Tang, when will the news from the south come?" ”

Tang Huai** replied: "It's been passed on every ten days, and it's only been seven days now." ”

Guo Rong was a little inexplicably annoyed, her riding boots creaked and rubbed against the snow under her feet, and she didn't know who she was stepping on.

“………… Even if the news comes, it's not tasteful............ Why isn't there any movement over there? Annoying! ”

The generals looked at each other in pairs, but they were silent. The Yunnei Prefectures and Hedong Road have been doing smoothly recently, and no major changes have occurred, and the Fuliao army has also made a big splash because of the so-called invasion of the Song Realm, and its strength has expanded smoothly. Wang Gui has already sat in Wuzhou to preside over the selection of the elite in Yunnei, and has organized and trained the new military.

But there is no news of Bianliang, everyone is fighting for that guy in the ice and snow, who knows if that guy's position in Bianliang is stable? Why haven't you brought a few words until now?

But this is a private matter between Xiao Xianmo and the Guo family's wife, the youngest daughter of the Guo family's mother's thoughts, complaining about Xiao Xianmo's complaints, everyone should not have heard it.

There is also a gesture to Guo Rong, in addition to everyone, there is also a Meng Nuan who is not embarrassed or embarrassed to poke here. The princess of Shu Kingdom, don't say all the big things!

Anyway, Guo Rong also knew the severity, bit her lip with hatred, and stepped on the snow at the head of the city with double her strength in the riding boots made of sheepskin, and grinded hard. The generals looked at it and couldn't help but be a little frightened.

The lady of the Guo family is free and generous, without the pretentiousness of her daughter's family, and she has a great appetite for these generals. The Northland lives and dies together, and there is more affection. But sometimes the temper is too strong. How can Xiao Xianmo stand it............ Suddenly, Guo Rong raised her head violently, as if she felt something, and looked south. The generals were attracted by his gaze, and they also looked south. But I didn't see any names. And Guo Rong was still staring at the south for a while. I saw a rider appear in sight.

It was a tall horse, and it was already out of shape at this time. The horse's head hung down, and every step seemed to struggle. And the knight on the horse tied himself firmly to his mount, and also staggered on the horseback with his head down. He carried a triangular inlaid fire tooth that indicated the identity of the Fuliao army's cavalry to recognize the flag, and he didn't know what kind of strict military situation it was, so that this cavalry rushed to Yingzhou without sleep!

The mount struggled a few more steps, and with a wail, its hooves went limp, and it lay down in the snow. Immediately the knight fell with him, crooked to one side, his legs still tied to the stirrups, twisted into a strange shape.

Guo Rong lifted her cloak, turned around and went down to the city, and said loudly: "Take him in!" Something big must be happening in the south! ”

The generals also knew that it was powerful, and walked down the city with Guo Rong with a calm face. Meng Nuan also turned sideways among the generals, his face was as heavy as water, and no one could see what he was thinking in his heart.

In an instant, the south gate of Yingzhou opened, and several horses rolled down the mountain road as if the wind was blowing, and the horses were sent down and sent into Yingzhou City. Guo Rong was waiting as she walked around the city gate, her fingers were almost white.

The surname is Xiao, you don't have anything to do in Bianliang. Yandi has come over with strong winds and waves, can Song Jin, who can only play tricks on his heart, deal with you?

You promised me!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ in the mountains and mountains not far from Yingzhou City, nearly a thousand Jurchen military horses were hiding in a valley.

Yingzhou is stuck on the southern edge of the Datong Basin, surrounded by steep and continuous mountain ranges. After the military disaster, it was even more cold. There are no bird tracks in thousands of mountains, and thousands of paths are in sight. Nearly 1,000 Jurchen soldiers and horses, day and night, finally arrived in Yingzhou without showing their traces.

This kind of bad luck, such a terrain, and even more over the desperate place, and also to come. These Jurchen military horses have endured enough hard work. At the time of departure, there were three horses, and now the next two horses are not enough. Moreover, none of the auxiliary armies such as the bullet pressure followed, and the Jurchen military horses had to do it themselves.

However, at this moment, the Jurchen force is at its peak. Such a difficult march, such a fierce environment. These nearly 1,000 Jurchen military horses are safe. Set up camp in this valley, send out sentry scouts, and raise horses. He didn't even eat much hot food, but only quenched his thirst with a thousand grains of cold water. At night, when it is not on duty, a few skins are wrapped in it, and they fall asleep.

For hundreds of years, fishing and hunting in the white mountains and black waters, chasing animal tracks in the ice and snow. The tenacity and ferocity honed have not diminished a little at this moment. After the destruction of Liao, the elite armor soldiers obtained from this country of iron made the fangs of this beast doubly sharp.

In the cold winter and snow, the lone army is deep and fights thousands of miles. In this era, any army may have collapsed. But these Jurchen military horses, when they are in battle, can still be fierce and incomparably involved in continuous battles!

Yinshu can sit on a large rock, and there are more than a dozen Jurchen generals who are either Meng'an or Mouke standing beside him. Silversmith can hold a sword and draw the surrounding mountains and rivers on the snow. It was all from the last time he led his personal guards to investigate it himself.

All the way over the dangerous places, but also to the left of Yingzhou. Silversmith has never had the slightest preferential treatment in the army, and it is also eating a thousand meats and chewing ice and snow, napping on horseback at night, and leading the horse dangerously. When sleeping, it is not more than the others.

Yinshu had already lost a lot of weight, and the beard on his face was long and messy, and the deep scar that crossed the bridge of his nose was doubly hideous. With every word, the scar was tugged, and the bridge of the nose tilted in the direction of immobility. In Bianliang, those talented ladies are afraid that they will faint at a glance.

“………… Nahai, you take your Puliyan, bring the meat thousand, look here. No fires! If Yingzhou moves, you can see it. Don't be in a hurry to fight, stay up with them like Hai Dongqing, and wait for the brigade to come, understand? ”

“………… The sentinel went a little farther away, so that the sons and daughters could grit their teeth again. If you run into something, kill them all, and get rid of one of them. Let the leader cut off his head and send it here. Isn't it just a matter of sleeping in the snow for a few days? Just a few years ago, when we were still hunting bears for the emperor in winter, when didn't we stay in the forest for a month or two? ”

“………… Zong Han led us to chase Yelu Yanxi with these Western Route military horses, all in the middle of nowhere. But the army horses on the east road filled the tabernacle with goods and children. After sweeping away Shuoying, Wuwei Prefectures, the Southern Dynasty is in front of us! When the time comes, what will those Yahai on the East Road be straight? ”

Silversmithing can be used to make hand-strokes, or to give orders or to do agitation. All the Jurchen generals answered the order loudly. These Jurchen generals, who are at the peak of their energy, experience in battle formations, fighting skills, and even innate ferocity, are eager to try, and they do not care about the arduous march along the way, the lone army going deep and facing the superior enemy. It seems that as long as Yinshu can give an order, they can hold a knife in their hands and hit the city wall of Yingzhou! What kind of enemy invasion is only worthy of being crushed under the hooves of their white spoons!

Suddenly, there was a sound of noise outside, and Yinshuke and the generals all turned their heads to see the sentinels sent out rushing towards a slush horseman. After running close to the horse, the horse turned over and dismounted, his feet were already stiff, and he fell into the snow with a sound of winter.

Yinshu laughed: "Aliyin, did Lou Murmur's subordinates not enter?" Why did I send you? Jurchen man, riding a few horses and stiffening his legs and feet, are you using those women on the grassland too much? ”

The generals around him all burst into laughter.

The Jurchen soldier, who could be called Ali Yin by Yinshu, jumped up as soon as he turned over and pulled out the saber at his waist: "Who is laughing? I rode away without closing my eyes. Whoever is going to challenge, I will cut his throat like this! ”

After Zong Han left Datong, although the military power was handed over to Yinshuke, there was still a general in the Western Route Army, who was Wanyan Lou. Before the winter, Wanyan Lou led his troops all the way to the west, not only subduing the grassland barbarians, but also making them pay tribute to thousands of horses, mules, cattle and sheep. He even led his troops to approach the Weifu Army of Western Xia and Montenegro, killing and plundering fiercely. As early as before the beginning of winter, Western Xia presented a table to Zong Han and expressed his willingness to serve Jurchen as the suzerain. Only then did Yan Lou lead the army back.

Thousands of miles away, but there is no rich booty, nothing more than horses and mules and animal skins. This time, the silver art can make a detour to the south, sweep the states of Yunnei, break the rising Fu Liao army, capture the princess of the Liao into Shu Kingdom, and even peek into the east road of the Song River. Immediately, it was approved by Wanyan Lou's room.

In addition to Zong Han, the Jurchen army will have their own confidants, the upper and lower classes are not extremely clear, and the silver art can be the most confidant, and they can be pulled out at any time, that is, these Meng'an in front of them, more than a thousand regular soldiers.

It was precisely because of the support of Wanyan Lou's room that Yinshu Ke was able to mobilize thousands of female real troops. And Yin Keshu can also rest assured that Wanyan Lou Room swept Shuozhou and other places, and led one to seize the most important Yingzhou, and opened the most important passage for Xijing Datong Mansion to go south.

Yinshu can have a very good relationship with Wanyan Lou Room, when Wanyan Agu fought with the Liao general Yelu Liduo in Dalu City, Yelu Liduo commanded more than 30,000 leather room troops, and a large number of tribal troops thought they were wings. Yinshu can be side by side with Wanyan Lou Room, only leading dozens of horsemen, and charging and killing nine times among the ten thousand armies!

Break the formation, cut the general and capture the flag. The army of Yelu Liduo actually collapsed in front of such a small military horse as Yinshuke and Wanyan Lou Room! Wanyan Aguda took advantage of this victory, Shun Lì conquered the Huanglong Mansion, and also the white horse gravel easily annihilated the remnants of Yelu Liduo, who was already a silver technique and Wanyan Lou Room to kill the gall.

The friendship between the two is good, but now the silver art can obviously be more valued by Zong Han. Their henchmen naturally have some competitive hearts.

Yinshu can raise his hand, let his henchmen stop, and ask Ali Yin, "What did Lou Mu say?" ”

There is not much writing in the Jurchen army at the moment, and most of the military information is passed down orally. Ali Yin glanced at the generals behind Yinshuke, and said stunned: "Lou Room is already sweeping Shuozhou, he said, within seven days, Shuozhou will definitely be defeated." Within ten days, go deep into Wuzhou, and within twenty days, the horse's hooves will step on the border of the South Korea! Lou asked Yinshuke, when will he be able to defeat Yingzhou and capture the princess of Liaojin? ”

The general behind Yinshu immediately cursed loudly. Ariin also looked at them proudly, not afraid at all.

Yinshu can be silent for a while, wave his hand and order: "Aliin, eat some meat and rest a little." Then tell the sù Lou room, Yingzhou's affairs, don't let him worry about it, just let go and fight in the south. When the time comes, I will take Princess Liaojin to join him, and at that time, let Lou Room see the new daughter of a certain person! ”

Ali Yin snorted, saluted Yinshuke, turned around and got on the horse: "I have a thousand grains, and I don't have to rest!" Yinshuke, Lou Room is waiting for you in the south. Shuozhou doesn't get much grain and grass, and it doesn't seem to be much better in other places............ Yingzhou can't be defeated, and Xijing Datong Mansion can't be connected, we don't want to go back over the mountains and mountains! ”

Amid the shouting and scolding of the generals under Yinshuke, Ali rode away. Several knights who came with him picked him up, rolled up the snow and dust, and flew away.

A military general beside Yinshuke frowned and said, "Yingzhou military horses, will they come out?" That barbarian surnamed Meng, can it come in handy? Are you just waiting here? ”

Yinshuke sneered: "Wait two more days, and the news from the south should also reach Yingzhou." But you don't have to hope to lure the princess out of the ............ If they don't come out, we'll be pressed. Seeing the might of the Jurchen army, and then seeing what use the barbarian surnamed Meng can use............ Even the barbarian surnamed Meng can't help it, even if he gnaws with his teeth, he will gnaw down the city of Yingzhou! ”

Under some categorical words, Yin Keshu looked around at the generals, and his eyes were majestic and prismatic: "Why, can't you stop in this ice and snow?" ”

"No, Ginjuke!"

"Seeing that Yingzhou City is strong, are you afraid of death?"

"It's not! Silversmithing! ”

"Do you think there are more belongings in the account, and less Yahai and Yahaizhen?" (Jurchen language, male slave female slave) "No! Silversmithing! ”

Yinshu can sneer: "Then follow me to defeat Yingzhou, and then attack the Southern Dynasty!" It's so big, but it doesn't enter the hooves that can stop the Jurchen warriors! ”

The generals were stunned, and scattered according to the previous orders of Yinshuke.

Silversmith sat down on the boulder again. His brow was furrowed, but he never let go.

It's not that I'm worried about the war in Yingzhou. As a general, Yinshu knew early on that a plan before the war could be unpredictable. For the general, in this ever-changing battle situation, find the fighters that can be used. When the time comes, I will not hesitate to put all my strength into it.

He never worried about not being able to defeat Yingzhou, and he didn't doubt the combat effectiveness of his sons. It's just a remnant, how much more waves can be turned over?

He was just thinking about Zong Han.

At this time, he finally learned. In July last year, he led the Jurchen tribe to rise and destroy a generation of male lords of the Liao State. Zong Han hurried back to Shangjing, and the sacrifice of prisoners was only in name, but in fact he was fighting for the first position.

Yinshu can be a family, and it has long been tied to Zong Han. And Zong Han is the faction that he tried to advocate for the early defeat of the Song Dynasty.

On this trip to Beijing, can Zong Han get enough status? And he led the army out in winter without authorization to attack the clouds and peep into the Southern Dynasty. Will there be enough support?

In the past, Yinshu never worried about how many horses he commanded, and how many armies the Southern Dynasty could put together. At that time, the Liao State was able to suppress the Southern Dynasty to the death. Even the remnants of Liao can defeat the elite Northern Expedition division of the Southern Dynasty.

But since the battle with that bird Xiao Xuanzan, Yinshu has always felt the pain of the scar on the bridge of his nose from time to time.

With this in place, the Southern Dynasty cannot be taken lightly. And who knows how many such things there are in the Southern Dynasties?

Only by gathering all the strength of the Jurchens can the Southern Dynasty be defeated. And the Jurchens, a small tribe, also have a foundation that can be passed on to all generations!

Zong Han, it's time for you to turn back to Xijing!

(To be continued)