In the city of Huanglongfu, Xiao Yanshou hung his left hand on his neck, riding on a horse with a knife in his right hand, an old face was full of wind and frost, and although a pair of bloodshot tiger eyes were full of exhaustion, he was still bright, and his waist on the horse was also quite straight, and his eyes flashed a little vigilant from time to time.

Behind Xiao Yanshou, there was a team of equally scarred soldiers, I saw that these soldiers were extremely tired, but they all straightened their chests like Xiao Yanshou in front, and their eyes showed a bit of pride, in fact, they did have the capital to be proud, before tens of thousands of Jurchens besieged Huanglongfu City, but they were repelled one after another, and finally had to retreat, although Xiao Yanshou and his army also paid great casualties, but they were also able to use the same number of troops to repel the Jurchens, which has created a remarkable record, you must know that in previous wars, when the same number of Liao States faced the Jurchens, it was almost impossible for the Liao army to win, but this time they won with dignity.

Compared with the pride of the soldiers, Xiao Yanshou's heart was full of anxiety, although they had repelled the Jurchens before, and made the other party pay a lot of casualties, but they did not hurt the Jurchens' muscles and bones, with his understanding of the Jurchens, especially Ah Guta, as long as the other party did not die, it would definitely come back soon.

If the Jurchens killed again, Xiao Yanshou did not have the confidence to repel the other party again at all, because there were not many soldiers under his command, and there were heavy casualties in the previous offensive and defensive battles, and now with those lightly injured soldiers, it is estimated that there are less than 5,000 soldiers who can fight in the end. What's worse is that there is a shortage of grain, grass, weapons and other materials in the city, especially the food problem is even more serious, and even the daily supply cannot be guaranteed, which also causes panic in the city, in order to prevent someone from making trouble. Xiao Yanshou had to drag his scarred body to patrol the city and use his prestige to calm people's hearts.

Xiao Yanshou has been patrolling the city three times, and then he returned to his general's mansion tiredly, and just sat down to drink a sip of water, when he saw a young general angrily break into the living room, take off his helmet and slam it on the table and said loudly: "Father." I can't do it! ”

"What's the matter, didn't I ask you to go to Tongzhou in the rear to urge food, why didn't you come back with food?" Xiao Yanshou drank all the water in the cup in one gulp, then stared at the young general and asked, this young man's name is Xiao Dilie, it is his eldest son, and now he is also a general under him, the last time the Jurchens attacked, Xiao Dilie also took the lead in killing several Jurchen generals. The performance is very eye-catching, and Xiao Yanshou is also very satisfied with this son, and often entrusts him with some important things.

"Father, you also know that all the people in charge of grain and grass in Tongzhou are Yelu Yixin's people, and they clearly want to cut off our supplies, and then let the Jurchens destroy us. Then let's come back and wait, and I'll put the knife on that dog's neck today. But the other party won't give even a grain of food! Xiao Dilie slammed the table again at this time and said, the food did not arrive today, but he was still angry, if he knew this, he would rather fight the battlefield than go to Tongzhou to suffer this anger.

"The eldest husband can bend and stretch, if you can't even stand this little bit of anger. It's better to resign and go home early, so as not to end up in a different place in the future. Seeing his son's angry appearance, Xiao Yanshou said very calmly, the ups and downs of officialdom for many years had already made him see it. No matter how much Jeruyisin withheld his supplies, he had to do his duty.

"Father, now is not the time to bend and stretch, you also know the situation in the city, if it goes on like this, there is no need for the Jurchens to attack, I am afraid that there will be a big mess in the city, after all, the food supply of Huanglong Mansion has been deducted by Tongzhou, not to mention that the people have no food, even the food in the army is not much, and the weapons damaged by the soldiers on the battlefield cannot be replaced, and when the people are in turmoil, the Jurchens will take advantage of the situation to attack, what will our soldiers take to fight?" After all, Xiao Dilie is young and vigorous, and he is not as angry as Xiao Yanshou.

"So what? Although there is a traitor like Yelu Yixin in the court, His Majesty is only temporarily deceived by him, and when His Majesty sees the true face of Yelu Yixin, he will definitely wake up, and then it will be Yelu Yixin's death! Xiao Yanshou said with a loyal and patriotic expression at this time, his loyalty to the Liao State can be said to be evident every day, even at this point, he still has not forgotten to be loyal to the country.

"Father~, why are you so confused!" Xiao Dilie did not agree with his father's foolish loyalty, only to see him say again with a sad face, "Let's not care whether Your Majesty can see the true face of Yelu Yixin first, but in this situation in the Huanglong Mansion, if there is no miracle, I am afraid that our father and son will die here, so even if Yelu Yixin does the law in the future, we will not be able to see it!" ”

In fact, Xiao Yanshou knows better than anyone else about Xiao Dilie's words, but his loyalty to Da Liao does not allow him to have other choices, so even if he knows that it is a certain death, he can only persevere. And even if he really gave up the Huanglong Mansion and fled back, it would let Yelu Yixin seize the handle, and then not only would he still be unable to escape death, but he would even have to bear the charge of escaping, and then his reputation in the first half of his life would be ruined.

Thinking of the above, Xiao Yanshou couldn't help sighing, then patted his son's shoulder heavily, and said to him in a heavy tone: "Lie'er, tomorrow you go to urge food, if the other party doesn't give food, you will live in Tongzhou City, when they agree to give food, when will you come back!" ”

"Father, the dog officials over there in Tongzhou have already made it clear that they are unwilling to give us food, what ...... I have to go again" Just when Xiao Dilie said the end, he was suddenly stunned, because he suddenly understood what his father meant, and suddenly turned his head to look at his father, who was already gray, and his eyes couldn't help but be a little hot for a while.

Seeing that his son understood what he meant, Xiao Yanshou couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder again and said slowly: "Lie'er, my father is already old, although others praise me for being able to lead troops, but I ask myself that I am much worse than Yelu Renxian back then, but you are different, although you are still young." The temperament is also a little impatient, but whether it is the art of war or martial arts, you are already above your father, and you are likely to become another Yelu Renxian of my Da Liao in the future, so you must live for yourself. Also for Da Liao! ”

"Father, I'm not as good as you say, as a man of the Xiao family, I will never leave you at this time!" Although Xiao Dilie was very moved, he said very stubbornly, he also knew the way of filial piety, so he left his father to escape alone at such a time of crisis, he couldn't do this kind of thing anyway.

"Confused! Didn't you just persuade me that it was not worth dying, why is it your turn now? You can't see clearly? Seeing that his son was unwilling to leave, Xiao Yanshou was furious at this time, but no matter how much he scolded, Xiao Dilie was determined to stay, which made Xiao Yanshou quite helpless, and finally could only sigh, which was regarded as a tacit acquiescence to what Xiao Dilie left.

At dinner, Xiao Yanshou came to the barracks as usual. Eat with the soldiers, he has always eaten and lived with the soldiers in the army. There is never any specialization, and if he has a reward, he will also distribute it to the soldiers, and he is the first soldier on the battlefield, which also makes his prestige among the soldiers in the army extremely high, even under such harsh conditions. His men had no complaints.

When today's dinner was served, Xiao Yanshou couldn't help but be a little silent, only to see these soldiers who followed him from birth to death, and even most of them were injured, but they were only holding a bowl of noodle soup that was so clear that it could be used as a mirror. Other than that, there are only half a fist-sized wild vegetable dumplings, and you can't even see a little oil star, let alone meat.

However, even the noodle soup and wild vegetable dumplings were eaten very sweetly by these soldiers after the war, after all, as long as people are hungry, everything they eat will feel sweet. But Xiao Yanshou felt that he couldn't eat the noodle soup and wild vegetable dumplings, not that he was a picky eater, in fact, he had been in the army for many years, and he had eaten things that were more difficult to eat when he was short of food, but he looked at this group of scarred brothers but could only use these wild vegetable noodle soup to satisfy his hunger, and his heart was really panicked, if it was possible, he even wanted to turn himself into a cow, and then kill himself to eat meat for these brothers.

"Father, don't think so much, it's better to send someone to other places tomorrow to raise some grain and grass, and no matter what, we must ensure that these soldiers have enough to eat." At this time, Xiao Dilie, who was sitting next to Xiao Yanshou, saw the painful expression on his father's face, and immediately whispered comfort.

"Alas, that's all it can be!" Xiao Yanshou couldn't help but sigh at this time, although the possibility of going to other places to raise grain and grass is very small, but it is still a way, at least it is better than them waiting like this.

Early the next morning, Xiao Yanshou got up early, and then summoned some of his henchmen to the mansion to discuss matters, preparing to send some more people to try their luck in other places, even if they could collect a bag of food, it was better than nothing.

But just when Xiao Yanshou was discussing with everyone, he suddenly heard a commotion outside, which made everyone in the hall stunned, and then Xiao Yanshou asked his son Xiao Dilie to go out to have a look, but as soon as the other party went out, it took a long time, and finally saw Xiao Dilie running in with an excited face and shouting: "Father, the supplies are ...... All the supplies have been delivered! ”

If Xiao Dilie usually called his father in such a public place, it would definitely provoke Xiao Yanshou's reprimand, after all, there is no father and son in the army, everything must be commensurate with the position, but today Xiao Yanshou's attention was all attracted by Xiao Dilie's later words, and he didn't notice the inappropriateness of his son's title at all.

"Major General, what do you mean when you say that the supplies are coming?" At this time, there were still people in the hall who did not react, and asked a little incomprehensible at the moment.

"Materiel...... Tongzhou sent all the supplies owed to us, including food and weapons, even brand new military uniforms, and an army of 3,000 people, which is said to be to replenish the losses of our army, and this is only the first batch, there will be more in the future! Xiao Dilie said excitedly at this time, he was still worried about these things yesterday, but who would have thought that when he woke up, these things would be delivered to the door by himself.

"This ...... Could this be a trap? Hearing Xiao Dilie's words, some people in the deliberations once again made a voice of disbelief, no wonder they would be suspicious, after all, they had gone to Tongzhou countless times to ask for supplies, but the other party just dragged on and refused, for which some people even used knives, but it was still useless, at this time the other party took the initiative to send it to the door, and naturally thought that this was Yelu Yixin's trap, after all, no one knew Yelu Yixin's viciousness better than them.

Hearing the words of his subordinates, Xiao Yanshou couldn't help but hesitate a little, but soon he waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter if he is a trap or not, as long as the food and weapons are real, let's go out and have a look, if the food is not poisonous, we will have a big meal and reward the three armies!" ”

"What my father said is very true, I probably checked it just now, and found that there should be no problem with food and weapons, and the fat man Xiao who was in charge of supplies also came with him." Xiao Dilie also agreed very much at this time.

Hearing this, Xiao Yanshou couldn't sit still anymore, and immediately led everyone out of the general's mansion, and sure enough, he saw a big carriage parked on the street, the carriage was loaded with various supplies, and there was an army of 3,000 people to escort it, and at the front of these carriages, a big fat man with a big head and a big belly, who looked like a gourd, stood there, and when he saw Xiao Yanshou, he immediately rolled forward with a flattering face and said: "General Xiao, the lower official said before that he will never give you the materials you deserve, Here is the food and weapons that were in arrears before, and there is also a supplementary army, you can count it, and the supplies that should be delivered in the future will definitely be delivered on time. ”

This big fat man is also surnamed Xiao, but he and Xiao Yanshou are not the same part, but have some relatives with Xiao Derang, who is Yelu Yixin's best friend, so he is naturally Yelu Yixin's person. Xiao Da Fat is currently the Tongzhou transfer envoy, who is responsible for the dispatch of materials, before Xiao Yanshou was in order to ask for supplies, but he was not less troubled by the other party, but this Xiao Da Fat Man does not eat soft and hard, and is a famous hob man, so Xiao Yanshou has no way to take him.

Looking at Xiao Da Fat's fat face, Xiao Yanshou wanted to slap it, but reason stopped his impulse, but he didn't give Xiao Da Fat a good face, and asked in a stiff tone: "Xiao Transit Envoy, I don't know who sent these materials?" (To be continued.) )

PS: I stayed up until midnight yesterday to finish writing this chapter of 4,000 words, and I want to attend the ceremony today, so I must have no way to code words anymore, I hope you can understand.