Muttel rampage in Zhongjing Road, stirring up a chicken and dog there, providing an excellent cover for Zeng Zhilin and Yang Xin's troops to recover the eight states behind Shanhou, so that they could carry out the recovery of Jihua in a step-by-step manner without external interference. At the same time, because the Khitan court was unable to send reinforcements to support the prefectures and counties of the eight states behind the mountain, in the face of nearly 10,000 crossing team armed with Baoxingzhuang, Youzhou City, Yuguan (Shanhaiguan), and Gubeikou four great victories, in the beginning of a period of time, the countermeasures taken by the officials and defenders of the prefectures and counties along the way were surprisingly consistent - but seeing the "Flying Dragon Flag" fluttering in sight, they either immediately opened the city and surrendered, without the slightest delay and hesitation; Either shoot a few arrows indiscriminately, pretend to shout a few words, and then be a subordinate or general with peace of mind. In this way, Zeng Zhilin and Yang Xinsuo's troops almost bloodlessly recovered Ruzhou, Fuzhou, Xinzhou, and Wuzhou, and it was not until the soldiers approached the city of Datong in Yunzhou that they encountered resistance in the real sense.

At this time, the envoy of Yunzhou Datong Festival was King Gaoxun of Zhao of the Khitan court. Although this Gao Xun is a Han Chinese, since he can be crowned king, it also shows his loyalty to the Khitan court, and it is impossible for him to surrender at all or only symbolically resist like the officials of Confucian, Confucian, Xin, Wu and other states. At the same time, as the king of Zhao, it is impossible for him to abandon the city and leave, flee from Datong like a lost dog, and flee back to those Khitan magnates and relatives to be embarrassed. In the face of the so-called "Youzhou Righteous Army", which has almost become a god in the eyes of the Khitan army, even if he has no bottom in his heart, there is still only one way to resist to the end. In addition, although there was little hope for the outcome, Gao Xun still sent several groups of messengers north to report to Emperor Yelujing, asking the imperial court to send troops to reinforce Datong.

The rescue messenger was dispatched, but Gao Xun knew very well that he must not pin his hope of keeping Datong City on the imperial court reinforcements that had been frightened by the "Youzhou rebels" - not to mention that there was now news that there was a small but extremely capable and powerful "Youzhou rebels" partial division was shuttling back and forth in Zhongjing Road, firmly pinning down the only Liliang that the imperial court could use to maneuver at this stage in Zhongjing Road, and there was no Liliang to help him solve his difficulties. Therefore, while rescuing, Gao Xun was also actively organizing men and horses and reorganizing the army for battle, striving to take advantage of the unfavorable conditions of the opponent's labor expedition to exhaust, exhaust, and retreat the enemy army. Of course, if the opportunity is right, Gao Xun doesn't mind taking the initiative to attack and inflict heavy losses on the invading enemy. To Gao Xun's delight, such an opportunity soon appeared in front of him - according to the news found by Tanma, the main force of the "Youzhou rebels" started from Wuzhou and came all the way to the southwest, and now they have arrived and occupied Tiancheng County, which is about two hundred miles away from Datong City. At the same time, because the speed of its grain and grass and heavy troops was much slower than that of the main force, it had just arrived at Huai'an County, which had already surrendered to Kaicheng, and was nearly 100 miles away from its main force.

The front and rear armies of the "Youzhou Rebels" are hundreds of miles apart, and this news makes Gao Xun see an opportunity that is very beneficial to him. In his opinion, if he sent a group of elite cavalry at this time to bypass the main force of the "Youzhou rebel army" and take advantage of the serious disconnection between its front and rear armies to launch a surprise attack on its grain and grass baggage troops, it was entirely possible to inflict heavy losses or even total annihilation on its rear army before its front army returned to help, and destroy the other party's grain and grass baggage. In this way, it will not only blow the morale of the enemy's army, but also put the enemy army in the unfavorable situation of shortage of grain and grass and insufficient baggage, which will be greatly advantageous for him to defend Datong City and even the entire Yunzhou.

Therefore, after ordering Tanma to repeatedly confirm the enemy's movements, and to determine that there were only more than 2,000 soldiers who were not equipped with firearms to escort the enemy's rear army's food and grass baggage, and that there were indeed no enemy ambushes within 20 miles of its surroundings, Gao Xun finally decided to take a risk. He ordered his son Gao Sheng, a close general and a righteous brother, to lead 10,000 elite horses out of Datong City, bypassing the main force of the "Youzhou Rebels" front army, and conducting a surprise attack on the "Youzhou Rebels" rear army grain and grass baggage troops between Tiancheng and Huai'an. And especially explained to the two that the purpose of this battle was not to kill and injure the opponent's soldiers and horses, but to destroy the enemy's grain, grass and baggage. Goldman Sachs and Ah Ra took the order, and led 10,000 troops from the south gate of Datong City quietly that night and disappeared into the vast night. …,

On the morning of the 17th day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar in the ninth year of the calendar (the sixth year of Xiande), on the official road from Huai'an to Tiancheng, a team of about 10,000 people driving nearly 1,000 two-wheeled or four-wheeled carriages was slowly marching in the direction of Tiancheng County. Although it was not yet noon, it was already the height of summer in the fifth month of the lunar calendar, and the sky was sunny and rainless for several days, and the soldiers who drove the cars and escorted them were exposed to the scorching sun, listless and drowsy, just mechanically waving their horsewhips and moving their feet. The road beneath their feet was now completely dry after days of scorching heat, and the team had picked up puffs of sand and dust along the way, adding to the air of decadence.

This team is the heavy army of the "Youzhou rebels" that Goldman Sachs and Ah Ra want to raid. Gao Sheng, who was stationed on a mountain peak that was not very tall outside Lixu on the north side of the official road, looked at this tired and lifeless team from a distance, pursed his lips with some disdain, and said to Ah Ra beside him: "Uncle A, the little nephew looks at the low morale and low morale of this Youzhou rebel army, and it is not at all as brave as the legend. The little nephew really doesn't understand, such a rabble will actually make Confucian, Fei, Xin, and Wushu Prefectures fall into the wind, will cause the imperial court soldiers and horses to be defeated on the Great Wall, and will make Xiao's 70,000 troops left behind annihilated? ”

Hearing this, Ah Ra waved his hand and said, "The nephew should not be underestimated. First, it is a fact that the soldiers and horses of the imperial court were defeated in the battle of the eight states in front of the mountain and the Great Wall, if it is said that the defenders of Nanjing Road were lazy and indiligent in training, and they also despised the rebels in Youzhou, and the rebels had the help of 100,000 forbidden troops in the Southern Dynasty, so that Xiao stayed behind with 70,000 troops and lost Youzhou City, it can barely make sense. Then, in the battle of the Great Wall, the soldiers and horses sent by the imperial court, whether they were the Han army, the Bohai navy, or the national army, were all elite soldiers, and tens of thousands of Bixia regarded as relying on the cavalry of the leather room palace tent as the backbone. Such a powerful Liliang was still defeated and lost when he fought against the Youzhou rebels who were far fewer than him, and even the emperor's brother Enemy Lie was killed under the Gubeikou Pass, which shows that this rebel army does have its own merits, and it is by no means an idle person.

Second, this team under the mountain is just a grain and grass baggage force of the Youzhou rebels, and its combat effectiveness and the spirit of the soldiers are naturally incomparable with those regular soldiers. In addition, since it has been out of the customs, it has been marching all the way, and the momentum is like a bamboo, not only the heart of the enemy is growing, but also the body is tired day after day, and it is inevitable that there will be a little slack at this time.

However, the enemy may have the heart to underestimate the enemy and may be slack, but our army must not take it lightly. No matter how lazy and lax the team at the foot of the mountain may be, our army should treat it as if it were the rumored invincible army. The Han people have a saying, called 'kill chickens with a knife to slaughter a cow'. But in today's battle, our army is to kill chickens with knives, and we want to annihilate the Youzhou rebels under the mountain in one fell swoop and wipe them out. ”

Although Goldman Sachs nodded yes again and again on the surface, he was very disappreciative in his heart, and he was young and vigorous and did not take the team under the mountain in his eyes at all. In his opinion, the reason why the "Youzhou rebels" were able to win one after another was not only because they used a large number of firearms and made up for the gap in their numbers and the level of training of soldiers with sharp firearms, but also because they had fought against them before with incompetent people like Xiao Siwen and Yelu Enemy Lie - after all, someone like Yelu Tarlie who knew a little about military affairs could retreat in the confrontation with the Youzhou rebels. And the team in front of him, not equipped with those sharp firearms, and his own side is commanded by himself and Ara, who are experienced in the battle formation, although it is not effortless to win this battle, but it is also easy to capture and nine out of ten.

So, after a few perfunctory words, Goldman Sachs pulled out the knife at his waist, raised it into the air, swung it forward, and rode his horse down the hill despite Ala's repeated obstructions. With this movement of his, 10,000 Khitan elite riders rushed out of a mountain valley road next to the peak where Goldman Sachs was located. The knight on the horse waved the weapon in his hand and shouted loudly to kill the "Youzhou rebels" who were "lax and unsuspecting" not far away.