This time, there were three tribes that rushed from the grassland to aid the Liao army, one was the Naiman Division, the other was called the Dadan Division, and the other was the Lieshan Division, and each of the three tribes sent 10,000 cavalry.

The chief of the Lieshan Department is called Du Buluo, and this time he was forced to send troops to aid Xijing Datong Mansion, in fact, not only the Lieshan Department was forced to send troops, but also the Naiman Department and the Dadan Department.

Inside a large tent, Dubro was negotiating in a low voice with the leaders of the other two tribes.

The Lieshan tribe was led by the chieftain himself, while the other two tribal generals were also important figures in the tribe, although they were not led by the chieftain himself.

The chief general of the Naiman tribe is called Aik, and the chief general of the Dadan tribe is called Nyingbu, Ayik is the son of the old chief of the Naiman tribe, and Nyingbu is also the brother of the chief of the Dadan tribe, and they are all core figures in their respective tribes.

They were also able to sit with Dubro because they were ordered by their respective chiefs to do everything possible to keep their army from losses.

"Yelu Hongji doesn't look at Datongfu from his bones, he just doesn't want to lose it, from the composition of the Liao army in Datongfu, you know, among the 20,000 initial army, there are only 5,000 Khitan soldiers, 15,000 are Xi and Bohai people, and the 30,000 additional troops behind are Jurchens, I heard that they were forcibly recruited from the mature Jurchens, and then we were 30,000 Tiele people, it is obvious that Yelu Hongji's focus is still in Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo, and the main force there is basically Khitan."

Ning Bu groaned and said: "I heard that the advantage of the Song army is the navy, and many achievements are due to the merits of the navy, they have not even organized a large-scale battle between the two armies, and in this battle of Datongfu, the Song army will lose the advantage of the navy, will they be defeated in a battle in actual combat?" ”

Next to him, Ayik also said: "After all, the army of the Liao State is still very strong, and the more we fight in the later stage, the advantage of the Song army will be reduced, and we are worried that if we stand in line too early, we will repeat the fate of the Jurchens." ”

Du Buluo was secretly annoyed in his heart, he had said that they would retreat to the grassland together, but now that their position was loosened again, could it be that it was in vain for him to send his son to contact the Song army before?

It's a trivial matter to make a little effort, but the key is that I am afraid that the Song army will think that he is cheating, and in the future, if the Liao State is destroyed, will the Song army let go of the Lieshan Department?

Du Buluo persuaded patiently: "The Song army did not rely on the water army to achieve today's results, the water army is only one of them, but it is by no means the main reason, the main reason is the decline of the Liao State itself, and the Song army has powerful weapons.

Both of them are people who understand, and they know the composition of the Liao army in Xijing, there are 5,000 Khitan talents, and the main wealthy families in Xijing have moved to Shangjing, I can't see Yelu Hongji's sincerity in wanting to hold Xijing, with all due respect, Xijing will inevitably be lost this time, and whether we can maintain the northward retreat of our troops depends on the decision of the two tonight. ”

Ning Bu hurriedly said: "The big chief misunderstood, it's not that we don't want to retreat north, we just want to find a strategy that is both right, neither suspicious by the Liao army, nor do we want to lose too much. ”

"What do you mean?" Dubro asked again.

"It is best that when the two armies are in a decisive battle, we look for an opportunity to retreat north, so that we can not only help the Song army, but also find a reason to explain to the Liao State."

Dubro sighed and said, "You have a good idea, but I am afraid that in the decisive battle, Yelu Wanshan will let us fight for the forwards." ”

"Impossible!" Nimbu and Ayk said in unison.

Nyingbu hurriedly explained, "We have asked Yelu Wanshan before, we are in charge of the two wings, and the forward is the Jurchens, this is what Yelu Hongji meant, he suspects that the mature Jurchen and the Goryeo people are colluding and want to use war to consume the Jurchens." ”

Dubro shook his head for a while and said, "Why didn't you think that Yelu Hongji would also want to use war to consume us?" ”

Nimbu and Ayq froze for a moment.

Dubro said again: "Forget it, your plan is actually not bad, the key is to win the trust of Song Jun, let me think about it!" ”

………

Du Buluo returned to his big tent, pacing back and forth with his hands down, he was not only not optimistic about the Xijing Campaign, he was not optimistic about the Liao State, the Liao State was depleted of financial resources, the national strength was weakened, and the Song army was defeated and retreated, losing Nanjing Road, and seeing that the Xijing Road was about to be lost, the national strength would only continue to weaken, and it would not suddenly become stronger.

Du Buluo knew very well that the reason for the decline of the Liao State was that the rulers of the Liao State were extremely poor and extravagant, the Khitan people became rich from thrift, and the will to fight faded.

At this time, his son Dushan appeared at the door of the big tent, bowed down and said, "Father is looking for me?" ”

Dubro nodded, "You come in first, I have something to say to you!" ”

Dushan walked quickly into the big tent, and Du Buluo waved his hand to let the two maids in the tent retreat, and only the father and son were left in the big tent.

"Things have changed!"

Du Shan was shocked, "Those two bastards betrayed us?" ”

Dushan has always been reluctant to cooperate with the other two tribes, and he can't trust them, but his father insists that the three steppe peoples advance and retreat together, and he can't help it.

Dubro glared at him fiercely, "What are you talking about?" If they betray us, can we still sit here and talk? ”

Dushan didn't dare to say anything, and Dubro said: "I originally planned to go to fight the Song army alone with the 30,000 grassland army, and then feint and retreat, but now it seems that this idea is a bit unrealistic, first of all, Yelu Wanshan may not allow us to fight alone, and secondly, even if we do, our feint will also make him suspicious, so the result of our tripartite discussion is to retreat in a decisive battle, which requires you to go again." ”

"The boy will leave tonight!"

Du Buluo waved his hand and said, "The key is how to win the trust of Song Jun?" ”

"After a big battle, we retreated immediately, didn't they believe it?"

Dubro sighed, "We not only have to win the trust of the Song army, but also not let the Liao army suspect, which is doomed that we cannot retreat immediately, there must be a degree, I am worried that the Song army does not believe us, but focuses on us, then it will be a heavy loss." ”

"So what are we going to do?"

Dubro took a few steps with his hands in his hands, he glanced at his son and said, "I want you to stay in the Song army as a hostage." ”

Dushan said for a while: "The child is willing to be a hostage, but what should Song Jun do if he doesn't believe my identity?" ”

Dubro nodded, "I handed over the Golden Wolf Head Order to you, and with the Golden Wolf Head Order, they will naturally believe it." ”

Dushan was overjoyed in his heart, the golden wolf head order is a symbol of the supreme power of the big chief, does it mean that his father handed over the golden wolf head order to himself?

He immediately bowed and saluted, "The child will not let down his father!" ”

………

In Jincheng County, Fan Ning inspected the county seat accompanied by Zhizhou Su Zhe.

The county seat is very large, belonging to a medium and large city, with a population of about 50,000, and the peasants outside the city have moved into the county seat, going out of the city to work during the day and coming back to sleep at night.

The county town was originally very noisy, but since the Song army moved to camp outside the city, the county town has returned to its original quiet.

There are no more close-to-house closures on the streets, everything is normal, and a few taverns are doing well.

"You said that the peasants went out of the city to work during the day and came back to sleep at night, and what should we do if the corn fields were destroyed by the enemy at night?"

Su Zhe shook his head and said with a wry smile: "In fact, the enemy army rarely destroys the corn field, the culprit of destroying the corn field is the wild boar, they especially like to nibble on the sweet and juicy tender corn stalks, ordinary farmers can't do anything about them, the patrol post encounters them, and the patrol post will clean them up, so it is the same whether the farmers go to guard the field at night or not." ”

At this time, two old men who were chatting on the side of the road saw Su Zhe and hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Su Zhe also gave them a gift in return immediately.

This was already Fan Ning seeing the thirties of people saluting Su Zhe, and he couldn't help but smile: "It seems that the people of Yingzhou respect Ziyou very much!" ”

Su Zhe sighed and said: "Their respect will only put more pressure on the lowly position, so that the lowly position will not dare to slack off for a moment, lest it disappoint the people." ”

Fanning laughed, Su Zhe could really speak.

At this time, a soldier rushed over and bowed down to report: "Qi Fan Xianggong, General Yang asked Fan Xianggong to go to the barracks, there is an emergency!" ”