It's not that Yelu Hongji didn't doubt the reality of the Song army, especially whether Li Kui was in the army.

In fact, the opposing coach has not come forward, which has made the emperor of Liao suspicious. But...... The army that Da Song put in front of him can't be fake, right?

Not only is it not fake, but it is a real 70,000 horses. According to common sense, if the coach doesn't follow the main force, what kind of famous general is such a person, it's just a mallet.

But Yelu Hongji couldn't have imagined that Li Kui was such a prodigal son.

There are many reasons why Yelu Hongji does not dare to make a decision easily. The infantry brought by Anton was unreliable, but the combat effectiveness of the infantry commanded by Liu Fa and Hu Yanzhuo had already made the Liao army have a very intuitive feeling. 5,000 foot soldiers can make the Liao army's 50,000 horses unable to move. What's even worse is that this army secretly crossed Chencang and annihilated more than 10,000 Liao troops in one fell swoop.

Before the myth was debunked, the Guangshun army had always been the elite division of the Liao State.

This made Yelu Hongji firmly believe that Li Kui was in Yi County. Otherwise, it is not clear why Yi County has such a small number of troops, and he dares to fight with an army of 50,000 people, and he has the advantage. If Li Kui did not sit in command in Yi County, it would be a huge blow to the Liao army, or a humiliation.

But Brother Xiao Chang, the general manager of the camp.

Yelu Chen Jianu, the king of the Southern Courtyard.

The princes of such a side came forward to fight, but Li Kui was not allowed to show up for a long time. This made Yelu Hongji feel very wrong.

He felt like he was caught up in a huge conspiracy, as if he was looking back and there was nothing. But his intuition told him that there was someone behind him...... He smiled sadly at it.

This kind of fear and panic is not groundless, but a real existence.

"Han Junyi, you are guilty!"

"Your Majesty, the sin of the minister is unforgivable, and it is difficult to die. Recently, the minister pondered before and after the Battle of Yishui, and discovered a huge conspiracy. ”

When these words were spoken, many of the courtiers on the side of Yelu Hongji sneered, and the generals of the defeated army dared to talk about strategy. If Han Junyi knew how to strategize, would there be a fiasco of the Guangshun army?

Yelu Chen, the king of the Southern Courtyard, did not want to despise Han Junyi. In fact, Han Junyi was able to see Yelu Hongji, and Yelu Chen's slave also helped. It's just that Han Junyi really disappointed Yelu Hongji, and it was wishful thinking to want him to be reinstated. can only give him a chance to defend himself, so that he can be lightly dismissed.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's really suspicious, so it's better to let Han Junyi finish speaking." Yelu Chen's slave, as the king of the Southern Courtyard, can be said to be above 10,000 people under one person.

Even Yelu Hongji would listen to his words, not to mention that many of the officials present were officials from Nanjing Province of Liao?

These were originally his subordinates of the King of the Southern Courtyard, did they dare to be disrespectful to their superiors?

Yelu Hongji raised his eyelids and glanced at the embarrassed Han Junyi, nodded and said, "Say it!" ”

"Thank you, Lord Longen, and thank the king!"

After Han Junyi thanked Yelu Hongji and Chen Jianu, he began to talk about his experience: "When the minister first entered the Song realm, the Song army of Zhendingfu abandoned the small city and gathered his troops into a large city with high walls and thick walls, and it was difficult for the minister to find a good opportunity to annihilate the Song army. After that, the minister received the king's order and went north to encircle and annihilate Li Kui's main force. Danchen was worried that the Song army would follow the pursuit, so he left 20,000 horses behind the army to resist the pursuers. ”

Sure enough, Renduo Baozhong chased after him with the Dang Xiang Iron Cavalry, and then there was the Song army of Zhending Mansion, and he also chased after him for some reason. And the minister was trapped on the edge of the water. Yi County was also conquered by the Song army. ”

The minister ordered his subordinates to storm several times, but in the end they returned in vain in the face of the city wall. At that time, the minister decided that Yi Shoujun was definitely not Li Kui. Because Yixian County is small, there is no tens of thousands of troops at all, and Li Kui commands the battle, like an antelope hanging its horns, without a trace. But if Li Kui's main force is around Yi County......"

……

Speaking of this, Han Junyi looked at Emperor Yelu Hongji firmly and said in a deep voice: "...... There was no chance that the minister's army of 50,000 would have survived. But as a result, half of the army under the command of the minister survived. ”

This reason is very strange, because Li Kui is not there, although he lost the battle, but fortunately the whole army was not destroyed. But this reason is also very sufficient, if there were enough Song troops on the north bank of Yishui at that time, according to Li Kui's character, Han Junyi would have been solved in the field long ago, and the Liao army would not have been consumed by defending the city at all.

Because this is not in line with Li Kui's character.

In particular, if Li Kui was near Yi County with the main force, in the case of the Liao army bombing the camp, he would not give the Liao army any chance at all.

Han Junyi's words tore off the last fig leaf of Da Liao, because the Song army was not strong enough to wipe out all his soldiers and horses, so he accused the Song army of sending an impostor. Such a reason is really unacceptable to the monarchs and ministers of Liao, when will Da Liao be weak and become like this?

Han Junyi secretly raised his eyes to look at Yelu Hongji, who had a venomous face but gritted his teeth and said nothing, he hurriedly lowered his head again, bowed down and said: "In addition, the minister thinks that except for the Song army in Yi County, the other Song army is fundamentally different from the Fei Lian army described in the intelligence. ”

The Feilian army fought, the artillery fired in unison, and the soldiers fought bravely.

The key is combat power, how can the infantry brought by Anton be comparable to the Feilian Army.

Yelu Hongji was silent, and only looked at Brother Xiao Chang for a long time: "What do you think?" ”

Brother Xiao Chang thought for a while and asked Han Junyi: "But Yi County has the banner of the Feilian Army." ”

"Manager Xiao, the news from my Da Liao spies that the Feilian Army has 20,000 horses, and Yi County can't let it go at all!" Han Junyi is really hard to say, because in his opinion, the Feilian Army originally carried 5,000 troops and horses of the party, and it was still in the field. If you really encounter the main force of the Fei Lian Army, according to Li Kui's character, you may be able to fight with gongs and drums in front of you, and you don't need the protection of the city wall at all.

Yelu Hongji asked Han Junyi again: "Then where do you think Li Kui's main force is?" Not only the Feilian Army, but also the Praetorian Guard, I heard that this army was formed by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty himself, although it is a new army, but it is trained by Li Kui, which should not be underestimated. Even if Li Kui left some troops, he should have 20,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, where did these soldiers and horses go? ”

"The minister thought that Li Kui ...... Or that the purpose of the Song army was not the Guangshun army at all, nor Zhuozhou, but Yanzhou. It's my Daliao's Xijin Mansion. ”

"Xijin Mansion?"

"Haha, Han Junyi, you weren't stupid by the Song people, Xijin Mansion is one of my five capitals in Daliao, the city is high and the walls are thick, with Li Kui's 20,000 horses, is it impossible to break through?"

"What do you know, the Song people are salivating for my Daliao Nanjing. The whole Song Kingdom thought that the loss of the sixteen states of Yanyun was a great shame. There is even an ancestral training, who recovers the sixteen states of Yanyun and is crowned king. With such a big interest in front of him, won't Li Kui take a risk? Han Junyi was unmoved, and argued with reason.

Han Junyi's words were quickly refuted, of course, the person who refuted him didn't need to guess to know that he was his mortal enemy. But Han Junyi has not been thinking about this idea for a day, but has been pondering it all these days.

He heard about the loss of Zhuozhou, and Han Zi let ...... Hey, this is his brother. Unexpectedly, Zhuozhou was conquered by Li Kui, even if it was commanded by Han Junyi himself, after conquering Zhuozhou, he thought that the next target would definitely be Xijin Mansion.

This city is so important to Da Liao that it is said that this city has gathered more than half of the craftsmen and workshops of Da Liao, and almost all of Da Liao's ordnance was built from the workshops of Xijin Province. Once the Xijin Mansion is lost, one of Da Liao's legs will be lame. Xijin Mansion is also the gathering place of most Han craftsmen in the Liao Kingdom.

"Xijin Mansion?"

Yeluhonki was alone in the tent, and after he had been pushed back by his ministers, he sat alone.

Han Junyi's words, to say that he didn't believe it at all, he wouldn't be so indecisive. However, there were still many people in Xijin Mansion, and he always felt that if Li Kui was not stupid, he should not attack this well-defended city.

Yelu Hongji was worried at first, because he was worried that Li Kui would suddenly jump out from behind him.

This kind of danger of being attacked on the back is the most difficult for him to control. Once this happens, I'm afraid the leather room army will not be able to stop it. Moreover, the terrain around Yishui is not too favorable to the leather room army.

But there are some things that he doesn't dare to bet on.

If Li Kuizhen was not among the Song army opposite, the situation would be very difficult.

Thinking of this, Yelu Hongji still couldn't be sure, and in the middle of the night he summoned the king of the Southern Courtyard and Xiao Changge, and instructed: "Tomorrow launch a fierce attack on the Song army and force Li Kui to show up." ”

"What if Li Kui doesn't show up?" Brother Xiao Chang said worriedly.

Yelu Hongji closed his eyes, showed a tired look, and said tiredly: "Then what Han Junyi said may be true." Tomorrow's war, if Li Kui does not appear, retreat at night. ”

"Obey."

The next day, Renduo Baozhong found that the Liao army moved frequently, and from dawn, the Liao army camp was noisy, and after the three poles of the day, Renduo Baozhong found that the Liao army had changed its previous temptation, but was preparing to storm it.

Obviously waiting for a month to have a chance to turn around, why suddenly use casualties to buy time?

Faced with this confusion, Anton wanted to return to Zhendingfu. He felt too insecure on the front line, the Liao army showed his arms at every turn, and if he couldn't stop the Liao army, he would also flee in the direction of the Great Song Dynasty.

It's better to leave early.

"Bachelor, this battle cannot allow the Liao people to succeed, the main force of our army must cross the river."

"The pontoon bridge has been erected, how much do you think is appropriate?"

Anton stared nervously at the other man, what he wanted to hear most was that Rindo would cross the river and let him be on the south bank of the river. But Renduo Baozhong shook his head and said: "At this time, what else do you care, the whole army can change that guy." ”

"You mean 50,000 horses crossed the river? Don't even build a city? ”

Ren Duo Baozhong said eagerly: "Bachelor, at this time and that time, if Yi County can't stand it, the camp on the river bank will be lost, and our 20,000 horses on the other side may be wiped out." Once the city was recaptured by the Liao. You and I will be trapped here. ”

There was a word that Rinda had not uttered, but Anton had already sensed it.

That is: Renduo's loyal are all cavalry, and there is still hope that he can get away if he wants to go. But all the infantry under Anton's command were infantry, and if the two-legged infantry were to be routed, and the cavalry was chasing after them, it would be good for ten men to flee back to one.

An Dian rolled his eyes without love, he was bullied and deceived by Li Kui, and the threat was forgotten. But even people like Renduo Baozhong came to bully him, which made him unbearable.

But what can I do if I can't bear it?

In case Renduo Baozhong ran away by himself, he didn't know how he would die.

At this point, Anton could only grit his teeth and nod in agreement: "Okay, thanks to the deployment of the Gentola Temperance." ”

Song Liao launched a battle around Yi County for the city and the ferry.

Both sides fought from day to night, each with their own winners and losers.

The Song army is really not muddy, and if there is a reliable general, it may not be really vulnerable.

Coupled with the 20,000 party cavalry with more loyalty to the town, the two sides went back and forth to kill each other. When the war was over, Anton felt that he was not without a chance at all, and he became confident. At night, when he was talking to Renduo Baozhong in the tent, he was bold enough, and he was ashamed to say: "The Liao people are just like that." ”

However, Renduo Baozhong was not so optimistic, and the Tielin Army of the Liao people did not appear. It shows that the Liao people's war is still reserved, what does this mean?

Suddenly, Renduo Baozhong slapped his thigh and said in shock: "It's not good, the Liao people want to run." ”

After Anton was surprised, he laughed arrogantly: "Envoy Renduojiedu, do you think too much." The Liao people are fighting in their own country, why do they want to run? ”

"It may be that the Liao people have seen through that Li Dashuai is not in the army, or there may be changes in Xijin Mansion." When these words are said, Renduo is also not confident enough to be loyal.

After all, all his feelings were speculation, and there was no definite intelligence basis.

Let Anton, a person who doesn't know how to soldier, ridicule, be powerless to refute. However, Renduo Baozhong believes in Li Kui more, after all, Li Kui's reputation is not blown.

Without waiting for An Tan to speak, Ren Duo Baozhong said to An Dan, "Bachelor, this is an opportunity. ”

"What chance?" Anton felt that the old man was very bad, and often lied to himself. But who made him blacken his eyes on the battlefield and understand nothing?

"An opportunity to reclaim Zhuozhou."

Ren Duo Baozhong said demagoguously: "Bachelor, think about it, if Li Dashuai is in the hinterland of the Liao Kingdom, attacking Xijin Mansion is an inevitable result. And even if Zhuozhou is taken away by the Liao, it will definitely be empty of troops, and it will be a great opportunity to win. Li Dashuai has insufficient troops and can't hold Zhuozhou, but we can! ”

"It's true!"

Renduo Baozhong said to An Dan with a straight face: "How dare the lower officials deceive the bachelor? ”

Hold on to Zhuozhou, and then ......

Anton greedily sniffed the smell of meat in the air, and he felt that success was today.

As a stalwart of the Reformers, Anton had the shortcomings of all Reformers, he was a gambler, and he was extremely addicted.

With such a great temptation in front of him, he had no reason to refuse. However, chasing the Liao army to fight, he didn't have the guts, but he followed for a while, he still dared, and he decided to follow.

Setsu Province.

Yanzhou in the past.

Li Kui took the soldiers and horses in broad daylight and came to the outside of the city in a grand manner.

The Liao people in the city didn't know what was going on at all. When he found that the Song army appeared outside the city, he immediately went to the palace to report to King Yan, Yelu Yanxi. This is the successor recognized by Yelu Hongji, the grandson of the Great Liao Emperor.

When he came to the city under the protection of the palace guards, he saw a black handsome flag with the word 'Li' written on it. A number of its members, Song, will point at the Xijin Mansion.

And after General Song, there was a formation of foot soldiers, but the weapons were a little strange.

Yelu Yanxi was stunned, his imperial grandfather was killed by Li Kui, otherwise it would not be possible to explain why the Great Liao Emperor, who was under the protection of the main force of the 50,000 leather room army, did not even touch Li Kui's face, and let the other party come to Xijin Mansion in a grand manner.

After all, he is the one who wants to be the emperor, Yelu Yanxi hesitated for a while, and then asked the courtiers around him: "How many soldiers and horses are there in the city?" ”

"Sixty thousand."

This number is easy to obtain, including 30,000 Yelu Yanxi's personal guards, which is enough in Yelu Hongji's opinion.

Yelu Yanxi immediately decisively ordered: "Gather 30,000 soldiers and horses and go out of the city to meet the battle." ”

In his opinion, the posture of the Song army is only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. He sent 30,000 horses, which was enough.

Outside the city, Li Kui gestured with his hand to the city wall of Xijin Mansion, and always felt that it was a bit high. He asked Hua Rong, who had the best eyes on the side: "Hua Rong, I think this city wall is higher than our ladder!" ”

Hua Rong nodded in agreement: "It's a foot taller, although there is no moat in Xijin Mansion." But the walls are too high, and our ladders will definitely not reach the top of the city. Brother, if this goes to war, it will be very bad for our army! ”

What a disadvantage!

This is simply bad news.

The ladder is shorter than the city wall, how can you play with this thing?

Of course, two ladders can be used together, but the sturdiness is too poor. After all, a ladder was erected, and when it approached the top of the city, it was not a soldier who climbed up. Rather, a dozen of them climbed together. In the end, it was all human beings in a bunch like ants on a tree. If this is not stable, or unreliable, how can you attack the city?

Li Kui said helplessly: "It's a pity, it would be nice if these Liao people ran out to fight with our army in the field." ”

"Field battles, they deserve it too?" Cao Fang said arrogantly, he is now bold, after taking Zhuozhou, there is a momentum that the young master has been promoted to the second brave general in the world, and it is out of control.

As early as when they were in Zhuozhou, the Liao army hid in the city when they saw the Song army, saying that they would not leave the city or anything.

In the end, I was forced to be in a hurry, so I went to war.

In that battle, the Liao army was defeated. If the Liao people knew the result of this battle, they would definitely not go out of the city to fight the Song army again. Not to mention anything else, after the artillery plus the musketeers, with the grenadiers, in Cao Fang's opinion, it is simply an invincible existence.

The military is mighty in the world, where do the Liao people dare to fight?

But just when he arrogantly wanted to laugh a few times to give himself a boost, the drum tower at the head of the city of Xijin Mansion unexpectedly sounded.

Knock knock

Knock knock – a very rapid drum beat.

Cao Fang felt that this drum beat was a little familiar, and asked Hua Rong on the side: "This seems to be the drum beat of the soldiers, right?" Maybe the Liao army is not quite the same as us, I heard it wrong? ”

Hua Rong listened carefully for a while, nodded and said: "It is indeed a drumbeat of the soldiers, as fast as a rainstorm, and the army is full of this drumbeat." ”

Li Kuike didn't care about this, looked at the city gate of Nanjing in Liao in surprise, and said to himself: "This city guard is a brave man, if you want to be rewarded, no one is allowed to kill him!" ”