With this order, all the Liao troops in Xijin Province were boiling, and more than three thousand cavalry troops were assembled outside the city.

"Kill a Song soldier, reward five times! Capture a ...... alive Reward 10 times! ”

"Catch their main general, the official will be promoted to one level, and go forward a hundred times!"

A general stood at the front of the team and shouted a reward, and the soldiers were suddenly very excited, eager to meet the Song army immediately, and then be promoted to make a fortune.

The civil officials stood together, and a Han official said: "Five yuan money, this is a heavy reward, and there will be good news in three days." ”

Compared with the Song State, the Liao State has a strong military, but the GDP is really not much, and one hundred and ten guan can be regarded as a rich man.

Everyone nodded.

But they didn't know that in Bianliang, there was a local tyrant who was not bad for money and directly offered a reward of 10,000 yuan, just to find a person's whereabouts.

The Liao cavalry roared out, and the civil and military officials at the head of the city were full of ambition, waiting for them to send their heads back.

Here, the Northern Expeditionary Army rushed overnight and came to the vicinity of Lianxiang, a hundred miles away from Fuzhou.

This is the border between Song and Liao, and there is no danger in theory.

But under the strength of the Liao people for many years, the so-called division of the border has long been the final say of the Liao people.

Xie Ting led people around cautiously.

Niu Mang was looking ahead, "Brother Ting, we have been attacking for so long, we should have thrown off those Liao troops." ”

Xie Ting nodded, and after staying away from the human settlement, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay...... The Liao people thought that we were going in the direction of Gu'an, but Lao Tzu wanted to take a long detour from Lianxiang...... Let them go to Gu'an and give it a beating. ”

He chattered endlessly: "Lao Tzu is a natural general, Lang Jun has said it, people like Lao Tzu...... It's hard to find one in a hundred years! ”

Niu Mang looked at his face and asked seriously, "Brother Ting, do we still want to escape?" ”

"Nope."

Xie Ting smiled brightly, but the sweat on his forehead betrayed him.

Niu Mang's eyes were slightly cold: "Just the two of us, you tell the truth, do we still have a chance to go back?" ”

Xie Ting shook his head and said, "I don't know, I always feel that there are enemies everywhere...... Let's detour to Lianxiang It stands to reason that we shouldn't be discovered, even if the Liao people are vigilant, it can't be so fast, right? Can...... You look around you on the plains, and there isn't even a wild dog. ”

Most animals have the ability to predict danger.

When many natural and man-made disasters struck, they were able to anticipate the danger in advance and then find their hiding place.

It stands to reason that there are marauding gangsters on the Song-Liao border from time to time, and some dead corpses and rotting bones will become a meal for wild dogs and wolves.

But now there is not even a hare to be seen in the Qianli Plain, which shows that there is a huge threat around...... For the first time, Xie Ting felt a crisis of this magnitude.

"Old Niu, I have a hunch...... Let's poke the big basket! ”

His gaze slowly turned, and the sweat on his forehead slowly flowed.

"We killed a lot of them, the Liao people must have gone crazy, there must be a large number of people around here!"

Xie Ting sniffed nervously, and suddenly shouted: "Hurry up, get out of here and go north!" Bypass Fuzhou and take a detour from the south ......"

Without the slightest hesitation, the entire Northern Expeditionary Army galloped north.

Not long after they disappeared into the land, a group of Liao cavalry appeared.

About a thousand Liao cavalry roared away, and Xie Ting, who was in the distance, put down the binoculars and said with palpitations: "Damn, this is the elite of the Liao people." ”

Next, their situation was very difficult, and under Xie Ting's keen perception, they kept changing directions and avoided the enemy's search again and again.

And so it was the third day...... The east, west, and north directions were searched by the Liao army, and they almost made a detour to Fuzhou.

It was impossible for them to camp, and at night they could only sit on the edge of their horses and take a nap, and in order not to expose their targets and leave traces, they did not even dare to make fire.

In the early hours of the morning, the Northern Expeditionary Army was ready to set off.

Lianxiang has been left behind by them.

If you go any further, if you gallop...... They will be able to break through to the southern border of the Great Song Dynasty today.

Everyone woke up in silence, and after eating some dry food, someone came over and said, "Brother Ting, Lao Qi has a fever." ”

Xie Ting's heart chuckled, and he followed.

A soldier lay on the ground, with a hide under him, but he was trembling and his face was red.

"Brother Ting, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back to Bianliang......"

He endured the discomfort and said with a smile: "Brother Ting, Brother Niu, leave a crossbow and arrows for so-and-so, you just have to go, turn around and the Liao people are here, and so-and-so will kill a few pads." ”

"Pad his grandmother's grandson!"

Xie Ting sniffed and instructed the people around him: "Go and light the fire, take out all the dried meat on your body, and get some hot for Lao Qi." ”

Lao Qi said anxiously: "Brother Ting, don't!" The ignition will be discovered, and we people will be finished......"

"It's not dangerous now, the Liao people can't catch up in a short time......"

Xie Ting smiled: "What's the matter, don't you still believe in my brother?" ”

Lao Qi breathed eagerly and said, "However, the ashes will let the Liao people know our traces." ”

"There are herders here, and they will think that they have left them behind."

Xie Ting didn't give him a chance to refuse, got up and said, "Get more, let the brothers eat and drink some hot food." ”

After a period of busy work, a pot of boiled dried meat was fine, mixed with some wild vegetables and dried biscuits, just simply put some salt and fat, everyone shared a little, ate a few bites, and then got on the horse and went away.

Not long after they left, a troop of cavalry came.

"Huh! There are traces of a fire! ”

Even if the Northern Expeditionary Army buried the fire when it left, the traces could not be erased.

A Liao man got off the horse and came to investigate, turned around and said happily: "It's hot!" ”

"Dig up!"

The Liao general's eyes were filled with joy, and when he dug it up, he found that it was ashes, and he shouted: "Blow the trumpet!" Tell them that the Song people are ahead...... If you want five times of money, cheer up! ”

The horn sounded, and soon the same sound was heard all around.

The sound continued to be transmitted, and finally came to a Liao general.

General Liao was the commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army this time, he looked ahead, and sneered: "It's just some box troops, and the formation is so big, it adds prestige to the Song people." Before coming out, he said that he would definitely go back with the heads of the Song people. When the time comes, give orders everywhere and besiege them. ”

The horn sounded, and everywhere responded.

General Liao rode forward, constantly receiving news all the way.

"Discover Song Jun!"

"Not good...... If they lose it, they will disappear out of thin air......"

"They left a horse, probably after a few days of running, and the horse was out of strength."

General Liao said coldly: "They are desperate, and they are running wildly at all costs...... Who knows how many horses they have? ”

"Five hundred, no less! They were with ours before ......"

"Well, so-and-so knows! There is more than one person riding in two...... But there are a lot of us, keep chasing! ”

The chase began......

From morning to afternoon, they had even passed the city, which showed the speed.

General Liao's expression gradually became solemn, but he still said confidently: "The Song people can't run, if he runs, someone will bear the responsibility for the failure of this pursuit!" ”

When his subordinates heard it, they couldn't help but be moved, and they praised him for his mind and confidence.

But by the afternoon, General Liao's self-confidence was gradually dissipating.

"They're gone! Can't find it! They're obviously fleeing south, but we're just a little bit close...... Isn't their route south? ”

General Liao said angrily: "If they don't go south, will they still go north?" Idiot! They deliberately took a detour route, for fear of being surrounded by us, and you scattered to look for it, but you couldn't find it...... Dig three feet into the grassland, and dig them out! ”

Then the Liao army went berserk, and the cavalry galloped around this grassland, looking for the Northern Expeditionary Army.

The sky gradually darkened, and the continuous news made the Liao general thunderous, and under his urging, the Liao army continued to search and keep advancing.

And behind a small hill less than five miles away from him, Xie Ting was sweating like pulp, his ears were pricked up, and he was talking with his head down.

"Don't move, they didn't notice our ......"

He squatted on the ground, holding a dead branch in his hand and poking it lightly on the ground, which showed his nervousness.

The horses were also a little uneasy, their mouths were strangled by strips of cloth, and even their snorts could only gasp faintly.

The soldiers held their breath while calming their horses, and everyone tensed their nerves.

Xie Ting suddenly stopped his movements, then closed his eyes and said in a low voice: "Swear!" If you can return to Bianliang, you will go to Yichun Building to get drunk for three days! Play with all the women inside......"

He was in a state of tension all this time.

In the past two days, the Northern Expeditionary Army has repeatedly tried on the edge of life and death, and if there is a little negligence or negligence in judgment, the Northern Expeditionary Army will die without a place to be buried.

It's his responsibility.

So he had to tremble and walk on thin ice.

"I swore that I must let Lang Jun come up with the best wine...... Warm winter, drink warm winter! It doesn't matter if he's a pot of 200 guan or 2,000 guan! ”

He was gasping, and Niu Mang beside him was calmly observing his surroundings through the telescope.

"A group of cavalry in the east, looking at more than 500 people...... Went west. ”

"From the north, five hundred men rushed over...... Went south. ”

"Not good...... They're here ahead of us! ”

Niu Mang's breathing suddenly tightened.

Xie Ting grabbed a ball of dirt and said tremblingly, "They won't come...... They're not coming...... They'll take a detour......"

The villagers had seized the reins, and if they were discovered by the enemy, they would have no choice but to charge south.

Rush in the direction of Da Song!

Niu Mang's hand was still steady, and his voice did not fluctuate: "It's coming...... They were intercepted and went west, and I dropped a crossbow on the west...... These fools, they're fighting for that crossbow...... Then he went west. ”

As soon as Xie Ting's body softened, he lay down on the ground.

He was gasping for breath, his suddenly relaxed body twitching.

"Old cow, legs...... Lao Tzu's leg pumped ......"

Under the high tension, his calf cramped, Niu Mang dragged his leg, and then pressed it hard a few times, Xie Ting struggled like a big bird with an arrow.

"Okay, don't pinch it, it hurts!"

"It's dark!"

Xie Ting lay on the wet ground, greedily looking at the gradually dim sky, only to feel that life has never been so beautiful.

"Lao Niu, I swear that in the future, I must learn from Langjun, be an upright person, be a person who is free from low-level interests, and be a person who feeds horses and chops wood...... Be a living person! ”

The soldiers were secretly rejoicing, clenching their fists against each other in a silent way of celebrating their escape.

In the dark of night, even if they are discovered, judging by the degree to which the Liao army is now dispersed, the possibility of them killing each other will be higher.

This place is very close to Da Song, what they need now is to wait, and when it gets darker, they will follow Xie Ting to touch it.

Everyone began to eat dry food, but Xie Ting was drinking.

If you don't drink, you can't do it, his mental tension is too long, and his body is tense for a longer time, causing cramps as soon as he relaxes.

The cowhide kettle contained the Qin family's unique high-grade liquor, and after a few sips, he regained his energy.

"Let's go! I was a little vigilant to Lao Tzu, and I was trembling at the end......"

In the darkness of the night, the Northern Expeditionary Army followed him and quietly headed south.

But the Liao general was in the light, and the bonfires around him were crackling and burning, and he stood there dumbfounded, with a roast leg of lamb at his feet.

The conditions here are not good, but the leg of lamb is roasted very well, and the aroma of the mutton cannot move him, he is waiting for news.

"After tonight, don't even think about catching them again...... They will go to report the news, and the Song army in Fuzhou City will send troops to rescue. ”

A general sighed quietly.

General Liao's eyes were full of anger, he knew that this was dissatisfaction, this time he was the commander-in-chief, but in the end, he didn't even find a single hair of the Song people, how to explain it when he went back?

Wait, wait, wait, the bonfire gradually got smaller, and suddenly someone shouted in the distance.

General Liao turned sideways and shouted, "Tama's! Who's shouting? What should be the crime of scaring away the Song people! ”

The surrounding scouts hurriedly came to report, bowed their heads and said, "General, someone is shouting on the other side, ...... twenty miles away."

Twenty miles is not far.

But now it has become a moat-like existence.

General Liao's body staggered, he knew that those Song troops had broken through their blockade!

Another general sighed: "What did you shout? ”

The people around lowered their heads, but after a few days of hard work, no one was convinced.

They shouted...... The Marquis of Pingyang of the Great Song Dynasty greeted the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu and wished the Liao Emperor a long life and a hundred years of life......"

Humiliate!

A general drew his knife and cut down the work in front of him, and the scene was suddenly chaotic.

"Qin Wei ...... Is that Qin Wei? ”

Liao General Mu Ran asked.

"Yes, it is the Qin Wei who hated Da Liao to the bone, the Song Army that we have been chasing for a few days is the Northern Expeditionary Army that he single-handedly founded! Northern expedition...... It's a war of Liao! ”

Northern Expeditionary Army!

After chasing for so long, they learned about this Song army's military horn.

It's ridiculous that it's called the 'Northern Expedition'!

This is the humiliation of Chiguoguo!

General Liao held the long knife stuck in the ground, raised his head and sighed: "Qin Wei...... Did he come in person? It's a pity...... You were too late to join in, and let them escape through the gap in the south...... I will intercede for you when I go back. ”

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