Wanyan Xiyin looked worried: "Du Shuai, the surprise attack of the Qi army is too weird, Han Zhen is still on the way to Mount Tai to seal the Zen, but the border army suddenly started a war, which is obviously unreasonable." ”

"Could it be that our plot has been leaked?"

Gao Qingyi's words changed the atmosphere of the entire handsome tent.

After all, this matter is extremely secretive, and everyone who knows about it and participates in it is here at this moment.

Wanyan Zonghan was extraordinary, and when he saw that the atmosphere was wrong, he immediately said loudly: "All of you present are the henchmen of this handsome, and it is impossible to leak it." Even if it is leaked, it is also a problem on the Song side. Now that the war is urgent, there is no need to dwell on such trivial matters. ”

Hearing this, Wanyan Yinshu can be said in a positive way: "Shuozhou and Ulzhou must not be lost, otherwise they will be surrounded on three sides, Datong Mansion will be a horse and a flat river, there is no natural danger to defend, and Xijing is in danger." ”

He and Wanyan Lou are pure soldiers, not contaminated with politics, and only care about fighting.

Xiao Qing frowned and said: "But the problem at the moment is that we don't know anything about the Qi army, not even the geometry of the opponent's troops, let alone the deployment of troops, the transportation routes of grain and grass. ”

These words illustrate the predicament they are currently facing.

Now that their eyes are black, how to fight?

Moreover, the Qi army is not the Song State and the Western Xia, in addition to firing firearms, the soldiers themselves are also extremely strong, even if they are Wanyan Lou Room, they cannot guarantee that they can defeat the opponent in the case of a field battle.

Rushing out of troops will only make you fall into passivity.

"The last general felt that the number of Qi troops would not be too many. Counting the water divisions, the Qi State has a total of more than 200,000, of which 60,000 are stationed in the south. And the southern agents did not detect a large-scale troop movement. The remaining 100,000 and 40,000 troops in Nanjing Road were used to prevent Yan Zongwang from moving. ”

Xiao Qing paused and continued: "Therefore, the number of troops in this surprise attack on Yunzhou will not exceed 50,000. ”

Gao Qingyi said: "Isn't there still 60,000 troops stationed in Kaifeng Mansion? ”

Han Zhen took the 60,000 army to Mount Tai to seal the Zen...... Could it be that Mount Tai sealing Zen is a blind way? ”

Yelu Yu was shocked as he spoke.

Just when everyone fell silent, Wan Yan Lou said in a loud voice: "No matter what, Yingzhou is the key. As long as the Yingzhou Qi army is repulsed, even if Shuozhou and Ulzhou fall, the situation is also in the number of five or five. ”

"Not bad!"

Wanyan Zonghan clapped his hand and said: "Hu Liyan is the main general, Yelu Yujian and Gao Qingyi are the deputy generals, commanding 60,000 troops, set off immediately, and repel the enemy in Yingzhou at all costs." ”

"The last general obeys!"

After Yan Lou's room, the three of them hugged their fists in response, and then turned around and walked out of the military tent.

Wanyan Zonghan continued to order: "Yinshu can command 10,000 troops, and give you 3,000 cavalry from the headquarters to go to Shuozhou." ”

"The Wumur commanded 10,000 troops, and Xiao Qing was the deputy general and went to Ulzhou. The two of you are improvised, focusing on exploration, if there are too many Qi troops, there is no need to entangle. ”

"The last general commands!"

All the generals responded in unison.

Since they have been preparing for war, they have plenty of food and grass, and there is no need to waste time mobilizing.

Not long after, after Yan Lou and the others gathered their troops and horses, they left the barracks.

After the generals left, Wanyan Zonghan quickly wrote a letter and used Hai Dongqing to send it to Zhongjing Dading Mansion.

Since the Qi army attacked Yunzhou by surprise, maybe Yanzhou will also move.

Although the two are fighting openly and secretly, their interests are temporarily consistent in the matter of Vaqi.

……

Out of the barracks, Wanyan Lou instructed: "Living girl, you lead 5,000 cavalry to hurry up and whip up, rush to Yingzhou first, gallop to the aid of Shenwu and Pinggao two towns, mainly to attack and harass, if these two towns fall, they will retreat." ”

Wanyan is his eldest son, and he is equally brave in battle, and he is the best of the younger generation.

It's a pity that the aura of his father is too dazzling, which leads to his lack of fame.

"The child is commanded!"

Wanyan Huonu responded, and immediately led the cavalry battalion to abandon the baggage and go straight to Yingzhou.

Datong is too close to Yingzhou, less than 100 miles, and it can be reached in half a day by a rapid march.

……

In the valley north of Yanmen Pass, Han Zhen was eating dinner in the handsome tent.

At this moment, Lao Jiu opened the curtain and strode forward, hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, there is a battle report from Datong, and Wanyan Lou led an army of 60,000 to Yingzhou. Wanyan Yinshuke and Wanyan Xiyin each led more than 10,000 troops and came towards Shuozhou and Ulzhou. ”

"Yan Zonghan's movements are so fast."

The other party's response, in their deducing tactics, but the speed of dispatching troops exceeded expectations.

After all, in the case of a black eye, it is not the best strategy to send troops rashly, so a large number of spies will be sent to Sanzhou to find out the enemy's situation, so that tactics can be arranged.

But he didn't expect Wanyan Zonghan to be so decisive and directly sent the army to Yingzhou.

But fortunately, they also have the means to deal with it, and the Jin Army's counterattack has long been expected, and now it is the two sides to grab time.

Whether the main force of the Jin army seized the state first, or Shuozhou and Ulzhou fell first.

Putting down the pottery bowl in his hand, Han Zhen commanded: "Spread what to do." ”

Not long after, He Guan came to the tent: "What will happen to Your Majesty?" ”

Han Zhen didn't talk nonsense, and said briefly: "Wanyan Lou led an army of 60,000 to Yingzhou, and it is expected that the front army will arrive in two days, and the vanguard cavalry can't say that it has arrived at this time." Wanyan Yinshu can lead more than 10,000 people and is coming towards Shuozhou. ”

"So fast?"

He Guan was taken aback.

"Not bad."

Han Zhen said solemnly: "Yingzhou can't be lost, so I plan to divide the troops into two routes, you command 10,000 troops, and then give you eight siege cannons, 20,000 firearms, and be sure to take Wuzhou County, Ningyuan Town, Chenjiagu and other key places within five days." ”

"I led an army of 30,000 to capture Shanyang County and ambush Yan Yinshuke."

He Guan asked, "When to go?" ”

"Let's go!"

After a day's rest, the soldiers were also full of spirits, and now they were full of food, and one by one they became vigorous again.

An hour later, the army set out for camp and then split in two.

……

……

The sun is setting in the west, and the night is gradually enveloping the sky.

There was a crescent moon hanging in the sky, sprinkling silver light.

Han Shizhong led an army of 17,000 and was rushing towards Shenwu Town.

Among the three gangs and four towns, the terrain of Shenwu Town is the most dangerous and the most critical.

Longshou Mountain is the north-south junction line in Yingzhou, crossing Longshou Mountain, more than 80 miles away from Datong, a horse and a flat river.

Shenwu Town is built at the pass of Longshou Mountain, and there are two high mountains on the left and right, blocking the way.

Of course, you can also bypass Shanyin from the west, after all, Longshou Mountain is not Taihang Mountain, but with this nail in the rear, it is like a fish in the throat for the army, and it must be pulled out.

It went all the way to the middle of the moon, and the army finally arrived at Shenwu Town.

At this moment, the city walls are brightly lit and heavily guarded.

Looking at the dense defenders on top of the city tower, Han Shizhong ordered: "Pass the order, rest in place for a quarter of an hour, and attack the city in a quarter of an hour." ”

Crash!

With the sound of the rubbing of the armor leaves, except for the soldiers who were on alert, the remaining soldiers sat down cross-legged one after another, seizing the time to recover their strength.

And the gunners of the artillery battalion began to arrange siege guns and adjust the ballistic angles.

A quarter of an hour passed quickly, and with the sound of war drums, all the soldiers immediately got up and, under the command of the brigade commanders and battalion commanders, set up a formation and prepared to attack the city.

"Siege!"

Han Shizhong waved his hand.

Snort!

The gunners immediately took out the fire folds and lit the fuses.

Boom Boom!

A deafening loud bang exploded in the ears.

In the distance, above the city tower, there were immediately bursts of terrible screams.

At the end of the first round of shelling, the gunners immediately began to clear the chamber and fill the second round of gunpowder and shells.

At this moment, a scout from the scout camp galloped over: "Report! Twenty miles to the northwest, a large force of Jin Army cavalry, numbering no less than 5,000, came straight to Shenwu Town! ”

"It's coming so fast!"

Han Shizhong's face changed slightly, and he said loudly: "Wang Wu! ”

"The last general!"

Wang Wu immediately rushed out and responded with his fists clenched.

Han Shizhong ordered: "Lead a thousand cavalry to block the vanguard of the Jin army and drag the other party." ”

There were not many cavalry in the Qi army, originally only 5,000, but when the Northern Expedition last year got seven or eight thousand war horses, and added 2,000 cavalry.

But even then, it was only seven thousand.

These 7,000 cavalry were basically deployed in Zhending Mansion and Nanjing Road.

Han Zhen took away 3,000, and only 1,000 were left under Han Shizhong's command, but fortunately, these 1,000 were all heavy armored cavalry.

"Order!"

Wang Wu's face was excited, and he galloped to the cavalry camp on his horse, and said in a loud voice: "Sons, meet the enemy with me!" ”

(End of chapter)