"Not long ago, Tong Guan sent an envoy to Northern Liao to persuade him to surrender, but Yeluchun refused, and angrily accused the Song Dynasty of treachery and non-compliance with the covenant, and the two sides broke up unhappily!"

Gongsun Sheng said.

"Didn't kill the messenger this time?"

Sun Lei asked curiously, it is also rare that this kind of thing can be played twice.

"No, the Liao State also seems to be afraid of completely angering the Song Dynasty, and this time it just blew the envoy away."

Gongsun Sheng replied.

"How are the soldiers and horses arranged?"

Sun Lei nodded and continued to ask.

"Tong Guan is currently stationed in Hejian Mansion, divided into two routes, east and west, with 50,000 military horses each, relying on Xiongzhou and Bazhou respectively."

"The commander of the Seed Division Dao is the commander of the East Route Army, Yang Keshi and Wang Yu lead the front army, Yang Weizhong leads the Left Route Army, the newly transferred seed division leads the Right Route Army, Zhao Ming and Li Ming lead the Feng Army, but the Seed Master Dao is still stationed in Duliu Beizhai and did not go to the front line."

Xin Xingzong commanded the Western Route Army, stationed in Fan Village on the front line of Baigou, Wang Yuan commanded the front army, Jiao Anjie commanded the left army, and Liu Guangguo and Yijing commanded the right army. Cookie and Wang Yu commanded the rear army. Wu Zihou and Liu Guangshi led the selection of the front army. ”

Xu Guanzhong said.

"What about Liao?"

Sun Lei touched his chin and asked.

"On the Liao side, King Xi Xiao Gan brought soldiers and horses to defend on the front line of Baigou, but there were only 10,000 soldiers and horses."

Xu Guanzhong continued to answer.

"The Liao country is all light horses, coming and going like the wind, a hundred and ten miles is just a matter of one day, but for the infantry army, it takes two and three days!"

Xiao Jiasui opened his mouth and said, if you take into account that the Song army still has to build a bridge to cross the river and transport baggage, I am afraid that it will take more than four days for this hundred and ten miles, and such a long time is enough for the soldiers and horses of Youzhou to go back and forth.

"What I'm most curious about is the Seed Master Dao, Xin Xingzong commanded the Western Route Army, stationed in Fan Village, and Northern Liaona across the river."

"And as the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army, the seed master Dao does not go to Bazhou, but stays in Duliu Beizhai, which is understandable to prevent us, so what should we do on the front line? Duliu Beizhai is seventy or eighty miles away from Baigou, a commander-in-chief is not in command on the front line, if a big war suddenly breaks out, what will happen to the front-line army? ”

Sun Lei opened his mouth and said, in this era, there is no radio, no video, and no satellite, there is no way to command the front-line war in the rear, and the commander must go to the front line in person, so as to respond to the changes in the war in time.

"Is General Liu back?"

Sun Lei asked again, Liu Fa had also crossed the Yellow River and went to Duliu Beizhai to see the seed master.

It's ridiculous to say, Liu Fa's current identity is very delicate, he is the only one who can "freely" come and go between the two armies, Liu Fa has announced that he was killed in battle on the Song Dynasty's side, but after being saved by Sun Lei, the Song Dynasty directly suppressed the matter and treated it as if he didn't know.

"Not yet."

Zhu Wu said.

"Let's go to the river!"

Sun Lei got up and spoke.

"Brother, I'll go too!"

Li Kui immediately jumped out and said with a pair of board axes.

"Okay!"

Sun Lei nodded, it wasn't a war anyway, there should be no danger.

By the Yellow River, Sun Lei looked at the camp on this bank.

The Planter Dao also seemed to be prepared, and took the soldiers and horses to the river.

"Leader Sun, the seed master said that Tong Guan didn't make any promises, and he can't make decisions without permission!"

Liu Fa crossed the river by boat and said to Sun Lei.

"How many soldiers and horses does the Seed Master Dao have?"

Sun Lei looked at the army on the opposite bank and asked Liu Fadao, and there were three thousand military horses standing neatly on the other side.

"That's it...... Just these three thousand, these are all the personal soldiers brought by the master from Jingyuan. ”

Liu Fa hesitated for a moment, but still said, this is the secret of the Seed Dao Army, but he has been there several times, and he is from the Western Army, and he knows the details at a glance.

"There are only 3,000 soldiers and horses in the headquarters!"

Sun Lei smiled, the planter said that this was set up by Tong Guan, and he took 3,000 people and threw them to Duliu Beizhai.

"The Dao of the Seed Master has always been against the Liao Dynasty, he thinks that once the Liao State is destroyed, he will have to face the Jin State and Liangshan, neither of which can be provoked by the Great Song Dynasty today, the wisest choice is to unite the Liao State that is now in turmoil!"

Liu Fa looked at the army of the Seed Master Dao on the other side and said, although he is a martial artist, he still has vision, isn't it about joining forces to resist the strong.

"Haha, I have vision, but it's a pity that my words are contrary to my ears, and people are soft-spoken, and if I say too much, I will only offend people."

Sun Lei smiled and said, in the Great Song Dynasty, the right people often have no good results.

"Brother, do you want to kill across the river!"

Li Kui was eager to try with a plate axe, the enemy was only three thousand, so he led people to kill them and cut them all in one round.

"There's no need to fight with the seed master, our goal is Yan Yun!"

Sun Lei shook his head and said, just know the details of the Seed Master's Dao.

Sun Lei led everyone to patrol along the banks of the Yellow River, and there were soldiers and horses guarding all important places.

"Brother, why don't we fight?"

Li Kui couldn't help it anymore, he had been holding it back for too long, and now he just wanted to kill for a while.

"Of course we have to fight, but we have to wait for Northern Liao and Tong Guan to fight first, and let Tong Guan try the strength of Liao."

Sun Lei shook his head with a smile.

"Old General Zong, when do you say they will go to war?"

Sun Lei looked at Zong Ze and asked with a smile.

"It should be next month, and it is likely that Beiliao will do it first!"

Zong Ze thought for a moment and said.

"Oh, General Zong is so sure!"

Sun Lei looked at Zong Ze and asked curiously, this old man even figured out the time, if this is not nonsense, then there are really two brushes.

"I have been in Cangzhou for two years, although I have not gone deep into Yanyun, but I have some understanding of the geography of the mountains and rivers in the north."

"Autumn will begin next month, the flow of the Yellow River will decrease, and in this section of Cangzhou, a large area of the river beach will be exposed."

"This is still the Yellow River, Baigou and other rivers are even more unbearable, and the upper shoals are afraid that Tima can cross."

"After spring and summer, the autumn fat of the war horse is enough, and it can fight with high intensity for two to three months!"

"Hebei, which is a flat river, has lost the blocking of the river, and the light cavalry of the Liao State can gallop freely!"

"As for the Northern Liao who made the first move, Tong Guan got the order not to kill a single soldier and a general of the Liao State, and before the emperor's order was changed, Tong Guan would never dare to carry it out first."

"In addition, Tong Guan has sent many envoys to the Liao State, and he also knows that the Liao State is strong, and now the Western Army, the Forbidden Army, and the Hebei Xiang Army that he has gathered, only the Western Army still has combat power, but the Western Army fights in the mountains all the year round, and I am afraid that it is a little unsuitable for water and soil in this plain."

Zong Ze sighed and said, he knows a little about the Great Song Army, with the combat power of the Song Army, it is still defeated by the Liao people in ordinary times, and now the Liao people are fighting to the death, how can the Song Army stop it.

"You old official, grow up the ambition of others, destroy the majesty of Liangshan, the Liao country is very terrible, I cut a hundred iron oxen each!"

Li Kui said very unconvinced, his pair of plate axes is not vegetarian.

"General Zong is really powerful, I think so too!"

Sun Lei said with a smile, the main force of the Liao State is cavalry combat, Hebei is a plain with a horse and a flat river, which is the cavalry's favorite battlefield, the only obstacle is the city and the dense river, the city may not be able to do it, but the river will reach the dry period in autumn, and it may freeze in winter.