"Everyone has fought out, what are the people of your guerrilla battalion doing? Not to lose a single soldier and to reap the credit afterwards? The abacus is very delicate. Li Shouzhen said coldly.

Li Fengyun said: "I came from the Shaolin Temple, and before I set off, I had already sent a message to the guerrilla battalion, so that more than 2,000 people from the guerrilla battalion rushed to the Hutuo River, and now I should have arrived at the agreed place." If the commander agrees to attack the Khitan battalion from the front, as long as the agreed time is agreed, the guerrilla battalion will also attack with the whole army, and it will not be a heel!"

Du Chongwei hurriedly walked around the tent, his eyes red.

"Give the order, Marshal!" urged the general Wang Qing (Note 1), "Don't miss the opportunity and don't come again, take advantage of the spirit of the brothers under the tent, and fight to the death." ”

The eyes of the generals in the tent were staring at Du Chongwei, with different expressions.

Du Chongwei stopped suddenly, seemed to have finally made up his mind, and with a "snap", he slapped his palm on the table: "Damn, fight, the fish is dead and the net is broken!" Before dawn the day after tomorrow, the third watch will make rice, and the fourth watch will attack, and launch a desperate battle against the Khitan army.

Fu Yanqing and Wang Qing were the pioneers, and after the pontoon bridge was successfully laid, they each led 2,000 soldiers and horses to take the lead in attacking, and they must break through the Khitan riverbank defense. ”

"The last will be ordered!" Fu Yanqing and Wang Qing both stepped out, their eyes shining, and replied loudly.

"General Li Fengyun!" Du Chongwei shouted again.

"The end will be!" Li Fengyun replied loudly, stepping out diagonally.

"This commander ordered you to return to the north bank immediately, lead the guerrilla battalion to ambush the rear of the Khitan army, be sure to use the firelight as the signal before the early morning of the day after tomorrow, see the killing sound at the Zhongdu Bridge, immediately lead the army to attack the rear of the Khitan, feign to attack the camp, attract the attention of the enemy, and cooperate with Fu Yanqing and Wang Qing to cross the river. Du Chongwei scolded Fang Xuan.

"The last will be ordered!"

"Zhang Yanze and Huangfu met two generals to listen to orders!"

"The last general!"

"You two each lead 10,000 elite cavalry, and when the two generals, Fu Yanqing and Wang Qing, open the enemy's defense on the opposite bank and gain a foothold, immediately lead the army across the river, expand the results of the battle, and be sure to disrupt the enemy's formation and ensure the safety of the beachhead. ”

"The last general obeys!"

"Xue Huai asked the general to obey the order!"

"The last general!"

"Ben Shuai ordered you to lead 20,000 miscellaneous soldiers to start laying the pontoon bridge from now on, no matter how much price you pay, this Shuai should see the pontoon bridge laid to the opposite bank before the fifth watch the day after tomorrow. The commander will personally order the bed crossbows of all the departments, and the catapult will cover you. ”

"The last will be ordered!"

"General Li Shouzhen!" Du Chongwei looked at Li Shouzhen again, "This big battalion will be handed over to you, please Li Shuai lead the 30,000 soldiers and horses of the headquarters, be sure to resist the attack of Xiao Yu's 50,000 elite cavalry, and protect the rear road of the army." ”

Li Shouzhen hesitated for a moment, stepped forward and said: "Commander, please rest assured, even if this commander dies in battle, he will never let the Khitans step into the camp for half a step." ”

Du Chongwei turned his head and said: "An Xianqi, Song Yanyun, Wang Rao...... Waiting for all the generals, please lead the troops and horses of your headquarters to line up on the river beach before the fourth watch in the morning of the day after tomorrow, and follow your commander to take down the Khitan camp and capture the enemy chief Yelu Deguang alive! The survival of our Great Jin Dynasty and the life and death of the 300,000 troops are all tied to this battle and to the generals. I hope that all of you will put the country first, take the 300,000 soldiers as the most important, unite sincerely, and fight bravely to kill the enemy!"

"The last will be ordered!" replied the generals in unison.

The generals dispersed one after another and returned to the camp to prepare, and Li Fengyun also took Su Yunong and Ding Monkey and other personal guards out of the camp and ran downstream, preparing to find a hidden place, quietly cross the Hutuo River, and find the guerrilla camp lurking nearby.

Only Du Chongwei and Li Shouzhen were left in the handsome tent.

Li Shouzhen looked around and said, "Lao Du, you and I have been dating for so many years, are you really willing to fight to the death with the Khitans, are you dead and the net is broken, and you cheapened the kid surnamed Shi for nothing?"

Du Chongwei took a long breath and said, "The matter has come to this point, is there any other way? The old man is not willing to fight with Yelu Deguang, but it is Yelu Deguang who forces the old man to fight with him!"

General Li, when you were in Wuqiang, if you were willing to say a word for the old man, the army retreated to the area of Beizhou and Jizhou, and could attack and retreat, how could there be today's nightmare? Whether it was helping Yelu Deguang or resisting the Khitan, he was able to receive and receive it from his heart and with ease. After all, you and I are not united enough!"

Li Shouzhen frowned and replied, "What's the use of talking about this now? I admit that I do have a bad heart for you, but Lao Du, how can you be defenseless against me?"

Let's talk about the present, things may not be as Li Fengyun's stinky boy said, there is no room for turnaround. ”

Du Chongwei laughed loudly: "General Li, you won't persuade the old man to lead the army to surrender to the Khitans, right? The old man doesn't say those false things, now that you and I surrender to the Khitans, what can we get? In the end, it is just like Zhao Yanshou and others, becoming a prince, and still having to be controlled by others, it is not as comfortable as before, but it has fallen into infamy." You and I have been planning for half a lifetime, is this what it is for?

Taking a step back, even if the old man is willing, if you look at the soldiers in the battalion, how many people are willing to surrender to the Khitans with the old man? I am afraid that before the old man can carry it out, the soldiers in the camp will be in chaos first.

At that time, I am afraid that it was not the old man who went to Gong Yelu Deguang, but Yelu Deguang took advantage of the chaos to attack the camp of my Jin army. ”

"No, no!" Li Shouzhen shook his head again and again, "If Yelu Deguang's purpose is really just to destroy the 300,000 soldiers and horses of the Great Jin, there is no need to put on such a posture at all. Doesn't he know that a battalion of less than 50,000 people, even if there is a danger of the Hutuo River, may not be able to stop my 300,000 army? Besides, there is still an elite army of 30,000 people in Zhenzhou. Caught between two sides, how much is the success of Yerod's light?"

Du Chongwei's face changed, and he said, "How do you know that the old man still has 30,000 elite soldiers hidden in Zhenzhou City?"

Li Shouzhen laughed and said: "Lao Du, how many details do you have, how can others not know me? Where did your subordinate general Wang Chongyin go? If you have no confidence, how can you let Zhang Yanze, the defender of Zhenzhou, lead his troops to Wuqiang to join you?"

Du Chongwei stood stunned for a long time, and then sighed: "It seems that the 30,000 elite soldiers can't hide it after all, and the old man plans to be a surprise soldier to hit Yelu Deguang by surprise, since you know, Yelu Deguang is estimated not to be ignorant, and there must be prevention." ”

"Really?" Li Shouzhen's eyes showed a hint of banter, "Just think so, Lao Du, Yelude is just a shrewd person, how could he put on such a position under such a crisis? Don't he know that if he loses, the general trend will go away." On the south bank of the Hutuo River, no matter how many battles this Khitan cavalry won, it would not make much sense. ”

Du Chongwei was silent, contemplating his eyebrows, and after a long time, he raised his head and said, "You mean that Yelu Deguang has another trickery?"

"I can't talk about other tricks!" Li Shouzhen shook his head, "How many soldiers and horses can be transferred by the Khitans, you and I can count our fingers, any strategy is based on strength, without corresponding strength, the so-called clever plan is just a joke."

However, there must be other plans.

I suspect that Jerod is gambling. ”

"Bet, bet on what?" Du Chongwei's eyes were blazing, staring at Li Shouzhen.

"In front of people who understand, why do you want to say such foolish words?" Li Shouzhen smiled indifferently, "Even if you didn't think clearly before, Lao Du, I have said this point, do you still have a reason that you don't understand? He is betting that you will not attack him, and that you are reluctant to kill him, a 'thief' who you maintain your self-respect." ”

Du Chongwei sneered a few times and said, "I'm afraid Yelu Deguang miscalculated!"

"No, Yelu Deguang's abacus is very accurate, he didn't miscalculate!" Li Shouzhen sighed and said, "Yelu Deguang is worthy of being a generation of heroes, he is dead to you and me." We have no other way. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Du Chongwei asked with an eyebrow.

Li Shouzhen replied: "If it had been ten years earlier, you and I might have killed the other side of the Hutuo River, but now it can't be done, now you and I have too many things to worry about, and too many ideas, aren't we?"

What would happen if our army really killed the other side of the Hutuo River?

Defeated, naturally there is nothing to say, and he became a prisoner of the Khitans, and Zhao Yanshou's adoptive father Lu Longjiedu made Zhao Dejun's fate probably the fate of you and me. Our strength has been exhausted, and it is meaningless to Yelu Deguang, and Yang Guangyuan is a lesson from the past.

If it wins, how much better will it be?

The vitality of the Khitan people was greatly damaged, as Li Fengyun said, within ten years, the Khitan people did not dare to peep into the Central Plains. But the 'thief' who raised the thief's self-respect was slaughtered by ourselves, and the emperor of Kaifeng, what did he leave us to do? I'm afraid that the treasure knife has long been sharpened to shine, just waiting to cut off your head and mine.

And you and I, after this vicious battle, how much strength will be left? What will we use to fight against Shi Chonggui? At that time, Shi Chonggui's prestige will definitely rise, and he will have the name of the Son of Heaven, and the name of a promising Ming Jun will not be able to escape. Those princes who are already at both ends of the snake and mouse are afraid that they will fall to his side.

As long as you and I make a slight move, Shi Chonggui will definitely issue an order and order Liu Zhiyuan in Hedong to wipe out you and me, anyway, the birds in the sky are gone, and the hares in the mountains are almost shot, Han Xin can kill them, not to mention you and me?

The best result is that you and I honestly enter Beijing by edict, worship a false name such as a vain Taishi or Taifu, and then seal a king, and raise them in captivity, just waiting for you and me to die of old age.

What is the difference between this and being defeated and captured by Jerod?

Therefore, this battle cannot be fought, and Yerod Guang is also determined, you and I will definitely not fight this battle.

Since you and I are unwilling to fight this battle, there is only one way to go. ”

Du Chongwei snorted coldly and said, "What is the difference between surrendering Yelu Deguang and being captured alive by Yelu Deguang?"

"The difference is great!" Li Shouzhen replied, "The reason why Yelu Deguang is waiting for us to surrender now is because he can't afford to lose money, and even if he wins, this battle will be a miserable victory, and more than half of the 100,000 iron horsemen will be killed or wounded."

Without these 100,000 iron horsemen, Yelu Deguang Mo said that he would level the Central Plains, even the grassland in the north, and he might not be able to keep it. The Khitans are talking about strength, what monarchs, what great khans, without strong strength, nothing, a savage in a wild land, dare to cut off his head as a war feat. The dragon was caught in the shallows and was played by shrimp, and the tiger fell in Pingyang and was bullied by dogs. A plucked phoenix is no better than a pheasant.

So, he's waiting.

And you and I, even if we surrender to Yelu Deguang, our strength has not been damaged at all, and if we join forces, we can still hit Yelu Deguang hard. Yerod also understands this, so he doesn't dare to do anything to you and me.

In the final analysis, strength is the foundation of your life and me. With it, it is possible to get anything, and it is not impossible for you and me to divide the world equally in the future; without it, there is nothing, and nothing can be talked about. ”

"Silk-" Du Chongwei took a long breath, his face was cloudy, he paced back and forth, and said for a long time: "This matter is very important, the old man has to think again, think about it carefully!"

Note 1: This Wang Qing is not Wang Qing, the elder of the Medicine King Valley, it really exists in history, another person with the same name, and there are so many people with the same name.