Wang Cheng didn't say a word, stepped on the war horse, and went away alone. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Su Clumsy watched Wang Cheng's back, getting farther and farther away, until he was gone.

Xia Qingfeng stepped forward and said, "Mr. Su, let's go!"

Su Zhuo nodded, tied the Qinghong sword around his waist, and rode his horse to the front of the formation. The 5,000 men and horses stood as solemnly as the distant mountains in the desert.

They were waiting for Su Zhuo, although this person didn't look like a general.

Su Zhuo stood in front of five thousand people, and he couldn't help but mention it in his heart. He took a deep breath and said loudly, "Brothers—"

His voice came out with internal force, and it reached the ears of every soldier clearly.

"My name is Su Zhuo!" Su Zhuo said loudly, "On the orders of the imperial court, I have come to mobilize the army to help the north!"

He believed that these soldiers who had been stationed in the northwest all the year round had not heard Su Zhuo's name. Therefore, he can lie casually, even if he says that he is a court minister, no one will really verify it.

Su Zhuo said again: "I think you all already know that the Khitan army of 100,000 invaded my border, destroyed my city, and killed my compatriots!

The army responded to Su Zhuo with a solemn silence, and under the silence was full of anger at the enemy.

Su Zhuo said again: "If anyone offends me, even if he is far away, he will be punished! Now that the enemy has come to the door, how can we greet them?"

"Kill, kill, kill—" The army shouted three times in unison, and the shouts spread far away.

Su Zhuo said in a deep voice: "In front of us, there are 100,000 Khitans. Perhaps some of us will shed our blood and sleep forever. Even if we do this, the court will not know our name. But I am confident that the people we protect will always remember us. The wind on the vast grassland will always tell our deeds. The green mountains of the cloudy land will engrave our names!"

There was a moment of silence, and a roar broke out in the crowd, which resounded through the sky and disappeared with the wind. These people know that this trip will kill them, but they have already ignited the blood in their bodies.

Su Zhuo suddenly pulled out the long sword at his waist and roared: "Let's go-"

Five thousand iron horsemen rode mightily, five or six miles of road. In front of them were vast grasslands and unpredictable dangers.

The north wind was bitter, sharper than the steel knife at the waist of a soldier. The iron armor was strong, and the cold of the forest soaked through the cotton clothes under the iron armor, deeply penetrating the skin of the soldiers, making their hearts cold and hard.

Su Zhuo rode a white horse and walked in the front. The white horse walked in a regular manner, very steady. Su Zhuo sat on the back of the horse, thinking about his thoughts in a daze.

It's been two days since the march. Although at the beginning, Su Zhuo stimulated the blood of all the soldiers, but his blood will also be blown cold by the cold wind.

From Xia Qingfeng's mouth, I learned that the five thousand iron horsemen were divided into five thousand teams, which were tigers, leopards, wolves, lions, and snakes. Each team has a partial general captain, and Xia Qingfeng is the commander of these 5,000 people.

Early this morning, the army marched to a place called Warm Spring Peak. This is the junction of Song and Liao, and now there is a force of the party department, which can be regarded as the junction of the three parties.

Su Zhuo summoned six generals to discuss. Xia Qingfeng unfolded a map and said, "The Khitan army is mainly attacking in Hejian Mansion and Zhending Mansion. Let's go fast, we can rush to Taiyuan Mansion, and after the supply, we can rush to the rescue!"

Su Zhuo shook his head, he didn't dare to tell them what he had in mind. Because, his true intentions are tantamount to suicide.

Several people thought that the reason why Su Zhuo disagreed was because he was afraid of delaying time and was unwilling to supply in Taiyuan Mansion. A rough man said angrily: "We are cavalry, and we don't carry much baggage. If you don't make supplies, I'm afraid you won't be able to endure a long-distance battle!"

Su Zhuo recognized him as Guo Wei, a partial general of the Tiger team. This person is powerful, he has been under Wang Cheng for many years, and he has made great achievements, and he has never taken Su Zhuo in his eyes.

In the Great Song army, there were often civilian supervisors sent by the imperial court. Such people do not understand war, but blindly pick thorns. Guo Wei and others looked down on such civil officials. When they saw Su Zhuo's delicate appearance, they naturally regarded him as such a pedantic literati.

Guo Wei's tone was high-spirited, but he immediately won the approval of several other people. Xia Qingfeng frowned, as if he felt that it was a little inappropriate for them to openly oppose Su Zhuo like this. After all, Wang Cheng had repeatedly explained that he must listen to Su Zhuo's orders. Although they don't know why Wang Cheng has such a high esteem for such a weak scholar.

Xia Qingfeng didn't say a word, waiting to see Su Zhuo's instructions.

Su Zhuo stretched out his hand and drew a line on the map, saying, "Let's go this way!"

Everyone looked along the route he pointed out and couldn't help but be surprised. It turned out that Su Zhuo had no intention of entering the Great Song Dynasty, but was ready to go straight to the Great Liao.

A middle-aged man with a thin body couldn't help but laugh. Su Zhuo knew that he was Zhong Wu, the partial general of the Snake Team, and he could be regarded as an experienced cadre.

Guo Wei was already furious, and said angrily: "Su Zhuo, will you lead the troops? Are you trying to lead us all to a dead end?"

Xia Qingfeng glanced at Guo Wei, Guo Wei suddenly understood, and lowered his head. Although he dared to roar at Su Zhuo, he didn't dare to be rude to Xia Qingfeng because of his upper and lower ranks.

Su Zhuo didn't care, and said with a faint smile: "I know that everyone is experienced in a hundred battles, and they are much more experienced than me. But we only have 5,000 people, and the Liao army besieging Zhendingfu has more than 50,000 people. Let's rush over, to no avail. ”

Xia Qingfeng was smarter than several others, and when he heard Su Zhuo say this, he frowned and exclaimed, "Mr. Su wants to ......"

Su Zhuo nodded and said, "Everyone go back and prepare, let's go to Datong Mansion in Xijing, Great Liao, immediately!"

When the crowd saw that he had decided, they were puzzled, but they didn't say anything. The long military career has made them develop the habit of obeying orders.

After the six generals dispersed, the large army began to advance. But an atmosphere of suspicion has already spread among the army. From partial generals to ordinary soldiers, when they learned that Su Zhuo was going to lead them into the Liao Kingdom, they first cried and laughed, and then whispered.

Su Zhuo didn't say a word, but his heart was heavy. Nowadays, every step is related to the life and death of thousands of people, and he can't be cautious. What's more, it is very difficult to subdue the hearts of this group of people. Su Zhuo had only known them for two days, so how could he gain the trust of the army? I am afraid that there is still a long way to go.

Zhou Qinglian followed closely behind Su Zhuo, rushed to Su Zhuo's side at this time, and said, "What's the matter?"

Su Zhuo smiled bitterly: "It's easy to talk about troops on paper, but it's really not easy to lead thousands of troops!"

Zhou Qinglian felt the same way. In the past two days, although he did not participate too much in Su Zhuo's planning, he also knew the difficulty of unifying the army. Moreover, as a langzhong, he walked in the army for the past two days, occasionally helping wounded and sick soldiers to heal, and he also heard some sayings.

Zhou Qinglian sighed and said, "It seems that if you want to gain their approval, you must prove it with actions." ”

At this moment, a slight baby cry came from behind him. Yu Niang rode on horseback, only caring about coaxing her son. She was wrapped in a wide robe, and she was not recognizable as a woman. But she has a child, but it is difficult to hide.

Su Zhuo frowned, but couldn't help but speak. Zhou Qinglian said: "I finally know why you think it's inappropriate to take Jade Niang." ”

He had already heard rumors that Su Zhuo led his troops to fight, and he actually brought his wife and children, which was really ridiculous. Of course, Su Zhuo had heard it, but he didn't want to pay attention to such words.