Nothing happened in the northwest.

But something big happened on Hebei Road.

"Two young masters, the Liao people are invading the south in large numbers!" Xu Wuyan's face was very ugly: "The bachelor just sent someone to deliver a letter, but he won't be back for dinner tonight. I'm afraid the two government agencies and the three departments will have a sleepless night today.

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"How big is the scale?" Luo Gang didn't pay too much attention. Anyway, Song and Liao had to fight several times every year on Hebei Road. There were losses and losses, and no one could take advantage of it. He just asked casually.

"The person who sent the message back said that the Liao people seemed to have lost their temper this time, and the total number of soldiers and horses exceeded the 100,000-strong army." Xu Wuyan said.

The number of one hundred thousand people surprised both Xiao Cheng and Luo Gang.

Even if most of these 100,000 people were dismounted, it would still be enough to make the Hebei roads full of chaos.

"Ye Lujun is really good at choosing the right time!" Luo Gang sneered: "In this case, Hedong Road will not be able to send troops to assist Shaanxi Road in dealing with Li Du. They will definitely have to go all out to deal with the Liao people invading the south."

"You know how to pick the right time here and there. This is the time to seize the right moment and have a big fight!" Xiao Cheng murmured: "Luo Gang, do you know what Hebei Road is like now?"

"What's it like? It's not like before! The Liao people came in large numbers. We relied on the fortresses along the border to hold on, relying on the chains of these fortresses to consume a large number of opponents, and then find the right opportunity to eliminate those Liao troops who dared to go deep alone. Anyway, our border

All the people on the mountain can hide in the stockades, and the Liao people are not good at attacking cities. Occasionally breaking a few stockades will not hurt our roots. In the end, we will have no choice but to retreat," Luo Gang said.

It was indeed like this before.

In the past few years, under the leadership of Jing Wang Li Zhe, the defensive chain on the Hebei Road has been fully formed. Each residential area is a walled city, and military forts, ponds, paddy fields, etc. are used to the advantage of the Song army.

Fighting with opponents on the unique terrain always left the Liao people with nothing to lose.

In Luo Gang's view, no matter how many Liao people came, it was just a repetition of the past.

But Xiao Cheng knew that this time was different.

"Yuting, I heard from my father a few days ago that the second round of defensive armies has completed its rotation. Both the Guangxin Army and the Xin'an Army have left their defense areas, and they are replaced by the other two units of the Fourth Army.

." Xiao Cheng's face turned pale: "If the Guangxin Army and the Xin'an Army were in charge of border defense, there would naturally be nothing to worry about. But now that the rotation troops have just arrived, they are not familiar with the situation on the front line at all, and they may even be blindly confident.

, once it fails..."

Luo Gang blinked his eyes: "They wouldn't be so stupid as to have a field battle with the Liao people as soon as they went to the border, right? Instead of taking advantage of the existing advantages, they would go head-to-head with the enemy?"

"Yuting, many people don't know themselves correctly. They always think that if others can do it, I can do it too." Xiao Cheng said: "The staffing and equipment of the Fourth Army are all of the best. The combat effectiveness of a single person is actually quite impressive.

, but war is not the superposition of people and people!"

"It doesn't matter even if these people lose. Guangxin Army and Xin'an Army haven't gone far yet. At least they can stabilize the defense line!" Luo Gang said.

Xiao Cheng shook his head: "But the current comfort envoy on Hebei Road is Privy Cui Angcui. He is not Ma Xing who can tolerate Li Dan retreating significantly to establish a second line of defense without orders."

"You mean he will ask the Guangxin Army and the Xin'an Army to counterattack immediately? Are you kidding me?" Luo Gang shook his head and expressed disbelief: "The two armies that are retreating in large numbers are just at the time when military morale is fluctuating, and a large number of family members are there.

If we retreat with the army, wouldn't we risk death by letting them counterattack at this time?"

Xiao Cheng sneered and said: "It's a pity that Privy Cui in Daming Mansion can't see this. He only knows that if we don't counterattack quickly, Guiyi City on the other side of the Juma River will be in danger. That's a government official."

If Zhao Zheng is responsible and immediately leads the five thousand soldiers in Guiyi City to evacuate south across the Juma River as soon as he learns the news, there is still room for redemption. If he is slow, his retreat will be blocked.

If we cut it off, I'm afraid Hebei Road will suffer a big loss this time."

Luo Gang blinked and looked at Xiao Cheng and said: "Chongwen, this is just your speculation. Privy Cui and Xia Dafu are both experienced people, and they will never let the matter deteriorate to this point. What's more, is it really as you said?

"Yan, what can we do? Is it possible that the two ministers will submit letters to the officials?"

"You're right." Xiao Cheng sighed and said, "We are really careless. We can't do anything except stare at all this with wide eyes."

At the entrance of the Great Wall, the long knife in Ulugu's hand was pulled out from the chest of a Song Army officer, and blood spattered all over the floor. With the death of the Song Army cavalry officer, the last resistance finally faded away.

The clouds dissipate.

Just as Xiao Cheng was worried, the Liao army invaded the south and took over the rotation of the Guangxin Army Defense Force. They did not follow the tradition of the Imperial and Song armies fighting against the Liao army in the past, sticking to central towns, connecting many villages, and making use of the terrain.

Confronting the enemy consumes time, materials, and energy. Only when the Liao people are exhausted do they plan to counterattack.

Ji Zhijiang, the commander of the Dragon Guard Army, was very arrogant. As soon as he waited for the news, he chose to take the initiative and attack the main force of the Liao army at the entrance of the Great Wall.

This Liao army was led by Liao general Ulugu.

There were not many people, only three thousand people.

But among these three thousand people, almost half were taken away by Ulugu when he was defeated from Xinyi City. In the past six months, these people have been humiliated on the Nanjing Road, and they all want to seek revenge from the Song Army immediately.

Xue regretted that he was being held captive by Yelu Zhen again, and the anger he had been holding in for half a year finally burst out this time.

Ji Zhijiang led 2,000 cavalry and 3,000 infantry under his command, and met Ulugu on the narrow road at the entrance of the Great Wall.

When I stand in the distance and watch other people's battles or read other people's combat results from the newspaper, I always feel that I can do it too. When I meet the Liao people on a narrow road, I see that the armor of the Liao people on the opposite side is mottled and worn, and many of them are leather armor.

Looking at his troops and horses, each one was wearing bright armor, the Song army was full of confidence for a moment.

The equipment is better than others, and the number of people is larger than others. How can this battle be unwinnable? This army from Bianliang, with their usual arrogance, looked at the opposite army, which was obviously a poor army.

.

But they forgot one thing. Their armors were old and scarred, which meant that they had participated in more battles and had richer experience. And after seeing the gorgeous equipment of these Song troops, each of these Liao troops could

His eyes are red. Even His Majesty the Liao Emperor's Pishi Army is not as luxurious as the opposite army! If you take off the opponent's equipment and get it on yourself, these armors can be passed down for several generations.

human.

One day of fierce fighting, the Song army was defeated.

At the entrance of the Great Wall, the Song army was surrounded by corpses. At the end of the battle, the frightened Ji Zhijiang abandoned his infantry and fled in embarrassment with the remaining hundreds of cavalry.

After receiving the news, Zheng Yu, the commander of the Ansu Army in Hebei Road, was stunned. While he was hurriedly arranging the battle arrangements, Ji Zhijiang and hundreds of cavalry actually fled all the way to him. Of the five thousand soldiers and horses, only less than one thousand were left.

People. And as Ji Zhijiang escaped back, Zheng Yu finally learned that Suicheng and the entire city had been captured.

Zheng Yu didn't bother to pay attention to Ji Zhijiang's ridiculous request for Zheng Yu to lead the Ansu army to launch a counterattack with him in order to regain the lost territory and defeat Ulugu. Even Ansu City did not allow the defeated army to enter, but only gave him

At the same time, Zheng Yu sent a message to Cui Ang, the pacifier of Daming Prefecture, reporting the current war situation. At the same time, he suggested that the Guangxin Army, which had retreated from Baoding, quickly join him to build a new base in Ansu.

Line of defense.

What Zheng Yu didn't know was that the Liao people's attack this time was not limited to their side. On the eastern front, the Liao army led by Yeluzhen defeated Langcheng Village, Tianjia Village, and Bazhou in three days.

surrounded, and the other Song army guarding this defense area was almost completely wiped out.

After occupying Ba County, Yeluzhen's main force moved towards Xiongzhou.

But in Daming Mansion, the two highest-ranking officials from Huang and Song Dynasty had their biggest quarrel since their cooperation.

Xia Jie, the magistrate of Daming Prefecture and the transfer envoy of Hebei Road, suggested that under the current situation, all front troops should withdraw, including Guiyi City, to ensure that Hejian Prefecture cannot suffer any losses.

However, Cui Ang, the top official on Hebei Road, asked all armies to immediately launch a counterattack to regain the lost territory. In Guiyi City, there must be no losses.

"Guiyi City has strong and steep walls, sufficient material reserves, and five thousand troops stationed there." Cui Ang glared at Xia Jie: "Tao Dayong could defend it for three months with more than two thousand soldiers, but now Zhao

We have so many chips in our hands, why can't we defend it for three months? As long as Guiyi City is still in our hands, we can contain tens of thousands of Liao people. Why should we retreat? I won't do anything to abandon the city and lose the soil.

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"That can only be defended by the Dingwu Army. When have these guys from Bianliang ever fought such a battle? Once they are surrounded by the Liao people, they will collapse psychologically before they even fight!" Xia Jie said.

Jiuzi beat his head loudly: "Cui Wangzhi, if you don't order the troops in Guiyi City to retreat, there will be no chance."

"I am the pacifier of Hebei Road. All important military and political matters will be decided by me!" Cui Ang decided not to give face to Xia Jie anymore. This is a matter of principle and there must be no compromise: "Guiyi City cannot be evacuated. All

The troops must take advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold to launch a full-scale counterattack and regain the lost ground. As a transport envoy, I order you to raise 500,000 dans of grain and grass as well as various ordnance materials and send them to the front line within ten days. If you are slack, I will

I will join you in playing the song."

Xia Jie gasped and looked at Cui Ang and said, "Cui Wangzhi, you will regret it."

"Please Xia Dafu will act as ordered!" Cui Ang said coldly.

Xia Jie sneered and walked away.

He could almost see the ensuing fiasco. This sudden large-scale attack by the Liao people was obviously planned for a long time, and Cui Ang, as the pacifier, was not aware of such a large military move by Yelu Jun.

Being caught off guard by the other party, this alone can fully demonstrate the incompetence of this pacifier. How could such a situation have happened when King Jing was here?

But when the situation is chaotic, being unable to stop losses in time, still thinking about saving the official’s face, saving one’s own face, and being unwilling to sacrifice troops to save the chariot is not what a qualified commander should do.

This Cui Wangzhi's head is completely filled with water.

The fierce debate he had with Cui Ang today will surely be spread to the Bianliang officials in a few days. His attitude has already been set here. The stubborn Cui Ang will be fully responsible for the defeat on the battlefield.

, and it seems that he is ready to take over the position of comfort envoy of Hebei Road and wipe Cui Wangzhi's ass.

Some things that need to be done must be done immediately, otherwise you will be in a hurry when the time comes.

When walking out of the pacification envoy's mansion, Xia Jie turned to look at this majestic mansion. It won't be long before he can move here. When the war is successfully ended, he can rely on his achievements.

, returned to Bianliang.

It's been too long since I left there.

At this time, the commander of the Liao people on the opposite side, the governor of Nanjing Province Yelujun, had already arrived at Zhuoxian, and tens of thousands of troops had also crossed Zhuoxian and were rushing toward Guiyi City.

"Really Zhao Zheng from Guiyi City did not retreat?" Yelu Jun smiled happily after receiving the report. Ulugu and Yelu Zhen had succeeded as planned. Zhao Zheng did not escape in time. When the two armies left and right, they

This big fish is the meat on my felt board. "That's great!"

Killing the thousands of Song troops in Guiyi City in one bite, and then taking Suicheng, Rongcheng, and Baxian into his own arms, was Yelujun's main goal in this battle. Of course, during this process,

If the Song Army is hit hard again, the strategic purpose will have been achieved this time, and then it will basically be time to ask for other rewards on the negotiation table.

After all, Song Jun's strength in Hebei Road is also very strong. As long as the opponent's coach does not make mistakes, there is only so much he can get. But this is also a brilliant victory, enough for him to return to Beijing next time.

After returning to the emperor's side, he shined brightly and outshone other competitors.

Of course, if the opponent suddenly faints and makes a big mistake, Ye Lujun doesn't mind getting something back for Daliao. The two countries will compete against each other and the opportunity to weaken the other side must not be missed.

This time there was also trouble in the northwest of the Song Dynasty, which was a good opportunity to extort money.

"Senior brother, I'm afraid it won't be long before you have to go on a mission to Bianliang again!" Yelujun said with a smile.

"It's okay to go to Bianliang as an envoy, but I just don't have to go to the Xiao family to deliver gifts for you!" Lin Ping joked: "Last time, Xiao Caixiang drove me out with a big stick with a thick arm.

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Chapter completed!