In fact, the little drum in Zhao Zheng's heart has been beating.

Even though he was in a solid city, it didn't give him much sense of security.

Although he was the commander of the Japanese army and a serious senior commander of the Imperial and Song Dynasty armies, in fact, in his life, apart from military exercises, he had never really been on the battlefield.

All of his military knowledge and talents basically come from books and the words and deeds of his superiors.

The bloody battle in Shanglin Garden really shocked him.

And now, standing opposite him is the King of Qishui County of Liao Kingdom. Although he is not old, much younger than Zhao Zheng, the opponent is experienced in hundreds of battles, and his number is several times that of Guiyi City.

So many.

If possible, Zhao Zheng would of course want to escape.

But he didn't dare to leave, because Guiyi City was preserved by Jinkou Yuyan, an official in Bianliang City. This was the official's face. If he gave up like this, he would probably not end up well.

Because of the disastrous defeat in Shanglinyuan, I have been sent to this poor place. If I continue to harm the official family, where will my next step be? Maybe it’s not a trip to Lingnan!

We must defend Guiyi City.

Although Zhao Zheng had always been talking on paper before, he still had common sense. Now Guiyi City is a real place of death! So after taking over Guiyi City from the Dingwu Army, he has continued to do it without interruption.

Follow what Tao Dayong has been doing.

Reinforce city defenses.

Make the city higher and more dangerous!

If Urugu appeared at the foot of Guiyi City now, he would definitely not recognize the city where he had been stationed for many years. When it comes to building a city, no one can compare with the Song people.

Of course, in addition to these, Zhao Zheng has now become more courteous and amiable.

When he was in Bianliang, Zhao Zheng was never a general who loved his soldiers as much as his sons.

But after arriving in Guiyi City, he transformed and became a man who shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. The previous thing of drinking the blood of the soldiers no longer existed under his command. Because several people still adhere to the past

The old customary officer had his head chopped off by Commander Zhao's sword, cut in half in front of thousands of soldiers, and then hung his head on the chess pole in Guiyi City, which really shocked many people.

I have to say that Zhao Zheng is a truly smart person.

Therefore, Guiyi City is still very motivated.

Qin Min sent someone to deliver a letter, asking Zhao Zheng to retreat quickly.

But he could only smile bitterly in return, unable to withdraw, unable to withdraw!

Naturally, the retreat cannot be told to ordinary officers and soldiers, but when the reinforcements arrive at Baigou Station, they can make a big announcement. As long as Baigou Station is still in the hands of their own family, Guiyi City will be more stable.

As long as they can persist for a while, the army on the Hebei Road will be able to launch a full-scale counterattack. By then, they will be a great achievement. It is not impossible to add the word "du" in front of the title of the commander.

Qin Min didn't know what Zhao Zheng was thinking at this time. He just inferred from common sense that the other party should be busy retreating at this time.

Both he and his father Qin Kuan speculated on what should be done next based on the normal situation of this war.

Qin Kuan sent his son to guard Baigou Post to assist Zhao Zheng in Guiyi City to withdraw across the Juma River. At the same time, he wrote a letter of request for help to the surrounding armies and reported it to the pacification envoy at the same time. There was no problem with the procedure, but with the handling of the problem.

There is no problem either.

But what Qin Kuan never expected was that Zhao Zheng, who came from Bianliang, had his own channels to know the thoughts of the official in the palace, and it was much more important to obey the official's wishes than to obey the laws on the battlefield.

Already.

Zhao Zheng felt that he could persist for a long time.

As for how many soldiers would die during this period, he did not consider it.

He only needs to consider that when the war ends, the flag of the Song Army will still be flying in Guiyi City.

There is another person who has the same considerations as Zhao Zheng, and this person is the main person who can really decide the situation of the Hebei Road battle.

Cui Ang, the pacifier of Hebei Road.

Until now, Cui Ang had not realized that this war was a decisive and large-scale attack planned by Yelujun.

He still believed that this was just a bluff made by the Nanjing Road of the Liao Kingdom in response to Li Xu's rebellion in the northwest. The purpose was to hold back the soldiers and horses from Hedong of the Song Dynasty and prevent the soldiers and horses from Hedong from entering the Shaanxi Road to encircle and annihilate Li Xu.

Spend.

When Cui Ang felt that he had fully understood the key situation, he issued an order for the garrison in various places to immediately counterattack and regain the lost territory.

But Xia Jie, who had stayed on Hebei Road for many years, saw that things were unusual.

However, this Xia Dafu also had his own plans.

If he could sit down and talk to Cui Ang calmly about his inference, perhaps Cui Ang would listen to it, but this man has made a picture from the beginning that he must fight with Cui Ang.

Speaking of Xi's attitude, Cui Ang had no choice. Apart from insisting on his own opinion, there was no other buffer.

And Xia Dafu, after fully expressing his views in front of many people, left Shi Shiran.

He was like giving Cui Ang another hard push on his way to seek death.

Then, he returned to his official office and thought about how he would clean up the mess after the fall of Cui Ang.

Well, in this process, he did not consider what kind of damage Hebei Road would suffer from the Liao people, how much losses the people would suffer, and how many athletes from the Hebei Road army would be buried in the wilderness.

How could these people's affairs be more important than that he could return to Bianliang and return to the two houses?

The thoughts of the upper-class people and the thoughts of the pure generals on the front line at this moment are not at all on the same line. At this moment, Qin Min has arrived at Baigou Station. Here, there was originally a small army of the Song Army.

The village is usually just used to guard the road and ensure smooth flow.

Of course, the location of this military camp is still stuck in the most dangerous place in Baigouyi.

There are steep mountain peaks on both sides, and in the middle is a wide road about ten feet wide. This road is the main transportation route to the Juma River. After leaving Baigou Station, you can see a pontoon bridge crossing the two ears.

This floating bridge is the blood vessel connecting Guiyi City.

The soldiers sat on the ground, breathing heavily. Each of them was fully armed, and the armor and weapons on his body weighed dozens of kilograms. They were marching continuously throughout the day, even if they were as elite as the Xin'an Army.

The troops are also exhausted at this moment.

There are naturally some carriages, but the carriages are all loaded with bundles of arrows. Qin Kuan is a man who is experienced in military affairs. The Liao army that has crossed the Juma River at this moment will inevitably rush to Baigou.

The post thus cut off the return route of thousands of Song troops in Guiyi City, so the battle at Baigou Post will definitely be cruel and fierce.

Therefore, Qin Kuan gave his son a large amount of divine arms, bows and arrows without hesitation.

Qin Min also sat on the ground and gasped.

Although he had a very good war horse, during the last twenty miles of the road, his horse was loaded with weapons and shields from some soldiers, and he himself was very tired from walking with the soldiers.

Unlike Xiao Ding's Guangrui Army, even if they were infantry, Xiao Ding had enough horses for them to help the infantry maneuver at a higher speed.

It's not that the Xin'an Army can't get so many horses, it's just that they can't afford them.

Not everyone can dig money from everywhere like Xiao Ding, and not everyone is like Xiao Ding who doesn't care about money at all and even uses his wife's dowry to subsidize it.

Qin Kuan was a well-behaved general who commanded the army. He drank very little blood from his soldiers, and his empty pay was within a tolerable range. The combat effectiveness of the army had always been extremely high, but he had to do as much as he had. The court did not

If you give him money, there's nothing he can do.

Therefore, even if Qin Kuan knew how the Guangrui Army's terrifying combat power came from, Qin Kuan would not be able to do it.

Qin Kuan could not afford to raise thousands of mules and horses, even if they were not war horses.

Therefore, the march of the Xin'an Army still relies on the soldiers' two big feet.

Qin Min has actually never been convinced by Xiao Ding.

The two were of similar age, and the young and competitive Qin Min believed that if he had a family background like Xiao Ding's, the achievements he could make would not necessarily be inferior to those of his counterpart.

But now, the two of them are completely different.

Xiao Ding's position was much higher than that of his father, not to mention that he was only a mere camp general.

"General, General!" The rapid sound of horse hooves and urgent shouting came to his ears, and Qin Min jumped up. This was the scout he sent out.

"Are the enemies coming? How many are there? Is it the Han army or the Touxia army?" Qin Min asked loudly.

"The enemy is attacking. There are more than a thousand cavalry. They are neither the Han army nor the Touxia army." The scout got off his horse and wiped the sweat from his face.

The Liao army includes the Han army, the Touxia army, the Gongfen army, and the Pishi army. Their combat capabilities are completely different. The best among them is the Touxia army. These Touxia army are all feudal Liao nobles.

Under normal circumstances, the private army would flee at the slightest disadvantage. Compared with the Touxia Army, the Song Army was actually more unwilling to confront the Han army on the Nanjing Road. They were much more difficult to deal with than the Touxia Army.

As for the Gongfen Army and the Pishi Army, unless there was a large-scale war between the two sides, it would be difficult to see them under normal circumstances. So Qin Min blurted out and asked whether it was the Han Army or the Touxia Army.

When the scout said that was not the case, Qin Min's expression suddenly changed.

"Gongfenjun?" His voice changed a little. The location of Baigou Station is so important. It is not impossible to have a Gongfenjun. After all, Zhao Zheng's thousands of Shangsi Army from Bianliang are really good.

A big piece of fat.

It would be troublesome if the palace divided the army.

"No, I've never seen anything like this before, and I've never seen the flag either," the scout said.

"Blow the drums, blow the trumpets, prepare to fight!" It was not the palace branch army, Qin Min breathed a sigh of relief, the Pishi army was impossible, it was the personal army of the Emperor of Liao, even if Yelu Jungui was the king of Qishui County

, there is at most a group of Pishi troops around as a guard, and it is impossible to appear on the battlefield.

"Chen Mazi, Wang Huazui, you two, each bring a hundred archers to climb up the mountains on both sides for me. When the time comes, shoot me hard!" Qin Min shouted loudly.
To be continued...