The wind picked up the snow seeds on the ground and hit the armor, making a tinkling sound. The sky was overcast. It should be noon now, but it looked like it would get dark soon. Those thick layers of clouds

, it seems that you can reach it as soon as you reach out.

Two soldiers and horses faced each other on the snowy field in such weather.

There seems to be a huge difference in the number of soldiers and horses between the two groups. The one facing the north and facing the south is so dark that you can hardly see the edges at a glance. It may be tens of thousands of people. The other one seems to be only three to five thousand.

Just riding.

However, upon closer inspection, the party with the largest number of people is actually mixed with countless old, weak, women and children. Now those people are driving carriages, cattle and sheep in panic towards the north. There are only a few thousand who are probably elite tribal armed forces.

, and then stopped in front of the enemy.

This fleeing tribe is a tribe of divination people under the rule of the Liao Kingdom.

Unfortunately, they offended someone they shouldn't offend, Xiao Ding and Xiao Changqing, the general manager of the Western March of the Song Dynasty.

Mo Gusi, the chief of the Beizubu tribe, now knew that he had been tricked by Yelvhuan, the governor of Xijing Road in the Liao Kingdom.

Is there such a thing as pie in the sky in this world?

Why did Yelvhuan give himself this large piece of fertile grassland to raise his sheep?

Now Mo Gusi knows, because on the other side of this fertile grassland, there lives a hungry wolf.

But Mo Gusi also knew that he could not blame Yeluhuan for anything. Because before coming, Yelvhuan had told him about this matter. He said that the Song army under the Black Mountain was very stubborn and committed many crimes.

Mo Gusi, who was dazzled by this large territory, did not take it to heart what Yeluhuan said lightly. At that time, because he was defeated by the Xizubu tribe, he was in panic like a lost dog and urgently needed a piece of territory.

Recuperate and recuperate. Besides, how fierce can the Song army be?

It’s not that Mo Gusi looked down on the Song Army. He was once recruited by the Emperor of Liao to fight against the Song Army. The Song Army’s infantry was indeed very good, but the cavalry that came and went erratically and fled away immediately after missing a hit was always a problem.

There is no good way.

The Song army did not have enough cavalry.

Even those limited cavalry have nothing to fear when fighting alone. They are just a piece of cake. Only when combined with the infantry of the Song Army can they exert their power.

Besides, Mo Gusi also found out clearly that under the Black Mountain, the Song Army only stationed a battalion of infantry and built a small earthen city that could only be reached within a hundred steps.

This small earthen city, named Xishoujiang City by Xiao Changqing, also functions as a trading market.

Regardless of whether they are Khitan people, Zubu people, Xi people, or Uighurs, they can trade freely here.

Of course, all transactions here will have to pay taxes to the Song people in the surrendered city.

You should never, never, never attack the city of Simeon.

But the things in the market are really eye-catching.

Especially when he learned that mountains of grain, salt, cloth and other prairie hard currencies had been transported to the trading market.

The people of Song Dynasty were so cunning that people who did business with them would always be deceived by them.

Grabbing is a more cost-effective thing.

The trading market was so huge that although it was built on the basis of Xihou City, it had no defensive capabilities. Those merchants seemed to believe that no one would dare to touch them.

Mogus succeeded.

It took almost no effort.

The battalion of 500 Song troops did not even dare to leave the surrendered city. They watched helplessly as the merchants and their guards in the trading market outside the city were killed and their belongings were robbed.

Mogus made a fortune.

But this also brought bad luck.

Xiao Ding, the general manager of the march of the Western Army of the Song Dynasty, focused on him.

It was only then that he realized that the general manager of the Western Army had many cavalrymen.

Not only did the opponent have many cavalry, but they were also well-equipped, and they were extremely fierce.

The opponent's cavalry team was a hodgepodge, including not only Song people, but also more Dangxiang people, Tubo people, Uighurs, Uighurs, Xi people, and even their divination people.

Although they looked like a put together team, their fighting power was so terrifying. After facing them face to face once, Mogus no longer wanted to fight them head on.

Because during the battle, he seemed to see an army that he would never dare to provoke, the Liao Emperor's personal army, the Pishi Army.

The combat effectiveness of this enemy, who calls themselves Iron Kites, is not inferior to that of the Pishi Army.

Yeluhuan deceived him, just to erect a barrier between him and Xiao Ding. The old immortal guy was using him as a shield.

Fight, you can't win.

Escape, can't escape.

Make peace and make compensation, but people ignore it.

When Mogusi learned how Xiao Ding dealt with the troops who watched merchants being killed and markets robbed in the city of Xihou, he completely gave up any thought of bargaining with the other party and concentrated on escaping.

The infantry with only 500 people, facing thousands of cavalry, chose to stick to the city. In Mogus' view, it was a wise choice, because if they left the city, they would inevitably be attacked by themselves.

The whole army was destroyed.

But Xiao Ding obviously doesn't think so.

The general of the battalion was executed, with his head hanging above the ruined trading market.

The other soldiers and officers executed execution orders, and one of the ten soldiers was beheaded on the spot.

Fifty heads, together with their generals, became decorations on the ruins.

Killing them is a matter of military law.

It's because they can't protect the traders in the trading market.

Xiao Ding believes that an army must protect the people under its command. No matter where these merchants come from, as long as they pay taxes, they have the responsibility to protect them.

Just because the enemy is powerful, you must not cower and sit back and watch your people being slaughtered and your property being plundered.

If these people die in battle, they will receive the highest honor, their families will be properly taken care of, and their relatives and children will have priority to enter the Iron Kites and Bubazi.

The remaining people in this war camp became the young masters.

A death-defying team that takes the lead in charging on the battlefield.

The battle fatality rate of Prince Chong ranked first among the Western Army.

Wherever there is the most danger, they will appear.

They want to use their own blood to wash away the humiliation on their bodies.

After ten battles, only those who survive can return to Bubazi or Tieyaozi. Of course, they can also choose to retire. After retirement, they can still enjoy the treatment of ordinary people.

In addition to good equipment, generous rewards, and extremely high status bonuses enjoyed by soldiers, the Western Army's combat effectiveness is also due to these extremely strict military disciplines.

I would rather die fighting than run away.

If you are injured in the chest, you are a hero; if you are injured in the back, you are a bear.

Against such an army, Mogusi was defeated in five out of five battles.

By now, he finally understood that Yelvhuan was using him as a shield, and Xiao Ding on the other side was using him to invade the Liao people's territory.

Now Xiao Ding has chased him hundreds of miles across the Black Mountains, and has penetrated deep into the territory of the Liao people, but he still pursues him for a very good reason.

If the other party really wanted to completely defeat us, they could have taken action long ago. But they just drove themselves here like a duck. With so many tribal family members, they couldn't outrun the opponent's army at all.

Now, perhaps it is the last moment.

Xiao Ding's deepening may have threatened Yelvhuan, and he has already begun to mobilize the army.

As long as I hold on for two more days, I might be able to survive.

Mogusi stared at Tie Yaozi opposite, with a ruthless look in his eyes.

Opposite him, Xiao Ding also felt that it was almost done. If he went further, he would probably provoke a massive counterattack from Yelu Huan. The advantage now was almost taken.

The Liao people do not have a strong concept of territory, perhaps because their territory is too vast.

Xiao Ding planned to build another earthen city here after defeating Mogusi, which he would name Zhongshou Jiangcheng. Then he would erect a boundary monument here.

In the future, Yelvhuan will attack in large numbers. If you can't defeat them, you can retreat. However, with Zhongshoujiang City standing here and the boundary monument here, you will have enough excuses to fight back to regain the lost territory in the future.

As for the manpower needed to build the city, aren't there tens of thousands of fortune tellers right in front of us?

Just take advantage of it.

His hand gently stroked the long knife at his waist.

The wood-carved scabbard is very simple, with no special features visible. When the knife is pulled out, it is dark and unremarkable. But only those who have held the knife know how heavy it is. Only those who have seen the knife know how heavy it is.

, then I realized how sharp this knife is.

The floating light under the crotch neighed in excitement.

This horse originally belonged to Xiao Yu.

Later, Xiao Yi escaped on horseback and fell into Xiao Ding's hands.

This is a truly one-in-a-million horse. Raising it in the Xiao family's backyard is really a waste of its talent. After going to the battlefield, its talent is suddenly exposed.
To be continued...