After reading the pigeon book, Wu Jie's face sank: "Gongmao, what do you think?" ”

Gao Gongmao had already learned the news, he frowned, and said slowly: "Since the Protector Mansion has made a decision, we want to stabilize the situation in the southeast and prevent the Liao thieves from getting bigger. However, the night is long and there are many dreams, and if you keep waiting like this, the Liao army will notice it sooner or later. He looked out the window, several sergeants were fighting each other with wooden knives, "Tens of thousands of soldiers were waiting in Fangzhou, and at first they were still holding back their strength, polishing their minions, but after a long time, they were bored, and the soldiers slowly slacked off." ”

"So when it is decided, it is decided," Wu Jie interrupted Gao Gongmao's words, "What the Protectorate wants is this time to stabilize the situation of the Liao and Song Dynasty conflicts." The 200,000 troops of the Liao State held each other against the Song army in Ezhou, and the grain and grass in Hebei passed through Xiangyang before the transfer army. Xiangyang was first taken, and then the cavalry went south to attack the back of the Liao army. He walked to the front of the map hanging in the house, and his finger drew from Xiangyang to Ezhou, "Gao Changshi, what do you think?"

"Although there are many Liao soldiers, most of them are temporarily recruited, and military discipline is not strict. Our 20,000 iron horsemen suddenly slaughtered from Fangzhou, and there will be chaos. It's just that if the enemy is outnumbered, and Yelu Dashi is a hero in the world, if he can stabilize the army, I am afraid it will be difficult to fight in the future. He pressed his hand on Ezhou and muttered, "If the Song Dynasty army can take the opportunity to cover the killing from the front and attack the north and the south, the victory will be great." Waiting for Yue Fei and Han Shizhong's rescuers to feel that there were more than 200,000 Song troops gathered in the Ezhou area, and the Liao army was also tired of the division's veterans. This fighter plane is very important. He paused, looked to the north, and hesitated, "Also, Luoyang?" And Hedong? The Murbs? ”

"Don't worry." Wu Jie waved his hand and said meaningfully, "We just need to unite with the Song army and deal with the main force of the Liao army on Yelu Dashi's side." For other matters, the marching division has already made arrangements. "Luoyang is the gateway to Kanto. If the Xia State can occupy Luoyang, it will be equivalent to pushing open the gate of Kanto, and the cavalry can enter Henan at any time.

Gao Gongmao nodded and didn't ask any more. In a hundred years of confrontation, it would be strange if the March Division and the Military Intelligence Department had no arrangements in Luoyang.

............

Tongbai Mountain, the remaining veins at the western foot of Dabie Mountain, suddenly "fluttering" in the deep valley startled a group of chickadees.

Since the Liao soldiers invaded the south, there was a period of time when the people of Henan took refuge in large numbers to the south, and people fleeing could be seen everywhere on the mountain roads that were usually inaccessible. But that was only for a while, since the Liao State set up the imperial court in Bianliang to control Henan, and the cavalry went out to arrest the fugitives, the people in the north who could not escape gradually decreased, and the scene of silence in the Dabie Mountains was restored.

A cavalryman turned out from behind the mountain pass. His military robe was tattered, his face was dusty, his head hung down from his chest, and his body swayed with the jolts of his mount. One cavalry after another appeared in the valley. These cavalrymen were all left-handed, wearing felt hats commonly used by Khitan soldiers, and their armor was wrapped in baggage. Many people are still riding horses in a stiff posture, and the reason why they can doze off on their horses is not because they have developed the ability to unite men and horses, but because they are firmly tied to the saddle with wide strips of cloth from the back to the legs. Bands of cavalry slowly galloped out of the valley, all of them pincering their horses, and the ranks were extremely quiet. Although there were many battalions that appeared one after another, there was no other movement except for the startling of the mountain birds at the beginning, and there was no noise at all.

About half an hour later, hundreds of elite horsemen galloped out along the mountain road with a general's eyes red and swollen, obviously he hadn't slept well for a long time, but his eyes flashed, as if there were two flames burning in his eyes.

The sound of horses' hooves sounded, and a horse galloped from the front, Zhang Xian urged the horse to meet him, whispered a few words with the scout, and turned back to report:

"Yue Shuai, this is the boundary of Xinyang Mansion. Walking on the mountain road, not far to the north, is Wuyang Pass, where we have been stationed. Further east, a horse Pingchuan, is Xiangyang. ”

"Wuyang Pass." Yue Fei nodded, "This mountain path is a little familiar. ”

"Exactly." Zhang Xian smiled, and the horsewhip pointed to the mountains and forests on the left and right, "At the beginning, the handsome took us to level this piece of mountain, and we didn't even meet a thief along the way." Several of the riders around him laughed easily. These horsemen are all henchmen who have been following Yue Fei in the southern and northern wars. At that time, Yue Fei was squeezed out by Liu Yanqing, transferred from the Xiangyang battalion, stationed in the north and south to rush to Wuyang Pass, training troops all day long, Yue's army took the surrounding hundreds of miles of bandits and bandits as the target of military training, the mountain kings were miserable, they died, they fled, and to this day, there are no large bandits in this area. And the mountains and rivers in this area up to Xiangyang, and even the customs, the county lieutenants, squires, and Yuejiajun are also very familiar.

After the Battle of Shuzhou, the Zhenguo and Henghai armies captured a large number of Liao army horses. This time, those who followed Yue Fei to attack Xiangyang secretly included the 2,000 elite cavalry of the Beiwei battalion, and 6,000 foot soldiers of the Huoqi battalion who were tied to horses and marched. The infantry of the fire battalion had never touched horses before, and originally envied the cavalry for having mounts to walk, but now the inner thighs were ground by the saddle and the flesh was blurred, and the waist seemed to be broken, and they sat on the horses like pins and needles, and they could hardly stand on their horses and could not walk. However, in the past ten days, almost all the infantry soldiers of the Fire Gun Battalion have gritted their teeth and survived, and some have gradually mastered the art of horseback riding. The only regret was that due to the heavy artillery, he could not move with the cavalry. The elite of the 8,000 Zhenguo army changed into the clothing of the cavalry of the Liao army, and the Liao army that deceived the battle of Shuzhou retreated to Xiangyang, marching in the Dabie Mountains, and did not encounter a large group of Liao soldiers along the way, and the Khitan prisoners who were interrogated in the marching army were useless.

"Six hundred miles to go." A cold light flashed in Yue Fei's eyes, "Bypass Xinyang Mansion, repair in Luoshan County for half a day, and then attack Xiangyang with all your might." ”

"Yes." Zhang Xian replied, kicked the horse's belly lightly, and went to arrange a rest.

Wang Jingnai, the county lieutenant of Luoshan County, was an old general under Yue Fei, and he broke an arm to exterminate the mountain bandits before he went to Luoshan County to be a county lieutenant. After the Liao soldiers went south, Luoshan County ordered to flee, and Wang Jing was in charge of the county, because the place was remote and rugged, and the Liao cavalry was rare, which has been maintained to this day. Yue Fei decided to attack Xiangyang and cut off the Liao army's rear route and grain route, so Zhang Xian sent a small team of cavalry to contact Wang Jing first, so that he could prepare for the crossing of the army.

As the two of them spoke, their mounts under their crotches were still moving slowly, and in a short time they walked out of the mountain path and into another valley. Only the sound of horses' hooves could be heard in the valley, and another group of cavalry of the Zhenguo Army turned out from behind the mountain road.

In Luoshan County, the county soldiers stood at the head of the city with bows and crossbows, looking at the more and more cavalry outside the city in horror. The Hebei camp was already over, Bianliang fell, hundreds of thousands of Beijing forbidden troops died or surrendered, and the Xiangyang army also fled, and Xiangyang City is now the rear town of the Liao army. With so many cavalry, it can only be a thief.

"Liao thieves are ferocious by nature, with a human face and a beast's heart, once they break through the city, this city will definitely not survive."

Xiong Bin looked at the "Liao Army" outside the city with a complicated expression, after the county order fled, he, as a county scholar, responded to the call of Ezhou to "respect the Son of Heaven and not obey the order", and maintained the situation in Luoshan together with the county lieutenant Wang Jing. The "Liao soldiers" suddenly appeared here, and Luo Shan, who was like a paradise in troubled times, finally had to face a cruel choice, whether to surrender or die? Xiong Bin straightened his clothes, walked to Wang Jing's side, pointed to the city and said, "The Liao soldiers are coming with great momentum. The people of this county are now looking at the two of us, as a county scholar, I usually put 'sacrificing my life for righteousness' in my mouth, and now I will never surrender to the Liao thieves. I don't know what County Lieutenant Wang is going to do? ”

Wang Jing was surprised, turned around, and when the words came to his mouth, he remembered that Yue Shuai's military orders were strict, and swallowed it back. Seeing that he wanted to speak and stopped, Xiong Bin's expression turned cold, he looked left and right, and said slowly: "Xiong is a scholar, and Bing Ge is not my director." If the county lieutenant Wang did not hesitate to burn the jade and stones, and was determined to fight the thieves, Xiong should be of one heart and one mind with the county lieutenant Wang and swore to defend the city. If the county lieutenant Wang was afraid of the strength of the Liao thieves and wanted to bend down to protect him, and Xiong could not accompany him, Xiong would go back and gather 17 relatives in the family to die and die together to die and die together, and not to be a slave under the rule of the Liao thieves. ”

"Xiong Xueyu," Wang Jing's face was a little embarrassed, he shook his head, "That, that, Liao ......, Liao ......, the army under the city, as long as we supply military rations, they will be defeated and retreated from Shuzhou, as long as there are seven days of dry food, the army will retreat." "He is a straight man, this is half true, half false, and his face is half red and half white, as if he opened a paint shop.

"You," Xiong Bin didn't listen, and when he heard it, he was furious, "A few days ago, you ordered the city to prepare dry food, and it turned out that this was for this!" His blood was gushing up, his face was red, and he was speechless under his anger, so he was about to pounce and beat Wang Jing, but he was stopped by Wang Jing's own soldiers on the left and right, Xiong Bin struggled, coughed a few times in succession, and said loudly, "The surname Wang, do you know that the great victory in Shuzhou was the joint defeat of the Liao thieves by Mr. Zhao and Yue Shuai, you are in vain as Yue Shuai's subordinates, and you actually invest in the enemy to protect yourself, Wang Jing, you villain, no bones!" In vain, I have no eyes, and I have seen the wrong person! "Spit out in front of him, if it weren't for Wang Jing's quick dodge, he would have been spit all over his face.

"Take it down." Wang Jing's face was ugly, and he waved his hand, "First of all, I will grieve the Lord to live in the city tower for a few days." ”

The big-shouldered and round-waisted soldiers agreed loudly, escorting Xiong Xueyu into the city tower like an eagle carrying a chicken. These people are the scouts who took the lead in the back camp, although they respect Xiong Bin's loyalty at this moment, they are also secretly funny in their hearts, Xiong Bin scolded himself endlessly, and one person took out a coarse cloth from his arms to block his mouth, and tightened it with a rope to prevent him from chewing his tongue and committing suicide, on the other hand, Wang Jing sent people to guard Xiong Bin's family to prevent these people from committing suicide. After the king had settled down in the city, he ordered his men to send out the dry food that had been prepared two days earlier. When the two sides handed over the military supplies, a general was vaguely seen coming out surrounded by troops.

Wang Jing raised his right hand to his chest, touched it with the prosthetic leg of his left arm, and silently recited: "The last general will see Yue Shuai." ”

Author: Sorry for the late update.