Spring in the north is not too cold.

As far as the eye can see, there are mostly bird nests on the trees, which is probably strange for southerners to come here.

With one foot on the withered yellow grass, he leaned over, reached out and grabbed the grass, then twisted it and watched the wet grass turn to powder.

"This is the North?"

Zhao Ji clapped his hands, feeling that Bianliang was a comfortable nest.

"Yes, this is the North."

Shen An dismounted and walked over, stomped his numb feet, and said, "Ahead is the water area that the Great Song Dynasty relied on before, you can take a look at it when the time comes." ”

The two of them stood on the side of the road, and a thousand cavalry roared past, followed by three thousand foot soldiers.

Most of these foot soldiers carried crossbows on their backs, and their steps were somewhat heavy after a long journey.

This is the best of the Wansheng Army, and after being trained for so long, he can be regarded as coming out to see the world.

"The official family sent the army, and it also meant to demonstrate to the Liao people." Shen An thought of the contradictions within the Liao people, and couldn't help but say proudly: "The matter of that imperial uncle is not completely over, and Yelu Hongji is still cleaning up his remnants. But the defeat of Fuzhou made him a little embarrassed and angry, from Yanmen to Xiongzhou, the Liao army often came to demonstrate, this time we will most likely meet, don't be impulsive when the time comes. ”

"I must have said that, right?" Zhao Ji naturally refused to admit his sexual impulses, "How many impulsive mistakes have you made by yourself?" ”

"But the king is coming."

Shen An avoided this topic, and looked at the two thousand foot soldiers coming from behind with Zhao Ji.

These foot soldiers are so tall that Shen An has to raise his head to face each other, and his steps are steady and majestic!

But the king came.

His height......

Shen An felt that this person was really too long-looking, and he was about two meters tall.

There can be two Shen An on that body, just like a giant walking.

The gray beard was blown by the north wind, but the king bowed his head and said, "I have seen the king, and I have seen the edict." ”

Zhao Ji returned the salute, "Lord Wang Jun has worked hard. ”

Wang Ke's voice was loud, but when he spoke to Shen An, he could only keep his head down, otherwise he would be suspicious of having long eyes on the top of his head, "There is a cart pulling armor and knives and axes, and the minister is not hard." ”

Zhao Ji nodded, "It's not far from Xiongzhou, you have to be vigilant." ”

"The minister knows." Wang is a general, and he is in the north this time.

The foot soldiers with two thousand figures who can be human in later generations are the most outstanding troops of the Great Song Dynasty...... Axeman!

"The knife and axe bearers must eat well and rest well, if the Liao people provoke, they have to rely on them to deter."

"Yes."

The water network here is dense, Zhao Ji looked all the way over, and said regretfully: "Delusional desire to use water fields and rivers to block the cavalry of the Liao army is a dream, sure enough, the person who makes the decision must check it on the spot, otherwise what are you talking about?" ”

"Pat your head on the decision."

"Yes."

The water network to block the enemy is almost as ridiculous as diverting the Yellow River, which was not used by Mao in history, but instead attracted the Liao people to frequently cross the border to fight the grass valley.

When he arrived in Xiongzhou, Qian Yi of Zhizhou took the officials and gentry out to greet him.

"I've seen the king."

The people of Xiongzhou have probably never seen such a noble person, so even the city is full of people, looking at the strangeness.

Zhao Ji was very tired, but he still smiled and said some hard words to everyone, and then was placed in the city.

"I've seen the edict."

Qian Yi and Shen An have met, so they are acquaintances.

"How are the Liao people?"

Shen An is also tired, but he can't rest at the moment, and he must first understand the situation on the other side.

Qian Yi looked a little older than last time, and his hair was a lot grayer, "After the defeat of Fuzhou, the Liao people crossed the border several times and killed two people, both of whom were ordinary people. So-and-so went to the field to find their officer, saying that it was a horse bandit......"

"It's an excuse." Shen An said angrily: "They were defeated in Fuzhou, so they are looking for opportunities to vent their anger everywhere, brute, if they have a chance to turn back, they will know what regret is!" ”

"You can't wait for the edict!" Qian Yi said with a bitter face: "The Liao people are looking for an opportunity to retaliate, and now there are rumors in Xiongzhou, and some people are rumored that the Liao army will attack them, and they will be shocked overnight...... Later, a certain person went to capture it, but found out that it was a secret spy of the Liao people...... What do they want to do? I just want to make Xiongzhou chaotic. ”

"What are you afraid of?"

Shen An yawned and said, "Others are afraid of the Liao people, but a certain person is not afraid." ”

He then went to wash and settle down, and Qian Yi said with a headache: "The king is already young, and it is said that he is a little impulsive. This Shen An is also young, who did the official family send to sit in charge? ”

The subordinate official said: "It's a martial artist, very tall. ”

"How tall can it be?"

Qian Yi felt that this was an exaggeration.

When he returned, he met Wang Ke on the road.

"So high......"

The height of two meters gives people a great sense of depression, and Qian Yi is relieved.

"This person looks calm, and he is relieved."

The calm Wang in his mouth asked about the situation of the Liao people as soon as he entered the station, and muttered to Shen An for a long time at dinner, and then asked Zhao Ji for instructions: "Wang, Xiongzhou is densely covered with Liao spies, and the news of our coming here will soon spread, and the Liao people don't know what to do, but they must be vigilant." The minister and the edict have consulted and will stay here for a maximum of three days......"

Zhao Ji looked at Shen An.

"It's not a sign of weakness." Shen An said: "Three days is just enough for you to see the front line of Xiongzhou, and if the Liao people want to come, they won't have time to mobilize the army......"

If the Liao people mobilized a large army to come, Shen An could only retreat into the city of Xiongzhou to defend, how could he dare to rush out to fight?

This was followed by inspections.

Xiongzhou is adjacent to the Nanjing Road of the Liao people, and the complex relationship between the Song and Liao countries can be felt here.

The field ushered in the inspection of the prince of the Great Song Dynasty, and the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty were boiling.

"I've seen the king!"

“……”

The merchants of the Great Song Dynasty were the most excited, and they kept talking around Zhao Ji, while the merchants of the Liao Kingdom were watching coldly from the sidelines.

"The crown prince of the Song people is here, I don't know what he is here for."

"He is also said to have brought thousands of troops ......"

"What can thousands of troops do? Da Liao has countless troops in Nanjing Dao, what can this man do? It can only show the weakness of the Song people's hearts. They were worried that we would attack the prince, so they sent troops to protect them. ”

"That's right."

"It is said that Da Liao had a draw with the Song people in Fuzhou, and His Majesty was very annoyed." The news of the defeat of Fuzhou was difficult to completely conceal, so the Liao people said that it was a draw.

"There is also Nanjing Dao, which was stirred up by the Song people last time, and finally used the army but didn't catch it, shame!"

"So will the officials of Nanjing Dao go crazy this time?"

"That's the prince of the Great Song Dynasty, it's impossible to kill him, otherwise the Song and Liao countries will definitely go to war."

"Your Majesty is not nearby, and after the request is given, the prince will have already returned to Beijing, so they should not dare to take risks."

"It's a rare opportunity!"

"Yes, the news has been sent by Kuaima, it depends on what the officials of Nanjing Province want to do."

"Look, the prince is coming."

Zhao Ji was surrounded by a large number of officials, and when he came here to check the goods of the Liao merchants, he asked a few cordial questions from time to time.

The atmosphere was very good, but Wang and Shen An on the side were chatting about something out of place.

"The Liao people have sent the news over, and there are currently rangers on the opposite side, but the number is not clear." Wang Ke's hand was very big, and Shen An felt that a slap could kill someone.

He clenched his fists, followed Zhao Ji, and said in a low voice: "Yesterday, I said that I would stay for two days, and you said that I would stay for three days." Do you know that three days is enough for the Liao army to arrive? ”

"Yes."

Shen An held a slice of beef jerky in his hand and took a bite from time to time.

"Why, I know you're going to have one more day?"

But the king was a little puzzled.

"The king is young and lacks knowledge."

Shen An's words made the king silent for a long time, and it was not until Zhao Ji finished his inspection of the field that he asked, "Do you want the king to see the Liao army?" Aren't you afraid to face the risks head-on? ”

Shen An nodded, "He must know what threat the Great Song Dynasty is facing, and what is the strength of the opponent of the Liao State...... Without understanding this, he will never be able to make the right decision. ”

There is another reason, Zhao Shu has never come to the north to inspect, so Zhao Shu can be regarded as going out on his behalf this time.

"Good!"

Wang patted Shen An on the shoulder and praised: "The prince of the Great Song Dynasty should be like this!" ”

Bang!

Shen An was almost slapped by him, he rubbed his shoulders and said, "The scouts have been sent out, and in the next two days, let's just wait......"

Shen An didn't think it was a big problem, but he was woken up from his dream in the early hours of the next morning.

In the dark, he rubbed his eyes, and his voice was a little hoarse: "How many people?" ”

"More than three hundred rides."

The voice outside the door was excited, this was the scout who followed the sentry before Zheke's departure.

"What about obedience?"

"The military marquis said that since the Liao army dared to cross the border to fight the grass valley, it should be a tooth for a tooth......"

Shen An sat on the edge of the bed for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "Why has everything changed?" ”

……

The historical Zhikexing has been dormant, gradually smoothing out the edges and corners of his body, and waiting for the opportunity to rise after many years.

But now he's got his chance.

More than 300 cavalry Liao troops were in front, confronting more than 200 cavalry of Zhekexing.

"This is the place of the Great Song."

A sergeant went up to negotiate, but was rewarded with arrows and ridicule.

When the Liao people don't want to follow the rules, no one can stop them from being presumptuous.

"Marquis, what should I do?"

The two armies had been chasing for more than an hour, and at this moment the horses were tired and could not continue.

The Liao army should have fled far away, but they were stranded, and the signal in this was interesting.

Zhao Ji was in Xiongzhou, but the Liao army suddenly crossed the border, which can only be said to be scaring people.

If Zhao Ji leaves Xiongzhou when he hears the news, then he will leave a psychological shadow from now on......

Liao is invincible!

This is probably what the Liao people want to achieve.

So, can't go!

Choke!

Zhi Kexing drew his knife, and the Liao people on the opposite side couldn't help laughing when they saw it, and then pulled out their long knives.

For them, as long as they don't kill the prince of the Song people, then there is no taboo.

According to the words of some officials of Nanjing Province: What if it is a big fight? Do the Song people dare to fight back?

The Song people could only defend, and over the years, the defense posture of the Great Song Dynasty in the north was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, which also led to the continuous expansion of the self-confidence of the Liao people.

"Crockpot." Zhi Kexing said softly.

"Yes."

The small crockpot is easy to carry around, whether it is hanging around the waist or in your pocket, it is a must-have treasure for home travel.

"Ignition."

The fire fold is lit.

"Attack!"

……

The first one is sent.