The sky gradually darkened, Wang Kai looked at the Khitan people on the opposite side motionless, couldn't help frowning, and said to Su Jing: "Look at it, it's going to be dark, the Khitan will neither attack nor retreat there, what is the idea of fighting?" ”

Su Jing said: "Don't you want to escape by night?" When they saw that our army was in a tight lineup, they didn't dare to fight. ”

Wang Kai smiled: "This is the best." This tired division, we are chasing after us, and none of them can run! ”

Watching the sun set in the western sky, the sky became dark, and the Khitan border army breathed a sigh of relief. They don't dare to fight, Wang Kai is known for being good at fighting, and there is nothing in this area that the Han people don't know. In particular, the news of Shi Jianu's escape along the mountain road has spread, how can these border troops go to the Song army that is waiting for them. You can't fight, you can't retreat, you can only dry up like this.

As night fell, several leaders of the border army gathered together and discussed: "Lang Jun has fled north along the mountain road, why should we fight to the death with the Song army?" It's better to take advantage of the night and run for your life. There is the main army led by Lang Jun in the north, and there are chasing soldiers in the south, so we might as well go south to Fengzhou. ”

Someone said: "I heard that there are no people there, and we have no food and grass, what do we do for a living there?" This season, the weather is cold, and it is impossible to find some wild fruits. One is not good, the wind is up, and the freeze is also frozen to death. ”

"How else? Now to attack Dongjiazhai is to hit the stone through the egg, and when the Song army attacks it, there is no way to live. ”

Someone suddenly said: "The Yellow River is frozen, how about we go up the river and return to Yongbyon State?" I killed the horse on the way, and maybe I will make it home. The Song people are guarding the important roads everywhere, and they can't deploy troops on the river! ”

When these words came out, everyone was in an uproar. Some think it is feasible and are eager to try, while others shake their heads and say that it is whimsical. It is good that the Yellow River is frozen, but the water above Dongjiazhai is turbulent, and it is very dangerous for pedestrians on the ice.

After discussing for a long time, they couldn't come up with a result, so they had to go back and wait for tomorrow. Where did I think that in the middle of the night, some people left one after another, and some were still taken away by the leader. Most of the people who left re-climbed the mountain and went along the valley road to Toyoshu. Although it is said that Fengzhou is no longer inhabited, it was always a rich place in the past, and it was stronger than the Volcano Army, and there were always people who thought that they could get away with finding food.

The rest of the people had no choice, and in the second half of the night, they couldn't stay up on the ground, so someone took the lead and went east along the Yellow River in a mess.

Under the moonlight, Wang Kai stood on a high place, looking at the figures running around in the night, his face sinking like water. It wasn't until the crowd began to march eastward that he said to the herald soldiers around him: "Inform Dongjiazhai and guard the gate of the village." As long as the Khitans don't cross the river, let them go! ”

The soldiers promised and quickly went to Dongjiazhai to give orders.

Su Jingjing brought 300 soldiers and horses, set up a formation in the area of the ferry outside Dongjiazhai, lit torches, and the lights were bright. This is the most prosperous place in the neighborhood, although the population has taken refuge in the village, and the shops are always taken away. Here is the most scarce food for the Khitans, so they must prevent their dogs from jumping over the wall and plundering here. Wang Kai ordered that as long as anyone dared to leave the river and approach the south bank, they would be killed.

Several Khitans supported each other and walked on the river. The cold wind blew, penetrating the bone marrow, and everyone shivered. Seeing that the Song army was waiting under the firelight on the south bank of the river, and the surrounding shops were full of shadows, several people couldn't help licking their lips, and their stomachs were drumming uncontrollably.

Finally, someone couldn't help it and said, "Let's sneak ashore from the shadows, find a place they can't see, and find a shop to find some food." If you go on like this, you will freeze to death if you don't starve. These soldiers are only guarding against a large number of men, where will they pay attention to us! ”

Before dark, there were still many shops on the shore doing business normally, and they hid in Dongjiazhai after nightfall. The big pot of cooked broth still stood at the door, and the enticing aroma wafted around with the cold wind of the night.

A Khitan human: "Straight lady thief, don't care, go to the shore for a meal." Even if you are caught after eating and your head is cut off, you will be a full ghost! There is no food and grass left, where can we go?! ”

As soon as these words came out, someone responded. A few people took advantage of the darkness to avoid the place where the Song army was arrayed, and quietly touched the south bank. When they approached the shore, they saw a cake shop in front of them, and there were lanterns hanging outside the door, and several people couldn't help but be overjoyed. Hold each other's hands and run briskly.

At this moment, a low shout suddenly came from the shore, and with the sound of strings, bows and arrows rained down, and the people on the river watched as these people were shot down, and fell silently on the surface of the river.

After a while, a lantern was lit up in the shadows. Ten Song soldiers took waist knives and carried lanterns, and when they arrived at the place where those people fell, one of them made up a few knives on his body, and still went back with the lantern.

The Khitan people on the river looked at this picture, and their hearts were cold. The Song army under the torches was murderous, and I don't know how many people were ambushed in the dark shadows. This posture is clear, the Khitans fled along the river, and the Song army did not chase them, as long as they approached the south bank, they would only die.

At this time, there was a dead silence between heaven and earth, and the Khitans who fled along the river were cold and hungry, but they did not dare to go ashore again, and stumbled along the river.

When we arrived at Dongjiazhai, the river suddenly narrowed, and the Yellow River flowed almost under the wall. The Song army, who was standing on the wall, stretched out his bow and arrows, and looked at the ice of the river below, where hundreds of Khitans slipped step by step, advancing with difficulty.

Liang Sheng stood on the wall, looking at the Khitan soldiers and horses passing below, nervous. Although Wang Kai's army is stationed outside the village, it is impossible for the village to be breached, but who knows if these people will go crazy and make a move on Dongjiazhai. Looking at their appearance is extremely embarrassed, they have long been unorganized, and it is difficult to say.

Wang Kai was in the tent, listening to the spies' reports, and keeping abreast of the movements of the Khitans. Those who went south to Fengzhou could not sit idly by, and sent fifty elites to follow far behind to grasp their movements. Downstream all the way to Xiongyong Village, the ice surface of the Yellow River is solid, and Wang Kai must strictly prevent these people from sneaking into the Volcano Army. As long as you don't cross the river, you can slowly clean up in the next few days.

As for the Khitans who went north along the Yellow River, there was no need to care, and they sent detectives to follow behind. If they really have a kind of thing, all the way back to Ningbian Prefecture along the Yellow River, Wang Kai will also praise a good man. This two-hundred-mile road, with no people and no supplies, walks on the ice and sleeps on the ice, unless there are iron men, how many people can hold on? Leaving the Yellow River and going ashore is the road to the side head village, Du Zhongxiao has already sent soldiers and horses to garrison in the most critical place. With the current state of these Khitans, they can't get by no matter what.

Shi Jianu sat by the fire, his face gloomy. The soldiers gently rubbed Shi Jianu's injured leg, and a pheasant was roasted on the fire next to him.

Seeing the pheasant's oil dripping on the fire, the soldiers swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said to Shi Jianu: "Lang Jun, we still have the Song Army scouts behind us, and we can't get rid of it." When tomorrow arrives in an open place, what if they kill them? ”

Shi Jianu said: "They want to attack, why wait here? Before going out of the mountain yesterday, we fought back and forth with the Song army at the mouth of the valley, where do we still have a way to live! It's just that it is in the back, making it clear that it doesn't want to make trouble, and sending us away. - It's just that we don't have much food and grass, and if we want to go back to Yongbyon, it will take at least ten days, where can we support it! Command the wide distribution of exploration horses, but where there is a small part along the road, you must not let go! ”

The soldiers agreed and got up to pass the military order. Before leaving, I couldn't help but take another look at the pheasant on the fire. If there is no grain and grass, it is not a problem for so many people to hunt some game, and they will not cut off the eating and drinking of the Shi family slaves, but it is a pity that they are not blessed to eat a bite.

Watching his own soldiers leave, Shi Jianu secretly calculated that his two or three hundred people were all cavalry, and he really had no choice but to kill horses to satisfy his hunger. It's just that without horses, it's hard to say how much will be able to hold out to the end.

sighed, fortunately, the Song army took into account the alliance between the two countries and did not take the initiative to attack, and now his life was chosen.