In the provocative actions of the Song army, Xiao 13 did not dispatch the main force, and only sent a part of the cavalry to block the approach of the Song cavalry.

For the rest of the day, the entire Liao army in the big and small wangzhuang watched as the Song people shortened the distance between the two camps by more than two miles.

When night fell, the Song army left more than 4,000 men and horses to garrison the newly repaired camp, and then the main force retreated.

During this half-day, the Song army did not simply repair the camp, but also connected the new battalion with the main battalion. Outside the road between the new camp and the main camp, there was a large defensive structure consisting of antlers, trenches, pits, and thistles.

What was originally a field with soft soil has a dense trap hidden in it, and it is like turning into a thorn forest. If you want to pass through, you have to pay a lot of price, not to mention that the whole process is still within the range of the Song army's heavy crossbow.

In this way, from the next day, the main force of the Song army did not have to line up outside the main camp, and could completely advance to the new camp and then go out of the camp to form a formation.

Two miles away, ordinary nature is nothing. But walking on a battlefield where the enemy is eyeing you and walking in a protected barracks is very different, and the consumption of physical strength and time is not the same level.

The 20,000 Liao troops saw with their own eyes that the Song army moved their camp forward two miles, and how it would develop next, no matter how stupid people were, could guess it. Tomorrow, they will surely build a new camp one step further. The day after tomorrow, as soon as the Song army left the village, the iron spears from the bed crossbow and the flying stones from the thunderbolt cannon would be smashed on their heads.

Ulu returned exhausted.

Throughout the afternoon, he led his clan's soldiers to confront the cavalry of the Song army outside the camp, while watching the new camp of the Song army be built from scratch in front of him.

The time of this errand was only half a day, and Ulu and his soldiers were all depressed, as if they had been cruising outside for half a month.

Not only is the body tired, but the mind is also tired. Watching the enemy show off his might, he built a camp under his nose without any scruples, while thousands of Khitan warriors could only watch from the sidelines, and their morale fell to the ground. I even think about how to meet people when I go back?

returned to his own camp, and Lao Huli, who had become a Ulu think tank, greeted him. The white cloth wrapped around his head and made his head bigger.

Old Huligai had an accident when he pulled the allotted Divine Arm Bow before, and was slapped in the face by the broken bowstring. The broken string of hundreds of catties of strength was drawn on the face, as if it had been cut by a sword, and the wound on the face was deep and visible. Fortunately, there are military doctors here in Dawangzhuang and they were treated in time. Now the head was bandaged, and the fine linen belt was circled and circled, but he avoided the errand of going out of the camp to make rounds.

Helping to lead the horse, Lao Hu asked Ulu: "Did the Song people build the camp?" ”

"Hmm." Uru didn't want to open his mouth at all, but answered through his nose.

"Right under your noses?"

"Hmm."

"There are only five or six miles left from the big and small kings?"

"Hmm!" Uru's expression became more and more impatient, and the irritability in his heart made him want to draw his knife and slash it.

"Alas......" Old Hu Ligai didn't ask any more, but just sighed, "This time I can only go, right?" ”

“…… It's long overdue to go back, this time I went back to the Southern Dynasty, how much did my children gain from the golden silk? I could have lived happily for a few years, but now......"

If it weren't for the fear of Yelu Yixin and Xiao Shisan, their tribal army would have retreated to the grassland to enjoy the spoils of this invasion of the Southern Dynasty. But Xiao Thirteen didn't know how to accept it when he saw it, and he kept dragging it here, how many soldiers were killed in vain, how many war horses were lost, and many tribes were already unable to make ends meet, and the losses were serious.

"But you also have to be willing to go!" Ulu's eyes were blood-red, and he couldn't wait to eat the skin of Xiao Shisan, who was holding him.

"Indeed." Lao Hu Li changed his head, "The previous strategy of surrendering Daizhou was mostly to follow the orders of Shang's father. Now Xiao Shumi refuses to leave, but he is afraid that Shang's father will blame him afterwards. ”

"That's his business, why drag us into the water together!"

"He's the manager, and there are people who want to listen to him. But this time the situation is different," Lao Hu Likai looked left and right to see if there was no one alive, and approached Ulu, "It is the time to ask for the withdrawal of the army!" ”

Ulu looked stunned: "Really?" ”

"This is a matter of course, the Song army is building a camp in front of him, he doesn't even dare to send troops, how can this battle continue? We didn't stay in Daizhou to see the landscape for a few more days. However, ......" Seeing Ulu's vigorous nod, Hu Li changed his words, "Xiao Shumi may not leave tonight, but transfer people to attack the Song army's camp at night." ”

"Whoever you like to go, I won't take my son with me!" Ulu immediately said indignantly, if the Song army's camp was so easy to attack, it would not become the current situation, "Maybe it is a trap for the Song people." ”

"Who's to say it isn't. Xiao Shumi really had that plan, and when the time came, he would let him take his family's soldiers and horses to measure how strong the Song people's camp was. Lao Hu Ligai got a little closer, and his voice was even lower, "Xiaowangzhuang's side is all thinking the same, and Dawangzhuang's side is half ......."

The bonfire in front of the tent crackled from time to time, and the Liao army camp was as oppressive as midnight at night.

The generals of the various units who came to the front line gathered in Xiao Shisan's Chinese army tent at this time.

Twenty or thirty generals, tall and short, with cold and even hostile eyes. There is no point in dealing with the Song people, and today's war avoidance has worn out their last trace of patience. The reason why he didn't dare to make trouble was because of Yelu Yixin, not the only remaining prestige of Xiao Shisan himself - as for Zhang Xiaojie, he was ignored by everyone. With Yelu Yixin as the backer, Xiao Shisan and him will not change anything.

They didn't want Xiao Shisan to come up with a strategy to deal with it. These days, Xiao Shisan's decision has brought them too many losses.

They just need Xiao Shisan to clarify what to do next, is it to fight or go?

This determines their attitude afterwards.

Xiao Shisan's gaze crossed the faces of the generals under his command, and he finally made a decision.

……………………

The war drums had been beating for a long time, and the battle flag had been firmly planted on the ground.

But the enemy on the other side did not react, but shrank in their turtle shells and refused to poke their heads out.

It may be a little inaccurate to say this, but the cavalry of the Song army was still stopped on the periphery by the Liao army's distant scouts, and no one could get closer to the Liao army's camp.

But this kind of battle is like the Song and Liao armies reversed, the Song army is not like the Song army, and the Liao army is not like the Liao army in the past.

The Khitans, who have lost the will to attack, what is left?

Half a day has already increased the confidence of all the Song officers and soldiers who participated in the war.

Even though the fear of the Liao army still exists, even though there are still many people who feel that avoiding the battle is the arrogant strategy of the commander of the Liao army. But more people are already convinced that the day is not far off when the Liao thieves will be expelled from the land of the Great Song Dynasty.

Retracting his gaze to the north, Han Gang led several staff members and continued to inspect his camp.

In the camp of the Song army at night, clusters of bonfires reflected people's faces, and brisk laughter spread throughout the camp.

"The military heart is available, Privy!" Huang Shang's whisper in his ear couldn't hide the excitement inside.

Even if the official army had been advancing vigorously before, from Taigu County in Taiyuan Prefecture to less than fifty miles away from Daizhou City, as long as the main force of the Liao army still existed, no one dared to say that this battle was a sure victory.

But the Liao army still avoided fighting in such an unfavorable situation, which was enough for Huang Sheng to see through the enemy's reality.

"Don't let go until the last moment, if you don't really win, don't let go." There was helplessness in Han Gang's smile, "The military heart can be used, but not the army." ”

After inspecting the camp tents around the piles of bonfires, many soldiers swore to him loudly that they would exterminate the Liao thieves who had entered the prison. But this still didn't make him look at the strength of Gao's army by one or two points.

It is not only the Liao army that is avoiding a head-to-head battle, but in fact, both sides are avoiding a head-on decisive battle. Even in the battle under Taigu Castle, Han Gang did not let the main force under his command, that is, the infantry army from Gyeonggi, go head-to-head with the Liao army.

So far, the big battles and small battles have basically been the results of the Hedong Army as the main force. Although this did not inevitably reduce the morale of the Song army due to continuous battles, it also raised the confidence and desire of the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army to the extreme.

And Han Gang has always avoided sending them to the battlefield against the Liao army.

This is Han Gang's careful side.

The gap between skilled workers and newbies is significant. Han Gang had no intention of exchanging human lives for the combat experience of the Jingying Forbidden Army, and he could only make the Hedong Army, which had a much smaller number, the main force in battle.

"I hope that Xiao Shisan can withdraw to Daizhou immediately," Han Gang said to a few of his staff members as he walked, "Lu Jifu's side should have almost reached the foot ......of Black Mountain. Once the interception of Yelu Yixin's lair is successful, Xiao 13 will inevitably lead troops back to rescue, and at that time, even Datong is not without hope. ”

"But that also requires their grain and grass to keep up." It may be the opinion of the portal, and the staff below Huang Sheng don't want to see Lu Huiqing's reputation even louder.

"Don't worry." Han Gang knew that when marching long distances, the consumption of grain and grass was of course a huge number. However, in order to maintain the connection between Xingling and the border, the Western Xia had a large number of grains and grasses in the walled forts along the way, "If the Liao people are not confused to the extreme, they will only increase the grain reserves, not decrease." ”

Han Gang was finishing his tour of the barracks and was about to return to the tent when a cavalryman rushed closer. Huang Sheng stepped forward to say something to the cavalryman, and then Huang Sheng turned back and whispered something to Han Gang.

Han Gang turned back and smiled at the staff, "It's not a big deal, that is, Xiao Shisan ran away...... he chuckled, and said loudly in a more determined and high-spirited tone: "Liao thief escapes!" ”