The journey of more than 500 miles has already been walked for most of the time, and there is only one or two days left before Qu Yechuan.

Yelu Shiliang's heart, which he had lifted all the way, was rising to his throat step by step as he approached the Song Realm. It is conceivable that until it passes through the defense line of the Song people, this heart will not fall back into place.

The mount under him walked weakly with his head drooping, and the long journey of hundreds of miles almost exhausted the physical strength of this good horse of the grassland. And the palace guard iron horseman, who has been eating cold food for several days, has also lost his due sharpness.

Along the way, Yelu Shiliang was thinking hard about what method to use to break through the defense line set up by the Song people on the side of the Quye River. But apart from the preparations made before departure, the rest is just four words of improvisation.

On the desert, covered with a layer of snow, the crisp sound of hooves could not be heard. Hundreds of cavalry marched on the snow that had long been flattened and blackened, and marched towards their destination.

The army on the road stretched out, and the sky became darker and darker. Yelu Shiliang was thinking about whether to set up camp when suddenly there was a fierce shout of killing from miles ahead.

Lerma stopped, and the group looked into the distance out of sight. The same situation has happened many times, and no one is surprised, but none wants to wade into troubled waters. In addition, Yelu Shiliang also wanted to know how long Lu Dao would be delayed this time.

Soon, the scout who was exploring the way in front returned and reported, "It's the Solid Secret Department that I don't know which one to fight." ”

"Is it the Solid Secret Department robbing people, or is it robbed?" Jelu Shiliang asked.

"It's robbed." The scout immediately replied, "There is a group of thieves who want to rob the grain and war horses of the Solid Secret Department, and the number of them is about six hundred, which is not much different from the Solid Secret Department. ”

"Looks like there was a delay."

Jerushliang didn't want to take a detour. Listening to the sound, the battle between the Gumi Department and the robbers became more and more intense, and I didn't know how far I needed to go around the battlefield in front of me. It's better to set up camp here, rest for the night, and then set off tomorrow.

Under the order of Yelu Shiliang, the soldiers under his command immediately turned over and dismounted, preparing to set up camp. And he himself still looked ahead. When it was completely dark, another scout also turned back and brought back the latest military information, "The Gumi Department has been defeated!" ”

This time, there was no need for scouts to return, and within a moment, Yelu Shiliang had already seen the remnants of the Gumi Department who were fleeing.

However, the remnants of the defeated army were obviously afraid of Yelu Shiliang's seemingly strong team, and did not approach at all, but bypassed it from a distance.

There are only 400 cavalry around Yelu Shiliang, but the elite and sophisticated equipment can be hidden, but the momentum of the elite soldiers in a hundred battles will not be ignored by people rolling on the line of life and death. Moreover, the number of 400 people is also a relatively large number among the Montenegrin party clans who fled south.

On the way south, Yelu Shiliang's 400 men and horses repeatedly frightened off the southbound tribes who tried to rob. However, it also attracted the participation of several small tribes. Under normal circumstances, no clan would refuse to expand its population. From Yelu Shiliang's point of view, if he can absorb more party and tribes to obey his orders, he will go south to Jiufengzhou together. With their identities covering, they will definitely be able to pass through the defense line of the Song people smoothly.

It's a pity that Yelu Shiliang didn't dare to communicate deeply with other tribes, and no matter how much he disguised himself, he couldn't hide the real Montenegrin party. In the face of these tribes who tried to lean on his big tree, Yelu Shiliang refused to accept them at all. If you still don't know each other, you can simply start killing and kill everything.

On two occasions, there were more than 300 more horses in the ranks that could be replaced, but there were also less than 20 people, as well as the same number of lightly wounded men who could still cross the horses. Yelu Shiliang himself was not happy about this exchange. So he was still very worried about the robbers who attacked the Solid Secret Department, and turned around and came to rob another ticket.

But Yelu Shiliang was worried in vain, and he was worried all night, and he did not wait for the robber to appear. A group of men and horses returned to the road with sleepiness, and when they passed yesterday's battlefield, they saw only a stripped corpse. And the dead horses were also cut off from their limbs and the best flesh on their torsos, leaving only the remains. The corpses of the Solid Secret Department were frozen to the ground, their limbs and expressions twisted and terrifying.

Without looking at the losers, the cavalry led by Yelu Shiliang crossed yesterday's battlefield and continued to advance in the southeast direction. Although there were still some lone wolf-like bandits roaming around the periphery, Yelu Shiliang himself quickly put this battle behind him.

Robbers are easy to deal with after all, but if you want to fool the Song people, it will never be so easy. As for the task he undertook, the closer he got to the Song people, the more worried Yelu Shiliang became.

The Song army piled up in the area of Quye River was found to be close to 50,000. And the elite that can be used on Xijing Road is only this number. And the Song people have repaired many village defenses. No matter what kind of harassment, it is impossible to force the Song people back. The strength of Xijing Dao, no matter how you look at it in a short period of time, cannot defeat the Song people who are waiting for the battle. If you want to muddy the water and let Da Liao take advantage of it, the chances are very small.

While the main force of Xijing Province stayed in the Black Mountain River, the Song army sent troops to occupy the old Fengzhou. Since then, there has been no way to recover the Quye River, and the land south of it. Just like when the two countries of Song and Xia fought against Yanzhou, 30,000 palace guards raided Xingqing Mansion. The land of Xingling, the Song people and the party items, it is impossible to occupy it back.

Yelu Shiliang's mission this time, really speaking, is just to get some face back and cause some trouble to the Song people by the way. In fact, it doesn't make much sense, and it is as difficult as Da Liao to give up Xingling if you want the Song people to give up the old Fengzhou. However, in the case of Yelu Shiliang, this is also his personal opportunity to soar.

disguised his identity, mixed in the southern Montenegrin party clan, and managed to blend into the Song realm. Look for an opportunity to sow discord between the attached Montenegrin party and the Song people. When the chaos in Hedong arose, he looked for an opportunity to return to Daliao.

In Yelu Shiliang's plan, he would cross the desert westward, turn to Xingling, and then return to Xijing Road along the Yellow River from Xingling—the party members who fled south were full of people, and they were constantly fighting, and it was safer to go from several oases such as Dijinze than to return by the same route.

Regardless of whether he can make trouble in Fengzhou in the future, as long as he can successfully return, it will be a great achievement, and Yelu Shiliang is looking forward to having the opportunity to find a place of his own in the bowl.

Turning over a low mountain range, the frozen Kuno River is right in front of you.

The surrounding scenery is no longer a slightly undulating desert dune, but the mountains and forests in winter are also monotonous white and gray. You have to wait until the snow melts next spring to see the bright colors that cover the ground.

The cavalry who watched around was no longer a member of the Montenegrin clan, but a strange face in a strange attire.

Yelu Shiliang immediately raised his vigilance, judging from the location where they appeared, the identity was certain, and the purpose could probably be guessed. His eyes followed those strange cavalrymen, and the hearts of Yelu Shiliang and the others began to recall the identities they were going to impersonate next.

"You are the ?!!! of that one" In the distance, someone raised his voice to probe the details of this side.

Yelu Shiliang, who had been prepared, immediately asked one of his subordinates who could speak party words to reply loudly: "We are the Xidan Ministry!" ”

After a moment, the inquiring voice sounded again, "Where is Chief Dakbo?" ”

Yelu Shiliang's heart beat violently, and he deliberately inquired about this name in order to be able to smoothly pretend to be the Xidan Ministry. Why do the Song people know that Lu Tao is so clear.

Just thinking about it, there are not a few Montenegrin party clans that the Song people have co-opted, and it is not difficult to pick a few Montenegrin party clans that are widely known and familiar among the Tibetan tribes in Hejiandi, but they are also prepared for this problem.

"The old patriarch was killed by the Khitans! The current patriarch is the son of the old patriarch! ”

With the sound of reply, a rider came out of Yelu Shiliang's team and immediately stepped forward, "I am the one who won it, and I was ruined by the Khitans, and now I have come to the Great Song Dynasty, and I am willing to be a loyal minister under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty wholeheartedly!" ”

"Oh, really?" Zhe Ke turned his head, "You still know Dakbo's son?" ”

Several party members from Montenegro looked at each other and shook their heads, "I'm not impressed." I only know Darkbo alone. ”

"That's a shame." He sighed compassionately, and said, "What are you asking to belong?" ”

Yelu Shiliang immediately understood the intentions of the Song people. With the anger of being humiliated, he wisely chose to dismount. At his behalf, all of them left their mounts, on which they stood proudly.

Just thinking about how to repay this humiliation to today's Song people in the future, Yelu Shiliang found that thousands of Song soldiers armed with heavy crossbows suddenly appeared in the mountains on both sides, and behind the fence in front of him, thousands of Song soldiers also appeared.

It's a trap!

The thought flashed through me. When Yelu Shiliang was about to make a move, there was a sharp pain in his chest, abdomen, and head. Before he could look down at the arrow that had already sunk into his chest, the look of horror froze on his face.

Tens of thousands of arrows were like locusts raining down, and wave after wave of shots shot the Khitans in the small valley with nowhere to escape.

Zhe Ke aimed at the Khitan cavalry who were running around in the rain of arrows, and without hesitation, he gave people an order not to stop, to keep shooting. The trumpets to inform the friendly forces also sounded, and the two armies of men and horses that had been lying in ambush turned around to block the back road of the Khitans.

Zhe Keda looked down with cold eyes, and saw that in the storm composed of arrow rain, a person did not hesitate to face the storm, his hands to the sky, as if shouting something. But Zhe Keda was not in the mood to guess, there was only one order he received from above,

"Suspicious people, it is better to kill by mistake than to let go!"