【2nd Update】

The shouts of killing still echoed among the peaks, and the battlefield in the valley had returned to calm.

Zhe Keren rode his horse through the ridges of the abandoned wheat fields, surrounded by corpses and banners and weapons. This is a battlefield that has just ended.

When Zhe Keren passed through the crowd cleaning the battlefield, from the commander of a command to the lowest pawn, he didn't dare to raise his head slightly. On the battlefield, the only ones who could be arrogant were the soldiers of the Zhi family who followed behind Zhe Keren. The Khitan Iron Cavalry, which was almost equal in number, was defeated head-on by them in only a quarter of an hour.

The Daizhou soldiers, who were originally ambushed on both sides of the valley and prepared to flank the front and rear, did not play any misuse at all, and even failed to fulfill their responsibility to intercept even after the Liao army began to flee.

Although less than seventy percent of the Liao army had time to escape, and they all lost their armor and abandoned their armor, the leading Khitan general Zuo held the bone in his hand, smashing left and right, and it seemed that it didn't take much effort to break through the blockade of the Daizhou soldiers on the back road, and led more than half of the troops to escape from Shengtian.

"It's the Leather Room Army! It turned out to be the Leather Room Army. ”

The soldiers who were cleaning the battlefield suddenly became chaotic, as if they had discovered the number of the Liao army that had just been fighting.

"Leather Room Army?!"

More people began to be surprised, after all, the Liao State's Gongfen Army and Pi Room Army were both well-known opponents in the Hedong Army.

"It was Xiao Shisan's bird thief who sent the front part to clear the extermination, and he dared to step directly into the mountain, but he was bold, but he didn't have a long brain!" One of the generals triumphantly revealed his identity with the armor he wore on his body.

Qin Wan's face was not good-looking, and the Daizhou soldiers were embarrassed, making him lose face in front of Zhe Keren.

For the courage of the first army, there is no qualified general to command, and there are repeated among officials and thieves, and the top two Daizhou soldiers in Hedong have become mermaids, and they can't even stop the defeated soldiers. In other words, when his father was there, how many times did he fear the leather room army?!

"It's not bad." Zhi Keren seemed to see through Qin Wan's thoughts, and came over to smile and be relieved.

Qin Wan glared at several commanders hatefully: "Don't work hard at this time, is the real king's law an ornament?" "Now he is in the opposite position from the other day.

"Bachelor Han didn't let people pass on the word, and he was self-conscious, so he had no fear."

"Han Bachelor Kuanren, Guang Ruijun also relied on him back then, so he was not assigned to Lingnan. But this is not something that this group of thieves and prisoners can easily get away with! ”

However, Zhe Keren is already very satisfied. After several days of training, this temporary army has taken on some appearance, and it is not lagging behind on the battlefield today.

In terms of military supplies, Tuhezhai in the west has arranged manpower to transport grain and grass, plus the original accumulation, it can still support it for a period of time, enough to last until the Liao people are driven away.

While rebuilding the army, Zhe Keren also selected some men to sneak into the mountains and forests very close to Xinzhou City, and then set fire to the mountains. Although the climate was humid at this time, the mountain fire could not be burned, but the billowing smoke was enough to tell the defenders in the city that the Liao army could no longer control the situation on the periphery of Xinzhou at this time. It's just that in the past two days, the Liao people have strengthened their garrison, and there are fewer and fewer scouts who can successfully approach Xinzhou City, and the number of captured and killed is rising in a straight line.

But in any case, with the two main forces of one south and one north Linfu and the Jingying reinforcements approaching step by step, in the eyes of Zhe Keren, victory is not far away.

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A number of treadmill arrows shot from bed crossbows were inserted into the city walls of Xinzhou.

The long, solid shaft of the arrow allowed the besieging party to climb to the top of the city, but the stones and tiles dropped from the city were as dense as hail rain, and the wolf's tooth and sassal wood directly smashed the treadmill arrows that pierced into the high places.

Several attacks in the morning were futile, and the frequency of fire was too frequent, but nearly thirty bed crossbows were destroyed, four of which were damaged.

The city defense of Xinzhou City has been crumbling since half a month ago, but until today, it is only crumbling, and it has not been breached.

"It still doesn't look good." A general of the national uncle's room sighed loudly, "If there are some more Song people, we can let them build the land and go to the city, which is better than just archery." ”

Several other generals were also nodding their heads, apparently talking into their hearts. When Zhang Xiaojie heard this, a layer of green energy flashed on his face, and he forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, turned his head and sighed to Xiao Shisan: "Where is that time?" ”

And there's no one left. Xiao 13 said secretly in his heart.

Under the city of Xinzhou, surrounded by the city wall, there is a piece of ragged corpses. They were all people who did not flee with a fluke mentality, and were driven by the Liao people to attack the city.

Before Xiao 13 led the army south, Zhang Xiaojie was originally going to return to Zhendaizhou, but the 3,000 troops outside Xinzhou suddenly rebelled, so he had to rush to preside over the siege of Xinzhou.

However, in the case of insufficient troops, in addition to the division of troops and horses to guard against the Song army that fled into the mountains, the remaining troops were only enough for him to drive the people to attack Xinzhou.

It took two days for the people of the Song Kingdom to be consumed under the city. In war, the lives of ordinary people are as insignificant as grass mustard. For the sake of their own safety and that of the whole city, how can the defenders of the city show mercy? Although many people in the city were able to find their relatives and friends among the people who were driven away, the arrows were still merciless in the end.

Without the consumables that can be sacrificed at will, only the only thing that can be used is the small wealth and peace of his own family. But if you want to solve the current situation that your subordinates can't work, for Xiao Shisan and Zhang Xiaojie, it is really not enough. What has been difficult for the great Liao emperors in the past dynasties to do, Yelu Yixin is also difficult to do, not to mention the two pawns of His Royal Highness Shangfu.

Under such circumstances, in order to break through Xinzhou as soon as possible, Xiao Shisan and Zhang Xiaojie had to strengthen their long-range strength. The Divine Arm Bow was used in one place, and the same was true for the Bed Crossbow, and the craftsmen worked overtime to build the Thunderbolt Cannon, just to make it easier to break through to the upper city.

Just as the two were racking their brains, the Song army outside the city began to set off beacon fires in the mountains and forests. Adjacent to Xinzhou City, several nearby mountains and forests were set ablaze by the infiltrated Song army.

Although the spring is wet and heavy, and the grass and trees are difficult to ignite, the Song people are only in the forest to produce wolf smoke, and they don't care how many trees can be burned. Seeing the frequent smoke in the nearby mountains, Xiao Shisan knew that the morale in Xinzhou City in recent days had been supported by these beacon smoke.

For this reason, Xiao 13 strengthened the dispatch of blocking horses, and did not hesitate to spend manpower to sweep the nearby mountains, and since the day before yesterday, the number of beacon smoke in the mountains has dropped sharply.

It's just that he can't eliminate the source.

In order to deal with those flies in the mountain as quickly as possible, Xiao 13 mobilized a whole two thousand-strong leather room army, allowing them to approach the Song army. Try to annihilate it, and if you can't do it, you must drive it away, and you must not let it stay near Xinzhou.

Let the most elite soldiers and horses under his command deal with a group of rabble, Xiao Shisan would not be so careful if it weren't for the relationship between the terrain.

But when Xiao Shisan's henchmen and elites attacked a military village where they were entrenched, they encountered another elite army, seven or eight hundred people, and they did not scatter into the mountains and forests to fire arrows indiscriminately as soon as they saw people, but waited in formation. At the beginning, the Liao general who led the army thought it was pretending, but he led this leather room army to crash into the army formation and was defeated in a blink of an eye, and it was a fiasco!

The most hateful thing is that after the defeat, the back road was blocked in the mountains for the Song army who were ambushed, and less than seventy percent of them broke through the blockade and came back, and the war horses that these defeated soldiers originally brought with them, except for one horse riding under the crotch, the rest were basically lost.

This result almost didn't make Xiao Shisan mad.

Even if it is because of his wealth, he begins to become unwilling to take risks, but what about the prestige and conceit of the dignified leather army, is it like horse manure and pulled off halfway?

In the offensive and defensive battles in the past few days, several times back and forth, the Great Liao side has suffered.

The scouts who sent Lu to catch a few live mouths, and knew that the elite soldiers were soldiers and horses from Fuzhou. And the main force of the Linfu army will soon arrive. The Linfu army gave up everything and rushed to the rescue. Unless they can be defeated head-on while they are strained, it will not be too late

If Xinzhou can be captured, there is still room for redemption. The soldiers and horses that set off from Xinzhou were able to suppress the nearby land for hundreds of miles, so that the Song army that had left the mountain could not return. But if it can't be attacked, the result of further hesitation is that the more than 10,000 defenders of Shiling and Chitang passes will not have time to evacuate, so that the whole army will be annihilated.

Zhang Xiaojie has seen the worst situation, and the battle situation cannot be broken in a short time, and he must retreat. He glanced at Xiao Thirteen, pondering to have a showdown with the coach as soon as possible.

Xiao Shisan felt Zhang Xiaojie's gaze, and suddenly raised his eyes and asked, "Do you want to go and have a look?" ”

"What?" Zhang Xiaojie is slightly fluted.

"Didn't the Tanma who was captured alive before let him go to the city to persuade him to surrender? It's almost time to arrange. Xiao 13 said.

Zhang Xiaojie shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Most likely it won't be of any use." ”

Previously, Zhang Xiaojie had successively sent officials and captives of the Song State to persuade them to surrender, and even asked them to falsely report the news - in fact, several walled cities were taken so effortlessly - but they did not have much effect on Xinzhou City.

Xiao Shisan smiled and stood up: "The situation is different now, maybe the defenders of Xinzhou are only a penny short of the last one." ”

Before, there was a shortage of soldiers and horses, and it was not easy to believe no matter how strong the blow was, but now he rushed back with the main force, although it was impossible for the dog heads to attack the city with their lives, but the camp tents all over the mountains around Xinzhou City were terrifying enough. In addition, the southern barbarians in the mountains were also forced to retreat, and the city may be a time of panic. At this time, some cruel words can also make people believe, and it is also an excuse for some people in the city to surrender.

Xiao Shisan thinks this is very good, if it is useful or not, try it again, anyway, it won't take much effort.

The captured scouts who were sent to persuade them to surrender looked very inconspicuous, ordinary characters, Xiao Shisan looked at him from a distance, and he didn't report any more hope, nor did he go over to make a wish.

The banners under the city were noisy, and the city looked at each other coldly, and the scout was escorted to the front of the city wall by several Liao soldiers armed with oars and shields.

"I am the ...... of Fuzhou"

As soon as the words began, an arrow flew from the city, aimed at the front door, but was blocked by the soldiers around him with shields. Song officials who had surrendered to Liao were sent to the city of Xinzhou to persuade them to surrender, and then they were killed by random arrows, and now the Liao soldiers have learned to help hold shields, and the defenders of the city have also learned not to waste arrows, in most cases just scatter a few arrows to make a warning.

Blocking a few arrows, the scouts of the Song army poked their heads out again and shouted towards the city: "I am Zhang Zhongxiao in the palace of the prefecture, and the Liao dog has been defeated!" Han Shumi, Zhefu Prefecture is coming in a blink of an eye! Hang on! Hang on!! ”

The arrows in the city suddenly stopped.

The clamoring and cheering in the rear also stopped.

The battlefield, which had been noisy for many days, suddenly fell silent.

Xiao Shisan's and Zhang Xiaojie's expressions changed suddenly, and the Liao soldiers beside the scout all turned white.

When the scout tried to repeat what he had just said, he was dragged back.

When the Song Army scout was dragged in front of Xiao Shisan, he was already beaten with blood, and he was even unable to stand up anymore, but he was still laughing, and even raised his eyebrows proudly.

This wish-winning smiling face made Xiao Shisan angry: "Drag him out of the coffin for me to be crushed!" ”

"Phew, Liaogou! Grandpa is waiting for you below! The scout spat hard.

The one who was pulled out of the tent had already begun to use the knife, but Xiao Shisan didn't hear a scream, only a laugh, "Liao Gou, grandpa is waiting for you below!" But it soon fell silent.

There was some silence in the tent. You can hear the scolding and shouting from Xinzhou City.

Xiao 13 and Zhang Xiaojie sat speechless.

After a while, Zhang Xiaojie laughed dryly: "If the generals of the Song people are like this, I think I am afraid that they will not even be able to enter the Yanmen Pass." ”

Xiao 13 was silent and didn't react.

"Retreat! Can't fight anymore. Looking at Xiao Shisan's appearance, Zhang Xiaojie sighed, "Not to mention the morale of the army, seeing the scene of Fang Cai, Xinzhou City will stick to the end no matter what." ”

Xiao Shisan raised his head and blushed as if he had been humiliated: "But it is Father Shang's intention to keep Daizhou and Xinzhou...... Do you understand?! ”

"But Father Shang won't be happy to see that the soldiers and horses of Xijing Road are all consumed at Xinzhou and Shiling Pass!"