There are only seven days left.

There were more and more horses from the north, and the rangers of the Great Song Dynasty set out from the city early in the morning every day, and there were always more or less people when they returned.

Borrowing the air in the temple to make the yamen of the priest for a day. heavier than a day.

Only Han Ang is different, and his ease makes people hate in their hearts!

"The winner is the enemy, the loser is myself, all I can do is prepare and be invincible. As for whether it can be won or not. How much you can win depends on the performance of the Liao people. After eating, Han Gang took a cup of hot tea and slowly tasted it in the side hall.

"It's not just about the Liao people." Zhang Qi added, "It also depends on Hebei." If Guo Kui can make a big victory, Hedong will be able to pacify half of it. ”

"If Guo Kui can hit Yanjing City, the Liao army will directly rush back desperately."

"It's impossible to attack Yanjing, most of the time it's almost like attacking Yizhou."

Han Gang liked the atmosphere, and the deliberations of the staff members often inspired each other. Of course, Han Gang is also included.

Yizhou hooks up with the flying fox. From the Flying Fox to the west, it is Daizhou. Originally, the eastern half of Flying Fox belonged to Yizhou of Liao, and the western half belonged to the Great Song Dynasty, but now it is occupied by the Liao. However, once Yizhou was captured and the southern gate of Xijin Mansion was opened, not to mention, it was only the eastern half of the Flying Fox tribe that entered the hands of the Song people, and for the Liao army in Hedong, it was in danger of being wiped out.

"That's just a flying fox, what should I do?" Chen Feng asked.

"It doesn't matter if Shouyang is not lost, if you lose Shouyang, there is still Pingding, if you lose Pingding, there is Chengtian Military Village [Niangzi Pass], and after Chengtian Military Village, it is Jingcheng County in Hebei." Zhang Qi said, "This is different from the Flying Fox. The east is the Yizhou of the Liao State, and the Daizhou of the west is lost again, and the bottle-shaped village [Pingxingguan] is dangerous even though the terrain is dangerous, but it can be attacked from both sides, and it is impossible to hold it. ”

Zhang Kai's familiarity with geography is amazing, even Huang Shang can't be such a trivial example.

"But in that case, won't the Liao people have no soldiers in Hebei?"

"Why are you worried about the Liao? Even now, there are almost 100,000 Liao soldiers in Nanjing Road. ”

"Isn't Yizhou in danger?"

Zhang Qi said: "These 100,000 people are the total strength of the entire Nanjing Dao, and there will be no more than 30,000 people who can really participate in the Battle of Yizhou." In terms of troops, the officers and troops still have an absolute advantage. ”

"But what about Flying Fox and Jing Cheng?" Huang Shang asked rhetorically.

Yizhou was originally an important town on Nanjing Road, and it was connected to the Flying Fox, and there were not a few garrisons. But all the generals here are not worried about these soldiers. What they are afraid of is that halfway through the battle, what will happen if a large force of reinforcements from the Liao people arrives?

In case the Liao army is killed from Jingcheng and Feihu, the officers and troops on the front line may even be wiped out at that time. The reason why Emperor Taizong was defeated and defeated in Yanjing was because Yelu Xiuge led his army to Youzhou one step earlier, which was unexpected by Emperor Taizong and the founding generals.

"Not to mention whether the Liao army will send troops from the Liangcheng Valley Road, with Guo Kui's old way, will it suffer this loss?" Zhang Ji shook his head.

Guo Kui will not let go of such a good opportunity. If he didn't have the ability to seize the opportunity, he would be a famous general.

I just don't know what kind of hospitality the Liao people prepared for him. It is impossible for Yelu ethylene to be unguarded. It depends on who is better at Guo Kui or Yelu Yixin.

"It's almost time for the Linfu army to cross the Fen River." The topic came back from Hebei.

Huang Shang immediately said: "In a few days, I may be able to reach Xinzhou." ”

"I hope that at that time, Xinzhou City has not been lost."

"It's not so easy to keep Xinzhou, the location is stuck on the road."

Although the main force of the Linfu army outside the river is at the front of Shengzhou, even if Han Gang asks him to give up Shengzhou, it will take at least a month to transfer it, but a part of the core force of the town guarding Fuzhou can shorten this time by forty percent, and the most important destination is changed from Taiyuan to Xinzhou, and only half is left.

Especially long before Han Gang, Wang. Kechen also issued an order, and with Han Gang's supplement, the appearance of the Linfu army will be surprisingly early.

The city of Xinzhou has not yet fallen. To be exact, there is no news of the fall so far.

However, no one is optimistic about Xinzhou City. It is stuck between Daizhou and Taiyuan, and it is the position that controls the only official road, the strategic location is very important, and the Liao people will inevitably go all out to attack. There is no news today, but tomorrow there may be.

As for whether Xinzhou will hold on unexpectedly, it is indeed not impossible. It's just that Han Gang had also said to several of their staff earlier that this matter can be expected, but don't count on it. How the Hewai Army that came to aid would choose the direction of advance is still worrying.

"If it's the Western Army, there's no need to worry about it at all." Tian Yu sighed. He had studied in Hengqu Academy, and he knew Han Gang's prestige in the Western Army better than anyone else, and he had a superstition about the combat effectiveness of the Western Army. This understanding is not comparable to Huang Shang and others. Only Zhang Kai knows a little bit.

"But the Western Army has only come with seven thousand." Huang Shang also sighed.

Now there are only 7,000 reinforcements from the Fenhe Valley, and they have only reached Yangliang Pass. There is still a long way to reach the exit at the northern end of the valley. And it is even more distant to reach Pingyao County, which can directly support the Taigu battlefield. In ten days, it will not exceed ten thousand. It's not just a matter of time before we can really reach enough to change the tide of battle.

"Did the cardinal deputy write a letter to Lu Shumi?" Chen Feng asked suddenly.

Huang Sheng shook his head: "No." He has only given a recital to the imperial court. ”

Chen Feng's expression was bitter, so the seven thousand reinforcements were sent by Guanzhong on his own initiative. It may be that Lu Huiqing received an edict from the imperial court and directly mobilized the soldiers and horses of Hezhong Mansion - although Hezhong Mansion belongs to Guanzhong, its location is east of the Yellow River, which is Chang'an's barrier to the east of the river.

"In other words, in the short term, there will only be 7,000 people who can send the Western Army?"

It's a drop in the bucket. With the strength of the Western Army, only 7,000 people were squeezed out, and it was simply sent to call Hanako. No matter how you say it, Chang'an should also have soldiers. No matter how fierce the battle of Xingling is, it is impossible to draw all the troops from the entire Guanzhong.

Huang Sheng sneered: "For the imperial court, he is at least sent." ”

Faction and non-faction are completely two different natures. If you don't send troops, no matter what the outcome of Hedong is, you will have to face the ensuing anger of the imperial court. But as long as it is sent, it means that Lu Huiqing will take Hedong to heart. Even if there are no more reinforcements, it is the situation, and it cannot be said afterwards that he is not.

Even Chen Feng understands this, if he wants Lu Huiqing in Shaanxi to help him with all his might, unless Han Gang bows to him. Can Han Gang's heart be angry, maybe bow his head to Lu Huiqing?

"It's all for state affairs, how can there be a saying that you can bow your head and look up? If it really necessary, the pivotal deputy will definitely bow his head. Tian Yu has a good understanding of Han Gang's character, "Now that the deputy has not even sent the official document to Guanzhong, he is naturally very sure." ”

Han Gang certainly has enough self-confidence. As his staff, Zhang Qi and Chen Feng always saw a confident look on his face, and he couldn't see the slightest bit of timidity. The self-confidence that comes out of my heart can never be disguised.

But don't say that a few newcomers, even Huang Sheng and Tian Yan, who have been following Han Gang for a long time, also muttered a little in their hearts. What supported their confidence was not entirely Han Gang's explanation of the plan, but a large part of it was because the plan came from Han Gang himself. The others are basically the same, if not worse, and their confidence almost all comes from Han Gang.

If it is in Taiyuan City, of course, it is another matter, but unfortunately it is now in Taigu County. The level of urban defense can definitely be ranked in the forefront of many counties, but there is still a distance compared with the capital and state cities of Hebei, Hedong and Shaanxi.

But if you want to achieve your goal, it makes no sense to enter Taiyuan City, and it also makes no sense to hide in the valley to the south.

Han Gang sat in Taigu, and also asked the Jingying forbidden army to assemble in Tongba County, Weisheng Army, and then, according to his instructions, set up the camp in Nanguan Town, the northernmost part of Weisheng Army, to the Pantuo line at the southern end of Taigu County, which was no more than forty miles away from Taigu County. And this large battalion in the middle of the valley, its advance camp at the mouth of the valley, is half closer to Taigu County.

Although the number of troops arriving now is not large, in the next ten days, there will be 30,000 soldiers and horses gathered in the large camp in the south of Taigu County.

In fact, if the camp was set up outside the mountain pass, and then ten or even five miles close to Taigu County, the Liao army would never come.

Too solid a horn would make any military campaign against Taigu a joke. Only by keeping the current distance will Taigu County become a piece of fat that the Liao people can't help but take a bite of.

From Yukou to Taigu, more than twenty miles of plains, the infantry had to walk for half a day, which was enough for the cavalry to exert their might. Hold down the array of foot soldiers and drag them down - at least the Khitans should have this self-confidence.

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Han Gang insisted on giving the Liao army room to show, and his intentions were not asked. Needless to say, Zhang Qi, Huang Shang, and Tian Yu can all see it, and naturally the Liao people can also see it.

Although he suffered some losses in the process, and he also had many battles with the people of the Song State and the rangers of the Song army, that loss was really nothing compared to getting information.

Of course, Han Gang's plan caused a fierce dispute among the Liao army generals.

"That's a trap!"

"It's just Taigu County...... If Taiyuan can't be defeated, how can a county town not be defeated? ”

"How can it be just a county seat?! That's just bait, don't you see the hook in the back?! ”

"But what about Father Shang's orders?"

"That's because Father Shang still doesn't know Han Gang's plans."

Zhang Xiaojie knocked on the table irritably, so that the noise in the big tent calmed down a little. He exchanged a look with Xiao Shisan, who was sitting beside him, and they both saw a trace of helplessness in the other party's eyes.

In fact, the last sentence of the debate is not wrong.

'Where is Han Gang. ’

When Yelu Yixin said this, Han Gang had not yet entered Taiyuan Mansion.

With the information in Yelu Yixin's hands at that time, Shang's father's intention was only to surround Han Gang, who had entered Taiyuan, and defeat the Song army that rushed to rescue Han Bodhisattva in batches. If you act faster and intercept Han Gang going north in the middle of the road, it will be an incredible record that can leave a name for eternity.

But Han Gang was now sitting in Taigu County, and he had no intention of continuing to move forward half a step at all, but wanted to lure them south.

At this point, Xiao Shisan was sure that it was absolutely impossible for Yelu Yixin to guess in advance that Han Gang would use himself as bait to lure the army south for a decisive battle.

For Xiao Shisan, even if he retreats directly now, the results of the loot are enough to satisfy anyone's appetite, and when he returns to the court, he will never be reprimanded by Shang's father. Even if the piece of meat is lost, people will regret it when they think about it in the future.

Yes...... Definitely will regret it. Zhang Xiaojie is sure.

Once the resistance of the Song people is defeated at the rear of Hedong, and the spoils of war are obtained, it will be so rich that it is difficult to give up. Everything that has been plundered now is less than a tenth of what it was then, or even a hundredth.

That's Kaifeng Mansion!

Han Gang has a very high reputation in Hedong, and he is the ruler of the military sent by the imperial court to preside over the Hedong military, and everyone regards him as a long-term drought and rain, and everyone thinks that he will be able to save Hedong from peril. But correspondingly, once Han Gang is dead or captured, the entire resistance in Hedong will immediately collapse. As a result, the Liao army could even penetrate Hedong all the way and take Kaifeng Mansion directly.

With tens of thousands of Song troops ready to be dispatched at any time, attacking Taigu County did require a little risk, but the rewards were too rich. It was so rich that Xiao Shisan, Zhang Xiaojie and the generals under them couldn't help but bet that the hook behind a handful of fat meat was not sharp.

Whether this hook can hang the prey or let the prey bite it is the betting plate that Han Gang and them bet on.

To bet or not to bet?

After exchanging views again, Xiao Shisan and Zhang Xiaojie quickly made a decision. Taigu County is not a tiger's den in Longtan, so how about trying it?

sent people back to see the back road of Shiling Pass, and put heavy troops in Yuci City. If the city can't be broken in a few days, then it will be withdrawn directly. As long as the Song army is not given a chance to surround him, how can Han Gang do it? Do people still have to compare their footsteps with the Malays?

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The night is getting darker.

Puci Temple is still brightly lit.

Urgent reports came one after another from the north, and the different-colored beacon flames also burned from the north to the Taigu City.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that Huang Sheng suddenly stopped moving, Zhang Ji asked suspiciously.

Huang Shang turned his head with a smile of unknown meaning: "According to the cardinal deputy, it is the guests who have arrived...... The fish took the bait. ”