In the early morning of October 29, 2013, when the heavy snow that lasted for a night finally turned into moderate snow and light snow, the fierce fighting sounds on the battlefields around gradually disappeared. The Liao people's attack on the camp on the east bank of the Qi River also stopped abruptly in front of the "Yi Ring" wall. About twenty miles south of the camp on the west bank of the Qi River, the sound of the drums that lasted for a night suddenly disappeared without a trace.

A strange tranquility appeared on the battlefield on both sides of the Qi River. The battle did not end. On the last ring of the walls of Hedong Camp, all the soldiers of the Xiangzhou regiment trained the army stood in armor on their chest walls. The Tianjin crossbow with arrows on the arrows was already on the chest wall. The war sheds of the soldiers also set up arrows (ejection) war sheds above the heads. The auxiliary soldiers of the brigade held wooden shields and straight swords, and after the ring of walls, they were also waiting for the enemy's attack.

The floating bridge behind the one-ring wall has been laid with layers of firewood and can be burned at any time.

The Hexi Camp is already at the highest alert. Not only are the camp walls on the river bank full of soldiers wearing paper armor and leather helmets, but the walls in the other three directions are also full of soldiers who train in the regiments.

Several roads leading to the gate of the village were cleared between the trenches and the deer forts outside the camp. This was to prepare for the fact that Taiwei Gao's troops retreated, they could quickly pick them up and retreat into the camp to guard the camp. The dead soldiers who were training troops in the regiment were waiting in the trenches and the deer forts, and waited for the defeated troops to block the road immediately.

The reason for this arrangement was that the battlefield more than ten miles south of the camp on the west bank of the Qi River suddenly became quiet, giving people in the Qi River camp a rather ominous premonition.

Yue He, with his more than 30 brothers (he still had more than 60 subordinates at this time yesterday), was once again driven back by the Khitans' far-stop horse, passed through the suspension bridge, and entered the heavily guarded camp. A Han family, who was of the "Zhou" generation, was waiting in the camp gate. When they saw the exhausted Yue He, they went up and asked: "What? Have you found Taiwei Gao?"

Yue He shook his head, "Ten scholars, there is nothing I can do. There are Liao Gou's far-distance horses outside, so they can't break out at all! Instead, they broke a few more brothers!"

"Can you hear the movement of the war?"

"No, but there are a large group of cavalry approaching the camp!"

"What?" The Han family, known as the Ten Scholars, took a breath and no longer cared about the reserve of scholars. They stepped forward and grabbed Yue He's wrist, dragged Yue He toward the big tent where Han Xiaozhou was.

"Big team of cavalry? Is it a Liao dog?"

When Han Xiaozhou heard the report, his voice trembled a little.

"Reported to the group training envoys, the little ones couldn't get close. I don't know if it was the Liao cavalry, but the far-stabbing horses that were driving the way in front of them were all Liao dogs..."

"From, come from the south?"

“It’s from the south!”

Han Xiaozhou's face turned pale, and cold sweat was everywhere on his forehead and back. He waved his hand and asked Yue He to leave, and then asked someone to ask Zong Ze to discuss countermeasures from the battlefield across the Qi River.

Gao Qiu is likely to have been wiped out!

In this way, the more than 20,000 Xiangzhou regiments on this side of Qihe Camp became isolated and helpless.

"He told him not to go out, but he just didn't listen! What should I do? Do more than 20,000 people here also need to be buried with you?"

"The regiment training is not like this, right? The Lingzhou soldiers under Taiwei Gao's troops are all elite..."

Zong Ze said comforting words, but he was actually unsure. He didn't know much about military affairs. How could he know how powerful Gao Qiu's Lingzhou soldiers were?

Han Xiaozhou shook his head. Just as he was about to say something, someone came to report it outside the door.

"The regiment training envoy, a large group of Liaogou cavalry came from the south and had already arrived ten miles away from the camp! There seemed to be a big star of the Liao lord!"

"Liao, Liao lord!?"

"That Taiwei Gao..."

Now Han Xiaozhou and Zong Ze were both panicked. How could they not panic? The Emperor of the Great Liao drove from the south! Twenty miles south was the battlefield where Gao Qiu's troops fought with the Liao soldiers! Now the Liao Lord came with his troops and his powerful troops. Then, wouldn't Gao be loyal to the country?

"Hurry, go and have a look!"

Han Xiaozhou wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and took Zong Ze, who was helpless (there was a process from Zong Paopao to Grandpa Zong) to a high platform south of the camp.

There is no need to look at the distance. You can see countless black Liao cavalry with your naked eyes, covering the plain covered with snow!

Walking in front of the Liao army were more than a dozen big flags waving in the wind, one of which was particularly huge, which was the sun and moon divine flag symbolizing the Khitan Emperor!

"Sun, Sun and Moon Flag, the Lord of Liao came!"

"Those cavalry look very tall, they must be the personal army of the Liao throne... It's not wrong, the Liao throne is here!"

Han Xiaozhou and Zong Ze led the regiment training for several months. Although they fought many times in the north, their vision was still improved. At a glance, they could see that the cavalry approaching from the south were elite. The horses they rode looked big, and they must be good horses from a hundred miles away. How could they not be elite?

Good horses are usually equipped with good equipment and fully armored soldiers. Good horses are strong and can carry a larger load!

The soldiers who can wear good armor are undoubtedly elite soldiers!

Suddenly, dozens of cavalry rushed out of the Liao army array. One of them was holding a spear in his hand, and a bloody head hung on the tip of the spear. I don’t know whose it was? The dozens of cavalry quickly rushed to the vicinity of the Xiying of Qihe Daying, and then shouted.

"The Great Liao Dynasty has won thousands of victories! Gao Qiu has won thousands of victories! Gao Qiu has won thousands of victories..."

"What are they shouting?" Han Xiaozhou asked.

A child of the Han family said tremblingly: "Teaming, they, they are calling for the Daliao Wansheng! Gao Qiu is the first to be the leader! Gao Taiwei..."

That's Gao Qiu's head?

Han Xiaozhou and Zong Ze both seemed to have been hit by a stick, and they suddenly felt like the sky was falling.

Gao Qiu is now Optimus Prime of the Song Dynasty, Zijinliang! If he is chopped off his head, who can protect the Song Dynasty? Will the profiteering businessman rely on Wu Haogu?

"Ru Lin, no, it's time to withdraw!" Han Xiaozhou sighed, "God doesn't bless the Song Dynasty! Gao Shiyan is mostly dead, and we have no power to return to the sky. Why not retreat to Xiangzhou and fight again in the army!"

"That's all!" Zong Ze looked up at the sky, looking like a dark cloud was pressing down on him. "Team training, it's going to snow again, so we can cover our retreat."

"Okay! Without further ado, we will immediately convene all the troops... By the way, there are more than 100 cavalry left by Gao Shiyan (the light cavalry belonging to the Lingzhou infantry, who were sent out for reconnaissance and returned to the camp one after Gao Qiu set off). Let's take them all. When they come back to Xiangzhou, they will also divide the fields, match them with good horses and armor, and train them into armored cavalry!"

Han Xiaozhou is almost becoming Han Paopao! But being able to run is also a skill, and they can make progress after running once. Although they fail repeatedly, they can still fight again and again!

...

Just as Han Xiaozhou transformed into Han Paopu and abandoned the camp with his more than 20,000 Xiangzhou regiment training troops and fled in panic, Gao Qiu, who had been fighting hard all night, was sitting in a temporary tent, closing his eyes to rest while listening to his subordinates' reports. It turned out that the war here had come to an end.

"Taiwei, the chest walls on all sides of the formation have been built with sacks of soil and are poured with snow water. Now they are frozen hard and are no longer afraid of the impact of the armored cavalry!"

"Taiwei, yesterday's results and losses have been calculated. The number of armor heads was 1,023, 55 alive prisoners, 65 war horses were captured, and thousands of armor tools were equipped with. A total of 449 people were killed and 206 seriously injured."

"Have you interrogated the prisoners?"

"Report to the Grand Marshal, I've asked."

"Why do you have to betray the alliance?" Gao Qiu asked again.

"The captured Liao dogs all say that the Liao lord decided to take the alliance after getting 5 million yuan, and also used the 5 million yuan to reward the three armies to inspire morale..."

Gao Qiu stroked his forehead, "Gao Qiu is a disaster! It's all Gao Qiu is a disaster..."

"Taiwei, don't say that, peace talks are what the officials mean!"

Gao Qiu glanced at Li Yongqi, who was talking too much, and said, "Nonsense! The peace talks were done by Mr. Gao, and the official family was deceived by Mr. Gao!"

His awareness is different from that of Wu Haogu, and he took the initiative to take the blame!

However, Li Yongqi and Yang Keshi in the tent couldn't help but sigh. Gao Qiu's loyalty could not be redeemed for the future of the three of them. After this battle, they probably could not escape the punishment of "Haizhou resettlement".

"Taiwei, Taiwei, the direction of Qihe camp to the north is on fire!"

At this moment, Wu Song suddenly lifted the curtain and rushed in. This man who followed Gao Qiu for a long time showed a panic expression.

"What? What did you say?" Gao Qiu suddenly stood up from a foldable Tianjin chair. Where was there a little sleepiness?

"The Qihe Camp is just getting fire, and thick smoke is rolling. It has been burning for a while. It shouldn't be burning the floating bridge!"

Gao Qiu's body shook, his eyes turned black and he almost fainted. Li Yongqi and Yang Keshi were quick-witted and went up to help him.

"Hurry, help me to see!"

Gao Qiu was helped out of the tent by the two of them, facing the north, and from a distance, he saw a thick smoke pillar rising from the ground and rising into the air. Look at the direction and estimate the distance, it is almost the Qihe Camp burning.

Of course, Han Xiaozhou and Zong Ze could not set fire to their camps and play. The fire in the Qihe camp only means that there is something wrong with the camp, and it is likely that it has been captured by the Liao people.

"What happened to the camp, I have to go back to help immediately!"

"It's too late. The fire is so big. The camp must have fallen. Let's retreat quickly! If it's too late, we can't go anywhere when the Liao people's troops gather!"

"Retreat? Where to retreat?" Gao Qiu asked the people around him nervously.

"Go west, retreat to Cangshan first, and then abdicate to Liyang Supervisor."

Li Yongqi immediately gave the retreat route. Cangshan and Liyang Prison were both located in Weizhou, not far from the Qihe battlefield. Both were considered dangerous, especially the latter was an important money Prison, which was where the copper coins were cast, so it was naturally protected by a strong city wall.

"Okay!" Gao Qiu focused his attention, "That's it! The entire army broke through the west and retreated to Cangshan and Liyang Supervisor!"

https:
Chapter completed!