"grown ups......"

The subordinates' voices of requesting battle became a little hesitant. Looking at the thick smoke behind the Song army's infantry formation, "Where is my warrior?" Brother Tiemu opened his eyes wide. No matter what, he could not believe it. Even tens of thousands of infantry soldiers could not have allowed thousands of cavalry to disappear into the devil-like black smoke in such a short time.

"Expel the Northern Territory—"

"Welcome to the emperor--"

The Song army formation burst out and shouted loudly, and the flag was flying high. Zhao Xingde felt the morale of the soldiers. In front of them was the Liao army's camp, Zhao Xingde raised his left hand. "Stop—" Lu Mingyu ordered loudly, and tens of thousands of soldiers stopped together and reorganized the formation. At this time, tens of thousands of volunteer soldiers in the county pushed caltrops, spears, sharp knives, giant shields, cyclones, cyclones, cyclones and other war guard vehicles forward, preparing to cover the attack of the imperial guards. Camp. These weapons were originally stored in the arsenals of various prefectures. The Zhenguo Army and the Baoyi Army both despised it as bulky, so they were all given to the Yiyi Army camps in the prefectures. The soldiers of the prefectures watched the battle in the camps, and saw the imperial guards defeating the cavalry with their infantry, and their blood was boiling. Yue Fei also restrained the camps with chariots, making the formation of ordinary prefectures and county soldiers look strict. For a moment, the war drums were loud, the soldiers were clamoring, and the flags were dancing. The Song army had the remaining power of the victory, and the momentum was very impressive.

Seeing that the Song army was powerful, the Liao army opposite changed its color. No one under Tiemuge's command asked for a fight.

"I didn't expect that the Southern Barbarians were so powerful." Brother Tiemu couldn't help but feel a little angry. Because the Song army took the initiative to fight, he wanted to defeat in one fell swoop, but now he calmed down and said to Wenda: "The Song army is in full force and should not go to fight. Please general Wenmai Yun Congjun defend the camp." Yun Congjun was one of the military numbers established by the Liao army after the attack on Bianliang, and since the southern invasion, he recruited surrenders and rebels, and forced the people to recruit people. Others include the Wing Guards, Xuande Army, Pingnan Army and other names. This time, the Liao army followed Tiemugo's western expeditions with only more than 20,000 cavalry, while the Yun Congjun led by Wenda had more than 10,000 troops, and the Wing Guards led by Li Cheng, the Han general in the rear camp, also had more than 20,000 people. Brother Tiemugo despised the Zhai army and asked the Zhai army to defend prefectures and counties, either smashing grass valleys or transfer food and grass. At this time, he planned to let the Zhai army rely on the camp fortress to consume the strength of the Song army.

The Liao and Song armies have been fighting in Shuzhou for a long time, and the camps and brigades have been built very strongly. The Song army has experienced a hard battle, and although their morale is as strong as a rainbow, they are actually very tired. Seeing that the Liao army is fast guarding the camps and cannot leave, Zhao Xingde urged the troops to attack for a while and then withdrew the troops back to the camp. On this day, the results were counted, and more than 7,000 Liao soldiers were killed and captured more than 3,000 war horses. It was the first time since the Liao army invaded the south that it defeated the Liao army in a flat field. Although the Song army suffered heavy casualties, the morale was greatly boosted. That night, Yue Fei ordered Wang Gui to be in charge of the camps in nearly Wanzhou counties, and recruit elite troops from it to form a hero camp, so that Zhao Xingde's general artillery battalion would be prepared, and the next day it would attack the Liao army camp again.

In the middle of the night that day, Zhao Xingde received a secret letter. After the demolition was made, he was shocked. The secret letter said that the Xiangyang court wanted to see the success or failure. After the decisive battle with the Liao army in Shuzhou, he took advantage of the opportunity to attack Ezhou. He said with confidence, and with the mark of the imperial city Jinyan Mansion, Zhao Xingde had to believe it. He looked at the envoy and asked, "I wonder which master Zun Jia is in charge of the Jinyan Mansion?" He asked a little question in his tone.

Zhao Xingde had been in charge of the army for a long time and was self-respecting. Wang Chongyi felt as if he was reporting in front of the Imperial City Office. He did not dare to be negligent and bowed and said, "The last general is Zhou Hedu." He paused and explained, "Zhou's patriarch Wang Yan has deployed his old subordinates and admires the great righteousness of the emperor, so he asked the general to come and greet him."

Speaking of Wang Yan, Zhao Xingde's face was relaxed and he asked, "Do you know what is written in this letter?"

Wang Chongyi calmed down and said, "I don't know."

"Yeah," Zhao Xingde nodded slightly and said, "Thank you, Lord Wang, go down and rest first."

What the envoy said was in line with the habit of doing things in Jinyan Mansion, but in this way, there was no way to tell the truth from the envoy. This matter was related to the survival of Ezhou, whether it was true or false, and Zhao Xingde was difficult to grasp for a while. Zhou He ordered Wang Chongyi to deliver the letters quickly day and night, but did not explain the whole story. There were too many such things in Jinyan Mansion, and Wang Chongyi did not have any doubts. Moreover, from Zhao Xingde easily recognizing the marks in the letter, Zhou He specifically asked him to mention Wang Yan's matter. Wang Chongyi vaguely guessed that perhaps Wang Yan and Zhao Xingde had had some relationship with Jinyan Mansion.

After handing over the mission, Wang Chongyi came out of the central army's tent, and naturally observed the reality of the Baoyi Army. He easily met Zhao Xingde, and Wang Chongyi felt a little incredible. "If Wang was an assassin, General Zhao would be dead."

Earlier, he heard that the Zhenguo Army had just been promoted from the Xiang Army to the Imperial Army, while the Baoyi Army was established to recruit Southeast bandits, and he couldn't help but feel a little contempt. Jinyan Mansion originally had the responsibility to monitor the army, and the so-called "seeking the air" technique in the army was circulated in the world, all of which were very specific. For example, whether the soldiers guarding the gate had swords and guns like crutches, whether the soldiers would rush to fight for food, whether the soldiers were whispering behind the officers, and other important information would be revealed whether the generals were good at governing the army, whether the morale of the army was stable. Along the way, the camps he saw were strict along the way, and the officers accompanied him talked about the victory of the Liao army just now, and Wang Chongyi couldn't help but put away his contempt for the Shuzhou army.

"Although General Zhao joined the army, he said he was well-deserved to govern the army."

"That's it." The accompanying officer said proudly, "If it weren't for Yue Shumi's Mingjin's withdrawal, my Baoyi Army would have driven the Liao thieves down the river and fed fish today." He thought Wang Chongyi was sent by the Ministry of War, and he said angrily, "Our Baoyi Army and Zhenguo Army were fighting bloody battles. The fucking Heng Haijun sat on the boat to watch. It's so damn, my brother must study them when he returns."

Wang Chongyi smiled slightly and refused to comment. The Baoyi Army and Zhenguo Army had only more than 3,000 cavalrymen. Although the formation of musket guns and infantry was strong, the speed of march could not be compared with the cavalry. The brigade of Liao army cavalry could still escape when they saw that the situation was not good. This has happened many times in Hedong, Hebei, and it was not easy to drive the Liao army out of the river to feed fish. However, the morale of Baoyi Army was the most high that he had seen among the many imperial guards in the imperial court.

In the huge camp, people everywhere were filled with joy. Because they had won a battle, they killed a hundred pigs to reward them. There was a smell of meat floating everywhere in the camp, and the raging fire reflected the oil on their faces and mouths. The upper and lower parts of the camp were talking loudly about how to rush to build shields, earth and stone cars and other equipment. They did not suffer too much casualties, but also quickly conquered the Liao army's camp, as if they were commanders soon.

"We just took action today and we stopped the army before we could do anything. It's such a pity..."

"Our battalion is following General Zhao in the past, and it is bright and glorious!" "I'm dying and reconciling my eyes!" "I'm slap slap slap..."

"Xia's head of the tiger was shocked. What's the big sword? Tiemu Beilu, all of them were lost and slashed in half with one knife."

"Bastard, do you know the musket we use? Musket!!!"

The Baoyi Army expanded rapidly, and if it was capable, it would be promoted quickly. Zhao Xingde joined the army, and Lu Mingyu and Luo Xianshi were not from the imperial army. The army was originally the place with the strictest separation between the upper and lower levels, but the Baoyi Army was not as strict as the imperial guards. Many civilians ran diligently, helping to strengthen the camps and transport food, grass, earth and stones. The morale in the prefectures and counties that depended on the Baoyi Army was also very high. The Baoyi Army would recruit soldiers soon, and they were all imperial guards who received the full salary of the imperial guards. Many prefectures and counties had their minds.

In the central army tent, Zhao Xingde thought for a long time, but still rushed to the Zhenguo Army overnight to inform Yue Fei. Because it was related to the morale of the army, Zhao Xingde let Yue Fei retreat in advance, and even Zhang Xian and Wang Gui were not allowed to speak with him. After discussing the two, they felt that although it could not be confirmed, based on the current situation, the news was 80% reliable. Now there are only some temporary prefectures and counties that were temporarily formed in Ezhou. If Xiangyang really wanted to do evil, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Under the dim candlelight, Yue Fei's face looked very ugly, and he was even twitching slightly. Although Tiemuge's troops only had 20,000 elite cavalry, they were the most warrior and cruelest of the southern invading Liao army. They finally defeated them hard, but when they were about to take advantage of the victory, they had constraints behind their backs. How could this matter not make people feel extremely angry?

"Shuzhou is too far from Ezhou," Zhao Xingde sighed inwardly, "We must retreat."

"Retreat," Yue Fei suddenly looked up and stared at Zhao Xingde, as if he was the one who was the hindrance, and asked sternly, "How to retreat?"

"Get away from home." Zhao Xingde pointed to Jiangzhou, located between Shuzhou and Ezhou, and was silent for a moment, whispering, "War another battle."

Jiangzhou is the Jiujiang County of Qin, also known as Xunyang and Chaisang. This place has thousands of mountains and rivers and lakes. It has been a must-fight for military strategists since ancient times. During the Han Dynasty, the generals of chariots and cavalry, Guan Ying, and Zhou Yu of the Three Kingdoms all built cities and stationed troops here. More importantly, because Zhao Xingde was worried about the loss of Shuzhou, he led his troops to join forces with Yue Fei, and ordered his subordinates to recruit prefectures and counties in Jiangzhou to arrange a second line of defense to stop the Liao army from advancing. At this time, it was just right.
Chapter completed!