The rise of the prince

Chapter 620 Confrontation
Outsiders in the big tent came and went in a hurry, a dozen generals were still arguing, Yelu Dashi's face was very bad, where and how did the people of Jingguo come from, this question has been lingering in everyone's mind.

In fact, they can probably guess how they came here. The scouts have already reported that they set off from Daizhou and went to the area of ​​Yuzhou. If they want to go north, they must go to Weizhou and Anding.

If this is the case, either they can fly, or they will break through Weizhou and An Ding in an instant. Even if the living Buddha is alive, he would not believe such a thing. Then the defenders of Weizhou Anding will all surrender when they see the Jing army?

No matter which one it is, it is incredible. Now the distance between the two armies is only about ten miles, and you can see Jing Jun's face when you leave the camp.
"Maybe they came to Weizhou and turned back, detoured Linghu, and came from Qigou Pass."

"Have you got a brain? Detour to Linghu, and you have to go through the Taihang Mountains once. Even if they don't have any obstacles, they won't be able to walk for more than this time."

"I think Jingguo is not like what their businessman said. There are far more than [-] troops, maybe [-], or even more. What you see now is just the vanguard."

"I think it's the same. I was puzzled at the beginning, why did the people of Jingguo tell us that news? Obviously they wanted to lie to us."

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"How many people from Jingguo are there on the opposite mountain?" Yelu Dashi asked.

"I don't know. Our scouts don't dare to get too close. There are no woods around, and there are no other places to hide. But from a distance, there may be more than 2 people." The young general replied.

The older general shook his head: "At most 1 people, no more."

Yelu Dashi understands that the veteran's judgment is correct, and young people who are inexperienced will always overestimate. After all, there are more than [-] people and there is no limit.

But what he was afraid of was not the overestimation of these young generals, but the overestimation of the soldiers, especially after the shock from the sky, the morale began to fluctuate.
Yelu Dashi hesitated for a long time, whether he should temporarily retreat to the north of Lugou, the advantage of retreating is obvious, they can confront each other according to Lugou, and there is danger to defend, but the disadvantage is that he is afraid that the soldiers will think that he is afraid of the people of Jingguo and cause chaos military spirit.

"I heard people say that the leader of the army on the opposite side is King Pingnan of Jingguo. He once led 1000 people to quell a rebellion of 10,000+ people in the south of Jingguo." He said slowly as if remembering something.

"Heh, I've heard of it too, but nine out of ten people from Jingguo made it up. Who would believe such a bizarre thing?" Someone said with a disdainful smile.

"That's right, making up stories is too outrageous, 16-year-old kid? Hahaha, who would believe it?"

"It's also bizarre. Could it be that the foreground army descending from the sky is also made up?" He asked suddenly.

Yelu Dashi's rhetorical question left everyone speechless, and the big tent fell silent.

In fact, he knew very well in his heart that there must be a source of groundless rumors.

Throughout the ages, there have been many unbelievable things. We worship the ancestors who made great achievements as gods, but no one thought that these people would eventually become ancients and become ancestors in the population. Then the era they lived in, Around them, maybe there will be powerful figures who are enough to be talked about by future generations, whose achievements ordinary people dare not imagine, and who will be recorded in the annals of history forever.
Maybe this King Pingnan is such a character. If so, then the heavens will destroy his Daliao Kingdom.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt even more worried about Xiao Qian who blocked the Haihe River in Yangcun, so he dispatched another battalion to go east to reinforce Xiao Qian.

After two days of confrontation on the south bank of Lugou, the Jing army on the opposite side remained motionless. The forward scouts of the two armies were only more than a mile apart at the closest time, but they still did not fight. Yelu Dashi finally saw their cavalry clearly.

Their cavalry was strange, wearing armor that even he had never seen before, but a large part of their bodies were exposed, dressed in black and red clothes, with no bows and crossbows, only sabers, and something similar to daggers.

This made Yelu Dashi a little puzzled, how did these cavalry fight?
If they were vanguard cavalry (heavy cavalry) charging into battle, they would be courting death without a spear, and it would be difficult to protect them with the armor that exposed most of their body. If they were light cavalry that harassed and outflanked, why didn't they bring a crossbow?
Although he didn't understand, he didn't act rashly. In addition, the soldiers were terrified in the face of Jing Jun falling from the sky. After two days of confrontation, he finally ordered to retreat to the north bank of Lugou and confront Jing Jun across the river.

When the troops were withdrawing, the soldiers were scrambling to be the first, and many even laughed out of relief.

On the north bank of Lugou, they camped again and confronted Jing Guo's army.

With Lugou in front, the soldiers finally breathed a sigh of relief, their morale slowly recovered, and Yelu Dashi had no choice but to drag it on. In a few days, they should have forgotten about it.

But he also felt that something was wrong. Are the people of Jingguo also afraid of them, or... are they waiting for something?
The area around Yangcun was deserted, and the soldiers lived directly in civilian houses, and all the people in this area had disappeared.

"Master Xiang, could it be those Jingguo businessmen who lied to you? We have been waiting for so many days, but no one has come." On the sentry tower by the river, the commander of the [-]th Battalion of the Liaoxing Army wiped his forehead. Fine beads of sweat, he said impatiently as he lifted his collar.

"Don't talk nonsense, since it is the king's order, just follow it carefully and do what you should do." Xiao Qian said seriously, but in fact, he was also very puzzled. If the people of Liao Kingdom really went northward from the Bohai Sea, they should have arrived long ago. , but for so many days, looking along the east side, the big river is calm and there is no movement at all.Two days ago, the king (the king of Yelu Dashinanyuan) sent him an additional battalion (500 people), which now seems to be redundant and a waste of manpower.

The weather is hot, so many people are still crowded by the river, so it is naturally difficult. Fortunately, in order to achieve the purpose of ambush, many soldiers are in ambush among the reeds by the river, there is a forest on the south bank of the river, and some farther away In a private house, at least you can hide from the cool.

The soldiers on the sentry tower need to rotate at any time, day and night, because once there is news, they need to pull up the chain buried in the water and overturn the Jingguo people's boat.

There are also some scouts who wander westward on the river bank to investigate at any time, and report to him as soon as they have news.

Time passed slowly, and after the hottest noon, Xiao Qian felt his whole body was soaked. The heat after the heavy rain was unbearable, and the water in Haihe River also swelled a lot.

In the end, he couldn't take it anymore, and handed over the observation and warning of the river to his subordinates, and retreated to the folk house behind to rest and enjoy the cool air for a while.

He untied the clothes on his upper body and tied them around his waist to rest for a while, and finally cooled off. At this time, he saw the scouts sent to the west from a distance, riding fast horses, galloping along the path by the river. Stop in front of the sentry tower, and then rush up the watchtower.

Is there any news?

Xiao Qian quickly stood up, ignoring the hot weather, wiped the sweat between his brows with the back of his hand, and walked towards the sentry tower.

But before he got there, the Commander of the [-]th Battalion rushed downstairs in a hurry: "Master Xiang, Jingren is here, Jingguo's fleet is here!"

(End of this chapter)