Water Margin people

A month later, the autumn wind gradually picked up and the weather became slightly cooler.

The atmosphere on the front line of Baigou was particularly solemn, and the chilling atmosphere before the war permeated the Song Army camp.

The Western Army, which had been waiting for too long, was extremely restless. It had been on the front line, but had nothing to fight. Seeing the enemy wandering arrogantly on the other side, Yang Keshi finally couldn't help it.

"My sons, follow me across the river. Master Wang enters and recovers Yanyun!"

Yang Keshi ordered to the soldiers around him that the water level in Baigou had dropped a lot and the water flow had become sluggish. He had asked the soldiers to build a pontoon bridge ten days ago.

"General Yang, would you like to ask the Commander-in-Chief for instructions?"

Wang Zhen looked at Yang Keshi and said, he has endured it for too long. It is not a problem that hundreds of thousands of troops have been spending so much at the border. The consumption of food and grass is huge, and the rear may not be able to support it for too long. It is better to fight quickly. , but the problem is that Tong Guan never gave the order.

"Can't you see it yet? Tong Xiang doesn't want to use Commander Zhong at all. He placed him in Duliu Beizhai to expel him. Now our East Route Army is in the hands of He Shen, the talker!"

Yang Keshi shook his head and said, Zhongshuai naturally refers to Zhongshi Dao. Although Zhongshizhong also came and led the right route army in the East Route Army, in the minds of the Western Army generals, Zhongshizhong’s qualifications were not enough to call him handsome.

"Have you thought about the consequences of sending troops privately?"

Wang Zhen reminded Yang Ke Shidao that the emperor had given orders.

"We are soldiers. We are born to charge into battle, wrap our bodies in horse leather, and kill the enemy in blood. We are not allowed to kill Liao soldiers and generals without permission? Then what do you want us to do? Just let those people in the court talk nonsense!"

Yang Keshi was instantly angry. What he was most angry about was the emperor's decree. If the king entered the country, he would be greeted with a meal. It was simply a stupid idea. He had been fighting against foreigners for more than ten years, and he would charge in every battle. In the past, he knew better than anyone what kind of virtue the aliens were. If he didn't kill the aliens and make them afraid, he couldn't even think of anything.

"General Wang, first bring thousands of troops across the river to test the strength of the Liao people. Nothing can be done by waiting here."

Yang Keshi looked at Wang Zhen and said, "They all ignored He Shen, the deputy commander of the East Route Army. They, the former army, have arbitrary rights."

"Report, general, there are people from Liao approaching the floating bridge!"

A soldier ran over in panic to report the incident.

"Assemble the army!"

Yang Keshi didn't expect the Liao people to come so quickly. He was just thinking about crossing the river.

News that the Liao people were approaching Baigou spread quickly, and He Shen in Bazhou City immediately gathered with various troops and horses on the south bank of Baigou.

"Haha, Liao soldiers are coming to surrender! God's will!"

He Shen laughed as he looked at the Liao soldiers gathered on the other side. These Liao soldiers seemed to be unorganized, like a group of broken troops.

"Hang the yellow flag on the river bank!"

He Shen yelled at the soldiers that the yellow flag was used exclusively to recruit surrender, and raising the flag meant agreeing to the enemy's surrender.

Seeing the Huangbang Banner, the Liao people on the other side seemed to have some strange movements. They approached the pontoon bridge, but stopped when they reached the bridge head. They seemed to be still afraid.

"Command, don't let the enemy get close to the pontoon!"

Upon seeing this, Yang Keshi immediately spoke to He Shen.

"How can these Liao soldiers cross the river if they don't get close to the floating bridge?"

He Shen looked at Yang Keshi and said dissatisfiedly. During this period, many people from all over Yanyun came to surrender. Today, the Liao army finally came. This is a good sign. If this continues, the demise of Bei Liao is just around the corner.

"The general is just worried that the Liao people will destroy the pontoon bridge! If these people are willing to surrender, just send troops to recruit them directly. There is no need to let them come directly!"

Yang Keshi clasped his fists and said, how could an unknown enemy approach our defense line at will?

"It's also true!"

Although He Shen was leading troops for the first time, he also listened to Yang Keshi's words.

"Crossbow, shoot the yellow flag!"

Yang Keshi ordered to the soldiers, where the yellow flag is, the soldiers should approach.

The Huangbang flag was shot to the other side by a crossbow. To everyone's surprise, the Liao people on the other side directly moved out the trebuchet. In an instant, the arrows rained like rain. The Song army watching the excitement on the south bank was in chaos and killed and wounded in an instant. "Enter the defensive position!"

Yang Keshi yelled, the situation was already clear, this group of Liao soldiers were not here to surrender at all.

"No, pontoon!"

Wang Zhen shouted. The enemy did not attack the south bank position all the time. After a round of fighting, they directly attacked the pontoon bridge. The pontoon bridge instantly fell into pieces.

"fight back!"

Yang Keshi yelled and ordered, but the Liao people had already withdrawn.

"How could this be?"

Before He Shen could react, why did the Liao army that came to surrender suddenly take action?
"Commander, I still don't understand. This group of Liao people are not here to surrender at all. Their goal is the floating bridge!"

Yang Keshi looked at He Shen and said coldly, He Shen should be responsible for this setback.

All the generals were looking at He Shen. The Liao people's sneak attack caused them hundreds of casualties. If He Shen hadn't commanded them randomly, this would never have happened. When they thought that He Shen almost let the Liao soldiers cross the river, everyone despised He Shen even more. .

"There must be something fishy about this matter, I'm going to report it to Tong Xiang right away!"

He Shen had many ideas. It was a big deal for the Liao people to suddenly take action, and Tong Guan had to make the decision.

Without waiting for anyone to react, He Shen led the people away directly. Upon seeing this, all the troops and horses could only shake their heads helplessly.

"Repair the pontoon!"

Yang Keshi waited for everyone to leave and ordered to the soldiers.

"General Yang still wants to cross the river?"

Wang Zhen heard what Yang Keshi meant.

"Hundreds of brothers were killed and injured today. This matter must not be left alone. Let the soldiers build the pontoon bridge. I will cross the river by boat tonight to give some color to the Liao people!"

Yang Keshi gritted his teeth and said that the construction of pontoon bridges was very slow. It would take at least two days to build a pontoon bridge for the army to cross the river. The Liao people must also know about this, and he was going to cross the river to sneak attack while the Liao people relaxed their vigilance.

Beside Baigou, the Song army transported wood and began to rebuild the pontoon bridge.

At night, Yang Keshi secretly took a boat across the river with three thousand Qingqi.

Arriving at the north bank of Baigou, Yang Keshi headed north in the dark. As expected, the north bank of Baigou was deserted, and the village had long been empty.

"Strengthening the wall and clearing the field is so cruel!"

Yang Keshi looked at the dilapidated village in front of him. Clearing the country with a strong wall is a tactic that kills one thousand enemies and damages eight hundred. Now the only place left in the Liao Kingdom is Yanyun, which still has a strong wall and clear the field. No matter what the outcome of this battle, Northern Liao will be defeated. The vitality is severely damaged.

"General, there are traces of the enemy ahead!"

A soldier reported to Yang Keshi.

"where is it?"

Yang Keshi looked at the slightly bright sky, and it was about to dawn.

"In the direction of Langoudian!"

The soldier immediately pointed to the north and said.

"Langoudian, isn't that close to Zhuozhou? Is the camp of Liaoning located in Zhuozhou?"

Yang Keshi began to think about it. He did not find the camp of Beiliao army along the way, which made him very confused. Beiliao was really so weak that they did not dare to defend on the front line, so why did they dare to attack their pontoon bridge?
"Command the entire army to advance in concealment!"

Yang Keshi ordered to the soldiers around him that since he had passed Baigou, he must find out some information.