Water Margin people

Duliu Dongzhai.

"Brother, beacon fire!"

Lu Fang pointed at the black smoke rising from the other side of the Yellow River.

"It's almost time, tell Yang Zhi and the others to prepare!"

Sun Lei nodded and said, now that all the Northern Liao troops and horses are on the front line of Baigou, and the eastern coast of Yanyun is empty of troops, it is a good time to launch a surprise attack.

"Brother, there is movement over there at Zhongshi Road!"

Guo Sheng ran in to report.

"Zhongshi Dao couldn't bear it anymore after all!"

Sun Lei said with a smile, Zhong Shidao is still nominally the commander-in-chief of the Song Army's East Route Army. Now that the East Route Army has fought with the enemy, how can he still sit still? Even if he disobeys military orders, he has to go to the front line to take charge.

Sun Lei did not go to manage the division, but led his troops to the frontline camp on the Yellow River.

By the Yellow River, the four battalions of Lin Chong, Yang Zhi, Wang Jin, and Du Bo had already lined up in order and were waiting.

"General Zong, please pay more attention this time!"

Sun Lei looked at Zongze, who was dressed in armor and had an upright posture, and smiled and said, he didn't need to say more to Lin Chong and others, but he still had to give some instructions to Zongze.

"Don't worry, Leader Sun. Recovering Yanyun is our long-cherished wish, and I should do my best."

Zong Ze cupped his fists and bowed deeply and said. Zhang Shuye and Liu Fa on the side also cupped their fists and saluted Sun Lei. They will all go this time.

"Li Zhu, Yue Fei, Li Yan, Gong Wang, Ding Desun, Xuan Zan, Han Tao, and Peng Qi will form a central army of [-] troops and go together!"

Sun Lei looked at the people around him and said, "For hundreds of miles from the Bohai Sea to the Jinzhou front line, four battalions of cavalry alone are not enough, they also need to be garrisoned by large armies."

There was no swearing-in ceremony. The army crossed the Yellow River and headed directly north.

"Brother, what shall we do?"

When Li Kui saw the army heading north, his mouth was almost watering.

"What should we do? We have stationed troops on the north bank of the Yellow River and are ready to fight at any time!"

Sun Lei said with a smile.

"Brother, why don't we just fight?"

Jiao Ting asked.

"Fighting now will only attract the Northern Liao army, which is not a good thing for our Northern Expedition. If we want to fight, we have to wait until the Northern Expedition army starts fighting."

Sun Lei said with a smile.

"Beiliao's idea is actually very simple. Now they are facing enemies from both sides. Liangshan and Jurchen are too strong, so they picked the weakest Song Dynasty to try their hand at it. They want to show prestige and stabilize people's hearts with a big victory. "

Xiao Jiasui said with a smile.

"But the news of the Northern Expedition will come out in the next two days!"

Guo Sheng asked doubtfully, as soon as the Northern Expedition army started to attack the city, the news would spread throughout Yanyun.

"Do you think there will still be a stalemate over at Baigou? There will be a battle tonight, and the people of Beiliao can't afford to wait!"

Sun Lei shook his head and said, Beiliao is now adopting a strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the field. This tactic is also a great loss to itself. If Beiliao cannot change the situation before the end of winter, there will be internal chaos in Beiliao next year.

……

Master Zhong rushed to Bazhou in a hurry.

"Meet the handsome man!"

When Yang Keshi and others saw Master Zhong coming, they all felt at ease and finally had a backbone.

"What the hell is going on?"

Zhong Shidao looked at the densely packed flags on the other side, frowned and asked, when he was still on the front line, the Northern Liao army did not dare to set up camp for a confrontation like this.

Yang Keshi quickly reported the detected information to Master Zhong.

"So the Beiliao people have no intention of surrendering?"

Zhong Shidao frowned. For a long time, everyone from the imperial court to the generals believed that the Liao Kingdom had been destroyed and that the Northern Liao Dynasty could not be their opponent. As long as they crossed the river, they would definitely be defeated.

"No, and he will fight us decisively!"

Yang Keshi said firmly and pointed to the north bank of Baigou. "Where's He Shen? Where's Tong Xiang?"

Zhong Shidao looked at the crowd and asked, Deputy Commander He Shen was not on the front line. Now that the two armies were facing each other, He Shen dared not be there.

"I met Tong Xiang after He Shen left, but he hasn't returned yet!"

Wang Ting opened his mouth and said.

"Humph!"

Zhong Shidao snorted coldly. Civil servants like He Shen failed more than succeeded. As a frontline commander of the army, he could no longer leave the army no matter how important the matter was. Now he dared to abandon the army and go to the rear to flatter himself. Enter greedy and ignore the army.

"Generals, listen to the order, gather troops and horses, and prepare for battle!"

Zhong Shidao looked at the Liao army camp on the north bank and ordered to everyone, since Bei Liao has made a choice, the war should begin.

The Northern Liao army on the other side found that the Song army began to form defensive formations. The army directly left the camp and moved upstream along the Baigou.

"No, there must be a shoal upstream, and the enemy will have to wade across the river!"

As soon as Zhong Shidao saw that the enemy had given up the frontal attack, he immediately guessed the enemy's purpose.

"Zhao Ming, Li Ming, you two lead the vanguard army up the river. You must prevent the enemy from crossing the river!"

Master Zhongdao gave another order.

But what Zhong Shidao didn't expect was that the speed of Beiliao Qingqi was too fast, and Zhao Ming and Li Ming's front selection army couldn't catch up.

Yelu Zhongde quickly led the army to the shoal, without stopping at all, and led the army across the Baigou to the south bank.

It was not until the Northern Liao vanguard army crossed the river that the armies of Zhao Ming and Li Ming arrived.

When Yelv Zhongde saw the enemy coming, he waved his banner, and the vanguard army immediately divided into two groups and detoured towards the Song army.

Zhao Ming and Li Ming saw that the situation was not right and immediately stopped their troops and defended in place.

"Idiot, charge forward, why are you holding on!"

Yang Keshi was furious when he saw this.

"No, the Beiliao cavalry is too fast and we can't keep up!"

Zhong Shidao has indeed seen the problem. They have been fighting in the northwest and Xixia all year round. There are loess mountains everywhere. They have become accustomed to that kind of fighting. Facing the light cavalry that comes and goes like the wind, their movements are too slow.

"Yang Keshi, take three thousand troops and go to the rescue quickly!"

Zhong Shidao looked at Yang Keshi and said, Now the Xuanfeng Army is surrounded and must be rescued.

"Yes!"

Yang Keshi took the order and rushed away.

"Commander Zhong, the enemy is preparing to cross the river again!"

Wang Zhen pointed to the north bank of Baigou, where tens of thousands of Northern Liao cavalry gathered again, seemingly about to cross the river.

"The army will camp where it is!"

Zhong Shidao immediately ordered that on the plains, the advantage of Qingqi was too obvious. They already lacked cavalry. Now they can only hold on, wait for reinforcements to arrive, and use their numerical superiority to form a formation to deal with Qingqi. This was also the case during the Song-Liao War a hundred years ago. style of play.

Yang Keshi led his troops straight towards the Northern Liao Qingqi, but Yelu Zhongde had been prepared for it. With a wave of the banner, the cavalry dispersed instantly, and then surrounded Yang Keshi in a roundabout way.

"hateful!"

Yang Keshi was like punching the enemy in the air. He gritted his teeth and said, the enemy's fighting method is very simple, avoid direct combat. The Qingqi will go around and around. The enemy's fighting method is very simple, but it is extremely difficult to deal with.

"Go and join the Selection Army first!"

Lieutenant General Zhao De looked at Yang Keshi and said, they can't get entangled with Beiliao Qingqi here. Their purpose is to rush to support and select the vanguard, and then withdraw.

Yang Keshi led his army to the outskirts of the Xuanfeng Army, and the Beiliao cavalry that besieged the Xuanfeng Army dispersed in an instant.

"go!"

Yang Keshi yelled at Zhao Ming and Li Ming.

The two armies met together, but the encirclement of the Bei Liao cavalry had also been completed, and the two armies were directly surrounded.

"You Song people who are treacherous and do not keep your covenant should all die!"

Yelu Zhongde roared and waved his big banner, and the cavalry from all directions immediately put on their crossbows and started shooting.