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According to the information Deng Lu found from Mao and Chen Fang, the Song army had a total of about 70,000 people. There must be casualties in this attack. The two cities estimated their combat strength to be about 30,000 each.

The fortifications of Rongcheng in Licheng were not as good as those in Gaocheng. There were about 38,000 soldiers in each group. Deng Lu felt that he could handle the Song army that had been attacking for a long time and experienced a fierce battle.

As long as they are left in the city for two days and reinforced by reinforcements coming from the main city of Yuzhou, the Song army will be caught in a trap by the Liao army.

Deng Lu also told several lieutenants about this situation. Vice Generals Zheng and Li had followed Deng Lu for several years. They were very convinced of Deng Lu's abilities and headed towards the cities they needed to conquer with full confidence.

The 38,000 soldiers led by Vice General Zheng were heading towards Licheng, while Vice General Li led the Liao army towards Rongcheng.

They would not have thought that the Song army, which had not yet established a firm foothold, would take the initiative and attack so quickly. They had already set up three ambushes in the direction of Licheng.

Di Qing placed 10,000 troops at the first ambush point. This place was a canyon. There were 5,000 troops on each side of the canyon, and wood and stones were prepared above.

Vice General Zheng walked to the front of the canyon and asked the soldiers to march carefully. Looking at the terrain of the canyon, it was very easy to set up an ambush. But the Song army had just captured Li City, how could they have time to set up an ambush here.

When the Liao army reached the middle of the canyon, Lieutenant General Zheng ordered the archers to shoot arrows on both sides. The Song army was well prepared and used shields to resist.

But they were marching at a high speed, they were all lightly armed, and they didn't carry many shields. Many soldiers had varying degrees of arrow wounds on their backs, arms, and legs.

However, in order to prevent the Liao army from discovering their existence, they gritted their teeth and endured without making a sound even if they were hit by arrows. At the same time, birds of different species caught in advance are released.

"General Zheng, look!"

The general next to him pointed at the birds in the sky and said, "It seems that the Song army did not have time to set up an ambush. It is still safe here."

Lieutenant General Zheng saw the frightened birds flying on both sides of the canyon and waited a little longer just in case.

"All troops obey the order and advance at full speed!"

"Yes!"

"Full speed ahead……"

The orders were passed down level by level. The Liao army wanted to cross the canyon quickly. When half of the Liao army entered the canyon, the Song army on both sides of the canyon pushed stones, pushed wood, pushed wood, and shot arrows.

Little did the Liao army think that they would explore the route in advance and still fall into an ambush.

In the canyon, screams came one after another.

After the Song army retreated, the Liao army reorganized and lost about 3,000 soldiers.

"Vice General Zheng, are we still going?"

Several generals felt sad.

They never expected that Song Jun would be so fast.

Soldiers are valuable and quick, and the Song Army implemented these four words very thoroughly. They originally still wanted to ask for instructions from the Song Army, but after this battle, they completely gave up their contempt.

It should be said that not only did he no longer feel contempt, but he also felt sad about being beaten.

Vice General Zheng tightened his left hand on the hilt of the sword and said: "Go, our mission is to rush to Licheng as soon as possible, surround Licheng, trap the Song army, wait for reinforcements from Weizhou, and recapture Licheng. But it's just We have lost 3,000 soldiers, and we still have 35,000 soldiers. It is still very easy to surround Li City for two days."

"Yes."

Vice General Zheng continued to march towards Licheng with 35,000 Liao troops.

On the other side, Lieutenant General Li rushed to Rongcheng with 38,000 soldiers. Who could have imagined that he would be ambushed by the Song army at this time. He was caught off guard and suffered huge losses.

Vice General Li said: "Can you clearly see who the person who led the troops just now is?"

General Mo Shen shook his head: "The person leading the army looks very young. General Mo has never seen this person before. He should be a rising star in the Song Army."

General Mao said: "How can a rising star have the ability to lead 10,000 soldiers to set up such a clever ambush? Judging from the way he fought just now, this person is definitely a veteran in using troops."

"But you and I have fought against the Song Army for many years, and we have never seen such a person." General Mo's words suddenly reminded Vice General Li of a person.

"Do you still remember General Zeng from a few years ago?"

General Mo Shen and General Mao Shen looked at each other!

They really remembered General Zeng a few years ago, whose sword once frightened the Liao army.

None of the Liao generals who faced him could return with all their strength and tail.

Fortunately, he was transferred back to the Song Dynasty capital.

otherwise……

Thinking back to General Zeng, and then thinking back to the Lang Jun just now, there seemed to be similarities in swordsmanship, and his swordsmanship was more varied.

"The Song Dynasty had many talented people!"

Mao Shenjiang sighed with emotion.

Although Vice General Li and General Mo did not speak, they thought so in their hearts.

"General Li, what should we do next?"

"Let's keep marching!"

This time the Song army ambush cost them nearly 5,000 soldiers.

But fortunately, their mission was not to attack the city but to besiege it. With 33,000 soldiers besieging a banyan city that only had 30,000 soldiers and whose defense was not particularly comprehensive, there was no problem.

However, after marching for half a day, they encountered another ambush, this time the scale was even larger than before.

Vice General Li scolded his mother.

Song Jun was so tired.

One ambush didn't count, there was another one coming, and there was that young man. He finally knew who it was.

Gu Qingjue! ! !

The new aristocrat of the Song Dynasty rose step by step from the lowest level to the top of the court, and was named Bohai County Duke by the Song Emperor.

Gu Qingjue, Gu Ziyuan's name has spread to Daliao, but they never know what he looks like. This is the first time that Vice General Li has seen Gu Ziyuan's true appearance.

Such a powerful person was as tall as jade, but his attacks were clean and neat. His long sword swept across the area, killing and injuring many people. Among the thousands of soldiers, he actually took the life of General Mo.

At this point, Lieutenant General Li felt a little frightened.

He thought that anyone who had seen with his own eyes how Gu Ziyuan could maneuver among thousands of troops and how easily he could take General Mo's head would be frightened.

Such a person is a greater threat to them than Song General Di Qing.

After the ambush, the Song army retreated like a tide.

Lieutenant General Li asked General Mao to count the number of people. After counting, he discovered that there were nearly 7,000 casualties this time, plus the more than 5,000 people just now, there were only about 25,000 troops left to fight.

Vice General Li and Vice General Zheng had the same idea. Anyway, we are just besieging but not attacking, these troops are enough!

After the ambush, the Song army quickly returned to the city and reorganized its defenses.

At the same time, he contacted General Pang in Wencheng and asked him to come to his rescue immediately.

The military reforms in the past few years have taken effect. The Song Dynasty implemented a two-year military service system. So far, it has been implemented for two rounds. The garrison troops brought by General Pang for support are only 30,000, and the remaining 50,000 have been decommissioned in several towns along the way. soldiers.

Their mission was to attack the poorly defended Gaocheng when the Yuzhou Liao army came to attack Licheng and Rongcheng.

In this way, if these three cities form a watch, they can be firmly defended, and the Liao army can only retreat to Weizhou.