Suicheng.

Bloody setting sun.

The air was filled with a strong smell of blood, and it could not be dispersed by the bitter north wind.

Bodies were everywhere under Suicheng City and piled up into mountains.

There were both Jin soldiers and Song soldiers.

The tragic death of the death is beyond words, and it is basically a death to the death.

On the city gate tower, Zhang Chengliang, the military commander, was covered in blood. He looked pale, leaning against the city wall with a long knife in his hand, panting heavily.

Beside him, Meng Liang, who had been temporarily promoted to the deputy general of the city, had disheveled hair, and blood oozed out from behind the heavy army armor. After nearly a day and night of bloody battles, he was so tired that he couldn't stand up.

Nearly half of the eight thousand Song troops suffered casualties.

What no one expected was that the Jin soldiers who came were actually a team that was good at siege, and the one who led the troops was Wanyan Loushi, the best war god among the Jin generals.

Wanyan Loushi originally thought that the small town in front of him, which was only guarded by thousands of Song troops, would attack, and then the Jin soldiers attacked the Song people in the rear, where the denser Hebei hinterland gathered, and took away a large amount of food, livestock and slaves.

As a result, Suicheng's bone was so difficult to crack, it was beyond his imagination.

The Jin soldiers were also seriously injured.

But Wanyan Loushi is already in a difficult situation.

He personally led the Jin soldiers out to plunder, and the food he carried was limited. If he did not take down Suicheng and did not support the war, his subordinates would go hungry and return without success.

The key is that he took risks because the Jin soldiers were short of food. As a result, Wanqi came to Song to defeat him and made a waste of time. How could he explain to the Jin court when he went back?

It was getting late, and Wanyan Loushi sat upright on the horse, staring at the shadow of Suicheng inside and outside, holding the mace in his hand, his face dark.

He has never lost his mark since he joined the army.

There were not thousands, but hundreds of Khitans who died at his hands.

The battle against Liao that he personally commanded was invincible.

On that day, Youzhou was such a big city, with high walls and more than 50,000 Khitan soldiers guarding the city.

But under Wanyan Loushi's hands, he did not last for two days. Even so, on the day when Youzhou City was broken, Wanyan Loushi ordered the city to vent his anger. At that time, his troops under his command were only injured by the siege.

thousand.

However, today, facing a small border town like Song State and the Song army, whose combat effectiveness is many times lower than that of the Liao soldiers, his elite troops have lost more than two thousand. How can he accept this?

I also felt the pain!

Wanyan Loushi is now facing a dilemma.

Either retreat or continue to launch a fierce attack. But if he can't take it, he still has to retreat.

The tens of Jin soldiers and cavalry that raided into Hebei had been delayed in Suicheng for a day and night. If they did not leave, they would be surrounded by the Song army who heard the news and supported them.

He was really unwilling to retreat!

Wanyan Loushi's eyes were deep, and the hands holding the weapon made a slight explosion of joints because of the force.

He raised his mace high and sent out another signal of attack.

The Jin soldiers all over the mountains waved bright steel knives or maces, carried various siege tools, shouted angrily, and rushed to the city again.

The people in Suicheng, regardless of gender, were helping to defend the city, or sending the equipment of the city to roll wood and build stones, or helping to carry the wounded people down the city, or cleaning up the bodies of the two armies who died on the city tower.

Lu Long casually put a layer of military armor on his dirty official robe, and there was a sharp steel knife in his hand.

This civil servant who was born in a Jinshi who was powerless and was a Hanlin official who was a noble minister of the Qing Dynasty before he came to Suicheng to serve as a county magistrate. At this time, he had long lost any dignity and demeanor.

He stumbled and approached Zhang Chengliang and Meng Liang, shouting: "Zhang Dujian, Commander Meng, Jin soldiers are here to attack the city again!"

Zhang Chengliang and Meng Liang, who had fallen asleep against the city wall because of fatigue, woke up almost at the same time. They suddenly stood up like chicken blood, and pegged the city wall to look at the Jin soldiers rushing towards Suicheng in the night.

Meng Liang cursed his mother, pulled out his sword and slashed it on the city wall. Mars flew everywhere. He roared, "Brothers, all of them."

Stand up for me and don’t be a coward. The city is in the same place, and the city is destroyed and the people are destroyed!"

Zhang Chengliang shouted at the top of his lungs: "Arrowers are ready! Wait, wait until the Jin soldiers approach before shooting!"

Although Song Jun, who had experienced two rounds of cruel attacks by the Jin soldiers, was extremely nervous, he was no longer afraid of anything.

The fierce Jin people died, then rushed up the city tower and fought for one, three surrounded one, and they could always invade Jin soldiers with their lives!

The knife in Lu Long's hand was trembling slightly due to anger and nervousness.

He finally understood why the King of Yan attached so much importance to the Jin army, and why could the Jin army destroy the Liao Kingdom!

The combat effectiveness of the Song army was indeed far from that of the Jin soldiers. If it weren't for the strong defense of Suicheng, it would have been defeated by the Jin people!

Even if the defenders of Suicheng vow to fight to the death, if reinforcements do not arrive, it will be a matter of time before the Jin people break the city!

Lu Long's ears were heard in his overwhelming scolding of Jin soldiers and the fierce collision of weapons. He gritted his teeth and rushed forward with a knife.

At this moment, his heart was filled with tragedy.

Even nearly ten thousand people in the city were not afraid, and they all tried their best to defend their homes. Why did he, the parents of Suicheng who were born as a Hanlin Ci minister, fear death!

...

A crescent moon is like a hook.

The night was dark, and the sound of thunderous horse hooves finally came from the official roads in Suicheng and the hinterland of Hebei. Guan Sheng’s reinforcements arrived!

Wanyan Lou Shi's expression changed suddenly, and he knew that he would not be able to retreat.

The military orders were like mountains, and the Jin soldiers who were sieging the city retreated like a tide, and then turned on their horses, turning into cavalry that came and went like the wind, fleeing towards the Baigou River.

This is what Wang Lin fears the most.

When the Jin soldiers get on the horse, they are cavalry, and they can fight in an infantry manner when they get off the horse.

Military discipline is particularly strict.

When the two armies fight, there will never be any surrendered soldiers from the Jin people.

By the second half of the night, Guan Sheng led 50,000 elite Eastern Army soldiers to cover up and chase after him. Wanyan Loushi led the Jin soldiers to fight and retreat. He was not relieved until he passed Baigou River.

It was the next morning.

However, when he came, there were less than five thousand riders who followed him to retreat to Baigou River, and more than half of them were lost!

Wanyan Lou Shi's heart is like bleeding.

How should he explain to the Jin court?

During the armistice between the two countries, he acted without authorization, but was defeated as a mountain and lost 5,000 cavalry!

The three thousand soldiers who died in the siege of the city were defeated last night and were killed by the Song army to take advantage of the victory. Such losses were considered extremely painful for the Jin people!

South of Baigou River, Guan Sheng led his troops to chase the river to 10,000 light cavalry, but did not easily cross the river to pursue it.

As a general of the Front Army, Guan Sheng’s main task is defense rather than attack.

Under the premise that the Jin army is unknown and the situation within the enemy's territory is difficult for Guan Sheng to make a decision to go deep into the Liao territory alone.

Wanyan Loushi gathered the remaining troops to form a formation north of Baigou River, preparing to fight against the invading Song army, but he did not expect that Guan Sheng did not lead his army across the river.

Instead, they are also arrayed south of Baigou River.

Wanyan Loushi rode out of the horse. On the other side of the river, a Song army general was also standing in front of the formation.

This man used a white horse under his crotch and a Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand.

He is eight feet tall and five or six body, with a thin and thin beard, his eyebrows are spreading into his temples, his phoenix eyes are facing the sky, his face is like a heavy date, and his lips are like red vermilion.

Wanyan Loushi frowned. Why is this person so similar to the legendary Han general Guan Gong of the Three Kingdoms?

Wanyan Loushi shouted: "The Song general is common name!"

Guan Sheng sneered, "I am the subordinate of Emperor Guan Sheng, under the command of King Yan of the Song Dynasty, and the governor of the Guangxin Baosu Army. Guan Sheng is the same! The golden dog dares to invade the territory of our Song Dynasty, and I will definitely kill your dog's head!"

...

Hunyuan River Valley.

Xiao Guan left Zhending Mansion and rushed to the Hunyuan Valley at noon today.

It was just that the news brought by Xiao Guan made Yelu Ding, Song Lan and others feel mostly cold.

Yelu Ding said annoyedly: "The Song people who love to have a daughter and commit fraud, Wang Lin is going to use us as a devil to resist the attack of the Jin people! They are still in Yingzhou Shuo

Ascending the throne and becoming emperor on the front line of the state... It's ridiculous. With the more than 10,000 people waiting for us, even if we occupy the land of the three states, can we defend it?"

Xiao Guan said embarrassedly: "Your Highness, I saw the Empress!"

Yelu Ding's expression moved slightly: "How do you say the Empress?"

Xiao Guan sighed and said, "The Empress said, please think carefully. The King of Yan will fulfill his words. The King of Yan's suggestions are a way out!"

Yelu Ding was greatly disappointed and sneered: "Forget it, I shouldn't have counted on the Song people! In fact, I didn't have much hope at all. I just listened to Miss Murong's advice, so I'll give it a try."

The beautiful white-clothed shadow that he admired appeared again in front of him. Yelu Ding remembered that he fled here from the sea. Although more than 10,000 people gathered, compared with the Jin army, what is this number of soldiers and horses?

People are restored to their country... It's time to wake up from a beautiful dream.
To be continued...