Cao Mata and Hu Yan Shouxin walked on the streets of Juma City. They never dreamed that someone would assassinate them. This was not because they were too careless, but because they were the main generals, since they dared to enter the city, there were naturally heavy troops around them. Not to mention anything else, their people were everywhere on the street. Not to mention an assassin, they were not worried at all even a large army of thousands of people.

But the assassin appeared and rushed out of a house next to him. Of course, this guy couldn't get close to Cao Ma and Hu Yan Shouxin at all. He was kicked down by the guards. Then several people tied up the other party, and then someone rushed into the yard to prevent other assassins from hiding inside.

However, the person who rushed into the yard soon brought out only a few terrified women, while the assassin was a gray-haired old man wearing a shirt and looked like a scholar rather than an assassin.

"Bring him here!" Cao Mata couldn't help but show a curious look when he saw the assassin's appearance, and immediately ordered the guard.

"Song thief, I wish I could eat your flesh and sleep with your skin..."

The coach was very dishonest. Even though he was caught, he still scolded Cao Ma. In the end, the guards went up and slapped him, which made him honest. However, the eyes of looking at Cao Ma and others were still full of hatred, as if Cao Ma and others were his irreconcilable enemies.

"Are you a Han?" Cao Mata looked at the other party and then asked. Although the Khitans and Han people had different hairstyles, and the old man was wearing a shirt, he should be a scholar. As for the courtyard behind him, it should be his home, and the women were his family. But he couldn't figure out why a Han man wanted to assassinate himself?

"Bah! What's wrong with the Han people? The Han people are also Liao people. You southern people actually want to take over the country of Liao. In the future, our army will come, and you will definitely wait for the dog's head to land..."

Although the old man was slapped twice, he cursed again when he saw Cao Ma, the "culprit" in the city. However, before he could finish cursing, Hu Yan Shouxin next to him strode forward and then cut off his head. As the old man's head fell to the ground, blood spurted nearly a foot. The old man's head rolled a few times and fell to Cao Ma's feet, but his eyes were still staring at him, and his mouth opened and closed, as if he wanted to bite Cao Ma a few times even if he died.

"These are scholars from the Liao Kingdom. Not only are they willing to be the lackeys of the Khitans, but they even believe that the Liao Kingdom is orthodox. Our Song Dynasty is just a group of traitors, and there is nothing to say about such people!" Hu Yan Shouxin kicked the head away at this time, and then he told Cao Mata.

Cao Mata had heard Hu Yan Shouxin say about scholars in the Liao Kingdom before. He was a little suspicious. After all, everyone is Han Chinese, and the Khitans are so cruel. The Han people have been bullied by the Khitans in the Liao Kingdom. Even the Han officials were discriminated against in the court of the Liao Kingdom. Even the famous Han Derang wanted to marry Empress Xiao, he had to change himself to Khitans.

It was precisely because of these above that Cao Mata felt that the Han people in the Liao Kingdom should be interested in the Song Dynasty. However, when I saw it with my own eyes, I found that Hu Yan Shuxin said it was true. The Han man in front of me was still a scholar, but he hated the Song Dynasty and even risked the risk of his whole family being killed to assassinate himself. It was simply unimaginable.

"With these people here, it seems that even if you conquer the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in the future, you may encounter some trouble." Cao Mata sighed at this time.

"There will be troubles, but it is not difficult to solve them. Although this old man is stupid, he has to be said to be a tough guy. However, such hard guys are a minority after all, and most of them are just some people who are trying to make trouble. As long as these hard guys are cut off, the rest will not be worth worrying!" Hu Yan Shouxin sneered at this time.

After saying that, Hu Yan Shouxin ordered someone to hang the old man's head at the city gate. As for his family, he did not move. The main reason was that the old man was lucky. The family was a bunch of wives, and it was useless to arrest him. But if there were adult men, it would not be certain. After all, there is no human rights in this era, and even potential threats must be eliminated.

Juma City had fallen into the hands of the Song army, but Cao Ma did not stay here. Instead, he swept the remaining soldiers in the city and left some people to guard it. Then he immediately led the army to leave Juma City. More than ten miles south of Juma City was the Yongding River, which was also the place where the three armies had converged that Liu Ping had chosen before.

In contrast, Cao Ma's Eastern Army had the shortest itinerary. After all, the Eastern Army was mainly infantry and the marching speed was not fast. The Western Army led by Guo Zun set out from Hejian Prefecture, swept across several cities on the west side, cut off the road between Datong Prefecture of Xijing and Xijin Prefecture, and prevented Datong Prefecture from sending troops to aid.

As for Liu Ping, he personally led the main force of the army and rushed directly to Xijin Prefecture. He chose a route without any obstacles, so he also took the fastest. When Cao Ma's army arrived at the south bank of Yongding River, Liu Ping's army had already arrived here.

Such a huge military operation, the Liao Kingdom naturally received news. In fact, when Cao Ma and his friends attacked Juma City, the generals in the city had already sent people to report to the rear, so Xijinfu City had already been ready to face the enemy at this time. There were Liao troops stationed on the north bank of the Yongding River, which seemed to be trying to stop the Song army from crossing the river.

"The last general will hand over the order!" After Cao Mata joined the army in the middle, he immediately came to the commander's tent with Hu Yan Shouxin to meet Liu Ping.

"No need to be polite. You are fighting well in Jima City, but that's just training troops. This time you attack Xijin Mansion, your musket army is also the main force this time. Don't let this general down!" Liu Ping said with a plain expression at this time.

"The musket army is also waiting for an opportunity to prove itself. Please rest assured!" Cao Mata immediately spoke and promised.

"Very good. You two are here just right. Come with me to the river to observe the enemy situation!" Liu Ping nodded with satisfaction when he heard Cao Ma's words, and then ordered again. In fact, he had just arrived yesterday, and the Liao army opposite had demolished the floating bridge on the river surface and seized all the ships to the north bank, making it very difficult for them to cross the river.

Cao Mata and Hu Yan Shouxin were immediately happy when they heard Liu Ping ask him to accompany him to observe the enemy situation, because this means that Liu Ping regards them as his confidants. After all, he will leave the army when observing the enemy situation. For the safety of the master, the people he brought must be trusted by the master.
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