In the middle of the night, Xiao Pai, who was left behind in Tokyo, was awakened from his sleep by the sound of the horn.
"What's going on?" He turned over and sat up, quickly putting on his armor under the service of the slave girl, and asked angrily.
No matter who is woken up from his sleep in the middle of the night, his temper is unlikely to be too good.
Xiao Pai had been pampered for a long time, and his anger was particularly strong when he got up. More than one slave girl was beaten to death because she woke him up in the middle of the night.
Therefore, the female slave who served him was frightened. While kneeling on the ground to help him put on his boots, she responded cautiously, "Slave, I don't know very well. The horn sound came from Marshal Yelu. Before that,
, there was faint thunder coming from the north..."
"Thunder?" Xiao Pai frowned and looked up, but he only saw the dark blue felt flower decoration on the roof of the tent.
After a pause, he suddenly realized that he was not sleeping on the grassland, but living in a military tent. He kicked away the slave girl and ran towards the door with one bare foot.
Two soldiers stepped forward to help him, but he roughly pushed them into a rolling gourd with his arms. A discerning soldier opened the tent door for him, and Xiao Pai quickly poked his head out, only to see the sky full of stars.
Brilliant like golden beads!
There was no cloud in the sky, so where did the thunder come from? Turning around, he wanted to kill the slave girl who had "deliberately deceived" him, but behind him, there was a series of violent horse hoofbeats, "
, of, of, of…”
"Pingyuan County was attacked. The origin of the enemy troops is unknown. The commander-in-chief asked Xiao Liu to go to the Chinese army to discuss matters!" Immediately afterwards, the voice of the messenger also sounded behind him. But it was Yelu Longxu, the commander of the East Route Army, who was worried in the middle of the night.
The blowing of the horn triggered a negative response from the generals under his command, and a close aide was specially sent to inform the generals of the reason.
"Pingyuan County? Enemy troops of unknown origin?" Xiao Pai repeated mechanically, and then raised his hand to support his dizzy head. (Note: In official history, this person's name was Xiao Pai. It sounds too awkward to read.
, so it was simply changed to Xiao Pai in the novel.)
Xiao Moke led a large number of south-facing people to seize the county government office in Pingyuan County. Xiao Pai knew this well.
However, he did not think that he needed to immediately lead his troops to rescue him.
First of all, the main forces of the Song army north of the Yellow River are currently huddled in the city, and are very far away from Pingyuan County. Those who attacked the city in the middle of the night were at best a group of green forest heroes who were unwilling to be humiliated.
As for the green forest heroes, they lacked both equipment for siege and strict training. Even if 30,000 to 40,000 people came at one time, they would not be able to break into Pingyuan City within ten days and a half.
"Stay behind. Do you want me to lead a team of soldiers and rush over to pick up the third young master?" Xiao Qubing, the commander of the soldiers, ran over in neat armor and asked Xiao Platoon for instructions in a low voice.
"Huh?" Xiao Pai rubbed his temples a few more times to drive away the strong sleepiness in his mind, "You go, just go there and pay attention to the enemy's movements. If there are many enemy soldiers, don't rush into the city.
, lest Xiao Moke have to open the city gate in order to meet you."
"Yes!" Xiao Qubing saluted, got on his horse, and hurried to gather the soldiers. Watching his back go away, Xiao Pai continued to rub his temples vigorously, as if there was a pot of oval paste rolling in his head.
If Xiao Qubing hadn't reminded him just now, he would have almost forgotten that Xiao Moke was his half-brother.
However, his mother was from a low background, so even though he was Xiao Dalin's eldest son, he was not well received by Xiao Dalin since he was a child. It was all because of his sigh in his stomach that he worked hard to practice martial arts and learn the art of war, and he was defeated again and again.
Stand out in the battle.
Xiao Moke's mother, however, was born in the Yelu family and had a well-established Miaohong family. She had been favored by the Yelu and Xiao families since she was a child. When she became an adult, her father Xiao Dalin immediately arranged to work as a judge in the Nanmian Pingren Division.
, and then promoted to deputy general manager step by step.
If nothing else happens, when his father Xiao Dalin receives the call of the gods, Xiao Moke will inherit these three titles and positions: Prince of Lanling County, General of the Right Prison Gate of Liao Kingdom, and Nanmian Xingren Division.
As the eldest son, except for inheriting his father's surname, he had no other rights.
Thinking of his father's unfairness and Xiao Moke's usual attitude towards him, Xiao Platoon, who was left behind in Tokyo, even lost the energy to rush to the Chinese army to join the army.
He slowly walked back to the bed, slowly put his helmet on while being served by the slave girl, and slowly drank a bowl of mare's milk.
When he was fully refreshed, he rode his horse again and rushed to the central army in a hurry.
In the Chinese military tent, only a small number of the generals arrived. The war had lasted for several months, and all the generals had grabbed enough valuables, and their desire for fighting was greatly reduced.
As the initial motivation to move south weakened, fatigue gradually enveloped the bodies and minds of all generals. Therefore, unless they were attacked by the Song army, most Khitan generals would not react too quickly when they heard the sound of the horn in the middle of the night.
"Pingyuan County was attacked by ant thieves. I have sent five hundred cavalry to rescue and check the enemy's situation." Although he knew that Xiao Pai and the Xiao Moke brothers were at odds with each other, Yelu Longxu, the commander of the Daliao East Route Army, met Xiao Pai.
, still explained very seriously to all the generals who had arrived at the Chinese military tent.
"Ant thieves again!" In the Yelu class, Yang Ali and other generals yawned and shook their heads slightly.
"Ant thieves" is the contemptuous name the Liao Kingdom gave to the rebels from all over the country.
Daliao's cavalry had almost an overwhelming advantage over the Central Plains army. However, Daliao's soldiers and horses went south several times, but they encountered brave resistance from the ant thieves.
The most serious thing was that more than fifty years ago, when the Liao army stormed Bianliang and captured the Jin emperor alive. However, they were defeated by ant thieves who swarmed up. In the end, they had to fight in despair again.
Withdrew from the Central Plains.
In this southern expedition, the Eastern Route Army was unstoppable after bypassing Zhending City. The Song Dynasty defenders in various states and counties either collapsed at the first touch or voluntarily surrendered. However, those who had never eaten a grain of rice from the Song Dynasty court did not take it.
The common people who had only a penny for military pay from the Emperor of the Song Dynasty organized themselves into ant thieves. They fought against each other and were indomitable despite repeated defeats!
"Pingyuan County took the initiative to surrender when our army passed by. The defense facilities on top of the city were completely preserved. The signing troops inside should be able to hold on until dawn." He raised his hand and pressed it down to signal everyone to be quiet. Yelu
Longxu continued to add, "This place is twenty miles away from Pingyuan County. I am going to send a team to rush there quietly. After dawn, we will immediately attack the ant thieves and eliminate them once and for all!"
"It should be so. The general is willing to lead his troops to exterminate the ant thieves!" Xiao Pai rushed over to save people and had no interest in it, but he was quite enthusiastic about conquering the rebels. Before Yelu Longxu could finish his words, he volunteered.
"The last general is willing to accompany Xiao Liu and his party!" Commander Yang Ali thought for a while and stood up to ask for help.
"Yes!" Yelu Longxu nodded lightly, "Then I'll help you two. Please hurry up and gather your soldiers. We will set off at the quarter past five o'clock. We will be able to reach the plain at dawn..."
"Boom!" Before he could finish his words, a burst of muffled thunder suddenly came from the south gate of the camp again, much clearer than the last time it came from the direction of the plain.
Immediately afterwards, a scout rushed into the Chinese army tent with sweat on his face, and reported loudly at the top of his voice, "Commander, the Song Army, the Song Army has crossed the Yellow River and is attacking Guhe Town. General Yeluqi
