As the sun set, Yang Jun stood on horseback on the lush hills, overlooking the surroundings. The hills and mountains in the distance were rolling, and the scenery was magnificent. Under the nearby hills, densely packed soldiers, horses, vehicles and supplies were orderly moving along the mountains.
The road between the hills went north. This scene made Yang Jun feel infinitely proud.
It has been more than 20 days since Xiongzhou led the army on the expedition. If Han Gang had not suffered a defeat in the attack on Zhuozhou, this expedition would have been smooth sailing. It did not take much effort to capture Zhuozhou and cross the Sanggan River.
This strategically extremely important operation was also successfully completed. All this indicates that this expedition will have a good result. Soon the army will arrive near the city of Xijin Prefecture. As long as the Xijin Prefecture is captured, the southern part of the Liao Kingdom will
Convenience will be in Da Zhou's pocket. Although attacking Jin Mansion will definitely be a fierce battle, Yang Jun has absolute confidence in it. He is extremely well prepared and has all the siege equipment, so he should be able to win it smoothly.
.Although the Liao people were heavily guarded in Xijin Mansion, the total number should not exceed 150,000. If they attack the city with twice as many elite troops, they should be safe.
What they have to worry about now is whether the Jurchens' plan to attack Zhongjing can be implemented smoothly. Even if they cannot take Dading Mansion, they will still drag the main force of the Liao people with them, and they must not let the main force of the Liao people come to reinforce. As long as the Jurchens hold back
In ten days, the main force of the Liao army in Zhongjing will be able to capture the Jinfu. At that time, they can cross Yanshan to the north and attack the Jingfu from north to south. If Yelv Zongyuan knew this, he should abandon Zhongjing and flee to Shangjing, fleeing to the north.
Go up the grassland. After this, it will be a matter of the Jurchens and Yelu Zongyuan. I will not send troops to chase. After taking Shangjing, I will turn to attack Datong Prefecture, which has become isolated, and move the south of Liao Kingdom
Half of the country will be included in the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. By then, the achievements he has made may not be comparable to those of famous generals in the past dynasties. By then, Lu Zhongtian may have to lower his eyebrows and be respectful in front of him.
Respect.
Yang Jun stroked his beard and looked north, looking towards the end of the hill where he could not see, which was the direction of Xijin Mansion. He had a beautiful vision in his heart, but he knew that the road had to be walked step by step, and he had to hurry as soon as possible.
Only by going to Xijin Mansion and capturing that important southern town of Liao Kingdom can you take the most critical step in your dream.
"Go down here with the order. We will not camp tonight. We will rest on the spot until the second watch. We will set off at dawn tomorrow. Within two days, I will see the city gate of Xijin Mansion." Yang Jun ordered in a deep voice.
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Lin Jue and other teams of more than a hundred people followed a group of more than a thousand Liao soldiers and horses heading west. Lin Jue thought they would reinforce the ferry crossing. However, the soldiers and horses did not rush to the north ferry of Sangqian River.
They marched directly to the west-north direction. Lin Jue and others had no choice but to follow them. Although Lin Jue wanted to know the situation of the ferry battle, Lin Jue wanted to know the purpose of gathering these soldiers and horses even more.
After dark, there was no trace of the soldiers and horses in front. Lin Jue and others did not dare to advance, but thinking that the other party would stop and rest after dark, Lin Jue also ordered everyone to rest on the spot, eat dry food, drink water and get bean cakes
Feed the horses and prepare to camp on the spot.
Sun Dayong personally took people to the front to check and confirmed that the Liao soldiers were camping and resting under the hills ahead. This made Lin Jue feel more at ease. The other party was also camping, so there was no need to think too much, just camp here.
However, at the second watch, there was a harsh noise in the quiet night, with people neighing and horses barking in a lively manner. Lin Jue and others were already alert, so they were awakened and got up to check. But they saw a red light on the hill in the distance.
It was flashing, people were shouting, and I didn’t know what was going on.
Lin Jue ordered everyone to wait quietly. He took his two daughters and Sun Dayong quietly to the west hill to find out what happened. After a few people quietly emerged from the woods on the side of the hillside and headed towards the west hill.
When they looked sideways, several people were dumbfounded.
At the bottom of the hill, torches were swaying, and figures were scattered. Like groups of ghosts wandering at night, dragging long shadows under the torches, they were busy going back and forth. It looked like there were tens of thousands of people. Lin Jue
Finally I understood one thing. This is where all the small groups of Liao soldiers and horses gathered. But these people were busy under the hill, making a lot of noise in the middle of the night, but they didn't know what they were doing.
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Because the distance was far away and the light was dim, it was difficult to see what so many people were doing. In order to find out the clues, the four of them ventured over the hill, approached the flat land, and reached a small forest next to the flat land.
Close observation. This time it was clear that all the Liao soldiers and horses were digging holes and transporting soil on the slope grass on both sides of the official road, and they were very busy.
"What are they... doing? Building fortifications?" Bai Bing asked in a low voice, confused.
Lin Jue shook his head slightly and said softly: "If I guessed correctly, they are going to ambush the officers and soldiers led by Yang Jun here. That's not digging a fortification, you see, it's digging a trap. This is the official road station
Wherever we pass, there must be an ambush battle here."
Sun Dayong also noticed it, and whispered from the side: "What your Excellency said is very true, I'm afraid it is just such an attempt. My subordinate just looked at the terrain. This is the terrain of Hulukou, with narrow official roads in the front and rear, and mountains in the east and west.
The hills are horizontal and can only meet each other within a hundred steps. This distance allows ambush soldiers on the east and west hillsides to use longbows to shoot soldiers and horses on the official road without worrying about accidentally hurting themselves. This is really a good ambush terrain."
Lin Jue carefully observed the surrounding terrain and nodded in agreement with Sun Dayong's statement. The terrain here is a rare terrain surrounded by hills. The official road passes through the middle, and the slopes on both sides are gentle, almost equivalent to Pingchou land. It is exactly the same as Pingchou land.
There are terrains where ambush can be exploited.
"Why did they dig pits on the hillside? Why didn't they dig them on the official road? Some people don't understand." Gao Muqing asked doubtfully.
Lin Jue whispered: "That's because their purpose is not to block the enemy but to annihilate it. The Liao people have great ambitions. They want to eat some of the Zhou soldiers and horses here, so they dig pits on the hillside.
Once Yang Jun's soldiers and horses pass through the official road and are ambushed by soldiers and horses from both sides, they will be in a dilemma, because the roads at Hulukou on both sides are narrow and it is difficult to exit. Therefore, the response of the imperial soldiers and horses must be to scatter in all directions.
On the hillside, it will reduce the casualties caused by the dense formation. Moreover, the gentle hillside will also give them the illusion that they can counterattack on the spot. Once they want to attack the ambush on the hill, they will be blocked by these traps.
You will die miserably. Who said the Liao people are brainless? This calculation is very shrewd, and all of this is based on scheming."
After Lin Jue said this, Gao Muqing and Bai Bing suddenly realized. Bai Bing frowned and said: "I didn't expect the Liao people to be so scheming. Doesn't it mean that Yang Jun and the others are in trouble?"
Lin Jue was silent for a while. He said softly for a while: "Before, we thought that these small groups of Liao troops were going to reinforce the ferry or Xijin Mansion. Now it seems that Yang Jun's troops should have successfully crossed the river. From the ferry
A normal march to Xijin Prefecture would take three days, but now they are setting up traps here overnight to prepare for an ambush, which shows that the imperial army is moving very fast. I am afraid they will arrive here tomorrow, so they will set up an ambush here overnight.
It seems that the Liao army does not want to defend the city. The generals in the Analytical Jin Mansion seem to want to have a field battle with Yang Jun's army. If they set up an ambush here, they will severely damage Yang Jun's troops. There are more than 100,000 cavalry in the Analytical Jin Mansion.
If we rush out again to seek a decisive battle, Yang Jun's troops may not be able to withstand it. The situation is not optimistic."
Sun Dayong was extremely impressed. This was the difference between him and Master Lin. He could see the opponent's tactics and tricks, but he could not read the hidden messages from the opponent's actions. Master Lin just said in a few words
Three highly credible judgments were made. One is that the imperial army has already crossed the river and is marching towards Xijin Mansion, so the Liao army will set up an ambush here. The second is that they are already close at hand, so these Liao people will
Laying out ambushes overnight. The third is the Liao army's combat intention. This is the height of a person who has overall overall situation. He sees what the eyes cannot see and thinks about deeper things. It's like playing chess.
For ordinary people, the average person can see two or three steps behind, while an expert can see six, seven steps or even further.
"Sir, what should we do? Should we tell Yang Jun and the others the news?" Sun Dayong asked in a deep voice.
Lin Jue nodded slightly and said: "Send the Buddha to heaven, a good man will do it to the end. You must send a warning to Yang Jun's army. You cannot ignore death. I boldly predict that there will be reinforcements from the Xijin Mansion tonight. Because looking at this
Given the scale, it is obvious that the Liao people cannot just use the tens of thousands of stragglers in front of them to lay an ambush. I estimate that they will need to reinforce a large number of elite soldiers and horses to set up an ambush here and fight a large ambush. If they succeed, Yang Jun may not lose much.
Thousands of soldiers and horses, but tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. So we cannot sit idly by and do nothing."
Bai Bing frowned and said, "I'm really unwilling. Yang Jun bit Lu Dongbin. A few days ago, he sent people to sneak attack the ferry and wanted to kill us. We still have to help him."
Gao Muqing smiled and said, "Sister Bing'er, please be more open-minded. Our husband is a benevolent and righteous person. He would rather others betray him, but he refuses to betray others."
Lin Jue smiled bitterly and said: "Why should Mu Qing accuse Sang Huai and ridicule me? I don't want to help him, but I said that in the face of great righteousness and important events, there is no need to stick to personal grudges. We only do what we should do, not for Yang Jun.
, but for the great Zhou Dynasty and the common people of the great Zhou Dynasty."
Sun Dayong said solemnly: "But Yang Jun may not accept your kindness, and he may not listen to your warning. Maybe he will think that your Majesty deliberately misled him and was playing some conspiracy."
Lin Jue frowned and sighed, "What Brother Sun said is really possible. Yang Jun is very arrogant and has a lot of grudges against me. He may not believe what I say. But... that has nothing to do with me. We just do what we do."
What he should do, believe it or not, is up to him. If he is alert, he will send someone to investigate. I hope he will not disregard the safety of the army because of his hatred for me. He should not be so narrow-minded. "
