Qin Kuan, the commander of the Xin'an Army, is just forty this year, which is the golden age for a general. Whether it is personal experience or personal force, Qin Kuan is at the peak of a general. As a general, his promotion is quite satisfactory.

Except for Xiao Ding, Qin Kuan can be regarded as the backbone of the Mesozoic generals.

Of course, he is also the key figure that King Jing Zhao Zhe strives to cultivate and win over.

The Xin'an Army, which was ordered to rotate into Beijing, just happened to evacuate to Xiongju at this moment.

When the bad news came, the Xin'an Army was preparing to move out again.

"Qin Tongzhi, you can't leave no matter what!" Lu Lin, the governor of Xiongzhou, grabbed Qin Kuan's arm tightly, "As soon as you leave, Xiongzhou will be finished."

The Xin'an Army could indeed leave at this time, because the military order they received was to arrive at Daming Mansion within ten days, but Qin Kuan knew that he could never abandon Xiongzhou and leave like this.

"Don't worry, Lu Zhizhou. Mr. Qin is a general guarding the border, devouring the emperor's salary and loyal to the emperor. How can he leave when foreign enemies invade?" Qin Kuan comforted the sallow-faced Zhizhou.

, although yesterday, the magistrate did not give him any good words. When his Xin'an army arrived here, all the food and other materials they needed to be provided by the other party were either short or shoddy, but Qin Kuan has long been accustomed to all this.

, I just sent some other people to go purchase again.

Anyway, if military generals and civilian officials fight, it is the military generals who will suffer in the end.

But now, the shameful and arrogant magistrate yesterday had not straightened his back since he stepped into the military camp, which really made Qin Kuan a little funny.

Because Qin Kuan can leave.

But Lu Zhizhou couldn't leave.

As a magistrate of a state, if he abandons his land and flees, dismissal from office is only the lightest punishment. Although it is not as severe as having his head chopped off, a pursuit of the words since his birth is enough to drive him into the abyss. If he makes other mistakes,

It will not be difficult to recover in the future, but if the border officials abandon their territory and flee, not only will they have no hope of recovery, but their reputation will also be ruined.

"I wonder what the Qin government needs? Whatever I have in Xiongzhou will be delivered right away!" Seeing Qin Kuan not leaving, Lu Lin suddenly became convinced and promised with a heartbeat.

"Since there is going to be a war, food and supplies must be fully prepared. In addition, Xiongzhou's arsenal must be opened. The magistrate also knows that when we left, we left all the arsenals in the station to our successor." At this point,

Qin Kuan couldn't help but sigh. Those armors, divine arm bows, enemy-defeating bows, etc., must have become the equipment of the Liao people. "So we need a lot of crossbows, arrows, swords and shields."

The Liao people are really good at seizing opportunities, and they only pick the soft ones when eating persimmons!

"Open it now, open it immediately, you can get the control at any time!" Lu Lin said repeatedly.

"In addition, I also ask Zhizhou to do a good job in pacifying the people, and to evacuate the surrounding people into the city as much as possible. At the same time, organize the Xiang army and distribute weapons..." Qin Kuan said. "Even the young and strong have to

Organize it immediately. Our Xiang army on the Hebei Road is young and strong, and they are not easy to mess with. As long as the organization benefits, they can defend the city and the stronghold."

Lu Lin nodded repeatedly.

"At the same time, I also want to ask Zhizhou to join me in writing a letter to the pacifier." Qin Kuan said.

After reading the letter written by Qin Kuan to Cui Ang, the comfort envoy, Lu Lin was silent for a long time, and then he bit his toothpick and signed his name. At this time, his fate was already tied to Qin Kuan. If he didn't sign this,

Maybe Qin Kuan would break up and leave with his troops.

As a veteran who has guarded the border for many years, by this time, Qin Kuan has roughly understood the strategic layout of the Liao army and what it wants. Judging from the current level of completion, the Liao people have already completed half of it. What he can still do now is

Just try not to let your opponent complete the other half.

But the terrible thing is that his strength is insufficient.

The Xin'an Army only has 2,500 troops.

Therefore, Qin Kuan immediately sent envoys to the Baoding Army stationed in Wen'an, the Ansu Army stationed in Ansu, and the Shun'an Army stationed in Gaoyang to ask for help.

"Guard Baigou Station and the pontoon bridge there, and coordinate the five thousand troops in Guiyi City to withdraw across the Juma River to join us." Qin Kuan tapped the map on the table and said to the generals in the room: "Since then,

, we can gather nearly 20,000 troops in Xiongzhou, plus the local Xiang army, which is enough to withstand the fierce attack of the Liao people. And as long as we can withstand the first three attacks of the Liao people, the various armies on the Hebei Road can

Continuously pouring into the battlefield, turning this war into a stalemate, as long as it continues like this, it will basically be over soon."

Everyone nodded in agreement. Over the years, everyone had fought many battles with the Liao people. Both sides knew the strength of the other side. Once the battle turned into a loss-making business, no one wanted to fight again.

Discussion and negotiation have become the main theme.

Of course, how the fight goes on the battlefield also determines the voice of the envoys from both sides at the negotiation table and the final outcome.

"Controller, there is no problem with your arrangement, but are there any other arrangements from above?" A battalion general said: "I heard that Guiyi City is designated by the officials to be defended. If they don't withdraw, we will defend it."

Baigou Station is a thankless task. I heard that Yeluzhen is also a general who has fought in hundreds of battles. He cannot fail to see the importance of Baigou Station. He will definitely attack somewhere to cut off our army's only way back in Guiyi City.

of."

"I can see the problem, can the pacifier not see it? Can't the many officials and staff in the pacifier's house see it? How can Guiyi City be defended?" Qin Kuan said with a smile: "Cui

The Privy Council won’t even understand this bit of common sense, don’t worry!”

Everyone in the room laughed.

"Okay, now everyone knows that Baigou Station is a tough battle. Who will defend it? I will give you as much as you want for the two infantry camps, the divine arm bows and arrows!"

There was silence in the room for a moment, and a young general stood up: "I'll go!"

Qin Kuan nodded. The person who stood up was his son Qin Min, who was just twenty years old this year.

"When we arrive at Baigou Station, we must contact Commander Zhao Zheng of Guiyi City as soon as possible and ask him to evacuate quickly!" Qin Kuan warned.

"You will eventually understand!"

"As long as the five thousand troops in Guiyi City cross the Juma River and join forces with you, they can slowly retreat to Xiongzhou. At this time, the Su Army, Bao'an Army, and Shun'an Army in Bian'an have also gathered in Xiongzhou.

In Xiongzhou, we have nearly 20,000 strong border troops, and with the cooperation of the local Xiang army to defend Xiongzhou, the Liao army will not dare to march straight in. Even if they dare to go inward, they will only be sporadic small groups of harassing troops, which will not contribute to the overall situation.

It will have a big impact.”

In Ba County, Yeluzhen clasped her hands behind her back and looked at the mountains of armor, bows, arrows and other materials piled in front of her, smiling from ear to ear.

He casually picked up a divine arm crossbow from the pile of weapons, stretched out his hand to flick the bow string, and listened to the Qingyue voice, said: "We in Daliao have gathered many masters to imitate this divine arm crossbow, but it is difficult to make it."

The things look similar, but they are completely different in use. The Song people's accomplishments in this craftsmanship are beyond our comparison. Look at this armor!" He lost the divine arm bow and picked up a piece of breastplate.

, shook it in his hand, and made a squeaking sound: "It's much better than our craftsmanship."

"In the end, it didn't give us any advantage!" A general chuckled.

Yeluzhen glanced at him sideways and said: "That's not what you said. We can indeed capture some on the battlefield, but compared to the huge manufacturing power of the Song people, it is ultimately a drop in the bucket. Why did the Song people do it these years?

Can they be evenly matched with us on the battlefield? Their advantage in equipment is also one of their biggest strengths."

"No matter how good the armor is, these troops are still a bunch of rubbish!" the general said disdainfully.

"How is the Xin'an Army?" Yeluzhen smiled: "How is the Dingwu Army? How is the Guangrui Army?"

The general was immediately speechless.

"Song people are not only good at farming, but also good at manufacturing, and they are also cunning and cunning in doing business. Over the years, it seems that we are evenly matched, but in terms of national strength, the other side has continued to rise. We have indeed

We are at a disadvantage." Yeluzhen said: "Otherwise, the king would not have allowed the prince to come to Nanjing Road. This time, the prince and Academician Lin Jing have been thinking and planning for several years before we have the situation today. You

Do you know what the county king’s ultimate goal is?”

"Of course it's to expand the territory!" the general said without hesitation.

"Fart!" Yeluzhen spat at the other party, "I usually ask you to study more and study more, but you turn a deaf ear to them all. I think you are almost the same as those Jurchen barbarians. With the current national strength of the two countries, the territory is not so easy to get.

, it still needs to be resolved through negotiation. This time, the prince wants to eliminate the border guards that King Jing of the Song Dynasty worked so hard to build in the past few years!"

The general's eyes widened.

"Such an army cannot be built overnight." Yeluzhen said with a smile: "If Zhao Zhe was here, we would have no chance to do this, but if it were Cui Ang, hahaha, no, the opportunity would be

Are you here? Without these border guards who are so elite that they can compete with us, from now on, we can come and go on this Hebei Road whenever we want! Is the border line useful? This is what the prince said, to eliminate it

The enemy's physical strength is the main force."

"General, I understand!" The general nodded repeatedly.

"General Yelu, Brother Wanyan is here!" Hearing the shout, Yeluzhen raised her head and saw an eight-foot-tall man not far away with half his arms bare and his messy hair tied only by a cloth belt.

The big man is approaching with his head held high.

Before the person arrived, a sour smell hit his face. The Liao general beside Yeluzhen frowned and took a few steps back. However, Yeluzhen stood calmly with his hands behind his back, looking at this man named Wanyan Bage.

of Jurchens.

"Brother Wanyan has met the general!" Seeing Yeluzhen, Brother Wanyan immediately paid homage to her.

Yeluzhen smiled and said: "Brother Wanyan, this time I will give you a chance to make a contribution. If you win this battle, the prince and I will fully support you to become the leader of your tribe. How about it?"

"Thank you, General." Brother Wanyan stood up and nodded, "I wonder what the mission is?"

"Baigou Post." Yeluzhen said: "My people will take you there when the time comes. As long as the Song army still has a few sensible people, Baigou Post and the others will definitely defend it. Qin Kuan is in Xiongcheng, and this man

They are a powerful enemy. They are closer to Baigou Station. If you think of the enemy coming to Baigou Station, they will definitely be the Xin'an Army."

Wanyan Bage's eyes flashed fiercely and he said: "Please give me some weapons and armor from the general, and I will capture Baigou Post for the general."

"I'm afraid you don't know how to use these divine arm bows to defeat the enemy!" Yeluzhen said: "It's useless if I give them to you. You can use the other armor and weapons here as you like. I only want one result, and that is to capture Bai Bai.

Gouyi.”

Looking at the mountains of weapons and armor, Brother Wanyan suddenly laughed wildly: "Thank you, general, thank you so much, general."

Yeluzhen waved her hand, "Tomorrow morning, I want to see you and your people setting off."

"yes!"

Accompanying Yeluzhen to stay away from the Wanyan Bage, General Liao said with some concern: "General, the Jurchens have always been unruly and unruly. They gave us a headache with those primitive weapons. If we have the sharp weapons like the Song people,

Once the weapons get messed up, it will be troublesome."

"It's just about how to control them." Yeluzhen said calmly: "They are the best knives. It would be a pity to kill them in vain. If we drive them to fight with the Song people, it will not be a pity for me to die. It can also save me a lot of money."

Why not sacrifice the lives of the Liao warriors? How much trouble can Wanyan Bage cause if he kills thousands of people? When they are all killed, we will get another Jurchen tribe to come over!"

"The general is brilliant!"

The next day, a Jurchen army armed with weapons and armor abandoned by the Song army in Bazhou set foot on the road to Baigouyi at full speed. At the same time, the Song army from two battalions led by Qin Min,

They also arrived at Baigou Station. The two armies would inevitably collide at Baigou Station.

At this time, the four gates of Guiyi City were closed, flags were flying, trebuchets stood like a forest in the city, and on the city, big weapons such as eight-oxen crossbows and cyclone cannons could be seen everywhere.

On the opposite side of Guiyi City, the royal flag of King Qi of the Liao Army Yelujun was clearly visible. The flags of the Liao Army gathered towards Guiyi City from all directions, probably no less than tens of thousands of people.

Zhao Zheng stood on the city tower with his helmet on. Although he was a little frightened, he was not afraid. Guiyi City was originally a military city. In the past six months or so, from the time when the Dingwu Army started to when he came here,

They are constantly working on the city's defense. At present, it is not an exaggeration to describe Guiyi City's defense as impregnable.

Guiyi City, which hangs alone on the side of the Juma River, can stand on its own without putting great efforts into its defense.

The Liao people were not good at attacking the city, but the Song people were very good at defending the city. Zhao Zheng wanted to show off his skills here. If he could fight against the Liao people's King Qishui without losing, he would become famous all over the world.

Got it.

"Zhao Tongzhi, Xin'an Army Qin Kuan Tongzhi sent someone to send a message, asking the commander to evacuate Guiyi City as quickly as possible. He has arranged troops at Baigouyi to respond!" A general walked over quickly,
Chapter completed!