Chapter 33: Retreat

The heavy rain in summer was poured down, covering the sky and the earth in a darkness. This rain had lasted for a day or two and turned the earth into muddy. The rain and fog caused by the heavy rain made it difficult to distinguish a hundred steps away from the opposite side.

The Song army stationed in the camp were all shrank in the camp. Only the unlucky guys were sent to clear the drainage ditch around the camp. Everyone rolled like mud monkeys, just cursing in a low voice. Looking at the building around, the Song army warned the soldiers to watch the soldiers. Everyone squeezed into the narrow building and looked at the depths of the rain and fog. The more this time, the more they were worried that the Liao people would take advantage of this weather to rush to the camp. Everyone was spitting out long white air and stomping their feet on the building, which made it look a bit winter.

The summer at this time was much colder than that of Xiao Yan's era.

Han Shizhong was wearing a thick cloak and just walked on the wall of the village. At their camp, Gao Yuhou had already taken the blame and was transferred back to Xiongzhou City by Yang Keshi. A new Yuhou came to the camp, but he knew that he was amazing and didn't care about the matter at any time. He knew that Han Shizhong was going to promote him. Han Shizhong was honest and rude, and took on the responsibility of commanding the camp with the temporary head's dispatch.

He walked around the village wall, occasionally making joking with a rough voice, and then patted the helmets of the soldiers on duty on the village wall intimately, which aroused a small sound everywhere. Everyone was very convinced by Han Shizhong. He could fight and not be arrogant, and he could not suffer any losses with such a Shangguan at that time. At this time, he was still the head, and everyone could still joke with him as before.

"Han Wu, when will your camp be eliminated? If you don't have a sword, your back will not be really hard in one day. Don't sell your strength at that time. The credit is someone else's, but yours will suffer!"

When Han Shizhong heard an old colleague who was also a head teacher joking, he sighed rarely: "I am thirty-three and fourteen years old. I will be a bachelor for the rest of my life. How can I think about it at this time? But my reputation in front of me is too bad and I have few great achievements. How can I be promoted? But now in the Northern Expedition, I am like this again, but I don't know when to go north again! Several of my husbands are all in the Hejian Prefecture area, hundreds of miles away from Xiongzhou to my mother! If this opportunity happens, what opportunity can I wait for? Maybe, Han Wu will have to waste my life!"

He heard that he was very serious, and his colleagues around him put away his joking tone and explained: "Han Wu, you don't need to...... Look at this weather, maybe there will be a large number of Liao troops to attack the camp. With your courage, it is not easy to make a great contribution? If you want a head, brothers will help you get enough..."

Han Shizhong shook his head and looked to the depths of the rain and fog in the north with excitement: "…………I have a very smart nose. Liaogou will not rush to the camp, I am afraid he is taking the opportunity to withdraw his troops..."

"Retreat?" Everyone around them was shocked and surrounded them unconsciously.

"With such a great situation in Liaogou, how can we withdraw our troops? Is the supply of food and grass impossible? If they want to withdraw, why didn't we hear Shangguan Tongzhi? After being so angry here, Liaogou's withdrawal will have to chase and kill him!"

Han Shizhong couldn't resist the questioning of his brothers, but shook his hands: "How do I know? I just felt that......... I'm just chasing him, it's light! Now we and Shengjie Army are the ones who are the ones who are in the Xiongzhou. Several husbands have the main force a hundred miles away. Liao Gou retreats to Yanjing, and they may not be able to move. Master Tian is here, who can take us north? I will sell Han Wu's life to him!"

On the other end of the rain and fog, Yelu Dashi rode on the horse and looked at the blurry Song army camp in the south.

The rain hit his golden helmet, making a slight sound, and then slid down the iron armor, adding a bit of coldness.

The strong horse under his crotch was snorting, moving uneasy, and spitting out a long white air. Around him, countless iron armored knights stood silently.

The Liao soldiers in the brigade were filling the trenches around the camp, and were digging the long moat that ran across the east and west. The baggage had already retreated in advance, and the chariots, horses, cattle and mules were driven away from the front line. The chariots were piled full of equipment, supplies, food and grass, and the animals were already in the mouth, and they could not neigh. They were just struggling in the mud, and the coachman and groom tried their best to drive these animals and vehicles, and they rolled like mud monkeys. The officers escorted the guards ran around the team, whispering but rushed orders to maintain order, and let the huge team roll north.

After the baggage was withdrawn, he would take the lead and then cavalry to retreat northwards. Taking advantage of this heavy rain, Yelu Dashi dared to be sure that when he crossed the Baigou River, he was afraid that the Song people would not have reacted yet! Besides, even if they could find out, what could it be? The main force of the Song people had been crushed and broken down by him. Could it be that he would dare to chase after him?

But when I go north, I am afraid that it will never be difficult to come south again in this life...

Even if you go north at this time, can you win the fate of the Great Liao Kingdom in danger?

I wish I was born at Emperor Abaoji!

When he was just out of the sky, he heard the sound of horse hooves behind him. When he turned around, he saw that Xiao Gan came over with a large group of Xi army guards. The Xi grew up and rode on the horses like an iron tower. It also reflected Xiao Gan's thinness. His clothes were still as simple as usual, wearing an iron helmet and wrapped in a thick cloak, which was completely wet by the rain. He immediately crossed his hands to Yelu Dashi from afar and said, "Thank you Lin Ya! You can do everything you need to take care of the retreat of the baggage. Why is Lin Ya still standing in the rain? But please take care of this body for the sake of national affairs!"

Yelu Dashi also bowed silently. When Xiao Ganchi came to him, he looked at the King of the Four Army with a bitter look on his face.

"The King, Xi Jun and the Khitan Pi Shishi will hand over the Bo Army to the King... Let's set off tomorrow. I'm the King's Palace, but please go back quickly! These troops are already the remaining seeds of my Great Liao Dynasty, so don't waste it!"

The guards around Xiao Gan all raised their eyebrows and looked angry. Xiao Gan was the legitimate commander of the army. It was natural to transfer any troops, but Yelu Dashi spoke in this way!

Xiao Gan didn't care, but just smiled and said, "Lin Ya, Xiao naturally understands that Xiao should go and return quickly in Zhuozhou, and will not let Lin Ya stay in Yanjing for too long...... State affairs are difficult, so we can only work hard!"

When he heard Xiao Gan calling himself Xiao, Yelu Dashi's muscles jumped. He suddenly remembered the figure of the white-faced scholar on the Song Junwang Tower in front of the two armies. Every word of his words still swallowed his heart like a poisonous snake.

But what else can he do? Xiao Gan was the commander, and Xi Jun was his most direct army, so he would only follow him. He had no choice but to separate the most elite troops! For now, he could only hurry back to Yanjing, control the court, establish his position, and deal with Xiao Xu, the woman! As long as his status is stable, the Khitan Pishishi will only listen to his orders. Even if Xiao Gan was in hand, he could not challenge his position. In this way, he could truly unify his power and make peace, so that he could achieve his lifelong skills, and see if he could save this dangerous situation!

He looked at Xiao Gan's simple face again, and felt a little lucky in his heart.

Xiao Gan has always been very conscious of the general principles, and he can only be the same as the Liao Kingdom. How could he not know that fighting for power and profit at this time would be to push the Great Liao Dynasty into the fire pit?

Yelu Dashi's thoughts were circling, and he felt that the road ahead was like the world in the rain, and everything was vague. He suppressed his chaotic thoughts, nodded to Xiao Gan, and his tone was solemn: "King Xiao, I will only ask one question, who is the inner person of King Xiao in the Eternal Conquer Army? If this inner person is not true, I am afraid that Zhuozhou will quell the rebellion, and there will be many fronts and ends, and the Eternal Conquer Army can still fight..."

Xiao Gan had already interrupted Yelu Dashi's words with a smile: "Lin Ya, even if it is not clear inside, how dare I praise the sea mouth to go out? Lin Ya asked, "It should have been told, but Zhuozhou is too close to this place, so I have to be careful...Lin Ya, just wait for my good news!"

After saying this, Xiao Gan clasped his fists and bowed the horse and left with a smile. If he refused to speak, Yelu Dashi would not do anything to him. Behind Xiao Gan, the Xi army knights followed like a dragon, and the horse's hooves splashed large clouds of mud and water. They surrounded him and went away like a wind.

Yelu Dashi only had a black face, and the young Khitan nobles behind him were all angry.

"Lin Ya, we cannot hand over our Khitan troops to the Xi people!"

Several officers whispered to the advice. Yelu Dashi just shook his head slightly: "King Xiao is the commander...... Even if I refuse to give it to me, Empress Xiao will issue an edict from the Emperor of Heaven to divide the troops. Besides, now, now, I and King Xiao can no longer have a quarrel... Otherwise, it would be unimaginable!"

The officers were still dissatisfied and said in a lingering manner: "Lin Ya, you are tolerant of your country, but you are afraid that others will not think so!"

Yelu Dashi had a calm face. Among the most confidant confidants around him, he said softly: "Emperor Tianci is seriously ill, I'm afraid I can't afford it... We rushed back and dealt with Li Chuwen, who was determined to destroy me from the south. If Empress Xiao is dealing with Empress Xiao, no one will be able to restrain him! At that time, even if King Xiao wants to hold the troops and horses, can the Khitan army still listen to him? Xi Jun claims to be 40,000, but it's only 20,000, which is far from the Khitan army... At that time, he can only obey orders! The key now is no longer before Xiongzhou, but in Yanjing City! King Xiao is going to quell the rebellion in Zhuozhou and let him go. Anyway, Guo Yaoshi's capture is also a blessing for our Great Liao. The Khitan army will lend him the envoy first!"

He turned around and looked at Nanfang deeply, whipped the horse under his crotch: "Let's go! Everyone should clean up, let's go after we follow King Xiao! We will arrive in Yanjing one day earlier, and there is still something to do in this state!"

In the rain, Xiao Yan stood quietly at the steps, just looking behind the back at the little mute looking north in the corridor.

The little mute dressed in a blue Song ladies serve, with a light back as graceful as a Song lyrics.

The rain washed the courtyard cleanly, and the water droplets in front of the eaves formed a line, making the little mute's back look clear and clean.

At this point, if Xiao Yan thought the little mute was a simple orphan, he was a little unreasonable in his heart. How could a country girl develop such temperament?

However, Xiao Yan was too lazy to ask. The little mute could not have a slight slight slightest contempt for him, and I couldn't be sure of this. It was like the life experience I had traveled through time and would never tell the little mute even if I beat him to death. It was normal for the little mute to have her own secret.

Sometimes I am worried that this caring and cute little mute will one day no longer huddle behind me and roll up the corner of my clothes, hold my legs and fall asleep, and will not be hugged in my arms and shake my head and tail...

Xiao Yan shook his head suddenly. What are you thinking! He struggled forward, didn’t he just want to catch something in this era? How could he let the little mute leave!

It was all the boring days...

Speaking of these two days, it was rare to have a leisure time. Yang Keshi and Wang Bing were waiting for the news from the Xuan Zheng Office of Hejian Prefecture. The Song soldiers outside surrounded their tents three floors inside and three floors outside. It was more strict than Guo Yaoshi in Zhuozhou. He wanted to see the scenery in Xiongzhou City in Songdi. He had to hang out in the tent every day. He chatted with Yue Fei and the others for a while, and met Guo Rong. The two of them were talking back and forth. There was nothing else to do.

Everyone was a little worried, and Guo Rong's face became more and more ugly day by day. Xiao Yan was nervous, but he hid it in his heart. No matter what he said, he was the leader of this small team of troops. He was doing the matter of making money between the two sides, and he even had the ambition to ignite the battle in Yandi! How could he be distracted?

Now I am completely different from the insignificant young white-collar worker before...

As for whether the situation will be as it seems to me, Xiao Yan is actually completely unsure. Perhaps it is just so many messy emotions that make him think that the little mute will leave...
Chapter completed!