The battle behind him was still fierce, but Han Shizhong had turned around and turned south. Fortunately, the headquarters of the Central Army of the Shenwu Changsheng Army was always controlled by him. When he guessed that the Jurchen army was attacking the front and thought it was restrained, it was actually possible to break into the border from the west. Han Shizhong immediately dispatched four elite cavalry commanders of the Central Army, more than a thousand cavalry, lightly packed food, quickly moved south, and then turned in the direction of Lanshui. Through Jingle County, we went to block the boundary between the Ninghua Army and the Kelan Army, and Honggu Village on the Kelan Mountain!

The defenders of Hongguzhai are the subordinate of the Zhe family. They were not Han Shizhong's defense range. As a major general under Xiao Yan, Han Shizhong also understood that Xiao Yan's current strategic layout was to try his best to reconcile the Western Army system. Yao Gu was delivered to the door, and if he did not swallow the shock, it would be regarded as weak. However, Xiao Yan's residence in the court, no matter how he deployed it, he would not touch the sphere of influence of the Western Army system for the time being.

Although Han Shizhong has always been worried about the weakness on the west flank, he has always restrained himself from occupying this very important Hongguzhai dangerous pass. Otherwise, the Jurchen army was in front of him and he would turn against the Zhe family behind him. This would be a big trouble and would also greatly harm Xiao Yan's overall situation.

But now, I can no longer hesitate!

Although it was impossible to truly detect whether the main force of the Jurchen army turned west due to the isolation of the Jurchen army and horses. The news that the direction of the Jurchen army was broken has not yet been reported. However, Han Shizhong showed the overall view and decision of a truly important general at this time.

Although Han Shizhong looks a bit literary and unreliable on weekdays, and his enjoyment is a bit extraordinary, such as a mansion, a good wine, a good gold bead, a good play, and a good girl. But this guy is a truly wise man. He never makes mistakes when he chooses a sideline. At critical moments, he also grits his teeth, grasps the key points, and makes his efforts to do so!

The key point now is to fight the final decisive battle with the Jurchens. You must not lose the initiative from the beginning. Although the Jurchens attacked and pounced in front of each other, they could hold on to it with the defense system. Once there was a loss in the direction of the side, it would be a wavering situation in Hedong! Even if one rushed to the scene and robbed Honggu Village, it turned out to be a false alarm. It would be a bad thing that the Zhe family army would give up this face and take the blame and let the court punish the imperial court for his guilt and merit. It would probably be able to survive.

As soon as he smelled the wrong situation in front of him, Han Shizhong immediately acted. He immediately mobilized his troops to lead the south to grab Honggu Village as quickly as possible. At the same time, he immediately sent out the cavalry, informing the troops of Yue Fei of Yanmen Guan. The other was to repay Xiao Yan, who was probably on the way. At the same time, he prayed desperately in his heart, hoping that when I, Old Han, had arrived, Honggu Village had not yet lost!

The Shenwu Eternal Victory Army is worthy of Xiao Yan's old foundation. With a command, the Central Army troops who were waiting to start the business immediately selected elite troops to start. The four commands of more than a thousand cavalry were all the mobile power that could be drawn at this moment, and it took no two or three hours of preparation time. When they set off, the night was already coming, and the more than a thousand cavalry followed Han Shizhong and carried fires in the night and headed south.

The fires shaking all the way, and the villages and villages in the villages and towns in the Fenhe River Valley were watching the fires walking like dragons in the night, and everyone was shaking their hearts.

What is the battle with the Jurchens? Can Shenwu always wins the army and strengthen the army? Can the Hedong area be safe?

What is the final outcome of this war with the Jurchens, the Song Dynasty was in internal and external troubles?

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One night and half a day passed, and more than a thousand light cavalry led by Han Shizhong had already traveled more than 200 miles. After passing through the Kugu Village, he turned to the southwest and ran towards Honggu Village along the junction of Ninghua Army and Xianzhou.

If you break through the border, you will reach the south for more than 200 miles south. The border between the Kelan Army, Ninghua Army, Xianzhou and Lanzhou is where the border between the four sides of the border is already low. The Luliang Mountain area extending from the southwest has also slowed down. Several roads that can pass through certain military and horses are formed here. The Lanshui flows east-west here, and it is divided into two routes, one to the east and the Fen River, and continues to flow south, flowing through the range of Loufan County, Yifang County, Xianzhou.

In short, this is a path to cut into the Fenhe Valley from the west. Once there is a mistake here, let the enemy enter from the west. The Shenwu Changsheng Army, which is congested on the edge of the Ninghua Army, will be directly captured. The enemy will go north and can join the Shenwu Changsheng Army, and go south to Taiyuan Prefecture!

People from the Song Dynasty naturally did not forget this place when they were operating the Hedong defense system. At the junction of the Gulan Army and Lanzhou, Feiyuan Fort and Honggu Village were established to block the imperial court. Within the scope of the Ninghua Army, Gugu Village was established to support it.

Han Shizhong's trip was to block this gap!

After walking for more than 200 miles, the people and horses were so tired that their bones were soft and weak. From time to time, war horses could not run and were abandoned by the roadside. Fortunately, all the four elite commanders had prepared horses, so there was no delay. On weekdays, so many war horses were run and scrapped, even the Shenwu Changsheng Army, who had all the equipment under Xiao Yan, had to feel very distressed, but now no one cares about it. The horses were like this, and the hard-working soldiers of the Song army gritted their teeth to support them, and no one dared to stop and rest for a while!

The reason was no different. He came all the way south and then turned west through Kuguzhai. Finally, he saw the refugees who fled over Kelan Mountain on the road, and also brought the news that the Jurchen Tatars had broken through the border!

The local defenders were not able to repay such military information. Han Shizhong hurried to the south. Seeing the scene of the central cavalry fighting to the south, and seeing the banner of Han Shizhong in front of him. But for the Shenwu always wins the army, who would not secretly praise him, what a general Han, reacts so quickly!

The military information obtained from the refugees was broken and scattered, but it also roughly outlined a whole picture. The Jurchen Tatars broke into the border a few days ago, and seemed to have never encountered any resistance. The beacon fired from north to south. It seemed that the Jurchen Tatars rushed into the hinterland of the Kelan Army in a high speed in an instant. As for the defenders of the Jie family of the Kelan Army and what kind of war happened, there was no definite news.

Such fragmentary news is enough to make Han Shizhong no longer care about the soldiers' mounts and fight forward desperately. Now it is just a matter of time to see if he can block this gap!

In addition, Han Shizhong was still cursed all the way. The Zhe family, who was so famous, easily broke through the Kalan Army. He looked like he was heading west to avoid the war. As long as I, Old Han, had no chance to kill you, the Zhe family, in the future!

With the sound of horse hooves, the Song army soldiers walked through the Lanshui River Valley. The road was quite broken, and the mountains on both sides were already slowing down. Although the mist water splashed with broken jade next to it, the Song army soldiers were covered in dust and dry faces since Han Shizhong. No one had time to stop and scrub them a little.

Suddenly, the whistle in front stopped, and they pulled out their weapons and opened their bows and arrows. Han Shizhong, who was trying his best to relax on the saddle and saved his energy, suddenly woke up and rushed forward. Niu Gao and Qu Gai, who followed him, also stacked their spirits and guarded them tightly.

Without waiting for a sharp whistle to scold, I heard Song Yu coming from the opposite side, which was the Hedong accent: "June, we escaped from the Kelan Army! Please don't shoot arrows!"

The pointed whistleman shouted loudly: "Raise your hand and walk out from the rocks to see! If there is any abnormal movement, the arrow will not be able to recognize anyone!"

After the whistleman issued the order, dozens of people who looked like ordinary people came out from the rocks. There were both old, weak, women and children, and everyone looked tired. They were carrying large bags and small bags, and they all looked like they were escaping. Some strong and healthy men were carrying hunting bows on their bodies and carrying a simple knife, with a nervous look on their faces.

Han Shizhong had already bumped into the back and asked, "Where did you escape? Where did the Jurchen Tartars go?"

An old man was carried out from the crowd by someone. He seemed to be a figure in the village. He actually spoke the Kansai dialect that Han Shizhong was accustomed to being flirted with: "We are villagers near Feiyuan Castle, and we started to escape two days ago. We didn't expect to meet Mr. Jiang here."

Han Shizhong felt nervous and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong with Feiyuan Castle?"

The old man sighed: "I can't say it! If we hadn't watched the defenders of Feiyuan Fort escape, how could we have left our family and left our business? We have been picking up difficult places in the mountains for two days, and there is no need to say what the difficulties are. I still don't know what the family is like now by the Tartars!"

The defenders of Feiyuan Fort actually dispersed? Feiyuan Fort controls the starting point of the tributary of the Lanshui River Valley to the east and travels along the river valley. In a day, it will be in front of Honggu Village. When they break the Honggu Village to the east, they will enter the territory of Ninghua Army. It is already considered to be a back of the Shenwu Changsheng Army! This is a wavering situation on the whole line! Even if they guard the Kugu Village, they are struggling to maintain the defense line. However, the Shenwu Changsheng Army has changed from just one side to maintaining two defense lines, and their troops are suddenly in short supply.

And the Jurchen Tatars continued to go deeper south? They could also break into Lanzhou, transfer from Yifang to Loufan, and go straight to Taiyuan Prefecture along another tributary of Lanshui! How much more defense line of the Shenwu Ever-Shengsheng Army has to extend to the south? How can this be defended?

The most important thing is that the strategic decision was to try to limit the Jurchen Western Route Army to the broken clouds, consume its vigor, and limit its supply by using a strong wall and clearing the fields. After the veterans of Zonghan's troops were exhausted, they would gather a large army to defeat them in one fell swoop. The Jurchen Tatars can now plunder the Lelan Army and Lanzhou. I don't know when the war will be fought!

In this situation, this Hedong war must be brought up by the Western Army and Xiao Yan to win!

But is the Western Army reliable? The important part of the Gulan Army was so important that it was penetrated by the Jurchen Tartars at once!

Han Shizhong's face turned pale and asked again: "When you left, did you see the Jurchens and Tartars? I guess you have passed by Honggu Village, how about it?"

The old man smiled bitterly: "Can we escape when we see the Tartars? As soon as the defenders of Feiyuan Fort dispersed, we left. The Honggu Village we passed by half a day ago was still under the banner of our military horses, and there was no abnormality."

Han Shizhong nodded, turned to Qu Gai and ordered: "Give me some reward!"

If Yue Fei was here, he would have to give some advice and point out the safety of the rear and let the refugees escape. However, Han Shizhong was never too lazy to do these things, and just greeted the soldiers of the Central Army who had stopped and breathed for a moment: "Go away quickly! The Niaozhe family army is mud, and Honggu Village is in our hands. Only when we can feel at ease! Stay stable in front of Honggu Village, I will go to find the thief of the Zhe family to calculate this!"

The brigade of soldiers immediately started to go and rolled past these refugees with a panic look. Qu Gai took out Yi Guanwen from his waist, threw it over, and smiled at a strong and arched villager with a bow and knife, "A good bird's strong body, when he saw the Tartars, he ran away. Is there no eggs under his crotch?"

The villagers were so nagging that they didn't know what to say. However, the old man didn't choose the usual writings, but sighed to Qu Gai: "You military officials, all of you fled when you see the Tartars. What can we do to help us? We work hard and have to work together in addition to taxes every year. How many years have the people on the western edge of Hedong Pass worked hard? It's been so easy for the Western thieves to be at peace, why did the Tartars in again? What about you military officials?"

Qu Gai snorted: "Let's see if we kill the enemy!"

Qu Gai is a simple-minded person. He can be satisfied with wine and fight. How will this war develop, what will the final result, what kind of shock it will be for the world, and what kind of crisis the Song Dynasty faces. He doesn't know at all. But now, even he, a rough man, has a painful face when he is said by the old man.

How many of his origins were from the Western Army? How many of them were from the Western Army among the Shenwu Changsheng Army? But how could the Western Army, the most powerful army in the Song Dynasty in the past few decades, let the Tartars easily break in?

The thieves and birds in the Zhe family want so many soldiers in the Western Army. What are you doing? (To be continued...)

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