Early the next morning, Shi Wanqing led his troops to cross the Hulu River from the ice. More than ten people fell into the river. Fortunately, they were all rescued by the soldiers around him, and there were no casualties.

He ordered the army to be stationed outside Hengyu County. Shi Wanqing brought several generals to Shenzhou to see Kangdeyu.

After entering the government office, Shi Wanqing sang a promise to Kang Deyu and Liang Qian with his hands.

After seeing Shi Wanqing, Liang Qian praised: "What a big man! No wonder Kang Tuanlian valued it so much!"

Kang Deyu said: "The Palace of Shin-Dian is extremely powerful and can practice martial arts well. It is even more rare that it is to lead troops well and use their lives to use their own talents."

After saying that, let Shi Wanqing sit down.

Kang Deyu said: "The Khitan general Xiao Huji brought more than a thousand cavalry, crossed the River in the Battle of Quyang and headed south. After passing through several counties, countless villages were destroyed, and the surrounding prefectures and counties were careful. Recently, all the towns and villages were all handed over to the elders of Lingli, each with archers, and patrolling the local area. According to local reports, he had entered Shenzhou and entered Shulu County. This guy was very cunning, and he was far away from the city and specialized in remote places, so it was difficult to catch. If you lead the army, you can go to the other side of the river in Xindu and close to Zhaozhou."

Shi Wanqing said: "Is that thief going to Zhaozhou?"

Kang Deyu said: "The Hejian Prefecture is in the north and the Hulu River is in the south. They are all places with risks. There is no army in Zhaozhou, so the thieves can just look at the empty place. Liu Taiwei of Hejian Prefecture sent three thousand cavalry and had already entered Shenzhou. As long as you can block the thieves and do not need to be annihilated, it is enough to delay them for one or two days. Dingzhou and Hejian Prefecture each have two or three cavalrymen. As long as you catch up, you will not be able to escape this group of thieves."

Shi Wanqing crossed his hands: "The general understands. Don't worry about the group training. The generals have more than 2,000 people. As long as there are thieves, they will definitely not be able to escape!"

Liang Qian nodded: "Okay, if you think this way, we will be relieved. This group of Khitan thieves are dedicated to robbing remote villages, which is really hard to guard against. I have ordered the local area to gather in the village to protect themselves. All remote villages are gathered in a village, so that the thieves can no longer come and go like before. Moreover, the archers patrol, and the thieves will find it difficult to escape the government's eyeliner."

Shi Wanqing said: "It is naturally the best way for the magistrate to make such arrangements. As long as you catch the whereabouts of the thieves, you can't escape them!"

Kang Deyu and Liang Qian nodded and praised Shi Wanqing for a few more words, explained the news about the Khitans he received, and arranged the local personnel to join him. They ordered people to cook wine and meat, so that Shi Wanqing could eat and drink enough, and go out of the city.

Seeing that it was still early, Shi Wanqing returned to Hengshui County, recruited his troops and headed west.

Thirty miles away from Shulu County, Khitan cavalry camped by the river.

Xiao Hu sat down in the commander's tent, and his personal soldiers brought a small pot of yellow rice and said, "General, you have nothing in the past two days, just eat some."

Xiao Hujian looked at the yellow rice in the pot and said angrily: "How can I eat it without meat? There is a pond nearby. You guys go there to break the ice and catch a few fish, at least put wine. If there are deer, deer or something, you can also take two."

The personal soldiers had no choice but to promise, and a few people went out with bows and arrows. There were not many people in this area, and the area of ​​the pond was very large, so there should be fish.

Xiao Huji grabbed the wine jar, poured a bowl of wine, drank half of the bowl in one gulp, and said, "The Song people were treacherous, and the surrounding villages fled early and gathered in a large village with a wall of villages. They did not grab food and grass for two consecutive days, so this would not work."

Asi said: "We have been traveling for hundreds of miles. The Song people are not fools, so be prepared naturally. General, just think of a solution."

On the one hand, Han family slave said, "What kind of way? It must be like this nearby. As long as you don't attack the town, small villages will inevitably hide, and you will naturally not be able to grab things. According to me, it is better to choose a town, fly in, and then take it away. We cavalry come and go freely, what can the Song people do?"

Asi shook his head: "Now there are archers in big villages and towns. Once they are entangled, they can't get away."

Han Jianu said, "What are the archers? After chasing thousands of cavalry behind us for many days, we can't even touch our shadows! What can the archers in the countryside help? As long as we attack quickly, retreat quickly, and then we rob food and grass and walk away, what can the Song people do?"

Xiao Huji took a sip of wine, thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Han's slave said it makes sense. We went deep into the Song realm. If we had no food and grass, the morale of the army would be floating below, and we were afraid something would happen. At this time, hiding is not a solution, we should dare to think and do it."

After saying that, he pondered for a while and said, "Stay here for a day or two first, choose a large village or village from the nearby area, and grab it once! With food and grass, let the brothers have enough food and food, and then think about the next step."

Han familynu said, "It should be like this! How can the brothers do it when they are hungry? The pursuers are behind and they don't have the strength to run away."

Asi nodded: "I have to do this. To the east of Shenzhou is Hebei Prefecture, where there are tens of thousands of Song troops. We cannot go there. After robbing food and grass, we can only go west and go to Zhaozhou. Zhaozhou has always been rich, as long as we get rid of the pursuers of Song troops, we will let us be free."

While several people were discussing, Xiao Huji's personal soldiers came back. They caught a few fish, cleaned them outside, and cooked them inside the house.

Xiao Hujiu said, "You guys, go outside to catch a Song man and ask about the situation nearby. There are big villages, preferably a town, so we will grab some. After we get the food and grass, we will be much calmer."

The personal soldiers agreed and left two people in the tent to cook fish for Xiao Hu, while the rest went to catch people.

Chen Yu stood in the village and saw that most of the houses were burned and in a mess. Fortunately, there were no dead people on the ground. Tan Qi brought a man in his forties or fifties to come over and said, "General, this is the elder in this village, named Zou Erlang, and the last general came to ask for questions."

Chen Yu looked at Zou Erlang, Baibai and fat, obviously a nearby big family, and said, "This village was captured by the Khitans, what are the casualties?"

Zou Erlang said: "When the officials returned to the government, the county revealed the list of documents, saying that there were Khitan thieves looting them. All villages fled to the nearby Dazhai early, and there was no population in the village. The village was full of poor people and had no storage. The Khitans could not grab anything. But they burned the houses and didn't know where the villagers lived."

Chen Yu said: "It is a blessing to escape from his life. If the house is burned, then it will be built. Do you think the county will announce the list and order the villages to prevent it. Are there any nearby areas?"

Zou Erlang said: "Who dares to disobey the official list? The youngest one is the elder in the hometown. He has recruited dozens of young men and inspected nearby."

Chen Yu nodded and said, "In this way, do you know the whereabouts of the Khitans?"

Zou Erlang said: "The Khitan thieves are very smart. There are detective cavalry miles away, and they cannot be checked carefully. However, one or two thousand people cannot hide their traces. After escaping from this village, they went southwest. Several more villages were snatched on the road, most of which are like this. The people in the village gathered in Dazhai, but the village could not grab things. They just burned the houses, but did not kill and injured people."
Chapter completed!