On the third day of the first lunar month of the second year of Mingdao, Jiaozhi sent troops from Fuliangjiang to quell the riots in several Tuzhou in the north and headed north.≥ Liangzhou was originally a place of two territories, but Jiaozhi did not have the courage to go to war with the Song Dynasty at this time. Although the troops were aimed directly at Liangzhou, they did not dare to say so in name.

Xu Ping had long expected the troops sent by Jiaozhi, and the spy network previously deployed had already found out the number of people and marching routes of Jiaozhi's army.

At this time, the one who stationed the Fuliang River was Li Fengxiao, the most powerful general in Jiaozhi, who brought 50,000 elite troops. He was the main force among the main force of Jiaozhi and the key force to protect the royal city. Li Fengxiao was brave and brave and good at fighting. He was recruited by the former Jiaozhi King Li Gongyun and made countless military achievements. When Li Foma ascended the throne, three brothers fought for the throne and launched the "Three Kings Rebellion". Li Fengxiao killed King Wude, which was compared to Yuchi Jingde, who killed King Li Yuanji of Qi during the Xuanwu Gate Incident, made his first contribution to quelling the rebellion, so he was particularly trusted by Li Foma.

The one who led the troops to the expedition this time was Li Fengxiao's deputy general Chen Changji, who was also a famous general who had been fighting for many years in Jiaozhi. He led 10,000 main forces in Jiaozhi, and recruited about 8,000 local soldiers along the way, claiming to be 80,000 to the outside world, and attacked Liangzhou directly.

On the 18th day of the first lunar month, the vanguard of the Jiaozhi army arrived outside the mouth of Nanshan Valley in Liangzhou.

The vanguard commander Ruan Dali rode on the horse, looked at the open valley in front, frowned and said to the personal soldiers beside him: "The valley ahead is the southern gate of Liangzhou. Previously, the prefect A built a military camp there. Why did the Song army demolish the military camp and not build a Guancheng? Are we confident that we, the people of Jiaozhi, dare not offend the Song Dynasty, are you afraid of fear, or are there another conspiracy?"

The personal soldiers looked around and pointed to the hills on both sides of the valley entrance and said, "There are Song troops stationed on the mountain, which does not seem to be unprepared. I'm afraid there is another conspiracy. The general should act carefully."

Ruan Dali saw the flag on the mountain and frowned even more: "There are soldiers and horses that do not guard the pass, but they are deployed on the hills on both sides. What is the idea of ​​the Song army fighting? It swept across Liangzhou within a few days. The leader of the Song army did not look like a person who did not understand the art of military affairs, but how did he put his troops to death?"

"The Han people have military tactics, and they will die and live. Could it be that this is the idea?"

"Nothing! Those Song troops on the mountain cannot threaten the troops entering the valley even if they have strong bows and crossbows. They are completely useless decorations! In my opinion, I'm afraid there are other arrangements in the valley!"

"What's going on in the valley? We can't see it outside-"

After hearing this, Ruan Dali became more and more irritable. Since occupying Liangzhou, Xu Ping completely sealed the place. Only the consented personnel in the army could enter and exit, and civilians were forbidden. Although Jiaozhi had inquiries from many sources, he was always inappropriate about the current situation in Liangzhou. Occasionally, he heard a few words, because he was too legendary, such as 40,000 or 50,000 people gathered to build a large-scale construction, from Pingxiangdong. There were tens of thousands of people deployed defenses along the line from Menzhou to Liangzhou, no matter the soldiers and civilians, no one dared to believe it. Even if there was news that Xu Ping had started sugar sugar business in Zuojiang Road, no matter how large the sugar business was, it could not support the military operations of nearly 100,000 people. Not to mention that the small states in Yongzhou border did not have so much manpower to draw. The power of 50,000 people would have to be supported by 500,000 people. No matter how bold the Jiaozhi was, he would not believe that Yongzhou could increase to such a population in a few years.

Xu Ping worked hard for several years and developed Yongzhou, especially the Zuojiang Road area, bit by bit. He himself did not think it was strange. But for outsiders, especially for Jiaozhi, who had just begun to establish a bureaucratic system and was on the right track, this was a myth that was blown to the sky, and he would not believe it even if he cut off his head.

The current situation in Liangzhou was dark, and the Jiaozhi people could only judge according to their previous impressions. Sending 10,000 elite soldiers was considered an incredible military force, enough to easily slap Liangzhou. Even as soon as they sent troops, Li Foma began to discuss the post-war affairs with his close ministers, how to explain to the Song Dynasty, which minister to send to Bianliang to calm the situation, and did not dare to be careless at all.

The people of Jiaozhi didn't know Xu Ping's place, and they felt a little disappointed with only 10,000 people coming. They also discussed how to make these 10,000 people come and go, and at least they collected some interest from Jiaozhi.

Ruan Dali looked outside the valley but couldn't tell anything. He didn't dare to enter the valley rashly. After thinking about it, he had to call the deputy general and ask him to lead one hundred soldiers and two hundred local soldiers to attack the mountain on the left.

The deputy general turned his head to look at the hill next to the valley entrance. The hillside was smooth and smooth. Song Jun spent so much effort and thought it was a trap with his toes.

He reluctantly agreed to Ruan Dali, but the deputy general still hesitated.

Ruan Dali said: "You don't have to lead people to attack. Just go up the hillside and see what the Song army has arranged on the mountain and what to do. We know what to do, so we will go down the mountain."

After hearing this, the deputy general let out a sigh and led the order to order the troops.

Lu Fang was stationed on the hillside on the left. He had already seen the Jiaozhi soldiers coming from the top of the mountain. To sum up, the Jiaozhi soldiers were about to command 500 people and nearly 2,000 local soldiers. I think these soldiers were pioneers and set up more local soldiers.

If we follow Lu Fang's temperament, there are only more than 2,000 people coming, it is better to just click three or four thousand people and fight straight out. After the cavalry plundered, they swallowed the Jiaozhi people in one bite, and they would not be too late to deal with them.

However, Xu Ping made up his mind to use the terrain to defend the enemy and ordered the Song army not to attack. Even if the Jiaozhi soldiers were walking at the foot of the mountain, the Song army on the mountain would be regarded as not seeing it.

The deputy general ordered the soldiers to abandon the horses and brought the men to the foot of the mountain.

I looked up at the mountain and saw that the hillside was slanted and flat, with no big trees and shrubs, and even the raised stones could not be seen. I don’t know how much manpower the Song army spent on it. On the top of the mountain, there were flags of the Song army flying, and people could be seen in a vague way. I don’t know how many soldiers and horses were ambushed there.

After breathing a sigh of relief, the deputy general shouted loudly: "Listen to our military orders and follow me up the mountain! As long as you respond, be sure to keep the formation in order. If you dare to disturb the military formation, kill me!"

After saying that, he pulled out his sword and stepped onto the hillside first.

The slope of the mountain is not too steep. Although you must always pay attention to maintaining your body balance, the three hundred people can still roughly maintain their formation while moving upwards slowly.

The deputy general's heart was in his throat. Every time he walked carefully three or five steps, he would look up at the top of the mountain, as if a big rock was hanging on his head, which would hit him violently at any time.

However, the wind was calm and nothing happened.

Seeing that he was walking halfway up the mountain, the deputy general stopped, took a breath, and sorted out the formation.

When I looked up at the mountain, I could already see the shape of the Song army. I stood sparsely on the top of the mountain, as if I were looking at the scenery, and there were no wars. In front of the Song army on the top of the mountain, there were two or three protrusions in a staggered manner. The deputy general could not see clearly, and I didn’t know whether it was a rolling wood or the earthen wall in front of the Song army.

After calming down his breath, the deputy general said in a deep voice: "Listen to our military orders, and when approaching the top of the mountain, rush forward together! These Song soldiers will not take us seriously, and let them know that they are powerful!"

The group of Jiaozhi soldiers responded in a coquettish manner and their morale suddenly increased.

When Lu Fang saw it on the mountain, he cursed: "Are these killers yelling? Are you rushing to reincarnate? He walked slowly, and grandpa couldn't wait on the mountain!"

The deputy general led his men to continue the mountain road, becoming more cautious, but nothing happened.

Arriving at a place about fifty steps away from the top of the mountain, the deputy general stopped and stared at Song Jun who was looking at him on the top of the mountain. He felt that his heart was about to pop out of his throat. He suddenly pulled out his waist knife and shouted sternly: "All soldiers, follow my orders--"

Lu Fang suddenly jumped up from the ground and shouted: "My mother, I'm here to the place, put the rolling wood!" (To be continued.)
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