"Leave the door, Anyangkou Shop is already in the hands of our Yulin Army!"

Anyangkoupu, the last pass leading from the mountain on the edge of the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains to the Hebei Plain, was filled with cheering officers and soldiers from the eighth battalion of the Nanjing Road guards of the Liao Kingdom. The hills and mountains on both sides of the road were filled with powerful Han soldiers from Yandi. The eighth battalion of the Han army, including soldiers and auxiliary soldiers, had more than 30,000 people. They carried enough food for 15 days, and then plunged into the mountainous area, took out their strength to eat on the mountain road, and walked along the way.

Although the Ma Renwang was not very interested in attacking Dingzhou Road, he could not resist the group of military leaders below who were all jealous of the wealth of the Southern Dynasty and rushed forward with no chance.

When the soldiers arrived at the Chamakoupu, everyone was a little worried. After all, the Chamakoupu was in a dangerous position. The military pavilion was built along the mountain and stuck the mountain road. As long as there were hundreds or thousands of people guarding it, a bloody battle would inevitably occur.

But beyond everyone's expectations, there were only a few dozen people defending the Song army at such a dangerous pass, and there were no eight-ox crossbow, and a large guardrail as the stone generator, and there were not even many wooden and rocks. Under the assault of the Liao army's selection of the front line, they only held on for less than half an hour and left.

The same situation was then staged at Yutaikoupu. There were no defenders in the dangerous pass. Seeing the Liao army pouring in the mountains and fields, they didn't even have the courage to resist, so they simply abandoned the pass and fled.

Afterwards, Anyangkoupu was almost the gateway of Dingzhou, and there were not many defenders. Faced with the surging Liao army, they were even dissatisfied with the battlements of the city wall. Moreover, they were pitifully few, and they didn't even have a divine arm bow, so they could only use soft bows to fight the enemy. After barely repelling the first wave of attacks of the Liao army, they really had no strength to continue to fight and had to abandon the pass and leave.

Dingbei Sankou, who originally thought he wanted to use the corpses to pile up, was easily taken down by Ma Renwang!

Now, the Ma Renwang, a senior Han official from the Liao Kingdom, who had lost confidence in the future of the feudalist cause of the Great Liao Dynasty, has now begun to doubt the rise of the Great Song Dynasty.

Looking at the head of the Zhang family in Pingzhou who reported to him loudly, Zhang Lin, the chief of the two Wulin Army soldiers, Ma Renwang smiled and said, "It seems that the Song army is just like this. We can really return with a full load this time!"

Zhang Lin was a man in his forties. He was Zhang Jue's uncle. He was born in a Jinshi and had a white face and long beard. He did not look like a martial artist, but rather a scholar. However, the martial artists in the Liao Kingdom always overestimated the scholars. Officials who were truly trusted by the Liao Lord must have the experience of leading troops in the army. The ancestors of the Zhang family in Pingzhou made great contributions in the battle to pacify Dayanlin (Bohai Dajun). Zhang Lin naturally had to have some experience in the army.

The horse man smiled and said to Zhang Lin: "Zhang Dujian, can your two Yulin troops still fight?"

"How can't you fight?" Zhang Lin smiled, "Striking the three men is just a destruction. The two men of the forest have lost nothing. Stay behind. Next, let the two men of the forest be the vanguard and attack Dingzhou Prefecture Anxi!"

"Do you need to rest in Anyangkou Shop for a day?" asked Ma Renwang.

Zhang Lin said: "Soldiers are very fast! Judging from the battle between the three, Dingzhou will inevitably be empty and unprepared! If our army can move forward in a hurry and make great efforts, it may scare Liang Zimei's wine bag away from Dingzhou City!"

...

"Finally come!"

When the 36,000 Han army guards and Jingzhou soldiers led by Ma Renwang, who personally led the 36,000 Han army guards and Jingzhou soldiers, crossed the mountains on the edge of the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains like a torrent, and attacked Anxi County, the capital of Dingzhou Road. Liang Zimei, the magistrate of Dingzhou Road, the Grand Secretary of the Zizheng Hall, and the magistrate of Dingzhou, showed a confident smile.

Because the two generals who drove from Gaoyangguan Road finally arrived at Dingzhou Prefecture City first. Standing on the north gate of Dingzhou Prefecture City, looking at the tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry driving along the official road, Liang Zimei finally let go of her heart for many days.

The new army of these two generals has at least five or six thousand combat soldiers. With their joining, the number of soldiers in Dingzhou Prefecture will be close to eight thousand!

It should be foolproof that eight thousand war soldiers defend such a small state city.

"The Northern Territory is still one step late..." Liang Zimei looked at the army slowly approaching the northern gate of Dingzhou and laughed loudly: "Besides, the only things coming from the trajectory are only thousands of Han troops from Liao."

Some soldiers who retreated from Dingbei Sankou returned to Dingzhou Prefecture City, bringing Liang Zimei some of the situations of the Liao Han army that broke into the mountains on the north road. Because the area in Dingbei Sankou was relatively narrow, the soldiers guarding the pass could not see the entire Liao army's lineup, and could only see their vanguard troops, so they reported the news of "thousands of Han troops" to Liang Zimei.

The enemy is thousands of Han army, and there are eight thousand war soldiers in their own family. And everyone is Han army, who is afraid of whom?

Liang Zimei suddenly sighed again: "It's a pity that Hebei Xuanfu Department refused to transfer 6,000 cavalry to Dingzhou, otherwise the Liao Han army that had entered the tide would never come back!"

Deng Zhiyuan could only sigh when he heard this: Fortunately, Xuan Shuai did not send 6,000 cavalry over! Dingzhou Prefecture City is nearly 500 miles away from Jiehe Shang City, and he also had to cross the Yellow River, Hutuo River and Shahe River on the way. There are no bridges that can pass through on these three rivers, and it is impossible to cross. How big is the 6,000 cavalry, plus auxiliary soldiers and deputy horses? How big is it? These three rivers alone can cross for several days. In addition, 500 miles away, it may not be possible to reach Dingzhou City in half a month! Without the two generals from Gaoyang Pass Road, Liang Zimei would dare to defend Dingzhou City for ten or eight days. If he wanted to abandon the city and leave, then Xuan Shuai would not be able to get rid of the charge of being unable to rescue.

It’s really not easy to be a military officer in the Song Dynasty!

However, the military officers on Dingzhou Road had long figured out that being an excellent military officer in the Song Dynasty knocked on the door, they would never offend civil servants and eunuchs, and they would not be able to sing opposites to the general of Liang Zimei's level.

"The Grand Secretary is exactly what it means. The Northern Barbarians went deep into the army and violated the military taboo. If the Grand Secretary had thousands of iron cavalry under his command, they would definitely be able to kill them without leaving any armor!"

"Please report to the emperor immediately and transfer the two generals of the Xuanfu Division of Hebei to Dingzhou Road!"

"As long as the official issued an edict, the Cangzhou cavalry would be able to arrive thousands of miles a day before the Northern Territory had plundered. A great victory would be within reach!"

Liang Zimei smiled and said, "The memorial to call the Iron Cavalry has been issued, and it should have been delivered to the government now! We just stick to Dingzhou Prefecture City. In less than a few days, the Cangzhou cavalry will arrive!"

I hope the official will reject Liang Zimei’s request!

Deng Zhiyuan thought to himself: The Cangzhou Iron Cavalry had a better chance of advancing from Jiehe Shangshi to Xijin Prefecture. Even if he could not seize the city, he could force Yelu Yanxi to send troops back to help. If he came to Dingzhou, he would all be delayed on the way.

As for rushing to enter the decisive battle before the Northern Barbarian Han army retreated, it is impossible. The Northern Barbarian Han army's Wangwu army is the light cavalry, and they will definitely block the vicinity of the state. The Cangzhou Iron Cavalry could not hide their reconnaissance and approach quietly. At that time, the Northern Barbarian Han army could retreat calmly, and the iron cavalry who had been trapped for hundreds of miles was unable to catch up with others.

Now it depends on what method Xuan Shuai can do to keep the Cangzhou Iron Cavalry in his hands!

...

The Beiping County, 70 miles northeast of Dingzhou, is still crowded after nightfall. There are many bonfires inside and outside the city. The Liao army front troops that broke through the third entrance to Dingbei are now stationed here.

According to Xiao Fengxian's order, the army led by Ma Renwang should not have captured the Beiping County, but should have rushed directly to Dingzhou. However, the plan could not keep up with the changes. When Zhang Lin led his troops outside the Beiping County, the officials and people in the city were taking a big escape. No one went to the city to be on duty, and everyone rushed to run away.

It turned out that the runaway was caused by two generals and soldiers driving from Gaoyangguan Road. When the two generals arrived at the Beiping County, the officials, gentry and people in the city were very happy. They thought they had a savior, but unexpectedly, the bad news of the fall of Anyangkoupu the next day came. Then more than 10,000 troops stationed in Beiping County also ran away. This scared the officials, gentry and people in Beiping County. Even tens of thousands of officials were separated. What were they still insisting on?

So he ran away. Before he could run away, Zhang Lin took over a few thousand people from the two Yulin Army to occupy an unguarded county town.

When the horseman arrived at the Liangyulin City under the city of Beiping County, it was already night, and bonfires inside and outside the camp were dotted. Zhang Lin, who had just settled the troops, was waiting outside the gate.

When the horseman saw him off the horse, Zhang Lin didn't talk nonsense and immediately reported: "There were about 10,000 Song troops left the Beiping County Town this morning and headed towards Dingzhou Town."

"More than ten thousand?" Ma Renwang was stunned, "Is it the imperial guard?"

"We are two generals of the new army on Gaoyang Pass!" Zhang Lin frowned, "If they enter Dingzhou City, we will not be able to conquer Dingzhou."

"Then divide the troops to attack Wangdu, Tang County, Quyang, and then use light cavalry to block the vicinity of Dingzhou." The horse man smiled and said, "Anyway, we came to plunder for the sake of fullness. If we can plunder it, we will leave. If we can fight Dingzhou City, it will be fine, and it will be fine if we can't."

The Liao Kingdom was not as powerful as the Song Dynasty. The front-line generals had great power and could flexibly master them. Therefore, the horse people didn't have to execute Xiao Fengxian's death order at all.

He thought for a while and said, "After we finish plundering, we can show our weakness and lure the enemy... Liang Zimei shouldn't know how many soldiers we have. Maybe she will be deceived and follow us to pursue."

Zhang Lin grinned. His troops harvested a lot of oil and water in the Beiping County. Although most of the people ran away, they left in a hurry and left a lot of money. Especially the county government warehouses were filled with grain, which was probably used to deal with the reserves for the besieged city, and now they all returned to their homes. Next, they would attack Wangdu, Tang County, Quyang, and plunder the countryside of Dingzhou, and they would definitely return with a full load in the end!
Chapter completed!