The sky gradually became brighter, and snowflakes mixed with raindrops fell down. The rain and snow were flying on both sides of the Qi River, and it was difficult to distinguish more than a hundred steps away from the opposite side. Moreover, the wet and cold cold air was unbearable. The armor-leaf battle robe that was wet by the rain and snow was even colder.

Yue He led more than 60 cavalry and walked south carefully along the banks of the Qi River. Everyone's clothes and armor were wet, and the cold air penetrated his bone marrow, but the military order was on his body, so he could only grit his teeth and move forward. Yue He walked in front, while controlling his horse and looking around vigilantly. The battle in the north continued, and the sound of golden drum horns and fighting shouts came in waves.

The place where the fierce battle is now happening is the Song army located around the camp on the east bank of the Qi River, but Taiwei Gao was not worried that the Xiangzhou regiment could not bear it at all. Therefore, he neither ordered the Xiang army deployed in the camp on the east bank of the Qi River to retreat to the west bank, nor sent his own elite Lingzhou soldiers to support him, but asked Han Xiaozhou to find a way to deal with it himself. At the same time, he was thinking about the safety of Kaifeng Prefecture, worried that Yelu Yanxi would split his troops south. So he ordered Wu Song and Yang Keshi to send cavalry to investigate.

Wu Song and Yang Keshi were unwilling to use the precious Lingzhou knights as light cavalry, so they only sent a small number of light cavalry affiliated with Lingzhou infantry generals, and asked Han Xiaozhou to send the Xiangjun cavalry to participate in this meaningless search and reconnaissance operation.

Yue He's more than 60 riders were also unlucky and was sent to a chore. He not only had to search along the Qi River, but also search for shoals and cross the Qi River and search the areas between the Yongji Canal of the Qi River.

What's even more unlucky is that they just walked out of the camp on the west bank of the Qi River and encountered rain and snow that were connected to the ground. It's winter now, and the climate is already cold, but now they are wet with rain and snow. When the cold wind blows, no matter how the people are, they are all frozen.

The cavalrymen Yue He brought were all small and medium-sized landlords in Xiangzhou. Although they could not be said to be pampered, the word "hunger and cold" was still far away from them. In the past, when they encountered such rain and snow, they would not go out at all. They were all comfortable in their own houses. If they had a strong morale some time ago and had strict military disciplines, they could tolerate it. But now they were traitors and peace talks, and the Liao people were betraying the alliance, so the morale of the army could only be dispersed and dispersed. For example, the team that opened in Xiangzhou was not very concentrated, and now they were dispersed.

Even though everyone received a reward of money before leaving the camp, the team was still a little overwhelmed by rain and snow for an hour.

".........In such a heavy rain and snowy day, we guard the old camp and wait for the Liaogou to attack. We sent the camp's outskirts to explore and protect it. There is nothing to say. We have to run so far away and get frozen. We will have to cross the Qi River later, and we are still wet. There is no place to burn the fire, so don't be affected by the wind evil and the disease will be rooted!"

"If you have the opportunity to seek an official position, even if you are in the imperial guards, you will be able to make up for the shortcomings of a small martial official. But yesterday, the Han family's men said that they only give money, not officials... What kind of pounds of copper will we riding horses cost?"

"Yes, if we want to pay attention to copper coins, we will go to Tianjin Prefecture to recruit the benefits! Taking two horses and one entourage will be a 200-yuan family fee, and you can get twelve knots every month! They are all net profits, such as war armor, horse rifles, war horses, etc., all of which are produced by Wu Jie Zheng."

"Didn't it look at the face of the Han family? Who knows that the Han family also cheats people!"

"You can't blame Han Tuanjian, who was obviously unbeaten, but he gave it away the good situation himself..."

These complaints were not loud or small, and they happened to be heard by Yue He. In fact, he was also full of resentment. Those poor tenants and farmers who were suffering from selling their country and seeking honor may not understand much about the hardships of tenants and poor peasants. However, most of the small and medium-sized landlords like Yue He have read books and know how to be loyal to the emperor and patriotism. They practice martial arts not only to rampant the country, but also to serve the country. So the resentment is even greater! It can be fought, and at least it can force the Liao people to retreat, so why should we pay compensation and add annual monies? I gave five million yuan at a time, which is all the people's wealth and ointment! If we use it to motivate the soldiers, we can fight a bloody battle with the Liao people. How many talented people are there in the Khitans? Everyone will try to kill ten thousand, and maybe they will not dare to come again.

Now, I don’t buy peace after giving it money. It’s so stupid!

What's even more stupid is that in such a cold day, it's rainy and snowy, why do you do when you go out to the camp? Isn't it good to guard the old camp? This weather is obviously good for defense but not good for attack.

However, Yue He is still holding the team's money, so it's not easy to complain to everyone. Moreover, his team's team doesn't know when to get over it, so he naturally feels embarrassed to scold his brothers like this. So he can only withdraw his mind and search with all his concentration.

Through the flying rain and snow, a faint sound suddenly came from the front. It seemed to be the sound of horse hooves stepping in the water, but when you listen carefully, it seemed that there was only the sound of wind and rain.

Seeing Yue He strangling the war horses and motionless there, the people following him stopped complaining, but stopped the horses and began to take out the crossbow from the rain-proof leather pockets and prepare to wind the strings.

By the way, the glue is not waterproof these days, so crossbows and composite bows with complex structures are afraid of rain and water. After the bow string absorbs water, it will become soft and weak. Therefore, in rainy and snowy weather, the power of the crossbow will decrease a little.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves stepping on the water became more dense and louder. It seemed that thousands of Khitan cavalry braved the rain and snow, crossing the cold and bone-blazing river water, and were detouring to the side of the Song army's Qihe Camp!

"Liao Gou!" Yue He was almost sure that he had encountered the enemy and shouted, "Bound the crossbow, prepare to face the enemy, fight and go!"

Yue He's voice trembled a little. He knew that his subordinates could not rush into the battlefield, nor were good at hand-to-hand combat, let alone skilled in bows and horses. The only thing he could rely on was the Tianjin crossbow.

But the Tianjin crossbow has a severe discount on its power in a rainy day. Can it still protect your brothers from danger?

In the rain and snow, Khitan cavalry in leather robes and leather hats could be seen! Instead of burying the bow, they held wooden guns and appeared in a loose horizontal formation.

The Khitans are going to rush forward!

Yue He knew that he could not beat him and yelled: "Retreat quickly! There are many people from Liaodog... and they will scatter and retreat. They must bring the news that Liaodog crosses the river back to the camp!"

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The shouts of killing completely overshadowed the sound of wind and rain, and wave after wave, hitting the eight-foot-high wall of the Song army! It added a hundred times the killing spirit to this day of rain and snow.

The Liao army's infantry seemed to be crazy today, regardless of the cold, rain and snow, and even the weak and powerless arrows shot by the Song army, just covered their heads and rushed forward!

Behind them, the Great Liao Emperor's flag stood tall, and Yelu Yanxi's umbrella was not needed. He rode a horse in the rain and snow, his eyes were like torches, staring at the battlefield ahead.

The imperial tent soldiers lined up in front of him, each wearing a strong and holding a sharp edge to supervise the battle! In front of them, there were a row of wooden guns, and each gun was carrying a bloody head. Under the head were large baskets of copper coins.

Those who advance will be rewarded with great rewards, and those who retreat without authorization will be beheaded!

Yelu Yanxi really made a desperate attempt. He didn't plan to bring the 5 million he gave to Gao Qiu, so he would reward the Khitan warriors who led the way!

Those Khitans who grew up on the grassland have never seen any money. Today, they are taking rewards one by one. Are you still trying your best?

Moreover, the emperor had issued an order, and the first warrior to attack the walls of the Song camp would be rewarded with millions of dollars (just a thousand coins) and given them to the governor!

Under heavy rewards, there must be a brave man!

The Khitans who were not very good at fighting the tough situation actually made Xiangzhou's group training, which was depressed today, could not resist it.

However, Yelu Yanxi’s goal today is not to train in Xiangzhou, but to the head of Gao Qiu, the first coach of the Song Dynasty, Gao Taiwei!

Only by beheading Gao Qiu can the hatred in Yelu Yanxi's heart be relieved and everyone in the Song army is afraid. In this way, he may be able to exchange the territory of Hebei West Road back to the land of Yanjing.

Therefore, while dispatching infantry (including dismounted cavalry) to attack the Song army camp on the east bank of the Qi River, Yelu Yanxi also sent general Xiao Temo to lead 2,000 imperial tent soldiers, 8,000 southern courtyard tribes, and 8,000 palace division troops (all regular soldiers) to cross the Qi River, and to the rear of the Song army camp, waiting for an opportunity to surrender. If the sneak attack fails, the Song camp will be surrounded.

The one who was hit by Yue He and others was the vanguard of Xiao Temo's troops, and they were all the most elite cavalrymen of the South Court tribe!

Because Yue He issued a timely order to retreat, most of his subordinates and himself returned to the camp safely and soundly.

Gao Qiu, who received the news, made an incorrect judgment again.

"The target of the Liao people is still the Yellow River!" Gao Qiu said, "Yelu Yanxi must have wanted to drive the Hedong Camp to the Hexi Camp, and then dig trenches to encircle them. In this way, he can surround us with a small number of troops, and the main force can go south!"

In the heart of Taiwei Gao, Zhao Ji and Kaifeng Prefecture must be the softest two pieces. So we think about everything!

Of course, he didn't know that Wu Haogu had already captured Yanjing City. Because Wu Haogu might have tried to gain a few more days to control the powerful people in Yan, or wanted to cheat Zhao Ji and Gao Qiu (With Wu Haogu's kindness, this possibility is not high), so he did not report the results as soon as possible. Moreover, he and Yang Jian would not hand over the victory directly to Gao Qiu, but had to go to Xuanfusi of Daming Prefecture and Lubu Feijie of Kaifeng Prefecture in order.

After receiving the news, Daming Mansion needed to detour to inform Gao Qiu due to road blockage. So until now, Gao Qiu didn't know that Yanjing's surname was Wu.

Therefore, he had a huge misjudgment on Yelu Yanxi's action goal, thinking that Yelu Yanxi was going to seize the great Song Dynasty!

The result of a misjudgment is naturally a big mistake!

"Strike!" Gao Qiu slapped the table, "We can't sit and wait for death, we must take the initiative to attack and seek battle!"

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Chapter completed!