Sometimes betrayal is not at all risk, and even gains huge benefits and maximizes them. This is what the king should do.

In fact, the Khitans were not as friendly as they seemed. The reason why Xiao Tali sent troops to Yizhou put pressure on the Song Dynasty was just for her own interests. What she hoped was that the Song Dynasty and Seljuk were inseparable from each other.

A 100,000 army is no longer all the Khitans' possessions. Xiao Tali is so "rich" when he takes action. Why? Because the Khitans are rich!

After you have money, your life will be better and your population will continue to increase. At the same time, the Khitans' weapons and equipment have also begun to continue to increase.

However, there was not much progress in technology, because the Song Dynasty guarded its own things too well and rarely lost wars, which made it impossible for the Khitans to seize them on a large scale from the battlefield.

A hundred thousand army marched from the Western Regions towards Yizhou, and the Khitans seemed to be sure to win this battle.

Yizhou City is quiet and lonely, standing alone at the end of the desert. In front of it is a vast vast sea of ​​eight hundred miles. Not to mention humans, even animals rarely appear. Only some bold merchants dare to set out from here to trade to the Western Regions.

Everyone knew that they were actually communicating with the Khitans, but the court would not ban it because the wealth brought back by these merchants was quite rich, and the Khitans were not stupid. They needed some things but couldn't do, so they wanted to trade with the Song Dynasty.

It is not easy for a hundred thousand people to cross the desert. When the Song army made complete preparations, they wasted a lot of time in the desert. However, the relatively backward Khitans could persevere because they had no choice and the result of not being able to keep up with the army was death. People can often realize their huge potential in the face of death.

There is no time to rest or delay. The Khitans know the power of the Song Dynasty's secret spies. If the speed slows down, it is likely that the Song people will know the news first.

But this time, the Song Dynasty was one step ahead. This was a diplomatic victory and a manifestation of the Song Dynasty's strength. There was no need to collect intelligence by itself, and the information was delivered to the door by itself.

Yang Huaiyu led his army to Yizhou City before dawn. The news was conveyed very quickly and the distance was not far. The 200,000 army did not start from the hinterland of the Song Dynasty, but from Yutian.

All of this is a coincidence. After the Song Dynasty captured Hengluos City, Seljuk sent envoys to the Song Dynasty, and the best way for Zhao Zhen to express his sincerity was to quit the army.

So Di Qing's 300,000 army could start maintaining stability on Hei Khan's land, clearing up local rebellions, expel Hei Khan's people from leaving, and other methods were almost all good ways for the soldiers of the Song Dynasty to obtain military merits.

There is no need to worry that the soldiers' enthusiasm will be extinguished by the sudden end of the war.

So the 200,000 reserve troops returned to Khotan. They had not used their strength to obtain military merits on the battlefield. The regrets in their hearts can be imagined. But at this moment, Yang Huaiyu, as the main general, suddenly announced that he would advance northward and go straight to Yizhou!

The excitement of the 200,000 veterans can be imagined. They instantly turned into a screaming "wolf cub" and headed towards Yizhou. In their eyes, they sent troops to Yizhou to attack the Western Regions, and they were the opportunity to make achievements and re-enlist the battlefield!

Before, they were already jealous of 300,000 robes rushing around the land of Hei Sang and making a lot of military merits. Now they have a chance, with fewer people, and the target of attack is more important. How can they let go?

The soldiers who drove the car did not dare to stop and kept moving forward at full speed unless the military order was ordered to rest. The reason was that the veterans in the car were staring at each other. As long as the speed was slower, they would be scolded.

And it's not easy to do anything. These veterans are too familiar with everything on the battlefield. The speed of the carriages and horses will probably not damage the war horses. It is the most suitable for marching day and night. It can maintain combat effectiveness at a fast speed. This is the most terrifying thing.

Except for Yang Huaiyu, no one knew the purpose of the march. Even Sima Wang He didn't know that this civil minister with a broken arm had no lower status in the army than Yang Huaiyu.

This is the case in the army. No matter what your birth is, someone will admire you. Even the scholars who everyone looks down upon the most will be a hero of the soldiers in the army as long as they rely on their own abilities to win respect.

As a marching Sima, Wang He was not sure of the intention and purpose of the marching, which made him quite dissatisfied. He repeatedly asked Yang Huaiyu to ask for it, but in the end they all returned empty-handed. After arriving in Yizhou, the army stopped to rectify.

Wang He knew that this was obviously not a signal to attack the Western Regions.

It is impossible for the 200,000 army to arrive in Yizhou for no reason, and it is even more impossible for it to stay here for a long time. In a vague way, Wang He seemed to have guessed something, but he was not sure, so he could only look for Yang Huaiyu again to ask clearly.

In the White Tiger Festival Hall of the army, Yang Huaiyu stood by the sand table and looked at the terrain near Yizhou. The sand table was also taken from the military guards in Yizhou City.

Although in Yizhou, the 200,000 army did not enter Yizhou City, but set up camps and tents in the hills between Nazhi and Yidu. Wang He, who had been with the army for many years, could see at a glance that this was an ambush place.

Even when Wang He entered the military tent, Yang Huaiyu did not look up. He is much more calm now than before, and has a sense of a Confucian general. He and Di Qing have different personalities, different military use, different tactics, and even more different military management. But what made Wang He feel the same was that they were the same calm aura.

This feeling instantly calmed Wang He a lot, and most of the irritability disappeared. He walked towards the sand table and looked at the location of the army. The sand table had already marked the location of the army, and a black water flag representing the Khitans had been inserted not far from Nazhi City!

"The Khitans' target is Yizhou City?"

Yang Huaiyu said without raising her head: "It's not Yizhou City, but the entire Yizhou! This time the Khitans came in a fierce manner, far more than 100,000, so I plan to give up the position and Yidu two places."

"How many people in the Khitan?"

Yang Huaiyu finally raised his head and said with a hint of confusion: "I don't know, there were about 100,000 at first, but now the scouts have come to report that there are more than 100,000 footprints on the edge of the desert, and there may be 300,000 or 400,000!"

Wang He took a breath. Could it be that the Khitans were crazy and sent 300,000 to 400,000 troops at a time, which almost hollowed out the Khitans' foundation, but when he thought about it, it seemed that it was not that exaggerated.

"The Khitans have been recuperating for many years and have annexed foreign tribes to the north. I heard that they had formed a slave army before, so their strength should not be underestimated."

Yang Huaiyu gave the answer, which eliminated Wang He's doubts, but at the same time he also began to worry that in addition to 200,000 veterans, the Song army was left with only more than 70,000 defenders in Yizhou City, and a total of less than 300,000 were built.

"What do you think Yang Shuai thinks?"

Yang Huaiyu smiled, his smile full of expectation and confidence: "Of course, retreating to advance, and between the north and the south! This is also the reason why this general is ambushed here. Taking office is beneficial to attack, but it is not easy to defend. This general wants them to be full of soldiers everywhere and ambushed on all sides!"
Chapter completed!