The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chapter 1946 Who is crying?
Under the city of Jinyang, smoke and dust were rising, and Yelu Xizhen led his army to gallop over!

There were corpses everywhere outside the city and the air was filled with smoke. There was no trace of the Song army!

The captain Yelu Kang said bitterly: "Your Majesty, you are still a step too late! They really have withdrawn their troops!"

The scout cavalryman next to him said, "Your Majesty, there is still time! According to the time calculation, the Song army has now advanced less than ten miles at most!"

Yelu Kang looked at Yelu Xizhen and sighed, "Your Majesty, forget it! We don't have the Xixia Iron Harriers to hold them back, and the other side has musketeers and armor-piercing troops. It will be difficult to inflict heavy damage on them!"

Yelu Xizhen, the King of the Southern Court, narrowed his eyes and said, "I blame myself for this! I blame myself for not believing him at first!" He glanced at the scout! Wanqi Ai, the scout of the Northern Han Dynasty, ran all the way to Xiaohan Mountain to tell him that the Song army had retreated, but he didn't believe anything! Until the scout swore a poisonous oath, Yelu Kang also suggested that he might as well go back and take a look. If it was false news, he would tear the scout into pieces!

What Yelu Xizhen didn't expect was that the Song army really retreated! They had originally planned to send someone to see if Jinyang City had changed hands after two hours, but it turned out that Jinyang City was as solid as a rock! The large Chinese flag was still fluttering in the wind on the top of the city!
Scout Wanqi Ai, who was sitting firmly on his horse, immediately put his right fist to his left chest and bowed, saying, "Your Excellency King Nanyuan, this is my fault! I was too hasty to speak when reporting to you, and I didn't express myself clearly, which led to your misunderstanding!"

Yelu Xizhen sighed, "Forget it! I'm not as bad as you think. I was wrong and I don't need others to cover it up for me! Let's go into the city first!" He looked up at the top of the city wall and saw Yang Ye pointing at him from a distance. He sighed heavily, "This time I'm embarrassed in front of Liu Miezhou!" They were beaten by the Song army and fled in panic. They thought Liu Miezhou couldn't hold on for long, but they didn't expect Liu Miezhou to drive the Song army away! Thinking of the various arrogance of the Khitans in front of the Northern Han people in the past, they might be ridiculed by Liu Miezhou this time!
Yelu Kang raised his eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty, we are just retreating tactically. We are flexible and maneuverable, advancing and retreating. This is the basic fighting style of our Khitan cavalry and also our advantage. What's there to be ashamed of?"

Yelu Xizhen chuckled and said, "Tactical retreat? Isn't that shameful?"

"Yeah! We didn't lose, so why should we be embarrassed?"

"Are you... sure you didn't lose?"

"I'm sure we didn't lose! Nine out of ten of our Khitan Tielin Army's troops are still alive. Although their combat power has been slightly damaged, their vitality is intact and they still have the strength to fight. Who dares to say that we lost?"

"Haha, that's right!" Since someone took the initiative to defend himself, Yelu Xizhen was happy to see it!
Yelu Kang continued: "The Song army attacked the city to no avail and was forced to retreat. Do they dare to say they won?"

"Of course not! They don't seem to be too shameless!"

"Since they didn't win, why should we be considered to have lost?"

"Yeah! That's right, since there are no winners, there are naturally no losers! Makes sense!"

"Besides, victory in a war cannot be decided by just one battle! It's still unclear who will have the last laugh!"

Suddenly, a group of cavalry appeared on the opposite side, that is, from the east, with thousands of horses galloping and their momentum was as high as a rainbow!
Iron kite?
The Western Xia cavalry Iron Harriers have also rushed back?

An idea suddenly came to Yelu Xizhen!
The two teams of cavalry chased after the Song army together!

In this way, no matter how powerful the Song army's armor-piercing soldiers and musketeers are, they can only launch one wave of attack within twenty breaths. As long as my heavy armored cavalry can complete two charges within twenty breaths, they will be able to break through the Song army's infantry formation!
He said to Yelu Kang: "Akang, let's unite with the Iron Harriers and chase them down together. There is hope!"

Yelu Kang was also a little conflicted!
He had just realized how powerful the Western Xia cavalry was!

It even feels like their strength is even stronger than that of the Khitan cavalry!

Yelu Kang said, "I'll give it a try!" He rode his horse forward to be the lobbyist! In an instant, he disappeared without a trace!
After a while, Yelu Kang came back, looking frustrated and resentful!
Yelu Xizhen asked: "Why, the other party doesn't like you?"

Yelu Kang said: "Yes! They said that they came here to help Northern Han defend the city! Not to die with us!"

Yelu Xizhen snorted coldly, "Does King Xia really think that others don't know what he is up to? He came to Jinyang this time to help Northern Han on the surface, but in fact he was spying on the combat power of our Khitan and Song armies!"

Yelu Kang said: "But they sent out all their resources at once, it doesn't seem like they are just testing the waters!"

"Yeah! They're killing two birds with one stone! If they can't win, they'll run away. If they can win, they'll take the opportunity to lead their army to push them down!"

"Bulldoze?"

"Whoever stands in their way will be bulldozed!"

"Do they have the guts?"

"Humph! You underestimate King Xia! Li Deming is very shrewd, like a knife that can cut tofu with smooth sides. The most distinctive feature of his rule is to 'rely on Liao and Song'! He pays tribute to Liao and Song at the same time and accepts titles from both countries!"

"What? Pay tribute to both countries at the same time? Is this even possible?"

"Yes! He can do it! The Song Dynasty appointed him as the governor of Xiazhou, Shangzhuguo, and appointed him as the governor of Dingnan Army, and appointed him as the governor of Xia, Yin, Sui, You, Jing and other states to observe and deal with the tribes and control the tribes, and also appointed him as the King of Xiping!" "The Song Dynasty actually appointed him as the King of Xiping. It cost a lot of money!"

"It was my Great Liao who first conferred the title of King of Xiping on him!"

"Oh? Is the Song Dynasty copying the Liao Dynasty's practices?"

"Yes! They had to copy it, for fear that the Li family would turn against them! The strength of the Li family should not be underestimated! With the title of King of Xiping, they took the opportunity to expand westwards! Over the years, they attacked Tubo and Uighur in the west, and seized Xiliang Prefecture, Ganzhou, Guazhou, Shazhou and other places. Their sphere of influence has expanded to Yumen Pass and the entire Hexi Corridor!"

Yelu Kang took a deep breath and said, "How did the Li family occupy so much territory without making any noise? They made a fortune in silence and bite without making any noise! ​​It's very dangerous!"

Yelu Xizhen said, "Yes! In the south, the Song Dynasty has been eyeing us covetously, and has never forgotten to take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyan. In the west, there is the rising Xia Kingdom, which is expanding and developing in a sluggish manner. Our Liao Dynasty is not as strong as the people imagine. It is so strong that the enemy dare not covet it!"

Yelu Kang said: "Yes! I don't know when the people of the Great Liao have developed an inexplicable sense of superiority. They always think that the Great Liao is the Celestial Empire and the four seas are subservient to it. But they never think about why the Great Liao has set up five military command offices!"

The purpose of setting up five military command offices is naturally to deal with five types of enemies!
The Southwestern Route Recruiting Office was responsible for the border defense of Liao and Xia and the Liao and Song dynasties in this route, and for suppressing the Dangxiang, Tuyuhun, Turkic and other subordinate tribes.

The Northwest Route Recruiting Office was responsible for suppressing the various tribes of the Zubu (Tartar) system in the northern desert, so its chief was also called Zubu Duxiangwen.

The Ugudilie Military Command was in charge of the defense of the Ugudilie and other subordinate areas in the Luqu River Basin.

The Northeast Military Command was responsible for the defense of the northeastern tribes such as the Jurchen, the Five Kingdoms, and the Daruguo.

The Tokyo Military Command was responsible for suppressing the Bohai, Jurchen and other ethnic groups and for the border defense of eastern Goryeo.

In addition to the Song Dynasty, there are many enemies that need to be guarded against!
Yelu Xizhen said: "Since the Xia Army Iron Harriers do not agree to join forces to pursue us, let's find a chance to talk about it. Enter the city!"

The army is at the gates of the city and the gates are open!

On the top of the city wall, Yang Ye and Liu Miezhou had long disappeared!

They have gone to the workshop now!

What Liu Miezhou is most concerned about now is the creation of several powerful weapons!
One is the divine arm bow!
One is an armor-piercing arrow!
The Divine Arm Bow has the blueprints and materials. All we need to do is follow the instructions. It will be a sure thing. Liu doesn't have to worry too much about destroying Zhou!
What he was worried about was the armor-piercing arrows!

The core technology is the forging of arrows! The core problem is the synthesis of materials! Several furnaces of alloys have been refined in the past few days, but none of them passed the test!
So today Liu Miezhou made a special trip to keep an eye on it!
On the slopes of Erlong Mountain outside the city, countless temporary military tents sprang up like mushrooms after rain, all over the mountain! They seemed to be built randomly, but in fact they were familiar with certain formations, taking care of both ends and complementing each other. Once someone attacked the camp, no matter which point was attacked, countless points around it would quickly form a surface, and the whole body would be affected! The attacker would immediately fall into the vast sea of ​​the Song army!
Zhao Guangyi came to Pan Mei's tent and saw that the military physician had completed the diagnosis and was prescribing medicine!
"Doctor, is Marshal Pan okay?"

"Your Majesty, Marshal Pan is fine. He just has internal injuries and lost too much blood. He will recover after some rest!"

"Is he asleep or unconscious?"

"General Pan is tired! He must have been too exhausted after launching the attack without any rest during the days of marching north!"

"Okay, then let him have a good rest, and you keep an eye on him at all times!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

"General Lin, what are your plans next?"

"Your Majesty, almost all of our siege weapons have been destroyed by Liu Miezhou, including catapults, ladders, and three-bow crossbows! Therefore, if we want to attack again, we must also bring in the fierce firepower of musketeers and armor-piercing troops!"

"Offensive power alone is not enough, we also need defensive power! I don't know where Liu Miezhou got all these powerful weapons from! We have armor-piercing troops, but we have to be careful whether they have armor-piercing troops!"

"So, we can't attack?"

"Yes! We need to think about it carefully!"

In Zuixianju, the waiter's head was buzzing with shock at the blond man's words!
Fifty kilograms of beef? From the sound of it, it sounded like he was eating it all by himself!
Is he the reincarnation of a starving ghost?
When the young man in black put a silver ingot on the table, the waiter immediately smiled and said, "I'll arrange it right away!"

In order to get on the road as quickly as possible, Feng Jiuxiao did not ask for wine this time!

Pang Shiwu's drunkenness has not completely dissipated until now, and there is already a shadow in his heart, so he dare not ask for it again!
But Big Wolf would not treat himself badly and asked for ten kilograms of Dongjiu!
At this moment, I suddenly heard crying coming from a table in the house!
Who is crying?
Thank you Yudong for your strong support and encouragement!