Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Chapter 529 The Liao Army is Coming
After many days of low temperatures, the river froze, and a thick layer of ice formed on the original river channel. Horse hooves stepped on the hard ground, and then stepped on a shallow pit in the cold ice. The cavalry slowed down and passed along the frozen river, and then the army carrying the flags of Liao and Xiao stepped onto the ice.

The cold wind blew occasionally, picking up the cold air on the ice and swirling away into the distance. The flag he was carrying continued to unfurl and make a sound in the wind. The knight below was wearing thick fur, with his coat exposed. The skin is flushed.

As the deputy commander of the march to the east, Xiao Cunou himself was on the expedition, but he received the emperor's order on the way and then headed south with 30,000 infantry and cavalry, heading towards Liaoyang Mansion.

Yisi of the twelfth lunar month.

The army crossed the Liao River and entered the territory of Liaoyang Prefecture. They originally wanted to go straight to Zhenhai Prefecture along the wilderness, but they received the latest battle report that Chenzhou and Yaozhou had fallen.

And near Liaoyang Mansion, unknown scouts appeared from time to time. Small-scale confrontations took place in the wilderness and wild forests. From time to time, missing scouts were reported. Naturally, the commanders of the army also knew that the missing scouts were dead. .

In the Liaoyang government office, Xiao Cunou held a piece of information and hurriedly walked in. No one of the soldiers on duty dared to stop him. He opened the door with a bang and stepped in. Xiao Baoxianzheng, who was left behind, and the household envoy Dagong Ding were guarding the Liaoyang government office. Something was being said at the table, and when he heard the voice, he turned around and looked at the person coming.

"Lu Bu...the hussar general..."

Shaking the paper in his hand loudly, he raised his hand and threw away the new information. Xiao Choubo stepped on it with his leather boots and left a footprint: "It's really a joke to take an ancient name. , just use an old name, you dare to do it in our Liao land, and you..."

He looked at Xiao Baoxian opposite him with red eyes: "Are you going to die if you stay behind in Tokyo? You haven't taken any action until today."

"It's not your turn to judge what I stayed behind."

Being scolded for no reason, Xiao Baoxian couldn't help but throw down his sleeves and said angrily: "If the Bohai people weren't making trouble here, I would have led my troops to kill them, and I still use you to talk nonsense here."

Grand Duke Ding rubbed his short chin and frowned at the two of them, and hurriedly stopped in the middle: "Don't argue first, Vice President Xiao..."

He cupped his hands in front of Xiao Chou and said: "In recent days, the left-behind master has followed the orders of the Holy Emperor and sent five thousand soldiers to escort him. He also wants to suppress the unruly people who are making trouble everywhere. There are not many soldiers left in the city. To deal with the rebels, The truth is that he is helpless.”

Xiao Jubo's expression eased slightly, but he still said angrily: "Can't you think of something to do?"

The guards who followed outside saw their master quarreling with others and quickly closed the door.

Xiao Baoxian snorted coldly and turned his head away. Grand Duke Ding bowed and said, "Why not? The governor and I have been trying to find a way to gather military rations for Deputy Commander Xiao's march."

Seeing Xiao Cuibo's face relieved, but with a cold face and saying nothing, he knew that the other party was embarrassed, so he smiled and said: "I have also collected some information about this group of thieves. Although it is not "It's a lot, but it's still detailed. I'll send someone to the deputy commander's camp shortly."

"No need." Xiao Couyi waved his hand: "I already know that the information on the opponent's march and operations in recent days has been sent to me by someone, so I won't bother the Household Envoy."

That's what Grand Duke Ding said. Hearing that the other party had obtained the military information, he didn't force it and immediately handed it over.

"When will the military rations be ready?" Xiao Choubo looked at the two of them and said, "Now that the Holy Emperor's Northern Expedition to the Golden Thieves is imminent, I cannot go on the expedition too late, otherwise half of us will be blamed. "

When he arrived, Yelu Yanxi had already issued a decree to gather the troops and horses, intending to personally conquer the Jin Kingdom. If the war between the army and the Jin Dynasty started, and he had not taken any action, he might be blamed by the political enemies in the DPRK for delaying the military flight. Even so, It won't cause any harm to him, but it's just too useless and unbearable. It's better to do less than to do more.

"Humph, I have already received His Majesty's order." Xiao Bao glanced at the troublemaker opposite and curled his lips: "The general's food has been prepared for a long time, but I don't know when the Vice President will go south to put down the rebellion——"

The drawn-out tone made Xiao Jubo frown: "If everything is well prepared, we can set off in the afternoon, but I have requisitioned the siege equipment in your city."

"Whatever." After waving his hand, Xiao Baoxian walked back to his seat and sat down. He raised his head slightly and looked arrogant: "You are the deputy commander of the march to the east. You have the power to make decisions. I stayed behind to cooperate." Xiao Choubo raised his eyebrows. Before he could speak, he heard someone say: "It's just that we don't have soldiers for you. We don't have enough."

"You don't need to wait for the soldiers." Xiao Fu turned around and took two steps to hold the door handle: "I have enough soldiers under my command, but you also need to remember that I don't have any soldiers for you here. Guard the city. Don't If I were still fighting the rebellion at the front, your home would be stolen by Lu Bu, your son of a noble family."

"fart!"

The big hand was raised.

boom--

Xiao Baoxian stood up with an angry slap on the table, but Xiao Cuibo ignored him and opened the door with his arms, crossed the threshold and walked out.

"This guy..." Pointing to the door, Xiao Bao first looked at the Dagong Ding: "Why are there such scoundrels?"

"Don't be angry if you stay behind." Dagong Ding smiled bitterly. He didn't know how to persuade him, so he just said dryly: "Vice President Xiao has such a temper. It's all for business, all for business."

"Humph!"

The official robes were swung, the door was closed as the soldiers lowered their heads and pretended to be dead, and there were curses coming out.

……

The wind was howling, and the strong north wind made it difficult to breathe. After leaving the government office, Xiao Cuoru got on his horse and looked at the guard behind him who was sitting firmly on the horse. At this time, the man's expression no longer looked angry. He flicked his horsewhip and pointed towards the direction he came from: "Let's go back. Later we will go to the military depot to get the siege equipment."

Several guards hurriedly followed behind them. Seeing the general's figure shaking, they knew he was in a good mood, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, the Liao army from the military camp outside the city began to enter the city. Crossbow carts were pushed out of the city. The carriages loaded with wooden parts ran over the hard dirt road amidst shouts, and a chilling atmosphere began to pervade.

……

To the south, the city named Iwayuan was under martial law. Groups of soldiers patrolled the streets. Figures riding horses ran through the streets from time to time, passing the latest news ahead to the prefect's mansion.

At the moment when the sun was setting in the west, a lone horseman from Liaoyang Prefecture rushed in with a red flag on his back, showing his unimpeded general.

Not long after, Lu Bu, who was neatly dressed and wearing a large cloak, led Yu Cheng into the cavalry camp. The general drum was beaten loudly, and the generals who were resting in the camp quickly asked their soldiers to help them put on their armor.

Before the sound of the three-way drum stopped, burly men were already standing in the camp.

"Everyone..." Lu Bu, the commander-in-chief, stood up with a ring-shaped sword in his hand and looked at the generals with different expressions below: "There is going to be a war."

He said.

(End of this chapter)