The huge city shines in the sun, and countless cavalrymen lined up outside.

In front of Kaiyang Gate, Xie Bin, the prefect of Xijin Prefecture, was looking at the south. And more than a mile to the right, a brand new fortress had just been built.

"Your Duke led 30,000 cavalry to come out to help, it's too little!"

"Then Chen An is a famous general. What's the use of going to the 30,000 cavalrymen under his command this time? Alas!"

"We are cavalry, and there are more infantry in the Song army. My husband said before leaving and would give Chen An a while."

"Give Chen An a little... His Majesty was unable to do that back then!"

"Shut up!"

Xie Bin turned around and snorted, and the officials behind him shrank their necks and exchanged glances with each other.

Xie Bin always felt that these winks were uneasy, but he was powerless.

More than 80 years have passed since the last Northern Expedition of the Song people, Zhao Kuangyi's Yongxi Northern Expedition!

After that crushing defeat, the Song people never stood up again.

Xie Bin felt that the Song people were just like this, and they squatted in the south and lived their own life, paying tribute to the Liao Dynasty every year. If the Liao Dynasty was unhappy, they could still blackmail them.

Such Song people are very safe.

But the Song people in recent years have changed. They suddenly put away their humble smiles and became hideous and terrifying.

Those conquests!

Xie Bin remembered several recent failures, including the failure of Emperor Yelu Hongji of Liao.

There are some opinions that were defeated by Chen An, after all, that was the first general of the Song people. But when the Song people conquered the Western Xia, Yelu Hongji led a large army south, but was stopped in Xiongzhou City.

That was Fu Bi, who was originally passionate but later softened his bones.

Still unable to win, what happened to the Liao Dynasty?

Reflection has appeared within the Liao people, and knowledgeable people are looking for the reasons for the decline of the Liao Dynasty.

And they gradually discovered that the Liao Dynasty and the Song people faced the same problems.

How did the Song people solve it?

innovation!

Emperor Song has been insisting on innovation since he ascended the throne. At that time, Daliao was still making jokes. What about now?

After the reform, the Song people became stronger. They destroyed Jiaozhi and Xixia... Now they are coming to the north again, wanting to take back their hometown.

"Here, my husband is here."

Xie Bin took a few steps forward after hearing this, and the officials behind him followed him step by step, looking like a loose prawn.

The 30,000 cavalry were very disturbed, and someone was cheering on the top of the city, "No, no!"

Xie Bin felt relieved and smiled and said, "Your public is using troops like a god, but Chen An is definitely at a disadvantage."

"Enter the city!"

The cavalrymen who left the city to be on guard began to enter the city, and then the 30,000 troops arrived.

"I've met my husband."

Everyone saluted.

Yelu Xiu nodded slightly, "Go into the city."

Xie Bin looked up and saw that he was in good spirits, and he was delighted.

After arriving at the government office, Yelu Xiu's first thing was to ask, "Did a scout from the Song people come?"

Xie Bin felt his heart beat sharply.

Yelu Xiu led 30,000 troops to attack, how could a scout from the Song army escape the interception of the 30,000 troops?

“Not.”

Yelu Xiu nodded and said, "Our army confronted the Song army. The Song army was timid and retreated. I wanted to attack, but Fanyang City had fallen. The Song people's firearms were great. They were the best at defending the city, so they had to retreat."

Xie Bin smiled and said, "The Song people were actually timid. This is good news, and it will spread throughout the army."

"No, if it spreads throughout the army, the army will become arrogant and underestimate the enemy, which is inappropriate."

Yelu Xiu narrowed his eyes, "The Song army will come later, and the whole city will be martial law."

"yes."

Xie Bin gave up the arrangement.

He left the government office and went to find a familiar general, saying that he wanted to ask him to drink, and then he got the news.

"What the Song people are timid, Xie Magistrate, it's us..."

The general's face turned red, I don't know if it was shy or something, "The Song army ahead is still attacking Fanyang City, the Song army... Then Chen An actually hid the cavalry and personally led 70,000 infantry to attack..."

"Then our army's 30,000 cavalry can attack."

Cavalry attacks infantry, and they can always try it, but it won't kill many people.

The general smiled bitterly and said, "Everyone said he would give it a try, but Chen An actually rode alone and called out before the formation, and his husband was stunned."

"That guy is so bold?" Xie Bin just imagined it for a moment and felt his heart shook.

"It's not that you are bold, but that you have courage."

The general sighed: "Our army was completely brave and had no morale. My husband could only lead his army... to escape. He ran away."

Xie Bin only felt a chill in his bones, "Aren't Song Jun timid?"

"That's timid!" the general cursed: "Then Chen An just pointed at his husband's nose and scolded him for being out of his way, and he was still timid..."

He looked around and whispered: "It was my husband who was timid and frightened by Chen An."

Xie Bin nodded, "Thank you."

The general smiled and said, "It's just a trivial matter, just go back and drink."

"good."

Xie Bin stood in the sun, feeling cold everywhere.

No wonder Yelu Xiuhui was not allowed to spread the news throughout the army, it turned out that he was afraid of revealing the situation!

Yes.

He was so proud when he led his army to attack, but in the end he was knocked unconscious by Chen An. How could he have the nerve to say it?

Xie Bin sighed, and now he was worried about the morale in the army.

However, with the attack of the Song army, the reinforcements from the Great Liao Dynasty will also arrive continuously. Let’s see when the time comes.

He hurriedly went to make arrangements.

Duan Xiping felt something was wrong.

"Madam, don't walk around at home, buy something for your husband."

Du glanced at him, "Is it because the Song Dynasty is coming and there will be martial law in the city?"

"Um."

Duan Xiping took Kong Wu's powerful eldest son Duan Tao out, and Duan Feng, the second son who likes to study, stayed at home.

Duan Feng sat next to him with a book and read silently, and suddenly a noise came from outside.

"Peachers go home, and after half an hour, all pedestrians on the street will be punished!"

Duan Feng ran out when he heard the sound. Duan Shi was anxious and shouted: "Go and see where your father and your elder brother are!"

Duan Feng nodded, and when he went out, he was still holding the book.

He looked around and the pedestrians on the street were running in panic.

"Dad!"

He saw his father.

The crowd was too chaotic, Duan Xiping was carrying a bag of wheat flour and a large piece of pork in his hand, shouting: "Dalang, hurry up!"

Duan Tao was holding all kinds of things in both hands and followed closely behind.

"Dad, please dodge!"

Duan Tao rushed to the front, and the pedestrians in front of him were knocked away by him.

The father and son gathered together, and Duan Xiping said, "Go home quickly."

Du looked forward to the doorstep, and when he saw the three of them coming back, he breathed a sigh of relief.

“Fast come home!”

When the door is closed, home becomes a harbor.

The father and son put down their things and Du counted them one by one.
To be continued...