The Northern Privy Council is in charge of the army. As the Northern Privy Council envoy Xiao Yanxiong, fighting is his life.

In the darkness, he was looking ahead.

"My husband, the guardian of Tanzhou is coming."

A general was brought over.

"I've met my husband."

"Speak!" Xiao Yanxiong's eyes were still looking into the distance, his tone was very plain.

The general said: "The Song army only besieged Youzhou."

"How far is the ranger of the Song army sent?"

"I arrived at the city of Tanzhou and then went back."

Xiao Yanxiong nodded and asked, "Have our army's scouts come back?"

The general behind him said, "My husband, you haven't come back yet."

Xiao Yanxiong was silent.

Time passed, and when the sound of horse hooves was heard, someone came forward to him.

"My husband!"

This was a happy voice, and the Jizhou guards couldn't help but turn around and look.

In the darkness, someone hurried over.

The visitor was wearing a cloak and even a felt hat. After saluting, he said, "My husband, this is a messenger who came out of Youzhou City."

Xiao Yanxiong stared at the five people behind him and "verified his identity."

Someone came forward and later reported: "My husband, it's true. This is a letter from Mr. Yelu."

"Yelu Xiu..." Xiao Yanxiong took the letter and someone around him pulled a thick piece of leather.

Then a small torch was lit, Xiao Yanxiong squatted down and looked at the letter carefully.

Later he got up, waved his hand, the torch was extinguished, and the surroundings returned to darkness.

"The Song army captured the fortress, which was expected, but so quickly..."

"Has the fortress been lost? Husband, are they too useless?"

Xiao Yanxiong sneered: "Yelu Xiu is okay to guard the city. The Song army used a firearm, which was called a tube, but it was probably an iron bullet. Those iron bullets directly destroyed the earth wall, and then the Song army fired directly with crossbow arrows..."

"Iron bomb?"

"Yes, iron bullet."

Xiao Yanxiong said: "In this way, our army must pay attention to these firearms when attacking, but Yelu Xiu said there are only dozens of them, so it would be better."

He said to the Jizhou garrison: "You go back, remember, stick to it!"

"yes."

The Jizhou garrison left, Xiao Yanxiong said: "A certain leader came with 80,000 troops. If the Song army wants to block the gate of Youzhou City and block the counterattack in the city, they have to leave at least 50,000 troops. In this case, only 60,000 or 70,000 will be won by the Daliao!"

He turned around, looked at the darkness behind him, and said, "I ordered the entire army to prepare. In three days, I will raid the Song army!"

"Abide by the order!"

The darkness suddenly moved, and the boundless cavalry began to act.

...

Three days later.

Xianghe.

The scout of the Liao army encountered the scout of the Song army.

The two sides fought and each suffered losses and then received returns.

"I was discovered by the Song army. It is impossible to raid. I will attack like this... let's attack."

The eighty thousand Liao cavalry were moving like locusts, gradually approaching Youzhou.

"The Liao army is here."

In the camp, Fu Bi convened people to discuss matters.

"The enemy came from Jizhou and approached all the way, with about 70,000 to 80,000 people."

"Eighty thousand, our army stayed behind forty thousand, so it was so equally matched that it was a battle!"

"Yes, there are artillery, divine crossbows, and cavalry, what are we afraid of?"

“…”

Shen An and Fu Bi looked at each other and felt that morale was available.

"Get ready."

Shen An said: "The army will set out at night, and more scouts will send out."

"Depart at night..."

Everyone was puzzled.

Shen An and Fu Bi didn't explain either.

News kept coming, bringing news that the Liao army was constantly approaching.

"The ranger is fighting!"

"The Liao army concealed the killing, and our ranger retreated, leaving only a small number of scouts staring at the enemy."

When the sun sets, the news broke.

Chen An picked up his helmet and put it on, bowed and said, "Fu Xiang, I'll go here."

Fu Bi stood up and looked at him, "Anbei, this is a national war. I can't say take care of you, you..."

He gritted his teeth, "If you lose... don't come back!"

If Chen An was defeated, the blame for the defeat was one thing. Those in the court who opposed the new policy would take advantage of the decline of the Song Dynasty to attack him. No one could save him at that time!

Lao Fu treats me very well!

Chen An smiled and said, "Xiao Yanxiong is here. He wants to be the second brother Yelu Xiu. He wants to break our backbone again! But he will understand... Once Han'er stands up, no one can make us bend down again!"

Fu Bi nodded, "Okay! I stay here to make sure that the Liao army in the city will not find only 20,000 troops in the camp."

Chen An smiled and said, "I have left good things in the camp, and I am rich. If the enemy goes out of the city to attack, then evacuate from the camp and let them in."

"I know, you have talked too much, go quickly."

Fu Bi accompanied him to the outside of the tent, and suddenly slapped his shoulders hard, but refused to speak again.

Chen An nodded with him on his back, Li Baojiu brought the war horse, and Huang Chun and the Mangshan Army were waiting quietly by the side.

Chen An got on his horse, bowed to Fu Bi, and then disappeared into the darkness with the Mangshan army.

Fu Bi stood there silently and turned around for a long time.

In the early morning of the next day, smoke rose everywhere in the army.

"Be sure to get out smoke from 50,000 people!"

Fu Bi was on inspection and went to try it from time to time. If he had a bad breakfast, he would blow his beard and stare at the chef.

The left-behind general said in confusion: "Fuxiang, Chen Longtu is so courageous, leaving only 20,000 people here. Once the enemy raids, the infantry will probably be wiped out."

Fu Bi looked at him and said in a deep voice: "This is a national war. Chen An told me that even if he led 70,000 people, he could defeat Xiao Yanxiong, but what he wanted was not just defeat. He wanted to break the backbone of the Liao people in one battle, just like the Lianggu River more than 80 years ago, making the Song Dynasty the overlord of this land, and the Liao people would hide in Zhongjing Road and lick the wounds.

So I agreed to his decision. If I could die here in battle and win Chen An, then I would have no regrets when I die!"

The generals are not cowards, they just feel a little guilty.

After hearing Fu Bi's words, they said solemnly: "Please rest assured that even if we all died in the city of Youzhou, we will have no power to fight!"

If the 20,000 Song troops fought hard, the more than 30,000 Liao troops in the city would also pay a huge price.

Fu Bi nodded, "Okay!"

The generals went to make arrangements, and Fu Bi took a few civil servants to watch them.

"This is the warriors of the Song Dynasty. Have you noticed it? They are now walking with their heads raised and their chests are full of confidence."

Fu Bi turned around and looked at Youzhou City, "Chen An said that once the enemy goes out of the city and attacks with all his might, I will lead the army to retreat, but he underestimated me! If the enemy comes, I will die with them!"

...

After breakfast, the Song army attacked again.

Thousands of cavalry showed off their power under the city, and the infantry used a wave of crossbow arrows to kill and injured the Liao army, and then they stopped their troops.

"Reinforcements are here!"

Yelu Xiuge said excitedly: "The main force of the Song army is going to fight against reinforcements. Are there only more than 20,000 people at this moment?"
To be continued...