Unlike the Han regime in the Central Plains, which were mostly stable, the regimes established by the nomadic peoples in the north often have conflicts, and struggles between tribes often occur. For their own interests, life and death struggles between tribes are common. Especially when competing for the throne of the supreme ruler, the major tribes will do their best to stay alive.

Although the Liao Kingdom has been learning the Han people's method of consolidating rule over the course of more than a hundred years, the wildness that is deeply integrated into their bloodline is not so easy to be wiped out. Therefore, whenever the throne of the Liao Kingdom changes, civil strife will occur in China. In addition to the struggle for the throne, sometimes some ideas and power struggles can easily lead to civil strife. After all, almost all the Khitan nobles in the country have a force that is only loyal to themselves. As long as these people give orders, the soldiers of the tribe below will execute the orders unconditionally.

This time, Yelu Sibuda dared to launch a sneak attack on Yelu Xiongge, the king of the South Court, who is far higher than his status. Moreover, because he is the third in charge of Nanjing City, he naturally knows some of his own habits, and it becomes easier to attack at night.

But because of his impatience, Sibuda's plan was deviated. The target actually ran away before he led his army to launch a full-scale attack. This made him angry and could only lead people to chase him and keep sending arrows in the back to block the attack. Although he shot and killed many Liao and Song soldiers behind him, Yelu Xiongge and others rushed to the front of Xifeng Valley without any danger.

Although the Xifeng Valley is not very deep, only two or three miles away, it is because the terrain is dangerous and easy to defend and difficult to attack. When Yelu Sibuda discovered their certain strategy, he was a little worried, so he chased and shouted that he asked the team to circumvent and intercept them from both sides, trying to intercept them before the enemy rushed into the valley.

But at this time, the soldiers of the Liao and Song dynasties who fled to the death also knew their situation. Most of them were injured and their troops were still under the opponent's disadvantageous situation. Entering the valley to defend was the only way for them to save their lives, so they rushed forward with all their might. Even if the enemy was constantly shooting arrows on the side, they couldn't care about it. They just kept rushing forward, leaving no matter what the casualties were.

More than thirty miles were indeed not too far for a fast horse to gallop. In just half an hour, they had already arrived in front of Xifeng Valley. Without a second glance, the Liao soldiers had already entered the valley quickly. The riding skills were much worse than them. The Song army, who was dragging behind, suddenly turned around under the command of Sun Tu, and showed off a useless crossbow that had been carrying, and shot fiercely at the enemy who was chasing him.

Once the crossbow with five arrows completely exploded, its power was still quite terrifying. The dense arrows really weaved an arrow net behind them, chasing them at the forefront. The unprepared Liao soldiers killed people and screamed constantly, which quickly curbed their continued pursuit.

It was not until this time that Sun Tu led his army to retreat slowly into the valley. At this time, the Liao soldiers who had stepped into the valley first had quickly found the most suitable position for defense, and had stationed their troops up and down, left and right to prevent the enemy from following him. Yelu Xiongge, Tong Guan and others, who were seriously injured, went to the deeper part of the valley to avoid it for a while.

At this moment, these two elite troops from different countries cooperated surprisingly well, which also reflected their well-trained training on weekdays, making Sun Tu and Yelu Xiongge, who were temporarily safe, both were alert and couldn't help looking at each other. But soon, their attention returned to the pursuit soldiers who were constantly gathering outside the valley.

It was just after midnight and it was darkest, but they could still see cavalry gathering. Obviously, the other side would launch a new round of offensive in a short period of time.

"Did King Xiongge see what their way is?" Sun Tu walked to Yelu Xiongge and asked casually.

Yelu Xiongge was being treated by his personal soldiers on the shoulder wound that had just pulled out the arrow. His brows frowned a few times, and his voice was trembling slightly: "In this way, I can only see that they are my Liao army, and they should be my Nanjing garrison, but the others are hard to say."

"I really don't even have any clues, can't I guess?" Sun Tu asked in disbelief.

Yelu Xiongge looked at him strangely. The general of the Song Kingdom was really very thoughtful. After thinking for a while, he said: "The arrows that shot me before were marked as the Nanjing Tiger Library, and they were usually called by the people from Xuanhuiyuan... So if there was no mistake, I'm afraid that Yelu Sibuda's soldiers would be outside." Speaking of this, he remembered the hostility that Sibuda showed when he was with him and his ambition, and he realized that this inference was good.

Sun Tu was secretly shocked. These Liao people were really unscrupulous in their actions. Not only did they make such a big fuss about rebellion and killing important officials in the court, but they also directly used the weapons at hand. If the Liao court pursued it later, he would not even be able to shirk responsibility.

This is the manifestation of Sun Tu's lack of understanding of some Khitan habits. In fact, judging by the fact that there are constant internal struggles within the Liao Dynasty and the emperor delegates power, as long as Sibuda can successfully kill Yelu Xiongge this time and find a suitable scapegoat, such as the Song people, then the Liao Dynasty will not be investigated in the end. As the winner, he can take the opportunity to seize the power of the Southern Court and become the new King of the Southern Court.

Compared to the Han people, there are many principles such as etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame, Liao people are much more straightforward and cheerful.

However, Sun Tu did not make much trouble in this matter at this time, but quickly pointed out to the enemy's identity: "I wonder if King Xiongge is familiar with his habit of using troops?"

"You have also seen him bravely when he killed the tiger before. This person also used troops in this style. He led his army to charge and move forward!" Yelu Xiongge said with some fear. Yelu Sibuda can be regarded as the bravest general in Nanjing. No matter what kind of strong enemy is on the other side, he will lead the team to charge.

"That's easy. As long as we defend the first wave of attack, it will be much easier later." Sun Tu immediately made a decision and looked at the terrifying Song and Liao soldiers around him: "All those who can still fight will follow me to the valley entrance, concentrate all the bows and arrows, and we will fight them head-on!"

"Abide by the order!" The more than 100 Qingzhou troops naturally agreed without any hesitation, but the dozens of imperial guards who were already a little braver, hesitated for a while, and finally responded quietly. They followed quickly and headed towards the entrance of the valley.

This time, Tong Guan took 300 people out of the city to hunt. More than 100 people died in one sneak attack, of which less than 30 were left of the 100 imperial guards, but the Qingzhou army had only 30 or 40 casualties.

The casualties of the Liao people were obviously even greater, and now there are only about 200 people who can fight, because Sibuda's soldiers were staring at them at the beginning. But at this time, they did not follow forward, but stayed there. After all, Sun Tu was just a Song people, and they would not obey the command of this person.

After pondering for a moment, Xiongge said to a captain of his personal soldiers: "I am injured. I will be directed by Sun Dujian here first. You all follow his arrangements."

It was not until he spoke that everyone agreed, and then quickly came to the entrance of the valley in front, and under the command of Sun Tu, he occupied a better position to shoot arrows at the rear. At the entrance of the valley, two hundred Song troops had already formed a formation with swords and guns, and several shields were erected in front. These were the last few armors they brought to withstand arrows.

Seeing Sun Tu making the corresponding arrangements in an orderly manner, even Yelu Xiongge couldn't help but show his praise: "This person does have the spirit of a great general, no wonder Dashi thought about recruiting him back before. Unfortunately, he was not my general of the Liao Dynasty, and he might become a great trouble for my Liao Dynasty in the future..."

The exquisiteness of Sun Tu's arrangement is not only reflected in the defensive formation, but also in the full use of it. In terms of shooting skills, the Liao soldiers at this time were naturally far above the Song people, and in terms of trust in him, the Song soldiers were even better. Therefore, he left the most dangerous valley entrance to the Song army instead of letting the Liao army take this risk. If anyone who was a little selfish, he would not make this arrangement.

Just as the defense in the valley was completely formed, the sound of the nickname horn reappeared, and Yelu Sibuda finally led his army to launch a frontal attack on them.

Sibuda, who rushed to the front of the team, shouted: "Kill!" but he was very angry. Why did things turn out to such a sudden situation? He actually made mistakes one after another.

Originally, this would be an extremely simple sneak attack battle. As long as you have enough patience, you can easily kill everyone when they go to bed. But it is because they can't hold back their temper, which gives them a chance to escape, which turns into a chase battle.

When the prey fled to Xifeng Valley, he accepted the suggestion of another subordinate and decided to suspend the attack first. Maybe the other party would pass through the valley directly in fear, so there would be no need to attack such a dangerous place as the valley. Moreover, they had conflicts before, and they were a mixed team of Song and Liao dynasties. Maybe once they were safe, they would have another dispute and fight first, so that they could break the enemy more easily.

But what happened? The result was that the other party neither had civil strife nor escaped from the valley, but instead set up a defensive formation at the entrance of the valley. When he saw all this, Sibuda knew that his decision was wrong again, and this pursuit battle became a tough battle again!

But even so, Sibuda had no intention of retreating, but instead aroused his competitive spirit and immediately led his army to the defenders at Gukou.
Chapter completed!