Fu Song

Chapter 163 The Departing Dingwu Army
Hebei Road, Guiyi City.

Tao Dayong reined in his horse and stood, the armor on his body was stained with blood. On Ming Guangkai who was already scarred, several new knife marks were added today.

With a bang, he stuck the iron gun in his hand on the ground. Tao Dayong lowered his head, stretched out his hand to caress the new opening on Kaijia, and sighed: "Old, after all, I'm still ten years younger, no, As long as I'm five years old, how can I let that brat cut me a few times."

The little boy Tao Dayong mentioned was a young centurion in the Liao army. From his appearance, he would never be more than twenty years old, but he was extremely brave. The wounds on Tao Dayong's armor were all Added by this guy.Not only was the armor broken, but the blade also broke the flesh. Although it was only a minor injury, it was still shocking to watch.

"Deputy Commander, how old are you? That kid was slapped by you, and he vomited blood. The few times he slashed at you were just skin trauma, and he can recover within a few days at most. The barrel of the gun you gave him Son, but to be honest, he won't even think about stepping on the battlefield again in a month or two!" The warden Zhang Yi choked back his saber into its sheath, and said with a smile.

"I'm ashamed, I don't have enough experience in the battlefield to bully that brat! I really want to give it a go, I can't beat him." Tao Dayong sighed: "After all, time is not forgiving! When you are young, you are all up. Look at this time Most of the commanders of the Liao Army who attacked Guiyi City were no more than thirty years old, Zhang Yi, this is not a good thing for us."

A large number of young generals of the Liao army have already stepped onto the front line, commanding troops to fight, but in the Song Dynasty, there are only a handful of young generals. Tao Dayong thought carefully, except for one Xiao Ding who shined brilliantly, he couldn't find one. Come up with another person who can compare with him in beauty.

After Lin Ping returned from Bianliang, the Hebei Road Song Army began to withdraw across the Juma River on a large scale, giving up the occupied land.In this battle, Cui Ang has both fame and fortune.

Although the army retreated back, tens of thousands of people in the Song Dynasty who were captured by the Liao army these years were rescued and returned. In order to make his reputation better on Hebei Road, Cui Ang spared no expense to arrange these For the returning refugees, Cui Qingtian's reputation resounded throughout the land of Hebei in a short time.

This made Xia Jie very angry, because of such a thing, he didn't dare to make trouble, as he was also a transfer envoy, he could only cooperate with Cui Ang to raise supplies from all directions to resettle these refugees who returned home .

In a fit of anger, Xia Jie simply claimed to be sick and went on strike, and left all the work to his confidant Xu Hong to do it, so as not to see and not to worry.

But on Hebei Road, the war did not end.

Due to the strong demands of the officials, Guiyi City is still in the hands of the Song Army.

Tao Datong's Dingwu Army was stationed in Guiyi City.

As the other troops withdrew across the Juma River, all the pressure fell on Guiyi City.

Tao Dayong was promoted to an official position, from control to deputy commander.

But out of the [-] Dingwu troops, there are now less than [-] left.

The horses rode back, the suspension bridge was lowered, and the cheers in the city were louder than the waves, welcoming the return of the robes who had gone out to fight in the city.

Once again they defeated the invading Liao army.

"Reward the whole army today, everyone can have a bowl of wine late!" Tao Dayong, who stepped into the city, could no longer see the worry outside the city, his face was flushed, he waved his arms, and shouted to all the soldiers.

The city was even more cheering.

As a special request of the officials, the current Guiyi City is naturally a face project of the Song Dynasty.Guarantees for supplies and armaments are all first-class. As long as Tao Dayong wants it, he will have to send it to him if he thinks about it.

It is precisely because of this that Guiyi City has not moved until now, and the people of Liao looked at the city and sighed.

Walking into the city gate and sitting on the bench, the soldiers were busy helping Tao Dayong and Zhang Yi take off their armors. The doctor had already waited by the side, and saw the wounds on the two of them, although they were not fatal. , but more than a few days ago.

The two of them didn't change their faces, they took the warm wine handed over by the soldiers, drank it, and talked about the war.

"Zhang Yi, have you noticed that the Liao Army has changed another unit today, not the one from the previous few days." Tao Dayong said.

"I see, this one is much more vicious than the one a few days ago." Zhang Yi said. "Silk lightly, ancestor, lightly."

"The last time it was the head of Fangxian's army. Today, it's Anci's." Tao Dayong said: "Do you see anything?"

Zhang Yi smiled wryly: "Why can't you see it? Yelujun is so stupid that he will use us to train troops again. Every once in a while, he will change his army. From last year to this year, there will be another seven or eight troops, right?"

Tao Dayong nodded and said: "Except for us, all of our Emperor Song's army has withdrawn across the Juma River, but Yelujun did not disband his assembled troops, he is using us to sharpen his knives, and even more What worries me is that he is taking this opportunity to integrate the troops on the Nanjing Road."

Although you are the king of Qishui County, this is the characteristic of the Liao Kingdom. Whether it is the military state above the head, or the local Han people, they all have great autonomy. They only need to contribute when the Liao people call for a change That's fine, usually, the Liao royal family rarely pays attention to them.

This kind of governance system predestined that although they claimed to be a whole, they were essentially a loose alliance, and the biggest reliance of the Liao royal family to control them was their more powerful palace division army, the Pishi army.

Yelujun is consciously integrating. If he is really allowed to knead all the forces on Nanjing Road together, then the threat to Da Song will be great.

Tao Dayong has been guarding the frontier for decades. From a small soldier to the current deputy commander, he has a thorough understanding of the Liao people.This is what he is most worried about now.

"Deputy Commander, we are leaving!" Zhang Yi chuckled, "Don't worry about it. Ten days later, the Ping Japanese army will arrive, and we will hand over a complete city of Guiyi to them, and then, Let's go to Bianliang to enjoy the blessings. Your position will definitely go up one more promotion, a commander can't escape, if they have a conscience, if they have a commander, you are also qualified."

Speaking of this, Tao Dayong felt a little lost.

He has been wandering on the border all his life. He has only been to Bianliang City twice, and it was all military affairs. He came and went in a hurry. Thinking about going this time, he will stay there forever. Back to the border?And is Bianliang really suitable for people like them?

It's just that he can only keep this thought in his heart, and the soldiers under his command are all excited!Everyone is looking forward to going to Bianliang to see and see!
"I used to look at Xiao Ding, no matter how I looked at it, I didn't like it. Even if I knew he was really capable, I didn't like him!" Zhang Yi put on his underwear, stood up, and said: "But this time In Shanglinyuan, we did a good job of picking one hundred out of ten. It really earned face for our imperial guards guarding the border area, and also gave us a chance to rotate. But this kid went to the northwest again, and I don’t know why Sample?"

"You don't have to worry about him, no matter where he goes, he will be a man of the hour!" When it comes to Xiao Ding, Tao Dayong is a little sour, he is a round older than him, but Xiao Ding is now the commander, And he is still a deputy.

Speaking of credit, is he younger than Xiao Ding?
of course not.

It's just that there is no one behind him.

"Three days ago, His Royal Highness King Jing sent someone over, saying that the resettlement sites for the family members of the Dingwu Army have been marked out, and the nearest ten miles to Bianliang City, and the farthest is only thirty miles, all of which are good places." The fields." Tao Dayong said: "The houses are almost built, let's go, that is, to buy some household items, you arrange it, we still need to bring more big animals, big animals are expensive in the south!"

"Don't worry, Qin Huang has been busy with these things. He has been in charge of logistics, and he has more numbers than us!" Zhang Yi laughed. "I hope that in these ten days, the Liao people will stop coming to kill them. Let us have a good rest. But I am a little worried. You said that the Japanese army is coming, can you defend Guiyi City?"

"They came with five thousand people." Tao Dayong said with a smile: "We defended with less than two thousand people. How could they not be able to defend with five thousand people? Don't think it's easy for Xiao Ding to beat them, but in fact it is not. It would be that bad."

"That's right." Zhang Yi said. "However, Deputy Commander, to be honest, I don't think there is any need to defend Guiyi City. An isolated city will only increase casualties, so it doesn't make much sense!"

"If the officials want to guard it, they must guard it!" Tao Dayong said. "Once the imperial court attacks on a large scale, it will be very different if Guiyi City is in their hands. There is a fulcrum, and the army can cross the river whenever they want. Without this fulcrum, the difficulty will increase exponentially. As long as Still defending Guiyi City, it shows that the imperial court's policy towards Liao Dynasty is still based on toughness."

"Understood!" Zhang Yi said: "Anyway, we are leaving, so don't worry about it. Deputy Commander, let's go and have a drink."

Tao Dayong and Zhang Yi, who were drinking, probably never imagined that at this moment, Yelujun, who was chanting in their mouths, was in Fanyang, a short distance away from Guiyi City where they were.

"Is Tao Dayong going to leave in ten days?" Yelujun, who was reclined on the bed, smiled and said, "Then for these ten days, let's not disturb other people. Once he goes there, some people will die, and many will die. Bianliang, is the threat less? Now he should have nearly [-] people, let's let them go to Bianliang to help their Highness King Jing, hahaha! Rest for ten days, rest for ten days , and wait for their Japanese army to come, let’s go.”

Using Guiyi City to train troops is secondary. Yelujun is now following Lin Jing's idea to use the battle in Guiyi City to integrate the entire Nanjing Road step by step.

Now on the entire Nanjing road, the number of people who died at the hands of Yelujun was much higher than the number of people who died at the hands of Tao Dayong.

(End of this chapter)