"To find out the truth?"
Zongze squinted his eyes and thought about it. This proposal was indeed a good one. So far, he had not fought against the Khitans. Since he could not know himself and the enemy, he would not be able to win every battle.
"Commander Xiao is right, you might as well go across the river and have a look!"
Sun Lei immediately spoke in approval.
"Without further delay, Xiao Jiasui, Li Zhu, Gongsun Sheng, Zongze, Zhang Shuye, Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen, Sun An, Yang Zhi, Hua Rong, Pang Wanchun, and another three hundred elite cavalry, will cross the river tonight to have a look. .”
Sun Lei immediately named a few people. The Liao people might attack at any time.
"By the way, is there no response from Bazhou?"
Sun Lei looked at Gongsun Sheng and asked, "The Liao Kingdom has assembled a large army. As one of the northern fortresses of the Song Dynasty, Bazhou should be moving."
"Brother, those people wish that we and the Liao Kingdom would lose both sides, or that we would kill more Liao people."
Gongsun Sheng looked disdainfully at the other side of the Yellow River in the direction of Bazhou. If those people in the Song Dynasty were really bloody, Yan Yun wouldn't be able to recover them in a hundred years.
"Then let them see what it means to be a man!"
Sun Lei said coldly.
At night, Sun Lei led everyone to cross the Yellow River quietly. The Liao Kingdom still left some sentries along the Haihe River. However, due to the lack of cities to rely on, the sentries were just fortresses and beacons, which served as early warning.
"Brother, why don't you go over and touch me!"
Sun An pointed to the Liao guard post in the distance and whispered to Sun Lei.
"Well, be careful and don't let anyone escape!"
Sun Lei nodded.
Sun An took dozens of soldiers and took advantage of the night to touch over.
Although the Song Dynasty and the Liao people were only separated by the Baigou River, in the past few decades, the Liao Kingdom had always gone south to provoke. The Song Dynasty never dared to go north to kill people, so the Liao Kingdom's outposts were not well defended at all. The cavalrymen habitually hid in the post to drink, talk and laugh.
Sun An held two black swords and quietly arrived at the Liao guard post. After finding out that everyone was inside the guard post, he kicked open the wooden door and charged in with his swords. Sun An was surrounded by soldiers behind him. They also filed in.
The Liao people who were drinking and talking did not react at all. There was a massacre, leaving only one Liao person wearing an officer's armor.
"Who are you!"
The leading Liao officer looked at the person in front of him with a look of fear. Just now, there were dozens of his subordinates drinking together, but in the blink of an eye, he was the only one left.
"The person who wants your life."
Sun Lei walked into the guard post with a smile and said.
"You are the thieves on the other side of the river!"
The Liao officers finally realized that they were about to start a battle with the enemy on the other side of the Yellow River.
"Did you also tell the thief?"
Sun An stepped on the Liao man's face, only to press the Liao man's head to the ground.
"Looking at you, you should be a smart man. Tell me about Wu Qing's situation."
Sun Lei looked at the Liao officer and said with a smile.
"Don't even think about it. Khitan warriors will never betray their own people! You despicable thieves, if you can, just fight head-on!"
The Liao officer shouted, looking unyielding and loyal.
"Khitan warriors? I think you're a Khitan coward. A group of Jurchens from the mountains and forests can kill you steadily, and now you still have the guts to speak arrogantly."
"If you don't tell me, I will naturally find a way to make you tell me and give him a taste of torture."
Sun Lei was too lazy to talk nonsense and gave the order directly with a wave of his hand.
"Got the order!"
Sun An made a ferocious look, and with a wave of the black sword in his hand, he cut off two of the Liao man's fingers. The Liao man howled in pain like a slaughtered pig.
"Warriors or not, they are all made of flesh and blood. Stop pretending, tell the truth and you will save yourself the pain of flesh and blood."
Sun Lei looked at the wailing Liao people and smiled. Being able to howl so loudly shows that he is not a tough guy.
"Don't tell me? Next time it won't be two fingers, I want a palm!"
Sun Lei chuckled.
"I said! I said!"
The Liao officer was so painful that he broke out in cold sweat and finally gave in.
"Say it!"
Sun An urged with another kick.
"It's Jizhou General Yelu Dezhong. He wants to capture Cangzhou and his army goes south to Shandong!"
"The troops this time are led by Jizhou General Tianshan Yong and Baomi Sheng. They are stationed in Wuqing County with 10,000 Khitan elites and 20,000 servants. The food and grass are not ready yet. It will take three to five days to Will cross the river and go south."
As soon as the Liao man opened his mouth, he told everything he knew.
After hearing this, Sun Lei turned around and left the outpost. When Sun An saw this, he waved the black sword in his hand, giving the Liao people a happy life.
"Brother, it looks like we still have some time."
Gongsun Sheng said, the enemy has not yet prepared all the food and grass, and they still have time to prepare.
"No, we can't give them time to prepare. We're going to attack at night today. I'm going to burn all their food and grass!"
Sun Lei squinted his eyes and said, "How could you wait for the enemy to be ready before starting a war? What he likes most is to beat the drowned dog while you are sick and kill you!"
"Brother, isn't this a bit risky!"
Gongsun Sheng looked at Sun Lei and advised him that if someone else was going, it wouldn't matter if he took some risks, but Sun Lei was concerned about the safety of Liangshan and could not take any risks.
"Anyway, the people of Liao don't know that we are coming. We will go tonight and leave at dawn!"
Sun Lei said, this place is only fifty miles away from Wuqing. If Qingqi rushes in, he can get there in the middle of the night.
After hearing Sun Lei's words, everyone was gearing up for a big fight.
Three hundred cavalrymen quietly disappeared into the night.
Wuqing County.
"After many years, the top is finally preparing to move south!"
Tianshan Yong said with a smile while holding the wine glass.
"It should have gone south long ago. The rich and blessed land of the Central Plains was really wasted by those weak and incompetent Song people!"
Baomi Sheng also laughed and said.
The upper echelons of the Liao Kingdom have coveted the Central Plains for a long time. However, in the early years, due to the insufficient population of the Khitan and the large control area, they signed the Chanyuan Alliance with the Song Dynasty. But now, a hundred years have passed, the population of the Khitan has become abundant, and the rise of the Jurchen Jin Kingdom in the north has given rise to The Liao Kingdom is under great pressure, so going south is a good choice.
"Shangjing has been captured. Although the Jurchens have withdrawn their troops, they will come back soon. If we can capture Shandong and Hebei, we can completely abandon the bitter cold places of Tokyo and Shangjing."
Tianshan Yong said again, in the eyes of the Khitan people, the Song people in the south were no threat. They were just a group of lambs raised in a pen, and now it was time to slaughter them.
"Is the war in the north so difficult?"
Baomi Sheng frowned and asked. He knew that the several battles with the Jurchens ended in disastrous defeats, but he never thought that the former slaves could now suppress them and fight.
"It is said that His Majesty the Emperor is ready to give up going to Beijing and retreat to Zhongjing and Xijing."
Tianshan Yong said.
"If I had known this, I should have killed all the Jurchens from the beginning!"
Baomi Sheng said with a ferocious look, the Jurchens were very weak back then, and they could only survive by relying on the Khitan tribe.
"As long as we win Cangzhou in this battle, the whole of Shandong will be at our fingertips. It won't matter if we lose Tokyo and Shangjing."
Tianshan Yong raised his glass and said, there are currently great differences among the top leaders of the Liao Kingdom. Some are strong in advocating resistance to the Jin, some are strong in advocating for peace, and some want to unite with the Song Dynasty and Xixia to fight against the Jin.
(End of chapter)
