Early the next morning, before the sun rose, Wang Zhong hurried to Wang Xiaolie's side and said anxiously: "Xiaoshe people, wake up quickly! Ding Du, who is patrolling down the mountain, has ordered his troops and horses to go back to the capital!"
Wang Xiaolie stood up suddenly. Said: "Yesterday Du Xun said he would stay for two days, why did he leave so suddenly!"
Wang Zhong sighed: "Xiao Sheren, please forgive me, if you patrolled yesterday, you might have lied to us."
Wang Xiaolie thought for a while and said, "It's not necessarily a lie to us. Maybe Du Xun originally thought this way, but maybe he changed his mind after discussing it in the evening. This Ding Jin is not someone who wants to do big things. If they return to the capital, It’s best if we leave him early.”
Wang Zhong hurriedly said: "This is the best. Now that the Jin army is strong, who can stop it? Let's go back to our hometown early and make other plans. We only have the eldest sister at home, how can we hold on during the war? Xiaosheren goes home, That’s all.”
Wang Rudai raised troops to serve the king, and Wang Xiaolie accompanied him. There was only one sister left in the family, Wang Qingxiu. Although the Wang family is not a wealthy family, Wang Rudai has been an official for many years since becoming a Jinshi, and still has some wealth. It's just a peaceful time, it's too difficult for my sister to be alone at this time.
But the Wang Xiaolie now is not the Wang Xiaolie a month ago. National affairs are more important than family.
Sighing, Wang Xiaolie said: "With hundreds of people under his command now, how can he follow his own will in everything? Besides, the Jin army keeps coming south, the mountains and rivers are broken, and the people are in trouble, let alone sit idly by."
Wang Zhong shook his head repeatedly: "How many ministers in the court are all dragons and phoenixes among the people, but the state affairs are not like this? The new emperor has ascended the throne, with civil and military assistance, everything will be fine. We ordinary people just need to live our lives."
Wang Xiaolie smiled and did not answer him. He just said: "Go and wake up the others and wait for instructions. Ding Jin has left, and we have to think about where to go. Hundreds of people, there must be a place to eat."
In the small village at the foot of the mountain, Ding Jin dressed neatly, walked out of the room and stretched.
Yu Huan came over, crossed his hands and said, "Du Xun, we just left like this, what will happen to Wang Xiaoshe's people on the mountain?"
Ding Jin waved his hands indifferently and said: "Let them go. I came to Luoyang to fight, and it is always good to have an extra person, so I took him with me. Now that there is no more fighting, they will naturally go their separate ways. He has hundreds of people under his command. Eat a lot of food!"
Yu Huan was a little embarrassed after hearing this: "If this is the case, I'm afraid it will damage the reputation of the patrol if it spreads. How can anyone come to defect in the future?"
"Qi, who don't know who I, Ding Yijian, am? In this day and age, as long as we have food to eat and won't go hungry, and soldiers in our hands who won't be bullied by others, the world's heroes will naturally come!"
As Ding Jin spoke, he slowly walked back to the room with his hands behind his back. Only Yu Huan was left, lost in thought.
At this moment, a soldier walked in quickly. Crosshand said: "General, Tan Ma said that they found the Jin Army Rangers on the other side of the river, spying on our formation there. Judging by their appearance, they could be coming to attack us!"
Yu Huan was startled and said hurriedly: "Hurry and report to the capital for inspection!"
Ding Jin had just entered the room and before he sat down, he received news of the arrival of Jin Bing. He hurried out and saw Yu Huan still standing there, so he hurriedly asked: "I didn't expect Jin Bing to come so quickly! What should I do? What should I do?"
Yu Huan said: "We are patrolling, so don't panic. There are thousands of us, so we may not be afraid of the Jin soldiers. It's better to send people out to see how many Jin soldiers are coming. If there are many people, we will retreat to the capital early. If there are people Master, wouldn’t it be better for us to fight a war, gain some credit and return to Beijing?”
Ding Jin rubbed his hands and spun around in circles a few times. I really couldn't think of a way, so I had to follow Yu Huan's instructions and send a few people to find out whether the gold soldiers were real or not.
The sun was rising, hidden in the clouds on the horizon, a little pale. There is still a waning moon hanging in the western sky.
Wang Xiaolie stood on the top of the mountain, watching Ding Jin's troops at the bottom of the mountain finish in good order, but did not take any action.
Shao Ling comes over. Wang Xiaolie said: "Didn't you say that Ding Duxun is going to lead his troops back to the capital? Why is it that the sun has risen and he still hasn't started?"
Shao Ling said: "I just got the news that Jin soldiers are chasing me. It seems that Han Tongzhi's army was defeated yesterday, and the Jin soldiers are chasing after them. However, there are not many Jin soldiers coming, and Ding Du is patrolling to discuss with the generals whether to fight or retreat. .”
Wang Xiaolie frowned after hearing this: "Why aren't we allowed to discuss such a big matter?"
Shao Ling shook his head: "Xiao Sheren, Ding Du Xun wanted to leave today, but he didn't tell us. I'm afraid Ding Du Xun didn't need to fight the Jin soldiers anymore, and he thought we were eating his army rations, so we separated."
Wang Xiaolie remained silent, just looking down the mountain quietly.
Shao Ling is right. Ding Jin was not an official of the imperial court in the first place, and he and Wang Xiaolie only joined forces temporarily. If Wang Xiaolie doesn't wake up, maybe Ding Jin will annex this army. Now that Wang Xiaoxue is here and he is not going to Luoyang, it is naturally best to leave early. Ding Jin had less than 2,000 men under his command, so it would not be easy to annex Wang Xiaolie's several hundred men.
After a while, Shao Ling crossed his hands and said, "Xiao Sheren, if Ding Duxun fights the Jin soldiers, what should we do?"
Wang Xiaolie thought for a while and said: "The most important thing when fighting in front of the formation is the unity of the people. Since Ding Duxun intends to separate from our army, we should not get hot-faced and get in touch with his cold butt. Instruct the soldiers to hold on to the camp and watch. Just let them fight the Jin army."
Shao Ling was silent for a while and said: "Ding Duxun fought with the Jin people, he must have seen that there were few Jin soldiers and there was an opportunity to take advantage of it. If so, we might as well go forward and get some credit."
Wang Xiaolie smiled and shook his head: "Why should we take advantage of that? There are plenty of opportunities to fight against the Jin army. Besides, chaos is what we fear the most during war. If Dingdu patrols and leads his troops to fight, and we suddenly go up, I'm just afraid of disrupting his formation."
After saying that, Wang Xiaolie looked at the sun in the sky and said, "It's getting late. Go call the others and let's discuss it."
Ding Jin and several generals stood in the small courtyard, extremely anxious. I escaped yesterday's battle and was about to return to Beijing when I didn't expect that Jin soldiers were chasing me again, which was really annoying. Zhai Jin and Han Shizhong are both famous generals. They lost yesterday. How can they be their opponents?
A soldier walked in quickly and crossed his hands in front of Ding Jin: "Du Xun, look clearly! Here are the Jin Army Rangers, only fifty of them! I think they are chasing the Han Commander and bump into us by mistake!"
Ding Jin let out a sigh of relief after hearing this. There are only fifty people, so there is no need to take it seriously.
Ma Xi on the side asked: "What are these golden soldiers doing? Have they crossed the river?"
The soldier said: "We didn't cross the river. I think they saw the large number of soldiers and horses here and knew they were no match, so they just watched from the other side of the river."
Ma Xi nodded. After thinking for a while, he said to Ding Jin: "Du Xun, these golden soldiers are brought to your doorstep, it is a credit from heaven! Taiwei Zhai and Han Tongzhi lost yesterday, if we win today -"
Ding Jin suddenly raised his head after hearing this: "You mean, we cross the river and attack the Jin army?"
Ma Xi nodded and said nothing.
Peng Tan on the side said: "What General Ma said is true. We only have fifty gold soldiers. We are hit by it. Isn't it a gift from God? Yesterday, Han Tongzhi came to our place and cursed endlessly. It was obvious that he resented us in his heart. If we win today, , return to Tokyo City and see what else he has to say!"
Ding Jin rubbed his hands and turned them around a few times, unable to make up his mind for a moment.
With nearly two thousand men, he had the upper hand against fifty golden soldiers. However, the results of the war between Song and Jin were really ugly. And there are fifty people on the other side of the river. Who knows if there is a Jin Army brigade behind? Once you are entangled by golden soldiers, it will be dangerous if a large number of golden soldiers come from behind.
Seeing Ding Jin's hesitation, Ma Xi said: "Du Xun, this is a gift from heaven. If you don't catch it, you will regret it later!"
Peng Tan also said: "Han Shizhong looked ugly yesterday, and it will be difficult for him to return to the capital this time. If we make some achievements today, we can just stop others' mouths! If we let it go, how can we encounter such a good opportunity again!" "
After hearing this, Ding Jin slapped his thigh suddenly and gritted his teeth and said: "If you say so, then do it! Yu Huan, lead people to cross the river from the upper reaches and block the escape route of these Jin people! Let's cross the river and kill the Jin people. Don't let them run away! The ones coming are the Rangers, and there must be a Jin team behind them. We should fight quickly and not be reluctant to fight!"
Several people crossed their hands and agreed. Yu Huan said goodbye first to prepare.
On the other side of the small river in the north of the village, a group of golden soldiers reined in their horses and looked at the small village on the other side of the river. The river is not wide. Just cut down a few trees and build a bridge to cross the river. Just seeing that there were many Song troops in the village, all the Jin men hesitated for a moment.
The leader, Wu Yan, put up a pavilion with his hands, looked at it for a while, and said: "The flag on the opposite side is not the Song army that fought with us yesterday. Forget it, the Song army has retreated, so there is no need to pursue it. Let's rest on this side of the river. If these Song troops cannot cross the river, they will go back."
Several people around him said yes.
This small group of Jin soldiers followed Han Shizhong to confirm that Han Shizhong had retreated. It was already summer, and the Jin people wanted to cross the Yellow River and return north, and did not want to expand the war. Of course, if this were not the case, Han Shizhong would not come to Luoyang.
Several people were sent to monitor the other side of the river. A group of golden men dismounted and gathered under the shade of several big trees to rest.
The sun slowly climbed higher and the weather began to heat up. Jin Bing stood or sat, looking a little leisurely. Although there was a large group of Song troops on the opposite side, these Jin soldiers did not believe that they dared to cross the river. Since the invasion of Song Dynasty, the Song army has long been shattered. Who dares to take the initiative to fight?
At this moment, a ranger came flying towards him. When they got close, the knight dismounted and said anxiously: "No, the Song army from upstream has crossed the river!"
Wuyan jumped up from the ground and said in a deep voice: "Did you see clearly? How many people are crossing the river?"
You Qi said: "There are about three hundred people. Judging from their appearance, they want to attack our retreat!"
Wu Yan nodded. He took a few steps forward and looked at the village across the river. The Song troops in the village were fully dressed and were lining up. It was different from the way he was leaving before, as if he was coming across the river.
After lowering his head and thinking for a while, Wu Yan said: "These Song people are very cunning. Upstream to our back road, the village came across the river and attacked from both sides. It was very difficult to deal with them. The army is about to return north, and we don't need to tangle with them. Why not? Organize your troops, kill the Song army crossing the river upstream, and then leave."
