As he was about to leave the city, Nian Chun turned his questions into questions and asked An Dun: "Sir, why did you insist on not sending troops before? After hearing that Renduo Baozhong sent troops, he no longer hesitated?"

An Dun shook his head and said angrily: "This is a conspiracy, a conspiracy against me!"

Nian Chun shook his head for some unknown reason, and he found that he could never understand the civil servant.

But An Dun sighed: "Someone wants to harm me, it's hateful!"

This immediately made Nian Chun sweat. Harm people? Eunuchs may be the most sensitive to this word. Most eunuchs want to climb onto the heads of their peers and act as a blessing. If they want to do this, there is only one way to go and harm people. If they cannot be brilliant and prosperous, it will not harm enough people. But what makes Nian Chun puzzled is that he is a eunuch, as if he is born with a kind of foresight of threats, but An Dun is not!

According to reason, he does not have the talent in this regard.

"Mr. An, is it an exaggeration? You are a direct scholar, who dares to harm you? Not to mention that Renduo Baozhong is just a surrendered minister. Even if he is the head commander of the military, he dare not harm you!" Nian Chun said with a smile. He thought An Dun was joking.

But An Dun had no intention of joking, and said sadly: "It's not worth worrying about being kind and protecting one's loyalty. What I'm afraid of is Li Kui."

"Mr. Li?" Nian Chun would not doubt Li Kui's head even if she thought so. The main reason was that Li Kui and An Dun were both people trusted by Zhang Dun. In short, they were civil officials in the same camp, so how could they frame each other? Nian Chun seemed to have discovered an extraordinary secret and asked An Dun nervously: "Mr. An, are you worried too much? Although Lord Li has a bad temper, he has no conflict with you. Why would he harm you? Why would he harm you?"

"You don't understand, this is intuition!" After An Dun said this, he felt decadent as if he was depressed. Li Kui wanted to hurt him, but he just felt it.

But this feeling is very wonderful and extremely real.

Nian Chun couldn't understand that he was a eunuch and was born with a nature of doubting anyone around him. Of course, this nature was not innate. As a man, when one day he lost the man's "antenna", the spiritual sense in his body was suddenly awakened, as if it had become a personal figure. Everyone seemed to be worried about his anxiety.

Nian Chun secretly asked: "Is it because Lord Li would slander the capital and even the emperor?"

Nian Chun stubbornly believed that this should be a power scheming and slandering was also the most common method used by eunuchs.

He has no power and strategy that he has experienced personally. Or he cannot understand the real power and strategy.

After all, he was just a eunuch, a place where he lived in conspiracies but had only a flood of low-level conspiracies. In the palace, all the conspiracies gathered into one - slander!

To the point where civil servants disdained them.

Conspiracy is only conspiracy, and it is so low-level that using slander as a means of conspiracy. This is a means that any civil servant despises. Is conspiracy without scheming still a conspiracy? What's more, how can a means of slandering be taken away? Are conspirators standing in the open still conspirators?

What's more, as a civil servant, I prefer not to conspiracy, but to conspiracy.

That kind of powerful means that seems dignified but forces the opponent to lower his head and admit his mistakes.

In short, it is said in one sentence: He is stupid and didn't see it.

An Dun looked unlucky and growled indignantly: "Li Kui was vicious. He used a foreign race to force his officer's army to do what he ordered, and this thief could not keep it."

Although he was very angry, he obediently followed Li Kui's orders, which was what made him most frustrated. An Dun, as an important minister of the Song Dynasty, could he fall behind the surrendered minister?

Even if Li Kui does not go to the emperor and exposes his actions in court that he ignores his friendly forces, he will be despised by the entire civil service group.

Even An Dun knew very well that as long as he did not send troops, the only thing waiting for him was to be exiled to Lingnan.

Because the empire could not tolerate a minister holding heavy troops, and unscrupulously demonstrated his selfishness to others.

An Dun didn't dare to do this either. If Li Kui ordered him alone, he could have various reasons to refuse. Because Zhending Prefecture had just experienced the rampant of the Liao army. As a vassal official who dominated the country, he had the right to put people's livelihood next to his mouth as an excuse for rejection. But... Damn Renduo Baozhong, this guy must have some secret he didn't know about with Li Kui.

Even if it is destroyed by the Liao people, no matter how difficult it is, is it still difficult to be more loyal than the surrendered ministers?

An Dun felt aggrieved and was also wondering, could Li Kui really conquered Zhuozhou?

He still couldn't believe that Li Kui could do it.

Not to mention An Dun, let’s talk about Liu Fa and Hu Yanzhuo.

The dam had been blocked twenty miles upstream of Yishui, and more than two thousand soldiers increased the dam day and night, in order to continuously raise the water level. As the main general, it was already a risk to choose the location to intercept Yishui. When he chose the place, he immediately rushed back to Yixian with his personal guards. For several consecutive days, he did not sleep at night and stood on the top of the city to wait.

Not only that, Liu Fa even put a dam downstream. Of course, this dam is much rougher, mainly to prevent the water level from dropping too much and deliberately confusing the Liao people. If you don’t even look carefully, you will not find any traces of the dam, because most of them are hidden underwater.

After preparing all this, Liu Fa returned to Yi County.

Every night, I was waiting for the arrival of the Liao army.

The biting cold wind made him unable to help but want to go back to the house to warm up, but his cautious habits still prevented him from resting completely.

Hu Yanzhuo was also with him.

He was more worried than Liu Fa, and he knew that he was not favored by Li Kui.

As for the reason, except to Li Kui's scrupulousness, he seemed to be unable to think of any other reason.

But the problem is that no matter how much he did, he could not get Li Kui's high glance. This made Hu Yanzhuo very depressed. Fortunately, even if Li Kui looked down on him, he would not deliberately trip him up. But even so, he did not dare to expect Li Kui to be able to make a mistake when he made a mistake.

But if Hu Yanzhuo made a mistake, he could imagine what would be waiting for him.

"Will you come tonight?"

Hu Yanzhuo held the female wall and said to himself.

Liu Fa, who was standing beside him, frowned. He could not give Hu Yanzhuo an answer, so he could only comfort himself: "I hope. A few days ago, the Liao people's messenger successfully wades south. According to time, it's time for them to come."

As the commander of the army, Liu Fa was waiting longer and his anxiety became stronger as he waited.

But there is no way, he can't order the Liao army to come quickly, right?

In order to ease the tension, Liu Fa forced a smile. In the darkness, under the fire, his smile had a strange color: "As long as the Liao people come, it will be difficult for them to go back."

Hu Yanzhuo didn't say anything, turned his head to look in the direction of Zhuozhou. Suddenly, he widened his eyes and pointed at Zhuozhou in surprise and shouted to Liu Fa: "General Liu, do you look where do you think?"

"where?"

Liu Fa turned toward the north, and that direction was the direction of Zhuozhou. He saw a touch of red in the sky, reflecting the dark night.

Then, after he immediately took out the "Qianli Miles" on his waist, he quickly adjusted the focal length of the "Qianli Miles" with his head close to his eyes. The distance was relatively far, and the Qianli Miles could not achieve the clearness of the eyes. He could not see the city of Zhuozhou, but with his experience, he could be sure that this fire could not be a wildfire, but Zhuozhou, an important town in Nanjing Road, Liaoning Province, was lit.

As a veteran who has been in the army for 20 years, of course he knew what this meant. This is a huge city burning. Only in this way can he gather so far at night and see dark red fires. Even if these fires are reflected in the dome.

"Has Zhuozhou really been defeated?"

Liu Fazhen didn't know what to say. Zhuozhou was the gateway to Nanjing Road in Liao Kingdom. Once Zhuozhou was lost, for the Liao Kingdom, Xijin Prefecture would lose its barrier. For the Song army, if Zhuozhou was captured, the best choice was not to burn the city, but to leave heavy troops and hold on at all costs.

But……

He didn't understand why Li Kui chose to Burn the City?

If you defend Zhuozhou, as long as the Song Dynasty court gets news, the entire Song Dynasty will fight for this city!

After all, if Zhuozhou is captured, as long as you keep it tight, even if the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are still in the hands of the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty can rest assured. After all, if the Liao Kingdom wants to go south to Hebei, there is only one road to Zhuozhou. Other places are full of swamps and lakes, and the Liao army can go south only when the coldest winter season is the coldest.

But when spring comes, when flowers bloom and the ice and snow melt, the Liao army heading south will be trapped in the Song Dynasty because there is no way out.

It can be said that conquering Zhuozhou is equivalent to conquering half of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.

Liu Fa was a pity that Zhuozhou was burned down, but Hu Yanzhuo, who was familiar with Li Kui, smelled the opportunity. His eyes flashed and stared at the dark red sky at the end, as if he had seen Li Kui's determination. He secretly pinched his fists and said to Liu Fa: "General Liu, how sure are you to keep the 50,000 Liao troops?"

"No sure!"

It is true that Liu Fa is a powerful general in the Western Army, but he is just a powerful general who charges and storms. He would not have thought of the opportunity of the decisive battle between the Song and Liao dynasties, such a far-reaching problem. The huge gap in military strength made him unable to see the hope of leaving behind 50,000 Liao troops. He is a human, not a god.

To put it bluntly, Liu Fa has the ability to conquer cities and land, but he does not have the vision to plan a territory. He does not, but Hu Yanzhuo has it. Don’t look at the fact that the ancestor of the Hu Yan family is as unreliable as it is, and he can even do such a confused thing as "killing the enemy and serving the country" on his face. But if Hu Yanzan is stupid, he will definitely be blind.

If Hu Yanzan is stupid, how could he make Taizu and Taizong trust him undoubtedly?

This old man is completely pretending to be stupid.

Hu Yanzhuo was in such a family, and the family inheritance was not cut off, so he naturally saw much more profound than Liu Fa. He took a breath, as if he had made a difficult decision, and said to Liu Fa cautiously: "General Liu, we have seen the changes in Zhuozhou. Do you think the Liao people will see it?"

This seems like a stupid question. The Song people have eyes and the Liao people have eyes. Why can't they see it? Liu Fa's eyes were as hot as flames. He probably guessed Hu Yanzhuo's thoughts, but he did not say it on purpose. Instead, he guided the other party to say: "General Hu Yan, what do you have to say, you and I are now in Yi County, and we are in the guise of sharing life and death. What else can we say?"

Hu Yanzhuo breathed a sigh of relief. He saw a trace of madness in the other party's eyes. Obviously, the other party's thoughts should coincide with him: "Persevere, hold on for at least three days before digging the dam and releasing water. Be sure to keep these 50,000 Liao troops completely."

Although Liu Fa was unsure, he was not at a disadvantage and said happily: "Then let the Liao people know the power of our Song army."

Since Li Kui burned Zhuozhou City, it means that Li Kui probably did not have the idea of ​​sticking to Zhuozhou. It can be seen that Li Kui is likely to go south to meet with them.

Since that is the case, the best way is to hold back the Liao army and wait for the main force to arrive.

At noon the next day, the sun was shining brightly, but there was no trace of heat shining on the Yishui River. The Liao army, who had arrived late, finally arrived on the other side of Yixian County, and divided an army of 3,000 troops, rushed across the floating bridge, and set up camp on the right side of the bridgehead.

As more and more Liao troops crossed the river, Hu Yanzhuo regretted it a little.

He ordered the construction of a floating bridge, because there were enough boats on Yishui, and the other was to be able to retreat smoothly.

Nowadays, both outside the city and on the other side of the shore are the Liao army. The thousands of Song infantrymen in the city want to break through, but don’t even think about it.

Infantry walking on two legs really have no temper towards cavalry in the field. However, it is completely different with city walls. The Song army with city walls is like a hedgehog with thorns everywhere, making people unable to start.

Not only the Song army in Yi County, but also the Liao army commander Han Junyi also discovered something strange about Zhuozhou last night. Unfortunately, he could not accurately judge that Zhuozhou was lost. The messenger who sent him a letter only brought news that the Song army arrived outside Zhuozhou City.

If the messenger set out one day later, he would get news of the loss of Zhuozhou.

But no matter Han Junyi or Han Zirang who guarded the city, he would not believe that Zhuozhou, which has a high city and thick walls, could not even last for a day.

However, Han Junyi did not dare to take it lightly. After all, the commander of the Song army was Li Kui. This was a fierce man who could turn the Western Xia into a world of upside down with his own strength.

He guessed the danger of Zhuozhou, but could not guess the fact that Zhuozhou had been lost.

What he is most urgent now is to bring 50,000 Guangshun troops under his command to Zhuozhou to complete the encirclement of the main force of the Song army that the emperor planned.

But before this, he had to pull out the nails left by the Song army in Yi County.

Not only that, his scout also found more than 50,000 people coming to surround him, only two days away from him.

For this reason, he had to divide 20,000 troops to resist the Song army behind him. It was a challenge for him to capture Yixian with 30,000 troops, but it should not be too difficult.

The moment Liu Fa on the top of the city saw that the Liao people actually carried the siege tools, his face suddenly changed. He thought to himself: "You're going to fight to the death!"

Without any warning, the Liao army, which even gave up the renovation, immediately began to attack Yi County after crossing Yishui.
To be continued...