[I didn't update yesterday. Sorry, book friends. Let's try to make up for it today. This is the first update yesterday.]

June 14th.

The Northern Territory invaded Guangxin Army.

Guangxin defenders confronted him in Caohe.

Han Zhong built a camp outside Baozhou City.

June fifteenth.

The Beilu were successively crossing the border in Baozhou, Guangxin, and Ansu.

The defenders from the three places fought against them and many of them were able to win.

Han Zhong built a camp outside Baozhou City.

June 16.

The northern barbarians have been found to have more than twelve units, with more than 10,000 troops.

The sixth general defeated the enemy's front in Heilu Dike, and suffered casualties. He led the army to rest assured.

The seventh general on Dingzhou Road chased the enemy to the entrance of the Great Wall. He fought until night, but was defeated and returned to Suicheng.

The third general and the fifth general are to Baozhou.

Han Zhong built a camp outside Baozhou City.

June 17th.

The Northern Territories continued to rage the three armies of Bao, Guang and An, and the people were displaced.

Han Zhong continued to build the camp.

June 18th.

The Northern Territories attacked Ansu, but failed and fled far away.

More than a hundred villages in the three places have been robbed.

The construction of the Baozhou Station Camp was completed.

June 19th.

The Northern Territorial soldiers surrounded Tianmen Village.

Han Zhong sat in the camp.

June 20th.

The Liao lord followed the army south and stationed on the territory.

Wang Hou arrived in Baozhou.

The Liao army continued to encircle Tianmen Village.

Han Zhong presided over the construction of the camp.

June 21.

The Northern Territorial soldiers surrounded Tianmen Village.

The fifth general on Dingzhou Road fought against the enemy on the bank of the Shen River and returned victoriously.

The construction of the Baozhou Station is completed.

Han Zhong sat and guarded.

June 22.

The Liao army besieged Tianmen Village.

Han Zhong was staying at the Baozhou Station.

June 23.

The Liao army besieged Tianmen Village.

Han Zhong was staying at the Baozhou Station.

June 24th.

The Liao army besieged Tianmen Village.

Han Zhong was staying at the Baozhou Station.

June 25th.

The Liao army besieged Tianmen Village.

Han Zhong went out to repair the railway.

June 26.

On the thirteenth day after the Liao Kingdom invaded, when Han Zhong woke up, the main force of the Liao army was still surrounded outside Tianmen Village, and the enemy he was expecting did not appear for a night.

His job today is still to repair the railway.

Han Zhong started to get up and almost bite the toothbrush head off when he brushed his teeth. After taking two sips of the porridge in the morning, he put it down, without any appetite.

Relying solely on the habits developed since childhood, Han Zhong can still maintain his demeanor and rationality when meeting people, and his firm willpower is still maintaining his image. When all those who see him catch up and flatter him, they can still give him a little bit of gift.

Walking out of the only small room, I heard the sound of water.

Pushing open a small window, Xu He appeared in front of him. Crossing the river, there was a white stone bridge with long and beautiful lines.

Xu River is one of the many rivers in the Baozhou border.

It originated from the Taihang Remnants, traveled through the Hebei Plain, and finally converged with several rivers in the Baozhou area and poured into Baiyangdian together.

It crossed the northern extension of the Beijing-Bao Railway. In order to successfully pass through the Xu River, road builders built a thirty-foot-long stone railway bridge on the Xu River. Twelve bridge piers drew thirteen semicircles on the river surface, supporting the bridge in mid-air.

This is the Xuhe Bridge in Baozhou.

Han Zhong curled his lips.

His father's name accurately marked the geographical location of the bridge and the rivers it crossed. However, Han Zhong felt that when the Railway Administration asked his father to give his name, he must have wanted a good name that could be catchy and spread to later generations.

Unfortunately, his father had no talent at all in naming, and never cared about it. The name of his brother was one. In the military weapon prison, the way he named it with the caliber and style of the year was also one. It was not the same as the divine arm bow, thunderbolt cannon, horse and knife that sounded a bit terrifying. Perhaps there would be a bridge across the Yellow River in the future, and it might be named a certain state Yellow River Bridge, which completely deviated from people's expectations.

But who dares to change the name given by the prime minister? The six words "Xuhe Bridge in Baozhou" have been engraved on the bridgehead.

No matter whether it sounds nice or not, whether you are happy or not, you must obey it. This is the glory Han Zhong wants.

The huge stone bridge spans both sides of the Xu River. The two rails pass through the center of the stone bridge. The roads left on both sides are originally for maintenance personnel to pass through, but they can also allow pedestrians and horses to pass through.

The Xu River is wide and shallow. During the dry season, the river channel can even be reduced to only ten feet. As long as you find the right location, it is not difficult to cross the river. However, more and more people on both sides of the Xu River still choose to cross the river through the Xu River Bridge, and they don’t care even if they have to pay taxes. Convenience and safety are always the first priority in most people. The Xu River Bridge is far more and more than all methods of crossing the river in these two aspects - this is true for the people, for the officials, and of course, for the enemies.

Since the day of its completion, the Xuhe Bridge has become a strategic location. In order to protect this railway bridge, a fortress was built while building the bridge, and artillery was provided.

Shangshiqiao Fort, as its name suggests, is the fortress by the stone bridge, with a circumference of only two hundred steps. It will reach the edge of the fort, and only half of the garrison will be stationed. On the other side of the stone bridge, thirty meters away, there is a Xiashiqiao Fortress, which has stationed the remaining half of the city.

On weekdays, 112 road guards guard the safety of the Xuhe Bridge here.

When the war between the Song and Liao dynasties started, the troops stationed here immediately increased to two commands, and four artillery pieces were added to each. In terms of standard, the Shangxiashiqiao Fort adopted the latest military engineering achievements. The towering walls did not attract enemy artillery fire, but merged with the guide bridge and embankment. Most of the village stood on the river beach, and the Xuhe River water slapped the walls. The enemy could attack only in a very narrow space.

Xu He is the screen, and when he faces the enemy, the two forts are clamped down and support each other. If you want to conquer such a defense, it may not be possible to make the most elite divine fire army in the Liao Kingdom pay a huge price, let alone just a group of cavalry fighting Grass Valley?

Although the Liao people were rampant in the three states and the troops of various units crossed the Xu River a lot, the Liao army had just tried a little, and gave up the attack and chose to flow through the shallows upstream or downstream.

Therefore, Han Zhong could sleep peacefully on the banks of the Xu River. He wanted to catch a few Liao cavalry to earn more credit, but he would never turn fishing into a meat delivery to his door. He could go on dangerous places during the day, but he would definitely find a safe place to sleep at night. If there was a Liao army that thought this stone bridge fort was a little easier to attack than the station camp in Baozhou, Han Zhong was also looking forward to their visit, but unfortunately no one came at all.

Han Zhong walked down the stairs, Chen Liu and Cen San were waiting in the small hall below.

"Erlang." The two stood up together.

Han Zhong's gloomy face suddenly changed, and he smiled enthusiastically, "When will you come back from third brother?"

"It's been more than an hour." Cen San went out to investigate the enemy situation, took three horses, ran back and forth for more than a hundred miles overnight, and fought with the Liao people's whistle twice. In addition, the daytime part was equivalent to running around the road for a day and a night. The blue and black under the circles of his eyes were very conspicuous, and his feet were trembling when he stood up.

When Han Zhong saw him, he asked with concern, "Duolao's third brother, have you ever had a rest?"

Cen San thanked Han Zhong for his concern and said, "I fell asleep when I came back and just got up."

"Go and rest for a while." Han Zhong said, and asked again, "Have the third brother discovered the traces of the Beilu last night?"

Chen Liudao: "If you discover the enemy situation, you will definitely wake up Erlang."

Cen San shook his head, "On the south bank of Xu River, the villain found no trace of the Beilu. Later, the villain searched by the Xu River and found several villagers, all of whom said they saw the Beilu and went across Hebei. The villain specifically asked about the time and flag, and it should be three different Beilu."

Han Zhong looked at Chen Liu: "There are only three Beilu cavalry that have appeared near Baozhou City in the past two days, right?"

"One branch was led by the Tuanlian Envoy of the Northern Lu Anzhou, and has been close to the city. The other branch is the Diela team in the south of the Northern Lu. It was the latest to cross the river, which appeared yesterday. It is still unknown who is still the one who plundered the most villages. There are only three Beilu who have been active on the south bank of the Xu River in the past two days. It turns out that there is one, but the fifth general chased Xu River and suffered both losses."

Han Zhong pondered. If Cen San's investigation was correct, then the Liao people would have obviously begun to shrink.

Although the water of Xu River is shallow, it is still very dangerous when crossing the river - the danger comes from the enemy.

The entire Dingzhou Road was facing the enemy, including Dingzhou, Bao, Guangxin and Ansu. However, the Taihang Mountains in the northern border of Dingzhou were only set up several military shops at the mountain pass, and no one was building a city wall. If the Liao army wanted to attack Dingzhou, it had to come from Baozhou to the northeast.

The three armies of Baozhou, Guangxin and Ansu are said to be the center of defense of Dingzhou Road. In fact, they are just a piece of land the size of a palm, only a radius of a hundred miles. One or two thousand soldiers are cramped when they move around, let alone more than one hundred thousand soldiers and horses in total?

Now 80% of the troops on Dingzhou Road are concentrated in Baozhou, and the main forces of Guangxin, Ansu and Liao troops north of them gather at Tianmenzhai City. The distance between the main forces of the Song and Liao armies is only less than fifty miles.

This is the journey that the army can reach in half a day of march, and it is also the journey of two hours for the train.

As long as both sides are willing to fight to the decisive battle, they can choose one of the more than 40 miles as the battle location at any time.

Wang Hou did not want to advance to Ansu City for the time being, because the distance between the two armies was shortened to less than fifteen miles at that time, and the front-line positions would be close to within the range of artillery. Once they arrived successfully, it would be equivalent to pulling the tail of the Liao army in their hands, making it difficult to escape easily - retreating ahead of the enemy has always been one of the most difficult military issues. In the end, the Liao army was even at risk of being surrounded by the Song army in Hebei.

Therefore, once Wang Hou led his army to dispatch, the Liao army would most likely immediately march southward, trying to block the main marching force of the official army halfway.

On one side, the infantry is the main force, and on the other side, there are mostly cavalry. Regardless of the battle, the Liao army has the advantage in speed. Even if the official army is assisted by railways, it is not as good as the Liao army.

If the Liao army is waiting for battle halfway through the march, tens of thousands of troops will be in an extremely dangerous situation.

Therefore, Wang Hou was waiting, waiting for Tianmen Village to continue to consume the combat power of the Liao people, waiting for Zhendingfu Road and Gaoyangguan Road to resolve the Liao soldiers traversing in the territory as soon as possible, and coming from the flanks, they were also waiting for reinforcements from the rear. Once the Hebei army gathered, it would be the end of the Liao army.

Therefore, it is difficult for Han Zhong to understand why Yelu Yixin had to forcibly attack Tianmen Village instead of choosing to use the power of the cavalry to try to defeat each one.
Chapter completed!