The water of the Hutuo River slapped on the rocks, and the white waves splashed and shone crystal in the sun. The Khitan cavalry ran on the flat road, in a corridor-like area, and the east-west extension was like a smooth road.

However, the north and south sides are overlapping, and the shadows of the mountains are overwhelming. The sound of horse hooves echoes between the mountains and rivers.

Yang Gun knew more about Hedong than other Khitan generals. He said to Xiao Duli: "To go east, this road is to take Hebei; however, after passing Pingxingling (near Pingxingguan Victory), it is to Zhebei in Lingqiu. As long as you reach Weizhou, there is no danger to reach Yunzhou."

Xiao Duli believed it, and he had no choice.

The troops rode horses for nearly two hours, and the flat road gradually fluctuated and rugged. Suddenly, they found Xu Jun ahead!

Xiao Duli slapped the horse to the most vanguard, and saw a group of soldiers and horses in the middle of the road waiting. He suddenly said, "At this time, Gao Yanqi's men appeared in Wuzhou (Zhangjiakou)?"

The general cursed: "We were plotted from the beginning! The entire northern army of Xu State is here!"

"No..." Xiao Duli looked closely and noticed the Chinese characters on the Xu army's flag, including Xu, Pingzhou army, Lin and other characters on various banners. He slapped his forehead and said that the general Lin from Pingzhou must be Lin Renzhao. This person is quite famous and is a subordinate of Liu Renzhan.

Xiao Duli stared and said, "If the people here are Liu Renzhan's people, where is Gao Yanjun?!"

No one expected that the troops of the Pingzhou Army in Hebei would appear in Hedong, but Gao Yanqi was already under Xiao Duli's expectations... I had long known that Gao Yanqi's troops had left Wuzhou and moved westward; at first, the generals of the Liao army believed that Gao Yanqi was going to Yang Ye. Now they were obviously plotted by the conspiracy of the people of Xu, so Gao Yanqi would definitely participate in the encirclement!

Gao Yanqi may deploy a second encirclement front in the northern part of Yanmen Mountain!

Xiao Duli sighed suddenly, and suddenly felt that this time it was probably difficult to fly. I wonder how many encirclements Xu Junmen had.

He looked at the surrounding mountains. Only this road was known to be able to walk through. No one dared to lead a large army to advance lightly in the mountainous areas in other directions. It was likely to be congested and end up dead!

The sun shone brightly on his head, but Xiao Duli felt cold in his hands and feet. The vast rivers and mountains with complex terrain in Xu were no longer a sheep pen hunting ground in his heart, but it was like a quagmire for people, and there were dangers everywhere!

He was desperate, but the enemy would never let go because of his despair! Xiao Duli quickly judged the situation and decided to fight Lin Renzhao... Lin Renzhao's subordinates were surrendered troops in the Southern Tang Kingdom, and their combat power was definitely not as good as the Xu Imperial Army in the West; if the Southern Tang Army had strong combat power, such a large territory would not have been destroyed in a few months! Xiao Duli believed that Jiangnan troops and land battles were even worse than Yang Ye's Hedong Army.

"Attack immediately!" Xiao Duli said coldly, "Or would you sit here and wait for death and surrender?"

The Liao army quickly mobilized its troops and attacked Lin Renzhao's troops at Gukou.

The cavalry's horse hooves roared, and the sky was filled with loess! In the smoke, the firelight shone like stars, firearms flickered, arrows flew everywhere, screams and screams resounded through the mountains and rivers.

"Da! Da!" The heavy iron hooves collapsed on the ground. Every time the hooves trampled on, sand would splash. A huge black shadow came out of the dust fog. The "bang" sound made the misty air tremble. A long spear fell not far away, and a soldier covered his eyes with his hands, "Ahh..." screamed.

The soldiers behind Xu Jun staggered and walked two steps, with both hands to support the long gun, and his whole body was trembling obviously! The long gun was trembling. In an instant, the Liao cavalry neighed and jumped up, and the horse roared with a sword head-on. With a "click", the raised iron sword swung up blood. The cavalry immediately rushed over the gun formation in front and squeezed in, and the roar and "ding ding clatter" sounded randomly.

Xiao Duli and others had climbed up a nearby hillside and looked up. They were covered with weeds and loess. The wind blew the dust and drifted around, just like the smoke from the weeds lit up. Countless cavalry rushed to the mountain pass, and the formation in front of Xu Jun had collapsed. The infantry holding stick-like muskets were running desperately, and the cavalry's iron swords danced around.

Other square formations were also retreating to the slopes on both sides in groups... It was very similar to a trick of seducing the enemy by betraying defeat, because there were many soldiers and horses on both sides with the naked eye. Entering from the valley road, the winding road gradually narrowed!

But Xiao Duli had no time to play tricks with Lin Renzhao, so he decided to use his strength to break it. He immediately ordered: "Beat the drum, break through the block!"

The drums rumbling, and the Liao cavalry vanguard shouted and rushed into the valley along the road. On the hillsides on both sides, the horse-resisting sleds and cherry guns were like a barrier. Several rows of garrison weapons stood behind the barriers, and "crackling" at the running cavalry on the road.

The Liao cavalry also ran forward bravely while riding sideways. On the hillside, people continued to fall down the cavalry and Xu infantry. On both sides of the road, smoke filled the sky and shouted.

Soon, the cavalry reached a curve and the road was narrower. The Liao army's rushing speed was forced to slow down. This turning point became a nightmare!

The firearm flashed, not only from both sides, but also from the front of the bent side, and attacked on three sides; the road was narrow, and the firearm was approaching... Every time the fire flashed, the Liao army on the road seemed to have encountered lead balls washed like raindrops!

Some war horses knelt down on their front hooves, neighed and fell to the ground, while others fell to the side, and both the people and horses were killed and injured. The people and horses rushed towards them continued to become sparse, and the last horse was covered with blood, and they fell to the ground with a "bang".

"Wow, ah..." The screams and horse hooves did not stop at all, and a group of cavalry rushed over again behind him.

"Bang bang bang..." It seemed that there were loud noises on all sides. After the soldiers were released, they immediately left the fence. The soldiers behind quickly placed the long firearm they were carrying flat on the road.

The land was no longer visible on the ground, the valley was covered with corpses of people and horses, and the mud and sand were stained with blood.

...The Liao general Xiao Duli on the hillside behind saw that the valley was covered with dust, bursting in pieces, and the sound of horse hooves was shocked. I could not see clearly what was happening inside. However, I saw cavalry rushing in at the entrance of the valley, but the yellow dust never stretched like the depths of the valley... What happened to the stuffed people? Xiao Duli could imagine.

Such a war continued, and his eyes were wet. All the people around him were silent.

The Xi Bing and the Jurchen soldiers had already come down from their horses and were attacking Xu Jun on the hillside along both sides of the valley. The mountains were filled with people and smoke everywhere. People did not seem to be fighting bravely, but they seemed to be struggling in pain in the wilderness.

At this time, a Khitan man drove his horse to climb the slope with a large flag and shouted: "Master General, Xu Jun pursuers are fighting with our rear army on the north bank of the (Hutuo River) River! Look at the armor of Dong Zunhui's horse soldiers."

Xiao Duli stood there in a daze.

"Master General..." The general who reported the report shouted again.

Xiao Duli finally spoke: "I ordered the generals, our Great Liao army has entered the siege and death! Khitan warriors, Ning will die in battle!"

The Liao army and Dong Zunhui's troops fought in the west, and the sound of killing seemed to be heard throughout the corridor.

A cavalry on the southern bank of the Hutuo River flew north from the shallows, trying to detour Dong Zunhui on the back of the north bank to reinforce the Liao army on the north bank. Unexpectedly, they met the cavalry vanguard of Yang Yemen!

Dong Zunhui and Yang Ye met, echoing north and south, and their troops increased greatly. There were endless battles on both sides of the Hutuo River. On the surface of the river, there were corpses rushing from water, as well as horse corpses and flags, which were in a mess.

In the afternoon, Dong Zunhui's army gathered in cavalry and infantry, and the heavy infantry advanced slowly in a phalanx, and the cavalry on both sides rushed. Yang Ye's army also formed a dense phalanx of infantry.

The fight lasts from noon to evening!

The two armies squeezed eastward, and there were no less than 100,000 people from all over the two sides! They were all crowded in this area, and the corridor between Taihang and Yanmen Mountain seemed to be filled with people!

Taking advantage of the dimming light, many Liao army soldiers began to escape to the valley path between Yanmen Mountain and Taihang Mountain, and the battle situation was out of control.

The Liao army's men in charge of the battle shot with bows and arrows, and killed the fleeing horses. Someone shouted in Khitan language: "If you go into the mountains, you will get lost. Even if you can cross Yanmen Mountain, there will be Gao Yanjun's troops!" "Scattered soldiers will die as sad as dogs..." "The Great Khitan warriors fight Xu Jun to the death..."

Deputy General Yelu Huer led his troops to detour from the front, and Yang Gun and others called him to stop.

Yelu Hu'er looked flustered and had no blood on her face. Seeing Yang Gun wearing bloody armor, she asked, "Why are Brother Yang not in the central army? Why are he born like this?"

Yang Gun said: "It's not my blood, the armor that took off from the dead." He paused and sighed, "It's not a big deal!"

Yelu Hu'er was sad.

Yang Gun stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Someone must go north to find out the situation behind Mingshan, and report the dangers of this place to Mr. Xiao."

After hearing this, Yelu Hu'er was stunned and said, "Brother Yang can find the way?"

Yang Gun pointed to the north and said, "That valley is called Xigou. After crossing Xigou, there is a rugged road heading north. It is difficult for the army to pass, but if there are only a dozen cavalry, it will not be congested..."

After hearing this, Yelu Hu'er turned to look at the flag on the hillside. Yang Gun whispered: "The crowded people and horses cannot get through, let alone if the commander escapes, the army will be stopped. The general should make a decision immediately!"

At this time, the Xu army's cavalry had launched an attack from the north side, and the melee in front gradually approached the valley entrance called Xigou. Yelu Hu'er hurriedly said: "General Yang remembers his brother at this moment of life and death, and he will not forget him."

Yang Gun said: "The King of North Court (Yelu Xizhen) treats Yang very well..."

Without further ado, Yelu Huer immediately ran north with his personal cavalry and Yang Gun and others. Fan Zhongyi was also in the team, and at this time he was already ashamed and could not say anything.

Yang Gun ran into the valley with everyone. When he was at the entrance of the valley, he couldn't help but look back. There were people running around behind him, and the whole corridor seemed to be filled with porridge.

At this moment, his heart was like a knife twisting, and he turned his head and rushed into the valley. The huge noise behind him was still in his ears, and a Chinese voice seemed to be heard from the air: General Yang, if you want to make a general plan for the country, how can you not shed some blood?
Chapter completed!