Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

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After hearing this, Xiao Qian exchanged meaningful glances with Yelu Dashi, and ordered his subordinates to escort the two Song army captives into the Chinese army tent.

Not long after, the two generals Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo were escorted by the Liao army to Xiao Qian, the commander of the Liao army, and expressed their sincerity to Xiao Qian.

Xiao Qian asked the two of them why they changed their minds at this moment when they were unyielding when they were captured in Yanjing City.

The two generals Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo replied that since they were captured, they were brought to the front of the two armies to show the public every day, and their reputations in the Song army have been discredited.

Even if King Xiao released them magnanimously, they would only die once they returned to Song Dynasty, and they would have no place to stand.

Therefore, the two of them are willing to take refuge in the Liao Kingdom and serve King Xiao.

Chapter 827 Undoubtedly

Xiao Qian looked at the two generals Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo, and asked calmly, what would be the benefit of the Liao Kingdom taking them in?

The two generals Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo recommended themselves and said that as long as King Xiao let them go to the front of the two armies, they were willing to call out to the Song army and mobilize their good Song army generals to surrender to the Liao army.

Even if the persuasion fails, it can somewhat create suspicion and conflicts among the soldiers of the Song Army, and make the Song Army internally chaotic without fighting.

After hearing this, Xiao Qian expressed his willingness to accept the surrender of the two generals.However, before proving the loyalty of the two generals, the Liao army had to defend.When the two generals went to the Song army camp to persuade them to surrender, they still had to tie their hands to avoid accidents.

The two generals Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo heard this, and immediately expressed their willingness to serve King Xiao with practical actions to prove their sincerity.

After Xiao Qian heard this, he ordered Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo to be taken out and arranged to rest in a camp alone.

After sending away the two surrendered generals of the Song army, Yelu Dashi came out from behind the curtain and asked Xiao Qian, "King Xiao, these two must have surrendered falsely. Do you think Liu Yanqing will be fooled?"

Xiao Qian smiled confidently: "I only hope that these two Song generals have the courage to escape. I heard that they fought bravely before they were captured, so I guess they must have the courage.

As for Liu Yanqing, who has an army of 20, but dares not fight our army, I think he is timid.

This king's strategy is false and there is truth in it, Liu Yanqing will definitely fall for it! "

Yelu Dashi clapped his palms and smiled, "Okay! I'll act according to plan, and then teach that traitorous southerner a painful lesson!"

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Half an hour later, a group of Liao troops came to the tent of Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo and took them out.

Today, it's time to go outside the Song Army's camp to insult the turtle-like Song Army again as a matter of routine.

The generals of the Liao army who led the team already knew that Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo had defected to the Song Dynasty and voted for Liao, and they wanted to take the initiative to serve the Liao army, so they treated them very kindly.

Although King Xiao told him to tie up Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo, the Liao Army only tied their wrists together hastily, instead of tying their hands behind their backs like in the past.

The two generals Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo mounted their horses calmly and followed the Liao army out of the barracks.

All the Liao army rode horses, and after a while they came to the Song army's camp, lined up outside the range of the bow and arrow, and shouted at the Song army at the top of their voices.

Soon, many soldiers in the Song Army's camp were attracted by the shouts and curses of the Liao Army to the gate of the camp, and stood behind the fence looking at the Liao Army with ashen faces.

Most of these Song soldiers are also rough men from the northwest. How do they know how to be gentle, courteous and frugal, and not to retaliate when they are scolded?They also tore their throats and scolded the Liao army.

If Commander Liu Yanqing didn't allow him to fight, these Western Army soldiers would have been overwhelmed by the disturbance and rushed out of the camp.

It's just that although the Song Army was also scolding the Liao Army, after all, it was blocked by the Liao Army in the barracks as a tortoise, and eventually lost to the Liao Army in terms of momentum.

The two generals Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo carefully observed Song Jun in the gate of Song Jun's camp and found several familiar figures.So, the two of them asked for orders from the Liao army, and they wanted to call the generals of the Song army to vote.

After hearing this, the general of the Liao army ordered the Liao army to stop insulting, and asked Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo to speak to the Song army camp.

The two generals Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo rode out of the formation of the Liao army on horseback, so that the Song army could see clearly.

Zhao Ming shouted loudly to the Song Army camp: "Brothers of the Western Army, I am Zhao Ming! Brothers, please be quiet for a moment and listen to me. Is there Brother Yijing in the camp ahead? Brother Yijing, can you See you in the camp, I have something to tell you."

Today, the general guarding the gate of the Daying Gate of the Song Army is Yi Jing, the general of Liu Guangshi's army.Although Yang Keshi was at odds with Liu Yanqing, Liu Guangshi and his son, generals Zhao Ming, Yi Jing and others in the army were like-minded and considered friends.

Seeing that the situation of the Liao army is different today, Yi Jing saw that Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo, who were tightly bound and gagged, seemed to have regained some freedom, so he couldn't help being suspicious, and ordered the soldiers of the Song army to shut up and be quiet. Listen carefully to what Zhao Ming has to say.

Unexpectedly, in front of the soldiers of the two armies, Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo said that they had abandoned the dark for the bright and surrendered to Daliao.

Especially that Zhao Ming, who blatantly persuaded Yi Jing and other generals to follow his lead in rebelling against the Song Dynasty and defecting to the Liao Dynasty, saying that the Liao Dynasty would give the generals inexhaustible glory and wealth.

Yi Jing has a violent temper. When he saw Zhao Ming defecting to the enemy, he brazenly tried to persuade him to surrender. He was so angry that he opened the gate of the camp recklessly, and led his troops to kill Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo.

Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo were not surprised but happy, they were waiting for this moment.

When Yi Jing led the Song army out of the camp, Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo suddenly rode their horses and ran towards the Song army, shouting loudly: "General Yi Jing, save me! I have important information!"

The Liao army seemed to be caught off guard, and failed to hold Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo's horses, allowing them to charge a dozen steps in one breath.

Seeing that the two were about to flee, the Liao army waved their knives and guns and chased after them.

Yi Jing heard the call of Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo, and immediately understood, he turned his anger into joy, and led his troops to rescue desperately.

Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo were superb riders. Their two wrists tied together did not affect their riding, so they galloped wildly, making it impossible for the Liao army behind them to catch up.

Seeing that the two armies were getting closer, Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo were about to flee into the ranks of the Song army. Several Liao soldiers who were chasing behind them hung up their swords and guns, bowed their bows and set up arrows to shoot at them.

Just when Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo fled to Yijingma, the arrows of the Liao army also shot.Although a few arrows missed or accidentally injured the Song army on the opposite side, one arrow still hit Huang Dingguo's back.

Yi Jing hurriedly commanded his soldiers to hold up their shields and snatch Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo back into the camp.

The Liao Army and the Song Army fought in front of the camp, but they no longer wanted to fight, and chose to retreat angrily.

Although Huang Dingguo was hit by an arrow in the back, he did not hurt his vitals.After he and Zhao Ming were rescued and returned to the Song Army's camp, they didn't care about healing, and immediately asked Yi Jing to take him to the Chinese Army's tent to meet the commander Liu Yanqing, and fled back with the information he heard last night, as well as the two of them pretending to surrender. Liu Yanqing was informed of the process of reporting the letter.

Liu Yanqing had no confidence in defeating the Liao army, but when he heard that the Liao army had increased its troops, he couldn't help but turn pale with shock, and hurriedly asked Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo what was going on in the Liao army camp.

Generals Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo replied: "Yesterday, there was a lot of noise in the Liao army's camp. It seems that many new soldiers and horses have been added. When we left the Liao army's barracks today, we saw that the Liao army was actively preparing weapons and torches. The Chinese army is also mobilizing frequently, apparently to sneak attack our army at night."

After hearing this, Liu Yanqing felt that although there were doubts, [-]% of his heart believed the information brought back by the two desperately.

At this time, someone outside the camp suddenly reported that the grain delivery troops from Zhuozhou in the rear were ambushed and attacked by the Liao army in Liulihe, and [-] grain guards were wiped out.

The general Wang Yuan who escorted the food and grass failed to break through and was captured alive by the Liao army, and all the food and grass fell into the hands of the Liao army.

Liu Yanqing was shocked to hear the bad news, and he was absolutely sure of the information brought back by Zhao Ming and Huang Dingguo.

Chapter 828 Liu Yanqing's Defeat

Outside the camp of the Liao army on the south bank of the Lugou River, a Liao army escorted a lot of food and grass and returned with a full load.In the team, there are dozens of prisoners of the Song army.

This Liao army was exactly the strange soldiers Xiao Qian sent to cut off the Song army's food and grass.

General Wang Yuan of the Song Army led an army to escort grain and grass to the Liuli River between Zhuozhou and Liangxiang County, and was attacked by this Liao army cavalry.

Wang Yuan was good at riding and shooting. He made many military exploits in the northwest border, and was awarded the post of commander-in-chief of Huangzhou Fanbing.Therefore, most of Wang Yuan's subordinates are ethnic minority soldiers recruited from the Northwest, and they are also considered brave and good at fighting in the Western Army.