Jizhou was originally a majestic pass, with an official road extending northward and directly entering Zhongjing Road. The Khitans have been operating here for a hundred years and have always regarded it as the boundary ridge between Nanjing Road and Zhongjing Road. The king of the Southern Court of the Liao Kingdom also set up heavy troops here, and migrated more than 100,000 Khitans to live here.

When the Jin people went south, they suffered the most fierce resistance here. The Liao army had a lot of families here. In addition, the city walls were towering and the food was sufficient. It took more than a month to hold on to the city before it was broken. Some of the Liao army also took the opportunity to break through and scattered all over the place.

Even such an important town in the north was ruined at this time, and even the official road was full of weeds because of the deserted and deserted people. A vast Jurchen iron cavalry set up camp fifty miles away from Jizhou City that evening. It only took three hours to rest. Before dawn, the cavalrymen got up early and prepared to continue their journey.

Before the dawn was revealed, thick fog was pouring in the surrounding mountains, smoke came out, and birds were startled. At the coldest time of the day, a Jurchen light cavalry had already rode on a fast horse and ran out of the camp. In the tent of the camp, Wanyan Zonghan, who was covered in cowhide and dressed in cowhide armor, was walking in the tent with a sad face.

Wanyan Agu gave him only ten days. Within ten days, he must arrive at Dading Prefecture. Wanyan Zonghan went north all the way, and he could only rest for three hours a day and night. However, Wanyan Zonghan soon discovered that the fact was not so simple.

Especially after entering Jizhou, the problem became more and more obvious. The Jizhou area had reached the Dividing Ridge of Youyun, surrounded by mountains, and was very steep. It was also because of this that when the Jin army headed south, a large number of Liao army scattered soldiers and refugees and bandits all mixed into the mountains to avoid the iron hoof of the Jurchens.

Now Wanyan Zonghan is heading north for 50,000 cavalry, and Wanyan Zonghan naturally doesn't take these small thieves seriously. They don't dare to stop the car in front of him. Just thinking about it, the problem still arises. As soon as they enter Jizhou, many abnormal phenomena begin to occur one after another. First, the ranger scouts sent out often cannot return on time, and then they can see the bodies of these people. Then when they are camping, there are suddenly loud drums outside, as if thousands of troops are attacking the camp. When the Jin army wakes up in chaos, they realize that it is a false alarm, and the food trucks of the rear team are also attacked.

Wanyan Zonghan fought with Wanyan Aguda at the age of nineteen. It can be said that he has experienced many battles. Although he is reckless, he also noticed something strange. Some people are planning to stop the Jin army from heading north. Moreover, the bandits in the nearby Liao army are likely to have colluded with each other. Their purpose is obviously not just to simply revenge, but to have some purpose.

If it is as Wanyan Zonghan expected, then the problem will become really serious. If dozens of military and horses can be united, unified, and act according to the plan, the only possibility is that there is a person whose reputation and status are enough to convince the Liao army's scattered soldiers and bandits. This person is... Shen Ao.

Shen Ao's reputation is well known to everyone in the world. Whether it is Han, Liao, Xixia, Tubo, or Jin people, he admits that this person is very terrible. At least if anyone in this world has defeated the Jin army, there is only Shen Ao. So as long as Shen Ao raises his arms and calls out, the Khitans and Han people who have no backbone will immediately follow him.

But...is it really him?

Wanyan Zonghan felt more and more difficult. If it were him, it would at least prove that Wanyan Aguda's concern was not redundant. Chen Ao's purpose was not Yingzhou, but Jinzhou and Dading Prefecture. He wanted to cut off the connection between Nanjing Road and outside the pass in one fell swoop. Only in this way could the Song army integrate various forces in Jizhou and try to prevent any Jin army from going north to rescue. Otherwise, simple harassment would not harm the Jin army at all. Those refugees and scattered soldiers who had already been scared by the Jurchen cavalry would not dare to be so unscrupulous.

The more Wanyan Zonghan thought about it, the more worried he was. His other concern was that it would be too incredible if Chen Ao really integrated these scattered soldiers and refugees. Why did Chen Ao do this? It should be noted that no matter how fast Chen Ao's speed was, it was at most just in Jinzhou. Did he send an envoy to contact him a few months ago? Or, in this Liao Dynasty, Chen Ao's hands had already run for him secretly. When the time came, he immediately walked from behind the scenes to the front of the stage?

"Can't delay any more!" Wanyan Zonghan noticed the danger keenly like Hai Dongqing. If he was attacked like this, the speed of the Iron Cavalry would slow down. As he thought, the Song army had landed in Jinzhou, so Chen Ao and himself were racing in time. Whoever arrived at Dading Mansion first took the initiative in the battle.

Wanyan Zonghan couldn't help but shuddered, suddenly raised his eyes, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, and shouted to the slave outside the account: "Come."

"The slave is here." A centurion entered the tent of the commander and saluted Wanyan Zonghan.

Wanyan Zonghan's eyes flashed with a strange temperament, and his tiger's eyes became cunning. He said lightly: "You, with your subordinates, traveling day and night to Dading Prefecture, tell the Sixth Prince to strengthen the access control and be careful in everything. The Song army is very likely to raid Dading Prefecture!"

Originally, Wanyan Zonghan thought that the cavalry was fast enough, and the Song army was a navy, so he might not be able to attack quickly, so no one sent a cavalry team to inform him first. Besides, whether the Song army landed in Jinzhou was still unknown, so he sent someone to inform him. If the Song army did not come, wouldn’t it be a joke? But now, Wanyan Zonghan could no longer take care of it. He continued viciously: "If you meet Liao Gou on the way, don’t pay attention to it. You must break through, do you know? Abutu!"

Centurion Abutu responded to his order, bowed to Wanyan Zonghan, and then left.

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Abutu led a cavalry of 300 people to head to the north. It was quite smooth to go out for more than ten miles, but the more you walked forward, the more you noticed something strange. Abutu had set up a trip rope along the way, and sometimes shot cold arrows in the forest along the way, which was hard to move forward. Fortunately, Abutu was honest. Once he encountered an enemy, he ignored everything and just broke out blindly, whipped his horse and headed north.

I don’t know how many dangers we encountered along the way, but fortunately, the tribes fought to protect them. The group only carried dry food for seven days, each with two strong horses, and finally arrived at Dading Mansion on the morning of the sixth day.

Dading Prefecture is one of the five capitals of the Liao Kingdom. Although it was not the capital of the Liao Kingdom and was only used as a sub-capital capital, it was built in the middle of the Great Liao Dynasty and had a strong national strength. Therefore, the scale of Dading Prefecture was more majestic than that of the Shangjing Linhuang Prefecture. When the Liao Kingdom was prosperous for a while, the king of the Liao Kingdom had to move here every three or two years to receive envoys from all sides.

Even Wanyan Aguda praised this accompaniment very much. Even after the Jurchens broke the city, Wanyan Aguda personally ordered not to be destroyed. This is why Dading Mansion miraculously remained intact throughout Youyun.

The Dading Mansion is extremely large in scale, with nine city gates, each of which is several miles apart. In addition, there is a turbulent moat outside. On the walls of the city wall, there are buildings, urns, and Tibetan soldiers. It is as solid as a god. Even the Jurchens couldn't help but be amazed when they saw it.

The order of the entire Dading Mansion was very smooth. Seeing the city gate open, although there were few people entering and leaving the city gate and almost no one could be seen, Abutu still breathed a sigh of relief. In this way, he was able to fulfill his mission and finally arrived in time. As long as he could have early warning, with the strength of the Dading Mansion, the Song army would have 100,000 to 300,000, and there was no need to worry for the moment.

He looked around and looked at the subordinates behind him. There were more than 300 people when they came, but at this time, there were only a hundred left, and the damage was severe. Abutu smiled bitterly, couldn't help but cheer up again, and finally accelerated his horse and rode his horse towards the south gate.

On the side of the city gate, there was already a team of soldiers guarding the city gate. There were also many soldiers standing scattered on the bridgehead of the city bridge. When Abutu approached the horse, he shouted in Jurchen language. These soldiers and Abutu had no communication with Abutu's words, but when he saw that the other party was speaking Jurchen language, he did not dare to neglect it. He immediately a leader of the soldiers came over to bow and sent someone to the city to inform him.

In a moment, a man with a Jurchen braid came out and ran into a horse and answered Abutu.

"Who are you? Which master's general order is here to urge food and grass? The Sixth Prince has an order, and the food and food are still being raised, but I'm afraid it will take a few more days."

This man spoke very smoothly in Jurchen language, and even had a bit of arrogance in his words. When people saw it, they looked like the confidant of the Sixth Prince and the confidant who was in charge of affairs on behalf of the Sixth Prince.

Abutu frowned and cursed in his heart, but did not dare to cause trouble. He said, "I am ordered by General Zonghan. If there is an urgent military situation to see His Highness the Sixth Prince, go and report it quickly. It has delayed General Zonghan's major affairs. Be careful to cut your head and feed the wolf."

The Jurchens who were riding horses on the bridge to defend the city were nervous after hearing Abutu's words. Yelu Zonghan's status among the Jurchens was not low, so of course he could not neglect them. He immediately said, "Follow me," and then he pulled his horse first to gallop towards the city.

Abutu immediately let out his horse and chased him. After passing the city bridge and entering the city gate, the prosperity of Dading Mansion came into view. Unfortunately, although the roofs of this building were lined up one after another, there was no end at all, and there was no one on the street. There were only a few Jin soldiers or military uniforms walking back and forth. Abutu had long been used to all this. Wherever the Jurchens passed, they killed countless times. The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun were even more afraid of being killed. Who would dare to go to the streets easily? Even the shops along the street were closed and they did not dare to act rashly.

I rode my horse around a few street corners, and there was a towering palace in front of me. This was once the headquarters of the Emperor of Liao. Now, things have changed, so I have changed my mind. A group of Jurchen warriors stood on the periphery. This place naturally became a place for the sixth prince of the Great Jin Dynasty to rest.

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Chapter completed!