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  At the sound of the bowstring, the crowd almost didn't even want to look, and had already determined that this arrow would definitely hit the pole head. But someone let out a surprised "hmm?" The rest of the people turned their heads over, also making sounds of surprise, only to see that the flagpole was empty, not to mention the top, but there wasn't even a shadow of an arrow anywhere on it. Could it be that Zhang Mangdang, who had boasted so loudly, was actually so incompetent?

  Zhang Mangdang couldn't believe his eyes, rubbed them again, and looked at Xiao Wu in even greater disbelief. He raised his hand and shot another arrow. Just then, a loud "thwack" was heard, and the soldiers finally saw clearly that Zhang Mangdang's arrow had been knocked off in mid-air by another arrow. The one who had shot the arrow was none other than Xiao Wu.

  Wang Gui, Xu Qing and Zhang Xian were overjoyed, shouting in unison, only then did they understand Xiao Wu's intention, it was truly unexpected.

  Zhang Mang's face turned beet red, gritted his teeth, and suddenly shot out the rare "Twelve Linked Pearls", actually only ten arrows, because each person only had one quiver of arrows, just shooting out two more.

  Xiao Wu's spirit was calm and his mind was at ease, and with the same "Twelve Linked Pearls", he launched a second attack that arrived simultaneously, knocking down all ten of Zhang Mang's arrows. If it wasn't surprising enough to intercept a single arrow earlier, this move was truly astonishing and shocking.

  The crowd was all agape, even forgetting to cheer, and no one had expected that their team leader was a hidden sharpshooter. Wang Gui, Xu Qing, and Zhang Xian were the most surprised of all. Only Zhang Mang's face was filled with shame as he quietly retreated.

  "What a great archery skill!" Just then, a shout came from the edge of the crowd. It turned out that the Western soldiers were also startled and walked out a burly soldier. He was in his thirties, with piercing eyes and an air of grandeur. A scar above his forehead was particularly eye-catching.

  Among the troops of Xiao Wu, there were several people who recognized him and whispered to each other: "Isn't this Han Wu, who captured Fang Yan by force? He is known as a hero among ten thousand enemies. If it weren't for Xin Xingzong stealing his credit back then, he would have become a jiedushi long ago!"

  As they spoke, Gun Han had already arrived in front of Xiao Wu, and with a praising tone, patted his shoulder, speaking in a Kansai accent: "According to 'Zi Yue', this young master is indeed intimidating! How should I address you?"

  Xiao Wu had also heard of the great name of Han Wu, this unjustly treated hero of the common people, who was most revered by the ordinary folk. He couldn't help but feel a sense of surprise and awe: "Brother Han Wu, you can just call me Yue Wu."

  Han Wu laughed loudly and said: "I am Han Wu, you are Yue Wu, it's a coincidence. Tonight I'll invite you to drink."

  Xiao Wu's face turned difficult: "Korean brother, little brother doesn't drink."

  Han Wu did not know Xiao Wu's difficulties, and he asked with a tongue-lashing: "Is there anyone in the world who doesn't drink? Are you intentionally trying to splash dirty water on our family's face?"

  Sha Lianwang Guishang stepped forward to mediate: "Hàn Wǔgē, Yuè Duìguān is really not a drinker!"

  Han Wu was a roughneck by origin, and he glared at Wang Gui with his eyes wide open: "Who are you? I'm looking for Yue Wu to talk, what's your bird business?"

  Hong Lian Xu Qing was also a difficult master to deal with, seeing someone being rude to his own brother, he jumped out and scolded: "You bird-like man and woman, if you don't drink my wine, what can you do? Do you want to kill people?"

  Han Wu didn't expect that his good intentions would lead to such a mess. He was so angry that he couldn't help but shout: "I won't kill you, but I'll beat you up!"

  Han Wu was originally known as "Wild Han Wu" in his hometown of Yan'an, and he had always been lawless. Although he had been a soldier for many years and had become a captain, he still hadn't changed his violent temper. As soon as he got angry, he would start punching, and with a fist the size of a vinegar jar, he punched Xu Qing in the face, causing blood to flow from his nose instantly.

  "Gentlemen use their mouths, not their fists!" Wang Gui saw his brother at a disadvantage and stepped forward to grab Han Wu's arms, but was pulled into a biased position.

  Bai Mian Zhang Xian reacted quickly, taking advantage of Han Wu's restricted arm movement to kick him. Xu Qing came back to his senses and slapped Han Wu several times. Xiao Wu tried to stop them but was unable to intervene in time and didn't know how to mediate the situation.

  Han Wu was trapped in the crowd, and Wang Gui's strength was not much better than his, so he couldn't counterattack for a while. He took several hits, wailing loudly, and shouted for his subordinates to come over and help him.

  The Western soldiers saw their leader being beaten, and with a shout, they rushed over. The "Dare to Fight" warriors who had been holding back their anger against the Imperial Guards and Western soldiers for a long time threw down their long spears and went forward to fight, hand-to-hand combat, fighting in a chaotic mess.

  Xiao Wu's eyes widened in shock, he had never expected things to turn out this way. But then he heard a sudden noise behind him and saw a Western soldier coming to pick a fight with him. With his unique bear-shaped scattered hand technique, he naturally counterattacked, flipping his palm and knocking the sneak attacker to the ground. Turning his head back, he secretly cursed "it's troublesome". It turned out that all the teams training on the school field had gathered around, rubbing their fists and preparing for a fight.

  As more Western soldiers and "dare-to-fight warriors" joined the fray, the situation became uncontrollable, a real melee, fighting until the sky grew dark and the sun and moon lost their light.

  Suddenly a loud gong sounded, and a team of fully armed imperial guards cavalry rushed out. The leading general, majestic and heroic, held his spear high and shouted: "Withdraw! Withdraw quickly!"

  All the soldiers stopped fighting and looked at each other, all with bruised noses and swollen eyes. They couldn't help but glance at each other and smile. What's more, this man actually used the method of sounding the golden drum to stop the internal fight in front of the two armies' formation, really a "genius". Who is this person? He is Liu Guangshi, the second son of General Liu Yanqing, also known as the Third General.

  As for Liu's father and son, they came from a family of generals, but their reputation was far inferior to that of the Xijun General's family, the Zhong brothers. They were not strict with themselves, and slack in commanding the army. Especially Liu Guangshi, who had a good appearance, was actually an incompetent person, relying on his father's support to climb to a high position.

  It was precisely because of such a commander that this military gang fight, which should have been severely punished, ended without any consequences. The lucky escapee Xiao Wu had no joy at all. If the army is governed like this, how can we control the enemy? That night, he gathered the soldiers together, first blaming himself, then blaming Wang Gui, Xu Qing and Zhang Xian, and finally warning everyone that this incident must not happen again! At this time, he had already made his subordinates surrender, and all the soldiers responded solemnly.

  On October 8, Tong Guan ordered the army to march out, and Liu Yanqing led the entire camp with an army of one million, claiming to have two million. They marched out of Xiongzhou in a grand manner, heading towards the Song-Liao border at Jumache River. This time, the Song army's military might was quite impressive, and they also brought along unprecedentedly large military equipment and supplies, boasting that "since ancient times, no expedition has been as mighty as this".

  The "Dare to Fight" army that Xiao Wu belonged to was incorporated into the rear army, responsible for guarding the baggage team. It is said that the "Dare to Fight" should have taken on the role of vanguard in charging and breaking through enemy lines, but Liu and his son thought that this attack on Liao would be a pushover, and wanted to take credit for it, so they arranged their own troops as the front army.

  Xiao Wu wore a thick iron armor, with a quiver of hard bow arrows on his back, one hand holding a six-edged shield and the other holding a long spear. A wooden knife hung from his waist, along with a dry ration bag and a water bag, adding tens of kilograms to his load. He walked in large strides at the end of the army column. He glanced at his own soldiers, each with tense expressions, advancing silently, probably all first-timers on the battlefield. In contrast, a passing team of imperial guard cavalrymen were relaxed, chatting and laughing as if they were on an outing, which was also somewhat too arrogant.

  After all, Xiao Wu had experience fighting against the government army many times and always looked down on the combat effectiveness of the Imperial Army. In peacetime, they were arrogant, but in wartime, they would collapse at the slightest touch. This was the true portrayal of the Song Dynasty's Imperial Army. As for the Western soldiers, it wasn't until they arrived at the large camp in Xiong State that Xiao Wu first saw them and felt that they were much better. Just that unyielding bloodlust alone made them stronger than the Imperial Army.

  But to tell the truth, it's not the soldiers who decide the outcome of a battle, but the generals! Xiao Wu didn't know much about General Liu Yanqing, the commander-in-chief, but at least he was also a famous general from the Western Army, and as the saying goes, "the son of a tiger is bound to be fierce", so he shouldn't be too bad.

  But Xiao Wu had doubts about his own judgment, he looked at the marching troops in front and back, although the banners were like clouds, the infantry and cavalry were connected, and the momentum was loud, but the discipline was disordered, the formation was loose and long, in this plain area, it was a big taboo that the head and tail could not respond to each other. It's still okay now in Song territory, if entering Liao territory, as long as the enemy army uses cavalry to cut off the waist, the consequences are unthinkable!

  Just as Xiao Wu was filled with doubts and worries, the Song army crossed the Jumara River and officially entered Liao territory. Xiao Wu led his troops in an orderly manner through the Baigou Bridge, seeing the familiar scenery on both banks of the boundary river, he felt a daze before his eyes, and the scene of crossing the bridge with Han Jiuer seemed to have happened just yesterday.

  Suddenly, a loud rumbling sound came from afar, and smoke rose as a cavalry burst out, with gleaming armor and neat formations, rapidly approaching this place. Xiaowu's heart skipped a beat, as more than half of the 100,000-strong Song army had already crossed the border river, presenting an excellent opportunity for the enemy to launch a surprise attack. He loudly shouted: "Respond to the enemy!"

  As he spoke, Xiao Wu took a step forward with his left arm extended horizontally and his right arm withdrawn, both hands gripping the long spear at an angle towards the sky. The shield on his left arm was positioned just below his eyes, and almost simultaneously, countless spears emerged from his sides, this movement having been practiced by each soldier countless times.

  Only the "enemy" orders of various team officers came one after another, and soon this army's "dare to fight" soldiers formed a long spear battle array based on the team as the base number, with the logistics team protected in the middle. Such an array, even if there are several times more enemy cavalry than mine, it is difficult to break through for the time being.

  The rear army was on high alert as if facing a great enemy, while the Forbidden Army and Western soldiers of the central and front armies showed little reaction, with an air of "the enemy is to be feared, but I am calm".

  Looking at the cavalry rushing straight to the central army, Xiao Wu's heart was tense, but he saw a flag officer holding up a command flag and riding over, shouting: "Disarm! Disarm! It's the troops under Guo Yao Shi..."

  It turned out that the surrendered general Guo Yao Shi, who was stationed in Zhuozhou, led his troops to arrive as a vanguard. A false alarm, Xiao Wu's whole body relaxed, and he ordered the soldiers to withdraw and put away their guns. Thinking of Guo Yao Shi, with whom he had fought before, he sighed that fate played tricks on people, and they were once enemies but now belonged to the same camp.

  After a brief delay, the march continued. Xiao Wu was unaware that this brief delay was because Guo Yashi, who had also noticed the weakness of the 100,000-strong army's marching formation, had advised the commander that if they encountered an ambush and were suddenly attacked, the front and rear would be unable to support each other.

  Liu Yanqing didn't listen to Jiang Zhi's words and ordered Guo Yao Shi to just do his job well and not say anything else. It seemed that Liu Yanqing had a plan to deal with the enemy, and after several days of marching, the Song army only encountered sporadic resistance. In front of the 100,000-strong army, they instantly scattered and collapsed. The Song army became even more arrogant, and even Xiao Wu felt that the Liao army might really be declining.

  However, the smoother the appearance, the greater the crisis hidden behind. On this day, the Song army marched to Liangxiang near Lugou River and was cooking at that time when suddenly drums sounded loudly and the Liao army's ambush troops who had been hiding and not attacking suddenly appeared with more than 10,000 soldiers and defeated the 100,000-strong Song army.

  If it weren't for the "Dare to Fight" troops of the rear army and the vanguard led by Guo Yao, the Song army would have probably staged another defeat. Liu Yanqing barely gathered his troops and ordered them to build a camp, facing off against the Liao army on both sides of the Lu River. This stubborn and self-willed Song general suddenly became fearful of the enemy, and in the face of the Liao army's challenge, he actually shut himself up in the camp and refused to come out.

  The rear army camp, the troops discussed and debated, perhaps this ambush battle defeated the pride of the Imperial Guard and the Western Army, but it also brought out the confidence of the "Dare to Fight" soldiers. It turned out that the Liao army was not invincible after all, they were also born of parents, with flesh and blood.

  As one of the two teams that did not lose formation in this battle, more than half of the soldiers of the "Dare to Fight" team were on the battlefield for the first time. It was said that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and after seeing blood, no one was nervous or afraid anymore. They successfully resisted several charges by the Khitan cavalry, winning precious breathing space for the nearly collapsing central army and front army, with great merit.

  The fifty soldiers in the Little Five Team killed dozens of Liao troops, without a single casualty on their own side. Now each and every one of them is filled with the desire to kill more enemies, but unexpectedly, the commander has hung up a flag of surrender, which is really depressing.

  At this time, Guo Wei, who was well aware of the Liao army's situation, presented a plan to the commander-in-chief again. He said that the main force of the Liao army was only 10,000 people, and now they had come out with all their might, so Yanjing must be empty. He volunteered to lead 5,000 soldiers to launch a surprise attack on Yanjing, and then have Liu Guangshi, one of the three marshals, as a backup. With one battle, the victory would be won. Liu Yanqing, who had already regretted not listening to Guo Wei's advice earlier, was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately adopted it.

  Kuo's pharmacist brought one thousand from the Changsheng Army, and also took a "dare to fight" army that performed well in the ambush war, plus General Gao Shi-xuan led a light cavalry of one thousand, totaling six thousand soldiers. They bridged their horses' noses, built a floating bridge overnight, crossed the turbulent Lugu River, bypassed the Liao army's main camp, and rushed straight to the Yanjing city.

  Guo's insight has always been extraordinary, from his rise to abandoning Liao for Song, all proving his grasp of the overall situation. This time, choosing "dare-to-fight soldiers" naturally increased the chances of winning, but the only one he misjudged was San Jiangjun, this embroidered pillow becoming the fatal flaw in this battle. Even the history of the three countries of Song, Jin and Liao was rewritten due to the outcome of this war, which is a later story.

  Under the starlight, Xiaowu and his team members wore light armor, only bringing bows, arrows, knives, and shields. They bit the bamboo tally tied around their necks, bowed their heads and moved quickly, closely following a team of light cavalry leading the way in front. Although it was dark and they couldn't see each other clearly, the excited and proud expressions on everyone's face before departure conveyed their determination to die for their country if necessary.

  At dawn, the "Dare to Fight" troops finally arrived at the assembly point, and the 6,000 elite soldiers gathered, gazing out at the dark and misty walls of Yanjing City, like a sleeping giant about to be awakened by the morning light.

  At that time, the fifth watch was approaching, and the city gate should be opened. Guo Yishi sent out 50 original Changsheng Army who were familiar with the situation in Yanjing as dead soldiers, disguised as civilians mixed among the suburban people waiting to enter the city.

  "Clang! Clang! Clang! Thud——" The sound of the watchman's drumming came from afar, the rooster's cries rose and fell, it was the fifth watch. The Liao army guards yawned, rubbed their sleepy eyes, opened the city gate, lowered the drawbridge, and suddenly felt that the number of civilians entering the city seemed to be more than usual. Before they could react, the fifty brave warriors suddenly launched a surprise attack, drew out their hidden blades, and killed them like chopping vegetables.

  In a short while, the southeastern gate of the majestic Yanying city - Yingchun Gate was breached. The 6,000 elite troops lurking in the distance received the signal and swarmed out, rushing into the city gate like a tidal wave.

  This is the second time that a large army of Song has entered this ancient city since Emperor Taizong of Song, Zhao Guangyi, led his troops into Youzhou City over 100 years ago. Before this, countless Han people had imagined this thrilling scene, thinking that the Han people in Youzhou, who had been trapped under the rule of the northern barbarians for 200 years, would eagerly welcome the return to the Song Dynasty, and that as soon as the army entered the city, not only would they offer food and drink, but also flowers and fragrant incense.

  This idea was not unique to the Han people of Song, even Zhao Liangsi, a Yan person who returned to Song, and Guo Yaoshi, a Tiezhou person from Bohai, thought so too. However, in reality, when the first ray of sunlight shone on the earth at dawn, the ordinary citizens and shop owners of the capital city of Yan saw groups of Song soldiers emerging on the streets, exuding an aura of killing intent, and were shocked and frightened, hastily closing their doors and windows as if they had seen a plague.

  This is a cold, hard fact: the Liao Dynasty was founded on the basis of Yan Yun, with reduced labor and taxes, and after 200 years of painstaking management, it had won the hearts of the people. The Han people in the land of Yan Yun had long since merged with the Khitan people like water and milk, so what feelings did they still have for the great Song Dynasty, which was completely unrelated to them?

  At this time, seven of the eight city gates of Yanjing's outer city had fallen into the hands of the Song army. The only one still in the hands of the Liao people was the Danfeng Gate, also known as the South Gate of the Imperial City, which was set but not opened. It was this unoccupied secret gate that ultimately became the lifesaving straw for the Liao people.

  As the commander-in-chief of this surprise attack, Gao Shixiang dispatched seven deputy generals, each with 200 soldiers, to guard the seven city gates. The remaining troops gathered at the Temple of Mourning Loyalty, preparing to attack the Imperial City where Xiao Hou was located. According to the information received, there were only over a thousand guards in the Imperial City, which was not a concern.

  Everything is going so smoothly, it seems that Yanjing will surely return to Song! Gao Shiwen, who was blinded by the victory in front of him, not only failed to issue a proclamation to comfort the people of Yanjing, but instead ordered a house-to-house search and killed all the Khitan and Jie people in the city.

  Guo the medicine master was shocked, and went forward to persuade him in vain. He could only restrain his own troops from participating in the battle. Meanwhile, the "dare-to-fight" army was dispatched to the imperial city as a vanguard to launch an attack.

  Xiao Wu led the troops, jogging quickly on the empty bluestone street, advancing towards the Imperial City. The sound of horseshoes echoed from time to time as team after team of light cavalry galloped past, executing Gao Shi Xuan's search and kill order.

  Only to see these most representative imperial guards of the Great Song, they dismounted their horses upon seeing the grand mansion at Huamen, and one by one, like wolves and tigers, they rushed in. Then came the sound of men's rebukes, women's shrill cries, children's wails, as well as the sounds of pots being smashed and bowls being shattered. Little Five couldn't see what was happening inside, but even with her eyes closed, she could guess what had happened.

  What's going on here? Xiao Wu's heart was stuffy, and the soldiers' footsteps began to scatter. Many people whispered, what are we fighting for, they're just looking for fun?

  At this time, the civilians who were frightened by the intrusion of the forbidden army into their homes occasionally rushed out, some crying to heaven and earth, others with blood on their faces, and young women with disheveled clothes. The forbidden soldiers who followed them out had handfuls of gold, silver, and jewels in their hands, with a smug expression on their faces. This was not a search for rebels, but an open looting spree.

  The "Dare-to-Fight Warriors" who were on the move also had many small teams that could not resist this temptation, and with a loud shout, they also rushed into the civilian houses to carry out their actions.

  "Come on, brothers! Let's go!" Zhang Mangdang in the team couldn't help but get excited and restless.

  "Whoever dares to desert, I will kill whoever!" Xiao Wu gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, his eyes blazing with fury, the killing intent emanating from him leaving no room for doubt - he was genuinely ready to take lives, to slaughter these traitorous, corrupt officials who oppressed the common people!