I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

As he said that, he was about to lead someone to force his way in.

At this time, Xiao Zhan came out and said with a smile: "Our two countries are allies of each other. Is it possible that there is no such trust between allies? If you don't believe me, you can send a few people to my camp to search." Then the conversation turned cold. He said: "But your Excellency wants to lead thousands of people to forcefully break into my camp. Can I understand, General? Your Excellency wants to tear up the alliance between the two countries and restart the war?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tusuer drew his sword and pointed it at the Jurchens. The soldiers on both sides drew their swords and faced each other.

After a long while, Ku Guan said: "It's best not to let me know that it was you who did it."

Ku Guan left, but the Jurchens who followed him said angrily: "Sir, the Khitan people are obviously evil, why don't you let us go in and search.

Let's fight. Are we afraid of them? It’s not like I haven’t fought before. "

Ku Guan kept comforting him, but he was smiling in his heart.

In the next few days, Jurchens continued to throw stones at the Khitan camp at night.

"Teacher, the Jurchens have gone too far. They don't take our army seriously at all. Why don't we go out and teach them a lesson." Tusul was so angry that he wished he could rush out and chop down those Jurchens.

Xiao Zhanzhan also frowned and remained silent.

He really couldn't figure out why the Jurchens would do such a thing? What are the benefits to them?

"Teacher, why don't we give the Jurchens some money and treat it as if we bought those 20 cows! The soldiers don't have enough to eat and sleep well. If this continues, I'm afraid that our army will not wait until the Jurchens go south. I have to collapse." Tusuer said.

"Stupid. If you gave them money for something that didn't happen in the first place, wouldn't that just confirm the fact that we stole their cattle?" Xiao Zhan scolded.

After much thought, he could not figure out what the Jurchens' purpose was, and finally said to Tusul: "Let the soldiers pack their things, and we will withdraw to Liaoyang Mansion tomorrow."

The roads are blocked by heavy snow, and it may not be easy to get military supplies. We can no longer kill war horses. "

Since discovering the shortage of military rations, Xiao Zhan has been reducing the rations of sergeants from three meals a day to two meals a day.

He kept squeezing, even if he had two meals a day, it was only two steamed buns per person. In this snowy and cold winter, the calories of two steamed buns were simply not enough to meet a person's normal needs.

These days, some soldiers secretly killed horses to satisfy their hunger, but Xiao Zhan turned a blind eye.

The weird atmosphere of the Jurchens and the fact that they had been starving for days forced Xiao Zhan to leave the Jurchens' territory and find a place to recuperate.

Even if the Jurchens had any plans, when they arrived at Liaoyang Mansion, Xiao Zhan didn't believe that the Jurchens could still scheme.

"But your Majesty..." Tusu'er was a little worried.

"We will stay in Liaoyang Mansion. When the Jurchens go south, we will receive the news as soon as possible and can still guide them. If there are any other attempts, our army will have enough time to respond.

"This Jurchen is too weird. We can't stay here. The covenant is just a covenant. Your Majesty, I have my own say and will carry out the order."

Just after Xiao Zhan finished speaking, a guard came to report: "The Jurchen Ku Guan is asking for an audience outside the camp gate."

With the same cold and indifferent expression, Ku Guan didn't even enter the Khitan camp, only outside the camp gate.

Seeing Xiao Zhan, he cupped his hands and said, "My master has decided to go south tomorrow, so I want you to prepare and don't hold back our army."

Xiao Zhan looked at the still pouring snow all around and asked curiously: "Your Majesty, didn't you say it's not advisable to go on an expedition in heavy snow?"

Ku Guan said coldly: "It's not like you have eaten my clan's food. If we don't go out to conquer our clan, I'm afraid our people will starve to death."

Xiao Zhan bowed his hands to apologize, but Ku Guan turned his horse around without even looking at it.

After the treasurer left, Tusuer didn't care about Kuguan's rudeness this time and said: "This Jurchen is finally willing to move."

Xiao Zhan also looked happy. He didn't want to stay in this terrible place at all. Not only was he angry, but he was also worried every day.

As long as they enter the Khitan's territory, they can't help being so arrogant.

Early on the next morning, Xiao Zhan gathered his troops and packed his bags to prepare for departure.

The Jurchens were not seen for a long time. Xiao Zhan sent someone to call the city, but he didn't even call the city gate open. He only said "wait", which made people angry.

It wasn't until three o'clock in the morning that a team of 5000 people came out of the city.

The Jurchens were reluctant to leave, and kept looking back to say goodbye to the tribesmen behind them. They were carrying large and small bags, and they did not look like they were going to war.

The Jurchens sent out 5000 people, [-] cavalry and [-] infantry.

Xiao Zhan didn't say anything. After all, given the Jurchens' combat power, it would be no problem for 5000 people to chase [-] Song troops.

Compared with the smiling faces of the Khitan people, the Jurchen soldiers who went on the expedition would snort coldly when they walked in front of the Khitan people. One Jurchen man whispered in a low voice: "If these guys hadn't eaten our people's food, there would be no need to go out in such heavy snow. They also stole the cattle that we depended on for survival. It was just a matter of eating them, but they still refused to admit it."

Another person said: "Your Majesty asked us to follow the example of the Song people in farming. They spent a lot of effort to bring the cattle across the ocean. They were not willing to whip them if they were not obedient, but the Khitan people secretly slaughtered and ate them."

If His Majesty hadn't stopped me, I would have wanted them to look good. "

...

Under the unkind eyes of the Jurchens, the army set out to fight.

Thirty thousand Khitan cavalry led the way, followed by Jurchens.

Xiao Zhan was always on guard, fearing that the Jurchens would cause trouble again, but the journey was very peaceful.

In the evening, the scouts who set up camp came to report that a convoy of more than a hundred vehicles appeared in front of them, carrying the flag of the Khitan people, saying that they were coming to transport grain.

Tusu'er was overjoyed to finally have a full meal, but Xiao Zhan was a little confused. The road was blocked by heavy snow. According to the distance, the grain transport team shouldn't be so fast.

Looking at the Jurchens making fire and cooking in the distance, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Although they had doubts, they didn't say anything.

Xiao Zhan carefully let the soldiers who delivered the food eat it. If there was no difference, he began to distribute the military rations and let each battalion start cooking.

This food is only enough to feed the army for a few meals, but there is no need to save food if they want to go back.

Until midnight, Xiao Zhan felt unbearably bloated. He thought he had eaten too much dinner, but when he opened the camp door, he discovered the problem. The camp was full of sergeants paying respects. The Jurchen camp in the distance was brightly lit, which meant that Xiao was slow. Zhan also knew there was a problem.

"Come here, beat the drums, and gather the whole army."

At this time, Tusuer came over weakly, holding up his pants and said: "General, we have been drugged, and there is something wrong with the military rations."

Xiao Zhan said patiently: "It's not a problem with the military rations, it's a problem with the Jurchens. They want war horses, so they probably won't drug them. No one is allowed to stay. They are allowed to run on horseback. Even if they pull, they have to put it in their trouser pockets."