It’s winter. Even though the tall Yinshan Mountains blocked the cold wind from the south, it was still cold at night. The grass on the ground was frozen and crisp, and people walked on it, making crackling sounds from time to time.

Yeli Wangrong rushed to the horse and said to Cheng Kesheng around him: "It's still early, let's wait."

Cheng Keshang stopped the horse, and Yeli Wangrong said again: "The wind is cold, let's get off the horse and take a break under the leeward mound over there."

When he arrived at the south side of the mound, Yeli Wangrong turned around, looked at the army in the night, and said to Cheng Keshang: "Since our two commanders and assisted the court in fighting, this has been the biggest battle. How did the king think?"

Cheng Keshang was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and said carelessly: "What do you think? To fight the army, you can kill a few more heads in order to exchange for rewards. I think this battle will not last a few months, and then I will take the money back to Lingzhou City to be a wealthy man."

"The king is not yet 60 years old, so he is willing to waste his time from now on and be a rich man and his whole life?"

Cheng Keshang raised his head and looked at the Yinshan Mountains in the darkness not far away, and was silent for a while before saying, "I am different from King Yeli. I am the leader of the local area. In the past, I was a big shot and wanted to be a rich man. For us, fighting in battle formations was a must. Otherwise, the tribes could not survive. When Wuzhu was there, we would gather together every time we had a big battle, and we were always rushing in front. However, at that time, the battle was over-"

Speaking of this, Cheng Keshang shook his head with a wry smile: "Even if it is seized, it will all be Wuzhu. The people of the tribe who gathered together only end up feeding food and grass when fighting, and occasionally grabbing cattle and sheep. Now fighting for the court, it is always clear that the price is real, and if you put in a little effort, you will get a share of money. I can trust Xu Duhu as a human being, and we will not lose money, which is enough!"

Yeli Wangrong was a little embarrassed. When Yuan Hao was there, he was an important official of the Central Committee of the Dangxiang, which was different from a local king like Cheng Keshang.

Cheng Keshang talked about the truth. Yuan Hao was very mean. He gathered the Dangxiang tribes in Hengshan area in the war and used them to death on the battlefield. After the war, he refused to seize them more. When a natural disaster occurred, the tribes in Hengshan area first made Yuan Hao's rebellion, which was the result of his own planting. He said that he was a king, and he had many tribes and households under his command. In fact, for the nomadic people, there was very little left. Cheng Keshang was not rich in life, and at most he could be as good as a small landlord in the Central Plains. Being a rich man was really what he dreamed of. Not only he was like this, but the Hengshan Party Xiang soldiers he led under him were also like this. Without great ambitions, they just wanted to live a good life.

As a central official of the Dangxiang, Yeli Wangrong received far more benefits than Cheng Kesheng. Especially when he printed paper money, he plundered the local area very much. Cheng Kesheng suffered much, and Yeli Wangrong was not affected much. Just like Cheng Kesheng, he only wanted to make more money. After fighting the war, he found a place to live a good life. Yeli Wangrong was unwilling to give up.

Seeing that Ye Li Wangrong didn't speak, Cheng Keshang said, "What the king wants to do, just do it yourself. Don't implicate the people I have brought. Our Hengshan Fan tribe is used to suffering. Now the world is stable, and the food and clothing cost is not comparable to the past. If the Hengshan drought is severe, we know what would be like before. Now there is relief from the court, but no one starved to death. Whenever we talk to our subordinates, we say it is something that we dare not think about. The world is pacified, and the court has kindness to us-"

Hearing this, Yeli Wangrong was shocked: "What does the king mean to say these? Do you think I am going to rebel?"

Cheng Keshangqi said, "If it weren't for the strange ambitions of my heart, how could I talk to me in a mysterious way?"

"Where did you say it? The king misunderstood!" Yeli Wangrong slapped his thigh, "I said I was unwilling to be in the countryside from now on and be an ordinary rich man! If you want to do things, you don't have to rebel. Xu Dudu Husband attacked Yuanhao in three years. We all know how to fight. Who dares to have that thought! I discussed with the king that after this battle, we will follow our military achievements and go to Xu Dudu Husband together. Even if we don't lead troops in the future, we can still do something in the court and not do nothing every day!"

"This is not a big deal. As long as you don't command the army, Xu Dumai will probably agree."

Cheng Keshang shook his head, unable to understand how Yeli Wangrong had this idea. He had nothing to do every day and had no worries about food and drink. Isn’t it the day he dreamed of? There are really people who can’t get idle. Moreover, for Cheng Keshang, he didn’t know what he could do without leading troops. As a surrendered minister, the court would not allow them to continue to command troops, so it would be better to live in peace.

After all, Yeli Wangrong cannot let go of the word "power". As one of the core figures involved in Yuanhao's rebellion against the Song Dynasty, Yeli Wangrong believed that his civil and military affairs were not comparable to ordinary people, and his moral character was a bit exaggerated, but they were not far away. After surrendering to the court, he led his army to fight many wars and made many contributions. He took the money to be a rich man, and was really unwilling to accept it. He would rather not accept this money and exchange it for a suitable official. He is rich and noble, but without an official, how can he get the noble?

Cheng Keshang cannot understand Yeli Wangrong, and Yeli Wangrong also cannot understand Cheng Keshang. Good or bad is a king, have you never seen money? He can actually give up his status and take that money with peace of mind. If you don’t have money, it is still indifferent to fame and fortune. If you only want that money, you can’t understand Yeli Wangrong.

One is an important official in the central government and the other is a local leader. When Yuan Hao was there, their barriers were very deep, and now they are people from both worlds. Cheng Keshang is too lazy to pay attention to what Ye Li Wangrong thinks, as long as he does not rebel and does not make things difficult for himself.

A dark cloud was blown over from somewhere, covering the stars in the sky, and the grassland was pitch black.

Yeli Wangrong saw a fire coming out of Yin City not far away, and said to Cheng Keshang: "Rising the fire in the city, the time has come, let's go!"

After leaving the small mound, the two quickly walked to the front of the horse, turned over the horse, and asked the new recruits to order the army to advance.

Bypassing Yin City, crossing the defense line from the gap in the north, Dangxiang's army arrived on the prairie in the east.

In the darkness, a fast horse left Yin City and rushed towards it. Yeli Wangrong and Cheng Keshang saw it and hurriedly met it together.

Luo Ji looked at Yeli Wangrong and Cheng Keshang, and crossed his hands and said, "I am Luo Ji, the commander of Ningshuo Army, who is here to welcome the two kings under the order of the Protector. Today, the Dangxiang Army attacked the city for one day, and it retreated before the sun sets. I sent people to investigate clearly. They did not move abnormally, but sent people to the surrounding area to cut down large trees and to make siege equipment."

Yeli Wangrong bowed: "Teaching Commander! I don't know how the Party and Xiang Army will be arranged in front, and how should we march?"

"From here, there is no obstacle. The Khitan Army's chief general is at the center, and the rest of the troops surrounded the chief tent. In the opinion of the lower, the two kings can divide their troops into two groups, attack first and advance along the way. When the Khitan Army attacks, they will inevitably panic. If they see the direction they are going to retreat, the other one is blocking head-on."

Yeli Wangrong and Cheng Keshang discussed for a while and said, "Thank you for your advice from the commander, that's it! I don't know how to arrange the Khitan camp, so please give me advice. Which side should I do? "

Luo Ji said: "About twenty miles north is the Qingshuo Army, which is closely connected to Yinshan Mountain. Twenty miles south is the Ningshuo Army, guarding the city of Jiajin River, and there is a Khitan camp there. In order to prevent the Khitan from retreating to the camp, it is best to attack from the west and intercept from the south."

After saying that, Luo Ji asked Yeli Wangrong and Cheng Keshang that nothing else was done, so he turned his horse back to the city. The Song army would not fight with the Dangxiang army, and Luo Ji would not participate in the war tonight.

Seeing Luo Ji leaving, Yeli Wangrong said to Cheng Keshang: "Yi Luo's command post said that our headquarters will attack the Khitan camp from west to east, and the king will go to the south first. The Khitan camp will be attacked. If we flee south, the king will attack head-on. If we flee to Fengzhou to the east, the king will defeat the enemy from the south, and we will pursue the army."

In this battle, the two men took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, with two against one in their troops, and they were not attacked by the Khitan. Night attacks were terrible for the army of this era. Of course, for most armies, they could not organize large-scale offensive operations in the dark. They knew that the enemy was afraid of attacking the camp at night, but their own army could not be organized, and they could only harass them in small quantities.

After crossing the Yellow River, the Dangxiang Army was organized temporarily and was very loose. The command of Yeli Wangrong and Cheng Keshang was not flexible. Anyway, they did not force the military orders to kill the enemy and received the rewards. Every time during the war, each tribe would fight on their own after receiving the military orders. As soon as the army was launched, the two commanders could not control themselves.

This is the norm for tribal troops. People who can integrate tribal troops into a army with strict military discipline are extraordinary. The disadvantage of doing this is scattered and the lack of cooperation between the troops is flexibility. The advantage of being flexible. A dignified formation is easily defeated when fighting head-on, but the benefits of flexibility are brought into play without clues.

With the current state of the Dangxiang Army, the most suitable thing is to attack the camp at night, and they can't fight head-on. Of course, it doesn't mean that they will become powerful at night, but that the night attack will destroy the enemy's strengths in forming formations and fighting. Pull the enemy to a low level as you, and then win with the advantage of the number of people and rich experience.

Everyone knows this very well, so Xu Ping used Dangxiang people to let them raid at night and face the enemy head-on without them. Only by using their own strengths and attacking the enemy's shortcomings can their role be maximized.

Yeli Wangrong said to Cheng Keshang: "The king will go first and go to the south of the Khitan camp. After an hour, I will lead the army to raid their camp. The king is cautious!"

Cheng Ke rewarded the gift, and did not speak any more. He quietly walked south with his horse heads.
Chapter completed!