Of course, it was another matter if Wanyan Balisu personally led an army of 20,000 and followed behind in the southeast direction, hiding behind the long grass and trees, preparing to carry out a trap to enforce the law.
The location was decided in advance. It was two small slopes with a place in the middle that could barely be considered the bottom of a valley, which was perfect for the meeting.
At noon, Wuzhu led his people to the north of the small hill in the east, waited for a while, and watched the sun reach the south before climbing up the hill. Then, as promised, he raised his flag... It was another five-colored flag holding the sun.
In fact, this flag is very common in Chinese history. It was used in both the Song and Liao dynasties. The Jurchens did not know the meaning of the five virtues holding the sun representing the holy monarch at first. They just saw that the status of this flag was much higher than other flags on the battlefield, regardless of the Song or Liao dynasties, so they simply used it. Now, after twenty years of fighting, this flag naturally has its own specific meaning within the Jurchens, which is that it represents the status of the Jurchen marching commander.
After waiting for a while, no flag appeared on the opposite slope, and no one came out to give an explanation. Something seemed to be wrong.
Wanyan Wushu and Tuhesu looked at each other, both calm... It was obvious that they wanted to form an alliance with the Kerait tribe, but it would be even better if the Kerait tribe played tricks and colluded with Yelu Dashi to surround them!
Time passed little by little, Wuzhu did not see any people from the Kerait tribe, nor did he wait for the expected ambush, and there was not even any extra movement. Even the distant Wulahai City was quiet... If there was anything abnormal, it would only be that the wind today was a little noisy.
The summer wind had already become cool after crossing the several miles wide Yellow River, but it was forced to stop at the Yin Mountains that blocked the north and south, so that the wind and waves repeatedly tossed under the mountains, bringing the movements of the Mongol and Khitan camps, which were neither far nor near, from afar.
But that was only brought from afar. Today, the wind was just a little louder and the movement was a little louder. There was no trace of any troops nearby.
After waiting for a while, Wuzhu was helpless and made a gesture with his mouth. Ada and Aer, two Xi servants, understood and each led a hundred cavalrymen to go around the back of the hillside, preparing to take a clear look behind the hill.
Seeing the two hundred cavalry disappearing down the hillside and reappearing on the opposite hillside, it was obvious that they had gained nothing... Wuzhu and Tuhesu were furious. It turned out that the Kerait tribe did not play tricks but simply stood them up!
But at this moment, Ada and Aer, who had just climbed the opposite hillside, just looked back. After a moment, they rushed down the hillside with their subordinates like crazy and came straight towards Wuzhu.
Wuzhu and Tuhesu looked at each other, not angry but happy.
Tu Hesu couldn't help but ride forward and asked, "How is it? Is there really an ambush? How many people are there?"
"It's not an ambush! It's a person!" Ada shouted from afar.
"If they are people, then they are an ambush?" Tu Hesu was furious. "Besides, why are you shouting so loudly? Who will be held responsible if they are scared away?"
"The person is not here!" Ah Er shouted on his horse. "Don't worry for the moment... Please ask the Fourth Prince and the Wan Hu to return quickly and join the army!"
Wushu was puzzled: "The person is not here, why are you so panicked? There is no need to worry for the time being, why do you want us to go back?"
As Ah Da was talking, he had already reached the small slope, but he rolled off his horse and bowed down, then he gasped and said, "Fourth Prince! There are too many people! Hurry up and leave!"
Ah Er also arrived, but with the same attitude: "Fourth Prince, let's go! Before they find us!"
Wuzhu became more and more angry, and whipped the horse whip in the air, saying, "What's going on? Tell me clearly!"
A Da and A Er looked at each other, and it was A Da who was the first to suppress his panic and said, "Fourth Prince, there is no ambush, and there are no enemy troops nearby. It's just that there are too many enemy troops in the Mongol camp and by the river. If we are discovered and caught up, we will not be able to resist at all."
"Balisu is leading 20,000 cavalrymen right behind us..." Tuhesu also became furious.
"If that's the case, it will be even worse. We must not let General Balisu come here." Ah Da almost cried. "Although I can't see clearly from a distance, most of the military uniforms are red and white. I'm afraid that the reinforcements of the Song army have arrived!"
When Wuzhu heard the last sentence, he was slightly startled, and then his face changed drastically, but he was still puzzled by Ada and Aer's panic... Even if the Song army accepted Yelu Dashi's invitation to come here, how many people could come at this time?
With this thought in mind, Wanyan Wushu did not hesitate, and actually reined his horse forward and headed towards the opposite hillside. Tuhesu was equally disdainful and reined in his horse to catch up.
A Da and A Er had no choice but to turn around and follow.
A moment later, under the bright afternoon sunshine and in the noisy summer breeze, as Wuzhu and Tuhesul rode up the eastern hillside, they all gasped in surprise in the middle of summer.
There is no other reason, just as A Da and A Er said - there are too many people!
From the outflowing waterway of the Yellow River under the Yin Mountains, all the way to the camp of the Kerait tribe more than ten miles away from the waterway, and then to the Khitan cavalry camp behind the Wulahai City, everywhere was filled with red and white, slightly flashing crowds of people, carriages, horses, and flags. Moreover, this red tide, like rolling waves, was still extending to the camp of the Qiyan tribe further south.
Going further away, although it is not clear what is on the distant river where vision gradually decreases, it is obvious that there should still be countless people and livestock coming here along the river, and countless supplies are constantly emerging from the river in the form of simple rafts and rafts.
This situation was as if the usually calm Yellow River water suddenly came alive, stretching out a three-fingered dragon claw and grabbing the Khitans and Mongols!
Under the sunlight, facing such a situation, Wuzhu and Tuhesu both felt an unprecedented sense of fear!
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