Three days later, Zhuozhou City.

The turmoil of that night has become a thing of the past, and the killing of Guo Yaoshi does not seem to have had much impact on the entire victorious army, except for the Guo-shaped banner planted in the city instead of the Dong-character banner, and a larger Great Song banner, everything else is the same as before.

Dong Kuang is indeed very general-like, and his quick words really calmed the military spirit of the commotion in Zhuozhou City. Especially when he generously exonerated the crime of attacking his Ximen garrison, the whole army of Chang Sheng finally completely relieved, and at the same time, they were convinced of him, and they did not commit rebellious or misdeeds because of the death of Guo Yaoshi.

At least on the surface, the victorious army has returned to its former state. No, it even looks more morale than when he was under Guo Yaoshi, and even the soldiers who are on duty at the head of the city and patrol the city look more energetic.

And so there can be such changes, not only because there is such a Great Song banner in the city, so that the soldiers feel that they have a backer, but also because Dong Kuang is more selfless and more supported by the soldiers. This is not just talking, he really did the same, almost eating and living with ordinary soldiers, but this is what Guo Yaoshi couldn't do before, this alone has allowed him to gain the hearts of 20,000 victorious soldiers, completely replacing Guo Yaoshi's position in the hearts of the whole army.

The military spirit is available, there is a city to defend, and now the biggest problem in front of Dong Kuang is the shortage of military rations. In this regard, he could only hope that Sun Tu and the Great Song Dynasty behind him could really keep their promise and transport the promised grain to Zhuozhou as soon as possible. Fortunately, in order to show their sincerity, Sun Tu and they did not leave as soon as the big event was decided, and the Qingzhou soldiers were still stationed in the city, which gave them a reassurance.

However, there was no trace of food in the past few days, which still made Dong Kuang's heart uneasy, and today he found another opportunity to meet Sun Tu and ask him about the military rations: "General Sun, when will the military rations you promised me be able to arrive in Zhuozhou?" As you can see, there is a shortage of food in the city now, and the food of the soldiers is being cut again and again, and if this continues, I am afraid that I will no longer be able to make them hungry and obey orders! ”

In the face of such a question, Sun Tu behaved quite calmly: "I also know the situation in Zhuozhou now, but you should also know that the transportation of military food is not as simple as you imagined, and you have to avoid the interception of the Liao army." Please also ask General Dong to calm down for a while, my Sun Tu has always stayed here, how can I break my promise and deceive you. ”

His words were a little convincing, which made Dong Kuang, who was originally a little anxious and dissatisfied, slightly restrain his emotions, but the melancholy on his face was still full of melancholy: "Although I trust you, this matter is very important after all......

"I know, I've sent people to the south several times to urge, and I think the first batch of military rations will be delivered in five or six days." Sun Tu was relieved again, and also gave a fairly clear promise, which made the other party's face relax a little. But then, Sun Tu's few words made the atmosphere tense again: "But General Dong, in my opinion, our biggest trouble at the moment is probably not the shortage of military food, but the upcoming foreign enemy." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"In the past few days, I have been thinking about a question, the Jin people see that the general trend has gone, so it is still reasonable to escape from Zhuozhou, but what about the Liao people? Why did they move early? And not only did they flee the city, but they even started the idea of the armory, what was their intention? ”

"It's not because they know it's hard to recruit my victorious army, so they leave before danger strikes."

"Then let me ask you again, if they were still in the city, would you really kill them?"

This question really stopped Dong Kuang, and this stunned can be regarded as having an answer. Seeing this, Sun Tu said: "So, even if you really have the heart to submit to my Great Song Dynasty, you don't dare to risk killing the Liao envoy, so why did they flee from Zhuozhou at night?" The only explanation, only one point, is that they are weak-minded, because they know very well that once the victorious army refuses to surrender to the Liao State, it will inevitably lead to a large-scale attack by the Liao army, and at that time, they will be really dangerous while they are still in the city. ”

Speaking of this, Sun Tu's face had become extremely solemn: "In other words, all the threats that Xiao Sixun said before were actually true, and they were definitely not false words of intimidation!" The elite of the Liao army is really on the way to Zhuozhou! ”

"What?" Rao is Dong Kuang's determination was extremely firm, and after hearing this inference, his face still changed greatly, and he exclaimed in surprise, almost bouncing up from his seat. Then, he gasped even more, staring at Sun Tu: "You...... In fact, you have already thought that this will be the result, but you have never told me the truth......"

Sun Tu looked back at him with a smile: "Actually, I didn't dare to confirm this speculation before, until Xiao Sixun and them escaped overnight, and I was more than eighty percent sure." They also had the idea of attacking the armory, not only to attract the defenders of the North Gate to get out more easily, but also to weaken the defense of the city even more. Fortunately, my subordinate brothers occupied it one step earlier at that time, and finally did not let them get it easily. ”

Hearing the hidden meaning of Sun Tu's words, although Dong Kuang was angry in his heart, he could only temporarily suppress his anger. Sun Tu's meaning is obvious, if he really said it before, it would only make Dong Kuang fall to the Liao, which would be contrary to his interests. It is only at this time, when the two sides are in the same boat, that these things can be completely open and honest.

Moreover, he Sun Tu was not all watching from the wall, at least he kept the armory in the city, and did his part to defend the city for the victorious army. This made Dong Kuang a little vague when he wanted to get angry, so he could only snort lowly: "So your stay here can be regarded as sincerity?" Or are you worried that once the Liao army attacks in a big way, I will change course and surrender on the spot? ”

"Now, I'm afraid it's too late for you to surrender to the Liao." Sun Tu shook his head and said, "The Liao people also have their own pride, not to mention that they may not really continue to believe in your winning army." There had been a rebellion of Pharmacist Guo before, so how could they not learn their lesson today? ”

Dong Kuang was silent, he also knew that his Changsheng army had long been inseparable from the Liao, so how could it be so easy to surrender again? It's just Pharmacist Guo, who was still holding a fluke mentality before, thinking that the three families would eat it all.

Sun Tu looked at him and continued: "As for why I still bring people to stay here, it's not that I can't trust you, and I don't want to atone for my sins, in the final analysis, it's because I believe that Zhuozhou will be able to defend it, and it must be held." This is the key point of my overall plan to go north, and I must not miss the slightest! It wasn't until the last sentence came out that Sun Tu suddenly revealed a terrifying momentum!

It was a powerful aura that had been refined after years of fighting and killing people, and even when Dong Kuang faced this momentum, he also felt a shortness of breath, and his body trembled. At the same time, somehow, his originally uneasy mood was calmed down because of it, and it seemed that as long as he obeyed the command of the person in front of him, all strong enemies would no longer be a problem!

The idea came and went quickly. Soon, Dong Kuang regained his mind and looked at Sun Tu with a determined face: "Are you really sure?" ”

"If Guo Yaoshi is still the chief general of the Changsheng Army, I don't dare to say such a thing, but if it is replaced by you Dong Kuang, I am at least seventy percent sure that I will hold Zhuozhou until my Great Song reinforcements arrive. Don't worry, I won't really let your Changsheng army fight with the Liao army to lose both, and I will make some arrangements. ”

"I hope everything can really be as you say......" Dong Kuang smiled bitterly, he had already admitted the current situation, but at the same time he didn't have much confidence, because he thought of one thing, if it was really as Xiao Sixun threatened before, there would be a large number of Liao troops killed, would it be the terrible Liao Xi King Xiao Gan who led the troops?

This Xiao Gan can be called a nightmare existence in the hearts of the victorious soldiers, almost all of their defeats were because of him, and even the defeat of Dong Xiaoqiu that day was due to him. Now that this strong enemy is coming again, can the victorious army, which is now seriously short of military rations, really be able to resist it?

Seeing the worry in his heart, Sun Tu smiled again: "This is not for you to just lead the troops to fight head-on with the Liao army, we rely on the city to defend it, can't we last a while, wait for the reinforcements to arrive?" ”

"Having said that, Xiao Gan's use of soldiers has always been treacherous and changeable......"

"What are you doing?" Sun Tu's eyes also flashed, and his face became more and more solemn.

In other words, in the past two years, because of the continuous deepening of the Song-Liao War, the names of some generals of the Liao State have also continued to spread among the Song dynasty and the public. Among them, Xiao Gan is undoubtedly the most famous. Although it was Yelu Xiongge who really went toe-to-toe with Tong Guan in the north, this Liao king still relied on a few small-scale killings to make the Song soldiers both fear and hate him.

This is a terrible guy who uses his troops completely undisciplined, and when he wins, he goes on a killing spree, and never leaves any prisoners alive. When I heard that he was sent by the Liao court to deal with the Jin people in the north, the Song army was relieved, but today, he actually turned around and went south again, heading straight to Zhuozhou. Obviously, the Liao court has also seen the importance of Zhuozhou in this Song-Liao war, and wants to finish the battle.

After exhaling slowly, Sun Tu calmed down and said, "Then let's join forces to defeat this strong enemy." By the way, can you tell us about some of the personality habits of this terrible enemy? I think as a frequent winner against him many times, you must know him very well, right? ”

There is a good saying that it is often his enemies who know a person best. Because only the enemy will do anything to understand you and finally defeat you!