Duan Mingyu smiled faintly: "I've never thought about it like this. I don't plan to just look out for myself. But the Khitan clan. In the event of a natural disaster. There is no livelihood. Ben Si invaded the Central Plains in the south. It's a fact. Occupy its place. Seek its own government. I have to plan for myself first. Mencius has clouds. If you are poor, you will be left alone. When prosperous, try to benefit others. This is true for a gentleman. For the leader of a nation. I think so."

Looking at Duan Mingyu's distant back. Yerod couldn't help but feel a sense of being a hero and cherishing a hero." Duan Mingyu is really a hero in the world. I'm far from it."

Just a few days. Jerod alone honestly withdrew his 80,000-strong army to nothing. I went straight to the Khitan capital. There. He also has to go through a battle for the throne of the palace. And Duan Mingyu. It's still here. Preparing for the attack on Youzhou. The army no longer has to worry about Khitan reinforcements on the periphery. All 400,000 military horses were pulled to the city of Yanjing in Youzhou.

Duan Mingyu led his army from the Gaoliang River to the city of Youzhou. Camped. Besieged a city of Youzhou. Build a fortification. Siege engines, ladders, moats, artillery, trebuchets. All kinds of siege equipment emerge in an endless stream. Tactically. Such as digging holes in the ground, scattering leaflets, burning the walls and pouring them on fire. Expect to burn the walls down and crack them. In a word. The various siege methods that the Tang army was familiar with were all used in Beiping City.

But Youzhou City is under the careful deployment that Yelufeng has been prepared for. Deep ditch high base. The walls were thickened to a thickness of several zhang. Even Duan Mingyu's always invincible mortar was helpless for a while. The 400,000 Tang troops were helpless against the defenders in the city for a while. Of course. In fact, the most critical major factor. It's still human.

The defenders in Yanjing City are sufficient. The heart of death is very strong. Moreover, Yelufeng is very popular and popular in Yanjing City. Jerodon kept watch over the city; Full draped. Defend the city at the head of the city. Many Khitan nobles in the city are a little blessed although their bodies are a little blessed. Difficult to act. Crazy as a pig. But it's just their bodies that are stupid. As a Khitan who grew up on horseback. The art of war is also confident. On weekdays, he manages the affairs of the family. Therefore, the logistics and civil affairs are even more handy. The allocation of various resources in Yanjing City is in good order. No mess.

They also often went to the city to command the battles together. He even picked up a boulder and threw it down from the city. As a guard and an official, I can do this. It is a great encouragement to the morale of the army and even the hearts of the people.

Yanshan Snow. As big as a goose feather.

The Tang army braved the snow to attack the city. Red blood, white snow. Render the earth. It's a bleak blur.

The Tang army has a lot of frostbite in the past. The defenders of the city began to run out of men. But Duan Mingyu could only grit his teeth and insist. All the Tang troops are also gritting their teeth and insisting.

The New Year will be in half a month. Duan Mingyu frowned in the tent. If you can't beat Youzhou City before the beginning of spring. Then it will leave a woe for future generations. This time you can't recover Youzhou City. Maybe in the end, the Tang Dynasty will never have a chance to take it back.

Duan Mingyu was thinking hard about how to break the city. Suddenly, a pro-soldier came to report." Rajah. Someone from your family is coming........."

"What. Someone from the house. Come in. Oh. No. I'll just do it myself." Duan Mingyu was pleasantly surprised for a moment. I didn't put on my coat and ran out in the snow.

……

"Zhao Niang. How are you?" Duan Mingyu's face was stunned. He never thought it would be this little girl. Long time no see. It's already slim. Fifteen or sixteen years old. With a hint of childishness, he smiled at Duan Mingyu. Brother Mingyu......" This smile revealed the iconic two little tiger teeth.

Duan Mingyu's face collapsed in an instant." Mr. Yang Yanguang. Zhao Niang is messing around. You're confused. Bring Zhao Niang to this bitter cold land......" Duan Mingyu said to Yang Yanguang beside Yang Zhaoniang. Yang Yanguang's crane hair fluttering. The body is quite tough. He interrupted angrily for a moment. You are an old man, I have nothing to do when I am full. If it weren't for Zhao Niang's life and death, she would have come to find you. Old man, will I come? If you let Zhao Niang come alone. How can the old man rest assured in his heart?"

"Zhao Niang. What are you doing here?" Duan Mingyu pretended to be serious. scolded with a straight face. Yang Zhaoniang will definitely not say." Excuse me. I miss you. That's why I'm here." Yang Zhaoniang pouted. The Way of Grumbling." It's about to be the New Year. Didn't even send a letter back home. Sister Yanyan. Sister Junyu. And Sister Yingying, they miss you very much. That's why you got rid of me to help them take a look at you. Clamour. This is a letter to you......"

Duan Mingyu took advantage of the downward slope. Put the letter in your pocket.. soothed the cold expression. Pretend to be a deep word." Well. Forget it this time. Not an example."

"Alright. All right. Let's go in and talk. Brother Mingyu. Didn't you say before that you were going to publish a book called "Water Margin"? How prepared are you. You're going to have to tell me a story tonight. The story you told me before. I've told the little man everything. There's nothing more to talk about...... "Yang Zhaoniang pulled Duan Mingyu all the way into the big tent. It seems that he wants to finish everything that Duan Mingyu said during this period of separation.

Yang Yanguang looked at his little granddaughter, and finally a smile finally appeared on his face. Finally let out a long sigh." This girl...... Alas. It seems that the old man still has to pull down the old face, and I will go out myself......"

……

Yang Zhaoniang's arrival is only temporary. The war continues. Duan Mingyu quickly threw himself into the big battle. Stay up every day and keep vigil. I'm thinking hard about how to break the city. Yang Zhaoniang couldn't help but feel a pain in her heart every time she looked at Duan Mingyu's increasingly depressed figure in the tent.

The war is going on for this part. The city is also running out of timber and rolling stones. Began to demolish houses to resist. Not a few days later. Most of the building materials in the city will be used up. The material for raising the wall is also insufficient. Rolling rocks and rolling wood. The arrows are also scattered. It has been impossible to carry out an effective blow to the Don army under the city. The ravaged gates were thick though. Under the repeated bombardment of the bombardment. Finally, there is a situation of inadequacy. Immediately afterwards, the soldiers hugged the city wood and repeatedly impacted it. Finally burst into flames. The morale of the Tang army was greatly boosted. Cheers erupted.

Xu Jing, who commanded the siege, was overjoyed. I can't wait to join the warband with my own sword. So he threw all the 300 generals around him into battle. At the same time, he ordered someone to immediately inform Duan Mingyu, who was commanding the battle by remote control a few miles away. Please ask Duan Mingyu to increase his troops immediately.

The Khitan army defending the city also knew that once the city was broken. Nothing is fortunate. flock to the city gates. Fight to the death with the Tang army. For a time, there were countless dead bodies on the ground. The soldiers on both sides stepped on the bloody corpses. Desperately wielding knives and raising guns. Don't dare to stop for a moment. There is no fancy at all. Kill. Kill. Kill. They use their lives to expand or hinder the time to break the city.

Bright red blood. Painted all over the earth. but by the sudden snow. Cover it up in a moment.

Momentary. The vast white was stained with bright red again......

Duan Mingyu heard that a city gate had been broken. Can't help but be ecstatic.

It's getting colder and colder. Supplies are clearly insufficient. As a result, there is a shortage of food and clothing in the army. Now the army doesn't even have winter clothes to protect against the cold. One to the evening. The soldiers could only hug each other to keep warm. Now many of the 400,000 men have been born with chilblains. The morale of the army and even the combat effectiveness have been greatly reduced. Don't capture Yanjing again. Duan Mingyu really didn't know how to let these 400,000 people survive the winter under Youzhou City. I can't say that I can only have a trace of regret in the end. Regrettably, he returned to the south.

The enemies in Youzhou City are brave. But compared to the harsh winter of today's enemy. Apparently even more frightening. Duan Mingyu really didn't expect that in the case of a large number of abnormal attrition of soldiers. Xu Jing relied on that little force. You can actually break through the city gates. Thus. The defenders of the city are no longer able to defend the city.

Duan Mingyu was overjoyed. Settle down. The gates had been smashed to pieces. Even if the Khitan army recaptures the cities. It's impossible to close it either.

I heard that a city gate had been broken. Jerodon and his ministers in the city were terrified. Hurry to the city gate." Alas. The gates of the city are broken. Is this Youzhou finally untenable? Lord Jerod. You've done your best. You don't have to blame yourself."