April 24th, early in the morning.

The fiery morning sun leaped hard, finally broke free from the shackles of the horizon and soared into the eastern sky, sprinkling ten thousand golden rays on the world, dispelling the haze of the night.

This made He Laosi, who had been guarding in Zhuozhou City all night, feel refreshed and stretched his waist greatly. But he was only halfway through this action, and the whole person froze again. Because as the sky brightened, he could clearly see the edge of the wilderness beyond the direction of the northern city where he was, and there was a black line slowly pressing from the end of the horizon, and the banner that was unfurled, the neat queue, was—

"Liao...... The Liao army is coming! The Liao army is coming! He Laosi didn't expect his cry to be so sharp and urgent, and it instantly pierced the silence of the city. Then, the same shouts spread throughout the northern city, and then there were bursts of horns, and more than a dozen soldiers grabbed the head of the city like a fly, and rushed straight into the city. They will make this emergency information known to the generals in the city as quickly as possible.

Although the Liao army came eight or nine days later than expected, when the enemy army really appeared, the Changsheng army still felt a bit of nervousness, especially at the head of the city in the north, countless people were running and shouting, some moved bows, crossbows, wood and stones and other weapons forward, and some ordered to put up shields at the head of the city. The Liao army had not yet launched any attack on the city, and the defenders at the head of the city had fallen into a brief panic.

Because now almost everyone in the city already knows that the main general of the Liao army who came north this time is Xiao Gan, the king of the Great Liao Xi who broke the resentment army and killed them almost completely annihilated. The shadow of a person's famous tree, just a Xiao Gan's name is enough to make ordinary soldiers unwilling, and only by relying on the encouragement of those main generals can we truly stabilize the morale of the army.

Fortunately, Sun Tu and Dong Kuang were also prepared, as soon as they heard the fierce horn sound from Beicheng, they didn't need soldiers to rush to report, they had already guessed that this was an alarm of an enemy attack, and immediately got on their horses and galloped north.

The Liao army was still five or six miles away from the northern city of Zhuozhou, and several major generals had all ascended to the top of the city, looking at this belated enemy army from afar. Sun Tu once again picked up the telescope in his hand, so that he could grasp the movement of the enemy army and the situation of the team more clearly, and after only looking at it for a while, his face became more and more solemn, because he found that this Liao army was more majestic and powerful than he thought, not only lined up in unison, but also had an orderly momentum, not at all like the appearance of having to delay the journey after being repeatedly attacked by sneak attacks on the middle of the road.

This is a truly strong army, and it is also a great test and fierce opponent of the ever-winning army! Thinking of this, he handed the telescope in his hand to Dong Kuang and asked him to make observations. For this good thing that is far ahead of the times, Dong Kuang has used it before, so he didn't show much abnormality at this time. But after watching the enemy's military movements from a distance, his face also changed for a while, and if you look closely, you can still find that his lips tremble slightly.

After a while, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "This Liao people really attach great importance to my Changsheng army, not only with Xiao Gan as the main general, but even sent Feiyan to ride out!" Coupled with the Xi soldiers who are already good at fighting tough battles and a Nanjing garrison, I am afraid that the Liao State has thrown all the soldiers and horses they can use here. ”

As soon as Sun Tu heard this, his eyebrows quickly raised, if this is true, it means that the Liao army is desperate and has to take Zhuozhou City in one fell swoop. But if you think about it carefully, this is also reasonable, because the war on the other side of the Baigou River has now become a stalemate, and the victory and defeat are difficult to distinguish for a while, so Zhuozhou has become the key focus to open up the situation and affect the entire war situation in the south of Liao. It can be said that as long as Zhuozhou can be taken and used as a base to make a detour to attack the Song army, the battle of Song and Liao will definitely end in a great victory for the Liao army. As to whether this will make the situation in the north more and more critical, it is not in their consideration.

But at the moment, Sun Tu is most concerned about another detail: "Feiyan cavalry, what kind of Liao cavalry is that?" "To be honest, he really doesn't know the details of the Liao army very well.

Dong Kuang explained slightly: "Now the national strength of the Liao State is declining, which has also affected their military strength. At the beginning, the several male armies that were able to sweep through the north were only the leather room army belonging to the royal Yelu clan and Gu Moshi of the descendant Xiao clan. Among these two armies, the Xuanjia Iron Cavalry and the current Feiyan Cavalry are the most elite, and there are few opponents before the battle. Look at the black swallowtail flag over there, it is the unique flag of the Flying Swallow Ride. ”

With his guidance, Sun Tucai distinguished the flag with white lines on a black background and embroidered with a swallowtail from the middle of the military flag that was furious in the wind.

But then, he said lightly: "Having said that, even the most brave and good cavalry is afraid that it will not have much effect in the siege war, right?" As long as we guard the city carefully, we are not afraid that they will threaten us. ”

"General Sun, don't underestimate this Feiyan Cavalry. I had learned how powerful they were, and that day we thought about defending the city, but they were able to climb the city with a fast hook. I guess that's where the name of their Swift Ride comes from. Compared with the heavy armored cavalry Xuanjia Iron Cavalry, the Feiyan Army, as a light cavalry, is only afraid that it is even more difficult. What's more, they also have Xiao Gan, who is the best at attacking and scheming! Although saying this is suspected of increasing the morale of others, in order to let Sun Tu and them better understand the horror of the enemy, Dong Kuang still told everything he had mastered.

This time, Sun Tu's face became more and more solemn, if it was really as he said, the difficulty of this battle to defend the city had increased a lot. But now, they have no other choice but to grit their teeth and hold on!

So he quickly shouted: "Soldiers, brothers, don't panic, although the Liao army is strong, we rely on the city to defend, the troops are sufficient, the preparation is sufficient, and foreign aid is coming, it may not be really weak for them." It doesn't matter if he comes Xiao Gan or Xiao Shi, what Feiyan rides a lackey, as long as they come, just ask them to bump their heads and break the bloodstream! ”

Sun Tu deliberately raised his voice when he said this, not only the soldiers in the city heard it clearly, but also many people in the city heard it clearly, and suddenly laughter broke out, which made the original tense atmosphere much more relaxed. This fell into Dong Kuang's eyes, and he also had a little more respect for Sun Tu, not to mention anything else, just these few words can show that the heart of a soldier can be relaxed, which is not something that he can easily do.

Sun Tu's words continued: "What's more, even now, this army, we only used a thousand people to drag them for nearly ten days, then this time we have a city to defend, tens of thousands of troops, and we can defend it more steadily." ”

"Yes, we will be able to hold Zhuozhou and defeat the Liao! The victorious army will win! Dong Kuang immediately seized the opportunity to once again inspire the morale of the army.

For a time, tens of thousands of soldiers on and off the city roared one after another, and the shouts of the victorious army sounded in the city over and over again, rolling out, straight into the sky, and also straight towards the Liao army that was constantly pressing ahead.

Xiao Gan, who was trying to use steady upward pressure to put enough pressure on the defenders, so that it would be easier to open up the situation when he really launched an offensive, raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard the roar from afar: "There is something about this winning army, it actually saw through my intentions, and began to use sound to suppress people." It seems that their main general does have some means, at least much stronger than the previous Guo Yaoshi Dong Clown and others. ”

The generals on his left and right were much more serious than him, and they were completely bitter and hateful. You must know that along the way, the Liao army suffered a lot of losses, not only because of the trouble caused to them by the previous guerrilla warfare, but also because they could encounter a few mines from time to time on the way here, which often caused the soldiers to scream and suffer a lot of casualties.

Although on the whole, there were only twenty or thirty Liao soldiers who really died on these mines, but this kind of unknown origin, like a weapon made by ghosts and gods, still brought great pressure to the Liao army. This is also an important reason why the Liao army is late.

The threat of this mine is too great, and no one knows whether such a terrible weapon will appear in the next step, causing the whole army to tremble and speed up the road. But they don't want to, in the last two days, they haven't touched a single mine, which naturally makes people feel even more annoyed, because in their opinion, this is completely being played by someone as a monkey.

At present, this Liao army is elite enough, and under the rule of Xiao Gan, the military discipline is even stricter, otherwise I am afraid that it would have been chaotic a long time ago.

Now, Zhuozhou is in front of them, and the enemy who caused them to be so embarrassed all the way is in the city, which naturally makes all the Liao generals and Liao troops full of killing intent, thinking that they can break through the city now and slaughter the enemies of this city.

Xiao Gan, who felt this, smiled lightly, and then passed down the order: "The whole army will press up and set up camp three miles outside the city." Tie Duo, you lead the army to hold the left side of the army, Ma-Gudao, you lead the army to suppress the right side, once my Chinese army is raised, give me a stormy attack on the city......" A series of military orders were conveyed in an orderly manner, and the entire Liao army began to disperse from the state of gathering when they were rushing just now, and at the same time, the speed of their advance also increased a lot.

And as the Liao army approached, one man and one rider took the first step out of the crowd, went straight to the city of Zhuozhou, and suddenly stopped his horse at a distance of ten steps from the moat, and then the man on the horse shouted loudly: "Listen to the defenders in the city, my great Liao Xi King is coming with the heavenly army, and you can't resist it." However, King Xi has the virtue of a good life, and he doesn't want to kill more, so he will wait for another opportunity. If you can open the city and surrender at this moment, you will not be guilty of the past and you can be crowned an official. And if you dare to resist again, the destruction of the city is close at hand, and once the city is broken, the men and women in the city, the chickens and dogs will not be left! ”