From Guiyi City to Yanjing, you have to pass through Zhuozhou, Liangxiang, and Wanping.

But there is no need to pass through the city, which means that there are no more passes along the way, and the sixteen states of Yanyun are no longer completely plains, but they are still flat areas.

In the past, everyone only thought that when Song faced Liao, there was no terrain in the north and no defense line. In fact, thinking about it the other way, when the Liao State with the sixteen states of Yanyun faced the Song Dynasty, there was actually no defense line in the south. It's just that the previous Song has been on the defensive since Zhao Guangyi, and there has never been an offensive.

There is a big city in Zhuozhou and two small cities in Liangxiang and Wanping along the road, but Gan Qi doesn't need it, and he doesn't want to waste time in these three cities, and he knows that there are no troops in these three cities, and he will not pose any threat to himself.

When the sun was about to set, Gan Qi saw the Yanjing city again.

Coming here again, Gan Qi did not have a sense of familiarity, even if Gan Qi had turned around the city before, this time again, there was still a sense of strangeness in his heart.

It seems that when I look at this wall today, it is much higher than what I have seen before. Of course, this is just the feeling in Gan Qi's heart, and there is actually no change in this Yanjing City.

The walls were so high that they were oppressive, and they brought more worry to Ganchi's heart, and the flags on the walls were fluttering in the wind, and the walls were crowded with people, and there were arms pointing out the city.

Gan Qi faced the southern city, and he knew that this city had two cities, the inner and outer cities, and he also knew that there was a large urn city inside the city gate. If there are more than 100,000 or 200,000 soldiers and horses in this city at this time, it will bring people a sense of despair, even if Gan Qi comes here with a million troops, as long as the Liao people are dedicated to defending the city, the million army will be helpless.

Ganchi did not have a million men, only 25,000 men, plus less than 1,000 Jurchen cavalry.

But in the city, there are no more than 100,000 or 200,000 defenders, and there are only 20,000 or 30,000 people.

The situation is not good for anyone.

Bury the pot to cook, put scouts out everywhere, and one more important thing, logging.

Fighting a war and logging are always inseparable, no matter what army, what kind of war is fought, or where the war is fought, logging is always the latest work to be done by an army.

Set up camp, build long ladders, burn fires for cooking, build horses to block horses' hooves and improvised defenses, and make other ordnance. Wood is always the protagonist, and logging is an essential skill for an army.

The people who went out to ask for help in Yanjing City have been sent out, and in order to be foolproof, the horse team for help has been sent out three, just for fear that the people asking for help will be intercepted halfway. The place where Yanjing City can ask for help at this time is naturally Luanzhou, and the 100,000 troops that have just been sent over have to be transferred back to rescue Yanjing immediately.

There was also Yelu Hongji, the furious emperor of the Liao State, who was in the palace of the imperial city and asked the Manchu Dynasty civil and military: "Why do the Song people dare to attack my Great Liao with more than 20,000 troops?" Who will tell me clearly? ”

Yelu Yixin said with an angry face: "The Song people are looking for death, Your Majesty don't worry, Yanyun has my army of more than 100,000 people, and I must teach these Song people who don't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the earth to die without a place to be buried, and teach the Southern Dynasty to regret what they did today!" ”

Yelu Hongji has been standing on the high platform, sitting north and facing south, raising his hand to point into the distance, and said angrily: "After this battle, I have to fight to Bianliang, and I have to face half of the country in the south to calm the anger in my heart." ”

"Your Majesty will definitely make what you want!" Yelu Yixin is cooperating with the emperor, and he himself is furious, more than 20,000 people, dare to start a war, dare to start a war between the two countries, not so much that this is looking for death, but that the Song people did not put him, the privy envoy of the Southern Court, in their eyes at all, and did not put the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command in their eyes.

Yelu Yixin also knew that his crisis was coming, at this time when he had just taken office as the privy envoy of the Southern Yuan, there were 100,000 thieves who plundered the state capital in the territory, and he was caught off guard by the Song people.

Emperor Yelu Hongji's anger calmed down a little during this conversation, and he asked: "Xiao Derang, did Xiao Hu really surrender to the enemy?" ”

Xiao Derang, the general of the defeated army, hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "Your Majesty, although this statement is what Song Dog Ganqi said, but the minister thinks that this matter must be true, otherwise how can the last general easily fall for Song Gou's tricks?" ”

Xiao Derang obviously had to say this, because by saying this, he could find an excuse for his failure and let the emperor calm his anger at himself, otherwise he was afraid that he would not live long. More than 20,000 people were beaten by thousands of Song people and lost their armor, and they couldn't say anything. Why is it in the scheme? Because Xiao Hu defected to the enemy, Xiao Hu sent false news, which made him unsuspecting and fell into Ganqi's ambush.

Yelu Hongji thought about it, and felt that his son-in-law Xiao Derang had some truth in what he said, and was about to speak, but Yelu Yixin spoke first: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter is strange, if you want to say that Xiao Hu has joined the enemy, there must be a reason, my Khitan soldiers are strong and strong, wearing millions of armor, and the country's fortunes are prosperous, how can it be comparable to the Southern Dynasty?" Xiao Hu was originally a Khitan from me, and there is no reason why he would betray me to strengthen Liao and defect to the weak Song. ”

Xiao Derang hurriedly said: "Xu is greedy for money, and there is nothing else in the Southern Dynasty, that is, there is a lot of money, hundreds of thousands of dollars, and beautiful women, which makes Xiao Hu have the heart to join the enemy." ”

Yelu Yixin said again: "It's not right, even if he wants to surrender to the enemy, how can he vote alone?" He is in Yanjing, but there is still a family, and there are several sons, don't you want them all? ”

Xiao Derang couldn't say it, so he said: "Privy envoy, if it wasn't for Xiao Hu to defect to the enemy, it was also his treason under the threat of the Song people, otherwise, how could I take the army to receive more than 1,000 carts of property under the advice of his cronies?" If he hadn't been so defenseless and improvised, and hadn't even brought a few crossbows, how could he have been so defeated? In my opinion, that Xiao Hu made the Song several times, but I was afraid that he would be bought by the Song people earlier. Perhaps the Song people dared to start a war at this time, because they had already known that Yanjing City was empty, how could the Song people know about it in time? Didn't someone tell them? ”

Xiao Derang made sense of this, anyway, Xiao Hu deceived him, if he didn't lie to him, there would be no failure. As for whether Xiao Hu was deceived or not, he couldn't care, and he couldn't even tell whether the enemy was here to fight or to give gifts? And after the war, Xiao Hu and more than 100 guards around him never appeared again, there was no news at all, what was it that was not to join the enemy?

Yelu Yixin frowned and was thinking, but he couldn't understand this truth, not to mention that the incident that day was really notified by Xiao Hu's cronies, and the two cronies of Xiao Hu's faction were still there, and these two people were sure that everything would be as usual when they left Yanjing City.

In the morning, the cronies sent out to inform them to send more men to the river to receive more than 1,000 carts of goods, and at noon the battle began on the north bank of the Juma River. It's a bit hard to explain this.

Yelu Yixin was stunned for a moment, and Emperor Yelu Hongji was already angry: "Come on, arrest all the children of Xiao Hu's family and kill them all, such a dog with a broken spine and a dog of treason, let the world know his fate!" Look at who else in the world dares to commit treason to the enemy! ”

"Yes!" After Xiao Derang was ordered, where did he wait, he went out and left, he probably really attributed the reason for his defeat to Xiao Hu's surrender to the enemy.

Yelu Yixin always felt that this matter was wrong, but the wood was already in the boat, and Xiao Derang had already taken the order and left. He could only say one word: "Your Majesty, the enemy is at present, the matter of killing should be slowed down, if you kill one hundred and ten members of Xiao Hu's family at this time, I am afraid that it will cause panic in the city, at this time, it is best to keep it secret first, and then come to settle after retreating from the enemy." ”

"Such a dog thief, if you don't kill it now, when will you wait?" Where can Yeluhongji still manage this?

Yelu Yixin was no longer able to, he was worried that at such a time, the sudden revelation of the treason of the important officials of the court and the defection to the enemy would hit the hearts of the soldiers and civilians in the city to resist the enemy.

Yelu Yixin's concerns are justified. At this time, even if Xiao Hu is promoted as a model of heroism and righteousness and arouses the indignation of the army and the people, it is better to promote Xiao Hu as a traitor to the enemy.

But Yelu Hongji, as the emperor, was so angry that there was nothing he could do.

Yelu Yixin had no choice but to say no more.

Of course, as Yelu Yixin thought, this kind of thing broke out before the war, which really hit the hearts of the military and the people, and even caused all kinds of rumors to spread everywhere.

For example, Xiao Hu introduced the imperial army into the ambush circle of the Song people, causing the imperial army of more than 100,000 to be defeated and could only trap Yanjing City.

Xiao Hu gave the offensive and defensive maps of the imperial court to the Song people.

Xiao Hu gave the Song people the secret passage into the city.

Xiao Hu had even already arranged the men and horses in the city to respond, and when the time came, he would break Yanjing in one fell swoop.

There are so many kinds of rumors, naturally there are really a group of people in Yanjing City who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and there are such a group of people who really want to see the Song Army break the Yanjing City Pool.

Why?

It's very simple, because no matter what era, there are always people who are dissatisfied with the court, and there are always dissidents.

The reason why these rumors broke out after Xiao Hu's defection to the enemy immediately became very loud is because this Yanjing City is a place where Han people live, there are hundreds of thousands of Han people in this city, and there are many Han people, and there are inevitably some people who are interested in their homeland.

But if you really want to be serious, the Song Dynasty is not the homeland of the Yanyun Han people, and before the Song Dynasty, Yanyun was the territory of the Liao State. is still the same nation, after all, there will still be cohesion, natural blood, even after more than a hundred years, there are still some separations.

At least in terms of the outcome of the war, the attitude of the Han people in Yanyun is different from that of other ethnic groups. Even for those Han people who did not have much affection for the Song, if the Liao State won, they will naturally be happy and life will go on.

But the Liao State was defeated, and these Han people, who didn't have much affection for the Song, were actually not very worried, because they all believed that their compatriots would win the battle and enter Yanjing City, and they should not make any excessive moves against the local Han people, and life should still go on.

But there are also some Han people who will stand with the Khitans, such as those who eat court meals and have a big family, or families who are officials in the court themselves, and Han people who rely on the official court to eat well.

The most representative of this is the old man Han Caiqing Han who has thousands of acres of fertile land outside Yanjing City, he took hundreds of his henchmen into the city at the first moment when he knew that the Song army was going to enter the city, and even issued weapons to these people in the family, probably with the attitude of coexisting with the city.

There are many people like Han Caiqing. In Yanjing City, the more Han people mix well, the more they will be of the same mind as the Liao people, there is no doubt about it. The lower the Han people, the more ambiguous their attitude is. But there is another relationship, in the city, often the people at the bottom rely on the people at the top to live, that is to say, the people at the top will have a certain degree of control over the people at the bottom.

It's like rumors can fill the city with wind and rain, but few Han people will really think of risking their lives to go inside and outside to welcome the Song army into the city.

The above is probably an overall portrayal of the attitude of the Yanyun Han people towards the Liao and Song dynasties.

And Gan Qi, who was outside the city, was frowning and thinking, he was still struggling with how to solve the dilemma in front of him. Wait until dawn, will this city be attacked or not?

This is also a big problem, because Ganchi does not have many men under his command, and there are not many soldiers who can be used on the city walls.

Siege is like gambling for Ganch, it is possible to win or lose.

Gan Qi wondered if there could be a better way, preferably without siege, without gambling.

In a state of anxiety, Gan Qi paced in his temporary Chinese army tent.

He looked at the map in a daze, and stood at the door and looked at the huge city in a daze.

He even kept recalling his past memories and the war stories he had heard.

For example, rivers have been dug to divert floodwaters into cities. But near Yanjing City, there doesn't seem to be such a big river.

Someone dug a tunnel into the city, but Ganchi didn't have that much time to do it, and digging a tunnel wasn't really the way to break the city.

Gan Qi, who thought about breaking his head, even thought that if he had the stunt of the great mage Liu Xiu, he could raise his hand to summon a meteor shower.

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Thinking about it, Gan Qi once again stayed awake all night in a nervous thought.

As the sun rises in the east, Gan Qi even mutters to himself, "No wonder those who do great things often lose sleep...... Do you really have to cultivate immortals to win the battle? ”

But as soon as the words fell, Gan Qi looked at the rising sun, and suddenly remembered a person, a military master who often defeats the strong with the weak, a person who shines in all directions on Beijing's golden mountain, Beijing Taizu, surnamed Mao.

At this time, Gan Qi was in Yanjing, which was later Beijing. This master's best tactics are to encircle and send reinforcements.

The so-called encirclement point and reinforcement means that the enemy reinforcements are constantly ambushed and wiped out, and this point will naturally collapse.

Thinking of this, Ganqi's sleepless fatigue suddenly disappeared, and he was excited.

I had been thinking that I must break Yanjing City before the reinforcements came, and after thinking about it all night, I thought that Gan Qi's head was about to explode, and at this time, Gan Qi suddenly became enlightened and suddenly enlightened.

There are reinforcements in Yanjing City, and they will come back within ten days, but this support army obviously has to come back, this support army is passive, and they have no command power for the time being, and their only purpose is to rush to Yanjing City to rescue.

Wipe out this support army, and everything will be settled. Otherwise, even if Yanjing City can be captured today, if you turn your head, you will have to face the counterattack of the enemy's 100,000 army, at that time, this 100,000 army will have the initiative, and Gan Qi will become the passive side.

Rather than this, it is better to take advantage of the fact that these 100,000 troops have no initiative at all, and find a way to eliminate them. If Gan Qi wiped out the 100,000 army, then the emperor in Yanjing City would naturally not be able to sit still, and for the safety of the emperor, everyone would not dare to put the emperor in Yanjing City to face an unpredictable war.

If the emperor leaves, he will flee from the battle, and there will be a big defeat in front of him, and this Yanjing City will really collapse automatically.

"Yes, yes, yes!" Gan Qi was so excited that he said a few words in a row. Hurriedly turned his head and entered the camp tent again, picked up his pen and hurriedly wrote a letter.

The letter was written to Di Yong in Luanzhou, and a plan had been brewed in Gan Qi's heart, but Di Yong had to cooperate.

Only by working together can Gan Qi achieve what he wants.

After writing the letter, Gan Qi shouted: "Zhou Dong, Zhou Dong." ”

Zhou Tong rushed in, but before he could speak, Gan Qi had already spoken: "You take a team of people to send this letter to Luanzhou immediately, and you must hand it over to Di Yong himself, the sooner the better." ”

Zhou Tong took the letter that Gan Qi had just sealed with fire paint, looked at Gan Qi's expression, and knew that the stakes were very high, and replied: "Even if you die, I will also hand over this letter to Di Yong himself." ”

"Don't worry, you can't die, when you arrive quickly, the 100,000 Liao army should be packing up the ordnance camp and preparing to return to Yanjing, it is not difficult to come to the city, you must tell Di Yong again, you must act according to my arrangement, even if it is ...... Even if all the people under Ma Niu's command are dead, I will do what I say. Gan Qi's face was fierce.

Zhou Tong was stunned and replied, "Yes!" ”

"Go ahead."

Zhou Tong took the letter and rode twenty or thirty lightly, and he had already galloped to the east.

It didn't take long for Di Qing, who had arranged the big and small things in the army, into the big tent, he was already ready for the big battle, with his armor on his body and a spear in his hand, ready to take the lead, fight for his life, life and death, victory or defeat in the sky.

But he saw Gan Qi in the tent unarmouring.

Di Qing spoke: "Dao Jian, the soldiers are buried in the pot to make rice, and when they have eaten, they are ready to go into battle to attack the city." ”

Gan Qi waved his hand and said, "Let the soldiers continue to build long ladders, be prepared, and if you don't attack the city today, I will sleep first." ”

"Huh?" Di Qing was puzzled, and asked anxiously: "Dao Jian, I don't have time to wait, don't hurry up to attack the city at this time, and wait for the Liao army to come back to help, and everything will be closed." ”

Gan Qi was really exhausted, and after the armor was removed, he went to the couch, covered the quilt, and said: "Uncle Di, don't worry, I already have a plan in my heart, and when I finish sleeping, I will get up and talk to you in detail." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ganch's snoring began to rise.

Hearing Ganqi's snoring, Di Qing was confused and impatient, turned his head out of the tent, and a group of generals who asked for war came outside the tent, and they waited for Ganqi to enter the Chinese army when he ordered to beat the drum and gather the generals.

At this time, I suddenly heard Di Qing say that there was no war today, and he was also confused.

Old Di Qing is still very experienced, even if he doesn't fight, he has a lot of things to do, and he began to order the generals to do their own things. The four gates must be blocked, and rangers must be sent to patrol the city walls back and forth to prevent a single person from coming out of the city, and it is also a warning of the enemy's attack.

Luanzhou City was in a series of battles at this time, and Di Yong was in the city in person and never went down for a moment.

Half of the buildings in the city were demolished, and there were fires everywhere under the walls.

Yelu Renxian, the privy envoy of the Northern Court of Liao, who came to attack Luanzhou with an army of 100,000, was also experiencing Ganqi's entanglement last night, Luanzhou City was not big, and there were 10,000 or 20,000 people who defended the city with their lives.

The small city is difficult to attack, and the people in the city have been ready to defend the city for many days, and it is the time when the civil and military officials are sealed, and the morale is booming. Even if the four sides of the city wall are encircled, they will not be able to attack it for a while.

Yeluren was also trying his best to get in, and after thinking about it, there was only the most direct, effective and safest way left, that is, to pile up human lives.

Taking human lives to pile up, piling him up for ten days and half a month, Yeluren knew that he would not be defeated, and he could always pile down this city. He also knew very well that don't look at the 100,000 thieves in the city, they are all rabble, and those who can use their lives are all above the city at this time, as long as these people are piled up, victory will be in hand.

This ending, in fact, Di Yong also knew in his heart, he didn't think that he could really hold this lonely city, he only hoped that things would go well on Ganqi's side, and he would not be in vain to bring the enemy's main force here.

But Di Yong still has to continue to inspire others, from time to time someone has made meritorious service, some people are brave, and immediately invite His Majesty Emperor Dayan Ma Niu, meritorious service will be rewarded, crowned as a big official, rewarded with gold and silver, and given to women.

Ma Niu is also willing, this is only the third day of the battle to defend the city, there are already people who have sealed the country, Zhudong was still Lu Longzhi County three days ago, and three days later it was already the Duke of Luanguo, the woman rewarded dozens of dozens, and the money rewarded two large cars, and the fief was in Luanzhou, the real grandfather of the country.

After a few more days, I'm afraid that the prince will also seal a few out.

Not to mention, this method is still quite effective, and the morale of the soldiers defending the city is really good.

After a day of fighting, he repelled several waves of enemy sieges, and then entered the night, Di Yong still did not go down to the city, personally led people to inspect the four city walls, arranged sentry posts one by one, and the materials to defend the city tomorrow.

Suddenly, Ma Niu also came to the city and found Di Yong.

The two stood together in Xicheng, watching the continuous lights of the 100,000-strong army from a distance.

"I don't know what Your Majesty is looking for?" After meeting His Majesty the Emperor, Di Yong asked first.

Ma Niu looked into the distance and asked: "Di Xiang, you said that when you hit Anxi County, you would tell me your origin, but at that time, the soldiers were in chaos and fought together, and they forgot about this matter, and now they have been fighting hard in Luanzhou for several days, and today I still can't help it, and I want to ask you." ”

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