Xiao Siwen returned to the head of Youzhou City, and his heart was full of feelings.

Standing high at the top of the city, the flat earth outside the city seemed even more vast, and the sky seemed to be so low that it was within reach.

The clouds were not thick, but the brilliance of the sun behind the clouds brightened the clouds, and the middle was dazzling, and the light spread out like ten thousand arrows, but it was even more magnificent. At this time, the golden light is like a judgment in the dark.

Xiao Siwen looked at the river in the south of the city and was silent for a long time, the Sanggan River meandered eastward, and the wind on the river surface blew sparkling, like the armor of thousands of troops! Along this river to the east, there are indeed thousands of troops! The city of the Zhou army in the lower reaches of the Sanggan River had already been built, and Xiao Siwen imagined that the army would march along the river and waterway, and it would be possible to reach Youzhou in one day!

According to the report of the spies, the city built by the Zhou army was a large military camp and a large granary, and there were basically no people in it except for the people who repaired the city; Therefore, there is no need to consider many livelihood problems of ordinary cities, otherwise it will not be able to be built in a few months.

His palm slapped the green bricks of the women's wall a few times, making some trivial movements. Then he carefully patted the dirt off his hands, turned and walked down the wall.

As soon as I got off the city wall, I heard the boring sound of sawing wood in the city, and the craftsmen were still making catapults day and night. Xiao Siwen inspected the city defense everywhere and met the Han official Fan Zhongyi.

Fan Zhongyi asked Xiao Siwen to go to a government office to see something.

"Hollow out with stone and stuff it into **, ignite the fuse and throw it to explode." Fan Zhongyi said, "This is something captured by the Great Liao Army when it attacked the fortress of Zhuozhou, and it is a new thing. ”

Xiao Siwen picked it up and took a closer look, "With such a small hole, I'm afraid it's not easy to hollow out the stone." ”

Fan Zhongyi said: "That's true. ”

He took out another broken copper fire gun, which was also used by the Zhou army. The Liao army had seen this thing on the battlefield at the beginning of the year, that is, the sound was loud and the smoke was loud, and the range was far inferior to that of bows and crossbows, and the fighting was still slow.

Xiao Siwen pondered for a while and felt that the tactics of the Zhou army attacking Youzhou might not have changed much. But if there is no foreign aid, it is only a matter of time before hundreds of thousands of troops are allowed to besiege Youzhou, and it is only a matter of time before it is captured.

After Xiao Siwen patrolled, he wrote a note that night, reporting that the Zhou army in Beijing was about to attack Youzhou, and asked for help to send troops to rescue.

He hoped that the Zhou army would delay for a few more months, and in the autumn, the Liao army would have more horses and horses, and the grain and straw would be more sufficient, and the pressure on the grain and grass of the war would not be so great.

…… In the early summer of April, the grassland is green, and the weather is not too hot.

The nobles of Shangjing, no one questioned the news that the Zhou army was going to attack Youzhou. The Zhou army spent a lot of money to build a city in the southeast of Youzhou, and the army gathered in Hebei for several months, which is probably not as simple as scaring people.

Miyagi again discussed the matter of sending troops south.

At the beginning of the year, the army returned to the north, and a few months later it was again dispatched; And the time of going back and forth also connived at the Zhou army to occupy a favorable place! However, such a situation is not a blind toss, it is definitely not a mistake in decision-making!

It's really helpless, if the Liao army is stranded in Youzhou with more than 100,000 people, the consumption of several months is unknown. The Liao army is still in Youzhou, and the Zhou army should not dare to rush forward to build the city, the situation is only a stalemate, and there will be no result except for the two sides spending money and food in vain.

Yelu Jing didn't say a word, hoping that the troops would once again support him to raise troops to the south!

At this moment, Yelujing suddenly felt that Xiao Siwen was actually a loyal minister...... If he loses Hebei, he can't imagine whether his throne is stable or not, and what kind of chaos will happen below!

Someone suggested: "It can be imitated at the beginning of the year to use light cavalry elite soldiers to go south and attack and threaten the siege of the Zhou army." ”

The general Yelu obliquely objected: "This time and that time. In the Battle of Youzhou last year, the Northern Expedition of the Zhou Army went deep into the Liao border and hung alone outside the city of Youzhou; And our army is already gathering, and Keri is heading south, which poses a great threat to the Zhou army. The reason why the Zhou army withdrew so quickly was because it was unwilling to take risks in order to preserve its strength.

At this time, the fortifications of the Zhou army were only a day's journey from Youzhou, and it was not easy for the ministers to force back the Zhou people with a small group of elite soldiers. ”

Jereh turned his gaze to Jeruxiugo.

Yelu Hugo also said: "Please be the vanguard, but the Great Khan can personally lead the army to the south later, so that he can fight with the Zhou people!" ”

At this moment, the atmosphere in the palace is not quite right, and it is not as angry as before...... Most of the people did not say anything, because they had experienced the battlefield that had gone south at the beginning of the year, and this kind of war did not get any real benefits, but they had to lose their old capital, and the envoys were not very well-off at the moment.

Everyone discussed, and Youzhou couldn't give up easily. In the end, an agreement was reluctantly reached: first go south with light cavalry, and then send the army south to defend Youzhou, delay until autumn, and then send a large army south.

Yelu Jing said: "With Yelu Xiuge, the Duke of Zhou, as the vanguard, lead 10,000 elite soldiers in the palace tent, select 20,000 tribal troops, and go south as soon as possible to reinforce Xiao Siwen to defend the city." ”

Jeruhhuge bowed and received the command.

Ye Lujing didn't dare to transfer all the palace tent troops in Shangjing, this time it was different, he still had to stay in Shangjing for a few months! If there is no strength around him, he is not sure.

Yelu Jing sat in his chair, looking back at the ministers on both sides, and looked at the faces one by one, as if he was guessing what kind of heart each person was carrying!

"The Great Khan is at ease, and the ministers will definitely teach the people of Zhou a lesson after they go south!" Jeruxiugo said hatefully. This sentence is not only to assure the emperor, but also to the people present, so as to save some people from looking down on people because of their defeat at the beginning of the year!

Jerez praised, "Very good! Zhou Guogong is the left and right arms of Ben Khan. ”

Everyone also hurriedly said some auspicious words one after another. At this moment, a nobleman couldn't help asking, "What method do you want to use to crack the people of the Zhou Kingdom?!" ”

No one could answer.

The general Yelu said quietly: "In the current situation, I am afraid that I can only consume it, or fight hard, there is no other way." Unless ......"

"Unless what?" Yelujing also showed an urgent glimmer of hope.

Yelu slanted to look at Yelu Huge: "Unless you are amazed by the talent of the ancients, there is a peerless good general who has established miraculous feats and unexpectedly won a key battle, so that you can get out of this quagmire!" ”

People couldn't help but sigh in frustration when they heard it. It's nonsense! Naturally, there have been occasional famous wars in history when they were outnumbered, but that thing is hard to find, and you can't just get it if you think about it.

At this time, Yelu Hugo gritted his teeth and stood there with round eyes, as if he was puffing up energy. Many people in the court used to compliment him as a hero, but later complained that he provoked Zhou Guo to cause trouble, and wanted to put the blame on themselves inexplicably...... It seems that such things as building miracle feats are what he should do?!

Emperor Liao looked at it and said with great hope: "The country is in danger, and Ben Khan is very worried!" If Brother Hugh establishes miracles for Ben Khan, he will definitely become a hero of the Khitan ethnic groups for thousands of years! ”

The so-called miraculous people, of course, are in the most difficult and critical moments, to do extraordinary things, in order to be gods!