On the Juma River in the south of Youzhou, Xiao Siwen took the lead in galloping to the river, turned over and dismounted, and led the horse to the river to drink, while reaching out to touch the sideburns of the mount. He looked back at the river and built many pontoon bridges in all directions.

It is close to the upper reaches of the Juma River, and the envoys of the Zhou Guofang Town in the middle reaches are doing one thing, using the river water to artificially create swamps on both sides of the river, in order to resist the southward attack of the Liao cavalry. But it was a very laborious thing, and there was no progress for a year or two; Now, Xiao Siwen only needs to build a few pontoon bridges on the river to drive south.

His subordinate Abudi also led his horse to the river to drink water, and said, "Let's go west after crossing the river, will there be anything wrong with Yizhou?" ”

Xiao Siwen said with a smile: "Sun Xingyou's shrunken turtle, how dare he come out when he hears the wind and sticks to it?" Even if it comes out, it is not the opponent of this king. However, the general of the Zhou army went to the Niangzi Pass, let's take the Niangzi Pass first, and the army of Yelu Brother in the north may be late. ”

Abdi nodded yes.

As soon as Xiao Siwen turned around, the terrain to the north was slightly higher, and he saw that a large area of foot cavalry on the plain was spreading towards the Juma River, and he said: "The warriors of the Great Liao are like fierce tigers, and it is not so easy for the Zhou army to pull out the teeth of the tiger!" As long as our reinforcements can break through on the periphery, Jinyang will not be a problem. ”

……

There was still no big movement outside Jinyang City, and the rain stopped within two days.

A few days ago, the Zhou army besieged and attacked very fiercely, and the people in Jinyang City were panicked, but after the initial panic passed, people gradually adapted to the war environment, and the world gradually stabilized. But at this time, there was a person who panicked: Prime Minister Guo Yuanwei.

Guo Yuanwei had a very high position and power in the Northern Han Dynasty, but the more this happened, the more cautious he became. Zhao Kuangyin was dissatisfied and angry before he was arrested, and obviously knew that he was going to be betrayed; And that incident was a military aircraft of the imperial court, and only a few important ministers and generals knew about it, how did Zhao Kuangyin know about it?

Jinyang was in the period of the Great War, and although the Northern Han Lord did not pursue the matter with great fanfare for the time being, Guo Yuanwei still smelled the smell of danger.

He thought about whether the process of doing things would leave clues. Some of the subtleties that he thought were impossible to expose according to his prior arrangement also thought that there were loopholes at this time, but he couldn't think of any specific way for others to know.

Worried about danger and luck, Guo Yuanwei suddenly regretted contacting Zhao Kuangyin, but now that he thinks about it, it seems a bit redundant; Even if he didn't tell Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyin would not necessarily bite back. However, it was also because of caution and that I felt that I was not at ease about this matter, so I did it.

Guo Yuanwei thought of surrendering the Zhou army to protect himself, but he did not directly control the soldiers and horses in his hands, and it was very risky to plan. The best chance of surrender is the fall of the Northern Han Kingdom.

But Guo Yuanwei is still so panicked, that is, he judges that Jinyang should be able to save this time. Flying pigeons in Xinzhou and other places spread the news, the Liao army has been dispatched, and even the Youzhou army has been reinforced from the east; As long as the reinforcements can approach Jinyang, the Zhou army will not be able to attack the city.

The reinforcements of the Liao army are still there, and there will be no problems with the morale of Jinyang City.

Guo Yuanwei's main concern is on his own safety, and of course he doesn't attach the most importance to the survival of Jinyang.

…… Yang Ye took advantage of the truce and no war to visit Feng Jinke in Nancheng. He wanted to take the opportunity to take a closer look at the fortifications of the Zhou army, which was the main direction of attack of the Zhou army; But it was inconvenient for Yang Ye to come over during the war, otherwise he would be suspected of pointing fingers at his colleagues.

Feng Jinke went to the city to greet him, and the two exchanged a few words of greeting, and then talked about the war.

Yang Ye coped with it on the one hand, and looked at the earth fortifications below, the whole foundation was more than 20 steps wide, and the Zhou army had already achieved some results in only two days, and built a short section of height under the city wall...... Although the results were not great, the Zhou army had only been building soil for less than two days; Moreover, the city wall looks high, and this section is only more than three feet, and the height is not out of reach.

He took a closer look, and the rammed earth, as well as the large stone shells, rolling logs, bricks and stones, etc., were all built in the earth mountain as stepping stones.

Feng Jinke said: "The Zhou army only built soil here, and there were originally many ways to stop them. However, the first artillery of the Zhou army was mainly concentrated here, and the ordnance was placed on the city wall, and a burst of artillery bombardment was sure to destroy it all! We haven't found a way to stop them from stacking dirt yet. ”

Yang Ye nodded yes, and looked at the scene outside the city wall. Quietly reminded: "I was on the southeast corner tower, and I saw a house ruins with camouflage, and I guessed that the Zhou army was digging tunnels and attacking the city, and it might be a repeat of the battle of Shouzhou to bomb the city." ”

Feng Jinke listened and said: "I have dug a tunnel in the city to guard against it, if the Zhou army digs close to the city wall, we may find out." We also made arrangements according to the precautionary method suggested by Zhao Kuangyin, and it was not so easy for the Zhou army to repeat the old tricks. ”

When Yang Ye heard Zhao Kuangyin, he immediately remembered that Zhao Kuangyin was sold. He has no opinion on the decision-making of the Northern Han Lord, but he also has some feelings, feeling that the so-called imperial grace is vast, and it is just like that in the face of the pros and cons!

But Yang Ye still held his breath and didn't want to surrender to Zhou easily through the Zhou State spies. Now that he has surrendered, although he has made meritorious contributions, his reputation and reliability in the hearts of the people of the world have been greatly affected. The performance of loyalty cannot be easily destroyed.

Yang Ye looked at it and said cautiously: "We will have a hard battle with Zhou Jun, sooner or later!" ”

Feng Jinke turned his head to look at the north and said, "Even if the foundation is successful, the width of the gap is limited, and the Zhou army is attacking from the back, and we want to break the city from such a place, unless our morale is low and we have no fighting spirit." ”

Yang Ye remembered the battle with the Zhou army near Baigu, and frowned noncommittally; But he looked down at the dirt mountain below, pondered for a moment, and nodded slightly.

In Yang Ye's previous speculation, this time the crisis of the Northern Han Kingdom, the Liao army can reach and relieve the siege, which is the consensus of the monarchs and ministers of the Northern Han Kingdom; If reinforcements do not arrive, Jinyang will surrender because of the loss of hope, and it is meaningless to spend the lonely city without foreign aid...... But now after seeing the tactics of the Zhou army using hundred-jin stone cannons, he changed his speculation: if the Liao army does not come, Jinyang does not surrender, and there is no morale to fight a bloody battle, the city will be stormed and broken.

Feng Jinke pondered for a while and said, "No matter what, whether the Liao army's reinforcements can reach Jinyang City or not is a matter of life and death for our country. ”

He suddenly didn't pay much attention to the results...... Zhao Kuangyin's matter, he did feel a little chilled about the Northern Han lord in his heart, and he didn't want to repay the Northern Han lord with death; Coupled with the spy at home, although he felt a little annoyed at first, he gradually realized that this was the intention of the lord of Zhou, and he already had a way back.

Feng Jinke said: "It is reported that the Liao army has been gathered near Yinshan, and Keri is heading south. Jinyang City should be fine for at least one month or two, and it depends on whether the Liao army can defeat the Zhou army Li Chuyun in Xinzhou and Niangzi Pass in the east! ”

Yang Ye nodded in agreement and stood at the head of the city for a long time.