In Liu Jianji's tent, several generals gathered together to discuss the next battle. The Khitan army was surrounded in Quyang City, and it had been unable to move for more than ten days, waiting for Jia Kui to occupy the Flying Fox before annihilating them. News from the north, the Khitan army has finally been assembled and is moving towards the Yizhou area. I thought it was based on Yizhou and attacked the Song Dynasty.

At this moment, a soldier walked in quickly, and said with a forked hand: "Captain, the newly obtained news, Jia Kui has occupied the Flying Fox!" ”

Liu Jianji stood up suddenly, clapped his hands, and said, "Great! As long as the flying fox is occupied, the Khitan army in Quyang will become a turtle in the urn! Prepare today, siege tomorrow! Just wiped out these Khitans and met the army that came to attack Baozhou! ”

After speaking, turning around, Liu Jianji said to Zhu Gui: "Tomorrow, the heavy artillery of the whole army will be allocated to your management and the city wall will collapse!" I've been in the army for so many years, and I haven't seen dozens of heavy artillery pieces firing together! Open your eyes tomorrow and see how these heavy artillery pieces are! ”

Yang Sui on the side smiled and said: "Captain, a heavy artillery shot is not cheap." Dozens of doors are fired together, but it costs a lot of money! ”

The crowd laughed. They all studied in military schools, and as commanders, everyone learned about artillery. Heavy artillery is seen quite a few times, but heavy artillery is rarely seen firing. There is no way, although the heavy artillery is expensive, it will be there after all. But if you fire a shot, it will cost dozens of dollars, and if it's gone, it's gone. Even in military schools, heavy artillery is not fired once a year. The power of heavy artillery is said to be in full bloom, but even a high-ranking general like Liu Jiji has not seen it a few times. As for dozens of heavy artillery firing together, no one here has ever seen it.

In Liu Jianji's army, there are 50 heavy guns, which are directly subordinate firepower at the army level. Now all of them are pulled to the city of Quyang, in order to eliminate the Khitan army as quickly as possible, and not to delay the day.

In the past, when the Song army was fighting, it was often that heavy weapons could not keep up with the speed of the march, and rarely played a role. This time on the Hebei Road was different, all the armies were transferred early, and heavy weapons naturally came with the army. The Khitans faced the Song army, which was many times more fierce than before.

In Quyang City, Yeluther did not sit in the official hall, but faced the fire. There was a sheep on the fire, already roasted. Jerodel did not keep his face composed, and while drinking wine, he cut the meat from the sheep and ate it.

Yeluliang walked in quickly and arched his hand: "Great King, I just got the news that the Song army has occupied the Flying Fox. ”

Yeluti said coldly: "For so many days, Yizhou didn't send a single soldier to save it, how could the flying fox hold it?" Two thousand soldiers, it's good to keep it so far. Don't worry, we will fight to the death with the Song army here, and we will not retreat to the Flying Fox! ”

Yeluliang sighed: "These days, the Song army has arranged defenses outside the city, and it has blocked the Tang River and the Lu River. If there is a loss, without the flying fox, our whole army has no way to retreat. ”

Yelu Tien didn't say: "What are you afraid of, you can fight to the death with the Song army!" When the two armies fight, the more afraid they are of death, the faster they will lose! ”

Jerelian didn't speak, he didn't believe that he could win a battle with the courage of flesh alone. The current situation is very clear, the Khitan army is not the opponent of the Song army outside the city, and once they attack, it will be the end of the world. For so many days, the Song army fought a few times. At the beginning, the Song army was still restrained and did not dare to let go of the attack. Later, the more the Song army fought, the more confident it became, and several Khitan army formations were penetrated.

The most fatal thing is that Quyang is located between the Tang River and the Lushui, and the two rivers are more than ten miles apart. The Song army has now completely blocked these more than ten miles of roads, and there is no gap in the Khitan want to break through. As soon as the flying fox was lost, Quyang became completely dead.

Yeluther was not all cavalry, and he was tightly pressed by the Song army, and he really couldn't draw troops and horses to save the flying fox. He originally thought that the flying fox was the retreat of his whole army, and Yizhou should send troops. I didn't expect Yizhou to move at all, as if he had forgotten that he existed.

After drinking two bowls of wine in a row, Yeluti didn't put down the wine bowl and said, "There is no way to think about it now, but to fight to the death with the Song army outside the city." When they attacked the city, they saw if there were any flaws and could pass through the Song army's defense line and move south. There is a bridge in Xinle County, as long as you break through the Song army, you can cross the Lu River. In the southern states, the Song army did not have heavy troops, and they had no way at that time. ”

Yeluliang was overjoyed when he heard this: "King, didn't you come up with some way?" ”

Jerlother shook her head: "What can I do?" The Song army pressed the formation, fought several times, and now they can't even get out of the city gate. If it weren't for the Song army, for some reason, they didn't attack the city, we wouldn't even be able to stay now. There is no choice but to do your best and obey the destiny of heaven. ”

After speaking, he poured another bowl of wine and drank it all.

From the pride when he just occupied Quyang, to the current helplessness, Yeluther is not in the past ten days, and his mood has gone from heaven to hell. After several battles with the Song army, his confidence in the cavalry under his command had been swept away. As a veteran general who has fought for many years, Yeluther can't see that the current Khitan army is simply the opponent of the Song army. Don't say that you are 30,000 soldiers and horses against 30,000, and if you give yourself 30,000, there is no way to fight the Song army opposite. This was completely unexpected, in the next battle, which Khitan general would be unlucky.

This year's leap month, the weather has not been cold, and the rivers have not frozen. Hebei Road is located in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, the rivers and ponds are criss-crossed, and the cavalry cannot maneuver, so Yelu Tie is not down. According to previous years' experience, by the end of October, the nearby river should be frozen. Even if the war was not going well for a while, the army chose a place where the Song army was weakly defended and left. As long as he left the place heavily guarded by the Song Dynasty and only relied on plundering along the way, his Khitan army could hold out for a month or two. Where did you think that after occupying Quyang, you will be blocked here, and the weather will not be cold for a long time.

Before dawn, the generals of the Song army came to Liu Jianji's tent. The siege of the city today cannot be delayed.

Zhu Gui entered the handsome tent, shrunk his neck and said, "It's so cold today!" Although the wind outside was not strong, it blew on the face like a knife. ”

Yang Sui said: "It's really cold today. I had a basin of water outside last night, and when I woke up this morning, it was all frozen. ”

Liu Jianji said: "It's already November, and in winter, how can it not be cold." This is the northern land, which is much colder than Kaifeng Mansion, which is a common thing. I heard that when it's cold, the rivers freeze in October, but this year it's been quite warm. The next war will be fought in such a cold and snowy time, and you must be prepared as early as possible. ”

Yang Sui said: "Fortunately, a month ago, the cotton clothes in the army were distributed. If not, how to fight in such weather! ”

Zhu Gui smiled: "Without cotton clothes, wouldn't there be a war?" When I was in the northwest, the weather was even colder than here, and there were many times when I didn't have cotton clothes, and I didn't fight the same war. Captain, this is all a common thing. Now that the imperial court has enough money and food, and there is no shortage of food and clothing, it is a rare good time. ”

In fact, it is not only that there is enough money and food, but also that the army is different from before, and there are special quartermasters for the supply of grain and grass materials, which is much stronger than before. In the past, in the army, the commander-in-chief made a decision on his word, and those in charge of the supply of materials in the army were the cronies of the commander-in-chief. Some generals will not only distribute supplies on time, but also do their own business and make money to subsidize the army. But more generals are deducting the materials in the army, and how can they care about the life and death of the soldiers? Now that the supply of supplies has come down from the Privy Council, it is much more difficult to withhold than before.

Liu Jianji said: "It's cold today, and wait for the sun to rise before sending troops." It has been around for more than ten days, and it is not bad at this time. The weather suddenly became cold, and the sergeants and soldiers were afraid that they would not be able to adapt to it, so they let them move first. When the sun rises and the whole army attacks the city, it is necessary to destroy the Khitans in one go. The Northern Khitan army has moved, and we can't be pinned down here all the time! ”