After many days of sunny days, the snow has melted. Outside the city of Youzhou, a team of vigorous knights rushed around the city half a mile away from the city wall, and the person in the middle was Guo Shao, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The black and shiny fur of the horse ran very quickly easily, it seemed to be just spreading joy on the flat ground, the strong war horse brought the speed of the wind, and Guo Shao's face felt the warmth and wetness of spring. Beside him are his two sworn brothers, Yang Biao and Luo Mengzi, who are in the prime of life, brave and powerful, which makes Guo Shao feel very down-to-earth.

Heaven and earth are very distinct. The blue sky is like the sea, and the white clouds are white and flawless. The spring grass on the ground is not obvious up close, but if you look at the long term, you can see a delicate green patch of green in the field.

The new nature, the old city wall masonry is brown and mottled, as if telling the story of the years.

Guo Shao was young and strong, wearing armor and a red cloak floating in the wind, his face was full of spirit, ready to do a big job!

This is one of the basic territories of Hebei and Kyushu. Now Guo Shao is riding his horse here unscrupulously, watching the city and the siege fortifications.

The horse team galloped past the city tower in the south, Guo Shao saw that there was a person on the city tower who was being hugged by the front and back looking over here, and guessed for a while that it might be Xiao Siwen, the king of the southern courtyard?

At this time, countless people and horses gathered inside and outside Youzhou City, but the atmosphere had a very strange feeling...... There was no communication at all.

The gates of the city were closed, and the Liao army was completely reinforced, without taking the initiative to attack, and there were no practical long-range weapons...... Reach. The Zhou army built siege fortifications, but they were not yet ready and did not attack the city. For many days, the armies of the two opposing sides had gathered only a stone's throw away, but they seemed to be able to coexist.

No one went to persuade him to surrender, and if the Liao army in the southern courtyard of the Liao State would surrender, it would be hell!

No one shouted and provoked, because ordinary soldiers couldn't understand each other at all, and they didn't know what you were talking about when they scolded!

Guo Shao ran around the city, but still did not send anyone close to the city, and returned straight to the Chinese army camp. He entered the tent and strode to the map above.

At this time, the generals handed over their weapons one after another and walked into the big tent to pay respects.

Guo Shao turned around and said, "It's all free of courtesy." Then he looked at Wang Pu.

Wang Pu stood up and bowed, then turned to face the direction of the tent door, and said: "The following is the Tang report, the first batch of reinforcements of the Liao army in Beijing has been dispatched ten days ago, and the total strength should exceed 35,000 cavalry; It is unknown where it is now, and it is expected to enter Hebei within five days.

This is the first batch of reinforcements, and the Liao army can dispatch far more cavalry. The Qianying Military Government estimated that the Liao Army could still dispatch more than 100,000 Khitan and Xi cavalry in the later period, and it was difficult to estimate the servants of various ethnic groups. ”

Wang Pu paused and said, "Therefore, the Great Zhou army should find an opportunity to defeat the first batch of reinforcements of the Liao army during the siege of the city, and at least block it outside Youzhou City."

By His Majesty's order, the military order of the military government of the former camp of Youzhou is as follows......"

Wang Pu pointed to the situation map hanging on the wooden frame on one side, "On the right side, Li Chuyun is the head coach and Shi Yanchao is the striker; He led 28,000 cavalry of the second army of the front division of the palace (control crane and tiger ben). On the left side, the guard Ma Busi commanded Han Tong as the head coach and Luo Yanhuan as the striker; Led the guards of the Second Army of the Horse Infantry Division (the left and right wings of the Longjie Army and the left and right wings of the Hujie Army) with 25,000 cavalry. ”

The main cavalry of the forbidden army of the Zhou army totaled 53,000 cavalry, and all the elite cavalry were dispatched to deal with the reinforcements from the north; Because cavalry is not needed for siege, the mounted infantry of the Tiger Army is also mobile, which can be used as infantry or cavalry, and can be used as a temporary reserve.

The total strength of the left and right sides of the Tiger Ben Army is 40,000, half of which is cavalry, and the rest of the infantry are equipped with mounts, which is the most sophisticated unit of the Zhou army; The cavalry of the Crane Control Army was about 8,000 horsemen. It was these mobile forces led by Li Chuyun's troops.

The Longjie army was subordinate to the Guards and Horse Division, and the proportion of cavalry was also very high, about 20,000 horsemen; The left flank of the Hujie army was mainly infantry, and each army could gather 5,000 cavalry. The Hantong Department is one of these people.

There are more than 50,000 elite cavalry in the Great Zhou Dynasty, which is also the result of Guo Shao's continuous development of armaments after taking power. Because it is indeed very expensive and food to raise cavalry in the Central Plains, and there are not many good horses.

However, there are a lot of infantry, plus Liu Renzhan, Gao Yanyu and other departments, the Zhou army has more than 100,000 infantry.

Wang Pu stretched out his hand and pointed to the map and said: "This is Youzhou, and the line to the south is the Sanggan River." This line on the northern slope is the Wenyu River, which are tributaries; To the northwest is the West Mountain...... The nearest route of the Liao army was to take Beikou (Gubeikou) and go south from the northeast through Yanshan, so the elite on the right was placed in the direction of Beikou.

General Li's right flank should lead his army across the Wenyu River and penetrate deep into the north to extend the depth between the front line and Youzhou. ”

Wang Puheng took two steps and continued: "Since the right road is deep into the north, it is necessary to prevent the Liao army from detouring from the West Mountain and attacking our besieging army. Therefore, General Han's headquarters had to operate near Juyong Pass (abandoned) and Deshengkou.

There are two strategies on the left side, one is to prevent the Liao army from going south from Xishan; Second, if it is determined that the main force of the Liao army is in the direction of Beikou in the east, the left road should immediately transfer most of it to the east to cross the Wenyu River, wait for an opportunity near the river bank, and form a north-south echo trend with the east road. ”

The four generals lined up together, clasped their fists and said, "The ministers obey the order!" ”

Guo Shao waited for Wang Pu to finish deploying, and then he spoke: "Within a month and a half, the Great Zhou army has taken the initiative and has superior forces, and you should have the determination to win."

It is also necessary to have insight into the fighter and respond to the situation. As long as the reasonable motives for decision-making can be explained after the war, decisions can be made on the spot; As long as it is beneficial to the overall situation and wins depending on the result, you can be acquitted of resisting the will in this battle! We can't stick to the rules, victory is the only goal! ”

The generals hugged their fists in thanks.

Guo Shao said with a straight face: "This battle is far-reaching, and great achievements are at this time, may all the generals kill the enemy!" ”

Everyone said excitedly: "I don't give up my ......" and "I am willing to drive ...... before Your Majesty"

Guo Shao waved his hand, and the generals thanked him and retired. Then a military general walked out of the account and said: "The generals of the Xuanyu will be included in the account!" ”

Another group of generals formed two columns and strode into the big tent one after another.

Guo Shao is still working with the ministers of the former camp military government to deploy troops. The main thing is the strategy of siege and the deployment of reserves, and these generals will stay in Youzhou City to attack the city.

The Zhou army besieged Youzhou City half a month ago, but almost did not send a single shot, it was preparing, first repairing fortifications to besiege the city, so as not to give Xiao Siwen the opportunity to go out of the city and make trouble. is also waiting for the follow-up infantry, artillery, and supplies to be transported to Youzhou City.

One map after another was hung on a wooden shelf in the big tent, and Guo Shaojunchen discussed from the afternoon until the evening. The siege of the city was a complex undertaking, but it was so far clear and methodical.

All preparations were running efficiently, and heavy artillery and stone projectiles began to be transported at the right time, and by this time they had reached the front line.