Outside, the wooden wheels "chirp".

Li Chuyun said: "Your Majesty, according to the current strategy of the Privy Council, this battle is actually a surprise attack. ”

Guo Shao immediately turned his head to look at him and looked at Li Chuyun's face with encouraging eyes.

Li Chuyun continued: "The surprise attack is not without a chance. After recovering Hedong, the Great Zhou army returned to the court, and at this time the Great Zhou and the Liao State still did not negotiate peace, and the Liao State may guess that our dynasty intends to use troops. But they don't know when we're going to use our troops.

This year, or the year after next year, it is possible; Spring, summer, and winter are also possible. (The horse fat of the grassland in autumn is not good for the Central Plains Dynasty.) ）

The king envoy and others discussed that there was a chance of winning the capture of Youzhou City, and the ministers had no objections. However, we have to capture Youzhou in a month and a half to two months, otherwise there will be no fighters for the surprise attack.

From Shangjing and other places to Youzhou, more than 1,300 miles, the journey of the Liao army's horsemen only takes half a month...... This reinforcement, as long as the Liao people respond quickly, we can't avoid it. And the Liao State wants to gather the army of all regions, and it will take a month at the earliest. ”

Guo Shao nodded yes, Li Chuyun was cautious in his words and deeds, but he seemed to have his own opinions on everything.

Li Chuyun bowed his hand: "This battle is set to be a surprise attack, and the minister wants to speak."

First of all, the military aircraft must not be leaked, and the Liao people must not be known before the war. Otherwise, the Liao army gathered the main force in advance, and when we arrived in Youzhou, we would soon face the threat of a large army, and there would be no fighters for the surprise attack on Youzhou.

secondly, once the intention of the Great Zhou Army was exposed, it would quickly approach Youzhou; Just like the Battle of Jinyang, the main force of the forbidden army soon approached the city. The surprise attack soldiers are very fast, do not delay the trip halfway, and give the Liao army a chance to prepare.

If you can do these two places, the minister also advocates a surprise attack on Youzhou, you can indeed give it a try! ”

Guo Shao listened and praised: "General Li is reasonable. ”

Li Chuyun's suggestion was adopted, and he couldn't help but say: "Once I make a mistake in the middle of the court, I should immediately give up the strategy and choose another opportunity." At this time, the Liao State was on the defensive, and the Great Zhou was on the offensive, so it could take the initiative to find the right fighter. ”

Guo Shao nodded and said, "So far, the scouts have reported that the cities in the south of Youzhou are all Han generals. We don't need to persuade us to surrender, so as not to startle the snakes, as long as the army arrives, those Han generals should also surrender temporarily. ”

Li Chuyun said: "This is the advantage of the Great Zhou in Youzhou, Youzhou has many Han'ers, and the heart is towards the Great Zhou." ”

At this time, the convoy arrived at the northwest school field, Guo Shao heard the noise outside, opened the bamboo curtain and took a look. He was in high spirits at this time, so he simply got out of the car, abandoned the car and got on the horse, and led the group to run on the school field, so that his vision was even broader.

Soon the generals found out that Guo Shao had come to inspect in person, and the generals gathered on horseback from all over to pay their respects. There was a commotion in the army for a while, and they shouted to this side.

Guo Shao rode on his horse and raised his hand to wave to the crowd. Suddenly, the shouts became even louder, and people raised their swords and guns and shouted "Long live", and the momentum simply shook the mountains.

He really felt his prestige in the army. Under such circumstances, he firmly believed that he would continue to wage war and still be able to protect the morale of the Zhou army.

Guo Shao slowly moved his gaze and looked at his own people. At this moment he saw a soldier scrubbing the body of the horse in the distance, and he seemed unaffected, and was now concentrating on his own work.

Of course, Guo Shao does not take into account the attitude of one or two non-commissioned officers, and he will not even directly interfere in the specific military affairs in the barracks.

……

The soldier who wiped the horse was a forty or fifty-year-old soldier, and it stands to reason that he could not be regarded as an old man at this age, but the martial artist was exposed to the wind and sun all the year round, and he was full of wind and frost when he was a little older, and everyone called him Li Laohan. Yao Erniu is very familiar with Li Laohan.

Li Laohan was born in the era of war, he has fought all his life, and he has extremely rich experience in battle formations, so he can still stay in the Tiger Ben Army at this age, he is a man and a miscellaneous soldier, and he can do whatever is arranged by the top...... Almost all the soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army are young and strong, and people like Li Laohan are relatively rare.

He finally finished wiping his horse, and then he looked up at the emperor's guard of honor, but by this time the emperor was already leaving with his horse team.

Unexpectedly, suddenly a man rushed in front of him violently, Li Laohan was frightened, and when he turned his head to look, it turned out to be Dutou. Du Tou looked annoyed and waved his horsewhip suddenly.

Li Laohan hurriedly raised his arm to block it, he knew too well what the situation would be if the horsewhip fell on his face, and his skin would immediately open his flesh.

Dutou seemed to see that his hair was gray, and the horsewhip was not down, so he said angrily: "Shouldn't Lao Tzu reward you, this little effort can delay your work?" ”

Li Laohan didn't feel good in his heart, this kid was not as old as his son, and he called himself Lao Tzu in front of him.

However, the other party is a military general, and Li Laohan is just a miscellaneous soldier, and his superiority and humility are obvious. He remembered that he was going to be paid today, so he hurriedly bent down and said, "The little one knows that he is wrong, and he knows that he is wrong." ”

Dutou said coldly: "Are your body bones okay?" ”

Li Laohan hurriedly moved his arm and said nervously: "It's still very tough, and you don't have to work less than others." The general spared me once, I have fought a lot of battles, I work plainly, and sometimes I can pick up a knife and gun and be a soldier! ”

Du Tou "snorted", too lazy to pay attention to him anymore.

When Li Laohan saw him leaving, he breathed a long sigh. A miscellaneous soldier next to him turned his head to look at him, Li Laohan was no longer as behaving as he did just now, and suddenly seemed as if something had happened, and said, "Who doesn't make a small mistake?" As long as you don't challenge the prestige of the generals, you'll be fine. ”

When the miscellaneous soldier heard this, he hurriedly said, "I have been taught! ”

When they were done, a few of the miscellaneous soldiers found a place that was not so open to hang out. Just now, the young man came up and asked, "Does Old Man Li have a son?" ”

Li Laohan smiled: "My son is older than you." Our family's land is in Kaifeng Mansion, and our two sons are farming at home. ”

The man shook his head and said, "Why don't you ask your son to join the army, Li Laohan will go home and relax." ”

Most of these young martial artists don't have any eyes, and they just ask if they have anything to say. Li Laohan didn't care, and said with a smile: "I just don't allow my son to join the army, so I came by myself." ”

"Why? I don't think there's anything wrong with being in the army. ”

He glanced at the young miscellaneous soldier and said, "You didn't go to climb the city wall in Jinyang last time?" ”

"Didn't you go either, let's stay at Shiling Pass, aren't we waiting for the Liao army?"

Li Laohan looked him up and down and said, "If you go once, you won't ask me here." ”

They spent it until noon, when they heard that it was time for them to go and pay the army. Li Laohan hurriedly went to the barracks with everyone and inquired, not only copper coins, wheat noodles, but also salt.

Salt is also a popular item among the soldiers, and it is very expensive in the market, not only for their own use, but also for many to the neighborhood, as long as it is slightly cheaper, it is easy to sell...... Issued by the imperial court, it is not counted as selling illicit salt. Moreover, the front division of the palace also often distributes salt, they transfer it directly from the government, and the salt itself is not a valuable thing.

At this time, Li Laohan felt that everything was worth it. At this time, in addition to taking most of it home, he can also buy wine and drink. What has been the world for many years? Not only can the whole family be fed and clothed, but also have wine to drink, which is already very good.