"Smack!" The wooden ladder was pressed against the stake on the wall at once, and a Zhou sergeant hurriedly went up to lift it, but unexpectedly, an arrow hit his face door with a "whoosh", and the sergeant went to lift the ladder with the center of gravity in front, and his body went down from the wall as soon as he became weak.

At this time, a platoon of Zhou soldiers stepped forward with crossbows, and heard the shout of "release", and the enemy soldiers gathered under the wall of "crackling...... suddenly screamed; The pile of people was at most ten steps apart, and they could be hit with stones.

The back platoon came forward after listening to the military order, picked up a firearm and bombarded it below, and the smoke rose from the wall. Arrows flew wildly over the head, clanging on the helmet shoulder armor, and occasionally wounded people.

The Liao army under the city dropped the wooden ladder and turned around and ran, jumping straight into the ditch. The two men who had just climbed a few steps looked back and hurriedly jumped down to run, but just a few steps away, they were met by the crossbowmen who had been replaced, and all the crossbow arrows were shot at the backs of the two men, and the two enemy soldiers fell to the ground, with several crossbow arrows stuck in their backs.

The soldiers of Zhou on the wall were busy learning about the lead bullets on the ground, and the crossbow arrows also rang out in the Titicaca. After training for a few months, I went to the battlefield of the Southern Han Dynasty to fight, as long as I was on the battle array, the performance of the township army was very different, and I was a lot more profitable. And everyone is on the wall, the Liao army can't reach it, and it's useless to let the martial arts cover the world, and in the eyes of the Zhou army soldiers, they are almost the same as targets.

At this moment, the roar of horses' hooves was suddenly heard amid a noise. Yu Liang looked back and saw a firelight shining in the distance behind him, like stars in the sky. Reinforcements from the forbidden army horse team stationed in Jinzhou came up.

The Liao soldiers desperately climbed up from the ditch, and the cavalry in the rear had already turned around and retreated.

…… Dong Zunzhi led 3,000 horsemen from Jinzhou to the west overnight, and went north along the Sanggan River in the west of Jinzhou, estimated that they traveled for half an hour, and then outflanked them to the east. Half an hour later, the sky was already dark. It's a little bit of fire ahead.

Dong Zunzhi ordered the whole army to throw away the torches and led the army to pounce. It is impossible for the Liao army to attack too many people at night, otherwise the action is too slow, the target is too big, and it is not easy to sneak attack.

The main stream of the Liao army moved northward, and Dong Zunzhi's department moved eastward. The war horse galloped and soon approached, Dong Zunzhi didn't say a word, took his bow and arrow, and "slammed" an arrow on a torch, and sure enough, there was a scream from afar.

The Zhou army's horses accelerated and rushed eastward, and the black-pressed horses swept like a torrent. "Bang bang......" Dong Zunzhi came from behind the neighing of horses and the screams of people. The Liao army's forward collided with the Zhou army's flank, and the middle road was suddenly in chaos, swords, guns and firelight shook together, and the sound of killing shook the sky!

Dong Zunzhi then turned the horse's head, took the forward detour to the right flank of the Liao army, and fired sideways in the opposite direction, and among the surging horses, the arrows were like locusts, and the shouts shook the heavens and the earth.

The front of the Liao army was blocked, and the men and horses behind made a detour to the right flank, because the left flank was all from the Zhou army and horse team from the west. On the right flank, there were Dong Zunzhi's own soldiers and men and horses who made a detour to the south, and the two armies fought fiercely. The strength of the Liao army was obviously less than that of the Zhou army, and in the whirlpool of galloping horses, the side with more people had more arrows, and the arrows flew indiscriminately, and the Liao army suffered heavy casualties.

At this moment, Dong Zunzhi heard someone shouting, and saw a herald rushing towards the big banner here, shouting: "The large Liao army in the north should respond!" ”

Dong Zunzhi immediately ordered: "Blow the whistle!" Remove! ”

The Zhou soldiers and Mali copper sentry were everywhere, and the men and horses went to the southwest while fighting. Dong Zunyu's face ran out for a long time, and when he looked back, there was a black line on the horizon, and the middle was up and down...... That's the shadow of a large group of people.

After dawn, the Liao army did not continue to attack Jinzhou; The Zhou army also did not take the initiative to attack. The short night of fighting soon died down.

……

In the Bazhou Palace, the military general Lu Chengyong took Wei Renpu and Zuo You from the courtyard and hurriedly walked into a hall. Lu Chengyong bowed and said, "Wait a minute, Your Majesty will arrive later." ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Guo Shao walking in through the side door, he didn't wear a hat, he was wearing a round-necked robe.

Wei Renpu said: "Your Majesty, last night the Liao army attacked the fortress of Jinzhou, Dong Zunzhi killed more than 300 enemies, repelled the Liao army, and won the first battle. ”

Guo Shao had a look of joy on his face when he heard this, although the victory was not big, but winning the first battle was a good sign! When people are extra stressed, sometimes they really believe in these mysterious things...... Anyway, there is no harm in believing, and most people in the world, both ancient and modern, should believe in God in this way.

After a while, Guo Shao said in a deep voice: "The Liao army should be tempting and harassing. It is impossible for them to crush an army of more than 100,000 as soon as they come. ”

Wei Renpu said: "After Dong Zunzhi heard the alarm, he took the initiative to outflank the Liao army, and almost annihilated all the Liao army. ”

"Oh? I didn't let him attack like this......" Guo Shao said, "Send someone to reward Dong Zunzhi." ”

Wei Renpu said: "Obey." ”

Guo Shao paced a few steps, and couldn't help but think about Dong Zunzhi a little more. According to his previous performance, this young military general was a more obedient person to military orders, and probably always served under the command of a general; This time, it was the cavalry of the forbidden army who was in charge of Jinzhou alone, and it showed its bold side...... After all, if you are young, you will not be as cautious as people like Li Chuyun.

Wei Renpu said: "Let's defend the defense line, will the Liao army start from Jinzhou?" Once the winter is over, the waterway from Jinzhou can reach the confluence of the Wenyu River and the Sanggan River. Jinzhou should be an important stronghold for this campaign. ”

Guo Shao was noncommittal, walked to the chair above, sat down casually, and looked at the map placed on it for a long time without saying a word.

He took a ruler and measured it on the map, pinched a scale on it with his thumb, and measured it in another place, doing some trivial movements. Wei Renpu and Zuo You stood below and didn't say a word.

Guo Shao groaned: "If I attack this line of defense instead, Jinzhou is not easy to fight." With Xincheng in the west and Bazhou in the south, the Great Zhou army was able to quickly gather most of its men and horses to fight a decisive battle with the Liao army. ”

Wei Renpu said: "My Great Zhou has gathered all the elite soldiers in Hebei, if the Liao army is really willing to take the initiative to fight with me, we are not afraid of it." ”

Guo Shao nodded and said, "That's right." The Zhou army of 230,000 horses is more than twice the size of the Liao army. If we can't win a field battle, we don't need to attack. ”

He changed his words and said: "But the main force of the Liao army is mainly cavalry, and if the Zhou army wants to seize the initiative, it has to mobilize cavalry; But fighting cavalry, our more than 50,000 elite cavalry are not the opponent of the Liao army...... I don't think they're going to fight us. ”

Guo Shao took a deep breath and said, "Don't move the strategy for the time being, let the departments deploy according to the original strategy; The news of the secret sentinels in various parts of Youzhou, the soldiers Cao Si must immediately report to me to know...... Where is the main force of the Liao army deployed now? ”

Wei Renpu and Zuo You looked at each other, and the two said one after another: "When the Liao army first arrived, the ministers don't know for the time being, they should be near Youzhou City. ”

"Youzhou is not far from Xiongzhou, even in the middle of winter, the carrier pigeon should fly back." Guo Shao groaned. He paced a few steps and said, "Pick a general to go to Jinzhou to replace Dong Zunzhi's military power, and call Dong Zunzhi back to Bazhou." ”