Meng Kuo experienced a hundred battles, went north to attack Jin, and west to conquer Zheng, and made great contributions to the Song Dynasty.

Hundreds of battles, few major defeats.

However, since he fought against the Yan army, whether he was in Luoyi, the capital of the Zheng Emperor, or in the territory of the Song State, he rarely won, let alone win all.

Meng Kuo did not give up, he always believed that in the fierce battle with the Yan Kingdom, in the end, he would achieve victory.

It's just that the generals of the Yan army are good at planning and decisive, and they also fight in the south and the north, and they have experience, so he doesn't dare to be sloppy.

This time, the empress sent generals to transport ordnance from the imperial city, which greatly improved the situation of the Song army and allowed the Song army to see a glimmer of hope in danger.

Therefore, Meng Kuo's plan, if he doesn't make a move, he will hit all the Yan troops in Yuecheng and change the passive situation of the Song State.

When the three armies were transferred, all of them entered the Lucheng, Meng Kuo was covered in helmets, stood quietly at the head of the city, looked at the Yuecheng that was far away from Lucheng, his eyes were cold, his face was cold, his palm touched the handle of the knife, and gradually, he clenched it tightly.

At this moment, in the well-defended Yuecheng and the tense atmosphere in Lucheng, both the courage of the soldiers, the defense, and the number of soldiers participating in the battle are far superior to the Song army in Lucheng.

Zhao Hongru, Zhao Jun, Bai Yisheng, and Li Lin led nearly 200,000 male soldiers from the south, which greatly alleviated Hou Mingfeng's situation in Yuecheng.

After receiving the news, Hou Mingfeng led the generals in Yuecheng to greet Zhao Hongru, Zhao Jun and other generals near the south gate, and the Yan army bravely entered the city.

Hou Mingfeng, Zhao Hongru and other generals hurriedly entered the city, and all the soldiers quickly set up camp in the city.

The generals rode their horses and shuttled through the central streets of Yuecheng, Hou Ming smiled on the cover, turned his head to look at Zhao Hongru beside him, and said loudly: "This time, General Zhao led the army to defeat the Wu-Yue-Song coalition army in the south, which greatly alleviated the situation of Yan State, and the emperor led the troops south, if he learned that General Zhao had established military merits, he would definitely reward General Zhao heavily."

Hearing this, Zhao Hongru looked senior, stretched out his hand and pointed at Bai Yisheng, Li Lin said: "General Hou, Zhao doesn't dare to be greedy, this time he can resolve the crisis in the south, and General Bai and General Li will arrive with reinforcements, if not, Zhao and General Zhao are in the Southern Regions City, I am afraid that there will be more than one luck."

"General Zhao doesn't have to be polite, we are all generals of Yan State, we should protect our family and defend the country and serve the emperor." Li Lin's face was humble.

Bai Yisheng did not mention the military exploits of Nanyu City, but asked Hou Mingfeng: "Old Hou, you said that the emperor led the troops south, now, where is the emperor, and will he arrive in Yuecheng?"

Since Lin Feng led the troops back from the south, Bai Yisheng has been stationed in the south for a long time, and he has not met Lin Feng for half a year.

Hou Mingfeng turned his head to look at Bai Yisheng, and when he was silent for a while, he said softly: "Your Majesty, with General Ju and General Huangpu, led the troops to conquer Wucheng and enter the territory of the Song State, although the people of the Song State were blocked by the people of the Song State in various places, but the soldiers pointed out, invincible, and the people of the Song State resisted themselves, and there was no way to stop the emperor, and now, the emperor led the troops in the northern counties of Kaifeng City, if nothing else, within half a month, it is bound to be close to Kaifeng City."

"In this way, if I defeat the Mengkuo army in Lucheng soon, it is very likely that I will join the emperor Kaifeng City and destroy the Song Kingdom together," Hearing this, Bai Yisheng was overjoyed in his heart and couldn't help but say.

He never expected that the emperor would fight in the north, invincible all the way, and conquer the city so fast that it was far faster than the Middle Route Army and the South Route Army!

If the situation is according to Hou Mingfeng's words, within half a year, or even a few months, the Yan State will be able to capture the entire territory of the Song State and completely annex this powerful vassal state that has stood in the east for hundreds of years.

However, Zhao Hongru's face was calm, and even slightly anxious, and said: "General Bai, the battle of Yan and Song, the messenger is afraid that he is not as optimistic as General Bai expected, don't forget, before we lead the army to transfer, we only hit the three armies of Wuyue and Song, but we have not yet completely eradicated the other party, if Song Qi, Wang Zhengwen, and Mu Junchen lead the troops, wave the army to the north, and join the Mengkuo army, I am afraid it will be very difficult if we want to defeat the Mengkuo army and reach the city of Kaifeng."

Hearing this, the smile on Bai Yisheng's face was instantly put away, that night, in order to preserve his strength and quickly pursue the main army, he and Zhao Jun did not annihilate the main force of Wu Yue and Song, and the future battlefield situation is very likely to be like Zhao Hongru said,

The Yuecheng Yan army and the Lucheng Song army are bound to break out a large-scale fierce battle between the two cities. It is extremely difficult to meet the emperor who is heading to Kaifeng City.

Hearing this, Hou Mingfeng raised his head and laughed, swept his eyes with a smile, and Zhao Hongru, Zhao Jun, Bai Yisheng and Li Lin, who looked cautious, said loudly: "General Zhao, General Bai, you have evacuated from the Southern Regions City, and the situation in the south has changed rapidly, don't you know?"

According to the information he received, Wu and Yue had mobilized Wang Zhengwen and Mu Junchen to lead their troops to cross the Yangtze River to the south in order to compete for Yan State's territory in the south.

At present, in the southern part of the Song Kingdom, there are only tens of thousands of Song troops left under the Song Dynasty, which pose no threat to the Yan army at all.

"General Hou, do you have anything to say?" Zhao Hongru turned his head, looked at Hou Mingfeng, and asked anxiously.

Hou Mingfeng had no conspiracy, and told Zhao Hongru and Bai Yisheng all about the changes in the southern part of the Song Kingdom and the situation of the southern princes, and said: "At present, the enemy army faced by the Yan State is only the Inner Mongolian Kuo Army in Lucheng, and General Feng and General Han are on the front line of the Yangtze River, and the Wu Yue Naval Division is against it."

Since Hou Ming learned about the situation in the south of the Song Kingdom, Zhao Hongru, Bai Yisheng, Zhao Jun, and Li Lin all breathed a long sigh of relief.

Bai Yisheng smiled, clasped his palm on the hilt of the knife, and said: "It's so good, even God is helping Yan Guo, without Wu Yue's assistance, Song Guo will be annexed by my Yan Kingdom sooner or later."

"Yes, as long as the Mengkuo army is defeated, the Yan Kingdom and the Song Dynasty will be merged, there will be no suspense." Li Lin also said confidently.

Hou Mingfeng, Zhao Hongru, and Zhao Jun are all bowed, and they are very optimistic about the next battle.

A group of four people hurriedly arrived at Hou Mingfeng's government office in Yuecheng, because Yuecheng changed hands repeatedly, it was already dilapidated, and the government was not spared.

However, simple repairs, accommodation is barely a problem,

Walking into the palace, Zhao Hongru raised his head to observe the defeat of the government, and even many houses were burned down by fire.

Before he had time to speak, when he praised Hou Mingfeng's will, a messenger hurriedly ran in from outside the mansion, came to the generals, and said to Bai Yisheng with a fist: "Dashuai, the latest news from the spies is that a large number of convoys have appeared near the camp of the Song army, and at present, the Song army stationed outside Lucheng, as well as the convoy from Kaifeng, have all been transferred to Lucheng."

Hearing the sound, Hou Ming's cover color gradually became overcast and became very ugly.

He knew the situation of the Song army well, and hoped that Zhao Hongru, Bai Yisheng and other generals would lead the troops to come, and he could rely on his numerical advantage to conquer Lucheng in one fell swoop, defeat the Mengkuo army, open up the road to Kaifeng, and join the emperor under Kaifeng.

Now, the Song army stationed outside the city is all transferred to Lucheng, and according to Mengkuo's character, most of them are ready to hold on for a long time until they are fully certain.

Without the slightest hesitation, Hou Mingfeng immediately asked the messenger, "Do you know what the other party is transporting?"

When the messenger was silent for a while, he seemed to be recalling something, and after a long time, he said: "Marshal, if the last general is not mistaken, among the materials transported by the Song army, there are fifty treadmills alone, and these fifty treadmills are really a drop in the bucket in the transportation of materials by the Song army."

Hearing the messenger's report, Hou Mingfeng immediately understood that most of the things transported from Kaifeng City to Lucheng were combat ordnance, but, according to what the messenger said, how much ordnance did the empress give to Mengkuo this time, could it be that the empress also regarded Lucheng and Yuecheng as an important place for the decisive battle between the Yan and Song dynasties.

When there was silence for a while, Hou Mingfeng walked back and forth, and after a long time, he stopped his pace and instructed the messenger: "Immediately speed up the investigation, strive to grasp the detailed information of the Song army, if you can find out the situation of the Song army's ordnance, this commander will be rewarded!"

"Xie Dashuai is very loving, and the villain will not be dishonored!" The messenger clenched his fists, cut through the railroad, and then hurriedly turned away.

At this time, Hou Mingfeng turned to look at Zhao Hongru, Bai Yisheng, Li Lin, and Zhao Jun, and asked, "General Zhao, General Bai, what do you think?"

The empress sent a large amount of ordnance to Meng Kuo, obviously planning to let Meng Kuo stick to Lucheng for a long time, Hou Mingfeng couldn't help but worry about the battle in Lucheng, and even more worried about the war in Kaifeng.

Kaifeng City is the imperial capital of the Song Kingdom, although the Song army is losing and retreating on the front line, but if the Yan army arrives at Kaifeng City, the empress will definitely be on guard, and even pour the country's strength against the Yan army.

He was most worried that the empress would send the Mengkuo army to garrison Lucheng to prevent the Yan army from converging, so that it would be unfavorable to the emperor under Kaifeng City!

Zhao Hongru did not express his position directly, his expression was serious, he lowered his head and pondered, Bai Yisheng wanted to speak and stopped, nor did he express his position directly, Li Lin secretly pondered, only Zhao Jun immediately decided: "General Hou, don't hesitate, we should take advantage of the Song army to attack Lucheng by surprise."

The Yan army is in the south, and it can inflict heavy losses on the Wu-Yue-Song coalition army, but when it arrives in Yuecheng, with several times the number of troops, can't it still severely damage the Song army hiding in Lucheng?

As long as Lucheng can be breached, no matter how many ordnance the Song army transports, it will be in vain, and the Yan army will be cheap.

It's a pity that Hou Mingfeng heard Zhao Jun's words, and immediately denied it, and said with a serious expression: "General Zhao, things are not as easy as imagined, Meng Kuo arrived in Lucheng, built Lucheng like an iron bucket, attacked the city normally, and suffered a lot of battle losses, but he couldn't conquer the city, not to mention, Meng Kuo is good at fighting, has a calm personality, leads the troops to fight, and rarely has flaws!"

Hou Mingfeng defended Lucheng and told Zhao Jun,

He fought with the Song army many times between the three cities of Mall, Yuecheng and Lucheng, and Yuecheng changed hands repeatedly, but he was unable to conquer Lucheng for a long time.

If he doesn't do his best, if the Yan army is not good at fighting, the defense of Lucheng is too strong, and any uncertain siege will only make the Yan army die in vain.

Hearing this, Zhao Jun asked unwillingly: "General Hou, isn't there any flaw in Lucheng?"

Zhao Jun is not an idle person, he and Zhao Hongru led the army to fight, what kind of difficulties and obstacles have not been encountered, no matter what kind of Xiongguan is faced, they can find out the flaws, close the mountain and build roads, build bridges in the water, and finally, easily overcome.

Today, although he has not personally gone to Lucheng and does not know the situation in Lucheng, he believes that as long as there is a flaw in Lucheng's defense, the Yan army can easily overcome it by taking advantage of its flaw.

However, Hou Mingfeng shook his head slightly, and said: "General Zhao, the defense of Lucheng is already extremely strong, after Meng Kuo led the troops to arrive, he ordered the Song army to build more than ten pillboxes on both sides of Lucheng, which are equipped with a large number of defensive equipment, not to mention that the fortress is strong, whether the Yan cavalry can conquer it. The spears and arrows shot from the fortress alone can destroy the Yan cavalry, making it difficult for the cavalry to approach.

In addition, Meng Kuo sent troops to tighten the city wall of Lucheng, making the city wall more than one zhang higher, and it was extremely difficult to attack the city."

Fortress? Blockhouse?

When Zhao Jun heard Hou Mingfeng's explanation, he was able to imagine the scene near Lucheng, and couldn't help asking: "Did the Song army build fortresses at the four gates of Lucheng?"

"Does General Zhao think that according to Meng Kuo's cunning, he will leave the Yan army a chance to attack the city?" Hou Mingfeng did not answer directly, but asked Zhao Jun instead.

Suddenly, Zhao Jun was like a defeated attack, drooping his head, not knowing how to answer Hou Mingfeng's words.

Ruolu city defense, as Hou Mingfeng said, such a city defense, not only has he never encountered it, for a while, there is no solution.

At this moment, Zhao Hongru, Bai Yisheng, and Li Lin completely understood why Hou Mingfeng led the troops and was unable to conquer Lucheng for a long time.

According to the defense of Lucheng, don't say that they can't conquer it in a short time, even if the emperor comes in person, I'm afraid there are no good ideas.

At this time, Li Lin, who had been silent for a few years, strode forward, walked to Hou Mingfeng's side, and proposed: "General Hou, the Song army will build a fortress, and we will send soldiers to dig a passage, lurk in the Song army's fortress from the ground, and kill the Song army."

Li Lin believes that his plan, unbeknownst to God, has a high degree of feasibility.

"This move, Hou is not without consideration, but it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and in addition, in the past few days, Yuecheng has changed hands repeatedly, and it cannot be realized at all." Hou Mingfeng took a long breath and said: "At present, if according to General Li's plan, it will rarely take more than a month to dig the underground passage, not to mention, it is difficult for us to determine the location of the fortress underground, and the feasibility is not high!"

Hou Mingfeng vetoed Li Lin's plan, but did not completely deny it, and said: "According to General Li's proposal, Hou thinks that sending a death squad to grope for the vicinity of the Song army's fortress, dig a passage from the ground, reach the Song army's fortress, and then burn the fortress Song army with the help of fire oil, so that the location of the fortress can be easily determined, and the time spent will be greatly reduced!."

After finishing speaking, Hou Mingfeng's eyes shifted to Zhao Hongru, Bai Yisheng, Li Lin, and Zhao Jun, waiting for the four of them to give him an answer.

If such a plan is denied, he really has no good way to conquer Lucheng.

"General Hou, if Zhao remembers correctly, we discussed with the emperor about building a fortress when we attacked the grassland, although the idea was shelved, but Zhao felt that the Song army built a fortress and arched the acropolis, and it was not impossible to resolve it." Zhao Hongru, who had been pondering for a long time, noticed that Hou Mingfeng's eyes were staring at him, and he couldn't help but speak.

Hearing this, Hou Mingfeng's eyes lit up, and he walked quickly to Zhao Hongru's side and Xu Wendao: "General Zhao, if you have any good strategies to break the enemy, you might as well say it directly?"

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