After sending away Ma Renwang and Ma Zhi, Yelu Yanxi deployed Xiao Fengxian, the privy envoy of the Northern Court and the palace, and Xiao Tao, Su Hu, the deputy capital of the palace, and Xiao Wuna, the commander of the imperial camp, and other Khitan henchmen all summoned to the imperial tent to discuss the arrangement of entering Lushun Mansion.

"Your Majesty, Naye has built a pontoon bridge over the Liao River, and has also built bridgeheads on both sides of the Liao River. The bridgehead was also equipped with a whirlwind cannon and a bed crossbow to ensure that the Liao River would not be penetrated by Wu Haogu's warships. ”

As soon as a few people entered the big tent, Xiao Fengxian reported a piece of good news. It was his son Xiao Naye who built a "cable pontoon bridge" on the Liaohe River in Chenzhou to block the river, and tied hundreds of wooden boats with two iron chains with the thickness of a bowl mouth, which were connected into a pontoon bridge across the Liaohe River. At the same time, at each end of the pontoon bridge, a fairly strong bridgehead was built. The bridgehead was also equipped with stone generators and bed crossbows to block the river, and thousands of Khitan cavalry were stationed. They could counterattack at any time and attempt to land the Youzhou Army in the area of the mouth of the Liaohe River.

"Good!" Yelu Yanxi nodded with satisfaction, "On land, my Da Liao always has a way to compete with the Youzhou thieves, and now I am only worried about the Liao River." I am stationed in Chenzhou, also to defend against the pirates of Youzhou. Now that the Liaohe River has been blocked, I can finally rest assured. ”

Yelu Yanxi actually has two purposes for stationing in Chenzhou, one is of course aimed at Ma Renwang and Ma Zhi, and they have to escort their Ma family army to the battlefield!

The second purpose is to rectify the coastal defense of Chenzhou. Yelu Yanxi is not stupid, of course he knows that the Youzhou Navy is very powerful! On land, the Liao army can also rely on the people to maneuver around the people Doma and the Youzhou army. But at sea, not to mention the Youzhou Navy, even the maritime merchants and pirates of the Song Dynasty could also beat the sailors of the Liao State.

Therefore, the coastal defense of Chenzhou must be rectified, otherwise once Yelu Yanxi's army penetrates deep into the Liaodong Peninsula, Wu Haogu's navy will be able to land behind his ass!

There are two centers of gravity in Chenzhou coastal defense, one is the estuary of the Liao River; The second is the seaport of Chenzhou.

At this time, the navigable capacity of the Liao River was very strong and it was not under the Yangtze River. The Youzhou Navy can directly penetrate into the hinterland of Liaodong along the Liao River, so it must be blocked.

And Chenzhou is not to mention, it is a commercial port and seaport, once it is occupied by the Youzhou army, the consequences are even more unimaginable.

"Tao Suyi." Yelu Yanxi then named Xiao Tao Suhu, who was born in Tulu Bubu. Tulu Bubu is one of the Khitan hinterland tribes, but it is not a tribal of the royal family. Being able to climb to such a high position as the deputy capital of the palace with the background of Tulu Bubu is naturally a bit of a skill.

This Xiao Tao Su Hu climbed up from the bottom step by step, starting from the small bottom of the pen inkstone, and climbed step by step to the current high position. During this period, there were several ups and downs, and he was still working as a horse group Taibao for many years, serving in the Mobei Water Skiing Horse Group Division and the Mo Nan Ma Group Division - this is not a breeder's job, but he has to fight and kill all kinds of horse thieves on the grassland. Those who can do it are all a little capable.

"The minister is here." Tao Su answered from class.

Yelu Yanxi glanced at him, tall and stout, with a gray beard like a steel needle, and a weather-beaten face with sharp edges and corners, at first glance he was a man who could withstand setbacks and was not easy to be knocked down.

"After I go south, I will hand over Chenzhou to you for defense and give you 10,000 warriors of the tribal army." Yanxi said, "Chenzhou is a back road, and you must not lose, understand?" ”

"The minister dares to guarantee that Chenzhou will not lose with the first level." Xiao Tao replied loudly. "But the minister still wants to ask for an elite army."

"Tell me, which troop do you want?" Yelu Yanxi asked.

"The minister wants the cavalry of the female straight of the country."

Shunguo Nuzhi is a close neighbor of the Wanyan Department of Hushui, and she has been at odds with the Wanyan Department for a long time, so naturally she did not follow the Wanyan Department to raise troops against Liao. After Xiao Sixian and Xiao Tzu Buye defeated Ningjiang Prefecture and Huanglongfu, the leaders of the Shunguo Department, Ah Huchan and Zhao San, led their troops to follow the Liao army south. Now it is also in the Yelu Yanxi army, although there are only a few hundred elite cavalry, but it is a strong force that should not be underestimated.

"Okay, I will let Zhao San lead 300 Shunguo female cavalry to follow you to guard Chenzhou." Yelu Yanxi was reluctant to hand over all the Shunguo female direct cavalry to Xiao Tao Suhu, and only gave half of them. And he took the 300 horsemen of the Falcon with him.

He then said to Xiao Fengxian: "Fengxian, the three armies have not moved, the grain and grass go first, this time the army will go south to Lushun, I am afraid that it will be a long and bitter battle." The supply of grain and grass for hundreds of thousands of people must not be mistaken. I will now entrust you with this important task, and I must transport half of the grain and forage hoarded in Chenzhou to Fuzhou City in front of the army within a month. As long as the soldiers and food are sufficient, we can always consume the Youzhou army to death in Liaodong! ”

"Respectfully receive the holy decree."

Yelu Yanxi chose Lushun as the target of the attack, but in fact, he still had the idea of fighting logistics. Although he dispatched 400,000 troops, he had a slight advantage in logistics supply because he was backed by a large granary in the Liao River Valley.

Although Wu Haogu controlled the sea route, Yandi had always been short of food, and he also needed to buy grain from Liaodong. After Yelu Yanxi was determined to attack Lushun, the route of Liao's grain shipping was naturally completely cut off. Without more than 2 million stone of Liao grain a year, Youzhou in Wuhaogu will inevitably be short of grain, and there may not be enough food to supply the Liaodong front.

In this way, Yelu Yanxi can rely on a protracted war to drain the ancient Youzhou!

After arranging the defense of Chenzhou and the mouth of the Liaohe River and the transportation of grain and grass, Yelu Yanxi could finally go south to Lushun Mansion with confidence.

On the first day of August in the second year of Daliao Tianqing, Yelu Yanxi's imperial tent was opened from Chenzhou. Escorted by more than 200,000 Khitan, Bohai and Han generals, it marched south. It was only used for three days, and on the fourth day of the eighth month, they arrived at Fuzhou City, which is next to Lushun Province. On the fifth day of the eighth month, the sun and moon gods, which symbolize the Son of Heaven of Daliao, stand high on the Bijia Mountain that looks at the Great Black Mountain.

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At the same time that Yelu Yanxi was stationed on Bijia Mountain, and more than 300,000 Liao soldiers were pressing towards Lushun Mansion, Wu Haogu, who was far away in Youzhou, encountered an unexpected trouble, and it was not small.

There are too many soldiers!

To be precise, it's not that there are too many soldiers, but that there are too many strong men who come to enlist!

Wu Haogu originally thought that only the small citizens of Youzhou would come forward to defend the republic of Youzhou. After all, they are the little masters and successors of the republican regime in Youzhou, who will defend if they don't defend?

However, contrary to his expectations, the poor middle peasants who belonged to the ruling class in Youzhou also burst out with great enthusiasm. crying and shouting to defend the republic, to fight with the Khitans......

In front of the recruiting points set up in various parts of Youzhou, there were all long queues, and the number of elated poor middle peasants must have exceeded 200,000! If you count the knights, government soldiers and the "little masters" who are recruited, the total strength of the Youzhou army is probably close to 400,000.

I really don't know if there are more Liao soldiers or more Youzhou troops?

"King, this is a good thing! How easy it is to fight, and this is what the people want! ”

"King, the equipment thing is easy to do, just save a little. If the iron armor is not complete, use paper armor to make do, and if Tianjin iron is insufficient, use Wuzhou iron to build weapons...... If it works, it's fine. ”

"Don't worry about military salaries, the republican government has issued a notice, and all knights and government soldiers who are not on the point will not be paid. But there are not a lot of warriors who have been recruited, and it seems that they are all good men who really support the republican government! ”

"Yes, we can't chill the hearts of strong men! Recruit as many troops as you can, it's a big deal to attack in several ways! ”

In the chamber of the republican ruling government, the heads of the three divisions, six rooms, and six prisons were expressing their opinions. All of them mean the same thing, to recruit all the poor and middle peasants in Youzhou who support the republic into the army.

It doesn't matter if he's 400,000 or 500,000...... There are still many people in the world?

Moreover, the poor middle peasants in Youzhou all love the republic, and they realize that it is called a high! If you are willing to enlist in the army without a military salary, what else do you have to say?

Over there, Tao Jiefu and Zhang Kegong are recruiting troops at a high price, but how many people from Youzhou are recruiting? There are very few!

What does this mean? It shows that republicanism has won the hearts of the people! The masses of the people are all set to the republic, who can bear to push them into the fire pit of the evil absolute monarchy?

Definitely not!

"But we don't have that much food and grass!"

Wu Haogu frowned slightly, and raised a difficult question.

According to the original plan, after the Youzhou Army recruited "little citizens" and some knights and the eldest brothers (elder brothers) of the government soldiers, the total strength (including auxiliary soldiers) should reach more than 200,000.

But now it's at least 400,000, and a little more will be five.

The money thing is okay, but the non-cavalry and government soldiers don't pay military salaries. Weapons can also make do. But the food has to be eaten by others!

Because Yelu Yanxi blocked the port of Chenzhou and the Liaohe River, the food supply in Youzhou was tight. Inventories had to be used to maintain supplies in several large cities.

If the number of troops doubles from the planned to four or five hundred thousand, then the food supply will be very tight.

And because there are too many people in the army, there will be problems with food production in Youzhou. This year's winter wheat plantings are certain to decline, and next year's harvest will be reduced.

"King, the food matter is easy to handle." Zuo Sitong sentenced Mi Youren to take over Wu Haogu's question, "First use the inventory to hold it, and then borrow grain from the Hailu City Shipping and Purchase Division...... When Yelu Yanxi cut off the transportation of Liao grain, Ji Yizhi was raising grain from Annan and Java to fill the gap. By next summer, he will definitely have a lot of food in hand, and it will be enough to borrow two million stones. ”

"Borrow two million stones?" Wu Haogu was stunned, "How can he be willing?" ”

Mi Youren snorted: "How could you refuse?" By next spring, we should have eighteen Truth-class. They were all sent to Haizhou and Ji Yizhi to reason well, but they were afraid that they would not be able to borrow one or two million stone grain? ”

"That's right!" Wu Haogu nodded lightly, "When the time comes, I'll send you to reason with Ji Yizhi...... Discuss it with him, but you know? ”

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