"General Han, you go down first to eat something to replenish your strength, and then rest for a while to recuperate your spirits!" Zhao Gou spoke up again and said solemnly: "After eating and drinking well and recuperating our spirits, we have more important things to do." ”

"Since the three counties of Ulzhou have fallen into the hands of our army, then the three armies will attack it in groups, approaching Lingxian, the capital of Ulzhou, and we must capture Ulzhou as soon as possible."

Wu Yong, the military advisor, frowned and said worriedly: "Marshal, our army has been marching day and night for days, and there have been one battle after another, and the soldiers are already very tired. If you send troops to attack the immortals again, I am afraid that the soldiers will not be able to bear it, but it will backfire. ”

Song Jiang also nodded and agreed: "Marshal, what the military advisor thinks is not unreasonable. Although our army has never been defeated for several days, the loss of troops in this attack on Ulzhou will reach more than 20,000. With the current strength of our army, if we continue to attack, I am afraid that the losses will be even more serious. ”

Lu Junyi also answered: "Marshal, I think this matter is still a long-term discussion." After all, this war has not yet rested, and if there is a large-scale attack, not only the soldiers will not be able to bear it, but I am afraid that the brothers will not be able to bear it, and it is better to postpone the trip. ”

Zhao Gou smiled and said nothing, he looked at Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and Liu Guangshi again, and said, "Then what do you three think?" Do you want to go on the offensive, or do you want to postpone your trip? ”

Han Shizhong pondered for a moment and said, "Returning to the commander, the last general thinks that he will continue to attack." ”

"What about the two of you?" Zhao Gou looked at Liu Guangshi and Yue Fei again.

Liu Guangshi and Yue Fei replied in unison: "Attack!" ”

Song Jiang, Lu Junyi and the others were stunned, they looked at Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, and Yue Fei in confusion, and then saw Zhao Gou and asked, "Then tell me the reason!" ”

"There is a cloud in the art of war: one blow, then decline, and three exhaustion. He did his best to make money, so he restrained it. Han Shizhong said in a deep voice, "Although our army has lost a lot of soldiers this time, the Liao army has been wiped out, and it is estimated that there are not many available troops in Ulzhou with his subordinates. ”

"If our army is reorganized, or if we rest and march again, it will not be good for us. Because the two states of Ulju and New State are not far away, and they are not close. If Xinzhou sends troops to support, then we will send troops to attack again, and I am afraid that the loss of troops will be even more. ”

"Moreover, if our army cannot win quickly, then give Ulzhou enough time, I am afraid that it will not be able to attack it for a while and a half. Although our army occupies three county seats, the longer it lasts, the more unfavorable it will be for us. After all, Ulju is not completely in our hands, so there will be more troops that need to be invested. ”

Liu Guangshi then added, "The marshal asked the four of us to work together to lead a part of the army to attack the three county towns, and let General Lu, General Song and others come later, but we did not use any troops. It can be seen that Dashuai has already laid out the layout, in order to take Ulzhou in one go. ”

Zhao Gou was stunned for a moment, he looked at Liu Guangshi with a smile, and there was a hint of surprise on his face.

As Liu Guangshi said, Zhao Gou did plan to do so. At the beginning, when he asked Liu Guangshi, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and Gao Zhong to lead the army to attack, he was already ready to do this. Because he believed that with the strength of the four of them, he would be able to take three counties.

Victory is only a matter of time, and Zhao Gou has already planned for it. The troops in Lingqiu and Flying Fox counties have been deployed, and as long as he gives an order, he can launch an attack on Lingxian. In this way, as long as the spirit immortal is lost, then the entire Ulzhou will be in his pocket.

With the huge grain depot in Ulju, even in the face of the harsh conditions of the following cold winter, there is no need to worry about the food problems of the soldiers, let alone the shortage of materials. Besides, Ulzhou is indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack, as long as the ambush is good, even if the Liao army makes a comeback again, he will not be afraid.

When everyone saw that Zhao Gou was so affectionate, they knew that Liu Guangshi's guess was right, and Zhao Gou really deployed it like this. It was only at this time that Lu Junyi, Song Jiang, Wu Yong and others understood why Zhao Gou did not bring too many troops with him when he came to Guangling County, but divided his troops into two parts and stayed in Feihu and Lingqiu counties.

Yue Fei continued: "Ulzhou is close at hand, you can't delay the march, you should take it in one go." Today, the morale of our army has risen sharply, and there are one battle after another. Although it consumed a lot of physical strength of the soldiers, after this period of rest, the army remaining in the other two counties was still well prepared, and as long as the commander gave the order, it could launch an attack. ”

"Now the commander of the Liao army, Yelu Decai, is afraid that he is like an ant on a hot pot, and he is restless. Spend your days in fear. As long as the troops are sent to attack at this time, the main force of the Liao army has already been wiped out by us, and there is no threat to those who remain, so if we don't attack at this time, we will wait for when. ”

Zhao Gou got the information, and Yelude, the defender of Ulzhou, was anxious.

In this attack on Guangling County, the Song army lost more than 10,000 soldiers, while the Liao army was completely annihilated, and the most important thing was that Yelude Quan and his generals were killed in battle, and their heads were in different places; The Liao army, which was proud of its heavy armor, was also vulnerable in front of the Song army, and they were already afraid.

Yerod is all the younger brother of Yerod, and the two are the grandchildren of Yelupo, and they are the only two of them in their generation, and there are no other relatives. Now the news of Jerod's death soon reached Yerod's ears, and he suddenly heard the bad news, and wept bitterly, and his whole person was depressed.

"Commander, please mourn!" The adjutant general persuaded, "Marshal, you are the commander of the first army. If you all fall, we will lose this battle if we don't fight. Only if you stand up bravely, the soldiers can move forward bravely, otherwise Ulju will definitely be lost. ”

Yerod sighed helplessly: "Since the Song army attacked, our army has been defeated one after another, and there has never been a victory. Moreover, Shuozhou, Yingzhou and other places have been lost one after another, and even Ulzhou is in danger. Even our proud heavy armor army is so vulnerable in front of the Song army, how can we confront them? ”

"This time, the Song army attacked Ulzhou and occupied three counties in Ulzhou, and these three counties were barriers. Now without this barrier protection, Ulju is like a bag in their hands. Today, the strength of our army is not as good as before, and the Guangling War has lost the most core troops, even if it continues to fight, it is powerless to return to the sky. ”

It is not Jerod who grows the morale of others and destroys his own prestige, what he says is an ironclad fact. The crowd could no longer say anything, and fell silent. The Song Dynasty, which originally thought it was weak, did not expect to be so strong, not to mention launching attacks one after another, but winning again and again, while the Liao army was defeated again and again, compared with the two, the Song army was even stronger.

"Even so, I will fight to the death with the Song army and defend Ulzhou City!"

Yelude remembered Yelude who died in battle, and suddenly made up his mind that even if Ulzhou was in danger and the Song army was like a rainbow, he resolutely did not retreat and wanted to live and die with Ulzhou, and another reason was to avenge his dead brother.

For this reason, Jerod decided to go to New State to ask for reinforcements; On the other side, Zhao Gou ordered the three armies to attack tomorrow. The main force of this attack on Lingxian is the army left behind in Flying Fox and Lingqiu, and the army in Guangling is an auxiliary role, led by him personally, attacking from three sides, and must fight quickly and take Ulzhou.

(End of chapter)