…… The previous steps went smoothly, and as long as the next steps did not go wrong, the military expenditure would be maintained...... However, if one of the links fails, all the previous victories will be meaningless. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The consequences are not only as simple as the failure of this Northern Expedition!

Lu Fei has already seen the monthly consumption account, and this Northern Expedition is very costly. can support it, it is entirely by relying on the accumulation of plundering southern countries; If you spend all your money and don't do anything, you will have to rebuild the treasury in the future, and you will have to wait for a long time...... After this long-term and large-scale war of attrition, if you want to do it again right away, it is undoubtedly to drink to quench your thirst!

Then for at least ten years, it will be difficult to mobilize resources for the Northern Expedition. In ten years, the internal and external situation has changed too much.

Lu Fei once again fell into the delicate patience of the previous year.

…… A few days later, the weather was clear, and the army was dispatched as scheduled. In the army, Huang Gailuan accompanied him, but the umbrella was empty under the canopy. Lu Fei wore armor and rode on a horse to accompany him westward.

There are no heads in front of the mighty people and no tails, and there are many people on the north bank of the Sanggan River. On the surface of the river, the sails are like clouds, covering almost the entire surface of the water. On the other side, a group of cavalry was galloping on horseback. The scene was huge.

In the afternoon, Lu Fei saw the big city standing in front of the canopy on the green plain.

Seeing Youzhou City, looking back at its control of this large flat land, and thinking of its strategic importance, Lu Fei immediately felt that everything he had done was worth it! Lu Fei's eyes widened, looking back at his army and the thick and deep defense line behind him, and said in his heart: It's time to settle accounts!

On the main road, the faces of thousands of Han Erlang are also facing the same direction: Youzhou.

In this vast land, all the people everywhere should be paying attention to this force of soldiers coming to the city. Youzhou is not just a city at this time, but condenses too many grievances, dreams, blood, honor and disgrace, it is a symbolic place!

At that time, the Central Plains Dynasty cut off the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, and after several dynasties and decades, it could not be recovered, and Lu Fei even knew that it had not been returned for hundreds of years. Some dynasties were forced to give it away, and if it was taken back in their own hands, then the prestige and power of the country did not need to be emphasized too much.

Da Liao, which has been recognized as the most powerful and feared country for many years, today the Tang army soldiers have arrived at its door, who is strong and who is weak, this city is a fair place of competition!

Lu Fei swept away the worry and depression in his chest, and said in his heart: Since you have reached this point, then let it go!

He immediately galloped forward on his horse, and his generals and cavalry immediately rode after him. A group of cavalry rushed straight to the south gate of Youzhou, and on the quaint heavy eaves of the high-rise building, there were warriors wearing barbarian clothes, and the enemy soldiers had already been waiting for them.

The general said loudly behind him: "Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body!" ”

Lu Fei reined in the war horse nearly 200 steps away, jumped off the horse, stretched his bow and arrows, his eyes were staring, his face was red, and his big hand pulled the strong bow in his hand like a full moon, and the bow and ox tendons "...... in Titicaca" made a tight and sore sound, as if they were about to be pulled off alive, which inexplicably made people's hearts tense.

The soldiers held their breath for a while, staring at the bow and arrow in Lu Fei's hand.

The cluster of arrows pointed diagonally at the sky, "Bang! There was a loud bang, and the violent trembling shook all the small pieces on the bow away, as if a faint puff of smoke was rising.

Heavy arrows whizzed into the air.

Seeing this, all the soldiers immediately shouted: "Long live!" Hooray......"

Lu Fei turned over on his horse, raised the bow in his hand high, and shouted loudly: "You must take Youzhou!" ”

The army was excited, shouting and hugging Lu Fei and turning around. Sure enough, as soon as he ran for a while, stones and ballistas in the air flew out one after another, falling behind.

Lu Fei looked back at Youzhou again, the words, flags, and people on the city gate had become blurred, but he seemed to see the bloody iron hammer of the seven orifices, the little lady who was ravaged and trampled to the point of being inhuman, the burning village, the people whose families were ruined and the people who were displaced, and the sons whose heads were piled up into a Jingguan...... The scenes flashed in front of Lu Fei's eyes one by one like pictures.

Rushing back to the great array, the shouts of the soldiers like a sea of steel shook the earth in the wilderness outside the city.

"Restore China's past frontier!" With a very inflammatory emotion, Lu Fei rode his horse and ran in front of the army.

"Hooray!" Countless men shouted frantically.

"The anger of Tang Erlang's revenge will burn the Liao army, and the time has come to clear up the crimes......" Lu Fei was emotional and shouted loudly.

He drew his sword and pointed it into the air. The crowd was excited, raising their swords and guns to shout at Lu Fei in response.

The situation created momentum, and the Tang army was full of confidence in the victory and its morale was high. That night, the soldiers and civilians began to build barracks and siege fortifications, and everywhere you could see the figures of the people carrying the soil working at trots.

A few days later, there were people in Youzhou who took baskets, first tools and other tools, carried dry food to the Youzhou military camp to volunteer to serve, and some people were still in rags to help Wang Shi.

Obviously, the Khitan is unpopular. Although Xiao Daling implemented a pacification strategy after ruling the Southern Yuan, it obviously could not make up for the extremely unfair actions of the Khitan nobles and the common people. After Yelu Hugo took over, the situation became worse, and in order to attack the Tang army's fortress, he forcibly captured innocent people to catch up with the battlefield to fill the ditch.

There is one report and one report, and after the Tang Army Wang Division arrived in Youzhou, such a situation is logical.

Although Youzhou City is majestic, the scene of thousands of people digging earth to build fortifications at this time seems to be like an ant colony digging the foundation of Liao State's rule in the southern courtyard.

...

The sun is shining. Xiao Daling stood at the head of the city, looking at the continuous earthen walls and fences hundreds of steps away, and the huge Tang Army infantry phalanx in front of the city tower seemed to be flooding Youzhou City at any time like a sea of people. The tall ladders and buildings are like buildings built outside the city.

The circumambulation of the city was foggy, a sign of dust in the air. The Tang army lined up, although the scene was very quiet for the time being, but seeing the prepared men and horses, the atmosphere was already tense.

The city was not besieged, and there was a wide opening at the east gate...... However, Xiao Daling has already found out that the main force of the Tang army is divided into two parts, one is on the west bank of the Wenyu River in the east of Youzhou City; One is in the camp north of the city. As soon as you run out, you will be besieged by the cavalry of the Tang Army!

Leaving a bite in the siege is to give the defenders a way out, and to break the determination of the defenders to defend to the death. Xiao Daling saw through it at a glance, and was still a little annoyed in his heart: Did Emperor Lu Xiao look down on himself so much, thinking that he would escape from the east gate and throw himself into the net?!

At this moment, there was a loud "boom"!

The huge cannon fire was like a thunderbolt in the clear sky in an instant, breaking the silence between heaven and earth. It's as if the drums of war were beating before the war!

Xiao Daling felt the bricks standing under his feet tremble, and a puff of white smoke rose into the air in the distance. Xiao Daling subconsciously raised his head, and sure enough, he saw a round stone coming from the sky. A moment later, Xiao Daling even saw the stones tumbling rapidly in mid-air, and there was a faint howl of strong wind.

"King, we have to withdraw." The ministry general hurriedly persuaded.

Xiao Daling pressed the sword and turned around and left. The banners above and below the city wall also shook their heads urgently, and a group of soldiers ran from the wall to the ramp in turn with their weapons.

The cannon fire outside Youzhou City has never stopped, and the whole city is trembling. There was no one on the street, and the huge city seemed to have become a dead city! Only the army is moving in groups in a hurry from time to time.

The city was full of smoke and smoke, and the walls had collapsed and were in a mess. In the air, a pigeon swooped down into the city in panic.

"Goo-goo!" A Khitan man with hair reached into the pigeon cage, grabbed out the gray pigeon that had just flown in, saw that there was something tied to his leg, hurriedly and carefully untied it, and turned around and said, "Hey, I'm going to report the news." ”

Xiao Daling was standing on a pavilion, watching the stones rolling down to the city wall in the distance. On the left and right stood Xiao Abudi, Fan Yi and other civil and military personnel, and a group of foot riders below guarded the pavilion.

A cloth-clothed Khitan man rode over and muttered a few words below, and a military general led him up the narrow wooden staircase to the platform.

Xiao Daling took it and looked at it, and said: "The cavalry of the two battalions of the Tang Army has gone south, and the infantry on the periphery of Youzhou has also withdrawn in large numbers to the south. ”

"It seems that Brother Yelu Hugh has made a move in the south, and our threat has suddenly become a lot smaller." Fan Yidao.

Xiao Daling nodded silently.

……

Lu Fei heard that after Yelu Hugo went south, he returned to Xuanren City yesterday and was no longer in Youzhou.

This place is located in the south of Youzhou. But at this time, it was very quiet, and the sound of artillery in Youzhou could not be heard, nor could the sound of horses' hooves and fighting nearby.

In the tranquility, Lu Fei looked at the air, but he could imagine that there was fighting and bleeding on all sides.

In the signing room, there are more than 20 drawings in a row! Some of the maps are detailed, with a hillside, a forest, and a village marked on them. In addition, there are two sets of upper and lower structure charts of the intelligence system, and an organizational chart of the transmission of military orders.

The room was not large, standing or sitting dozens of people. Some were writing, and some were silently facing Lu Fei.

In the courtyard outside, two or three hundred heralds and officials of the former battalion military government stood in a line, and the emperor was inside, and they were all quiet; Everyone is always ready, once there is a military order, the order in that small signing room can be transmitted to the front in the most rigorous way and the fastest speed...... It can be specific to a hundred people!

In the silence, the atmosphere was inexplicably tense.

At this moment, an official bent down and walked into the signing room, bowed to the upper position, and walked next to Cao Bin and whispered a few words.

Cao Bin immediately got up and saluted: "Your Majesty, all the men and horses of Yelu Xiuge are still near Youzhou!" ”

"Very good." Lu Fei said in a deep voice.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little warmer, and everyone said: "The emperor is like a god, congratulations to the emperor!" ”

Lu Fei said quietly: "Brother Yelu has 30,000 cavalry, and the cavalry of the Liao army is not vegetarian. Even if Yang Yanzhao's more than 50,000 cavalry fought a decisive battle with him, he was not 100% sure that he would be able to win a big victory! Just wait. ”

His bright eyes were nervously concerned, but there was no joy or anger on his face, and he only paced slowly and thoughtfully in place.

Now, Lu Fei doesn't have to do anything, just wait. But the wait is a bit harder.

He wanted to go back and be quiet, but he was reluctant to leave, because he wanted to hear the results in the front yard as soon as possible.

After a long time, Lu Fei breathed a long sigh of relief and explained to himself: The worst outcome is to let go of Yelu Huge!

Originally, today's big battle was not in the strategy, but Yelu Hugo fought very arrogantly and unrestrainedly, and the soldiers made dangerous moves, and unexpected fighters appeared......

The original strategy was that the main force of the Liao army did not go south, so it kept attacking Youzhou to exert pressure; Waiting for the main force of the Liao army to move south for the second time, it retreated to two lines of defense and continued to wear down.

Consume until the Liao army can't afford it!

It was impossible for the people of Yelu Hugo to cut off the supply line of the Tang army's grain route, and at most they would cause some losses. Lu Fei has made a bloody investment this time, and all cities on the front line have hoarded a large amount of grain and grass, even if the rear does not transport grain for two or three months, relying only on the short-distance supply line from Xuanren City to Youzhou can guarantee the frontline siege!

The only way that Yelu Hugo could substantially relieve Xiao Daling's pressure was to attack the besieging army. But it was not easy, the cavalry of the Tang Army was enough to protect the surroundings; Even if he was occasionally succeeded by a sneak attack by Jeruxiugo, he would not be able to deal a substantial blow to the army.

Lu Fei said in his heart: In this battle, I am fortunate to have won it, but I have lost my life. That's it!

Lu Fei suddenly smiled, looked back and said, "What we do now can be passed on for thousands of years in the future!" I can accomplish this great event with all of you, and I will never forget it. ”

Everyone said: "The ministers know the great ......" "Under the command of the emperor, the same enemy is ashamed of the country, and the three lives are fortunate to ......"

...

The left flank of the Liao army, the Dahe Division, was located to the north of the army.

On the green plains, everything is clear at a glance. The cavalry group of the Liao army was like a torrent, rushing on both sides of the Tang army's central infantry phalanx, as if there was a square island in the flood.

The Liao army outflanked left and right, and rushed straight to the rear on horseback...... According to the meaning of the commander of the Great Liao, this side is the cavalry infantry; The situation in front of him was similar, and the Tang army rode up and lined up in the phalanx first.

Now, while the rear army of the Tang Army has just arrived and is not arrayed, it is a fighter!

The horses of the two armies quickly approached! "Boom, boom, boom......" Countless horses' hooves are rapidly alternating forward. The Tang Army's horse team did not dismount in a hurry, but rushed up in large numbers.

"Bang dang...... Ah......" As soon as the crazy horses came into contact, sparks flew and screamed. With a rapid charge, the long spears in the middle stabbed each other, and the men turned on their horses like boiling water, and the two armies soon intertwined, and the swords slashed rapidly in the air.

The "mounted infantry" of the Tang army was not broken up, but it was very fierce.

"Long live the Tang Emperor!" Waves of high-pitched shouts rose from the crowd, and the Tang Army's horsemen rushed forward one after another, bravely rushing to kill.

The shining armor and the long-handled saber that specializes in riding battles are used very skillfully by the Tang soldiers. A cavalryman swung his saber with both hands and swept forward, while a spear stabbed on the cuirass with a loud "clang", and the blade in front of him slashed a splash of blood.

At this moment, the "infantry" of the central phalanx of the Tang Army suddenly mounted their horses one after another, charging in groups to attack on both sides, and the middle of the Liao army was flanked, and the battlefield was even more chaotic.

……

The fighting continues.

At that moment, Jereux's eyes widened, and he saw a large convoy of horses in the eastern field like a tidal wave.

"Didn't the large group of mounted infantry of the Tang Army cross the river in the north?" Someone was surprised.

"Could it be that the Tang Army is divided into two shares? How many cavalry did they have? ”

Jeruhuko immediately made a decision and immediately ordered: "Stop attacking this place, the whole army is ready to retreat!" ”

He didn't succeed once today, and the anger on his face had already made his face red!

At this moment, a horse galloped over, jumped off the horse, bowed, and said, "Dashuai, it's not good!" The left side encountered not the infantry, but the main force of the Tang army's elite cavalry, they had already broken and fled south, and the Tang army was covering and chasing! ”

When the generals heard this, they were in an uproar and immediately panicked.

Brother Yelu Hugh slapped his head, opened his mouth and didn't speak!

Hit the trick!

Yelu Hugo could not stay any longer, so he patted his horse and left, shouting: "The whole army breaks through to the northwest!" ”

Yelu Hugo looked back left and right, and at this time, because of the delay, he suddenly and inexplicably fell into a heavy siege! The long line in the south is the Yellow River, the Yellow River is deep, and it used to be the first line of the Tang State to resist the iron cavalry of the Liao army, and it was difficult to cross the river in a hurry; Even if the river is crossed, the south is the border of the Tang Kingdom, which is also the place where it is consumed...... A large number of cavalry infantry of the Tang army in the east arrived, and now it is difficult to force the river to occupy the beachhead...... To the north is the main cavalry force of the Tang Army's dark Chencang!

If you were ready to go north from the beginning, even if you encountered the main force of the Tang cavalry, 30,000 against 50,000, you could still fight! At least on the open and empty plains, it is not difficult to break through the cavalry line of the Tang Army...... But the left wing was suddenly defeated by a sneak attack, and the morale of the haste was also affected, and now Jeruxiu realized that he was in a very bad situation!

"Little Emperor Lu, this treacherous villain! Don't dare to do it with my Da Liao army, so I will sneak up on tricks, Lao Tzu will peel your skin! "The hatred in Jeruxiu's heart.

What kind of ghost is confused, blame those snobbish aristocrats in Shangjing for provoking Lao Tzu! Jeruhugo regretted that he was so anxious and too risky......

The front of the Liao army broke through to the northwest, and the cavalry of the Tang army in the north intercepted due west, as if the game of Go occupied the edge, and the two armies hurriedly grabbed territory to the west. The hoofs of horses roared in the wilderness, and men and horses rushed like a tide.

Jerehugo swung his army to attack the northwest, because that was the only way to move quickly!

"Kill! Defeat the Don Army! Yelu Hugo pointed his knife at the group of Tang army horses moving horizontally in front of him and shouted. The Tang army marched straight from east to west, and the route was closer than that of the Liao army, and it had already blocked the front.

The Tang army counterattacked, the two sabers and guns were brandished, and there was a rain of blood in the rush. The Tang army in the east attacked the flank of the Liao army's forward again, and the bow and arrow sounded densely like fried beans.

The cavalry of the Liao army was unabated, and it was a frontal assault by the soldiers, and after a desperate fight, the vanguard had broken through the blockade line of the Tang army, and the surrounding horses were in chaos.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the striker broke out of the gap, he was greeted by a large group of clean iron cavalry with a clear banner and iron armor. Someone in the Liao army knew Chinese characters and saw a square flag with the word "iron" written on it.

Tie Hammer was dressed in heavy armor, and under the escort of elite soldiers, he still had that contemptuous look on his face. The forwards around him were all heavy cavalry in armor, and the elite soldiers of iron horses glittered in the sun, glowing with the murderous aura of iron.

At this moment, I saw the Liao army rushing to both sides and getting out of the way. The well-armed heavy cavalry in the middle jogged up, and the sound was equally terrifying. The Great Liao Kingdom selected the elite of the palace tent army to protect the Great Khan!

It seems that the Liao army really looks up to the iron hammer, and also regards this gap as a battleground!

Iron hammered the invincible opponents of the ten countries in the world, and the expression on his face was still bullish, but he had never despised the cavalry of the Liao army, because he rarely bargained for advantages when fighting with the Liao army...... He knows the combat power of the Liao army's elite cavalry.

But now it's different, Emperor Lu Fei has already laid out the game, and Tie Fei is full of confidence in the face of the Liao army. Tie Hammer is still very willing to serve under Lu Fei, because the situation he is facing is the current good situation, and he does not need to be surrounded and beaten alone...... No one wants to be beaten.

Iron Hammer lifted the iron spear and shouted, "It's time to kill quickly!" Tell the Khitan people to shout for mercy! ”

"Haha......" The army laughed.

The iron hammer slapped the horse to speed up, and it was not verbose, and the iron gun pointed forward: "Kill!" ”

"Kill! Kill ......," the Tang army shouted in the iron cavalry and swarmed up. The heavy heavy cavalry rushed in a group, and the sound was very loud, as if iron and blood were whistling in the wind.

The heavy cavalry of the Liao army also roared and rushed up! The two iron streams "rumbled ......" and the loud sound was very terrifying, and the faces of the people wrapped in iron armor showed resolute expressions. The scene at this time requires the greatest courage, the determination not to be afraid of death, it is useless to be afraid of death, unless you want to be trampled to death immediately, you can't stop!

Crazy shouts came and went, louder than the sound of horses' hooves. People are not only gaining momentum, but also emboldening!

"Ding Ding Bang Bang ......" iron spears pierced through like a forest. Bang bang! The iron cavalry even collided directly, the neighing of the horses, the heavy and violent crashing sound, and the crowd in front of them seemed to be frantically killing themselves. Flesh and metal seemed to be crumpled together.

"Bell!" The iron spear hit the iron armor, and the sound of metal friction made people's teeth sore, and the vigorous life created by the speed pierced through the iron armor of the Liao army. The iron bones smashed on Tang Jun's helmet, and it was like a sound like striking iron.

No one can stop the charging cavalry. The cavalry of both sides went straight through each other's lines and rushed straight into depth. The cavalry's attack action is very monotonous, they are all hard to chop or stab, cut to a knife is a knife, if there are too many fancy movements, cut people can not wear heavy armor!

"Ahh A Liao soldier with a spear stared at the roaring iron cavalry on the left, and watched the Tang cavalry rush towards his chest with the saber in his hand. There was a loud bang, and the fierce blade stabbed into the flesh and blood of the armor, and the heavy cavalry rushed through, and the blade was pulled back to the side, pulling down a big hole on the chest of the Liao army, and the blood inside spurted out, and snow beads flew in the air.

The cavalry of the Liao army fell heavily from their horses to the grass, and with a loud "bang", people rolled on the ground a few times, and the grass blades on the ground were stained with blood. He curled up on the ground and had his last breath, but immediately an iron horse could not dodge, and heavy iron hooves trampled on his head, and red and white slurry splashed on the ground. In the midst of the chaos, the blood mist was filled, and the smell of fishy and foul smells mixed with deafening shouts.

The iron hammer himself rushed in, and the iron spear that was beaten by iron waved head-on, and there was a "bang", in addition to the sound of steel impact, there seemed to be a click of broken bones, and a cavalry Liao army screamed and cracked his lungs. The elite soldiers around the iron hammer are all brave, and a group of people rush in and no one can stop them! As soon as the iron hammer made a move, the huge force smashed over and nothing could stop it, and a single shot almost swept the round shield of a Liao army into wood chips and iron sheets.

On the battlefield, iron armor is rushing, weapons are waving, and it is stirred into a pot of boiling porridge. There were corpses everywhere, people who were still alive were screaming in pain on the ground, and a Liao soldier knelt on the ground, looking up at the sky and crying "wow".