Lu Fei raised his head and looked at the snowflakes floating in the air, was silent for a while, raised his hand and said, "Send Dai Xiong to Jinzhou to inspect, and the letter he returned will be sent directly to my signing room." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Cao Bin said: "Obey." ”

Cao Bin couldn't help but say again: "Will the Liao army attack Jinzhou?" The river that flows through this place connects to the south of Youzhou City, and the location is more important. ”

Lu Fei continued to look at the snow in the sky: "This kind of weather is not suitable for a big battle of 100,000 people......" The Battle of Sanchuankou is the best example, and the non-combat attrition is very serious.

"Yes, it's too cold in winter." Cao Bin echoed.

Lu Fei frowned again and said, "Will the Liao army really attack Jinzhou?" ”

He was in this quieter place, trying his best to catch some instincts. The staff had enough inferences, and Lu Fei didn't need this now, he needed something indescribably like inspiration, or a big bet.

Without reliable and detailed information, it often takes some subtle intuition and smell to make judgments.

The whole game of "chess" looks complicated, but it can't be rushed, and Lu Fei is looking for a sense of relaxation and rhythm with the Liao army...... Because in this case, Lu Fei did not have the initiative to "set the rules", and the initiative was in the hands of the Liao army; But he couldn't set up a dead chess game and let the Liao army calmly break the game.

Lu Fei's mind was very confused, and he even thought of many gears spinning. They're biting, they're matching, they're moving.

Therefore, it is necessary to keep up with the rhythm, and in turn restrain the motivation of the Liao army through the bite force. You must not be led by the nose by the Liao army!

…… A few days later, the snow cleared. Lu Fei entered the signing room early in the morning, and saw a group of ministers and generals waiting, with a few pieces on the table, and the former camp military government and Dai Xiong urgently reported the news that Jinzhou was besieged by a large number of Liao troops at the same time.

The adults talked a lot, and when they saw Lu Fei salute first, and then talk again, the atmosphere was a little anxious. Someone was discussing how many men and which troops to send reinforcements.

Lu Fei carefully read Dai Xiong's recital carefully, and then turned his head to look at Cao Bin: "Are you sure that no fortress has been captured and destroyed?" ”

Cao Bin said: "No fortress of the township army has been breached yet. ”

Lu Fei said: "Although the large and small castles in Jinzhou are well guarded, if the Liao army is determined to attack, it is still easy to break, after all, the township army soldiers are really lacking in hand-to-hand combat. ”

When the generals heard this, they immediately agreed: "The emperor is reasonable, it is inevitable to fight to defend the city, not to mention that the fortress of the township army is not high." ”

Lu Fei said again: "On this movement, no one mentioned that the Liao army used large equipment such as catapults and ladders; Since the Liao army is attacking and working, it doesn't even need siege equipment? ”

Cao Bin groaned: "The battlefield chosen by the Liao army is not in Jinzhou? A plan to attack the west? ”

Yang Yanzhao said: "Where will the Liao army attack?" Zhuozhou? Reinforcement of Zhuozhou is indeed the farthest, but the role of Zhuozhou is ...... It seems that the Liao army can't make a bloody effort. ”

Someone else commented: "We have a line of defense, but we also have weaknesses." The forces are too scattered, and it is difficult to gather troops when it comes to the decisive battle! "It's okay, the four cities are heavily protected, even if dozens of fortresses outside the city are pulled out, it will be difficult for the Liao army to capture the city for a while and a half!"

Tie Hammer looked back at the others and snorted: "The one who leads the cavalry, who is the and you face to face!" Lao Tzu rushed into battle and picked up weak points. ”

Lu Fei's gaze swept over Tie Hammer's face and stayed on Zhang Jiang's face. Zhang Jiang raised his head...... But Lu Fei didn't say anything to him.

At this moment, the eunuch Wang Fang walked in from outside the door and saw so many people in the room. He bent over and walked to the edge of the wall and walked silently to Lu Fei's side.

Lu Fei turned his head to see Wang Fang holding a fur coat on his arm. Wang Yi whispered: "It's getting colder and colder these days, and the slave maid heard that there are good skins in Hebei, so she asked someone to sew a fur coat according to the emperor's figure." ”

"Hey, it looks good." Lu Feidao.

Wang Fang's face was overjoyed when he heard this, and he stepped forward and said, "The emperor will try to fit the size." ”

Lu Fei stretched out his arm and asked Wang Fang to put it on him, reached out and touched the hair on the collar and said, "This hair is quite soft, not stinging at all." ”

Lu Fei asked, "What kind of skin is it?" ”

Wang Fang said: "Fox skin, and sheepskin." ”

Lu Fei nodded and looked back at the ministers: "You are all very attentive, I am very pleased." Don't worry, we've all arranged it in advance, and I'll see that you're all working hard, and you'll be at ease. Just calm down, too much panic is easy to make mistakes. ”

A group of people bowed one after another: "The emperor is wise." ”

The people who can stand here are more familiar with Lu Fei, and everyone is more relaxed and calm when they see that Lu Fei doesn't have a.

Lu Fei got up and said, "Let's do our jobs." Jinzhou is okay for the time being, don't be frightened by the Liao army of more than 100,000 people, we have 300,000 people who are silent, and the corpse mountain and the sea of blood are scared? ”

Suddenly, Tie Hammer laughed out loud, and when he saw the people around him looking at him sideways and seriously, he stopped his smile and stood there with his face pulled.

Everyone saluted: "Congratulations to the emperor." ”

Lu Fei walked out of the signing room, silently walked to the corridor, and slowly paced forward.

Liao Emperor Xiao Yanyan, as well as Xiao Daling, Yelu Xiuge and others, Lu Fei has never seen them, but from the battle reports of the two sides, he is gradually understanding each other's thoughts; Maybe after this time, Lu Fei will understand them better.

There is a saying that it is the enemy who knows himself best; Of course, the purpose of understanding is to make him die! If you only fall into hatred and hatred, and do not treat the enemy calmly and attentively, it may be easier to bring humiliation on yourself.

…… The weather has been sunny for several days, and news from Jinzhou has been constantly reported. Lu Fei still has no deployment on the moving front, as long as the Bazhou center does not issue a military order, all the departments will be implemented in accordance with the military government's prior military orders.

At this moment, it was reported that the Liao army of Jinzhou was going west! A large number of its men and horses were moving not far away, and the news of the Tang Army was very timely.

The civil and military chiefs of the Bazhou Palace exhaled and discussed.

"Fortunately, the emperor is calm, otherwise when we gather the main force in Jinzhou, we will have to transfer to Zhuozhou at this time?"

"That's not good, being led around by the nose and affecting morale." Zhang Jiang said, "The soldiers below are known to have good literacy, but they also complain a lot, and they will complain about the people above." ”

Cao Bin listened to everyone's discussions, and said in his heart: The sacred heart is unpredictable.

He said indifferently: "The emperor's fur fits very well." ”

Everyone also echoed a few words, and now Zhuozhou is threatened again, but everyone doesn't seem to be as worried and worried as before.

Cao Keming said: "Go in and see the emperor." ”

Lu Fei met with the ministers in the signing room, and some people thought that if the Liao army bluffed once, there might be a second time. Prime Minister Lu Duan was also there today, but said: "There are so many people in the Liao army running around, and it takes a lot of food and grass to run around, and this time it may really hit Zhuozhou." ”

Lu Fei didn't say anything, and he himself wasn't sure what the Liao people were going to do. As long as the Liao people don't launch a substantial attack, Lu Fei will not panic, anyway, it will be consumed, and everyone in the ice and snow will have to eat food to see who can consume whom.

It's really going to be a fight, how can the Liao army fight? Lu Fei thought in his heart that he could take a look at the pulse first, and then find the opportunity to cut into the competition between the two sides.

Lu Fei took a ruler and measured it on the map, and said, "The main force of the cavalry will go to Deyang County first." ”

Everyone suddenly held their breath, and the iron hammer took half a step forward.

Lu Fei looked sideways slightly: "Iron hammer is the main vanguard of the cavalry......"

Tie Hammer was overjoyed, and said loudly: "Order!" ”

Lu Fei looked back around again and said to Yang Yanzhao: "Li Du has to be the commander-in-chief, control the main force of the elite cavalry of the forbidden army, and usually act according to the military orders of the military government, and it is expedient to go first." ”

Yang Yanzhao said: "If the minister obeys the order, he will not live up to the emperor's heavy responsibility!" ”

After a few times, Yang Yanzhao was very conservative and cautious about the Liao army's operations in addition to fighting the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Lu Fei was still relieved of him.

Lu Fei looked at Zhang Jiang and said, "General Zhang and the horse army on the right side of the tiger are left to protect the state. ”

Zhang Jiang didn't say much, and hugged his fists very obediently and said, "The last general will obey the order." "Until now, even the central ministers don't know what Zhang Jiang is going to do.

At this time, Lu Fei had a faint intuition that the big war might really be approaching.

...

"The main force of the Liao army is approaching Zhuozhou!"

There was a dull rumbling sound between heaven and earth, not loud, but it seemed to come out of heaven and earth and penetrate everywhere, and could be heard everywhere.

On the field, the snow was dazzlingly white in the sun, and a large group of people and horses under the pressure of black slowly approached this side.

In the fortress on the outskirts of Zhuozhou, people all went up to the wall, staring at the approaching crowd. The fires on the forts flickered, and the smoke was blown in the air like a swooping dragon.

The day was sunny and the day was clear, and so many people from the Liao army came over with a swagger, and Zhuozhou was already ready to meet the enemy. Behind the earthen fort group, the elite infantry lineup formed into a phalanx was purged and gathered outside Zhuozhou City.

After a long time, the two armies looked at each other from each other across a mile, and the speed of the Liao army in the center slowed down more and more.

Hu Yanzan, the commander of the Zhuozhou Forbidden Army, rode to the front, and directly called a fortress to lower the drawbridge and led people into the earthen fort. Ignoring the persuasion of the generals, he personally climbed a simple wooden arrow tower.

General Luo Yan kindly persuaded: "Marshal Huyan is the commander of the army, and he can't be easily involved. ”

Hu Yanzan glared at his eyes and said loudly: "If the general dies, the whole army will obey General Luo's military orders!" ”

Luo Yan was stunned.

Standing on the arrow tower, the situation is different from what you see on the ground, and the horizon seems to be a little curved. Today's weather is very good, after the snow clears, the sky is blue, the air is very fresh, and the vision is extremely open!

The Liao army seemed to be completely unafraid of being seen by the Tang army. As far as you can see with your eyes, there are at least more than 100,000 people! Huyanzan leads the troops professionally, and with experience, you can estimate the approximate strength from the size of the crowd, and the Liao army is approaching all roads in front of you, and the scale is more than 100,000, which makes people feel very shocked...... Huyanzan has not never experienced a major war with more than 100,000 troops, but the scene of putting 100,000 people together is indeed rare!

Hu Yanzan watched the movements of the Liao army intently, and his heart was tense.

There are too many people and too many places in this kind of scene, and no matter how much foot and riding is moving, it seems very slow; However, just as the ship is too big to turn around, once a movement is made, it is difficult and troublesome to change it temporarily.

Huyanzan observed, did not issue any military orders, and still let the main force of the infantry army concentrate outside the city to wait...... At this time, the decisive battle, the Tang army was insufficient. The two wings of the Liao army spread widely, and Hu Yanzan believed that the Liao army would not only confront each other from the front.

Sure enough, the two sides of the Liao army began to protrude, and the two wings surrounded the left and right.

......The movement of the enemy soldiers was very obvious, and the sound of horses' hooves in the distance suddenly intensified.

Huyanzan clenched the hilt of his sword, still letting the main infantry stand still behind him.

Several groups of men and horses in the northwest of the Liao army took the lead in approaching the earthen fort group, and in front of one fort, all the soldiers of the Tang Army stared at the scene ahead...... A large group of men, women, and children, crying and screaming, were driven over with sacks and stones!

The cavalry of the Liao army shook the whip behind and "crackled", and the screams and cries came from afar. A woman in tattered clothes was pushed to the front of the trench, and when she looked down, she turned around, and many people around her turned around; But the crowd that had been expelled from behind was squeezing forward, and the crowd was getting denser and denser.

Someone threw away the sack, and the cavalry behind couldn't help but break up, and raising their hands was an arrow.

The crowd was in a mess. Many people cried and fell into the ditch, and some people were squeezed to the ground, and they were immediately trampled and screamed by the dense crowd.

At this time, two stone bullets flew into the air from the fortress, one exploded in the air, and the other fell into the Liao army's horses and exploded, and a group of men and horses frightened away.

After a long time, the two trenches were filled in, and they were filled with bags of sand, stones, and corpses, and from time to time someone stretched out his hand in the middle of the sand, which was very terrifying!

The catapults and ladders of the Liao army came up one after another. Stone projectiles rained down like hail into the earthen fort. The wooden piles on the earthen walls collapsed everywhere, and the houses where the soldiers lived also "thumped" and the planks and felt were in shambles.

The people standing on the wall looked at the scene outside the fort in a daze, and the cloud ladder that was slowly approaching, the infantry carrying the wooden ladder, and the Liao soldiers and horses with swords, shields, bows and arrows permeated the area.

"Ah......h Many people on the walls crouched on the ground and shivered.

Du Tou looked back and saw that the Tang Army's infantry formation was motionless, and there was no one on his side at all...... He felt a chill in his heart, can he keep this face?

But there was no choice, there was no military order to retreat from above! Even if it's too late to run now.

"Teams! Prepare for battle! They all yelled, and pointed to a few people under the beacon tower, "Beat the drum and prepare for war!" ”

The crossbowmen on the arrow tower took the lead in firing a arrow, and the people in front of the fort also shot arrows with crossbows, and the arrows of the archers of the Liao army were thrown into the city, and for a time the strings sounded together, and the arrows fell on the plate armor helmet of the Tang army and jingled, and occasionally the leather armor of the joint part of the bad luck was shot through the scream.

The Tang soldiers were very confused, and the generals here also died, and no one gave orders for a while. The man in front put a crossbow bolt, and the one behind him stepped forward and put it. "Bang bang ......" Even the copper fire gun began to explode, and at this time, the sword and shield soldiers of the Liao army had rushed to the city, and many people fell below.

The ladder was placed on the earthen wall, and someone panicked and returned two fierce oil clay cans to the out, and then the ladder immediately ignited a fire, and black smoke billowed out. But more Liao soldiers took wooden ladders and directly set up the earthen wall of the fortress, and the people and horses behind them swarmed in.

Seeing this, they all shouted in a hissed voice: "Let's do our best for the country!" Kill! ”

Soon, countless wooden ladders were set up on the edge of the earthen wall, and several other ladders were also coming closer, and the whole area of the earthen fort seemed to be full of ants. In the snow, the fire rushed up, the air was filled with black smoke, and the shouts were deafening.

A Tang sergeant threw away the firearm in his hand, pulled out a spear from the back shelf, and stabbed it at a Liao sergeant who had just climbed the ladder. The Liao man hurriedly took the shield to block, but it was not easy to borrow strength on the ladder, and he flipped it down and shouted "wow". The second Liao sergeant jumped up and onto the wall. The spear of the Tang sergeant in front of him couldn't reach it, and he was stunned, and was suddenly slashed by the Liao sergeant head-on, screaming and covering his face. The Liao soldier took advantage of the situation to press him to the ground with his shield, and stabbed him in the neck with an iron sword.

The Liao army attacked the wall on all sides, and the sound of killing on the earthen wall shook the sky, and screams broke out. Many Tang soldiers jumped off the wall, and there was chaos in the fort.

Dutou was originally a military general of the forbidden army, and he killed two Liao soldiers in foot battle, and the people around him ran backwards towards the fort. When he saw that the Liao troops on both sides were surrounding, he didn't care much, and he also grabbed the wall with both hands, and the people fell downward, and then jumped to the ground.

They all looked at the scene on the city wall, surrounded by smoke and the sound of killing coming from all sides, and couldn't help but look up and sigh. He remembered the scene when the Liao people drove Han'er to fill the ditch before, and he knew that he would not survive. When he saw a general not far away, he shouted, "Bring the flag, gather the living, and fight at last!" ”

Several generals shouted and shouted, and a group of people gathered here, and those who were running around the wall were cut into flesh and blood by the Liao army's swords! All the armies gathered one after another, and before they formed a formation, the Liao army came up with random soldiers.

There was a scuffle, and the Tang army was immediately defeated by the Liao army. At that moment, the gates of the fort were opened, and a group of cavalry rushed in, first with a "crackling" horsemanship, and then with a herd of horses. Dutou knew that there was no way to go, shouted and raised his sword to recoil, "bang", was hit by a war horse that couldn't dodge, and Dutou was knocked out of the snow, he lay on the ground and spit out a mouthful of blood, struggling to stand up but failed. When he opened his eyes, the rest of his men were chased by the cavalry, and it was only a matter of time before the whole army was annihilated.

Hu Yanzan looked at the crazy scenes near and far, and his face was pale.

The nearby Tang cavalry rushed in and out of the fortress, and the Liao army did not attack the fortress on this side under the threat of cavalry.

At this time, a military general rode over and knelt down at the arrow tower: "Why didn't Huyan Gong save him when he saw death?" ”

Hu Yanzan didn't know this general, but he saw that Yijia should be a general of the township army, so he didn't say a word.

Feng Shengye, the general of the forbidden army below, said coldly: "Above the battle array, how can you speak?" ”

The military general kowtowed and said, "Please call for reinforcements from the Duke of Huyan, brothers!" ”

Hu Yanzan glared and said: "There are too few forbidden soldiers, now divide the troops, once the Liao army breaks through the periphery and tears the big gap, the forbidden army will be divided and surrounded!" ”

The military general looked up at the smoke in the distance, his temples bulged, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Then why are we stationed in the fort?" Is it just to send you to death......"

Feng Shengye said again: "If you don't let you in the fort, you will be destroyed faster!" ”

Hu Yanzan glared at Feng Shengye angrily: "The earthen fort defense line is not for stubborn defense!" It's for both offense and defense on foot! But Zhuozhou has such a small number of field elite soldiers, and he can't fight! ”

The general of the township army was still not convinced, and said: "Then why didn't Huyan Gong ask the township army brothers to withdraw into the city as soon as possible." ”

Hu Yan praised: "There are 50,000 elite cavalry of the forbidden army in Deyang County!" What would we do if we were immediately blocked into the city? ”

He took a deep breath and said coldly: "Order the castles to defend to the death!" ”

"Order!"

In a few moments, a group of heralds with colorful pennants on their backs scattered and galloped out of the nearby horse team.

Huyanzan could see that some of the earthen forts had been quickly captured, but there were also some well-organized fortresses that were still resisting...... A lot of people will die! But if the Liao army wants to attack the fortifications, it is impossible not to pay the price.

Hu Yanzan's plan was that when the Liao army was almost attacked, he would mobilize the camp of the forbidden army to concentrate in one direction and counterattack the lost fortress again...... A large number of village soldiers and horses were also stationed in the city to replenish the lost defenders.

Of course, this tactic cannot last long, and the morale of the township army will quickly fall to the bottom! But Yang Yanzhao's cavalry brigade will never linger for too long!

Hu Yanzan turned his head to look to the east, if Yang Yanzhao reacted quickly, the striker would be able to reach Zhuozhou in half a day.

...

"Zhuozhou Huyanzan Department is in an emergency!" Kou Zhun hurriedly walked into the lobby. Cao Bin and other ministers suddenly raised their heads, and some hurriedly put down their pens.

Lu Fei said: "Bring it up." ”

He was holding a Go piece in his hand on the public seat above, and the chessboard was staggered with black and white, but it was not a chess game, but a strange circle. He was not as indifferent as before, his brows were furrowed and his face was nervous, and there were a lot of scribbled handwriting and patterns on the paper next to him.

The officials working in the lobby held their breath, and it became quieter for a while.

Kou Zhun said: "General Yang Yanzhao's main cavalry is not far from there, and it can reinforce Huyanzan." ”

Cao Bin said: "Maybe now Yang Yanzhao's men and horses have gone to reinforce Huyanzan." ”

Cao Bin pondered for a moment and said: "As long as Yang Yanzhao sends out cavalry reinforcements, the Liao army will not be able to capture Zhuozhou." ”

Lu Fei nodded yes. He looked at the fortress group replaced by sunspots on the chessboard, and repeatedly deduced various tactics, and determined that the infantry and cavalry were coordinated and fortified, and that the offensive forces might be insufficient, but it was not difficult to defend the Zhuozhou battlefield.

Kou Zhun said again: "It is reported that the main force of the Liao army besieged Zhuozhou and used a large number of siege equipment, do you want to fight a decisive battle in Zhuozhou?" ”

Lu Fei blurted out: "The Liao army is not willing to fight a decisive battle with the Tang army. ”

Kou Zhun said: "If the Liao army wants to leave this time, the infantry and baggage will suffer heavy losses......"

Lu Fei carefully read Hu Yanzan's recital again. It is true that the Liao army did not only have cavalry, and they failed to mobilize more than 100,000 cavalry this time, among which there were many infantry, mainly servant troops; Of course, if you want to storm the fortifications on a large scale, you will not be less burdened.

If the Tang army defeated the Liao army head-on in Zhuozhou, it might not be able to form a substantial blow to the cavalry of the Liao army, but their infantry and baggage men and horses would not be easy to escape!

At this time, Cao Bin muttered: "If we want to mobilize the infantry to gather in Zhuozhou, will we be reinforced?" ”

Lu Fei said in a deep voice: "It is very likely that if the fighter plane is really caught, there will be no fortifications to rely on halfway, and it will not be gathered into a formation, and it will be extremely dangerous to be caught by heavy troops." ”

Cao Bin said: "According to the strategy of the military government, if it is to be conservative and stable, only Yang Yanzhao's main cavalry force of 50,000 reinforcements to Zhuozhou, and cooperate with Huyanzan, can ensure that the Zhuozhou battlefield is invincible!" ”

Immediately, many officials echoed this strategy, which was simple and reliable!

But Lu Fei didn't make a decision for a long time.