During the period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the sixteen states of Yanyun were ceded to the Liao State by Shi Jingjiao, and since then, they have never been taken back and have become the land of the Liao State.

This traitorous act was poisoned for hundreds of years, and the Khitan, Jurchen, and Mongols used it as a springboard to attack the Central Plains, and the Mongols finally destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty and unified China.

The strategic position of the sixteen states of Yanyun is extremely important, if it is in the hands of Huaxia, it can enter the desert, sweep away the nomads in the north, and control Liaodong. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu, Li Jing attacked Yinshan at night, Tang Taizong conquered Goryeo, and the land of Yanyun was the most important strategic base.

If it is controlled by a foreign race, the Central Plains will be exposed to the iron hooves of the foreign race, because the rivers and mountains on the surface of the land of Yanyun are the strategic barrier of the Central Plains. Therefore, the Khitans possessed this place and kept attacking the Song Dynasty, just to attack the Central Plains.

After the Jurchens got the land of Yanyun, they completed what the Khitans wanted to do but did not do, entered the Central Plains, destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty, and wanted to further destroy the Southern Song Dynasty, but it was not realized.

After the Mongols destroyed the Jurchens, they did what the Jurchens wanted to do that they didn't expect, Kublai Khan destroyed the Southern Song Dynasty and unified China, and the root was in the sixteen states of Yanyun.

The harm of losing the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun is not only strategic, but also because there are a large number of Han people, advanced civilization, developed science and technology, and a large number of Han craftsmen, which are not available to the nomads who can only bend their horses and bows.

With these Han people, there will be a large number of craftsmen, there will be a large number of sophisticated equipment, and the strength of the nomads will be sharply improved, although the Khitan, Jurchen, and Mongolia are nomadic people, but they are different from the Xiongnu and Turks in Chinese history. The Xiongnu and Turks did not have advanced civilizations and developed science and technology, so they could only bend their horses and bows, and there was a huge scientific and technological gap with China. And the Khitans, Jurchens, and Mongols do not have this gap, so it is very difficult.

Taking back the sixteen states of Yanyun, many people wanted to do it, and Zhou Shizong, Song Taizu, and Song Taizong took action. Zhou Shizong achieved the greatest achievement, almost taking back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, if he hadn't died of illness at a critical moment.

Song Taizu set up a pile sealing warehouse, saved a sum of money, and prepared to buy it back with money.

Song Taizong made the most efforts, several times to the north of the Liao State, to the outside of Youzhou City, but was defeated, had to flee in a donkey cart.

Since then, although the Song Dynasty has the intention of recovering the sixteen states of Yanyun, it has not taken much action. Wu Ji's words expressed the hearts of the Chinese aspirants, and Mrs. Zheng was very excited and praised loudly.

The sixteen states of Yanyun are the foundation of the Liao State, if there is no Yanyun Sixteen States, the Liao State will be difficult to maintain, and the strength will be greatly weakened, which is impossible to trade, Yelu Bodhisattva understood, Wu Ji was playing with him, and yelled: "Wu Ji, you don't have to toast and don't eat and drink." ”

"Just you?" Wu Ji replied proudly, looking down.

This is contempt, Yelu Bodhisattva can't bear it, and he exhales: "Wu Ji, listen, I must make you unable to survive and die." ”

Ye Luming's order only said that Wu Ji should be captured alive, but did not say that Wu Ji could not be insulted, and after he was caught, he would insult him fiercely.

"Whatever you are capable of, use it." Wu Jicai would not take this kind of unnutritious threatening words to heart.

"Gun mount!" Yelu Bodhisattva pulled the horse's head, returned to his own formation, and gave a loud order.

The soldiers of the Liao army drove the people to install artillery mounts. This time, Yelu Bodhisattva learned to be obedient, and he would not attack the city as soon as he came, but he had to level the city first.

Driven by the Liao army, the people had to set up artillery mounts and move stones.

"Listen to the people of the Great Song Dynasty, don't help the abuse, don't do things for Liaogou." Mrs. Zheng saw it in her eyes and preached loudly.

"Are you Lord Zheng? We've heard of your name, and you're a good officer. Some people wept and spoke: "However, there are too few good officials like you in the Great Song Dynasty, they will only exploit the people, and without silver, the land will be scraped." ”

"The officials of the Great Song Dynasty were incompetent, they would only oppress the people, and they fled with their tails between their legs when they encountered Liaogou. If the army of the Great Song Dynasty could defeat Liaogou, there would be no such thing. ”

"Master Zheng, we can't stop it."

The words of the people contained resentment that soared to the sky, and Mrs. Zheng sighed, helpless.

Wu Ji also sighed, a dynasty that always loses battles, who will die for you? A dynasty that can't protect the people, who will die for you? The situation of the Song Dynasty is self-inflicted, and the people can't complain.

"Hey!"

Qi Dabao, as a Yan Zhao man, is the easiest to understand this kind of thing, and sighed and said: "You can't blame the people, it's really that the court can't protect the people." The people on the border pass not only had to slaughter Liaogou, but also oppressed the army of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"I heard that in the previous dynasty, the people at the border pass were unwilling to die and fight to the death with foreign races, and it has only been many years since the people of the border pass became like this." Huangfu Song sighed and talked about the old things of the Tang Dynasty.

The Tang Dynasty was strong and prosperous, and it could keep the people safe, and the Turks disturbed the border, and the Tang Dynasty wiped out the Turks, and the Tang Dynasty's martial arts were far from being comparable to the Song Dynasty. Who can fail to die?

"Commander Wu, you say, what should we do next?" As soon as this matter was said, it made people sad, and Zheng was too busy changing the topic.

"Commander Wu, we should destroy the gun mount before Liaogou has installed it." Huangfu Song was busy offering plans.

The Liao army has hundreds of stone throwers, once the attack is launched, it will be earth-shattering, the offensive will be very fierce, before the stone thrower is powerful, it is a good way to destroy the stone thrower, Qi Dabao hurriedly agreed: "Yes! Commander Wu, let's go do it. ”

Wu Ji looked at the whole city, shook his head and said, "No! Jerod is just waiting for us to go out. ”

Yelu Bodhisattva personally led thousands of elites, riding on horses, eyeing the tiger, if Wu Ji and them went out of the city, they would inevitably be attacked by the Liao army. In that case, they will be encircled, and although they can fight back, they will inevitably suffer heavy casualties.

Today's conversion army is only 400 men, and if we lose more, the consequences will be very serious.

"Commander Wu, are you afraid that we will fall into the encirclement of Liaogou? It doesn't matter, we can fight. In the last battle, we didn't use thunderbolts, but we were training our brothers. This time, we will use thunderbolts, and we will definitely be able to beat Liao Dog crying and calling his mother. "Huangfu Song is full of confidence.

The last hard battle was for experience, and there were so many casualties without the use of thunderbolts. If thunderbolts are used, the casualties will be smaller, but they will not achieve the purpose of training the army.

"This time it's not a thousand dogs, it's five thousand. If Yalu surrounds us and mobilizes all his troops to attack us, even if there are thunderbolts, we will suffer heavy casualties, not to mention, there is no problem in reducing the number of troops by 200. Wu Ji was very sober: "We only have 400 people, and if we reduce the number of people by 200, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

"Commander Wu, otherwise, we will go to rob the camp at night." Qi Dabao hurriedly came up with ideas.

"No!" Mrs. Zheng vetoed: "If I am Yelu Bodhisattva, I will definitely strengthen my precautions at night." Maybe he's still waiting for us to rob the camp. ”

"Lord Zheng is right, even if you want to rob the camp, it will not be tonight, but until Liaogou relaxes." Wu Ji agrees with Mrs. Zheng's analysis, going to rob the camp tonight is definitely looking for death.

"So what are we going to do? It's not going to be hard, is it? Huangfu Song was a little frightened.

Wu Ji and Mrs. Zheng glanced at each other and nodded in unison, Wu Ji said, "That's all it takes." There are some costs that must be paid. We can only suffer hard, until Liaogou relaxes, and then it depends on the situation. ”

A veteran of the battlefield like Yelu Bodhisattva, if he doesn't take precautions, it will be impossible. At present, the robbery of the camp is to send it to death, if it can endure for a period of time, when the Liao army relaxes, and then go to rob the camp, it may be successful.

"Hundreds of stone throwers, once they are powerful, they are not small. If Liaogou takes the opportunity to rush to the city again, the consequences will be unimaginable. Qi Dabao was a little frightened.

"Yes!" Huangfu Song was also afraid.

"It's not that serious." Wu Ji rejected their arguments and drew on the ground with a knife: "When the stone thrower attacks, the Liao dog will climb the city." At that time, if we go forward to fight, we will be sent to death without a difference. Yes, I am determined to let the Liao dog in and fight. We only need to build another wall in the city as a support, and then there are thunderbolts to deal with Liaogou. ”

Fighting with the Liao army on the top of the stones, 400 converts to the army is not enough. Even if there is Ding Zhuang and the heroes of Qiyun Society, there will be heavy casualties.

"This is dangerous, how much success does Commander Wu have?" Mrs. Zheng saw the problem at a glance.

Putting the Liao army on the head of the city is indeed a dangerous move, which is tantamount to playing with fire, and if it is not good, it will [***]. Mrs. Zheng and the others looked at Wu Ji, very nervous.

"As long as the thunderbolts don't stop, Liaogou can't break the city." Thunderbolt bombs are convenient and can be issued to the people for use, and the Liao army rushes into the city, and if it is blocked, the people in the city can kill the enemy regardless of men, women, and children. As long as there are enough thunderbolts, it will be very difficult for the Liao army to break through the city.

"Good! With Commander Wu's words, it will be easy to do. Mrs. Zheng is confidence increased, and her tone was a little high-pitched: "This official will go to the people and come to build the city." ”

"It's a good city. Just build it up with something, pour it with water, and you're done, it doesn't take much time. Wu Ji looked at the ice and snow all over the city and came up with a clever plan.

"Great idea!" Mrs. Zheng praised in unison.

At Mrs. Zheng's order, the people mobilized and began to build a wall beyond the power of the stone thrower. There were no building materials, so the people demolished the houses, knocked down the walls, and built them together, and there was a prototype. Chop some more ice and snow and fill it in, and it will be more decent.

Finally, water is poured on it, and it quickly cools down, and it becomes a wall of ice. With this ice city, there is a support, even if the Liao army attacks the city, there is no need to be afraid.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wu Ji selected a group of people from the common people and taught them to use thunderbolts, each of whom gave some. With these people, plus the heroes of the Conversion Army, Ding Zhuang, and Qiyun Society, the number of people who can kill the enemy is close to two thousand.

(To be continued)