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Cao Wei said solemnly: "Go back to Kaifeng." If my prediction is correct, it should be the vanguard of the Liao army that we encountered just now, and their army will definitely arrive later, but there are only a thousand soldiers in Shuozhou City, how can they hold it? This venture is all the fault of Yi Dechao, you don't need to accompany him to the funeral. ”

Zhao Gu was stunned, did Cao Wei let himself escape?

It's hard to imagine that with Cao Wei's usual serious style, he can actually say such things, which shows that he really regards Zhao Gu as a friend.

A hint of softness flashed on his face, and Zhao Gu said: "If you retreat before fighting, even if you return to Kaifeng, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape death, right?" ”

Cao Wei shook his head: "You are different from others, you are a talented person, and the emperor is reluctant to kill you." ”

Zhao Gu laughed, attracting all the soldiers to look over, and then he said: "I am no different from others, since I have joined the army, I naturally know the highest honor of a soldier, either I return from victory or die on the battlefield, if I want to be a deserter, I can't do it!" ”

"But?"

Cao Wei still wanted to persuade again, but Zhao Gu continued: "Besides, there are more than 30,000 Han people in Shuozhou City, if we all leave, they will inevitably be implicated." On the day of the original expedition, I swore in the Zichen Palace that I would take back the sixteen states of Yanyun, and I also told the people in Shuozhou City to shelter them, if I left at this time, how do you call the people of Shuozhou City to think of me? What will they think of the Great Song Dynasty? ”

"But...... Alas. ”

Cao Wei didn't continue to persuade him, and after sighing heavily, Cao Wei solemnly hugged his fist at Zhao Gu: "Brother Zhao, I thought you were just smarter, but I didn't expect you to be a bloody person, just let me stay and fight side by side with you, if the Liao army is overwhelmed, I, Cao Wei, am willing to live and die with you." ”

Looking at the south, Zhao Gu shook his head: "Not to mention Brother Cao, you are just a grain transport officer, if you stay in Shuozhou City with me, you will definitely be suspected by those civil officials of having ulterior motives." Just talking about staying in Shuozhou City, do you think that our thousand soldiers will definitely die? ”

"Isn't it?" Cao Wei was puzzled.

"I think there's still a chance of survival." Zhao Gu said again: "Although there are many Liao troops, but Shuozhou City has perfect defenses, it is impossible for them to capture it in a short time, and this Northern Expedition, we are blooming everywhere in the sixteen states of Yanyun, and the Liao army cannot only compete with us in Shuozhou City, if they can't attack for a long time, they may turn around and go to other places." ”

With a gloomy gaze flashing in his eyes, Zhao Gu said, "And we can still transfer troops, can't we?" ”

Cao Wei's eyes lit up: "You mean to transfer troops from the Great Song Dynasty?" ”

"Yes."

Zhao Gu unfolded the Shuozhou city defense map, pointed to the Shuozhou city above, and said: "Although Shuozhou is located in the westernmost part of the sixteen states of Yanyun, it is the closest to the Liao State, but it is also the closest to the Great Song Dynasty, if you go back at this time and tell the emperor about the situation here, he will definitely send troops to reinforce it quickly, and if Shuozhou City is not broken, won't this Shuozhou City be saved?" ”

Cao Wei thought for a while, and finally nodded: "Okay, then we'll separate, and I'll rush back to Kaifeng immediately." ”

"Thank you."

After the two finished speaking, they didn't squirm, Cao Wei directly took the remaining 200 or so grain carriers to the south, and Zhao Gu took 200 soldiers back to Shuozhou City.

Li Danran greeted him as soon as possible, and Zhao Gu quickly ordered: "Order all the soldiers, the Liao army may be overwhelmed this afternoon, let everyone cheer up, carefully inspect the gates of the Quartet City Wall, and do not slack off." ”

"Yes."

Zhao Gu then went back to the small courtyard, and did not take off his armor, and after putting the city defense map, he came out again, and led people to the high platform that Li Danran had built.

After a while, the high platform was surrounded by people, and everyone looked at Zhao Gu nervously.

The people of Shuozhou City have long known that although the West Road army is dominated by Yi Dechao, but after Yi Dechao captured Shuozhou City, he didn't know where to go, and Zhao Gu was their only protector.

Facing everyone's eyes, Zhao Gu smiled calmly: "Fellow citizens, I will tell you an exciting news. ”

"My lord, what's the news?" Someone asked.

"The Liao army has learned the news of the Northern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty, and now there is a large army of the Liao army outside Shuozhou City, are you not happy?" Zhao Gu asked.

"Should you be happy about such a thing?" Someone else asked.

Zhao Gu nodded, and said with great certainty: "That's natural, when the Liao State learned that the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were occupied by the Great Song Dynasty, it will naturally not give up, and sooner or later they will raise troops to attack, and as long as we can take the opportunity to beat them down, the Liao State will definitely not have the courage to offend us again in the future, and you people can live and work in peace and contentment in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, shouldn't this be happy?" ”

Hearing him say this, the people all smiled, looking forward to the new life that was coming.

Zhao Gu said at this time: "According to the calculation of time, it is impossible for the Liao army to press the border for too long, maybe when our army beats them away, you can still catch up with this year's spring ploughing!" ”

"Really? That's really good, the nobles of the Liao Kingdom have been driven away, and there are so many open spaces outside the city, I must plant more this year. Someone said.

"That's right, then we won't have to worry about eating and drinking anymore." Another humane.

"That's right, I just hope that the Liao army will retreat soon, I can't wait to live a normal life."

Zhao Gu looked at the excited crowd with a smile, didn't say anything, and ordered someone to distribute the rations for the next ten days to everyone, and then got off the high platform and prepared to leave.

At this time, in his heart, there was no peace at all, but a wry smile.

After the Liao State learned of the Northern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty, it would definitely be overwhelmed by the army, which Zhao Gu had already expected, and he had also tried to imagine the situation of Shuozhou City being besieged, but now the result is much more than he expected.

What he didn't expect was that Mi Dechao was so greedy for merit!

It's only been half a month, and he is not satisfied with capturing Shuozhou and Huanzhou, and has already begun to attack Yunzhou.

Did he think that as soon as these places were taken, they would be completely in his pocket?

This idiot has now led the army to the boundary of Yunzhou, which is more than 200 miles away from Shuozhou City.

Once the Liao army presses the border, with the thousand men and horses in his hands, how many days can he hold Shuozhou City?

If Shuozhou City is captured, the grain and grass transportation line of the Western Road Army will be cut off, and the more than 40,000 soldiers under the command of Yi Dechao will not be able to escape the fate of destruction without food.

If this situation continues, the destruction of the Western Route Army will definitely affect the morale of the other three Route armies, but the morale of the Liao Army will become more and more high, and I am afraid that it will affect the entire Northern Expedition at that time!