Shunzhou, Shunyi County is located fifteen miles north of Sun Hou Pavilion, Yang Gon retreated from Lu County to this point only more than 7,000 horsemen, at this time in a state of inadversity. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Originally, he relied on each other according to Lu County and Xiao Siwen, and was led by Zhao Kuangyin to attack the city with all his might, so he had to retreat, but he was stopped and killed by Ming Jinpeng, who returned to his division, in Sun Hou Pavilion.

Ming Jinpeng's return to the division was naturally the front army, only 3,000 horsemen, and most of the rest were still in Sanhe County with Zhang Yue, and he couldn't come that day, but the opportunity to beat the water dogs, Ming Jinpeng naturally would not let go, chased all the way to Shunzhou City Ten miles south of the city to camp, and then sent someone to report.

As a result, early the next morning, Yang Gon abandoned the city again, and Ming Jinpeng led his troops to chase and kill to Niulan Mountain, thirty miles north of the city, beheaded hundreds of steps and returned, to the city of Shunzhou, and the judge Du Chongxing went out of the city to surrender. Ming Jinpeng stayed here for half a day, and in the afternoon, he quickly went south, and when he arrived at the Sun Hou Pavilion, he happened to meet Zhang Yue with Xue Wenqian, Dong Zunzhi and other 10,000 horsemen.

"Tell the Lord! The last general's troops were too small to capture Yang Gon! At this time, the soldiers were still marching in formation, Zhang Yue, Li Duoshou, Yang Xuanli and several other horsemen rode from the side of the road, and Ming Jinpeng hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

"It's a pity, but there is only one Youzhou City left, and it would be good if Xiao Siwen could be captured!" Zhang Yue smiled optimistically, because Xiao Haili saw that two days of strong attack still could not take Songting Pass, so he had to lead his troops to retreat north, Zhang Yue then let the pet Congduo take over the other two passes, and left him and Changlu Army Song Anfu to garrison, and then led his troops back to the division.

"I don't know how much heavy equipment the forbidden army has brought in, if there is our ...... Hey...... Boom, send his mother to see the Queen Mother of the West! Ming Jinpeng almost said that he leaked his mouth, but this is a high-level secret of the Northwest Army, which has not been used since Xia Sui's First World War, and has not been circulated for the time being due to the short time and limited scope.

"Ahem...... You know, it's not all fortified cities, it depends on the terrain. There are rivers in the west and south of Youzhou City, and it is located on flat land, so it is easy to dig out water to form a square, which is not easy to use here. I heard that now the forbidden army is building an earthen platform, and it is planned to raise the ground and erect a ladder, this method is probably not very effective! "Zhang Yue is in a good mood, and he has made a great contribution to return to his division, Guo Rong should not let himself be the main attacker anymore, and there are not many available soldiers under his command, so it is more likely to give advice.

Ming Jinpeng smiled when he heard this, and Li Duoshou suddenly said: "Indeed, Youzhou City is too high!" That's right...... I remember that before the expedition, Le Pingyang passed on the military information and came back, and now it should be in Youzhou City, but I haven't been in touch for a long time. ”

"It didn't take long! It's only been more than ten days, we went to Guansai, and Li Chuyun went to Changping, he wants to pass on the military information, and who can he hand it to. When Zhang Yue said this, he suddenly remembered that Luo Yanhuan should be there, so Le Pingyang should contact him.

At dusk, all the way to the northern suburbs of Youzhou City, along the way from time to time encountered small groups of forbidden army rangers, and groups of foot soldiers in the suburbs of the woodland, dragged to the west of the city by carts. Bypassing the corner from the northwest of the city, under the shroud of twilight, two hundred paces away from the west city wall, a huge earthen wall about five zhang wide and more than two zhang high has been built, which has been extended several miles to the south.

Zhang Yue was about to drive his horse forward to take a closer look, a group of forbidden army soldiers came on horseback, and the first officer was Ma Renyu, who stepped forward and said: "Congratulations to Duke Qin on his victory, Your Majesty sent a certain person to greet him, and the soldiers can go to the camp to settle down first, and someone will arrange accommodation." ”

"Look at this earthen wall yet, right? How many days has it been built? Seeing this, Zhang Yue didn't delay and asked casually.

"It's been nearly ten days, the plan is to build three zhang high, the required earth, stone and wood materials are incalculable, this alone has called 50,000 troops and 50,000 people, and the south side of the city can be completed tomorrow, and this side is still almost." Ma Renyu replied with a smile.

Zhang Yue nodded, other things can be understood when he returns to the camp, no longer ask more at the moment, follow Ma Renyu to beat the horse and walk slowly, to the west of the city Yuhe County, the sky is completely dark, the city is burning with torches, the forbidden army soldiers are heavily guarded, Ma Renyu stepped forward to report and show the waist card, the city gate was only half opened, Zhang Yue only led Li Duoshou, Yang Xuanli and other three hundred soldiers into the city.

Yuhe is only a small county town, except for the county government there is no bigger suitable house, but the county government office is not suitable for the palace, Guo Rong led the chamberlains to live in the east of the city to repair the warehouse, where the courtyard is spacious and dry, and the layout is much more comfortable than the military camp, and it is also more conducive to Guo Rong's recuperation and handling of government affairs.

Zhang Yue asked Yang Xuanli and Li Duoshou to wait outside with their own soldiers, and followed Ma Renyu into the palace compound, where rows of lanterns were held high under the eaves of the corridor and shone like day, and the soldiers of the forbidden army stood by their swords, passed through a middle door, and went around the corridor into the inner room.

"The minister Zhang Yue came to see him, and thanks to His Majesty's blessing, he was able to resist the enemy outside the pass, and he was lucky to return victorious!" Zhang Yue stepped into the hall and bowed down.

"No courtesy, no courtesy! Qing has been dusty all the way, and the dust has not been washed, and it is a good time to accompany me to dinner. Guo Rong put down the pen with a smile, straightened up and waved his hand to signal Zhang Yue to sit next to him.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Longen, how dare the minister disobey!" Zhang Yue's heart was moved, seeing that it had been dark for a long time at this time, Guo Rong should be waiting for him, no wonder he didn't send any important ministers and generals to greet him before, this is because he feels that the reward is not enough, but although it is an honor to accompany the emperor to dine, it is easy to attract jealousy.

"This Northern Expedition has been half accomplished, although Yuan Yan has recently been notified, it has been confirmed that Yeluwu is leading the leather room south, but I am not worried, why not? Yuanzhen is back, is there a better way to siege the city? Guo Rong asked with interest.

"The minister thinks that the method of the earth platform, the trebuchet can only knock out the female wall battlements first, but if you go to the city or need a large number of ladders, this way of filling the earth is very suitable for the small city, the four-zhang high city wall to pile up a huge soil slope will be very slow, or from the city gate to find a way, tomorrow to understand the city defense situation, maybe there is a good strategy." Zhang Yue smiled bitterly when he heard this, in this era, the battle often requires human lives, unless it is lucky, it is difficult to take a trick.

"Also, Yuan Zhen just came back, so let's eat first!" Guo Rong chuckled lightly, waved his hand to let the waiter pass the meal, and soon several waiters who had been waiting came in with trays, first put on the tableware, knives, forks and bamboo chopsticks, and handed a copper basin of water, which was used to clean hands.

Food and wine were soon put on the table, Zhang Yue's eyes swept casually, and saw that it was a plate of roasted yellow and crispy lamb's breast, a copper bottle of boiled fish with a round bottom, a small porcelain bowl of meat porridge with green onions floating to accompany the meal, and a few vegetarian dishes, all of which were quite exquisite. Looking at Guo Rong's case again, there was not a single muddy dish, all of them were vegetarian, and he was immediately flattered.