When Leng Yi rode back to Zhuozhou, it was already dawn.

He immediately called Yang Ye, Yang Wulang, Yang Liulang, Li Jilong and other senior generals to discuss the emergency military situation.

After everyone arrived, Leng Yi said: "My wife, uncle and I just went to Youzhou to investigate. It was found that most of the barracks in Youzhou City were empty. And the soldiers' bedding and so on were gone. I roughly estimated that there should only be about 30,000 people in the city! ”

Yang Ye said in a deep voice: "What about the two of them? ”

Leng Yi said gloomily: "They didn't escape in order to cover me. However, when I left, I saw that there was no shadow of them on the city tower, and I heard the Liao army call to release arrows, but they did not shoot at me. Therefore, it is estimated that the two of them have fled into the city. ”

Yang Liulang comforted in a low voice: "Mrs. Zun, they are strong in martial arts, they should be fine, and the marshal doesn't have to worry too much." ”

Leng Yi nodded gratefully: "What now?" I don't understand the military, it's up to you. ”

Li Jilong said in a deep voice: "Could it be that there are not so many enemy troops in Youzhou City?" Are they bluffing? ”

Yang Liulang said: "No, when my second brother participated in the negotiations, he saw a lot of Liao troops along the way, no less than 100,000 people. Some time ago, the Liao army attacked Yizhou, with a strength of 200,000! If it weren't for our timely reinforcement of troops and rescue, Yizhou would have been lost. Therefore, there should be at least more than 100,000 defenders in Youzhou City. ”

The infantry army commanded Tian Chongjin: "So many Liao troops disappeared all at once, there must be some tricks for the Liao army!" ”

Cui Yanjin said: "Will the enemy take advantage of me to send troops, the domestic soldiers and horses are empty." Sneak to the south? ”

Guo Jin said: "Impossible! In that case, we wouldn't have been left uninformed. The enemy is going to attack our city, and our people must have already reported the news of the army asking for help! ”

Cui Yanjin said: "Then where did so many Liao troops go?" ”

"They're going to encircle and annihilate our Western Route Army!" Yang Ye said slowly, word by word.

This sentence. Suddenly the scene entered the freezing point. The generals looked at each other.

Leng Yi's heart also sank, and said, "How do you judge?" ”

"We sent 400,000 troops, including 150,000 from the Western Route Army! And our middle and eastern route armies are 250,000, and Youzhou is facing our 250,000 troops, and it is only possible to increase troops, and it is impossible to withdraw troops, unless they have more important tasks. And now. A more important task than defending the city is to encircle and annihilate our Western Route Army that broke through to Juyong Pass! ”

Li Jilong said: "However, they only transferred 100,000 people from Youzhou City. If you add Jizhou, Danzhou, and Shunzhou, it will not exceed 150,000 people, and you can't eat the 150,000 people of our Western Route Army. ”

"The Liao army must have mobilized reserves from Yuanyangbo, the base camp of the Liao army in the north of Wuzhou! With the addition of the defenders of Juyongguan, Ruzhou, and Yanzhou, the number of troops will not be less than 300,000! Can eat our Western Route Army! ”

Cui Yanjin said: "Won't it? Don't they want Youzhou anymore? ”

"Yes! They quietly mobilized most of the army to participate in the encirclement and suppression of our Western Route Army at Juyong Pass. Less than 30,000 troops were left in Youzhou. They want to rely on these 30,000 troops. In addition, the walls of Youzhou are tall, defend Youzhou! They only need to hold on until they eat our Western Route Army, and then the main force of the Liao Army will turn back to defend Youzhou! -- The commander of Youzhou, Yelu Huge, who was the commander of this increase in Youzhou, was very good at using troops, and was especially good at the strategy of concentrating superior forces to break through each other. Moreover, this person dares to take risks, and he can make this risky move! ”

Yuan Jizhong hurriedly said: "Then let's hurry up and reinforce the Western Route Army, after capturing Juyong Pass." Fight them! ”

The other generals also nodded in agreement.

Yang Liulang said: "That's probably the situation that the Liao army hopes for the most!" We attacked Juyong Pass from this side, and the Liao army occupied a dangerous position. The so-called one husband should be closed, and ten thousand people should not be opened! It is difficult for our forces to deploy at a dangerous level. Unable to give full play to the superiority of troops. And we are on the plain, once the Liao army annihilates the main force of our Western Route Army and turns back to rush out of Juyong Pass, their heavy cavalry is the most powerful on the plain, and we have no nearby city to rely on, we will definitely be defeated. In that way, they both ate our Western Route Army and routed our main force. But it's a big win. ”

All the generals were a little dumbfounded.

Tian Chongjin said: "We can climb over the Taihang Mountain and attack the Liao army from behind!" ”

Yang Liulang said: "It will take us nearly ten days to cross the Taihang Mountain, and then rush to the battlefield of Ruzhou, the enemy army has already eaten our Western Route Army, and we will not take much advantage of waiting for work and fighting a decisive battle with us!" ”

Cui Yanjin said: "Are we just watching them eat our Western Route Army? ”

Yang Liulang stopped talking and looked at his father Yang Ye.

Yang Ye has been silent. Finally, he said slowly: "The Liao army has transferred most of the troops from Youzhou and nearby states and counties to encircle our Western Route Army. Their purpose is to hope that we will rush to reinforcements, so that there will be no time to take care of Youzhou. As Rokuro said, it would take too much time for our army to rush over the Taihang Mountains to reinforce them. I'm afraid that it won't have time to reinforce the Western Route Army, and it will already be eaten. If you go to Juyong Pass, Juyong Pass is the throat of the Liao army entering and leaving the military capital mountain, and it must be guarded by heavy troops. We will suffer heavy losses in conquering Juyong Pass, even if we finally capture Juyong Pass and meet the main force of the Liao army outside the city of Ruzhou, the strength of both sides is about the same, and we will not take advantage of anything. Moreover, the Liao army will not engage in such a consuming general battle with us, and it is more likely that they will cross the Taihang Mountains and return to Youzhou. In this way, we not only lost the Western Route Army, but also failed to capture Youzhou. And the cold winter has arrived, and we can only withdraw our troops. The campaign against the Liao Dynasty was a complete failure! ”

Yang Wulang said: "Yes, the Liao army just hopes that we will rush to reinforcements like this, and they will be safe in Youzhou." ”

Leng Yi nodded and interjected: "Last night, I broke through the city wall from Youzhou, and the Liao army didn't shoot me with arrows, which gave me the feeling that they hoped that I could run away and bring back the fact that there were not many soldiers in Youzhou." Let us know that their main force is participating in the encirclement of our Western Route Army, so that we are in a hurry to rush to reinforcements! In this way, there will be no attack on Youzhou. ”

Yang Yedao: "Since this is the case, we will do what we want, not to reinforce the Western Route Army, but to attack Youzhou City, and at the same time capture Juyong Pass!" ”

Cui Yanjin said urgently: "Then watch the Western Route Army annihilated?" ”

Yang Ye said slowly: "Siege Wei to save Zhao!" As long as we attack Youzhou and Juyong Pass, the main force of the Liao army will withdraw to the rescue, and the siege of the Western Route Army will be relieved. At the same time, I believe that even if the Liao army concentrates 300,000 troops, it will not be easy to eat the Western Route Army led by my three sons in one bite! So, now, immediately, Shilang and Golang, you two will lead 50,000 troops to capture Juyong Pass, and Marshal Leng, I and Liulang will lead 200,000 troops to storm Youzhou. Be sure to take Juyong Pass and Youzhou City before the main force of the Liao army returns to help! ”

Leng Yi said: "Okay! Implement it according to Yang Lao Linggong's plan! Immediately send troops to Youzhou! ”

Yang Ye walked to the window, pushed open the window, looked up to the north, and prayed silently in his heart, the three sons must hold on!

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Outside Juyong Pass, by the Fushui River in front of Ruzhou City.

Yang Sanlang, who served as the vanguard, was leading the troops along the Fushui River, and Ruzhou City could already be seen from afar.

After they crossed the Taihang Mountain, they marched all the way and finally arrived in Ruzhou. Confucianism is outside Juyong Pass, as long as this city is taken, it can be used as a support to storm Juyong Pass, and if Juyong Pass is taken, the gate of Jundu Mountain will be closed, and the encirclement of the Liao army in Youzhou will be completed!

He looked back at the rear, in the distance was the main force led by the eldest brother, and the rear army was led by the second brother. It seems that the main forces of the Liao army have all been transferred to Youzhou, and they don't know that an elite Western Route Army of the Song army has been outflanked behind them!

Yang Sanlang turned back with satisfaction, and then looked at Ruzhou City in the distance.

Among the soldiers at the front of the team, there were three brothers, named Qiu Youcai, Qiu Youfu and Qiu Youshou. The three of them chatted while walking, and all three of them had participated in the battle against the Southern Tang Dynasty, and they could be regarded as having experienced the baptism of the battlefield, so this time the attack on Liao, although it was still very nervous, it was not out of proportion. At least the expression is still relatively relaxed.

The eldest brother Qiu Youcai said: "The front is the Confucian Prefecture of the Liao Army, and if you defeat Confucianism, you will fight Juyong Pass, and Confucianism should be easier to fight, but Juyong Pass, the terrain is very steep, and I am afraid that it is difficult for us to gnaw hard bones." Second, you are a spearman, I am a long axeman, the iron cavalry to deal with the Liao army depends on us, we are going to rush to the front, when the battle begins, we must calm down, don't run back, give up your back to the enemy, then you will die, face them, aim your spear at the chest of their horse, they will load it themselves. Don't be afraid! ”

The second Qiu Youfu smiled and said, "Big brother, you have said this countless times, and my ears are calloused!" It's you, when you beat Nantang, you have a waist injury, and when you can pick up a big axe and chop the horse's legs, you have to take it easy. Don't Liao Jun's horse leg was not cut, and the waist was twisted first! ”

Hahaha, the third Qiu Youshou laughed with the second brother, and this smile released a lot of tension in his heart.

The eldest brother Qiu Youcai glared at the third child: "You are still laughing!" It wasn't to save you, my waist could hurt. ”

The third child sneered: "Big brother, this time the Liao army is not as good as the Southern Tang soldiers, their cavalry is the most powerful, and you are a long axeman, you must be careful at the front." ”

"Be careful!" The eldest brother, Qiu Youcai, spat a mouthful of thick phlegm on the ground, "The heavy armored cavalry of the Liao army, that's not a joke. It's like a mountain, even if the spear pierces it, it will continue to rush up, and even you will be killed and trampled to death! At that time, it was too late to dodge, and there was no place for you to dodge, so I could only hope that the Liao army would not be so playful, that would be fine, otherwise it would ......"

The second Qiu Youfu patted the eldest brother on the shoulder and said, "Big brother, don't worry too much." We're all old enough to take care of ourselves. (To be continued......)

PS: Fight! Fight! Pass! Pass!