Yang Hao looked back, and couldn't help but be surprised, although the person in front of him had only met once, it was not easy for him to forget about this person, this person was the Cheng Zhisi who had a conversation in Zhao County's mansion in Bazhou. This Cheng Abbot is now also dressed in armor and a sword under his side, which seems to be a little more heroic.

Yang Hao didn't know if he knew about the case he had done in Bazhou, but Cheng Dexuan smiled and groaned, as if he didn't know about the murder he committed in Bazhou, and he hadn't listened to all of him. ”

"Ah, it turned out that Cheng Du was imprisoned." The old man finally helped him bandage the wounds, and Cheng Shixiong waved his hand to drive him over, and stood up with a smile. Although the two positions are still several levels apart, Shi Xiong is the person of the emperor's younger brother Zhao Guangyi, and now he is listening to the official family, and he still needs some courtesy.

On the side, Yang Hao thought to himself: "Why didn't this Cheng Zhisi go back to Bianliang City, but ran to this Northern Han City, the capital prison?" Presumably he was promoted, but he didn't know what he was responsible for. ”

Cheng Dexuan arched his hand and said: "The general calls me Xiao Cheng, the general is ...... Injured? ”

"Hehe, a little injury, it's no different from a mosquito bite, I Lao Cheng is waiting for the arrow to arrive, as soon as the arrow arrives, I personally lead the troops to attack the city again, even if this city is made of iron, I have to knock it a big gap."

Cheng Dexuan said: "The general is calm and don't be impatient, the official came this time to be ordered by the official, please ask the general to suspend the siege." ”

Cheng Shixiong was stunned for a moment, raised his eyebrows, and said angrily: "Cheng Dujian, what does the official family mean, do you believe in my old Cheng's ability?" ”

Cheng Dexuan smiled and said, "The general is too calm." Now people from all walks of life in the four cities have gone to preach the message, all of them are besieged without attacking, camped on the spot, dug some trap pits, and more trees and antlers to prevent the defenders in the city from sneaking attack, and the officials have their own way to win. ”

"Oh?" Cheng Shixiong listened to the color and then eased up: "That is the case, then the old Cheng obeys his fate." ”

Cheng Dexuan glanced at Yang Hao at this time, and said with a smile on his face: "This brother of the horse pawn, it seems that you and I have met once when we were in the Bazhou Mansion. Oh, look at my brain, hehe, I don't remember, I don't remember, my name is ......"

"In Xia Yang Hao, he is now in the army and serves under General Cheng." Regardless of whether he Cheng Dexuan is pretending to be stupid or deliberately giving himself a step, at this juncture, Yang Hao can only say so.

Cheng Dexuan slapped his forehead, and looked abrupt: "Ah, yes, yes, you have some impression of what you said, it turned out to be Brother Yang, since you joined the army, you and I will be in the army in the future, hehehe, General Cheng is the most appreciative of talents, Brother Yang can do things under General Cheng, and the future is immeasurable." ”

"Where is the ......" Yang Hao was humble, and Cheng Dexuan said to Cheng Shixiong: "General, the military order of the official family, the lower official has already arrived, so I will go back to my life." Then he smiled at Yang Hao and said: "Brother Yang, when the war is here, if you and I have a chance, this official invites you to drink." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, it should be in the next phase to invite adults." Seeing Cheng Dexuan away with doubts, Cheng Shixiong said, "Brother Hao, how do you recognize this person?" ”

Yang Hao said: "When his subordinates were in Bazhou, he followed Chen to investigate the corruption case of the prefect of Bazhou, and he had a relationship with his subordinates. But...... At that time, he was still the director of Kaifeng Prefecture, and now he is the capital prisoner? ”

Cheng Shixiong smiled and said: "An official of the official family casually asked him to temporarily serve as a counselor in front of the army to take care of military aircraft and ordnance and military rations. Brother Hao, since you are not familiar with him, then Lao Cheng wants to persuade you to say a few words, this person has something to laugh at, and nothing to laugh at, it seems to be a group of harmony, but such a person is actually the most difficult to be, you have just come out to do things now, in front of such a person, you must be cautious in what you say and do, and don't easily entrust the bottom line. ”

Yang Hao hurriedly said: "Thank you for your advice, just now he was just polite to his subordinates, how could he really invite me to dinner." Also, now that Yang Hao has joined the command of the adult, he is also a member of the army, and the adult can call his subordinates by name and surname, don't be so polite again, in the army, everything is according to military law, not personal feelings, this is the teaching of your lord. ”

Cheng Shixiong laughed and said, "Okay, then let's not talk about personal affairs and do business." Now that the official has issued an order, the siege will not be changed, and the general will convene the headquarters and deploy it. You have just joined the army, and you are not familiar with everything, so you can be a pro-army for the time being, and you can follow the general. ”

"Subordinates obey!" Although Yang Hao's military-style fist salute is not standard, it also has a solemn taste.

Cheng Shixiong laughed and shouted: "A come!" ”

Immediately, two pro-soldiers picked up the armor he had just taken off, and stepped forward to put it on for Cheng Shixiong, although Yang Hao was also a pro-soldier now, but he couldn't even wear armor, so he only watched from the sidelines, the armor was neatly draped, tied with a stumbling armor, hung up his sword with a broken hair, and put the helmet on him, and the rugged man who was shirtless and laughing immediately became the black-faced general with a beard and eyes like electricity.

Yang Hao looked at it, and a wave of envy rose in his heart, but it was more respect, this is the real style of the army, I don't know when I can have such a majesty as him. However, if the general dies in a hundred battles, will he have such great military exploits and such a beautiful day as him?

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ Zhao Kuangyin finished processing the important official documents from Kaifeng in his big tent of the Chinese army, and the little yellow door waiting on the side immediately tied it with yellow silk and put it into a sealed box, and wrapped it with yellow silk on the outside, a tiger Ben took it in his hand, tied it diagonally to his body, tied it tightly, and gave Zhao Kuangyin a military salute on one knee, and immediately turned around and walked out of the big tent.

There was already a war horse waiting there outside the tent, this messenger led the horse, walked to the gate, and there were more than a hundred majestic forbidden army men waiting there, everyone held the reins of the horse, the messenger whistled, pulled the saddle on the horse, more than 100 soldiers got on the horse and whipped up, and galloped out of the camp with him.

Zhao Kuangyin stretched his body, thought for a while, and asked, "Cheng Dexuan, are you here?" ”

Xiao Huangmen on the side said softly: "Official, Cheng Dexuan is already waiting outside the tent." ”

"Announce him in."

Cheng Dexuan entered the big tent, and Zhao Kuangzhen said: "Cheng Dexuan, according to your plan, I have already suspended the siege of the city. But how long will it take on your side to finish? ”

Cheng Dexuan said respectfully: "Official, Weichen will leave immediately, and in about ten days, he will be ready to stop." ”

Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and said, "Ten days...... I can't wait that long, I'll just give you five days. ”

Cheng Dexuan was puzzled: "Official, the river is mighty, and it will be difficult to prepare to stop in five days." I also ask the official family to give a few days of grace. ”

Zhao Kuangyin smiled slightly, and said lightly: "I can leniency you, who will lenient me?" ”

Cheng Dexuan's eyes froze, and he said in surprise: "The official family is talking about ......"

Zhao Kuangyin said hesitantly: "What are you afraid of, what are you coming, the Khitans finally sent troops." He knocked on the bookcase with his fingers, and his eyes showed excitement: "It's good to come, people with this vision are worthy of being my opponents." Now, it's up to us to see if they arrive first, or if I take North Hanseong first. ”

He stood up and said in a deep voice, "I ...... If you have 3,000 more soldiers, I will only give you five days, and within five days, you must be ready to stop, whether you can take this city and eliminate the Northern Han Dynasty, all in one fell swoop, but you have to take this city, you are the first merit. ”

Cheng Dexuan's face showed excitement and solemnity, he took three steps back, knelt down in his robe, and said loudly: "Weichen will set off now, no matter what, the minister will come to reply within five days." ”

…… For three days in a row, the Great Song army changed the habit of disturbing the siege of the city every day, digging trenches, piling up soil to build walls, planting antlers to resist horses, driving piles and erecting camp tents, looking at the appearance, as if they came all the way from Kaifeng not to attack the city, but to run here to defend the camp.

The Song army did this, which made the defenders in the city even more worried, and they didn't know what the Song army was doing. Someone proposed to Liu Jiyuan, the emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty, that no matter what the purpose of the Song army was, they must have tricks to set up camp under the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty, and they might as well send troops to destroy the fortifications and camps of the Song people. When even if someone came out to oppose it, he put forward the old matter of Guo Wei's attack on Hezhong City by Taizu of Later Zhou, saying that Zhao Kuangyin was following the tired strategy of Taizu of Later Zhou, we must not fall for the enemy's tricks, just defend the city with peace of mind and wait for reinforcements from the Khitans.

Liu is a descendant of the Shatuo people, the Shatuo people were the mercenaries of the Tang Dynasty, and were repeatedly recruited by the Tang Dynasty to fight in the south and the north for the Tang Dynasty to kill the world, and finally did the culprit of burying the Tang Dynasty, and the disaster extended the Central Plains for decades, but now this Liu Zhiyuan was born in the deep palace, long in the hands of women, neither the courage of the ancestors, nor the wisdom of the ancestors, the minister's opinion in his ears is that the public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable, but he does not have a decisive idea, and finally chose a compromise plan, so that the general Liu Jiye attacked the enemy camp at night to disturb the Song army.

Liu Jiye is the first general of the Northern Han Army, his real surname is Yang, his name is Yang Chonggui, and Yang Chongxun, one of the two major feudal towns in the northwest, is his younger brother. The Yang family was originally attached to the Northern Han Dynasty, but when the Great Song Dynasty rose and its power reached the northwest, Yang Chongxun took refuge in the Great Song Dynasty, while his brother Yang Chonggui still supported the Northern Han Dynasty, and accepted the emperor's surname and changed his name to Liu Jiye.

Liu Jiye was known as an invincible general in the Northern Han Kingdom, a nickname that came from the battles fought against him and the Khitans. Don't look at the Northern Han Dynasty once there is something, the Khitan people must come to help, that is for the interests of the Khitan people, when the Great Song Dynasty did not send troops to attack the Northern Han Dynasty, there were often combat frictions between the Northern Han and the Khitans, these small-scale battles often ended in Liu Jiye's victory, so he was given the nickname of "Liu Invincible" by the people of the Northern Han Dynasty. Of course, this invincible general is not really able to fight all over the world, but at least in the Northern Han Dynasty, there is no general who is more brave and good at fighting and can fight more than him, so this task was given to him.

Liu Wudi knew that the morale of the army was no longer available, and he was still struggling to support it, all because the soldiers were still looking forward to the last hope: the Khitan to send troops. At this time, it is okay to defend the city, and it is useless to disturb the enemy's attack on the camp, and once it fails, it will have to be attrition. However, when the decree came, he did not dare to disobey it, so he had to go back and carefully select 600 brave warriors from the spear camp that he had brought out, and each of them was equipped with war horses, and waited for the night to attack the enemy camp.