Chapter 828: Yelu Zhiwei makes a faint move
Beginning in July and continuing until September, the weather gradually cooled, and thousands of watchtowers rose in this way, located in the south of Liaoyang Castle in Tokyo, becoming the biggest obstacle to the advance of the dragon army.
Yeluren, who had done this great thing, was about to leave first, and he needed to return to the capital to take up his post and return the military power. In addition, he wants to take 300,000 elite divisions and send them back to their original places. Otherwise, with so many armies converging together, the pressure on logistics and transportation alone will be too great.
Yeluren was about to leave first, and the happiest person was Yelu Zhiwei in Liaoyang City.
These days, they are mainly responsible for the logistics and supply of the Liao army. There are too many people, plus the army in their own hands, there are 500,000 people, and the food required to consume for each additional day of these people is an astronomical amount.
In the past, this was nothing, after all, people came to protect their own safety. But now, there has been a large-scale grain shortage in Liao, these days, the price of grain is rising day by day, if you sell these grains, how much gold and silver can you get.
Seeing that a large amount of money was eaten by the Liao army like this, it was strange that Yelu Zhiwei was not distressed.
Now it's okay, knowing that Yeluren is going to leave first, Yeluzhiwei even took the initiative to send some gold and silver, and the request is one, since you are leaving, then leave quickly. Stay an extra day and lose their money.
Yeluren was a little crying and laughing.
He came by himself, but he came at the request of Yelu Zhiwei, and now he is begging to go by himself. That's it, now that you have collected the money, it is better to leave early. Presumably, with the existence of these watchtowers, the safety of Liaoyang City is still guaranteed.
Yelu Renxian finally left, and withdrew from the periphery of Liaoyang City with a full 350,000 elite Liao army.
The 350,000-strong army marched away, and even if it was to leave, it took a full five days.
"Your Majesty, when are we going to attack?" After learning that the main force of the Liao army had withdrawn, Ji Zhu rushed to Su Shi to ask for battle.
"Don't worry, after waiting for a few days, after these Liao troops have returned to their respective places, we will do it. In this way, even if they react, it will take time to assemble. Also, you can take advantage of this time to carefully refine your offensive plan, so that if you don't attack, you will be able to do it, and if you move, you will be like a mountain and a sea, so as not to give the Liao army a chance to react."
"Yes." Ji Zhu hit a standing right at the moment, and then left in a hurry.
This time, Ji Zhu had the dragon chariot (enhanced version of the catapult) and the dragon bullet to help, and he had absolute confidence that he could destroy the watchtowers of the Liao army in the shortest possible time.
He had already inquired that the watchtowers of the Liao army were built of mud, which belonged to the kind of existence that was useless, and it was not difficult to attack.
At the end of September of the first year of Tianwu.
Just after Yelu Renxian had already returned to Shangjing, handed over the power of the general, and the 350,000 elites of the Liao army under his command also returned to their respective places, the dragon army changed its defensive posture and turned into an attacking side, heading straight for the periphery of Liaoyang City.
The dragon army moved, and as soon as the news entered Liaoyang City, some powerful people were frightened, and hurriedly found Yelu Zhiwei to seek a way, and some people said that they were asking for help from the court in Shangjing.
"What help?"
Yelu Zhiwei's eyes showed displeasure.
I finally sent the reinforcements away, and now I am asking them to come back, and at that time I am afraid that the food in my hands will be eaten by them, if this is the case, how can I make money.
Besides, the dragon army has just launched an attack, and there is nothing to fear.
Thousands of watchtowers are standing there, isn't it enough for the dragon army to fight for a while?
I'm afraid that after they solve all the watchtowers, it will take a year, and at that time, when the new grain comes down, the main force of the Liao army will come, and then it will be time to completely destroy the Dragon Empire.
Yelu Zhiwei is full of confidence, and his composure has also infected many people, making these powerful people feel relieved for a while. But soon, in the afternoon of the same day, very bad news came from the front, that is, in just one morning, the dragon army had destroyed nearly a hundred watchtowers, and now they had advanced five miles, and there were watchtowers in destruction every moment.
"What's the situation? How is this possible?"
Hearing the news that came, Yelu Zhiwei and the others were shocked.
It's the same watchtower, why can't the Liao army attack the dragon army, and when it is the turn of the dragon army to attack them, it is so smooth?
It's like the story of three little pigs, how can a grass house, a wooden house and a stone house be the same?
Yelu Zhiwei didn't know this story, but he knew that Liaoyang City was in danger.
This half a day has laid nearly half a watchtower, if this is the algorithm, how long can thousands of watchtowers last?
At this moment, he was no longer as calm as he was just now, but said in a very fast tone: "Quick, immediately write a recital to the imperial court, ask for reinforcements, and everyone will settle the payment with me."
Once again, Yelu Zhiwei launched a letter asking for help. Compared with the Liao army to consume his food, it is more important to keep Liaoyang City, he has too much real estate and real estate here, and he must not lose.
The letter of request for help was sent, and even if it was an expedited speed of 800 miles, it would take two days to reach Shangjing. At this moment, Yelu Zhiwei just hoped that the imperial reinforcements could arrive sooner.
On the outskirts of Liaoyang City, the three brigades of the Dragon Army People's Army led by Ji Zhu were constantly moving forward.
At the beginning of the battle in the morning, the dragon car and the dragon bullet were still a little unskillful in cooperating, but even so, they still won nearly 100 watchtowers.
In addition to the fact that the watchtowers of the Liao Kingdom are not very strong, there is also the strength of the dragon car and the dragon bullet.
The dragon cart is no longer full of boulders, but has been changed to dragon bullets.
Because of its small size and light weight, dragon bullets can be fired in dozens at a time.
When the dragon bullet that is like a goddess scattering flowers is ejected through the dragon car, once it falls under the watchtower of the Liao Kingdom, it can produce a huge killing force, which is similar to the flowering bullet, once it explodes, it can cause extremely strong destructive power.
If it is smashed accurately, it will fall directly on the watchtower, and it can be blown apart in an instant.
The watchtower was destroyed, and the Liao State inside didn't even have time to release arrows, and most of them were injured. The rest of the people also have no will to fight, although they are the elite of the Liao army, they have never seen something so destructive, and now they are all afraid.
After escaping from the watchtower, he didn't even dare to turn his head back, and ran away, just so that he could live a life.
"It's a pity, you can't catch up, otherwise, the cavalry will charge, one by one, that's what is called a cool." Hu Yanqing, deputy commander of the First Brigade of the People's Army, looked at this scene and said with some sighs.
"It's okay, these people have been scared, an army without morale can't be our opponent, and after these watchtowers are solved, you will have a chance to kill people next." Brigade Commander Mu Huan smiled, he knew very well that his deputy was a natural killing god.
"Hahaha, that's a good feeling." Hu Yanqing laughed, and then his eyes fell on the battlefield in front of him.
The more you hit, the more accurate the dragon cart will be.
Before, it took a few attacks to knock out a watchtower, but now you can lock on to the target with two attacks, and sometimes, hit it with one hit. As soon as such a result appeared, it would be exchanged for the cheers of the dragon army, which made the gunners more and more excited.
After a long time, the gunners actually started the game on their own, competing who could shoot more accurately and who fired faster.
In such a good atmosphere, one hundred and fifty watchtowers were destroyed in one afternoon, and a quarter of the watchtowers of the Liao army were captured in one day.
The speed at which the dragon army was advancing frightened Yelu Zhiwei and the others.
They really can't understand why this is getting faster and faster.
At this rate, I'm afraid that Tokyo Liaoyang City will not be able to hold on to the arrival of reinforcements at all.
Even if they can't wait for reinforcements, there are only two roads in front of them.
First, defend the city.
Mobilize all the forces that can be mobilized in the vicinity. Mobilize at the same time
The magnates in the city asked them to bring all the courtyards in their homes and serve as soldiers to guard the city. The Liao people in the city can also catch them as strong men and help them defend together, so that at least more than 100,000 horses can be gathered, and there is still a lot of hope for guarding a city.
Second, withdraw now.
Withdraw from Tokyo, retreat to a safer place, and wait for the imperial reinforcements to come, and retake the city of Tokyo.
The first method is to preserve their property, but there is a certain chance that the city may be broken and killed.
The second way is that life can be saved, but the loss of property must be great.
Whether to take risks or give up money, these have become the two divergent paths in front of these powerful people.
It is said that there is only one life, and the most important thing is to save one's life. But there are some people who would rather die than give up their money, such a person, you can kill him, but taking his money is far more uncomfortable than killing him a hundred times.
The so-called forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds. In the face of this choice, there is really a choice of everything.
Those who love money have begun to think about how to hold on to the city.
Some of them are sorry for their lives, and they start to think about packing up their things and leaving here after they go back, after all, there is not much time left for them.
It is said that no matter how they choose, this is their right, but what is unexpected is that at this time, Yelu Zhiwei did a very wrong, or dizzying thing, that is, he did not give everyone a chance to choose, and he decided to let everyone defend the city together.
If you want to say that Yelu Zhiwei's idea is not wrong, leaving more people, the hope of defending the city will be greater, if you let the people leave, not only will there be fewer defenders of the city, but it will also be easier to shake the morale of the army.
Yelu Zhiwei, who thought that he had a large number of people, gave an order, and the gates of the six outer cities of Tokyo were closed, and no one was allowed to leave without an order.