Chapter 618 The tip of the knife

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Dark clouds surged in the sky, as if ink was poured into the water, and large clouds surged in the wind.

Between the gaps of the dark clouds, the sun's halo was hiding behind, but it still shone dazzlingly... It lurked, but it still couldn't hide its sharp edges.

The drizzle drizzled in the puddles on the road, making the water surface look like rough frosted glass.Bang!Heavy boots trampled on it, muddy mud and water splashed everywhere.

On the road, steps, rides and bikes are moving slowly, and people are walking heavily in the mud, but they are still in order.

As the soldiers walked, they looked back at Youzhou City standing deep in the rain curtains and clouds.It is not far away now, but it seems to be in the horizon, like a mirage, or like the shadow of a mountain.

Decades ago, when I threw away this land, few people thought that it was so difficult to get it back again.

At this moment, a large group of people came from the fork, carrying baskets and loads, trekking through the mud.

The women took out eggs from the basket and stuffed them into the arms of the soldiers on the side of the road.

An old man stood up and looked at the soldiers with his back hunched over and looked up at him, asking: When will the men come back... are you back?

The soldiers had nothing to say and followed the team silently.The old man sighed a few times.

At this moment, Dong Zunhui's men passed by, and the young Dong Zunhui jumped off the horse and said with a dark face: This is not the end, it is just the beginning!

The fine rain water gathered into beads on the helmet, and the water drops dripped down Dong Zunhui's young face, which was blowing on the wind and sun.

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At the top of Youzhou City, Xiao Siwen, with a tired face, looked at the messy fortification camp outside the city in the drizzle, and breathed a long sigh.

He raised his hand, but there was no place to support him. The city wall was bare and the women's wall had already collapsed.

The Zhou army really withdrew so quickly... Should we send the horse team to chase?Xiao asked nonsense.

Xiao Siwen turned his head and looked at him: Chase?How to chase?Can the cavalry of Youzhou Army be comparable to the elites of the Daliao Palace?What was the palace tent army beaten? Youzhou army was afraid it would make a joke when they went out.

Xiao Abudi frowned and said: The people of the country are also very good at scaring people this week. So many people came over and surrounded Youzhou City. They thought they would be fighting for a year and a half.How long has it been, I will leave at will...

Xiao Siwen said: Don’t forget that Jinyang City will break the city in half a month!Guo Blacksmith came to capture Youzhou City. Now he cannot defeat him and does not want to confront the main force of the Liao Dynasty, so he retreated.This person, Blacksmith Guo...

He took a breath of hissing. This person was a little interesting and elusive.

Seeing that Xiao Ah was busy and confused, he sighed slowly: It is not easy for a man who has been acclaimed of emperor to win every battle in the past.You may not understand the person who is in that position.

A military general said: Yelu Xiu Ge came back to Youzhou and looked like a life-saving benefactor.

After hearing this, Abudi was a little angry: If we hadn't defended Youzhou City to the death, could we win the people of Zhou?He can't take the credit alone!

It's too early to say that you win.Xiao Siwen said softly.

Abudi asked: The people of Zhou ran away because of the Great Liao. Do you still have the face to come again?

Xiao Siwen turned around and left the city, looked at the vast wilderness in the south, and said: I will definitely come... I will come... The command to celebrate the merits in the city, telling the soldiers that Guo Blacksmith is not a monster with three heads and six arms, and can also be defeated by the Iron Cavalry of the Great Liao Dynasty.

In the evening, a visitor with a gray and black cloth covering his head came to Xiao Siwen's study.

There was an oil lamp as big as beans in the study. The man asked in Khitan, "My master asked the King of the Southern Court, what do you think of this opportunity?"

Xiao Siwen frowned and said: I mean, you can’t be rushing to achieve success for the time being, you should put the overall situation first.

Oh... the man responded softly.

Xiao Siwen said: At this moment, if there is turmoil in the Great Liao Dynasty, it will allow outsiders to reap profits... Public opinion is not good, and the time is not yet ripe.

...The young Yelu Xiuge was not happy in the Liao army camp in Tanzhou.

There was a bonfire under the grass pavilion, surrounded by tents.

In the firelight, Yelu Xiuge's angular face was not smiling at all. He reached out to touch the mane of the mount that was eating beans, and his face was gloomy and said nothing.

At this time, several generals strode over, pressed their hands on their chests and bowed: Congratulations to General Xi to make new contributions!After returning to Beijing, Khan relied on the commander even more.

Some people also said: We can gather all the soldiers again in two days. Taking advantage of the defeat of the Zhou army, we can seize the opportunity to increase our gains!

Yelu Xiuge was in a state of urgency and nodded to deal with the generals.

Seeing this, Yang Gun turned around and whispered to several generals: I have a few words to talk to the general.

Everyone tactfully asked for their retreat.

Yang Gun walked into the grass pavilion, picked up a piece of firewood from the ground and threw it on the bonfire, and slowly spoke: "The general is unhappy to win?"

Yelu Xiu Ge said coldly: Our 40,000 palace soldiers are also helpless people on the grassland; the people of Zhou just farmed, but they actually fought with us.If the 40,000 troops are still gathered and recovered, can General Yang be happy?

The Great Liao Palace Tent Army is the elite among the elite, and it is different from the tribal army and the Five Capital Army, which are not fully clothed and incompletely dressed and loosely-armed.As a popular general of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Xiuge knew the combat power of the Liao army very well.

This battle was not so risky.

He believed that the Liao army on the northern route and more than 20,000 cavalry and palace tent troops were raided (Li Chuyun's troops), and the number of people on both sides was equal, but the Liao army could defeat the Zhou army (Li Chuyun's troops) in one attack; then defeat the north one by one and then defeat the Zhou army (Luo Yanhuan's troops).

The Liao army detoured out of Wenyu River, harassing and threatening the central army of Zhou, mainly by attacking the Zhou emperor to achieve the purpose of deterring the Zhou army; forcing them to shrink their defenses and protect their troops in Youzhou.

Then marched westward to the Deshengkou Zhou army (Hantong troops), with a slight advantage in the number of people, defeating the Zhou army.

Yelu Xiuge's idea was to defeat the Zhou army's mobile horse soldiers in one battle!Then wander in the vast area outside Youzhou City, raiding Youzhou City's troops at any time.

The Zhou army had little advantage over the Liao army's reinforcements cavalry, and the Liao army had more horses. Yelu Xiuge was very confident in defeating the Zhou army's cavalry first.

As he said before: the cavalry of the southerners is not called cavalry, but just to run faster.He has never seen cavalry marching for a long time.

Yelu Xiuge looked down on the city defense in the Central Plains, but he never looked down on the southern countries in the field.

Yang Gun said kindly: No matter what, the Zhou army retreated because the general led his army to reinforcements.This is also a victory, and the general can still receive the merit when he returns.

Yelu Xiu Ge looked at the bonfire with a very complicated expression.

The experience of his heartbeat rising again and again, like riding a blind horse.

For example, in Wenyuhe, there was no progress against (Li Chuyun's army), and the right-wing Zhou army approached quickly again, fleeing desperately and being attacked a little later, with unimaginable consequences!

For example, after the Southern Army attacked outside Youzhou City, it was about to advance westward, and the Zhou army (Li Chuyun's army) threatened its back; it was almost possible to be surrounded.

When entering the Victory Gate, because the rear path might be attacked at any time, he actually collapsed and ran away in a hurry.

Yelu Xiu Ge closed his eyes, raised his head and took a deep breath.He had the illusion of walking through the tip of the knife.

He gritted his teeth and said: I don’t believe that countries that farm can compete with the Liao Dynasty on horseback.This time, I will underestimate the enemy, so I must meet Guo Blacksmith for a while next time!

Yang Gun reminded: Our mission is to protect Youzhou, not to fight for the sake of force.

Yelu Xiu Ge sneered: Being a general is to win in battle!We have no good results when we get involved in those conspiracies.

After hearing this, Yang Gun said in a complimentary tone: It is not unreasonable that the Khan relies on the Grand Commander.

Yelu Xiu Ge ignored it and still thought to himself: Blacksmith Guo is a natural military general.

Yang Gun breathed a sigh of relief: He is the Emperor of Zhou.

Yelu Xiu Ge shook his head and said: This person... has a very sensitive sense of smell, not very much like a southerner, but like a hunter... His voice became lower, thinking or hunting beast.He quietly approached the prey, without any movement, looking for an opportunity, and just as soon as he found out that the limelight was wrong, he turned around and ran away.But it is still there, you don't know when it will swim back again.

Yang Gun said: The general may be right.He was very good at fighting and was indeed a qualified general. However, with the situation of Zhou State, he might be in trouble.

Yelu Xiu Ge said: I wish he wouldn't run away. What's wrong with him doing that?

Yang Gun said: He shouldn't have come at this time.