At the entrance of the Great Wall of Guangxin Army, not far from the Hulu Dike, it is a nearby town. There were originally garrisons here. In autumn, nearby civilians were recruited to build the city wall and formed a small city.

This is the first city after the Khitan crossed the border. There are two small cities between them and the Guangxin Army stationed in Suicheng County in the south. Each city is within five miles apart, forming a complete line of defense. Together with the city near the Busan village and town in the west, it is the first line of defense for the Song army to defend against the Khitan.

On the eighth day of November, as soon as the sun rose, countless Khitan troops appeared on the horizon. With the rumbling sound of horse hooves, the Khitan army officially moved south. The first city they attacked was the Great Wall.

The Song army sentry at the top of the city was sleepy when suddenly looking up and saw the Khitan army coming from a distance like clouds. They suddenly shuddered and woke up.

The city guard general Chang Fang came to the top of the city, looked at the Khitan army that was coming like a tide, and took a deep breath: "Here, he's here after all!"

After saying that, he turned around and looked at the soldiers around him: "Prepare artillery! The whole army is ready to defend the city!"

The soldiers responded to the promise and became busy quickly. The most important thing for the Song army to defend the city is artillery now. As long as the artillery is present, it can suppress the siege equipment outside the city, it will be difficult to break the city.

From the entrance of the Great Wall to Suicheng County, many small cities have been built in this area, connected together and echoing each other. There are tens of thousands of troops stationed on the railway line to ensure a constant source of material resources. If you want to break through the city, you must break the Song army's system.

The sun rose, sprinkling red light, and everything in the world was like a dream. There was no wind, everything seemed to be still. The ground was covered with thick frost, and it was creaking and creaking.

When the Song army was busy at the city, the Khitan army camped five miles away. This distance could ensure its own safety. If the Song army suddenly attacked from the city, there would be enough time to defend. When siege, the distance was not far.

When he was camping, Yelu Huali brought several generals and led dozens of cavalry to the front of the city to check.

Looking at the city close to one mile, Han Xie Shi said: "King, the Song army on the top of the city has artillery, which can be shot one mile away. You cannot get close to it. If you accidentally notice it by the Song army and shoot it with one shot, you may be afraid that something will happen."

Yelu Zongzhen was outside Tanglong Town, and was careless and too close to the city, so he was caught by heavy artillery by the Song army and suddenly died. This incident had a great impact on the Khitan. After hearing this, Yelu Huali did not dare to go forward, but just watched from a distance.

Looking at the city, Yelu Huali said, "This city doesn't look big, and the attack can only accommodate thousands of people. Our 50,000 troops can only be trapped for a long time."

Han Funu said: "It's a bad idea to be trapped for a long time. We have many soldiers, so we can surround and attack support. This is the first city on the border of the Song people, and they must pay great attention. After we surround ourselves for a long time, they will definitely send people to rescue them. At that time, the troops will be useful."

Han Xie Shi nodded repeatedly: "This is a clever plan. Our army is not good at attacking the city and is more conducive to field battles with the Song army. If the Song army comes to reinforce, it will be just right to promote our strengths and attack the enemy's shortcomings. If the reinforcements are destroyed, the morale of the army will inevitably be unstable in the city."

Yelu Huali said: "This time, the emperor gave us most of the artillery artillery, and was about to see here. There are artillery guards on the top of the city and there are artillery attacks under our city to see which one is powerful. With their own artillery, the siege is different from before."

Ali on the side said: "That's true. In recent years, this dynasty has learned the method of making artillery by the Song people and cast a lot of artillery. Isn't it just to use it at this time? The two armies are facing each other, let's see which artillery is powerful!"

Han Xieshi and Han Funu didn't speak, obviously did not agree with Ali's words. The method of casting cannons was learned from the Song Dynasty. The craftsmen in their own country were even more incomparable to the Song Dynasty. How could they compare cannons? Cannons are different from swords and guns. They are not as good as others, but they are not as good as others. The Khitans are not good at these, so how can they compare with the Song Dynasty? Even if this is a small city in the Song Dynasty, I am afraid that it is not something that the Khitan cannons can break.

Several people surrounded the city and slowly returned to the camp.

Chang Fang, on the top of the city, looked at the few people and said to Cui Qun, the deputy commander beside him: "Those who look at the city must be the Khitan leaders. Unfortunately, the cannons on the top of the city were so far away, and there would be no accuracy. If they were closer, they would be defeated by one shot!"

Cui Qun smiled and said, "Instruction, when Taiwei Du saved Tang Long Town, several guns outside the city killed the Khitan king, causing countless chaos. The Khitans suffered a loss once, so why would they come up? They learned well and only watched from a distance."

Chang Fang nodded: "Yes, the Khitans have been in Youzhou for more than half a month and have not launched a large-scale attack until here. The people who come here must be unkind. It is more than 20 miles away from Suicheng, so you cannot break off the contact. If you become an isolated army, it will be trouble."

Cui Qun said: "How can Taiwei Jing's 50,000 army be surrounded by the Khitans? And be at ease, let's fight them."

Yelu Huali entered the commander's tent, took a seat in the middle, and said, "Let's camp be set up today. Tomorrow morning, set up artillery and attack the city!"

All the generals made promises together.

Han Xie crossed his hands: "King, the Song army city is less than five miles away. He will be the first to send troops to defend the road and block reinforcements. If reinforcements continue to spread, it is probably not easy to attack the city."

Yelu Huali nodded: "Yes, our 50,000 army will attack this small city, and this is what it means to surround the city. Tomorrow, Han Funu will bring 5,000 people to guard the road to this city. If there are really reinforcements, as long as I confront them, I will destroy all the rest of my troops outside this city! Without a city to rely on, why fear the Song people!"

Han Funu said that the Song army relied on to defend the city. If there was no city and the Khitan troops headed south, how could the Song army stop it? The small city in front of us probably had few troops and horses and was not rich in food and grass. If there were no reinforcements, it would be possible to see how long they could defend.

Yelu Huali said: "A few days ago, King Tiebu led 30,000 troops to attack Dingzhou. As a result, he was accidentally taken away by the Song army and blocked the retreat. The initial battle was unfavorable, and many generals in the army were afraid. We must cheer up in this battle and not give the Song army a chance. If this battle is defeated, the emperor will lead the army south. As long as we break through these cities on the border, there are food and grass inside, and hundreds of thousands of troops will not worry."

The Khitan army was 400,000, and the whole country went south. The most worrying thing was food and grass. The surrounding states temporarily recruited 300,000 soldiers to transport food and grass supplies and do some chores. But if there were soldiers transporting food and grass for a long time, they were afraid that there would be no food in the country. Only by moving south as soon as possible and borrowing the food and grass from the Song Dynasty could the war continue. Although the small town in front of us was not big, just one would be enough for tens of thousands of troops to break through for more than ten days.

Ali said only: "This time I came, I brought 120 artillery pieces. I will line up outside the city tomorrow and try my best to blow the city. I have seen this city today, but I think I can't bear many shells. The city wall collapsed, see what else can the Song army do!"

Yelu didn't nodded: "In the army, you are most familiar with artillery. All artillery in the army is under your jurisdiction. Be sure to use it well and collapse the city wall of the Song army in the shortest time. When the Song army attacked the King of Tabu, it used artillery to collapse the Quyang city wall to lay a victory. I heard that the Song people only attacked for one day, and the next day they collapsed the city wall. Our cannons were worse than those of the Song army. It would be better to collapse the city wall in three or five days. Hundreds of thousands of troops behind were waiting for the news that we broke the city."

Ali only crossed his hands and said loudly: "I will try it in China. It only takes ten miles of cannons to collapse the ordinary city walls in one or two days. In front of me is a small city newly built by the Song people, which is not strong, so it is not difficult to break through it."

Yelu Huali nodded repeatedly: "This is the best! The biggest difficulty for us here is that the Song army does not fight with us in the field, but only defends the city. As long as we have a way to break through the city, we will definitely win this battle. After that, we will go south all the way, how can the Song people resist it!"

All the generals called it yes.
Chapter completed!