"Uncle Di, the Liao people's offensive seems very fierce!" Gan Qi said, looking at the corpse under the city wall.

Di Qing nodded: "From the day before yesterday, as soon as the battle report from Datong arrived, the offensive became more and more fierce. The Liao people no longer took human lives seriously. They attacked the city in the front and patrolled the battle team in the rear with swords. Anyone who retreated would be killed immediately on the spot, and they really did it."

"How are the casualties between enemies and us?" Gan Qi asked.

"I guess, the enemy's casualties have been 40,000 to 50,000. In front of me, there are still various troops taking turns to attack the city, but now they are fighting each other, and they are very fierce. In our army, there are also various troops defending the city, but the Liao people are too fierce and cannot. They have to draw elite troops to defend the city, and no longer rotate, and they are afraid that there will be problems with the new recruits and new recruits. Originally, 30,000 elite troops were drawn, but now there are 8,000 casualties, and tomorrow it should be over 10,000. In addition, the previous casualties of each unit are almost 20,000." Di Qing introduced slowly.

The so-called talented person who was drawn is the more than 10,000 people who were originally assigned to Wansheng Army under Gan Qi, and some people who dared to fight were drawn out from all over the place.

Di Qing had no choice. For such a strong attack, Di Qing, most people, did not even dare to send him to the top of the city for safety.

In the battle to defend the city, the casualties ratio between the enemy and us was not one to three.

This surprised Gan Qi. It is logical that he is at a big advantage on the city wall, and the enemy is at a big disadvantage when climbing up. Why is the casualties ratio small?

"The Liao people are so fierce?" Gan Qi asked.

Di Qing nodded: "This time, all the elite Liao people were released, and the Khitans accounted for a large part. There were also many craftsmen accompanying him. Every day, new weapons would be built, such as crossbows, catapults, and ladders. There were more and more, so I did not dare to easily teach the new soldiers to come to the city to guard."

Gan Qi understood that the Khitans were no longer nomadic fishing and hunting tribes. They really entered the civilization era, occupied Yanyun for a hundred years, and were brotherly countries with the Song Dynasty for decades, and also said, "I cultivated cultural relics as good as China."

This sentence is really not a bragging thing.

If there is iron armor, if there is a bed crossbow, if there is a bed crossbow, if there is a catapult, it is no problem to create a catapult. It is really no different from China.

A ladder truck is to create a large wooden car with a large slope on the car, and the slope is naturally a ladder. If this kind of car is pushed to the city wall, people can continuously climb the stairs behind the car at night.

This is the real weapon for siege. It is impossible for soldiers on the city wall to push down the ladder truck with manpower. This kind of car is large and heavy, a hundred times more convenient than ordinary long ladders. Setting fire is the only way. However, this big wooden car cannot be burned for a while, and he can only watch countless people coming from the car, and the battle to defend the city becomes a battle for the city wall.

If the enemy occupies a small area on the city wall, the enemy will flock to it, and it will be even more difficult to defeat the enemy.

Technical level has always been the key to determining the outcome of a war.

The ancient north is not as good as Datong. Datong is a city, and the ancient north is a pass. There are mountains on both sides and no other city gates. Apart from crossing mountains and ridges, there is no other way to go north. It is difficult to attack here, and it is only suitable for defense. It is difficult to attack, so it naturally makes most military strategies useless.

Gan Qi also frowned. At the Gubei Pass, there was only one who had the hardest to fight. It depends on who had more life to fight. There was no question of planning. Even if there was a way to attack, what would happen if he could rush out with the thousands of cavalry under Gan Qi's command?

Is it attacking the enemy's camp? That's seeking death.

Attack the enemy's food route? The enemy has no food route. They don't have much food reserves at all, and they eat sheep and kill horses. Moreover, this method is not realistic, because Ganqi doesn't even know the terrain outside the pass, and it is the homeland of the Liao Kingdom. Don't go around and get around and killed by the enemy.

Go to attack the enemy's city? Not to mention the hometown of Liao Kingdom, other people's people will unite. Just say, rush to attack the city, which city should they attack? Dading Prefecture? Liaoyang Prefecture? Linhuang Prefecture? What if you defeat a city? The emperor is on the front line, and the prince is obviously on the front line, so where can you fight?

It's meaningless to go deep alone.

After thinking about it, Gan Qi looked at the mountains on both sides of the mountains, then looked at the low pass, and sighed.

After reading too many stories, I always want to crush any war into a smart IQ. Obviously, this is not the ordinary situation.

"Daojian, what are you thinking?" Di Qing asked.

Gan Qi shook his head: "I have no helpless thought."

"Yes, I'm quite helpless. Fortunately, your reinforcements have arrived in time, with 50,000 worth of use, so this pass should be defended." Di Qing also looked helpless.

"But we can't make the Liao people so comfortable. We have to cause some trouble for them." Gan Qi was not discouraged.

"What is Daojian's trick?" Di Qing asked.

"I caught Yelu Yixin and released him again!" Gan Qi said.

"Hmm?" Di Qing was surprised and said again: "I thought you didn't hold Yelu Yixin, so you took him?"

Gan Qi nodded.

"What are you going to do?" Di Qing asked.

"Early tomorrow morning, write a letter to send it out and ask for peace!" Gan Qi said.

"Seeking peace? The Liao people will definitely not want to do it. They came with the whole country to retake Yan Yun. How could they want to do it? Unless Yan Yun is returned to them, it will definitely not be possible." Di Qing thought for a little simpler.

Gan Qi smiled and said, "I know it will definitely not be possible, but I just want to seek peace. It's just the beginning and there's a backup plan."

Di Qing thought about it and felt relieved: "Is it a plan of separation?"

Gan Qi smiled sinisterly: "If you release Yelu Yixin, you will always collect some interest and come back."

Di Qing also smiled: "It depends on how you plan. I will wait and see. If you really want to talk about the wisdom of fighting, I am not as good as you!"

"When it comes to courage and courage in the battle, Prince Di is unparalleled in the world." Gan Qi replied.

Di Qing waved his hand: "I'm old and old, I'm brave and courageous. In a few years, I can't even wield my sword."

"Go back to the camp and sleep early. I think there will be a fierce attack and fight hard tomorrow." Gan Qi turned around and got under the city wall.

But at this time, two people who had been silent for a long time finally started to speak in the imperial study in the Bianliang Imperial City.

Zhao Shu asked, "Fu Xianggong, can sobering wine soup be effective?"

Fu Bi smiled and said, "This soup is very good. After one bowl, most of the wine was gone."

Zhao Shu gently patted the table with his hand and suddenly said, "Daojian is a good minister, a pillar of talent, a talent that is rare in a thousand years."

"The old minister agrees deeply. Such a young talent is not worse than shouting Huo Piaoyao." Fu Bi replied. He followed the emperor's words and knew that the emperor would finally come to the point.

Zhao Shu suddenly said again: "Yes, Huo Qubing is just like this. When Huo Qubing defeated the Huns, what official was he appointed as the official?"

Fu Bi thought about it and said, "Before Huo Qubing made meritorious service, he was the position of the lieutenant of Piao Yao, so he was called Huo Piao Yao. At that time, he was seventeen years old. Later, he entered the desert to make contributions and won the title of Champion Marquis. Huo Qubing's last official position was General of the Grand Marshal of the Cavalry."

While listening, Zhao Shu rubbed his hands gently and asked again: "Which was the Grand Marshal General of the Cavalry during the Han Dynasty?"

"The second-class military officer, the first-class is the general, the second-class is the general of the cavalry, the third-class general of the cavalry, and the fourth-class general is the general of the guard." Fu Bi, this old literati is really knowledgeable, and he can easily get the control level of the Han Dynasty.

"How old is Huo Qubing?" Zhao Shu asked again, but this sentence was not so clear.

But Fu Bi knew what Zhao Shu asked, and said, "Huo Qubing was twenty-three years old."

When the Wolf Juxu Huo Qubing was envied, God was jealous of talent, so he lived to the age of twenty-three. People in their early twenties destroyed the Huns and announced to heaven in Langjuxu Mountain that the great cause of destroying the Huns was accomplished. This story has inspired many generations of Chinese children, and the military function of Huo Qubing has not been a second in thousands of years.

Zhao Shu asked again: "The achievements of Taoism are better than Huo Qubing..."

Fu Bi immediately replied, "That's still a long way. The old minister did not say that Gan Shumi had not made great achievements, but that Huo Qubing's achievements were the best in ancient and modern times. Huo Qubing attacked thousands of miles from the desert to destroy the Huns. Although Gan Shumi also had outstanding achievements and was rare in thousands of years, he was still much worse. If Gan Shumi could attack the Linhuang Prefecture of Shangjing, Liao and destroy the entire Khitan in one battle, he could only compare with it."

Where is Linhuang Mansion? In the later generations of Balin Zuo Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, the straight line distance from Bianliang to Linhuang Mansion was more than two thousand miles.

Zhao Shu nodded: "Well, it makes sense."

After all, I said so much, probably because this sentence makes sense. Zhao Shu was looking for his inner reasons. This reason was probably used to suppress Gan Qi. It was not what Zhao Shu wanted, but the emperor felt that the war was settled and Gan Qi should not be sealed up. If it was sealed again, there would be no way to seal it.

Gan Qi and Huo Qubing are not only the difference between military merits, but also one other difference, that is, Huo Qubing died at the age of 23. If Gan Qi was not surprised, he would have to live for decades.

Fu Bi finally waited when it was time for him to speak, and he said tentatively: "Your Majesty, a real man has achieved enlightenment in literature and martial arts. On the one hand, it is to make achievements, and on the other hand, it is just to win a wife and a son..."

This sentence reminded Zhao Shu, and he immediately said: "Yes, I will win my wife and son..."

Speaking of this, Zhao Shu felt a little embarrassed again. Gan Qi's wife was the princess, and Gan Qi's son had not been born yet. Gan Qi only had a daughter now. She had been busy outside and had no time to give birth to a son.

Fu Bi said, "Why would you rather give Gan Qi's wife, Princess Yongjia, a princess? What does your Majesty think?"

This is what Zhao Shu said about his heart, and he named his sister the princess. Isn’t that saying in disguise that his biological father Zhao Yunrang is the emperor?

Zhao Shu nodded immediately: "Okay, that's it. When Dedaojian returns to Beijing this time, he will use this as a reward! At that time, there will be one more imperial edict to reward. As long as Gan Qi has a son, he will be granted the title of Duke of the Kingdom of Chu."

Zhao Shu felt relieved and had no guilt. His wife and daughter were second, and the most important one was Gan Qi's son, who was born as a Duke or a Duke of Chu. This kind of kindness was great enough to be worthy of Gan Qi, but Gan Qi had to give birth to a son.

Fu Biben also hesitated whether to name Gan Qi's wife a princess, because this involves many issues, and it would be okay if it were normal. There were many precedents for the royal family to designate a woman who was not the emperor's biological daughter as a princess, especially in the past dynasties that needed marriage.

But doing this at this critical moment will definitely cause a lot of controversy, because now is the time for "Pu Discussion", and the court is arguing about the title of King Pu Zhao Yunrang of King Pu. Suddenly, if you do this, you will definitely have a controversy.

But Fu Bi no longer cared about those things. He obviously had other ideas when he suggested this.

For example, Zhao Zonglan became the princess and Gan Qi became the princess. Many things are very different. If Gan Qi was still just a "county horse", even if he could not be a real relative of the foreign country. Now that Gan Qi became the princess, the name of the relative of the foreign country will be confirmed and a reliable relative of the foreign country.

Relatives in power.

This kind of thing has been a taboo in all dynasties since the Han Dynasty. The prince consorts of the Tang and Song dynasties could eat, drink and have fun, but it was not enough to be in power. This is not a provision of the law, but a customary law of ancestors.

This is Fu Bi's backup plan.

Zhao Shu and Fu Bi have discussed Gan Qi's reward. Both of them have unexpected gains. Zhao Shu's harvest lies in his father's reputation, so he seems to have won first. Not only is the respected old minister Fu Bi supported the appointment of Zhao Zonglan as a princess, but even when Gan Qi comes back, his wife is a princess, so don't you have to support this princess?

Fu Bi's unexpected gain is that Gan Qi is going to become the prince-consort, and then there will be articles to do.

The main topic of the Imperial Study Room ended here.

Dawn!

At the Gubei Pass, the war came a little late today.

The reason was that Yelu Yixin arrived at the army camp, and a carriage and a team of guards swayed from Datong to the north, and then came from the north of the Yanshan Mountains to the Gubei Pass, which was a day slower than Ganqi.

Yelu Yixin knelt in front of Emperor Yelu Hongji and cried bitterly.

In the central army's tent, there were countless civil and military officials, and each faced ashen. The news of his defeat came for two or three days. Yelu Yixin finally arrived. Obviously, many of them hated him to the core, and hated him for destroying more than 100,000 troops of the Liao Kingdom.

Prince Yelu Jun jumped out first and said angrily: "You still have the face to come back? Why don't you die? Don't die on the battlefield?"

Emperor Yelu Hongji has always relied on Yelu Yixin. During the Luanhe mutiny, the first person to protect the emperor was Yelu Yixin in front of him. It was also when he stabilized the situation and guarded the gate of the palace to preserve Yelu Hongji's throne. Of course, Yelu Yixin was also highly valued because of this matter.

So Yelu Hongji hated his defeat, but did not speak directly.

Yelu Yixin kowtowed to the ground with one head: "I wish to die a hundred times and attack the city with my will, so I will let me die on the top of the ancient north city!"

Yelu Yixin is very smart. It is better if he doesn't explain at this time. He is determined to die, so he can be clear about his ambitions and loyalty can be seen.
To be continued...