Chapter 231 Decisive Battle with Youyun (22)

The remaining Khitan soldiers in the camp at the foot of the mountain fought and retreated on the way to Nanshankou, following the convenience of the terrain. The narrow mountain road also caused the Zhou army to suffer a lot. The bodies of the Zhou army soldiers were covered with the path up the mountain.

Yelu Hongshan, who was commanding the battle, learned about the military situation at the foot of the mountain, and his face turned pale. He looked up at the fireworks in the sky on the other side of the military camp, and a burst of sadness surged in his heart, "I didn't expect that this miles away would become a dead end. Could it be that I had done a heinous crime in my previous life and needed to repay this life?"

The Gubeikou military village is not very majestic compared to the city, but it is just riding on the trail based on the mountain, becoming a must-pass pass through Yanshan. The military village walls and wooden fences are incomparable, and the gray stone walls show an extremely hard texture.

There is a corner tower built on the military camp. On the corner tower, a long-bearded general stood in the wind. The two flags behind him were all dragons that were overturned by the rivers and seas, and they looked like living things in the wind.

At this time, the Khitan army had seized the fourth trench. To be precise, the Zhou army took the initiative to abandon the trench after the trench was filled with soil.

Dako kept rushing in front. He stood on the trench and looked up at the military camp. He learned from the Youzhou cavalry that the general guarding the military camp was named Han Shixun. Dako cursed Han Shixun fiercely. If he had not lost the Gubeikou military camp, the Zhou army would have endured the attack.

The Khitan sergeant accidentally moved the collapsed fence and unexpectedly saw an injured Zhou army soldier. In the battle for the trench with heavy casualties, the Khitan army had never captured Zhou army prisoners, and even found a body of Zhou army. The Zhou army must have been suppressed by the fence. The Zhou army was not found when retreating, so they were left at the fence.

Two iron arrows were inserted into the chest of the Zhou army, gasping heavily, and a big blood bubble was hanging on the corner of his mouth. His vitality had exhausted to the extreme, and this blood bubble was hanging on his mouth, but he was unable to spit out the blood. Seeing the Khitan soldiers, there was a look of fear in his eyes. He wanted to beg for mercy, but he no longer had the strength to speak.

Dako, who had already had his eyes red, pulled out his waist knife and used all his strength to slash at the Zhou army. One, two, three... Dako didn't know how many knifes he had cut. The Khitan soldiers behind him were already tired and hungry, and were even numb by the fierce battles over the past few days. They all looked at Dako crazy with expressionless faces.

Zhou Jun on the military camp saw this scene clearly, and everyone was angry. Ning Jun Envoy retreated into the military camp and lost his gentle appearance. He shouted at several crossbowmen: "I will always give you money when shooting and killing the Khitan leader."

When Wang Tengxiang was designing the trench, he had a lot of thought. The distance between the fourth trench military camp was exactly the range of crossbow arrows. The Khitans were good at bows and arrows, but the distance was powerless. Several crossbowmen were about to launch, and a messenger ran down the corner tower and said, "Wait for a while to shoot."

The Ning army envoy was about to get angry. When he saw Wang Tengxiang walking down from the corner tower, Wang Tengxiang did not explain, but just supported the village wall with his face with his hands. He looked at the Khitan soldiers under the village wall without moving. He looked at the Ning army envoy beside him and said: "This soldier fell into the enemy's hand. As the army envoy, you are responsible for this. After fighting this battle, you are ready to accept punishment."

A large group of Khitan soldiers quickly gathered in the trench. Dako held a long blood-red sword and looked at the village wall provocatively. When he saw the bearded Zhou general walking down from the corner tower and looking around. Dako suddenly thought and said, "Retreat quickly, the enemy's crossbow arrows are damaging." Before he finished speaking, the sound of "bang, bang" in the military camp was loudly made, and the crossbow arrows flew past like lightning, and a group of Khitan soldiers had fallen in the trench.

The powerful crossbow suddenly broke out, and countless Khitan troops in the trench were killed, and the Zhou army all cheered.

Dako was located in front of the Khitan sergeant and was taken seriously by Zhou army crossbowmen. More than a dozen powerful crossbows penetrated their chests and tied him up with the Khitan sergeant behind him. Dako was still holding the long blood-dropping sword tightly before his death, staring at the military camp with his eyes open.

Dako died in battle, and Yelu Hongshan couldn't help but feel sad about the death of the rabbit and the fox. At this time, he knew that he had no ability to attack the military camp with his troops and morale, so he had to order: "Retreat and rest on the spot." Yelu Hongshan was already determined to retreat at this time. He had to wait until dark, and force himself to rush down the mountain, and perhaps there was still a way out.

Wang Tengxiang returned to the corner tower, just like a proud king patrolling the fertile land. The corner tower he was standing at was the highest point of the Gubeikou military camp. When he climbed up to see the distance, he could see the two battlefields in the north and south. After patrolling, Wang Tengxiang couldn't help but feel a little intoxicated. The Khitan army was already full of corpses, but the Zhou army suffered minimal losses. Moreover, the military camp was sufficient and there was water source, so there was no problem in guarding for the last month.

Wang Tengxiang turned his eyes from the Beishankou battlefield to the Nanshankou battlefield, and immediately widened his eyes. He clearly saw a crane floating faintly under the Nanshankou, which was the large flag of the crane control army.

It was May 27th when the news of the Gubeikou victory reached the city of Youzhou.

Yelu Hongshan, Yelu Hongcang and Dako's three heads were hung on high wooden poles. Hundreds of Khitan prisoners took off their armor and were taken to the south city. More than a dozen Khitan-speaking Han troops in Yijin Guanyuan, who could intimidate and lure the Khitan soldiers on the top of the city. Soon, both sides started to curse each other.

When Xiao Siwen heard about the South City Gate, he rushed up. Xiao Limu, the guard of the South City Gate, hurriedly met with fear. He pointed at the wooden pole and said, "That is General Yelu's head." Xiao Siwen suppressed the shock and angrily shouted: "Don't talk nonsense. The wooden pole is too far apart and can't see who it is. This must be the Zhou army's intimidation plan?"

Xiao Limu stretched out his hand and handed over a piece of tissue paper. The paper was printed with Yelu Hongshan's general seal. The general seal was an extremely important thing. Now the general seal in Yelu Hongshan has fallen into the hands of the Zhou army. It can only be explained that Yelu Hongshan is finished, and the 10,000 cavalry he brought out is finished.

Xiao Siwen's hand holding a piece of paper was trembling slightly. He looked at the wooden poles under the city for a long time. After a long time, he whispered to Xiao Limu: "I am the Khitan prince-in-law. I would rather die than surrender, nor would I be a prisoner. Youzhou is high. If the Zhou army wants to attack the city, blood will fill the moat." Xiao Siwen knew in his heart that if reinforcements could not pass through Gubeikou, they could only bypass the mountains and detour for more than half a month before they could reach Youzhou. Even if they detoured to Youzhou, they would be trapped in people and horses. It is still unknown whether they could defeat the strong Zhou army.

Xiao Limu looked at Xiao Siwen with a calm expression.

Xiao Siwen knew that although he was generous and too pessimistic, he scared Xiao Limu, who had not experienced the cruel war, and said quietly: "Youzhou has 30,000 elite troops. You can also organize tens of thousands of young and strong people to the city. As long as there is no shortage of food, the Zhou army can stand up to me. If you can't capture it for a long time, the Zhou army will inevitably withdraw."

Youzhou is an important town in the Khitan facing the Central Plains, and it is Nanjing, the five capitals of Liao. In order to deal with the possible war disasters, Yelu Deguang has built grain warehouses in Youzhou. Now the granary in the city is extremely thick. Even if the city is besieged for half a year, there is no worry about shortage of food in the city.

Xiao Limu felt a little relieved and glanced at the continuous military camps outside the city. He was confused again.

On the afternoon of the 27th, the troops outside the city re-arranged defenses and returned from Gubeikou to the cavalry of Yuan Yan and wandered around the East City Gate. Guang Zituo's troops were stationed at the North Gate, and all the Zhou army infantry at the East Gate and North City Gate retreated to the South City Gate.

At this point, all the preparations for attacking Youzhou City have been completed, everything is ready, only the east wind is not available.

On the night of the 27th, outside the south city gate was a ten-mile camp, and the barracks were extremely quiet. Except for the posts on duty, all the soldiers entered the camp.

After wandering on the walls of Youzhou for a while, the gust of wind blew from the top of Yanshan Mountain, he slowly moved south, brushed past the three deformed and smelly heads hanging on the wooden poles, and then hovered in the Zhou army camp.

The central army's tent was as bright as daylight, and all the generals in the seat had dispersed, and only Hou Dayong and Feng Sha were left in the tent. In the lights that had been shaken, Hou Dayong was still the same, motionless towards the Youzhou terrain map.

Since Hou Dayong came to the Great Zhou Dynasty, he has led his troops to capture Qinzhou, Fengzhou, Tongxin, Xihuizhou and other cities, and has accumulated considerable experience in attacking the city. However, from the scale to the importance of Qinzhou, Fengzhou, Tongxin, and Xihuizhou, cities such as Qinzhou, Fengzhou, Tongxin and Xihuizhou are difficult to compare with Youzhou City. Thinking about the important strategic position and future glory of Youzhou, Hou Dayong, who has always been calm and determined, was also a little excited.

"If Youzhou was captured by the Northern Expedition Army, the track of history would undergo an irreversible change. Then, would Chai Rong die?" This question suddenly came, like a group of mosquitoes flying around in Hou Dayong's mind.

Feng Sha patiently looked at tomorrow's combat deployment. These deployments were extremely simple. He had read them in the big tent just now. At this time, he had read them several times and could almost remember them. However, Hou Dayong still kept moving towards the map.

There was a curtain at the door of the big tent, and the light was like water, pouring out from the gaps of the curtains. Countless flying insects also came in and danced gracefully in front of the lamp. Several large gray beetles were hovering in front of Hou Dayong's eyes. The insect had a strange smell. Hou Dayong frowned and waved his hands to drive away the gray beetles. When the gray beetles flew away, Hou Dayong also drove away thoughts that had nothing to do with tomorrow's battlefield.

Feng Sha saw Hou Dayong come to his senses from the map and quickly stood up. "Tomorrow is a bad battle, so let's take a break as soon as possible."

Hou Dayong stretched his waist while walking. When he was about to go out, he casually said: "What Wei Xiang said is also reasonable, what do you think?"

Feng Sha was a military officer and had the position and power to consulate major affairs, but Hou Dayong only regarded him as the deputy secretary-general of later generations who had not been promoted to the Standing Committee. He only had the executive power but no right to discuss matters. When Hou Dayong asked this question, it was a bit like letting Feng Sha participate in decision-making.

Feng Sha has been with Hou Dayong for more than two years and naturally understands the difference and mystery. He suddenly jumped in his heart and recalled the situation at the meeting very quickly, saying: "Youzhou City is solid, and there is no special method. You cannot break through the city at all. Wei Xiang's words are the kindness of a woman and it will not work on the battlefield."

Hou Dayong did not make any comments and said, "The Prime Minister of Wei governs the world with benevolence and righteousness, and there is something to be desired." After saying this, Hou Dayong quickly walked out of the central army's tent, throwing Fengsha behind him with doubts and a little nervousness.

Hou Dayong's tent was guarded by the Black Eagle Army's personal guards. At night, no one was allowed to approach unless Hou Dayong specifically ordered. The officer on duty tonight was Liu Heiyan. He was the commander of the personal guards and did not have to stand guard in front of the tent. He sat in an ordinary military tent in front of the tent with his bow and arrows and sharp Hou's sword.

When Hou Dayong walked past this small military tent, he saw the military tent waving around the door, a small oil lamp flashing in the military tent, and Liu Heiyi stood up straight and stood in the tent, so he stopped and walked into the tent.

"It's been more than a year in a flash. Do you think of your wife and son?"

Liu Heiyan didn't expect Hou Dayong to walk into the tent, and talked about family affairs inexplicably. He touched the back of his head with his calloused hands, "I smiled and said, "In the military camp, there is no time to miss them." Hou Dayong liked this archer very much and said, "As long as you are a human, you have to miss your wife, don't lie to me here." Liu Heiyan felt a little embarrassed and said, "I still think a little bit, but it's more satisfying to fight with the Jiedushi. This is the truth."

"Okay, after this battle is over, let the guards take turns to take vacation, get married and have children, and complete the major events in life."

Perhaps tomorrow is the general attack on Youzhou City. Although Hou Dayong's face is calm, he is still excited inside and he especially wants to talk to someone. Feng Sha is a literati. After two years of hammering, he is already very good at it. However, his mind is heavier than Liu Hei. When it comes to chatting, Hou Dayong likes these straightforward and simple soldiers.

When he walked into the dormitory, Liu Jiangjie was sitting on the ground, supporting her head with her hands, dozing off. A basin of water was already cold. Hou Dayong stomped his feet gently. Liu Jiangjie woke up from her sleep and looked up suddenly. Seeing that it was Hou Dayong, she stood up with a blushing face.

She saw Hou Dayong looking at him with his eyes fixed on her, and said, "The water has long been cold."

Liu Jiangjie was thinking about this little girl, and Hou Dayong didn’t understand. She was just pretending to be confused and waved her hand and said, “It’s hot with the weather, so it’s good to wash your feet with cold water.”

The two of them started the necessary courses every day according to the fixed pattern. When they were about to complete, Hou Dayong suddenly said, "Liu Jiangjie, you are also a beautiful girl in the Richie Department, there is no need to wash my feet every day." Liu Jiangjie raised her head unexpectedly. She tried the water temperature and said with a look around: "It is not very comfortable to wash my feet in cold water."
Chapter completed!