The wooden wheels outside rotated and made a sound.

Li Chuyun said: "Your Majesty, according to the current Privy Council's strategy, this battle is actually a surprise attack."

Guo Shao immediately turned his head to look at him and looked at Li Chuyun's face with encouraging eyes.

Li Chuyun continued: "There is a chance to attack. After regaining Hedong, the Great Zhou army returned to the court. At this time, the Great Zhou and Liao Kingdom still did not negotiate peace. The Liao Kingdom might speculate that our dynasty would use troops. But they didn't know when we would use troops.

This year, next year or the year after, it is possible; spring, summer, and winter. (The horse fat on the grassland in autumn is not conducive to the Central Plains dynasty.)

The king and the envoys and others have a chance of winning if they capture Youzhou City, and I have no objection. However, we have to conquer Youzhou within one and a half months to two months, otherwise there will be no chance of fighting in the surprise attack.

From Shangjing and other places to Youzhou, it takes more than 1,300 miles, and the trip of the Liao army and the horse soldiers only takes half a month... As long as the Liao people respond quickly, we cannot avoid this reinforcement. And the Liao Kingdom wants to gather the troops from all over the country, it will take as soon as one month."

Guo Shao nodded and said yes, Li Chuyun was cautious in his words and actions, but he seemed to have his own opinions on everything.

Li Chuyun bowed and bowed: "This battle is a surprise attack, and I want to make a comment.

First of all, the military aircraft cannot be leaked, and the Liao people cannot be told before the war begins. Otherwise, the Liao army will gather the main force in advance. When we arrive in Youzhou, we will soon face the threat of a large army, and there will be no fighter jets when we attack Youzhou.

Secondly, once the intention of the Great Zhou army was exposed, they should approach Youzhou quickly; just like the Battle of Jinyang, the main force of the imperial guards would soon be at the city. Raid attacks were of great speed. Do not delay the trip halfway, and give the Liao army an opportunity to prepare.

If I can do these two places, I also advocate a surprise attack on Youzhou, and I can really give it a try!”

After hearing this, Guo Shao praised: "General Li's words are reasonable."

Li Chuyun's suggestion was adopted, but he couldn't help but say: "Once our court makes a mistake in the middle, we should immediately give up the general strategy and choose another good opportunity. At this time, the Liao Kingdom uses the defensive moment and the Great Zhou uses the offensive moment, so we can take the initiative to find the right opportunity."

Guo Shao nodded and said, "So far, the scouts reported that all the cities in southern Youzhou are Han generals. We don't need to persuade them to surrender, so as not to alarm the snake. As long as the army arrives, those Han generals should also present the city to surrender temporarily."

Li Chuyun said: "This is the advantage of the Great Zhou in Youzhou. There are many Han people in Youzhou, and their hearts are towards the Great Zhou."

At this time, the convoy arrived at the northwest schoolyard. Guo Shao heard the noise outside and opened the bamboo curtain to take a look. He was in high spirits at this time, so he simply got out of the car, abandoned the car and got on the horse, and took the group to the schoolyard to run, and his vision became wider.

Soon the generals discovered that Guo Shao was here to inspect in person, and the generals gathered from everywhere to pay their respects. The army was making noise for a moment, and they shouted to this side.

Guo Shao rode on the horse and raised his hand to wave to the crowd. Suddenly, the shouts became even louder, and people raised their swords and guns and shouted "Long live", and the momentum was simply shaking.

He truly felt his prestige in the army. Under such circumstances, he firmly believed that his continued war could still protect the morale of the Zhou army.

Guo Shao moved his eyes slowly and looked at his men and horses. At this time, he saw a soldier who was scrubbing his body in the distance and seemed to be unaffected, and he was still doing his own work intently.

Of course, Guo Shao would not care about the attitude of one or two soldiers, and he would not even directly interfere in the specific military affairs in the military camp.

...

The soldier who was wiping the horse was an old man in his forties or fifties. At this age, he could not be considered an old man. However, the martial artist was always exposed to the wind and sun, and when he was a little older, he was full of wind and frost. Everyone called him Old Man Li. Yao Erniu was very familiar with Old Man Li.

Old Man Li was born in a war era. He fought all his life and had extremely rich experience in battle formations. Therefore, he could still stay in the Hu Ben Army at this age. He was a keen and a mistress, and he did whatever he arranged... Almost all the soldiers of the Hu Ben Army were young and strong, and people like Old Man Li were rare.

He finally wiped the horse's body and then looked up at the emperor's ceremonial guard, but the emperor was leaving with the horse team.

Unexpectedly, a man rushed in front of him with great might. Old Man Li was frightened. When he turned around, he turned to see that it was Dutou. Dutou looked angry and suddenly waved his whip.

Old Man Li hurriedly raised his arm to try to block it. He knew too well what the situation would be if the whip fell on his face, and he would immediately become slim.

As if he saw that his hair was gray and the horse whip was not knocked down, he said angrily: "Do I deserve to reward you? This little effort can delay your work?"

Old Man Li felt uncomfortable. This kid was not old enough to his son, so he fell in front of him to call himself me.

However, the other party was a military general, and Old Man Li was just a miscellaneous soldier, and his superiority was obvious. He remembered that he was going to pay his salary today, so he quickly bent down with fear and said, "I know I am wrong, I know I am wrong."

Dutou said coldly: "Your body is fine?"

Old Man Li hurriedly moved his arms and said nervously: "It's still very tough. You don't have to do less work. General, please spare me. I have fought many wars and work normally. Sometimes I can still be a warrior when I pick up swords and guns!"

He snorted his head, too lazy to pay attention to him anymore.

When Old Man Li saw that he left, he let out a long sigh. A mistress next to him turned to look at him. Old Man Li no longer acted like he had just now. He suddenly seemed to have happened, and said, "Who doesn't make some small mistakes? As long as you don't provoke the prestige of the general, it's usually fine."

After hearing this, the mistress said, "I've been taught!"

After finishing work, a few soldiers found a less open place to spend some time. The young man came up and asked, "Old Man Li has a son?"

Old Man Li smiled and said, "My son is older than you. Our land is in Kaifeng Prefecture, and both sons are farming at home."

The man shook his head and said, "Why don't you ask your son to join the army? Old Man Li will be able to go home and have some leisure time."

Most of these young warriors are not very careful and ask anything when they say anything. Old Man Li didn't care and said with a smile: "I just don't allow my son to join the army, so I'm here by myself."

"Why? I think there is nothing wrong with joining the army."

He glanced at the young soldier and said, "Last time I climbed the city wall in Jinyang, didn't you go?"

"You didn't go either. We're staying in Shiling Pass, aren't we waiting for the Liao army?"

Old Man Li looked him up and down and said, "You will not ask me here if you go once."

They passed until noon and heard people say it was time for them to get the military pay. Old Man Li quickly went to the military camp with everyone and inquired about it. Not only did there be copper coins, wheat noodles, but also salt.

Salt is also a popular thing among the soldiers. This thing is very expensive on the market. It can not only be used for home use, but also sold to neighbors. As long as it is a little cheaper, it is easy to sell... The court issued it, not to sell private salt. Moreover, the palace officials often distribute salt. They directly transferred it from the government. Salt itself is not a valuable thing.
Chapter completed!