The sun shines brightly. Xiao Siwen stood at the top of the city, looking at the continuous earthen walls and fences hundreds of steps away, and the huge Zhou army infantry formation on the front of the city tower, which would flood Youzhou City at any time as if the sea of ​​people. The tall ladders and tower cars were like buildings built outside the city all their lives.

The surroundings of the city were foggy, a sign of dust in the air. Zhou army lined up the formation. Although the scene was quiet for the time being, the atmosphere was already tense when the prepared people were already prepared.

The city was not surrounded by death, and there was a wide gap left in the east gate... However, Xiao Siwen had already found out that the main elite cavalry of the Zhou army were divided into two parts, one on the west bank of Wenyu River, the other on the north bank of the city of Youzhou. As soon as he ran out, he was besieged by the Zhou cavalry!

Leave a mouthful of the besieged city just to give the defenders a way out and to disrupt the determination to defend the defenders. Xiao Siwen saw through it at a glance, and was a little angry: Does Blacksmith Guo look down on him so much and thinks he will escape from the east gate and fall into the trap?!

Just then, a loud "boom" sound suddenly came!

The huge cannon sounded like a thunderbolt in an instant, breaking the tranquility between heaven and earth. It seemed as if the war drums were ringing before the war!

Xiao Siwen felt that the bricks standing at her feet were trembling, and a stream of white smoke rose into the air in the distance. Xiao Siwen subconsciously raised his head and indeed saw a round stone coming from the air. A moment later, Xiao Siwen even saw the stone rolling rapidly in the air with his own eyes, and the whistling of strong wind came faintly.

"Master, we have to retreat." Abudi hurriedly persuaded.

Xiao Siwen pressed the sword and turned around and walked. The flags on and under the city wall were also shaking his head urgently. A group of soldiers took their weapons and ran from the wall to the ramp one by one.

...In the city tower of Tanzhou, the guard Tao Bin stood on it and silently watched the Liao cavalry moving slowly on the road.

The Han soldiers and Khitan officials around were also watching. Wang Bin glanced at the Khitan people standing in the distance and whispered to a general beside him: "Hurry and send someone to see the Emperor of Great Zhou. Reinforcements from Shangjing have arrived. From the north entrance, there are large numbers of palace tent cavalry. When we find out the specific number of people, we will send someone to report."

The general clasped his fists and said, "Here."

Tao Bin looked calm and calm. After a while, he saw clearly the Khitan text on the flag and thought to himself: Yelu Xiuge's troops may be the vanguard of the Liao army.

At this time, a team of cavalry rushed to the city, raised their heads and pointed at them with a horse whip and shouted in Khitan language: "The Duke of Zhou of the Great Liao Dynasty, Yelu Xiuge, the army of the Great Liao Dynasty, has the food and grass ready? Is the city gate still open yet?"

Tao Bin immediately ordered the city gate to be opened and walked down the city to greet him quickly.

As soon as the first group of cavalry of the Liao army came in, they immediately drove away the Han soldiers up and down the city gate and controlled the city gate. After a while, they saw Yelu Xiuge, surrounded by big flags, riding a horse into the city in a big way. His angrily angrily face was already fierce, and his stern face was even more awe-inspiring.

The Khitan soldiers on both sides of the city gate pressed their hands and bowed to Yelu Xiuge who was slowly coming in the middle of the road, but there was no need to speak.

Han general Tao Bin led his general to kneel on one knee, clasped his fists and bowed respectfully: "Welcome the commander!"

Yelu Xiuge held the war horse in front of Tao Bin and looked down at him. Tao Bin did not look up, but felt Yelu Xiuge's gaze from the light of his light, and suddenly a huge pressure was pressing on his head. He calmed down and kept holding his fists on one knee and holding the military salute, without moving.

Could it be that the secret surrender to the Great Zhou Dynasty was exposed?!

Yelu Xiugo stood in front of him. Tao Bin was guilty and immediately thought of the secret matter. He felt cold in his heart and his heart was in his throat!

Yelu Xiuge stood for a while and said, "Are the food and fodder ready?"

"I will receive the official article from the Grand Marshal. I have done my best to prepare food and fodder." Tao Bin said loudly in Khitan's words, his voice very smoothly.

"Get up and talk." Yelu Xiu Ge's tone was slightly relaxed.

Tao Bin bowed, stood up, and felt a little relieved.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Yelu Xiuge suddenly asked: "Have you surrendered to Zhou State?"

Tao Bin was suddenly shocked. Looking at Yelu Xiu Ge's face, Yelu Xiu Ge also squinted his eyes and stared at him. Tao Bin said: "If the last general wants to surrender, how can he stay here and wait for the arrival of the Grand Marshal and the Great Liao Warriors?"

Yelu Xiu Ge was silent for a moment and asked again: "How much food and fodder is there?"

"It can provide food for 10,000 people and horses for five days." Tao Bin said.

Yelu Xiu Ge's face suddenly changed: "This is the size of Tanzhou, just that?"

Tao Bin calmly said, "Master, the Great Liao army had already aired the treasury a few months ago. The generals tried their best to get these food and grass."

Yelu Xiu Ge said coldly: "How many months are this?"

Tao Bin said: "The time for levying grain in summer and autumn has not yet come, and the people are unable to collect grain due to the war and hunger and cold wars since last year..."

"Idiot!" Yelu Xiu Ge cursed angrily, took a deep breath, and said coldly, "The official was granted to you by the Great Liao Dynasty, not the kindness given to you by the Han people."

Tao Bin hurriedly said: "What the Marshal said!"

Yelu Xiu Ge snapped his horse and left, and the Khitan general behind him glared at Tao Bin coldly.

After 30,000 Liao troops entered the northern city of Tanzhou, Yelu Xiuge pointed to a house nearby and divided it into a military camp. The cavalry led a few men into rushing into the market, beating drums and drums, "Leave them all within half an hour, otherwise you will be killed!"

When the people fled, Xiao Niang was arrested a lot again. However, the Liao army did not move the families of Han generals and Han officials in Tanzhou.

Yelu Xiuge walked into the requisitioned central army headquarters, called the Khitan officials from Tanzhou to inquire about military information.

Khitan officials replied: "Youzhou was surrounded on three sides, and there was a gap left in the east city, but there were cavalry activities. This morning, the cannons from the Zhou army camp fired, and they just started to attack the city. There may be more than 100,000 infantry under Youzhou city. The cavalry was divided into two battalions, one on the west bank of Wenyu River and the other on the north of Youzhou city."

Yelu Xiuge sneered: "More than 100,000 infantry are only useful to Youzhou City, but they are just native chickens and tiles to us! The cavalry, at most, only more than 50,000 cavalry will be put into a decisive battle. If you want to keep me, you will have a little less!"

Although Yelu Xiu Ge was fierce and not pleasant, his tone and momentum immediately cheered up the generals. The generals said one after another: "The Grand Marshal is a Khitan hero and a tiger on the grassland!"

"Bang!" Brother Yelu Xiu picked up a few pieces of charcoal and placed it next to the fire, drew a few branches, "Don't worry about the infantry surrounding Youzhou. If Xiao Siwen couldn't defend this battle, no wonder I can't fight! We will fight the grain road on the river, and we just robbed the grain of Zhou people for the army, so as to avoid forcing those foolish men who are mothers and mothers to take the fire. At the same time, we will also remove the firewood from the Youzhou Zhou army. No matter how many people, we will attack the city without food!"

Everyone listened seriously, but no one objected.

Yelu Xiuge simply decided on the tactics, which was very simple and concise. His prestige was high and violent. Most people really dared not oppose him, so it was very straightforward and effective to say that the military orders were the only ones in the battle. Not to mention anything else, the anger he felt when he pulled down his face could make people afraid!

A tribal army noble said, "The commander said a few words, but he caught the key points everywhere, and learned and used military skills to make me admire him."

Yelu Xiu Ge disagreed with this kind of _ma_fat and snorted coldly with his face.

The noble was not depressed, as if he guessed that Yelu Xiu Ge was snorting coldly, he should be very helpful in his heart... The noble seemed to truly admire Yelu Xiu Ge and continued: "The Grand Marshal is worthy of being the number one tiger general of the Liao Dynasty. I firmly believe that if there is a war in this world that the Grand Marshal cannot win, even the gods cannot win! Now the Grand Liao is weak, and he is really at a disadvantage in Hebei's strength, and it is a situation where there are few people fighting against the masses..."

Yelu Xiuge said: "Even if there are few Khitans, they are still tigers and wolves. No matter how many people in the south are, they are still a man. I want you to make sure of this experience with your own eyes!"

The generals widened their eyes and gradually became excited. The pair of wild eyes reflected the fire on the fire, shining in the dark, and they looked like a wolf pack.

Yelu Xiuge calmly picked up the wooden stick and pointed to the ground, "The Han'er cavalry was arranged in these two places, and they had two purposes. They wanted to wait for Xiao Siwen's defenders to ambush and siege when they fled; protect the infantry siege that besieged Youzhou City, so as to cut off the direction that raided the Liao army's retreat north.

Let’s take the opportunity to rob the grain ships here and the Juma River. The army crossed the Juma River from the west, avoided the Zhou cavalry, drove south, killed all the Zhou people, and robbed all the grain ships. Then waited for an opportunity to return north."

A general said nervously: "When you enter the Juma River, you will be surrounded by the Zhou army's cities..."

"I have already said that the only thing that threatens us is the two Zhou army cavalry. What's the use of these cities standing there except for being beautiful?" Yelu Xiu Ge said coldly, without any fear on his face. "The Zhou army is only 50,000 cavalry, less than twice that of me. Unless they can surround us from all sides at the same time, can they keep the Great Liao Iron Cavalry?"

Yelu Xiuge was very sure about this... If the Zhou cavalry merged and blocked, they would change the direction and let them chase them behind; as long as the Zhou army divided the troops, they would either keep moving forward and protrude into the encirclement, or find the weakest link to defeat them one by one. The Liao army was an elite cavalry who was good at fighting, and it would not be possible to let the Zhou army divide the troops and get close to them at the same time.

Based on his experience, Yelu Xiuge estimated that the Liao army suddenly drove south and approached the Jumahe, the Zhou army might be able to react... After all, it takes time to convey military information; the Zhou cavalry must also gather to prepare. When they robbed the food road and returned, it would be too urgent for the Zhou army's cavalry to temporarily siege it!

The main forces of the Zhou army's infantry were all besieged in Youzhou. If they wanted to block the attacks elsewhere, the distance they could threaten was too short. If they were placed too wide, it would be like giving the Iron Cavalry a head.

Yelu Xiu Ge observed the flag opposite the door and fluttered weakly from time to time, and said, "If there is no wind tomorrow, you can attack! If there is no wind or the wind direction is wrong, the ship will travel more slowly, and it will be like a turtle in a jar on those rivers!"

"The generals are wise!" the generals bowed.
Chapter completed!