Guo Shao, surrounded by people, stood on the top of a mountain and gasped, his forehead was filled with sweat. The chilly spring wind blew across the top of the mountain, but it made him feel very comfortable.

Behind the side, you can see the large group of people in the valley slowly moving eastward. It was Yang Biao's left-wing infantry army. The chariots and horses walked through the valley, and there were infantry columns trekking on the undulating mountains on both sides.

At this time, the Second and Third Legions on both wings were moving closer to the center. After the Pingxia Army set out from Wuding Fort, the general direction was to advance along Wuding Hebei. However, in view of the fact that the terrain was not open, Guo Shao's marching was carried out in three directions in parallel in order to increase the horizontal warning range and prevent ambush. At this time, the three armies stopped advancing and gathered together again.

On the north hillside, a group of people were climbing up here with their horses. They were Shi Yanchao and others.

Guo Shao stood on the hillside and rested while waiting for Shi Yanchao.

Everyone looked panting. Guo Shao smiled and said, "My favorite way to exercise is to climb mountains. If you don't exercise vigorously, you can take it slowly, but it's very physically tiring."

The thin Wang Pu was almost exhausted and said casually: "It's really hard to do, this mountain is too big."

While talking and laughing, Shi Yanchao finally climbed up the mountain, clasped his fists and said in a rough voice: "Report to Your Majesty, the last general will withdraw his vanguard's troops according to the order!"

Shi Yanchao hardly disobeyed the military order, but he was happy or not written on his face, not concealing it at all, even if it was the emperor. Guo Shao looked at him, and it was obvious that Shi Yanchao was not very happy at this time.

Guo Shao said calmly: "It was originally a consensual matter, why did General Shi want to make a head shaving burden so hot?"

Shi Yanchao said: "Please give me some advice."

Guo Shao said: "In this situation, Li Yiyin has gathered too many people and cannot afford to spend it. Our troops want to fight Li Yiyin to decisively, why don't he think about it? If the other party does not intend to do this, he will not be able to pursue it even if he pursues it hard. If Li Yiyin is interested, we don't have to be so urgent, he will come by himself.

We acted a little reluctant and wanted to retreat cautiously. Li Yiyin would be more convinced that the decisive battle would be beneficial to him, and instead were anxious to deliver it to his door!"

After hearing this, Wang Pu laughed and said, "Your Majesty has insight into people's hearts."

Guo Shao said: "It's just human nature." He pondered for a moment and said, "But we can't be too uncooperable. If we rush to withdraw the Wuding Fort, Li Yiyin will hesitate, and he is very likely unwilling to attack the fort, which will only increase the variables. So my movements at this time are called "I want to refuse but I want to welcome you."

Everyone turned red after hearing this, and some people couldn't help laughing, but Guo Shao looked very serious.

Guo Shao didn't think he had a clever idea, but just a very simple logical inference. The situation was clearly placed in front of him, and there were not many ways to choose between both sides.

From the standpoint of the Dangxiang Khitans, according to their previous understanding of the Central Plains Imperial Army, they had strong combat power, but they were not much different from the elite troops of the Liao army. Under such judgment, the defensive fortifications of 40,000 to 50,000 elite troops and 30,000 guards, and the coalition forces (Dangxiang Khitan) had a very low chance of winning the city; but they had advantages in field battles.

So Guo Shao's judgment is: they will be very willing to cooperate with the coalition forces in the field for a chance to fight in the field; and if they are allowed to attack the city, it will be difficult for them to take the bait.

As in one sentence: In a battle where you feel that you have no chance of winning, the wisest choice is not to fight.

If you want others to fight this battle, either the other party has no choice or you have to give others hope!

At this time, Wang Pu praised: "Your Majesty's temple calculations. In this way, the king's army can not only get the decisive battle with the Dangxiang Khitan coalition as he wishes, but also take the initiative to choose the battlefield."

"That's true." Guo Shao said. He glanced at Shi Yanchao and saw that Shi Yanchao had stopped saying a word, but he looked awe-inspiring, and obviously he still admired the emperor... People inevitably have things that they are not good at, so they always admire those who are good at this.

Wang Pu buried his head in the mountain where he was located and asked tentatively: "Where will Your Majesty choose as the battlefield?"

Guo Shao has been observing at this high place for a long time.

An official from the former camp military official looked like he was reluctant to speak, and Guo Shao said casually, "I don't know the true face of Mount Lu, because I am in this mountain?"

The official hurriedly said, "Miao Ji!"

Unexpectedly, Guo Shao shook his head and pointed at him: "I'm here to choose, so I will choose the hillside in the east."

Everyone immediately looked in the direction he pointed, and for a moment they were silent, thinking about the benefits of that place. They saw that it was a large hillside, but the slope was very smooth. In this valley, there was no mountain, and it was considered a relatively flat place.

Guo Shao immediately explained: "From the perspective of common sense battle formation, it is more beneficial to occupy the high mountain under his feet, and the enemy's attack is large. But it is not very good for artillery..."

He drew a parabola in the air with the whip folded in his hand, "The shells fly so that the cannon can have a negative elevation angle, but the angle cannot be too large. The slope of this hill is too steep and the mountain is too small. The shells will directly hit the mountain and fly down, almost vertically hitting the ground. Our copper cannon relies on small angles to bounce, and the vertical angle is too large. What can the effect of smashing a pit?"

Guo Shao pondered, "So the slope should be long, and whether it is steep or not fall second. In addition, the slope is slow to make the opponent more confident in attacking without us attacking first."

Anyway, the emperor was the supreme commander, so he chose the gentle slope. The three armies immediately deployed various camps and camps in that area.

Guo Shao also ordered Shi Yanchao to attack the vanguard and Guangsan scout to investigate the surrounding situation and monitor the movements of the coalition forces.

...

Thirty miles south of Wuding Henan, it is the location of nearly 30,000 guards of Cao Bin's army, namely the Fourth Legion of the Pingxia Army.

They left more than 3,000 people to defend Wuding Fort and continued to build fortresses with tens of thousands of civilians. Because Wuding Fort design requires barracks and warehouses for 70,000 to 80,000 troops, the area still occupies a considerable area; the city defense fortifications requires more than 2,000 people to defend, and they dare not keep too few people.

Cao Bin's troops originally marched twenty miles away from the central army. After receiving the military order, they retreated ten miles to make a gesture, and then stopped to find a high place to set up a battalion.

On the third day, news came from the Central Army's fast horses that the number of enemy horses was unknown, but more than 10,000 cavalry had approached the back army from the eastern mountainous areas.

Cao Bin immediately ordered to be on guard!

The general asked: "Duke Cao, have you ordered the preparation for war?"

Cao Bin said calmly: "No hurry. This enemy cavalry will not attack us casually."

The general asked in confusion: "Then they come..."

Cao Bin said: "The news is that it is more than 10,000, but not more than 30,000 or 50,000. That is not to attack our troops. Their purpose is to wait until we go to reinforce the central army before looking for fighter jets... You all know that it is best to break the formation when infantry marching is formed."

The generals were convinced. Cao Bin ordered the scout to touch the direction and find out clearly.

...The guards did not set up formations to prepare for war and continued to set up fortifications on the spot.

Yu Liang was also digging a trenches with his thirty brothers. He couldn't tell the pain. He walked far away to Wuding Fort, built the fort, worked in the ice and snow for more than a month, and then continued to walk in the ravine and continue working!

His hand was already cracked, and he held it? His head hurts once with force. Although he was wearing linen gloves, he couldn't stop the lime water from pickling and cracking... When he was in Wuding Castle, the lime water couldn't stand it.

The material of rammed earth is lime water, clay, and soil. There is no legendary glutinous rice juice. There is not so much grain in the Central Plains. When lime sees water, it will heat up and bubble for a long time. In addition, the mixed soil is piled up in the room with a burning kang, so it will not be frozen and hard before transporting it... but people are not very consuming.

Yu Liang had worked so much coolies and was confused. When he was studying at home, he had no fingers touching the spring water. How could he have worked so much coolies? Why did he work?

At this moment, another voice seemed to be heard in my mind: Zhao Hu is a hero.

At the beginning, Yu Liang kept looking for Xu Erniang, but he really followed Hongying's advice. Considering that Xu Erniang was close to the female imperial physician Lu Lan, Lu Lan was a noble person! But later he found that Xu Erniang was very special... I can't say that, he was not the same as Hongying anyway.

Xu Erniang was almost illiterate, but obviously not stupid. She seemed to feel that Yu Liang had interacted with her, not only because she was grateful for the care of Lingnan... Yu Liang saw her before going to war and expressed his feelings to her; Xu Erniang refused, but also mentioned: When he had the opportunity, he would talk about him to Lady Lu.

Yu Liang was rejected and heard that meaning again. He felt very humiliated at the time and was angry. "Am I just so ungrateful and want to rely on women?"

However, after two months of going out to fight, Yu Liang gradually became less angry. He thought about the memories and felt that Xu Erniang was kind-hearted and had no intention of humiliation... If she was deliberately humiliating, why would she still help him?

While recalling the beauty of Tokyo, Yu Liang buried his head in this ravine to dig soil.

What kind of hero is Zhao Hu? He is a small man, how much does it have to do with his victory or loss in the battle formation? What's more, Zhao Hu didn't win that time, but was killed by the Khitans!

Yu Liang was in a complicated mood. He gritted his teeth and endured the pain of the crack in his hand. He waved his head again. After more than a year of joining the army, his patience has been getting better and better.

At this moment, the shouts of a military general shocked Yu Liang, who was confused. When Yu Liang looked up, he saw the guy riding on the horse, arrogantly taking samples. He pointed at the brothers digging the trenches with a horse whip: "Whoever can build the trenches wall squat! Look at the back, there are also trenches walls. You think that you can't hold on here. You can stare at the lead ball and arrow rain and climb over the trenches wall behind, so just run away?"

The military general was obviously much higher than the ten generals Yu Liang. Yu Liang cursed in his heart, but he couldn't say anything and just focused on working.

No matter what, Yu Liang was even looking forward to a happy battle at this time. He had already had enough trouble in this valley. People just need to lose money, so it's better for Dangxiang people to waste so much? Why don't everyone have a happy game? Anyway, they will score a win or a loss in the end!

The brothers seemed to have similar feelings to him, and some people shouted: "Damn it, come early, grandpas can't wait, kill them happily!"
Chapter completed!