Han Shizu

Chapter 936 One City, One Battle

From Huai'an County to the west, it is only more than two hundred miles to Yunzhong. Although it is still surrounded by mountains, the towering peaks appear to be scattered in the overall situation, not as dense as the Yinshan and Yanshan Mountains. The roads interspersed in between, It's also better to walk a lot.

In Yunzhou in spring, the dense miscanthus has already multiplied in the fields.The light rain pattered, once again blocking the advance of the imperial camp.

"Spring rain is as expensive as oil!" Liu Chengyou sighed softly, looking at the scenery of the four fields in the rain and mist.

The Yunzhou area is a basin, not a rainy place, so rainwater is even more precious to it.However, when it was a good season, when it was time for farming, there was no cattle and no farmer in the fields, and they were left in vain.

Along the way, what Liu Chengyou saw was almost barren and sparsely populated. The direct cause was this great battle.People in prefectures and counties, those who fled, those who moved, those who died, and those who were injured.

The Yunshuo prefectures under the flames of war are really dilapidated. For the people who originally lived in this land, the arrival of the Han army brought more bad luck, right?
"The people of Yunshuo need to be appeased!" Liu Chengyou sighed again.

Although the population of the Yunshuo area dropped sharply after this battle, some of them remained, especially the Shuo, Ying, and Wei prefectures in the south, which were less affected. Of course, this is only compared to the northern prefectures. In terms of.

The rain was not heavy, but it was annoying, and the body was covered with rain and mist. The light rain was not enough for Liu Chengyou to wash his hands that had grabbed the dirt.Zhang Dejun held an umbrella himself, and when he saw this, he hurriedly asked someone to fetch clean water for him to wash.

"It's almost in the clouds!" Liu Chengyou asked suddenly.

Zhang Dejun immediately replied: "According to General An, we have already left Qingpi Road, and the mountain in front of us is Baideng Mountain, which is thirty miles away from Yunzhong. Uncle Gao Guo has already sent someone to contact Yunzhong Camp to discuss the matter of picking him up!"

"Bai Climbing!" Liu Chengyou became interested, and smiled lightly: "Remember to remind me, if you have time, go and see it!"

"Officials, that's an ominous place!" Zhang Dejun reminded carefully.

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but glanced at him: "You want to say that Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the former Han Dynasty, was besieged by the Huns here, which is a shame for the country!"

"You have read some books!" Seeing Zhang Dejun nodding, Liu Chengyou said flatly: "However, what does he have to do with me?"

Seeing this, Zhang Dejun immediately changed his words again, and said: "The official said it is true, you sent a million people to the Khitan to the north, and the momentum was like a broken bamboo. You won successive battles, Hulu fled to the north, and Guanshan was completely restored. How could it be that rascal Liu Bang? Nothing compares!"

"The master of entrepreneurship is the hero of his life, how can you despise and slander him!" Liu Chengyou scolded again.

This made Zhang Dejun uncomfortable, neither left nor right, so just shut up.Liu Chengyou was also caused by his excitement. After the wind was released, when he returned to Luanjia, he reminded: "Remember, don't call Gao Zangyong the uncle of the country in the future. He has a title and an official position. Someday you will annoy him. Find him." You trouble!"

Zhang Dejun was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, and immediately responded: "Yes!"

Maybe it's self-esteem, maybe it's reserved, although Gao Huaide has the status of an uncle, but Gao Huaide doesn't like others to call him that, not to mention that he is still in the army, and Gao Guifei is accompanying him.

Until the afternoon, light rain will stop.On February 12th of the [-]th year of Qianyou, under the support of the Yunzhou camp, the emperor drove under the city of Yunzhou, entered the Han camp, and served with the three armies.

There is no need for a detailed list of the matter of welcoming the driver. Liu Chengyou, who has rich experience in recruiting himself, has long been familiar with it.As the "host", Fu Yanqing has already arranged the camp properly, and only needs to be stationed.

At this time, Yunzhou City was besieged by 25 Han troops. The densely packed camps stretched straight to the sky and could not be seen beyond the horizon. The dense banners almost covered the sky, and the sounds of people and animals gathered together, almost shaking City walls in the clouds.

Still in the past, the Han army built a large number of buildings outside the city, trenches, traps, earthen walls, sentry towers, fences, a series of facilities, full of majesty, oppressing Yunzhong City with a suffocating momentum.

Of course, after the soldiers approached the city, under the command of Yelv Talie, the Liao cavalry in the city attacked and harassed the Han army day and night, trying to exhaust the Han army and disrupt its morale.

However, when the Han army's deep trenches and high fortifications were established, the effect was not obvious.But even so, the Liao army only reduced the frequency of attacks, and came from time to time. Although it was difficult to cause too much impact on the besieging Han army, it was annoying like mosquitoes buzzing in the ears.

The moats in the moat in the cloud have already been filled a lot, and there are also many damages on the city wall, with obvious traces everywhere, obviously an attack has taken place.

Enter the barracks, meet the generals of the armies, and listen to reports on the battle situation.

"Your Majesty, in Yunzhong City, there are at least 2 defenders, commanded by Yelv Talie, the king of the South Liaoyuan Academy. Stubborn, the will to resist is still strong, and there is no sign of low morale. Due to several spring rains, the troops are suspended for the time being and ready to attack."

Fu Yanqing sat down and briefly described the enemy's situation in the cloud to Liu Chengyou.Liu Chengyou nodded, he already knew the general situation.

Liu Chengyou asked directly: "There was internal turmoil in the Liao Kingdom. The Liao Lord was eager to suppress the rebellion and stabilize the country, so he decided to withdraw his troops. But why did all the troops withdraw, leaving only a strong division, commanded by important ministers, and defending the city alone?"

Facing the emperor's question, Zhao Kuangyin reported: "Your Majesty, I have discussed with you, and I believe that this is because the Liao Army is unwilling to completely abandon the Yunshuo area. As far as the Liao Kingdom is concerned, if Yunzhou falls, most of the areas south of Yinshan Mountain will be destroyed. It will be difficult to preserve under the attack of the big man, and it will be difficult to take the full initiative in the situation in the north.

If one division stays behind, it can play a deterrent role in the northward withdrawal of the Liao army.At the same time, if you can stick to it, it will greatly consume the military and national power of the Han Dynasty. The longer it is delayed, the greater the damage to the Han Dynasty.

In order to support the battle in Yunzhou, our army is very difficult to supply and supply, and the rear has a heavy burden.If the Liao army can hold it, it will not only consume our strength and weaken our morale, but also lay the foundation for the Liao army to come south again."

Zhao Kuangyin said while Liu Chengyou nodded. After thinking about it, he agreed with their speculation, and expressed his emotion slightly: "The Liao Kingdom is betting, using a king of the South Court and more than 2 troops as a bet, betting that he can hold the battle. In the clouds!"

"What courage! What boldness! What determination!" Liu Chengyou said, with some admiration in his tone.

Hearing what he said, some people were not convinced. Dang Jin stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, now our army is besieging the city with ten times as many troops. How can we resist the advance of the big Han soldiers!"

Glancing at Dang Jin, Liu Chengyou's eyes showed a hint of admiration. At this time, this kind of domineering and determination to win is needed.

After pondering for a while, Liu Chengyou's expression became extraordinarily serious. He looked around and said in a firm tone, "Everyone, it's the spring plowing season. In order to support the Northern Expedition, domestic labor has been delayed a lot. The ministers have already complained to me several times.

Since the Northern Expedition, we have achieved great results, and we are only short of this cloud city.The Liao army wants to rely on this city to delay and exhaust us, and if they want to win this offensive and defensive battle with us, I will fulfill them.

This city is solid, we should also eat it!When the weather turns better, the generals will attack the city with all their strength and break through the clouds! "

"Yes!" Facing the emperor's urging, all the generals naturally said yes.

As far as today's Han army is concerned, they have advantages in all aspects, and they are full of confidence. It is unreasonable to attack him.Of course, Liu Chengyou did not dare to underestimate it. The Liao army dared to make such a decision, and its determination to defend is evident.

"Yuan Long came from Weizhou, what's the situation there?" Liu Chengyou asked Zhao Kuangyin.

Zhao Kuangyin replied: "The minister led the army and broke through the pass and pulled out the city. The road is almost smooth. The local Han people welcome them with food. Now there is Wang Shenqi, the flying fox army envoy, stationed here!"

Nodding his head, he asked Fu Yanqing again: "How are the old and weak in Yunzhou settled?"

"Temporarily move to the south and settle in Shuozhou!"

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(End of this chapter)