choke element

Chapter 353

Li Yun looked at it for a moment, and remembered the unfinished conversation with his brother just now.

He tentatively asked: "Commander Jie, I think the number of Khitan people is around [-]. Our army has come from a long distance, and our strength is limited. We fought a battle the night before, and there are losses in people, and the consumption of arrows and weapons is not small. .If we defend the city for a while, there may be fierce battles. Shall we transfer the soldiers from Fuzhou to the city? In addition, the civilians in the city must also be mobilized."

When Guo Ning came from Fuzhou, he brought 500 people with him, and there were 2000 people from the old tribe of Heshi Liehuanduan in the city. Including the surrendered troops and prisoners collected today, there are now a total of 6000 people.Then urgently mobilize the city's minions, and it will be no problem to gather [-] people.

Of course, the surrendered army without rectification is definitely not reliable, and the militiamen have no combat effectiveness at all, and can only be used as cannon fodder for defending the city.But things like war, especially the offense and defense of cities, can only be done occasionally, and most of them rely on human lives?

This time following Guo Ning to the north, Li Ting's headquarters accounted for 500 people, all of whom were elites capable of fighting tough battles. Li Ting was reluctant to use the lives of his subordinates to fetch millet from the fire for Heshi Liehuan.Therefore, the meaning inside and outside the words of Li Yun's words is to encourage He Shi Liehuan to play a role.

"Those things are already being done." Guo Ning said: "The soldiers and horses of Heshi Liedu Command, as well as the various departments of our army, are already expanding, and the materials collected in the armory in the city are also being distributed. It belongs to Li Erlang That part will be sent to the city in a while. Ayun, you and your subordinates can also pick up some armor to carry with you. But..."

"But what?"

Guo Ning looked around at the soldiers at the top of the city, and saw that the soldiers on both sides were lined up neatly, holding guns and weapons, and everyone was high-spirited and heavily guarded.He nodded to the soldiers with a smile, turned around and said, "However, don't worry, the Khitan people will not attack the city. They want to eat meat, but they don't know how to chew hard bones."

Li Yun was a little suspicious: "Jie Shuai means that the Khitan people will ignore the Xianping Mansion? Then what are they coming here for?"

"Of course they eat meat!" Li Ting rested his elbows on the battlements, and said relaxedly, "They just passed through Xianping Prefecture. On the other side of Hanzhou, the soldiers and horses of Puxian Wannu's headquarters are the ones that the Khitan people want to eat." meat."

"This..." Li Yun was a little dazed: "I don't understand. Xianping Mansion has just changed hands at this time, and the people in the city are floating. Isn't this a good opportunity to seize the city? Isn't that what we did?"

"The reason why we were able to win the city was that Puxian Wannu's generals did not rebel against them. The enemy and us were unknown, and the soldiers and civilians in the city were unknown. Therefore, we seldom fought to the death. It seemed that we were in danger, but in fact we fought against Puxian Wannu. Unplanned weakness, it should be won. But at this moment, you can see that there are enough defenders on the city, and the defense is tight. If you were Brother Yeluliu, how would you estimate the size of the defenders in the city? Would he be willing to attack the fortified city?"

"But this is Xianping Mansion after all?"

"Just like what you planned before, Ayun, Brother Yeluliu will also think about it. He also has to think about how much power it will take to directly attack the city; Easier."

When Guo Ning said this, all the generals laughed.In the past few years, Puxian Wannu gained a foothold in the Northeast, relying on the means of winning the hearts of the tribes, not some heroic style.

"The situation here in Liaodong is very different from that in the Central Plains and Hebei. Like Heshi Liedutong or Wendihan Prefect, there are already a small number of people who sign and issue troops according to the imperial court system. The force relied on by other forces is almost All of them come from their own tribe. For example, Puxian Wannu's core force is the many tribes along the Helan Road, Puyan River; If the tribe's soldiers die one less, we can't waste it on storming the city."

Speaking of this, Guo Ning smiled and said: "Li Erlang's layout at the top of the city is very good, with this majestic aura, Brother Yeluliu must not dare to act rashly...he will choose a more favorable path. "

Li Yun nodded slowly, and said again: "No, no, if the Khitans go to Hanzhou and break through the headquarters of Puxian Wannu, wouldn't they be powerful? Jieshuai, didn't you say that we should stop outsiders? Are the diners rushing to the table? If they are full, we will also be in trouble?"

After all, Li Yun hadn't been involved in military affairs for a while, so he was obviously confused now.

Guo Ning patted Li Yun on the shoulder: "Ah Yun, don't worry, the Khitan people have a reason to be like this, and we also have a reason why we should be like this."

Having said that, he turned to look outside the city and continued to look out, and praised: "The Khitan army is quite impressive!"

The audience will continue to watch.

Sure enough, as Guo Ning said, the Khitan army was winding along the road to the west of the city. Except for a few cavalry who had put up a vigilant posture two or three miles outside the city, the large army did not stop at all, rolling like thick clouds, heading north. went.

Yeluliuge himself was among those cavalry.

Wherever the army passed by, scout cavalry were running around, and someone had already scratched their tongues to ask questions.Several people outside the city said that there was a great chaos in Xianping Mansion, and there were still flames, and it seemed that the defenders had internal strife.Brother Yeluliu was a little happy when he heard the news at first, and thought that maybe he could try to take Xianping first.

However, after visiting it himself, he felt that there was nothing wrong with this big city.

He looked at the top of the city for a long time, and asked left and right: "Is there any special clue in the city?"

Said left and right: "We have looked around the city. There are sufficient troops everywhere, and the security is extremely strict. And...Look, King Liao, the banners on the top of the city are raised high, and there is no panic. Obviously stationed on the city, They are well-trained soldiers, not civilians, and the morale of the soldiers is also very stable."

Brother Yeluliu nodded: "I heard that the one who was ordered to stay in Xianping Mansion was Pu Xian, the adopted son of Pu Xian Wan Nu, who was sent out. It seems that this man is a good leader of the army."

From the tip of his eyes, there was a man who watched the tallest tower in the south of the city from a distance. He saw many generals and schools gathered on the tower, as if they were looking at themselves.

He hurriedly said: "King Liao, the guards in the city are also watching us! Do you want to send a group of soldiers to show off your power and scare them?"

"No need... let's hurry up and march, the whole army must move fast! Finally, we can catch Puxian Wannu, an old fox. You only need to chop off his head, and the whole Xianping Mansion will come naturally!" Brother Yeluliu ordered in a deep voice. .

At this moment, the horse in front rode back and galloped back. The knight immediately shouted: "King of Liao! King of Liao! Puxian Wannu's troops are rushing back to Xianping Mansion...already reaching Huanglonggang in the north! "

Brother Yeluliu was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing up to the sky: "Okay! Great! Isn't this easy?"

(End of this chapter)