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Chapter 1176 Desire to die?
Zhao Kuangyin's estimate was not wrong. Just after he fell asleep, in the middle of the night the next day, the howling of wolves near Cangzhou kept making people sleepless.

Not only did the Khitan not have the slightest fear, they howled along with the wolves anyway, thinking that their ancestors blessed them and summoned the wolves to cheer them on.The Khitan people originally used wolves as their totems, and they liked wolves. The sudden appearance of wolves made the Khitan people very energetic, but the Khitan people did not estimate the number of wolves.

The inside of Cangzhou was also very excited, because they knew that the pack of wolves that Zhao Kuangyin was looking for had come, and the pack of wolves would not participate in the battle. They were just here to wait for the buffet, but their role was very great. Corpses are useless, so feeding them can be regarded as avoiding the trouble of cleaning the battlefield.

Although the Khitan people were very happy, the Khitan war horses were all frightened, and the howling of wolves kept coming, so frightened that the horses couldn't stand their legs.

No matter how strong a horse is, it is still a herbivore. Facing so many top hunters around, it is no wonder that they are not afraid.The wind from the prairie blew the smell of wolf urine into the Khitan camp. Naturally, humans couldn't smell this smell, but the horses could clearly smell this dangerous smell.

Horses have such a keen sense of smell that they can smell the strength and numbers of wolves.I was very worried that the wolves would suddenly kill me, so I didn't want to sleep at all, and couldn't even eat fodder.If this situation lasts for two days, the person in charge of feeding the horses will definitely investigate carefully, but it just happened today so I don't care.

Of course the Khitan people are not afraid of wolves, so what if there are more wolves?Do they dare to rush into the barracks?So regarding the matter of the wolves, the Khitan people were completely excited and not worried at all.

That night
"Brother, brother, wake up, the wolf is coming."

"The wolf is coming? I heard Zong Xin tell this story... The wolf is coming?" Zhao Kuangyin suddenly realized, sat up and said, "Is it really here?"

"Listen~ The whole city is full of howling wolves."

Zhao Kuangyin pricked up his ears and listened carefully. Although the sound was not loud, he could still hear howling wolves.

"Xiaobai is really punctual, and he came so soon. It seems that his wolf cubs have been hungry for a long time. Don't keep the guests waiting for a long time. Immediately order the whole army to be rectified. They will cook in the middle of the night and send out troops in the fifth hour. They will kill them today." Those Khitan bastards will never be left alone."

"Second brother, it's already four o'clock..."

"Wake me up now? You're wasting your time." Zhao Kuangyin said gloomily, "Do you know what punishment will be imposed for delaying the military situation?"

"Second brother, Xiaobai just arrived."

"Oh~ that's it." Zhao Kuangyin was also quite embarrassed, originally wanted to show off his military talent in front of his younger brother, but in the end it was useless to say a word.

"It's like this. Your Majesty has ordered the three armies to be rectified, and has ordered two thousand cows to be prepared. As long as this battle is won, everyone will eat well. So let's forget about today's breakfast, and everyone will start with two steamed buns." Do it. Now the army has begun to assemble, and after the assembly is complete, send troops to attack the Khitan barracks immediately."

Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said, "Well, Your Majesty is right. Next... I'm going to take a shower and change my clothes, and then I'll have something to eat. Please ask Your Majesty to wait a moment."

"Good~"

Zhao Kuangyi immediately set off to convey the message to Chai Rong, and Zhao Kuangyin also took the time to take a bath and change clothes.After all, today is going to be a battle with Yeluzhen, and this battle must be seen by all soldiers. You must not dress too poorly. Of course, you have to wear the Huoyun battle robe, the silver silk armor, and the one that is secretly used to deal with Yelu. hidden weapon.

At this time, the whole Cangzhou was in an uproar, and all the soldiers were ready to go. The troops of 6 people began to assemble, which is also an extremely huge project.No matter how well-trained, after all, the number of people is too dark, it is difficult to find where your troops should stand.

Zhao Kuangyi went directly to the crenel of the city wall, the horn of Cangzhou had already sounded, no one dared to slack off in the slightest, this was almost the first battle that the Central Plains took the initiative to attack Khitan, this battle must be fought beautifully, to give the Central Plains a face.

After hearing the trumpets from Cangzhou, the Khitan barracks also started to move.It's just that the Khitan people didn't take this matter to heart. They expected that the Central Plains people would not dare to fight Cangzhou, and even if they did, they would not be able to fight.The Khitan iron cavalry is infinitely powerful, and it can be said to be an invincible army on the grassland. How many people died when they came out of Cangzhou.

The Khitan people all believed that Cangzhou was afraid of hearing the howling of wolves, so they assembled the army to be strong and majestic, but in fact they didn't care at all.

That's what I said, but when others started to gather on the Khitan side, they had to respond.If they really rushed out, and the Khitan barracks didn't even put on their pants, it would be a disaster.

Chai Rong led a group of ministers to stand on the crenels of the city wall, carefully watching the Khitans gather their troops.It has been calculated long ago that the Khitan army is only about 2, including [-] cavalry, which is an extremely terrifying number.If the [-] cavalry is not dealt with, the [-] infantry in the Central Plains can be wiped out with [-] cavalry alone.The infantry can't catch up with the cavalry at all, they don't even need to charge, they just need to seesaw battle, and keep shooting arrows at the enemy to wipe out the infantry.

A major feature of Khitan iron cavalry is riding and archery. They have been riding on horses and archery since they were young. The accuracy of archery is incomparable to soldiers in the Central Plains.If it is only compared with infantry, the army of the Central Plains will win without losing.After all, the difference in strength is too great, and you can win with your eyes closed.

The gate of Cangzhou city was opened wide, soldiers began to gather outside the city, and everyone was ready for a big battle.There were [-] to [-] soldiers who left the city alone, and the two sides did not assemble until late at night when the sun rose.

The troops of the Central Plains were lined up neatly, one horizontal row and one row clear, looking magnificent and majestic.The Khitans were naturally not far behind. The most powerful Khitan cavalry were in the front row, and the back row was full of infantry and swordsmen.But different from the Central Plains army, each of the Khitan army has bows and arrows. They are very confident in their shooting skills. At least they can use bows and arrows to consume a wave before close combat, which is also extremely lethal.

Although the Khitan camp was far away, the distance between the two sides was not far after they assembled.This is not uncommon, the army of Cangzhou often gathers outside the city, and Cangzhou never sticks to it, because the five-shaped formation is displayed outside the city.

Yeluzhen was originally afraid of the five-shaped formation, and the Khitan army's ability to attack the city was not strong, so the Khitan army only dared to be arrogant outside the gate of Cangzhou, and occasionally used some long-range weapons for tentative attacks, not really wanting to attack the city.Yelu really knew that at least [-] troops would be needed to capture Cangzhou City, but if the army from here overwhelmed the border, Dazhou would also increase its troops.

It would be fine if Cangzhou could be captured in a short period of time, but this is impossible. Cangzhou's strength cannot be broken in ten and a half months, but ten and a half months is enough for Cangzhou to ask the surrounding states for reinforcements, and it will be the same at that time useless.Moreover, the death of the Khitan soldiers would be extremely high, because the attacking party was simply taking heads to pile up. If he didn't have the confidence to take the Central Plains in one fell swoop, Yeluzhen would never do this.

Yeluzhen was at the forefront of the Khitan army, with a golden lynx under his crotch, because he was the commander.There are a few more around Yeluzhen, they should be deputy commanders and vanguards, but they are just unfamiliar. After all, Zhao Kuangyin has not been fighting against Khitan all year round, and Zhao Kuangyin will never underestimate anyone who dares to stand by Yeluzhen's side.

On Dazhou's side, of course, Zhao Kuangyin took the lead, riding the Black Iron Fire Bull. Although this time it was Chai Rong's own driver, Zhao Kuangyin's martial arts skills are the highest, so he must take the lead.

It was originally planned to let Zhao Kuangyin hold Yeluzhen back, otherwise Yeluzhen alone would be able to scare off all the soldiers.He can't kill so many, but he can intimidate these people from coming forward.

Zhao Kuangyin was surrounded by those people, Zhao Kuangyi and Zheng Ziming were on the left and right, and Fan Zhi and Li Chongjin were on the outside.The others basically didn't dare to confront Yeluzhen. These people's skills could barely hold on without losing face in front of the soldiers.If it was replaced by other people, Yeluzhen didn't need to fight at all, just relying on the fluctuation of zhenqi could seriously injure the opponent.

"Zhao Kuangyin, you are quite courageous. How dare you go out of the city to confront our army. Are those little fish and shrimp behind you going to rush up and fight my Khitan cavalry to the death?"

"That's right, I'm here to fight with you today. The Khitans repeatedly invaded our borders, my lord couldn't bear it, and ordered all the Khitans who stepped into our borders to be exterminated." Zhao Kuangyin said: "Of course, my lord is also very talkative. Morally, it is not impossible to enter the border of our country, but we have to pay official taxes. One person is ten taels of silver, one knife is two taels of silver, and one horse is five taels of silver. As for the rest, we will calculate slowly. If you are willing to give As for the money, let’s forget about it. Of course, it’s not just this time, we have to make up all the money from the past.”

Zhao Kuangyin is really open-minded when he sees money, and he keeps his three words in line.Ten taels of silver per person, the 20 troops here alone need to pay [-] taels of silver, which is not a big deal. If everything is counted, Zhao Kuangyin will be furious just by sending troops this time. Windfall, not to mention how many times Khitan led troops to the gate of Cangzhou in the past, this is an astronomical figure.

"Dare to talk about money with me? You're tired of life, aren't you..."

"Of course, I've been tired of life for a long time, and I've been looking for someone to kill me, but after searching for a long time, I found that my martial arts are too high, and most people can't kill me." Zhao Kuangyin said depressedly: "It's a pity that Zong Xin is not here, I don’t know where to go to have a good time, otherwise I really want Zong Xin to kill me personally. Today is just right, God opened my eyes and let me meet Ye Luzhen, the mighty King of Martial Arts, please do it yourself If you kill me and die at the hands of King Shenwu, I, Zhao Kuangyin, will be honored to die."

Yeluzhen had never heard of Zhao Kuangyin negotiating like this, his words were full of arrogance.Everyone knew that Zhao Kuangyin didn't really want to seek death, but he didn't say a single word from a normal person.Why is Zhao Kuangyin so arrogant?Could it be that he really thought he could win?

(End of this chapter)