Battlefield of All Sides

Chapter 278 Task Arrangement
As the sun set, Li Mu finally arrived at the place designated by the order, a barracks that was already stationed, and the flags waving showed that this was the barracks of the Song Army.

The barracks is busy at the moment, the tents are being set up one by one, a large number of people and horses are stationed from everywhere, the people and horses are neighing, and the ears of the noisy people are buzzing.

Not long after the baggage team led by Li Mu walked in, soldiers led to the back. Li Mu asked the soldiers to unload food and grass for the Huotou army, and at the same time looked around.

After a while, a soldier walked towards him, then cupped his hands and said, "Captain Zhao, our general wants to see you."

Li Mu raised his eyebrows, nodded immediately, but asked tentatively.

"General Huyan?" This was the first officer's name that Li Mu knew after waking up here.

"Yes, General Huyan said that he has something important to discuss with you." The soldier nodded, then moved out of the way, asking Li Mu to go aside.

Li Mu nodded, and immediately walked away.

After passing through a barracks, Li Mu came to a big tent. The soldiers led Li Mu in, and Li Mu saw a man in armor robe looking down at something in the big tent with oil lamps.

The movement of Li Mu coming in disturbed him, he raised his head and met Li Mu's gaze, it was a generous face with a hint of sternness, but a smiling face bloomed in just a moment.

"Zhao Chong, you've had a hard time traveling all the way. Come and sit."

General Hu Yan said so, and motioned to the seat next to him, Li Mu arched his hands, and sat down with a stern hand.

Li Mu was thinking about how to speak, but he didn't expect that General Huyan had already walked over, and his expression was quite enthusiastic.

"King Qin is in good health these days?" General Hu Yan asked, Li Mu was stunned for a while, although he had no idea who this King Qin was, he still nodded and responded quite familiarly.

"It's still healthy, General Lao, I'm worried about you."

The other party waved his hand and said with some nostalgia: "Although I, Hu Yanzhan, am just a martial artist, I was promoted by the King of Qin back then. Naturally, I have to ask a few questions. How come you are here?"

It was only then that Li Mu realized that the person in front of him was called Hu Yanzan, and that the other party seemed to have some connection with him. Li Mu was also moved in his heart at the moment, feeling that his plan had taken shape.

"Military orders must not be disobeyed, not to mention that the army is fiercely attacking all the way, and they can break through that Youzhou in no time and drive out the Liao people." Although Li Mu didn't know the origin of the other party's relationship, he still said this quickly. Excuse.

When Hu Yanzan heard what Li Mu said, he understood it at the moment, but when he heard Li Mu say Youzhou, his expression also became a little complicated.

"I'm afraid this is not a good business trip. Your Majesty is too anxious to destroy Youzhou."

There was no one in the big tent, so Hu Yanzhan said this to Li Mu. He seemed to see Li Mu's somewhat puzzled look, and immediately spoke.

"A few days ago when Taiyuan was captured, General Dezhao told His Majesty to take a step back, but His Majesty insisted on refusing."

"Nowadays, in order to attack Youzhou, we have to raise military rations from various frontier states. The people's livelihood is dying after the war. When the Liao people fled, they took everything with them. Even the military rations are not enough."

Speaking of this, Hu Yanzan suddenly looked at Li Mu again, and then said with a smile: "However, my troops have the food and grass you brought from the East and West Roads of Beijing, and they can last for a while, so don't worry too much."

Li Mu looked at Hu Yanzhan who was complaining to him, and he was having a battle in his heart. Although the chance of meeting Zhao Guangyi was almost zero, the Hu Yanzan in front of him was also a good choice.

Li Mu had to make plans to complete his mission.

"Since the general has no worries about food and grass, he must be invincible when the time comes, but... the general doesn't seem to be optimistic about this battle?" Li Mu clasped his hands and asked with probing eyes. Hu Yanzan paused, and was actually a little silent.

After a while, he let out a breath, then shook his head slightly and said: "I don't want to say much about the bravery of my army, but the capture of the Northern Han Dynasty is already a credit for expanding the territory. Next, we should advance slowly."

"The matter has come to this, how long does the general think it will take to take down the city of Youzhou?" Li Mu hurriedly continued to ask.

Hu Yanzan looked at Li Mu with an awkward expression and said, "It's hard to say, those Yelu people are not soft persimmons. Now that the army is sweeping the Liao territory, the Liao people are terrified. It can be said that it is the time of life and death."

"What will happen, I can't guess."

Li Mu looked at Hu Yanzan's downcast expression, and immediately lowered his eyes slowly, after some calculations in his heart, he decided to speak.

"Since this is the case, the general still needs to make a perfect plan. If he fails to attack, he will be able to retreat completely."

Hu Yanzan also nodded, but suddenly realized something and laughed out loud.

"I actually talked to you about this, your clan, you can't say such words to shake the morale of the army!"

Hu Yanzan seemed to be scolding, but he was expressionless. The two looked at each other and smiled. Hu Yanzan also said to Li Mu again at this time.

"Since the luggage has been taken into the army, it will also be taken over by the Huotou army. Your troops are gathered together, and you have something to say."

Hu Yanzan suddenly said seriously, and Li Mu also lowered his expression and looked at Hu Yanzan.

"The spies came to report that the walls of Youzhou City are high and thick, and it is not easy to attack. We are the vanguard, but we lack the assistance of a siege weapon."

"What do you mean?" Li Mu asked a little puzzled.

"Some of my soldiers can make siege equipment, but there are not enough people, so you can bring your troops to make more things."

It turned out that the task Hu Yanzan gave himself was to ask himself and others to serve as engineers.

Li Mu nodded knowingly, but then realized something was wrong, and asked immediately.

"General, according to what you mean, when we arrive at Youzhou City, we will start attacking?"

Hu Yanchan nodded.

"But we only have tens of thousands of people here. When the time comes..." Li Mu frowned and hesitated.

Hu Yanzan closed his eyes, with a clear expression: "Of course I understand, but it's great to be able to make a quick decision."

"We can't afford to wait." As Hu Yanzan said, Li Mu looked at him and lowered his head in thought.

The same is true, the so-called one-bomb, then decline, three exhaustion, the soldiers now have some complaints, but at least they can be restrained, and they are still capable of fighting.

Moreover, there is not enough food and grass. If the battle is delayed during this lean period, it will be even more unpredictable who will win and who will lose.

It's just that the decision to start the war without waiting for Emperor Taizong's troops to arrive was indeed a bit reckless.

Although Li Mu knew that Song Jun lost the battle in the end, he couldn't change anything.

It's just that these tens of thousands of people attacked the city, and the casualties at that time hoped to be controlled.

Hu Yanzan seemed to have seen the hesitation on Li Mu's face, and immediately said: "You don't need to worry about these things. Commander Fu is also in the army, so naturally he can lead us to victory."

"You just need to look for materials and prepare the siege equipment. You must do it well on the day of the siege, do you understand?"

When Hu Yanzan said this, Li Mu also knew that all he could do now was to help the Song army prepare the equipment to attack the city.

Maybe things will be different by then.

Li Mu walked out of the tent with his hands clasped, the noise from all around came to his ears again, there were faces of Song people everywhere here, there were many military tents, the weapons were shining, it looked like a strong army.

After all, the Northern Song Dynasty was not long after the founding of the country, and Zhao Guangyi was also at the time of his ambitions, and the combat effectiveness of the Song Army was naturally rising steadily.

Even at this time, the Liao people were suffering from Songphobia, not later, the Wanyan family made the Southern Song Dynasty suffer from Liaophobia.

In the Northern Song Dynasty at this moment, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Song Dynasty is strong.

It's just that such a peak is about to fall.

Looking at every battle I have participated in, I can only follow the battle, and this battle that is doomed to fail, how Li Mu will accomplish the task can only be seen with a little bit of effort by Li Mu next.

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(End of this chapter)