Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 232
Shu Yuan gently drew a line on the cowhide map, heading westward from the Bohai Sea against the Haihe River, passing through Wuqing and Yongqing, and then running westward for [-] miles, you will arrive at the north of Waqiaoguan, turn to the south It is the barracks of the Khitan people.

The terrain of Hebei is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, descending gradually in a semi-circular shape from northwest to southeast.

As long as you go around to the northwest of Waqiao Pass, you can get close to the attack.

They are now in a dense forest, very safe.

Because it is very close to the front line, the local people either fled north or hid and did not dare to leave the village.

At the same time, it was behind enemy lines, and there were no Khitan scouts.

A group of 3000 of them, traveling day and night, spent three days arriving at the scheduled dense forest to hide.

Leading the way was a pair of twin brothers whose eldest was named Teng Xiang and the second was named Teng Rui.

If it wasn't for the two of them leading the way, the three thousand brothers under his command wouldn't be able to get here.

This night road is not usually difficult to walk. In order to avoid people's discovery, they dare not use torches, but use the prepared lanterns, and the outside is covered with black cloth to prevent the light from spreading. In this way, 3000 people also divided Fewer than fifty.

"The location is right!" Shu Yuan held the map and said to Teng Xiang: "From now on, just go this way!"

Teng Rui was small, with a clever face, and said: "Go back to the general, you can't go wrong. The owner of this road let me and my brother run more than 20 times. Where there is a forest, there is no place to hide. You can hide with your eyes closed." Find."

Shu Yuan took out a silver nugget from his pocket and stuffed it into Teng Rui's hand, saying, "Thank you! Brothers of the Teng family, it depends on you to lead the way for success this time. Take care of this point, and you can do things later." Come and find me, I remember your situation. Quickly inform the commanding army, and everything will go according to plan."

Waqiao Guannan.

late at night!

Luo Youdu got the news of Shu Yuan's arrival immediately.

Looking at the pigeon farmer in front of him, and at the note with the Arabic numeral "1" written in his hand, Luo Youdu also had to sigh, the ancients were amazing.

The ancients may have lagged behind in technology due to the problems of the times, but they used everything that could be used to the key.

Including homing pigeons.

As the first country to use carrier pigeons, there were records of carrier pigeons as early as the Qin and Han Dynasties.

However, it is different from imagination, carrier pigeons do not have the ability to find people and deliver letters.

The unique ability of the homing pigeon is homing. No matter where you take it, it has an [-]% chance of finding its way home.

That's why if you want a carrier pigeon to deliver a message, you have to have someone take the carrier pigeon with you, and release it when needed, which is the so-called "passing letters by flying pigeons".

Instead of just throwing it into the sky casually, the carrier pigeon will find the messenger just like carrying a navigation.

For this battle, he had planned for a long time, and he had arranged messenger pigeons in both the north and the south.

This "1" means everything is ready, ready, yes.

I understand everything I understand.

"Pass down the order, and prepare to attack Waqiao Pass tomorrow morning."

Luo Youdu issued the latest order.

Shu Yuan's troops naturally arrived in Jingu via the Bohai Sea in boats.

At the beginning, Luo Youdu's idea was to lure Xiao Siwen's army out of Youzhou City, and then use soldiers to directly attack Youzhou by surprise, and take Youzhou down in one fell swoop.

But after repeated estimates, the chances of success are too small and too small.

First of all, it is impossible for Xiao Siwen to transfer all the soldiers and horses away from Youzhou, no matter what, he will keep three to five thousand soldiers, plus there are still people who can drive them, and have the power to fight.

Could it be that, like Wei Yan, he pinned his hopes on the stupidity of the enemy.

As soon as the army arrived, the opponent fled?
Without enough troops, it is not enough for a successful attack, and with enough troops, it is impossible to succeed in a surprise attack.

The distance from Jingu to Youzhou is 250 miles. If a large-scale infantry wants to attack the enemy's hinterland for four or five days, the chance of not being discovered is too small.

A large-scale infantry, alone, penetrated deep into the flat land of Youzhou, and any mistake in any link would lead to annihilation.

Luo Youdu thought of many ways, but they were all too risky.

Gambling, how to bet on the score.

This kind of game with only a [-]% to [-]% chance of winning is not worth betting at all.

Luo Youdu settled for the next best thing, and set his target on Xiao Siwen.

Defeat him first, and then use the characteristics of the Khitan army to seek Youzhou City.

In the early morning, the first ray of sunlight shines on the city of Waqiaoguan.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

The deafening sound of war drums shook the sky.

In April, the land of Hebei is still a little cool.

Well-trained soldiers have lined up outside Waqiao Pass.

The best way to attack Waqiaoguan is to cross the river and surround Waqiaoguan, attacking back and forth.

But to the north of Waqiaoguan, the Khitan army was stationed inside, if they crossed the river, it would give the opponent a chance to attack halfway across the river, and a frontal attack is the only way.

Waqiao Guancheng Tower.

Xiao Siwen, who heard the news, came to the city tower immediately, looked at the Zhou soldiers lined up neatly, and couldn't help feeling: "The soldiers of the Central Plains are indeed majestic."

Of course the Khitan soldiers were not weak in combat effectiveness, but it would be difficult for them to line up neatly and act in unison like the Central Plains soldiers.

"Sure enough, after the fall of Yingzhou, this side attacked. It seems that our [-] army has put some pressure on them! Haha! Mr. Song, you are a god!"

Early this morning, he had already received the news that Yingzhou had been captured by Han Tong. The governor of Yingzhou, Shi Gao Yanhui, incited the pessimistic soldiers to mutiny, killed the governor of Yingzhou, and surrendered the city.

Xiao Siwen didn't complain superfluously, it took two days easily, and he was satisfied.

Glancing at Yelu Xiezhen, Xiao Kuiyin, and Yao Neibin beside him, Xiao Siwen thought for a while and ordered: "Kaiyin, Yao Junshi, you are responsible for defending against the bandits..."

"Han Yin, you lead [-] cavalry, detour to a safe river to cross the river, find an opportunity to go around behind the opponent to harass, and cooperate with my defenders to retreat from the enemy."

Han Yin is the character of Yelu Xiezhen, although the Khitan people have Khitan language and Khitan characters.

However, the characters of a country need to be derived through thousands of years of accumulation. Even if they are created without a certain foundation, they are messy and unacceptable.

Yelu Tulubu and Yelulu Bugu created more than [-] large Khitan characters based on Chinese characters under the order of Yelu Abaoji, but even in Khitan, not many people use them.Khitan still takes Han culture as the main theme.

Yelu Xiezhen is no different from the Han people in the Central Plains except for her hairstyle.

Yelu Xiezhen immediately took the order and left.

Xiao Siwen's greatest advantage is that he has self-knowledge, and he does not intend to interfere with the command of Yelu Xiezhen, Xiao Kuiyin, and Yao Neibin, but just let Xiao Kuiyin and Yao Neibin tell him when they can't hold on, and he will send troops on his own Supported, withdrew from the pass, and returned to the camp to sit in charge.

Yao Nebin glanced at Xiao Kuiyin who was beside him, and said, "Commander Xiao Du, how about you and me alone?"

The Han army in Khitan basically inherited the military system of the late Tang and Five Dynasties. Youdu Mansion is dominated by the Han army, and Xiao Siwen's official position is the commander of the Shenwu Army.

Because Xiao Kai looked down on the hundreds of people under Yao Nebin's command, he raised his head and said, "It should be like this. If you can't support it, you can ask me for help."

Yao Nebin squeezed out a smiling face, but he couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Yao Nebin was born in Lulong, Pingzhou. Before he was born, Lu Ping was taken by Khitan.

He grew up under the rule of the Khitan since he was a child, but he only learned the culture and knowledge of the Han people, and he knew that he was a Han, but he didn't have any ill feeling towards the Khitan.

After all, there are some Khitan people in the playmates beside him,

As he grew older, Yao Neibin gradually noticed the difference.

Although the Han people ruled the Han, the Khitan people ruled the Khitan.

But it is the Khitan who really have the command in the military.

No matter how well-sounding the policy is, it is equal to zero if it is not implemented properly.

Most of the Han people have administrative power, and only a few Xi, Bohai, and Han people who are appreciated by the Khitan aristocratic group can lead the army as generals.

Yao Nebin fought Xixia fearfully in history, and he was called Yao Dachong. He dared not invade the frontier fortress for ten years, so he was naturally a rare fighter.

He joined the army with his Khitan friends who grew up together, and together they defeated the enemy outside the Great Wall. It is obvious that he has made more contributions, but he has been rising steadily. Not to mention that he is under his control, he is still two levels behind.

Yao Neibin was naturally dissatisfied, and got quite emotional.

In the end, Fa Xiao, who had already commanded a team of ten thousand people, couldn't take it seriously, and recommended him to Xiao Siwen, and arranged him to serve as a military envoy at Waqiao Pass, commanding eight hundred troops.

For this kind of deviation, Yao Neibin has long been dissatisfied, but he doesn't know the Central Plains people at all, so even if he wants to surrender, he has nowhere to vote.

What's more, with only 800 people, what can they do?
Yao Neibin received a letter from Luo Youdu until Da Zhou went north to capture Ningzhou.

For the solicitation in Luo Youdu's letter and the conditions attached, Yao Nebin was extremely moved and did not have any doubts.

The name of a man, the shadow of a tree.

Compared with the chaotic world of moral depravity, a martial artist who kills like nothing.

Luo Youdu's "alternative" is well known.

Wherever his army went, Qiu did not commit any crimes, and he gave extremely preferential treatment to surrendering soldiers.

Even after the Southern Tang navy was defeated on the Huaihe River, a scene where the Great Zhou navy and the defeated soldiers of the Southern Tang rescued people together became a good story.

In terms of personal reputation, in the eyes of Yao Nebin, Luo Youdu in the Central Plains is second only to the emperor Guo Rong who keeps his promises.

Yao Neibin didn't have any hesitation at that time, and planned to lead his troops to defect and offer Waqiaoguan with both hands.

It's just that the other party had other plans and didn't agree, but hoped that he, as an internal response, would turn against him when he saw three wolves of smoke, which would be his great contribution.

Yao Neibin did not refuse, wealth and wealth are in danger, it is only natural for Khitan to treat him like this, charge some interest, and serve the new master.

"Raise the banner of 'Yao' high!"

Yao Nebin drew out his sword, looked at the soldiers under the city, and shouted: "Kill, kill, kill!"

Xiao Kui looked at Yao Neibin, who was hot-blooded, and exclaimed: "What a strong man!"

He also asked people to raise his banner high, came to the top of the city, and shouted angrily in a louder voice: "Kill!!!"

In the distance, Luo Youdu squinted at the flags hanging high on the left and right, called the Kang family father and son, and said to them: "The Yao character flag on the right is just pretending, and beat me to death on the left!"

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