The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 379 On the City
"Kusuke."

"Major General!"

The faint shouts lingered in my ears, my mind was in a daze, and it was as sticky as syrup. After a long time, my mind recovered a little, and the clear sound of rain rang in my ears.

Zhou Guangfu opened his eyes slightly. The layout of the room was not a home, but a tent for wounded soldiers under the city. A bloody smell mixed with herbs rushed straight to his recovered mouth and nose.

"Father?"

The vision was deflected, and it was his father Zhou Dewei sitting in front of the bed with his hands on his knees. Seeing him wake up, there was a smile on his solemn expression.

"Guangfu is very good. He is able to fight even if he is injured. He is my seed, Zhou Dewei!"

The old man has a dignified and dull personality, and there are few praises at home or in the military camp. Hearing such praise now, Zhou Guangfu is also happy in his heart, and hastily stood up, "What's wrong with my father, how can my child embarrass you. I just don't know how the battle in the city is going. "

"It rained heavily, and the power of the bow and crossbow was greatly reduced. The Khitan people cherished the bow and arrow, so they retreated. All the soldiers and the young and strong in the city stepped up the repair work. Guangfu can rest in peace of mind and heal his wounds, so there is no need to worry."

"Retired? That's good."

Zhou Guangfu breathed a sigh of relief, the Khitan army was indeed rare in the world, compared to the Black Crow Army formed by Jin Wang Li Ke's Shatuo cavalry, and even the infantry was quite elite.

If the opponent really had a firm foothold in the city, the consequence would be that Youzhou would be breached and the soldiers and civilians would be robbed and killed.

The father and son talked for a while, there were still many things to be busy outside, Zhou Dewei said a few words of comfort, got up and left, Zhou Guangfu lay on the bed, his head was still aching, he lay for half a day, he helped the bedside to get up and walk around.

When the curtain was lifted, the sound of the rain became clear, and the cold water vapor hit the face. Many soldiers braved the water vapor to carry the wounded past, and carried them into a nearby tent. The doctor in the city followed closely with a medicine box.

In the sound of rain, there were screams, spreading from the surrounding tents.

"Kill me, please, give me a good time!"

"My hand my hand."

Occasionally, the curtain was lifted, and soldiers came out with wooden trays containing severed hands and feet. There was a sudden commotion in the tent, and a figure jumped out, fell into the stagnant water, stretched out his hand to grab the soldiers who had gone far away, and hissed. With a cry, he returned his arm.

Zhou Guangfu watched such a scene with his eyes closed. When he joins the army, there is no one who is immortal. It's just that he seldom comes to such a place, and even the commanders with higher positions in the army will not come. feeling terrible.

"I just hope that the reinforcements from King Jin will arrive as soon as possible."

Afterwards, he tidied up and decided to return to the city wall. Compared with the tragic battles that broke out there at any time, it was difficult for him to stay here.

It rained continuously, and it took two days in a flash before there was any sign of stopping.

Outside the mottled black and blood-stained city walls, on the field filled with water vapor, more than a dozen large villages stretched for more than ten miles. In the lead-green rain, Khitan cavalry patrolled through the rain.

In the shaft gate where soldiers, horses and vehicles enter and exit, extending straight in the direction is a huge tent stitched with leather felt, which has already exceeded the scale of the commander's tent in the army. The high royal banners indicate that this place is the divine tent of the Khitan Heavenly Emperor.

At this time, several Khitan generals inside were pointing and talking softly around the map, occasionally glancing at the center, Yelu Abaoji was wearing a treasure armor, with a golden-handled saber hanging from his waist, the straight knife was slightly curved, and the center of the sheath was inlaid with a thumb-sized gemstone.

"Go back and sit down."

The emperor suddenly spoke in a low voice, and the generals studying the attack and defense of the city wall walked to the left and right one by one, and sat down in order, all of them were generals of the relatives, and there were also tribal leaders from Xiao's side.

For example, Xiao Dilu, Yelu Helu, Yelu Xie Niechi, Yelu Yuwen, Yelu Haili and Lu Wenjin, as the only Han generals, sat quite conspicuously in the right back position.

"I know why I attacked the Han land. Except for Lu Wenjin who led the way, I didn't bring Han Zhigu, Han Yanhui and others? Aside from the reason why they are the queen's belonging to the Shan army, I don't want to use them, and I can't use them. I want to prove that even if there is no Fan Han soldiers can also conquer Youzhou! But you have disappointed me so much."

After the words fell, among the generals in the tent, Yelv Xienechi got up and walked to the middle and half knelt down, "Your Majesty, the attack is not good, please forgive me!"

Two days ago, he was the one who led the tribal soldiers under his command to attack the city wall. At the beginning, it was stalemate and unfavorable. Later, he stood on the city section. As a result, it rained heavily, which was not good for the offensive, so he had to withdraw his troops and retreat.

This was also agreed by Yelu Abaoji.

"I'm disappointed, but it doesn't mean I'm disappointed with the generals under my command." The emperor sitting behind the long case raised his face. Whether it is a camp or a camp, it is all done in accordance with the specifications and manners of the emperor of the Central Plains.

In the words, he continued: "What disappoints me is that you are too proud. Since the founding of Khitan, you have started to enjoy yourself. After taking the three states of Han, you are complacent. You forgot how to fight and how we were in the tent. To endure the severe cold of winter. A life of pride and luxury will turn a ferocious wolf into a plague dog without fighting spirit."

"Yes."

All the generals bowed their heads and cupped their fists in unison.

Yelu Abaoji smiled, glanced across Xiao Dilu's face, saw Xiao Shi, and thought of Yue Liduo, his wife who was far away in Shangjing, who was a dignified, decisive, and quite strategic woman back then. People have broken his heart.

The most beloved child, there are rumors that it is not his.

A few times, when he wanted to ask, his wife covered it up, and he felt unspeakably disappointed, and Shan Jun was even more tightly controlled by her, not allowing others to fake his hands.

This move made Yelu Abaoji more convinced of his doubts.

This time he went south to Han, because he wanted to prove that even if the queen was not around, and there were no Shan army or Han generals who were good at attacking the city, he could still gallop on the battlefield.

For the first time, I felt a bit lonely without my wife to help me.

"In the early hours of this morning, news came from Xiao Hendu in the west that Han soldiers appeared in Xinzhou, the Han land. It seems that Li Cunxu's reinforcements have arrived. Hehe, compared with his father, he seems not decisive. If Li Keyong is still there, Set up soldiers and horses in the border areas of Datong, where is the use of this time to come here."

"Your Majesty, I am willing to defeat this Han reinforcements!"

Someone got up and begged for orders, but Yelu Abaoji pressed them back impatiently, "There is Wu Lisu over there, enough to defeat them, if Youzhou is captured, the Han reinforcements will retreat to Xinzhou!"

He scanned the faces in the tent.

"My Khitans, the stones blocking the front are this city and the Han soldiers on it. It is what you should do to trap the city under my Khitan's iron hooves."

"Yes!"

The roar of Qi roared away the rain outside the tent.

at the same time.

On the northern boundary of Xinzhou, one after another figure quickly walked through the rain, and the Shatuo cavalry in the distance penetrated into the mountain forest with mud puddles and water stains.

Li Siyuan looked at the map unfolded in his hands, and stared closely at a place called Dafangshan.

"Not far from here, there is a main force of Khitan people. Let's scare the snakes, frighten Yelu Abaoji, and relieve some pressure on Zhou Dewei."

Shi Jingtang nodded, leaning on his long soldier.

(End of this chapter)