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Chapter 353: War clouds gather under the city, Su Yao vows to defeat the bandits

Gouzicheng didn’t come to contact regularly?
As soon as these words were spoken, the originally lively banquet suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were all cast on Qiu Liju, with expressions of surprise and confusion on their faces.

Qiu Liju frowned, waved his hand to stop the singing and dancing, then turned to Tadun beside him and said:

"Tadun, do you know the situation in Gouzi City? Why haven't you contacted me today?"

As Qiuliju's nephew, Tadun was the one who personally led his men to capture Gouzi City when Qiuliju led his army to besiege Gongsun Zan. He knew the situation very well. After a brief thought, he replied:

"My lord, Gouzi City is an important stronghold of our army on the front line. We have always had close communications and regular contact reports before dusk every day. But there is no news today. I am afraid there is something fishy about this matter."

Gouzi City and Guanzi City, as important nodes of the Liaoxi Corridor outside the Han Dynasty, together with the ancient Yan Great Wall on the mountains to the east, constitute part of the overall defense line of Liaoxi of the Han Dynasty.

If it were a normal time, when a city was attacked, signal smoke would be lit during the day and firewood would be ignited at night. The battle situation would be quickly discovered by the Great Wall defenders, and then beacons would be fired to warn people, which would be conveyed to Lulongsai and Liucheng in a short time.

However, all this was impossible for the Wuhuan people who had not occupied the Great Wall.

There is a long valley between Gouzi City and Guanzi City. Even if a fire is set, it will not alert the siege camp on the Guanzi City side.

Fortunately, the distance between the two cities is not far. If the road is clear, the ride will only take about half a day.

Therefore, after taking over Gouzi City, Qiu Liju required that scouts should communicate with each other before dusk every day at the latest.

However, today, it was already dark, and there was still no contact from Gouzi City, which made them nervous.

"Will the Han army attack?"

The tribal nobles were whispering to each other.

Even though they boasted a lot before, the Han army had accumulated power over hundreds of years.

He had been beaten up by Su Yao at the gates of Pingyuan City before, and he was still very nervous.

It has not been long since they captured Gouzi City. Could it be that the Han Dynasty sent reinforcements?

"Unlikely."

Tadun paused and continued:

"Not to mention that the last elite troops of the Han Dynasty in Youzhou are in Guanzi City."

"Gouzi City has strong walls, a large number of defenders, and loyal Aroong and brave Ulusai are stationed there. Even if the Han army really sends out more troops, they will not be able to do anything to them for a while."

Everyone agreed when they heard it.

Two thousand defenders were stationed in a military fortress. Even though the Wuhuan warriors were not as skilled as the Han people in siege and defense, they had no problem defending against a force three to five times their size.

As for the current Han court, how could they mobilize an army of nearly 10,000 in Youzhou in a short period of time?

Not to mention that General Liu has never been good at military affairs. After taking office, he has been pushing for disarmament, so there are even fewer soldiers.

"I'm afraid your brother-in-law A Luo Weng has drunk alcohol again and made mistakes?" Shi Tao, a white-bearded man, snorted coldly and said to Tadun.

This is very possible.

As for Aroong, he is a loyal minister, but his ability is really worrying.

"With Ulusai here, I'm afraid we won't make this kind of mistake."

Facing this accusation, Tadun was not angry, but bowed to Qiu Liju and said:

"Uncle and everyone else, don't worry too much. I will send out scouts right away to investigate overnight to see what happened."

Qiuliju nodded. Although he felt a little uneasy, he felt relieved when he thought of the defense strength of Gouzi City. He handed it over to Tadun and told all the distinguished people to be more careful before getting accurate information.

Then, Qiu Liju waved his hand again, signaling that the banquet should continue.

This little episode is insignificant to the overall situation.

After all, their camp has a size of nearly 30,000 troops. As long as they don't confront the Han army's strong city head-on, it will not be a problem for them to march around Liaoxi.

Qiu Liju thought so, and the nobles felt the same way. They had to wait until tomorrow for the scout to report back before knowing the whole situation.

For this purpose, Tadun even sent out three groups of scouts in front and back to prevent any accidents from happening on the road at night.

It can be said that he was cautious.

However.
"Is this some kind of clairvoyance, Lord Su?"

Zhao Yun, the captain of the personal guards, could not help but mutter as he looked at the Wuhuan scout whose pupil had been pierced by a sharp arrow and was already dead at his feet.

It was unbelievable that the biggest hidden danger along the way was easily resolved by him.

Three groups, nine scouts, were all shot dead by Su Yao. Moreover, they were warned from a distance and were asked to stay where they were.

Then Su Junhou jumped off his horse and disappeared into the darkness in two jumps.

When they got the news again, they could only see the dead scouts lying on the ground.

Incomprehensible behavior.

Is this something a human can do?
"Get used to it."

Jin Fangyan held his forehead and said:

"When I am with Lord Su, I sometimes even feel that my scout team is totally unnecessary."

Just like that, the alarm was lifted and Su Yao and his party continued their march.

Be it Gouzi City or the liaison scouts sent by Tadun, none of them could stop their steps.

On the contrary, the difficulty of the snowy road was their only obstacle.

Normally, cavalry would only need half a day to travel this distance at a fast pace. However, in order to maintain sufficient horsepower for a surprise attack, Su Yao and his companions walked for a whole night.

When the knights finally arrived near Guanzi City, the sky was already slightly bright.

After arranging a short rest for the soldiers who had worked hard all night, Su Yao immediately led the generals to the hillside to observe the enemy situation and make final preparations.

Next to a dead tree in the morning light.

Lu Bu, Cheng Lian, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Qian Zhao and other generals under Su Yao gathered together. They all knew that the next action would determine success or failure and there could not be any mistakes.

However.
"That's not right. There seems to be some movement from the people in their camp?" Tian Chou said in surprise.

On the southern hillside, the soldiers leaned their heads out to observe the enemy situation.

The Wuhuan army formed three circles of defense around Guanzi City.

Unlike the sparsely scattered tents in front of them on the outermost side, the enemy camp on the central defense line seemed to be mobilizing.

But it's too far away to see clearly.

"It seems that the rear army is not making any movement. Could it be just a routine mobilization? Or are they preparing to attack Guanzi City today?" Qian Zhao frowned.

"Were we discovered?" Zhao Yun was also confused: "Should we wait and see? The enemy outnumbers us, so we shouldn't fight head-on."

The enemy shows signs of mobilization. We should avoid their attack and wait and see.

If it really doesn't work, retreat back to Gouzi City for the time being and wait until the enemy soldiers relax their vigilance before attacking again.

Anyway, with Gouzi City in their hands, they can already take the initiative and there is no need to rush into this temporary fight.

However, Su Yao shook his head:

"We are already here, why would we retreat?"

"No matter what these Wuhuan villains want to do, our goal is clear, that is to defeat them!"

"This battle is not only to relieve the siege of Guanzi City and break the encirclement of the Wuhuan people, but also to use iron and fire to tell these thieves that Youzhou is not a place where they can mess around!"

"This"

All the soldiers looked at each other in blank dismay.

Everyone knows the truth, but the current reality is really tricky.
"With less than 400 cavalrymen against nearly 30,000 enemies, I know that no one is optimistic about us. The people in Lulong Pass will even say that I am leading you to die."

"Even those of you who followed me may still have doubts in your hearts, wondering whether we can win."

Su Yao looked at everyone, especially the three newcomers Zhao Yun, Dian Wei and Qian Zhao, nodded and said:

"But I tell you, war is not just a battle of numbers, it is also a battle of unity and courage!"

“Although they are numerous, they come from countless independent tribes, standing together for petty gains and an illusory future.”

"In the initial battlefield on the Jizhou Plain, we have defeated them countless times."

"And just last night, the battle of Gouzi City also clearly proved that these so-called Wuhuan warriors are just a group of rabble led by a defeated general."

"It's so easy to defeat these chickens and dogs!"

(End of this chapter)