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Chapter 505
Under the city of Handan.

Arrows were like rain, and [-] Zhao troops besieged the city on three sides and stormed Handan City.

Although the guards of the Xia army in the city resisted desperately, they were very tired after a day of fierce fighting. Soon on the east side of the city wall, [-] sharp soldiers of the Zhao army occupied a city wall and opened a gap.

The soldiers on the city fought bravely with the besieged Xia army with shields in one hand and knives in the other.

As the battle progressed, the follow-up Zhao troops entered the city one after another, and the soldiers on the city had stabilized the front line and began to counterattack Xia's army.

Seeing this scene, all the generals of Zhao Jun were overjoyed, and Li Chongjiu, who was sitting next to him, also nodded his head. Soon, Handan would be broken.

While Li Chongjiu was watching the battle in Handan City, a general rushed to Li Chongjiu's commander-in-chief's flag and said, "Urgent report from Youjing!"

"Read!" Li Chongjiu heard that it was the Youjing Disaster Report, and knew that there must be another change in Turkic.

"The Governor of Ruoshui Prefecture reported to Youjing that the cavalry from the Turkic Turkic Tribe sent troops to Wuhou Qinshui to be in the area!"

As soon as this statement came out, the joy on the faces of all the generals present faded away.First, there were 6 Turkic horses, and now it is the Turkic Ministry.

"understood."

Xue Wanshu said: "Khan, even the Tuli Ministry is dispatched now. Is Chuluo's intention to add troops to put pressure on him, or is he really going to attack Zhao?"

Li Chongjiu heard the words and asked: "Yinghefu, Ertuo's soldiers and horses, where are they now?"

Zhang Xuansu said: "My Majesty, after the capture of Wu'an, Yinghefu and the Etot Department were resting nearby and did not send troops to fight."

Li Chongjiu nodded and did not speak. Xue Wan said: "Does your majesty intend to transfer the fifty thousand cavalry from Yinghefu and Ertuo back to the grassland at this time to counter the Turkic offensive?"

Xue Wanche said: "That's right, the next battle is to attack Mingzhou. Fanjun cavalry are useless in the siege battle, so it is better to transfer them back outside the Great Wall."

"Absolutely not." Everyone regarded it as Zhang Xuansu's objection.

Li Chongjiu asked: "Zhang Shilang, why not?"

Zhang Xuansu said: "Our army dispatched 12 troops to attack Xia, and now we have divided our troops to guard several counties in Hebei, and also to garrison the important area of ​​Liyang. The strength of our troops is already insufficient, not to mention Yu Wenhuaji, Wang Bo, and Liu Heitai in Mingzhou City. There is still a main force of 3 horses. If our army transfers the [-] cavalry back to the grassland at this time, then there will be no mobile soldiers in hand and they can be mobilized. If the battle situation changes a little, the whole situation may collapse quick."

After Zhang Xuansu spoke, Li Chongjiu nodded and led an army of [-] to Handan.

Xu Shiji and the main force of the Zhao army led by Yu Chigong also arrived in Mingzhou from the north, forming a north-south joint attack on Yongnian City.But Liu Heitai also dispatched Qingqi raiders from Yongnian City to ambush Xu Shiji's former army.As a result, the former armies of the two sides clashed for a battle, and Xu Shiji's army's backup arrived immediately, which made Liu Heita's plan of ambush come to naught.

Although the two armies were close in this battle, Liu Heita's active defensive posture made Zhao Jun's generals not dare to take it lightly.

From a tactical point of view, Liu Heita was still very successful.Liu Heitai's Xia army didn't just stick to Yongnian City. They waited until Li Chongjiu's main force arrived at the city to form a siege, and then fought against the city.

The so-called active defense is offensive defense. Liu Heitai uses offense to find opportunities to change his current disadvantage. At worst, it can delay Li Chongjiu's encirclement of Mingzhou.

Liu Heikai defeated Yu Chigong and Ying Hefu successively, making the Xia army in a desperate situation, but with successive victories, the morale of the Xia army's soldiers was intensified.It can be seen from today's attack on Handan City that the morale of the soldiers of the Xia Army has not yet collapsed. Liu Heitai used his active defense strategy to bring a glimmer of hope to the soldiers of the Xia Army.

This time, if Xu Shiji was a seasoned soldier, he might also encounter Yuchi Gong and Ying Hefu in the same way.If all the generals of the Zhao army were defeated by Liu Heitai, it would be a serious blow to the morale of the Zhao army.

He really is a famous general from Hebei!Li Chongjiu couldn't help sighing.

In the current situation, on one side is Liu Heita's tenacious resistance, on the other side the Turks are forcing themselves to retreat from Hebei, and on the other hand, Li Tang's battle to destroy Wang Shichong in Henan has already begun with great fanfare.

It is conceivable that if Li Chongjiu withdraws immediately, the good situation in Hebei will be ruined. At that time, whether it is Yu Wenhuaji, Wang Bo, or Liu Heita, one of the three of them, or Xu Yuanlang, Meng Haigong and his like, Will take advantage of this to rise, not Li Chongjiu who retreated.

If Li Tang is allowed to capture Luoyang again, then for Li Chongjiu, there is only one sentence, that is, the big thing is over.

Li Chongjiu was thinking carefully about what to do now, when there was a burst of cheers above the city.

Li Chongjiu and all the generals raised their heads, but they saw the Zhao character banner flying above the east city tower.

Several soldiers of the Zhao army were holding thick-backed machetes and were slashing at the iron chains on the suspension bridge.

Cut off!
Somebody said something, the iron chain on the suspension bridge was cut off, the suspension bridge also hung down from the city gate with a bang, and hit the moat heavily, kicking up a burst of yellow-brown dust.

As for the Zhao Jun cavalry who had been waiting for a long time at the city gate, thousands of horses neighed, and before the dust dispersed, all the cavalry galloped across the suspension bridge together.

Dozens of cavalry swarmed in front of the city gate. The cavalry reined in their horses and circled in front of the city gate. Then they drew their knives and hacked at the closed city gate.

The city gate made a dense sound of thumping!
"You bastard, you only care about cutting down the suspension bridge, and where are the city gates?"

"If I want to enter, I will be the first to break the city."

The cavalry roared.

There was a roar in the city gate, and with the occupation of the east tower, the arrows on the top of the city became weaker and weaker, and more and more ladders were erected on the top of the city.

Zhao Jun's soldiers climbed up the city from the ladder...

Half an hour later, Li Chongjiu and the generals had already rode their horses on the street in Handan City.

"Although Xia's army resisted bravely, our army only took one day to break through Handan City. Right now Liu Heitai only has Yongnian City as an isolated city." Xue Wanche said excitedly.

Li Chongjiu nodded, and said to the generals: "I have decided to order [-] cavalry from Yinghefu's troops to support Yanmen and go up to the valley."

The generals were taken aback.Zhang Xuansu was also silent suddenly.

Li Chongjiu smiled and said: "Wu'an, Handan, Liyang, daimyo, I will each order a general to sit in town, and leave 5000 troops to guard each. Li Wenxiang and Li Deyi will appease the counties in Hebei for me. As for the rest of the counties, I will not Divide up the troops and garrison them, and gather them all under the city of Yongnian. As for Etuo, he will lead [-] cavalry, and the main force of our army, under the city of Mingzhou, to fight Liu Heita for the final victory!"

Li Chongjiu looked at Zhang Xuansu, and Xue Wanshu asked, "The two lovers are my advisers, what do you think?"

Xue Wan said: "A small official is meaningless."

Zhang Xuansu said: "Although this is not the best policy, it is also not the worst policy. It seems to be a compromise, but all generals can accept it. Therefore, it is meaningless for me."

Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "Zhang Aiqing, there is something in the words."

Zhang Xuansu said: "The best strategy is often too risky, and the worst strategy is too conservative. Often the middle strategy is the best decision, isn't it? Your Majesty."

Li Chongjiu laughed out loud when he heard this.

(End of this chapter)