Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The Juma River in the south of Youzhou was sparkling, Xiao Siwen rode his horse to the river first, got off his horse, led the horse to the river to drink water, and reached out to stroke the mane of the mount. ↖顶↖点↖Xiao↖ said, he looked back at the river, and built many pontoon bridges in all directions.

Here is the upper reaches of the Juma River, and the envoys of Zhou Guofang Town in the middle reaches are doing something, using river water to artificially create swamps on both sides of the river, in order to resist the cavalry of the Liao army going south. But it was a very strenuous task, and there was no progress in a year or two; but now, Xiao Siwen only needs to build a few pontoon bridges on the river to drive southward.

His subordinate Abudi also led his horse to the river to drink water, and said: "Let's go west after crossing the river, will Yizhou be okay?"

Xiao Siwen laughed and said: "Sun Xingyou's shrunken turtle | Hearing the wind behind closed doors, how could he dare to come out? Even if he came out, he would not be my match. On the contrary, General Zhou Jun Xiang Gong went to Niangziguan. Let's take Niangziguan first and wait and see. Brother Yelu's army from the north may be late."

Abudi nodded in agreement.

When Xiao Siwen turned his head, the terrain in the north was slightly higher, and he saw a large area of ​​infantry on the plain spreading towards the Juma River. He said: "The warriors of Daliao are like fierce tigers. It is not so easy for Zhou Jun to pull out his teeth! As long as our reinforcements can break through from the outside, Jinyang will not be a problem."

...

There was still no big movement outside Jinyang City, and the rain stopped within two days.

A few days ago, the Zhou army besieged and attacked fiercely, and the people in Jinyang City were panicked. However, after the initial panic passed, people gradually adapted to the war environment, and the world gradually stabilized. But at this time, someone panicked instead: Prime Minister Guo Yuanwei.

Guo Yuanwei had a high position and great power in the Northern Han court, but the more he was like this, the more cautious he was. Zhao Kuangyin's dissatisfaction and anger before he was arrested obviously knew about the fact that he was going to be betrayed; and that matter was an imperial military plan, only a few important ministers and generals knew about it, how did Zhao Kuangyin know about it?

Jinyang was in the midst of a war. Although the Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty did not pursue the matter with great fanfare for the time being, Guo Yuanwei still smelled danger.

He thought about the process of doing things, whether he would leave clues. Some subtleties that he thought would be impossible to reveal according to his prior arrangement, at this time he also believed that there were loopholes, but he couldn't think of a specific way for others to know.

Worried about danger and luck, Guo Yuanwei suddenly regretted contacting Zhao Kuangyin, and now thinking about it, it seems a bit unnecessary; even if he didn't tell Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyin might not necessarily bite back. However, at the beginning, it was also because of being cautious and feeling uneasy about this matter, so I did that thing.

Guo Yuanwei thought of surrendering to the Zhou army to protect himself, but he didn't directly control the soldiers and horses, so the risk of planning was very high. The best chance of surrender is the fall of the Northern Han Dynasty.

But Guo Yuanwei was still so panicked because he judged that Jinyang should be able to keep this time. Flying pigeons from Xinzhou and other places passed on the news that the Liao army had already been dispatched, and even the Youzhou army had reinforced from the east; as long as the reinforcements could approach Jinyang, the Zhou army would not be able to attack the city.

With the reinforcements of the Liao Army still in place, there would be no problem with the morale of Jinyang City.

Guo Yuanwei's main concern is his own safety, and of course he doesn't attach the most importance to Jinyang's survival.

... Yang Ye took advantage of the truce and went to Nancheng to visit Feng Jinke. He wanted to take the opportunity to take a closer look at Zhou Jun's fortifications, and this was the main direction of Zhou Jun's attack; but it was inconvenient for Yang Ye to come over during the war, otherwise he would be suspected of pointing fingers at his colleagues.

Feng Jinke went to the city to greet him, the two exchanged a few words, and then they talked about the war.

While Yang Ye was dealing with it, he looked at the earthworks below. The whole earthwork was more than twenty steps wide. The Zhou army had achieved some results in just two days, and built a short section of height under the city wall... Although the effect was not great, it took less than two days for the Zhou army to build the earth; moreover, the city wall looked high.

He took a closer look, and found that on the rammed earth there were large stone bombs, rolling logs, bricks, etc. bombarded by the Zhou army, all of which were used as stepping stones and built in the earth mountain.

Feng Jinke said: "The Zhou army only piled up soil here. Originally, there were many ways to stop them. But the gunpowder cannons of the Zhou army were mainly concentrated here. Once the ordnance was released on the city wall and a burst of shelling, it would definitely be destroyed! We haven't found a way to stop them from piling up soil yet."

Yang Ye nodded in agreement, and looked at the scene outside the city wall. Calmly reminded: "I was on the southeast corner building, and I saw a piece of house ruins with camouflage. I guess Zhou Jun is digging tunnels to attack, and he may repeat the old trick of the Battle of Shouzhou to blow up the city."

After hearing this, Feng Jinke said: "I have dug tunnels in the city for defense. If Zhou Jun digs close to the city wall, we may be discovered by us. We have also deployed defenses according to the method of defense suggested by Zhao Kuangyin. It is not so easy for Zhou Jun to repeat the same tricks."

When Yang Ye heard about Zhao Kuangyin, he immediately thought of Zhao Kuangyin's betrayal. He didn't have any opinion on the Northern Han Lord's decision, but he also had some feelings about it. He felt that the so-called emperor's grace was so great in the face of the balance of pros and cons!

But Yang Ye still held his breath and didn't want to surrender to Zhou Guo through Zhou Guo's spies easily. Surrendering now, although he has done meritorious service, his reputation and reliability in the hearts of the world will be greatly affected. The performance of loyalty to the emperor should not be easily destroyed.

Yang Ye looked at it and said solemnly: "We will have a hard fight with Zhou Jun, sooner or later!"

Feng Jinke turned his head to look to the north, and said: "Even if the soil is successfully built, the width of the gap is limited, and the Zhou army will attack from above. If we want to break through the city from such a place, unless our morale is low and we have no fighting spirit."

Yang Ye remembered the battle with Zhou Jun near Baigu, he frowned and said nothing; but he looked down at the dirt hill below, pondered for a moment and then nodded slightly.

In Yang Ye’s previous speculation, this time the Northern Han Dynasty was in a critical situation, and the Liao army would be able to relieve the siege if it arrived. This is the consensus of the Northern Han monarchs and ministers;

Feng Jinke pondered for a while, and said: "In any case, whether the reinforcements from the Liao army can reach the city of Jinyang is a matter of life and death for our country."

He suddenly didn't pay too much attention to the result... Regarding Zhao Kuangyin's matter, he really felt a little bit cold towards the Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, and he didn't want to repay the Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty with his death. In addition, although he felt a little annoyed at the beginning by the spy in the family, he gradually realized that it was Lord Zhou's intention to win him over, and he already had a way out.

Feng Jinke said: "It is reported that the Liao army has gathered near Yinshan Mountain and is heading south recently. Jinyang City should be safe for at least one month or two. It depends on whether the Liao army can defeat Zhou army Li Chuyun's troops in Xinzhou and Niangziguan in the east!"

Yang Ye nodded in agreement, and stood on the top of the wall for a long time without saying a word.