Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The cannon fire outside Youzhou City has never stopped, and the whole city is in a state of trembling. There was no one on the street, and the huge city seemed to have turned into a dead city! Only the army was moving now and then in hurried hordes.

The city was full of miasma and smog, and the walls had collapsed, making a mess. In the air, a dove swooped down into the city in panic.

"Cuckoo!" A Khitan man with disheveled hair reached into the pigeon cage and grabbed the gray pigeon that had just flown in. Seeing something tied to his leg, he hurriedly and carefully untied it, and turned around, "Hey, eat, I'm going to report the news."

Xiao Siwen was standing on a pavilion, watching the stones rolling down on the city wall in the distance. Xiao Abudi, Fan Zhongyi and other civil and military personnel stood on the left and right, and a group of cavalry guarded the pavilion below.

A commoner Khitan rode over and muttered a few words below, and the generals led him up the narrow wooden stairs to the platform.

Xiao Siwen took a look at the things, and said: "Both cavalry battalions of the Zhou army have gone south, and a large number of infantry on the outskirts of Youzhou have also evacuated south."

"It seems that Brother Yeluxiu has made some noise in the south, and our threat has suddenly become much smaller." Fan Zhongyi said.

Xiao Siwen nodded and remained silent.

The principle of carrier pigeons delivering messages is that they will fly home. Xiao Siwen has long been prepared. In order to deliver messages when the city is besieged, he mainly feeds carrier pigeons in two places, Youzhou City and Tanzhou. Needless to say, the importance of Youzhou City, Tanzhou is also a key place, because it controls the north entrance.

Now that Youzhou City is under siege, the Liao army scouts outside can still send news back through carrier pigeons. Xiao Siwen can also send the news to Tanzhou... but he can't send the news directly to Brother Yeluxiu through the air. (Homing pigeons are not airplanes, after all.)

Xiao Siwen pondered for a moment and said: "Use the pigeons from Tanzhou to send a letter, writing 'report to brother Xiu, the main force of the Zhou division is going south'."

"Of course." The person who just went upstairs bowed.

Fan Zhongyi said: "Zhou Jun transferred a large number of cavalry from Youzhou. There is a big gap in the east of the siege. Our cavalry can go out from Youzhou to support Brother Yeluxiu."

Abudi said coldly: "There are not many soldiers in Youzhou. Brother Yeluxiu looks like I am the best in the world. He claims to be the number one tiger general in the Daliao. How powerful is he! Do you still need us to support him?"

"We must focus on the overall situation." Xiao Siwen took a look at Abudi.

After Zhou Jun's two major cavalry battalions were transferred away, the Youzhou Army's exit from the east was indeed not a big threat; but Brother Yeluxiu was dispatched suddenly this morning, and the time was too urgent. Xiao Siwen still hasn't figured out the specific situation of the Liao Army and Zhou Army. He went out of the city rashly, and he didn't know how to deal with Brother Yeluxiu.

"Brother Yeluxiu is young and famous, he is arrogant, but he is really capable of using troops. The king still trusts him, and the Zhou army will not be easy to deal with." Xiao Siwen exhaled, "But since there is an opportunity, you can order the cavalry to come out from the east gate and harass the Zhou army's besiegers."

Abudi agreed: "The most important thing for us is to defend Youzhou City."

Xiao Siwen was noncommittal.

...

After Guo Shao heard that Brother Yeluxiu had gone south, he returned to Xuanren City yesterday and was no longer in Youzhou.

This place is located in the north of Caoqu and south of Youzhou, exactly in the middle. But it was very quiet at this time, and the sound of cannons in Youzhou could not be heard, nor could the sound of horseshoes and fighting near the Caoqu Canal be heard.

In the silence, Guo Shao looked at the sky, but he could imagine that there were bloody fights on all sides.

In the signing room, there is a row of more than 20 sets of drawings! Some maps are very detailed, with a small hillside, a forest, and a village marked on it. In addition, there are two sets of upper and lower structure diagrams of the intelligence system, and an organizational chart for the transmission of military orders.

The room is not big, or dozens of people are standing or sitting. Some people were writing in a rustle, while others were silently facing Guo Shao.

In the courtyard outside, two or three hundred messengers and officials from the former camp stood in line. The emperor was inside, and they were very quiet. Everyone was always ready. Once there was a military order, the order in the small signing room could be transmitted to the front in the most strict way and at the fastest speed...it could reach a hundred people!

In the silence, the atmosphere was inexplicably tense.

At this moment, an official bent down and walked into the signing room. After bowing to the superior, he went to Wei Renpu and whispered something in a low voice.

Wei Renpu got up immediately and said: "Your Majesty, Brother Yeluxiu's troops are still in the northern section of Caoqu!"

"Very good." Guo Shao said in a deep voice.

Wei Renpu said: "Brother Yeluxiu must think that the cavalry of the Great Zhou Dynasty are mounted infantry on the side of Guizhou and in the south. Now he is really kept in the dark, and he is a monkey. As long as he is hidden from him for a day, he will be able to drink a pot!"

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little heated, and everyone said: "Your Majesty predicts the enemy like a god, congratulations to Your Majesty!"

Guo Shao said calmly, "It's too early to celebrate. Brother Yeluxiu has 30,000 cavalry, and the cavalry of the Liao army is not a vegetarian. Even if Li Chuyun's 50,000 cavalry fight him, it is not 100% sure that they will win a big victory! Just wait."

His bright eyes showed nervous attention, but his face was neither happy nor angry, he just paced slowly on the spot, thoughtful.

Now that things are up, Guo Shao doesn't have to do anything, just wait. But this kind of waiting is really difficult.

He wanted to go back and have a quiet time, but he was reluctant to leave because he wanted to hear the result in the front yard as soon as possible.

After a long time, Guo Shao let out a long breath of relief, and explained to himself: The worst result is to let Brother Yeluxiu go!

Originally, today's battle was not included in the plan, but Brother Yeluxiu fought very wildly and unrestrainedly, making dangerous moves, and an unexpected opportunity appeared...

The original strategy was that the main force of the Liao army did not go south, and kept attacking Youzhou to exert pressure; when the main force of the Liao army went south for the second time, it retreated to the two lines of defense and continued to consume.

Consume until the Liao army can't afford it!

It is impossible for Yeluxiu's people to cut off the supply line of the Zhou army's grain road, and at most it will cause some losses. Guo Shao spent all his money this time, and the cities on the front line have hoarded a large amount of food and grass. Even if there is no food transport in the rear for two or three months, the short-distance supply line from Xuanren City to Youzhou can guarantee the front line siege!

The only way Yeluxiu could actually relieve Xiao Siwen's pressure was to harass the siege army. But that was not easy, the cavalry of the Zhou army was enough to protect the surroundings; even if Brother Yeluxiu managed to sneak attack occasionally, it would not be able to cause a substantial blow to the army.

Guo Shao said in his heart: In this battle, I am lucky to win and lose my life. That's all!

Guo Shao suddenly smiled, looked back to the left and right and said: "What we are doing now will be passed on for thousands of years in the future! I can accomplish this great event with you, and I will never forget it."

Everyone said one after another: "The ministers are well aware of the importance..." "Sansheng is lucky to be able to avenge the country's shame with the enemy under His Majesty..."\u003c