"Boom, boom, boom......, boom" cast iron mortar cannon let out a roar that shook the heavens and the earth, and the large-caliber siege cannon was equipped with more, and the explosion was louder than the copper cannon. The rows of artillery in the artillery array seemed to be spraying flames, and nearly 100 pounds of stones were thrown into the air and rolled in the sky. Dust and stones were splashed on the walls in the distance.

Outside the city, a large number of soldiers and people pushing wheelbarrows filled the moat outside the city walls, and the loud shouts seemed to destroy everything.

Guo Shao picked up the carriage and looked at the scene of thousands of troops and horses gathering outside, and the general Gao Huaide was boosting morale in front of the battle, shouting something impassionedly, and the soldiers shouted in response. The exciting battlefield made Guo Shao also miss his former career as a horseman...... But now he doesn't have to go to the front of the battlefield, controlling the situation as the emperor is what he should do, and there are generals in the war.

Guo Shao beckoned to Lu Chengyong, who hurriedly rode his horse close to the carriage. Guo Shao said: "Send someone to Gao Huaide to deliver a decree to capture Jinzhou within fifteen days!" ”

"Order!" Lu Chengyong replied with a fist clenched.

Guo Shao patted the wooden board of the carriage and said, "Go back to the Chinese army." ”

A group of iron horsemen escorted the chariot back to the barracks. Guo Shao walked into a tent inside the fence, and soon the eunuch Yang Shiliang and the civil official Lu Duoxun entered.

The sound of artillery still rumbled around, as noisy as the weather of a thunderstorm. Guo Shao sat down under a board full of files and papers, glanced at the two of them, and asked, "Is there any news from the Liao King's account?" ”

Yang Shiliang bowed down and said, "Back to Your Majesty, not yet." ”

Lu Duoxun said: "The military government of the former battalion has ordered all departments to scout, and once they encounter a suspicious person, they will immediately report to the military government. ”

Guo Shao said in a deep voice: "Waiting for the result in speculation and worry, waiting is always the most difficult day. ”

Lu Duosun arched his hand and said: "The minister went to the military palace to ask Deputy Envoy Wei if there was any new news today." ”

Guo Shao nodded slightly, removed an inkstone on the board, and turned out a simple diagram with some circled arrows drawn with a brush. The upper left corner is marked with the Liao Army's Qi Wang Department; An ellipse was drawn in the northeast with a dotted line, and the account of the Liao king was written, and a question mark was also marked...... Because the exact location of the king's tent is unknown, and it is always on the move. The Yalu River and other places have also been marked, and a sketch can allow Guo Shao to observe the situation more intuitively.

He raised his head and took a deep breath and closed his eyes. Yang Shiliang paid attention to him slightly, the more respectful his body became, and he didn't dare to make a little noise to disturb, even if the sound of artillery outside shook the heavens and the earth.

This time the Northern Expedition was very powerful, announcing to the world that the use of less than 100,000 troops from countless states and counties was transferred to food, but it seemed to be launching a national war!

The deliberate strategy of the imperial court was because the strategic purpose was to force peace.

In addition to the needs of national policy, this is also an important part of Guo Shao's establishment of a bureau for Xiao Siwen. In the autumn and winter of last year, Guo Shao pretended to be sick and used Yang Ye to lure Xiao Siwen into being fooled, and the siege of Yanmen made Xiao Siwen lose the power to preside over the government; And at this time, if you can make Xiao Siwen carry the black pot again...... Guo Shao believes that Xiao Siwen should finish playing.

The key is to make the monarchs and ministers of the Liao State decide that peace must be sought!

At this moment, Lu Duosun walked into the big tent quickly, Guo Shao opened his eyes and observed the expression, thinking that he had received the news of the Liao king's tent, so he calmed down and waited for Lu Duosun to speak.

Lu Duoxun arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the Qianying Military Government has reported urgently, and the Qi royal department of the Liao State suddenly turned around and marched south to Jinzhou!" ”

Guo Shao suddenly showed a look of surprise and surprise, and stretched out his hand to rub it on his forehead a few times.

Lu Duoxun said: "It must be the Liao king who forced Sage to relieve the siege of Jinzhou." ”

Layout and strategy, there are generally all kinds of uncertain things in the middle, and this matter is one of them. Guo Shao thought about it for a while, and then said: "Order Wei Renpu, Shi Yanchao and Dong Zunzhi to meet you." ”

Not long after, the light in the tent dimmed slightly, and a huge body blocked the light. Shi Yanchao said impatiently: "The surname Gao is playing lively in front, I just look at it, and I feel uncomfortable!" ”

Then Wei Renpu and Dong Zunzhi also walked in, and the three of them clasped their fists together and saluted, "Your Majesty has no borders." ”

Guo Shao said: "The king of Qi of Liao, Gangsage, waved his troops south. ”

"What!" Shi Yanchao listened, he was bending down to salute, and he almost jumped up all of a sudden, glaring and saying, "Official, this guy was so frightened that he quit the army when he heard my name, if he saw his real body on the battle array, he must not be scared out of|pee!" ”

Dong Zunzhi was stunned, Shi Yanchao suddenly stepped forward half a step forward and blocked Dong Zunzhi behind him. Dong Zunyu took a step to the right, dodging Shi Yanchao's body, but Shi Yanchao took another step to the right.

Guo Shao said: "Gong Sage temporarily went south, and his morale was not high. If we can use cavalry to repel the Gangsage tribe at this time, Gao Huaide will not have to dismantle the siege and deploy. What does Deputy Envoy Wei think? ”

Wei Renpu frowned, as if he was desperately thinking about the trade-offs, and replied with a little confidence: "If Your Majesty decides to do so, you can give it a try." ”

Guo Shao understood Wei Renpu's concern, this kind of siege tactics on all sides, the troops were relatively scattered. If strong reinforcements attack from outside, the fight will be very disadvantaged.

"Dong Zunzhi!" Guo Shao immediately shouted.

Dong Zunzhi hurriedly squeezed out from behind Shi Yanchao, clenched his fists and said loudly: "The last general!" ”

Shi Yanchao's face was so anxious that he was about to cry.

Guo Shao said: "You lead the headquarters to ride lightly...... General Shi Ying. Shi Yanchao, I order you to lead the main force of horsemen to attack, go north to find Sage, and defeat him! ”

Shi Yan was overjoyed, and said with full momentum: "The official family is waiting for the good news!" ”

…… Shi Yanchao and Dong Zunzhi led the cavalry to the north of the Linghe River (Daling River), and the next day they went to the west side of Yiwulu Mountain and encountered most of the Liao army.

At that time, the Daling River on the west side of Renma gradually changed from north-south to east-west, and on the east side was the Lushan Mountain Range, which gradually became higher and steeper, and the terrain of Xujun in the south was narrow; The Liao army to the north was in the open field. Dong Zunzhi rode a horse to catch up with Shi Yanchao and persuaded: "Shi Guogong must not rush forward, if the Liao army and other Shi Guogong cross the estuary, cut off the retreat; The terrain in the south is narrow, and it will be difficult to rescue in time! ”

Shi Yanchao sneered: "Even your uncle is like that when he fights, the kid is a good teacher." Take a good look at the back! ”

He slapped the horse's buttocks, raised the iron gun and shouted, "Kill! Then he led his own soldiers to ride heavily and took the lead, and without saying a word, he led the troops forward.

Unexpectedly, a small group of light horsemen ran faster than Shi Yanchao, Shi Yanchao was jogging with a fine horse to coerce the cavalry, ready to do a big job, and when he saw this, he immediately scolded angrily: "He|mother|, whose person is that?" ”

The general shouted: "General Dong's people are not under our control!" ”

Shi Yanchao's surroundings were densely populated with flags, and the big banner with the word "history" written on it could be seen from afar, and thousands of horsemen were moving north following the movement of the big flag. Shi Yanchao didn't bother to care about the small group of people, and continued to lead the troops north.

Xu soldiers and horses poured over from the sandy soil of the river beach, and even on the eastern slope there were war horses climbing, and as far as the eye could see, the mountains were full of surging horses.

The Liao army had gathered in several large formations in the north, and the horses in the middle had moved south. Xu Jun rushed to the front of the battle more than 100 steps, and suddenly raised his arms and shouted: "Shi Yanchao, the world's first fierce general, is here, if you don't escape, you will be sent to death!" ”

Shi Yanchao heard the shout, and was very useful, the two armies were only two hundred paces apart, he kicked the horse's belly, roared and began to accelerate the charge.

The Liao army that spread out from the east and west counterattacked and outflanked, and the horses' hooves roared between the mountains and rivers for a while, and the shouts of killing shook the sky. Not long after, the arrows in the air rained down, and Shi Yanchao's heavy cavalry bore the brunt of it, without carrying bows and arrows, and braved the arrows to go straight forward, completely ignoring the soldiers who were injured by the arrows.

The cavalry on both sides approached at a visible speed like a torrent, and the brown sand on the river beach was swallowed up by the black crushing horses. The heavy cavalry threw iron spears at the Liao cavalry, and the hand-to-hand combat did not show the slightest sign of slowing down. Shi Yan shouted and dismounted two horses in a row, and pounced, and a team of heavy horses was like a huge arrow speed piercing through the vanguard of the Liao army!

The speed of the non-stop Xu army's heavy cavalry advance exceeded the imagination of the two armies, and after the forward rushed out, it left room for the men and horses behind to sprint, and more soldiers and horses entered the Liao army's large array.

Shi Yanchao's troops were invincible, no one could stop him, and he clashed left and right among the Liao soldiers. He rushed to the front, and the black spear in his hand was danced lightly and flexibly, as if it was a wooden pole, but in fact it was forged in iron! A cavalry Liao soldier waved the iron bone duo and smashed it towards Shi Yanchao, Shi Yanchao pulled out the iron gun that pierced into the chest of a cavalryman next to him, and swept across the block iron bone duo with a "whew" sound, "clang" with a loud bang, only to see the sparks splashing, the iron bone duo was directly knocked into the air, the iron gun swept on the ear protection of the Liao cavalry with a strong wind, and there was a terrifying sound of cervical vertebrae breaking, the person's head had drooped down, and the whole body rolled down from the horse.

Shi Yanchao's breastplate and shoulder armor were full of arrows, and he stretched out his hand and broke them all and threw them away! There are three layers of armor in plate armor and locks, and even if an arrow that can pierce through the three layers of armor can hurt him, it will be like scratching and itching in his eyes.

Xu Jun was heavily armored and finely ridden, and all of them were covered in blood, very brave and terrifying, and the shouts were deafening.

However, the horizontal expansion of the Xu army was insufficient, Shi Yanchao rushed too fast, and the entire cavalry turned into a long dragon formation. The two wings of the Liao army rushed to the flank of the Xu army, and soon cut off the relatively thin formation. Xu Jun was divided into two, and he couldn't respond to it before and after!

Dong Zunzhi's eyes were full of running cavalry and dust, and he observed that the Liao army in the distance was galloping towards the east and west, without any signs of stagnation, and knew that Shi Yanchao was surrounded in front.

"He's a mother!" Dong Zunzhi scolded, his men and horses were all Xu army cavalry in front of them, and the estuary was flat and very narrow, and it had already been blocked!

Dong Zunzhi looked to the left, and some horsemen were stuck in the mud by the river, and they were struggling to turn back. The hillside in front of the right is full of horsemen. This place is at the foot of Lushan Mountain, and the further you go to the east, the higher the mountain, and the mountains in the depths of your sight seem to be like dark clouds pressing down on the horizon.

"Shi Yanchao is also resting!" Dong Zunzhi said urgently.