first-class champion

The flames of war in Yandi are still raging. The sixteen prefectures of Youyun are divided into seven states in front of the mountain and nine states behind the mountain. The seven states in front of the mountain are Yizhou, Zhuozhou, and Youzhou, which are located in the south, and the nine states behind the mountain are located in the north. , now the seven states in front of the mountain, except Youzhou, have all fallen into the hands of the Tang Dynasty, while the nine states behind the mountain are the kingdom of the Khitan people, and they have greater control.

Seeing that the cold winter is approaching, Li Cunxu is still constantly attacking the supply line of the Khitan army. The supplies are not easy to transport. The Khitan people have to supply 50 troops for food. The consumption is astonishing. Therefore, they cut down on food and clothing, and are not willing to spend a lot of money. Most of it belongs to Li Cunxu, Li Cunxu He supported war with war, and never asked Duan Mingyu for any more food and grass.

It is difficult to supply the 50 soldiers and horses of the Khitan army with these grains, but it is easy to supply the 3 horses of Li Cunxu. So greedy that he swallowed his saliva, how to deal with these surrendered soldiers has become a big problem that Li Cunxu will solve immediately.

Killing cannot be killed. Not only Li Cunxu, but also the generals under Li Cunxu have reached this consensus. If you kill all the soldiers who surrendered, that would be the most stupid act. You will definitely let the Khitan Han army, which is not determined to fight, fight against the Tang army from now on. Go forward bravely and don't think about retreating, but it won't work if you accept them all. Li Cunxu can't afford so many soldiers.

Li Cunxu thought for a long time, and said to the generals on the left and right: "The soldiers are good but not many. Although we have few troops at present, the goal should not be too big. Moreover, the morale of the Khitan and Han troops is not stable. Keeping them will only damage our morale. With limited food and grass, we can't afford to support these many soldiers, so it is better to let them go home, so as to relax the Khitan Han generals' determination to die, "

During an attack on the Khitan grain road, the soldiers captured a well-mannered soldier of the Khitan Han army. The soldier said he wanted to see Li Cunxu. It happened that Li Cunxu was the general who personally led the team this time, so he talked with this soldier. It was only then that I found out that this soldier turned out to be an aide of the Khitan Han general Zhang Shifang. Zhang Shifang had sent many groups of aides to contact Li Cunxu, but Li Cunxu's whereabouts were erratic, and Zhang Shifang failed to find him many times. This aide was actually smart. Mixed in Khitan's food and grass team, so many times, he really met.

Li Cunxu learned from this aide pretending to be a soldier that the Khitan Han general Zhang Shifang intended to surrender and wanted to discuss with Duan Mingyu.

Overjoyed, Duan Mingyu asked the staff a few questions, and only then did he learn the reason why Zhang Shifang was going to surrender. It turned out that Zhang Shifang and Guo Sheng had always been friends, and Guo Sheng's death hit him hard. , has been sending troops to attack Qixian County, but they are all dominated by the nine Khitan Han troops. The nine Khitan Han troops have a total of nearly 20 people, and Guo Sheng is one of them. After taking turns to attack, the Khitan Han troops suffered heavy losses. Zhang Shifang also lost his army and lost his generals, suffering unspeakably, but the Khitan army was unscathed, and the Khitan people were extremely harsh on the Han army in terms of military resources. Seeing that the severe winter was approaching, there was no news of even the basic battle jackets, and the military rations were also limited. The Khitan army is different. Every half a month of oxen can be distributed to a sheep, and each person has three buckets of rice per day.

It was time for Zhang Shifang to start thinking of a way out for his army both in public and in private. Duan Mingyu was overjoyed and talked with the chief of staff for three hours before letting the staff return with his own letter.

Zhang Shifang was frowning in the big tent, and this staff member quietly entered the big tent, whispered a few words to Zhang Shifang, Zhang Shifang was shocked, and a touch of ecstasy flashed on his face, "Mr. real,"

"There are letters as proof,"

When Zhang Shifang opened the letter, his face became cloudy, "In this case, we have to take some risks, sir, please read."

The aide took the letter and looked hesitant after reading it. Zhang Shifang asked bitterly, "If you want to surrender, you have to have a certificate of surrender. What do you think we should do?"

The staff member stroked his beard and said, "Duan Mingyu's chess move was really ruthless. He rejected the momentary gains and losses in front of him, and instead left the general's move in the decisive battle with Khitan in the future. It can be said that he thought he was using troops as a general. The method he said can be followed by the general, "

"But sir, Duan Mingyu told me to wait for a while and contact someone with insight in the Khitan Han army's nine divisions. Then he will take the initiative to fight against the Khitan army. Such a big fact is really risky," Zhang Shifang said still said hesitantly.

"General, if you do this, then the general will still be sent to Qi County to fight. Our troops are relatively thick, with [-] people, but what about Guo Sheng, he is stronger than us, even if the general Unlike Guo Sheng who was eaten by Li Cunxu like Guo Sheng, even the casualties in Qixian County are enough to wipe out our foundation," the aide continued, "And the general saw clearly that the Tang army has always been benevolent, and Guo Sheng was defeated. After Duan Mingyu released him back, it was a very friendly signal to us. Furthermore, when the general attacked Qi County, the Khitans would not send a single soldier to support the general, and Duan Mingyu would definitely not send a single soldier to support the general when we turned against him. Attacking with all his strength, he will not let go of this one and only opportunity,"

When Zhang Shifang heard it, he thought it made sense, and his complexion improved a lot. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Let me bear with it for now, and it's not impossible to wait for another blow. You go back and tell Duan Mingyu that if you want me to continue If you want to act according to plan, if you turn against him, you must let him attack the Khitan army first, otherwise there is no need to mention this matter."

The staff member said slowly: "The general's move is safe,"

This staff member went to Qi County again, and brought back a sentence from Duan Mingyu, "After one month, send troops to Gaoliang River."

Seeing that Duan Mingyu was so courageous, Zhang Shifang immediately contacted several good friends among the nine Khitan Han generals. After verbal testing, three of them were able to fight together. These three and his own troops would have an army of [-]. Zhang Shifang secretly Care about, think it can be a big deal.

One month later, it was already the end of November, and layers of lead-colored dark clouds began to spread over Yandi, which was a sign that it was going to snow. Duan Mingyu stood on the Qixian city tower, sighed to the sky, Wang Yanzhang who was beside him said, "Before I went to the expedition, I told Your Majesty that within two months, the war will be settled. It has been three months, and the war is still so stalemate. Duan is ashamed of His Majesty."

"My lord, please rest assured that our army will be able to succeed in this battle immediately. Once the main force of the Khitan reinforcements is defeated, the city of Yanjing will be destroyed," Wang Yanzhang said confidently.

"I hope so, is Cunxu ready?"

"Everything is ready,"