Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Four-way March

Longying waited for the shouting to be slightly subdued, and poured magic power into the voice. It seemed that he did not raise his voice, but every word was heard clearly in the ears of the soldiers, and said: "I, Longying, this time I am going out on behalf of you. You are not Longying's subordinates, but my Longying's brothers. I want to take you to a big victory, and it will be a complete victory. The next head I will cut off from Longying will be from Sun Wanrong. come down." Without waiting for everyone's reaction, first hang down the bamboo pole of the first level, and reach out to take the Tianbang mounted on the saddle side from the side of Xue'er's horse.Then Tianbang transformed into light and shadow in the sky like a magic trick, and made a terrifying sound of whistling and piercing through the sky, with an astonishing power that shook the sky and the earth.

Not to mention the three armies, even Lou Shide, Yang Xuanji, Zhang Jiujie, and Guo Yuanzhen were stunned. They never thought that there is such a terrifying artifact in the world. One can imagine its invincible power in the hands of Longying. The light and shadow disappeared, just as suddenly as they appeared, and turned into a weapon with a length of one foot and two feet on the shoulder. While everyone was holding their breath, Long Ying reproduced a confident and powerful smile, and said leisurely: "I, Long Ying, will use this to bestow divine weapons and cut off Sun Wanrong's head."

There was unstoppable shouting and applause in the big school field, and everyone was wildly excited. Lou Shide and others pulled out their weapons, pointed to the north, and shouted together: "Long live my emperor!" The three armies responded in unison, raised all kinds of weapons and pointed to the north, and the morale and fighting spirit reached the peak. In the next three days, the main army gathered in Youzhou all went to the front line, divided into four groups, with a strong lineup and high morale. The first route was led by Lou Shide himself, with the strongest force at 60,000.Straight out of the customs, stop at 20 miles northwest of Shanzhou City. The goal is to defend rather than attack the enemy. Build a strong battle camp at a strategic point to contain the enemy.Because the enemy's total strength is only 80,000, and they are scattered in Yingzhou, Jizhou, Pingzhou, and Xincheng, they will not be able to challenge this main force for a while, allowing Lou Shide, the most senior commander, to deploy calmly.

The second route led by Yang Xuanji, with a force of 20,000, went straight to Shanhaiguan.It is imperative to put this important city outside the region under absolute control and control the Great Wall. The third route, commanded by Zhang Jiujie, with a force of 50,000, advanced towards the slow army in Jizhou, which was steadily advancing. The fourth army was the weakest, consisting of 10,000 elite soldiers painstakingly trained by Wan Renyu and Feng Guoting, supplemented by 3,000 elite cavalry hidden in the dark and accompanied secretly, led by Guo Yuanzhen. On the face of it.The Fourth Route Army was the weakest, and Guo Yuanzhen, the leader of the army, was not a well-known general. As long as he was familiar with the art of war, he should think of this military operation of the Great Zhou Army.The goal is Jizhou, the others are only diversionary, and the Fourth Route Army is even more prepared.

The most exciting part of the journey started by the three of them, Long Ying, will go to Jizhou with Zhang Jiujie's third route army.Since Xue'er and Longying are both very recognizable, it will strengthen the wrong ideas of the Khitan people.Unexpectedly, their goal is Pingzhou. Supplies, food and all kinds of siege equipment were sent to Youzhou from the Grand Canal in an endless stream. Wu Zhao sent 20,000 people to guard Youzhou and nearby cities.Directed by Li Duozuo.The Grand Canal also gathers fleets of naval warships, which can support the rear cities at any time. Before departure, Wilderness Dance came back, and from the fact that he could come back in time, he knew that he might have been watching from the sidelines and joining them at a critical moment.

Jizhou is the closest to Youzhou, after walking slowly for three days, it is less than twelve miles away from Jizhou.Zhang Jiujie knew the terrain of this area well, selected several strategic locations and commanding heights with good conditions, and ordered the construction of the village to become a strong support for the rear of the siege army. Longying, Wanrenyu and Fengguoting gathered in the military tent and summoned Huangyuanwu.After Longying came back, it was the first time he saw him, and after a few polite words, he said: "We will leave immediately." Wasteland Dance was surprised and asked, "Where are you going?"

Longying Tan grabbed his shoulder and said with a smile: "We are going to have a big fun now, are you interested in Wasteland Dance?" A look of astonishment flashed in Huang Yuanwu's eyes, and she sighed, "Go to Pingzhou! Isn't that right?" All three of them were amazed by the agility and precision of his thinking. Wasteland Dance asked again: "How did Master Ying do it?" Knowing that he was referring to killing Jinzhong, Longying asked instead of answering, "Has the news of Jinzhong's death spread?" Huang Yuanwu said with a bit of dismay: "It's spreading like a plague. I heard people talking about it as soon as I entered the customs. All ethnic groups and gangs in Shanhaiguan restrained their subordinates and stopped their flags and drums, because they knew that we would have a large-scale military operation. "

Wan Renyu said, "Any other news?" Huang Yuanwu said: "The Khitan people are very nervous. They keep mobilizing troops from various places to Yingzhou, and strengthen the city defense and patrol. I once witnessed a Khitan army of about 5,000 people going from Xincheng to Yingzhou." Long Ying sighed: "The new city is in danger!" The astonishment of Wasteland Dance was fleeting. Feng Guoting said: "Can you find out the marching route to the Khitan people's new city?" Wasteland Dance showed a bitter smile and said, "What's the point?"

All three of them understood his mood, but he himself didn't know that he was seen through by the three of them, and the atmosphere was very unnatural. Longying said indifferently: "Do you still want to go with us?" Wilderness Dance cheered up, and said: "I will go through fire and water, and I will do whatever I want." Long Ying stood up and said: "Let's go while it's dark!" Pingzhou is located on the east bank of the Luan River. The river comes from the northwest, flows through the Great Wall, and exits the Bohai Sea. Pingzhou is twice as large as Jizhou.Compared with Youzhou, although it is the size of the Acropolis, the city wall is strong, fifteen feet high and two feet wide. , and the water of the Luan River was introduced to form a moat with a width of three feet.In order to prevent the flooding of the river, the whole city is located on a hilly highland, which is indeed a dangerous fortress that is easy to defend but difficult to attack due to its geographical advantages.

Guo Yuanzhen pushed along the coast, and Yi Yuanyu heard that Zhou's army had arrived, so he demolished the four pontoon bridges across the Luan River, cutting off the traffic between the east and west banks.However, Guo Yuanzhen had guessed Yi Yuanyu's move early on, so he set up camp on the west bank for the night, set up archery towers along the river, and built fortifications to prevent the fierce Khitans from crossing the river and attacking them. In the early morning of the next day, a large number of naval warships arrived, and 5,000 garrison troops were brought in. Under the personal command of Li Duozuo, a triple defensive line was built two miles away from the city, smashing Yi Yuanyu's repeated raids.By noon, Guo Yuanzhen had successfully built three pontoon bridges across the river, sent soldiers and material resources to the opposite bank, and started to build the high platform in Longying's mind.

At dusk, the four of Long Ying arrived outside Pingzhou City, joined Guo Yuanzhen's 10,000 elite soldiers, and completed the high platform that was more than ten feet higher than the city wall. The four Longying and Guo Yuanzhen boarded a high hill to observe the situation of the east gate of Pingzhou. Longying said relaxedly: "Have you had enough rest?" Guo Yuanzhen said: "Commander Li Da will share the heavy work. All the brothers got a good night's sleep last night and started to rest again in the afternoon. Until now, they can be dispatched at any time." Wasteland Dance looked at the high platform with a look of surprise and uncertainty. Wan Renyu touched him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Did you guess it?" Wasteland Dance shook his head blankly. Longying felt that the overall situation was settled, and said: "After shooting Yi Yuanyu, the three of us will fight into the city and seize control of the suspension bridge. This is a road of no return. Brother Huang is interested. ?" Wasteland Dance showed a strange expression, and said: "It is the glory of Wasteland Dance to be able to fight side by side with the three of them in the environment of a near-death situation." Long Ying felt something.The pain of being an undercover agent is hard to explain to outsiders.When I first met Wasteland Dance, he was so unrestrained, but now he shows certain emotions from time to time, not because he is incompetent, but because he has developed feelings with them and cannot bear to hurt them.In the future, I will be in the same situation as Fan Qingzhou and join the Dajiang League. Guo Yuanzhen said: "Come on! Let me show you what I have prepared." The five rode their horses back to the high wooden platform outside the camp, and a row of more than ten wooden boxes was placed on the ground.They fell to the box.Guo Yuanzhen ordered someone to unpack the box and fetch a strange arrow. The cluster of arrows was replaced by a three-inch-long ball, saying: "This is a poisonous smoke arrow. , arsenic and other medicinal materials, use a red-hot iron cone to pierce the ball before launching, and the flames will explode and burn the enemy. On a night with only a breeze like tonight, the thick smoke will linger for a long time. It was transported from the south of the Yangtze River Great firearms. We have two thousand now." Wan Renyu took the poisonous smoke arrow and played with it. Guo Yuanzhen asked someone to fetch another iron arrow, handed it to Long Ying, and said, "This is the heavy iron arrow Lord Ying asked for." Long Ying happily took it, weighed it with his hands, and said: "It really is quite heavy." Feng Guoting asked, "Would you like to try shooting?" Longying shook his head and said: "No need! I'm fully sure that I will take Yi Yuanyu's life with this arrow." Guo Yuanzhen took out a scroll from his arms, came to the front of the four people, opened it, and said: "This is a portrait drawn by the painter Yi Yi Yuanyu, which is 80% similar to his real person. Fortunately, he likes to wear a yellow cloak over his armor , is not difficult to recognize." Wan Renyu said, "I'm most afraid that even if he wears a steel helmet, iron arrows won't be able to pierce it." Long Ying said confidently: "The iron arrow will fill my true qi. Adding the height and weight of the iron arrow, the steel armor can't hold it up. It's better for him to wear a steel helmet, as it will reduce his sensitivity." Guo Yuanzhen took a deep breath and said, "When shall we launch?" Long Ying said: "Is Fang Jun ready?" Fang Jun has become Guo Yuanzhen's deputy, and when Guo Yuanzhen is unable to separate himself, he will be responsible for leading the three thousand elites. Guo Yuanzhen said, "No problem." Wasteland Dance asked: "How is the situation of the enemies in the city?" Feng Guo Tingdai replied: "Early before the occupation of Pingzhou, all the residents in the city fled and hid in villages and towns in the south of Youzhou. Now there are only Khitans in the city, with a total force of about 12,000 people, more than Ji The number of Khitan troops in the state has doubled." Guo Yuanzhen went on to say: "So Yi Yuanyu doesn't take us seriously at all. Even with the soldiers led by Li Da, we only have 3,000 more people than them. Of course, this does not include our Shenying Army. They should be in position for an ambush."