Chapter 276 The Siege of Yunzhou

The morning wind blew through Yunzhou City with a chill, and the frost and dew swayed with the wind, crossing the water beads on the mottled old wall.

The soldiers guarding the city leaned under the wall, with knives and guns on one side, and his hands were inserted into the shabby cloth robe. Perhaps he felt the coolness and pulled a few pieces of armor hanging on his body in a daze, trying to stop the coldness that invaded the muscles and bones.

"Open the door, open the door!"

Suddenly, the hissing cry came to mind, like a stubborn stone entering the lake, and suddenly there were boundless ripples, breaking the silence of the dawn. The soldiers at the head of the city suddenly got up, rubbed their eyes, and looked down the city.

I don't know when hundreds of people came from the city. The clothes should be the Khitan people and the Southern Army who went out of the city yesterday, but they looked extremely embarrassed. The roar behind them seemed particularly clear in the early morning, and they seemed to be being chased.

"Open the door quickly. We are from the imperial guard brigade. We were ambushed by the Song army. Open the gate quickly. This is Lord Xiao Muji. If you are injured, you can't afford it!"

When the words fell, a burly man in the crowd came out. He was wearing a helmet, so he couldn't see his face clearly, but a fluent Khitan language was as fast as a storm, and he almost threw the whip in his hand on the face of the leader of the team at the head of the city.

"It's really annoying that his grandma dares to show off her power even after losing the battle!"

He spit and spit. He cursed in a dissatisfied whisper, but looking at the dust getting closer and closer in the distance, he did not dare to delay immediately. He quickly ordered his men to take out a rough bow and arrow to set up a formation at the head of the city, and personally went down to the head of the city and take people to open the gate.

"General Xu, do you really want to let these defeated soldiers go back to the city? Listen to their scolding, and you all regard yourself as a senior official!"

The cronies around him said with some indignant. He couldn't help staring at him. Although he usually likes the people around him to call him a general, what is it compared with the people outside the city?

Although the person who came here was defeated, he was a real Khitan. What's more, he still has the surname of Xiao. In the whole Khitan Dynasty, the surname of Xiao is not common. Maybe he is a relative of the emperor. If he goes out in Yunzhou, his little is not enough for the big man to be angry.

In my heart, I was so angry that I kicked a few people around me a few times, "Don't talk too much, why don't you open the gate quickly, and your hands and feet are numb!"

Seeing those cronies smiling and trotting forward to open the city gate, Shi Chang, who fell behind, lost a few pieces of scales on his whole body, which was quite a complete armor. He meditated on those stiff and bitter Khitan words in his heart, and made a flower-like smile on his face.

Squeak...

The wooden door invaded by the cold dew made a harsh sound. As soon as the door opened a crack, he saw people outside the city rushing in. Shi Chang was about to come forward and turn over to salute the Khitan man surnamed Xiao, but a cold light flashed in front of him, and his hand touched his neck, which was very sticky.

It turned out to be blood!

Looking up again, the strong man who spoke Khitan just now didn't seem to look like a Khitan, and his face was like a knife. He was clearly the same Central Plains native as him.

His eyes were full of panic. He wanted to shout, but he couldn't make a sound. Instead, his mouth smelled bitter and salty. Before long, he felt that his abdomen had been kicked hard. After flying out, he turned black in front of his eyes and was no longer conscious.

"Fight!"

Under the gate, after Dian Xu kicked the unlucky Shi Chang, he roared, and his thick arms supported the two gates. Under the blue veins, he actually opened the gate.

Behind him, the dust was getting closer and closer, and the five hundred black armored cavalry followed. Dian Xu pulled off the armor of the Khitan people on his body, and did not take the ring locks sent by his subordinates. He rushed to the city with his long knife and crossed the horse.

When Yang Yanzhao rode into Yunzhou City, the gate was already full of blood, and the head of the city had been guarded by Wu Bin. The shouts of killing in the streets and alleys in the distance became weaker and weaker. It was thought that Dian Xu and Xiao Muchun had killed all the Khitan people in the city.

Last night, hundreds of captured Southern troops did not resist too much. Under the rule of the Khitans, they were only for a way to live. Since they heard that the Song Dynasty came to recover the Sixteen States of Youyun and wanted to attack Khitan in the north, the blood of these people was also called up.

Therefore, Yang Yanzhao easily learned that the defense in Yunzhou City was lax, and he made good use of these southern troops, made a fog, and took Yunzhou City.

Two teams of soldiers were sent to Yingzhou and Shuozhou respectively to find Pan Meibao about Yunzhou. Yang Yanzhao climbed to the head of the city. After a careful investigation, he ordered Wu Bin to lead his soldiers to move all the tools to defend the city in Yunzhou to the head of the city. It was luck to capture the city, but to defend it, with thousands of soldiers at present. I'm afraid it's not easy.

He frowned, and Yang Yanzhao was struggling to think about the strategy of responding to the enemy. I don't know how long it took, there were messy footsteps in his ears. When he looked up, he saw Dian Xu and Xiao Muchun coming together. Beside him were several strange armored soldiers. "Your Excellency, the enemy in the city has been completely annihilated. This is Tian. Ke Shouli, the lieutenant of the brigade, is willing to take his brothers back to the court of the Song Dynasty.

When Dian Xu opened his mouth, Ke Shouli and others hurriedly saluted Yang Yanzhao, "The last general wait to see the lord and plead the lord to forgive the sins of the last general and others. We are willing to wear armor for the adults and kill those Khitan dogs!"

Hearing the words, Yang Yanzhao couldn't help but be happy. In this era, racial views were no less than the concept of family. Therefore, many Han people under the Khitan rule still yearned for the Central Plains orthodox Song Dynasty in their hearts.

Now that the Song Dynasty has sent troops to Qidan, these people feel that they are guilty in the court, so they all hold the intention of committing crimes and making contributions. They must have done their best to kill the Khitan people, and this is the urgent solution for Yang Yanzhao, who is struggling with his military strength.

"A few generals don't have to be polite."

He came forward to help the crowd. Yang Yanzhao sighed and continued softly, "You are loyal and brave in the Song Dynasty. Now it is the time for the officials to use people, and it is also the time for you and me to make contributions. It is also the time to kill the enemy bravely for the Song Dynasty to open up the territory of our society."

Hearing the words, these southern military lieutenants were all solemn and hot-blooded. They nodded repeatedly, "Lord Yang said yes, and the last generals are the power of the court."

After a few words of greeting, Yang Yanzhao couldn't help asking how many troops were left in the city. The people looked at each other and looked embarrassed. After a while, Ke Shouli answered in a low voice, "Answer, most of the soldiers and horses in Yunzhou City have actually been transferred, and the rest are just old, weak, sick and disabled people, staying in the city. Doing the response..."

Hearing this, Dian Xu next to him was the first to be angry. The blood stains on his face had not been wiped clean. He stared at Ke Shouli angrily, "Fight you grandma, didn't you just say that there were tens of thousands of soldiers!"

It was naturally very happy to take Yunzhou City, but Dianxu also understood that if the imperial army came late, more than 1,000 of them could not defend the Yunzhou City at all, so when he heard that there were tens of thousands of soldiers under Ke Shouli, he happily brought them to Yang Yanzhao.

But at this moment, it's just some old, weak, sick and disabled. In case the Khitan people attack, won't they lose Yunzhou City again?

Thinking of this, Dianxu was suddenly furious and released uncontrollably, which scared Ke Shouli and others to shake their hands repeatedly. "The general is angry, and what the last general said is true. There are more than 13,000 registered soldiers in the city, but only more than 3,000 people can fight to kill the enemy, and most of the rest are forced by the Khitan people. They don't have the power to bind chickens, and they haven't even been touched by blood. These people should not be sent to the battlefield, otherwise they will be in chaos.

Reaching out his hand and stopping Dian Xu, who was about to carry the knife, Yang Yanzhao frowned. Ke Shouli's words were right. The imperial army raided Huanzhou and other cities. The Khitan people transferred Yunzhou soldiers and horses to intercept them. It was reasonable to leave some weak guards in the city.

But why do you feel inappropriate in your heart?

Turning around, Yang Yanzhao looked outside the city. Everything he saw was a flat river. Suddenly, there was a thrill in his heart, "Captain Ke, quickly gather the soldiers in the city. As long as you can hold knives and guns, call me!"

"Captain Wu, divide your front division into a team of ten people, follow Captain Ke, take over a thousand soldiers in each team, and quickly move the city guard equipment to the top of the city. If there is any resistance, there is no mercy!"

The last sentence, Yang Yanzhao said with a cold face, which was more murderous than Dian Xu. How could Ke Shouli and others dare to resist, so they had to take orders.

After they left, Dian Xu stepped forward and saluted Yang Yanzhao and asked, "Your Excellency, what can the last general do?"

Hearing this, Yang Yanzhao patted his hand on the wall and whispered, "Don't worry. The following things are enough for you and me to have a headache."

Riding on horseback in Yunzhou City, the people who heard the news were all happy and smiling. Walking on the streets surrounded by them, Xiao Muchun and others said that the army of the court was about to come. Yunzhou City will definitely return to the embrace of the Song Dynasty. Harsh and miscellaneous taxes will no longer exist. Everyone will live and work in peace and contentment, and the road will not be picked up. Words come.

Although Yang Yanzhao had a smile on his face, he was extremely worried. The Khitan people who dared to keep this low combat power to defend the city must be very defensive in his heart. If you think about it like this, there is only one possibility left.

That's the Khitan's support army is coming. In this way, isn't Yunzhou City in danger?

While thinking about it, he saw a horse coming in a hurry from a distance, which shocked the people on the street to avoid one side. When the person approached Yang Yanzhao, he turned over and disembed from the horse. He pulled the reins in his hand to make the horse hiss in pain and stopped the rushing.

"Your Excellency, a large number of Khitan people from the north of the city are coming towards Yunzhou City!"

I'm really worried about what's coming!

Hearing this, Yang Yanzhao didn't care about the panic of the people and hurried to the north gate. Along the way, with about half a cup of tea, I reached the gate.

"Adult..."

Seeing that Wu Bin greeted him with a panic, Yang Yanzhao quickly climbed to the wall and asked, "Captain Wu, how's it going?"

"Your Excellency, I'm afraid there are no less than 50,000 Khitan people outside the city, and the leader is the well-equipped cavalry. As soon as they arrived outside the city, their subordinates sent Ke Shouli to delay them."

When he got on the wall, Ke Shouli wanted to salute, but was stopped by Yang Yanzhao, "Captain Ke, don't be polite. What's the situation now?"

"Your Excellency, these Khitans are going to enter the city, and the last general lied that they have sent someone to ask for instructions. I hope you can make it clear what to do now."

With the mouth next to him, Yang Yanzhao looked out of the city, full of darkness, and suddenly his heart sank a little.

Perhaps there has been no movement for a long time. The city shouted and scolded again. He was bald, his arms were bare, and he was covered with a short armor. The strong man with a beard came out of the crowd, holding a pair of drums and urn gold hammers in his hand, and he was about to rush forward to smash the city gate.

At this moment, another horse followed him. The man was beautiful, dressed in armored uniform, and his silver and gold waist flashed dazzlingly gorgeously. It seemed that his identity was extremely noble.

After the two talked, the strong man strangled the horse and stuffed the two hammers on the horse's back. The bronze cow stared at the head of the city. Obviously, his heart was full of anger.

"Open the gate and let them in."

When Ke Shouli and others were at a loss, they suddenly heard Yang Yanzhao say this, and the whole group was shocked to say it.