Li Chun was stunned, "How could it be the Khitan?"

"Yes! We considered the enemy as Goguryeo, but we never thought that the Khitan would make a fuss." Yang Shanhui's eyes were very worried. He was worried that Goguryeo and Khitan would jointly attack Liaodong, and then Liucheng would really not be able to defend it."

"How many troops are there in the Khitan, and where are they now?" Li Chun asked again.

"I got the news from Yancheng. There were about 40,000 to 50,000 people. It is said that their chief personally led his army to the south. They have already captured Yancheng and looted the city. They should be on the way to our Liucheng."

Although most of the military and civilians in Yancheng have moved to Liucheng, there are still thousands of old and weak people and 300 troops there that have not had time to migrate, and they have probably been massacred. Yang Shanhui felt very heavy in his heart. He said to Li Chun again: "From the distance, the Khitan cavalry should have arrived at Liucheng at noon today. I will close the city gate soon. Please ask Mr. Li to go south immediately, otherwise it will be too late."

Li Chun shook his head, "Prince Yang may not know my order! I was ordered to assist Liucheng's defense, which includes wartime defense. I am responsible for my duty, and I am sorry I cannot obey my duty!"

"After the war, no one can guarantee that he will survive the war. Mr. Li has done too much for Liucheng. Please go back with peace of mind. I will explain to His Highness the King of Qi."

Li Chun laughed, "I have been here for half a year. I have devoted a lot of effort to every tree and every tree in the city. So many craftsmen have been with me day and night. Will Taishou Yang think I will leave them behind?"

Yang Shanhui looked at Li Chun silently for a moment, and finally nodded, "Since the minister has made up his mind, let's work together!"

After saying that, Yang Shank will turn around and go down to the city, and he will only hear him shouting: "Installate the iron gate, no one is allowed to enter and exit the city from now on!"

Liaodong entered a state of war readiness in October last year. Before the road was blocked with heavy snow, tens of thousands of Yan County soldiers and civilians moved to Liucheng and Beiping County. According to Zhang Xuan's order, more than 100,000 young and weak children from Yan County and Liucheng County moved to Beiping County, leaving only about 30,000 young men and women and 10,000 troops stationed in Liucheng. The 10,000 garrisons from Youzhou also blocked the various passages from Liaodong to Hebei.

Although Zhang Xuan did not say it clearly, the generals and officials guarding Liucheng all understood that their mission was to restrain the Goguryeo army attacking Liaodong and create opportunities for the Sui army to attack Goguryeo.

As the sky gradually became brighter, the city of Liu began to become nervous. Although they had had two similar drills before, this time the real war came. There were 10,000 troops in the city, including the 3,000 defenders of Yan County, unified by general Duan Xianda, and another 20,000 militias, which were commanded by county magistrate Lu Chifeng.

There are also 10,000 young and strong women, who are responsible for cooking and transporting materials to defend the city. All buildings near the city walls are demolished to prevent the other party from burning when attacking with fire.

Ten thousand troops and 20,000 militia groups all went to the city. This time, Liucheng's defense also made sufficient preparations. The city's food can be held in the city for five months. There was a lot of mutton in the ice cellar, and various soldiers, armor, bows, arrows, and rolling wood and stones filled the warehouse.

Thanks to Li Chun's various designs, there are 240 heavy catapults, 180 stone cannons, and 400 crossbows on the city wall. In addition, the city wall is also taller and thicker, and the city wall is as high as three meters high, which is extremely strong.

The moat was also dug three zhang wide and one zhang deep. Li Chun changed it to a dry ditch, which was filled with pickets. In addition, the army also sprinkled a large number of thorns in the fields outside the city to deal with the cavalry.

In the afternoon, there were a series of low horn sounds coming from the field, and the Khitan army finally arrived.

On the field ten miles away, teams of cavalry were running back and forth, raising their heads and blew the deer horns. The low trumpet kept echoing in the field. Not far behind them, murderous Khitan cavalry lined up endlessly. At the front of the team, the twelve divine flags, the twelve flags, and the twelve giant drums were arranged in sequence, especially the twelve divine flags, which were twelve thick spears, using wolf tails as tassels. This was the ceremonial guard of the Khitan chief, which would appear during the expedition, sacrifice, and dynasty meetings.

After the ceremony, it was the Khitan chief Dahe Duluo. Dahe Duluo was about 47 or 8 years old. He had a medium figure, a wide face, heavy eyebrows and deep eyes, and a dignified appearance. He had served as the Khitan chief for twenty years. He surrendered to the Turks in the north and Goguryeo in the east, which made him all the best. Under his control, the Khitan gradually became stronger, with more than 100,000 soldiers in armour, becoming a powerful tribe in the Liaodong region.

This attack on Liaodong was inspired by the encouraging of Goguryeo Moli Zhiyuan Taizuo. Of course, it was also the result of the expansion of Dahe Duluo's ambitions. The Sui Dynasty was in chaos, and everyone in Liaodong could obtain it. How could the Khitan fall behind?

Dahe Duluo sent 50,000 elite soldiers, 20,000 subordinate Xi soldiers, and 5,000 Gao Kaidao, a total of 75,000 troops. They first attacked Yan County and found that Yan City was empty, and immediately turned west and rushed towards Liu City.

Behind Daha Duluo, his youngest son, Daha Yu, was his beloved son, and he was only sixteen years old. No matter where Daha Duluo walked, he would take him with him.

There is also the Xi general Su Zhi, who is also the young chief of the Xi man. He is about twenty years old, holding a big knife in his hand, has a strong figure and a strong martial arts skills.

On the other side are the left and right governors of the Khitan, the left Sun Aocao, the right governor Anlu, and the Liaodong thief Gao Kaidao.

Although Gao Kaidao was a distant royal family in Goguryeo, he was actually Yuan Taizuo's person. This time Yuan Taizuo asked Gao Kaidao to persuade Dahe Duluo to send troops to Liaodong and disrupt the deployment of Yingyang King Gao Yuan.

Dahe Duluo saw Liucheng from afar. He waved his hand and the army stopped. He stared at Liucheng for a moment and couldn't help but snorted coldly, "The small city with a big booze dares to stop my Khitan cavalry, and it's okay, slaughter this city to establish authority for the Central Plains!"

He turned around and ordered: "General Anlu, shoot it first with the arrow formation!"

"Abide by the order!"

When the right governor Anlu received the order, he immediately turned around and raised his flag and waved it, "Follow me!"

Five thousand iron cavalry followed General Anlu toward Liucheng ten miles away. The cavalry was so powerful that the five thousand iron cavalry rushed towards the city like a torrent. The huge sound of horse hooves echoed on the grassland like muffled thunder, and the overwhelming dust also obscured the sky.

This is the Khitans' usual combat method. Whether it is siege or field battle, they first use the iron cavalry to create huge momentum to shock the opponent, and then cooperate with cavalry and shooting, and no one can survive under the powerful and dense arrow formation.

The Khitan cavalry had a hair and a face covered with hair, wearing leather armor, holding bows and arrows in their hands, and looked fierce. Five thousand such vicious people were running wildly, which would also cause a great psychological impact on the enemy.

Five thousand iron cavalry were getting closer and closer to the city. There was a ridge of earth about two miles away from the city, less than three feet high. It seemed to be a ridge of the field and there were shallow ditches on the outside. However, for the cavalry, this kind of blocking was almost no reason. Hundreds of cavalrymen rushed to the front jumped past and continued to run forward.

Just after they ran for dozens of steps, an accident happened suddenly. The several war horses running in the front suddenly neighed and fell forward with a loud bang. The fallen war horses mixed the dozens of war horses behind, and the war horses and cavalry fell one after another.

But the accident was not accidental. Hundreds of cavalry on the other side fell three times. Later, the large group of cavalry could not stop. The galloping horses trampled on the fallen cavalry. The soldiers were suddenly covered in blood and screamed. The cavalry behind were so scared that they turned their horses and ran north, not daring to continue marching towards the city.

The sudden change surprised Dahe Duluo. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what happened?

At this time, Gao Kaidao suddenly said, "There must be thorns on the ground."

Dahe Duluo suddenly realized that trapping in a horse pit and thorns are effective means to deal with war horses. This must be the case. After a moment, a cavalry rushed back and handed a thorns to Dahe Duluo, "Khan, this is this!"

Dahe Duluo took the thorns, which were about the size of a pine cone, and were covered with short thorns. But what really threatened the war horse were four long thorns. The iron thorns fell to the ground, and there was always a long thorn upwards. Each thorn was about two inches long and extremely sharp. Such iron pierced into the hooves, and no war horse could stand it.

"asshole!"

Dahe Duluo gritted his teeth with hatred. He hated this evil method the most. If he was allowed to attack the city, he vowed to cut off the head of every man and let the war horses trample it, so that he could relieve the hatred in his heart.

But the reality is here. The Sui army scattered many thorns, how could his cavalry advance?

At this time, Gao Kaidao advised: "It's better to stay in the camp first and attack the city after the baggage arrives."

Dahe Duluo nodded, "General Gao and the Sui army have been fighting for many years. They should know how to remove the thorns. This task will be left to you."
Chapter completed!