In the next few days, the rebels cut down heavily in the woods outside the city to create siege equipment; they dug many trenches in front of the four city gates, with pointed wooden stakes inserted inside; they set up horse-resistance and deer villages around the camp to prevent the Jin army from coming out to attack at night.

During the day, from dawn, the rebels lined up to attack, and then slowly stopped until the sun sets, chatting and fucking under the city, and stopped the troops before a single arrow was fired. At night, these guys had enough food and drink, and came out again, beating drums and trumpets, and kept clamoring outside the city all night. Occasionally, they secretly ran under the city wall for a few walks, which scared the Jin soldiers on the city so much that they didn't dare to blink.

The Jin soldiers were very troubled, and they had to be fully energetic for twelve hours a day, for fear that the rebels would come in as they took a nap. Then something even more painful happened. The rebels blocked the water source, shot rockets into the city every now and then, and dug tunnels everywhere. The digging tunnels accumulated like mountains. I don’t know how much they dug, and I don’t know which tunnel went straight to the city, which forced the Jin soldiers and civilians to dig a trench along the city wall to prevent the rebels from coming in from the tunnel.

Half a month later, the three thousand gold soldiers and thousands of civilians in the city were exhausted and fell asleep, and their combat effectiveness was sharply reduced.

Coach Nianhan had to send people out of the city to seek help.

He didn't expect the rebels to go down the mountain because Yelu Mage and the Liao army were in the mountain city, close to the mountains, and the rebels didn't have the courage. Now that the rebels are coming, there is only one explanation, it must have been instructed by the Liao army, or the rebels surrendered. In this way, Nianhan dared not go out of the city to attack, worried about being trapped in the plan. This hesitation led to trapping himself in the city and being controlled by others.

The reinforcements were very fast, and the second prince of the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Zongwang, personally led 5,000 iron cavalry to fight.

The rebel army retreated in panic and ran clean overnight.

After Wanyan Zongwang transported the food, grass and supplies into the city and handed it over to Nianhan, he immediately set off to return because Yelu Dashi from Weizhou was mobilizing his army, Xiao Gan, who was stationed in the capital of Zhongjing, also led a 5,000-strong horse army to Mount Targas, and the Liao army was very likely to launch an attack.

Nianhan was only happy for a night. The next morning, he ran to see that there were rebels outside the city, and Li Hu was back with his army.

The rebels continued to attack, and they kept taking turns to fight. This time, the rebels made many towering arrow towers, which were taller than the city wall, and shot from a high place, suppressing the Jin army on the city wall, and they didn't dare to raise their heads, making them miserable.

Nianhan asked for help again.

This time, another person was changed, and the Jin army's fierce general Wanyan Loushi brought two thousand horses and three thousand infantry troops.

The rebels ran away again because they were worried that the Jurchens would be angry and chased them. They dug countless trenches on the way to retreat, and the Jin army could not catch up even if they wanted to.

At this moment, the military situation in Weizhou was very urgent. The Liao and Jin armies were tense and were about to break out. A big battle was imminent, so Wanyan Loushi left three thousand infantry troops and hurried back.

Overnight, the rebels surrounded Ningchang City again.

This time, the rebel army also changed its strategy. Hundreds of thousands of people were dispatched at the same time, digging all the roads leading from all over the place to Yizhou. The roads were blocked, and it was difficult for reinforcements to arrive. It had to stop and stop. This was very dangerous and was easily attacked by the rebel army. What was even more terrible is that the food and grass could not be passed. The city originally had three thousand people, but now it has become six thousand people. The consumption of food and grass can be imagined. So, Nianhan sent people to ask for help for the third time. This time he only waited for a reply letter and stood by and waited for help.

Li Hu was very leisurely and invited a group of generals to hunt all over the mountains without any worries. The generals were very anxious. If you keep surround like this, what will happen?

Nianhan in the city was also worried and frequently sent people out of the city for help. The rebel army did not stop him. When the messengers of the Jin army entered and left the camp, the soldiers turned a blind eye and let them drive their horses and gallop. Sometimes they even joked, "Slow down, don't fall, no one dared to kill you."

Soon, more than a month passed, and the defenders in the city could barely support them by killing horses to satisfy their hunger. However, the people and the people in the city were too hungry to bear, and people died every day, complaining. If this continues, the city will not last long. Finally, Nianhan came to reinforcements, but there were only three people, two of them from Huanglong Mansion.

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Late at night, Li Hu was lying on the mat reading military books while killing mosquitoes, beating and scolding. He originally thought that the marching and war were rushing and martial arts and studying hard, but who knew that both Tie Ying and Luo Qinghan were staring at him and checking the progress every day. This made him very disgusted, but what if he was disgusted? He was a teacher, he was a student, and he was a shorter generation, so he had to listen.

The curtain was raised, and the head of the iron guard walked in with big eyes, "General Commander, someone outside the camp wants to see you."

"See you, no see..." Li Hu shook his hand impatiently, "There are many people in the world who want to see me. If everyone sees you, how can I have time to marry a wife and have children in my life?"

Xu Dayan smiled and turned around and wanted to leave.

"Slow down." Li Hu suddenly thought of something and called him again, "What's the man's name?"

"Male, claiming to be Ma Kuo."

"Ma Kuo?" Li Hu jumped up and smashed the book in his hand to the ground. "Zhi Mom, you finally come. I thought you didn't want your father anymore. Hurry up, ask him to come in."

Not long after, Xu Dayan walked into the military tent with Ma Kuo.

"Hello, Ma Kuo..." Li Hu walked to him with a smile and pretended to bow, "Where have you been going during this period? My father is talking about you every day."

Ma Kuo's face looked cold, "Is my father in good health?"

"Okay, okay, don't worry, if I personally take care of him, why is his health not good?" Li Hu reached out to invite him, and waved to Xu Dayan, "You are guarding the door yourself and not allowed anyone to come in."

Xu Dayan looked at Ma Kuo in surprise and walked out.

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Ma Kuo did not hide from Li Hu, and told him about the story of seeing the lord Wanyan Aguda when he met the lord Wanyan Aguda. As the Song Dynasty court estimated, Wanyan Aguda was very enthusiastic about the establishment of diplomatic relations, but the couplets against the attack on Liao by various excuses. Obviously, he believed that time was not ripe. In terms of the current situation of the Jin Dynasty, it was better to take advantage of the opportunity of establishing diplomatic relations between the Song and Jin Dynasty to discuss peace with the Liao Kingdom and accumulate strength. Xu Tu's good opportunity was the best strategy.

"Ask peace with the Khitans?" Li Hu suddenly smelled a trace of danger.

It had been more than two months before and after the rebel army went down the mountain to siege Yizhou. The Jin army also increased its defensive forces in several prefectures and cities behind Yizhou. It was considered that it fulfilled its promise to Yelu Dashi and effectively restrained some of the main forces of the Jin army. However, Yelu Dashi had not launched an attack on the Jin army for a long time, which made it difficult for him to understand. Could it be that the Khitans planned to negotiate peace with the Jurchens, so Yelu Dashi did not launch an attack? Zhiniang thief, after the Liao and Jin peace talks, will they join forces to attack me?

Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked, "The Khitans agreed to peace talks?"

"What is surprising is that the Khitan Emperor actually agreed to peace talks." Ma Kuo's face also showed a look of doubt. "The Khitans still have the advantage now. As long as the king and ministers work together, they can help the rebel army and connect with the Song Dynasty, and defeat the Jurchens who just established the country, there is no problem at all."

Li Hu's heartbeat gradually accelerated, and a sense of crisis came to his face. "In my opinion, the Jin Gou may have betrayed the Song Dynasty in order to win a breathing time, and revealed the news of the Jin attacking Liao in the Song Dynasty." Li Hu beat him back, "The Khitans considered that they could not fight on both lines at the same time, so they had to swallow their anger..."

"No." Ma Kuo flatly denied, "Wanyan Aguda was ambitious and determined to destroy the Liao Kingdom, so he would not risk offending the Song Dynasty to do such a despicable thing. As for the Khitans, because they had a solid century-old alliance with the Song Dynasty, and the strength of the Jin Kingdom was not enough to shake its destiny, the Liao Kingdom did not have the problem of fighting on two lines for the time being."

Li Hu let out a sigh of relief. From Ma Kuo's words, he could tell that his selling of the national books was not exposed. This is very strange. Why did the Emperor of Liao seek peace with the Jin Kingdom after receiving this national book? Didn't Yelu Dashi hand over the national book to the Khitan Emperor?

"As far as I know, the Liao court had a dispute between the pro-war faction and the peace-oriented faction in the matter of Guan Jin, and the dispute between these two factions involved the imperial throne, so the court struggle was very fierce and the national policy was greatly affected. This may be the real reason why the Khitans were willing to negotiate peace..." Ma Kuo shook his hand, "These things are very complicated, and it is useless to say more, but you should talk about your affairs. Why do you want to go to war with the Jurchens? I heard a lot of rumors in Liaodong that you would lead your army to Liaodong and compete with the Jurchens for territory."

Li Hu smiled and patted his stomach, "I have no food to eat, I want to ask for some food in Liaodong." Then he asked, "What are you doing? You have the conditions to pick up your father away. Have you promised me to do it?"

"You are still powerful. Without your initiative, I want to convince Wanyan Aguda that it is difficult." Ma Kuo said, "Wanyan Aguda has sent an envoy, right in Ningchang City. He wants to ask what you want."

"Is this considered a formal alliance?" Li Hu asked in surprise.

"No." Ma Kuo shook his head, "This is a deal. The Jurchens are discussing peace with the Khitans. Once the two sides fight on the border, the peace talks will be difficult to continue. The Liao Dynasty's main war minister obviously wants to use this opportunity to counterattack Liaodong and then persuade the emperor to change the national policy. Therefore, Wanyan Aguda wants to use your power to severely damage the Liao army, thus forcing the Khitan emperor to do his best to kill the Liaodong rebel army and accept the peace talks from the Jin Dynasty."

"Zhi Mom..." Li Hu cursed, "A Gu Dao, I think I'm an idiot? Once these two dogs have peace talks, should they join forces to beat me?"

"The Jurchens may not necessarily help the Khitans beat you, but they will definitely tear down the agreement between you." Ma Kuo said helplessly, "That is to say, he will fatten you first so that the Khitans can feel your threat. After the Khitans have spent nine or two tigers to kill you, the Khitans will be greatly damaged. At this time, he has almost accumulated energy and is just enough to kill and give the Khitans the last blow."
Chapter completed!