"It was definitely the scout who misread it! He was at peace in the middle of the night. He couldn't see clearly during the darkness and his eyes were not easy to use. Maybe it was a croaker blindness ('Cross blindness' refers to night blindness, which is caused by vitamin A deficiency. The probability of getting this disease in ancient times was very high). It was normal to hear and read it wrong, and this kind of thing happened from time to time in the past."

"But the scout said he had gone to the city to see it himself, and the defenders asked him to help report the news."

"I just bet he was definitely wrong!"

"What if it's not wrong? Why do you insist that he read it wrong? The scout was confident that a little man would have the courage to deceive the king?"

"Hmph, I see you are as brainless as a woman. If what he said is true, would the people of Jingguo grow wings? They flew directly over Weizhou and could not arrive at Anding City in an instant."

"It is impossible for the people of Jing to fly over, but if all the defenders of Weizhou City see Jing, they surrender? Speaking of which, the guards of Weizhou are your nephew, no wonder you have always denied that it is fake. King, I think this matter must be investigated carefully!"

"You! Old bastard, you slander me!"

"Bah, you are not worthy of my slander. I'm telling the truth..."

“…”

The news that many generals in the tent had been quarreled about the fact that the Jingguo army brought back by the scouts overnight had arrived at Anding City.

Yelu Dashi pinched his eyebrows and felt a little upset. He then sent several teams of scouts to the south to verify the situation, but so far, there was still no news.

Several important generals in the army quarreled over this matter, but he didn't want to blame them. After all, this matter was too incredible, and even he felt it was incredible and he didn't believe it very much.

In just a few days, how could the Jing army go from Daizhou, Jingguo to Anding City? Either the Jing army has grown wings and flew directly over Weizhou, or the important town of Weizhou is useless, or... the Weizhou garrison surrendered as soon as they saw the Jingguo people.

This possibility is so small. Because of the importance of Weizhou, the guard was chosen by him repeatedly. He was the bravest Khitan warrior among the younger generation.

And it was a famous family. In addition to the fact that some people taught him to ride horses and shoot archers since childhood, these people also bear the honor of their family. If he surrenders, a person's behavior will not only be his own behavior, but will also shame his family and be ridiculed by generations.

So he didn't believe that the Weizhou Governor would surrender as soon as possible, but if not, how could Jing Jun achieve stability? Yelu Dashi was puzzled, and in the end he could only believe that the scout had read it wrong...

.........

There is no airtight wall in the world. As time goes by, by the afternoon, the news that the Jing army has advanced straight in. Already has almost spread throughout the military camp. Many people are talking about it, and the military camp begins to spread a little panic.

Originally, I knew that the Jing army was not good at fighting, and I also knew that the number of Jing army was not as good as theirs this time. The morale of the Liao soldiers was high, but the news was too bizarre. Why did the people of Jing settle down? Such bizarre news also made the soldiers uneasy.

It was too late for Yelu Dashi to block the news. Most of the military camps were spreading this matter. He made up his mind to order the killing of two soldiers who spread rumors, and personally took action to tell everyone that this was a rumor. After finally curbing the uncertain news spread, the panic atmosphere in the military camps.

However, what made him uneasy was that he had sent several teams of scouts to inquire about the news as soon as he received the news, but there was still no news until the evening a day later.

This is not necessary, it’s just about reaching Anping. Anping is the closest important town to Nanjing. It’s just a day when riding a horse to travel around the west of Nanjing...

Worry is useless, so he can only send several teams of scouts, and then the higher level and come back again and again. If there is any news, don't delay it.

.........

When he was at night, Yelu Dashi was not sleeping soundly. He woke up several times in his dreams. He dreamed of the late emperor, and Princess Yali who was trapped in the enemy camp, the Jin people with fangs and claws, and the Jing people standing at the top of Nanjing...

Finally, he woke up in a cold sweat and felt anxious to pee, and then he realized that he was old too.

He was carrying the continuation of the Liao Dynasty's destiny and could not tolerate any slackness. As long as there was a slight mistake, he might be sorry for his ancestors and the eagles rising on the grassland.

After waking up the second time, he could no longer fall asleep. The star in the sky was particularly dazzling. He looked at the stars silently and waited in front of the tent until dawn.

The ups and downs in his heart slowly calmed down. When the sun rose, the morning light shone from the sky to the vast earth. There was still no figure he had been looking forward to for a night on the horizon in the distance, and no scout came back...

Yelu Dashi frowned, and the situation became more and more strange. As the rising sun rose, the number of figures became more and more, and he became busy as usual. He looked at these scenes that were as strange as before, but his heart was up and down.

Everyone had different opinions about continuing to move south or waiting here.

After careful consideration, Yelu Dashi decided to wait for another five days. If there was still no news about the people of Jingguo in five days, they would go south to find the army of Jingguo and strive to fight against it.

Everyone agreed to the decision he made in the end.

Everything was the same in the camp. That afternoon, there was a rain that was not too big or too little, lasting for about an hour, making the grass and trees on the plain live more moist. The camp was filled with the fragrance of soil, and the shallow mud continued a few inches deep turbid rain, and the road trampled by people became muddy.

So Yelu Dashi assigned more than 300 people to bring small stones to the hills on the east side of the camp to fill the muddy roads. After all, they may have to use this camp for many days.

Everyone was busy, and the patrol soldiers were in an orderly manner.

In the afternoon, Yelu Dashi was drinking milk tea and eating mutton. Suddenly, he heard the riots outside. He frowned. It was impossible for someone to fight again. He had repeatedly emphasized that fighting is not allowed in the camp, but the young soldiers with strong energy can always be unable to help, and they will cause deaths from time to time.

He opened the door of the big tent impatiently. The gentle afternoon sun shone. He narrowed his eyes, but found that the scene in front of him was completely different.

No one fought or fought. The noise came from everyone in the camp stopped and put down their work. The soldiers carrying the stones hugged the stones and forgot their actions. They didn't know how tired they looked, and looked up at the south as if they were dumbfounded.

Yelu Dashi was puzzled and walked a few steps forward, pushed away the soldiers in front of him, and looked to the south...

Slowly, the eyes recovered from discomfort, and the dark world gradually became clear. From a distance, the eyes passed through the continuous white camp tent, at the top of the southern hillside, the black shadow slowly grew out of the horizon, stretching into a long line, densely packed for several miles, and the black pressure pulled into a long line, dividing the green earth and the blue sky, and various flags were set up from there, fluttering in the wind...

A black sky overlooking them.

Yelu Dashi was stunned. He took a step back a little. After a while, he finally realized that the flag, Jingjun! It was the Jingguo army!

In an instant, countless messy thoughts and questions filled his mind. How did they come from and where did they come from? Did they really fly over? How could it be...

Everything was in a flash.

"Prepare for war! Prepare for war! Get on horse! Get on horse!" He shouted loudly in response.

The soldiers reacted and hurriedly moved, and the entire camp was in chaos. Where is Weizhou? What about stability? Why did Jingguo's people have only been driving straight in a few days, as if they were entering a nobody's land, and they went directly to Nanjing! There are too many things that I can't figure out, and I have no time to think about...

Confusion and fear spread in the camp. Yelu Dashi was too hastily to get on the horse before wearing armor, running around the camp to stop the people and horses, and stationed at the camp gate. Those who could get on the horses should get on the horses as soon as possible. If the people of Jingguo came over at this time, they would definitely catch them off guard.

But when the camp was in chaos, Yelu Dashi slowly found that the people of Jingguo were just looking at them from a distance and had no intention of attacking.

But he didn't dare to relax, he was so busy that he was out of breath, running around to organize his troops.

The fall of the people of Jingguo obviously caused a considerable psychological impact on the soldiers. Many people looked panic and acted in a panic, causing the busier they became more and more chaotic. When everyone organized the cavalry lined up in Liao Kingdom, it had been a long time since they were organized.

The Jingguo people on the mountain in the distance did not move at all, but just looked at them from a high place, and they lined up in an orderly manner from one end to the other, without moving.

Yelu Dashi felt a heavy sense of oppression. He didn't know where the Jing army came from, but the Jing army ahead made him feel unprecedented pressure...

.........

Li Xingzhou rode on Meixue and looked down at the Liao Kingdom camp that stretched for more than ten miles below, like a large white cloud.

Wei Yubai and Liu Ji were also riding horses by his side.

"I have been confronting the Liao Kingdom for more than ten years since I was a child. I have never been to the mainland of Liao, nor have I seen such a large camp." Wei Yubai sighed excitedly.

"They look very messy." Li Xingzhou from afar could see clearly that the people in the Liao army camp were in a hurry and panic, and there was no orderly organization at all.

Wei Yubai smiled, "I am also in chaos. In just six or seven days, from Daizhou, Jingguo, we came out of seclusion all the way to the city of Nanjing. There was also an important town like Weizhou and Anding. In the eyes of the Liao people, we are just divine weapons from heaven. It is good if we were not scared."

Wei Yubai's words attracted laughter from the soldiers around him, and Li Xingzhou also understood why they were so panicked. It was really scary to appear in such a position at this time.

According to the laws of war in this era, even if there are more than ten times the strength of the important towns like Weizhou and An Ding, it is impossible to break the city without surrounding them for one or two months.

Unless the defending general surrenders directly, if they meet a capable defender, they may be able to defend for several years, more than ten years, or even decades. There are many such examples in history, such as the famous Xiangyang.

It took them more than six days and less than seven days to break through two important cities in a row, heading north, and suddenly appeared under the city of Nanjing like a divine weapon falling from the sky. It was really scary.

In fact, the siege was also very dreamy for the new army. Faced with the emerging war model, the Liao people were caught off guard. Whether it was the strong Weizhou City or Anding City, their city gates could not withstand the bombardment of artillery.

After the city gate was bombarded by artillery, the first reaction of the defenders was to defend the city cave, so a large number of defenders rushed to the narrow city cave to try to block the passage into the city and prevent the enemy from attacking. They were very brave and very consistent with the tactics of this era. The results can be imagined...

Their armor and shields may be able to block the crossbows and spears, but they cannot stop the guns and artillery. A large group of people squeezed into the narrow cave, and the musketeers and gunners could both attack with their eyes closed.

The cave in Weizhou City was almost filled with corpses, which was extremely tragic. When the new army entered the city, it took more than half an hour to move the corpses into it.

Subsequently, the artillery and musketeers used projectiles outside the city to carry out indiscriminate strikes in the city without seeking damage, aiming to completely attack the enemy's anger.

After the firepower preparation, we officially started entering the city. At this time, almost no one in the city dared to resist.

When we arrived in Anding City, the situation was even more beneficial to the new army.

Anding City is not built on the flat ground in the mountains like Weizhou City, but on the hillside. The road to the mountain is tortuous, and there are several gates along the way. If you want to break through, you need to attack along the winding road up the mountain, which is very difficult.

But facing the new army is a completely different matter.

The city is built on a sloped hillside, which means that there is no wall to protect the buildings and people in the city, and completely expose the entire front to the new army.

Faced with the troops in the cold weapon era, this method of building a city is very wise and effective, because soldiers can only attack the city gates one by one along the road up the mountain. However, facing the new arms, Anding City is equivalent to taking off their clothes and exposing their chest and abdomen to the new army.

The new army directly lined up on several higher mounds at the foot of the mountain to start shooting. The defenders who were waiting for battle in the mountain city were confused, and then they were hit by artillery shells and bullets that were slamming.

Without the obstacles of the city walls, all the buildings on the mountain were completely exposed to the new army. Facing such a city, you can fight with your eyes closed.

The guns and cannons continued for a whole afternoon. After sufficient firepower preparations, when the new army entered the city, most of the buildings on the hillside had collapsed. There were bullet holes everywhere on the wooden buildings on the streets, corpses and wailing wounded everywhere.

For the cold weapon troops, the stability may be a nightmare that is even more terrifying than Weizhou. Weizhou only has at least one city wall. The winding roads here are full of concerns, and the troops cannot be concentrated due to terrain restrictions.

But for the new army, it is simply a gift, which is even simpler than Weizhou. At least if Weizhou wants to attack the city, it also needs to rely on the shooting of guns and cannons to bypass the city walls. It depends entirely on training experience, and the killing effect cannot be seen or the enemy's position cannot be seen.

A mountain city like Anding can directly attack, and the killing effect can be clearly seen.

Therefore, it is easier to conquer the stability of Weizhou than in just half a day. Except for the two gunmen who were injured when they slipped, there were no casualties.

When fighting Weizhou, a total of seven people were killed and twenty-six were injured. Among the seven people killed, three died in their first confrontation with the ambush outside the city, and four died in sneak attacks after entering the city. Compared with the stable battlefield, Weizhou is too "tragic".

Because of this, the entire process of the new army was almost like an unimpeded march, and it quickly rushed directly to the city of Nanjing.

Looking at the chaotic Liao army camp below, Li Xingzhou did not take advantage of this to attack.

First, there were far more people from the Liao Kingdom than them; second, he was waiting for Di Zhi, whose fleet was the main concentration of firepower in the new army, with more than 90 guns, and there were only twelve guns on their side.

The third is that it had rained on the road before, which caused the new army gunpowder to get damp. Although the royal palace currently uses granular moisture-proof gunpowder, being damp will still increase the chance of failure of firing, which will affect the battle to a certain extent.

In the end, they also experienced seven days of continuous marching and fighting, and the soldiers were exhausted and it was not the time to fight.

Let the enemy hesitate in fear for a while, so that they can have time to taste the taste of fear, so that they can minimize their combat effectiveness.

"Camp, take the time to rest!" Li Xingzhou ordered.
Chapter completed!