Chapter 181: Chapter 180: Entering Taigu
Li Cungui stayed behind closed doors, and Guo Hao did not take it lightly.
Whether the internal and external strategy can be successful depends on the skills of Wang Shenqi and Yang Guangyi, there should be no major problems, but it is difficult to prevent accidents.
The two of them took more than a dozen soldiers and dressed in the clothes of the people, and they detoured the east gate. They found that there were not many guards here, but the city gate was closed.
Everyone secretly walked around the north gate, but the city gate was open, and there were constant supplies to guard the city like in the city. It seemed that Li Cungui had made up his mind to waste it with Guo Hao, and he would not leave the city even if he was beaten to death.
When they discovered this situation, the two looked at each other and thought to themselves that Guo Hao had guessed it. In fact, the Northern Han Dynasty could exist for so long, in addition to the Khitan reasons, they were also very good at defending the city.
If the Han army did not leave the city, the Zhou army would have no way to do them. As long as the generals did not make mistakes and there would be no changes in the rear, it would not be easy for the Zhou army to pacify the Northern Han.
Guo Hao stood on the high platform in the military camp to observe the movements of Taigu City. Although they easily broke through Yushe, it was because of Liu Chong's carelessness. Unfortunately, he failed to catch him this time, otherwise the battle might have ended.
Guo Hao sent Yang Guangyi and Liu Qingyi to hope that they could create miracles. Before setting off, he told them what to do.
"You guys, don't be impulsive when you enter the city. Find an opportunity to catch a few Han soldiers, snatch their clothes, and then mix into the Han army.
After getting in, find a chance to approach the city gate. It is best to become a soldier guarding the city. In this way, you have the opportunity to get the city gate. As long as the city gate is opened, Taigu City will be broken!"
Guo Hao made such arrangements, but he could not put his hopes entirely on them. His time is actually very tight now, because Liu Chong has asked the Khitan for help. If the Khitan reinforcements arrive, Guo Hao will be in trouble.
He didn't know the situation in the city. All he could do was wait patiently. He gave the two of them only ten days. If they didn't, he would plan to "spell" to break the city.
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Go to the capital, the Great Liao Palace.
"Report——The Han Dynasty sent an envoy to ask for help from our Great Liao Dynasty. Bai Wenke, the Zhou State, led 10,000 troops, had already broken through the Yushe and was attacking Taigu!"
A soldier told the Khitan Lord about the situation in the Northern Han Dynasty. At this time, Yelu Ruan was drinking. When he heard the news, he was stunned at first, and then laughed.
"How many people? Ten thousand people fought for help from Han State. Liu Chong was not very good at this emperor, hahahaha..."
When Yelu Ruan smiled, other ministers also laughed. This person stood up. The man was named Gao Xun, whose courtesy name was Dingchen, and he was from Yanzhou. He was the son of Gao Xintao, the king of Beiping, the Later Jin Dynasty.
Gao Xun was a wise and clever man. He first served in the Later Jin Dynasty and was appointed as the envoy of the Pavilion. In the ninth year of Huitong, he surrendered to the Daliao with Du Chongwei.
After Emperor Taizong of Liao attacked Bianjing, he thought he was the envoy of the Sifangguan. During the Tianlu period, he was appointed as the Privy Councilor, the magistrate, the government affairs and the military affairs of the Han Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, Liu Chong rebelled and established himself as Han. Guo Hao will definitely send troops to rehabilitate him, but once Liu Han is pacified, Guo Wei may have the next attack on my Daliao.
Therefore, I think that instead of letting Liu Han be destroyed, it is better to keep him. One can weaken Guo Zhou's strength, and the other can consume Guo Zhou's troops and assist Liu Han, which will be of great benefit to the Liao Dynasty. Your Majesty might as well send troops to help."
After Gao Xun finished speaking, Yelu Ruan nodded in drunken eyes. Although he was greedy for alcohol and sex, he was not stupid and knew that the enemy's enemy was a friend.
"Okay, let's leave this matter to you!"
"I obey the order!"
When Gao Xun received the order, he immediately thought about who to send south. After thinking about it, it seemed that Yang Gun was the right person. He was a famous general at that time.
There are many folk legends about Yang Gun. According to legend, the ancestor of the Yang family general, Yang Gun, the name of the volcano king, was Junai, and the son of the Jindao Yang Hui. He was the ancestor of the Yang family general of the Song Dynasty and the father of Yang Jiye, the Duke of the Jindao Ling.
Yang Gun was born in the remnant Tang Dynasty in a chaotic era. He learned swords with his father since he was a child. Later, he learned guns from the sharpshooter Xia Luqi, and learned hammers from the flying hammer general Jin Liangzu. He practiced his whole body of martial arts and became famous in the Central Plains.
He once became sworn brothers with Liu Zhiyuan and Gao Xingzhou. Later, Liu Zhiyuan became the emperor of the Later Han Dynasty. When Liao soldiers invaded the Central Plains, Yang Gun united the troops of 36 villages and established himself as the volcano king in Huotang Village.
He raised the banner of "helping the Han and destroying Liao" and defeated the Liao soldiers in one fell swoop. However, he also realized that Liu Zhiyuan was not a wise ruler, so he refused to accept the imperial title and left Huotang Village.
Folk legends and books include stories such as "Yang Gun Fights Li Cunxiao", "Five Dragons and Two Tigers Force Wang Yanzhang to Death", "The real Yang Gun Yi took over Yang Gun", "The Volcano King defeated Emperor Taizong of Liao" and other stories, which are very legendary.
However, the prototype of these stories was not Yang Gun, but Yang Xin in the early Song Dynasty. Yang Gun was a captain in the army at this time and was following Yelu Deguang's southern expedition.
When the Northern Han and the Later Zhou Dynasty fought, they rushed to the Northern Han Dynasty. When Yang Gun was young, he followed his father Yang Yanxun and the troops stationed in Weibo in the Later Liang Dynasty. He practiced martial arts and sent troops to the "Yin Gun Jieshi Army". Yang Shihou planned to take the land in western Liaoning and appointed Yang Gun as the governor of Huoshan. Due to his merits, he was promoted to the title of Prince of Huoshan County, or King of Huoshan.
Due to Guo Hao's appearance, Yang Gun appeared early. At this time, Yang Gun was only twenty-four years old, and he was young and promising. Gao Xun asked Yang Gun to lead three thousand troops to support Taigu.
Yang Gun received the order and immediately took his men to set off. At this time, five days had passed since Guo Hao sent people into the city, and it took Yang Gun three or four days to lead his troops south, about ten days in advance.
The Khitan reinforcements set out, and Liu Qingyi and the others, it was not difficult to obtain the clothes of the Han army, but it was not so easy to become a city gate guard.
Fortunately, due to the arrival of the Zhou army, a lot of soldiers were recruited in the city, so they successfully entered the city and became members of the Han army without much effort.
There are four gates in Taigu City, and the Zhou army stationed at the north gate. Yang Guangyi felt that the guards at the east gate were relatively weak, but he didn't know how to notify Guo Hao.
"Brother Yang, do you say we will go directly to the East Gate. If the deputy envoy sees our signal, can he understand what we mean?"
Since several of them were recruits, they were arranged to the east gate. Yang Guangyi felt aroused and remembered the fireworks he brought with him.
"You go, find a place where no one is available, and then look at the deputy envoy's reaction. If he understands, let's go to the east gate!"
Liu Qingyi nodded. The fireworks were too conspicuous at night, so he could only set them off during the day. Guo Hao sent people to stare at the sky every day. At this time, a soldier's eyes were blurred when he saw them. At this time, a fireworks flew into the sky.
"Hmm? That place is..."
The soldier searched and rubbed his eyes, thinking that he had read it wrong. There was nothing above the north gate, and the soldiers did not take it seriously.
Guo Hao in the camp heard the sound and ran out to see. When he saw that the soldiers did not respond, he immediately stepped forward and asked, "Is there a signal in the city just now?"
The soldier saw that it was Guo Hao, and immediately knelt down and saluted: "Go back to Your Majesty, there is nothing above the city gate, but there is one in the direction of the east gate, which should be placed by the children in the city."
"What do fireworks look like?"
"Red, flashed away..."
Guo Hao's heart moved. In order to make the signal more obvious, he specially added cinnabar, gunpowder, dye or metal to it, fireworks.
"East Gate..."
Guo Hao suddenly woke up. Liu Qingyi and the others wanted them to go to the east gate. Guo Hao reacted and immediately put on a big "OK" in the camp.
When a Zhou army saw this shape, they didn't understand what it meant, but knew it was Guo Hao's signal, so they immediately reported the news to Yang Guangyi. The two confirmed that Guo Hao knew their ideas, so they began to plan a plan to seize the East Gate.
There is no chance at the north gate, and it is not impossible to go to the east gate. Guo Hao asked the soldiers to retreat two miles away, and Li Cungui in the city was a little strange.
The re-ordered camps and camps were still so many camps, but what the Han army didn't know was that the Zhou army had half of the troops.
Guo Hao ordered Zhao Kuangyin to lead five thousand troops to set out north and circled around to the east gate of Taigu. This place was not far from Pingcheng, and they had to be careful of the discovery of the Han army in Pingcheng.
Seeing Guo Hao taking action, Yang Guangyi was secretly excited. He had been holding on these days. The city gate was right in front of him. There were only a few dozen soldiers guarding the city. Sometimes he wanted to lead people into the city gate and grab the gate so much pleasure.
But once he did this, he succeeded in one great success. Once he failed, Guo Hao's plan would be completely lost and he would wait in vain these days.
Now he understood why Guo Hao didn't let Wang Zhengzhong come, and if he couldn't bear it, he would make a big plan. Guo Hao was worried that they would be young and energetic, which would ruin Guo Hao's major affairs.
Chapter completed!