Guo Hao made the arrangements and set off with the army. They wanted to bypass Xinzhou, and the Liao army might intercept him.

Guo Hao made a decision, and Zhao Kuangyin was still entangled with Yang Gun. The two seemed to be playing Tai Chi, but they were equally matched. No one could do anything to each other.

When the Southern Tang Dynasty knew that Guo Hao was not dead, Li Jing was so scared that his chopsticks fell off. He immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops, and then quickly wrote a letter to clarify the misunderstanding, saying that they were forced.

Hou Shu was also helpless and executed several spies because they sent back fake news. Now Guo Hao is probably eyeing them.

The two countries' withdrawal of troops at the same time was a big blow to the Liao Kingdom, especially Guo Hao made up his mind this time to take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, so Yelu Jing was furious.

"Xiao Siwen, depending on the good thing you did, this is obviously Guo Hao's trick. Now that the four states have been lost, Yang Gun has not even taken down Yizhou!"

Xiao Siwen stood in front of Yelu Jing. Yelu Jing scolded for a long time. Xiao Siwen did not dare to refute. After returning home, Xiao Siwen sat at the desk and reflected: "Am I really wrong?"

"Father, what's wrong with you!"

At this time, a little girl ran in. Xiao Siwen saw her and smiled on her face: "Yanyan, why are you here?"

"My mother said that her father was in a bad mood and asked Yanyan to make you happy."

Xiao Siwen held Yanyan in his arms. He really loved this daughter. He felt much better when he saw her, but Guo Hao's problem still couldn't be solved.

"Oh, it's all my fault that Ah Father is incompetent. He can't beat a young man at the age of a young man. Guo Hao is really brave and dares to use the power of the whole country. Isn't he worried that the southern country will destroy the Central Plains!"

The number of 500,000 troops made Xiao Siwen desperate. In fact, the Liao Kingdom did not have so many troops, but the emperor could not move so many without coming forward.

But the Zhou State was different. Guo Hao controlled the Zhou State's troops with his own strength, and the court also said the same thing, which was much stronger than Xiao Siwen.

"Yanyan, you have to remember that when you grow up, if you have the chance, you must seize the power, because only by grasping the power can you do what you want."

Xiao Chuo, who was only seven years old, nodded and remembered his father's words. Although she didn't understand it very much at this time, she later became Guo Hao's biggest opponent.

Just when Xiao Siwen was worried, a piece of news almost made him faint: "Sir, it's not good. Guo Hao led his 50,000 troops east along the Sang River, and it seemed that he was heading for Wuzhou!"

"Wuzhou!"

Xiao Siwen's heart skipped a beat, and immediately guessed Guo Hao's intention, and he made a quick decision: "Hurry, pass my order and immediately let the western army go north to intercept. You must be fast, otherwise you will be surrounded by the Zhou army!"

"yes!"

Xiao Siwen thought so, but the Western Route Army did not want to contact the Zhou army. After discovering Guo Hao's actions, the 100,000 troops continued to go east, intending to give up Weizhou and Xinzhou and retreat to Guizhou.

When Guo Hao learned about it, he laughed: "Hahahaha, God is really helping me, I knew they would not disappoint me!"

It was already seven years since the Xiande period. Due to Guo Hao, Zhao Kuangyin did not launch the Chenqiao mutiny, and Guo Hao was not in a hurry to become the emperor. He wanted to conquer Yan Yun first.

When Guo Hao learned that the Liao army had run away, he ordered without hesitation to cross the river and go straight to Xinzhou, and at the same time ordered Wang Shenqi to attack Weizhou.

However, when the troops on both sides arrived, the defenders of the two places had never thought about resisting. The Liao army had left and the two places could not defend at all. There would be no reinforcements coming. Why are they still resisting?

When Xiao Siwen learned of the retreating of the army, he was so angry that he vomited blood, but he had no choice. As a foreign minister, he had no tribes, and the major tribes were each doing their own business, just for his own plans.

Yan Yun is about to be lost, and the efforts of generations of Liao Kingdom have been wasted. Guo Hao is also lucky because he seized this opportunity!

Historical records: In the later Zhou Dynasty, the Northern Expedition was launched, and Wang Hong, the governor of Ningzhou in the Liao Dynasty, surrendered.

The Zhou army then conquered Yijin Pass, Waqiao Pass, Mozhou, Yingzhou Governor Liu Chuxin, and Gao Yanhui also surrendered.

At that time, Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou wanted to take Youzhou in one go, and Emperor Muzong of Liao even intended to give up the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.

Finally, Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou returned south due to serious illness, Mozhou and Yingzhou were under the leadership of Later Zhou, and the Liao army strengthened its defense and did not dare to go south.

So with such an emperor, no matter how great Xiao Siwen has, he is still unable to make up for the truth. Now, the emperor has clearly given up the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!

Guo Hao was lucky. After taking over Xin and Weizhou, he took over Wuzhou effortlessly. At this time, he was approaching Youzhou. Once the army of the east and west converged, the overall situation was decided.

When they learned that Guo Hao had captured Wuzhou, the Western Route Army of Guizhou and the Eastern Route Army of Youzhou also gathered together, and there was a disagreement between the two sides in the camp.

"Yang Gun, what do you mean? We are all nobles of the Great Khitan. You are a foreign minister, why should you command my people!"

"Why? Just because you fled without fighting, you didn't even see Zhou Jun, you were incompetent!"

"What did you say? I think you are seeking death!"

The Western Route Army was led by the leaders of various tribes, and they did not choose the commander. They were always commanded by Xiao Siwen, but it was not certain whether they listened or not.

"If you want to kill me, you must have the will of Your Majesty. Our Eastern Army fought here for three months and killed tens of thousands of enemies. But after you came, you fled without a fight. What qualifications do you have to command the army!"

"Kill tens of thousands, I think you are bragging. It's been half a year, and I haven't seen you seize a city or capture a fortress!"

"You! The Zhou army has a hundred thousand troops, and they are all determined to defend the city. The walls of Yizhou City have fallen three times, but the city walls have fallen, can the human walls fall down!"

That's right, Yang Gun has been attacking very hard for the past six months, but Zhao Kuangyin defended very hard and did not give the other party any chance.

Especially the good news from the Western Route Army kept coming, and everyone believed that under the leadership of Guo Hao, as long as they persisted, they would sooner or later win.

Now that Guo Hao has reached Youzhou, the victory is ahead. Guo Hao doesn't know what is happening in the other party's camp, but he already feels the Liao army's intention to retreat.

"Lord, our army has insufficient food and grass, and the remaining food and grass can be supported at most for half a month!"

"Half a month..."

Guo Hao thought silently in his mind that man's calculations are not as good as God's calculations. He was about to be able to defeat Yan Yun in one go. Should he give up?

"Immediately send an order to let Shu, Jingnan, Tang, and Wuyue transport food and grass through the canal. If they don't agree, I will destroy them the first thing I do when I go back!

At the same time, I told my brothers that it is already spring, and I can go out to dig out some wild vegetables, send people out to hunt, and fish in the river. I don’t believe that so many of us will not be able to think of a solution!”

"yes!"

Wang Shenqi took the order and left. At this time, Zhao Kuangyin walked in and clasped his fists and said, "Brother, we don't have much food anymore. Now the soldiers are not full, and they have already started to complain."

"I know this. I have sent Wang Shenqi to do it. If it really doesn't work, kill the horses. As long as we take Yan Yun, we will have a place to raise horses. We will not be afraid of not having horses in the future."

When Zhao Kuangyin heard about the killing horse, he was silent, but this was a last resort. Hundreds of thousands of people had to eat every day, and the number of them was astronomical. It was already very impressive that the court could hold on for so long.

"Don't worry, I actually had a plan for the issue of food. I have sent a group of people across the ocean to find a crop. If I can bring it back, the people of China will no longer be hungry!

And I insist on regaining Yanyun because of the fertile soil of Jizhou. There is a kind of soil in the north of Jizhou called black soil. This soil is very fertile and the grain produced is very large!"

The black soil in the Northeast was famous in later generations. Guo Hao sent people to find potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn and other crops, in order to popularize planting.

"Brother is far-sighted and has a long-term vision, but I'm not as good as me."

"Haha, you don't have to be humble. This time you did a good job. You have delayed the Khitan army by 100,000. You are the first to win this battle!"

Zhao Kuangyin did not refute Guo Hao's praise, only he knew how he came over the past six months.

Yang Gun attacked the city like crazy, using many conspiracies to estimate that all of them were cracked one by one by Zhao Kuangyin, and more than 30,000 soldiers died.

Such huge casualties, if Guo Hao had not been there and without a belief and persistence, the Zhou army would have been defeated long ago.
Chapter completed!