Facing Zhao's 40,000-strong army, Yelvqi did not dare to neglect, and immediately ordered the generals who defended the city to make the most rigorous arrangements to prevent the Zhao people from attacking the city.

Yelu Qicai stood on the city wall, facing the biting cold wind, his cloak blowing behind him. Behind him were a group of subordinate generals. Yelu Qicai looked at the piles of faint firelights in the distance with a stern face and a deep voice.

Said: "It has been found out that Zhuozhou City was captured by the enemy in just one hour, Ullian died in battle, and all the more than 10,000 soldiers in Zhuozhou City were massacred by the enemy."

"The one who led the troops to attack Nanjing this time was Qin Guan, who was hailed as the God of War by the Zhao people. This Qin Guan was mentioned in the previous battle report. It was very impressive. In the previous battles, Qin Guan destroyed Quli.

The 10,000 soldiers and horses killed Qu Li, and the 20,000 cavalrymen of Anashi were killed.

The 40,000-strong army made Xixia immediately put an end to the idea of ​​invading the south."

"Now he led troops to invade the Liao Kingdom again. He broke through Zhuozhou City in just one hour and killed Ullian and all the soldiers stationed in Zhuozhou. This man is really amazing. I didn't expect that the Zhao Kingdom would produce such a person."

The generals nearby were shocked when they heard Qin Guan's achievements.

Qu Li and Anashi were both famous generals in the Liao Kingdom, but in front of Qin Guan, they ended up with their entire army wiped out and their heads missing.

Although Zhang Wenxian was from Xixia, he still had a great reputation. He was the privy minister of Xixia and the commander-in-chief of the country's army, but he was also killed by Qin Guan.

At this time, Zhao Yanshou, who was left behind, said: "I have also heard about this Qin Guan. He is the new champion of Zhao State. He has first-class literary talent and is famous for his poems all over the world. Even our Emperor likes some of his poems very much. Unexpectedly, this person

He actually knows how to lead troops into battle and fight on the battlefield."

Yelvqi said: "This man's versatility in both civil and military affairs is truly terrifying, so we must be extremely careful. Nanjing is our capital of the Liao Dynasty, so we must not make any mistakes."

"Yes, Marshal."

All the generals responded in unison.

Yeluqi turned around and asked Zhao Yanshou, who was staying behind, "How are the people and merchants in the city? A war is about to begin, and there must be no chaos in the city."

"We have sent people to appease them. They believe that it is impossible for the Zhao people to break through Nanjing's Gaocheng. Besides, with tens of thousands of defenders under the command of the general, it would not be easy to destroy the Zhao army," Zhao Yanshou said.

Yelvqi shook his head and said: "If it were other Zhao generals, I would have been completely confident that I could easily annihilate them, but this Qin Guan is an anomaly. Such a record is definitely not obtained by luck. The battle formation

Fighting depends only on strength."

The Northern Route Army set up camp and made fires to cook. All the soldiers had a hot meal. After the meal, Qin Guan ordered all the soldiers to rest.

There are strict regulations in the military camp. No one is allowed to walk around without a command talisman. Violators will be punished by death, so these soldiers got into the tents to rest.

Generally, each army uses one tent, that is, five people per tent. The northern nomadic people have many cattle, horses and sheep, so their military tents are almost all large tents made of cowhide. The cowhide of the troops in the Central Plains is used to make armor, but no one does that.

Luxurious ones are basically made of cloth curtains. In order to prevent rain and moisture, the surface is coated with tung oil or grease.

However, Qin Guan's Northern Route Army used cowhide tents that were warmer because they were captured.

They had several big battles before and captured a lot of materials from the Liao Kingdom.

Goudan couldn't sleep, so he moved his body, turned sideways and asked the captain lying next to him, "Brother Shisuo, do you think we can win if we attack the Liao Kingdom? We only have 40,000 people, and this is their territory.

"

Wu Changshi Suo didn't open his eyes, he closed his eyes and replied: "Why can't we win? Since we followed Qin Shuai, we have never lost a game."

"But this can't be compared. This time we went deep alone and didn't even have the logistics."

Shi Suo scolded: "You know what the heck, Marshal Qin is the number one scholar in the sky, the stars in the sky come down to earth, he has been invincible in all battles since he led the army, don't you know, you little brat, you must be right to follow the Marshal, you see

When we attacked Zhuozhou City, the commander invited a thunderbolt to smash the city gate into pieces. No one else would be able to do this."

Goudan curled his lips, "Don't lie to me, I know it's made from fireworks."

"You know the egg, why can't others use it? To attack the city, you have to climb up with a ladder and use the lives of brothers to fill it, but our commander-in-chief doesn't use it. Others use pyrotechnic powder to make fireworks, but the commander-in-chief can use it.

When we come to attack a city, do you understand that the commander uses his head?"

Goudan nodded, "I understand."

"I understand, why don't you fucking sleep, you are still busy at night." Shi Suo cursed,

"Oh, let's sleep now." Goudan quickly lay down.

The curtain of the big tent rattled in the wind, and the flames of butter and wax inside the tent began to tremble. The guards hurried over and nailed the curtain shut with wedges.

In the big tent, the generals of the Northern Route Army gathered together, including Li Xuan and Army Sima. A map was placed on the table, with the regional topography, cities, villages and roads of the Liao Kingdom clearly marked on it.

This is a map of the Liao Kingdom captured in Zhuozhou City.

Qin Guan pointed to the map and said: "We invaded from Zhuozhou and pulled out the biggest nail in front of Xijin Mansion. Five thousand Liao soldiers were stationed in the two cities of Miaoyin and Yongqing on the east side of Xijin Mansion."

"About 5,000 soldiers are stationed in the five cities of Changping, Fanshan, Ding'an, Shunsheng and Yongning on the west side, all the way to Datong Prefecture in Xijing."

"In Xijin City, there are 20,000 Liao soldiers stationed. This is their main force. Soldiers and horses from the four cities of Miaoyin, Yongqing, Changping, and Fanshan can be used as support. Ding'an, Shunsheng, Yongning and even Datong Prefecture are too far away.

It’s so far away that I won’t be able to come here for a while.”

"What we mainly face now are the 20,000 Liao troops in the city, and the 20,000 Liao troops who may come to support us."

"This analysis makes it much clearer. Our 40,000 opponent is also 40,000, so we should be evenly matched." Qin Guan said easily.

Others are not as relaxed as Qin Guan.

Li Xuan said: "Commander, beware of them encircling us. After all, we are now deep into the Liao Kingdom."

Qin Guan shook his head and said: "I will not give him a chance to encircle him, and these cities must be destroyed so that we can eliminate our worries."

Qin's viewing time was almost up, he announced the end of the meeting, and then led everyone to the ordnance camp.

The ordnance camp is busy at the moment. Hundreds of craftsmen are assembling trebuchets. The trebuchets appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. They are siege weapons. After years of improvement, they are now very advanced. A ten-kilogram stone bullet can be thrown.

Going out for a thousand meters is very powerful.

Qin Guan doesn't know much about trebuchets, but he can improve cannonballs.
Chapter completed!