As the spring night deepened, the huge Han army camp became silent. Except for the patrolling sergeants making some noise, there was no other movement. Even the horses, cattle and sheep were quiet. Not only is it a time for rest, but also due to the constraints of military law, although it is quiet, it has nothing to do with peace.
The lights in each camp were sparsely lit, but when zoomed in to the entire Han army camp, they were endless, almost connected to the starry sky. The night sky was extremely clear, like a curtain washed clean by the spring rain. The scattered and dim stars made the sky become more and more distant.
When the Emperor of Han came to camp with his army, the Liao army in Yunzhong City was certainly aware of it and did not conceal it after all. The bursts of "Long live" shouts almost made the entire city tremble.
The arrival of the Han Emperor would inevitably affect the morale of the defenders. It was not that Liu Chengyou's majesty had spread to the hearts of the Hu people in Saibei, but that the Han army had increased its troops and the situation was forcing it. Therefore, Yelu Talie decided to do something to welcome Liu Chengyou and boost morale.
As far as Yelu Talie was concerned, he didn't care whether the Han army outside the city was 200,000 or 300,000. Anyway, the Liao army could not face the enemy head-on. The Han army was so large that it was impossible to go into battle together. With a strong city and sufficient preparations, Yelu Talie was very calm, and used his self-confidence to infect the soldiers and appease the morale of the soldiers.
In fact, Yelu Talie even thought that if the Han emperor could finally defend Yunzhong with the Han emperor personally supervising the battle, no matter how much damage it could cause to the Han army, it would be a great victory for the Liao army. Because that would affect the prestige of the Han Emperor and dampen the morale of the Han army.
Therefore, when Liu Chengyou went to Yunzhou in person, he did not leave much room. Both the offensive and defensive sides had no way out. A cruel and fierce life-and-death battle was destined to be inevitable.
In the imperial tent, Liu Chengyou was sleeping soundly with his beautiful girl in his arms. He was indeed quite tired from the journey. However, a sudden killing sound rang out from outside Beicheng. Liu Chengyou sat up in shock, reached directly under his pillow, took out a dagger, and shouted warily: "Here comes someone!"
"Your Majesty!" The guard general on duty was Liu Tinghan. This general who allowed Wu Yunmou in the Battle of Nankou was spotted by Liu Chengyou and was directly transferred to the guard beside him.
"Go and ask, what happened?" Liu Chengyou ordered.
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The royal tent is located very far back in the camp, so when the sound comes, it has already been reduced a lot. However, the impact of the momentum is still not small.
"Official!" The imperial concubine also woke up from her sleep.
"No problem! It should be a night attack by the Liao army!" Liu Chengyou said. The Han army also has rich experience in how to prevent night attacks. Those deep ditches, high fortresses, and hard fortified traps are not built in vain.
Of course, the Liao army had also experienced the power of the Han army's fortifications. Therefore, they had no idea of attacking the Han camp and only used three thousand cavalry. They just rode on the attack site reserved by the Han army at night. Cheer, blow trumpets, shoot arrows...
The purpose was just two words: harassment and not giving the Han army a good night's sleep. In Yelu Talie's words, this was a welcome ceremony for the Han emperor, so the Liao army was in high spirits when they left the city.
This kind of night attack disturbs the enemy as well as ourselves. The Han Dynasty had strongholds and the Liao Dynasty had city walls, but the impact on the Han army seemed to be greater. Of course, the Han army was basically used to this level of harassment from the Liao army. All the officers in the camp were ordered to restrain the soldiers to sleep, and they had to close their eyes even if they couldn't sleep.
Of course, the soldiers on night watch did not dare to relax. Faced with the arrogant clamor of the Liao army, the Han army also held back its anger. Each village mobilized a thousand crossbowmen and fired with strong bows and crossbows. Although it caused some casualties and dampened their arrogance, the effect of harassment was still there. Arrived.
In the imperial tent, Liu Chengyou quickly received the report. Seeing that he had already dealt with it, he didn't say anything more and continued to sleep with Mei Jiao Niang in his arms. But after such a disturbance, the quality of sleep plummeted. Being an emperor is an extremely stressful profession, especially for a wise emperor who is still in the midst of an army of conquests.
Liao Qi ran around Yunzhong City twice before returning to the city. However, about an hour later, as he stared blankly, he heard the same sound again, this time with the beating of war drums.
Tonight, the defenders in the clouds were dancing and making a lot of noise, and they were treated with double "courtesy" by the Han Emperor.
On the eve of dawn, Liu Chengyou got up early. His fatigue was not relieved much, but he was a little more sleepy. He washed his face with cold water and felt much better.
He led people to inspect the military camp. Although the morning was dim, the entire Han camp had begun to wake up. The most obvious thing was the smoke rising from several supply camps.
When he learned that the emperor was visiting the camp, Fu Yanqing followed the traces. Among the emperor's father-in-law, in terms of physical health, King Wei is probably the one with the best health. Forgoing his courtesy and asking him to accompany him on a tour of the camps, Liu Chengyou asked, "I didn't sleep well last night. I wonder how King Wei is sleeping?"
Hearing Liu Chengyou's question, Fu Yanqing's heart suddenly became excited, and he immediately responded: "The Liao cavalry is rampant and disturbs the holy cavalry. It is my fault. Please punish me!"
Seeing this, Liu Chengyou shook his head, waved his hands, and said, "It doesn't matter to me if I don't sleep for one or two nights, but as for the soldiers, they have to go into battle and kill the enemy bravely. If they can't sleep, how can they have the mental and physical strength?" ?”
After saying that, Liu Chengyou asked: "Is there no way to deal with the Liao Cavalry's harassment?"
After hearing the question, Fu Yanqing thought for a while and responded: "Your Majesty, this method of harassment is just like a mosquito biting a fly. Just ignore it and rest peacefully. If you go to war, you will fall into the Liao army's plan!"
"I understand what you said!" Liu Chengyou said, "It's just that even if the mosquito bites it, it will be itchy..."
"Because the camp is forced to the city, and the number of Liao troops is different every time they are dispatched. I have sent cavalry to attack before, but with little effect." Fu Yanqing said, "However, the Liao army's harassment will have the same impact on our army. Not good. If you want to resist Master Wang just by relying on such means, that is just wishful thinking!"
Fu Yanqing's tone was not exciting, but full of confidence. Seeing this, Liu Chengyou stopped expressing his opinion on the matter, and just expressed his position: "You can do whatever you want to attack the city!"
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty!" Fu Yanqing said.
"We are both monarchs and ministers, and we are also son-in-law, so there is no need to be so open-minded!" Liu Chengyou's face was bathed in the spring breeze, and his tone became extremely gentle.
The morning sun has appeared, and the dawn is getting brighter. It looks like a good weather. The good weather means that the offensive and defensive battle is about to begin. Around Chen hour, the Han army camp started moving again. It was not deliberately created, but the natural momentum and movement was already frightening. After all, it was the movement of nearly 300,000 people.
After breakfast, the Han army, under the command of the generals, marched out of the camp to form an array, adjusted their equipment, and prepared for the siege. The plan and arrangement for the siege had been discussed by Fu Yanqing and the generals long ago, so they followed the instructions step by step.
At the same time, there is no key attack direction, and a strategy of siege on all sides is adopted, with the main attack on all sides. After all, the number of Han troops was sufficient, and they continued to thin the defenders' strength, denying them the opportunity to focus on defense.
Although the construction of Yunzhong City relies on water, a mulberry branch cannot play a protective role. The city is solid, but in the face of such a large number of Han troops, the pressure it endures is also huge. This is why Yelu The reason why Tarlie has never been passive and constantly takes the initiative to attack and harass.
The Han troops were commanded on all sides, with Fu Yanqing in the north, Zhao Kuangyin in the west, Murong Yanzhao in the south, Gao Huaide in the east, and Emperor Liu Chengyou stationed in the north to fight. In the Chinese army, a five-foot-tall observation platform was built early. Climbing on it is enough to overlook the overall situation.
As for the defense situation of Yunzhong City, the Han army had already experienced it and understood it in several previous trial attacks. Therefore, the first attack after the emperor's arrival was to go all out, sparing no effort, and hit to death from the beginning.
