As the spring night deepened, the huge Han army camp became silent. Except for the patrolling sergeants making some noises, there was no other movement. Even the horses, cattle and sheep were quiet. It was not only time to rest, but also because of the Although the restraint of military law 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 and almost connected to the starry sky. The night sky was extremely clear, like a curtain washed clean by the spring rain, with scattered and dim stars lining the sky. More and more distant.
When the Han Emperor 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.
Regarding the arrival of the Han Emperor, the morale of the defenders was inevitably affected. 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 again, and the situation was forced. Therefore, Yelu Talie decided to do something, welcome Let’s take a look at Liu Chengyou to boost morale.
As far as Yelu Talie is concerned, he doesn't care whether the Han army outside the city is 200,000 or 300,000. Anyway, the Liao army cannot face the enemy head-on. And the Han army is so large that it is impossible to join the battle together. Relying on a strong city and adequate preparations, Yelu Talie was very calm, and used his self-confidence to infect the soldiers and appease their morale.
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 dampened 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 escape route. A cruel and fierce life-and-death battle was destined to be inevitable.
In the imperial tent, Liu Chengyou was sleeping soundly with his arms around Mei Jiao Niang. He was indeed quite tired from the journey. However, a sudden killing sound rang out from outside Beicheng. Liu Chengyou sat up in shock and put his hand directly on the pillow. He got down, took out his dagger, and shouted warily: "Here comes someone!"
"Your Majesty!" The guard general on duty was Liu Tinghan. This general who supported Wu Yunmu in the Battle of Nankou was favored by Liu Chengyou and was directly transferred to the guard beside him. It can be said that he has made rapid progress.
"Go and ask, what happened?" Liu Chengyou ordered.
"yes!"
The imperial tent is located very far back in the camp, so when the sound comes, it has been reduced a lot. However, the impact of the sound 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 fortress 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 itself. The Han army has strongholds and the Liao army has city walls, but the impact on the Han army seems to be greater. Of course, the Han army is basically the same for this level of harassment by the Liao army. We are used to it. All the officers, big and small, in the camp follow orders to constrain the soldiers to sleep. They have to keep their eyes closed even if they cannot sleep.
Of course, the soldiers on patrol at night 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 shot them with strong bows and crossbows. Although it caused Some casualties dampened his arrogance, but the harassment effect was still effective.
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. However, after such a disturbance, the quality of his sleep plummeted, and the emperor was extremely stressed. The career, especially for a wise king, is still in the conquest army.
Liao Qi ran around Yunzhong City twice before returning to the city. However, about an hour later, while staring in confusion, 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 camps, Fu Yanqing came here following the traces. Among the emperor's father-in-law, in terms of physical health, he was probably the king of Wei. He was exempted from the courtesy and was asked to accompany him on the 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's okay for me to stay up for one night or two, but what about 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 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 has the same impact on our army. Not good. If you want to resist Master Wang just by relying on these methods, 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 stated: "You can take action on the siege of 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 light is getting brighter. It looks like good weather at first glance. Good weather means that the offensive and defensive battles are about to begin. Around Chen time, the Han army camp started moving again. It was not deliberately created, but it naturally exuded The momentum of the 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 to form their camps, adjusted their equipment, and prepared for the siege. The plan for the siege had been discussed by Fu Yanqing and the generals a long time ago, so they followed the plan step by step. Follow orders.
At the same time, there was no key attack direction, and the strategy of siege on all sides was adopted, with the main attack on all sides. After all, the Han army had enough numbers, and it continued to thin the defenders' strength, denying them the opportunity to focus on defense.
Although the construction of Yunzhong City relied on water, a tributary of Sanggan could not play a protective role. The city was solid, but in the face of such a large number of Han troops, the pressure it endured was 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 armies 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 sitting in the north to fight. In the Chinese army, a five-foot-high observation platform was built early. From above, it is enough to overlook the whole situation.
As for the defense situation of Yunzhong City, the Han army had already experienced and understood it in several previous trial attacks. Therefore, the first attack after the emperor arrived was to go all out and spare no effort, starting from the beginning. From the beginning, I beat him to death.