Guo Song sat down and introduced Xu Jian: "This is Wen Miao, my reporter who joined the army!"
Xu Jian hurriedly received the gift, Wen Miao didn't say much, nodded and smiled in return.
"I wonder if Captain Zhu sent Xu Canjun here for something important?"
Xu Jian took out Zhu Si's autographed letter and presented it to Guo Song, "This is an autographed letter from Taiwei Zhu to Commander Guo. Please read it!"
Guo Song took the letter and glanced at it. The cover of the letter said, "Hexi Jiedushi General Guo personally signed it" and the signature was "Tang Taiwei Zhu Si".
It seemed that Zhu Si did not admit his occupation of Hedong Road, and he did not take it seriously. He opened the letter and read it again. The content of the letter was very simple, just to remind himself that the two sides had signed a non-aggression treaty and hoped that he would not invade his territory in Hedong.
In the interests of Taoism, the army should not enter Puzhou.
Guo Song casually handed the letter to Wen Miao and asked, "Xu Canjun is just here to deliver the letter, or does he have anything else to add?"
"I do have something to add. Before leaving, the Taiwei specifically asked me to tell Ambassador Guo that the Hexi Army was aggressively attacking Hedong. We did not take the opportunity to attack Longyou or Shuofang. We still strictly abide by the armistice agreement reached by both parties. We cherish each other's
Cooperate and don’t want to destroy it. This needs to be maintained by both parties..."
Guo Song interrupted him and said: "You say one thousand and say ten thousand, just because you hope I won't attack Puzhou, right?"
"Exactly!"
Xu Jian said seriously: "Puzhou has been occupied by our army, and we have stationed three thousand troops in Yuxiang County. If the Hexi Army invades Puzhou, it will be regarded as breaking the armistice agreement between the two parties."
At this time, Wen Miao took out the armistice agreement and turned to the last page. The last page was a map, which was the territory agreed upon by both parties.
Wen Miao said: "We think Puzhou has nothing to do with the armistice agreement. If you don't believe it, please read here. This is the armistice territory agreed by both parties. There is no Hedong at all, and the agreement did not mention Hedong at all, so you used the armistice agreement to threaten us.
, the reason is not appropriate and the evidence is not sufficient, we do not accept it."
Xu Jian's expression changed and he said after a while: "Does the Hexi Army really want to attack Puzhou?"
Guo Song said calmly: "Please Xu Canjun tell Lieutenant Zhu that the east of the river is a hunting ground, and we are all hunters. The number of prey harvested in the end will depend on whose bow is the hardest."
.........
Xu Jian was afraid that he would be on the road too long and delay the military plane. After leaving the camp, he immediately released a carrier pigeon and sent Guo Song's last attitude to Taiwei Zhu Si.
Only two hours later, Zhu Si received a pigeon letter from Xu Jian. Guo Song's words made him furious.
'Bang!'
Zhu Si punched the table hard and said angrily: "This is too much bullying. I almost gave up the entire Hedong to him. As long as there is a little bit of dregs at the bottom of the bowl, he still wants to compete with me on the bow. He will
Aren't you afraid that my army will directly attack his Longyou?"
Liu Sigu advised Zhu Si: "I have studied the armistice agreement specially. It is a bit far-fetched to include Hedong in the armistice agreement. The key is that Hedong is not within the territory agreed by both parties. So Guo Song keeps saying that Puzhou has nothing to do with the armistice agreement. I think
He also did not want to violate the armistice agreement, so he emphasized this point again and again."
"It's been a long time, or am I being unreasonable?"
Liu Sigu smiled and said: "To be precise, Puzhou is Li Huaiguang's place. After Guo Song destroyed Li Huaiguang, he took it for granted that he should inherit all the land and property of Li Huaiguang, and Puzhou was naturally one of them. This is
The fundamental reason why he will not give up Puzhou, I suggest that the Taiwei accept Guo Song's plan and treat Puzhou as a hunting ground, and the two sides will compete for the prey."
"Do you want me to send more troops to Hedong?"
Liu Sigu nodded, "Yuxiang County's defense capabilities are not weak. It has invested heavily in troops and can fight the Hexi Army. This battle will not affect the armistice agreement signed by both parties."
Zhu Si thought for a moment and said slowly: "Just follow the military advisor's advice and use 20,000 troops to guard Yuxiang County."
.........
Thirty thousand Hexi troops have entered Puzhou. Guo Song received information from the scout captain Wang Bo. There is no disease in the suburbs of Hedong City. There are only a few patients in the city, and they are all isolated. As long as they do not enter the city, there is basically no disease.
You will catch the disease.
This means that the epidemic that has been raging for four months will finally subside.
I don't know if Zhu Si will know the news, but Guo Song couldn't wait any longer. He immediately led his army into Puzhou and rushed all the way to Yuxiang County.
When they were still fifty miles away from Yuxiang County, Wang Bo once again sent important information. Zhu Si had sent additional troops to Yuxiang County, and the number of troops in Yuxiang County reached 20,000.
Outside a forest, Colonel Wang Bo used a branch to draw on the ground and told Guo Song and the generals about the situation in Yuxiang County.
"Yuxiang County is a big city, second only to Hedong County in Puzhou. The perimeter of the city wall is about 30 miles. The city has a population of 80,000 and can accommodate up to 20,000 defenders. The city wall is about two feet and eight feet high. It was rebuilt ten years ago.
The construction is all made of blue bricks, which are very solid and strong. The moat is two feet wide and the river is very deep."
"Let's talk about the situation of the defenders!" Guo Song said again.
Wang Bo nodded and continued: "There are currently 20,000 defenders in the city. Judging from the armor they wear, they are not elite. They are all leather armor. They should be newly recruited soldiers in recent years. The commander is called Meng Siwu. He was originally
The coach of Tongguan is said to be good at defending the city."
"How is their food situation?" Yao Jin asked from the side.
"You have to tell the truth in your humble position. Their money and food security is pretty good. Zhu Si treats his soldiers more generously and gives them enough money and food, so he can recruit a lot of soldiers. I heard that before the increase in troops, there were 100,000 shi in Yuxiang County.
The food was intended for Li Huaiguang, but before it could be delivered, Li Huaiguang was destroyed, and only 20,000 sets of armor were given to Li Huaiguang. Now there are at least 200,000 dan of military rations in the city, enough for them to eat for a year or two."
"Let's talk about how to defeat the enemy?" Guo Song asked with a smile.
All of his generals have rich combat experience and are able to take charge of their own affairs. Yao Jin was the first to raise his hand and said: "Let me make a suggestion."
"Say it!"
Yao Jin smiled and said: "Of course we use our traditional method of attacking at night. This is our advantage and we should give full play to it!"
"And Iron Fire Thunder!"
Ma Weijiang added: "Use two big iron cans to blow up the damn thing so that they will never be able to live with this fear for the rest of their lives."
Pei Xin also said: "General Ma is right, blowing up the city gate with a large iron fire thunder is the best way to attack the city."
After listening to everyone's suggestions, Guo Song nodded and said: "Everyone is right. We really need to take advantage of our advantages. I suggest attacking the city at the second watch!"
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At two o'clock, Guo Song led the army to the outside of the North City, about two miles away from the city gate. The army stopped and waited patiently for news from the firearms camp.
Thirty soldiers from the firearms battalion used the cover of night to quietly transport a batch of iron fire mines to the city. In order to deal with the suspension bridge, the firearms battalion specially invented chain mines, which are two miniature fire mines connected by iron chains.
The ball weighs about seven pounds and is mainly used for throwing.
The method of using a chain mine to deal with a suspension bridge is very simple. Hang the chain mine at the joint between the iron lock and the bridge plate. After the chain mine explodes, even if the iron chain continues to explode, it can also blow up the top of the wooden bridge and the suspension bridge will fall.
Two soldiers who were as flexible as monkeys climbed up the back of the suspension bridge, hung two chain mines on the bridge board, lit the match, and jumped into the river to escape, but this time they alarmed the people upstairs.
garrison.
"There are people below, shoot arrows!" the soldiers on the top of the city shouted.
Arrows were fired randomly from the top of the city, basically without any target. It was dark outside the city. Many soldiers could not see anything, so they fired arrows randomly. However, many soldiers still saw the sparks and fired arrows at the burning match ropes.
In an instant, the suspension bridge was filled with arrows, but they could not stop the burning of the match rope.
'Boom!' Two consecutive violent explosions blew the top of the suspension bridge into pieces, splattering sawdust, and the suspension bridge suddenly fell. Meanwhile, several other soldiers had placed a large iron fire mine weighing 250 kilograms against a wooden frame.
Matches were also lit on the city gate, and they ran along the city wall. After only running a few dozen steps, they jumped into the river.
At this time, the general Meng Siwu who was patrolling the city heard the explosion and led a large group of soldiers to rush to the city.
"What's going on with the violent noise?" Meng Siwu asked sharply.
The soldier at the top of the city said tremblingly: "I don't know what it is!"
Meng Siwu looked down and saw that the suspension bridge had been blown up. He was shocked. What kind of weapons did the Hexi Army use?
At this time, he suddenly discovered something. When he looked carefully, he saw faint sparks burning directly below, but he couldn't see clearly. It should be on the city gate.
He suddenly felt a bad feeling in his heart, and just as he was about to turn around and leave, the iron fire thunder on the city gate exploded earth-shatteringly.