The sun sets down the mountain and the wind is getting stronger and stronger. The sky is not dark yet, and with the strong wind, small ice particles float down at some point. The ice particles fall on the ground, and the ground is particularly slippery, and you will fall if you are not careful.

The Song army withdrew its troops and returned to the camp, and many soldiers fell to the ground. The order was a little chaotic for a while. Fortunately, the Khitans on the city were already confused, so there was no accident and they retreated back to the camp safely. When they returned to the military camp, they heard that there were buns today, and the army was filled with joy.

In Liu Jianji's handsome tent, two fat lamb legs were roasted on the fire. In addition to the lamb, there were also plates of meat buns on the plate next to it.

When several generals under his command came in, Liu Jianji said: "Today, I will blow the city wall. When it is almost evening, you can see that there are cracks in the Quyang city wall. If you try hard tomorrow, you should be able to break the city soon. It has been more than ten days here. Today, I will eat meat buns in the army and reward the entire army. I have prepared some wine and meat here, drink it today, rest early, and break the city tomorrow!"

Several generals agreed with each other and sat down one after another.

The soldiers poured wine for everyone, and Liu Jianji said, "The wind suddenly broke out today. It can be seen that the weather is going to be cold. We must break through the city earlier. Otherwise, when the surrounding rivers freeze, the Khitans rely on cavalry and escape, it will inevitably cause greater trouble."

Yang Sui said: "What the Taiwei said is that the current Quyang City is sandwiched between the Tang River and the Shui River. The river is not frozen, so the Khitans have no place to go. The war here will be ended as soon as possible. Next, the Khitan army should go south."

Liu Jianji nodded: "Actually, the Khitans came to attack Quyang. The original idea was to seize Dingzhou and move Jingtai in Baozhou. If the battle was unfavorable, they could also cross the river and harass the prefectures and counties. However, they did not expect that the weather was warm this year and the river was not frozen for a long time, and they were blocked by us. It was as if God was willing, and we should not miss it."

After saying that, he raised the wine bowl in front of him and said, "Drink a drink! I wish you a successful victory tomorrow!"

Everyone raised the bowl and drank it all, picked up the meat buns in front of them, and tasted them beautifully. The cooking techniques at this time were not as good as those of later generations. The meat was not as delicious as meat buns. Moreover, even the generals did not eat white noodles every day, and the buns were considered a delicacy.

After a few bowls of wine, the atmosphere became warmer, and the generals talked about what they saw during the day.

Du Zhongxiao was very opposed to this style of eating and drinking before the war. According to the habits of later generations, the whole army should be ready to go, how to eat and drink, especially drink. Later, I slowly figured it out and let the army do this.

It is not as good as the later generations. In this era, there is nothing to do at night. When it gets dark, what else can I do? In fact, it will not be too late to drink and eat meat, and it will not delay the war the next day. It is not as good as the later generations, drinking late and making a mess, and it will be the second half of the night. If it is not good, it will be easy to get up the next day and it will be difficult to get up.

As for poor families, they can’t even light up the lights, so they eat supper before it gets dark and go to bed when it gets dark. They get up early the next day, not because people of this era are hardworking, but because they do not sleep a lot. It is because they have to try their best to get the sunshine, and they can only rest when they are dark.

After drinking for a while, Yang Sui said: "Tomorrow, I will break through Quyang City and the military camps west of the city. There will be 10,000 soldiers there, nothing else at that time! It is a rare victory to wipe out 30,000 Khitan cavalry in one battle."

Speaking of this, Zhu Gui said: "It suddenly became cold today. Will the river be frozen? If the river freezes and the Khitans suddenly go west, it will be a little trouble. Even if there is no big threat, it will harass the prefectures and counties."

Liu Jianji said: "If you don't attack there first, you are afraid that the Khitan cavalry in the city will send troops to rescue them and be attacked on both sides. If you break the city and only have the alone army, it will be much easier. You are not afraid of the river freezing. Suddenly, the Khitans were not prepared. Even if they cross the river and flee, there are cavalry chasing them at the back, they will not be able to escape."

Yang Sui said: "If you run west, you will be Zhending Mansion. You have known Dou Shunqing for a long time, and you are ready there. There are heavy troops in Xingtang and Lingshou."

Jia Kui occupied Feihu and cut off the Khitan route from Taihang Mountains. Zhending Mansion had become a safe rear. Dou Shunqing had long increased his troops to Xingtang and Lingshou. Even if the Khitans fled west, they would not have the chance to break through the city. At this time, there was a 150,000 Song army around Quyang, and there was no room for escape. The Song army occupied Feihu, and Zhending Mansion and Dingzhou were both safe, and the troops could be used as his own.

Liu Jianji said: "The Taiwei Jia occupied the flying fox, and there was no major change for the Khitan. But for our army, it was different. The Khitans could not go south from the Taihang Mountains, so Baozhou became the front line, and it would be safe to defend the rear of Baozhou. For several months, Baozhou has been firmly cleared and cleared, and the people within dozens of miles were all in the city. As long as the Khitans did not break through the city, they would have no supplies to go south. The so-called cavalry would not be able to traverse everywhere."

Yang Sui nodded: "Yes, you have to keep your walls and clear the fields for dozens of miles, and the court is decisive in this matter."

Liu Jianji said: "You must have the capital to be decisive. If the railway was not built this year, how could you strengthen the walls and clear the fields? If people were to be brought into the city like in previous years, there would be no way to eat for several months, let alone anything else. This year, in order to deal with the Khitan, the court has invested a lot of money. Not only our army of hundreds of thousands, but also hundreds of thousands of people along the border provinces, how much does it cost to use?"

People can usually spend the winter safely even if they lack food at home. But it is different when they come to towns. Even if there is a government subsidy for food, where does the firewood come from? Where does the place where they live? Even if they drink water normally, it is not easy. Generally, the wells in towns deal with the original population of the city. Suddenly there are so many more people coming, so they have to find another source of water. The border states are solid and cleared, and the Song Dynasty has to pay a lot of money. It is just that they rely on railways to transport whatever they lack and make up for it with national strength.

At this moment, Fang Hong came back from outside and patted his body and said, "It's snowing outside! It's so heavy snow, it's white and can't see clearly."

After hearing this, Liu Jianji hurriedly went out of the tent to check it out. As soon as he left the tent, he saw snowflakes flying all over the sky, like goose feathers, falling down one after another. The ground was completely white, and the entire military camp was covered in plain clothes.

After watching for a while, everyone returned to the handsome tent.

Liu Jianji said: "Suddenly, there is such heavy snow, I wonder if it will stop tomorrow."

Zhu Gui said: "No matter whether you stop or not, the city will be broken tomorrow. It depends on the weather now, and it will be colder. After two more days, the river will be frozen, and the Khitans will inevitably have endless troubles."

Yang Sui said: "That's true. It's not easy for us to attack the city when it snows, and it's even more difficult to defend the city. I'll use heavy artillery to knock down the city wall tomorrow."

Fang Hong shook his head: "If the snow falls too much and you will be unable to move tomorrow? The army cannot move forward, and even if the city wall collapses, there will be no good solution. Tens of thousands of troops will not be easy to move in the snow."
Chapter completed!