Under the city of Cangzhou, Yelu Hongji was on the tower, watching the artillery below attack the city. The artillery of the Song army was on the city, and the range was longer. Moreover, because the Song army strengthened its defense before the war, the artillery above was not comparable to the regiment artillery, and the Khitan artillery was suppressed.

Yelu Hongji was anxious to see it and said, "It has been five days since this city wall was cast like steel, without any damage. How can it be so great if this continues? Why not try it again, maybe you can break it with just one shot."

Yelu Xiantong bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the artillery on the top of the Song army's city is even more powerful, and we dare not get too close. In addition, the Song army's city walls are indeed solid, so isn't that the case? Besides, most of the shells transported from Gu Ni are too light and should not be powerful enough."

Yelu Hongji was silent for a while and said, "The shells fired by the Song army fell to the ground and exploded after a moment. Those lighter shells could be blown up, but we didn't know how to use them to hit the city walls. Otherwise, we can open a few furnaces outside the city and find some iron to cast the shells. How about using iron shells to hit the city walls? It is more useful to hit the city walls!"

Yelu Xiantong said, "Your Majesty, even though that's the case, where can I find iron? The Song army is strong and clear about the fields, and the surroundings are like wastelands, and there is no grain of food, so there is no need to think about iron. The swords in the hands of the soldiers are life-saving guys, and they cannot melt them."

Yelu Hongji said: "How about it, how about the transport from Youzhou?"

Yelu Xiantong shook his hand repeatedly: "It's not possible! Not to mention that there is not much iron in Youzhou, and it's difficult to transport it, so it's destined to be unable to transport it. The food and grass of our hundreds of thousands of troops must be transported, but it's really impossible to transport it. A few days ago, I was careless and was robbed by the Song army once. These days, the Guniu troops in the Qianning Army were able to eat one meal a day. If you are not careful, you will be hungry."

After hearing this, Yelu Hongji was a little anxious. Since the Khitan army entered the country, the Song army had been defending the country. If the Khitan did not attack, the Song army would not leave the city. After a long time, the Khitans also relaxed their vigilance. As a result, a few days ago, the Song army in Diaotai Village had only more than 2,000 people robbed a large amount of food and grass.

Yelu Hongji fought with Yelu Chongyuan for the throne for several years. The foundation of Youzhou was emptied, so where could he provide food and grass for hundreds of thousands of troops? Before leaving Daqian, he transferred food and grass from other places to Youzhou. These days, the food and grass stored in advance had been used up and could only be transferred from other places. Transportation was inconvenient and a lot of manpower wasted. Every grain on the front line was very precious.

After a while, Yelu Hongji said: "When will the food and grass that are supplied to Gu Ni be transported?"

Yelu Xiantong bowed: "In two days, you should arrive at Qianning Military City. In order to prevent accidents, thousands of soldiers were escorted this time."

Yelu Hongji nodded: "I ordered Gu Ni to send troops immediately after getting the food and grass, and I must defeat the Song army! With artillery, it is still inconvenient to capture Cangzhou City. If you don't win a few battles, your morale will be sluggish!"

Yelu Xiantong said yes. He also said: "Your Majesty, now the food and grass are transported from Zhongjing and Tokyo. The road is long. If you transport grain on the road, you will need 400,000 troops to sign troops, and you will also have to recruit people from Tokyo and Zhongjing. In the next month, the food and grass in those places will be empty, so you can only withdraw your troops."

Yelu Hongji said angrily: "How can you explain the hundreds of thousands of troops just retreat like this?"

Yelu Tong sighed: "There is no way. The Song army is strong and clearing the fields. We cannot defeat the city, so we can only retreat. In a few years, we will wait until there is enough food and grass, and then go south. We cannot grab food and grass from the Song territory. This is really hard to fight."

Now the Khitan generals knew how great the difficulties caused by the Song army's solid walls and clearing the fields were. They had not retreated, but they could not swallow this breath. Youzhou could be used as a base for the Khitan to go south. However, it was still difficult to provide hundreds of thousands of troops in several states. When the Khitan went south, they had to be able to grab the food and grass of the Song army, otherwise it would be very difficult.

Seeing Yelu Hongji's appearance, Yelu Fairy Tong could only sigh in his heart. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that even the small city of the Song army could not be defeated, and the Khitan did not have the strength to go south at all. If Yelu Hongji had just defeated Chongyuan and went on stage, if the Khitan emperor had a deeper foundation, he would have withdrawn his army long ago. The problem is that Yelu Hongji's foundation is unstable and he had not achieved his achievements, so he withdrew his troops. Which tribe below would still be submissive?

Outside the Ganning Army City, Gu Niu almost cried as he watched the food and grass transport troops coming. These days, the entire army only ate one meal a day, and it became increasingly sparse afterwards, and it was almost impossible to hold on. At this time, he did not dare to fight, otherwise the entire army might be dispersed when there was setback.

When he met the enemy who transported food, Gu Ni said, "The general is really the savior of our army! In the military camp, the food and grass are almost exhausted. If you don't come, I don't know what to do! If the 100,000 army is forced to retreat by shortage of food, it will be a big joke."

The enemy is not old: "There is no way. Now Youzhou has no food stored, so it can only be transported from Tokyo. I was robbed by the Song army the last time, and it was difficult for food and grass to be eaten for a while. General, the court has an order. If you get food and grass, you should fight with the Song army as soon as possible."

Gu Ni said: "Don't worry, today's full meal, and the war will start tomorrow! Now the food and grass are extremely precious. The soldiers in front of them do nothing for a day, and I don't know how many bones there will be in the back. I naturally understand this principle!"

The enemy Bugu nodded repeatedly: "We will feel relieved when the general says this. Now, we don't dare to go without a large army escort. It is really difficult to supply hundreds of thousands of soldiers in front of us, crossing a thousand miles. To be honest, there is not much food and grass on Tokyo Road. If you don't win a few battles soon, you will be afraid of chaos. Alas, in two months, you will be afraid there will be no food to transport."

Along the way, the enemy Bugu saw many grain-carrying troops die on the roadside. As they often walked, some people suddenly fell down. After another two months, the troops should rebel. Most of the men in Youzhou were transferred. After this battle, what to do in the future is a headache.

Gu Ni just nodded and said yes. Without these days, Gu Ni could not recognize how bad the situation ahead is now. There are only thousands of Song troops in Diaotai Village. If he only robs it once, he will not be able to move his 100,000 troops. The food route of the Khitan was too fragile. He went south through the Song army city, and there were countless hidden dangers in the rear of the Khitan, which made people dare not take it lightly.

After unloading the food and grass there, Gu Niu said to the enemy: "The general has worked hard all the way, and I will welcome you tonight. I will have a good rest for a night and I will be able to go back tomorrow. The days of shortage of food here are too long, and many soldiers are already looking for it. The food and grass are coming, and it is time to have a good meal."

When I entered the military camp, I saw a group of Khitan soldiers, all of whom were excited. The small leaders happily received food. Although I had been hungry for a few days, the morale of the Khitan was still weak. After seeing the enemy, I couldn't help but nod.

After entering the tent, a pile of fire was lit inside, and a lamb was set up on it and roasted it. No matter how difficult it was, the commander of the 100,000 army was still inseparable from wine and meat. Pu Gu and Tu Guci and other generals accompanied him, raising their glasses to drink.

After drinking for three rounds, Gu Ni said, "Tomorrow, make meals early, and the sun rises, you will attack the Song army. More than 10,000 iron cavalry will surely break the Song army formation. The Song people rely on their artillery to be sharp and arrogant. Let them see how our iron cavalry is?"

Pugu crossed his hands: "General, I will fight the first battle tomorrow! If I fail to win, I will be willing to be punished!"
Chapter completed!