The war in Yan land was still in a prairie fire. The sixteen prefectures in Youyun were divided into the seven prefectures in front of the mountain and the nine prefectures behind the mountain. The seven prefectures in front of the mountain are Yizhou, Zhuozhou, Youzhou and other places, which are the south, while the nine prefectures behind the mountain are located in the north. Now, all the seven prefectures in front of the mountain have fallen into the hands of the Tang Dynasty, while the nine prefectures behind the mountain are the Khitan country and have a greater control.

Seeing that the cold winter was approaching, Li Cunxu was still constantly attacking the supply line of the Khitan army. The supply transport was not easy. The Khitans had to supply 500,000 troops for food and food. The consumption was amazing. Therefore, they were squandering their food and were reluctant to let go. Most of them were born after Li Cunxu. Li Cunxu used war to support the war and did not ask Duan Mingyu for another piece of food and grass.

These foods are a bit difficult to supply the Khitan army with 500,000 troops, but it is easy to supply Li Cunxu's 30,000 troops. The soldiers of the three armies all had a full meal. The Khitan Han soldiers who abandoned their weapons and surrendered looked pitifully, swallowing their saliva. How to solve these surrendered soldiers has become a big problem that Li Cunxu will solve immediately.

Killing cannot be killed. Not only Li Cunxu, but also the generals under Li Cunxu also reached this consensus. If all the surrendered soldiers were killed, it would be the stupidest behavior. I would swear that the Khitan Han army, who was not determined to fight, would fight bravely with the Tang army from then on, and would never think of retreat. But it would not be possible to accept them. Li Cunxu could not afford to support so many soldiers.

Li Cunxu thought for a long time and said to the left and right generals: "The soldiers are in the essence but not in the large number. Although we have few soldiers and horses at present, the goal should not be too large. Moreover, the morale of the Khitan Han army is unstable. Staying there can only damage our morale. Moreover, the generals have limited food and grass, so they cannot afford to support these many surrendered soldiers. It is better to let them go and let them go and die with the will of the Khitan Han generals!"

During an attack on the Khitan grain road, the soldiers captured a gentle and gentle Khitan Han soldier. The soldier said he wanted to see Li Cunxu. It happened that Li Cunxu was the general who led the team in person this time, so he talked with the soldier. Only then did he realize that the soldier was originally an aide to the Khitan Han general Zhang Shifang. Zhang Shifang had sent several groups of aides to contact Li Cunxu, but Li Cunxu's whereabouts were unpredictable and Zhang Shifang had not found it many times. This aide was smart and mixed in the Khitan grain and grass team. He really encountered it several times.

Li Cunxu learned from the aide who was pretending to be a soldier that the Khitan general Zhang Shifang was interested in surrendering and wanted to discuss it with Duan Mingyu. Li Cunxu did not dare to make a decision, so he waited the aide to Qi County to meet Duan Mingyu.

Duan Mingyu was overjoyed and asked these staff several questions. Then he learned the reason why Zhang Shifang was preparing to surrender. It turned out that Zhang Shifang and Guo Sheng had always had a good relationship. Guo Sheng's death had a great blow to him. Moreover, since the Khitan army stationed Gaolianghe, they have been sending troops to attack Qi County, but they were mainly nine Han troops. The nine Han troops of the Khitan army had a total of nearly 200,000. Guo Sheng was one of them. After taking turns to attack, the Khitan Han army suffered heavy losses. Zhang Shifang also suffered heavy losses and suffered extremely miserable. The Khitan army was unscathed. Moreover, the Khitans were extremely harsh on the Han army in terms of military funds. Seeing that the severe winter was approaching, there was no news about the basic war jackets, and the military rations could be as small as possible. The Khitan army was different. Every ox record could be divided into a sheep, each with three buckets of rice a day.

Zhang Shifang should start to look like a retreat for his troops both publicly and privately. Duan Mingyu was delighted and talked with the chief of staff for three hours before the aide returned with his own handwritten letter.

Zhang Shifang was frowning in the big tent, and the aide quietly entered the big tent and whispered a few words to Zhang Shifang. Zhang Shifang was shocked and a hint of ecstasy flashed on his face, "What sir said is true?"

"There are letters as a basis!"

When Zhang Shifang opened the letter, his face began to become shady and shady, "In this way, we have to take some risks, sir, please read it!"

The staff took the letter and looked hesitant after reading it. Zhang Shifang asked bitterly, "If you want to surrender, you have to have a letter of fame. What do you think we should do?"

The staff member stroked his beard and said, "Duan Mingyu's move was really fierce, rejecting the temporary gains and losses in front of him. Instead, he left the general's move in the decisive battle with the Khitan in the future. It is not considered as a general who thought that the general could follow the plan as he said."

"But sir, Duan Mingyu told me to be patient for the time being and contact knowledgeable people among the nine divisions of the Khitan Han army. At that time, he will take the initiative to fight against the Khitan army. This kind of big fact is very risky!" Zhang Shifang said hesitantly.

"General, if you do this, then the general will still be sent to Qixian City to fight. Our troops were quite large, with 40,000 people, but what about Guo Sheng? He is stronger than ours. Even if the general is not eaten by Li Cunxu like Guo Sheng, even the casualties in Qixian City will be enough to clean up our foundation." The aide said immediately, "And the general clearly sees that the Tang army has always been kind. After Guo Sheng's defeat, Duan Mingyu lets him come back is a very friendly signal to us. Moreover, when the general attacks Qixian, the Khitans will not send one army and one soldier to support the general. Duan Mingyu will definitely attack with all his might when we turn against each other. He will not miss this only opportunity."

When Zhang Shifang heard this, he felt it made sense, and his face improved a lot. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Let me be patient for the time being, and it is not impossible to turn against me in the future. Go back and tell Duan Mingyu that if you want me to act according to the plan and turn against me, you must let him attack the Khitan army first, otherwise there is no need to mention this matter."

The staff member said slowly: "The general is safe."

The aide went to Qi County again and brought back Duan Mingyu's words, "A month later, I will send troops to Gaolianghe."

Seeing Duan Mingyu so courageous, Zhang Shifang immediately contacted several friends among the nine Khitan Han generals. After verbal testing, three of them could cause trouble together. These three were combined with their own troops and had an army of 90,000. Zhang Shifang secretly conspired and thought that it would be a big deal.

A month later, it was already the end of November, and layers of lead-colored dark clouds began to spread over the Yan land. This was a sign that it was about to snow. Duan Mingyu stood on the Qi County Tower, sighed to the sky, and said to Wang Yanzhang beside him, "Before going to war, I told Your Majesty that the war will be pacified within two months. It has been three months, and the war is still so stalemate. Duan is ashamed of Your Majesty."

"Prince, please rest assured. Our army will definitely be able to achieve success in this battle. Once the main force of the Khitan reinforcements is severely defeated, the city of Yanjing will be launched every once in a while." Wang Yanzhang said confidently.

"I hope so, are Cunxu ready?"
Chapter completed!