Wanyan Agu divided the troops into three groups to fight eastward. Yang Yi made an unexpected decision. He quickly transferred Liu Wu, who was sweeping the Liaodong Peninsula, to the north, but did not let Liu Wu return to defend Liaoyang City;

Instead, he was asked to go north to Guidezhou and form a horn with Li Yizhong's troops who occupied Yanjin, blocking the important road leading to the former Jurchen land in the north.

Guidezhou and Yanjinzhou are two hundred miles away from Liaoyang, which means that Li Yizhong's troops and Liu Wu's troops have become horns, while Yang Yi's ten thousand troops left by Liaoyang Prefecture have become isolated.

After guessing that Wanyan Aguda intends to give up going to the capital and switch to mobile warfare, Yang Yi thought hard and could not think of any good plan to deal with it, so he could only take another bet;

This time he used himself as bait to lure Wanyan Aguda to attack Liaoyang Prefecture, dragging his tens of thousands of Jin troops under Liaoyang City to buy time for Zhe Keshi and Xie Dongsheng.

It can be said that this is not a conspiracy, but an open conspiracy. Yang Yi believes that having his own side plus Yelu Mingwo as bait should be enough to touch Wanyan Agu.

Wanyan Aguda was really moved. Yang Yi was the commander of the Song army and the soul of the Song army. As long as he could kill him, all the Song army would have no leader and fight each other. With all morale lost, the possibility of the Great Jin Kingdom winning a comprehensive victory will be infinitely magnified.

So even though he knew Yang Yi's mind, he was willing to gamble this. If he won the bet, the Great Jin Kingdom would win this war. If he lost, it would be better than being like a stray dog ​​escaping everywhere now.

Wanyan Aguda has made a desperate attempt. Since Yang Yi has made a bet, let's take a gamble together. For Wanyan Aguda, this is very worthwhile. Anyway, if he loses the bet, the situation will not be much worse than it is now. At worst, seeing that the situation is wrong, you can find a way to withdraw it.

He asked Wanyan Loushi to lead 20,000 troops to retake Shenzhou, responsible for blocking Li Yizhong's troops and Liu Wu's troops who might go south to reinforce, and joined forces with Wanyan Zonghan to head straight for Liaoyang City.

Yang Yi was very straightforward. Except for Yanlu, Guide and Liaoyang, the other cities were ignored.

Wanyan Aguda encountered no resistance at all. The 60,000 army successfully advanced to the city of Liaoyang.

Yang Yi stood on the city tower and watched the Jin army surrounded Liaoyang City, with no slight fluctuations on his face. Yu Xing and Lu Zhen were surrounded by him, but he couldn't help but worry. Liaoyang City was too big, and ten thousand people guarded the city walls on all sides, which was actually very thin;

In addition, only Lu Zhen's battalion of troops in the city were flintlock spearmen. These five hundred troops were Yang Yi's personal military camp, so they did not go north with Li Yizhong.

Yang Yi saw their concerns and said, "Where is the man named Lian Chengque, come to me."

Lu Zhen immediately asked someone to find someone, and then asked, "Sir, do you want him to organize young and strong people in the city to go to the city to defend together? I'm afraid this person may not be able to believe it."

"Not all. Most of the city is Bohai people and Han people. When Wanyan Loushi captured Liaoyang City before, he killed many Bohai people and Han people. Their hatred with the Jurchens had already formed, so we should use them to help defend the city. There should be no problem. Besides, we didn't really expect them, but we just used them to consume Wanyan Aguda's troops. At that time, I would be careful and not be afraid that they could make any big waves."

After Yang Yi and the others chatted for a while, Lian Chengque was soon found. He was in his early thirties, had a big eyebrows, a national face, and a burly figure. He walked with great vigor. Last time, he received Yang Yi's reward for his contribution to the Huaiyuan family, so the two met.

Now that the Jin army besieged the city, Yang Yi came to him again. Lian Chengque secretly thought about it, thinking that Yang Yi must use him. When he saw Yang Yi, he immediately bowed down and said in a loud voice: "The villain Lian Chengque, pay homage to Grand Secretary Yang."

His Chinese language is a bit stiff. It is obvious that his ancestors have lived in Liaodong for a long time. They are used to speaking Khitan dialect when they communicate with others. However, the Han people have a habit of chanting the root of the root of the mind. They will try their best to retain their own living customs and mother tongue wherever they go. At least this is the case in this era, so even the city is short of them and can barely speak Chinese.

Yang Yi stepped forward and lost him and said in a harmonious voice: "No need to be polite, get up. Last time you led the crowd to capture Huaiyuan Gate so that our army could enter the city smoothly, and it was an indelible contribution. Now the Jin army is siegeing the city, and is coming in full force. Are you willing to make new contributions to the Song Dynasty?"

Lian Chengque immediately clasped his fists and replied, "Sir Yang likes villains, and it is a blessing that villains have cultivated for several lifetimes. However, if Mr. Yang is sent, even if he gives instructions, the villains dare not fail to work with all their strength."

Yang Yi smiled and said, "It's rare that you have this kind of heart. Don't worry. As long as you can make new contributions, I will definitely report to the court in the future. Your Majesty is the Sage and Ming Emperor. I will never treat everyone who has made contributions to the country. If you are promoted in the future, why not be able to win a wife and a son?"

"The villain is willing to be loyal to the Song Dynasty and follow Grand Secretary Yang to the death."

"Well, listen, I will order you to go to the city to organize the young and strong people, go to the city to defend together, and wait until the Jin army is defeated. At that time, I will reward you according to the merits and will never treat everyone who serves unfairly."

"The villain obeys the order."

Lian Chengque has a high prestige in Liaoyang City. After receiving the order, he soon organized a team of 3,000 people, which made Yu Xing and Lu Zhen even more concerned. If such a person really wants to use it for himself, if he has two hearts, he is afraid that unpredictable variables will appear at that time.

Although Yang Yi was secretly wary of his heart, he was not too worried. The overall situation is not good for the Jin Kingdom, and Lian Chengque and others have formed a rift with the Jurchens, so it is unlikely that they will turn to Wanyan Aguda.

In addition to strengthening the city defense, Yang Yi used Liancheng, and wanted to strengthen the city defense, he also implied a more important meaning: Wanyan Aguda saw that the Song army organized young and strong cities to help defend, and would definitely think that the Song army was exhausted, which would greatly increase his hope of breaking the city and would have a great effect on dragging Wanyan Aguda's tens of thousands of Jin troops.

To put it bluntly, this is another psychological battle from Yang Yi.

When gambling, you must let the other party see hope before you can tempt them to make big bets.

Yang Yi tried his best to do everything for this. He once again ordered Lu Zhen and others to say, "You should pay attention to hiding your strength. You can't fight too hard at the beginning. You must give Wanyan Agu some hope of breaking the city. It really scares him away. I'm asking you."

"Sir, do you mean pretending to be shaky?"

"Not bad, it's a good thing for me. Remember, we're just a piece of fat meat in Wanyan's mouth. We must always make him feel that he can swallow it in one bite in the next moment."

"Hehe, don't you know who swallows who?"

After the Jin army surrounded Liaoyang City, they did not attack immediately, but were busy building siege equipment. If the craftsmen want to do it well, they must first sharpen their tools.

The Jin army did not have explosives that could blow up the city gates like the Song army, so if they wanted to break the city, they had to build large siege vehicles and trenchers and other large siege equipment.

But the clouds of war were already shrouded in the sky above Liaoyang City, and everyone was fighting nervously inside and outside the city.

Whether this gamble was whether Yang Yi became the prisoner of Wanyan Aguda or whether Wanyan Aguda was dragged to death under the city of Liaoyang, everything was unknown.

The charm of war lies in: you never know what will happen next.

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Chapter completed!