Who is Wang Jun, Guo Wei's sworn brother, the greatest hero of the establishment of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and the current important minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty with less than one person and more than ten thousand people.

Logically speaking, if Wang Jun leads the army north, there should be no problem in terms of prestige and ability. The specifications of Guo Wei's farewell to him are so grand and important.

Regarding official affairs, Guo Wei not only gave Wang Jun, a sworn brother who was two years older than him, but also gave him the right to act cheaply, but also gave him the military supplies to the numbers. He allowed him to choose the generals and officials. He gave him an extraordinary imperial horse, jade belt and a large amount of precious wealth, and finally held a banquet in person. On the morning of the seventh, he personally went to the west city of Tokyo to see him off, shook hands and parted.

Faced with all these honors, Wang Jun also looked confident and passionate, but no one expected that Wang Jun would change immediately as soon as he left Tokyo City.

On October 7th, Wang Jun's troops rushed westward for 80 miles to Zhengzhou. Wang Jun only said one sentence in the evening military discussion, "Marching should not be higher than fifty miles per day. You must follow the "Weapon Art of War" every night. If you dare to violate it, the light will be whipped in public, and the worst will be beheaded." Then he turned around and left.

"The Art of War" is a military book written by Li Jing, a famous military strategist in the Tang Dynasty. Li Jing was proficient in military art and was a veteran of the army. He followed Emperor Gaozu of Tang and Emperor Taizong of Tang to fight south and north, completely annihilated **jue, conquered Tuyuhun, and made great achievements. He was promoted to Duke of Wei and was known as Duke of Wei in the world. When Emperor Gaozu of Tang Li Yuan praised Li Jing, he once said, "How can the famous generals of ancient times Han (Xin), Bai (Qi), Wei (Qing), and Huo (Quaijian) be able to achieve it." According to records, Li Jing once wrote "Duke of Li Wei's Look at Jiangnan", "Mirror of Six Army", "Jade Tank Classic", "Shuo of Military Heart", "New Book of Military Bells", "Li Wei Gong Ask", "The Art of War" and other books, and later only "The Art of War" and "The Art of War" remain.

The generals were stunned.

The soldiers were as anxious as fire. There were still 500 miles to Jinzhou, and 50 miles a day. Wouldn't it take ten days to arrive at the scene?

Besides, according to the requirements of the "Weigong Art of War", temporary wooden walls must be set up around the military camp at night. Every day, everyone must first cut two rows of tree trunks, one long and one short row, burn the bottom of the trunks, and then bury half of them into the soil. The long trunks are arranged in a tight row outside, and the short trunks are arranged in a relatively sparse row inside. Then, wooden boards are placed between the two rows of trunks, divided into two upper and lower layers. In this way, the part of the long trunks grows into a guard wall. The upper layer of the wooden board allows soldiers to patrol and keep watch, and the lower layer can store defensive weapons and allow soldiers to rest. In addition, drainage ditches must be dug around the camp tent and between the camp tents. The soldiers' tents must be opposite each other. After camping, soldiers are strictly prohibited from walking inside and outside the camp.

This is what we are now marching in the hinterland of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Is it necessary?

However, although the generals were confused, no one dared to question it.

Wang Jun, who was already a little impatient, is becoming more and more arrogant now, and even Guo Wei is a little disrespectful. He has always taken the world as his responsibility and has to do everything according to his wishes. If Guo Wei follows him, he will leave happily. If he does not agree, he will immediately be angry and even slanderous words will come out. Do such a person who dares to be rude to the emperor, dare to question him face to face?

In this way, the 25,000 most elite Great Zhou imperial guards marched forward like ants. They arrived in Xijing Luoyang two days later. Without entering the city, they still strictly set up camp on the Yellow River according to the "Weigong Art of War".

At this time, Yao Yuanfu, who was posthumously appointed as the northwest envoy, ran all the way and led his army to kill Shanzhou (now Sanmenxia, ​​Henan), crossed the Yellow River, and entered Jiezhou (now Yuncheng, Shanxi). There was no follow-up troops to catch up. When the scout reported, Yao Yuanfu was shocked. The rear army was now more than 300 miles away from him.

His five thousand people almost became the lonely army in Hanoi. Yao Yuanfu quickly stopped his progress, and sent additional personnel to reconnaissance in the north of Jinzhou, while urgently sent people to the back army to ask the capital what was going on.

However, the situation in Jinzhou at this time was not as critical as expected. The 20,000 Northern Han army attacked for several days and could not take over the city of Jinzhou, which was already a remnant city.

Han Lingkun, who was stationed in Jinzhou, returned it to him by his own way, basically copied the strategy of the Northern Han defending Jinzhou City in the past. The trenches were cleared out of the city, and a wall was built. The wet wooden boards were mounted on the top of the city. Although the Northern Han Emperor Liu Chong personally commanded the army to attack the East City continuously, he only conquered a few trenches and could not be taken down.

As for the Khitan army who came to assist, they casually laid their tents one mile north of the Northern Han army camp. Xiao Yujue, the governor of Zhangguo, refused to send troops to attack the city. We were all cavalry and were not suitable for such things. We were escorting the formation for you. As a result, a majority of the 50,000 cavalrymen stood far below the city and set up their formations every day, or went to nearby villages and towns to fight the autumn wind, which was so idle.

On October 9th, Xiao Yujue came to find Liu Chong and said bluntly that the food and grass they brought from Taiyuan Prefecture were not enough, and Jinzhou City was very difficult to get there. Otherwise, we will switch to the three states of Cixi and Jiang, cooperate with the army there, and capture the place first.

Now, Liu Chong was unhappy.

We agreed before we headed south that this battle mainly attacked Jinzhou City, and then used the maneuverability of the Liao cavalry to create an opportunity to annihilate the Zhou army. Now you suddenly asked to turn to the west, and you clearly don't want to bite the tough ones, but you just want to go to the west to grab grain, money and people.

Liu Chong immediately objected: "Xiao Xiang and Cixi Jiang are mostly mountain roads, which are not conducive to cavalry attacks. Moreover, after a series of wars, the local area is already extremely poor and cannot support the army to fight for a long time."

Liu Chengjun, the Northern Han recruitment envoy who rushed to the army, came over to oppose: "Hello, Lord Xiao Xiang, I think it is best to place troops around Jinzhou." He led his army to fight in Jinzhou and the three states in succession, and now he has received the help of Shouzhou and Lin Feng. He has long regarded the three states as the things in the Northern Han Dynasty. How could he allow these barbarians to go there and have a lot of trouble?

Xiao Yujue glared at his eyes, slapped his forehead with his hand, and shouted: "Even a Jinzhou city can't be taken down, so why are you talking about the surrounding areas? Zezhou, Jiezhou, Huaizhou and Luzhou are all big cities, and they all have heavy troops. Tell me how to attack and take it."

These big cities around Jinzhou have received Guo Wei's imperial edict. No one is allowed to attack without authorization. They will naturally defend with all their might, and they will be easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Zhu Feng, who had been silent next to him, said: "My lords, I think we should create a false situation and find a way to destroy the vanguard army of Xiaozhou reinforcements." Zhu Feng was responsible for the vast area east of Luliang Mountain, so he naturally reconnaissed the nearby situation. Yesterday, a brother had already reported the reconnaissance. Five thousand reinforcements in the North Zhou had arrived in Jiezhou. The vanguard officer was their old acquaintance. Yao Yuanfu, the former defense envoy of Chenzhou. In addition, in Zhu Feng's bones, he had long determined that the three states of Cixi and Jiang were from Shouzhou in the future and the Lord Lin Fenglin. Now the land of the local tyrants in various places is in full swing in the dark, and these barbarians cannot enter at critical moments.

"Which onion are you?" Xiao Yujue glared at the young man he didn't know.

Liu Chengjun quickly introduced Zhu Feng to Xiao Yujue to know him.

"You are the subordinate of Lord Lin Fenglin, so you should have two tricks. Have you been to our Great Liao?" Xiao Yujue asked curiously around Zhu Feng.

"I have been there, but I have been to the mouth of Liaohekou with Lord Lin, and never to Nanjing." Zhu Feng smiled, ignoring Xiao Yujue beside him, and his body did not move.

"Okay, you're a guy, tell me what you think." Xiao Yujue slapped Zhu Feng with a palm and roared.
Chapter completed!