After the rain stopped, it was already June 12th, two days later than expected. Time was even more urgent. Without caring about the muddy roads, Li Xingzhou ordered the army to set off immediately and head to Shanhaiguan.

It was a major road from Yanshan Prefecture to Shanhaiguan. It was well built when the Liao Kingdom was in power. After Wei Chaoren was appointed as Yanshan Prefecture, he repaired it again. Even if it was continuous rain, it was not difficult to leave. It was okay for people to step on. It was mainly because the new army's artillery was stressful when transporting, which slowed down the speed of travel.

The army was swaying in the kitchen. Wei Yubai's First Division took the lead and fired the handsome flag and Huang Taisun's dragon flag. So everyone decided that he was in the army's First Division.

The army set out in the morning and did not leave the camp until the afternoon. The four divisions of the new army, plus two imperial guards, gathered more than 60,000 troops, and the team stretched for dozens of miles. The most vanguard troops set out early in the morning, and the last troops did not leave the camp until the afternoon.

This is a siege. The war that the soldiers are most reluctant to fight is impossible to complete in one day. All the troops have prepared to set up camp outside Shanhaiguan to siege the city for a long time, and have to bring all kinds of supplies, tents, etc., and it is not easy to leave.

Li Xingzhou actually stayed quietly in Yanshan Mansion without any action.

When dusk and the army was gone, the third division of the New Army was left in the camp outside Yanshan Prefecture, and the troops of the two imperial guards were left. Everyone did not understand why he dispatched this way. The two imperial guards of the New Army had a division of the imperial guards, and a total of about 40,000 people were gathered, but not a small force.

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The strict disciplined army marched unexpectedly fast. After five days of marching, the vanguard's first division passed Pingzhou and arrived at the city of Shanhaiguan.

Wei Yubai looked at the majestic pass in the distance from a distance, feeling depressed excitement and fighting spirit. The Jin people on Shanhai Pass had obviously known about their arrival, but they had just left Pingzhou City. Their scouts encountered the Jin people's scouts, and even shot and killed one during the conflict.

It shows that the Jin people already know their whereabouts, and it is almost impossible for so many people to march secretly.

She opened the telescope and looked from a distance. The defenders on the city were prepared and could clearly see the dense Jin army, the crossbows set up, the rolling stones piled up on the city, and the big pot of golden soup.

"I'll send the whole army to set up camps and do not rush to attack the city after arriving. There is a small hill ten miles northwest and a river at the foot of the mountain. There is a camp there to get water."

"Yes!" The messenger got the order and quickly turned over and went to the army to convey the orders.

Wei Yubai looked at the towering Shanhaiguan from a distance, and finally ordered to turn around and leave. The army walked in front of the gate and then retreated.

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At the top of the city wall of Shanhaiguan, Wulinhuang and the Shanhaiguan Guard stood at the top of the city wall. The guard was originally a nobleman named Yelu Tuohu. He was not successful in the Liao Kingdom and was the first to surrender to Wanyan Wuguna. He also made contributions under Wanyan Wuguna, so he was sent to an important place like Shanhaiguan.

But no matter what contribution he made or how much hard work he had, he was always a Khitan, an outsider, not an "owner" and could not speak the same as the children of the four Jurchen clans. He also understood this, so he obeyed Wulinhuang.

Yelu Tuohu said to the middle-aged man around him with some concern: "Be careful, the cannon of Jingguo can shoot several kilograms of iron balls two or three miles away, and the city is not safe. We suffered a great loss when we hit Yanshan Mansion last time."

"Two or three miles? Exaggerate." Wu Linhuang was a little disbelief.

"Master, I will guarantee it with a head. Everything I say is true. If that thing hits the siege tower, it can urge the wooden beams to break. If it hits the siege tower, it will fly everywhere. A large number of people will die, and even iron armor will not be able to prevent it." Yelu Tuohu said with lingering fear.

"Is that right..." Wu Linhuang was still skeptical, not very convinced when he looked at his expression.

Yelu Tuohu's expression flashed by.

He also participated in the siege of Yanshan Prefecture last year. At the beginning, their offensive went very smoothly, and soon arrived at the Yanshan Prefecture. Although the coach Wanyan Yun was a little stubborn, he was also a person with great experience in fighting. He had a very well-organized dispatch and no omissions.

As a result, when he was about to attack the city, the people of Jing suddenly used cannons to destroy the siege towers they had worked hard to build, and then they fought in the crowd. When he was under the command of the previous emperor, he was good at observing his words and expressions than those big men.

Therefore, the siege team led by coach Wanyan Yun at that time would definitely be the first contribution as long as he attacked. He also thought it was the result of his success. Unexpectedly, the roar that exploded in his ears in the Yanshan Prefecture siege became his eternal demons.

In front of those cannons, Yelu Tuohu felt that human flesh and blood were so vulnerable for the first time.

The shells hit the crowd, and there were a bunch of broken limbs and arms inside. After bounced against the ground, they could easily break their limbs. They were not comparable to those of a crossbow and stone cart. Just like Wu Lin was watching the Jingguo army at the top of the city leisurely and leisurely, because he thought that the Jingguo people could not threaten him at such a long distance, with more than a thousand steps between them.

Yelu Tuohu knew that Jingguo's cannons could hit the city, so he was very nervous and tense. If Jingguo people fired the cannons, he would throw the general behind the female wall.

Fortunately, the people of Jingguo didn't seem to have the intention to fight, but just looked from afar, without placing troops and no longer approaching.

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"Look at the central army's flag, it should be Li Xingzhou from Jingguo." Wu Linhuang pointed to the yellow flag in the middle of the army below and said.

Yelu Tuohu nodded: "Their commander is also in the front army, and it seems that he wants to give it a try."

"What's the fear?" Wu Linhuang said confidently, "I see that the soldiers in Jingguo are very strange. They are short and thin horses, so what's the use of such a horse? If it's just carrying something, it's not as good as a mule, hahaha..." He said and pointed to the city.

"And I heard that Jingguo is rich and there are so many armored soldiers in the army. But look at them, even the nearby troops around the commander are wearing civilian clothes, which is inconsistent with the rumors."

The speaker was unintentional, but he listened to it. Yelu Tuohu hurriedly took two steps forward, holding the city bricks and carefully checking the Jing army in the distance. The army stretched for four or five miles north and south, dense but neatly arranged, and tens of thousands of people did not feel any messy at all.

As expected, everyone had horses, and they were dragging things on their backs. The horses were short and looked only seven or eight hundred pounds.

After a while, Jing Jun retreated, as if he was just a look.

"Hahahaha, Jing Jun saw that we were well prepared, but he retreated like this. As expected, the people in the south had no courage." Wu Linhuang laughed.

Yelu Tuohu's heart was covered with a shadow and murmured to himself: "That's the Tatar horse... tens of thousands of Tatar horses."
Chapter completed!