The first snow outside Gubeikou finally fell, but it was not heavy. It stopped in just one hour. The snowflakes fell only two inches deep on the frozen soil, but it did not have much impact. However, the Liao army's siege stopped on this day. I wonder if it was because of the weather or other reasons?

On the head of Xiguan City, Di Qing wrapped her cotton coat tightly and pressed the hat on her head. She felt a little more comfortable. The snow last night caused the temperature to drop sharply. Coupled with the howling north wind blew on her face like a knife, especially the city was covered with no barriers, and it was a valley, which was originally a wind vent, but the city was like a frozen hole. As long as you stand for a while, you can freeze people thoroughly.

Fortunately, the military camp distributed cotton coats this morning. This is a winter coat made of cotton grown in the northwest. The style is very simple, just like a quilt with sleeves, which can wrap people inside and keep warm. Thanks to the promotion of cotton planting in recent years, cotton coats can be used in the army.

Wrapped his coat tightly, Di Qing walked around the city and saw that the thin snow on the city wall had been cleared. Although the snow was very thin, it was still easy to slip in such cold weather. If the enemy came to attack, the snow might cause some accidents. So this morning he ordered someone to shovel the snow. Now it seems that his soldiers are not lazy.

However, because the weather was too cold, all the soldiers guarding the city were now shrunk under the city wall. There were no shortage of trees around Xiguan, so many fires were raised under the city wall to keep warm. After Di Qing patrolled the city wall, although he was wrapped in a cotton coat, he still felt that he was almost frozen. He immediately got into a city tower on the city wall.

"Ge Di, it's so cold that even the Liao people are not willing to attack the city. You don't have to be too careful!" As soon as you entered the city tower, Cao Qi smiled and greeted him. This city tower was at the junction of their defense, so Di Qing and Cao Qi also lived here occasionally. It was very convenient to observe the enemy situation outside the city tower.

"I'm not worried that the Liao army will come to attack the city, but that they will run away. After all, in such a cold weather, we are hiding in Xiguan and are so cold that we can't even talk about the Liao army outside the city." Di Qing rubbed his frozen hands and came to Cao Qi, picked up the hot water in front of him and drank it all. Then he felt a little hot air on his body.

"You mean the Liao army might retreat in these two days?" Cao Qi couldn't help but lit up when he heard Di Qing's words. He had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and he knew that Di Qing's unique vision was far beyond their peers. Even General Liu Ping praised Di Qing, so he also believed in Di Qing's judgment very much.

"It is very likely that the little snow last night had no major impact at all, but the Liao army suddenly stopped attacking. And according to my observation, the morale of the Liao army has been completely lost recently. The Liao army who came to attack the city every day even needs a supervising team to force it to go to the battlefield. Besides that, I have a more important discovery!" Di Qing analyzed with bright eyes at this time.

"What did you find?" Cao Qi stood up excitedly and asked anxiously.

"The Liao army has no food!" Di Qing smiled.

"Why are you so sure?" Cao Qi couldn't help but be surprised when he heard Di Qing's words. Although they had long guessed that the Liao army was short of food and grass, there was no definite news after all, and no one knew the reality of the Liao army. However, looking at Di Qing's appearance now, it seemed very certain, which surprised Cao Qi.

"Hehe, of course I'm sure, because the Liao army's food was getting less and less, and they even went to the battlefield hungry. How much food did the Liao army have?" Di Qing smiled proudly at this time.

"Hungry? How do you know... Fuck, you... you won't be..." Cao Qi was a little puzzled at this time, but then he reacted and pointed at Di Qing in shock and said loudly.

"Yes, if you want to know if the Liao army has food and grass, wouldn't you know just by cutting their stomachs open?" Di Qing said indifferently at this time. The Liao army would attack the city every day. From time to time, the Liao army would kill the city, but in the end they were besieged and killed by the Song army. The corpses of these Liao army were the best evidence. Of course, ordinary people would not think of such a crazy and bold way.

"You... you are so brave. If such a thing is spread, it may be unfavorable to your reputation." Cao Qi also said with fear at this time. Although both sides are enemies, destroying corpses is not a good thing even in the army. Maybe it will have a reputation of cruelty and incorruptibility, and may even affect future promotions.

"It's okay, I've thrown the body down from the city wall, and there's no way to investigate it. Besides, I haven't told anyone about this except you." Di Qing said with a smile. He and Cao Qi had a deep relationship, so naturally they didn't worry that the other party would betray him.

Cao Qi was also a little moved when he saw Di Qing trusting him so much, but when he thought of the Liao army's food and grass, he suddenly said with some concern: "Ge Di, should we tell General Liu about this matter? If General Liu didn't know the news that the Liao army was about to be exhausted, what if the Liao army suddenly retreated, we might not be able to catch up with him?"

"Hehe, you don't have to worry about this. Do you think I am the only one in the army who can think of a way to cut open the Liao army's belly?" Di Qing smiled again when he heard Cao Qi's words.

"What do you mean? General Liu..." Cao Qi said in shock when he heard this, but it seems normal to think about it carefully. Di Qing can think of others, let alone Liu Ping is an experienced veteran. Although he is usually gentle, he is actually more ruthless than anyone else on the battlefield.

"Brother Cao, General Liu and others can be our bosses, so they are naturally outstanding. Don't underestimate them." Di Qing said this and smiled again, "I'll tell you another little secret. A few days ago, I found someone secretly carried some of the bodies of the Liao army who died in battle to the city. As for the purpose, it must have been sent to the kitchen to make braised pork for us to eat!"

"What you said is so disgusting, but I really miss the braised pork in our martial arts. Although we occasionally do it in the army, our skills are really different." Cao Qi couldn't help but laugh when he heard Di Qing's last joke. When they were studying martial arts together, braised pork in the cafeteria was the most popular dish. Even Cao Qi, who had never liked to eat pork, changed his appetite for this.

"General, lunch is delivered!" At this moment, a personal guard suddenly brought lunch to the two of them.

"What food?" Cao Qi was a little hungry and asked casually.

"Braised pork!"
Chapter completed!