Du Zhongxiao looked at the map and said to Fu Bi: "The progress of the war is smoother than we thought, which is really unexpected. In this way, the people in Khitan are already amazing. They are even moving south in a large scale. What do they think?"

Fu Bi said: "Who can figure it out? Our army has not moved for two months and has been afraid of the Khitan. He was afraid that as soon as the army came out, the entire Khitan army would return to defense, and there was no way for them. However, I thought that one or two hundred thousand people would drag the Khitan to hold it back."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, we were afraid of field battles before. We thought the Khitans had a strong field battle. If we didn't make careful preparations, we would not be able to keep them. Now it seems that the Khitans sent troops two months ago and they would have hit the head-on, maybe it would be fine."

After saying that, Du Zhongxiao shook his head. He was too cautious and had been dormant for more than two months. He had to exhaust the Khitan national strength before he was willing to dispatch a large army to fight the Khitan. Now it seems that there is no need to do this at all.

Shisanlang and Liu Huan in the south defeated Dilide in one battle. Dilide cut off his tail and survived. Shisanlang led 50,000 cavalry to chase him. After running more than twenty miles, he was caught up and dragged there. Liu Huan's army was forced to surround the Khitan army.

The Khitan army at the Qianning Army city completely lost confidence and fled to the evening without even taking over the military camp. Ma Huaide ordered the troops and had already chased after him. According to Ma Huaide, he should be able to catch up just south of the Bian River.

The Khitan army besieged Cangzhou and had already retreated after receiving news of Wu Qing's loss. Cangzhou had not many troops, so he left the city for a battle, and after getting some advantage, he went back to continue defending the city. The Khitans retreated all the way north, but because there was no blockade, they were about to cross the river.

When Zhang Ji conquered Wuqing, the Khitans were already in chaos. Nearly 200,000 people including Liu Ji besieged Xijin Prefecture, but no one was approaching him.

Du Zhongxiao pointed to the map and said, "It is estimated that in two days, the Khitans will surround Wuqing. Wuqing has 15,000 people. It is hard to say whether they can block the hundreds of thousands of Khitan troops. I recall the scriptures and ordered Wu Song and Liu Huan to go over the road and catch up quickly."

Fu Bi said: "They should have met Ma Huaide on the way. Why not destroy the Khitans of the Qianning Army together and then chase them."

Du Zhongxiao pondered for a while and said, "That's a 100,000 army. Can they do it? The Khitans' food and grass are in Wuqing, and this time the siege will inevitably be crazy. If you don't go to rescue the troops, you are afraid that the defenders will be in trouble."

For a moment, looking at the map, I couldn't make up my mind. Normally, it was impossible for Khitan to conquer the city with 15,000 people defending the city, but it was basically impossible for the Khitan to conquer it. However, the small county in Wuqing was not big and it was newly captured, and it could not compare to the Cangzhou City in the south.

Zhao Zi came in and saw Du Zhongxiao and Fu Bi studying the war in front of the map. He stepped forward and said, "Taiwei, Liu Ji wrote that the army has surrounded Xijin Mansion and is sieging the city. But it will take two days to wait for the heavy artillery to go where it will be."

Du Zhongxiao said: "The city of Xijin Prefecture has no heavy artillery, so it is difficult to break. There is Khitan Nanjing, with many yamen and many defenders, so it is not easy to break. However, Jia Kui and Jingtai armies should not have to attack Xijin Prefecture. Let them rest and recuperate. How about going south to block the retreating Khitans?"

Zhao Zi thought for a while and said, "What the Taiwei said is that there are not many Khitan soldiers in Xijin Prefecture. Liu Taiwei's 150,000 soldiers are enough. No matter how many soldiers and horses there are, it is useless. It is estimated that in two days, the Khitan will attack Wuqing and let them go south."

Du Zhongxiao knocked on Wuqing City on the map and said, "There are food and grass collected by the Khitan here, which is the lifeblood of the Khitan army. The next battle should be here. Let Jia Kui and Jingtai army go south immediately, set up camps outside Wuqing City, and prepare for the battle. Also, Wu Song and Liu Huan from the south will be ordered to eliminate the Khitan people on the opposite side and immediately advance north to Wuqing."

After saying that, he pointed to the south of Xin'an Army and said, "There are still more than 100,000 Khitans here, and Ma Huaide is chasing them. If the Khitans ordered these people to block the way, it would be difficult for Wu Song and Liu Huan to go north."

Zhao Zi said: "Good wise man. These Khitans escaped overnight, and the barracks were not cleaned up, and there was not much food and grass. They must now get along with the Khitan army immediately, otherwise they would starve to death if they were hungry."

Du Zhongxiao was stunned: "I forgot that there was a problem with the Khitan military ration. After taking Wuqing, they intercepted their military rations. It has been six or seven days since the Khitan military rations were not much left. Not only the Khitans pursued by Ma Huaide, but the entire Khitan army should be short of food now."

After pondering for a while, Du Zhongxiao said decisively: "Since you have come out, you don't have to be afraid. Order Ma Huaide to attack with all his strength, don't stop, wherever the Khitans escape, he will chase him. At the same time, he ordered Wu Song and Liu Huan to break through the Khitan army in front and advance north immediately!"

Zhao Ziyingnuo.

Fu Bi said: "Do you want to tell Liu Ji that after the heavy artillery arrives, you will concentrate your efforts to break Youzhou as soon as possible. At that time, the entire army will work together to fight the Khitan in the Wuqing area. That area is too cruel to be plundered by the Khitan, the people will flee, and there will be no surplus food among the people."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes. Our estimate of the Khitan before was still too high and the arrangement was a little slow. Without military rations, the Khitans were afraid that they would go crazy and attack Wuqing desperately. Order Jia Kui and Jingtai, no need to fix it, go to Wuqing immediately!"

Zhao Zi said: "The two armies did not experience much war. They just went to Wuqing immediately, and the artillery was not convenient to carry. The roads in the small town of Wuqing were inconvenient."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Due more pack horses in the army to them. If they arrive one day earlier, Wuqing will be safer. Also, if the defenders of Wuqing are ordered to take too strong attacks and expect the city to be defensive, then abandon the city first. The most important thing is that we must first occupy the Xijin Prefecture. After occupying the Xijin Prefecture, the Khitan's road through Yanshan will be blocked and blocked in front of the mountain."

"Abandon the city?" Zhao Zi couldn't help but hesitate. "Wuqing is a place where food and grass are concentrated. If the city is abandoned, the Khitan will be afraid that it will be bad for him to get military rations."

Du Zhongxiao said: "If you put a fire in the food and grass, just let the Khitans go into the city. Otherwise, their army would have no food and they would attack the city and lose in vain. As long as they guarded for a few days, the troops gathered around Wuqing, the Khitans would be hard to save."

Zhao Zi nodded and understood what Du Zhongxiao meant. Wuqing's military rations were actually not that important. Just hold the Khitan for a few days, and the Song army troops gathered around and completed the encirclement. Of course, it is best to be able to defend Wuqing.

Du Zhongxiao looked at the map, and after a while, he punched a heavy punch on the table: "In the end, he fought with the Khitans in Wuqing! Well, the terrain here is wide and the population is not large, and it is the battlefield!"

Fu Bi looked at the map and nodded silently. The war has reached today, and it is time to win. Now it seems that the Song army is too high in strength against the Khitan and has not fought back in the early stage. But because of this, it gave the Khitans the illusion that they could not make up their minds to retreat. When the counterattack was counterattack, all parts of Youzhou were vulnerable and quickly captured.

The Khitans' 400,000 troops are in a very bad situation. They penetrate deep into the enemy's territory, their rear routes have been cut off, and there is a shortage of food and grass. Even Du Zhongxiao did not expect that the Khitans would be so embarrassed when they counterattacked.

The news of the inconvenient transportation and the fall of Wu Qing reached Yelu Hongji's ears, which was a few days late. These days have been very fatal to the Khitan. There was not much food and grass in the military camp ahead of them, but it was calculated based on the number of days.
Chapter completed!