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Chapter 70 A straw man is erected at the head of the city of Zhongyongbo!

As the Xixia army attacked the city more and more frequently.

Naturally, the elite men of the Great Zhou Dynasty who were sticking to Yanmen couldn't bear the trouble.

After all, if you want to fight, fight, but the result will be a false shot.

One moment, he was preparing to risk his life in a big fight, and the next moment, he saw the enemy retreating.
It's okay once or twice, but if it happens again and again, who can bear it?
The Western Xia army wore out the Zhou army's patience.

However, their morale and morale also hit rock bottom.

On top of Yanmenguan City.

After Wei Yuan heard what Xu Changzhi said, he waved his hand elsewhere.

Suddenly, they saw a scout coming to the two of them.

Wei Yuan asked: "Tell the truth about the information you found outside the customs."

The scout nodded, clasped his fists and said, "At the beginning of last month, the enemy general Ye Li encountered a beggar. He sent people to send battle reports to Xixia and demanded countless money and grain."

"At the beginning of this month, Emperor Xixia gathered together two million kilograms of grain, 60,000 war horses and some baggage to send to the border."

Ye Li Yuqi commanded 300,000 Xixia troops.

Now there are two hundred thousand people gathered in front of Yanmen Pass.

Two million catties of grain is not much.

However, Wei Yuan could calculate a time from the food and grass sent by the Xixia King.

Only counting the 200,000 Xixia troops in front of Yanmen Pass.

Including the grain and grass they have now, it may take about a month to eat another two million kilograms of grain.

In other words, in the follow-up, Yeli Yuqi still wants to stop working for Li Yuanhao and continues to ask for money and food.

He must achieve a good result within a month.

Otherwise, Li Yuanhao can definitely change coaches before the battle.

"You just said that the news that I fought against Ye Li Yuqi and won each battle has been spread throughout the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"In other words, the news that Yeli Yuqi has been defeated repeatedly must have reached the ears of the people of Xixia."

"If you are a wild beggar, how will you regain the prestige you have established among the people, or win the trust of the Xixia ruler?"

Wei Yuan asked Xu Changzhi.

The latter frowned and fell into thinking.

Suddenly, he suddenly realized,

"It's a bit similar to the unofficial records of Lu Xun's deliberate defeat."

"The purpose is to hold our army back and wait for work, so that our army has no fighting spirit?"

Wei Yuan nodded, "That's pretty much what it means. He has been losing for so long. If he wins once, it will be enough to blame everything on the art of war."

"Furthermore, the Xixia troops who came to attack the city are not difficult to analyze from the large banners and numbers. They are the same group of people."

"In other words, most of the Xixia soldiers are recharging their strength. They only need to draw out an army to hold back our army and weaken our army's confidence in defending the city. Then they can achieve their goal and attack the city at any time, once and for all!"

Xu Changzhi was still puzzled: "But by then, their morale has also hit rock bottom, so how can they talk about attacking the city?"

Wei Yuan shook his head and said: "If we use real swords and guns and kill the enemy again and again, they will naturally become timid and dare not attack."

"However, for so many days, every time the Xixia army attacked the city, it was like child's play. The generals of Xixia are probably holding their breath and want to avenge their shame."

"If the time comes, their current low morale will actually be a big boost to them."

Xu Changzhi suddenly realized, "Is there a way to break this plan?"

Wei Yuan said without thinking: "Wait."

Wait?
What kind of method is this?
Xu Changzhi frowned and said: "Can't we send a group of troops out of the border to raid the Yeli Yuqi camp? If we gain anything, there will naturally be no room for recovery of the enemy's morale."

Wei Yuan sighed: "Yeli Yuqi has been on guard against our move for a long time. According to the report from the scouts, Yeli Yuqi built his camp on the mountain. The distance between the two hills is no more than two miles."

"If we only break through one of the sieges, the other one can attack our army at any time. If we use a two-pronged approach, most of the 80,000 people inside the city gate will have to leave."

"It's fine if the harvest is fruitful, but what if it's not? We, Yanmen, no longer have elite soldiers and generals to garrison."

"Besides, the fact that Ye Liyu Qi dares to march and set up like this shows that he has anticipated everything."

Xu Changzhi murmured, "This wild beggar deserves to be a famous general."

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "However, we don't need to let others' ambitions destroy our own prestige."

"Yanmen City is high and precipitous. It is the most important pass in our Great Zhou Dynasty. There are 80,000 people, and there is plenty of water and food. How come you want to gnaw at it because of your wild fortune? I'm afraid your teeth will be broken by him."

The next day.

Wei Yuan temporarily formed a lawsuit committee among 80,000 people, and the members of the lawsuit committee patrolled day and night.

If anyone is found to be lazy, powerful, stubborn, or someone who violates military law, he will be dealt with immediately.

This is done to cheer up the soldiers.

He had a premonition that Ye Li Yu Qi would soon launch a real siege.

At the same time, he also formed a death squad of about 500 people. These five hundred people will eat and drink well before the real war comes.

Good wine and meat are provided every day.

But when the big battle he expected came, Wei Yuan needed them to go out of the city to attack the enemy's food, grass and baggage during a fierce offensive and defensive battle.

It's for Suicide Squad.

At the same time, people were ordered to make many straw men.

One time, the Xixia army came to invade.

Not far from the city gate, they formed a formation to shoot arrows.

However, Wei Yuan asked the real person to hide behind the straw man and defend carefully with a shield.

For a moment, the Xixia army looked at the enemy soldiers standing on the city from a distance. Why did they hesitate? They shot out all the arrows in their hands.

However, in the end, it all fell on the straw man.

When Xu Changzhi saw it, he couldn't help laughing and said:

"In ancient times, there was Zhuge Liang who borrowed arrows from his straw boat, but now there is Uncle Zhongyong who stands on the top of the city with grass."

Wei Yuan shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't ridicule me, you are just a little smart, but it's hard to reach the level of elegance."

"Inside the urn city, dig a deep pit, put nail boards into it, and cover it with a thin layer of soil. If the enemy captures the urn city, try to fight for a battle of annihilation!"

"There is also gold juice. Please prepare some as well."

After hearing this, Xu Changzhi couldn't help but smile: "Brother Wei, I firmly believe that offending you must be an irrational decision."

To be honest, once the reserves of rolling stones and wood were complete, the soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty rarely used gold juice to defend the city.

The main reason is that this thing not only disgusts the enemy, but also disgusts one's own people.

Especially for those who boil golden juice, it is a torture.

Wei Yuan said angrily: "I've said it a hundred times, but you just can't remember that when marching and fighting, you must honor your duties!"

Xu Changzhi nodded, "General Wei taught you a lesson."

In the third year of Jiayou's reign, it was early May.

A large amount of baggage, grain, military horses and other items that Li Yuanhao sent to Ye Li Yuqi have all arrived.

In addition, he also sent a "monitoring army" to stay with Ye Li Yuqi.

Inside the Xixia Army tent.

Ye Li Yuqi kindly invited the supervisor "Li Xing".

Li Xing's father is Li Hao.

At that time, Zhang Yuan and Li Hao were angry and defected to Xixia because they were proud of their talents but had no way to serve their country.

One went by the pseudonym Zhang Yuan and the other by the pseudonym Li Hao. They wrote poems everywhere, trying to attract Li Yuanhao's attention.

As expected, the two of them were really reused by Li Yuanhao.

And the name has not been changed.

"General Yeli, now that the baggage, troops and horses have arrived, when will you attack Yanmen?"

Li Xing asked.

Ye Li Yuqi frowned and said: "You are still young and you don't understand the war. If it were you sitting in this tent today, he would never ask such a stupid question."

Li Xing said displeasedly: "General Yeli, I am appointed by your Majesty to supervise the army. I have also heard about your attack on Yanmen in the past few days."

"If General Yeli is afraid of attacking Yanmen, I will write a letter and ask your majesty to appoint a different general to attack Yanmen. It will be the same."

As soon as these words came out, many generals who were loyal to the Yeli brothers could not sit still.

"It's a joke. In the entire Great Xia, who is better at using troops than General Yeli?"

"Even if Li Hao and Zhang Yuan are here, they don't dare to say anything about the coaching change. You, a junior, are so brave!"

"Boy, you're still young! How dare you come here and point fingers?"

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Li Xing ignored these voices, but looked at Ye Li Yuqi intently, and said:

"Your Majesty needs a big victory, my people in Daxia also need a big victory, and you, General Yeli, need a big victory even more to prove yourself."

"Otherwise, Your Highness, the Sixth Prince, would really like to meet Yanmen Guardsman Wei Yuan, who has recently become famous because of you, General Yeli."

Yeli Yuqi narrowed his eyes, looked at Li Xing, and said, "Since you insist on letting me attack Yanmen, I will fulfill your wish."

"It's just that when I'm leading the troops in battle, I don't want anyone to make noises around me, so I'll ask Supervisor Li to help me take good care of the food, grass and baggage before the battle of Yanmen comes to an end!"

"There is no need to worry Supervisor Li too much about the rest!"

Li Xingdao: "No problem, I just hope that if we attack Yanmen again, there will be more thunder and less rain."

Ye Li Yuqi laughed and said: "I will satisfy the supervisor and your majesty!"

(End of this chapter)