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Chapter 76 I Have a Wall Ladder

The diffuse gunpowder smoke covered the sky and the sun.Especially the battlefield after using fierce fire oil, it looks a bit gray and ethereal.These fierce fire oils are unrefined oils, and they burn especially black smoke.After the black smoke lifted into the sky, even the bright sun looked gray for a moment.

Yelu Chongyuan was in the camp, he was lost for a while, he asked his generals, "What kind of weapon is this, it is so powerful?"

The generals didn't know it, and it was only when a frontier prisoner was captured that they learned that it was a fierce fire oil tank, and it was a big killer made by the military supervisor in recent years.It is filled with fierce fire oil. Once it is stained, it is difficult to clean, and it will ignite immediately when it is on fire, which is very scary.

Although the firing range of the fierce oil tank is not far, it cannot stand the fear of the Khitan soldiers.Even whoever saw a person who was covered in fire and burned to death would feel very cruel and completely chilled.

The morale of the Khitan army was just like this, and Yelu Chongyuan was a little bit helpless.Fortunately, Xiao Feng said: "I heard from the Shun Bing that there are not many fire oil tanks, and I'm afraid it won't last long. If our army can make more ladders, how can we be afraid that we won't be able to attack them? Uncle Huang only needs to Let them choose the soldiers who invaded the city, the gold and silver treasures, and the Han slaves and maidservants, which will definitely boost morale."

Yelu Zhongyuan gave him a blank look, and said, "If this is the case, wouldn't it be a mess? Pass my order and continue to attack the city in the afternoon. By the way, have the Han slaves finished the ladder?"

The Khitan general in charge of overseeing the army said quickly after hearing the words: "Shunjun is really cunning. There are no big trees within a hundred miles. The last general has already sent Han slaves to cut trees and build ladders a hundred miles away. I think they will turn around soon."

Yelu Zhongyuan nodded, and said: "Order to let the sons eat a little bit, and fight again in the afternoon. If anyone can attack the city, I will reward him with a big official position!"

At this moment, in Youzhou City, Zhu Daguang also knew that the Khitan army would not be able to organize an offensive for a while, so he ordered to eat.Not long after, the cooked meal was served.Compared with the food in the past, the food in this war is much better.Although it is still mainly brown rice, the frontier soldiers who are afraid of eating wild vegetables, wheat bran and sorghum on weekdays still eat with relish.

The food for officers is better, and there are white flour steamed buns.Zhu Daguang didn't eat white flour steamed buns, he gave the steamed buns to the border guards, picked up a bowl of brown rice by himself, filled his stomach, and then put down the bowls and chopsticks.

It has to be said that Zhu Daguang is indeed a general who loves soldiers like a son, which may also be related to the fact that he started as a pawn back then. He knows the mind of the frontier army very well.These frontier soldiers are all poor people, and they choose to be soldiers in order to have a bite to eat.The world is not peaceful these days, and being a soldier is a dangerous way of life.Who would carry his head on the waistband of his trousers if he hadn't reached a desperate situation?

If you are a soldier, you can still eat enough, although the food is not very good.What's more, there is military pay. If you can serve as a big soldier for ten years and save some money, you can return to your hometown to marry a wife and live a better life.Even if someone drank the blood of soldiers and deducted their salary, after serving as a soldier for ten years, they could still accumulate dozens of guns.Of course, if you die in battle, you have nothing.

These frontier soldiers are very open-minded. They serve as soldiers to fight for a future. If not, who will be the bitter frontier soldiers?This is because although the food and pay of the Frontier Army is not as good as that of the Forbidden Army, it is almost the same, and it is more than twice as high as that of the Xiang Army.So there are so many poor families who sign up for the frontier army every year.

After eating, the frontier soldiers had no communication with each other, and they were all checking their weapons.They didn't even know if they could see the sun tomorrow, and no matter how much they said, it would be better to organize their weapons and have a better chance of survival.

Zhu Daguang looked worriedly at the Khitan camp not far away. To be honest, he felt aggrieved.The Khitan army was defiant, they built the camp so far forward, if there were [-] cavalry in the city, Zhu Daguang would dare to attack overnight.Just go around to the back of the Khitan camp, and set fire to the camp while it is unaware, and you will definitely achieve amazing achievements.It's a pity that there are only [-] cavalry in Youzhou City, and most of them are rough horses. After a short charge, they lose their horsepower. How can they fight against the Khitan cavalry who grew up on horseback?

Zhu Daguang glanced at the Khitan camp with hatred, and clenched his fists. The calluses and veins on the fists showed his grief and indignation at the moment.

As for Wang Shao, who was still on his way, he himself didn't believe it, because he had already reached the edge of the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, and he would be able to reach the city of Youzhou in one day.

The scouts sent by Wang Shao report back every hour, just to prevent the enemy from ambush along the way and to monitor the enemy's situation.The farthest scouts have just been sent to Youzhou City to find out the movements of the Khitan army.

The more famous the general is, the more cautious he is in using troops.Even if it is a dangerous strategy, it is based on powerful intelligence.And when Lu Chengqi set off for Wang Shao, he gave Wang Shao all the inspectors in the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun to Wang Shao, and let him use them, in order to take the lead in intelligence and not miss any opportunity.

Wang Shao did not slow down the marching speed. As an army with half of the infantry, it was beyond Wang Shao's imagination to be able to travel hundreds of miles a day.Over the past few days, the high-intensity march has honed the will of these forbidden soldiers. Almost every forbidden soldier seems to have grown a lot.Of course, it's not that there are no non-combat attrition, just the imperial army with blisters on their feet, as many as a thousand people.But in the past, these veteran soldiers were silent and refused to fall behind, which made Wang Shao secretly amazed, and thought: "Could it be that the military training method that His Majesty has sorted out really has a miraculous effect, training these young men into such a state? No way, after I go back to lead the army, I will definitely give it a try."

Along the way, unless the Imperial Guards were really unable to support the fallen, they were also sent to nearby counties and states.

Overall, there were not many non-combat attrition. This team of 2 people still maintained its formation and marched forward silently.It's not that they are not tired or bitter, but with the support of their beliefs, they grit their teeth and complete their mission.

Along the way, eating and sleeping in the wind, rain and wind, did not break the belief of this forbidden army.And this kind of belief was instilled in them by Lu Chengqi more than once, to serve the country faithfully!

I don't know who started it, but the song "Chinese Army Soul" sounded again: "If the motherland is invaded, a hot-blooded man should strengthen himself, drink up this bowl of wine from his hometown, and the strong man will never return..." The majestic and passionate singing is the highest expression of their beliefs!
It was not the first time Wang Shao heard this song, but no matter how many times he listened to it, he was still deeply moved by the lyrics, and a sense of pride of "supporting the jade dragon to die for the king" burst forth, and he couldn't help humming along. After singing, unconsciously, the morale of the imperial army rose again...

(End of this chapter)