As October begins, frost and snow are everywhere in the north, and the bitter cold wind blows into the glass, cutting the faces like a knife.

This is the second cold winter that Tongbai Mountain experienced in the north, and it is difficult to adapt to the cold season. Even if it is more than half a month in Tongbai Mountain, there may be some early snowfall, but it is much warmer than the two sides of the Huihe River.

The trend of Wuzhou Mountain is diagonally to the southwest. Xu Huailer's horse stops on a slope on the southern foot of Wuzhou Mountain, and can see the full view of the majestic Datong City.

In accordance with the agreement between the two sides to attack Datong, the Chihu people were responsible for attacking the Northern City. The 20,000 troops were mainly gathered in the northeast section of Wuzhou Mountain, located in the north and northeast of Datong City.

The Central Army camp of the Chihu people is located in the northeast corner of Datong City, which is very simple.

The tent of the tent is a large felt tent comparable to a palace. It is bound together with hardwood spears, and the ground is inserted into the ground to form a gun grille, and then a shallow trench is dug to separate from the outside. The tent of the tent has no trench walls and trench guards, and it is directly one after another, for about five to ten soldiers, and the horses will spend the night in the cold and ice and snow.

Nomadic tribes live on the grasslands and live and reproduce, and they will not be fixed in some place. It is impossible to spend a lot of effort to build a strong city. Faced with powerful enemies, the tribes do not have to guard the fields that they cannot carry, and often avoid them.

This tradition reflects that tribal cavalry set up camps during the battle, and the style is quite rough and simple.

At the same time, because the cavalry is extremely mobile, the Red Hu people are not as simple as the camp, and it is difficult for soldiers and horses, mainly infantry, to attack their camps.

However, in addition to the central army camp maintaining this kind of rough and simple style, the left and right military camps are standard Zhazhai camps.

The Chihu people's Zuojun camp is closest to it. Standing on the slope on the southeast foot of Wuzhou Mountain, you can also look at it the most clearly, and you can clearly see the tall buildings of the Zhaying.

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Xu Huai frowned.

The Linhuang Prefecture, the Khitan built on the banks of the Huangshui River, the Dading Prefecture of Zhongjing, and the Liaoyang Prefecture of Tokyo, are all quite magnificent cities. The Chihu people were able to take down these big cities in a very short time and completely annex the northern and eastern areas of the Khitan. Except for the Khitan, the Khitan had completely declined, the Chihu people's soldiers and horses could not have certain siege capabilities.

However, in the information collected in the past, the main force of the soldiers gathered by the Chihu people must be cavalry.

When the troops swept across, the Red Hu cavalry would also bypass the strong city block.

Because their logistics are mainly through the characteristics of excess horses they carry and the plunder, they are not afraid of being blocked from the back.

Only when encountering a very valuable city will the Chihu people first eliminate the enemy soldiers around them and then organize the siege. However, all siege preparations are basically temporary, and the attack on the attached city also mainly depends on the generals' bravery and good at fighting, and almost quickly use large siege equipment.

However, this time the Chihu people were directly responsible for attacking the Zuojun camp in the northern city of Datong. It was obvious that they were ready to attack the city before entering the predetermined battlefield. The Zuojun camp was also equipped with a large number of craftsmen to use local materials to create siege equipment.

The size of the left army camp of the Chihu people was not very large. It is very likely that this army was formed before attacking the Khitan Linhuang Mansion, but it was not dismissed after the war and was directly pulled to the eastern foot of Yinshan Mountain to stand by, which is enough to show that the Chihu people have ulterior motives.

However, Liu Shizhong, Cai Yuanyou and others fell into the blind spots of their inherent thinking, and they all thought that even if the Chihu people gathered about 10,000 troops to attack the city this time, it would be far from anything.

Looking at them, with Wuzhou Mountain and Jingong Mountain as the boundary, the Khitan Xijing is in Wuzhou Mountain and north of Jingong Mountain, there are also many small military camps, and it is impossible to predict in advance that they will not attack and fall. The Chihu people gathered and carried the siege troops this time, which can be said to be prepared to capture these cities.

After Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou led the main force of the Yan army to cross the Huihe north and approached Datong, he was not prepared and bordered the Chihu cavalry.

In addition to building a camp on the north bank of the Huihe River for food and fodder transportation and stationing the troops of the Hou army, the Yan army also set up four camps in the south of Datong City.

The two sides also agreed that both the east and west wings of Datong City would be vacant as buffer zones. Except for a small number of scouts, guarding the defenders coming out of the east and west city gates, before the two sides attacked Datong City, the two wings would still remain empty for more than ten miles without contact.

Although Liu Yan, Chen Yuan, Dian Jing and other generals were not wary of the Chihu people, they were somewhat ashamed of borrowing troops. After the camp was settled, they started to organize the siege two days earlier than the agreed time between the two sides. However, they attacked for eight days in the wind and snow, but they failed to capture the South City Gate for force.

The weather was getting colder. Liu Shizhong and Cai Yuanyou couldn't help it and sent envoys to the Chihu Central Army camp, urging them to follow the agreement as soon as possible to launch an attack from the North City and destroy the defenders' final will to resist.

The west of Datong City is the scout guard area for the attacking Yan army. In order to go to Chihu's camp, Guo Zhongxiong always detours from here. Zhu Zhi and Shi Zhen followed Guo Zhongxiong to Chihu's tent to lobby.

Xu Huai was responsible for leading the Huairen garrison on the west side of the army. At this time, he rushed to the eastern foot of Wuzhou Mountain, waiting to meet Zhu Zhi and Shi Zhen to learn what they saw and heard when they went to Chihu Supervisor's tent.

After waiting for an incense stick, I saw Guo Zhongxiong and others returning south under the protection of two teams of cavalry.

A team of cavalry was the guards who went to Chihu Commander's tent to urge the city to attack the city. A team of cavalry was wearing gray fur robes outside to keep warm, with bows on their waists, and iron spears and other weapons. It was obviously in the name of escorts, but in fact they were monitoring Guo Zhongxiong and others to pass through their camp.

Xu Huai led his men downhill and went upstairs to meet him.

The Red Hu cavalry who was in charge of sending Guo Zhongxiong back in the south, stopped in the distance at the instructions of the leader.

Zhu Zhi walked to Chihu Shuai's tent, and Xiaoxin was still "bang" at this time, and she couldn't help but feel panic. Seeing Xu Huai waiting here, she couldn't wait to come over first and said:

"The Chihu people promised to officially attack Datong North City tonight for one day and one night. During this period, we asked our troops to rest and stand by; if they could not win Datong for a while, we would replace our troops to attack..."

Xu Huai nodded, saying that he was not surprised by this result, and had no other expectations at all. Instead, he frowned and looked at the general who was sent by Guo Zhongxiong Nan, and asked Zhu Zhi: "Who is that person?"

"That man is Mo Lihu, a son of the Chihu King's tent. At this time, he was under the command of Mu Chi, the deputy minister of Zhennan, and insisted on sending us back to the camp. He took the opportunity to get to know more generals of our dynasty, but for some reason he suddenly stopped there..." Zhu Zhi turned his head and looked over with some confusion.

"The Western Shan Fan tribes raided Shuozhou and gathered thousands of troops to fight us in Houerwu in the southwest corner of the city. Molihu met me among the Western Shan Fans at that time." Xu Huai said.

"Ah?" Zhu Zhi looked back in shock.

Xu Huai made no other statement. When Guo Zhongxiong, Shi Zhen and others came over, he bowed to Guo Zhongxiong and said:

"Xu Huai has some personal feelings to ask Mr. Shi to tell me, and ask Mr. Guo to go first."

Guo Zhongxiong grabbed the reins with his hand, frowned on the saddle, and said nothing, and continued to drive the horse south.

Xu Huai pondered for a while and shouted to Guo Zhongxiong again: "Mr. Guo, please stay."

Guo Zhongxiong held the horse, turned his head, and asked coldly: "What's wrong with Xu Jun's envoy?"

"Mr. Guo really never thought about bringing wolves into the house?" Xu Huai stared at Guo Zhongxiong's face and asked.

Guo Zhongxiong jumped in shame and his eyes suddenly became restrained.

"Xu Huai, you repeatedly spoke wildly, shocked and angered your alliance. I really thought that Liu Linggong, the young minister, could not cure you!" Tian Zhizhen scolded angrily.

"I'm talking to Langjun Guo, are you qualified to interrupt?" Xu Huai pressed his sword on his waist with his hand, stared at Tian Zhizhen with a tiger's eyes, and said with a stern look, "If you don't understand the rules, do you really think I dare not deal with you?"

"You..." Tian Zhizhen blushed and was about to breathe.

"Whether there is any concern about attracting the wolf into the house, Xu Jun cannot ask you to discuss it." Guo Zhongxiong was stern at this time, said coldly, and continued to drive the horse forward, ignoring Xu Huai.

"The Chihu people are not in a hurry to attack the city. They have been observing the situation of Xiaosheng and Xuanwu's siege. At present, Chihu's troops seem to be led by Mu Chi, the deputy chief of Zhennan, but I followed Guo Zhongxiong into his commander's tent. Judging from the expressions of the captive generals, there should be more important figures hiding behind the scenes!" Shi Zhen looked at Guo Zhongxiong's distant figure and said with a heavy frown.

It is one thing to be able to predict, and through various signs, predicting step by step will another heavier feeling.

"Don't think too much, don't go back to the camp, go directly to Shuozhou." Xu Huaile held the reins and said decisively.

"Ah?" Zhu Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "You mean that the Chihu people can conquer Datong City in one day and one night, and murderous intent will break out at any time?"
Chapter completed!