Guo Hao led the army to set out, and it took seven days to arrive in Dingzhou, and six days to reach the fastest.

At this time, the Khitan troops had already arrived. The Yiwu Jiedushi had already led his men to resist for a while, but the other party was too cunning, so he did not take any advantage.

Yang Gun is also Guo Hao's old friend. When they pacified the Northern Han Dynasty, the two of them had dealt with each other. After several years of growth, Yang Gun matured a lot.

Dingzhou is flat and boundless. Shahe, Mengliang, and Tanghe run across the entire territory, and the terrain is slightly tilted from northwest to southeast. At this time, the Khitan army was already stationed twenty miles away.

Guo Hao was far away from the head of Xianyu County, and the Khitan troops could be vaguely seen. The villages outside the city were empty and all were transferred to the city. However, Guo Hao did not feel relaxed, because although Xianyu County is a Dingzhou capital, it may not necessarily block the Khitan army.

The worst thing is that the Liao army had 10,000 cavalry, and he only had 2,000 cavalry. If the general confronted him head-on, Guo Hao would definitely not be his opponent, and he would suffer heavy losses in the fight.

If the Liao army detours, Guo Hao's army cannot catch up. Even if it defeats the Liao army, it cannot prevent the other party from escaping. From ancient times to the present, it has been a difficult problem to control cavalry with footsteps.

"The commander-in-chief, the Liao army set up camp twenty miles away, and it seems that there is no intention of transfer. Yang Gunba most likely wanted to ask for a fight and wanted to face us head-on."

Wang Shenqi faced Guo Hao with a serious expression. The only two thousand cavalry in Guo Hao's army was led by him, so he must be the main force in this battle, which made him feel a lot of pressure.

"The north of Xianyu County is full of vast flat land, which is conducive to the galloping of cavalry. We only have two thousand cavalry, so it is not a wise move to confront each other head-on.

The battle signs are free to hang high. If they attack the city, we will block them. If they decide to take a detour and prepare the governors from all over the country, we will follow behind. Their opponent is us. Just stick to wait for us to arrive.

Moreover, the Liao army rarely takes the initiative to attack the city. They prefer guerrilla warfare. If they want to fight, I don’t believe that he would give up such a good terrain!”

"No battle cards?"

The four of them were a little surprised, but Guo Hao must have considered her when he did this. In fact, he had no choice but to do it, mainly because he had not come up with a solution now.

With the lesson from Hedong, Yang Gun was already wary of Guo Hao. If he used explosive packs again, he would probably not have the previous effect and would not be used as the main means of attack.

The battle-free card is something from ancient times. It rarely appears in the Middle Ages and is generally used to match generals. Now it is outdated and people may not buy it.

But Guo Hao was betting that Yang Gun would wait for him because the Liao army chose Dingzhou, which was not a casual choice. It was adjacent to Hedong and the plains were vast, which was beneficial to the cavalry.

Guo Hao's order was issued, and someone soon hung the battle-free sign on the top of the city. When the Khitan scout in the distance saw it, he immediately ran to report to the coach.

"Chief Coach, Zhou Jun hung a battle-free card on the top of the city!"

In Yang Gun's tent, the generals under his command laughed when they heard these three words.

"Coach, what did Guo Hao think? Before we played, he was scared. He had all the cards to avoid the battle. Why didn't he surrender directly!"

"Hahaha, I think he knows he is not our opponent, but he is afraid that their emperor will be the one who has heard that after Guo Wei's death, he will no longer be as valued as before. So, that boy from Zhou State actually gave him only 10,000 troops!"

Knowing that Guo Hao is few, the Khitan generals are all despised. They also know that it is difficult to attack the cities on the border, but as long as they defeat Guo Hao's army, those cities may surrender.

Don’t think this is incredible. There are not many governors of the Five Dynasties who have backbone, otherwise there would not be such a chaotic era of nearly a hundred years, and the court would not send out imperial guards.

In fact, Guo Hao's role is greater to stabilize the morale of the army and also to supervise the war. If the governor of that prefecture and county flee without fighting, he would have to engage in military law.

So Guo Hao was not afraid of them taking a detour, otherwise Wang Shenqi's two thousand cavalry would not be vegetarians, and he would not be able to fight against the Khitan army and supervise the generals in various places.

Seeing the generals below, Yang Gun was a little confused. What tricks Guo Hao was going to play? I really thought that a sign could block his iron cavalry?

"Mainly, I'm asking me to stop spending time with them, so I'd just do my best to attack directly. Xianyu County is not big and cannot stop our three-wheeled impact!"

He was wary and wanted to take the initiative to fight, but this was not what Yang Gun wanted. It was not a wise choice to give up his own advantages to attack the city.

But they are the attacking parties, and if they do nothing, they can't argue. If they attack the city, they can't attack the city, but the main force cannot go up.

"Send orders to recruit nearby people and ask them to attack the city. I heard that Guo Hao is a kind and righteous gentleman, so I don't believe he will kill the people!"

After Yang Gun finished speaking, all the generals were lit up. His idea was enough to lose, but it was indeed a good idea. He could not lose the main force, but also achieve the goal of siege.

The people on the borders of both countries are Han people. Although Guo Hao ordered a group of people to be moved, if the Khitans wanted to find them, they could still find some. Their function was not to fight a war, but to force the city gate to open.

...

After several days of continuous development, there was no movement on both sides. It seemed that the battle-free card really worked, but Guo Hao felt that things were not that simple.

These days, Guo Hao has been thinking about how to restrain the Liao army's cavalry. Throughout history, many famous generals have come up with some solutions, but the results are not very good. He said that the existing conditions cannot be achieved while alive.

Firearms can threaten war horses, but there are too many Liao troops, and Guo Hao does not have so much explosives at all. The main reason is that the thing is too dangerous and the formula is confidential. Only Guo Hao makes it alone, so the output is not large.

The soldiers can also check and balance the cavalry, but he has no time to make them. Even if there are enough soldiers, the soldiers will not be able to fight chariots. As for the powerful bows and crossbows, it is too late to make them.

The two countries came this time too suddenly. Without suitable equipment, there would be no external force to rely on, and they could only fight on their own. Guo Hao was still alive, so he had to think about this situation for a few days.

"Report--The Liao army surrounded thousands of people and was advancing towards the city gate!"

While Guo Hao was thinking hard, a soldier suddenly came to report that the Liao army drove the people to attack the city. Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

"I said why did they calm down these days? It turned out that they were robbing the people. The commander-in-chief, how should we deal with them in this way!"

Li Jixun looked angry and wanted to lead troops to kill Yang Gun directly. This move was too harmful. He was angry and a little surprised. The Liao army has always been simple in thinking and rarely uses conspiracies. Unexpectedly, this time he used such a heart-wrenching method.

"This method must have been thought of by Yang Gun. His ancestors were Han people. I met him a few years ago, but I didn't expect that he would make great progress if he didn't see him for a few years!"

Guo Hao said as he stood up and followed several generals to the top of the city. Sure enough, he saw that the Khitan cavalry was less than ten miles away from the city wall, and a team of thousands of people were surrounded by thousands of people.

"The general, among the people, there are also Khitan Han people. We don't have to pay attention to them. I don't believe that they even kill their own people!"

The person who spoke was Liu Shouzhong. At this time, he was still calm and was not shocked by the scene in front of him. He seemed to be a decisive character. Guo Hao looked back at him, said nothing, and continued to observe.

Among the thousands of people, there are very few young and strong men, most of them are old, weak, women and children. Many of them are ragged and supported each other and walked forward. The crying of children is clearly heard.

Some of them are slower, and the Khitan soldiers raised their horse whip and whip it. Even though they are now under the Khitan, as long as they are Han people, they will inevitably be bullied.

"Save us, save me..."

I don’t know whether it was the people spontaneously or the Liao army’s forced force, but they were close to the county town, and they could hear the call for help. Some were unwilling to leave or wanted to escape, but were killed by the Liao army without hesitation. Even if Guo Hao and others did not regard them as their citizens, they couldn’t bear to look at this scene.

"brute!"

Han Chongyun pressed against the city wall with a punch, staring at the Khitan soldiers behind him with wide eyes. Wang Shenqi looked heavy on his face, and suddenly clasped his fists and said, "Master General, let me go, there are only one thousand of them, I am sure to save those people!"

However, before Guo Hao could speak, Liu Shouzhong denied him: "No, you can't open the door. This is their trick. They just want us to open the door!"
Chapter completed!