Luo Youdu has been watching the battlefield, seeing all the strange things on the battlefield, and there is a trace of doubt in his eyes.
The east section of the city tower progressed too smoothly, and the soldiers of the Xuanwei Army boarded Youzhou City easily.
Didn't the other side send troops for reinforcements?
This is a bit inconsistent with his plan!
Luo Youdu's original plan was to catch the opponent off guard. It would be best if he could conquer the city in one fell swoop. If he could not, then he would consume the opponent's oil.
The threat from oil is too great.
In a chaotic battle like a siege, once the opponent uses oil to blockade the city, the attacker will not even have a chance to put out the fire.
We can only wait for the oil to burn out.
As a result, thousands of soldiers from the Xuanwei Army rushed up without knowing what was going on.
The key is that the attack on the western section of the city wall has also stopped. After receiving a wave of crossbow fire, something abnormal appeared on the city tower, and the defenders stopped attacking.
Their siege army advanced directly to the city without suffering many casualties.
Just as the siege soldiers were preparing to set up ladders to climb the city, a white flag flew from the tower, announcing surrender.
Kang Zaiyu also controlled the Youzhou City Gate and opened the huge city gate.
Yao Neibin looked at the gate not far away, looked at the ladder that had just been set up close at hand, and stubbornly climbed up the tower from the ladder.
All the Khitan soldiers on the city tower surrendered.
Their morale was not high, and they encountered civil strife. After learning about Shi Fang's decision to drive their parents, wives, and children into the tower to defend themselves against the enemy, they lost the desire to continue fighting.
The most important thing is Luo Youdu's reputation.
If you surrender, you will not be mistreated, and you will have food and drink. What is the point of resisting to death?
With almost no prospect of victory in sight, almost everyone had the thought of surrender.
It's just that people are soft-spoken and dare not say it out loud.
Whenever someone sets an example, you will immediately find that it is not just one person who thinks this way.
"Report, there is a Khitan force of 10,000 people, storming the camp."
When the siege troops successfully captured the south gate of Youzhou, Luo Youdu received news that the camp was under attack.
Sure enough, the Khitans would not give themselves an environment where they could attack the city with peace of mind.
Luo Youdu said without hesitation: "Let Pan Mei take charge of the situation, and Chang Side will face the enemy on his own. If he can't hold on any longer, come back and report!"
He personally arranged the defense of the camp, and Pan Mei was in charge.
Luo Youdu didn't feel the need to ask himself, and focused on the offense.
Although he didn't know why the siege was progressing so smoothly at this moment, he was certain that it was not the other party's strategy, but other factors that caused all this.
Not wanting to miss a good opportunity, Luo Youdu immediately issued an order to enter the city and take control of Youzhou.
"Liu Fu, you immediately lead your troops into the city, split into two groups, occupy the government offices in the city, protect Youzhou's household registration information, and occupy the grain and grass storage areas in the city to prevent the enemy from burning or the common people to take advantage of the chaos."
"If you don't know the direction, you can ask a few soldiers to lead the way when entering the city."
Liu Fu promised loudly and led the Divine Guards directly towards Youzhou City.
A horse came galloping from Youzhou City.
But it was Quan Xu.
After taking control of the city gate, Kang Zaiyu thought about Xiao Hunian's request for Luo Youdu to come in person, and did not dare to make the decision himself, so he asked Quan Xu to come and explain the situation.
Quan Xu found a horse under the city, came to a nearby place, and briefly talked about what happened.
Hearing that Shi Fang planned to drive the people to the city to fight against the enemy, Luo Youdu snorted softly.
It turns out that he is quite fond of this Shi Fang. If it weren't for his interference, Youzhou would have fallen at the beginning.
Although Shi Fang ruined his good deeds, Luo Youdu felt in his heart that this person was a talent.
Unexpectedly, Shi Fang's thoughts were so vicious. You must know that although Shi Fang's name is strange, he is actually from Youzhou.
In order to be loyal to the Khitan master, he was so cruel to his father and fellow countrymen.
Luo Youdu could understand the forced recruitment of strong men to defend the city, but he could not understand the idea of driving old, weak, women and children to the top of the city tower to use their lives to gain mercy from the opponent.
Luo Youdu heard from Quan Xu again that Xiao Hunian, the eldest daughter of the Xiao family, was trapped in the attic.
There was a hint of surprise in Luo Youdu's eyes, and he laughed with interest.
This Xiao Hunian had a deep impression in his memory.
The key is that Xiao Hunian's sister is so famous. She is the famous Empress Dowager Xiao Xiao Chuo of the Liao Kingdom, the woman who has been in charge of the power of the Liao Dynasty for 20 to 30 years.
Our descendants have always regarded the Song Dynasty as orthodox, but at this period in history, under Xiao Chuo's power, all the surrounding barbarians respected the Liao Dynasty as the common master of the world, not the Song Dynasty.
Xiao Hunian is Xiao Chuo's eldest sister, and of course she is also a famous figure.
After Xiao Chuo came to power, he intended to increase the power of the Xiao family, but there were no promising rising stars in the Xiao family, so he pushed his eldest sister out and let Xiao Hunian lead the army.
As a result, Xiao Hunian used her daughter as her daughter to lead an army to the west to stop the fortune-telling, pacify the northwest, defeat the Dangxiang, conquer Mongolia, subjugate all the tribes in the north who were dissatisfied with the Khitan, and also set up towns in the Mobei grassland to defend and defend the three states. , personally led his troops to take control of Mongolia in Mobei, Shiwei was subservient to the Khitan, and it was said in history that "we are like a family".
From the point of view of the Liao Kingdom, Xiao Hunian was considered a hero among women and a commander-in-chief in the town.
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But in the end, it seemed that his sister Xiao Chuo was killed. Luo Youdu didn’t know the specific reason.
Because of this, Xiao Hunian, a frontline coach with a special status, has no official biography in history.
"Let's go and see this eldest lady of the Xiao family!"
Luo Youdu said to Hu Yanzan beside him, and led his soldiers to the first floor of the pavilion.
Looking at the dark oil in the stairwell, Luo Youdu did not go up, but shouted from below: "Madam Xiao family, Luo Youdu is here, you can come down now."
Xiao Hunian in the attic perked up and asked, "How do you prove that you are Luo Youdu?"
Luo Youdu laughed dumbly and said, "Then how do you prove that you are the eldest wife of the Xiao family? If you don't come down, I will have someone set it on fire."
It would be impossible for him to go up anyway.
Judging from his voice, Xiao Hunian should be young.
There should be a big difference from the Liao border commander who was so powerful in Mobei in history.
But if Xiao Hunian can become a commander-in-chief, he must have corresponding potential in terms of character. Luo Youdu does not dare to underestimate her easily, because as a woman, she will be involved in danger.
"No, no, no!"
Xiao Hunian said hurriedly: "I surrender, just come down."
A few quilts were thrown down on the attic and covered with oil.
Xiao Hunian stepped on the quilt and walked down step by step carefully.
Luo Youdu looked at Xiao Hunian.
Xiao Hunian's appearance is obviously different from that of women from the Central Plains. She has a high nose and deep eyes, almond-shaped eyes and peach cheeks. Compared with the softness of the Central Plains, her facial features are particularly prominent and eye-catching.
At this moment, she is wearing a red armor, and she really looks like a heroine.
She was still a very wise and interesting female hero. She threw her sword directly to Luo Youdu, looking like she was letting him be dealt with.
Luo Youdu looked at the two-handed sword in his hand curiously and said, "Take it with you!"
Xiao Hunian looked a little panicked.
Seeing this, Luo Youdu smiled and said, "Don't worry, my subordinates won't do anything to you."
Xiao Hunian asked to see her because she was afraid that as a woman, she would fall into the hands of her enemies and be humiliated.
Compared with being captured in a crowd of soldiers, it is obviously safer for Luo Youdu to capture it directly.
After Xiao Hunian heard this, he felt relieved and no longer resisted.
Watching Xiao Hunian leave, Luo Youdu suddenly thought of an interesting idea, what would happen if Xiao Chuo was captured and sent to the Central Plains, leaving Liao Jingzong Yelu Xian without a good wife.
Although Yelvxian, Emperor Jingzong of the Liao Dynasty, was the leader of the Khitan revival, he was frail and sick due to excessive fright since he was a child. As a result, Queen Xiao Chuo became an important political and military decision-maker in the Liao Dynasty, so there is a saying that "all national affairs are decided by Yan and Yan."
Killing the most outstanding politician in Khitan first would have an extremely huge impact on Khitan.
With this in mind, Luo Youdu immediately said to Quan Xu: "Take some people to the Xiao family to pick up people, search carefully, and don't let anyone in the Xiao family go, especially the little girl named Xiao Chuo or Yan Yan...
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Xiao Chuo's nickname is Yan Yan. At this time, I don't know whether he is called Xiao Chuo or Yan Yan. Luo Youdu doesn't know.
Quan Xu glanced at Luo Youdu with some curiosity and took the order.
When they arrived at the west tower of the south gate, Shi Fang had been tied to the ground and he seemed to have fainted. His face was covered in blood, all from Li Qiang's beating.
Luo Youdu encouraged Li Qiang and Zhang Wen, who had made great achievements, and said: "Don't worry, we in the Central Plains are the masters of kings, and the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty is a rare British master. The people of Youzhou are the people of our Central Plains, Your Majesty.
There will be no prejudice against you. You can cooperate with our army to pacify the people in the city. If you have done well, I will remember you for your contribution."
Li Qiang and Zhang Wen quickly obeyed the order.
Shi Fang woke up leisurely and saw Li Qiang and Zhang Wen nodding and bowing to someone. He couldn't help but cursed: "You are a traitor who is shameful for being with the people who invaded our homeland!"
Luo Youdu looked at the angry Shi Fang on the ground and laughed angrily: "Who is shameful? It's shameful for people who betray their ancestors and have the courage to laugh at others. Their shame is probably thicker than the Youzhou city wall.
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Shi Fang cursed loudly: "The land of Youzhou was dedicated to our lord by Shi Jingtang. We, Daliao, took it according to destiny. For decades, we have protected the territory and the people, and made the land of Youzhou..."
Luo Youdu didn't want to show off his words to a defeated general, and his actions were insulting and inconsistent with his character. He turned to Hu Yan and praised him: "I don't want to listen to him."
Hu Yanzan stepped forward and raised his big foot.
This idiot only had eyes for his own people and thieves, and he stepped on Shi Fang's face with black and cruel feet.
His nose was crushed, there was a big black footprint on his face, and he fainted.
In an instant, the world became pure.
This kind of people are the so-called Liaohua Han people.
Luo Youdu had Shi Fang dragged down to see what Guo Rong would do.
Standing on the city wall of Youzhou, Luo Youdu stretched out his hand to touch the ancient city wall, and felt an inexplicable sense of pride in his heart.
After twenty years, Youzhou returned to the embrace of the Central Plains.
If it weren't for me, the city wall of Youzhou would not be able to return to the embrace of the Central Plains until Zhu Yuanzhang's Northern Expedition in the Ming Dynasty.
Of course he remembered that Youzhou was briefly purchased from the Jin people during the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty.
But Luo Youdu didn't think that it was a real return to the almost humiliating way he got it.
This time they took it back with real swords and guns.