Under the city of Handan.

Arrows were like rain, and 20,000 Zhao troops besieged the city from three sides and attacked Handan City fiercely.

Although the Xia army guards in the city fought desperately, they were already very tired after a fierce battle. Soon, three hundred Zhao army soldiers occupied a city wall to the east, opening a gap.

The soldiers on the city held shields and swords in one hand, fighting bravely with the siege of Xia soldiers.

As the battle progressed, the subsequent Zhao army gradually entered the city, and the soldiers on the city had stabilized the front line and began to counterattack the Xia army.

Seeing this scene, all the generals of the Zhao army were filled with joy. Li Chongjiu, who was in charge of the lower head, nodded. In a short time, Handan could break the city.

Just as Li Chongjiu was watching the battle in Handan City, a general rushed to Li Chongjiu's flag and said, "Youjing is urgent to report!"

"Remember!" Li Chongjiu heard that it was reported by Youjing's illness, and knew that the Turks must have had another abnormal movement.

"The Protectorate of Ruoshui Prefecture reported to Youjing that the cavalry of the Turkic Tuli tribe sent troops to the Wuhou Qinshui area!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the joy on the faces of the generals present disappeared. First, there were 60,000 Turkic troops, but now they were Turi troops.

"knew."

Xue Wanshu said, "Khan, now even the Tuli tribe is dispatched. Is Chu Luo's intention to add troops and put pressure on him little by little, or is he really going to attack Zhao?"

Li Chongjiu asked after hearing this, "Ying Hefu, where is the soldiers and horses he has been entrusted now?"

Zhang Xuansu said, "After the capture of Wu'an, Ying Hefu, the Etude tribe was resting nearby and did not send troops to fight."

Li Chongjiu nodded after hearing this, without saying a word. Xue Wanshu said, "Does the king intend to transfer Ying Hefu and the 50,000 cavalrymen he had been entrusted back to the grassland at this time to fight against the Turkic offensive?"

Xue Wanche said, "That's right. The battle to attack Mingzhou is below. The cavalry of the foreign army is of no use in siege. It's better to transfer back to the outside of the frontier."

"No." Everyone looked at it, and it turned out that Zhang Xuansu spoke out against it.

Li Chongjiu asked, "Shilarious Minister Zhang, why not?"

Zhang Xuansu said: "Our army dispatched 120,000 troops to attack Xia. Now we are divided into troops to guard several counties in Hebei and to station in Liyang. The troops are already insufficient, not to mention Yu Wen and Wang Bo are eyeing him. Liu Heita Shang has 30,000 main troops in Mingzhou City. If our army transfers 50,000 cavalry back to the grassland at this time, there will be no moving troops in his hands and can be mobilized. If the situation of the battle changes a little, it is likely that the overall situation will collapse."

After Zhang Xuansu made a statement, Li Chongjiu nodded and led an army of 20,000 to Handan.

The main force of the Zhao army led by Xu Shiji and Yuchi Gong also arrived in Mingzhou from the north and formed a joint attack on Yongnian City. However, Liu Heita also sent light cavalry to attack Xu Shiji's front army from Yongnian City. As a result, the front army of the two sides confronted each other. Xu Shiji's backing arrived immediately, causing Liu Heita's ambush strategy to fail.

Although the two armies did not decide the outcome in this battle, Liu Heita's active defensive posture made the generals of the Zhao army dare not take it lightly.

In terms of tactics, Liu Heita was still very successful. Liu Heita's Xia army did not blindly defend Yongnian City. When Li Chongjiu's main forces arrived at the city and formed a siege, they would fight the battle to defend the city and fight stubbornly.

The so-called active defense is offensive defense. Liu Heita uses offensive to find opportunities for fighter opportunities. To change his current disadvantages, it can delay the time when Li Chongjiu sieges Mingzhou.

Liu Heita defeated Yuchi Gong and Ying Hefu one after another, allowing the Xia army to use successive victory in the desperate situation and fierce morale of the Xia army soldiers. From today's attack on Handan City, it can be seen that the morale of the Xia army soldiers has not yet collapsed. Liu Heita used his active defense strategy to bring a glimmer of hope to the Xia army soldiers.

If Xu Shiji used military service this time, he would probably encounter the old tricks of Yuchi Gong and Ying Hefu. If the generals of the Zhao army were defeated by Liu Heita, it would be a serious blow to the morale of the Zhao army.

He is indeed a famous general in Hebei! Li Chongjiu couldn't help but sigh.

At the moment, his situation was Liu Heita's tenacious blockade, and on the other hand, the Turks were strongly trying to withdraw their troops from Hebei. The battle to attack Zheng by destroying Wang Shichong in Henan's Li Tang Dynasty was already a big fanfare.

It can be imagined that if Li Chongjiu retreated now, the good situation in Hebei will be ruined. At that time, whether it is Yu Wenji, Wang Bo, Liu Heita, one of the three of them, Xu Yuanlang, Meng Haigong and others, they will rise up, and it is definitely not Li Chongjiu who retreated.

If Li Tang is allowed to conquer Luoyang again, then for Li Chongjiu, there is only one sentence, which means that the big thing will be gone.

What should we do now? Li Chongjiu was thinking carefully, but a burst of cheers broke out above the city.

Li Chongjiu and all the generals raised their heads, but they saw the big banner of Zhao, which was already flying above the Dongcheng City Tower.

Several Zhao soldiers, holding thick-backed machetes, were slashing the iron chains on the suspension bridge, and the sound of gold and iron clanging sounds were made.

Cut off!

Someone said that the iron chain on the suspension bridge was cut off, and the suspension bridge also hanged down from the city gate, smashing heavily on the moat, causing a burst of yellow-brown dust.

The Zhao cavalry who had been waiting for the city gate for a long time, thousands of horses neighed. Before the dust could dissipate, the cavalry galloped past the suspension bridge.

Dozens of cavalry surrounded the city gate, and the cavalry slammed the horses in front of the city gate, then drew their swords and slashed the closed city gate.

The city gate made a dense sound!

"A bastard, just focus on cutting down the suspension bridge and the city gate?"

"I want to enter, and the first merit of destroying the city is my own."

The cavalry yelled.

There was a roar in the city gate, and as the city east tower occupied the city, the arrows on the top of the city became weaker and weaker, and more and more ladders were loaded on the top of the city.

Zhao soldiers climbed the city from the ladder...

Half an hour later, Li Chongjiu and the generals rode their horses on the streets in Handan City.

"Although the Xia army resisted bravely, our army captured Handan City in just one day. At present, only one lonely city in Yongnian City is left." Xue Wanche said excitedly.

Li Chongjiu nodded and said to the generals: "I have decided to order the 30,000 cavalrymen of the Yingfu army to support Yanmen and go up to the valley."

The generals were stunned when they heard this. Zhang Xuansu suddenly said nothing.

Li Chongjiu smiled and said, "Wuan, Handan, Li Yang, Daming, our association each ordered a general to take charge, and each left 5,000 troops to guard it. Li Wenxiang and Li Deyi appeased the counties in Hebei for me. As for the other counties, I will not divide my troops to garrison them, and all gathered at Yongnian City. As for Etu, I led 20,000 cavalry and the main force of our army at Mingzhou City, to decide the final victory with Liu Heita!"

Li Chongjiu looked at Zhang Xuansu and Xue Wanshu asked, "The two beloved ministers are my advisers, what do you think?"

Xue Wanshu said, "There is no point in me."

Zhang Xuansu said, "Although this is not the best strategy, it is not the worst strategy. It seems to be a compromise, but all the generals can accept it. Therefore, it is meaningless."

Li Chongjiu smiled and said, "Zhang Aiqing, there is something in his words."

Zhang Xuansu said: "The best strategy is often too risky and the worst strategy is too conservative. The best decision is often the best decision, right? King."
Chapter completed!