Chapter 555 From then on, Youyan was pacified!

Two days later, Fuhugang

Standing on the watchtower, Zhao Fuqu silently watched the mighty Fengwu Army soldiers coming down the mountain. After a cup of tea, Yan Army General Liu Yong hurried to Zhao Fuqu and respectfully reported to him:

“Reporting to the commander-in-chief, the scouts at the foot of the mountain have already investigated clearly. The Fengwu Army opposite is indeed led by that bastard Yuan Song himself. He is leading 20,000 elite troops from the enemy’s First Division. As for Gu Shouting’s Sixth Division, it has been stationed in Xinle and Shunping…”

Zhao Fuqu nodded slightly and said:

"Probe again and report again!"

"Yes!" Liu Yong replied respectfully:
Listening to Liu Yong's words, Zhao Fuqu looked a little dazed for a moment. Although Liu Chuanbiao was arrogant and domineering, and not very popular in the Yan army, he had been with him for decades and had always been loyal to him. Zhao Fuqu had also gotten used to having him by his side.

However, no one expected that Liu Chuanbiao would suffer a setback. Not only did he fail to kill the Fengwu Army envoy, but he was killed in an ambush set by the Fengwu Army!

If it were in the past, Zhao Fuqu felt that he would be furious and would be filled with anger to avenge Liu Chuanbiao, but at this moment, he only felt regret in his heart. This might be because he himself realized that if he did not overcome this hurdle, he might follow in Liu Chuanbiao's footsteps!
After Liu Chuanbiao's death, Zhao Fuqu, who was short of manpower, had no choice but to promote Liu Yong to his side. Although Liu Yong was also a fierce general of the Yan army who had followed him for more than ten years and was very loyal to him, he was still not as considerate and easy to use as Liu Chuanbiao!

After calming down for a moment, Zhao Fuqu stared at the Fengwu Army camp not far from the foot of the mountain and muttered to himself:

"Yuan Song, you are more courageous than I thought! Since you have given me the opportunity, let's see who has a tougher life!"

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While Zhao Fuqu was observing the Fengwu Army on Fuhugang, Yuan Song also led his men around Fuhugang and also observed the Yan Army with a telescope.

Although he knew before coming that since Zhao Fuqu chose to set up camp at Fuhugang, they would definitely take special precautions against fire attacks, but after observing the Yan army camp with his own eyes, Yuan Song still had to admire Zhao Fuqu's experience. He simply couldn't find any loopholes that could be exploited.

After giving up the idea of ​​using fire attack, Yuan Song began to deploy according to his original plan. Since he dared to lead his troops, he naturally had a way to capture Zhao Fuqu.

"Zhongjun, you lead two battalions to block the two exits under Fuhugang. Yedong, you lead the people in your personal guard battalion to guard the small path behind Fuhugang. What you need to do is to prevent the enemy from coming down to cut off our retreat. As for the enemy's deserters who want to leave, don't stop them, let them leave!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

Seeing that Yuan Song seemed to want to besiege Fuhugang, although they were a little surprised that Yuan Song would do so, Ma Zhongjun and Ye Dong still accepted Yuan Song's order.

After explaining to Ma Zhongjun and Ye Dong, Yuan Song turned his gaze to Cui Dazhi, the artillery commander of the First Division standing at the back, and asked:

"Commander Cui, how are you guys doing with the catapult I asked you to make?"

Facing Yuan Song's question, Cui Dazhi hesitated and said:
"General, because we are deploying artillery positions, the work on the trebuchets has been temporarily delayed. We have only made ten of them now..."

Hearing Cui Dazhi's answer, Yuan Song was a little dissatisfied. However, Cui Dazhi had his reasons, so Yuan Song did not lose his temper and just ordered:

"I am mobilizing 500 men for you. I don't care what method you use, but you must assemble 30 trebuchets before noon tomorrow!"

Seeing Yuan Song's death order, Cui Dazhi, who felt the pressure coming, also said solemnly:

"Yes, I promise to complete the task!"

After getting Cui Dazhi's assurance, Yuan Song immediately turned his attention to Zhang Kenan and asked:

"How are your preparations going?"

Zhang Kenan said without hesitation:
"Everything is ready, and it's all written in plain language to ensure it's easy to understand! Even those who don't know how to read can understand it!"

Yuan Song nodded with satisfaction, and then told Cui Dazhi:
"Starting tonight, the artillery will bombard the Yan army camp on Fuhugang. Don't worry about the poor effect at night, and don't worry about wasting shells. The gunpowder supply will be continuously delivered. What you have to do is to bombard hard and don't let the Yan army have any rest!"

"Yes!"

Although he didn’t quite understand what his general wanted to do, Cui Dazhi accepted the order with a puzzled look in his eyes. Ma Zhongjun, who also heard Yuan Song’s order, seemed to realize something, and a hint of expectation flashed in his eyes...

Although Cui Dazhi did not understand Yuan Song's intention, he still faithfully carried out Yuan Song's military orders and launched an artillery attack on the Yan army camp on Fuhugang with the 19 red cannons he carried.

Because it was getting dark and it was difficult to observe the shooting target, and the Yan army camp on Fuhugang was far away, this round of artillery attack did not achieve much results, and nearly two-thirds of the shells missed the target. Although the effect was not very ideal, the Yan army was still very nervous about the sudden artillery attack by the Fengwu Army. They thought that the Fengwu Army was going to attack at night again, so they immediately entered the defensive position to resist the Fengwu Army's offensive. However, to their disappointment, the Fengwu Army's offensive that they expected after the artillery attack was nowhere to be seen. After waiting for about half an hour, they could only give up and let their men withdraw.

However, at the middle of the night, the nineteen red cannons roared again. Like the last time, they did not cause much damage to the Yan army camp, but they tormented the Yan army again. The Yan army was not stupid. They used the same strategy twice. The Yan army also knew the purpose of the Fengwu army, which was to torment them and make them tired and unable to rest. Therefore, Zhao Fuqu organized a death squad of thousands of people, who sneaked down Fuhugang under the cover of night, trying to destroy the Fengwu army's artillery.

However, the Fengwu Army was well prepared for the actions of the Yan Army. Ma Zhongjun personally led a battalion of Fengwu Army and directly surrounded the Yan Army's suicide squad. At 3:30 am the next morning, the Fengwu Army once again bombarded the Yan Army camp. Compared with the previous two bombardments, this time the effect was relatively better because it was daytime. It blew up several arrow towers and more than a hundred soldiers outside the Yan Army camp...

However, in order to ensure the safety of the artillery positions, Yuan Song did not push the artillery positions too far forward, allowing them to always be at a safe distance from the Yan army camp. Although such continuous bombardment did not cause too much damage to the Yan army camp, it made the Yan army soldiers very irritable and tired, especially this kind of situation where I can hit you but you can't hit me, which is really frustrating!
More than an hour later, thirty newly-made catapults were pushed to the front of the Fengwu Army. Surprisingly, these catapults were not loaded with stones or gunpowder, but sacks filled with leaflets and letters. With a wave of Yuan Song's hand, these sacks were thrown towards the Yan Army camp by the catapults.

Because the sack was not sealed, the leaflets and letters inside were scattered all over the Yan army camp like rain before the sack even fell to the ground!
Seeing this scene, Zhang Kenan said to Yuan Song with some concern:

"Sir, our letters are all forged. Will this work?"

When he was still in Shunping, Yuan Song asked him to forge letters from the Yan army soldiers to their families, which are the letters now scattered in the Yan army camp.

Facing Zhang Kenan's question, Yuan Song waved his hand confidently and said:

“There are 60,000 people in the Yan army camp. How can they know each other among so many people? So the authenticity of the letter is not important! What matters is that the content of the letter can move them, so that they don’t want to fight anymore…”

After saying this, Yuan Song looked towards the Yan army camp with a faint smile on his face. Zhang Kenan could see Zhao Fuqu's intention, which was to lure him out of the city and let him attack the Fuhugang camp, so as to try to turn the tables by relying on the advantage of military strength. Yuan Song naturally knew this too!
That's why Yuan would not go to the mountain where there is a tiger even though he knew it was there, and would be so foolish as to attack the Yan army camp!

What he wanted to do when he led his troops here was to destroy the Yan army's heart! To make the Yan army, which was already demoralized, even more demoralized, and weaken the Yan army's fighting will so that the Yan army would collapse without a fight!
On the other side of the battlefield, Zhao Fuqu looked at the rain of letters and leaflets appearing over the Yan army camp, and his face turned pale instantly. He also realized what Yuan Song was up to. He was aware of the powerful psychological tactics of the Fengwu Army, so he ordered in a deep voice:

"Take all those things down and burn them. No one is allowed to hide them!"

"Yes!"

After hearing Zhao Fuqu's order, Liu Yong immediately took the order and left.

Although Zhao Fuqu moved quickly, these Yan army soldiers had already started picking up these letters. Those who could read began to read the contents, and those who could not read wanted to find those who could read, curiously asking what the Fengwu Army had written on them. Some of the more thoughtful ones quietly hid the leaflets in their shoes and clothes, waiting to go to the Fengwu Army to claim territory after the war...

After distributing leaflets, the Fengwu Army used red cannons to launch several rounds of bombardment on the Yan Army camp in the afternoon. Seeing that the Fengwu Army was not fooled, the soldiers on their side began to show signs of morale unrest under the Fengwu Army's continuous psychological attack. If this continued, they would be finished before the Fengwu Army attacked. So Zhao Fuqu could no longer sit still and summoned all the generals of the Yan Army to prepare for a decisive battle with the Fengwu Army tomorrow!

However, just when Zhao Fuqu had gathered his men together and before the meeting to arrange combat tasks, the ballad of Youyan was suddenly heard outside the military camp.

There is a jujube tree in front of the door, which never gets old year by year.

If a grandmother doesn’t marry off her daughter, she won’t have grandchildren to hold.

Chichi and Lili, the girls are weaving by the window.

I hear no sound of the loom, only your sigh.

Ask the girl what she is thinking about, ask the girl what she is remembering?
Grandma promised to marry her daughter off, but there is no news this year.

As soon as the familiar hometown accent appeared, it immediately resonated with the soldiers of Yan Army. The depression of being forced to sign, the fear of not knowing when they would die, the desire to go home and many other emotions all gathered together at this moment. Soon, sparse crying sounds were heard in the Yan Army camp...

Hearing the noise outside, Zhao Fuqu, who still wanted to fight hard, suddenly turned pale. He was over 60 years old and in poor health. He had been holding on for a while, but now it seemed that he had encountered the last straw that broke the camel's back. He was so angry that he fainted. Seeing Zhao Fuqu fall down, the generals of the Yan army who gathered together to prepare for a meeting were also in chaos. They didn't know what to do. Just when the leadership of the Yan army was in chaos, deserters began to appear in the Yan army camp!

After the long siege of Shunping and Xinle, which resulted in heavy casualties, most of the Yan army soldiers were forcibly recruited, and there were many deserters, but they were all suppressed by Zhao Fuqu with iron-blooded means. Now, under the instigation of the Fengwu Army, many Yan army soldiers finally could not bear the longing for their hometown. They overcame their fear of Zhao Fuqu's cruel methods and began to flee quietly.

At this moment, because the top leaders of the entire Yan army were busy with Zhao Fuqu's situation, no one cared about the deserters anymore. So seeing that the top leaders lacked effective response and obstruction, they could really escape. Realizing this, a large number of Yan army soldiers began to become active, and many of them even gave up their luggage and just wanted to escape from this Shura field as soon as possible!
By the time the Yan army generals realized the problem of deserters, it was already too late. The tide of deserters in the Yan army camp had become unstoppable. As the saying goes, when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. Seeing that the Yan army was doomed to defeat, many Yan army generals did not want to be buried with the Yan army, so they fled or surrendered to the Fengwu army.

And some ambitious people even turned against the Yan army and led their troops to attack Zhao Fuqu’s central army camp, wanting to kill Zhao Fuqu, the commander of the Yan army, and use his head as a token of their surrender to the Fengwu army. An hour later, flames shot up into the sky from Zhao Fuqu’s central army camp...

At the Fengwu Army camp at the foot of Fuhugang, Yuan Song stared at the blazing fire in silence for a while, then picked up the wine glass and slowly poured it on the ground, muttering softly:

"Live as a hero, die as a ghost hero, from now on Youyan will be pacified!"

(End of this chapter)