Xu Ping and his friends stood at the top of the city, holding a telescope to look at Yelu Chongyuan and Yelu Renxian, who were under the city, led people to check the city, and they could see clearly every move.

Stand up, Xu Ping said to Wang Kai: "The Khitans come from afar and say hello. If you send orders, from the city to the south and north, any place where there is a cannon that can reach them, load them with bullets. Wherever people go, stop the horses and stop the cannons in the city. Try to be more accurate and scare them!" Wang Kai turned around and made arrangements.

Zhang Kang watched Wang Kai leave and smiled and said, "Forty years ago, Xiao Talin was shot to death at the city of Chanzhou. Is the Protector trying to imitate the same trick and kill Yelu Chongyuan with one shot? If this can be done, there is no need to fight this battle!"

Xu Ping shook his head repeatedly: "Where can the cannons be so accurate? Can it be used to attack wherever it is, and which general dares to attack the city in the future? We just scared these people. When they attack the city in a few days, they were afraid. - Besides, what are the benefits of killing Yelu Chongyuan? This is the Crown brother of the Khitan, who wants to compete for the throne with the Khitan prince. If he dies here, isn't he helping the Khitan king? This man is so happy about his merits. He is actually not a brave general!"

Zhang Kang picked up the telescope, looked at Yelu Chongyuan under the city, and smiled. These people were walking around, wondering what their expression would be when the shells fell in front of them in a while.

Yelu Chongyuan stretched his neck and looked at it for a long time, but he couldn't understand the layout of the city. He said to the people around him: "Let's go forward and see what the Song army's city is doing. They are waiting for their efforts. We have to be more careful when we attack the city."

Yelu Chongyuan hurriedly stopped him: "Your Highness, the Song army's bed crossbow is powerful, don't get too close!"

Seeing that Yelu Chongyuan ignored him, Yelu Ren first grabbed his reins and whispered: "Your Highness, do you still remember the incident of King Xiao in the city of Chanzhou? When the two armies are in war, the chief general should not easily face the enemy!"

When talking about Xiao Talin, Yelu Chongyuan stopped in disappointment and continued to stretch his neck to look at the head of the Song army. During the Jingde period, when the Khitan commander Xiao Talin approached to check the terrain, he was shot to death by the crossbow ambushed by the Song army, and thus the two sides formed the Chanyuan alliance. This was the second army confrontation between the two sides after the Battle of Chanzhou. Yelu Chongyuan would not dare to violate this taboo even if he made a fuss.

Yelu Ren breathed a sigh of relief first, letting go of the reins, and then he heard a earth-shaking sound coming from the city not far away.

Before the Khitan general looked up and watched, he heard a roar, and an iron bullet hit Yelu Chongyuan's side a dozen steps. The iron bullet hit the ground and two bombs. The leg of a guard next to him was broken, and the horse neighed and fell to the ground.

Surprisingly, the Khitans present were shocked and stared blankly at the iron bullets on the ground and a pit.

Yelu Renxian reacted first, reached out and grabbed Yelu Chongyuan's reins again, and said sternly: "What are you doing when you are standing there? Retreat quickly! This is the most powerful weapon for the Song army, and it is a very powerful weapon. It is a very far-reaching one! Protect your highness and return to the tent!"

The Khitan soldiers then reacted and hurriedly surrounded Yelu Chongyuan in the center and quickly retreated to the east barracks.

On the top of the city, Zhang Kang saw it from the telescope and stomped his feet: "Unfortunate! The fight was a little bit off! If it hit Yelu Chongyuan's forehead, this time it would be a reenactment of the great victory in Chanzhou!"

Xu Ping put down the telescope and said in a relaxed tone: "I thought this was a good thing. If Xiao Talin had not shot to death and forced the Khitan to retreat, but defeated them with a head-on formation, they would not have dared to be so arrogant in the past few decades!"

Zhang Kang was so sorry for the truth. If he just met and shot the enemy coach to death, this battle would be enough to become a legend. With this point, Zhang Kang would be proud of his whole life.

Xu Ping really didn't want to kill Yelu Chongyuan with one shot. He just fired a cannon and just said hello to him, so that he could be mentally prepared for the next arduous siege. Unlike the Battle of Chanzhou forty years ago, the Song army had the advantage of time, place, people, and the number of troops and combat power were the best. Just winning was not enough. In this battle, the morale of the Khitan army must be completely destroyed, so that we can feel upset when we meet the Song army in the future, so that we can achieve the expected combat goals.

After the war, the two sides will inevitably enter a long confrontation. Only by making the Khitan fear the Song army can the greatest effect be achieved at the smallest cost in the confrontation. The confrontation is not that the border between the two sides is safe, but on the contrary, there should be no war, small frictions continue day by day, and there will be a major military operation a few months later. The front line must always maintain a tense situation, as long as it does not really fight. To gain the upper hand in this confrontation, it is necessary to psychologically create a sense of oppression for the enemy. If there is any slight disturbance in the Song army, the whole country will be tense, which is the best effect. The stronger this sense of oppression, the greater the benefits obtained at the same price, and the greater the consumption of the Khitan national strength.

If Yelu Chongyuan was killed in one shot, the Khitan retreated, even if the conditions of the two sides of the Chanyuan Alliance were exchanged, Xu Ping still felt that he was a loss. The chance of killing the main general was too great, and the Khitan would definitely be dissatisfied and would be unfavorable to the confrontation in the future.

Seeing that the Khitan army under the city quickly retreated cleanly and could not even see the telescope, Zhang Kang couldn't help but be stunned. After a while, he spat and said, "Why is Yelu Chongyuan so incompetent? He was frightened and ran away!"

Xu Ping looked at the city for a while, and shook his head repeatedly. He thought he would go to other places to watch after eating cannons here. If he didn't try how many cannons the Song army had, how did Yelu Chongyuan arrange the next siege battle? As a result, he ran away in an instant. He would have let so many cannons load up, so he would not have been in vain.

After thinking about it, Xu Ping said, "I ordered the cannons that had been loaded with medicine to wait a moment. I have been preparing these days. If I don't believe that the Khitan dares to not investigate the military situation, I will let the army attack the city. They will come sooner or later, so I must be scared that Yelu Chongyuan dare not come forward again!"

"Oh, after eating this, I'm afraid Yelu Chongyuan will never dare to come again. That's the Khitan Crown Prince, how can he be in danger easily? I think until the war is over, Yelu Chongyuan will be in the central army's tent and will never dare to come to the front line. The next person who comes to watch the battle must be other Khitan generals. Protectors, will we fight if others come?"

Xu Ping thought for a while and said, "Unless it is Yelu Renxian, no other generals will be attacked. Well, we have to discuss what kind of Khitan generals of the next battle are worth using cannons. Gunpowder and iron bullets are expensive and cannot be wasted on some small leaders. Using cannons to defend the city, either attack siege equipment or attack enemy commanders, and it is not worth fighting against others."

Zhang Kang said: "We will discuss it in the future. However, those who can come to watch the city will not have a low status in the Khitan. Do we have to fire and attack anyone no matter who comes? If you hit such a person, you will never lose money."

Xu Ping shook his head: "Other than Yelu Renxian, no one else will fight. Fight all those who come to Guancheng back. When will this battle be fought? It is late autumn now, and the weather is cold. The battle is over early and the end early."

The food and grass brought by Dangxiang were gradually consumed, and the remaining military supplies had to be transported from the mainland, and the Song army was under great pressure. Hundreds of thousands of people were here, but they did not prepare early. Now the three departments are in a hurry and time cannot be delayed too long.
Chapter completed!