Today is the third day that Xiao Jing has been trapped in the lonely city.

The scale of Xingyang County is not small, but it is not at all high and deep. Its four walls, which had not been repaired for many years, and a shallow moat constituted its defensive system, which could barely support a large number of thieves, but if it was against a well-trained army, it would inevitably be more fortunate.

Being trapped in a lonely city is extremely dangerous, and it is no wonder that Xiao Jing will stand on the city wall and sigh for a long time.

Fortunately, the Hu people, who grew up on horseback, were only good at field battles and raids, and were not good at attacking cities that were already defended. Otherwise, the five thousand bearded people outside would be enough for him to drink a pot.

And what about in the city?

The rich and powerful families have run away, and the county commanders and other cadres and the garrisons sent here after the war are nowhere to be found, leaving only 4,000 people who are unable to leave their homeland, and a contingent of less than 1,000 people temporarily organized with the officers and soldiers of the inspection department and the local villagers as the main body.

Excluding the old, weak, sick and disabled who have no combat strength, there are only 3,000 people in Xingyang County who can pull up the city wall.

Fortunately, the Hu people besieging the city were not in a hurry to attack the city, and I don't know if they were waiting or waiting for something.

By the afternoon of the same day, Xiao Jing finally understood their reason for doing so.

Two thousand elite Hu people joined the besieging team, and with it came the big sweat tent - Xiao Jing had only been to the carriage not long ago, and he knew that this meant that Lu Chong was coming.

Lu Shanshan must have sensed something, so she sent me away in a hurry.

It's a pity that he was still caught by Lu Chong.

After the two forces joined forces, the Hu people under the city had 7,000 people. Although according to the principle of "tenfold encirclement", this point is far from enough, but the defenders who are not good at field warfare are already unable to fly.

Obviously, Lu Chong couldn't wait for this meeting. As the sun was waning, he left the tent under heavy escort and came to a place not too far from the city walls.

A letter was shot at the top of the city. After a while, Xiao Jing, who had already gone back to rest, walked up to the city wall again, and looked in the direction where Lu Chong was with a solemn face.

"Xiao Gongzi, I really didn't expect you and I to meet again so soon!"

As long as Lu Chong said something, there would be soldiers with loud voices around him shouting to Xiao Jing on the city wall in Chinese.

"When the Japanese Khan once said that although the son was proud for a while, he was like an ant in front of the Khan! What else do you have to say? ”

Xiao Jing smiled when he heard this, arched his hand to the city and said, "Thank you Great Khan for your concern." Xiao has forgotten these words a long time ago, and it is rare for you to remember them. You are the lord of the grassland, there are hundreds of thousands of warriors under your command, compared to you, Xiao is indeed an ant, how can the light of the fireflies compete with the bright moon?

However, there is a saying in my hometown that says, 'Whoever laughs last laughs the best'. Now that everything is still undecided, you are too anxious to bring up the old things again at this time. ”

Lu Chong was not annoyed when he heard this, and said: "The people of the Southern Dynasty are treacherous, Ben Khan originally thought that Gongzi was an open-minded person, and today it seems that he is not exempt from vulgarity. Now that you are in a desperate place, you can say that there is no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth, where did you get the confidence to say such wild words?

There is a way that ants are still stealing life, and Gongzi must also have the idea of surviving the Southern Dynasty, right? Ben Khan is magnanimous, the past can not be cared about with you, as long as you are willing to go out of the city and kneel down and surrender, and be a pawn of the Khan's tent, then Ben Khan can spare your life. In the future, if you are willing to contribute, after the defeat of the Southern Dynasty, what if you will be appointed as a petty official? ”

There was immediately a burst of laughter in Beihu's formation. Hearing the laughter, Xiao Jing's brows furrowed even tighter.

Over the past few hundred years, many Han Chinese have attached themselves to Beihu. Some of them became slaves of the Hu people after being taken captive, some fled with guilt, and some wanted to make a fortune in a foreign land.

This group is a very special existence in Beihu.

For a variety of reasons, most of these people hated the Han Chinese and regarded Beihu as their mother country. In order to gain the recognition of the Hu people, as long as the northern Hu invaded from the south, they would often be the vanguard, slaughter their compatriots, and set off a bloody storm in the land of the Central Plains.

While completely Beihu in terms of dress and living habits, they also retained some Han characteristics, such as mastering more production skills and making siege equipment, and were the great enemies of all the armies that held the city.

In addition, after the erosion of the north, Lu Chong also coerced a large number of local troops of Darui and used them as servant troops and cannon fodder. Most of them have military training and can play some role when they are forced to go to the front.

As a result, Xiao Jing had to be vigilant.

At the head of the city, he carefully examined the various faces below, and after a while, he laughed and said, "The Great Khan has a heart, but I am really not blessed with your kindness." Xiao is a mediocre person, and he doesn't have any earth-shattering talent, but he still has a little backbone. Are you familiar with the Han classics, do you still remember Geng Gong and Zhang Xun?

Moreover, even if Xiao is willing to make a living, where should the people in this city go? The Great Khan's 'prestige of not forgiving a single person' and not giving birth to a single grass has already spread all over the country, and who else in the world does not know? Groveling to survive alone and watching you bloodied Xingyang County, I can't do it!

If the Great Khan intends to take Xiao's head, even if he comes to take it, why bother to say something hypocritical? My life is no more expensive than anyone else's, and if I die in the city, it is better than leaving a stench for 10,000 years, right?

As for Da Rui's affairs, he doesn't have to worry about it. The ancestors of Beihu have gone south countless times, and even if they can take advantage of a while, they will always return to the grassland in the end. If you don't believe it, you can give it a try and see who is the one who will be defeated in the end! ”

……

At the same time.

Xingyang County is very lively, but Puhua Town is as quiet as ever.

Shao Ning, who had just finished his work, stretched his waist and walked out of the courtyard gate. These days, he needs to share part of Xiao Jing's work, so he is so busy that he can't even go home; Today, when he finally finished what he was doing and could finally go back to rest, his mood suddenly turned cloudy and clear, and he even hummed a little song while walking.

When Xiao Jing was there, he couldn't wait for this person to disappear quickly, lest he be instructed to do this and that; When Xiao Jing was away, he missed this brother a little.

Although he didn't say it, he always remembered it silently in his heart, for fear that something would happen to the goods on the front line.

What a complicated feeling.

Shao Ning shook his head and walked on the road, seeing that he was not far from home.

Suddenly, footsteps sounded behind him; Immediately after, a cold iron lock enveloped his body.

A few bad people jumped out of nowhere. The leader looked at him and said coldly, "You are Shao Ning, right?" Come with us, your case is done! ”

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