The city is in chaos at this moment.

County office.

The county commander Hou Qing hurriedly walked out of the back room, and at this time, the surrounding county soldiers had already gathered, and the water around the county government was blocked, and many people were in and out to find out the news.

"How's it going out of town?"

Hou Qing is less than thirty years old, the champion of Nanyang, a scholar from a poor family, deeply valued by Liu Jin, sent to the champion county, as the champion county, extraordinary ability, in just half a year, integrated the champion government affairs, sorted out the population and land, appeased the people to cultivate, is a capable official.

Champion County is now in a dividing line, and for more than a year, there have been many battles of all sizes, but tonight's momentum is the first time he feels it.

"Report to the county, it seems that the east gate has been captured, and the vanguard battalion is blocking the enemy!"

The master said softly.

"Lost the gates so quickly?" Hou Qing's face suddenly gloomy: "What about Thunder Tiger?" ”

He trusted Lei Hu so much, but he didn't expect Lei Hu to be so useless, and he lost the city gate all of a sudden, how could he defend the champion county.

"A certain family is here!"

Lei Hu was dressed in battle armor, dressed like a tiger, strode in from the outside, bowed his hand, and then said directly: "Hou County Order, the champion can't hold it, I'm afraid we have to withdraw!" ”

"Can't you stop them?"

When Hou Qing heard this, his face suddenly turned pale.

He is no stranger to Lei Hu, he has seen Lei Hu's bravery, and he also knows that Lei Hu is very confident on the battlefield, even if the enemy army is several times, he will not be defeated, but at this time, Lei Hu said this, which suddenly made his heart cold.

"There are at least 20,000 enemy troops outside the city!"

Lei Hu shook his head and said bitterly: "Now I add those recruits who have not been on the battlefield, and the total strength is only more than two thousand, you tell me, how can I stop them!" ”

and lost the gates in half an hour.

He was annoyed.

But he thinks that Lin Fang is doing the right thing, the strength outside the city has far exceeded the limit of bearing in his heart, he is brave and right, but he must also be brave and have a direction, the mantis arm is used as a car, the egg touches the stone but please reply, he will not do it.

If Lin Fang had lost the troops of his two tribes on the city wall, he would be furious.

Now although the pioneer battalion has been raided by a front, from the east gate to the main street, the east city has all fallen under the enemy's hooves, but the main force of the vanguard is not badly damaged, and it is best that they still have the strength to fight.

"Twenty thousand enemy troops?"

Hou Qing trembled all over, and his eyes widened: "Impossible, where in Sui County, don't talk about soldiers and horses, there are not so many young and strong, where did they come from so many soldiers and horses!" ”

"Nanyang County Soldiers!"

"Nanyang County Soldiers?" An incredible light flashed in Hou Qing's eyes.

"No, it must be the main force of the Nanyang County soldiers!"

Lei Hu said in a low voice: "According to my speculation, if they have already poured out of the nest, this force is probably not as simple as twenty or thirty thousand, I am afraid that there are fifty thousand soldiers and horses, what are we going to stop them!" ”

"Is it ......?"

When Hou Qing heard this, he immediately understood: "Nanyang sent troops, it must be the deeds of the lord who leaked, so they ignored the cold and the damage, recognized that our main force was not there, and they drove straight in, and they wanted to serve us in a pot!" ”

"That's right!"

Lei Hu nodded and said: "So my pioneer battalion must not fold here, I must break out, only by converging all the main forces, we can probably stop them, otherwise, not to mention the champion, I am afraid that the six counties of Nanyang will not be guaranteed!" ”

"At the most critical time, if there is a fire in the backyard, the main force on the front line will be chaotic, and then we will lose the six counties of Nanyang, and the lord will not be able to capture Hanzhong because of the army's disarray, which will be a dead end!"

"How do you break through?" Hou Qing quickly calmed down, he wanted to know that the championship could not be guarded, so he asked directly.

"Haven't thought about it yet!"

Lei Hu's eyes were gloomy: "We haven't heard of such a big move, we have lost the opportunity, there will be ambushes outside the city, we will break through, we may not be able to break out, but I can't die here, we must break through!" ”

Speaking of which, he complained a little about Jing Wusi, the news has always been handled by Jing Wusi, but he didn't expect Jing Wusi to put all his energy on the front line, but he forgot about Nanyang.

The dispatch of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, the preparation of grain and grass, and the march of the camp were all big moves, but they did not ask any questions.

This is a dereliction of duty.

This time, they fell into passivity.

"I still have 600 county soldiers, all of whom are strong soldiers of the Yangshan battalion, you can take them away!"

Hou Qing spread out a map, this is a topographic map around the champion, marked very carefully, he pointed to one of the roads: "If you want to break through, you can't take the official road, you can't even walk the mountain road, you can only follow the path, go deep into the mountains, avoid their main force, go from the south, the south is the overlapping mountains and forests, although there is no road, but it is still an opportunity, along the southwest mountain over, that is Wudang County, but in the mountains and forests, wild beasts are infested, there are a lot of poisonous insects and miasma, one is not careful, It could be all wiped out! ”

"The mountains to the south?"

Lei Hu stared at the map: "This is really a road, enter the mountain, at least you can avoid their pursuit, if there are enough troops outside the city, we will definitely not be able to break through, this is the only way!" ”

"Be quick!"

Hou Qingdao: "Once they chase up, they can't go!" ”

"Aren't you leaving?"

"Captain Lei, I'm different from you, you are the general of the Violent Bear Army, the Violent Bear Army guards the six counties of Nanyang, and you must focus on the overall situation, but I am the champion county commander!"

Hou Qing tidied up his robe, his expression was calm, and said: "My duty is to protect the people of Champion County, as long as I am alive, I can't leave the champion, I can't let the Minghou Mansion lose its reputation in the champion, and I can't let the people of the champion complain about you!" ”

"Don't worry, if they want to appease the champion, they may not kill me, I am a civil official after all!"

As a civil official, a scholar, he can't leave the champion at this time, he wants to live and die with the champion, even if the enemy slaughters the city, he must stand at the forefront, this is his dedication to a county order.

"Hou County Order, I really want to stay and live and die with you, but I can't, I can only give you a promise, you are alive, thousands of mountains and rivers, I will come back to save you, you are dead, the sword mountain and the sea of fire, I will kill them to avenge you!"

Lei Hu did not have the retention of his mother-in-law and mother, and the persistence of the scholars was even more screwed than these generals, so he bowed goodbye and turned to leave.

He summoned the main force of the vanguard battalion, Qian Ming's 500 young men, and the county lieutenant's personal leadership of 600 county soldiers, about 3,000 soldiers, to take advantage of the fact that the enemy army was still in the east and left the city along the southwest direction.

Although the enemy army is strong, but when they enter the city, the streets and alleys, and the houses block it, but they drag their feet, and it takes at least two or three hours to cover the whole city, which is just enough time for them to break through.

"Lord Prefectural?"

Among the county officials, more than ten county officials came up and looked at Hou Qing.

"If you want to leave the county office, you can leave!"

Hou Qing's eyes squinted: "If you don't want to leave, follow me to appease the people, since we are the champion's parents, we must be responsible for the people, and we can't let the war frighten the people!" ”

Seven or eight people left, but many remained.

The long history, the main book, and several of Cao's principals have all stayed.

…………

……

It's dawn.

The champion county is in a mess, especially in the eastern part of the city, where countless families have been destroyed, and this smell of blood is everywhere.

"Where are the soldiers and horses defending the city?"

The thunder knife was on Hou Qing's neck.

"Ran!"

Hou Qing replied calmly.

"Ran away?"

Lei Bo's eyes were cold, he looked at this young man, and said coldly: "Then why don't you run!" ”

"I'm the champion county magistrate appointed by the imperial court, why should I run!"

Hou Qing is neither humble nor arrogant.

"Good guts, no, I'll kill you!"

"Kill!"

Hou Qing raised his head, glanced at him, and said coldly: "Blatantly beheading the court officials, it seems that General Hou is going to rebel!" ”

"Humph!"

Lei Bo put away his knife and snorted coldly: "Come on, take them all into prison, and wait for the lord to fall!" ”

It's not that he doesn't dare to kill, kill a few civilian officials, it's nothing, it's just that he's not in the mood to kill now.

"Yes!"

A few wolf-like soldiers escorted all the officials of the county government down and imprisoned them.

After Hou Qing was escorted down, Lei Bo suddenly became furious, his eyes were cold, he swept over, stared at more than ten generals under his command, and his gloomy voice became cold: "We tens of thousands of soldiers attacked a champion county, and we actually let the defenders in the city run away, you are all waste!" ”

"Chen Lan, I asked you to set up an ambush outside the city, why didn't you block them?" He directly ordered Chen Lan.

"Captain, they didn't take the official road and the mountain road, but took the most remote path, and along the path they didn't go west, but south, into the vast mountains!"

Chen Lan took a step forward, arched her hand, and said in a low voice: "When we found out, they had already gone deep into the jungle, mountains and jungles, and wild beasts and poisonous snakes were infested, and we didn't dare to pursue!" ”

"South?"

Lei Bo's eyes were cold: "When you enter the mountains in this weather, are they looking for death?" ”

Around the champion, there are many mountains, the mountains in the south are the most dangerous, the danger of avalanches, there are many beasts infested in the jungle, even senior hunters do not dare to enter the mountains at this time, they enter the mountains at this time, it is simply self-defeating.

Thinking about it like this, he was a lot more comfortable: "Forget it, don't care about them, straighten it out, prepare to attack Shunyang, and then go straight to Nanxiang, if you want to be fast, you must give me troops in Nanxiang before they react!" ”