The siege battle in Xiaogu County has been tragic to the extreme.

Gawa has gone completely insane, he personally put on armor to supervise the battle, and anyone who dares to retreat will be killed immediately.

The losses of Tubo were extremely heavy, more than 100,000 troops, now there are less than 50,000 left, more than half of the losses, and the defenders of Xiaogu County have also fallen into a desperate situation, some people have not obeyed Niu Jin's orders at all, and fled directly, Niu Jin killed several groups of deserters, and almost mutiny.

"It's been five days, why haven't reinforcements arrived yet?"

"Doesn't that mean you only have to hold on for three days? It's been five days, what are we still doing here, waiting to die? ”

The morale of the army has been completely shaken, and more people have begun to flee without seeing reinforcements.

Niu Jin's eyes were blood-red, staring at the Tubo outside the city, after they withdrew their troops a little to rest, they quickly assembled again, and the next round of siege will soon start again.

A hand was on Niu Jin's shoulder, and Hou Quan's voice came: "Withdraw, what the marshal said is three days, we have overfulfilled the task, there is no hope for reinforcements, we continue to hold on, there is no need for anything." ”

Hou Quan's voice was very hoarse, he was so tired that he hadn't closed his eyes for three days and three nights.

Liu Zhan staggered over, and said in the same low voice: "The people of the whole city have begun to flee, and if we don't leave, we won't be able to hold the next round of Tubo's attack no matter what." ”

After five days of fierce fighting, less than 5,000 of the more than 20,000 bandits remained, and more than 60,000 people in the city were also killed in the battle.

Niu Jin's hands trembled, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Why haven't the reinforcements come yet?" The marshal said that Zhao Feidu and others led an army of 20,000 behind Tubo, and we held here for five days, why didn't they make any moves? ”

Hou Quan glanced at Niu Jin and shook his head, he understood Niu Jin's mood very well at the moment, Li Xun said in the letter that the reinforcements from the state side, its cavalry vanguard troops, can arrive in two days at most, and the follow-up main force is three days at most, and there are 20,000 troops led by Zhao Feidu and others to follow behind Tubo, Xiaogu County only needs to hold for three days, and Gewa will definitely be trapped and die here.

It is precisely because of this situation that Niu Jin is confident, he has pressed everything up, as long as he completes the task and holds for three days, he will be the first merit of this battle, glory and wealth are at his fingertips, but it has been five days, Zhao Feidu and others have not made any moves, and the reinforcements have no trace of shadow, they have paid so much, but in the end it is empty, how can Niu Jin be willing?

"Niu Jin, you are a king and a lamb, you said that as long as you hold it for three days, you will be prosperous and rich, you can have whatever you want, it's been five days, thousands of brothers under my command, and now only a few dozen people are dead, you liar....."

Wang Qun was lying on a door panel, carried over by several people, he was seriously injured, more than a thousand brothers under his command, only a few dozen people died, from the heart of sorrow, to the city, pointing at Niu Jin and scolding.

Niu Jin couldn't speak at all when he was scolded by Wang Qun, closed his eyes, his whole body trembled, and the grievance in his heart was extreme, and finally, with a whoop, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the whole person fainted to the ground.

Hou Quan sighed, ordered someone to support Niu Jin, and then gave the order to retreat.

Niu Jin and others actually blamed Zhao Feidu and Gu Yong, after successfully holding on to Xiaogu County for three days, Tubo's military rations have been cut off, and the 10,000 Tubo army after the break began to have deserters.

The 10,000 Tubo soldiers after the break have indeed been cut off from food and grass, and deserters have begun to appear, and the morale of the army has fallen to the extreme, but Zhao Feidu and Gu Yong have forgotten one point, the mourning soldiers will win, and in the face of a desperate situation, there are only two possibilities, complete sinking, or.... Fight to the death.

10,000 Tubo soldiers, in the face of a desperate situation, but inspired the deepest blood in their hearts, in the face of more than 20,000 Jin troops, and finally broke the cauldron and sunk the boat, fighting against the water, it was a big defeat Zhao Feidu and Gu Yong, killing more than 10,000 enemies, Gu Yong was shot in the leg, almost captured, Zhao Feidu led the remnants of the army, all the way to defeat and flee for more than 200 miles, only then did he get out of danger, so far, watching from a distance, no longer dare to approach the Tubo army.

As for Hong Chenghao, Li Zhong gave him an army of 100,000, and his vanguard of 20,000 cavalry rushed to Xiaogu County in only two days, and the follow-up 80,000 main forces also arrived at Xiaogu County twenty miles away at dusk the next day, but they kept their troops moving, and did not care about the life or death of Niu Jin and others.

"Jieshuai, Xiaogu County should be about to lose its hold, we are here to watch their success or failure, and if it spreads, I am afraid it will damage its reputation."

Hong Chenghao's lieutenant said in a low voice beside him.

Hong Chenghao sneered: "What do you know, we just rushed in, even if we destroy this Tubo army, half of the credit will be given to them, it is better to wait for them to lose the battle, we will be here once and for all, and when the remnants of the Tubo army come out, all the brains will be cleaned up." ”

The adjutant general said with some hesitation: "Just doing this, isn't it too vicious, Zhao Feidu, Li Xun and others, I'm afraid they will hate us to death." ”

"No poison, no husband."

Hong Chenghao raised his head and laughed, patted the deputy general's shoulder, and sneered: "What does it matter to me whether they live or die?" As long as we grasp the first merit in our hands, after the war is over, we may be able to get what we have been looking forward to for a long time. ”

The adjutant general looked left and right and said in a low voice: "Jie Shuai really decided to leave Anbei?" ”

Hong Chenghao sneered: "Li Wei relies on his Lao Tzu's fame, his power in Anbei is too great, we are not opponents at all, rather than wasting time here, it is better to choose another place, otherwise if you want to achieve moderation, when will it be realized?" Anbei still left Li Wei and Ma Wu there, let's go dog-eat-dog, uncle, I won't accompany you. ”

The adjutant general nodded, and somewhat understood what Hong Chenghao meant, people moved to live, trees moved to death, and a different place may have to start from scratch, but there are also new possibilities and hopes.

The cheers resounded all over the world, and the fierce battle lasted for five days, the roadblock of Xiaogu County was finally broken, and countless Tubo soldiers poured into the city like a tide, and some soldiers subconsciously looked for people and wanted to kill people to vent their anger, these five days, they were too aggrieved.

Seeing that after the army entered the city, there was a mess, and Gewa suddenly became furious, hacked to death the soldiers who ran past him with a knife, and roared loudly: "When is it, there is still kung fu to delay here, send an order to the whole army, immediately rush out of Xiaogu County, and finally the hundred people who went out of the city will be beheaded." ”

Gewa always had a bad premonition in his heart, this group of rabble stubbornly defended Xiaogu County, and paid such a big price, there must be some plan, otherwise what is the use of sticking to Xiaogu County?

Gewa guessed that the follow-up main force of the Jin army was likely to be rushing here, intending to close the door and fight the dogs, trap themselves in the west of Longyou, and wipe them all out, Gewa now just wants to rush out of Xiaogu County as quickly as possible, go to Broken Dragon Fort, and return to Tubo, as for the nearly 200,000 troops such as Gewa Jiji on the state side, Gewa has completely abandoned it in his heart at this time, only to live, to live himself, that is the most important thing.