Night, Shouchun, the head of the city.

Liu Yu sat on a Hu bed, looking at the dark battlefield outside the city, more than ten miles away in the Qin army camp, mourning mixed with crying, coming with the wind, although he couldn't understand the language of those Hu people, but he could hear the sadness and fear, he knew that this was the Qin army doing a ritual, summoning the souls of the soldiers who died in battle during the day, since he talked to Murong Nan about this reincarnation of Buddhism, he suddenly felt a little inexplicably sad, and today he heard the melodious sound of Hu Ji and Qiang flute in the enemy camp, and his heart actually fluctuated a little.

Murong Nan's voice came from behind Liu Yu: "Liu Yu, what's wrong with you, are you sad?" ”

Liu Yu sighed softly: "It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly have some compassion, you're right, these soldiers of the Qin army also have their own families, wives and children, and parents, and now that they are dead, how sad their families will be." May there be no more wars or deaths in their next lives. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Yu stood up and looked back at Murong Nan: "Brother Murong, you should be guarding the granary of the Assassin's Mansion now, why did you come here?" ”

Murong Nan smiled slightly: "I asked Barry and them to patrol in shifts, I have already been on duty in the afternoon, now is my time to rest, what, I give up resting and come to see you, can't I?" ”

Liu Yu shook his head: "Of course you can, it's just that I'm more worried about the granary now, after you left, I received a message from the flying eagle outside the city, Hu Bin's five thousand men and horses have been stationed in Luojian fifty miles south of the city, and set up camp, and Xuanshuai's Beifu army is also ready to go, Xuanshuai Tuohu General conveyed to us that he is very supportive of our decision to stay in Shouchun, and will do his best to rescue." I think he would be happier if he knew about today's battle. ”

A trace of panic flashed in Murong Nan's eyes, and his eyes looked at the Qin army camp in the distance: "Liu Yu, there is something I haven't asked you, what do you really think about staying in Shouchun this time?" Do you want to be a hero again, defend this Shouchun City, and then get further promoted in the army? ”

Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Murong, how can you look at me like this, I have never had such a utilitarian heart." There are only two reasons why Shouchun is stayed, one is that Shouchun cannot be lost, this is a matter of victory or defeat in the entire Qin and Jin wars, and it takes time for the assembly of the Beifu army and the collection of grain and grass, so the marriage is to buy time, so that Huan Yi can invest in the troops, and defend here for more than a month, have you forgotten? ”

Murong Nan gritted his teeth: "But Huan Yi didn't send reinforcements because of the failure of the marriage, in this case, you can leave completely, why put yourself in such a dangerous situation?" ”

Liu Yu didn't answer immediately, he pointed to the city in front of him, and then to the city behind him, and said, "That's why I stayed." First, Shouchun City, as an important town in Huainan and the front line of the anti-Qin resistance, has been well stocked with fortifications, grain and grass for many years, even if our army is insufficient, but relying on this strong city, it can still be resisted. Moreover, Shouchun City is not big, and it does not need too many troops to defend, with the current thousands of troops, it is enough to hold off the enemy army for at least a month. ”

"As for the people of this city, they are all locals, and they have their possessions and inheritances in the city, and if we, as soldiers, retreat without fighting, and leave all their life's savings here, how can we bear it? Did you see Yanzhi, they retreated all the way from Pengcheng in Huaibei, leaving behind all their family business, every step back, resentment and anger will accumulate, if these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians retreat all the way south, even if they arrive in Guangling, they will attack the defeat and frustration, and even affect the morale of the Beifu army. This must never happen. ”

Murong Nan nodded: "So, do you think that Shouchun can be defended, and it must be defended, and this battle must be fought before you want to stay?" ”

Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Exactly, I have the confidence to defend Shouchun City, in fact, the most important thing in defending the city is the morale of the army, if we unite as one, then there is nothing that cannot be done." This battle has also proved this, now as long as we are not chaotic internally and guard against fire attacks, then I am fully confident that we will hold Shouchun for a month! ”

Murong Nan sighed: "Even if you keep it for a month, what about after a month?" Will reinforcements come? ”

Liu Yu's face changed: "Murong, what do you mean by this?" The reinforcements have already arrived outside the city, and in a month, the main force of the army will come here to fight the enemy as planned, and there will be no variables. ”

Murong Nan shook his head: "Liu Yu, don't think too well of people, we are all soft-spoken, to put it bluntly, we are all chess pieces in the hands of others, even if it is Xie Xuan, if he judges that this is not the best place for a decisive battle, he will never lead the army to help because of you alone." After all, if it comes, it's a decisive battle! ”

Liu Yu nodded, and said: "We originally wanted to drag down and exhaust the main force of the Qin army here, and create the most favorable opportunity for the decisive battle of the army, if we can hold it for a month and repel the attack of the Qin army, we can achieve this goal, Xuan Shuai supported our choice, and did not ask us to break through or give up." He won't hurt me, I'm pretty sure of that. ”

Murong Nan looked at Liu Yu and sighed, "What if the Qin army stopped attacking the city from now on and besieged it instead?" If the main force of the Qin army rests in the back, what if only these 50,000 Qin troops come to attack the city? ”

Liu Yu's heart moved, this question, he hadn't seriously considered it, he groaned slightly, he shook his head, and said: "No, the Qin army took the Di army as the vanguard this time, just to quickly conquer Shouchun, and it was also for the hundreds of thousands of foreign soldiers behind to see, so that they could see the hope and benefits of destroying the Jin." It can be seen from the offensive and defensive battles during the day that they used all their strength, almost all siege methods were used, and the losses were also very heavy, and the thousands of elites we eliminated today were not exchanged for 100,000 alien conscripts for the Qin army, even if they were rushing for revenge, they would not stop! ”

Murong Nan smiled slightly: "This is like a pluton, he has lost a lot in the front, there is a kind of person who will lose red-eyed, press all the chips, and want to turn the book, but the other kind of person is much more rational, he will stop in time to avoid losing more, or in other words, slowly press the small chips a few times, find a feeling, and wait for the opportunity to make a move." Liu Yu, I heard that you used to be good at gambling, so you should be familiar with what I said. ”

Liu Yu hooked the corners of his mouth and said: "But as I said just now, this battle is for other soldiers of all ethnic groups to see, it is a battle for momentum, if you stop under this Shouchun City, those alien soldiers who are recruited and are unwilling to join the army will be fluctuating and unwilling to fight, and the damage to the Qin army will only be greater." ”