By the time Xu Hui rushed to the north of the city out of breath, in addition to the corpses on the ground, Qin Jinxiao had already disappeared with his men and horses. It can be seen that he is in a hurry, and he has not even arranged the troops after the break, just to prevent himself from grabbing his tail.

According to the original plan, Qin Jinxiao should not attack the city without authorization, and the facts have proved that his decision is completely wrong. Xu Hui had prepared countless questions on the way here, but he had never wanted to pounce, but he had nowhere to go, so he could only stare at a pair of mutilated corpses.

Xu Hui understood the seriousness of the matter. As the deputy commander-in-chief of this operation, Qin Jinxiao's sudden withdrawal affected not only the success or failure of the attack on Chu County, but also the discipline of Zhao Ying. In other words, it is one thing for Qin Jinxiao not to act according to the plan, and it is another thing to openly challenge Zhao Ying's military discipline. And this also makes the current Xu Hui fall into a dilemma.

Should we continue to act against the county, or should we chase after Qin Jinxiao? Xu Hui only hesitated for a while, and then decided to continue to stay in the city. Qin Jinxiao's matter is not something he can solve by himself, and he needs to get Zhao Dangshi's instructions before he can act. But this raid on the county requires him to take full responsibility.

Ru Jinsheng and Li Yanyi in the city also witnessed the sudden withdrawal of Qin Jinxiao's troops and horses, they had just recovered from the last wave of fierce battles, and were in full swing to arrange the next defense, and the change of Zhao's camp also made them puzzled.

Li Yanyi looked at the city and hurried over, and Xu Hui, who was not firmly established, arched his hand and asked for instructions: "My lord, it is better to let his subordinates rush him at this moment, and also show my official and military methods!" ”

Ru Jinsheng shook his head and thought to himself: "After all, he is still young and vigorous." He said, "No." Zhao Thief is known as cunning, and he did this without the intention of luring me out of the city. There are not enough officers and soldiers in the city, so you must not waste the battle. It is advisable to wait for the arrival of Mr. Sun's athletes before making plans again. ”

Li Yanyi decided that Ru Jinsheng would be his father-in-law in the future, and when he heard his words, he didn't say much, and he just responded to the meeting.

Ru Jinsheng frowned deeply, looked around at the mess at the head of the city, and sighed: "This Zhao thief really deserves his reputation, and he is not comparable to leisure." I said before that more than 1,000 soldiers were enough to garrison, but I didn't expect that more than 100 people would be killed or injured in the first battle, and I didn't know how to face the next murderous enemy. ”

Li Yanyi also said: "Even Cao Wenzhao died in the hands of Zhao thief, this person is by no means easy to eat fasting and chanting Buddha, judging from the situation just now, it is indeed strong, beyond the expectations of his subordinates." Speaking of this, he continued with a relaxed expression, "Fortunately, the adults took precautions and invited reinforcements from Fucheng early in the morning. As long as Mr. Sun's soldiers arrived, Zhao Thief still didn't have to worry. ”

Ru Jinsheng bowed slightly: "Yes, there are many thieves, and I see that there are not many soldiers in my city who can fight, so I vainly try to divide our soldiers in many ways." As long as one place is weak, I am afraid that there is a danger of breaking through for the other generation. ”

Li Yanyi patted his breastplate and said: "Don't worry, as long as your subordinates are here, you will not allow Zhao Thief to step on the head of my county!" ”

While speaking, the gongs and drums in Xu Hui's army under the city were noisy, and Li Yanyi was worried about Ru Jinsheng's safety, so he persuaded: "My lord, the affairs of the city will be handed over to his subordinates." If there is a half-point pool, the subordinates will be the first to come and see you! ”

Ru Jin said solemnly: "What's the use of you bringing up to see the thief when he comes in?" But he didn't shake his enthusiasm, nodded his head, and said: "When the thieves are repelled, I will invite General Li to enter the mansion and get drunk!" ”

The wisher took the bait, Ru Jinsheng wrote down a set lightly, and it was extremely happy to reach Li Yanyi's heart. Because in his opinion, Ru Jinsheng's hint could not be clearer, and the implicit meaning was that once he repelled the thieves and made meritorious deeds, he would have the opportunity to visit the Ru Mansion, and furthermore, he might get the opportunity to meet and get acquainted with the Miss Ru family.

Li Yanyi was so speculative, he was suddenly full of energy, even his eyes were shining, and he forgot how to say anything else, just kept talking to Ru Jinsheng, "Subordinates will live up to their mission".

After Qin Jinxiao said goodbye, Xu Hui was really upset, but he was very vigilant, knowing that once he also evacuated in a hurry, then he would show the officers and soldiers a clue, and it would be difficult to have the effect of deterrence in advance, and it might even make the siege fall short.

However, fortunately, Qin Jinxiao's rash advance was not useless, and the fierce combat style of the soldiers of the left battalion still made the officers and soldiers of the county palpitating, and Xu Hui kept bluffing, so in the end, Li Yanyi and others did not expect that there would be a disagreement between Qin Jinxiao and Xu Hui, and always thought that the disappearance of Qin Jinxiao's department was a chess piece deliberately laid by Zhao Ying.

In the battle, the competition is not only the quality and morale of the soldiers on both sides, but more importantly, the mastery of intelligence and the psychological game of the coaches of the two sides. Although Li Yanyi won a victory, he could not really find out the real situation of Zhao Ying at the moment because he was in the city, and the experienced Xu Hui seized his hesitation at this point, so he simply let go of his hands and feet, and sent a feint to attack the city several times. The more Zhao Ying showed fearlessness, the more Li Yanyi became indecisive and his actions tended to be conservative.

Xu Hui's purpose was not to attack the city, but to make the county soldiers stationed in the city exhausted through the continuous mobilization of the army. Although these county soldiers had the passion to defend their homes and land, they really had not received systematic training, and after going back and forth several times, the shortcomings of the quality of the soldiers and the officers' ability to organize and coordinate were fully exposed. Xu Hui took the opportunity to make several tentative attacks, all of which made the county soldiers who had already been frightened by the bow very tired.

The tentative attack continued until dusk, and when the burning clouds stained most of the sky red, Xu Hui gave the order to withdraw his troops. On this day, except for Qin Jinxiao's offensive at the beginning, Zhao Yingbing never launched even a substantial siege operation. However, even so, the county soldiers under high pressure were still physically and mentally exhausted after countless back-and-forth deployments and hard work.

Xu Hui's Zhao Yingbing had been busy all day, and they were also tired. After Xu Hui took his men and horses to a camp that had already been set up and set up camp, he immediately sent people to Chenggu to inform Zhao Dangshi of the situation in Bairi, and asked to send another group of men and horses to support.

"Tomorrow should be a sunny day."

Xu Hui, who was in the wilderness, and Li Yanyi, who was standing at the head of the city, both looked up at the starry night sky.

"That guy should have arrived, too."

Not only looking at the sky, what these two people are thinking and looking forward to now is also the same person. A person who can completely decide the ownership of the county seat.

The next day, Sun Xianzu's army arrived in the county.

"We are looking forward to the head town, just like a long drought and looking forward to the rain." Ru Jinsheng was so worried that he didn't sleep all night, with two big black bags under his eyes, and waited for Sun Xianzu's arrival early in the morning. Looking forward to the stars and the moon, now he finally waited for Sun Xianzu, he was not sleepy, his eyes were full of excitement.

Sun Xianzu said with a smile: "Lord Ru is serious, the surname Sun is just a bad old man, and coming to the county is not to send charcoal in the snow, but to add icing on the cake." He has been communicating with Chu County on the road, and he has also heard about Li Yanyi's strength and Qin Jinxiao, so he said it.

Ru Jinsheng had a smile on his face that couldn't be hidden: "The thief's edge has been frustrated, and Mr. Sun has come to help, and the thief can be expected." ”

Sun Xianzu said a few more modest words, and Ru Jinsheng invited Sun Xianzu to enter the city to catch the wind and wash the dust for him. However, Sun Xianzu politely refused, and said angrily: "The thief has not been destroyed, why should he be at home." Although the surname Sun is in the twilight, he still knows the seriousness of the matter, and before the Zhao thief does not retreat, the surname Sun will never dare to relax for half a point! He added, "My Sun army did not enter the city either, for fear of disturbing the people, and asked Lord Ru to settle a place outside the city for our army to live temporarily." ”

Ru Jinsheng was actually very afraid that Sun Xianzu would enter the city with the momentum. Although these soldiers are friendly troops, they sometimes act more violently than the thieves. And the name of this Sun family's army is outrageous, once it enters the city, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no chaos, Ru Jinsheng thought to himself, in the face of the old and powerful Sun Xianzu, he had no way to control the Sun family army after entering the city. In addition, the deeper concern comes from fearing that Sun Xianzu will take this opportunity to extend his tentacles to the county. Sun Xianzu's power in Hanzhong, he has heard of it, and as the key canal in the west of Hanzhong Mansion, Chuxian County brings together a number of trade routes extending from the west and north directions, and Sun Xianzu will definitely make a huge profit if he controls this place.

Because he has read the history books, Ru Jinsheng is very wary of the dictatorship of the martial arts, and the current pattern is very small, but as a person in the bureau, Ru Jinsheng does not want this kind of thing to happen. He was already thinking about how to negotiate with Sun Xianzu tactfully, but Sun Xianzu was very "considerate" and took the initiative to ask to be stationed outside the city.

"Defending the city is to defend the wilderness, if you abandon the wilderness and shrink the city, it is tantamount to cutting your wings." Sun Xianzu said leisurely, "And the previous Lord Ru was able to resist the Zhao thief with his own strength, and his weakness can be seen." My Sun family's army entered the city, and it was useless. On the contrary, it is stationed outside the city and responds to each other, making it difficult for Zhao thieves to take care of the left and right, and the role is greater. ”

Ru Jinsheng didn't know much about military affairs, but listening to Sun Xianzu's rich and magnetic voice, he was convinced for no reason, and nodded again and again: "Mr. Sun is worthy of being an expert, and what he said is very insightful." ”

Sun Xianzu said with a smile: "A rough man can't afford to be praised by Lord Ru." As he spoke, he asked, "Dusk will be more than an hour away, the military is urgent, and there is no time to delay, our army urgently needs to choose a place to camp, and I don't know if Lord Ru has any arrangements?" ”

It seems that Sun Xianzu's intention not to enter the city is very strong, Ru Jinsheng is afraid that he will regret it, at this time without thinking, he replied: "The county is surrounded by mountains on three sides, the west, north and south of the city are all lofty mountains, only narrow mountain roads lead to other places, only by the east direction, the terrain is slightly flat, and the county has two wide city gates, both on this side. Zhao thieves attacked from the east, and the attack and defense a few days ago were mainly in the southeast and northeast gates, and now the Zhao thieves are stationed, and they are also ten miles to the east......"

"yes, I see." Sun Xianzu didn't want to listen to Ru Jinsheng's lengthy statement, so when he heard the key point, he simply interrupted him, "Then I will take people to camp outside the northeast gate, first, to see the city gate, and secondly, to prevent thieves from traveling north." ”

Sun Xianzude's words were completely in line with Ru Jin Shengde's expectations, he held back his joy, and couldn't help but stroking his palms and said: "Mr. Sun's help, this official is unforgettable." When you repel the thieves, you will be rewarded for the general town! ”

"Lord Ru's words are wrong!" Sun Xianzu's white eyebrows drooped, he sighed briefly, and then raised his head to the sky, and arched his hand towards the northeast sky, "Serving the country, sharing worries for the king, and sharing the responsibilities of the courtiers; Sweeping away the turbidity and evil and saving Li Shu is the foundation of our officials. The surname Sun is not talented, and his long-cherished wish in his life is only the horse leather shroud, and the rest of the merit is rewarded, and he doesn't care. ”

When Ru Jinsheng heard him say this solemnly, he was in awe, and said: "Mr. Sun's words are very true, it is the official Meng Lang." I'm really ashamed to figure it out in vain! Although Sun Xianzu's words were a little contrived, Ru Jinsheng still believed that he was sincere. Of course, he has heard rumors about his people, but the three of them have become tigers, and in these years, who hasn't splashed some ink on them? It is normal for martial artists to be greedy, and as long as the heart of killing the enemy is still there, it is still commendable.

Sun Xianzu held his head high, glanced at Ru Jinsheng who was standing solemnly with his spare eyes, and laughed in his heart: "I'm a nerd again." ”

Sun Jiajun settled outside the northeast gate of Chu County before nightfall. At night, the wind and clouds suddenly changed, and the brightness of the day was gone, but a light snow began to fall.

The light snow was sparse and sparse, swirling and falling from the black and endless sky overhead, and fell on the shoulders of Li Yanyi, who was still holding on to the city. The snow melted as soon as it fell, turning into water that seeped into his armor. It wasn't until the accumulation was so big that he couldn't help but shiver that he came back to his senses and patted himself on the shoulder.

"Haven't slept yet?"

A gentle voice came from the back of his head, Li Yanyi trembled, and immediately turned around and replied: "My lord, you are here." ”

"Yes." Ru Jinsheng was dressed in an old hat, walked to the front, stood side by side with him, and looked at the lights revealed in Sun Xianzu's camp in the darkness in the distance, "I can't sleep." ”

Under heavy pressure, maybe ordinary soldiers can take a nap in the interval when they are extremely tired, but people like Ru Jinsheng and Li Yanyi are hard-working people who can't close their eyes no matter what.

"Mr. Sun is here at the right time. With him guarding the northeast, there will be nothing the thieves can do. Ru Jinsheng didn't look as anxious as before, and even the corners of his mouth showed a little relaxed smile.

"Yes. The Sun family army has fought a hundred battles, and with him as a support, retreating from the enemy is just around the corner. Li Yanyi looked at an irregular small snow flake that stopped at the tip of his nose, and did not brush it off, but let it melt, feeling a trace of coolness.

"Whether it is the support of grain or their own safety, it is impossible for the thieves to be exposed in the county for too long. As long as they know that the siege is a flash in the pan, they will retreat as early as tomorrow. Ru Jinsheng seemed to be very confident, staring intently at the few bits of light.

"My lord......" Speaking of "retreating from the enemy", Li Yanyi had a courage out of nowhere, and he wanted to take the opportunity to ask about himself and Ru Pingyang, but halfway through the words, he finally swallowed back.

"What's wrong?" Ru Jinsheng raised his eyebrows and glanced at him.

"No, nothing." Li Yanyi hurriedly covered up his hass, but the more he covered it up, the more ashamed he became.

"Now that Mr. Sun is watching in the northeast, there is no need to bother with it. The southeast wall is slightly lower, and the outside is more open, and you can see that everyone is gathered there, in case the thieves may attack. Ru Jinsheng saw that Li Yanyi's expression was a little strange, and as he spoke, he looked at him with puzzled eyes.

Li Yanyi bowed his head and arched his hand: "Yes, my subordinates can save it." ”

When Ru Jinsheng said these words, he suddenly felt a little sleepy, yawned, smiled at Li Yanyi, and then turned around and walked down the city steps with two attendants.

Li Yanyi watched him leave, mixed tastes, more snow flakes fell on his head, he didn't realize it, and finally sighed, shook his head and walked to the other end of the city wall.