In the past, how Xizhou City was defended, Li Su did not know.

It was unthinkable for him that this rammed earth wall could block the enemy's four sieges, and perhaps, those two mysterious Turkic cavalry played a key role, but today, it was impossible for Li Su to pin his hopes for defending the city on those two illusory Turkic cavalry.

It's all on your own.

"Send someone out of the city from the east again, and quickly recall the Zhichong Mansion soldiers who patrol the border outside to Xizhou, and send someone to Shazhou for help, Xizhou is in an emergency, and it is in danger, please Shazhou guards must lead troops to help!" Li Su calmly issued two military orders.

Jiang Quan responded, then scratched his head, and hesitated: "There are only more than 2,000 people left in this enemy army outside the city, which is roughly not much different from our garrison in Xizhou, and our Tang Army soldiers are mighty, and they can often be used as three, even if they go out of the city and set up a position with them to face the enemy head-on, the winning side is also nine out of ten, Li Beijia, we don't seem to have to ask for help, right?" ”

Li Su glanced at him, his eyes with a little coldness.

Jiang Quan rubbed his nose uncomfortably: "Cough, Li don't drive, is the last general wrong?" ”

Li Su sighed: "You are not wrong, but what you see is only in front of you...... General Chiang, do you think that defeating the 3,000-strong enemy army outside the city will be a complete victory? ”

Jiang Quan's eyelids jumped: "Could it be ......?"

Li Su looked at the distance at the end of the desert, and his expression was a little bitter: "It is not difficult to defeat this enemy army outside the city, as you said, go out of the city and set up a position, meet the enemy head-on, only more than 2,000 enemies, and be crushed with one blow." But...... Xizhou has to face more than just two or three thousand enemy troops. ”

Jiang Quan's eyes gradually widened, a layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead, and his breathing accelerated a lot.

"Don't drive...... There are still enemy troops behind? ”

Li Su nodded with a wry smile: "I will go north to Xue Yantuo in the Tang Dynasty and transfer troops from the country. As a result, the soldiers and horses in the country are empty, and the location of Xizhou is so important, and the countries of the Western Regions have coveted it for many years, such an excellent opportunity, how can they not take advantage of it with the country's troops? The two or three thousand Gaochang enemy troops outside the city can only be regarded as a vanguard of the Western Regions Alliance, and they are only testing the reality of our Xizhou. Let's beat the vanguard to the ground, it won't have much impact on the overall situation, but it will make the loss of our troops in the city more and more serious, and when the armies of the Western Regions come to the city, what will we do to resist others? ”

Jiang Quan's face suddenly turned pale.

As a military general, he can deal with things on the battlefield and is handy, but he can't predict too much things outside the battlefield.

"So to speak. Xizhou is in danger! Jiang Quan paused for a moment, then stood up suddenly, and casually carried out a personal guard from behind, glared at him with a hideous expression, and said in a low voice: "You go out of the city from the east and go to Shazhou, you are not allowed to delay all the way, after you arrive in Shazhou." Ask the defender for help, there is a big change in Xizhou! ”

The guards were frightened by Jiang Quan's hideous appearance. He nodded dumbly, then turned around and prepared to run.

"Come back, call another person to summon back another branch of Zhichong Mansion patrolling the border, that Zhichong Mansion is said to be probably patrolling the border in the northern Tingzhou area, don't delay. Just go! ”

After the guards left, Jiang Quan's face finally looked better, sat down beside Li Su, and said dejectedly: "If Shazhou can send a support army, plus the soldiers of Zhichong Mansion who have been recalled." Four or five thousand people can probably hold Xizhou, right? ”

Li Su smiled.

"The countries of the Western Regions are not stupid, since they dare to send troops to attack our Xizhou, they must have understood the current situation of our Xizhou in advance, including possible reinforcements, since they dare to send troops after understanding, it shows that they have the confidence to take Xizhou, for them, now is a rare opportunity, how can they be willing to give up?"

Jiang Quan was anxious: "Is it useless for reinforcements to come?" ”

Li Su glanced at him: "I'm only a teenager, you ask me, who do I ask?" ”

Sighing deeply, Li Su said leisurely: "Do your best, listen to the destiny of heaven...... You see, we have done everything we should do, and even better than others, reorganizing the army, attracting investment, moving people, training troops, and even in order to defend the city, I also seized the power of Cao Thorn History...... After doing this, the battle of attack and defense of the city is no longer a process, but an immediate visible result, whether the result is good or bad, we should accept it, because we have done our best, for the land and city of the Tang Dynasty, for the thousands of people in the city, and for our soldiers who defend the city, we have done our best. ”

Jiang Quan sighed gloomily: "Don't take this seriously, but the end will be the military general of the Tang Dynasty, and the military will die in the battle for the country, and it is also the end that should be shared, if the city can't be defended, it is inevitable that the end will be martyred, but even if I die, the city will be lost after all, even under the nine springs, it is difficult for me to look at it, because the city was lost in my hands, and the wives and children in Chang'an's family will not be able to raise their heads in the future, because I am also the general of the defeated army even if I die, I have lost the face of the Tang Dynasty soldiers, and I am ashamed of Your Majesty and Sheji......."

Li Su frowned, obviously, Jiang Quan's thoughts were very different from his.

"Martyrdom? How did you have such an idea? Li Su looked at him with disapproval on his face: "If you can't fight, you can run, why do you want to be martyred?" ”

Jiang Quan raised his head in surprise: "If you can't beat it, you have to fight, it's a big deal, how can you escape?" I can't agree with the idea of not driving! ”

Li Su leaned against the arrow battlements of the city wall, half lying and half sitting on the ground, it was late at night, the enemy army besieging the city had withdrawn to the Chinese army, and it was estimated that there would be no more fighting tonight, under the city wall, a team of people and women and children in the city carried a basket of steaming dinner, staggered up to the city wall, and distributed it to the soldiers who defended the city.

After the war, the walls of Xizhou still emitted a strong smell of blood and scorching smoke, but the picture at this moment looked a little quiet and peaceful, which was really strange.

Since he is idle, Li Su doesn't mind talking about life with Jiang Quan, and talks about life very seriously.

He was very worried that if he and Jiang Quan's thoughts could not be aligned, Jiang Quan would probably pull him back when he escaped in the future......

"Martyrdom...... What benefits can it bring to Datang? Li Su suddenly asked.

Jiang Quan was stunned: "Benefits? This one...... What does martyrdom have to do with the benefits? ”

Li Su sighed: "For example, if Xizhou can't hold it, will we lead the people to escape from the city, or will we stay in the city and fight to the death with the enemy?" If we die, then, if we die, we die, and the enemy will poke our corpses with swords and make us die more completely and in pieces, and what will happen? The city was lost, the people died, and the enemy turned us into corpses with his own hands, and the enemy was relieved. But if we foresaw that we couldn't hold Xizhou, we escaped in advance, and then what? ”

Jiang Quan looked at him stupidly and hesitated: "Then...... And then what? ”

"Then, we can go back to Shazhou and Yumen Pass to ask for reinforcements, we can go up to His Majesty and the three provinces, ask for the allocation of soldiers, horses, grain and grass, ask the Tang soldiers to help us recapture Xizhou, and finally we can lead the soldiers and horses to sweep the entire Western Regions......

Li Su spread his hands and said with a smile: "Look, if we don't die, how much can we do if we keep a useful body?" Although these are things after the loss of Xizhou, but its result is still proud in the end, and these things, the dead can never do it, stay in the green mountains, not afraid of no firewood, if you die, you will really lose the opportunity to turn the tables forever, and alive, there are infinite possibilities. In contrast, do you think it is worth it to die when the city is lost? ”

After making remarks that were not justified or crooked, Jiang Quan was brainwashed by Li Su and shook his head stupidly.

Li Su was very pleased: "General Jiang, you have finally come to your senses, I am very relieved...... Let's talk about the front first, Xizhou is lost, if I want to run, not only can you not stop me, but you also have to protect me all the way, after all, I ...... It deserves to be held in the palm of your hand. Now, it's time for you to patrol the city, you see, we're still doing our best for this city until the last moment before it falls. ”

As if hypnotized, Jiang Quan stood up stupidly, his eyes blank and empty, as if his feet were off the ground, and walked out, apparently Li Su's crooked reasoning had caused his faith to collapse......

Li Su still sat on the ground, touched his chin and began to ponder the next step.

Rationally and realistically, Xizhou may really not be able to hold it, there are less than 2,000 soldiers and horses in the city, but the upcoming enemy is likely to be tens of thousands, the disparity between the enemy and us is too great, Li Su has the ability to reach the sky and lack the ability to return to the sky, so after defeating the more than 2,000 enemies in front of him, before most of the enemy army besieges the city, he must think of a way to retreat, and he must run without hesitation when it is time to run, and run with a clear conscience, because he tried his best.

Li Su was immersed in thoughts, but Jiang Quan came back, this time his feet were firmly on the ground, not floating back.

"Li Beijia, the last general thought about it carefully just now, and felt that he should still die for the country!" Jiang Quan's tone was firm and authentic.

Li Su retracted his thoughts, then sighed, and arched his hand very perfunctorily: "I want to hear it in detail." ”

"There is no reason, as a military general on the border, the city is in the people, and the city is lost! As for the future recovery, revenge, etc., I can't see it if someone else will do it, but what I can let the enemy see is the spirit and spirit that my Datang will never succumb! If a country has the courage to die in the face of its enemies, then no neighbor will dare to brush the tiger's whiskers from now on! Well, that's all! The last general went to patrol the city. ”

After speaking, Jiang Quan turned around and left, every step was very steady, like a monument that could not be pushed down.

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PS: There is one more ...... (To be continued......)