After listening to Zhang Ping's story, Liu Xiuchang breathed a sigh of relief, he had been worried about the safety of his eldest brother, and now that he heard that his eldest brother had returned to the county town safely, his heart finally fell when he mentioned his throat.

But soon his nerves tensed up again, and he asked, "Do you know the current situation in the county?" ”

Everyone looked at each other, shook their heads, and said, "When we return to Qianyou Mountain, we will cut off contact with the county town. ”

Li Yi complained indignantly: "If it weren't for Tang Heng's rash advance this time, we wouldn't have ended up in such a fiasco, and the county town would not be in danger!" ”

Gai Yan's face was straight, and he said: "Compared with most officials, Lord Tang is already very good, at least Lord Tang dares to send troops and fight to the death with the barbarian army in order to protect the people of the whole county!" ”

Tang Heng is a little conceited and self-serving, but his official character is not bad.

Compared with Tang Heng, most of the officials in Yizhou led the imperial court and enjoyed the looted people's fat and ointment, but they were as timid as rats, and when they heard that the barbarian army was coming, they were the first ones to run.

Liu Xiu took a deep breath and said quietly: "With the current strength of the county town, it is impossible to resist the attack of the victor barbarians, Brother Juqing, can other counties reinforce the county town?" ”

Gai Yan shook his head solemnly and said, "The troops in each county are insufficient, and it is still difficult to protect themselves, where are the extra troops to reinforce the county seats?" What's more, even if the county government has soldiers in its hands, I am afraid that no one dares to lead the army to the county seat to help. ”

Liu Xiu's brows tightened. When they left, there were only 3,000 righteous troops left in the county, and after the battle of Qianyou Mountain, more than 1,000 people fled back, and the total strength added up was less than 5,000, and these more than 4,000 people were not regular troops, compared with the barbarian army of nearly 20,000 people, the difference in strength was too great.

He suddenly stood up and said, "We don't have time to delay here, we have to rush back to the county town immediately to rescue!" ”

Li Yi smiled bitterly, looked around at the people present, shook his head and said, "Uncle Wen, just with a few hundred of us, we have returned to the county town, and it is not enough for the barbarians to stuff their teeth!" ”

He has personally learned the combat effectiveness of the barbarians, and they don't want to die in battle, like wild beasts, only a few hundred of them go to the county town to rescue, and they have to be torn to pieces by those wolf-like barbarians immediately.

In his opinion, instead of going to the county town, it is better to go back to Jingzhou, and they can't fight the war on the Yizhou side at all.

Li Yi's words were not unreasonable, and even Li Tong nodded slightly, not thinking that they could solve any problems by going to the county town.

Liu Xiu took a deep breath and said, "In our hands, it is not that we have the capital to balance the barbarian army!" As he spoke, he turned back and beckoned to the back. Two men from the county army escorted Shesang over.

Seeing an elderly and obese barbarian being escorted over, Long Yuan and Zhang Ping were both stunned, looked at Xie Sang curiously, and then asked, "Is he?" ”

"His name is Shesang, and he is the patriarch of the Xie!" Liu Xiu told everyone how they captured Xiesang and how they destroyed the old nest of the barbarian army in the valley in one fell swoop.

In the end, he said: "With the patriarch of the Xie tribe in our hands, we don't worry that Xie Tu and the other Xie people will not obey!" ”

After Liu Xiu finished speaking, Long Yuan and Zhang Ping's eyes lit up at the same time, no wonder they searched in the mountains for so many days but failed to find Liu Xiu, it turned out that he hid in the lair of the barbarian army, and successfully captured the patriarch of the barbarians.

Li Tong looked excited and said, "In this way, it is not impossible for us to force the barbarian army back!" ”

Li Yi muttered, "What if Xiesang doesn't work?" ”

Liu Xiu shook his head and said, "No!" Shetsang is Shetu's father, Shetu will not care about his father's life or death, if a person doesn't even care about his father's life or death, even if he becomes the patriarch, who will believe him? Therefore, whether it is public or private, Shetu will definitely keep Shetsang safe and sound. ”

Li Tong nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "Uncle Wen is reasonable. ”

At Liu Xiu's insistence, the three hundred or so of them did not flinch and marched all the way to the direction of the county town.

The current Hanzhong City is indeed in danger, but miraculously, Hanzhong City has not been lost.

It is a miracle that the defenders, of less than 5,000 men, held out the barbarian army of 20,000 men outside the city for three days in a row.

And the people who created this miracle were both Liu Xuan and Feng Yi.

Liu Xuan accepted Tang Heng's deathbed mandate and became the chief general who adhered to the county town, but it was Feng Yi who really exercised the position of the chief general.

Upon learning of the news that the county army had been defeated in Qianyou Mountain and had returned, Feng Yi immediately found Liu Xuan and asked him about the situation of the war.

When Liu Xuan saw Feng Yi, he sighed and said: "Brother Gongsun, it is really not your surname, the main force of the barbarian army is ambushed in Qianyou Mountain, there are no less than 20,000 people, and our army is almost annihilated!" ”

Feng Yi was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "What about Lord Duwei?" ”

"Lord Tang...... Killed ......"

"So, what about Lord Du?"

"Killed too."

Feng Yi's face was solemn, he pondered for a moment, and asked urgently, "Who will guard the county town now?" ”

"Before Lord Tang died, he entrusted the county town to me!"

Fortunately, this is a blessing in misfortune! Compared with those military attaches in the county government, Feng Yi admired Liu Jiu even more.

He said with a straight face: "Brother Bosheng, I request that the three thousand righteous troops outside the northern city be immediately transferred into the city to strengthen the city defenses. ”

Now the development of events is almost the same as he expected, if nothing else, the next barbarian army will be overwhelmed, the army will be under the city, and the county town is in danger.

Liu Xuan had no objection, nodded and said: "Brother Gongsun, in front of the two armies, break the formation and kill the enemy, I am not afraid of anyone, but I am a layman in defending the city, you have to help me more!" ”

"Brother Bosheng rest assured, he has an unshirkable responsibility and will do his best!"

At Feng Yi's suggestion, the more than 3,000 rebels who were originally stationed outside the north of the county retreated into the city and arranged rolling wood and stones to the head of the city.

Liu Xuan and Feng Yi went to the Taishou Mansion again, met with Wang Xun, the county Taishou, and told him about the battle situation in Qianyou Mountain.

Hearing that Captain Tang Heng was killed in battle, and the army of more than 10,000 people was almost wiped out, and only about 1,000 people ran back, Wang Xun was stupid on the spot, his face turned pale, and he stammered and asked, "Is this ...... This ...... How should this be? ”

Wang Xun is a civil official, not a military general, and he is completely a layman when it comes to things like arranging troops and going into battle to kill the enemy.

Feng Yi glanced at Liu Xuan, then looked at Wang Xun, bowed his hand, and said: "Lord Wang, the strength of the barbarian army, immediately followed by 20,000, will immediately arrive at the county seat, and the defenders of the county town are less than 5,000, 5,000 against 20,000, whether it is the strength or combat power, there is a huge difference, and I hope that Lord Wang will prepare early!" ”

"Yes, yes, prepare early!" Wang Xun hurriedly stood up, paced back and forth, and asked, "Bosheng, Gongsun, is it too late to abandon the city and flee now?" ”

When Liu Xuan heard this, his lungs were about to explode, you are dignified and Hanzhong County is too guarded, and at the moment of the great enemy, what you are thinking about is not how to resist the enemy, but to escape?

Feng Yi bowed down solemnly and said, "It's still too late to abandon the city and flee now!" ”

When Wang Xun heard this, he was relieved and breathed a sigh of relief. Liu Xuan turned his head, glanced at Feng Yi at the monster, and said secretly in his heart: Are you crazy?

Feng Yi continued: "Lord Wang can escape, so what about the food hoarded in the city? ”

"Grain ...... Grain? ”

"The grain hoarded in the county town is not the grain of Hanzhong, but the military food of the Jingshi army! Once these military rations fall into the hands of the barbarian army, even if they are only burned by the barbarian army, the result will directly lead to the Beijing division army running out of food, and the Beijing division army will not be able to continue fighting, so it can only be forced to retreat. With General Lian Dan's character, I am afraid that before the punishment of the imperial court has been promulgated, Lord Wang will ...... first"

Feng Yi didn't finish his words, but the meaning was already obvious, with Lian Dan's character, if he knew that Wang Xun had lost his military rations, he would not only pinch Wang Xun to death with his own hands, but Wang Xun's full door would probably not be able to run away.

After listening to Feng Yi's words, Wang Xun was like a deflated ball, and it wilted all of a sudden. He stood up and fell back to his seat weakly, his eyes glazed over, and he muttered, "It's over, it's all over this time......

If you can't run, you can't fight, how can this be good?

Feng Yi took a step forward and said in a loud voice: "Lord Wang! His voice startled Wang Xun and looked at Feng Yi blankly.

The latter said loudly: "As long as Lord Wang has a heart and swears to live and die with the county town, his subordinates think that the county town is not impossible to defend, and we can completely reach the barbarian army outside the city, making it difficult for it to cross the thunder pond by half a step!" ”

Wang Xun wondered if his ears had heard it wrong, and asked, "Just rely on ...... With only 4,000 people, can we block 20,000 barbarian troops and hold the county town? ”

Feng Yi nodded and said in a loud voice: "Of course you can!" But if you want to defend the county seat, you can't do without the support of Lord Wang! ”

"What do you want the officer to do?"

"Recruit the strong men of the whole city, transport rolling wood and stones to the head of the city, strengthen the city defenses, gather volunteers, and participate in the defense of the city! 100,000 people in the county city can resist 20,000 barbarian troops, which is more than enough! ”

Wang Xun has long run out of ideas now, as soon as he heard Feng Yi say that he could defend the county seat, where would he hesitate more, nodded again and again, and said: "Gongsun, Bosheng, defend the city...... The two of you will do the work of defending the city! ”

Feng Yi said: "Lord Wang, my subordinates are worried that there are some high-ranking officials and scholars in the city, and they may not be willing to give up the house slaves in the family!" ”

Wang Xun vigorously lined up the table and said loudly: "This official wants to see, who dares to do this?!" At a critical juncture, life and death are on the front line, at this time, who dares to seek their own selfish interests, the official will be severely punished! ”

What Feng Yi wants is Wang Xun's words, with his words, the strong men of the whole city, he can requisition them at will. He cleared his throat and said, "My subordinates heard that there are dozens of domestic slaves in Lord Wang's house. ”

Wang Xun blinked, but didn't react for a while. Feng Yi said: "If Lord Wang can set an example and ask other dignitaries and dignitaries in the city, his subordinates think that he can serve the public. ”

Ah, so you're waiting for me here! Wang Xun doesn't know how to fight, but if you want to talk about playing with fancy intestines, he is a top trick.

However, he also had to admit that what Feng Yi said was reasonable, if he even hid his own secrets and refused to sacrifice the domestic slaves in the family, how could he ask others to do so?

He groaned slightly, and said: "Gongsun, the slave of my family, whatever you recruit, this official will never interfere with it!" ”

Feng Yi took a deep breath, arched his hand, bowed to the ground, and said loudly: "Lord Wang leads by example, which is really a blessing for all the people in the city!" ”