But the plan is always not changing fast.

"What do you say? Isn't Shibi Khan dead? Tuoba Shi Shu grabbed the collar of a confidant who came to report the news in front of him with some annoyance, and said to him.

"Yes, my lord, the doctor said that Shibi Khan is now terminally ill, and at most he can only last until noon tomorrow." The henchman nodded and said.

"Is that doctor right? Let him take a good look at Khan's treatment. Tell him that if the Khan does not hold out by noon tomorrow, his whole family will die; If the Khan survives tomorrow by noon, his entire family will die. You know what I mean? Tuoba Shishu grabbed the shoulders of the henchman in front of him, shook him vigorously and said.

After seeing this henchman go away, he tilted his head and said to Tuoba Shishu: "Since the life of Shibi Khan is about to come to an end, then let's forget about tonight's attack, and leave more vitality to wait for the suppression of those disobedient tribes after returning to the grassland." ”

Tuoba Shishu nodded, and said to Liverfisheh: "Just as you say, order the troops to stop the siege, withdraw and camp on the spot, and wait until tomorrow morning after breakfast to start the siege." ”

The Turkic army, which had been ordered by Tuoba Shishu, hurriedly withdrew from the city of Wuwei County and returned to the camp. The wounded were healed, and all the remaining troops began to set up barracks and bury pots for cooking. After all, they also came in a hurry, hungry and thirsty along the way, and it took a lot of energy for Xiaoxing to stay overnight.

Outside the city, the Turks retreated, and then curling smoke rose from the Turkic camp. Zhuang Fudi also secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He wished that these Turks would spend some more time under the city of Wuwei County, so that his troops who had made it to the front line could return to reinforce Wuwei County. The reason for the victory of the soldiers at the head of the city was nothing more than a bluff to stabilize the morale of the soldiers in the city and boost morale. In fact, Zhuang Fudi, the defensive force in Wuwei County, was very familiar, and the only hope for victory was to prevent the Turks from climbing the city wall, because once the Turks climbed the city wall, all the troops in his city together might not be able to stop the attack of a thousand Turkic soldiers.

Therefore, at this time, the Turks chose to retreat and delay the decision of a few more days outside the city, and Zhuang Fudi naturally welcomed it with both hands. In order to direct the defensive campaign on the city wall, he moved his headquarters from Li Wen's county capital to the city tower. It was also because of his move that the soldiers guarding the city wall were less panicked and could methodically implement the defensive strategy formulated by Zhuang Fudi.

At this time, a military lord ran up the stairs from under the city wall, holding a roll of letter paper in his hand, handed it to Zhuang Fudi with both hands, and said to him: "Chief of Staff, please read the news sent back by the army at the front. ”

Zhuang Fudi took the letter paper in the soldier's hand, opened it, and looked at what was written on it. Then he angrily crumpled the letter paper and threw it into the brazier on the city wall.

"What's wrong? How about Chief of Staff Zhuang? Isn't the battle going on on the front? At this time, Li Wen, who was a guest in Zhuang Fudi's command post, asked with some curiosity after seeing Zhuang Fudi's behavior.

"It's nothing, those staff officers at the front sent a message that they were harassed by the Turkic cavalry on their way back, so the pace of the march may be a little slower than expected." After Zhuang Fudi spread his hands at Li Wen, he said helplessly.

"A little slower? As I know of you, you wouldn't be so angry with those two words, how long would they say a little later? After Li Wen heard Zhuang Fudi's answer, he asked directly.

"They said they were expected to be about two days late." Zhuang Fudi's eyes looked directly into Li Wen's eyes and said word by word.

"Two days? If we are two days late, it is better to let them cut off the heads of the two of us directly and go to the Turks to ask for the credit. It took three days to get to Wuwei County from the front, and they postponed it for another two days. How can these seven thousand old and sick people in this city hold on for five days? And if the Turks on the opposite side really want to capture Wuwei County, in the face of their strong attack, I'm afraid these 7,000 people won't be able to hold out for even two hours. When the time comes, those jars you pile up on the city wall may not save your life. Li Wen said helplessly after listening to Zhuang Fudi's words.

"It doesn't matter. Eat the king, and worry about the king. The order given to me by the governor is to hold Wuwei County, so if I can't hold Wuwei County, I will die if I return to the governor. Stay here and defend Wuwei County, and if you fight against the Turks, you can still have a good reputation. What's more, these jars can't save my life, and you won't be able to run away after the Turks capture Wuwei County. I can die with you in Wuwei County, and I won't be alone on the road to Huangquan. ”

After listening to Zhuang Fudi's words, Li Wen squinted his eyes and looked at Zhuang Fudi's expression, and then shrugged his shoulders and said to Zhuang Fudi: "To tell you from the heart, I appreciate your loyalty to the manager. But there is a very important problem in what you just said, which can also be said to be a mistake. After the city is broken, you may be the only one who will die in Wuwei County. Just because the Turks want to catch me? Dream on. Didn't the governor tell you that I was exiled to the border because of what crime I had committed? Let me tell you, if it weren't for the fact that the singer's service that day was so thoughtful, then those officers and soldiers wanted to catch me in my sleep? No way. ”

"So you ended up getting caught."

"I was only caught because that damn singer added some sweat medicine to the wine I persuaded me again."

"So you ended up getting caught."

"Do you know what the consequences were when hundreds of officers and soldiers pursued me in the forest? In the end, after leaving dozens of corpses, he fled from the forest in a panic. Later, when I went back, I heard people around me say that all the officers and soldiers had to take a detour when they passed through the forest. ”

"So you got caught and sent here."

Seeing Li Wen's increasingly unkind face, Zhuang Fudi smiled, reached out and pulled out half of Li Wen's saber, and pressed it back into the scabbard. Then he handed Li Wen a glass of peach wine and said to Li Wen, "Okay, Master Li." I have fully understood your bravery and the strength of your martial arts, after the city is broken, you can come and go freely and return to the side of the governor, and I can only maintain my integrity by martyrdom as a literati. Therefore, I still bother Master Li to say a few more kind words for me in front of the chief manager when the time comes, so that the chief manager can be a little better to my descendants, of course, the best thing is to let me have a chance to create future generations first. ”

(End of chapter)