The discussion time was not too long, and Xiang Ao and everyone had a total before the imperial edict came down. It's just that he didn't expect to be able to recruit 80,000 recruits, even if there are 30,000 recruits, it makes Xiang Ao more confident to hit Xianbei hard.

The reason why Xiang Ao did not send troops to recruit Xianbei before was because the Xianbei region was too large, almost all of them were nomadic tribes, if you wanted to annihilate Xianbei, it was even more impossible to have an army of hundreds of thousands, and Xiang Ao had to give up.

Xianbei took the initiative to send troops this time, which just gave Xiang Ao a chance, if he could attract more soldiers and horses from Xianbei, try to annihilate and eliminate his living force, it would be much easier to go to Xianbei in the future. However, the world is not all expected by Xiang Ao.

Before Xiang Ao dispatched troops and horses to design Xianbei, Mrs. Fan's city was surrounded by Xianbei regiments.

"City Lord Jiang, there are many people outside the city, we should obey the arrangement of the monarch and try to break through!"

"No, it is not easy to capture Lady Fan's city, and it is even more difficult to develop, we are all courtiers of the Northern Regions, and we must defend it to the death. The lord orders us to decide whether to abandon the city or not, but how can a courtier not serve the lord? ”

"The last general is ashamed!" The team leader who suggested breaking through was ashamed in his heart, and his face was even more blushing, but after hearing what Jiang Zhuo said, his eyes began to be determined: "The last general is willing to follow the city lord and swear to defend the city to the death, and the city will be ruined." ”

"This time, Xianbei attacked the northern frontier of the Han Dynasty, Lady Fan City is an important city for the Northern Regions, if we abandon the city and break through, the pressure of the surrendered city and the fortresses in various places must be not small, and we must hold Lady Fan City." Jiang Zhuo's eyes were firm and said, "Besides, the lord knows that we are sworn to defend Lady Fan's city, and we will definitely send reinforcements, so you don't need to worry." ”

"We swear to follow the city lord to the death!" Among the military generals in the government office, they replied sonorously, and their eyes were also hot.

At this time, the general's mansion who received Jiang Zhuo's letter.

"Lord, a letter from the Jiang City Lord!"

"Present!" Xiang Ao took the letter handed by the guard, quickly opened it and read it carefully.

"Zhicai!" Xiang Ao handed the letter to Xi Zhong, his face solemn.

"My lord, what Jiang City Lord said is true." After watching it, Xi Zhong said solemnly: "If Mrs. Fan City can be defended, the pressure on the defense line from the surrender city to the Rongxian fortress in my northern region will indeed be much less, and Zhong agrees with Jiang City Lord's suggestion." ”

"But Mrs. Fan's city is a lonely city in the northern region, the Xianbei army is attacking the northern frontier of the Han Dynasty, if Jiang Zhuo defends it, I am afraid that I will not be able to rescue!" Xiang Ao said worriedly while pointing to the map.

"Lord!" Zhao Yun hugged his fists and walked out: "Yun please fight to defend Jiang City Lord!" ”

"Oh?!" Xiang Ao was surprised: "Zilong can know the consequences of being alone?" ”

"The last will know!" Zhao Yun's eyes were determined: "As long as the surrendered city is not broken, the last general only needs two thousand righteous servants and three thousand elite cavalry, and he is fully sure to assist Jiang City Lord to successfully defend the city." ”

"General Zhao, this attack and defense will be related to the survival of the Northern Regions, don't talk nonsense!" Hu Zhao was extremely worried and reminded him.

"The last general is willing to issue a military order, if Mrs. Fan's city is broken, the last general will come to see you!"

Hearing this, Xiang Ao stared at Zhao Yun with both eyes, constantly analyzing the pros and cons of Zhao Yun's proposal in his heart. After a few moments, Xiang Ao made a decision.

"Zhao Yun listens to orders!"

"The last general!"

"Order Zhao Yun to lead five thousand cavalry to rush to the aid of Mrs. Fan City immediately, there must be no mistake! If Mrs. Fan loses the city, the military law will deal with it! ”

When Zhao Yun heard this, he was very excited, and immediately knelt down on one knee and replied loudly: "The last general will take the order and will live up to the trust of the lord!" ”

"The lord..."Hu Zhao was anxious, wanting to give advice.

"Kong Ming doesn't need to say much, I trust Zilong!" Xiang Ao waved his hand to stop Hu Zhao and said firmly: "Then take Jiao Jing as the deputy general to assist Zhao Yun." ”

"The last general commands!" When Jiao Jing heard this, he didn't say much, and took the order with a relaxed expression.

Zhao Yun cooperated with Jiao Jing to take Xiang Aohu Fu to the military camp to mobilize troops and horses, and in less than half a day, he went west to the north when he was ready. Xiang Ao and the others did not procrastinate, and continued to arrange the rest of the defense, preparing to design Xianbei.

Although the Xianbei army was strong this time, the route of sending troops to Xiang Ao and Gongsun Zhan, who were defending with all their might, was also simple. The Xianbei soldiers in the old west were divided into two routes, one way to lead 30,000 elites to attack Mrs. Fan's city, and all the way to 50,000 troops to attack the surrendered city; Although the Xianbei in the old central part had been divided at this time, Kebi was able to gather more than 30,000 Xianbei elite cavalry to raid Wuquan, and Murong Bo also gathered about 50,000 troops from the major tribes in the central part of the past to directly attack Danhan Mountain, the former site of the royal court.

As for the Xianbei tribes in the east, Yuwen Mohuai had the prestige of the past, and he reluctantly sat on the post of temporary leader, and nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses divided into two routes to raid Yuyang, Liaoxi and other places. For a while, the momentum is unparalleled, and there is indeed a momentum to break through the border of the Han Dynasty.

In addition to Mrs. Fan's city, Xiang Ao ordered Gao Shun to lead 10,000 elite infantry to defend the surrendered city, and Zhang He led the cavalry to cruise in the fortresses around Shuofang and Wuyuan, ready to attack at any time. Jiang Yan led more than 10,000 cavalry and thousands of infantry to garrison the city, while Xiang Ao himself led more than 10,000 cavalry to garrison Wuyuan Wuquan.

Xiang Ao's strategy is not complicated, and he makes a posture of defending all places, so that the Xianbei troops think that it is profitable, and when Xianbei is tired from attacking the city, it is a matter of Xiang Ao's army counterattacking.

However, what makes people most worried is the city of Mrs. Fan defended by Jiang Zhuo, not to mention the lonely city outside the territory, there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses in the city, even if Zhao Yun arrives, there are only 10,000, and it is still a little difficult to face the 30,000 elites of Xianbei.

However, what Xiang Ao and Xianbei people did not expect was that Jiang Zhuo's battle to defend the city was powerful and Xianbei.

"Sons, kill!" This time, Tuoba Neighbor was not in command of the middle tent before, but personally led the troops to fight and took the lead. In the past three days, Tuoba Lin has led dozens of the most brave Xianbei warriors in the western Xianbei to attack the city gate several times and strengthen the Xianbei army's heart.

In just three days, the city wall, which had just been repaired for less than half a year, was extremely dazzling, full of coagulated blood. The bright red blood splashed on the city wall by the two sides of the siege was mixed up, and the black and red saw each other, which was extremely weird.

This time, Tuoba Lin once again climbed the city wall, and dozens of guards followed. Jiang Zhuo was covered in blood at this time, and among the dozen or so people who fell around him, there were Xianbei warriors and Jiang Zhuo's personal guards.

"Huhu..." Jiang Zhuo gasped, and after nearly three hours of defense, Jiang Zhuo was also running out of strength. If it weren't for the amazing physical strength of the 'Five Fowl Opera' who had followed Xiang Ao's practice for several years, I am afraid that it would have been over by this time. Tuoba Lin was no better at this time, and his back was slashed by the Han army who was desperately attacking, if it weren't for the coagulation caused by too much blood of others, Tuoba Lin would have already lost too much qi and blood and went into shock.

"Humph! City Lord Jiang, fight again tomorrow! "The people behind Tuoba Lin are also at the end of the crossbow, and they seem to be exhausted. Besides, the hour is late, and it will soon be dark, so it is inconvenient to fight again.

On this section of the city wall, both the generals and even the soldiers did not listen, and they were all struggling to breathe in an attempt to regain more physical strength.

"Waiting for you at any time!" Jiang Zhuo didn't dare to pursue, at this time the enemy and us were in a very poor state, although if they could take the risk of killing Tuoba Lin, they would be able to relieve Mrs. Fan's danger. But Jiang Zhuo wanted to stabilize the situation at this time, at least for a few days, waiting for reinforcements. But if the pursuit is unsuccessful, Jiang Zhuo and the others will die instead, and it is inevitable that Mrs. Fan's city will be destroyed. Jiang Zhuo was not sure.

"Blow the trumpet, withdraw the troops!" Tuoba Lin led the crowd to attack, avoiding the soldiers on both sides who were strangled together, and turned over and jumped down from the city wall. Originally, Mrs. Fan's city height was nearly three zhang, but after the battle, the corner of the wall had been built up with more than a real body, and it was safe for people with a little martial arts to jump down.

Tuoba led the troops to retreat, and the martial arts were superb and the man with the shield was behind. Jiang Zhuo ordered a round of arrows to be thrown to no avail, then gave up and let the enemy leave.

"City Lord, our army has suffered more than 3,000 casualties, and there are less than 2,000 soldiers who can defend!"

"City Lord, when will the reinforcements from the General's Mansion be felt? Tuoba Neighbor is attacking the city so frantically, it is the limit that the troops in the city can hold for two more days! ”

"The lord of the city..."

In the palace in the city, a group of generals anxiously asked Jiang Zhuo, their eyes full of worry.

"Tell the people in the city to gather in the city square before dark, and I have something to tell the people."

The generals who were arguing suddenly quieted down and looked at Jiang Zhuo for some reason. Although it was strange, everyone did not delay and gave the order.

After a few days of perseverance, not only were the soldiers tired, but Jiang Zhuo was also heartless. Looking at the crowded square at this time, Jiang Zhuo felt the weight of his shoulders. And there were the people and the soldiers in the square, and they all whispered and talked about it, not knowing what their lord of the city was going to do.

"Bell...", and everyone in the square looked up at Jiang Zhuo standing on the stage.

"My main champion Hou Xiang Ao, since he became the master of Shuofang, outside, the Huns, Yu Xianbei; Inside, the fertile land was cultivated, merchants were encouraged, and the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Hu, and Qiang people who came to the country were all regarded as their own people, and they were very tolerant. Dare to ask my lord if he has treated you badly? ”

Everyone in the square heard Jiang Zhuo and asked, although they didn't know why, but many people were telling the truth about the changes in each family.

"Since coming to the Northern Regions, the old and young family has a house and a field, and the family has extra money to marry a good wife for my son, the champion Hou is the benefactor of the old family, if it were not for the champion Hou, the old family would have already returned to the west!"

"My family too, if it weren't for the champion Hou, not to mention that my child had the opportunity to learn, I'm afraid I would have starved to death!"

"We too..."

Seeing this, Jiang Zhuo pressed his hands weakly, signaled everyone to be quiet, and said, "You and others may move to Lady Fan City voluntarily or forcedly, but you can know why my lord is doing this?" ”

Jiang Zhuo talked about this, calmed down the dantian, and said loudly: "My lord wants to let the people of the Northern Regions not die because of poverty, and their families will not be ruined due to foreign invasion. Even people outside the region, as long as they can enter the Northern Regions, they are all people of the Northern Regions. ”

"Today, the murderous people in Xianbei are fighting in the army, for a few days, why are the warriors of my Northern Regions fighting without fear of life and death?" Jiang Zhuo's eyes moved to the front row, and the soldiers pointed to one of them and asked loudly, "You, tell everyone why?" ”

"For my wife and children living in the Northern Regions, for my Northern Regions not to be bullied!" The soldier's eyes were firm, and he replied loudly.

"Your wife and children are no longer in this city, why do you swear to defend them?"

"Jun Hou once said that the robe is the siblings, and the siblings and wives and children are our wives and children, and we must swear to protect them!"

"Well said!" Jiang Zhuo was amazed when he heard this.

"Now the defense of the city is in danger, and my lord is benevolent, and has ordered me to lead you to abandon the city and leave, and save yourself. However, the food of the king is the matter of loyalty. I am an official in the Northern Regions, and I am the city lord of Mrs. Fan, so I have the responsibility to live and die together in the city. Jiang Zhuo said solemnly with a righteous face.

"If anyone is afraid, he can pack up and leave the city tonight, and I will not stop him. But I hope that there are brave people among you who can die side by side with me, defend the city to the death, defend the fortress for the northern region, and for our wives and children and families in the northern region, and live in peace. ”

Jiang Zhuoyan looked around at the people in the audience and said loudly: "You have the guts! ”