"King, I will personally go tomorrow to make sure that Huaiyin is taken, and then we can advance all the way to the other side of Jiankang, and from then on Jiangbei will be owned by my Da Zhao."

"Zhang Bin, do you still need to take action in person for this little thing, there are only a few hundred soldiers in the small Huaiyin, and you can easily step on it by sending a general, I think it's better to send the peach leopard."

"King, Huaiyin is the north gate of Jiankang, and it occupies the advantage of the Huai River, the location is very important, or I will go in person."

"Strategist, you are too careful, I think when Zu Ti was there, we still had some scruples, but now that Zu Ti is dead, no one is our opponent, and the Huaiyin army has withdrawn, how can Zu Yue stop my army, rest assured."

"Since the king insists on this, I will listen to the king's command, and wait here for good news."

"Someone, pass on the peach leopard!"

After the peach jackal came, Shi Le ordered him to take 10,000 horses to Huaiyin tomorrow, and the peach leopard said: "King, you look down on my peach leopard? ”

"What? You are my good brother, and you are my confidant, why look down on it? ”

"King, the Huaiyin army has withdrawn, there are only a few hundred people left, I only need 1,000 people is enough, but the king actually asked me to bring 10,000 horses, isn't this clearly looking down on my peach leopard?"

"Hahahaha......" Shi Le patted Taobao's shoulder and said: "You think too much, I mean that after you take Huaiyin, you will attack from all sides and occupy more territory, not just for one Huaiyin." ”

"King, it's my peach leopard who thinks too much and doesn't obey orders!"

Since Dai Yuan led the Northern Expeditionary Army away, Zu Yue wanted to recruit some more soldiers, but he had to give up without military rations, but he was not sure at all about whether he could hold Huaiyin, at this moment he was thinking more about how to go in the future, he understood that doing things under Dai Yuan's hands would be suppressed everywhere, and the court would no longer reuse the people of the ancestral family, thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh.

Zu Ti knew that Shi Le would come to attack Huaiyin as soon as the Northern Expeditionary Army retreated, so he came to find Zu Yue, but Zu Yue didn't want to see him: "Zhan Fei wants to see me?" That's it, just say I'm not available. ”

"Yes, General."

Zu Ti forced his way into the big tent: "General, my subordinates have important matters to discuss with you." ”

"Bold, you ordinary soldier dare to break into the big tent, take it for me left and right!"

"Wait!"

"What the hell do you want to do!?"

"General, the Northern Expeditionary Army has withdrawn, the Huaiyin army is empty, Shile will definitely send troops to occupy it, I don't know what the general's plan is?"

This was what Zuyo feared, but he had no better way, and perhaps retreat was the only way out.

"This is a major event in the army, and the soldiers are coming to block it, so you can't make irresponsible remarks here, so retreat."

"General, Huaiyin City is not bigger than the big city, the city is not high, the pool is not solid, how can you stop the Shile army, in the past, the Northern Expeditionary Army was there, Shile was still afraid, and now as soon as the Northern Expeditionary Army leaves, Shile will be killed in a blink of an eye, I hope the general will prepare early."

Zu Yue looked at Zu Yi: "I didn't expect you to have some courage as a recruit, since you are worried about Huaiyin, do you have any high opinions?" ”

"General, Gao Jian didn't dare to be, Shi Le was killed only overnight, the city defense should be strengthened, and the people in the city should be mobilized to protect themselves, so as to protect Huaiyin."

"Zhanfei, we only have 500 people, even if all the people in Huaiyin are soldiers, there are only 1,000 strong people, and we have no training at all, are we sure of winning the battle?"

"We are a guard, only by defending the Northern Expeditionary Army can Huaiyin completely solve the dilemma."

"Then in your opinion, with the current strength of Huaiyin, how many days can it be defended?"

"Half a month."

"Zhanfei, you have such a big breath, I think it will be very difficult to be able to do it for three days."

"Wrong, general, we have five hundred people, plus there are less than two thousand strong men in the city, if you say that you are charging into battle, these people really can't hold out for a day, but if you say that you are defending the city, as long as you are properly armed, you can hold Huaiyin."

"Zhanfei, you keep saying that you are guarding Huaiyin, and your thoughts are the same as when I was at the beginning, alas...... When Marshal Dai withdrew his troops, I shouldn't have been able to stay in Huaiyin, but now it's hard to ride a tiger......"

"General, you think about the people of Huaiyin, your subordinates admire, you are not wrong, as long as the general is dedicated to defending the city, everyone will definitely try their best to help you, most of these recruits are nearby people, as soon as Huaiyin is broken, their hometown will suffer, please take them to keep their homeland!"

"Zhanfei, seeing your enthusiasm, I think of my brother...... Alas, but what happened to him ......"

"Needless to say, General, if we are all like General Zu, then Shile will be defeated by the Great Jin sooner or later."

"Well, well said! However, slogans are slogans, whether Huaiyin can be kept or not, I don't have any bottom in my heart. ”

"Don't worry, general, as long as the general does what I say, Huaiyin will definitely be able to hold for more than half a month."

"Zhanfei, you are an ordinary soldier who speaks eloquently, is full of confidence, invincible, and quite a general."

"The general praised that his subordinate family was a soldier, so he had no fear of killing the enemy in battle."

"I see, okay, you are from a military household, so I will appoint you as my deputy general to assist me in guarding Huaiyin."

"Yes, my subordinates obey orders."

Next, Zu Ti helped Zu Yue strengthen the city defense, organized the strong men in the city, issued weapons, prepared more rolling stones and wood, and prepared Shile to attack.

Peach Leopard led 10,000 horses to march quickly, and soon came to Huaiyin from the Tiger Prison Pass, he did not set up camp, he just wanted to take Huaiyin and rest in the city.

Zu Ti and Zu Yue came to the city and saw that Peach Leopard's men and horses had abandoned their horses and were preparing to storm Huaiyin.

The peach leopard horse stepped forward, waved his horsewhip and pointed at the city: "The city is Zuyue?" ”

"It's the general, Peach Leopard, I advise you to retire obediently, otherwise you will be killed and there will be no return!"

"Haha...... Zu Yue, the body is rampant, Huaiyin can't hold it by relying on you people and horses, so surrender obediently. ”

"Fart? My ancestor is loyal to the imperial court, how can he surrender! Even if you die, I will take your dog's head! ”

Taobao said: "Zu Yue, what's the use of you being so loyal to the court, look at your brother's fate, he was not killed by the emperor's old son, don't follow his old path." ”

Zu Ti couldn't hold his breath anymore: "Don't say much, if you have the ability, let the horse in!" ”

Peach Leopard took a step back and said, "Since you don't know the current affairs, then don't blame me for being ruthless!" ”

With a wave of the peach leopard's horsewhip, the Zhao army rushed up like water to attack the city desperately, and the soldiers and people of the city responded calmly under the command of Zu Ti, although they fought hard, but they still repelled the two rounds of attack of the peach leopard.

After these two rounds, the peach leopard couldn't take Huaiyin for a while, so he decided to set up camp.

Zu Yue looked at it and said to Zu Ti: "Zhanfei, the peach leopard is camped, it seems that he will not retreat." ”

"Yes, but his camping shows that his sharpness is gone, and he also believes that he can't attack Huaiyin for a while, which is not a good thing, we can take a breath."

"Zhanfei, let's go, let's take a look at the casualties of the military and civilians."

The two walked around the city, the situation is not optimistic, because the Jin army is mostly recruits, plus most of the people defending the city are ordinary people, so the combat effectiveness is not strong, it is already a miracle to be able to do this step, if it is not for Zu Ti's good command, I am afraid that the city would have been broken long ago.

Zu Yue returned to the big tent, sullen, Zu Yi said: "Don't worry, general, Peach Leopard has been discouraged, I believe he will not attack the city again in the next few days." ”

"Having said that, if it goes on like this, Huaiyin will ...... sooner or later"

"Maybe the emperor will change his mind and transfer the Northern Expeditionary Army back to the army."

"I think this may be too small, it looks like we have to plan for it early."

When Zu Ti heard that he was going to run away, he exclaimed, "What does the general mean ......?" ”

"Zhanfei, you also heard what the peach leopard said in the city, my brother devoted himself to the country and did his best, but he ended up being poisoned, we are working hard here, the emperor may not remember our merits in the future, it is better to retire early and go to Jiankang to join Su Jun's command."

"Su Jun?"

"Yes, I have known Su Jun for a long time, when he took the clan refugees to Nandu like us, he later became an official, and now he has been reused by the emperor, the soldiers are strong and strong, and he is stationed in Bagua Prefecture, see if you have some ability to vote for him with me, he will definitely not treat us badly."

"General, you're going to run away!?"

"Presumptuous! ...... "Zuyo changed color.