Yan Zhu's worries were not unfounded, because in the past few days, the main forces of the enemy army outside the city were rushing to Anyi one after another.

Although the enemy army did not achieve the original effect of rushing to Anyi and leaving the city in an instant, with the arrival of Guo Yan's main army that attacked the city all the way, the morale of the enemy troops outside the city became higher and higher, and the pressure inside the city became stronger and stronger.

In the past few days, the enemy's actions of cutting down trees and making siege equipment outside the city have not been concealed at all, so that the guards at the head of the city can see clearly, and when the enemy's main force arrives, a tragic siege battle is bound to begin.

And once the defenders in the city can't withstand this invisible pressure, then as soon as the next siege battle begins, Anyi City will face the repeated attacks of strong enemies outside the city, and I'm afraid that it won't be able to hold out for even a day.

After all, the time is not as good as the location, and the location is not as good as the people. War has never been an algorithm that purely calculates the number of people and the height of the walls.

In recent days, Yan Zhi, whose wrinkles at the corners of his eyes had deepened a lot, stood in the wind at the head of the city, his long beard fluttering, his voice was not high, but it still carried unquestionable firmness.

"Captain, the envoy in the army, but they have all been dispatched?"

Yan Xing's eyes looked out of the city, and he replied in a deep voice:

"The last group of envoys have also been dispatched."

Yan Zhi nodded slightly, looking at the Xiliang Army rangers who were cruising outside the city like wolves, and from time to time they were silent.

As the seat of the county in Hedong, Anyi City is also the residence of a group of officials, soldiers, families, women and children.

Wei Kai and Niu Song of Beiqu and Puzi, Huang Po of Linfen and Jia Kui of Dayang, they still have some soldiers left behind in Hedong, and Chang Lin and Xu Huang in Hanoi, Pei Qian and Zhai Hao in Henan, the civil and military forces of these two counties, also have a considerable combat power of soldiers and horses.

It's just that it takes time for reinforcements from all over the country to integrate and rush, and the actual situation information of Anyi City is the key factor for the success of each army's reinforcement.

The Western Liang Army rangers roaming outside the city have been covering the battlefield, cutting off the inside and outside, and trying their best to cut off Anyi's communication with the outside world.

Therefore, the officials in the city must send out as soon as possible the situation that Anyi City is holding on to and is in urgent need of help.

For the sake of safety, more than a group of emissaries have been sent to the city.

"The soldiers and horses of Xihe County will take at least ten days."

In the silence to the depressing atmosphere, Yan Xing's lips rubbed for a moment, and finally said his assessment in a deep voice.

In his opinion, Hanoi has not been peaceful for a long time, and with strong enemies such as Yuan Shao of Hebei on his side, Xu Huang, who is in Hanoi, must not have many soldiers and horses that can be deployed.

Only the soldiers and horses under the command of Zhai Hao and Wei Xuan in Henan can be drawn out with less scruples, but there are not many soldiers and horses in Henan, and the troops will inevitably need to meet the soldiers of Dayang and Hanoi, and until Jia Kui, Xu Huang, Zhai Hao and others are integrated into a reinforcement army with considerable numbers and combat power, I don't know how many more days it will be delayed.

In contrast, Yan Xing's straightforward army, which was the earliest and most powerful in battle, was the most urgently needed reinforcement in Anyi City.

It is the soldiers and horses of Yan Xing who go deep into Xihe County, which is too far away from Hedong itself.

Yan Xing, who stayed in Anyi, gave an estimate of the ten-day period.

This is also the result of Guo Yan's army, temporarily dividing troops, and in Xie County, Yishi and other places, the Hedong Shimin who resolutely resisted the invasion of the Western Liang Army delayed the speed of the march.

It's just that during the ten-day period, I don't know if Anyi City can hold on?

Yan Xing's assessment, Yan Zhi did not answer.

At this time, a strong wind blew from the wind, the wind did not blow the iron armor on Yan Xing's body, but it blew Yan Zhu's robe fluttering, the wind rolled up Yan Zhu's beard, and Yan Xing also narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Captain, it's getting dark, and the enemy troops outside the city are far away, and it seems that they will not attack today. There were already many officials in the city, and many people who had taken refuge have poured in these days. ”

Yan Zhu was the same as the previous two days, after completing this section of the city wall, he was about to go down the city and return to the county capital, but today he saw that a large number of enemy troops were arriving outside the city, so when he was leaving, for the sake of prudence, he still spoke after consideration.

The civil and military forces who stayed in Anyi were originally in charge of military and political affairs, and Yan Xing was also fully responsible for the important affairs of the city defense, but now that the Dahe defense line has been broken and the strong enemy soldiers are approaching the city, the city sergeants and the people are panicking, and the strict command of the county government has to go beyond his authority and tell Yan Xing a few more words.

Yan Xing didn't mind, in addition to the county soldiers in the city, there were also some people and horses screened from Hongnong and Hanoi, at this time when survival was at stake, the people in the city were panicked, and they really had to take precautions, he nodded solemnly and promised.

After he said goodbye to the city, he took a few scribes from the county government and a team of guards, and soon drove back to the county government along the streets of the city.

Yan Xing saw Yan Zhu go down to the city, and then turned back to the city gate tower, today the camp of the enemy army outside the city in the distance because of a large number of soldiers and horses stationed in the city, the golden drum banner in the enemy camp has increased a lot, looking from a distance, it is in full swing, it is very vast and magnificent.

Yan Xing felt something in his heart, tilted his ears slightly, and the wind sent into his ears seemed to be mixed with the noisy sound of the enemy camp.

Looking at the enemy camp outside the city, where people were constantly coming and going, Yan Xing held the hilt of his sword in his hand, his face was pensive, and he sighed inadvertently, he knew that the day when the enemy army outside the city would attack the city was very close.

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The county hall in the city, the backyard of the official house.

Yan Wan stood in front of the pond in the courtyard, his eyes that had been smart and charming in the past lost their brilliance and became a little sluggish, looking at the lotus leaves in the field and the quiet and waveless pool surface, his face was the same as the pond water, and he was a little silent.

These days, for the ladies in the backyard, it is nothing less than a nightmare. With the departure of Yan Xing's expedition, the original thriving upward trend in Hedong seems to be taking a sharp turn for the worse, first the news of the Shen Qiang rebellion and the loss of Fenyin appeared, and then there was the bad news of the defeat of the Hedong Zhou Division, Xie County, Yi and other places fell to the enemy, and in the end, even the city of Anyi was surrounded by the enemy, and the people in the city, with frequent bad news, had already fallen into a panic situation.

As the backyard of the county government, the atmosphere is even more depressing.

Zhang Rui's infant son was crying endlessly, and Lu Yue, who was holding her belly, was also in poor health, and the things in the backyard were supported by Pei Shu, who was pregnant.

Although Pei Shu does not allow the slaves and maidservants in the backyard to go out without reason, and does not allow the slaves and maids to talk about chewing their tongues in private, gossip is still unavoidable to spread secretly in the corners and under the eaves.

Yan Wan silently watched all this in his eyes and hid it in his heart.

So much so that today's sky was obviously good, but in Yan Wan's eyes, it was terrifyingly gloomy, just looking at the calm and mirror-like pool water, she felt a little overwhelmed.

If it is said that with Pei Shu's entry into the backyard, the etiquette brought by Yan Wan made Yan Wan feel uncomfortable, then now this oppressive atmosphere that extends from the outside world to the backyard of the county government makes Yan Wan really feel fear.

Once upon a time, she had personally felt this oppressive and suffocating fear.

It was when the news of the defeat of the coalition forces in Liangzhou under Chencang City came back to Yunwu, at that time, his father also had a black face and did not let the clansmen in the dock fort talk about the war, and there were also rumors quietly spreading around him, that kind of fear, like a poisonous snake, unconsciously entangled you, and you could no longer break free, so you could only silently wait for the moment when the stone broke through.

The deeper Yan Wan's thoughts became, the more gloomy and terrifying his face became, and at this moment, familiar footsteps sounded behind him.

There is no need to look back, Yan Wan also knows who it is, these days, no slave in the backyard dares to get so close to herself whose temperament has become abnormal.

She frowned and asked in a deep voice:

"What?"

The footsteps stopped, and Dong Dai stood behind Yan Wan and smiled faintly.

"Lady, it's time to feed!"

Yan Wan didn't have the slightest appetite for eating, but she still turned to look at Dong Dai and stared into her eyes.

If there is one in the backyard right now, which one is the most incomprehensible to Yan Wan, it is Dong Dai.

Even in the eyes of the housewife and his sister-in-law Pei Shu, Yan Wan still saw a trace of tiredness and haze that could not be erased, but in Dong Dai's eyes, he could not see a trace of fear, depression or fear.

It was as if in her eyes, everything was as calm as usual.

Thinking of Dong Dai's brief words of life experience, Yan Wan slowly opened his mouth.

"Aren't you afraid?"

"I'm afraid!"

Dong Dai was slightly stunned, and after realizing what Yan Wan said in the abrupt question, he responded directly.

Yan Wan's brows immediately furrowed, obviously, she didn't believe Dong Dai's statement at this time.

Dong Dai gently stroked the strands of hair floating on her cheeks, and she also saw Yan Wan's disbelief, so she continued.

"I'm afraid, but I can change my way of living!"