The wolf smoke rising from the city can be seen dozens of miles or hundreds of miles away, not to mention the people in Shuozhou City.

By the time Downing hurried back to the camp, the generals had already gathered.

"My lord, the barbarians are attacking, what are we going to do?" Sun Hu asked.

Tang Ning said in a deep voice: "General Huaiyuan has an order, we will take over the patrol and security in the city, and be ready to support the city gate at any time." ”

The generals were silent for a while, this was different from their original intention, they came to the border town to fight the barbarians, not to do odd jobs as reserves.

Especially the soldiers of the Nanshan battalion, they are holding their breath to fight the barbarians to prove themselves.

Tang Ning said in a deep voice: "The military order is like a mountain, since it is General Huaiyuan's general order, then we must abide by it, in order to prevent spies from making trouble, the stability in the city is also very important, and we can't be sloppy." ”

"This official also knows that you are here with enthusiasm, but ensuring the stability of the city is also a meritorious service, besides, the barbarian offensive has not yet begun, we must always be ready to go to the battlefield."

Although Tang Ning admonished and encouraged, the morale of the soldiers in the battalion inevitably dropped a little.

The inspection of the city was taken over by Tang Ning's soldiers and horses, and although the morale dropped somewhat, the assigned generals were meticulous in their inspection.

The shadow of the barbarians finally appeared outside Shuozhou City, and Tang Ning also climbed the city wall to check, and there were cavalry galloping by, but he couldn't see anything specifically.

Until now, he hadn't seen what the barbarian army looked like, he had only seen that barbarian girl in the Sword Pavilion, and she looked no different from ordinary people.

From time to time, there are barbarian cavalry galloping outside the city, and there are scouts in Shuozhou City to investigate the movements, so there will inevitably be scouts outside the city.

Tang Ning had seen it from afar on the city wall, and when a group of five-man scouts was about to return to Shuozhou City, they were intercepted by barbarian scouts.

The five-man scout team was all killed, but the barbarian scouts lost only one person, leaving the remaining four horsemen to leave.

Those who can be sent out as scouts are elites, but the scouts in the face of barbarians are so miserable. For the first time, Tang Ning truly felt the ferocity of the barbarians.

The news is constantly summarized in Shuozhou City, and every day Tang Ning goes to the General's Mansion to get the latest news.

There have been traces of the barbarian army on the Yongning line, about 20,000 people......

20,000 soldiers doesn't sound like much, the Great Zhou can often gather 20,000 soldiers and horses, but the 20,000 soldiers and horses of the barbarians are very powerful.

Because the barbarians are naturally strong, coupled with their courage and fierceness, they are not afraid of death, and they are very disciplined, they can be called a natural iron army.

The place where the barbarians have lived for generations is desolate and barren, and in order to survive the winter, the barbarians will divide their troops into several places every year to invade and scavenge for grain and grass.

The barbarians can only gather 100,000 soldiers and horses in total, and under the division of troops, 20,000 is already considered a large army.

However, 20,000 barbarian soldiers and horses can make the entire border town nervous.

After receiving the news, Tang Ning immediately went to the General's Mansion.

With the troops of Ningyuan's front line, it may be difficult to resist the onslaught of 20,000 barbarian cavalry. Although Tang Ning asked for reinforcements, General Huaiyuan groaned and ordered Chang San to assemble cavalry and stand by at any time.

Cavalry has begun to gather in the city of Shuozhou.

Tang Ning was a little helpless, but he could only accept that after Chang San led troops to reinforce Ning Yuan's front line, if the barbarian cavalry attacked Shuozhou, then his army would be able to come in handy.

The next day, Xianning City was in an emergency.

Chang San immediately led 20,000 horsemen to aid Ningyuan's front line.

Tang Ning began to send his soldiers and horses to garrison the area around the North City Gate, although this was officially involved in this battle.

But Tang Ning had some regrets, he had asked General Huaiyuan to fight, and asked to lead his troops to help Yongning's front line, but in the end he failed to pass.

At this time, Tang Ning was a little expecting that the barbarians would think that Shuozhou was empty and come to attack Shuozhou City.

After all, although Shuozhou City dispatched 20,000 cavalry to aid the front line of Yongning, it had 50,000 more Beijing battalions under Tang Ning's command. Tang Ning thought that there was no problem at all in holding Shuozhou City.

Just when Tang Ning was a little regretful, several horses rushed towards the wolf in Shuozhou City.

More than 20,000 barbarian armies attacked Raoshan Pass, Raoshan Pass was forced, and the barbarian army drove in.

Even General Huaiyuan, who had been in the border town for more than ten years, couldn't help but change his color when he heard this, this time the autumn raiding barbarians really looked up to the Great Zhou, and they actually came with half of the troops.

All the generals gathered in front of the sand table, and General Huaiyuan said in a deep voice: "The barbarian army is driving straight in, the purpose should be Xiyue City, Xiyue City is a heavy land for grain, and it is very attractive to the barbarians!" ”

The faces of all the generals also had solemn looks, the battle on the front line of Yongning had not yet come to a conclusion, and there were more than 20,000 barbarian troops who attacked and broke through Raoshan Pass, which was a tough battle.

General Huaiyuan said in a deep voice: "We can't let the barbarian army wreak havoc in my Great Zhou, and Xiyue City can't afford to lose!" ”

Tang Ning hugged his fists and said: "General, the last general asks to lead troops to aid Xiyue City!" ”

General Huaiyuan muttered: "This time the barbarian army is menacing, and it is not trivial, and this official intends to personally lead the troops to meet it. It's better for this Shuozhou city to be guarded by General Tang, how about it? ”

The current offensive of the barbarian army is very obvious, all the way to the front line of Yongning, all the way to break through the Raoshan Pass, and it is impossible for the barbarian army to have the remaining troops to attack Shuozhou City.

Of course, it is impossible for Shuozhou City to let down its vigilance, but relatively speaking, the possibility of Shuozhou City being attacked is very small.

Yao Rong understood this, so he wanted Tang Ning to stay and guard Shuozhou City, as long as Shuozhou City was not lost, it could be regarded as a credit.

If Shuozhou City is attacked, either he or Chang San can bring troops back to help. And what Yao Rong thought in his heart was that when the barbarian soldiers and horses snatched the grain and retreated, let Tang Ning lead the troops to pursue for a while.

As long as you don't go deep alone, if you just lead the troops to pursue, there is no risk, and you can still make a contribution.

This is Yao Rong's wishful thinking, since he ensures Tang Ning's safety, he can also share the credit to Tang Ning, which can be regarded as a successful completion of the task assigned to him by the emperor.

Yao Rong can think clearly, and Tang Ning can naturally figure it out. He knew that he had brought troops to the border town this time, and many people thought that he had come to gild and steal merit.

Maybe maybe the emperor intended it this way, paving the way for him, but Tangning didn't want to do that.

He learned the art of war when he was in Aoki Town, and now he is in charge of a battalion and drills in person, and he has the confidence and hope to personally lead the troops to the battlefield, which is not only a test for himself, but also a test for himself.

Tang Ning hugged his fists and said: "General, the last general is not familiar with the defense of Shuozhou City, it is better for the general to stay in the center and dispatch." ”

"The last general led troops to reinforce the border town is to fight the barbarians, the soldiers in the camp are enthusiastic and determined to fight the barbarians, and the 50,000 troops rushed to the border towns, by no means to make a show, if they didn't even kill a barbarian, what face would they have to return to Beijing?"