At the turn of spring and summer, the south is already raining frequently, pouring rain day and night, regardless of the occasion, smashing down, rolling a torrent, washing all the good and bad things in the world. And the north is still in a dry environment, and in the southward curtain that Beirong has opened, the whole north is like a woman with all her clothes gone, suffering the most erosive ravage. The fiery sunlight occasionally crept out from behind the clouds and shone on the land, as red as a flush on a woman's cheeks. Then the sun sets and rises again, repeating the story of the previous day.

Jixian County, the first rays of sunlight came out from the sky, the dusk light hit the city wall, and in the process of slowly moving down, the traces of the night war on the city wall were revealed.

The rammed walls of the loess were full of scars, and the clods of earth fell to form depressions, and the blood stained the walls, making them look more and more thrilling in the sun.

Tang Qu sat in the pergola under the city, his hands couldn't help but tremble, now he couldn't see the elegance of Confucianism, the official robe had been soaked in blood and changed its appearance, in the past, he would have changed it and thrown it away, but now he can't do this kind of thing. As the supreme commander of the land, this robe is also a symbol of his status, and he must prove his identity at all times in order to avoid harming the innocent after the destruction of the city.

Beirong's siege stopped at the third watch, but Tang Qu never dared to relax, and the other party was just a trick, after all, it was very simple to change the direction of attack when the black light was blind. Therefore, even though there was a truce on the other side, they could not relax for a moment.

The soldiers at the head of the city replaced some of them to the rear to rest temporarily, and the organized Minzhuang temporarily took over the patrol task, but fortunately they were safe in the second half of the night, and when the sky was slightly bright, seeing that there was no movement in the camp opposite, Tang Qu came down from the city under the persuasion of Ling He.

At this time, in addition to Tang Qu Linghe sitting in the pergola, there were also several squires in the city, and everyone sat together to make a summary of last night's battle, and by the way, to make some arrangements for the next defense.

Tang Qu didn't talk much, but after finally discussing some regulations, he looked at it, added a little and arranged it. After sending off the squire, only Tang Qu and Ling He were left in the pergola.

Tang Qu asked, "How many people are left?"

Ling Daodao: "Half."

"So nearly a thousand people were lost?" Tang Qu said that he was a little unconvinced, and then smiled bitterly, "I didn't expect that we would defend the city, and besides, we had made preparations before, but in the end, the battle damage was so serious." ”

Ling He added: "And we are not facing the regular army of the Rong people."

Tang Qu sighed, raised his head slightly, and narrowed his eyes, as if he wanted to restrain something.

Ling He didn't bother Tang Qu, and only said after a while: "If the current development continues, I'm afraid we won't be able to support it for a few days!"

Tang Qu bowed: "To be precise, I'm afraid I can only hold on for one day." Tang Qu looked at Ling He, there was no sad look on his face, just a chuckle, and he was relieved.

"General Ling, go get busy." Tang Qu said a word, sat down, lifted the old teapot on the table and poured tea for himself, the tea was already cold, probably because of the brewing last night, and it looked like an unpleasant color at this time.

Ling He left and went up to the city tower.

Beirong attacked the city wall several times last night, if it weren't for the limited number of troops that the other side could invest, the focus of the attack could only be concentrated on the section of the city wall at the North City Gate, and it was absolutely impossible to hold out for so long with a mere force of less than 2,000 troops. And even if it is defended, the final battle damage is directly half, and more than ninety percent of them are killed in the combat effectiveness that occurred on the city wall.

It's almost a three-for-one style of play.

The battlefield has been cleaned up, but the blood stains have not had time to be cleaned up, and some have been immersed in the loess, which looks like some kind of natural symbol.

A fierce battle all night, for these people who have not participated in real battles very much, this battle is very hard. First fear, and then intolerance and sympathy for those compatriots, all of these are restricting this garrison army, which has little combat effectiveness in itself.

Even some of the people who came in a hurry were outnumbered by these officers and soldiers, because most of them were people who had retreated from the further north, and they had experienced real war, so they naturally had no initial fear, and on the other hand, their identification with their new homeland made them not tolerate the destruction of those outside the city.

Of course, Tang Qu understood this, so he summoned these people and used them as real soldiers.

The war is raging, but there is still time to rest, but it will not be too long, and the other party obviously can't wait to break through Jixian.

Then they have no way back except to be nailed here.

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Fifty miles outside Xingzhou City, Tang Tong grabbed the reins, raised his hand to signal the team behind him to stop, and the deputy general stepped forward, his face was solemn, and he said: "We can't go like this, we must speed up."

The adjutant general was suspicious: "General, this is already the fastest speed, even if the brothers can stand it, the horses can't stand it......"

Tang Channel: "Xingzhou in front is the garrison boundary of the Anguo Army, and we used to borrow horses."

"General, this is simply not possible."

Tang Tong laughed: "The commander of the Anguo Army owes me a favor to Gu Hongyi."

The adjutant said: "This ......"

Tang Daodao: "At this time, if he doesn't agree, I will definitely go to the court to disgrace him and remove him from office."

The adjutant general looked stunned, but did not say anything more.

Tang Daodao: "Let's go."

The group rode away, rolling up a puff of smoke and dust.

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Xingzhou, in the camp of the Anguo Army, the commander Gu Hongyi sat on the handsome seat, the fat on his body was spread out, and there was no trace of the chair covered with tiger skin. Gu Hongyi squinted his eyes, dragged his chin with his hand, listened to the report of the scout in front of him, and did not say a word for a long time, but the generals of the meeting interrupted the scout from time to time and quarreled fiercely.

Gu Hongyi opened his eyes after a long time, but it was still a gap, and he looked a little happy. The generals looked at him, and most of them were already asking for battle.

Gu Hongyi said: "...... This matter would not seem to be very credible, and it will be ...... to scout again Moreover, even if it is true, Shandong is not a defense area of our Anguo army, and we have no right to interfere. ”

"General......" Before the general who spoke finished speaking, a roar came from outside.

Gu Hongyi frowned, his eyes tried to open to the maximum, and then said with a wry smile: "Why is this grandson here."

Everyone was suspicious, the big tent was opened, Tang Tong Shi Ran walked in, and immediately said solemnly: "General Gu, I will be ordered by Taiyuan Mansion to go south to chase the thief, and I have come to you to ask for 500 war horses......"

Aha, live every day!

Cold, stomach ache or something...... Well, it's still unbearable.

Today is still a change, and it will be brewed later, and maybe it will be able to explode occasionally!

(End of chapter)