Before you get out of the east pass of Jingcheng, you can see that the sky in the distance is filled with smoke and dust.

Li Xiucheng's heart tightened.

This will only be the case if a large army marches rapidly.

I brought two hundred people with me, and so many people approached to investigate, and the target would definitely be exposed.

The enemy's strength is huge, and it is by no means more than 10,000 people estimated by Hua Mulan and Hong Xuanjiao, and it must be reconnoitred clearly!

Li Xiucheng ordered his subordinates to retreat to the stone village in the middle of Jingcheng to wait.

He only left five personal entourage, three people with horses, waiting in the pass, Li Xiucheng took two personal entourage, and quietly walked forward to reconnoitre.

Choosing a commanding height, the three of them crouched down and observed carefully.

The Jizhou army of Jingcheng and Yuanshi has converged in one place and is coming in the direction of Jingcheng one after another.

Li Xiucheng waved his hand lightly, and the two of them followed each other, stretched out their fingers, pointed gently, their lips moved slightly, and counted the number of enemy flags.

The flag moves and the army moves, and the flag stops.

The flag is the baton that stands tall. By counting the number of large and small banners, you can roughly estimate the number of enemy troops.

The two relatives went to check separately and reported one after another, and there was little difference. According to this estimate, the enemy army has 20,000 to 22,000 men!

Moreover, not counting the baggage troops!

Li Xiucheng's brows were twisted into a pimple, he did not move, and continued to observe the situation of the enemy army.

The enemy's march was fast, and Li Xiucheng's frowning brows had turned purple.

The enemy's vanguard was getting closer and closer, and the advance light cavalry squad was close in front of him, Li Xiucheng waved his hand, and returned to the Jingcheng Pass with his entourage, and joined several of his entourage who were waiting here.

Li Xiucheng rode a war horse, and he didn't walk fast, and he didn't say a word.

A few people have followed Li Xiucheng for a long time and are very familiar with Li Shuai's personality. At this time, no one dared to disturb loudly.

Judging from the baggage situation. The enemy did not intend to invade Taiyuan in a big way.

Judging from the allocation of troops, the enemy's target is to raid the three counties of Jingcheng.

The enemy used so many troops, but not much. It shows that the enemy army should forcibly launch an attack and quickly capture the city.

The three counties of Jingcheng are the gateway of Taiyuan. If a city is lost, the door will be opened, and the Jizhou army can set foot in Taiyuan at any time.

Judging by the speed of the enemy's march. Three days later, they will arrive at Wolf Meng.

An enemy army of this size, with only the existing strength of Wolf Meng, could not hold on, and reinforcements must be requested.

At the same time as the enemy army attacked Wolf Meng, it would also launch an attack on Yuxian and Yangqu.

Yuxian and Yangqu are equally important, and the defenders of the two cities must not be easily mobilized. Su Dingfang must be notified immediately and ask for reinforcements from Taiyuan.

Although someone had been sent to inform Su Dingfang, even though Su Dingfang had already made some preparations. Not counting the assembly time of the Taiyuan Division, it will take at least a day to send people back to Taiyuan now. And the Taiyuan reinforcements rushed to the aid at full speed and rushed to Wolf Meng, which would take at least two days.

After calculation, it will take more than three days for the Taiyuan reinforcements to reach Langmeng.

At that time, Jizhou will complete the encirclement of Wolf Meng, and will set up an ambush on the way to block Taiyuan reinforcements.

Calculated in this way, the Taiyuan army marched at the fastest speed. With the strongest combat effectiveness, it will take five days to break through the enemy's resistance and arrive at Wolf Meng's support.

Enemy troops arrived. It takes three days; Reinforcements arrived, and it took at least five days.

With a two-day time difference, Wolf Meng is afraid that he has missed!

Conventional tactics are not enough to keep Jing Cheng, and you must surprise your troops to have a chance.

Lee so-sung was determined. In Ma, I am anxious about a 100,000 urgent letter. Handed over to a personal entourage, day and night, and quickly presented to Jinyang Su Dingfang.

Draw up another military order and give it to the wolf Meng Haozhao, ordering him to prepare for war immediately and be ready to meet the enemy at any time.

At the same time, he gave Hao Zhao an order to transfer troops, ordering him to send 100 foot soldiers, mainly short weapons and bows and crossbows, carrying more dry food and water bladders, and rushing to Shicun in the middle of Jingcheng within two days.

The last order was given to the patrol team waiting in Stone Village, ordering them to choose a few courtyards that could be defended in Stone Village.

Li Xiucheng, in Stone Village, drag the enemy, and buy time for Jinyang reinforcements!

Two days, at least two days to hold off the enemy!

……

Jingcheng, from east to west, all the way is long and narrow.

Stone Village, located in the middle of Jingcheng, is like a service area in the middle of a long-distance highway.

Stone village, shaped like a fish swimming with its head in the east and tail in the west.

Located in the middle of the closed mountains, there is no road from north to south, so if you want to get out, you can only go east or west through Jingcheng Pass Road.

Stone Village, as the name suggests, is full of large and small stones that have fallen after the collapse of the mountain.

This place is not suitable for human habitation. But during the pre-Qin war, it became a refuge for the common people.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there were still many people who took refuge here.

It was not until the last two years that Liu Mang flourished in Bingzhou, and the people of Stone Village walked out of the mountains one after another. Stone Village was abandoned and became a temporary resting place for the garrison of Jingcheng in the state of Bwangju and reconnaissance patrols.

Nearly two years ago, Hong Xuanjiao and Chen Yucheng escorted Jizhou Zhen to escape from Jizhou, Li Xiucheng set up an ambush in Stone Village to respond, Shi Wansui roared, frightened Jizhou general Xia Zhao, fell off his horse and died.

Stone Village, no more than a few miles away. Among them, most of them are high and low, steep and difficult to climb boulders, only one in the north, and on the relatively gentle high ground, there are more than a dozen houses.

These houses are made of local materials and stone slabs.

After more than 100 years of wind, frost, rain and snow, the wind and sand and mud filled the gaps in the stone slabs, and the stone house was not only not damaged, but became more solid.

……

Li Xiucheng rushed to Stone Village and immediately gathered two hundred foot soldiers.

"Brethren, the enemy is coming. Their target is the three counties of Jingcheng. There are many enemies, and it is difficult for us to retreat to Wolf Meng, and it is difficult to hold on until the arrival of Jinyang reinforcements. ”

"If the Jizhou army dares to come, we will let him taste it!"

"That's right! We defeated them twice in Jingcheng, and this is the third time! ”

"Li Shuai, you can give the order!"

"Li Shuai said how to fight, we are not ambiguous!"

"Good! We are going to be in Stone Village, pin down and hold off the enemy army! As long as the enemy army is held back for two days, the reinforcements of the deputy governor of Su will be able to reach Langmeng, and we will defeat the Jizhou army again! ”

"Hold off the enemy! Defeat the Jizhou Army ......"

The various departments of Jingcheng fought against the Jizhou army, without mobilization, two hundred warriors, and it was powerful to shake the sky!

Fifty men were assigned to move boulders and set up obstacles in the well pass as much as possible.

Fifty others were sent to cut down dry branches and hay and tie them into torches.

Fifty more men were sent to carry stones, and the passage between the gentle slope and the high ground where the houses were concentrated, and the passage from the Jingcheng Pass was sealed with stones.

The remaining fifty men renovated the highest stone houses as the last retreat fortress.

It is impossible for 200 men to hold back an army of 20,000.

However, in the narrow well, as long as you plan carefully, even if there are only two people, you can create trouble for an army of 20,000.

Lee so-sung carefully checked the preparations.

His men piled up a large number of stones near the stone house that served as a fortress. Li Xiucheng picked up a piece and checked it.

Yes, if you hit, it will be enough to kill the Jizhou soldiers! (To be continued.) )