Zhang Huan returned to the front yard first, and he could already see the gray fur hat sitting on the horse outside the door of the outer courtyard a hundred steps away, it was the Qiang people, they were just outside the door, flashing the cold light of weapons in the dust.

Zhang Huan wondered in his heart, how did so many Qiang rangers touch the city of Yanzhou.

He looked at the topography of the front yard and was very satisfied, because of the workmanship, the ground in the front yard was full of materials, vats, sticks, molds, etc., which was not suitable for horses to enter, and this was the only good news.

At this moment, several iron hooks hooked the fence next to the gate, and then there was the sound of local shouts, and several horses worked together, and the fence began to tilt.

Zhang Huan calmly immediately opened his bow and fired arrows, hissing, a series of arrows, he sent out ten arrows in a row, there was a wail outside, and several Qiang people who were dragging the fence were screaming and falling off their horses.

The others were immediately frightened and beat their horses and left here, they didn't know why the people inside were a hundred steps away from them, how to add feather arrows, this bow power is too terrifying, could it be that the Song people here have a divine arm and a bow.

In this way, Zhang Huan bought time for the whole team of Shunning Zhai people.

Beggar Yili frowned and looked at the clansmen lying on the horse in front of him, his heart was frightened, when he received information in the grass market and knew that the target was in a warehouse outside Xicheng, he immediately gathered the clansmen from Beicheng to Xicheng.

In his opinion, the other party was caught off guard, and there was no time to resist at all, even if there was a little resistance, it was nothing, the news said that they were all teenagers, and there was no forbidden army at all.

This trip will definitely easily cut off the head of the person named Zhang Huan, and grab some live mouths, and evacuate before the forbidden army in the city arrives, which is what the Li family requested.

But he didn't expect to run into trouble as soon as he arrived at the other party's door, and the other party had a strong bow and crossbow to kill and injure his people.

"Dismount and rush in with your shield."

Beggar Yili shouted, he first dismounted and shielded his body, and then the others did the same, and the fifty or so Qiang dismounted and protected the front with their leather shields, and then came to the fence, which had been pushed away by the horses, and they quickly cleared the fence with all their strength.

At this time, Zhang Huan's chain of arrows continued to be sent, although they could not break through the leather shield, but they delayed the movement of the Qiang people.

"Righteousness, raise the fire,"

Someone shouted.

Beggar Yili looked up and saw billowing smoke rising from the direction of the backyard.

Beggar knew that he had to hurry, this was only three miles away from the city, although the Song army was a little cowardly, but in case he got out of the city, his more than fifty clan soldiers were powerless to resist.

"Rush in with me, shoot and kill,"

Everyone answered and rushed into the front yard together.

The bells and drums in the bell and drum tower in the city were loud, and the alarm sounded, and thick smoke rose from the enemy tower.

Shen Kuo, who was on duty at the Yamen of the Jinglu Division, was shocked, because he had not received any urgent report from the enemy to attack the hinterland of Yanyan Road, how could the enemy have already arrived at the city of Yanzhou, how could this be.

You must know that no matter from the northwest and northeast into Yanzhou, the western thieves have to pass through more than 100 miles of Song Realm, where each walled city is guarded by the forbidden army, even if the enemy is defeated, it will be urgent to report to Yanzhou in the rear, and the defenders of Yanzhou will immediately prepare for battle, so that it is the first time that the enemy army has broken into Yanzhou without any preparation, what is the situation.

"Immediately ask how the enemy situation is,"

Shen Kuo was also calm, and he had never led troops into battle, but after all, he had been an envoy to the Liao State and had seen the so-called fierce army of the Great Liao Palace, and he couldn't scare him at all.

One of the officials immediately went out.

A clerk walked in,

"Madame asked your lord if Childe was here."

"No, why do you ask so much?"

Shen Kuoyi frowned.

"Due to the sudden rise of the enemy, the lady is looking for her son,"

The clerk hurriedly said.

Shen Kuo thought for a while,

"Xu is studying in the state, inform his wife, and the official will immediately send someone to investigate,'

Shen Kuo knew that this was Zhang's panic, and reminded him not to forget Shen Qingzhi's safety.

After the tea effort, Li Da came to see Shen Kuo in a hurry,

"My lord, a treasury of the Economic Strategy Division outside the West City is now on fire, and the soldiers are faintly seen on the city wall, but there is a gentle slope between the treasury and the city gate, which cannot be seen directly, and the subordinates estimate that the western thieves are in chaos, but the number of enemy troops cannot be seen clearly in the smoke."

"What about you,"

Shen Kuo asked.

Now the deputy head of Yanyan Road is not there, and several of the capital supervisors are also not there, and the highest generals in the city are Li Da and Jiao Siyao, who are now the city defense commanders of Yanzhou, and Shen Kuo asked him if he was tortured about his duties.

"The subordinates have ordered the four forbidden troops under the command of Yanzhou City to go to the city to guard each other, and ordered the Xiang army to be on guard to maintain law and order in the city,"

Li Da said busily.

"Well, yes, follow me to Xicheng to have a look,"

Shen Kuo said, he didn't feel at ease if he didn't look at the situation outside Xicheng.

"Uh,"

Li Da hesitated.

"Say, don't hesitate,"

Shen Kuo frowned.

"Lord Yu, the commander of the first battalion on duty at the West Gate said that one hour ago, the former son and a person named Zhang Huan went out of the West Gate together,"

Li Da hurriedly reported that when he was also rushing to Xicheng to observe the enemy's situation, the commander guarding the door reported it, and now at this time, how dare the commander not report it.

Li Da was shocked and rushed to Shen Kuo, if it wasn't for this, he would have sent someone back.

"What did you say,"

Shen Kuo's body shook when he heard this,

"Are you sure of that?"

Shen Kuo's face opened up and said.

'The subordinates are sure,'

Li Da hurriedly bowed his hand.

Shen Kuo's face was changing, and countless thoughts appeared in his heart.

"My lord, although the western thieves suddenly appeared in Yanzhou to harass, but there was no warning in front of them, and the subordinates judged that the number of western thieves was not large, and the subordinates could lead a cavalry commanded in the city to go out of the western city to find the son,"

Li Da was eager to try,

Yes, there are still 500 cavalry in the city, this is the only cavalry left near Yanzhou, and it is also the elite of the Yanzhou cavalry, and there are nearly half of the feudal cavalry in it.

This temptation was too great, Shen Kuo almost immediately wanted to agree, his favorite son Qingzhi was in danger outside Xicheng, but he forced himself to calm down and resisted this incomparable doubt,

"Stick to the city, not a soldier can go out of the city,"

Shen Kuo thought that he had read countless military books, and there were too many similar examples recorded in them, in order to avoid attacking the fortifications, showing the enemy weakness, waiting for the enemy to attack and annihilate him, and then taking advantage of the chaos to attack the city, he didn't know how many enemy troops there were outside, whether it was five hundred, or five thousand, he couldn't take the risk of the people in the city.

What's more important is that if he loses Yanzhou and cuts off the back roads of the two armies of Yanyan Road and Hedong Road, the two armies in front of him will collapse immediately.

But flesh and blood, Shen Kuo gritted his teeth and said this, this is simply giving up the hope of finding his son, Shen Kuo is really dripping blood in his heart.

"Your Excellency,"

Li Da still wants to persuade again,

"With the people of the city and the Qing Zhi to accompany the burial,"

Shen Kuo interrupted him, he was afraid that he would listen to him again, and the determination in his heart began to waver,

Li Da had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

"Lead the way to Xicheng in front,"

Shen Kuo said.