Ping An shook his head, and then replied in a firm voice: "I can't guarantee how long I can hold out, but I can guarantee: as long as I don't die on the battlefield, as long as you still support me in resisting the enemy army, then the Huns don't want to enter the city!" ”

"Well said!" The leader of several generals slapped his hands when he heard this: "Just rely on the words of Lord Bookkeeper, I have done it with you!" ”

Several wealthy families are also people who know the heroic spirit, and after seeing them serve Ping An, they also expressed their support for Ping An one after another. With the support of the local heroes and the commander of the military camp in the north of the city, coupled with the official system led by himself, he safely and smoothly took over most of the leadership of Yan Ju, and the only omission was the command of the army in the military camp in the south of the city.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, after a large number of concrete agreements were reached with a group of wealthy families and generals, the luncheon was declared. Whether it was Ping An or the local power, all the people who attended the banquet were happy and dispersed.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Ping'an, who had rested for a while, sorted out his mood again, and hurried to the camp in the south of the city. Since Yan Ju and Sima Shang left, the north of the military camp in the south of the city is respected, but the prestige of the north is not enough, and it is not enough to suppress the generals, after learning that the master book came to discuss important matters, the north realized that his real opportunity has come, so he personally respectfully welcomed Ping An into the camp.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, Zha Mu and his defeated army and the Hun army converged, Shan Yu personally went out of the camp to greet him, and Zha offered Yan Ju's body, Shan Yu was overjoyed.

From time to time, the Xiongnu army beheaded the head of Yan Ju to sacrifice the flag, and spread the sight of the four city walls. At the same time, the discussion between Ping An and the generals of the military camp in the south of the city is in a state of anxiety.

"Urgent military intelligence!" The herald shouted and hurried into the tent, interrupting the conversation.

"What's so alarming?" Dibei rebuked angrily: "Do you know that trespassing on the big tent of the Chinese army is a crime of beheading!" ”

When the herald heard this, he calmed down, first confessed his guilt to the north, and then reported to everyone: "Yan Junshou is dead, and his head is captured by the Xiongnu, and he is spreading the news in the four cities!" ”

"How is this possible! Are you kidding? A Yan Ju confidant general asked in disbelief.

"This is true, and now the whole city knows about it, and the people are talking about it!" The herald replied solemnly.

After receiving the news, Dibei immediately realized the crisis of the army's morale, and he immediately issued an order to the generals: "The generals should immediately return to their respective camps now, and they must quickly pacify the army's morale." ”

When the generals heard this, they quickly understood it, and they walked out of the tents one after another and galloped towards their respective camps. After everyone walked away, Ping An asked: "The general sent the generals back to the battalions, so that they can regain their own strength, how can they unify the orders of the whole army after that?" ”

Di Bei sighed slightly and said: "The lesser of the two, I can't do it." If the Chengnan Army does not collapse immediately, I can only let those generals decide for themselves! ”

Before two o'clock, a herald came to report the news that several generals had fled from the army without permission, and Ping An gave the latest order in the north: let the generals make their own choices, and the passes along the way must not be blocked.

As soon as the instruction came out, the south of the city army was immediately divided into two factions, about half of the generals immediately rushed to the Chinese army's tent to express their intention to surrender to Ping'an and the north, while the other half of the generals led more than 4,000 soldiers and horses to rush out of the city gate, wanting to open a passage in the Xiongnu army and escape, but the Xiongnu army had already been waiting for it, and in the end most of the soldiers died in the Xiongnu camp.

In less than five moments, after easily solving the Zhao army that rushed into the camp, the Hun army began to take advantage of the victory to attack the city. However, at this time, the vigorous and resolute peace had successfully seized the leadership of the whole city, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the two major military camps in the south and north of the city were quickly transferred to the four city walls, and the army and the people worked together to defend the good and impregnable city.

The Xiongnu army, which had limited siege skills, failed to return after dropping four or five thousand corpses. Subsequently, at the suggestion of the surrenderers of the Zhao army, Shan Yu turned to besiege the city without attacking it, and waited for the surrender of the city's food supply.

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The Xiongnu invaded, Yanmen was in turmoil, the county guard fled privately, Shanwu was besieged, Ma Yi was trapped, he saw the enemy, it was difficult to protect the county, the north asked for help, a sealed war report was sent to Handan, bad news one after another, Zhao Dan was angry because of it, and the ministers were frightened. On the third day of the ninth month, the ministers of Zhao gathered in the temple to discuss the strategy against the enemy.

"The Xiongnu brazenly invaded Yanmen and Daijun of my Zhao State, occupied my city, and killed my people, what good strategy can you have to retreat from the enemy!" Zhao Dan asked with a hideous face.

"The minister was born in the north, and he knew that the Huns were cruel and murderous, and only those who defeated them could take their courage and collect their hearts!" Handan ordered Lou Ji to reply: "The minister is willing to lead 100,000 soldiers and horses as the vanguard of the king and sweep the northern captives for the king!" ”

"Lou Ji, my good boy of Zhao Guo!" Zhao Dan praised: "I hope that all of you here can be as brave as him for the country!" ”

The ministers all claimed to be promised, and then Sima Xu Li made a list of words: "The minister has a word, and he must report it to the king." Now that the Qin State has repeatedly sent troops to Han and Wei, it is even more eyeing the Shangdang, attracting most of the elite troops of our Zhao State, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for the country to draw 100,000 elite troops! ”

"Why is this so?" Zhao Dan said in disbelief when he heard this: "Could it be that my huge Zhao Kingdom is now so weak that there are no soldiers available?" ”

Xu Li explained to Zhao Dan when he heard this: "My Zhao State has millions of troops, how can there be no soldiers available? It's just that a large number of soldiers and horses are being deployed on various fronts, and it is difficult to draw 100,000 elite troops at once. If the king insists on doing so, I am afraid that the minister will cause immeasurable losses! ”

"The minister thought that he could send an envoy to negotiate peace with the Xiongnu, even if it was to cede land and pay compensation. After we have settled the issue of the ownership of the Shangdang with the Qin State, it is also a good way to gather a large army to attack the Xiongnu and recover the lost territory? Some courtiers cautiously put forward their opinions.

As soon as the words fell, a sharp voice resounded through the temple: "The minister asks the king to kill this fang!" ”。 All the ministers looked at the source of the voice, and saw Zhao Sheng, the king of the plains, continue impassionedly: "The ancestor Wuling King overcame all the thorns and thorns to place the two counties of Yanmen and Daijun; Wang worked hard to govern the country, so that there was a stable northern territory; In our hands, it is not talented to be able to open up the territory and expand the territory, how can we cede the land and pay compensation so that it is unfilial. If we lose nothing today, what face will we see in the future with the ancestors of the past generations. ”

As soon as the deafening voice fell, the voice of Empress Wei came from the curtain behind Zhao Dan: "Pingyuan Jun's words are deeply in line with the heart of the old body, I think this soldier and horse must be sent no matter what." ”