"It seems...... No ambushes? Zhao Lei rubbed his eyes and asked uncertainly. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

His neck was sore, and his eyes were even more sore. The weather was clear and the visibility was excellent, and the team that broke through was already dozens of miles away from the city, and some movement could still be seen in the distance. If there is an ambush near Mumi City and they hear the wind, they should have discovered it anyway.

"It's hard to say." Huo Jun rubbed his temples and shook his head noncommittally.

Although the vision on a sunny day is good, the sun is also dazzling, white and bright, and the eyes are dazzling.

"Li Yi is not worried about our army getting in touch with Dianchi City?" Zhao Lei himself was not very sure of the existence of the ambush, but Huo Jun's denial came too quickly, which made him a little unconvinced.

"Li Yi is a famous general in the world, especially good at using strange soldiers, and now he has taken the lead again, don't be careful!" Huo Jun sighed sincerely.

Being trapped in the city of Mumi is not a crime of war. With weak troops, in the face of Li Yi's blow with a great victory, no matter who he is, he can only fight and retreat. Counterattack? How can it be!

In such a bad situation, being able to retreat into Mumi City with the remnants safely shows the strength of Huo Jun's dominance.

Therefore, despite the successive setbacks, Huo Jun was still high-spirited and held back his strength, planning to share the high and low with Li Yi.

And in the battle to defend the city, Li Yi's plan was thwarted one after another.

As soon as the Tang army's tunnel was dug under the root of the city, the water in the city poured in, although no one was drowned, but if you want to bomb the city wall again, don't even think about it; It's useless to rush the car, the city gate has long been blocked, even if the whole army in the city does it, there is no time for a whole day, don't think about moving the earth and stones behind the city gate.

The effects of the tactics of the ant, the well, and even the Yuliang Avenue were also offset by the layout of the city. The head of the city was divided into a small section, even if the Tang army really attacked the city, the other party could not quickly expand the results, and could only continue to fight for attrition, while fighting hard, but also to withstand the continuous rain of arrows in the watchtower.

It was precisely because of these defensive measures that Li Yi did not dare to launch a strong attack, and after a little temptation, he gave up.

In a sense, Huo Jun can be regarded as a game. It's just that he himself is not proud of this, and so far, there is nothing to be proud of.

It is a great thing to defend the lonely city in the enemy territory alone, but if His Majesty launches a counterattack and cannot participate in the big battle, there is no point in trapping the lonely city.

Li Yi's withdrawal suddenly reversed the momentum of the host and guest, and Huo Jun suddenly became in a dilemma.

It is precisely because he is good at wisdom and strategy that he feels Li Yi's methods very truly.

"Maybe he deliberately let our army break through, and then paralyze Yu X, and then use clever tricks to make X unable to hold his breath, go out of the city for a decisive battle, and then besiege Yu X; Or he has other calculations, and is not afraid of our army breaking through and contacting Dianchi City; Or he expected the opportunity and ambushed soldiers and horses at the mouth of Lagukou in Nanshan in advance......" Huo Jun casually listed several possibilities, and Zhao Lei was stunned.

In the end, Huo Jun sighed helplessly and said, "If there are so many possibilities, who can confirm it?" ”

He only feels like a moth now, struggling desperately in the cobwebs set by Li Yi, a big spider, but he can't break away, and even the hope of breaking away seems so slim.

Zhao Lei was silent. He was also conceited and wise, but after cooperating with Huo Jun for so long, he had already felt ashamed of himself, so he neglected the duty of joining the army and supervising the army, and tried to focus on the other party.

But a mountain is even higher, when someone who is better at scheming appears, Huo Jun can only cry out in vain, what can he do? We can only wait together.

This is half a month.

Mu Mi County is not far from Dianchi City, but because of the detour, there is also a risk of being intercepted and killed, so Huo Jun did not expect to receive a response soon.

However, I don't know if God bless or what. Thirteen days after the dead soldiers who broke through the siege left, Mumi County actually ushered in a messenger from Dianchi City, bringing Liu Bei's handwritten letter!

"Where is the messenger?" Huo Jun hurried over, didn't have time to read the letter, and asked the messenger first.

Faith is dead, people are alive, in a sense, this messenger is more valuable than Liu Bei's handwritten letter. A messenger who traveled a long way from Dianchi City is not uncommon for him to get more valuable information.

"Man is dead...... "The defender of the city pointed to the city, and a corpse fell there on its back, scarred, with several feathered arrows stuck in front of and behind him, one of which pierced the left chest, which should have been a fatal blow.

The story of the defending sergeant proved Huo Jun's guess.

"At first, I saw only a puff of smoke, but after a while, I saw that it seemed as if someone was chasing each other, and then this person appeared. At first, he was riding a horse, and then the horse was probably tired to death, or it was possible that he was hit by an arrow, in short, he suddenly fell, he ran desperately to this side, the city gate could not be opened, and his subordinates had to fall down the rope, but before he could do so, the Tang army rangers caught up, and before he died, he put the letter in the basket......"

When narrating, the officer on duty looked trembling, and he found that General Huo valued this messenger very much, for fear of being angered.

You must know that the atmosphere in the city has been very bad recently, anxiety and uneasiness are the norm, and even people with graceful behaviors like Zhao Senjun seem very irritable, and it is not okay to be careful.

"You are not to blame for this." Fortunately, Huo Jun didn't get angry, just nodded lightly, with a thoughtful look on his face.

The sergeant's eloquence was ordinary, and the narrative was not focused, but the scene at that time was not difficult to imagine, even if Huo Jun himself was on the scene, he couldn't do better.

After the dead men who broke through the siege left the city, the southern gate was not blocked again. But even if it is not blocked, it will take time to open and close the city gates. Li Yi was not resolute in attacking the city at all, and he didn't even deal with the moat outside. The messenger seemed to have swam over on his own, and it was estimated that the drawbridge had not had time to be released, or at least dared not to let go. After all, the current situation is unclear, who knows if it is a real messenger or a dead soldier of the Tang Army who cheated the door? If the city gate is really opened by fraud and is swarmed in by the Tang Army's iron cavalry, it will really be a general trend.

Li Yi was reluctant to suffer casualties and the army attacked, but he didn't want to be consumed by Huo Jun by taking advantage of the geographical advantage, it wasn't that he didn't dare to fight!

If the city gate is solved, he must become decisive at once, and Huo Jun is not confident that he can stop the other party.

Therefore, the practice of the defenders of the city is understandable.

It's just that there is a problem, Huo Jun can't confirm the authenticity of the messenger, and the only thing that can distinguish the truth is the letter.

But......

Again, faith, after all, is dead. I can't speak, and the information I bring is incomplete, and it may not be reliable!

After thinking about it, Huo Jun couldn't think of any good way for a while. He could only point to the city and command: "Call more people to come and see if anyone has seen this person." ”

Sending a letter is a life-threatening thing, and people with status will definitely not come. People with little status are naturally unknown. Although there are many people in Huo Jun's army, the hope of recognizing the identity of the other party is also quite slim, and he has the right to be a dead horse and a live horse doctor.

"Whoa!" The guard said yes and turned to leave.

Seeing the guards leading the order, Huo Jun took the letter and went down the city wall, he was going to find someone to read the letter.

The probability of this kind of letter being intercepted is very high, in order to prevent the leakage of military information, it must be encrypted, and in the Shu army, this kind of thing is generally responsible for the army.

"Zhong Miao, where is the letter? Where is the Messenger? As soon as I got out of the city, I saw Zhao Lei hurrying to see him, and his face was full of joy.

"The letter is here, the messenger has ......" Huo Jun shook his head and handed over the sheepskin in his hand.

"Only faith?" Zhao Lei's face suddenly sank, and his joy darkened, what Huo Jun thought of, he also thought of, without the corroboration of the messenger, it is difficult to say whether this matter is true or false.

In silence, Zhao Lei took the secret letter, and after taking a closer look, his face was slightly gentle, and he explained to Huo Jun: "It's our army's secret word, but it's ......."

Huo Jun frowned and said, "Is there any problem?" ”

"It's not a problem," Zhao Lei shook his head and said with a solemn expression, "But this code was used in the past......"

He pointed to the parchment and explained, and finally said: "Generally speaking, these secret words were agreed upon before the start of the war, and this set of secret words was used when His Majesty entered Yizhou that day, and it was somewhat out of place. But on the other hand, before this war, the lord did not issue a new code, and it is understandable to use this set. ”

Liu Bei is not from a spy background, he will not play mystery when he has nothing to do, and only before carrying out major military and political operations, will he engage in a set of code words. One set of Yizhou is the one, and another set before facing the Tang Army, each set is different, and at the same time, each set is also targeted.

Zhao Lei said to Huo Jun: "Before the war, Ti also received a set of code words, but this set of code words is relatively brief, and it can't express too complicated meanings, and the incident happened suddenly, and His Majesty had no choice but to use the previous code words, but the problem is ......"

At the same time, it also brings a lot of doubts, and in recent times, the choices faced by Huo Jun and Zhao Lei have basically followed this routine. When he encountered something, he questioned it, and Zhao Lei was about to form this kind of conditioned reflex.

Huo Jun's brows also furrowed, after paying so many sacrifices, it was easy to look forward to the news, wouldn't it be a pity if he missed it because of suspicion? What will he face in the future, to meet his brothers who died for this?

Among the dead soldiers last time, several were slightly injured and hid in the field for a while, and the survivors who escaped at night brought back some information about the death squad.

The road to break through is only fifty miles away, but it is a thorny road. Every mile walked, at least three brothers had to be left behind, and by the time these wounded soldiers fell behind, the distance was only two-thirds of the way, but the attrition had already reached half, which can be described as blood spilled step by step!

How many people will break through in the end and arrive at Dianchi City, three percent, two percent, one percent, or even less? Huo Jun couldn't think of it, and he didn't dare to think about it, he only knew that the sacrifices made by these hot-blooded men should never be wasted!

However, it is equally difficult to distinguish the truth of the secret letter in your hand.

Huo Jun only felt as if there were two more wrestlers in his head, tearing him apart in diametrically opposite directions, making him in a dilemma, and he was about to go crazy.