Outside the city, the 50,000 troops of Chang He and Gao Yaxian were divided into ten rounds, each round of 5,000 men and horses, and one round a day. And the generals of the 5,000 men also divided the men and horses into ten rounds, one round of 500 men and horses, and one round in half an hour, 500 men and horses attacked, and 4,500 men and horses watched the battle.

On the first day, Luo Shixin was attacked by Chang He and Gao Yaxian, and after losing two hundred soldiers, he immediately issued a conscription order, and all the men under the age of fifty and fifteen in the city were recruited as soldiers, and they actually got another 700 people, mixed with the remaining 300 soldiers.

Luo Shixin looked at the thousand soldiers, and could not hide his sad state of mind, and said secretly in his heart: "When these thousand soldiers die in battle, it is the day when my Luo Shixin is martyred." I will be loyal to the Tang Dynasty and the King of Qin. Farewell to the Tang Dynasty, farewell to King Qin, farewell to Shubao (Qin Qiong's character), farewell to Daoxuan, farewell to the brothers of King Qin's mansion. ”

Ten days later, although the Xia army had been cautious and pretended to attack, the sword had no eyes, and the 1,000 men and horses in Luo Shixin's hands, most of them were new soldiers, and they suffered a lot of losses, and there were less than 500 men and horses.

Outside the water city, Gao Yaxian complained to Chang He: "Old Chang, it's been ten days. Why haven't Datang's reinforcements arrived? Luo Shixin only has 500 people, there are too few people, I dream at night, I will dream that our army, accidentally broke through the water city, made a big joke, and now I am scared. ”

Chang He said with a smile: "It's impossible to break through the Water City. Don't talk about the strictness of the military discipline of our Xia army, let's just say that our measures take turns to attack in half an hour. What can you do in half an hour, prepare and prepare, go to the city, the time is up, and the troops will be withdrawn, and the ladder can't be erected, so how to attack the city. We're fishing right now, so we can't let the bait be lost, and we can't be in too much of a hurry. ”

Gao Yaxian scratched his head and said with a smile: "Yes." Chang, it's still your brain, this is the first time I've fought like this, I've never fought such a strange battle before. As soon as the king of Handong gave an order, I took the knife and led people to cut it down, and I thought about it a lot. Lao Chang, we are brothers who share life and death, for you, I also trust and admire you very much, brother, I have a solid heart, a straight brain, many things can't be seen clearly, I can't understand. Lao Chang, in the future, you have to mention your brother, don't let your brother see that he is going to a dead end, and he will move forward vigorously, and he will break his head and bleed. ”

Chang He smiled and said: "This is natural, who made us brothers?" How could I watch you suffer? ”

Gao Yaxian excitedly grabbed Chang He's hand and said, "Thank you, brother." ”

Luoyang City, the eastern capital stayed in Li Daoxuan's mansion.

Li Daoxuan's heart was extremely uncomfortable.

The relationship between him and Luo Shixin is very close, and the two have cooperated together since the third year of Wude, when Li Shimin, the king of Qin, conquered Wang Shichong of Luoyang, and he was the main general, and Luo Shixin was his deputy general. For Luo Shixin, he still admires it very much, Luo Shixin is brave and strategic, excellent in martial arts, and has excellent courage. On the battlefield, the two cherish each other, and have saved each other's lives many times. Now that Luo Shixin is leading 500 soldiers to garrison the lonely city of Lishui, Li Daoxuan knows that it is impossible for Luo Shixin to come back, and he also knows that the prince Jiancheng will never allow him to lead heavy troops to rescue Luo Shixin.

It's been ten days, Luo Shixin has resisted the Xia Dynasty army for ten days with the Lonely City of Lishui, Li Daoxuan's heart is tormented every day, he hopes that Luo Shixin can come back safely, but he knows that this is impossible. The crown prince Jiancheng gave Luo Shixin a death order to lead 500 soldiers to defend the city of water to the death, and Luo Shixin will definitely live and die with the city of water and will never escape from the city of water and water. The 400,000-strong army surrounded the city of Zhushui, and it seemed that the siege of the city was impassable, and it was impossible to escape, but Li Daoxuan knew that with Luo Shixin's martial arts and bravery, he could kill it. Under the Tiger Prison, Luo Shixin was in the 400,000 army of Xia King Dou Jiande, a few in and a few out, and the Xia soldiers who killed were terrified, as if they had entered a no-man's land, and now he must be able to kill them. It's a pity that the crown prince and the king of Qi were vicious and gave a military order to defend the city of Zhushui, and Luo Shixin would definitely die for the Tang Dynasty.

Intellectually speaking, he will never be able to save Luo Shixin, so he will definitely lose himself, which is also what the prince Jiancheng, Qi Wang Yuanji, and even the traitor Liu Heimin are willing to see, but emotionally, Li Daoxuan can't convince himself, in the city of water, it is his brother who is trapped, he has already held the will to die, and is fighting desperately for the Tang Dynasty.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Daoxuan stood up, his face was solemn, and he resolutely strode towards the mansion built by the prince.

The crown prince Jiancheng, Qi Wang Yuanji, and the crown prince Xian Ma Wei Zheng are discussing in the prince's mansion. Hearing the sergeant's report, Li Daoxuan, the king of Henan and the eastern capital, came to visit.

The crown prince Jiancheng and Qi Wang Yuanji looked at each other and smiled, and said secretly in their hearts: "After waiting for so many days, you are finally here." ”

The crown prince Xian Ma Wei Zheng was full of regret, and said secretly in his heart: "I have already let the Tang Dynasty warrior Luo Shixin go to die, and now there is another famous Tang general Li Daoxuan." They have all made great contributions to Datang. Is it for the sake of so-called politics to pay them all? ”

Li Daoxuan saw the prince Jiancheng, bowed and saluted, and said loudly: "Luo Shixin, the prince of Tan Guogong and the governor of Jiangzhou, led five hundred Tang soldiers to guard the lonely city of Zhushui for ten days for the Tang Dynasty, and now he is exhausted and unable to defend, so he can't do anything, please ask His Royal Highness the Prince to order Luo Shixin to lead the soldiers to evacuate the city." ”

Before the crown prince could speak, Qi Wang Yuanji said, "How do you know that Luo Shixin is exhausted and unable to defend?" As long as Luo Shixin can hold on, it is of great significance for us to pacify Hebei, I think we should let Luo Shixin hold on for another month, and then we will consider whether to withdraw troops from Shuishui City. ”

Prince Jiancheng also chimed in: "Yes, how do you know that Luo Shixin can't hold on any longer?" As long as he can hold on for another month, Lone will reward him for his merits. ”

Li Daoxuan was extremely sad and indignant, and shouted loudly: "Luo Shixin led five hundred soldiers, facing an army of 400,000 troops, and held the lonely city of Lishui for ten days, which is already a miracle, how can you ask him to hold on for a month." In a month's time, Luo Shixin and other Tang Dynasty soldiers may have already been buried in the lonely city of Lishui and died under the attack of the Xia army. ”

The crown prince was built, and the king of Qi Yuanji looked at the angry Li Daoxuan with interest and did not say a word.

Li Daoxuan had long understood the thoughts of Prince Jiancheng and Qi Wang Yuanji, but he just hoped that for the sake of the Tang courtiers, they could have a trace of mercy and give Luo Shixin a way to live, but he didn't expect them to be so stubborn. They looked at themselves with such interest, they not only wanted to kill Luo Shixin, but also me. That's it, let them go, Shixin is dead, what's the point of me living alone?