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Yang Xi, who was in a good mood, said a slightly humorous complaint, and then shouted to the generals: "Everyone, go to the West Gate with Ben Shuai to meet the reinforcements led by General Dou Hua!"

After a bloody battle today, we finally waited for the follow-up reinforcements to arrive, although the number of reinforcements was not large, only more than 3,000 people, but the significance represented was extraordinary. The arrival of reinforcements represents hope, Dou Hua's 3,000 men and horses have arrived, and Zhang Jian's 5,000 soldiers will also arrive at Tongguan in an hour or two! Whether it is 3,000 or 8,000, as long as reinforcements arrive, it can be said that it brings greater hope to the defenders of Tongguan.

After the arrival of reinforcements, the combat effectiveness of the Tongguan defenders will be greatly supplemented, and the morale has also been greatly boosted, which has been reflected in the faces of the generals.

When Yang Xi and Ge Shuhan, who had difficulty moving, led a group of generals to the west gate of Tongguan, the 3,000 men led by Dou Hua had already arrived outside the west gate.

"The last general, Dou Hua, led three thousand sergeants under his command to Tongguan, and asked Marshal Yang to instruct!" Dou Hua, who had a haggard face, stood straight in front of Yang Xi after giving a military salute and reported loudly.

Looking at Dou Hua, who was a little inhuman, and the three thousand sergeants behind him who were untidy and embarrassed, but the formation was quite neat, Yang Xi showed a smile on the corner of his mouth, returned the salute to Dou Hua, and said loudly: "General Dou has worked hard!" Soldiers have worked hard! The rebels have begun to attack the city, and it is a blessing for the Tang Dynasty that you can now reach Tongguan! I believe that with your joining, Tongguan City will always be in the hands of my Tang army!"

"Thank you Marshal Yang for not blaming the general for being late!" Dou Hua still straightened up with a sigh of relief, and shouted loudly: "Please rest assured, the last general and the sergeants under his command will definitely fight desperately, and they will never let the rebels attack the city!"

"Okay, you have such determination, Ben Shuai is very pleased!" Facing a group of troops who had extremely physical exertion and rushed to Tongguan desperately, Yang Xi didn't want to make a long speech, and after only a few simple precepts, he immediately ordered Dou Huadao: "General Dou, immediately order the soldiers to rest, the rebels are likely to attack the city at night, we must be ready to fight to the end!"

"Yes, Marshal, the Last General!" Hearing Yang Xi say this, Dou Hua did not delay, and immediately ordered the sergeant to find a place to rest, recover his strength, fill his stomach, and prepare for a possible battle at night.

To be honest, Dou Hua is still a little guilty. He already knew that before he led his troops to arrive, Tongguan City had undergone several huge tests, and the rebels had almost captured the city, if his troops could arrive a week or two earlier, the danger would not necessarily appear, and Yang Xi would not be so overstretched in the distribution of troops. It was this damn rain that prevented them from making their way to Tongguan nearly an hour later than planned.

He was also ready to be scolded when he met Yang Xi and the other generals, but Yang Xi did not scold, and the other generals did not complain, which made him feel much better. But he was holding his breath in his heart, and he really wanted to prove the role of himself and the men he led in some way, so when he led the soldiers to rest and eat, he strictly admonished the soldiers to hurry up and eat and prepare for the night battle.

If a sergeant dares to be cowardly, military law will be punished!

The men and horses led by Dou Hua are the elite of the Dragon Guard, with outstanding combat effectiveness and strict discipline, although they are exhausted after continuous marching, but after ordering a break, they did not disperse like a group of rabble, without any scramble, but still very orderly under the leadership of the independent officials, resting, eating, and sleeping in the rest ground assigned to them, which made Yang Xi, who had been observing from the sidelines, quite satisfied.

Dou Huabu arrived at Tongguan just after dark, which made Yang Xi feel a little more at ease, and the other generals were much less worried.

When Yang Xi led 3,000 men and horses to Tongguan, it greatly boosted morale, and after today's fierce battle, reinforcements arrived, and those who were worried and afraid that they would not be able to hold Tongguan were immediately restored to their self-confidence.

Follow-up reinforcements continue to arrive, and there are dangers in Tongguan, and the rebels have a large-scale siege of the city, and there is no need to be afraid.

Soon it was completely dark, and countless lanterns and torches were lit on the city.

Yang Xi ordered most of the sergeants to rest, leaving only a part of the men and horses to patrol the city to guard against possible attacks by the rebels.

After a tense day of fighting, the defenders at the head of the city were already sleepy and tired, and it was difficult to recover their combat effectiveness without rest.

But to his surprise, at suppertime, when it was just getting dark and the moon hung in the sky after dark, there was no movement among the rebels who had retreated a few miles from the east and south gates, and no formed sergeants had arrived near the city to prepare for an attack, which made him suspect that the rebels were also preparing to rest and recuperate this evening, and fight again after dawn tomorrow.

The rebels are still quite "cooperative"!

An hour and a half after Dou Huabu arrived at Tongguan, about the same time in the evening, the 5,000 men and horses led by Zhang gradually also arrived at Tongguan.

Although the 5,000 people who arrived at Tongguan were all tired and tired divisions, after Dou Hua's 3,000 reinforcements arrived, another 5,000 men and horses arrived at Tongguan City, which was tantamount to injecting a shot of strength into the defenders in the city, and the worries in the hearts of the generals were basically eliminated.

Originally, there were more than 10,000 men and horses in the city, plus 8,000 reinforcements who arrived at night, the total number was almost 20,000.

With 20,000 horses defending the city, basically don't worry about the lack of troops, and don't be afraid of the fatigue of the rebels. If Chen Xuanli's follow-up more than 50,000 men and horses can arrive as soon as possible, then there will be more than 70,000 troops in Tongguan City, which can be said to be sufficient soldiers and horses, and there is no need to worry about being attacked by the rebels.

According to the latest news, Chen Xuanli's men and horses are still almost 100 miles away from Tongguan, and they will arrive at Tongguan at noon tomorrow at the earliest.

"TMD, Chen Xuanli must be deliberately delaying time!" After receiving the latest news, Yang Xi couldn't help but scold angrily. He had a hunch that after Chen Xuanli led the army to Tongguan, although the strength of the defense of Tongguan City was enhanced, all kinds of contradictions would also appear, and this general of the forbidden army, who had accused Yang Guozhong in the palace and was trusted by Li Longji, would probably not sell his account, and even argue with him.

This is a very bad situation, he must find a way to avoid it as much as possible, and the hidden danger must be eliminated first!

Thinking of this, he immediately repaired a letter and asked the sergeant to send it to Chang'an as quickly as possible through the post station.

Just when Yang Xi had just finished writing the letter, a sergeant came to report that the rebels were attacking at night!