Li Guanqi led the thousand-man team of Xiao Cavalry Guards to pursue frantically, and the rear team of the Jiannan Army didn't know what was happening in front of them.

I don't know how many rebels were killed in the chaos before Li Guanqi reined in his subordinates. When I returned to Tucheng and counted the number of people, except for a dozen or so who were slightly wounded, there was no one killed in battle. If the disparity in battle loss ratio has rekindled the fighting spirit of the soldiers in the city. Li Guanqi ordered a fire to be lit for cooking, and everyone began to feast.

Tonight should be safe. Li Guanqi, who barely ate something, drank boiling water while looking at the shining starry sky in the sky. After the initial rout, the Jiannan Army needed to be reorganized, and secondly, it didn't know the reality of the city, so there was no need to worry about it in a short time.

However, when the sun rises tomorrow, the weakness of Tucheng will be unobstructed in the sun, and at that time the Jiannan army will inevitably attack with all its might, there is no danger to rely on, there is no army to defend, although the food, grass and ordnance are very sufficient, but the defeat is also a matter of time.

"How can we turn the tide of danger? In this era, there is no electronic communication equipment, and Zhu Yi has no way of knowing the news that he is trapped in a short period of time, so there is no need to expect him to come to the rescue, and even if Zhu Yi leads the troops to rescue, it is equivalent to a decisive battle with Li Moran. That was not what Li Guanqi would like to see. For now, how can we successfully break through the siege and lead the enemy into Zhu Yi's ambush circle. Of course, the most urgent thing is how to defend this unsafe earthen city! Li Guanqi sat at the table with his elbows on his elbows, thinking hard.

"Your Majesty! Drink some water! He Ziming walked in with a kettle, took the tea bowl and poured a bowl of water for Li Guanqi.

Li Guanqi reached out and picked up the tea bowl on the table, took a sip, frowned and said, "How is it cold water?" ”

"Huh? No, I can't! This is what I just boiled! He Ziming took the tea bowl suspiciously, sighed and said, "It's really cold!" It's too cold outside. It all tastes like dripping ice. The hot water, which had just been boiled for a short time, was cold again after a while. Go burn a little more! ”

"Oh? It's so cold? I didn't realize it in the house, it turned out that the water was dripping into ice outside! No, I'll have to go and see, don't any soldiers get frostbitten! As Li Guanqi spoke, he wanted to get up and walk out. But as soon as his feet came to the door, he suddenly stopped and said with a look of surprise, "There is!" ”

"What's there?" He Ziming looked dazed.

"I have a way to defend this earthen city!" Li Guanqi said happily, "I want to learn from Cao Mengde and build an unbreakable fortified city overnight!" ”

After a night's rest, Li Moran moved the Chinese army's tent to the front, the purpose of which was to fear that the forward would waver and the chaos of last night would occur again. After questioning the locals overnight, he already knew that the city in front of him was once a military station during the Wuzong Dynasty. It had been abandoned for decades, and there was no danger to defend at all, so he was ready to capture Tucheng and capture Li Guanqi alive after he had eaten enough in the morning.

But as soon as Li Moran got up, he heard a commotion outside. Li Moran was a little dissatisfied, and when the victory was certain, his troops behaved unsatisfactorily. So he asked angrily, "What's the matter?" ”

The guards ran in a little panic and replied, "Grandpa Return!" The Great Cadre Army built a fortified city overnight! ”

"What? How is this possible? Could he have spelled a spell? Li Moran looked incredulous. He hurried out of the tent and mounted his horse before coming to the camp.

I saw it under the cover of the morning light. A small city with crystal clear and dazzling brilliance towered in front of him. Although the city is not very tall, it exudes an infinite chill from the city. Li Moran was stunned for a long time before he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The clever plan is like this, it's really a natural ghost!" What a pity! It's a pity he's my enemy! ”

It turned out that after a night's work, Li Guanqi took advantage of the extremely low temperature to brave the cold wind. The soldiers were ordered to carry soil and splash water until dawn, and as soon as the water stuck to the city wall, it turned into ice, and the simple earthen city became a solid ice city. The ground around the city was also flooded. It formed a large area of ice, and it was impossible to stand firm, let alone siege the city.

The gloomy dark clouds pressed low over the ice city that Li Guanqi had forged overnight, and the north wind blew whirring, with a hint of death, but everything was still quiet, and no other sound could be heard.

But Li Guanqi, who was looking at the Jiannan Army camp in front of the city wall, knew that this was just the quiet before the storm, Li Moran was already annoyed, he would not besiege and not fight, nor would he besiege the city to send reinforcements, what he wanted most was the head on his neck, and now that he was in front of him, he would not endure it.

When the sun rose to the top of the tree, the Jiannan army finally moved, and set up an attack formation at the east and north gates of the ice city, and the generals on horseback were already sorting out the formation, the first was the sappers carrying the ladder, behind them were the infantry with black pressure holding single swords, and then behind were the archers of the brigade. Such a formation obviously proves that Li Moran is going to launch a wave of attacks with all his strength, trying to settle a battle.

Li Guanqi's gaze slowly scanned the troops in the city, these young soldiers were all war chicks like themselves, after a few months of training, they were used to war and death, and now there was no fear in their eyes!

"Pair two, bow and arrow ready!" Li Guanqi gave the order to prepare for battle. This elite cavalry team is different from other troops, because Li Guanqi has been leading them in highly mobile battles, so higher requirements are put forward for the soldiers, almost every soldier can fight on horseback, can also bend bows and shoot arrows, and everyone carries a light leather shield, and they are more meticulous and skilled in mutual cooperation.

The heart-warming war drums of "Dong Dong Dong" sounded, and the two sides began to attack with a rain of arrows covering the sky and the sun, because the number was much smaller than that of the other side, so the big cadre army did not succeed in suppressing the frenzied charging rebels, so that the other side rushed to the front of the city. The rebel soldiers erected the ladder up the tower in the rain of arrows, because the walls of the small earth city were not very high, and the ordinary ladders began to cross the walls very easily, and there was still a section of the boss on it. But because of this, it is more convenient for the defenders in the city to push down the ladder, and because the city wall is covered with ice, unusually slippery, the ladder has no focus point at all, although many ladders are successfully erected on the city wall, but often before the defenders to push, they slide to the ground.

Therefore, although the Jiannan army rushed to the front of the city with great ease, they found that this little result was not worth rejoicing in the slightest, and they were now in an even more disadvantageous situation, because a large number of Jiannan soldiers were crowded under the city walls, and the big cadres in the city could easily shoot at the target without even aiming. It didn't take long for the city walls to be full of corpses, and the blood and water gathered together, forming red puddles, and because the temperature was very low, these puddles quickly turned into pieces of ice.

After paying a heavy price, the Jiannan Army finally couldn't support it and retreated. But before Li Guanqi and the others could catch their breath, they found that the rebels had launched a new wave of offensive. (To be continued......)