Mu Hongsheng and their speed was actually faster than Zheng Ying expected.

On the day Zheng Ying got engaged, they had already crossed the Jueyu Mountain and entered the northern battlefield. The reinforcements led by General Zhenguo have actually encountered the Rongdi people a few times, but in general, they have not encountered too difficult enemies.

Along the way, of course, Mu Hongshang didn't have much chance to encounter the enemy, because she and General Zhenguo walked in the center of the reinforcement team, and they were well protected, and they didn't meet the Rongdi people at all.

They had an easy journey, mainly because most of the Rongdi people's military forces were concentrated in Shuozhou, Yanzhou, Youzhou, and near Danzhou on the Xiangnan South Road, while several of the ten prefectures in the south and west were relatively under lighter pressure.

Shengzhou to the west was supported by the defenders of Juyun Pass, while Ningzhou, Fengzhou and Heng'an Prefecture were defended in groups, and at the southern position of Danzhou and Weizhou, a long defensive line was drawn to block the enemy who broke through the Danzhou defense line to the south.

Due to the topographical changes caused by the interruption of the Yuncang River, and also due to the lack of troops, it was difficult for the three states to set up a tight unified defense line.

The advantage of this is that it can concentrate forces to the greatest extent, so that Yanzhou, Youzhou and Danzhou and Weizhou in the south form a unified defense line, but in this way, Shuozhou is the same island, and the border line is facing huge military pressure, no matter which state capital, there is no ability to divide troops to rescue the besieged Shuozhou, they can only be trapped in the city, waiting for reinforcements in the rear.

Shuobei General Mu Chengde, with Mu Tieyi and Mu Qingyi, sealed the city to the death, and they have been trapped in the city for nearly a month. Mu Chengde ordered that all the people who would have time to evacuate in the future be gathered and placed in the Shuobei General's Mansion, and from the time of the closure of the city, the military rations of the Shuozhou defenders were halved, and they only defended but not attacked, and tried to save the wear and tear of arrows and ordnance.

Mu Chengde is worthy of being a talented and famous young man, and he has extremely rich battlefield experience. He personally commanded the defense, and it took a whole month for the Rongdi people to capture Shuozhou City. However, the long-term siege still made the Shuozhou defenders gradually fall into a desperate situation, although the soldiers were still struggling to resist, but pessimism began to spread irrepressibly in the army.

But Mu Chengde, the general of Shuobei, is still calm and firm, he used two tables at the foot of the southern city wall to build a temporary command post, all the divisions and generals of the Shuobei army are here to discuss matters, if the Rongdi people start to attack, the generals can go to the city wall as soon as possible to command.

Mu Tieyi, who was carrying an iron bow on his back, came down from the city wall sweating, and when Mu Chengde saw him coming, he quickly raised his head and asked, "Retreated?" ”

"Temporarily retreated." Mu Tieyi nodded and replied: "The siege ladder has been burned clean, and it can be stopped for at least two days." ”

"How much tung oil is left?" Mu Chengde asked.

"At most, you can survive one attack. After that, it's up to people to block it. Mu Tieyi replied.

"Strategist, how many days can the grain and grass last?" Mu Chengde turned his head to the corner of the table and asked, where there were several middle-aged people dressed as scribes, and a tall and thin young man in military uniform was mixed in the middle.

"Five days." Mu Qingyi raised his head and replied: "If you don't distribute food to the people anymore, you can last one more day." ”

Mu Chengde groaned and didn't speak, and Mu Qingyi added: "Fourth uncle, no matter what, the rations of the soldiers can't be reduced anymore, and any reduction can't guarantee combat effectiveness." The second brother just said that tung oil is not enough, and we will have to rely on people to block it in the future, and we can't let the sergeants fight hungry. ”

"I know." Mu Chengde still looked calm: "Don't worry, there is always a way to think about it." Tsing Yi, you take a few people to the city to tear down the roof, all thatched roofs, tear them down, tie the thatch into bundles, and move it to the city wall. ”

"Yes." Mu Qingyi nodded, and quickly left with a few people. Mu Tieyi looked at his younger brother's back, reached out and touched the iron bow behind his back: "Alas! Two more arrows were wasted today. It's still my lack of ability, and finally the Rongdi siege general got closer today, but I missed two arrows in a row. ”

"He doesn't stand at the foot of the city wall, and at such a distance, it's not common for him to shoot inaccurately." Mu Chengde replied without raising his head: "Don't be discouraged, you go and ask a few generals, who dares to guarantee that they can shoot accurately, even I don't dare to praise this Haikou." ”

"Actually, in our family, Tsing Yi has the best eyes and the best accuracy," Mu Tieyi shook his head and sighed: "I'm really inferior to him." ”

"It's useless to be on the right head," Mu Qingyi, who went and returned for some reason, said with a smile: "I can't pull your iron bow second brother, what's the use of being able to see accurately, I can't shoot that far." ”

"Okay, each has its own strengths," Mu Chengde smiled at his two nephews: "Don't be modest, at this time, everyone must do their best, maybe Tsing Yi will have to go to the city wall in two days." ”

"Fourth uncle, don't worry," Mu Qingyi replied with a smile: "Although it is not as good as the second brother, in addition to self-preservation, it can still be done by killing two more Rong Di people by the way." ”

As soon as he said this, everyone around him laughed, and a deputy general of the Shuobei General's Mansion said with a smile: "It's still your Mu family that is calm!" ”

Mu Chengde smiled and didn't say anything. Of course, the Mu family must be calm, because both he and the children know that the military flag of their Mu family is the confidence of the Shuobei Army. If even their generals were discouraged, how could the soldiers defending the city have the confidence to continue to persevere under such difficult conditions.

"What's so unbearable about this, in two days, reinforcements will definitely arrive." Mu Tieyi laughed, his round cat's eyes narrowed into a slit, and he looked quite funny.

"Then borrow General Xiaomu's auspicious words." The deputy general also laughed, and he waved to the people around him: "Let's go, it's time for us to go up to the city wall, General Xiao Mu said, reinforcements will arrive in two days, and hold on for two more days." ”

Two days later, Mu Tieyi suddenly felt that he was about a god who opened his mouth to break the good fortune, because he just said it casually, but he didn't expect the reinforcements to really arrive!

General Zhenguo led the army to the starry night, and with the help of the defenders of Ningzhou and Danzhou, he bypassed the large army of the Rong Di people outside the city of Danzhou and directly pulled the team to the vicinity of Shuozhou.

They were actually very lucky, when the team drove to the vicinity of Danzhou, it happened to be gale for three consecutive days. There was a great drought in the north, the land was dry and cracked, and the wind was all over the sky for several days, gray and misty, and the visibility was very low.