In Hedong City, Qu Tutong and Yao Junsu were waiting for news of the raid.

"Knock Knock ....."

Hearing the footsteps, everyone's eyes swept over in unison.

The soldier who reported the news breathed and stopped.

Yao Junsu was in an anxious mood and shouted, "What are you doing in a daze?" Is there any news? ”

“..... Yes..... Yes. The little soldier stepped forward under tremendous pressure and replied: "General Qiyu, our army attacked the enemy camp at night and the whole army was annihilated. ”

There was a dead silence in the hall.

Xiao Bing cautiously glanced up at Yao Junsu who was standing in front of him on his left, and as soon as his gaze touched Yao Junsu Tieqing's face, he immediately lowered his head.

When he opened his mouth to speak, he saw the tip of the boot in front of him on the left change direction, and Yao Junsu's voice sounded in his ears.

"I'll just say, we should send more people, there are 30,000 rebels, why should we send 10,000 elite soldiers to the raid?" Yao Junsu's tone was full of resentment.

Qu Tutong still insisted on his own opinion: "Since it is a surprise attack, it is not that there are many soldiers, but that the soldiers are elite." ”

Yao Junsu retorted: "But if we send more elite soldiers, maybe we have already dealt a heavy blow to the rebels at this moment, and we can also take advantage of the situation to kill them." ”

"It's not easy to dispatch when there are too many people, I think that 5,000 elite soldiers go to raid, be mobile and flexible, and have a better chance of success."

"Bigger? Hehe, look at it, the whole army is annihilated. Yao Junsu sneered.

“......”

Qu Tutong was choked, and the quarrel came to an abrupt end.

The little soldier finally found an opportunity and said cautiously: "I was wrong just now, it's not that the whole army is destroyed, it's that the Lord will be killed, and the others have abandoned their weapons and surrendered." ”

Yao Junsu: "......"

Qu Tutong: "......."

The two eyes shot at the soldier at the same time: "Didn't you say it earlier? ”

“..... You didn't give me a chance to speak. The soldier explained, stepping back without a trace.

Yaojun was so angry that he said to the left and right: "Pull him down and beat the ten army sticks." ”

The two guards immediately went to pull the little soldier, and the little soldier only felt wronged, but he didn't dare to say more.

Qu Tutong didn't look at the soldiers, but only said to Yao Junsu: "Look, if we listen to you, we will lose 10,000 elite soldiers at this moment, but fortunately we only sent 5,000 people." ”

Yao Junsu: "......"

"Bang!"

Yao Jun was so angry that he slapped the table fiercely: "He's yes, just send out the whole army and kill him without leaving a piece of armor." ”

Qu Tutong said coolly: "Aren't you afraid that they will go out of the city and the whole army will surrender?" ”

Yao Junsu: "......"

"How dare they? If anyone surrenders, I will kill him. Yao Junsu picked up the teacup and fell to the ground.

Everyone looked at the smashed teacups on the ground, and they didn't dare to come out.

Qu Tutong glanced at the generals who were silent with their heads down, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Do you dare to try?" ”

Hearing this, Yao Junsu's expression was stunned, he remembered the scene of Sang Xianhe's persuasion to surrender that day, and when Sang Xianhe shouted the words "surrender as soon as possible, return to Guanzhong and reunite with his family as soon as possible", the soldiers were shaken.

Remembering the news just now, those soldiers went out of the city like fish into the river, and surrendered happily.

Although they were twice as strong as the enemy, he did not dare to take any chances.

In case the soldiers surrendered when they left the city, what else would they do to defend the east of the river and stop the enemy from advancing eastward?

No, he can't take any chances.

Yao Junsu sat back in place silently.

Qu Tutong glanced at him and continued: "Don't worry, although we can't exterminate the rebels, as long as we hold on for a day, the rebels won't be able to enter Hedong for a day.

"Hold on to Hedong City and block the rebels from advancing eastward and invading the eastern capital, this is the only thing we can do for the court and for Your Majesty."

Speaking of this, Qu Tutong suddenly got up, glanced at everyone, and said earnestly: "You are loyal and courageous, you are the pillars of the country, and Your Majesty has high hopes for us.

"We have failed to keep Chang'an, we have already failed Your Majesty once, and we must not live up to Your Majesty and the court again."

Everyone felt a pang in their hearts, and they all stood up to make their position clear: "General, please rest assured, we will not disappoint the court and your majesty." ”

Qu Tutong continued: "I have worked with you for many years, and I can trust you in your person, and I ask you to restrain the people below.

"If anyone wants to surrender to the rebels, he will be killed."

"Yes." Everyone agreed in unison.

Seeing everyone's attitude, Qu Tutong was very satisfied: "Don't worry, I have thought of a way to never let the rebels enter Hedong City." ”

Yao Junsu asked curiously, "Dare to ask the general what is his best plan?" ”

Qu Tutong: "As long as we don't open the city gate, the rebels can't help us, and if it drags on for three or five months, the rebels will naturally leave." ”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Now there is still plenty of food in the city, and it should be no problem to hold on for a year and a half.

At this time, a general asked: "I heard that the rebels are building a powerful siege equipment called a bed crossbow in the past few days, which is more powerful than a winch crossbow."

"The crossbow arrows were thicker than the spears, and the arrows were shot into the walls, leaving the shafts outside, with the help of which the soldiers could climb the city.

"There is nothing we can do about such siege equipment.

"Besides, if the rebels are shooting at the gates, how should we deal with it?"

Once again, the chamber fell silent.

Although I haven't seen it, many people have heard of this new siege machine, which is very powerful, and there is no way to resist it at present.

After being silent for a while, someone whispered: "I heard that they have a cavalry, and the weapon equipped is the Zhuge Repeater. ”

The people were so frightened that their mouths were wide open and they could not speak.

"Why don't we surrender?" A young player sitting at the end suggested.

Yaojun Suhu was stunned, and immediately ordered: "Come on, pull him out and behead him." ”

The soldiers guarding the door did not move, and looked at Qu Tutong.

Yao Junsu immediately realized his mistake, and said to Qu Tutong with a huff in his waist: "This person intends to disturb the morale of the army, and has the intention of surrendering to the rebels, so he cannot be tolerated, please punish the general severely to boost the morale of the army." ”

Qu Tutong usually admires the upright Yao Junsu, and the relationship between the two is quite good.

So, Qu Tutong did not pursue him for the crime of exceeding his authority, but ordered the soldiers: "Pull it down and cut it." ”

The young general hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy: "General, I just made a suggestion, and I don't have the heart to surrender, I beg the general to be merciful..."

It's a pity that Qu Tutong didn't listen to his explanation, and with a wave of his hand, the soldiers took him down.

The incident of collective surrender had just occurred, and at this time it was necessary to revive the morale of the army, and this person bumped into him, which happened to give Qu Tutong a reason to make an example.

The others sat cautiously with solemn expressions, not daring to speak easily, for fear of touching the general's moldy head.

"You don't have to be nervous, if you have anything to say, let's talk freely."

Qu Tutong smiled slightly, wanting to ease the heavy atmosphere.

It's a pity that when everyone heard the words "speak freely", they didn't dare to speak.

No one spoke for a long time, and Qu Tutong was a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, at this time, someone relieved his embarrassment.

I saw Yao Junsu stand up and say to everyone: "The walls of Hedong City are very thick, even if they want to attack the city, it will not be so easy for a while.

"Although the city gate is covered with iron sheets, since the rebels' bed crossbows can shoot through the walls, they may be able to shoot through the iron sheets.

"Besides, if the rebels attack a little bit, they may not be able to shoot through the city gates, and we can't afford to guard against this."

Qu Tutong listened to his analysis and knew that he must have an idea, so he asked, "What is your good plan?" ”

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