Although the city of Cuixian is strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the weapons and food in the city are sufficient, but the troops are too small, it is a fatal disadvantage, and I am afraid that this battle will be lost.

Feng looked at the soldiers who were killed by the enemy's arrows one by one, and suddenly thought in his heart, would it be wrong for him to insist on defending the city? This is simply a battle with no suspense about the outcome of the battle, and letting these 4,000 soldiers face off against 10,000 enemy troops is actually sending them to death?

Liang Rong saw Feng coming up lightly, and hurriedly ran over.

"Mother, go down, it's dangerous here!"

"General Liang, how long do you think our army can hold out?" Feng asked suddenly.

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid I can only hold on for half a day at most." Liang Rong didn't want to lie to her, and he knew that he couldn't fool her, so he could only tell the truth.

Feng Qing clenched his fists wildly, and his face became more and more solemn.

"Niangniang, according to the minister, let's send someone to send you out of the city, Cui County will be attacked soon, and even if you want to leave, you won't be able to leave at that time." Liang Rong said again.

"The palace said before that it would never leave the people behind and flee for their lives, and now it's the same, the general doesn't have to say much, go back to supervise the war."

Feng said lightly, then turned around and went down the tower, Liang Rong looked at her back, showing a look of approval and admiration.

Liang Rong was not the only one who wanted to persuade Feng to leave, but Qin Luo was also Qin Luo, but she saw the firmness in Feng Qingfang's eyes, and knew that she couldn't persuade her, so she could only swallow her words back.

"It can't go on like this." Feng Qingfang suddenly stopped, and turned to Qin Luo: "Xiao Luo, you take a dozen soldiers, let them go to the streets and alleys with gongs, inform the people of the current situation, and find all those who are young and strong and have easy to move and fight the enemy together!" ”

"People?" Qin Luo was a little skeptical, "Can they?" ”

Feng Qing furrowed his eyebrows and said: "If you can't do it now, you have to do it, everyone is in the same boat, life and death are tied together, how can you protect your relatives if you don't work hard?" Just go! ”

"Yes." Qin Luo immediately took the order, Feng Qing thought wildly, and then turned around and ordered the soldiers to collect the armor and weapons that could be used, and give them all to the people.

The population of Cui County is nearly 80,000 people, of which there are tens of thousands of young strong men, if they are all dispatched, how can they be said to last a few days, and after a few days, reinforcements should also arrive, right?

Half an hour later, under the mobilization of Qin Luo and others, the people came one after another, all from eighteen or nineteen to forty or fifty years old, some young and strong men, of course, compared to the trained sergeants, they inevitably looked weak, but now at the critical juncture, they can no longer take care of a lot.

Feng stood at a slightly higher place, and raised his voice and said: "This battle is related to the life and death of tens of thousands of people in the city, only victory is not allowed to lose, the Xiyi people are murderous, and every time they capture a city, they will kill the people, once they enter the city, you and your relatives will not survive, and Xicuiguan will soon send troops to rescue, so before that, you must be a strong man who defends the country and fights side by side with these soldiers to repel the Xiyi people!" ”

"Defeat the Xiyi people! Defeat the Xiyi people! ”

Everyone put on their armor and weapons, looked at the queen who was in the same boat with the people in the high place, and shouted in unison, full of momentum, and for the first time had a sense of unity.

At this time, there was a questioning voice in the crowd and said: "I heard rumors that the emperor led his troops to pursue the Xiyi army, encountered an ambush outside the pass, suffered heavy damage, and the remaining troops were less than 50,000, and now they have not returned to Xilin Pass, and it is impossible to send troops to rescue!" Queen Mother, don't lie and deceive everyone! ”

"Huh? Is there such a thing? ”

"Wouldn't it? If that's the case, aren't we dead? ”

The surrounding people began to whisper left and right, and the morale that had just been boosted with great difficulty tended to go in the direction of depression.

Feng turned his head wildly, looked at the person who spoke just now, stared at him like a sharp blade, and asked sharply, "Who told you this kind of fake news that disturbs the hearts of the army?" ”

The man's momentum immediately weakened, and he replied curtly: "The grass people have only heard about it, and they have heard about it......"

"I think you are a spy sent by the Xiyi people outside the city, who blended into the city to disturb the morale of the army!" Feng scolded loudly, his eyes became more and more fierce, and with a wave of his hand, he ordered: "Come on, drag this person down and behead him!" ”

"The queen mother's life, spare your life! I'm not a spy, I really heard the news of the emperor's ambush......"

The two soldiers immediately stepped forward to fetch the man and immediately dragged them away from the crowd.

It wasn't until the shouting was far away that Feng Qingfang turned to look at the others below, his expression was slightly softened, but his tone was still cold: "I received news the day before yesterday that the war on the emperor's side has ended, and he is on his way back to the army, and he will come to the rescue soon, and the palace will also be here to fight the enemy side by side with the people of the city. ”

At this time, the battle outside became more and more intense, and the soldiers guarding the gate were about to be unable to bear it, and the people could no longer stand still, so they all rushed over.

There were also people coming one after another, Feng Qingmad saw that there were enough people at the city gate, so he transferred some people to the city tower, commanded by Liang Rong, and the other part of the people were transferred to other city gates.

With the addition of unofficial reinforcements from the people, the situation gradually stabilized, and a few more hours passed, and the enemy's offensive gradually decreased, until at dusk, all the Xiyi troops withdrew and retreated to the camp.

Feng Qingfang, who had been standing behind the city gate for a few days, finally breathed a sigh of relief, and gradually came back to his senses, only to find that his palms and forehead were full of cold sweat when he raised his hand.

"Mother, wipe it." Qin Luo handed over the handkerchief.

Feng took it lightly, wiped it on his face, pulled the corners of his mouth, and revealed a pale smile.

Then she went up to the castle tower again.

Liang Rong was directing the soldiers to carry the wounded soldiers and wounded civilians down.

In addition to the soldiers, there are also many people who have been shot and killed who have temporarily come to serve as soldiers, all of whom are in the prime of life, and their young lives are gone, which makes people inevitably sad to see, and for Feng Qingmad, it is more self-blame.

She was the one who put them on this path!

"Mother." Liang Rong respectfully arched his hand at her, "The two armies are fighting, and casualties are inevitable, so don't be overly sad." ”

"I know." Feng Qingfang bowed slightly, turned his gaze, and couldn't bear to look at it anymore, but when he looked down, there were corpses all over the ground, and the smell of blood floated from the bottom to the top, and the smoke made people want to gag.

The enemy had only recently retreated, and there was still billowing smoke and dust in the distance, which looked extremely magnificent in the setting sun.

I don't know when the Xiyi people will come again, and she doesn't want to experience a second time with such a scene today.

After tossing down this day, Feng Qingmad was already very tired, after returning to the post house, he didn't even care about washing, and fell asleep, but, because the enemy army had not yet retreated, he couldn't let go of his heart, and he also thought about it in his dream, and he slept very unsteadily, and dreamed that the enemy army came to attack again, the city was broken, and the people were slaughtered, and then he dreamed that Mu Liancheng led the army to come to the rescue, but he encountered an ambush halfway, and tens of thousands of people were buried in the mountains between Xicuiguan and Cuixian.

Nightmares and nightmares, tossing and turning, and finally waking up in the middle of the night.

Qin Luo was afraid that she would not sleep soundly, so he kept staying in the outer room, and when he heard an exclamation inside, he also woke up suddenly, and hurriedly lit the lamp and walked in.

"Mother, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's just a nightmare." Feng raised his sleeves and wiped the cold sweat on his face, panted slightly and said, "Can you pour me a glass of water?" ”

Qin Luo immediately poured tea and handed it over, and persuaded: "Niangniang don't worry too much, today's defensive battle is very successful, the enemy has suffered a lot of damage, and in the next few days, there should be no more attacks." ”

"I hope so." Feng Qingfang put the teacup on the coffee table, sighed, and looked out the window at the dark night, "Why hasn't the emperor arrived yet?" Could something really be wrong? ”

"No, it won't." Qin Luo pulled up the quilt and covered her well, and comforted her: "The day before yesterday, the news came from Eryou, the Yan army broke 60,000 enemy troops outside the pass, captured thousands of enemy troops, and countless armor and weapons, and is rushing back, it will take at least ten days from Xilin Pass to Cui County, even if the elite cavalry does not have five or six days, it is far from time." ”

Feng Qingyan felt that this was also reasonable, and she was a little relieved, but soon she was worried about the defense of Cui County, they could receive the news of Xiyi's rout outside the pass, and Mu Beituo would definitely be able to receive it, in case he broke the jar and fell, he had to make a last ditch effort, and decided to break through the city before the reinforcements arrived, and use the people in the city as a threat, but how can it be good?

Desperate people are terrible.

"It's not an option to wait like this......"

"Is there any way to do it?" For some reason, Qin Luo always felt that this queen mother could surprise people.

"Let me think about it." Feng Qing muttered wildly, twisting her eyebrows and leaning on the head of the bed, "Oh, you go and rest, don't worry about me." ”

Qin Luo retreated, the lights in the room were beating, it was very quiet, Feng was frantic and leaned on the soft pillow in a daze, until the night receded, and the daylight illuminated the room through the window lattice.

Her eyes lit up suddenly, she rolled over and got out of bed, dressed herself, put on her cloak, and walked out.

"Niangniang, where are you going? Have breakfast before leaving? Qin Luo persuaded.

Feng walked in a hurry, only waved his hand and said, "I don't have an appetite, let's eat when I come back, I have to go to the city camp government first." ”

"Niangniang, but you have thought of a plan to retreat from the enemy?" Qin Luo saw that her steps were brisk and high-spirited, so he asked curiously.

After sitting down in the carriage, Feng Qing bowed his head wildly and said: "There is a plan, maybe you can try it, but before implementing it, you have to discuss it with General Liang and them to see if it is feasible." ”

Another day has passed.

Outside the city, at the Xiyi camp, at the door of the Chinese army's tent, Mu Beituo, who was dressed in military uniform, was looking at the city in the east at sunset, frowning and secretly anxious.

Just this morning, he received news that the 60,000 Xiyi army led by the king of Xiyi was wiped out outside Xilin Pass and on Beiliang Road.

At this moment, the army's heart is not in chaos, his heart is in chaos first.