Yang Xutang knew from the beginning that if he really wanted to be the lord of the southeast, it was not just as simple as repelling several attacks by the Xingguo Imperial Court.

The four southeastern states are fertile land, with the most extensive plains, which are the granaries of the world.

Defeated Cai Zhao and subdued An Zhihe, who was not loyal enough, all this was far from enough.

It's going to be a long war!

This battle is held, and the southeast is the world of him and Xingzhi.

Now he has one more strong enemy, and that is the Shatuo army. It was the northern nomadic iron horseman, all brave and good at fighting. The next battle against Shatuo is the real challenge.

Yelongqi's army came all the way from Chengdehao. Yelonzi personally led the troops, claiming to be a million-strong division to the south.

At first, Yang Sutang thought that Yelongqi's army would first attack Lucheng in Hezhou, which was a plain land with abundant grain and grass and was easy to attack.

He didn't expect that Yelongqi's army also bypassed Hezhou and went straight to Xuanzhou.

A few days after the Dragon Boat Festival, Yang Sutang received an express report that Yelongqi's army had camped more than 30 miles outside Xuanzhou City.

According to the spy's description, the Shatuo army camped on an area of thousands of acres, and all the cavalry was pressed, and the momentum was overwhelming.

After the Dragon Boat Festival, the weather is getting hotter and hotter.

It was a cloudless day, and the thorns of the sun's white flowers made it impossible to open their eyes for a while, and the soldiers defending the city stood in shifts for a while, and their heads and eyes were soaked with sweat.

Standing on the city wall, he could see from afar the camp of Yeronzi, and the military flag hanging high on the camp, on which was a wolf looking up to the sky and howling.

He didn't care about wiping the sweat that came out, and came down from the city wall and went to the green bamboo.

Yang Xutang's injuries have healed a lot, and he is drawing battle pictures in the study.

He went in and told him what was going on outside the city.

"Teacher, in my opinion, even if the Shatuo Army does not have an army of one million, there are an army of 500,000." Xingzhi thought of the possible battle situation next, and he couldn't help but be nervous.

What is the concept of 500,000 troops, now in Xuanzhou City, plus the newly recruited prisoners, there are less than 40,000.

"Emperor Shatuo personally marched, and it is normal for an army of 500,000 to be conquered."

"That ......"

Xingzhi wanted to say, let Lin Guanqi and Gao Xuan send troops to rescue.

Yang Xutang said: "If you fight directly face to face, Lin Guanqi and Gao Xuan will come over, and there will only be more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and they will still not be able to defeat the Shatuo army." If we hurriedly move the rescue troops, we will show weakness first and tell the Shatuo army that the troops in Xuanzhou City are insufficient. ”

He was nervous, and when he came down from the city, his hands and feet were still a little numb.

"Then we will defend Xuanzhou City, they came from afar, and the food and grass are limited, so we will consume them first." Xingzhi said.

Yang Xutang: "If the Shatuo army has the support of King Lu, there will be no shortage of food and grass in a short period of time." Not to mention that they came from Chengde and searched all the way, wanting to come to his current granary, at least three months' rations. ”

“……”

So what to do?

How else to fight?

Xingzhi thought, all the three tiger generals under Emperor Feng, one is really more shameless than the other, and if he can't beat him, he will bring in the Shatuo army.

That's when the avoidance came in.

"Childe, Shatuo sent a messenger to send a letter to Childe."

Xingzhi took the letter and opened it for Yang Xutang to see.

After Yang Xutang opened it, his expression was slightly dignified.

"Teacher, why did they send you a letter?"

"It's an old man who asked me to get together." Yang Xutang said, showing the letter to Xingzhi.

The content of the letter turned out to be that Han Hui, the adviser of Emperor Shatuo, wanted to see the teacher.