At the same time, Zhong Jizhao led his troops to attack Langshan County, vowing to take the city.

An army of 10,000 arrived at the city, and Lou Qu hurriedly led his troops to defend.

Knowing that Cheng Wan led the army to Huairou in person, he might cut off the back road and become even more nervous.

Zhong Jizhao came to the city and shouted loudly: "Hucheng Zhong Jizhao is here, can the enemy general dare to go out of the city to fight?"

Lou Qu replied on the city wall: "If you have the courage, come and attack the city!"

"Is Lou Qu in the city?" Zhong Jizhao raised his gun and pointed it at him.

"It's grandpa, me!" Lou Qu replied.

"Junior Hugh is going to be rampant!" Zhong Jizhao shouted, "I heard that you are Ning Ze's righteous son, Ning Ze will win every battle, and his reputation will spread far and wide." If you don't dare to fight, you will be as timid and incompetent as the rats, and you will not be afraid to spread it out and become a laughing stock?"

"Am I afraid of you?" Lou Qu was so angry that he almost ordered to go out of the city to fight.

The companions around him hurriedly stopped him and said to him: "The eldest brother is ordered to stick to Wolf Mountain, if he is provoked to fight, it will be a violation of the general's order, and it must not be!"

The others also followed the persuasion, and Lou Qu calmed down and shouted condescendingly: "Grandpa is waiting for you here! If you have the courage, you will lead your troops to attack." If you're a gallant, grandpa will let you go!"

Zhong Jizhao heard this: "That is the case, let you know how powerful General Ben is!"

Immediately the order was given to storm the city gates.

Lou Qu led the troops to hold on, and the two sides fought fiercely at the city gate.

Zhong Jizhao sent rushing cars, catapults, and ladders, and Lou Qu blocked them with sassal wood.

There is a big difference in the combat strength of the two sides, Zhong Jizhao's subordinates are all elite and strong, and Lou Qu's subordinates are all rabble, if they did not rely on the strength of the city, they would have been defeated a long time ago.

Several times he was almost attacked into the city, but he was thrilling to hold it.

Zhong Jizhao failed to attack the city in the first battle and temporarily withdrew.

Lou Qu breathed a sigh of relief, counted the battle losses and found that his side had suffered heavy casualties, and the enemy's battle losses were only one-tenth of his own. It's equivalent to ten to one, and I suffer a big loss on my side.

Five thousand brothers, at least two thousand were killed in the battle, which made him see the cruelty of war, and the situation that followed was not optimistic.

The soldiers in the city also suffered heavy losses, obviously defending the city, and the troops were superior, and they were not Zhong Jizhao's opponents at all.

If you fight like this every time, you won't be able to hold it at all.

There is a big gap between the reality and the ideal, I thought that with my brothers, it would not be a problem to stick to Wolf Mountain County, who would have expected that the battle situation would be so tragic and the enemy army would be so fierce?

Hurriedly summoned everyone to discuss countermeasures: "Zhong Jizhao is menacing, and the soldiers under his command are extremely strong, and they almost attacked the city today! I was ordered to defend Wolf Mountain County, if it is breached, how can I explain it to my father? I have been entrusted with important tasks nearby, how can this trust be disappointed? All my brothers are now officials of Wolf Mountain County, do you have a plan to retreat from the enemy?"

Lou Qu was surrounded by beggars and homeless people, most of whom were illiterate and didn't even know a word, and they looked at each other when they heard this, not knowing how to respond.

After asking several times, he was in a daze, and he couldn't think of a good idea, so Lou Qu hurriedly said: "If there is no countermeasure, once the city is broken, I will die here!

"Big brother," one of the people next to him stood up, "The storyteller in the teahouse has some strategists and staff members to help with ideas when it comes to war." You can gather the officials in the city and ask them what they can do. Where did our brothers come up with it?"

"Reasonable!" Lou Qu immediately ordered to summon the civilian officials in the city, and asked in public after the people arrived, "Cheng Wan's general Zhong Jizhao led his troops to attack the city, and he almost broke through the city today. The situation is urgent, do you have a way to retreat from the enemy?"

The civilian generals in the city who were of a certain level were all transferred by Ning Ze along with Wei Jiang, and the rest were all low-level officials, how could they stay if they were really capable?

After asking a few times silently, Lou Qu hurriedly said: "At the moment of the great enemy, doesn't anyone think of a strategy to retreat from the enemy?"

"Fuzun!" a small official stood up and said, "It's better to send someone to Huairou County for help." ”

"Liangzhou is not peaceful, and I have no time to take care of myself everywhere. What's more, Cheng Wan led the army to Huairou, and I'm afraid that the reinforcements won't be able to come!" Lou Qu said, "In addition, is there any other way?"

A group of little officials, you look at me, I look at you, and they shook their heads one after another.

Lou Qu was very depressed: "In the huge Wolf Mountain County, there is not a single smart person?"

"The Imperial Honorable," replied the young official who had just spoken, "and the outstanding people in the city have all been transferred from the previous Imperial Honorable ......."

"I don't believe that in the huge city, there is not a single person available!" Lou Qu said urgently, "Do you have a recommendation? As long as you find someone available, you will be rewarded!"

"Those who have the ability have already come out, either by Cheng Zhijun's side, or with the former Fuzun to leave, to recruit talents in the city, it is too late! The enemy army is guarding outside the city, attacking the city at any time, how can there be time to find it slowly?"

"Where's the right place to find someone?"

"I can't find it at all now. ”

"Do you know anyone over there?"

"No, aren't you talented people in Dongcheng District?"

"It's all over to Cheng Envoy Jun's side of the official!"

"Where is there talent......

The officials at the scene whispered and discussed in a low voice.

Lou Qu had a headache, stretched out his hand and rubbed his temples: "Anyone can do it, as long as you are smart enough, you can help me retreat from the enemy!

The officials discussed again, and after a long time, someone said: "Fuzun, it must be too late to find talents in the city." There are no such people around us, and we dare not recommend them casually, after all, it is a matter of life and death, and we must not be sloppy. If the city is breached, everyone will suffer. Come to think of it, the little one thinks of a person!"

"Who?" Lou Qu asked hurriedly.

"There was a staff member named Li Zhi under the command of the former Fuzun...... Wait, this man is not suitable......" In the middle of speaking, the little official stopped again.

"Is this man smart?" Lou Qu asked.

"Clever, of course clever!"

"Just be smart!" Lou Qu said, "Where are the people? ”

"Yu Fu Zun," the little official looked embarrassed, "this person is in prison, waiting for the autumn queen to behead!"

"Prisoner?" Lou Qu was a little surprised, "What crime did you commit?"

"Uh~"

"Say!"

"Yu Fu Zun, this person fornicated with Wei Taishou's wife, used his power to embezzle ten thousand taels of silver, and has been convicted of a capital crime, and the queen of the autumn asked and said, "Just don't say it, such a character has a loss of virtue, and he is guilty of a capital crime, so he can't be called!"

"Death row prisoner?" Lou Qu thought carefully, "Do you have any other recommendations besides this person?"

The crowd deliberated for a long time, but there was no better candidate.

Lou Qu thought about it and said in public: "This official is ordered to guard Langshan County, and there is no room for mistakes! The most important task at the moment is to defend the city, and nothing else will be considered. Since there is no suitable candidate, this person will be transferred out first. As for the rest, let's repel the enemy forces!"

The officials repeatedly persuaded that although Lou Qu felt that it was inappropriate, he had no other choice, so he insisted that the person be transferred.

So, a prisoner named Li Zhi was brought to the front.

This person has a good skin and looks good, otherwise how could he catch the wife of the former who was too guarded and make her fornicate?

Being able to embezzle 10,000 taels of silver as a strategist is certainly smart!

Because he was a death row prisoner, his hands and feet were shackled, his head was bowed, and his body was covered with torture scars.

"Are you Li Zhi?" Lou Qu asked after looking at the other party carefully.

Hearing the question, Li Zhi raised his head: "It's exactly below!"

"I heard that you fornicated with your ex's wife who guarded the frontier?"

"It's the wife of Weijiang who seduces you!" Li Zhi replied.

"Really?" Lou Qu asked again, "You took advantage of your position as a strategist to embezzle 10,000 taels of silver, how can a strategist embezzle?"

"It's not corruption, it's just saying good things for people and getting some hard money. ”

"It's quite able to say, it seems to be a little smart!" Lou Qu said, "Now that Langshan County is under my jurisdiction, at this moment, Cheng Wan's general Zhong Ji is coming to the city, and the situation is urgent." You're a smart man, do you have a way to retreat?"

"If you ask for a kill after the next autumn, you can't protect yourself!" Li Zhi shook his head and said, "Those who are about to die, don't think about it." ”

"If you help me retreat from the enemy and defend Wolf Mountain County, I may be able to avoid death!" Lou Qu said.

When Li Zhi heard this, he looked Lou Qu up and down, and then shook his head: "In the next mortal situation, I know it." Now that you have been convicted, can you overturn the case for me?"

"I asked someone to see your file, and the evidence is conclusive and can't overturn the case!" Lou Qu replied.

"Since you will definitely die below, why should I help you?"

"Although I can't overturn the case, I may not be able to save you!" Lou Qu said, "As long as you can help me repel the enemy army, I will make a contribution." ”

"Your Excellency has a very loud voice! The case has been completed, and the autumn queen asked, how to save me? Why?"

"Just because this official is the current Wolf Mountain Taishou!" Lou Qu walked up to Li Zhi, "And Danyang Hou is my father!"

"Danyang Hou?" Li Zhi thought for a moment, "I've never heard of it." ”

"The ...... of the military advisor under the command of Princess Yuanxi"

"Ning Ze?Danyang Hou?" Li Zhi blinked, "No! I heard that Ning Ze is less than twenty, but Your Excellency is ......."

"No?" Lou Qu clasped his hands in front of his chest, "Is age a problem?" In short, Danyang Hou is my father, and he trusts me very much, entrusting me with such an important place as Langshan County. Even if your case is erased, it's not impossible! What can Weijiang do?"

Li Zhi thought for a long time when he heard this: "Your Excellency can really exonerate me from responsibility and save my life?"

"Then it depends on whether you have the ability or not!" Lou Qu said, "If I can help me retreat from the enemy and defend Wolf Mountain County, it will not be difficult to save you, if you don't have the ability, why should I save you?"

"Your Excellency's words count?"

"Of course!"

"Okay! In that case, please drop the shackles for going down!" Li Zhi raised his hands and shook the heavy chains on his hands.

"Someone!" Lou Qu immediately called someone in, "remove the shackles for him!"

His subordinates hesitated and came over and unshackled Li Zhi.

Finally relaxed, Li Zhi moved his hands and feet, and said to Lou Qu: "Your Excellency, can you ask the doctor to treat your injuries and change into clean clothes?"

Lou Qu did so, invited a doctor to give Li Zhi medicine, treat the wounds on his body, and then put on a new set of clothes for him.

After that, good wine and food were prepared, and he was invited to a full meal.

Li Zhi ate and drank to his heart's content and asked for a good night's sleep.

Lou Qu arranged a room for him again.

The next morning, I saw that Li Zhi was full of energy, and came to Lou Qu and bowed: "Thank you Fuzun! ”

"In that case, let me defend the city and make an idea for me!"

"Whoa!"