Shi Ziling took the letter and unfolded it, and sure enough, it was Dian Weiye's analysis of the military situation on Luo Linhai and the Tang Battalion's side.

And the Tang camp is also a huge consumption, and there are only thirty or forty thousand horses left, still trapped and fighting. Now that the walls of Zhongzhou City have been attacked and dilapidated, it is difficult to continue to stop the pace of the imperial army's attack, and the final decisive battle between the two sides is coming.

According to Dian Weiye's estimates, although the Tang battalion's combat strength is not weak, its strength has always been at an absolute disadvantage, and now the city fortifications have gradually broken up, and it will eventually be defeated. However, although Luo Linhai's imperial army can win, in the end, there will probably only be 60,000 or 70,000 horses left, and it is still a tired army, and its combat strength will be greatly reduced.

If Shi Ziling can obtain a considerable number of men and horses, he may be able to take the opportunity to defeat Luo Linhai's Yellow Dragon Army and then control the Zhongzhou territory. However, Dian Weiye didn't know the specific battle situation in Songhu City, only knew that Hui Yinghong's Yinyan Legion had not succeeded, and he didn't know where Shi Ziling was, so he asked Bao Buzhi to send a letter to Su Xiaoxiao first, and Su Xiaoxiao would inform Shi Ziling as appropriate.

After reading Dian Weiye's letter, Shi Ziling was overjoyed, obviously Dian Weiye thought that after Luo Linhai won Zhongzhou, there would not be too many troops left, and the combat power was not too strong, as long as Shi Ziling could mobilize a similar number of troops to arrive in time, he was expected to win and take the opportunity to seize the central part.

Shi Ziling calculated his own strength, not counting the newly recruited people, the original strength of Songhu City was about 40,000 people, plus the 20,000 city defenders brought back by Su Songyi later, plus 15,000 people from the special attack division, a total of more than 70,000 horses.

If you add Nangong Xia's 20,000 horses, there will be a total of nearly 100,000 troops. Even if 30,000 or 40,000 troops are left to defend the city, there are still about 60,000 troops to mobilize, which should be enough to fight with Luo Linhai's imperial army.

And now the recruitment of new recruits is also in full swing, in just five days has tens of thousands of men and women joined the Songhu Legion, although this group of recruits has not yet formed a combat force, but if they stay in the city, they can also strengthen the defense. In this way, more troops can be freed up to take Zhongzhou directly.

Shi Ziling has deep confidence in the combat power of the Songhu Legion, and is confident that as long as the difference in strength is not too big, he will definitely be able to defeat Luo Linhai's Yellow Dragon Legion in one fell swoop.

Shi Ziling said excitedly: "This is really good news! I originally planned to take a good rest for a year or two and wait for the Songhu Legion to further grow before I start, but since the opportunity is right in front of me, I shouldn't miss it easily." If we can defeat Luo Linhai's army in one fell swoop and pacify Zhongzhou this time, the time for our success can be greatly advanced, and then it is really only a matter of time before we overthrow the imperial court. ”

Su Xiaoxiao didn't look very excited, but just let out a faint "um".

Shi Ziling said strangely: "Why are you not happy? This is really good news! By the way, listen to what you just meant, if I don't come today, you won't necessarily tell me the news, why?"

Su Xiaoxiao said indifferently: "I said it, this is not a matter of burning eyebrows under the city, it's not a big deal." Don't forget that your true identity is Changsheng No. 5, you should collect the Nine Yuan customs clearance diagrams as soon as possible, and then return to the Star Continent to resume your life, this is the big thing I really care about. What does it matter to me if you can achieve hegemony sooner?"

Shi Ziling was stunned, but the sentences of Su Xiao's novel were reasonable, and he couldn't find any reason to refute it. Shi Ziling said: "I don't believe that you will keep suppressing this news and not telling me, you should know the weight of this news." ”

Su Xiaoxiao slowly turned her face and said softly: "Believe it or not, it's your business, I've already said what I need to say, you can go." ”

Shi Ziling didn't quite understand why Su Xiaoxiao had such an attitude for a while, but he had just gotten the latest military information in the central part of the country, and knew that he was about to start the deployment without further ado, so he had to bow deeply to Su Xiaoxiao again and said:

"Anyway, thank you this time, I've been paying attention to the matter of the nine-yuan customs clearance diagram, and this time I went to Zhongzhou again, and I happened to make a break with Yuan Shi Tianzun. Don't worry, I think I'll still return to the Star Continent, but I'll definitely end the war on the Bright Moon Continent first. If there is any new news, please tell me in time, and if I am not there, you can tell Yulan Xiaohui that they are the same. The military situation is urgent, so I will go first and take my leave. ”

Su Xiaoxiao sighed and said softly: "Although you are superb, you will inevitably make mistakes in successive battles, especially against Yuan Shi Tianzun, you must be careful, that is a mythical character, even if it is for the Nine Yuan customs clearance diagram, don't be too hasty and too reluctant." Well...... Take care. ”

Shi Ziling had already walked to the door and was about to push the door out, but he didn't expect Su Xiaoxin to say this, obviously worried about his own safety. Although Su Xiaoxiao's voice was very slight, and it was already faint when he said that he was behind it, Shi Ziling still heard it clearly word for word. Hurriedly turned around and smiled:

"It turns out that you are still worried about me, there is the world's number one Oiran to worry about, of course I have to be more careful! You can rest assured, I will definitely return safely, as long as you are not afraid that I will harass and tease you again, hehe......"

Su Xiaoxiao said angrily: "Who cares about you, don't be sentimental, I'm just worried that the task of collecting the nine-yuan customs clearance diagram will be missed! If you dare to find an excuse to tease me again, I ......"

Shi Ziling laughed and said: "I don't know if it's the relationship between absorbing the spiritual power of the magic card, I always feel that I am becoming more and more lustful, especially in the face of you, every time I feel a little embarrassed, I am afraid to see you and want to see you, it is really a wonderful feeling! I also know that I should be punished and beaten, so it's okay, when I come again next time, I will ask the little girl to settle the new account and the old account together, haha...... Farewell. ”

Watching Shi Ziling rush to push the door away, Su Xiaoxiao shook her head helplessly, but the sentence "I'm afraid to see you and want to see you" always echoed in her mind, thinking in her heart, maybe next time you should really settle the new and old accounts together, and make a good break with this man who is afraid to see and want to see.

After Shi Ziling returned to the Songhu Army, he immediately gathered all the main generals in the army and told him the latest military information, and everyone was overjoyed when they heard it.

Ma Yu said: "Even if the victory or defeat has not yet been decided between Luo Linhai's imperial army and the Tang camp, it is already fast. The dying struggle of the Tang camp will inevitably consume part of Luo Linhai's military strength, and if we arrive in time, we will be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman. If you don't pick up this big bargain, I'm really sorry for Elder Zhuan's hard work!"

The generals laughed. Shi Ziling said: "Although it is to pick up cheap, it also needs a certain amount of strength. I have calculated, with our existing strength and the 20,000 reinforcements of Nangong's predecessors, it should be just enough to fight Luo Linhai, and the key is still a fast word. ”

"If we go late, and Luo Linhai's men and horses get enough rest after defeating the Tang camp, then we will be more difficult, and if the imperial court and follow-up reinforcements arrive, it will be even more dangerous. ”

Ma Yu nodded and said: "Fortunately, speed is one of the great advantages of our Songhu Legion, plus our morale is booming after we annihilated the Silver Yan Legion, this is really a great opportunity." It's just that on this side of Songhu City, how many men and horses do you plan to leave behind to guard it?"

Shi Ziling said: "I have already thought about it, I plan to leave 10,000 troops of the Songhu Army and 10,000 auxiliary defense troops to guard Songhu City, or will it be led by Qingshuang." In addition, although we have only been expanding the army for a few days, tens of thousands of people have already come to sign up for the service, most of these ** are from the small and medium-sized towns around Songhu City, relatively reliable, and many have good martial arts strength, with them to help defend the city, it should be more reassuring. ”

Bai Qingshuang didn't follow: "I don't want to stay to defend the city, I want to follow you to Zhongzhou to kill the enemy!"

Shi Ziling said with a smile: "Qingshuang, you have done a very good job in leading the army against Hui Yinghong's Yinyan Legion this time, with you sitting in Songhu City, not only can we rest assured, but the small and medium-sized forces in other places will never dare to make any changes." ”

"You must know that the troops I left you seem to have fifty or sixty thousand, but most of them are new soldiers, and the real combat power is still the 10,000 horses of our Songhu Legion and the 10,000 auxiliary defense army of Uncle Ma Dai. Without you, I wouldn't be able to transfer all the remaining forces to the center. ”

Bai Qingshuang really wants to fight side by side with Shi Ziling, but he also understands that Shi Ziling is reasonable, and now the total number of troops is still a little lacking, if Bai Qingshuang can't sit in Songhu City, Shi Ziling must leave more men and horses to ensure safety, then the manpower to enter the central part may be a little insufficient.

Bai Qingshuang complained: "Then you must bring me with you next time you attack Yanjing City, otherwise I will be angry!"

Shi Ziling said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have decided to let Yu Deping go to Black Dragon City to replace Wei Hu, where your brother Qingyun and father-in-law will help, plus Brother Deping should be enough to deal with it." Wei Hu knows my tactical thinking very well, and after transferring him back, he can not only help defend the city, but also help me train new soldiers together, so that I can take you with me when I attack Yanjing City next time. ”

Bai Qingshuang was relieved at this time.

Ma Yu said: "In this way, we still have a total of more than 70,000 troops to mobilize, although half of them are reinforcements from the city defenders and Nangong Xia, but as long as Elder Dian's intelligence is accurate, at least in terms of total strength, we should be able to fight with Luo Linhai." ”

Shi Ziling said: "Yes, although there are only more than 30,000 of these more than 70,000 troops who really belong to our Songhu Legion, fortunately, these more than 30,000 people have excellent combat strength, both offensive and defensive, and our total strength is not much inferior, I am still very confident in this trip to the central part of the country." Without further ado, everyone immediately went separately to prepare, and we will send troops to the central part early tomorrow morning. ”