Zu Ti's offensive lasted for two days and two nights, with 3,000 people, and he exerted his strength to the limit.

There was no rotation, no rest, three thousand people around the clock, no reserves, all the main forces.

Just when Tao Pei felt that he couldn't hold on and planned to let the family in the city help defend the city, finally, reinforcements from outside the city arrived.

In the night, I saw a group of men and horses suddenly killed in the distance, shouting that he was the pioneer under Tao Kan's tent and came to rescue Xichang.

Hearing the news, Tao Pei was overjoyed, and wanted to open the city gate immediately to answer, but the county lieutenant under his command pulled Tao Pei back.

"Young generals, soldiers can't, it's dark at this time. In a hurry, we can't distinguish the true from the false, if the enemy tricks and opens the city gates, our army will be in danger. ”

When Tao Pei heard this, he suddenly realized, and hurriedly asked his soldiers to wait for his orders.

As a result, thousands of people on the head of the city watched as Zu Ti's troops withdrew from the city in an orderly manner, formed an eight-array diagram, and counterattacked the incoming army.

As soon as the two sides came into contact with each other, the battle entered the white-hot stage, and Zu Ti was wearing two crotch shirts and rushing to the front line with a ring head knife in his hand.

With him as a representative, the morale of the Jingzhou army was high, and the once suppressed incoming army retreated.

Seeing this scene, Tao Pei at the head of the city couldn't help muttering in his heart.

If this soldier and horse were really reinforcements sent by his uncle Tao Kan, wouldn't he have abandoned his comrades-in-arms if he ignored them like this?

But what if it's a trap?

In his hesitation, Tao Pei ordered the soldiers at the head of the city to beat drums and cheer in solidarity with the reinforcements under the city.

Although it is only an edge ob, the effect is still very obvious.

Zu Ti didn't dare to be careless, and at the same time, he divided a part of his troops and horses to defend the direction of Xichang City, and at the same time fought with his youngest son Zu Zhi.

The battle lasted for three hours, the reinforcements were repulsed, and Zu Li's troops also suffered heavy casualties, so they had no choice but to collect their troops and return to the camp.

It's just that the reinforcements scolded Xichang City a few times when they left, which made Tao Pei very ashamed.

"The junior general, the last general was ordered to come to support. The generals were so ruthless, did they watch me being defeated? ”

Seeing Tao Pei's ugly expression, the county lieutenant walked up and took his hand and comforted him softly: "The young general and the army don't need to blame themselves, in extraordinary times, it is naturally better to be careful." As long as General Tao Kan's army does not come in person, no matter who arrives, we cannot attack easily. Otherwise, if Xichang is in danger, the 20,000 defenders of Luling County will be hungry. ”

Tao Pei's expression looked a little better, and he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "No matter what you say, the enemy army has been consumed by our reinforcements, and I don't think there is any extra energy to attack Xichang." Tell me to go down and let everyone rest for a while. ”

The county lieutenant said yes and turned to go.

However, to Tao Pei's surprise, in the early hours of the morning, when it was dawning, reinforcements from outside the city arrived.

This time, there were 10,000 reinforcements, all wearing Jiangdong armor, the leader, riding on a high-headed horse, wearing embroidered robes and gold armor, the morning light hit his face, not Tao Kan, who is it?

As soon as this support soldier appeared, he shouted and killed the Zu Li camp.

Zu Ti and his son personally went into battle to fight, and they couldn't resist it.

When Tao Pei saw it in the city, he couldn't help but burst into joy, and called the county lieutenant and said, "This is my uncle's own arrival." Give me the command, open the gates, and join your uncle. ”

The county lieutenant also breathed a sigh of relief, and said in his heart that this time it should be true.

If it's fake, how can the enemy get so many people to act?

If he really had more than 10,000 people, I am afraid that according to the intensity of the attack in the previous two days, Xichang would have been taken long ago.

Besides, how the reinforcement commander looks like Tao Kan is absolutely right.

Immediately, he nodded at Taupe.

Tao Pei, who was affirmed by the county lieutenant, did not hesitate, completely let down his guard, and gave an order, and all the soldiers and horses in the city were dispatched. Fight out of the city and join Tao Kan.

"Uncle, I'm here to help you!"

Tao Pei laughed happily, but at this time, the soldiers around Tao Kan involuntarily retreated far away.

If you want to say that one person is like this, there is nothing, but more than 10,000 people are like this, and Tao Pei feels that something is wrong.

He was about to speak, but the two were already approaching.

As a last resort, Tao Pei could only ask Tao Kan: "Uncle, what's the matter with these soldiers and horses, why do they all retreat when they see me?" ”

Tao Kan smiled: "Do you want to know why?" ”

Tao Pei nodded, but reacted again: "Uncle, why does your voice sound so strange?" Uncomfortable? ”

Tao Kan laughed: "Comfortable, very comfortable." Uncle is very comfortable. You look back at what that is. ”

As he spoke, Tao Kan pointed his hand behind his nephew's back.

Tao Pei didn't think much about it, and immediately turned his head to look.

As far as the eye can see, except for the soldiers and horses that he led out, there is nothing abnormal at all.

No, Tao Pei turned his head around in curiosity: "Uncle, nothing..."

Before he finished speaking, a cold light flashed in the air, and with a bang, a human head flew in the air in the next second.

For tens of seconds, the county lieutenant who followed Tao Pei screamed.

He looked at Taupe's headless cavity on horseback, and panicked.

How, how could this be, how did General Tao Kan attack his nephew.

Just as the county lieutenant screamed and didn't know what was going on, Tao Kan sneered: "Now, I can tell you why as soon as you came out, those soldiers and horses all retreated, because they were worried that they would splash blood on their bodies." ”

As he spoke, Tao Kan stretched out his hand and dragged it on his face, pulled off a piece of skin and shouted: "I am the eldest son of the Pingdong General of the Imperial Court, the eldest son of the military ancestor, and Sima Zu of the other department." Sima Rui intends to rebel, and you are all accomplices. But the court has a decree, no matter who surrenders, he will not be blamed for the past. ”

At the same time that Zu Li's words fell, Zu Ti had already led his troops to kill strongly.

Looking at Tao Pei's soldiers again, he turned his head to look at the fierce Jingzhou army, coupled with Tao Pei's corpse was not cold, these soldiers lost their heart to resist, and hurriedly lost their weapons and surrendered.

That is, the county lieutenant of Xichang reacted in time and led hundreds of people to flee to the city.

When Zu Jian saw this, he immediately tugged on his robe and said to Zu Li: "Father, these captives have been handed over to you to deal with, and I will go to break the city." ”

In Zu Li's promise, Zu Li had already been killed.

The county lieutenant ran all the way, full of fear in his heart.

No, no, let's not say that the two waves of reinforcements are fake, so how did Zu Jian disguise himself as General Tao Kan's army?

I can't figure it out, or rather, the county lieutenant doesn't have time to figure it out.

He only has one idea now, that is, to return to Xichang as soon as possible, relying on the hundreds of troops in his hands, and hold on until the support of Tao Kan's army arrives.

However, the county lieutenant thought well, and he led the army to the city gate, and rushed out of the spurs.

There were about 300 people, and the leader was a high-spirited teenager.