The right eyelid jumped violently, and Xie Xun couldn't help but feel a little more defensive in his heart. He ordered more than a dozen secret guards and quietly followed the two teams of men.

Before he arrived at Jiuquan, Xie Xun smelled a strong smell of blood. At this time, the wind was blowing from the west and north, and because of the blood, the atmosphere of the whole team became solemn.

When entering Jiuquan City, Xie Xun didn't see the cheap third uncle, and when he asked, he realized that the Snow Country people were coming to attack, and the cheap third uncle was leading the troops to fight fiercely with the Snow Country people.

Probably because the Snow Countryers wanted to take advantage of the fact that the reinforcements had not yet entered the city to make one last attempt, and this battle was particularly fierce, according to Liu Fu, who came to greet them, it was comparable to the original defense of the city in Beiyi Town.

When Xie Xun heard this, he ordered someone and went straight to the West City Gate.

The emperor and his accompanying generals followed.

Outside the city, all the enemy troops were suppressed, Xie Xun roughly counted, and there were 500,000 people!

The Xie family army was far less than 200,000, and they had to defend the passes of other towns, and there were less than 80,000 people left in Jiuquan. 80,000 against 500,000, there are too few people. In order to reduce the pressure on the city wall, Xie Sanye led most of the centaurs to fight the enemy outside the city.

The fierce battle has been fought for too long, and the Xie family army outside the city has shown a declining trend.

"Open the city gate and kill the enemy with Ben Shuai!" Xie Xun pulled out the sword at his waist.

The 300,000-strong army was waiting for work at ease, and the murderous spirit was in full swing, and the tide of the war was immediately reversed. Seeing that they could not reap the benefits today, the people of the Snow Country resolutely withdrew their troops.

Xie Xun patted the horse in front of the cheap third uncle and was about to speak, but the cheap third uncle fell off the horse's back with a pop.

"Uncle!" Xie Xun got off the horse, supported the person in time, and found that the person had fainted.

"The general is too tired." Zeng Qing rubbed the blood stains that had clumped on his face, revealing his eyebrows, "Not long after entering Jiuquan, the general became ill, and he forcibly supported the troops to deploy defenses. If the prince doesn't come again, the general won't be able to hold on. ”

Xie Xun secretly said that it was dangerous.

"Why don't you write to me?" Xie Xun was a little angry.

"The general expected that the Snow Countrymen would launch an offensive before reinforcements arrived, and he was afraid that the prince would be impatient, so he ordered a hasty march. The enemy army is outnumbered, and the reinforcements are exhausted, and instead of being able to come to the rescue, they will die in vain. ”

"How many people are there in Snow Country?"

Referring to the number of enemy troops, Zeng Qing's face turned pale, "According to the general's estimate, at least 800,000 people." ”

Xie Xun frowned. After defeating the four cities, there are still 800,000 people left, could it be that he really brought a million people before?

With the addition of water, there are only 800,000 people, and it seems that there will be a tough battle.

Uncle Cheap's condition has been diagnosed by a military doctor, and the situation is similar to what Zeng Qing said. The emperor came to visit the sick in a pretended way, and asked excitedly, "Is it really impossible to work any longer?" But the army still needs Xie Aiqing to command, how can this be good? ”

Command your mother! Xie Xun scolded in his heart.

Everyone was dizzy, and the emperor had no choice but to drop a sentence, "The Xie family's army is temporarily under the command of Xie Xun." So he took the generals back to the county guard's mansion.

Xie Xun drove everyone out before sitting down on the edge of the bed, "Everyone is gone, uncle can wake up." ”

The person who was lying on the bed with his eyes closed lifted his eyelids suddenly.

"How do you know that Lao Tzu is pretending to be sick?"

Xie Xun was concerned at first, but he really didn't think about it, and after listening to Emperor Dog's words, he was blessed to the heart.

The Dog Emperor handed the handsome seal to Xie Xun, obviously wanting to see Xie Xun's uncle and nephew infighting. Even if Xie Xun's uncle and nephew have one heart, what about the soldiers below? Many generals have followed Xie Sanye from birth to death, and Xie Xun is only an eighteen-year-old boy, if there is a disagreement between the uncle and nephew in terms of combat strategy, it is inevitable that Xie Sanye's diehards will be dissatisfied with Xie Xun.

For the sake of the harmony of the Xie family, Xie Sanye came up with a clever trick of pretending to be sick. In this way, the leadership of the Xie family army can be smoothly handed over to his nephew Xie Xun, and the conspiracy of the Dog Emperor will be completely smashed.

"My nephew thanked my uncle." Xie Xun gave a big gift to the cheap third uncle.

Xie Sanye lay on the bed and happily accepted this gift, "The strong soldiers that Lao Tzu worked so hard to bring out are handed over to you like this, you kid should really bow to Lao Tzu." ”

Xie Xun smiled, "Is one bow enough, do you want to have two more?" ”

The cheap third uncle may not value power, but he will be reluctant to follow his comrades who shed their blood.

Or is he too young, the cheap third uncle should be a little worried, right?

Xie Sanye is indeed a little worried, but this time the handsome seal is in the hands of his nephew, and he has taken a back seat and has a better battle situation.

"Don't act recklessly, you kid. That's 800,000 lives, all alive! "Third Master Xie was afraid that his nephew would win a few battles, so he was proud of his achievements and used himself for his own sake.

"Don't worry, I'm cautious."

After experiencing the bloodshed of the battlefield, where did Xie Xun dare to act resolutely, even the opinions of the generals of the hostile faction, he would ponder repeatedly before making a decision.

"So Lao Tzu will be relieved." Xie Sanye suddenly frowned, his expression was solemn, "This battle is very difficult, no matter what the situation is, you must calm down." ”

Xie Xun was about to speak, when a noise suddenly sounded outside the door. Xie Sanye quickly closed his eyes and pretended to be dizzy.

Xie Xun opened the door and asked unhappily, "What happened?" ”

"It's Miss Xu, she's clamoring to see Marshal Xie!" Xie Sanye's personal soldiers cautiously peeked at Xie Xun.

"What is Miss Xu looking for Ben Shuai?" Xie Xun frowned.

He didn't have time to deal with women right now.

"She wants to beg the marshal to save her eldest brother."

At this time, none of the soldiers guarding the door stopped, and the eldest lady Xu rushed in, and before she could see her face clearly, she knelt in front of Xie Xun, "Marshal Xie, please save my eldest brother, he ......"

After seeing the appearance of the person in front of her, Miss Xu's voice stopped abruptly, and after a long while, she asked in astonishment, "You, is Marshal Xie?" ”

Xie Xun nodded, "That's right." What do you have to say, stand up and say. ”

Miss Xu sat down on the ground with a disappointed face.

Xie Xun knew that he was young, and his face was still tender, and he was even more like a soldier than Miss Xu who was sitting on the ground. He was not annoyed, squatted down, and looked at Miss Xu face to face.

This Miss Xu should also be a martial artist who has been practicing martial arts since childhood, coupled with the western climate, her complexion is dull, her facial features are not very exquisite, and her eyebrows are full of heroism.

"If you don't say it, don't say it, Ben Shuai is leaving." Xie Xun waited for a while, and when he saw that the person had been in a state of despair, he was ready to leave.

The army had just entered the city, and he still had a lot of military affairs to deal with.

"Don't go!" Miss Xu subconsciously grabbed the corner of Xie Xun's robe, "I said." ”

This Miss Xu is the eldest daughter of Xu Junyi, the protector of Jiuquan. At the beginning, the city of Dunhuang was broken, and the Marquis of the southwest fled in a hurry, Xu Junyi sent his three sons to lead 20,000 troops to rescue, but they were ambushed by the Snow Country, and all three sons were captured.

The people of Snow Country knew that the three of them were the sons of Jiuquan Duhu, and every time they attacked the city, they pushed the three of them to the front of the battle and brutalized them to disturb the morale of the Jiuquan soldiers.

Xu Junyi is a decent person, very good to the people under his jurisdiction, and has won the hearts of the people. When the Jiuquan soldiers saw the three sons being humiliated in front of the formation, they all cried, and almost relaxed their defenses. Xu Junyi was furious, rushed out with people, and shot indiscriminately. He wanted to kill his three sons, so that the military spirit of the Jiuquan soldiers would not be disturbed by this. But he only had time to shoot two of his sons before he was shot and killed. If it weren't for the timely arrival of the Xie family's army, Jiuquan City would be in danger.

Xu Junyi's family, four men, three died. The only young man Xu who is not dead is whipped by the Snow Country people every day. Even if they don't attack the city, the Snow Countryers will humiliate the Yun Dynasty by pushing it out of range of their bows and crossbows.

Mrs. Xu couldn't bear it anymore and fell ill, and the water and rice could not enter. The two young ladies of the Xu family came to the county guard mansion every day and knelt down to beg Xie Sanye to save people.

The reinforcements from the imperial court have not arrived, and the Xie family army shoulders the heavy responsibility of defending the city, how can Xie Sanye dare to agree? They can only be stopped outside the courtyard gate.