Although it is not clear what the purpose of this Dongshan army is, the state soldiers defending the city are not frightened at all.

The big battle between the two sides is called a fierce one, all kinds of arrows are flying all over the sky, and downstairs at the city gate, it is called a killing sound that shakes the sky, and no one on either side can help anyone for a while.

The Dongshan Army's onslaught on Jiaojun was also transmitted back to the rear state city at the fastest speed.

In a room in the state city, it was full of people, all of whom were officials of the state and families of the state.

Hearing that Su Qi'an's Dongshan Army attacked Jiaojun, and it was a frontal attack, it made these Jiaozhou bigwigs' eyes flash, and their faces changed.

The reputation of the Dongshan Army in Jiaozhou, through several wars, has long been heard, not to mention shaking Jiaozhou, it is also famous.

It is said that these soldiers are so strong that they are not willing to give up even in the face of state soldiers, and according to the battle situation transmitted back now, the battle loss ratio is one to two.

This is still under the condition of having a high city wall, and it can still play such a fierce record, and if it is changed to other counties, the casualties will be even greater.

Don't look at the current Dongshan army attacking the city, there are only four or five thousand people, but they know that today's Dongshan army is no longer the original army of several thousand people, and it has long been expanded by 10,000 people.

It's not even better than 10,000 people, and the city was attacked so strongly at the beginning, if the follow-up troops keep up, I don't know if they can hold it just by relying on the strength of Jiaojun.

Jiaojun's city wall defense, second only to the state city, is not unreasonable, he is the closest to the rear state city, once the Jiaojun city is breached, it is really called a long drive straight in. Look at the book

There was no obstacle on the way, and the fast, riding a horse, could reach the state city in less than two quarters of an hour.

Therefore, these Jiaozhou bigwigs, with the fierce attack of the Dongshan Army, obviously frightened some people.

For a while, there were a lot of whispers in the room, compared to the instability of these *** nobles, Li Kang, who was sitting above, was much calmer.

glanced at everyone, and then snorted coldly, "Enough, you are also dignitaries in a state, you haven't seen any battles, what's the matter, are you afraid of Su Qi'an?" This battle has just begun, and if you let your soldiers know that you are virtuous, how can you expect to win."

Li Kang's words, with a strong coercion, suddenly calmed down the noisy crowd.

One of the patriarchs of the big family hurriedly opened his mouth to explain, "The lesson of Lord Zhou Mu is that we are panicked, but we have also learned the strength of this Dongshan Army, and now he is attacking Jiao County, and we don't know his purpose at present, for the sake of prudence, Lord Zhou Mu, do you want reinforcements from the other two counties?" That's at least safe."

"Yes, I agree with Patriarch Bai's proposal in this matter, no one knows what the purpose of this Su Qi'an is, the three counties will assist in defense, so they have to play their role and actively mobilize people and horses, even if Su Qi'an's Dongshan Army is swarming, at least we will have enough time to react."

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Below, several big families, together with some officials, were discussing again, and they were basically unanimous.

Li Kang, who was sitting above, had a calm face on the surface, but he was quite contemptuous of these guys in his heart.

In the final analysis, it is not that Su Qi'an's Dongshan Army will break through the three counties and affect the rear state cities.

When the time comes, all their wealth will have to be wasted.

Disdain is contempt, but at present, these guys are still useful to Li Kang.

This time to encircle and suppress Su Qi'an, these people still contributed some strength, food, people, money and silver, these are indispensable in the war.

Li Kang stretched out his hand, calmed down everyone's discussions, and said softly, "Your proposal is not unreasonable, but you are still in a hurry, this battle has just begun, and the strength of Jiaojun is obvious to all, and the three elders are all on the front line of Jiaojun."

"Once the situation is critical, I'm afraid that there is no need for this state to order, the three elders will order for help, and this time against Su Qi'an, the commander-in-chief this time is the state envoy."

"I hope you can respect the state envoy and don't interfere with the command of the state envoy at will, now that the state envoy is on the front line in Gaolan County, I don't think anyone knows better than him."

"What happens next, I think we'll have to wait and see

Let's finally give you a piece of advice, each of you is a figure with a head and a face in Jiaozhou, if you are frightened by the scene in front of you, according to Benzhou, it is better to surrender to Su Qi'an as soon as possible."

Li Kang's words, although they were soft-spoken, were self-evident in the words.

Everyone shook their heads again and again, and even many people got up and showed their loyalty to Li Kang.

For fear that he would say something wrong, he would be caught by Li Kang, and then dealt with it directly.

Since Li Kang and Su Qi'an declared war head-on, they have already stood in line, whether they want to or not, with the start of this big war between the two sides.

They all knew that in Jiaozhou, after this battle, no matter what the result was, there was only one winner, either Su Qi'an or Li Kang.

has been in the state city for many years, and all their net worth and lives are in the state city, how to stand in line, they chose it from the beginning.

Now, they and Li Kang are people in the same boat, and what the result is, they naturally hope that Li Kang can win.

At this time, the front line was handed over to the county town, and the battle was in full swing, which was similar to what everyone expected, and in about two quarters of an hour of fighting between the two sides, the Dongshan army could not attack it for a long time.

The follow-up troops of the second batch, thrown into battle, this time, again 5,000 people.

It can be said that the 10,000 Dongshan Army was basically all thrown into the frontal battlefield.

As the second batch of Dongshan Army joined the battle, all of a sudden, the pressure on the frontal urban area increased sharply.

The soldiers defending the city did not hide it, and immediately mobilized reserves and came to reinforce them.

For a time, the frontal battlefield was like a meat grinder of war, and as time went on, the forces of both sides continued to increase.

The three patriarchs standing in a safe area looked ahead with serious expressions, like a battlefield in a sea of fire.

The battle lasted almost half an hour, with 10,000 troops and 3,000 casualties.

Although the situation can still be stabilized at present, the combat strength of the Dongshan Army is obvious to all.

The second batch of reserves joined, not to mention a draw, at least it could stabilize the battlefield situation.

But now, they can't even stabilize the situation, and the frontal battlefield is clearly shaky.

Looking at this scene, the Grand Elder spoke, "I don't think we should mobilize the troops of the other three urban districts, if we continue like this, we will not be able to resist the frontal battlefield."

"I also agree with the Great Elder, this Dongshan Army is a group of crazy people, if the frontal battlefield is crushed by them, it will be too late to call people." The three elders added on the side.

The two looked at the two elders in unison, and among them, only the two elders and Su Qi'an had the most abundant fights, so the first person in command of the county town was the two elders.

The two elders were silent, no one knew what he was thinking, and at this moment, suddenly, a commotion broke out on the front-line frontal battlefield.

The three of them looked at each other, and the two sides that were originally fighting fiercely, but at some point, a new siege army entered the battle.

The number of people this time far exceeded the previous two batches, and at a cursory glance, there were at least seven or eight thousand, or even more, reaching 10,000 people.

The sudden addition of so many siege troops made the three of them look shocked at once.

The silent two elders no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered to mobilize all the natives in the other three cities to gather on the frontal battlefield and join the battle.

At the same time, an urgent request for help was sent to Gaolan and Yangliu counties.

This order was given, and the other two elders knew the importance of the current situation.

The sudden increase of 10,000 troops, which adds up, the Dongshan Army has reached at least 20,000 people.

Moreover, the soldiers of the third batch of reinforcements followed, although their clothing was not as regular as that of the Dongshan Army.

But no matter the weapons and equipment in hand, or the tactical play, it is not weaker than the Dongshan Army at all.

With their joining, the originally crumbling frontal battlefield suddenly opened several gaps.

Suddenly, everyone rushed towards the gap, and a fierce battle broke out again between the two sides, around the gap.

Fortunately, the two elders ordered in time, and all the indigenous troops in the remaining three cities rushed to the frontal battlefield as quickly as possible.

The participation of the natives of the three cities barely stabilized the current battlefield situation.

But the three elders all knew that if Gaolan and Yangliu counties did not send reinforcements, with their 26,000 troops in one county, it would be difficult to resist the Dongshan Army, which now showed its strength, with 20,000 troops.

Before, they could rely on the gap in strength to compete with the Dongshan army of 10,000 people.

But who knows, after these 10,000 people, there will be 10,000 people backing up, and this time it will reach 20,000 people.

The combat power of the Dongshan Army itself is strong, and it is basically the norm to fight more with less.

Now with a strength of 20,000 troops, with their number of five or six thousand more, they no longer have any advantage in terms of numbers in front of the Dongshan Army, which has all kinds of new weapons and equipment.

With the dispatch of 20,000 troops, the three elders can figure out the purpose of Su Qi'an's fighting.

I thought that I wanted to attack the city head-on with a force of 5,000 people, covering the rest of the people to attack other urban areas, or attack Gaolan and Yangliu counties.

This style of play is a tried and tested style of play by the Dongshan Army in the past, but now it seems that they underestimate Su Qi'an too much.

Not only the three elders, but even the state envoys, state pastors and other *** families all looked down on him.

Su Qi'an, who had 20,000 troops, gave up the sneak attack this time, directly facing hard steel, and stormed one county and one city.

Daring to do this is not because Su Qi'an is arrogant, but because he shows an attitude to Li Kang and others.

In Jiaozhou, even if it is Li Kang, he has the strength to fight, and he has the strength to enter Jiaozhou.

This is a kind of momentum, but also a kind of declaration, a kind of announcement with strong strength.

The three elders now understood Su Qi'an's intentions, it was too late, and under the onslaught of the 20,000 Dongshan troops all the way, the gap in the frontal battlefield was getting bigger and bigger.

For now, they can only try their best to wait for reinforcements from the two counties to arrive.

The news of the 20,000 troops storming the county town of Jiaojun was like the wind at this time, coming towards the state city and the two counties.

After understanding Su Qi'an's intentions, the state envoy personally led troops to increase the county town as soon as possible.

Compared with the state envoy's quick response and timely compensation, the people in the rear state city, who were appeased by Li Kang, suddenly quarreled fiercely.