Just as Su Qi'an was talking, suddenly, a long horn of attack sounded outside the city, and the direction of the sound was outside the city.

The faces of several people changed slightly, and after a while, a soldier in the distance came to report quickly.

"Report to your lords, in the suburbs of Changping City, a large number of bandits have been found, there are quite a few of them, the preliminary estimate is at least 5,000 people, there are a lot of guys in their hands, they are coming towards the county seat, at most half a burnt incense will arrive in Changping County."

The report of his subordinates, Su Qi'an and the others had solemn faces, this peace talk, they had already guessed that Xu Shan would definitely have a back hand, and the same, they also had it.

But Xu Shan and Feng Dian's backhands were quite clever, and they were not discovered by them silently.

If you want to wipe out the other party, in addition to having internal responses, you mainly rely on your army.

For the sake of this peace talks, both sides have the intention of mobilizing troops, but there is no large-scale transfer, after all, once they act, they will always be discovered by the eyes of the other side, thus sabotaging the peace talks.

Therefore, whether it was Su Qi'an, Xu and Feng, the large troops in their hands were all arranged in the county seat away from the rear of Changping County, waiting for the end of the peace talks, and then attacking.

There are large troops to move, and naturally there are small troops, that is, forward actions, and the forward troops led by Su Qi'an, Su Ji, and Li Chongxiang are naturally the Beishan battalion of six or seven hundred people.

And Xu Shan's dependence is naturally the three thousand bandits in the county, but Xu Shan didn't expect that at least half of the three thousand bandits were infiltrated and cleaned by Zheng Xipo's people, and as for the remaining half, with Xu Shan's death, it would not be a big deal.

After Xu Shan was killed, the crossbowmen on both sides of the house were ordered to leave first and deal with the other half of the bandits in the city.

I thought that Changping County would easily return to the hands of Su Ji and Li Chongxiang, but who knew that Xu Shan actually hid this hand.

Unknowingly, he arranged for 5,000 bandits to sneak into Changping County, if it was in peacetime, let alone 5,000 people, even if it was tens of thousands of bandits, the Zhongzhou soldiers in Li Chongxiang's hands could destroy them.

But right now, Xu Shan is fighting a time difference, even if the Zhongzhou soldiers have an ambush, when they come to Changping County, it will be at least half an hour or so.

This is the kind of time, which is enough for 5,000 bandits to take the small Changping County.

In today's Changping County, in addition to the six or seven hundred people in the Beishan camp, plus the people installed by Zheng Xipo, the total number of people is less than two thousand.

With the advantage of the county seat, resisting 5,000 bandits for half an hour is basically not a problem, but the key is Zheng Xipo's manpower, and now I am afraid that it will be inseparable from the bandits in the city.

It is basically impossible to take action to meet them in a short time, that is to say, in Changping County, the only soldiers that can be used are He Xing's Beishan Battalion.

With a crowd of about 600 people, resisting 5,000 bandits, even if they have the advantage of the county seat, they are afraid that it will be enough.

And this is probably the reason why Xu Shan swore before he died that they would be buried with him.

The fight is the time difference between the Zhongzhou soldiers in the future, and even if they really arrive, most of the bandits' troops will almost come.

In other words, in this small half an hour, only these few hundred people from the Beishan Battalion can be relied on.

Even though they realized that the situation was serious, Su Qi'an and the three of them gradually regained their calm, and just wanted to speak, Zheng Xipo on the side said with a deep apology.

"It's the negligence of the lower officials, I didn't expect Xu Shan to have this kind of arrangement, which put the adults in danger for a while, this is the fault of the lower officials."

"My lord, while the five thousand bandits have not completely encircled Changping County, please retreat from the back door quickly, and Changping County will be handed over to the lower officials, let the lower officials buy time for you."

Zheng Xipo's voice was sincere and serious, but Su Qi'an patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said.

"Hehe, Zheng County Order, if we really leave now, let you cover our retreat, then there is no need for this peace talk king to come."

"Here in this king, there is no reason for the lower officials to cover the upper officials, don't worry, the situation has not reached the worst time, let's go to the city tower first, and have a good meeting with these young people, so that they can see that Changping County is not so easy to bully."

Su Qi'an said, turned around and left, and Su Ji and Li Chongxiang beside him also smiled and waved, signaling Zheng Xipo to follow.

Zheng Xipo was puzzled and wanted to say something, Li Chongxiang said softly, "Zheng County's heart, Benzhou's heart has it, but what King Yongchuan said is right, he has come here, how can there be any reason to escape, don't look at the five thousand bandits, but I don't know who killed the deer."

"Master Zheng, let's take a look."

Even Li Chongxiang said this, and it was difficult for Zheng Xipo to refute it, so he could only follow all the way.

Soon, everyone came to the city tower of Changping County, standing on the city tower, looking into the distance, it was obvious that they could see the figure of the black press, coming slowly.

These people are none other than the bandits of the 5,000 people, although the distance is a little far, but judging from their clothes and the momentum they exude, it can be judged that these bandits are obviously not ordinary, if they are not mistaken, this wave of people in front of them is likely to be the elite of tens of thousands of bandits.

Most of them are composed of veteran soldiers and ruffians, all of whom are fierce and vicious, and they still have some rules for marching and fighting.

Relying only on the hundreds of people in the Beishan Battalion in his hands and the city defense of Changping County, if he wanted to stop this menacing bandit, Zheng Xipo felt a little bottomless in his heart.

Compared with Zheng Xipo's worries, Su Qi'an and the three of them became more and more calm, according to his instructions, the gate of the city tower was closed, and the soldiers of the Beishan battalion assembled were all deployed to defend the main city gate, and as for the other three auxiliary city gates, no soldiers were sent to defend them.

The reason is very simple, the Beishan battalion itself does not have many troops, if they disperse to defend the four city gates, it will only weaken their strength, and at this time, the county town can be restless.

Zheng Xipo's people are encircling and suppressing the remaining stubborn bandits, at this time, they will not be able to defend other city gates at the first time, and they will likely be dragged by the bandits in the city, which will outweigh the losses.

Only by gathering all the men and horses, defending the main city gate, and relying on the advantages of city defense, can you withstand the attack of the bandits.

If the five thousand bandits were to divide their troops into four ways to besiege them, they would also weaken their strength, and if they wanted to divide their forces to attack the other three city gates, the main city gate would not be able to bypass them in any way.

Therefore, anyone who has a brain will not do this kind of stupid thing to weaken his own troops, it is better to gather all his troops, storm the main city gate, fight quickly, and take Changping County as soon as possible.

You must know that in Changping County today, there are not many soldiers available, and most of them are soldiers from the Beishan Battalion.

After all, when they were hiding their whereabouts, they had already sent scouts to make up to investigate, and they saw the soldiers of the Beishan Battalion enter Changping County with their own eyes.

Although it is not clear what happened in the county and why there is no trace of Xu Shan, it is certain that there are not many troops in the city.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them, relying on the defense of the Beishan Battalion alone, even if they can rely on the advantage of city defense, but it is not so easy to fight against them, the elite of bandits.

Their task is very simple, that is, at a certain time, regardless of whether Xu Shan succeeds or not, as soon as the time comes, they will launch an attack.

For this siege, these bandits invested a lot of money, bringing many siege weapons, including catapults, ballistas, and most notably, siege engines.

With these sharp weapons, they don't believe it, and they can't take this small border city.

As they got closer, when they saw the figure on the city tower, the bandit leader at the head realized one thing, their commander Xu, that is, their leader, most of them had an accident.

The bandit leaders looked at each other, took a deep breath, and then shouted at the castle tower in front of them with a large knife draw.

"Brothers, the head of the family was killed by these soldiers, avenge the head of the family! Everyone obeys the order, and if you don't leave any of them, kill me!"

The words of the bandit leaders suddenly aroused the emotions of the bandits behind them, and everyone roared, holding broadswords and halberds, pushing the siege vehicles according to the siege formation, and gradually approaching.

The crossbowmen gathered in the rear, took aim with their bows, and fired a volley at the crowd on the tower.

The rain of arrows in the sky fell into the towers.

He Xing took the soldiers of the Beishan battalion, roared, took the lead, rushed to the city tower, and stepped forward with the shield hand, and Su Qi'an and Su

Ji, Li Chongxiang, Zheng Xipo and others protected well.

At the same time, the crossbowmen of the North Mountain battalion stepped forward and also began to counterattack.

"Brothers, let these bandits take a good look, dare to invade the county seat, the consequence is only death, kill me!"

He Xing braved the rain of arrows and rushed to the front line, directing the battle.

As the bandits approached with the siege engines, the stones, logs, and even boiling oil prepared on the castle tower were thrown towards the besieging bandits.

In an instant, the killing shouts shook the sky, accompanied by one wail after another, and the battle between the two sides entered a white-hot battle at the beginning.

But no one took a step back, both sides knew that now was an opportunity, and they were all struggling to seize time, and whoever could take the first step and take the other side would be able to affect the situation of the follow-up large troops.

The fierce battle between the two sides continued, and Su Qi'an, who was protected in the middle, had a calm face and looked at everything in front of him indifferently.

But Zheng Xipo was a little anxious, although the soldiers of the Beishan battalion were extremely strong, and it could be said that one was ten, but their lack of numbers was the biggest weakness.

Don't look at the fierce battle between the two sides at the moment, regardless of victory or defeat, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that as time goes by, it won't be long before the soldiers of the Beishan battalion will definitely fall into disadvantage, and the city gate is very likely to be breached.

Zheng Xipo's eyes flashed, and finally he couldn't help but speak, "Lord Wang, my lord, I think it's better to transfer troops and let my men come to help, although this method is a bit of a drink to quench thirst, but if the city gate is broken, it will be too late to make any remedies."

Even though Zheng Xipo's face was full of anxiety, Su Qi'an and the three of them still had calm faces, indifferently looking at the fierce battle in front of them, as if they hadn't heard him speak.

"Lord Wang, my lord..." Zheng Xipo wanted to speak again, wanting to continue to say something, but was interrupted by Su Qi'an's words.

"Zheng County Order, this king knows your worries, but in this battle of Changping, our side is not a disadvantage, and it is not only the Beishan Battalion that fights."

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