"General Xiao, why don't you send elite soldiers out of the city to investigate?"

Bad idea, this is Xiao Rugui's first reaction.

"Lord Deng, I don't even have a team of cavalry in my hands now, except for the fifty or sixty horsemen who come and go, it is a miracle that such a few people can run out of the city for a mile."

"But... But..."

Xiao Rugui didn't answer, just stopped and looked at him.

Deng Jishen, whose face was a little flushed with some unknown emotion, finally said: "But you have to know what the situation is, the number of Jing soldiers is almost more than the number of young and strong people in the city, and it is already precarious, yes, it is imminent." ”

"Lord Deng, you are always a feudal official, a civil official, and you should leave this kind of thing to me to defend the city and fight." The successive defeats and the grievances of the defensive battle in Qingcheng County made Xiao Rugui's mood seem impatient.

"Alas, the old man knows that the old man is a layman. The city defense battalions in Huizhou have also caught the thieves, and more than half of the Weili in Huizhou are wounded people who urgently need to rest, but at this time the Jingren called, He Du commanded the battle to die, Huizhou fell to several counties, and the millions of displaced people could only watch the venting and eating of the Jingren, and there were still many Jingren in Qingcheng County who were hiding in the shadows and waiting to give us a fatal blow at any time, all these burdens were pressed on the two of us, General Xiao, the old man knew this. ”

Xiao Rugui, who said this, looked ashamed: "Lord Deng is my gaffe, Lord Deng should not be blamed." ”

"Hey, the old man said, this thousand pounds of burden is on you and me, and we should advance and retreat together. It's just that if there are any changes, please let General Xiao know. You and I should be more honest at this moment, there is a glimmer of hope for the combination of civil and military. ”

Xiao Rugui nodded, thought for a while and said, "What Lord Deng said is very true, so please come with me." ”

"Thank you, General Shaw."

On the city tower, in Xiao Rugui's temporary military tent, the only few remaining staff officers are arguing around the map, and now there are tens of thousands of young people in Qingcheng County, but there are not many people who can go to the city, and there is a shortage of equipment.

Xiao Rugui and Deng Jishen walked in one after the other, and several staff officers greeted each other with dark circles under their eyes.

The heralds who came in and out brought down one order after another and brought back a lot of news, this is Xiao Rugui's eyes, ears and mouth, and the center of the entire Huizhou Wei so far.

Deng Jishen looked at the situation in front of him and said that it was false not to worry.

The small red flag representing Qingcheng County on the sand table is lonely, surrounded by a black Jingzi flag.

At a glance, you can see the unfavorable situation at a glance, and the entire Huizhou has fallen by nearly half.

Deng Jishen seems to be able to imagine the pressure of Yongding Erzhou when facing such a situation.

"Lord Deng."

Xiao Rugui interrupted Deng Jishen, who was thinking.

"Hey, here we are."

Xiao Rugui handed over a note.

Deng Jishen opened it and saw that his face gradually became happy, and he hurriedly asked, "So the reinforcements are coming?" The 5,000 heavily armored iron cavalry of the Xiaozhou Army mentioned above is about to arrive? ”

Xiao Rugui nodded.

Deng Jishen said again: "So there is no doubt that it is the Xiaozhou Army, right?" ”

Xiao Rugui said: "It should be the vanguard, if a small group of troops is traveling day and night, it is indeed possible to arrive in such a short time with the configuration of one person and three horses of the Xiaozhou army." ”

"Even if it's a small force, at least let the people know that reinforcements are coming, and with a group of people and horses, you can have a regiment, a battalion or even tens of thousands of troops, these are all a matter of time."

Deng Jishen, who was happy, began to occupy the high ground again: "At this time, presumably Jiyou Erzhou and the Northeast Battalion have also dispatched troops to the south, so it is absolutely impossible for Jingren to break Qingcheng County, and there is still something to do to keep the Qingcheng line of Huizhou." ”

Xiao Rugui smiled bitterly and said: "Lord Deng, the premise of all this is that we must firmly hold this Qingcheng County before the reinforcements arrive. ”

"This official knows this, as long as there is a Zheng flag outside, the official has the confidence that the people in the city will not despair, and if the court does not give up on us, then we can't give up on ourselves."

Xiao Rugui continued to pour cold water and said: "Lord Deng, there are hundreds of thousands of enemy soldiers outside, we still have to prepare for the worst, my Huizhou Wei will definitely not steal a life, but if the worst situation is encountered, then hundreds of thousands of people in Qingcheng County are likely to not survive." ”

Deng Jishen looked at Xiao Rugui strangely and asked, "What does General Xiao mean by saying these words?" Don't you doubt the old man's determination and means? ”

Xiao Rugui smiled awkwardly but didn't answer.

"Okay, the old man will go first, General Xiao can rest assured. If this Qingcheng County has its own officials, it will definitely not be chaotic. ”

Xiao Rugui nodded with satisfaction when he heard this, and was about to answer when he heard a sudden uproar in the city.

Both of them were shocked and hurried out to see.

I saw smoke billowing up from several places in the city, and the cries of the people were chaotic. The soldiers who were running back and forth were trying to maintain order and search for them.

"Newspaper~"

A flag sergeant rode over, rolled down from the saddle, half-knelt on the ground and clenched his fists and said: "General, Lord Thorn Shi, the arsenal and grain depot are out of water!" ”

"Look, sir!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sergeant, and the Jingren army had already poured out and was hurrying towards Qingcheng County.

There was a bang.

Deng Jishen sat down on the ground.

The entourage next to him was shocked and hurriedly took first aid.

Deng Jishen, who reacted, cried bitterly: "Grain depot! The grain depot is on fire, and the sky is going to kill me! ”

After howling, he fainted.

At this moment, Xiao Rugui is the only one who can speak.

"Someone."

"Mark it in."

"Quickly give Yu Cheng an order, dispatch 500 elites and 1,000 young men to support, and be sure to control the fire as soon as possible."

"Order."

"Xue Daoxi."

"The end will be."

"You personally take a group of men and horses, and search the whole city, and I will send all the cavalry to you, and you must search for the Jing people carefully, and there must be no omission."

"Yes!" t

"Order all ministries to immediately enter the first-level state, and there must be no mistakes."

After arranging all this, Xiao Rugui looked down at Deng Jishen lying on the ground, and sighed: "Send Lord Deng back, arrange the doctor." ”

The morning sun was still very mild, but Xiao Rugui felt cold to the bone.

The people will die, and the city will be broken.

If you look down from a high altitude, or if you have a God's perspective, then you can see that the entire Huizhou is divided into two with Qingcheng County as the center, and the three counties of Qingcheng East and Zhangnan are like a fragile hemp rope to stop the wild ass of the Jing Army.

However, the situation in Qingcheng in Zhangnan was already precarious, and even the best Dongkuo County had to be trapped in the lonely city, and hundreds of thousands of Jing troops rushed to the city, wave after wave.

Further east, Michitaro Magawa and various powerful figures finally cleared up the entanglement of interests, and the remaining army began to approach.

The first batch of 10,000 reinforcements from Jizhou Wei has entered Xikou County, the northwestern part of Huizhou, and the 1,000 light cavalry of Youzhou Wei has even had a skirmish with the Jing army and suffered a small loss.

The main force led by Cao Ke and He Quan, the kings of Zhao, finally arrived in the territory of Qi County, and at this moment the army had just packed up and was ready to leave.

Cao Ke's riding skills have improved very significantly, and he looks heroic and extraordinary in a purple mountain armor on a war horse.

When Xue Shi came back in a hurry, Cao Ke was discussing with He Quan, and when he entered the territory of Huizhou, he obviously felt the difference in the atmosphere, although the Jingren soldiers were still some distance, but the panic was already spreading, and the opening time of the gates of many cities became shorter, and the verification of people coming and going was stricter, and there was inevitably a long queue at the city gate.

The soldiers of the city defense battalion scolded and scolded to maintain order, and naturally certain transactions were indispensable in exchange for privileges that were envied by the public.

People's hearts are unstable, this is Cao Ke's most intuitive feeling, and he is very worried.

The people's hearts are unstable, and it is difficult to settle in the rear, but he has not thought of any way.

"Your Highness, General, there's something going on at the pontoon."

Cao Ke, who was already a little irritable, asked anxiously when he heard this: "What's wrong?" Jingren meticulously? ”

Xue Shi nodded and said: "It should be, Team Zhang left a team of people at the beginning, and the captain Zhang Fubiao met him, and he died." There were only a few other people left who were still panting, and there were less than five people left in a team of the city defense battalion. But the pontoon was saved. ”

Cao Ke breathed a long sigh of relief, the pontoon bridge is the biggest good news, at this time, if you detour to Zongbei County again, it will have to be delayed for at least one day.

"General He, we have to speed up."

He Quan nodded.

"Tuye."

"Mark it in."

"You take the personal guards, set off immediately, follow Xue Shi, you must ensure the safety of the pontoon bridge, and ensure the smooth passage of the army, but there is a chachi who comes to see me with your head. Just go. ”

Tu Ye was slightly shocked, this was the first time He Quan had given such an urgent order, so he didn't dare to slack off.

In less than a cup of tea, the sound of the horses' hooves of the Kung Fu guards rang out and hurried away.

"He's a great general." Cao Ke looked at the Xiaozi military flag in the distance and sighed.

"If he makes meritorious service again, the old minister will personally write a letter for him, please change his Zheng nationality."

Cao Ke turned his head and asked in surprise, "This person is not Zheng?" ”

"Yes and no, Tuye is a direct descendant of Otu Khan, but if even he changes his Zheng nationality and Zheng surname, then the Otu people will no longer have nobles, and he will be the last."

Cao Ke smiled and said: "I see, so this is also a work of education, isn't it, without the Etu nobles, without the surname of Etulik, where did the Etu people come from?" It's been a hundred years, and it's time to put an end. ”

"Your Highness said that it's time to end."

"He'll be grateful to us, right?"

"Yes, the Otto Khanate is the past and legend, although he is a descendant of the royal family, but for more than a hundred years, what royal nobles, that so-called bloodline has long become a shame and drained cleanly, and now those who can change their surname Zheng have changed, and those who have not changed are gone."

"Tsuno Hikaru has begged me several times, and his biggest wish now is to be able to change to Zheng's surname Zheng and then find the princess in the workshop to marry a girl."

"Hahahaha, it's funny. Then tell him one, he will be Zheng Ren in the future, Lone said. ”

He Quan said with a smile: "In this way, the old minister thanked His Highness first." ”