In the evening, Shen Hongjun suddenly returned. Yun Xue knew that Shen Hongjun had come back to see someone from the capital, so she didn't bother, but went back to Liuyun Pavilion to rest. Unexpectedly, she was about to go to bed, but Rulan came in to spread the word, saying that Shen Hongjun was looking for her.

It was getting late, and Yun Xue couldn't go out again, so in the small living room of Liuyun Pavilion, the two of them met. "How many days have you not rested? How did you get this look? Is the situation really bad now? As soon as Yun Xue saw Shen Hongjun's appearance, she asked distressedly.

Shen Hongjun looked as if he hadn't been able to sleep for a few days, his eye sockets were blue and a little sunken. The beard looks like it hasn't been shaved for a few days, and the stubble has already appeared, and the chin is blue and black. The hair is also a little messy, and the whole person looks very haggard.

"The 30,000-strong army of Dongyi has besieged Changbai County. In the middle of last night, the siege began, and the battle was very fierce. Now that the situation is on the verge of breaking out, Xue'er, you have to be prepared, and if the situation is not good, you will leave with your younger siblings as soon as possible. Shen Hongjun said this shocking news.

Yun Xue was stunned for a moment, and the tea bowl in her hand fell directly to the ground, "The county seat is besieged?" How many troops are there over there, can they hold the city? ”

"There are 8,000 soldiers left there, but there are 30,000 on the other side, and if you stick to the city, you should be able to hold it for a few days. As soon as I received the news last night, I sent someone back to Beijing to report the news. I had just gone to meet the people who had come from the capital, and the commander Wang said that when they left the capital, the imperial court had already mobilized soldiers and horses, and they should be coming soon. Now, we can only slowly think of a way, if we rush out of the city to rescue, we are afraid that we will fall into the enemy's plan. There are only 10,000 people in the state city, and according to the spies, there are already many people stationed on the other side of the river. Shen Hongjun rubbed his temples as he spoke.

He hadn't been able to get a good rest for a few days, and he hadn't slept all night last night. If I hadn't heard that someone from the capital was coming, I wouldn't have been able to come back today anyway. Fortunately, when he came back to take a look, he learned the news of reinforcements.

Yun Xue sat down beside Shen Hongjun and reached out to help him rub it. "So now we can only wait? If reinforcements come slowly, wouldn't it be dangerous for the county seat? Yun Xue didn't know much about this, but she also understood that the troops on the other side of the river had already surpassed this side too much, and the form was obviously not good for the Great Zhou side.

"You can't just sit still, you still need to find a way. I have already ordered that 3,000 people be drawn from Ji'an Prefecture and Changdian County, plus 4,000 people from the prefecture city, to come to the rescue first. Although it takes some time to transfer troops from all over the place, the number of people drawn is small, and it is not enough to make the troops in the city too weak, and if something happens, these 6,000 people can be left to support them for a while. Shen Hongjun closed his eyes, reached out and rubbed his eyebrows again.

"I estimate that the reinforcements should arrive soon, as soon as the reinforcements arrive, I will rush to the county seat with people, Xue'er, you have to be careful here. Yun Zhen stayed in the state city this time, and if something happened, Yun Zhen would be fully responsible. I have already instructed to go down, once something happens, no matter what, I must protect the safety of the Han family. Shen Hongjun opened his eyes and reached out to hold Yun Xue's hand. No matter what, I'm going to protect you. ”

At this time, Yun Xue couldn't say anything more, so she could only nod her head and agree, "Okay, you can rest assured, I will protect myself and my family." It's you, leading the troops to help, and you need to pay special attention. ”

While the two were talking, someone outside spread the word that reinforcements from Ji'an Prefecture had arrived. Shen Hongjun immediately went out when he heard this, "Xue'er, I'm leaving, you must be careful at home." With that, he strode out the door.

Shen Hongjun came out of the courtyard and quickly went to the North City Gate, where the reinforcements from Ji'an were all at the North City Gate. The reinforcements did not enter the city, Shen Hongjun went out from the state capital with 2,000 people, joined the 3,000 people, and then hurried to Changbai County with the 5,000 soldiers.

Changdian County is far away from Linjiang Prefecture, and the reinforcements have not yet arrived at this moment, but the military situation is urgent, and Shen Hongjun does not want to delay time. So he left Shen Liang behind, and took another 2,000 people to wait for reinforcements from Changdian County in the city temporarily, as soon as the reinforcements arrived, they would immediately rush to Changbai County.

Shen Hongjun took people and did not take the main road by the river directly, but took the small road. The purpose is naturally to avoid Dongyi's spies and save people from discovering their whereabouts. Five thousand soldiers and horses, all of them were cavalry, and those war horses were all put on halters, and the luan bells that were taken off were also carried in the mouths of the soldiers, so that they could not make a sound as much as possible. Fortunately, it was winter, and the snow on the ground was quite thick, and the horse's hooves would not make much noise when they stepped on it.

Five thousand soldiers and horses quickly marched towards Changbai County. After all, Shen Hongjun has been stationed here for almost a year, and the terrain is still relatively familiar, although they have walked all the way, the speed is not slow.

At this time, Changbai County was full of swords and swords, flesh and blood flying, and there were bursts of shouts and killings. Dongyi's siege of the city has been almost a day and a night, but it has not achieved much success. The city has long prepared enough bows and arrows and rolling wood and stones, Changbai County is in the Changbai Mountains, and if there is anything missing, there will be no shortage of wood. Those huge logs were piled up in the city walls early.

Dongyi's soldiers set up a ladder to attack the city, but before they could climb up, they were hit by the giant trees that fell from above. If one soldier rolls down, he will take several down. The log is already extremely heavy, and when it falls from a high place, the impact is not something that ordinary people can bear. The giant tree rolled by, a blur of flesh underneath.

Attacking a city is already more difficult than defending it, and when the city is fully prepared and stubbornly resisted, this siege is even more difficult. However, after all, Dongyi's troops are many, and the tactics of the sea of people are filled in one by one. Gradually, the Great Zhou soldiers on the city wall couldn't stand it.

After all, the number of soldiers on the side of Da Zhou is small, 8,000 people vs. 30,000 people, this gap is still too big. The soldiers defending the city were so exhausted that they were running out of strength to even pull the wooden poles and pry off the logs. Moreover, as the Dongyi attack became longer and longer, there was not much left of the big logs piled up on the city wall.

"General, the rolling wood is almost exhausted, if we continue, I'm afraid we won't have any rolling wood." A soldier looked at the rapidly decreasing rolling log behind him and shouted at Shen Zhong.

"Hold on, brethren, for not even the last man left will be allowed to enter them. It doesn't matter how much wood you have left, just smash it down. We are tired, they are more tired than us, at this time, we can't relax and grit our teeth. Shen Zhong was also tired at the moment, but in this cold night when the water was dripping into ice, he was covered with sweat.

Shen Zhong said as he pulled the wooden pole with a few soldiers, and the huge log rolled down. The giant tree smashed to the top of the ladder, smashing the dozen or so Dongyi soldiers who were climbing up to the ground. The giant tree fell to the ground and rolled forward, bringing down many more people, and the wood crushed over them.

But the people below fell like a tidal wave, and those behind continued to rush up. Shen Zhong and the soldiers around him had no choice but to continue to pry the wood. No amount of wood could withstand such consumption, and when Shen Zhong turned back, he found that the wood had been used up. "Why is it gone so quickly?"

The giant wood was used up, and then he couldn't effectively stop the attack below, Shen Zhong waved the big sword in his hand and shouted, "Brothers, pick up your weapons and let's fight them." Today is death, so we have to kill a few more. ”

The soldiers of Da Zhou behind him, although they were physically exhausted, were in high spirits one by one, and they shouted, "Yes, we can't get together to admit defeat like this, we all fight with them." ”

Without the giant tree to stop them, the Dongyi soldiers quickly climbed to the top of the ladder, and then crawled in along the battlements of the city wall. What followed was a fierce hand-to-hand fight. What greeted these Dongyi soldiers was the sword of Sen Han in the hands of the Great Zhou soldiers.

Shen Zhong waved a big knife in his hand, and slashed at the Dongyi soldier in front of him, his knife was very heavy, the soldier couldn't parry, and half of his body was cut off in two blows. Shen Zhong didn't care to see if the person was dead, he waved the big knife and continued to slash at the other people.

When we meet on a narrow road, only those who are brave will win. At this time, it is not to compare whose kung fu is better, but to see who is more courageous and indomitable. The soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty are guarding their own land and protecting the people behind them. They know that if they take a step back today, the relatives and people behind them will be mercilessly slaughtered. At such a time, you can't retreat, you can only move forward, even if you try your best to the last drop of blood, you can't let these intruders on the other side succeed.

The battle was very fierce, the number of Dongyi was large, and the soldiers on the side of the Great Zhou were very brave. But the heroes can't stand the crowd, and in the face of the enemies that keep coming up, they can't cope with it gradually. Many of the soldiers were wounded, but despite the pain, they continued to entangle with the enemy.

Shen Zhong was also very tired at this time, and when he couldn't dodge, he was slashed by the person opposite. Shen Zhong gritted his teeth and endured the pain, and slashed at the person opposite with the big knife in his hand, and after cutting that person down, he didn't care about looking at his own injuries, and immediately went to rescue a soldier beside him.

"General, it's not a way to go on like this, we people will be defeated sooner or later." Someone shouted.

"If it doesn't work, it has to work, is there any better way? Fight it, don't you believe they are not tired and panicked? Shen Zhong shouted loudly.

"Look, general, it's the people of the city who have come up." At this time, someone shouted.

Shen Zhong turned his head to look, didn't he? Countless people behind him, holding all kinds of household goods in their hands, rushed up.