In ancient times, when two armies fought, there would be casualties.

Like blood staining the remnant sun, the dazzling golden light in the last afterglow is like a crimson mixed with sin, telling everyone the coldness of the battlefield.

At this time, after another day of fighting outside the city of Rao'an, tens of thousands of wrecks and young lives were left behind, and the blades that were regarded as lives were now discarded on the ground at will, but the blood was also flowing unscrupulously on the earth.

The army of Zhao who was besieging the city slowly retreated after hearing the sound of Mingjin.

But Guo Di upstairs in Rao'an City of Qi and Pang Xuan, the commander of Zhao Guozhong's army camp, were facing each other with dead eyes against the backdrop of the setting sun, and no one had chosen to evacuate until now.

The fall of night, so that both sides chose a temporary truce, Zhao Jun camp out of a team of people in white robes, under the indifferent gaze of the guards on the city of Rao'an, the old men in white robes were accustomed to come to the city of Rao'an.

The guards of the Qi State on the city of Rao'an put down the hanging baskets from the city head one by one, and out of the hanging baskets came out of the soldiers with indifferent expressions.

After a short confrontation, the soldiers of Zhao Qi and Zhao Qi under Rao'an City looked at each other wrapped in white cloth like themselves, and did not pay attention to each other and others.

At this time, both sides put down the hatred in their hearts, silently bowed their heads to collect the bodies of the dead soldiers in their respective camps, without any verbal communication, only silently assembled the stumps and severed arms, and gently let the soldiers of their respective camps rest in peace with their fingers.

Night slowly fell, and the two sides on the upper floor of Rao'an City and the Zhao army camp buried pots and cooked, and the smoke from the cooking stove declared a real temporary truce.

But after three days of siege battles, the city guards in Rao'an City also consumed a huge amount, at this time only sparse millet grains can be seen in the big ding, and at this time on the city wall, except for the people who are on guard, the other people have long been unable to sit on the ground to rest.

In the city of Rao'an, Juxianzhuang.

Tian Qi and the others sat around the dining table in the hall, everyone thought about the food of the city guards and others, but at this time, the food in front of them was many times better, at least they could eat at will.

But now everyone has no appetite, and now the battle to defend the city is on the third day.

On the first day of the attack of Zhao Guo's Pang Xuan army, he was only the first to find out the deployment of Rao Ancheng's troops, and did not launch a large-scale attack.

But after resting, the next day the army of Zhao recovered after a night's rest, under the order of Pang Xuan, Zhao's offensive was very fierce, and the city guards on the city tower gradually declined when the enemy was outnumbered.

Now the third day has passed, although the all-out attack of the Zhao army has been repulsed, but the city guards of Rao'an City have also suffered countless casualties, and the Zhao army has attacked the city three times.

Gao Yanli reported all the information: "Young master, now that the city guards of Rao'an City are short of food, people and arrows and other equipment to defend the city, when are we going to act." ”

Tian Qi knew that Zhao Guo's spies and fine works, but he burned down the city guard granary in the city.

Although the spies and the fine work hanged themselves on the spot, the crisis of Rao'an City is even more shaky, and now they don't help around Ancheng, I'm afraid that Rao'an City will be broken tomorrow.

Tian Qi looked at Gao Yanli and Jin Nian and a few others: "Let's eat first, and then Brother Xiao Gao will follow me to see the county marshal Guo Di, Jin'er, you will lead the guards to guard the surrounding enemy countries." ”

"Then stop Ge, what am I doing with my sister?" Huang Shiyun asked a little unconvinced when she saw that everyone else had a task.

"Of course I have a task for you sisters. Tian Qi thought that the city guards would definitely be hungry, and then looked at the Huang Shiqi sisters with a warm smile: "Didn't I teach you how to steam steamed buns, and when you two sisters meet, they will take the entire mansion to steam steamed buns for me, remember to steam as much as possible." ”

"Okay, I remembered!" Huang Shiqi promised.

Huang Shiyun wanted to participate in the battle, but seeing that Tian Qi had let their sister not manage the logistics, she also nodded helplessly.

Time flies.

Tian Qi and Gao gradually walked on the way to the city lord's mansion, and at the beginning of the war, there were also city guards patrolling the entire Rao'an City to stabilize it, causing no one to dare to riot.

Now all the city guards have been transferred to the city wall to defend, and the rest of the place has been replaced by captains and patrols, and those small works have come out to wreak havoc.

Along the way, several lieutenants came up to check on Tian Qi and the two, and after knowing that they were from the Tian clan, they let Tian Qi and the two go together.

Castle Lord's Mansion.

As soon as Guo Di returned to the mansion after executing a group of enemy spies, he looked at the housekeeper who had gone and returned, and took the lead in asking, "But what's the matter?"

"Back to the master, outside the mansion, Tian Qigongzi, a descendant of the Youtian royal family, asks to see him?"

"Tian Qi?" Guo Di thought about it, remembering that the other party had made Rao Ancheng restless three months ago, but he was a little unkind to the children of the nobles of Wang Sun and said, "What did the other party say is asking to see me?"

Steward Guo heard the displeasure and coldness in his family's tone, so he quickly reported: "Master, Tian Qi Gongzi claims to have something important to report, if the old man is unwilling to see him, let the old slave tell the old man the unwarranted information four days ago." ”

Guo Di frowned incomprehensibly: "Bring him in!"

Steward Guo watched Guo Di agree, and quickly walked towards the City Lord's Mansion, but Guo Di turned around and sat on the top seat in a grand manner, quietly waiting for Tian Qi to arrive.

Tian Qi was led to the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion by Steward Guo, and Gao Yanli followed Tian Qi in obscurity.

Guo Di looked at Tian Qi and found that the other party was also looking at him: "You are Tian Qi, what is the matter with the general, if you are here to ask for the intelligence reward from the general four days ago, then there is no need to talk about it, now Rao Ancheng can be described as in danger, so there is no reward at all." ”

There was no chance for Guo Di's attitude, Tian Qi took care of himself and sat down: "I once served as a secretary in the royal capital, but I only served for ten days, in which I told the king, saying that the five kingdoms were defeated in Qin, but my Qi country was in danger." ”

Guo Di thought that the other party only came to Rao'an three months ago, which shows that the other party's eyes are vicious enough, and the eyes of the other party are not so contemptuous.

However, thinking about Rao Ancheng's current situation, Guo Di was also sad for a while, and his tone was still not salty and indifferent: "Tian Qi Gongzi, if you are here to show off your unique vision, then you have done it, I still have something to deal with, so I won't send it away." ”

Watching Guo Di drive people away, Gao Yuanli behind Tian Qi was a little displeased.

But Tian Qi didn't have the slightest intention of preparing to speak up, but continued: "In the whole court, I can only leave the court of Qi State, but I know that Pang Xuan, the general of Zhao State, will definitely not accept Qin's defeat, and Zhao State lacks its own harbor city, so I came to Rao'an three months ago." ”

Guo Di endured the inquiry in his heart, and also stopped preparing to leave: "Then why did you come here today?"

Tian Qi stood up, and said with a fierce look in his eyes: "As a native of Qi, I know that Rao'an City is in danger, so how can I not care about the safety of Rao Ancheng, and I came this time to send 100,000 catties of grain and 300,000 arrows to the general." ”

"Whew!" Guo Di exhaled slightly: "It's useless, even if we are given food and arrows, we will only hold out for one day, after all, the army of Zhao is twenty times our strength." ”

Of course Tian Qi knew all this, although the West City Gate was the main battlefield, but the other three sides also had the Zhao army just pretending to attack the city, the purpose was to contain and disperse the forces of Rao'an City, so as to reduce the pressure on the Zhao army at the West City Gate, and there was also the possibility of cutting off Rao'an's request for help.

In fact, only at the moment when the city is broken, the besieging side will have the tactics of encircling three and missing one in order to prevent the defenders in the city from being killed, which is also a kind of psychological warfare, so that the defenders in the city have the idea of abandoning the city and escaping quickly.

But Tian Qi looked at Soul Di with a firm gaze at this time: "General Guo, I'll figure out a way for the rest, you just need to drag the frontal attack of the West City Gate, in addition, I have been in contact with Linzi City for ten days, if I arrive in ten days but there is no news from me, then naturally someone will tell the king about the danger of Rao An City, so General Guo's direction is enough." ”

Guo Di's eyes lit up slightly at this time, the main reason why he was not sure to keep it was that he couldn't send the news of the rescue, but now he said excitedly: "Tian Qi Gongzi, I will be grateful!"

"The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, I am the patriarch of the descendant of the Tian royal family, and it is my duty to help the Qi country resist the invasion of foreign enemies. ”

"Tian Qi Gongzi is high-minded, everything before was that he would have crossed the belly of a gentleman with a villain, and he would have accompanied Tian Qi Gongzi. ”

Tian Qi helped Guo Di, who was about to salute, up: "General Guo, I still need to deal with it before, and I have already ordered someone to prepare food for the city guards, and let General Guo send someone to collect it." ”