"No matter what the current situation of the Wei army is, the strategy of my fellow disciples will not change. After saying his name, Huang Fu showed his attitude.

"How do you do it?" Helian Chang hurriedly asked.

"Cast spells on the battlefield and hinder the Wei army. Huang Fu replied after hearing this.

"What does the Taoist chief mean beyond his words, and he also approves of me going out of the city to meet the enemy?" Helian Chang thought for a moment after hearing this, and opened his mouth to confirm.

"Blindly being beaten passively is not a long-term solution. Although the city of Tongwan is strong, it is a dead thing. Once the Wei army thinks of a way to break the city, His Majesty is in danger of destroying the city and destroying the country. ”

Huang Fu heard the inquiry, nodded in response, and then continued.

"I know that Your Majesty has a different heart. If the Wei army continues to run out of food, it will definitely not be able to stay outside the city for a long time. When they could no longer bear to withdraw their troops on their own, the Xia Kingdom won without a fight. ”

"The Taoist knows what I want. Helian Chang opened his mouth in agreement.

"But how many things in the world will go as smoothly as this?" Seeing that he agreed, Huang Fu responded, expressing his worries.

"What if the Wei army's infantry battalion arrives in time and gets supplies? What if Pingyuan Gong is defeated in Chang'an, and Wei Guoda Xi Jin leads his troops here and attacks the city at the same time as Tuoba Tao?"

"This..."

After Helian Chang heard this, he was a little speechless for a while and couldn't reply.

At this moment, another imperial city guard rushed into the main hall.

"What's the matter?" Helian Chang was a little irritable in his heart, and asked loudly when he saw someone coming.

The guards responded immediately.

Not long ago, the general Di Ziyu, who was guarding the city gate, ordered the guards to open the city gate and gallop away on horseback to the northwest outside the city.

"Bastard, isn't it already ordered, the defenders are not allowed to leave the city, only strictly guarded?!" Helian Chang became angry when he heard this, and his question turned into a question.

"The humble post also said the same, but General Di said that he was ordered by His Majesty to go out of the city to spy on the movements of the Wei army, and no one dared to stop him. The guard explained.

"When have I sent a message to him to bring him back to confront me? Helian Chang immediately denied it.

"Your Majesty, does this person have relatives in the city?"

Huang Fu listened to the conversation between the two and asked.

"Nope. This man was recruited from elsewhere to temporarily guard the place, and his family was not brought into the city. Helian Chang told the truth.

"What do you mean?" he asked rhetorically.

"There is no need to look for this person again, General Di is already from Wei. Huang Fu responded.

"Despicable villain. ”

Helian Chang also understood, and said with a fist in his hand. After finishing speaking, he remembered something, and hurriedly commanded the people around him.

"Tell the guards at the city gate to be on guard, and the Wei army may arrive later. From this moment on, the guards and generals are all one, one of them defects, and the rest are beheaded!".

After saying this, he turned to face Huang Fu and the others, said the reason why Wei Jun came, and said his request together.

"Di Ziyu may know that Pingyuan Gong is unable to return to help, and the Wei army knows that we are fighting alone, and it is very likely that we will take advantage of the strength of a battle to storm Tongwancheng before retreating. If you have any spells that need to be cast, you can make some preparations in advance. ”

"Naturally. Huang Fu responded happily.

But from the early afternoon to the early afternoon, there was no change outside the city.

The Wei army did not come because it had been explicitly forbidden by Tuoba Tao to go outside the city of Tongwan. Not long after Helian Chang received the news of the defection of his generals, Di Ziyu was taken into Tuoba Tao's camp.

Sure enough, as soon as he entered, he told Helian Ding's decision. After hearing this, Tuoba Tao showed a displeased look on his face.

He was not worried that Helian would return to help, but he was worried that Helian Chang would not be able to hold out.

Helian Ding only has 10,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and even if he returns to help, he can divide his troops to resist. Moreover, according to expectations, the Wei army's infantry battalion would arrive earlier than the Xia State reinforcements.

If Helian Chang can't hold out, even if all the infantry and baggage arrive, the siege will have too many casualties, and it will be a miserable victory in the end. The vitality of the Wei State was greatly damaged, and it was unable to deal with the Song State in the south and Rouran in the north in the future.

After thinking for a while, after repeated decisions, Tuoba Tao ordered the whole battalion.

"Rectify the men and horses today, and go to the city of Tongwan tomorrow to fight a decisive battle with the defenders of the Xia Kingdom. ”

After the Shen hour, the sky gradually darkened. Although they had been ordered to put themselves in order, there were still soldiers who came out of their tents and ran southeast. After dozens of breaths, he disappeared into the night.

In less than half an hour, dozens of people appeared under the city of Tongwan. The defenders of the Xia Kingdom on the city wall quickly noticed it and bent their bows and arrows to drive them away.

Although a few people fell to the ground with arrows, the rest were still unwilling to retreat. Shouting loudly while dodging, the defenders stopped their bows and crossbows after dozens of breaths.

After another cup of tea, the people on the two sides of the city wall agreed on it. A rope descended from the city wall and lifted one of the dozens of people from the city to the top.

After asking a few words, the general of the Xia State Guard hurriedly walked towards the imperial city with this person, regardless of the fact that it was getting late.

Helian Chang has not rested yet.

Not only did he not rest, but Xu Zhang and some other Xia courtiers in the day were also in the palace to discuss the matter of resisting the Wei army.

During the day, Helian Chang expected a mistake, Tuoba Tao did not attack, and he was worried that the Wei army would take advantage of the night to attack the city.

While everyone in the palace was deliberating, the guards of the imperial city entered the palace again to explain their intentions. Then he brought in the general of the gate guard, along with the man who had been brought up from under the gate.

This person is Wei Bing.

After eating wild vegetables for several days in a row, he also had vegetables on his face and looked a little weak.

"What is the situation in the Wei army camp?" asked Helianchang when he saw the person coming.

"Back to Your Majesty, the army has been out of food for a few days, and at the beginning, it was able to supplement some by plundering the nearby people, and only vegetable soup was left in the past two days. The visitor replied.

"What's the movement of the Wei army?" Helian Chang asked after hearing this.

"Tuoba Tao ordered that after dawn tomorrow, all the soldiers will go to the city to call for battle. If not, immediately return to the court. The visitor replied again.

"Since you can return to Pingcheng, why do you still surrender to my Xia Kingdom?" After hearing this, Helian Chang had a suspicious look on his face, and then spoke.

"We have been hungry for three or four days, and the horses have been hungry for a few days, and we have no strength to fight. Tuoba Tao said this, but he was unwilling to return in vain, and he had to pretend. If Your Majesty changes his strategy and no longer sticks to it, but sends troops to attack, I am afraid that we will not have a chance to live. ”

The person who came heard the meaning of the words and opened his mouth to explain. At the end of the explanation, say what is in your heart.

"I don't have any relatives in Wei, so it's better to plan ahead than to die like that. ”

"There is some truth to it. Helian Chang nodded, and then his face became gloomy.

"It's just that you're still going to die. ”

"What do you mean, Your Majesty?" said a look of horror on the visitor's face.

"What is the use of fleeing from the battle, betraying the Lord and betraying your righteousness? Helian Chang said word by word.

"In this case, both horizontal and vertical are dead, can Your Majesty do anything about me?"

The visitor's face became frightened, then depressed, and after a dozen breaths, he pleaded.