"If you ask to be spared death, don't say anything. Helian Chang responded after hearing this, and reminded at the same time.

"I didn't have meat to eat for a few days, and my stomach was empty. Can you feed me meat before I am killed, lest I be a starving ghost?" the man requested.

Helian Chang didn't speak after hearing this, but just raised his hand and waved a few times in agreement, and ordered the palace guards to take him down.

After the people were taken away, someone asked what to do with the other Wei troops under the city. Helian Chang did not hesitate and ordered them all to be shot.

"Xu Qing, how much do you believe what this person said?" After the guards left, Helian Chang asked Xu Xin in the hall.

"I only know that I can't believe everything, and I don't know how much I should believe. Xu Xin's reply was a little vague.

"What does Xu Qing believe in him?" Helian Chang asked after hearing this.

"I knew that I was going to die, but I still opened my mouth to ask for meat. The panic on this person's face doesn't look like it's fake, and it doesn't look like it's pretending. Xu Xin said the basis for judging in his heart.

After hearing this, Helian Chang nodded in agreement.

Regardless of whether it was a fraudulent surrender or not, from the face of the person, there was no doubt that the Wei army's vanguard would run off food after the lone army went deep.

Moreover, in addition to the person just now, the scouts he sent out in the past few days also had news back, which corroborated with the words of the person who came.

Thinking of this, Helian Chang made a decision in his heart and opened his mouth to command.

"That's it, the Wei army shouldn't attack the city tonight, you retreat first. Come here early tomorrow to see what Tuoba Kids is famous for. ”

After hearing this, all the ministers and generals in the palace left one after another.

When leaving, Xu and Zhang walked together, one after the other. As soon as he walked out of the gate of the imperial city, Xu Xin in front of him stopped and turned to look at Zhang Yuan.

"Brother Xu, what's the matter?" Zhang Yuan asked when he saw this.

"According to what you can see, if the Wei army comes to call for battle tomorrow, how will Your Majesty react?" Xu Xin asked directly.

"Your Majesty has always been cautious, and he has suffered a big loss in the previous year, most of them will not be able to hold out, and after the Wei army leaves, the crisis will be lifted. Zhang Yuan thought for a while and opened his mouth to say his guess.

"Your Majesty will go out of the city to meet the enemy, or follow the Wei army when it leaves. Xu Xin disagreed, shook his head slowly after listening to him, and then said his judgment.

"How can you see it?" Zhang Yuan didn't know why.

Xu Xin turned around and continued to walk slowly, explaining to him as he walked.

"When Your Majesty asked me what I thought of the words of the Wei army's surrender, he didn't say what was not credible, only what was credible. It can be seen from this that His Majesty is inclined to believe his words, believing that the Wei army is at the end of its power. ”

"In that case, why did Your Majesty still kill the soldiers and shoot all the soldiers in the city?" Zhang Yuan became more and more puzzled.

"At the moment of the great enemy, this is just a deterrent ploy. Xu Xin responded.

Not far away, two horses and carriages were waiting. After Xu Xin finished speaking, the two left in their own carriages. After only a dozen breaths, they all disappeared into the night.

In the early morning of the second day, when the sky was just dawning, Tuoba Tao ordered all the soldiers in the camp to wake up. Before the time had passed, they began to distribute morning food.

Compared to the previous days, this meal was unusually rich. Not only is there a lot more dry food, but there is also dried meat that I haven't tasted for a few days. The soldiers swallowed as if they had been hungry for days.

At the end of the day, Tuoba Tao led the chief generals of Changsun Han and Changsun Daosheng, together with fifty percent of the vanguard cavalry, and marched towards the Xia capital of Tongwancheng. The remaining half of the soldiers and horses were concealed in the garrison place as a reception.

When Tuoba Tao led the troops to march, Sima Wenzhi's infantry camp marched for several days, and it was less than a hundred miles away from the established location. After daybreak, Tuoba Su ordered a quick march and sent outposts to investigate the situation ahead.

Although it was concluded that the Wei army would not attack at night, after the ministers left, Helian Chang did not leave, and waited for news in the main hall until dawn.

Halfway through, the general of the city gate guard urgently asked to see him, and after entering the main hall, he directly reported that a large number of soldiers and horses of the Wei army had arrived outside the city.

"How many soldiers?"

The surrender of troops had already been mentioned last night, and Helian Chang was not surprised after hearing it, he was more concerned about the number of enemy soldiers.

"It's still far away, and I can't count it all, but it's nearly twice as many as the previous days. The guard general informed.

"A few days ago, I really had a back hand, and it wasn't until this time that I made a desperate bet and showed my full strength. Helian Chang muttered to himself after hearing this. After saying that, he began to give orders in succession.

"The general went back to guard the gates and walls, and was not allowed to leave the city without my orders. ”

"Invite a few Taoist leaders and take them directly to the city gate. ”

After saying that, he also took the palace guards to the city gate.

When Helian Chang arrived at the city gate, Tuoba Tao was leading his soldiers and horses to line up outside the range of the Xia army's bows and crossbows. Seeing that the defenders of Tongwan still couldn't hold out, he had to send people forward to scold the battle.

"It's the King of Wei himself. ”

Helian Chang knew Tuobatao, and after seeing that the commander of the Chinese army was him, he opened his mouth to inform everyone around him.

"Your Majesty wants this life, or does you want this person to die?" No one responded to the soldiers of the Xia Kingdom, and Huang Fu responded on the side when he saw this.

"If I can capture it, life and death are up to me. Helian Chang said what was in his heart.

If Tuoba Tao goes back alive, the subsequent achievements will continue. If it is exterminated here by the Song State, although the Wei State will be in turmoil in a short time, the new monarch will still be undying after succeeding to the throne.

Therefore, it is better to capture and imprison Tuoba Taosheng, so that the Wei army will be jealous, and it will cause disagreements within the Wei State and will not be able to be peaceful.

"Poor Dao did his best. ”

Huang Fu and the others were not sure, and their answers were not affirmative.

Although he had already decided to face the battle, Helian Chang did not want to go out of the city while the Wei army was scolding. Tuoba Tao sent his generals to step forward in turn, scolding from midnight to afternoon under the scorching sun, and the Xia army did not make any movement.

The defenders were not without movement.

While the Wei army was scolding, Helian Chang secretly prepared two battalions of soldiers and horses, both cavalry and infantry, and the number was twice that of the enemy army outside the city.

In addition, the chariot required by Huang Fu was also prepared, and there was a Dharma altar on the chariot, and the dry use of the Dharma was also prepared.

Halfway through the afternoon, the Wei army was hungry and thirsty. And after a day of scorching sun, some people fainted due to lack of water one after another, and were taken away by their companions to rest.

Seeing this, Tuoba Tao had no intention of staying under the city any longer, and ordered the generals around him to leave immediately. Just retreated more than 100 zhang backwards, there was a shouting sound behind him.

"Your Majesty, it was the Xia army who came out of the city and chased after him. As soon as the shouting of killing sounded, the soldiers who stayed behind caught up with Tuoba Tao and told in a hurried tone.

"Whip the horses fiercely, and quickly retreat towards the valley. Tuoba Tao did not delay after hearing this, and directly ordered.

Helian Chang was at the forefront of the Xia State's chasing army, and seeing that he was about to catch up with Tuoba Tao, the Wei army suddenly accelerated the pace of evacuation and hurriedly reminded Huang Fu and a few people.

When he just went out of the city to pursue, Huang Fu and several of his fellow disciples were already ready. Hearing the reminder, everyone took out the talisman from their bosom and recited the mantra to urge.

After a few breaths, a breath rose from the chariot until it stopped dozens of feet high. At the same time, there was a change in the miles ahead.