Thick dark clouds pressed on the city of Shule, and the early autumn in northern Xinjiang in early September brought a cold and heavy rain. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoUnder the heavy rain, I saw another team of Han cavalry riding into Shule City.

Looking closely, the clothing of this Han army is not the same as the soldiers in the city, but it is the military uniform of the Han army that protects the army in the Western Regions.

"Lord Zuo, could it be that there is any urgent military situation?" In the barracks, Gao Chong, Wu Xu, and Shao Yuan lined up on both sides, waiting for the subordinate officers of the Western Regions to speak.

Lord Zuo bowed his hand, "The lower official received the news from Luoyang, so he rushed over non-stop, please take the order."

Gao Zhong immediately walked to the hall and knelt on one knee.

Zuo Daren took out the preserved bamboo tube from his arms, and took out the black and yellow recital, "Fengtian carrier, the emperor said, today Gao Gao Lang will be the first soldier, bravely kill the enemy, and the thief Kou has merit, and he will be crowned as the general of Long Xiang, and the official of the department will be promoted to the first class." Lu Shaoyuan, the supervisor of the army, has meritorious service in protecting the country, because he has no military status, he returned to Beijing and was sealed again, and he also hoped that the garrison would cooperate to protect Shannan and wait for the army in the coming year.

Gao Zhong raised his hands and "the minister Gao Zhong received the order", and then a group of people shouted "Long live the emperor, long live, long live"

After a set of rituals, Gao Chong stood up, opened the emperor's handwritten letter with the holy decree, and his face was not good, "Lord Zuo, did the Northwest Army only send people to send baggage, and there were no reinforcements?"

Lord Zuo nodded, "Yes, Lord Gao, here is a letter from the Northwest Army and you, the person who sent the letter wants me to hand it over to you personally, you can take a look"

Gao Zhong took the letter, handed over the holy decree in his hand and the emperor's handwritten letter to Shaoyuan, and then read it himself.

"In the four counties today, there are traces of the Xiongnu, and the Northwest Army is responsible for defending the territory and has failed to support the general, but please forgive me" This letter is not long, but it is extremely informative. Gao Pet's chest churned, and he felt unprecedented pressure.

Gao Chong's uncertain complexion is also seen in the eyes of everyone, Lord Zuo is not familiar with Gao Chong, so it is naturally not easy to evaluate, but Wu Xu and Shaoyuan have never seen Gao Chong leak such an uncertain look, the only possibility is that the content of the letter is very terrible. When the two were about to ask a question, Gao Chong suddenly grabbed Lord Zuo and said, "Lord Zuo, every word I say next, you must convey it to Lord Duhu, this is a matter of defense on our front."

Lord Zuo's face was shocked, and he knelt down at random and said, "My lord, please say, even if the lower official is broken, he must bring the words."

Gao Zhong nodded, "First, don't let anyone know that the news that the imperial court will not send any reinforcements before coming to spring, lest the army's heart be shaken." Second, tell the envoy not to leave too many supplies in Pei Shan Country, or send or return, and never leave too much. Third, when encountering the Huns, try every means to delay time, and must not easily open the door to battle and expose the number of people. Fourth, spread the news that I was promoted to the rank of knight, and told them that I was Gao Zhong, the son of Gao Zheng, the Marquis of Dingyuan of the Great Han Dynasty. It's the above four points, please" At the end of the speech, Gao Pet bowed to show respect.

Lord Zuo hurriedly stood up and helped Gao Pet up, "My lord has worked hard and the lower official understands, what the adult said, the lower official must bring it, please rest assured, without further ado, the lower official will set off back immediately"

Gao Pet held Lord Zuo's hand, "Please, Lord Zuo"

Taking advantage of the heavy rain, the wet clothes were not yet dry and wet, and Lord Zuo took his people out of the city again and headed south, but this time they were obviously more impatient.

Gao Zhong stood on top of the city tower, looked at the south, and then looked at the north, his expression was solemn, and he was silent for a long time.

Wu Xu and Shaoyuan also stood on top of the city tower, they didn't understand why Gao Chong became nervous, so they wanted to ask Gao Chong for the letter, Gao Chong didn't refuse, just calmly handed the letter to them. "I know you guys want to see what's going on, see."

The letter was extremely short, only two sentences, Shaoyuan read it several times, but he didn't see any deep meaning: "Brother Wu, didn't he just say in his letter that he had no time to come to help?

Wu Xu rolled up the letter, but just shook his head, although he guessed something, but after all, he still felt that there were some things that were not considered, so he didn't dare to make rash comments. Shaoyuan saw that Wu Xu couldn't answer him, and the only person who could ask was the source of "high favor".

"Ah pet, you don't have to sell Guanzi, I'm a prison soldier anyway, your face tells me that this is not a trivial matter"

Gao Zhong saw that Shaoyuan had taken out his identity as a prisoner, and said with a helpless smile, "Then let's talk to you, go to the council hall, there is a map there, make it clearer"

"Let's talk about the imperial army first, if it is assembled in the spring, it will take at least a month to assemble, and the 100,000 army from Luoyang to Pei Shan, even if the road is smooth, it will take more than a month at the earliest. The Xiongnu sent people to the border of our Han Dynasty to contain the Northwest Army, so it was no accident, it must be the result of careful consideration, but they didn't count that we came out of Yumen Pass so quickly to help, and they caught him off guard, and now he will implement their plan again, contain the Northwest Army, and the other main forces will attack Pei Shanguo again, so I speculate that since they have acted over there, they must have cooperated with this side to start the operation, and the Xiongnu army is coming, and the scale will be larger than before, maybe, it is the Xiongnu royal court in person."

Shaoyuan was very strange, "Obviously, we won the battle before, why are you afraid of them, ah, pet this is not your style"

Gao Zhong sighed: "The Han army is one enemy and five, of course it is not a problem to fight the Huns, but Shaoyuan, think about how many Han troops there are here? This time it may be one or two thousand Hun iron cavalry, and you have also seen the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the Western Regions." The main force defending the city, or them, even if the Han army can defend, how can the two fists be against the four hands, the evil tiger can't stand the wolves, the Han army is also a human, and it also needs rest to recover its combat effectiveness. Once the Han army falls as a spiritual pillar, the soldiers of the Western Regions will inevitably collapse at the touch of a button, and when the time comes, we will be in danger, the reason why they do not let them announce the news that we have no reinforcements for the time being, at least we can't let the Xiongnu know that we have no reinforcements, and bully us with few people, and besiege the city with all our might, then we are very likely to mutiny internally. Shule is not afraid, but he is afraid of the Blue Building, this time we are using the powerful Blue Mansion to make them happy and sincere to cooperate with us, we are afraid that he will be capricious"

Shaoyuan suddenly realized, "I see, and slowly, Ah pet, if the four counties of Xiliang fall into a bitter battle, then it will inevitably affect the march of the imperial army!"

Gao Pet smiled bitterly, "The time we have to hold on to is much longer than three months, waiting for the spring, the only thing that makes them delay time can only be an important goal, so as a son of a hero, is it of special significance to catch me?"

Shaoyuan was taken aback, "So you deliberately let them come to you for trouble?"

Gao Zhong nodded, "That's right, we have more soldiers here, and fewer other places, so the pressure they face is much less, but I'm not good at stubble, and they can't do anything about me when they come."

Shaoyuan looked at Gao Pet in a daze, he didn't expect Gao Pet to think so much in such a short time when he got the letter, marching and fighting, it was really not just a matter of reading military books. "So, pet, are you sure? Hold here?"

Gao Zhong sat on the chair and looked at the gray and rainy sky in the distance, "Of course there is"