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Cixiu fully understood at this time, and suddenly realized: "My lord, so you are ready to seek refuge with Zhu Lingyue?"

"Take refuge?" Luo Dingxi clenched his fists, but slowly let go, and sighed softly: "Cixiu, you are right. I am going to take refuge in Zhu Lingyue. Not only do I want to take refuge in him, but I also want to give him a copy." A great gift."

"This generous gift is Shuoquan City?"

"That's right." Luo Dingxi smiled and said, "Even if Zhu Lingyue breaks Hezhou City and Chu Huan retreats to Shuoquan, if Zhu Lingyue wants to take Shuoquan, he will have to pay a big price!"

"Shuoquan City is known as the strongest city in the Northwest, and it is also the prefecture of Xiguan Road. It is naturally extraordinary." Cixiu said: "If Chu Huan really sticks to Shuoquan City, Zhu Lingyue and Ganhou want to take it, casualties will also be inevitable. Very grim."

Luo Dingxi had a gloomy expression on his face, and said, "So if we take Shuoquan City and dedicate Shuoquan City to Zhu Lingyue, what do you think will happen to Zhu Lingyue?"

"If that's the case, from Zhu Lingyue's point of view, my lord has made a great contribution." Cixiu's eyes lit up: "Zhu Lingyue is in Tianshan, and it is said that rewards and punishments are clearly defined. His lord has made such a great achievement. He must be happy if he is happy. Adults will look at him with admiration and value him highly.”

"I don't really care how important he is." Luo Dingxi sighed, "I just want to keep Qingshan here. As long as I stay in Beishan and wait patiently, maybe one day, I can wait for a chance... Even if There is no chance, under Zhu Lingyue's command, be cautious, and you will not worry about being rich."

Cixiu sighed: "Your Excellency is capable of bending and stretching, and I admire a humble position. Even if you really can't wait for the opportunity, it's better than ending up like Chu Huan." Although the Xiguan battle has not yet been decided, but from Cixiu's point of view, Chu Huan's end must be very miserable.

Luo Dingxi, on the other hand, was thoughtful, and was silent for a while. The sound of chanting from the mourning hall seemed to come intermittently. His eyebrows suddenly tightened slightly, and he asked in a low voice: "Cixiu, Shuo On the other side of the spring...!"

"My lord, don't worry, I have made arrangements to come and go quickly." Cixiu said softly, "I have already made an agreement with the other side, and there will be no mistakes!"

Luo Dingxi said solemnly: "Cixiu, this matter is no small matter, there must be no mistake."

"Don't worry, my lord, I dare to guarantee with my head that there will be no mistakes." Although there were only two people in the room, Cixiu still approached Luo Dingxi's ear and whispered a few words, Luo Dingxi's brows relaxed, He smiled and said: "So that's the case, then the general can rest assured. As long as the other side can really help us, there will be a lot of rewards!"

"My lord, but I don't know when we will leave?" Cixiu asked softly.

Luo Dingxi said leisurely: "With that Yingchao stream, starting from Yingchao stream, it only takes one day to get there...!" After a little pondering, he lowered his voice and said: "Cixiu, this operation only uses Our own imperial guards are all our trusted followers, and they have the strongest combat power, so the number...doesn’t need to be too many, since there are only 2000 troops in the city, we have 4000 or [-] troops, which is enough!”

"Humble job understands!"

When Beishan Luo Dingxi conspired to send surprise soldiers from Yingchao Stream to attack Shuoquan, the battle in Hezhou was extremely tragic.

The first attack on the city, whether it was the attacker or the defender, paid a high price. The Tianshan Army alone lost thousands of troops in one attack, and the Xiguan Army defending the city also suffered several losses. hundreds of soldiers.

After a temporary rest, Zhu Lingyue knew that it was not appropriate to give the Xiguan Army too much time to breathe, and soon launched a second or even a third attack. For four or five days in a row, the city was piled up with corpses, and the Hezhou city wall was also dilapidated and crumbling. It seems that it will collapse at any time, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city have also suffered great losses.

The west gate of Hezhou City was already dilapidated. When the Tianshan Army attacked for the last time, they finally used siege engines, and the siege engines also pushed under the city gate.

Zhu Lingyue didn't capture Hezhou City for several days in a row. Although he was not bad at self-cultivation, he was quite annoyed. He hoped that his soldiers could change from hunting dogs to wolves in the blood and fire. It also made him a little unacceptable.

This is the first step in fighting for world hegemony. If he consumes too much in this first battle and damages morale, it will be hard for him to imagine how he will advance to the world.

He concentrated all the siege weapons and launched the most violent attack on Hezhou City.

After a few days of fighting, the defenders were exhausted, but under the leadership of Han Ying, they still stood firm with a strong will.

No one knows how long he can hold Hezhou City.

When the overwhelming Tianshan army rushed over again, the defenders also embraced the momentum of death and resisted desperately. After several days of fighting, the supplies in the city were no longer sufficient, whether it was bows and arrows or stones.

The Tianshan army rushed under the city gate and used siege vehicles to smash into the city gate desperately. Inside the city gate, the defenders piled up a thick layer of stones. Although the catapults were extremely destructive to the city gate, they could not The city gate was shabby, but the stone pile behind it still prevented the Tianshan army from entering the city smoothly. Some brave Tianshan troops penetrated through the hole in the city gate, and then climbed up the stone pile. There was already a group of Xiguan army with long spears waiting densely. On that day, the mountain army wanted to cross the stone pile and rush into the city.

From dusk to early morning, from the walls to the top of the city, Hezhou City was filled with the sound of fighting and the shadows of swords and guns everywhere. Hezhou City was about to be captured, but it was on the verge of falling and held on stiffly. With many soldiers killed and wounded, Hezhou City is still in the hands of the Xiguan people, and not a single soldier of the Tianshan Army can enter the city.

As the sun rose, Zhu Lingyue had no choice but to withdraw his troops once again.

The sun shone inside and outside Hezhou City, and the corpses lying here and there in a pool of blood were horrifying. Some people were even still alive and struggling among the dead.

Zhu Lingyue sat in the big tent, his face was a little ugly, all the generals who were attacking the city were standing in front of him at this time, Zhu Lingyue glanced at everyone, and finally said in a deep voice: "Earlier, all of you spoke out loudly, and you said that it will happen sooner or later. I was able to take Hezhou City, the governor asked you, how many days has it been?"

All the generals knew that Zhu Lingyue must be in a terrible mood right now, no one dared to speak first, and everyone lowered their heads, but Hou Jingang, the general who commanded the Black Wind Cavalry, did not participate in the siege, he had been leading the cavalry and waiting for the cavalry After breaking through the city gate, they led the cavalry to sweep into the city, but after waiting for a few days, the Tianshan army suffered heavy casualties, and there was no news that the city gate was broken.

Hou Jingang was not under the pressure of a disadvantageous battle. Seeing that everyone was silent and the atmosphere was stiff, he cupped his hands and said, "Zhu Du, we have been fighting for seven days!"

Some of the generals couldn't help but glanced at Hou Jingang, cursing inwardly, thinking to myself that I was charging at the front line, and you were going to sit behind and take credit for it, so many people were killed and injured, and no soldiers under your hands were injured, so come out and talk at this time , It is obvious that he wants to make things difficult for everyone.

"Seven days?" Zhu Lingyue snorted coldly and asked, "The governor asks you, how many more people will die and how many days will it take before you can take Hezhou City?"

Seeing that everyone was silent, Zhu Lingyue shouted coldly: "They are all dead?"

One of the generals finally stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Zhu Du, the last general is not good in the battle. He is indeed guilty. I also ask Zhu Du to surrender. However, the defenders in the city are really difficult to deal with. Not only have they already prepared fully They are all prepared, and each of them is like eating the guts of a leopard, and they don't know what evil they are, so they insist on fighting with us to the end. The last general thought that when our [-] troops came to kill, the Xiguan gang must have two legs Weakness, but... But it seems that our thinking is wrong, they are ready to fight us to the end from the very beginning."

"That's right, Zhu Du, these people are crazy." Another general said angrily, "After the city is broken, we will kill all these guys, and leave no one behind!"

"What's the use of talking about it now?" Zhu Lingyue frowned, "I ask you, how long will it take to break the city?"

"Zhu Du, although we did not capture Hezhou City, the defenders in Hezhou City are now at the end of their strength, and their pressure is much heavier than ours." Seeing that everyone dared not speak casually, Hou Jingang said again: "The last general I thought that Hezhou City is already crumbling, and it won't last long, and if we attack twice, it will definitely break the city!"

Hou Jingang's few words, although he did not hurt his back when he stood up and spoke, at least they relieved the others, and someone said: "Zhu Du, what General Hou said is, let's take a rest, and then attack Hezhou with all our strength. City, we will definitely be able to take it down!"

"If you keep fighting, you will lose a lot of people before you hit Shuoquan." A heavy voice suddenly came from outside the tent, and soon after the soldiers outside the tent shouted: "General Gan is here!"

The generals were stunned, and the tent door was opened. Marquis Gan, dressed in armor, with bandages on his arms hanging on his chest, strode in. His face was even stained with blood.

All the generals bowed to Marquis Gan one after another, and Zhu Lingyue had already got up. His bluish face had softened at this moment, and he came forward, a little surprised, and said, "General Gan, who are you?"

"Zhu Du, it seems that Hezhou City is more difficult to attack than we thought." Marquis Gan shook his head and said, "After a few days of fighting, hundreds of people have died on my side, and there are countless wounded. Zhu Du, this How many people are there in the city?"

Zhu Lingyue hurriedly asked people to bring chairs, and waved the generals to retreat. After everyone retreated and Marquis Gan sat down, Zhu Lingyue said with concern: "Dear family, your hand...!"

"No problem!" Marquis Gan raised his other hand and waved it, "This Hezhou City has not been defeated for a few days. I am annoyed. I personally led people to attack the city today. I took two arrows on my arm. I have already done it." Deal with it, no problem."

"My in-laws are really brave. No wonder people in Xiliang were terrified when they saw their in-laws." Zhu Lingyue sat down beside Ganhou and sighed softly: "It seems that we underestimated Chu Huan, and we underestimated Hezhou City."

"The defenders in the city seem to have given up their minds and want to fight us to the end." Marquis Gan frowned: "Hezhou City can always be taken, but if we find this way of fighting, our damage will be reduced. I'm afraid it will be heavier."

"Does the general have a good plan?" Zhu Lingyue asked.

Ganhou's eyes were burning, "There is a saying in the book of war, if you are ten, you will surround it, if you are five, you will attack it, if you are twice as many, you will fight it, if you are less, you can defend it, if you are less, you can avoid it. According to the previous news, there are less than 2 people in this city. With one hundred thousand troops in hand, it is the five attacks, but if we continue to fight at this level, we will inevitably suffer heavy casualties... In my opinion, it is better to besiege them to death!"

"siege?"

"The grain and grass in Xiguan has always been insufficient. I am afraid that the grain and grass stored in Hezhou City will not be hidden. There are nearly [-] soldiers and horses in it, and there are many people. The grain in the city will not last long." Ganhou said with a sneer: "If Zhu Du There is not much food and grass in hand, so naturally we can only fight quickly, even if there are more casualties, we can only attack by force, but Zhu Du has enough food and grass in his hand, so we might as well besiege the city. After fighting these days, the morale of the defenders is not good. Lower, they are holding on with us now, if we stop attacking the city, besiege it, and don't confront them head-on, then it won't be long before their holding on will disappear...!"

Zhu Lingyue nodded slightly.

"As long as there is a lack of food and food in the city, the soldiers will not be chaotic, and the people will be chaotic." Ganhou said coldly: "As long as there is a chaos in the city, the morale of the defenders will be lost. Even if the city does not surrender, it will be easy for us to attack again." Much more."

Zhu Lingyue said with a smile: "My in-laws are worthy of being famous generals in the Northwest. Hezhou City is an isolated city. Let's surround it and drain their morale, which is more useful than storming."

Marquis Gan laughed and said: "The most important thing is that they themselves know that they are an isolated city, and the only thing they can hope for is Chu Huan's troops from Shuoquan to help. It's so good, if Chu Huan doesn't come, let it go, if they really come to reinforce, Zhu Huan The governor's black wind cavalry can be put to great use, and before Chu Huan gets close to Hezhou City, he can catch them all in one go, and then we don't need to fight another hard battle in Shuoquan."

Zhu Lingyue caressed his beard and smiled and said: "What you said is very true, what you said is very true." After a pause, he said softly: "As the general said, we will not attack the city for the time being, but surround it, but outside the east city, there is no need to arrange Heavy soldiers...!"

Marquis Gan is also a veteran in the battlefield, so he naturally understood Zhu Lingyue's meaning, and said with a smile: "Zhu Du wants to surround them and make them fall into despair. After finding out that the east city can break through, will he break out from the east city?"

"exactly."

"That's a good idea." Marquis Gan nodded slightly: "As long as they break through, the Black Wind Cavalry under Zhu Du will immediately dispatch to catch up with them. At that time, they will collapse completely, not only taking down Hezhou City, but also annihilating all of them The main force of the Xiguan Army, the entire Xiguan, is within easy reach."

"During the siege, let the in-laws take good care of their injuries." Zhu Lingyue said cordially, "I have a doctor accompanying me, so let the doctor come over and look at the injuries for the in-laws now!"

"It has already been dealt with, so don't worry." Marquis Gan got up, "Zhu Du, the north of the city will be handed over to the Northwest Army, and I promise not to let a mosquito in the city fly out of the city!"