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General Lang said softly: "Are you worried that Xu Chang will take the opportunity to attack Liangzhou?"

Wei Tianqing nodded slightly, and said worriedly: "Xu Chang is double-faced and ruthless. I am worried that if we send aid to Tongzhou, once Xu Chang gets the news, he will probably take the opportunity to kill him...!" Holding the handle of the knife with one hand, his expression was solemn: "If that's the case, we will be in trouble."

General Lang thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "My lord, according to the general's opinion, the siege of Tongzhou must be rescued, and although Xu Chang may take the opportunity to attack Liangzhou, the possibility is relatively low. The possibility of him attacking Liangzhou is less than [-]%."

"Oh?"

"Think about it, my lord. Xu Chang's most troublesome opponents are the other two anti-kings. The false king Zhang Shao and the false king Qi Tongshuan joined forces to deal with Xu Chang. Apart from staying in the Jinling warehouse, Xu Chang's main force was mobilized to the south. He is fighting with those two false kings, not to mention that he will not go north easily until he eliminates the other two anti-kings. Even if he really has this ambition, as long as we stick to Liangzhou City, with his ten thousand weapons in Jinling It is not easy to break through Liangzhou." General Lang said: "The general thought that Xu Chang absolutely did not want to fall into a situation where he was attacked on both sides. Now we are at peace with him on the face. If he wants to Let us tear ourselves apart and take the opportunity to attack Liangzhou, and when we repel the Northwest Army, Xu Chang will definitely think that we will do our best to capture Liangzhou, and at that time, he will be at a loss."

Wei Tianqing pondered for a while, and said, "That makes sense." Staring at General Lang, he said, "Xue Ju, I will personally lead the army to rescue Tongzhou this time, and I will leave 5000 troops for you. Ligou, the main force stays in Liangzhou, even if Xu Chang attacks, you only need to hold out for ten days, and I will definitely lead the troops back."

General Xue Ju still wanted to speak, but Wei Tianqing waved his hand and said, "It's not that I don't trust you, but this time the opponent is Chu Huan. I am quite familiar with Chu Huan. If I personally lead the army, I will be more confident."

Xue Ju cupped his hands and said, "I understand the humble job."

Rescuing soldiers was like fighting a fire. Wei Tianqing did not hesitate at all, and immediately returned to Liangzhou City to gather troops. Fortunately, the Liangzhou garrison had been in a state of preparation for war and was extremely efficient. He mobilized [-] horse infantry and marched to Tongzhou immediately.

The courier from Tongzhou rode a good horse without stopping, and it took a whole day and night to deliver the request for help. Of course, it was impossible for Wei Tianqing's soldiers and horses to arrive in such a short period of time.

The main force of the Xishan Army under Wei Tianqing's command is naturally the infantry, with 3000 horsemen and less than [-] cavalry, which is already half of the Xishan cavalry.

Xu Chang has tens of thousands of elite soldiers stationed in the Jinling Warehouse, who can defend and attack. Wei Tianqing is naturally on guard. Naturally, there is no fanfare in sending troops this time. If Xu Chang can know the news a day later, it will naturally be more beneficial to Xishan Safety.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses set off from Liangzhou City very low-key, and rushed northward to Tongzhou.

When Wei Tianqing dispatched troops, in Tongzhou City, Xu Qing was secretly proud of himself.

Xu Qing knew very well that with the current defensive strength of Tongzhou City, if Chu Huan really decided to attack Tongzhou, Tongzhou might not last for a few days, and it would fall before reinforcements arrived.

Whether it was Liangzhou or Yunshan, it would take four or five days at the earliest to send reinforcements after the request for help was delivered. If the Northwest Army launched a strong attack on Tongzhou, Xu Qing was not confident that he would be able to defend for four or five days.

Although Tongzhou City has been built for a long time, when it was first built, it actually existed as a hoarding stronghold. After all, it is located on a major traffic road and a strategic location, so it is natural to build a stronghold. After that, it was continuously expanded and completed. Today's Tongzhou City is different from those famous ancient cities. The initial construction of Yunshan Prefecture City was to build a city from the beginning. The starting point is different, and the scale of subsequent development is naturally different.

On the ground of Tongzhou, Tongzhou City, as the core, is naturally not comparable to other counties, but compared to the strong cities all over the place, Tongzhou City can only be regarded as a very ordinary city. Not even as good as Liangzhou City.

Because of this, although there is sufficient food and grass in the city, Xu Qing does not have too much confidence. Although there are almost all northwest cavalry in the city and no siege weapons, there is no shortage of trees nearby. If the Northwest Army is determined to attack the city Forcibly recruiting craftsmen nearby and cutting down trees, although complex siege weapons cannot be made in a short period of time, simple weapons such as ladders and wood can still be built.

But now Xu Qing let go of his heart.

When Xu Hai returned to the city, he told Xu Qing that Chu Huan had agreed to the terms and would delay the attack for three days.

Hu Xin clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Your Excellency is unparalleled in resourcefulness. In this way, we will be freed for three days. After three days, if Chu Huan finds that the situation is wrong and wants to attack again, we only need to hold on for a day or two. The reinforcements have already arrived." With a smug smile, he said: "Although the general will not be sure if he can hold for five days, but if he has to hold for two days, there is absolutely no problem."

Xu Qing said with a smile: "The so-called arrogant soldiers must be defeated. When Chu Huan defeated Xiguguan and Da Xizhang, he really thought that he was invincible in the world and that everyone was afraid of him." Hu Qianhu, although this Chu Huan is amazing, he is still young, and when young people are high-spirited, they are too self-righteous...!"

Xu Haidao: "He also doubted...!"

Xu Qing said with a smile: "I have long expected that he would be suspicious, Xu Hai, you have done a good job." Xiang Hu Xin said: "Hu Qianhu, how many people have been recruited by the strong men in the city?"

Hu Xin said: "There are already 3000 people, and the general has been assigned to various cities. My lord, I beg you to feed these people for the next few days. After three days, before the reinforcements arrive, we will inevitably have to fight the Northwest Army." , before the fight, the officers and soldiers in the city must have high morale."

"That's right." Xu Qingdao: "The three thousand stones of grain that are going to be transported to Xiguguan, since even Da Xizhang has disappeared, the enemy can be called out." Xiang Xu Haidao: "Xu Hai, you have to deal with this matter." Go do it, transfer the grain from the warehouse, and hand over the batch of grain to Hu Qianhu."

Hu Xin hurriedly said: "My lord, there is no need to be like this. The people who guard the city today, including the strong men, are only more than 4000 people. Even if they last ten days, they are only a few hundred stones...!"

"Hu Qianhu, don't worry, the soldiers will definitely keep them fed if they stick to the city." Xu Qing said with a smile: "We have nothing else now, and we have no shortage of food. The Northwest Army will compare with us... .!" At this point, he stopped suddenly, as if thinking of something, Xu Hai and Hu Xin looked at each other, and then asked softly: "My lord, what's the matter?"

But Xu Qing looked at Xu Hai and asked, "Xu Hai, when you went to their camp, did you see the food?"

Xu Hai recalled, shook his head and said, "I didn't see any place where they stockpiled food...!"

Hu Xin already said: "My lord, they are the cavalry who go first. If they want to be the first to win, they will definitely not bring much food. The food team should still be behind...!"

Xu Hai already said: "Before my brother left, my elder brother told me to pay attention to their movements. When I arrived at their camp, I happened to see them eating."

"Hu Qianhu...!" Xu Qing turned to look at Hu Xin, and asked in a low voice, "If you were Chu Huan, and Xu Hai came to your camp and asked you to delay attacking the city for three days, what would you think? "

Hu Xin said: "My lord, if you are a junior general, the latter will also feel that there is a fraud... you won't believe it easily, and you will also suspect that your lord is delaying time and waiting for reinforcements." He smiled: "But just like your lord As the saying goes, Chu Huan is young and vigorous, high-spirited, and thinks that the adults are really afraid of him, will kill the last general and surrender to the city, wait for three days, and then they can break without attack, Chu Huan is naturally willing to give it a try."

"Hu Qianhu, since Chu Huan launched an offensive against Tongzhou, he should be very clear about the deployment of our soldiers and horses in Xishan Road." Xu Qing said thoughtfully: "He should know that as long as Tongzhou persists for four or five days, reinforcements will be enough. arrival."

Hu Xin nodded slightly, seeing that Xu Qing's face was no longer as relaxed as before, he couldn't help asking: "My lord, did you find anything wrong?"

Xu Qing looked at Xu Hai and asked, "Did Chu Huan ask you about reinforcements?"

"In order to win his trust, my younger brother told him that we have sent two messengers for help." Xu Hai faintly felt that something was wrong, "Brother, is it... Did my younger brother do something wrong?"

Xu Qing walked slowly to the chair, sat down, thoughtfully, and muttered to himself: "No, everything went too smoothly...!" His eyebrows were startled, and he slapped his thigh , "I understand...!"

"grown ups?"

"If I were Chu Huan, I would definitely detain Xu Hai and take him hostage." Xu Qing's expression became serious: "But he let Xu Hai come back so easily, it means that he has nothing to fear...!"

Hu Xin and Xu Hai obviously didn't understand yet, they looked at each other, Xu Hai had already asked: "Brother, you mean, he agreed to delay for three days, did he have other motives?"

"We are delaying time, and he is also delaying time." Xu Qing's face has turned pale, "I always thought that his purpose of delaying time was to wait for reinforcements later, but... now it seems that the matter It won't be so simple...!"

At this moment, footsteps were heard from outside, and a person appeared outside the door, reporting: "My lord, outside the other doors, I found the rangers of the Northwest Army...!"

Hu Xin frowned, but Xu Qing said with a sad face: "No, the big thing is not good, the big thing is not good...!"

"Brother, what's the matter?" Xu Hai was also nervous, "You should make it clear."

"Chu Huan is really cunning." Xu Qing stomped his feet and said, "I just realized that something is wrong, and he has already acted preemptively. Do you know what the purpose of the rangers appearing outside the city is?"