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After all, Hu Xin is not a stupid person. At this time, he faintly understood something, his face changed slightly, and he lost his voice: "My lord, could it be... Could it be that we are not the target of the Northwest Army?"

Xu Qing said with a wry smile: "Xigu Pass is only three days' journey away. If the Northwest Army's goal is to go straight to Tongzhou, even if the cavalry arrives first, the infantry and baggage troops behind will not be too slow. It has already passed a day." Time, the troops behind should have come up by now. But at this moment there is no trace of reinforcements behind them, only these few thousand soldiers camped outside the city...!"

Xu Hai's face turned pale at this moment, and he didn't speak a word.

"So that's how it is." Hu Xin finally understood, "Chu Huan is concerned about whether we send a messenger for help, because he hopes that our reinforcements will come to rescue...he is not worried about us asking for help, but only worried that we did not send people out. Frowning, he said, "Then why did Chu Huan pretend to agree to our terms, delay for three days, and even release Xu Hai?"

"Just because he wants us to relax our vigilance." Xu Qing said: "He wants us to defend the city with all our strength and wait for reinforcements, hoping to confuse us... The rangers outside the city are of course not for checking the terrain, but In order to block us in the city, he is worried that we will send people out of the city to deliver letters...!"

"Chu Huan is really cunning." Hu Xin clenched his fists and said, "He deliberately lured troops to the city, not to take down Tongzhou, but to use this as a bait to lure our reinforcements over...!"

Xu Qing looked solemn: "Wei Tongzhi and the Governor-General don't understand the situation here. We sent people for help. They must think that Chu Huan's goal is really Tongzhou...!" He said anxiously: "Hu Qian Household, if there is no accident, our courier should have delivered the request for help by this time, and the guards and the governor will definitely send troops to help, you... can you send someone out of the city, report the letter on a flying horse, and let them Beware of Chu Huan's trickery."

Hu Xin frowned and said: "My lord, it is not difficult to send people out of the city, but...but it is not easy to send a letter. Since Chu Huan wants to lure reinforcements, he must have made careful arrangements. Now The four gates have already been stared at by them, and every move at the city gate will be under their surveillance. Most of them are cavalry, and once they are discovered, they will be able to catch up immediately."

"What should we do?" Xu Qing was so anxious that he stomped his feet: "Once the reinforcements are lost, not to mention our guilt is not small, and Tongzhou will be helpless at that time, and we will not be the opponent of the Northwest Army at all...! "

Hu Xin thought for a while, and then said: "Master, there may be a way, you can try it, but you can't be sure."

"Oh?" Xu Qing said anxiously, "Hu Qianhu, hurry up."

Hu Xin leaned close to Xu Qing's ear, whispered a few words, Xu Qing nodded slightly, and said: "This is the only way to go now." He whispered: "Hu Qianhu, I will arrange this matter for you."

Hu Xin cupped his hands before retreating.

Xu Qing looked quite tired, glanced at Xu Hai, saw Xu Hai's face was not good-looking, frowned and said: "Do you have something to say?"

Xu Hai hesitated for a moment before saying, "Brother, you... You sent my younger brother to see Chu Huan, are you not sure that my younger brother will come back?"

"What are you talking about at this time?" Xu Qing said, "Aren't you safe and sound?"

Xu Haidao: "If Chu Huan hadn't been confident enough to let me back on purpose, if you were taken hostage by him, after three days, if you couldn't keep your promise, would my head be decapitated?"

Xu Qing turned cold and said, "What do you mean by that?"

"Although you and I are only cousins, we are also brothers." Xu Hai said angrily, "Since you know that this trip is extremely dangerous, and I never even return, why...why did you send me to die? ?”

"Are you accusing me?" Xu Qing said with a sullen face, "Not to mention that you are still alive and well, even if there is something wrong, it is loyal to the country, eating the king's salary, and being loyal to the king. Today, I was single-handedly promoted, but I just did a small thing, so you are so unwilling?" He waved his hand and said, "Still not quitting!"

Xu Hai's lips moved, but he turned around and left without saying a word.

Neither the defenders inside the city nor the Northwest Army outside the city made any major moves. Only the rangers sent by the Northwest Army appeared in all directions around Tongzhou City. However, I occasionally caught a glimpse of the distance outside the city, and from time to time a group of rangers appeared and disappeared like ghosts.

The Northwest Army had already set up camp outside the city, with nearly a hundred tents densely packed. After dark, bonfires were already lit. Numerous bonfires were scattered around the Northwest Army camp like dots of stars.

On the top of the city, Hu Xin led a group of people to appear quietly, the outside of the city was pitch black, Hu Xin stood on the edge of the battlements and scanned for a moment, then turned around, nodded slightly, and a person came up from behind, this person was dressed in black Wearing black trousers, someone next to him had already stepped forward and tied a rope around his waist. Hu Xin whispered to this person: "After leaving the city, you must be careful, buy a horse as soon as possible, and then quickly go to Wei Tongzhi , Tell Wei Tongzhi that Chu Huan's attack on Tongzhou City is very likely to encircle the spot to lure reinforcements, and if Wei Tongzhi is prepared, the Northwest Army will not be able to succeed...!"

"Little understand!"

"After the thing is done, there will be a big reward." Hu Xin said in a low voice: "Be careful of the rangers of the Northwest Army. They haunt outside the city. Don't be spotted by them...!"

At this time, the rope was already trapped on the man. The man clasped his hands and climbed down from the battlement. The soldiers pulled the rope and carefully let the man down. The rope was extremely long. After the man landed, he untied the rope himself. , was soon submerged in darkness.

"Lord Qianhu, six brothers have been dispatched." Someone beside him said softly, "The Northwest Army's attention is mainly on the city gate. They probably didn't expect that we would let people go down from the city wall."

Hu Xin looked stern, with his hands resting on the battlements, looking out of the dark city with a dignified expression.

That night, Hu Xin spent the night at the top of the city, continuously inspecting various places all night, and when he was exhausted, he leaned against the wall at the top of the city and fell asleep. An anxious voice came: "Master Qianhu...Master Qianhu...!"

Hu Xin woke up with a start, grabbed his saber immediately, opened his eyes, and saw two soldiers standing beside him with terrified faces. He was startled for a moment, then got up and looked out of the city. In the early morning, the air was fresh, and there was a dead silence outside the city. Someone beside him said, "My lord, you... go to the city gate and have a look!"

Hu Xin frowned and said, "What's wrong?"

The soldiers looked at each other, but they all lowered their heads, not daring to say more, but Hu Xin quickly walked along the city wall to the city gate. When Hu Xin came over, all the soldiers dispersed one after another, and someone pointed to the city and said: "Lord Qianhu, look...!"

When Hu Xin looked over, his face darkened.

Only a few miles away from the city gate, two figures were clearly visible. The figures in front lined up lined up. With mutual trust and glances, they recognized six people in total. He recognized that the six people in black clothes and trousers were the messengers he sent last night.

The corners of Hu Xin's eyes twitched when he saw six people appearing at the bottom of the city one by one. Not far behind those six people were more than a dozen northwest cavalry. Turn the horse's head, pat the horse and leave.

The six people looked at each other in blank dismay, but they came towards the city gate.

The air in the early morning was very fresh, but Hu Xin felt short of breath. Last night he sent these six people out of the city secretly along the city wall from six places, but they were arrested by the Northwest Army without fail.

There is no doubt that the Northwest Army completely controls Tongzhou City.

"It's over...!" Hu Xin muttered to himself, "This time something big is going to happen...!"

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The spears are like a forest, and the night sky is dotted with stars, but they are not enough to illuminate the path of soldiers and horses. Wei Tianqing sent troops from Liangzhou, almost non-stop along the way, and marched for two consecutive days. In the early morning, he can enter Tongzhou After entering the territory of Tongzhou, at the current speed, one day and one night must be able to rush to Tongzhou City.

Wei Tianqing was only worried that Tongzhou City would have been breached before reinforcements arrived.

Naturally, Wei Tianqing knew the strategic location of Tongzhou City, so no matter what, he had to arrive at Tongzhou City before the city was broken.

The entire army was silent, but the huge army still woke up the birds in the forest, chirping and flying, circling and refusing to leave. The beacon smoke had risen, and the birds were also a little uneasy. They had seen too much human fighting , I know more or less that the earth will be flooded with bright red blood, and the delicate grass will be trampled by horseshoes, but in an instant, it will be irrigated by the bones and grow stronger.

The faces of the soldiers lost the excitement when they dispatched troops, and showed a trace of fatigue.

They marched day and night and came down for two days and two nights. They were already exhausted. At this time, they didn't want to fight. They just wanted to find a place to sleep well. Even if they didn't have a marching tent, just sleeping in the open air would be a great enjoyment. , It's a pity that the military order is like a mountain, Wei Tianqing did not issue an order to stop, the whole army not only dared not stop, but even dared not slow down.

Wei Tianqing was very anxious, but he actually created a miracle on the march. Starting from Liangzhou, the speed was extremely fast. Normally, it would take four days, but at the current speed, three days would be inevitable. can arrive.

"Master Zhizhi...!" Yiqi followed up, it was a general under Wei Tianqing's command, and he looked a little tired, "The Liuzi River is ahead, do you want everyone to have a rest by the river and have some food? thing?"

Wei Tianqing frowned slightly, General Wei hurriedly said: "My lord, we are going to fight with the Northwest Army, the Northwest Army is waiting for work, if we are tired, we will get twice the result with half the effort...!"

Wei Tianqing glanced back and saw that the soldiers under his command were all tired, and knew that what the general Wei said was not bad, so he marched exhausted like this, even if there was a military order, people are flesh and blood after all, and the speed can only be faster and faster. Slower, take a break, let the whole army take a break, but maintaining physical strength is also a necessary matter at the moment.

Wei Tianqing naturally knew Liuzi River, Liuzi River is actually just a small tributary river, the deepest part of the river is only up to the waist, most of the place is only knee-deep, it is not a barrier, but you can replenish drinking water in Liuzi River, after all, the weather is sweltering , Marching continuously, drinking water is essential.