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Chapter 550
At this time, in Ningxia County City, 3 Donghu cavalry gathered here, attacking the city wall one after another.The defenders in the city were mostly young and strong recruited temporarily, and their combat effectiveness was seriously insufficient.During the ten days of fighting, the reduction in personnel was very serious, and there were only more than 1 people left from the [-] horses. Now even some old and weak have joined the battle.But what worries Liu Xi the most is that the military equipment in the city has been depleted, and many people can only fight with a stick or a stone.The gap in military strength and weapons is becoming more and more obvious, and the fall of the county is only a matter of time.

Liu Xi stood at the top of the city with a knife in his hand, his eyes were looking straight to the east, and he couldn't help thinking, "Reinforcement, when will the reinforcement arrive?"

At this time, Captain Zhao Tong hurried over, covered in blood. "Lord Sheriff, the city is about to lose its hold, so you should withdraw quickly."

Liu Xi shook his head, "Retreat? I am the governor of the county, and I am responsible for guarding the land. How can I abandon the people in the city and flee? Today we can only fight to the death. We will try our best to delay the footsteps of the Donghu people and buy time for our reinforcements."

"However, now that the young and strong have been killed and injured, we have no strength to resist the Donghu people." Zhao Tong wiped away the blood and tears on his face, and said hoarsely, "I, Zhao Tong, as the captain, have the responsibility of defending the city. Are you The county guard, who is responsible for guarding the land, should withdraw from the dangerous city and lead people from all over the country to deal with the Donghu people. We can do without me in Ningxia County, but we can’t do without you, my lord. Please evacuate the city first, and I will contain the Donghu people .”

"Master Zhao, you don't need to say any more." Liu Xi looked at the defenders who had been retreating steadily, and said with a wry smile, "Once the county is lost, Ningxia County will all fall. Even if I withdraw, I will be powerless. Today you and I Let's live and die with this city."

"My lord." Zhao Tong looked at him sadly, then nodded, "Okay, since that's the case, I will fight with my lord until the last moment."

"Haha, if that's the case, what are you waiting for?" Liu Xi raised his saber and looked at Zhao Tong provocatively, "Let's compare and see who kills more Donghu people."

"Haha, my lord, you are a civil servant, how can you compare with me, a warrior?" Zhao Tong immediately retorted with a laugh.

"Hmph, look down on me?" Liu Xi strode forward and said, "You may not know that I am from the Hengshan Army."

"What?" Zhao Tong was slightly taken aback, and then saw the county guard wielding a saber, chopping down the Donghu people who were about to climb the city wall.

"I'm really blind." Zhao Tong slapped himself hard, and then yelled, "My lord is mighty, kill me!"

When the surrounding defenders saw that the county guard was also fighting the enemy with him and others, and their combat power was amazing, they couldn't help cheering, and their morale rose in vain. In a short time, they even defeated the attack of the Donghu people.

Seeing that he was about to take down the city wall just now, and then was driven down again, Zhou He, who was in charge of commanding the siege, couldn't help being furious, and immediately ordered to step up the attack, and must take down the county today.

At this moment, a low rumble could be heard faintly from the east. When I looked up, I saw a black line spreading endlessly on the horizon in the east, rushing towards the county.

Seeing this, Zhou He couldn't help being shocked, how could it be possible that Hengshan's reinforcements arrived so quickly?Is Xiashui's battle over?

At this moment, the scouts from the east also rushed over and immediately reported the military situation to Zhou He. At this moment, he realized that it was not the Hengshan army who returned after a big victory, but a gang of mobs assembled by Hengshan in Xiazhou.Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the trend and rush down this group of Hengshan militiamen.But when he heard that there were [-] cavalry on the opposite side, and [-] infantry behind them, coming in carriages, the distance between the two was only a dozen miles.What made Zhou He dare not act rashly was that among this group of reinforcements was [-] Hengshan cavalry led by the famous Hengshan general Qin Yuanhao.

Now Zhou He only has 5 cavalry under his command, and he may be able to confront the opponent's [-] horses, but he has to consider that if he is entangled by the opponent, once the infantry behind arrives, his troops will be surrounded, and it will be difficult get away.

"Damn it, come sooner or later, why come at this time," Zhou He couldn't help cursing, raised his eyes to look at the county city that was about to be taken, and could only shout regretfully: "Order the entire army to withdraw from the battle and prepare to evacuate!" "

Soon, the Donghu people immediately broke away from the battle. After gathering at one place, they retreated slowly for more than ten miles, keeping a distance from the Hengshan army.At the same time, Zhou He ordered people to quickly notify Wunusutu, asking him to gather his troops and come to join them, preparing for a battle with the Hengshan Army.

Looking at the retreating Donghu people, those who had escaped from death could not help crying bitterly, not only crying for the survivors, but also for the dead.When the reinforcements entered the city continuously, the surviving people couldn't help cheering.

When Liu Xi and Zhao Tong came to thank Qin Yuanhao for their help, Qin Yuanhao grabbed them and said in a deep voice, "No, I should be the one who wants to thank you. You are about to be tortured by the Donghu people. You have a great favor from Xiazhou."

Liu Xi and the two dared not accept it, so they quickly declined.

In the end, Liu Xi looked excitedly at the army gathered under the city, and asked expectantly, "General, how many reinforcements have you brought this time?"

Qin Yuanhao smiled slightly, and said frankly, "Now there are 10 cavalry first, and soldiers and horses will come one after another. However, don't get too excited, this time I brought only [-] cavalry from Xiashui, and the rest are all cavalry. They were recruited by Xiazhou on the spot."

"Ah?" Liu Xi's face changed, "As far as I know, the Donghu people have nearly [-] cavalrymen going south this time. How should we deal with this?"

Qin Yuanhao smiled wryly, "In any case, the main force for annihilating the Eastern Hu people this time can only rely on this group of recruits."

Two days later, the Donghu people who were divided into four places began to converge towards the county town, and Unusutu also hurried over with [-] cavalry.

When Zhou He notified the generals about the situation here, Unusutu suddenly said dissatisfied: "Master Zhou, since most of the opponents are mobs, why don't you take advantage of the situation to defeat them, but let them enter the county? Now they hide Entering the city, how can we take this city?"

Zhou He didn't care about his dissatisfaction, and said with a smile: "General, don't be impatient, and listen to me carefully. The other party has a hundred thousand soldiers and horses to help. Even if our army can defeat it, the price we pay is huge." It is unacceptable to us. At the same time, letting them enter the city is also intentional. Now that the last troops of Xiazhou are gathered in this city, the other counties must be extremely empty. Then, general, you can freely move across Xiazhou. Wouldn't it be more cost-effective than smashing a county here?"

Unusutu was immediately speechless, but after thinking about it, it made sense, Dang even shut up and accepted Zhou He's plan.

However, at the time when the people of Donghu were dreaming of continuing to advance eastward and taking down Tongwan City.Within a radius of a hundred miles, countless crowds of people rushed to the county town, densely packed, like a vast ocean.

(End of this chapter)