"This group of horse bandits could not defeat Li Yuan and actually came to Jiangling. Our soldiers were still in training, maybe..."

Xiao Xian was anxious. Looking at Zhang Zhongjian with a calm expression on the side, he felt a little dissatisfied. Jiangling is their territory now, so why are you worried?

Jiangling was occupied by them, and they knew that they didn't have many soldiers. The method used to occupy Jiangling was to bribe the city to defend the troops. The only five thousand soldiers trained by the Xiao family could really fight.

Including Zhang Zhongjian's people can fight no more than 15,000 people, it will take at least half a year to recruit tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to train.

After they occupied the generals, they were busy with city defense. The troops were placed, and they looked very powerful, but in fact they really didn't have many soldiers.

The Xiao family and the Zhang family quickly established their own power through money, and they had no idea when facing the Turkic Xiao Xian.

"Xiao Chengshou, don't worry that as long as we unite and unite, the crisis can be resolved." Zhang Zhongjian said lightly.

"General Zhang, it's easy to say. What do you want to do?"

Seeing that Zhang Zhongjian was very calm, Xiao Xian seemed to have a plan in his heart, and thought that he might have a solution, and wanted to know what he would think.

"Don't panic when guarding Xiaocheng. You think the purpose of the Turkish soldiers is not to capture the prefecture. Their purpose is to plunder. Why can Li Yuan of Taiyuan Prefecture stop him? In fact, it is not the number of soldiers but the attitude."

"As long as we are tough and resist a few waves of attacks, let the other party know that Jiangling will not be their target of robbery, they will naturally leave."

"Really?" Xiao Xian asked nervously.

"You think, their purpose is to rob. If our soldiers want to fight to the end, it would be unprofitable if they lose money here. As long as they understand that they will naturally leave. If it were Xiaochengguan, would you continue to fight?"

Xiao Xian thought about it carefully and put himself in his shoes. There were many state prefectures and prefectures in the Sui State, so there was really no need to fight with a state prefecture to the end.

After thinking from the perspective of others, Xiao Xian couldn't figure it out either.

"Then this battle depends entirely on General Zhang, and I will cooperate with it with power." Xiao Xian said.

After Jiangling was occupied, Xiao Xian became the city guard and took charge of the city supplies and other matters. Zhang Zhongjian took over the military power. The two families worked together to quickly build the prefecture in a very good manner.

After the two discussed, Jiangling City immediately recruited soldiers.

Zhang Zhongjian was very calm but not leisurely. He was responsible for training his troops every day, and at this time he arranged all the troops on the city wall.

Let them practice bows and arrows on the wooden stakes set up under the city as much as possible. After adapting, they will increase their proficiency so that they will not be too busy when the enemy attacks the city.

The range that the bow and arrow can cover on the city wall is watching, and the soldiers on the city wall are really watching, so they can't hit the target in a mess.

The Turkic troops arrived as scheduled, and the time they could master such accurate results was because this was the Sui Kingdom and the Xiao and Zhang families had many eyeliners.

The people who ride alone to deliver letters are much faster than group soldiers and horses, and they can grasp the enemy's movements in just a few days.

Three hundred thousand soldiers were at the city, and from the city walls it looked like a sea of ​​people.

Zhang Zhongjian personally stood on the city wall and fought against foreign enemies with the soldiers.

"General, Jiangling is ahead, and the people there are very rich. If you succeed at least three winters, you don't have to worry about supplies."

The Turkic general was thinking about it, and the faces of the chief generals around him were all serious because they suffered a defeat not long ago.

After rushing, their overall condition was not very good.

Now a victory is needed to boost morale, and I thought about looting the small village, but those benefits are not high.

They are all supplies that the horse team robbed, but not everything is taken away, so their goal is to have a wealthy city so that they can fully utilize their advantages.

"Send 30,000 troops to attack." The Turkic general ordered.

"yes."

The generals around him immediately arranged the Turkic horse team immediately formed a formation to launch an attack.

On Jiangling City, Zhang Zhongjian had already seen it. What he saw was that he was not the Turks running in front but the prisoners they captured.

"Hmph!" Zhang Zhongjian felt very bad. It was obvious that those who ran forward were used to resist arrows.

"What should I do with the general? Those are the people of the Sui Kingdom." The general beside him asked hurriedly.

Zhang Zhongjian's eyes were cold, and the current situation did not allow him to feel any pity. He immediately ordered: "Arrowers aimed at the Turkic cavalry to attack."

The generals around him could only follow this order, and now they had to do so, even if the person running ahead was innocent.

The Turkic cavalry were skilled in bows and arrows. Someone in front of them helped to act as arrows, but they used horses to deal with the city walls with bows and arrows.

Zhang Zhongjian was commanding motionlessly on the city wall, allowing arrows to fly by his side. The people on the city wall were full of morale when they saw it, and they felt very lucky that they could follow such a general.

"Don't be afraid, it's difficult for the enemy's bows to attack the city walls. As long as you pay attention to concealment when attacking according to the process, nothing will happen."

Zhang Zhongjian stared at the battlefield and did not forget to remind the soldiers on the city wall, which also cheered them up. When he thought that this was the time, it depends on luck.

The reason why he dared to stand here is because there are shield soldiers in front of him, and his helmet is also very good. I believe that if there are arrows coming, he can use the strength of his helmet to avoid injury if he has arrows.

Besides, the location where he stood was not the battlement of the city wall at the front, but was relatively safe afterwards.

Zhang Zhongjian personally commanded the soldiers, and there was no trouble at all. The archers were all very stable, and the chance of killing increased a lot.

The cavalrymen in charge of the Turks suffered a lot of losses, and they could not have expected that the losses would be so great. After the fight, they already felt that Jiangling's defenders were very powerful.

Seeing that the charge did not play a predetermined role, the Turkic cavalry was withdrawn.

The first attack was a feint. Both sides knew in their hearts that Zhang Zhongjian didn't want to waste arrows so quickly. He felt relieved when he saw the other party withdrawing his troops.

This shows that his guess is correct. These Turks will not really sacrifice their lives to get entangled with them.

From the news sent back by Taiyuan Prefecture, he learned that these 300,000 soldiers and horses left after several battles in Taiyuan Prefecture. Now he can confirm that the result of Jiangling will be like this.

I feel relaxed but still very nervous, and my requirements for the soldiers have not been reduced at all.

The Turkic cavalry retreated thirty miles to set up camps, and their living time had long been controlled by them.

After receiving the report from the scout, Zhang Zhongjian immediately began to hurry his generals and asked them to prepare to leave the city and attack at night.

This time, Zhang Zhongjian sent the Zhang family's personal guards to cooperate with the operation, and selected the most elite soldiers in Jiangling City.
Chapter completed!