"Our retreat has probably been copied!"

Siye looked at the gloomy sky and sighed.

"Impossible, where did the enemy troops come from in the north?" Guo Xiaoke still thought Siye was too nervous. Even if several enemy troops were coming, they should still be far away. They still have enough time to retreat calmly with rich spoils.

But Siye believed in his premonition.

"Hurry up and withdraw the troops into the Dafeiling camp first."

Several light cavalry rushed to the north. This time, Guo Xiaoke, who did not believe in evil, led the team himself, and it was necessary to prove that Siye's worries were unnecessary.

In the camp in Dafeiling.

During the period when Siye attacked Wuhai, the camp welcomed several more baggage teams. Tens of thousands of civilians from Xiping, Lintao and other counties arrived with a large number of food, grass and weapons.

At the same time, nearly 10,000 troops were recruited by several nearby counties and soldiers from the Qiang tribes.

"There are more than 50,000 people in the village, including more than 10,000 government soldiers who had been rested before, as well as 10,000 Qiang soldiers, county soldiers and others, and about 20,000 civilians who were still in the camp."

Cheng Mingzhen told Siye that during this period, he sent people to strengthen and expand camps, build several small forts, and also build a lot of heavy equipment such as catapults, all of which were prepared to deal with the 10,000 Tubo people in the south.

However, the Tubo people had never attacked once, but only a few small cavalry teams came a few times. He also sent people to surround and kill some of them and escaped some, but never appeared nearby since then.

“How much food and grass are there?”

"Enough for 100,000 people to eat for three months."

"Where is the equipment?"

"It's enough to fight a few tough battles."

Cheng Mingzhen was quite optimistic about the current situation. Seeing that Siye had returned, he also mentioned several times that the court had come to the court to return to the north.

"Now that the marshal has returned from victory, we can withdraw."

But Siye shook his head.

"I want to retreat easily, but I'm afraid it's not easy. There are still 800 miles to go to Fuqi City, Qinghai. The road is difficult to walk along the way. There are so many civilians and county soldiers here."

At this time, Siye had already regretted that he should not insist on attacking Wuhai.

Guo Xiaoke came back on the third day after leaving, and was a little embarrassed. Only half of the light cavalry he brought out came back.

As soon as he saw Siye, he said in a daze, "I'm in trouble now. Murong Ke and the Western Turks coalition forces ran to our north without knowing it. Now they blocked the way for us to withdraw. Damn, didn't the information before that they were still in the west? Why did they run away from us all at once?"

"The military situation is false and real, it is obvious that the other party put some smoke and tricked us." Siye asked Guo Xiaoke, "How many Western Turkic troops and Tuyuhun rebels have you discovered?"

"About a hundred miles away from here, I have to touch about 30,000 to 50,000 people. Damn it, it's so unexpected."

Cheng Mingzhen and Xue Wan both frowned. Now they were enemies on all sides, but there were no enemies on the east side, but the Yellow River was the Yellow River, and the east of the Yellow River was Xiqingshan and Lianyun Mountain, which was even more difficult to walk on, especially with large troops and supplies.

"Or why should we kill us before the enemy siege? Even if there are 30,000 to 50,000 Western Turks and Tuyuhun rebels, we will never be able to stop us." Guo Xiaoke suggested.

But Siye shook his head and refused.

If the battlefield was in any part of the Central Plains, even if there were only half of these soldiers under his command, as long as they were all soldiers of the Qin army, he would have the confidence to fight out.

But among the 90,000 people, the Qin army occupied only more than 20,000 troops, and the remaining ones were Tuyuhun army, county soldiers, civilians, and Qiang soldiers. Not to mention the harsh climate and unfamiliar terrain here, they were all invisible ropes.

On the contrary, the enemy is more adaptable to the terrain and climate here. If he is not careful, he may be defeated.

Siye once again contacted Cheng Mingzhen to confirm the amount of food, grass and weapons in the camp. After confirming that it was sufficient, he narrowed his eyes.

"If we don't leave, we will just guard here, waiting for labor and defending for attack."

There are more than 90,000 people and horses in the camp now, more than 30,000 prisoners, and more than 100,000 cattle, sheep, horses, and other livestock. If you stick to it for a few months, you don’t have to worry about food.

Since that's the case, then just guard it, why take the risk of retreating?

Although the camps in Dafeiling are not dangerous and strong cities, they also occupy favorable terrain.

As the general manager of the marching and the commander of the entire army, even if the Tuyuhun Army was not under his jurisdiction, Murong Shun had to listen to his advice. Siye said that the enemy is now surrounded by three sides, and the troops are even above them. It is too dangerous to retreat at this time. We must stick to the city and fight a defensive counterattack.

Although Murong Shun was panicked when he heard that he had come from all sides, he could see that Siye was very calm. He was not at the end of the road, but he was a little calmer. After hearing Siye's reason for sticking to it, Murong Shun had no good opinion. He could only hesitate for a long time and finally said, "I am advancing and retreating with the king, fighting and dispatching, and all of them are obeying the command of the king."

With the support of Murong Shun, Siye immediately announced the decision to defend the war to the entire army.

Then, we will determine the defensive strategies with the generals, divide shifts, and distribute the defense zones, and everything is in order.

The civilians were a little panicked, but they could not leave at this time. Although there was no enemy in the east, Siye thought it was very dangerous to let them leave now. Even if they were sent to escort it, it might not be safe. It would be better to stay and help guard the village. Anyway, there is no shortage of food in the village.

"What if the thieves surround more and more?"

In the camp where the villagers lived, several officials leading the team were talking in a low voice.

"What are you afraid of? The more you thieves surround, are there no reinforcements from our Qin Dynasty? I believe that the court must have sent a large army to aid at this moment. As long as we guard him for ten days and half a month, the imperial army may encircle all sides and surround the thieves, and then they will be taken away."

Everyone still trusts the court very much. After all, Siye led his army to attack and has won two great victories in Dafeiling and Wuhai.

If it weren't for the small number of troops sent this time, there was no need to worry about the coalition forces of Tubo, Tuyuhun and Western Turks who would fight whom, one would fight one, and two would fight one pair.

A small official even thought this was a rare opportunity. Maybe a great victory in Dafeiling will come, and they will also be able to help and reward and award the title.

The Qin Dynasty values ​​military merits the most, and the rewards for military merits are the fastest.

Dafeilingzhai Gate.

Siye looked from a distance and could see that the enemy's vanguard had appeared not far away, and the shadows were wide.

More than ten fast horses rode out of the village under the twilight, and after going down the mountain, they scattered and walked along the way.

They carry memorials with the same content.
Chapter completed!