The sun slowly set in the west, the Jin army left countless corpses in front of the city, and the attack finally stopped.

Several Song army generals went to the city tower and looked at the Jin army outside the city with Li Yanxian, exuding a soaring heroic spirit. Heroes, this kind of heroic spirit should be left on the battlefield, facing this mountain of corpses and rain of blood, without frowning.

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Yan Ping said: "Today the Jin army came to attack with ten troops, but it was nothing more than this! If the Jin people don't retreat, they will all be buried under this city!"

Everyone said yes together.

At this moment, Jia He hurriedly came up from the city and crossed his hands to Li Yanxian: "Good luck today! We repelled the Jin attack and found some beans in the cellar of a house. I have ordered the soldiers to cook them.

I will wrap my belly with the soldiers!"

Li Yanxian said: "God help me! The Jinlu have been besieging the city for more than a month, and the food and grass in the city have been exhausted. Thanks to the concerted efforts of the army and the people, they have been able to survive till today by eating chaffy vegetables. We have exhausted the food. Is there enough food and grass for the Jin army outside the city?"

As long as we hold on, Jin Lu will definitely retreat!"

The golden people outside the city slowly retreated, and the setting sun cast countless rays of light on the horizon. A golden border was drawn between the sky and the earth, and corpses piled up like mountains under the city. A few crows circled in the air, landed in a deserted place, and watched the people warily.

After a while, the beans were cooked and carried up to the tower. Li Yanxian took a spoon, scooped out the juice, and drank it in one gulp. He praised: "Good! I haven't had food in my mouth for many days. These beans are really rare and delicious in the world! You guys

Take a bite of each and take the rest to the men guarding the city!"

Yan Ping said: "Observe and eat some. How can you survive without food for many days?"

Li Yanxian said: "I have always been strong, just drink some juice and I will be fine. You eat the beans and rest early to prepare for the fierce battle tomorrow!"

At this moment, Song Yan pointed to the distance and said strangely: "Look, see if there is a Song flag there?"

Everyone looked in the direction that Song Yan pointed, and saw a Song flag sticking out high in the glow of the sky. A Song army rushed towards the retreating Jin army.

Looking at the flag and the roaring Song army, Li Yanxian was stunned for a while and said: "Is it possible that Qu Taiwei was thinking about it and sent troops to Shaanzhou? As long as there are reinforcements, it will be difficult to defeat the Jinlu!

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As they gradually got closer, they saw that although the army was powerful, it didn't seem to have much strength. It was just that they saw the opportunity and came out when the Jin army was retreating. And they were all cavalry, coming and going like the wind, and they could kill them all at once.

The Jin army was killed and dispersed.

Li Yanxian held the city head with his hand and looked at it for a while. He said in a deep voice: "Go and prepare to open the city gate! It looks like they are going to enter the city!"

Yan Ping made a promise and hurried down the city tower. When he arrived near the city gate, he ordered his soldiers to prepare to open the city gate.

It only took a while for the Song army to reach the city. A man stepped forward and shouted to the city tower: "General Shao Yun, on orders from Zhizhou, went to Dengzhou to ask for reinforcements! Dengzhou's reinforcements have arrived!

Please observe the opening of the city gate!"

Shao Yun was Li Yanxian's subordinate, and most people here knew him. Hearing the shout, Yan Ping hurriedly ordered the city gate to be opened.

Shao Yun and the three hundred knights dismounted, carried the salutes on their shoulders, and poured into the city. As soon as they entered the city gate, Shao Yun faced Yan Ping who was standing next to him and said: "According to the order of King Dengzhou to observe, we are entering the city.

Send food. There is not much food and grass in the city, so the horses and other cavalry will not come in. You quickly close the city gate and let the other cavalry leave!"

Yan Ping couldn't see what was going on outside. After listening to Shao Yun's words, he ordered his soldiers to close the city gate.

Li Yanxian felt strange when he saw two to three hundred soldiers entering the city, but the rest of the cavalry did not dismount. Then he saw one cavalry marching out of the crowd, reaching the front and crossing their arms. He said loudly: "I am Zhang Jun, the king is in charge of the observation subordinates."

I was ordered by Watch to deliver food and assist in defending the city outside the city. In three to five days, Watch will personally lead an army to Shaanzhou! Li Watch will work hard for a few more days, waiting for our army to come and fight the Jinlu!"

Li Yanxian saw that the general outside the city was very young, but his attitude was calm and his expression was very natural. He was not an ordinary person. Yaoyi cupped his hand and said: "Thank you, general! I will guard Shaanzhou City! Wait for your family to observe and help him clean up his dust!"

Zhang Jun smiled. He bowed to Li Yanxian, turned his horse, pulled out his mace, and said sternly: "Kill out!"

The remaining 700 cavalrymen led many empty horses, and the sound of killing was loud.

When the Jin army was retreating, Zhang Jun was suddenly killed and broke up the formation. He was reorganizing his team there. Unexpectedly, Zhang Jun turned around in a moment and came over again. For a moment, the formation was not in order, and Zhang Jun was easily attacked again.

Rushed out.

Lou Su and Zhe Keqiu had already removed their armor and returned to their tent, but when they heard the shouts of killing, they put on their armor again. Zhang Jun had already broken out of the encirclement, and the two of them only saw a puff of smoke. When they asked their subordinates what happened, they couldn't help but become furious.

Zhe Keqiu said: "It has been extremely difficult in Shaanzhou City these days. I think we will be able to break the city in a few days. Now that reinforcements have arrived, it will be difficult to tell. Where do these people come from? They don't look like they are from Shaanxi."

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Lou Su said: "There are many Song troops around, and thousands of people can be sent to many places. Don't worry too much!"

Zhe Ke begged: "Marshal, these are nearly a thousand cavalry! Who among the surrounding forces besides Zhai Xing has such a strong military strength?"

Lou Su shook his head after hearing this: "Zhai Xing can't even enter Luoyang City, how can he get to Shaanzhou? He must have come from somewhere else."

The two discussed for a while, but couldn't figure out a clue. They could only send out reconnaissance cavalry to investigate the whereabouts of the escaped cavalry. As long as they caught the traces, these people were not a big threat. Lousu had tens of thousands of troops and guarded thousands of people.

Still easy.

Pinglu County under the jurisdiction of Shaanzhou Province confronts Shaanxi County across the Yellow River. The state government is located in Shaanxi County on the south bank of the Yellow River, somewhat similar to Xiangyang. It is located at the junction of Shaanxi, Jingxi and Hedong roads, and is the main route from Beijing to Guanzhong.

.There is the ancient Hangu Pass in Lingbao County, dozens of miles west of the city. Due to the erosion of the Yellow River and changes in the river course, the Hangu Pass at this time is no longer as important as it was in ancient times.

This place is located at the intersection of the Qinling Mountains and the Yaoshan Mountains, with very little flat land. However, due to its important geographical location, many counties have been established.

Zhang Jun escaped from the encirclement of the Lousu army and stationed himself around Chousangdian in Lingbao to the west. This place is in the center of Guozhou and Shaanzhou, which is convenient for harassing the Lousu army and contacting Shaoxing of Guozhou.

At this time, Lingbao County had been occupied by the Jin army, but there were not many troops stationed there and they were unable to attack Zhang Jun.

In Shaanzhou City, Li Yanxian looked at the grain bags that Shao Yun and a group of soldiers took off their backs, and felt like crying. Shaanzhou City had been without food for many days, and even the wild vegetables and bark had been eaten.

All the officers, soldiers and civilians in the city are relying on their strength to stay here. If reinforcements don't come, we won't be able to hold on in a few days. The three hundred soldiers entering the city this time is a small matter, and the food is really life-saving.

After taking off the grain bag, Shao Yun said: "When we passed by Guozhou, we collected the remaining grain from there and brought it for observation. The tens of thousands of troops under observation by the king behind will arrive in a few days, so the observation can be relieved."

Of course, Li Yanxian had heard of Wang Xiaolie's name. However, the two were far apart and had no contact. During the siege of Lousu, Li Yanxian mainly asked Zhang Jun of Shaanxi for help. Later, he had no choice but to send a letter to Zhai Xing, but there was no

Echo. Unexpectedly, in the end, Wang Xiaolie, who was thousands of miles away, sent troops, and the entire army was dispatched.

Yan Ping directed the soldiers to fetch water and cook rice. When the soldiers lit the fire, it took a long time to light it because their hands were shaking.

Seeing that the fire was lighting up, Lu Yuandeng stepped forward and said to Li Yanxian: "Seeing that the observation is all right today, I feel at ease. When I heard about Jinlu's siege these days, I wish I could fly to Shaanzhou with wings on my back - "

Li Yanxian stepped forward and held Lu Yuandeng's hand: "Thank you for your concern! We have reinforcements today, so why worry about Jinlu anymore!"

Lu Yuandeng nodded heavily. He took out a small package from his arms, opened it, and found ten or twenty dates. He turned around and handed it to the soldiers next to him, and put it into the cooked rice. He said to Li Yanxian: "It's hard to observe these days."

.Everything is inconvenient this time, so I brought dozens of dates to replenish my health."

Li Yanxian looked at the rice being cooked with tears in his eyes and nodded.

Lu Yuandeng is somewhat similar to Cao Zhiyan. He was originally a monk, and later joined the army as a good man. He was an old subordinate of Li Yanxian. He originally followed Shao Xing to guard Guozhou. When Shao Yun and Zhang Jun passed through Guozhou, they followed him into Shaanzhou.

city.

At this time, the sun had set, and a moon appeared, casting a cool light. The officers, soldiers and people in the city gathered around a few pots, their faces reddened by the fire. They had not eaten food for many days, and everyone's eyes were particularly bright.

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The lights in the Jin army camp outside the city were brightly lit, and judging from their appearance, they had no intention of withdrawing their troops.

Song Yan said: "Look, the Jin army is going to attack the city at night today! They can't attack during the day, so are they more brave at night?"

Yan Ping laughed and said: "The Jinlu were just emboldening themselves! When they saw reinforcements coming, they knew that Shaanzhou was difficult to defeat. Attacking at night was just a show of determination. We have three hundred more soldiers, and everyone is full.

, are you still afraid of them?"

Li Yanxian chatted with Shao Yun and Lu Yuandeng about Songcheng's experiences these days, and said: "Who will lead the troops and horses entering the city?"

Shao Yundao said: "I haven't seen the observation for many days, but I forgot to introduce the general who commanded the army. It was my negligence." As he said this, he pulled a young general next to him. "This is General Zhang Chi from Wang's observation army.

The soldiers entering the city are his subordinates."

Zhang Chi was a little shy. He crossed his arms and made a promise to Li Yanxian.

Li Yanxian looked at Zhang Chi and saw that he was about twenty years old. He was quite strong and looked a little reluctant. He said, "I just saw Zhang Jun, the commander outside the city, who is not very old. Looking at this General Zhang, he seems to be in his twenties."

I’m still old.”

Zhang Chi said: "From observation, I am exactly twenty years old this year."

Li Yanxian nodded, feeling strange in his heart. The generals in Wang Xiao's hunting army were too young. Although many generals rose up after the invasion of the Jin Army, most of them were in their thirties or forties. Like Wang Xiao

This is really rare in the hunting army.

There are not many actual combatants in Wang Xiao's army. Many low-level generals were selected into the officer camp after joining the army with outstanding training results. Those who studied well in the officer camp were quickly promoted to fill the rapidly expanding army. Zhang Chi is one
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