The sky is gray and it looks like it's going to rain.

Xu Wu hurriedly ran in and said, "Madam, the Northern Capture Army has arrived at the city. "It's time to come, it's finally here.

Yuxi looked at the sky and said, "It's a little later than I thought." "According to Yuxi's speculation, the Northern Captivity Army should have arrived two days ago, but I don't know why it came to this day.

Xu Wu snorted and asked, "What do you mean by this, Madame?" ”

Yuxi shook her head, she was just guessing, and there was no basis, and said, "It's just an inference based on the itinerary." By the way, how many people came to attack the city this time? ”

Xu Wu's face was very heavy, and he said, "The Northern Captives claim that they have an army of 150,000. How much, exactly, is not clear. Ma'am, this must be a fierce battle. Madam, listen to my advice, you leave Yucheng and go to Xinping City, right? ”

Yuxi looked at Xu Wu, smiled, and said, "The Xu family wanted to send someone to kill me before, do you think I will still be alive if I go to Xinping City?" And once the city is broken, do you think Xinping City can be saved? "There is no barrier between Yucheng and Xinping City. Once the city is broken, the northern captives will be able to drive straight in, and Xinping City will definitely not be protected.

Xu Wu looked at Yuxi's upright belly, and his expression was very entangled: "Madam, why don't you find a secret place to avoid it!" Madam, the commander of this northern captivity is Agu, who is Sukhbaru's own brother. "The rest of the words, Xu Wu didn't say anything.

Yuxi thought for a moment and said, "You are like this without fighting, how can this city be defended?" Stop thinking about what you don't have, go out and find out the news. As soon as there is a situation, report back to me immediately. ”

Waiting for Xu Wu to turn around, Yuxi suddenly stopped him again and said: "Yucheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if there are 100,000 troops in the north, we only have 40,000 people, but it will definitely be a problem to defend for more than half a month." But if there is a fine call in Yucheng, it will be different. ”

Xu Wu was stunned and asked, "Madame means to arrest all the fine works?" ”

Yuxi said: "Military rations must be protected, this is the top priority. At this time, there is no need to be afraid of exposure, hand over the list of details we know to Fu Tianlei, and let him do it. "Once the military rations are burned, let alone half a month, they can't hold on for five days. Therefore, the top priority is to clean up the fine work in Yucheng.

Xu Wu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do it." "The reason why Huo Changqing didn't do anything about these details was because he wanted to put a long line to catch big fish. It's just that these are extraordinary times, and safety is paramount.

The list was sent by Xu Wu personally, and after giving the list to Fu Tianlei, Xu Wu said: "General Fu, if these meticulous works are not cleaned up, there will be endless troubles. In addition, heavy troops must be sent to guard the military rations, and the consequences will be unimaginable if something goes wrong. Xu Wu was not stupid, he told Fu Tianlei that this was all Huo Changqing's meaning, and he didn't say that it was Yuxi who came up with it.

Fu Tianlei took the list given by Xu Wu, nodded and said, "Don't worry, I won't let go of any of these people." Fu Tianlei didn't report to Qin Zhao, and directly led people to arrest these details. After being arrested, he began to torture, and two of them did not bear it and confessed.

Fu Tianlei arrested all the people who confessed to him and continued to torture them. At this time, it is better to catch the wrong one than to let it go. Digging radish belt pits, he really dug out a lot of fine works lurking in Yucheng and the army, among which he also bought two officers who were not low in the Qin family's army.

Fu Tianlei made such a big move, it was impossible for Qin Zhao not to know. It's just that he also knows that Fu Tianlei is not wrong to do this, and he uses extraordinary methods in extraordinary times. For this reason, he suppressed all those objections. The top priority is to preserve Yucheng, and nothing else matters.

It was dark, and the Northern Captives stopped attacking.

Xu Wu told Yuxi what he had heard, and said, "Madam, nearly 3,000 people have been killed and wounded on our side today. "That's a lot of money. But there was no way, the Northern Captivity army attacked very fiercely, as if it was not going to die.

Yuxi was silent for a moment and asked, "How many dead and injured are there in the Northern Captivity?" ”

Xu Wu said: "The casualties in the Northern Captivity are at least double ours. But with this number of casualties, we won't be able to withstand it in less than ten days. ”

For the matter of fighting, Yuxi can't do anything.

No one expected that the Northern Capture Army would send troops to attack in the middle of the night. Fortunately, this side was prepared for a long time and found out in time, otherwise it would have caused irreparable consequences.

When Yuxi got the news the next morning, he was also shocked to sweat: "These northern captives are so eager to attack Yucheng, it seems that they are short of food and grass. "As long as they break through Yucheng, they will be able to grab food.

Xu Wu felt that Yuxi's inference was very reasonable: "I will let people sue General Sù Fu about this!" ”

Yuxi shook his head and said: "You don't need to tell Fu Tianlei, they are not stupid, how could they not think of this, but it is useless to know, it will take at least half a month for reinforcements to arrive." Until reinforcements arrive, we must hold Yucheng. ”

Xu Wu's face was worried: "With such a fierce attack, we may not be able to hold on for half a month." "The Northern Captivity is going to break Yucheng at any cost this time, and they can't bear it with such a small number of troops.

Yuxi said calmly: "If you can't stand it, you have to defend it, otherwise you will repeat the mistakes of Yucheng." ”

After Xu Wu went out, Zi Jin asked Yuxi and said, "Madam, is there any way to make these Northern Exile troops retreat?" ”

Yuxi glanced at Zi Jin and said, "What can I do?" Is this a war, and nothing else? "If it's anything else, she can still think of ideas. Now that the soldiers are in the city, what can she think? Now it depends on the soldiers of the border city.

Zi Jin was a little anxious and said, "Madam, what should I do then?" We can't just sit here and wait for the Northern Capture Army to come and kill us? "What's the difference between that and sitting and waiting to die.

Yuxi held his waist, looked in the direction of the outside of the plug, and said, "I have no way, but I believe that Yunqing will have a way." ”

Zijin said dryly, "Hope! ”

At this time, Yun Qing and Yu Cong and others were huddled in a dense forest. During this time, they were hidden in the mountains. Afraid of being discovered and attracting pursuers, the group did not dare to hunt prey during the day, and could only sneak the prey at night.

Yu Cong skinned a rabbit he had hit, divided half of it to Yun Qing, and then said, "General, look at that formation, the Northern Capture Army has dispatched no less than 100,000 men and horses this time?" "The Dingbei Army was completely annihilated, and this revenge must be avenged.

Yunqing bit hard, biting down on a piece of rabbit meat and chewing vigorously. If ordinary people saw him like this, they would definitely faint in fright: "This time Agu is imperative to break the city." Yucheng this time, there must be a bloody battle. ”

Yu Cong was a little worried, and said, "My lord, can Qin Zhao's person hold Yucheng?" "Once the city is broken, then there is no point in them staying outside the city.

Yun Qing didn't give a positive answer, and said: "No matter how wasted Qin Zhao is, he should be able to defend it for more than ten days." As long as our side succeeds, Yucheng can be saved. "It takes at least half a month for reinforcements to arrive, so the reinforcements are unreliable. Now I only hope that his plan can be implemented smoothly, and in this case, it will be difficult for the Northern Capture Army not to retreat.

At this time, a guard named Yuan Ying behind him said, "General, what if Qin Zhao leaves the city and escapes?" "His wife and children are all in Yucheng! In case Qin Zhao abandoned the city and fled, then his wife and children, Xiao Keke, would die.

Yun Qing shook his head and said, "Qin Zhao will not abandon the city and flee. "Once you abandon the city and flee, you will not only have to bear the infamy, but you will also have to exterminate your family after the war. Qin Zhao is a child of the Qin family, and it is impossible not to know the consequences of abandoning the city and fleeing. Therefore, Yunqing was very sure that Qin Zhao would not abandon the city and flee.

As Yun Qing expected, Qin Zhao had no idea of abandoning the city and fleeing, he was determined to survive with Yucheng. However, he asked Xu to leave with the child.

In two days, more than 5,000 people were killed or wounded. Qin Zhao's confidence in defending Yucheng began to waver. On this day, he took the time to go home and said to Xu: "Once the city is broken, Xinping City will not be safe, so you go directly to the provincial capital." "From Tan Binh City to the provincial capital, there are still many barriers in between, and it is not so easy for the northern captives to fight to the provincial capital. Besides, the Northern Captivity Army spent so much effort to attack Yucheng this time just for food. As long as they get enough food items, they will return them.

The Xu family had already packed up the softness, but without Qin Zhao to speak, she didn't dare to leave. Now that Qin Zhao let her go, Xu Shi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "General, you can go with us!" "According to the desperate way of fighting the Northern Captives, it will not be possible for the Ten Days City to be breached. It is also a dead end for her husband to stay in Yucheng, and she doesn't want to see her husband die like this for a hundred days.

Qin Zhao shook his head and said: "I am the guard of Yucheng, the city is in the people, and the city is dead." "Once he abandons the city and flees, not only will he die, but his wife and children will not be able to escape. If he dies in battle, at least there is no meritorious service, but at least it will not implicate his wife and children.

Xu hugged Qin Zhao and cried and said, "Husband, you must live well, and you must not have anything to ......"

Qin Zhao's heart was also sour, touched Xu's head, and said softly: "If I really die in battle, you have to raise Huai'er and Jiao'er well." "He really liked the Xu family back then, otherwise he wouldn't have insisted on marrying the Xu family without Marshal Qin's consent. In the first two years of marriage, they had a good relationship as husband and wife. But later, there were more and more things mixed between the husband and wife, and he often angered the Xu family because of the affairs of the Xu family, and the husband and wife became more and more cold. But no matter how cold she is, Xu is also the mother of his children.

Xu nodded again and again, and said, "No, husband, you will definitely be fine." Seeing Qin Zhao looking at her, Xu finally nodded: "Don't worry, no matter what the situation, I will raise Huai'er and Jiao'er to adulthood and teach them to become talents." ”

Under the cover of night, Xu took a pair of children and several boxes of gold and silver, and was escorted out of Yucheng by more than a dozen guards. R1148