"Tell the captain, someone took advantage of the chaos to run out of the city!" As soon as Zhang Huaiwei heard the news, he immediately realized that something was wrong. There are only more than 1,800 people left in Shenchi City today. If Liu Wuzhou knew the news of the loss of Shenchi, Liu Wuzhou would rush ahead of Yu Guni, first attack Yu Guni with the defenders of Lou Fu Pass, and then storm Shenchi, Chen Ying's two strange soldiers would probably be defeated.

This is actually due to Zhang Huaiwei's lack of experience. When they were in Lingzhou, the captives were all Turkic, which was very different from the Tang people. It's also easy to identify. However, in Liu Wuzhou's army in Shenchi County, if the people and the army are not carefully screened, it is easy to get mixed up. A small colonel of the Tianxing Army who was hiding in the cellar took advantage of Zhang Huaiwei's relaxation of vigilance and escaped from Shenchi City.

Who would have thought that this junior colonel was too a chicken thief, and actually took advantage of the inattention of the soldiers of Ning Yuanjun to snatch a horse, but when Zhang Huaiwei set up the ranger group of the Yuanyuan Army to pursue, it was too late. Shenchi County is only more than 100 miles away from Yanmen Pass, and the Dingyuan Army is not familiar with the place, so he was surrounded by this Tianxing Army Colonel and lost his target.

Liu Wuzhou, who was in Yanmen Pass, heard the news that night. However, with the messenger came a troop of rangers. In fact, this ranger was just sent by Zhang Huaiwei to arrest this junior colonel.

Seeing the Tang cavalry appear in the south of Yanmen, Liu Wuzhou's whole person instantly became bad.

The geographical location of Shenchi was originally not very important to Liu Wuzhou. Because he has Yanmen Pass, he can resist the attack of the Tang army. However, Shenchi is too important to Tang Jun. Shenchi is located in the west of Yanmen Pass, and is located in the key area of Yanmen Pass and Xinzhou. The east can attack Yanmen Pass, the south can go down to Xinzhou, and then take Taiyuan City. At the same time, you can also side-attack the floor annoyance.

But when the Tang army appeared in Shenchi County, the guards of Yanmen Pass lost their meaning. What was once an impenetrable defense system has become full of holes. What's more, the center of gravity of Yanmen Pass's defense is in the north, and attacking Yanmen Pass from the south will get twice the result with half the effort. This is actually not important, the most important thing is that Shenchi can cut off the supply line of Yanmen Pass. If there is no supply from Taiyuan under Liu Wuzhou's command, there will be no food to eat for a month and a half at most.

Without food, the Tianxing army will collapse without a fight.

Looking at the panic in Liu Wuzhou's eyes, Fan Junzhang stepped forward and persuaded: "Your Majesty, the loss of Shenchi is nothing more than two possibilities: a small force from the mountains of Linhu or a forced crossing of the Yellow River in the direction of Wuzhai. No matter which direction it comes from, the number of the Tang army will not be large, so please fight and take back the Shenchi! ”

As a native of Shuozhou, Liu Wuzhou is very familiar with Shenchi or Linhu. Although Linhu does not have the steep mountains and mountains that are difficult for birds to cross like a skyscraper, the mountains and dense forests of Linhu are not suitable for large armies to walk. If it is from Linhu, this Tang Army force will definitely not exceed 1,000 people, otherwise there is no way to guarantee the supply of more than 1,000 people.

Similarly, if the Yellow River is forcibly crossed from the direction of Wuzhai, then it is even more ridiculous. The Yellow River has an altitude difference of nearly 600 meters from Shuozhou to Haozhou, the river is breathing, crossing the river is not only easy to overturn, and it is not easy to gather, with the flow speed of the Yellow River in the direction of Wuzhai, if the river is crossed, even if it is guaranteed not to capsize, then the boat will flow down at least three or five thousand steps in the process of crossing the river. In this way, when the ships come and go, there will be a difference of more than ten miles. If the Tang army really crossed the river on such a large scale, Liu Wuzhou would be relieved.

Liu Wuzhou thought for a while and said: "Junzhang, Shenchi will ask you, if Shenchi can't get it back, then the big thing is gone, and everything is over." ”

"Don't worry, Junzhang will never fail the king!"

Fan Junzhang took the two battalions of the Tianxing Left Army and rode 10,000 steps towards Shenchi.

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Under the same sky, in the Reed Ze Pass, at this time, the women's army had been out of food for three days, and there was no rice. If it were an ordinary army, to such a point, I am afraid that it would have mutinied long ago. However, Li Xiuning's prestige in the army is very high, even if the officers and men of the whole army know that there is no food to eat, they still believe that Li Xiuning will think of a way. Xun Xiang and Wei Chigong surrounded Wei Zeguan through wind and rain. Seeing that the food was exhausted, Li Xiuning reluctantly drew the three thousand parts that still had a battle to break through, just like Li Xiuning himself suffered a lot of minor injuries.

In the Reed Gate, the wounded were placed on the ground haphazardly, and there were moans and cries everywhere. Li Xiuning also had no choice, there were too many wounded soldiers, and all the medicines were exhausted. All the healing can only be a simple bandage, with sutures to stop the bleeding, as for whether you can survive or not, it all depends on your own creation.

A large cauldron was propped up, the hot water was boiling, and the old and weak man threw the bandages into the cauldron to boil. There is not only a shortage of food and medicine, but even the most basic bandages, many of which are removed from the corpses of those who died of injuries. At this time, it is not considered whether these bandages can be used or not.

In just three months, Chen Huairen used countless women's soldiers and wounded soldiers to train his skilled surgical skills, and a large hole more than a foot long was cut out on his chest, revealing Bai Sensen's bone stubble. Chen Huairen was not in a hurry, and used tweezers to hold the needle and stitch up the wounded soldier's wound from the inside out.

Chen Huairen said in a hoarse voice: "Next!" ”

Li Chuqi said softly: "Master, you can rest." You haven't closed your eyes for a day and a night! ”

"I can't rest, I can't rest!" Chen Huairen pointed to the wounded people all over the ground, showing a painful and tangled look, and said, "I want to take a rest for the teacher, but what should they do?" We don't have medicine now, and a moment later, we may delay a life! ”

Li Chuqi said: "I'm on top of the far bridge!" ”

"You're almost!" Chen Huairen walked up to another wounded soldier whose arm had been cut off and began the next operation.

Chen Huairen said without looking back: "If you really have filial piety and let the master rest, then study hard and get out quickly." ”

Li Chuqi nodded heavily with heavy eyes.

In the simple Chinese army tent, Li Xiuning sat in the center, one hand on her lower abdomen, her brows were tightly locked, her face was very bad at this time, Wei Chigong's horse lance was too fast, and under a lance, Li Xiuning was almost pierced. If it weren't for a personal guard who rushed to Wei Chigong desperately, and Wei Chigong had to withdraw his hand to help, I am afraid that Li Xiuning would have died on the spot.

The generals of the Women's Army in the big tent were arguing fiercely.

Qiu Shili roared loudly: "It's not a pity for me to wait for death, but Her Royal Highness the princess is a golden branch and jade leaf,...... Although Liu Wuzhou is an unmeasured person, if we surrender him, we will definitely not end well, but Her Royal Highness the princess will definitely be treated well. As long as Her Royal Highness the princess is safe, I will not hesitate to die. ”

Qiu Shili was the general of the former He Panren, and after He Panren defected to Li Xiuning, he gradually made military merits and was promoted to the general of the prison guard. The Women's Army is actually an army that is not officially established by the imperial court, but people are used to referring to Li Xiuning's old troops as the Women's Army. Like Li Zhongwen is too often Shaoqing and the governor of the state. Bai Shansi is the right Wuhou general, Xiang Shanzhi is the right imperial guard general, and Ma Sanbao is the left Xiaowei general.

Bai Shansi said: "This is all your wishful thinking, Liu Wuzhou can't be trusted." ”

Qiu Shili said: "Now there is only gambling...... Bet that Liu Wuzhou will not lose his mind. ”

"Don't wait any longer!" Li Xiuning's face was sallow, and he said weakly: "This palace would rather die than surrender ......"