Shi Xuan at the moment, there is really a sense of pain that goes to heaven and earth, and there is nothing to hide, since he was caught up by the Jin army in Guangzong City and fought a vicious battle, this Jin army ranger has always been haunted near his team, like a shadow, like a bone gangrene, no matter how he uses frequent means, changing the route of the march, he can't get rid of it at all.

Although in the subsequent process, the Jin army only followed his troops closely and did not continue to launch a frontal charge, but the sense of humiliation caused to Shi Xuan's heart even exceeded the previous defeat when Chuangx was turned over by headwinds.

You must know that it is now in the territory of the Qiang Kingdom, and it is the absolute core area, Shi Xuan, as the prince commander of the Qiang Kingdom, not only could not get rid of the pursuers, but was also chased and fled all the way like a lost dog.

This scene will naturally fall in the eyes of many people in Hebei, and the image of Shi Xuan who is responsible for the important task and deters the enemy country created in the old years will naturally be trampled and crushed in this escape!

Since then, he is no longer the pillar of the country who commands the army and resists the strong enemies of the southerners, but just a clown who is useless and forgets his life!

It's not that Shi Xuan didn't think about simply standing firm and fighting to the death with the chasing soldiers behind him, no matter what the result is, he can always get a heroic battle at worst. Moreover, the enemy army is so deep into the heart of the country, it can be known that the number is definitely not too much, and if he really wants to fight for his life, he may not have no chance of winning.

But this idea is difficult to realize, one is that the only few thousand soldiers left under his command have already undergone several major changes, and the main body is no longer the troops he led when he was evacuated from the southern Hebei battlefield, but mainly the pawns requisitioned in various places later.

And these county soldiers are not Shi Xuan's direct troops, and what they see after the encounter is Shi Xuan's embarrassed image of being chased and killed by the enemy all the way, and they have little respect for this plain duke, and they will not obey his military orders.

The reason why they still followed behind Shi Xuan was that the pursuers bit too tightly, and once they dispersed, they were in danger of annihilation, and even if they split their troops and fled, they would have no suitable place to go. Therefore, except for some people who passed through the countryside and could quickly return to their hometowns to hide, the others still had to chase after Shi Xuan and flee for their lives.

Another point is that the Jin army did not mean to launch a decisive battle and quickly eliminate this road of the caravan, they were like old hunters playing prey, just driving this road of the caravan army, so that they could only fly all the way away, and there was no time to stop and rest. Even if Shi Xuan wanted to fight hard, he would not be able to stop the Jin people who were extremely motivated.

In the face of such a situation, Shi Xuan had no choice but to continue to escape, and even the route of escape was not at all up to him after opening Guangzong, and there were even fewer places where he could do it, and the morale of the current army could not be maintained at all for him to flee to Xindu, and Xiangguo, the capital of the country, became his only sore.

Shi Xuan also understands in his heart that the prince Shi Di hates him very much, he is now returning to the country poorly, and there are more enemy troops chasing after him, his life is hanging by a thread, and it is simply a dream to count on the prince to rescue him, the other party is eager to die outside, even if he flees to Xiangguo, it is difficult for Shi Xuan to turn to safety, but he needs to beware of Shi Di of Xiangguo against him.

But the reason why he still fled to Xiangguo was not in a panic, there were reasons for this.

"The lord's dislike of the prince is not temporary, only because Xiangguo lacks people to take care of him that he has to be patient, and the dog thief can only get the full storage position. Now that my family's erection is trapped in Henan, and I have been humiliated by the defeated army, the dog thief will be happy that no one can shake the storage position. But although my fate is undecided, how can I tolerate the dog thief and be happy! ”

Shi Xuan hated Shi Xuan deeply, and Shi Xuan didn't hate that he couldn't kill him quickly, even if his life was hanging by a thread now, it would not prevent him from being on the other side: "Xiang's national defense is empty, and I will raise the public to go deeper, and that Yongcai will definitely be suspicious and treat me like an enemy." The Jin army is light into the depth, and the mediocre may not believe it, he stays behind with the prison country, but indulges the enemy army and horses to step on Jinji, which is also very humiliating to the country! ”

When facing his confidants, Shi Xuan made no secret of his thoughts of causing trouble. Although the light cavalry of the Jin army may not be able to shake the big city of Xiangguo, the crown prince Shi Di was responsible for supervising the country, but he was directly rushed outside the city of Xiangguo by the enemy, and the guilt could not be washed away no matter how he was.

And there is another point, that is, the Jin army may not know the reality of Xiangguo, as the capital of the Xiangguo Kingdom, Shi Xuan fled all the way here, and the Jin army will inevitably throw a mouse trap and dare not get too close. After that, Shi Xuan didn't even need to enter Xiangguo in person, and went around the city to get rid of the pursuit of the Jin army, and then continued north to Xindu, and when he arrived in front of the lord, there were more prevarications.

In this way, whether it is the prince Shi Di who stayed in Xiangguo, or he and Shi Tao who commanded the army in the south, they all have different degrees of fault. No matter how angry the Lord is, he will take care of some flesh and blood, even if he will not spare him easily, it is very likely to spare his life and allow him to make meritorious contributions.

After the development of events, as Shi Xuan expected, as he got closer and closer to Xiangguo, the Jin army was no longer haunted as often as before, especially now, and there were no more scouts of the Jin army around for two days, and Shi Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But at the moment, he still didn't dare to relax completely, because there were all kinds of signs in Xiangguo, and Shi Di didn't have any amazing responses. As Shi Xuan took the initiative to send people to Xiangguo to report the emergency, on the way forward, he found that there were obvious signs of strong walls and clear fields around Xiangguo.

It can be seen that Shi Di was very jealous of him, and after learning that he was leading an army to bully Xiangguo, he began to mobilize forces around Xiangguo, intending to keep him out of the city.

If it is another day, the team is not far from Xiangguo, in the evening, looking into the distance, the plain vision spasms, and the outline of Xiangguo is faintly visible. And as the city of Xiangguo gradually approached, the panic atmosphere in the troops gradually weakened, after all, in the eyes of these Jin troops, no matter how arrogant the Jin army was, it was impossible for them to have the courage to be presumptuous near the national capital.

And as the city of Xiangguo gradually approached, Shi Xuan's heartstrings gradually tightened again, he had not returned to Xiangguo for a long time, and he was a little unfamiliar with the changes in Xiangguo in recent years.

In order to prevent Shi Di from suddenly launching and swallowing up the remnants of his brigade, he slowed down the march of his troops and frequently sent envoys to Xiangguo, on the one hand, to inquire about the situation in Xiangguo, and on the other hand, to continue to pass wrong information to Shi Di.

As for the current Xiangguo city, it is also like a Nirvana facing a great enemy. Some of the wandering refugees in the suburbs have been driven into the city to help defend it, and now the streets and alleys of the outer city are full of ragged and terrified people.

Shi Di, the prince of the prison country, in addition to his name, actually has a pitiful amount of manpower and material resources under his control. Even the current Xiangguo City, he can't completely control it. For example, the command of the inner guards where the Jiande Palace and other palaces are located was also taken away from Shi Di when Shi Hu returned to the capital before, and handed over to Wang Lang, a leading general he trusted.

Originally, the remaining troops in Xiangguo City were still quite considerable, after all, it is still the capital of Xiangguo now. The Praetorian Guards are responsible for the palace ban, and there are elite troops such as Long Xiang and Long Teng under the Taiwei Mansion, and more than 30,000 Hu Bu Yifu led by Taitong alone, and there are about 5,000 Donggong wrestlers formed by Shi Di over the years.

But right now, the army of the Taiwei Mansion has already been transferred away and followed Shi Tao, the Taiwei, to the south to prepare for war. The Praetorian Guard was not under Shi Di's control, and more than 20,000 Hu Buyi were transferred to Xiangguo by Shi Hu, preparing to follow him to the south later, and Shi Di's Donggong Lux had already been ordered to disband by Shi Hu.

Shi Di disobeyed his father's orders, and although he disbanded his Donggong Forceshi on the surface, he privately kept this private army and kept it in other industries around Xiangguo City.

However, because Shi Hu also stripped him of the right to use money and food, he built a single Yutai and stole his mother's private property with his own strength, and he was even more unable to support this private army, so he could only rely on blackmailing the powerful families inside and outside Xiangguo City to get a little wealth to maintain. Because in the past period of time, more than half of his Donggong wrestlers have also been dispersed.

Now that Shi Xuan has returned to the country in a vigorous manner, the only henchmen that Shi Xuan can mobilize are the remaining Donggong wrestlers of less than 3,000 people. Although the so-called enemy invasion was just an excuse for Shi Xuan in his opinion, it also provided him with some convenience.

In the next two days, Shi Di forcibly recruited nearly 10,000 Hu soldiers around Xiangguo, and on the pretext of responding to the enemy, he ordered people to forcibly open the arsenals of the Taiwei Mansion and the Cheqi Mansion, and took out the old equipment stored inside to arm these soldiers.

Although Xiangguo City has been dilapidated, after all, the original shelf is still there, and the more than 10,000 soldiers urgently requisitioned by Shi Di seem to be a lot, but they are scattered throughout Xiangguo City, and they are still overstretched everywhere. He originally planned to requisition the powerful families in the city, but those people were not stupid, how could they be willing to interfere in this kind of fratricidal murder and not go out one by one.

There are always more difficulties than solutions, and there are not enough troops, so Shi Di's idea hit the prisoners in various prisons. Originally, he was also a little hesitant, worried that those lawbreakers with big crimes would not be controlled, but as Shi Xuan got closer and closer to Xiangguo, he could only open the prison and release these criminals.

This move is tantamount to a difficulty, the country of Qi is a place of relaxation, and there are many strong beams who have escaped from punishment, but these people are still imprisoned for their crimes, and many of them are naturally extremely evil. Once these people were released, the first thing they did was to be ferocious, burning and looting in the city.

Shi Di is not a kind person who cares about the suffering of the people, and he also hopes to teach the powerful people in the city a lesson under the pretense of these murderers, and he does not prohibit this, but is complacent that these people are tigers and wolves, fierce and useful.

When Shi Xuan sent another message, saying that he was about to enter the city, Shi Di couldn't hold it back, so he wanted to lead his murderers to make noise and kill, but he was still persuaded by his confidant Li Yan: "It's very strange that the plain prince is here." Although he is not convinced of the enemy's situation, but at the moment, the Lord is anxious about the affairs of the south, and the prince of Pingyuan is making great use of it, and he abandons the south, and there is always a mystery, so he still uses a little inquiry to make a plan again."

Shi Di was also jealous of this brother who was in a town all the year round, and because it was rare to follow the advice, he decided to send his henchman Li Yan to investigate temporarily. But no matter whether the enemy situation is conclusive or not, he has already decided in his heart that he will take this opportunity to completely get rid of the threat of Shi Xuan once and for all.