Xiongba's forces attacked only once in the second half of the night. He seems to have a very tacit understanding with Tian Kai, who is defending the city, one does not attack, and the other orders the soldiers to sleep on the city. Although the battle in the direction of the south city gate was extremely fierce, and the sound of war drums calling for help resounded throughout Yuyang City, Tian Kai sat on the city tower and was not moved at all.

After Xiong Ba received Murong Ji's order, the look of horror on his face made the black leopard and Yuwen who were standing on the side sad and frightened, knowing that the battle situation in Yuyang had changed unexpectedly.

"Kuaima told Yu Bang to retreat to Changqingwei immediately."

"Yuwen is injured, you lead the siege troops to retreat to Changqing Wai as quickly as possible."

"Black Leopard, gather a thousand cavalry, and follow me to the south of Yuyang City to meet Murong Ji's troops and retreat."

Suddenly, all kinds of horns sounded everywhere in the Xianbei army.

Tian Kai stood on the city tower, and what he saw was no longer the familiar scene of the enemy about to start attacking, but the frequent movement of the Xianbei people preparing to retreat. He saw a large army of cavalry in disarray, hurrying into the night.

Tian Kai laughed, he raised his arms and shouted excitedly: "Reinforcements are coming." Our reinforcements are coming. ”

As the horn sounded, the galloping iron rider suddenly stopped. Guided by their respective battle flags, they began to face north and regroup their charges.

Li Hong stood at the forefront of the team with a steel gun in his hand, silently watching the Xianbei Iron Cavalry approaching in front of him. He suddenly saw Xiongba's battle flag. His heart was beating violently.

He turned and shouted, "Spread out the goose parade and prepare to meet the enemy." ”

The two sides are five hundred paces apart. This distance is the best acceleration distance for cavalry to start attacking. Li Hong raised his spear high. The panther raised its front legs, hissed its neck, and prepared for a new round of wild running.

The horn soldier saw Li Hong raise his spear and hurriedly put the horn to his mouth, ready to blow the horn of the charge at any time.

At this moment, Li Hong found that Xiong Ba's troops suddenly stopped.

Li Hong laughed. This bear tyrant is smart.

After a long night of trekking, Li Hong's troops were already a little tired, and the fierce and cruel battle just now, the physical strength of the soldiers had reached the limit, if there was another fierce battle with the cavalry of the Xianbei people, I am afraid that even if this army won by luck, there would be little left. Li Hong's army was pieced together by him, and everyone lived and trained together for more than half a year, and he was unwilling to ask him to fight hard in a single battle.

Xiong Ba was reluctant to fight again. He had only a thousand men, and in the case of a major defeat and low morale of the main army, even if he fought a battle, he would lose more than win. As long as he stopped the pursuing forces of the Han Chinese, he would be considered to have completed the mission. He expected that the Han people's raiding troops would also be unable to fight again, and he would take a gamble. He won the bet.

Li Hong slowly lowered the spear held high. He turned around and saw the nervous faces of the hornmen behind him, as if they were preoccupied with the enemy, and couldn't help laughing. Several soldiers didn't understand why their adults still had time to steal fun alone at this time, and looked at him one by one in puzzlement.

"Your Excellency, you are really like a god." Seeing that the Han army was really as Xiong Ba expected, the black leopard did not take the initiative to launch an offensive, and couldn't help but admire it greatly.

Xiong Ba smiled bitterly and said slowly: "The other side is the leopard." ”

Two late-night raids, both defeats, and a sudden surge of anger in Xiongba's heart. This Han boy who used to be like an idiot turned out to be a hidden master, if he had known that he was so powerful, it would have been better to kill him in the first place.

Xiong Ba couldn't help but think of Murong Feng. The handsome man is the discerning eye. He repeatedly praised him in front of him, but why did he repeatedly ignore his existence? The result was another big defeat.

The leopard was silent. In the past, they used to be comrades who fought side by side, but now they have become enemies.

He suddenly remembered the Iron Wolf. What would Iron Wolf think if he was still alive? Will he regret that he taught an idiot to be a terrible enemy?

A red sun is rising, and the morning glow reflects half of the sky. All creatures on the earth are bathed in golden sunlight, which seems warm and peaceful. The crystal clear dew drops lay on the young leaves that had just turned green, enjoying the warmth of the rising sun.

After watching Xiong Ba's team slowly leave, Li Hong returned to Yuyang City with his cavalry and set up a large camp far away from the battlefield.

Li Hong, Xian Yufu, and Yan Rou immediately rushed to Yuyang City to meet Liu Yu, the Lord of the Assassin History, and He Yi, the Lord of Taishou.

Liu Yu happily grabbed Li Hong's big hand, praised him repeatedly, and introduced him to He Yi, the Taishou of Yuyang City. He Yi is a well-known scholar with profound knowledge. He looks elegant and has a serene demeanor, and he looks like a great Confucian who has read poetry and books. Liu Yu is far inferior to him in this regard. No matter how you look at it, the dignified Thorn Shi looks like an old mountain village man.

He Yi just nodded slightly, which was counted as a greeting. For him, a small military horse, a slave of the Xianbei people, a lowly martial artist, he didn't even bother to look at it, let alone say hello.

Li Hong didn't care too much when he saw his arrogant expression. He is a low-ranking officer, and he is indeed not qualified to associate with Lord Taishou.

At this time, Tian Kai walked in. Tian Kai was in his thirties, tall but not athletic, and his complexion was fair. He was not like a soldier, but more like a scholarly Confucian scholar. After meeting the two adults, he immediately walked to the right side. Li Hong, Xian Yufu, and Yan Rou hurriedly left the table to salute.

Tian Kai worked hard and helped them up one by one.

"You're the world-famous leopard?" Tian Kai patted Li Hong's shoulder vigorously and exclaimed: "He is really a good man, it is better to see it than to hear it." ”

"I have two famous warriors in Youzhou, there is a white horse Gongsun Zan in Liaodong, and there is a black panther Li Hong in Beiping. One black and one white, enough to make the Hu people frightened. Tian Kai turned his head and said to Liu Yu, who was sitting at the top.

Liu Yu nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "When the Karasuma people in Liaodong and Liaoxi heard that the Xianbei Kingdom was attacking our Han, they were all ready to move, intending to take advantage of the fire to rob. Lord Gongsun led his troops to sit in Liucheng and suppress the Karasuma people, which was also a great achievement. The people led the army to relieve the siege of Yuyang this time, and they have made great contributions and should be rewarded heavily. ”

Li Hong hurriedly said: "Xiaguan and Lord Xianyu, Lord Yan obeyed the orders of the adults, cooperated with all their might, and rushed here day and night, fortunately not dishonoring their lives." In the battle of the surprise attack, the soldiers of each song competed to be the first, fought bravely to kill the enemy, and made great contributions. If the credit is concerned, it should be theirs. ”

Liu Yu nodded appreciatively, "Zimin is right. Whether it is the soldiers who defend the city or the soldiers who come to support, their credit is the greatest. Without their bloody battles, Yuyang City would have been captured by the Xianbei people. There are also the people of Yuyang City, who also paid a huge price and sacrifice in the battle to defend the city. We should be thankful to them. ”

"However," Liu Yu's tone sank, and he immediately said seriously: "Yuyang City is only temporarily relieved. The raid in the early morning, although it severely damaged Murong Ji's siege army and annihilated two or three thousand of them, the Xiong Ba troops attacking Dongcheng retreated unharmed. Xiong Ba's troops, plus the remnants of Murong Ji who escaped, except for the two or three thousand people they lost in the siege a few days ago, their army still numbered six or seven thousand, which was still a huge threat to Yuyang City. What do you think about the development of the war situation in the future? ”

He Yi's expression was solemn, and he said slowly: "Now there is still no news in the direction of Lu Longsai, it is estimated that there has not been any battle in Lord Liu's place, and Lord Li's troops can continue to stay in Yuyang for a while." But Juyong, Zhuolu's emergency documents are delivered every day like snowflakes. It has been more than ten days since the captain of the Guardian Karasuma Captain Mitsuki led his troops to hold on to Juyong Castle, and in the face of the ferocious attack of the commander of Kamiya Karasuma, the siege battle must be extremely fierce, and it is estimated that the situation is very critical. And Daijun's reinforcements were surrounded by the Xianbei Tuoba tribe army in Zhuolu City, and it was difficult to move an inch. Looking at the whole battle situation, if you want to break through, you must defeat one of the enemy's roads in order to effectively contain the enemy's attack on the other road. ”

"Do you mean that you want us to defeat the enemy attacking Yuyang first?" Tian Kai asked.

"Yan Zheng (Tian Kai's character) is right. I have been deliberating with Lord He for a long time, and I feel that the enemy attacking Yuyang will suddenly suffer a crushing defeat just as he is about to succeed, and the morale of his army must be low. If we want to completely reverse the situation on the entire Youzhou battlefield, the breakthrough point is probably Murong Ji and Xiong Ba in front of us. Liu Yu touched his goatee and said slowly.

"Although there is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, we have to do it. If we want to rescue Juyong and Zhuolu, we don't have troops, and the far water can't save the near fire. Now the only way is to defeat Murong Ji and Xiong Ba in the shortest possible time and survive in danger. If Murong Ji and Xiong Ba's troops recovered and joined up with the Tempest reinforcements from Guangping, Yuyang would surely be attacked by them again. You are all leading soldiers, and you should find a way out of trouble for Yuyang at this time of difficulty. He Yi said calmly.

"Now there are only more than 1,500 soldiers left in Yuyang, plus the reinforcements of Lord Li, Lord Yan and Lucheng and Yongnu, there are less than 5,000 people in total, and there are only more than 2,000 cavalry. As soon as Murong Ji and Xiong Ba's six or seven thousand troops arrived on the plain, they were all cavalry, and we had no chance of winning, not to mention that they still had the backup of Split Wind. My lord, it's not a question of whether there is a way to do it, it's a question of simply impossible. Tian Kai said in a low voice with a bitter face.

He Yi's face sank, he stopped talking, and he was silently thinking about his thoughts.

Liu Yu turned his head to look at Li Hong and the others. Xian Yufu frowned tightly, at a loss. Yan Rou's big hand gently touched the edge of the desk, again and again, with a blank expression.

Li Hong took out the silk map from his arms, carefully laid it on the desk, and looked at it carefully.

"People, what can you do?" Liu Yu asked.

Several people in the room immediately fixed their eyes on Li Hong's face.

"According to the report of the scouts two days ago, the troops of Tempest Splitting Tempest have left Quang Binh and are heading down the Baoqiu River. Once they met at Changqing Wai, there were 12,300 people. This is about the same number of troops they had in the initial attack on Yuyang. With so many people, if you fight hard with them, you will naturally kill yourself. If we continue to hold on to Yuyang City, even if we hold it, we will not be able to fundamentally reverse the situation in Youzhou, and sooner or later it will be the end of the city's defeat and defeat. ”

"Hopefully, they will be hit hard by this, and there is almost no chance that they will retreat. To the north, the army of the Tuoba tribe and the Titu army of Kamiya Karasuma is besieging Juyong and Zhuolu day and night, and the meeting of the two armies in Yuyang is just around the corner. Quang Binh City has been taken by them, and the problem of grain and grass transfer has been solved. And Murong Ji was just a setback, although he was injured, his strength was still there, and he still had a chance to make a comeback. If you want Xianbei people to give up such a good opportunity, give up halfway, don't even think about it. ”

"Do you have a solution?" He Yi saw that he was talking endlessly, full of nonsense, interrupted him unceremoniously, and asked seriously.

Li Hong nodded lightly and said with a smile: "It is not an easy task to provide food and grass for a cavalry army of more than 10,000 people. Xiong Ba took the lead in capturing Quang Binh, and his purpose was self-evident, that is, to establish a safe grain and grass transit station for the army, and to provide security for the long grain and grass transportation line. ”

"Are you going to attack Quang Binh and cut off their supplies?" Tian Kai immediately asked.

"But our troops are too small in number to attack Quang Binh." Yan Rou continued.

"This idea of the people is very good, we don't have to attack Quang Binh at all, as long as we frequently attack their grain and grass consignments, we can put the Xianbei people in a passive position and force them to withdraw their troops." Xian Yufu said.

"But this method takes too long. Once Juyong is captured, the enemy will swarm in, and Yuyang may be occupied by the enemy at any time. He Yi smiled coldly and immediately denied it.

"People, do you have a way to defeat the enemy in the shortest possible time?" Liu Yu also disagreed with this method. He saw Li Hong looking at everyone with confidence, his face full of confidence, and then continued to ask.

"Yes." Li Hong said loudly.