It's not as Xue Tong said. The question of where the enemy army came from is only necessary to go back to the city and ask; But seeing that the wolf smoke was rising in Jinyang City, the soldiers were all 'chaotic', and if the officers did not hurry up to restrain them, I don't know what would happen.

So the people had no intention of saying more, and hurried to the army into the city.

Together, the entire city will enter an extremely tense state. The horses and horses stationed in the city need to be mobilized; All the city heads need to be sent more manpower; Stone, wood, knife carts and other equipment to defend the city need to be urgently prepared; The people in the tuntian outside the city were either evacuated or retreated into the city; Ding Zhuang of the city needs to be recounted and prepared to issue weapons...... At this moment, Jinyang is like this, countless heralds are galloping back and forth for various matters, and there is an endless stream of personnel at the four city 'gates'. Fortunately, Lu Yao's department moved very quickly, otherwise it would have almost been blocked outside the city.

When he arrived at the camp of the self-army, Deng Gang served food to the soldiers. All kinds of food and drink were extremely rich, and it was obvious that he had been prepared for the triumph of the soldiers. But most of the soldiers had no intention of eating and drinking, and they were nervously waiting for the next news.

Lu Yao, who was the main general, did not enter the camp, he ordered Deng Gang to move the felt carpet and the case, and simply dismounted at the 'gate' of the barracks to rest for a while.

The big 'gate' of their barracks was facing the main road leading to the south of Jinyang City. After a long time, I didn't see a large number of military horses moving, nor did I see Ding Zhuang assembled. The streets were full of frightened residents, some of whom had fled into the city from outside the city, and some of whom were carrying large and small belongings and belongings, intending to flee for their lives. Although there are soldiers at every intersection shouting for pedestrians to return to their places, the number of soldiers is too small, and the soldiers themselves are also a little flustered, and gradually some bullets can't suppress the situation.

After another moment, Ling Husheng, the general of the guard army who was in charge of guarding Jinyang, sent someone to give an order, asking Lu Yao and Xue Tong to go to the 'gate' of Great Xia immediately to discuss matters. The messenger was in a hurry, anxious to rush to other places, but Lu Yao still stayed with him for a moment and asked him about the battle situation.

Matching the information relayed by the Messenger with his original assumptions, he knew what was the current situation:

The Xiongnu are known as the male chiefs of the Hu tribe, and there are 200,000 people who control the strings on the horse, but in fact, everyone who knows is not. The influence of the Southern Xiongnu on the various ethnic groups in the north has long been weakened and can be ignored. The troops that Liu Yuan relied on for the uprising were only the five Xiongnu tribes. Even if you count the miscellaneous hus, the total number of troops will not exceed 80,000. Considering that the Han State confronted hundreds of thousands of troops from the Luoyang Forbidden Army across the Yellow River in the south, and was suppressed by the military town of Yecheng in the east, and at the same time had to 'engage' with Yue Shigong in the north, these 80,000 troops were quite stretched.

This time, Liu Yuan attacked in a big way, and the number of troops dispatched was about 40,000 to 50,000. After deducting the troops left behind in Shan Yuting and the necessary border guards, this was indeed the largest mobile force that the Xiongnu and Han States could use. Therefore, Yue Shigong also poured out his troops and fought a decisive battle with him in the southern counties of Taiyuan State.

However, no one would have thought that Liu Yuan would make such a determination. No one could have imagined that Long Jimeng, the general of Yokono, who was entrusted with the important task of the Yueshi Gong, would collude with the Xiongnu. When the main forces of the two sides were fighting around Jiexiu, the Xiongnu were originally led by Liu He, the king of Zuoxian, and more than 20,000 'elite' people stationed along the Yellow River ignored the Mengjin Pass, and suddenly the whole army went north. They hurriedly broke through the danger of Yiguan, and under the cooperation of Long Jimeng's internal and external cooperation, they captured the Huguan in only one day and one night!

Among the soldiers stationed in Huguan, all those who were unwilling to defect to the Huns were slaughtered, and this army was not delayed in Huguan. Wrapped in Long Jimeng's cronies, they continued to move north like a fierce wind, conquering Xiangyuan, Wuxiang, Yangyi and other cities along the way, and the troops went straight to Jinyang.

"The situation is critical!" Lu Yao clenched his fists tightly and shouted.

Now the base camp of the Jin army has been seriously threatened, if the main force is not able to return to help, the achievements of the past few months will be wiped out in an instant, and the enemy will attack back and forth, and the 13,000 men and horses led by Yue Shigong will inevitably be annihilated. And if Yue Shigong waved his army back to save Jinyang, and the battle on the front line of Jiexiu was undefeated and defeated, the Hun army led by Liu Yuan would still be the end of the annihilation of the whole army.

Lu Yao originally hoped that the situation would not be as bad as he had guessed, but the situation confirmed at this time was ten times more critical than he imagined. This made him feel a little dizzy, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

After the messenger got on his horse and left, Lu Yao pressed the left metacarpal joint with the five fingers of his right hand with a gurgling sound, looked at Xue Tong, and said bitterly: "There are clouds in the folk songs of the late Han Dynasty: show talents, don't know books; Observe filial piety, and the father will live separately. Han Su is innocent* as muddy as mud, and Gao Diliang will be as timid as a 'chicken'. This is the end of the world. Unexpectedly, this dynasty is even better, and the third-rank general with a rank of 2,000 stones actually colluded with other races to betray his fellow brothers......"

Xue Tong suddenly became shocked, and said angrily: "Since the Hu people have captured the Shangdang, then Gao Xiang ...... Gao Xiang ......"

He was anxious about the situation in the party, but he almost forgot about Gao Xiang's situation! Gao Xiang, the team leader who originally belonged to Lu Yao's department, switched to Long Jimeng's command a few months ago, and it is said that he is quite important. But Xue Tong knew that although he was strong and rebellious, he was jealous and hateful, and would never be in the same league as a traitor. Now that the Hu people have swept the party, Gao Xiang is afraid that it is dangerous!

Xue Tong and Gao Xiang had a deep relationship, and when they thought of this, they were suddenly anxious.

Lu Yao also frowned tightly, he waved his hand to order He Yun to come forward, and ordered: "Shangdang Zhucheng is not very far from Jinyang, and the defeated soldiers will flee back in the near future." You take twenty clever soldiers and go to the various city gates to investigate, if you can meet Gao Xiang...... Or one of his men, bring them to us at once. ”

He Yun immediately took the order.

Shen Jin suddenly 'interjected' and said, "Daoming, the current situation is not good." Do we want the soldiers to make some preparations in advance, otherwise...... I'm afraid it's not a problem. ”

His 'sex' was a little anxious, and although he lowered his voice at this time, many people around him could hear it clearly.

Lu Yao glanced at him and didn't answer.

Shen Jin became more and more anxious: "Daoming! Checkmate! We are all born in the same state, how many brothers are left who have been born and died together in the past few years? You have to look out for everyone! ”

Lu Yao was still silent, and only nodded slightly after a while. Shen Jin immediately turned back to the camp.

Lu Yao looked at Shen Jinfeng's fiery back, took a deep breath, got up and got on his horse and went to the 'gate' of Great Xia.

Xue Tong asked worriedly: "Daoming, can you support it?" Why don't I take a trip, you can rest for a while. ”

"Don't worry, I can support it." Lu Yao waved his hand: "It's you, Old Xue, if you don't have to worry about Gao Xiang's whereabouts, you might as well wait here." ”

"How can you harm public affairs because of 'selfish' friendship?" Xue Tong replied excitedly.

The two galloped all the way to the Great Xia 'Gate' in the north of the city, tied their horses under the city wall, and walked along the steps of the city to the city tower.

This rammed earth step fell into disrepair, and the two hurriedly stepped on it, and several steps suddenly shook unsteadily. Soil and rock debris roll down the slope, making you stumble. Lu Yao's back and 'legs' were not lightly injured, and the pain was unbearable at the slightest exertion, but as soon as his face turned white, he regained his balance and continued to stride forward.

As soon as he reached the middle of the step, he saw several samurai supporting a man dressed as a general. The man's hair was scattered, and he couldn't see his face, and he didn't know who it was; But his armor was stripped off, revealing his bloody back, apparently having just been whipped heavily.

Lu Yao and Xue Tong glanced at each other. The general of the protector army, Ling Husheng, is well-known for his deep qualifications, and he is usually the assistant of Yue Shigong, and he does not see any special performance. In the Battle of Banqiao, he was seen leading his troops to the enemy, and the way of using troops was only decent. Who knew it was so spicy.

On the city tower, Ling Hu Sheng was speaking to several people down the stairs. Lu and Xue hurriedly bowed and stood aside. Ling Hu Sheng returned the salute with a gloomy face, and continued to say to the next few people: "...... Although there are military reports, the situation of the enemy is unknown. Wait for the officers who lead the troops to be calm! ……”

Lu Yao secretly squinted to see that the beacon fire had been extinguished.

He knew that it must have been Zhang Qiao, the guard of the city 'gate', who had just been whipped, and he must have suddenly learned that the Hu people were attacking, and he panicked and lit the beacon fire of the city 'gate' without authorization, so he was punished. At this moment, Yue Shigong led the main force of the Jinyang Army to fight in the south, if the front-line soldiers heard that Jinyang was lost, the army was bound to be in great confusion and be taken advantage of by the enemy. Therefore such news may be reported to the messenger urgently, but it must not be made public by beacon fire.

Although Ling Husheng's handling is a bit harsh, it is indeed a steady approach. Under the command of Yue Shigong, there are really no incompetent people. Even in such a desperate situation, do you try your best to grasp every opportunity?

Ling Husheng repelled several officers under the steps, walked a few steps in the direction of the city wall, and looked into the distance with the battlements in his hand. Suddenly, he turned to Lu Yao and asked, "Daoming, how many soldiers are there in your army?" ”

Lu Yao walked a few steps forward and said truthfully: "After deducting the number of people who died in this battle, there are a total of 412 people in the whole army at this moment, including more than 300 wounded. In addition, there are still 39 old and weak people in the base camp in the city, who can also carry swords into battle. ”

Ling Husheng nodded, and walked back and forth a few steps with a deep groan. Although he is known as a veteran, he is actually only in his fifties this year, but decades of wind and frost swords have made his skin rough like the bark of a tree peeled off in winter, giving people the impression of old age. At this moment, Ling Hu Sheng was very close to Lu Yao, and in Lu Yao's eyes, his 'flower' white beard trembled slightly in the wind, and he looked more and more decadent. should have been at the age of 'getting' grandchildren at home and enjoying the joy of family, but he had to still fight on the battlefield, which was really 'forced' by the times.

Lu Yao couldn't help but say: "Old general, although our army is outnumbered, its fighting spirit is strong. If we need to serve, we are willing to fight bravely until we die! ”

Ling Hu Sheng's eyes flashed, and he approached Lu Yao's side and said, "I also know that Ming Shenxiong is good at fighting, so he does have a heavy responsibility...... Daoming, are you willing to replace Zhang Qiao and guard this Great Xia 'door'? ”

Lu Yao was slightly stunned.

Jinyang City is surrounded by Fenshui and Jinshui, and there are pontoon bridges across the river outside the city 'gate' in the southeast and southeast directions, and the pontoon bridge can be detracted when it is critical. The Great Xia 'Gate' is on the north side of Jinyang, the 'Gate' is flat and dry, far away from Fenshui to the right, and to the left until the Jinshui flows near the Tongming 'Gate', so it is very tight.

The city wall attached to the 'gate' of Daxia is about two miles, accounting for one-sixth of the total length of the Jinyang city wall. It was not easy to be in charge of the garrison of this section, even if Ling Hu Sheng assigned all the more than 500 people in Zhang Qiao's department to his subordinates, Lu Yao's troops were still seriously insufficient. There were no more than a thousand troops in total, and even if all the troops went to the city to defend, there were barely two people per step. It may seem that it is absurd to want to rely on this number of people to organize defense.

Seeing Lu Yao's hesitation, Linghu Sheng sighed: "I also know that it is difficult to know, if it is not 'forced' by the situation, ...... it"

Before he finished speaking, Lu Yao bowed deeply to Ling Husheng and said solemnly: "I respectfully accept the order!" ”

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During the 'naked' run, he begged for collections, red tickets, and support.