Jiming Village.

After being besieged for more than twenty days, the defenders lost more than half. Fortunately, they still had plenty of food, grass and weapons, but they didn't know how long they could hold on. Qin Xian's armor was covered with traces of blood and dust, and he didn't bother to clean it up. After checking the soldiers in the city,

After the situation, he climbed up the city wall with heavy steps.

The weather was cold. Xue Meng was carrying a small pot and occasionally took a sip. He looked extremely satisfied and at the same time showed sad eyes because there was not much wine in the village. Qin Xian strictly prohibited drinking, mainly because

These wines can be used to help clean the wounds of wounded soldiers. Xue Meng liked drinking, so he secretly hid a jar and filled a small pot every day, and would take a sip secretly when no one was around.

Seeing Qin Xian's figure appear, Xue Meng quickly hid the small pot and stood upright.

Qin Xian pretended not to notice his little move, walked to him and stood next to him, saying in a deep voice: "I will guard you tonight, you can go and rest."

Xue Meng smiled heartily, shook his head and said: "Brother, I'm not tired, so you should go and have a rest. After all, you worry about it every day."

Qin Xian said calmly: "It doesn't matter anymore, everything will be over soon."

During the period of being besieged by Wu Jun, Jiming Village was completely cut off from the outside world. They did not know the blood and fire near Guping Camp, nor did they know the specific pattern on the Gaoyang Plain today. A turning point occurred a few days ago, when Wu Jun suddenly

After retreating and setting up camp, and not attacking the city again for several days, the breathless encirclement finally began to loosen.

In the middle of the night, the sentry in charge of the night watch found several letters shot up from outside the city, and hurriedly handed them to Qin Xian, who had just fallen asleep.

The content of the letter was not confidential, and there was no danger even if it was discovered by the Wu army. It just recounted the entire situation, from winning the battle on the northern front to the Battle of Guping. Finally, it was mentioned that a large number of reinforcements had arrived and victory was just around the corner.

Xue Meng smiled and said: "Brother Yue is so awesome. He is now on an equal footing with the coaches of each battalion."

Qin Xian did not deny his statement, and finally showed a smile and said: "The battle on the northern front was really beautiful, so I am looking forward to his next performance."

Xue Meng nodded repeatedly, and just as he was about to speak, he saw Qin Xian suddenly rushing to the city wall, looking very excited.

"Retreat!"

Three words were shouted out loudly and forcefully from Qin Xian's mouth.

Xue Meng and other soldiers looked down one after another, and sure enough, the Xiwu infantry camp showed signs of retreat.

At this moment, everyone's faces were filled with the joy of surviving a desperate situation. Xue Meng was particularly excited. In fact, he was not without a trace of sadness in his heart, because Jiming Village was struggling to support it alone, and Pei Yue did not choose to rush to help here after he fell.

He led two thousand men to break through the Wu army's position like he did before. Of course, he knew that Pei Yue was not the kind of heartless and unjust person. He must have considered the overall situation and did not come to Jiming Village.

Now Pei Yue still has not appeared, but the siege of Jiming Village has been easily solved. On the one hand, Xue Meng was ashamed because he had doubted Pei Yue, and at the same time, he was also more curious about how this kid did all this?

"Could it be that the Zangfeng Guards are nearby?" he asked excitedly and puzzledly.

Qin Xian finally relaxed and shook his head: "I don't know, but it is definitely good for us."

The Wu army moved quickly. After two hours, five thousand soldiers and horses were responsible for retreating, and the rest of the army began to retreat.

The defenders of Daliang on the city wall let out cheers that resounded throughout the world.

"Northeast? Are they going to Guping Camp?" Qin Xian still remained awake amidst the hustle and bustle.

Xue Meng drank all the strong wine in the small pot, wiped his mouth and said: "Brother, should we catch up?"

Qin Xian shook his head and said, "Wait a little longer."

Another hour passed, and there was no trace of the Wu army in sight. Suddenly, a group of more than a hundred riders wearing Tibetan front guard armor came galloping from the south. In the lead, a young junior high school student raised his bow and nocked an arrow from a distance, and fired a letter.

Shoot on top of the city.

Seeing Qin Xian receive the letter, the principal clasped his fists on his horse and saluted, and then hurriedly galloped toward the northeast.

Qin Xian opened the letter and read it quickly, then handed it to Xue Meng and said with great excitement: "The Wu army will be defeated!"

As the whole city cheered, he silently clenched his fists. No matter who was blocked in the city and beaten for several months, he would be angry.

It's time for revenge.

…

Du Changqing received the order to retreat this morning. In fact, he had wanted to do so for a long time, but he just didn't dare to make the decision without authorization.

Now the two main forces of the Wu army are near the Hucheng and Guping camps respectively. The three military strongholds of Daokou, Wufeng and Jiji have entered a defensive state. In addition, there are only 30,000 troops outside Jiming stronghold. However, according to Zhang Qingbai's estimate, the Tibetan front guard cavalry

There were at least 20,000 people. Du Changqing's face turned dark every time he thought of this news.

After this period of siege warfare, excluding casualties, he only had 25,000 men under his command.

The cavalry had an advantage over the infantry, and the numbers were about the same. He was really worried that Pei Yue would suddenly go crazy and fight to the death with his subordinates.

Fortunately, the order to retreat arrived in time, and he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

As a veteran on the battlefield, Du Changqing is experienced and will not let anyone see his flaws even if he retreats.

Five thousand cavalry are responsible for investigating the surrounding situation. The distance between the front army, the middle army and the rear army is appropriate, so that they can support each other and will not be captured in one fell swoop.

At dusk, a group of light cavalry scouts made an urgent report.

"General, there are traces of enemy cavalry in the southeast!"

Du Changqing's expression tightened and he quickly asked: "How many people are there?"

"About five to six thousand people!"

"How far is it from the army?"

"Less than thirty miles!"

Du Changqing's face was solemn. For the cavalry, this distance was nothing, but why didn't the opponent directly attack?

"Send the order and the whole army will stop and organize a defensive camp on the spot." He said in a deep voice.

"Obey the order!" The soldier next to him left immediately.

Several counselors looked at each other, and the eldest one said cautiously: "General, this place is still more than two hundred miles away from Guping Camp."

Du Changqing frowned and said: "Of course I know, but the opponent is cavalry. If there is no defensive formation, how can our infantry resist?"

The man hesitated and said: "But there are only a few thousand people on the other side..."

He didn't believe that with such a huge disparity in numbers, the Tibetan Front Guards would dare to attack the main army formation.

Du Changqing sneered: "What do you know? In fact, I have already suggested to the general to temporarily abandon Jiming Village and join forces to directly capture the Guping Camp, but he did not listen. I understand that the strategic significance of Jiming Village is very important

, if we win here, we can connect the entire southern line together, but the fact is that we have to make trade-offs."

The counselor did not dare to say anything more, and then another team of scouts appeared with nervous expressions.

"General! There are Tibetan Guard Cavalry more than thirty miles away to the west, numbering about 6,000!"
Chapter completed!