The camp of the Yellow Shirt Army outside the city was restless. The siege army that had withdrawn from the city suddenly filled the camp to capacity, and a flag with the word "Qin" flying high in the air.

They were stationed here for more than a month, because the officers and soldiers in the city fought to the death, and this battle was indeed difficult.

Two rows of generals stood neatly in the handsome tent, all looking at Qin Xiaotian.

Qin Xiaotian was looking at the military report sent by the scout in his hand. What the letter said was that a southern Xinjiang army, numbering about 20,000 to 30,000 people, was discovered dozens of miles away. It was attacking in the direction of Shouchun. There were several buildings along the way.

There were scattered garrisons left in the small county town, and they were almost defeated in one blow.

In addition, a cavalry force of more than 10,000 people suddenly entered the territory and moved extremely fast. The scouts quickly lost track of them after discovering their whereabouts, and their specific whereabouts are unknown.

These two military reports were the reason why Qin Xiaotian stopped attacking the city.

A general on the side asked cautiously: "General, how is the situation?"

"Hmph~"

Qin Xiaotian snorted coldly and waved the two military reports in his hand: "Someone is coming towards us and trying to eat us."

Qin Xiaotian then read the contents of the scout report. In Qin Xiaotian's opinion, the tens of thousands of Nanjiang Dao infantry came to rescue Shouchun. And the cavalry that lost their movement must have come to rescue Shouchun.

Those who took advantage of their own retreat tried to surround tens of thousands of their own soldiers and horses under Shouchun City.

"Haha, the officers and soldiers are really whimsical!"

"That's right, we can't be surrounded by them if they want."

"If the officers and soldiers were really so capable, they wouldn't have ended up like this~"

"Hahaha!"

…

A series of disdainful laughter sounded in the tent, and even Qin Xiaotian had a faint smile on his face.

Before Ling Gong led his army to leave, he said that the army would definitely encircle Shouyan Road and let them prepare early, so Qin Xiaocai sent out a large number of scouts to monitor the movements of the army.

Unexpectedly, just a few days after Ling Gong and his 100,000 soldiers left, the army appeared.

Qin Xiaotian was impressed by Ling Gong's intelligence, and wondered when he would have the ability to discern opportunities.

All the generals in the room were smiling, but a young general standing behind frowned. It seemed that there was no mockery on his face, but rather a solemn expression.

"Okay, now that the officers and soldiers are here, let's not hang around here."

Qin Xiaotian said in a deep voice: "The army is ordered to break camp tonight and withdraw to Yanzhou City one after another!"

"No!" Everyone shouted in unison.

They have hoarded a large amount of food and supplies in Yanzhou City, and the things they captured from Zhao Zhongtian were placed there. Qin Xiaotian was confident that even if a hundred thousand troops came to attack, he could hold on to Yanzhou City for half a year.

And half a year was enough for Ling Gong to sweep across the rear of the army.

This time, he took the initiative to stay as bait, in order to keep the officers and soldiers firmly in Shouyan Road and buy time for Ling Palace to sneak attack on the rear.

"General! The general has something to say!"

A sudden voice attracted everyone's attention, and the young general who frowned before stood up.

Qin Xiaotian glanced at him and asked curiously: "Li Yuan, what do you want to say?"

The young man is about in his early twenties, with a touch of heroism between his brows, regular facial features, and dark skin. Although he is not very tall, he is very tall.

Li Yuan is a typical child from a poor family. Everyone in his family died in the plague and war in the past two years. His life experience was miserable. Even he himself almost starved to death on the way to escape.

Lonely and helpless, he had no choice but to join the Yellow Shirt Army, determined to overthrow the weak imperial court. His wish was actually very simple, that is, to ensure that children from poor families could have enough to eat.

Although he has never read a book, he has good physical strength since he was a farmer since he was a child. After going to the battlefield, he became very handy and made many military exploits. He quickly distinguished himself in the army and his head turned quickly.

By chance, Li Yuan caught the attention of Ling Gong and even taught him how to read and write personally. This time when the army was divided, he was left under Qin Xiaotian's command by Ling Gong to come up with ideas for him.

Li Yuan cupped his fists and said: "General, the movement of that cavalry army is unknown. The army cannot move rashly, right? According to the general's opinion, we should immediately send scouts to search for traces of the officers and soldiers, and we will discuss it after we have the results."

Qin Xiaotian frowned: "Now the government troops have surrounded us from both sides. If the army is stationed under Shouchun City, it will easily fall into a pincer attack from both inside and outside."

Li Yuan continued: "We have 50,000 soldiers and horses, but the official army has less than 50,000 soldiers and horses so far. What should we fear?"

Qin Xiaotian frowned and thought for a while before coming up with a compromise: "I have an army of 50,000 in my hands. I, the general, cannot take risks. The army still has to retreat to Yanzhou City on time to prevent changes, but I can give you 50,000."

Baiqi, look for traces of the official cavalry."

Li Yuan's face became anxious, and he was interrupted just as he was about to speak again.

"Okay, it's settled." Qin Xiaotian waved his hand and said: "Every general, go about your business and retreat to Yanzhou City as soon as possible!"

"promise!"

Li Yuan smiled bitterly. Although this was a safe move, he always felt that something was wrong. If the army really wanted to encircle and suppress them, why did they only send 30,000 to 40,000 people?

Qin Xiaotian saw Li Yuan's hesitation, walked over and said with a smile: "Go ahead, Mr. Ling has already made arrangements, what are you afraid of?"

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"The last general takes command!"

…

Two days later, Zhao Zhongtian, accompanied by Ding Hui, climbed to the top of Shouchun City, which was riddled with holes. Before he could clear up the corpses all over the city, tattered armors and weapons were randomly discarded on the ground.

The rebel camp outside the city had been completely withdrawn, and not a single figure was seen.

Ding Hui said softly: "Sir, we have found out clearly. The reinforcements sent by the Fifth Lord have arrived. They are probably not many miles away from Shouchun."

"Hmph, these rebels have very good noses, and they ran away so quickly." Zhao Zhongtian snorted coldly with a cold face. He had been besieged for more than a month and his soldiers were seriously injured. How could he swallow this bad breath?

Go down.

"Da da da~"

A series of hoofbeats sounded from outside the city, and more than a hundred cavalry figures appeared on the official road outside the city, carrying the banner of the Southern Xinjiang Army.

"Coming~"

"Reinforcements are coming!"

The defenders on the top of the city cheered one after another, and some even cried with joy.

All of them have walked through the gate of hell. Now that reinforcements have arrived, the joy of surviving the disaster can't help but surge into their hearts.

Zhao Zhongtian narrowed his eyes and murmured: "Southern Xinjiang Army~"

There was no joy on Zhao Zhongtian's face, but there was an inexplicable meaning in his tone.

Ding Hui asked softly: "Sir, what's wrong?"
Chapter completed!