Xie Hong, who was neatly dressed and washed meticulously, walked slowly along the city wall. Along the way, he talked with the soldiers holding swords and bows from time to time, and his hearty smile echoed on the city wall.

The erudite Xie Hong's speech was not literate at all, but was very humorous. Occasionally, a few sentences of lower-level slang would pop up. Often, after a few sentences, the nearby sergeants would burst into laughter.

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The same is true now. Even after a month of hard fighting, Xuzhou was in danger one after another and was almost defeated by the puppet Qi several times, but as long as Xie Hong appeared, it would still bring some relief.

No one thinks that Xie Hong is not down-to-earth.

His calm appearance made the soldiers feel more at ease.

On the contrary, Liu Jun, who was in charge of the entire Xuzhou military affairs, had a smoky face, a stubbled beard, sunken eye sockets, and an unsmiling smile. One look at him would make people's hairs stand on end involuntarily, and his whole body would feel cold.

The two leaders of Xuzhou City have completely different styles.

But it has to be said that these two people are well matched and complement each other. The reason why Xuzhou City can withstand the siege of tens of thousands of puppet Qi elites for more than a month without losing is inseparable from these two people.

The laughter came all the way and finally stopped suddenly when he was ten steps away from me.

Liu Jun turned around, and sure enough, Xie Hong had already walked to his side.

"If there are no reinforcements, we can defend for ten days at most!" Liu Jun took off his helmet, held it in his arms, and turned to look at Xie Hong. "Boying, do you regret it? If we paid such a heavy price, but in the end

We didn’t wait for reinforcements, so we ended up in vain! Even if we were able to escape in the end, we would really be in ruins.”

Xie Hong smiled: "How could we fail to recover? Even if we fail now, we have not gained nothing. It's just that we have gained less."

"What did we get?" Liu Jun was puzzled.

"Reputation!" Xie Hong said: "Our reputation for loyalty has spread all over the country. Therefore, even if we really fail here, as long as we can escape, we only need to raise our arms and there will naturally be countless heroes.

Loyal ministers and righteous men have gathered under our command. When the whole country is silent and thousands of horses are in attendance, you and I rise up to fight against the rebellion. This reputation of loyalty cannot be bought with any amount of money."

Liu Jun smiled hoarsely: "It turns out that regardless of victory or defeat, Boying, you have already calculated it clearly. Then I have good news to tell you now!"

"What good news? Are you still convinced?" Xie Hong shook his head slightly.

"Our reinforcements should have arrived!" Liu Jun said.

"How can you see it?" Xie Hong looked at the Puppet Army camp in the distance. Flags were flying, and the sound of people shouting and horses neighing could be heard faintly. From time to time, there were groups of scouts running from a distance, rushing around the city and then quickly leaving.

go.

"Some little tricks!" Liu Jun said coldly: "But they didn't do a full set of tricks. When the meal is served, don't they even want to burn a few more piles?"

"You mean they have troops gone?"

"Not only are they gone, but they are gone a lot!" Liu Jundao: "I have been observing since this morning. Their troops have been moved around, but they only changed the flags, not the people."

"Reinforcements? But where are the reinforcements?" Xie Hong was overjoyed. He was looking forward to it day and night. Wasn't he just looking forward to the arrival of reinforcements? As long as the reinforcements arrived, he would not only gain fame, but also retain a certain degree of strength.

After all, in such a troubled world, the stronger the better, and the combination of strength and fame can make him reach a higher level.

"The reinforcements should not come directly to aid Xuzhou, but rescue those who are necessary to attack the enemy." Liu Jun thought: "Boying, this also shows that there are not many people coming to rescue us. Therefore, this operation is needed to lure away the enemy.

, so as to break our siege, and then join forces with us to enhance Xuzhou's strength."

"Then we can go out of the city to counterattack, and maybe we can get a big victory!" Xie Hong said.

Liu Jun shook his head: "Boying, this is just my judgment. I don't dare to guarantee the specifics. What if Liu Yu took advantage of our eagerness for reinforcements and deliberately came up with this trick to show us and let us guess?

, lead us into their trap? Now we can only take tonics, not laxatives."

"You mean, we wait?"

"Yes, wait!" Liu Jun said: "No matter what, there will always be news within three to five days. At that time, we can also decide whether to leave or stay. Once Liu Yu's army encircles Xuzhou again

, that can only mean that the reinforcements have failed. And it is conceivable that there will be no second wave of reinforcements for a long time, so if we don’t want to die, we have no choice but to leave. Then it’s true as you said, we can only

All that's left is reputation."

The two stopped talking and stood side by side at the top of the city, looking at the endless stretch of Puppet Qi camp in the distance.

Waiting is always the most painful!

If you want to get something, you always have to give first.

This time, they have paid too much, and if they cannot get more, they will naturally be unwilling to do so.

Xiapi, the old course of the Yellow River.

Yue Teng slowly drew out his two swords from behind.

The knife is long and narrow, with a thick back and a thin blade.

The cavalry composed of three thousand Xuzhou barbarians all held this specially made saber in both hands.

In the distance, the smoke and dust billowing from the pseudo-Qi cavalry were clearly visible.

Behind them, Gao Yingxiang felt a chill in his vest when he saw Yue Teng drawing his sword.

Who formed the now world-famous Iron Kites?

Everyone in the world thinks it is Xiao Ding.

The Iron Harriers are a powerful force that can fight to the death with the most elite Jurchen battalion of the Liao Kingdom's Pishi Army.

But those who know the details all know that the entire set of methods of recruiting, training, and equipment of the Iron Kites were all created by Xiao Cheng. Even the first batch of Iron Kites was formed by Xiao Cheng.

The Sky Eagle Army and the Iron Kites are of the same origin.

Compared with the Iron Kites, the Sky Eagle Army has even further developed in many aspects.

First of all, the cavalry formed by the Xuzhou barbarians was also good at fighting in the mountains.

Cavalry that can fight in the mountains is a rare item.

The second point is the war horse. The Xuzhou war horse is not as tall and powerful as the northwest horse, but its endurance is far beyond it. In short-distance sprinting, it is not as good as the iron kite, but as the battle lasts longer, his advantages will become apparent.

come out.

In terms of weapons and equipment, the Sky Eagle Army is almost a replica of the Iron Kites.

It's just that the iron kite's full-body armor was replaced by a lighter half-body armor.

Holding the handle of the knife behind his back with both hands, Yue Teng exhaled a breath, clamped his legs together, and the war horse moved forward slowly, slowly accelerating, going faster and faster.

A huge arrow with a shapeless front rolled up a long yellow dragon on the old course of the Yellow River and swept towards another yellow dragon not far away.

Liu Yu's puppet Qi army did not lack cavalry, just like the Song Dynasty's Hebei frontier army lacked cavalry. They also had plenty of cavalry.

Just like the Liao people, these pseudo-Qi cavalry also looked down upon the southern cavalry.

They may still be in awe of the infantry of the Song Dynasty, but deep down they only look down upon the cavalry.

This is everyone's consensus.

If the Southern Army wants to compete with the Northern Army in cavalry, it is seeking death.

But they never would have thought that there is such a strange existence as the Sky Eagle Army.

Xuzhou barbarians are born cavalry.

After Xiao Cheng conquered them, he not only gave them the best equipment and treatment, but also taught them what strict military discipline and tactics are.

Xiao Cheng knew the northern cavalry very well.

But Liu Yu's cavalry had no idea about such a southern cavalry.

Know yourself and the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

When the two cavalry collided with each other, the loess rolled up all over the sky, and it was impossible to see what kind of scene was in the loess all over the sky.

Gao Yingxiang breathed out a sigh of relief. He seemed relaxed, but in fact he was quite nervous.

After all, the opponent's cavalry numbered about five thousand, which was almost half more than the Sky Eagle Army.

"Isn't it time for Wei Wu to arrive?" He looked to the northwest.

After Liu Yu discovered that he had been deceived, he no longer cared about Wei Wu who was running northwest, but returned to Xiapi with all his strength. Wei Wu would naturally move closer here to meet Gao Yingxiang.

In the distance, in the blue sky, a red firework suddenly bloomed, which was a signal that Wei Wu was approaching.

A smile appeared on Gao Yingxiang's face.

As long as Yue Teng's first attack yields enough gains, then this battle will be won.

"Forward!" He drew his sword and pointed forward.

The handsome flag leaned forward, the drums rumbled, and thousands of infantry formed square formations in an orderly manner, slowly moving forward amidst the beating of the drums.

The speed is very slow, but the pressure is very strong.

Sometimes, the momentum of such a phalanx of infantry, pressing forward with spears and knives raised, gives people a stronger visual impact than the rumble of horse hooves.

What does it mean to have spears like a forest and shields like a mountain? It refers to the movement of infantry.

At this time, Liu Yu was even more angry.

He has discovered that even the enemy's attack on Xiapi was fake.

Here, it’s almost fifty miles away from Xiapi!

This enemy is waiting for him here, which is probably a place to encircle and call for reinforcements.
To be continued...