Chapter 239 General Star (Part 2)

At dusk, Xipo County.

Wu Xingzong stood on the city wall, standing left and right, all with soldiers holding weapons. The entire city of Xipo County showed a faint sense of depression.

Wu Xingzong was tall and tall, wearing an iron helmet and a red battle robe on the outside. When the wind blew, the inner armor was revealed. Just standing with his hands behind his back, he had a sense of majesty and deep smell. At this time, he stood at the top of the city without saying a word, looking towards the direction of the official road.

There, it extends to the distance and goes north, deep in Wei.

In the afternoon, there was a report to find out the news that King Xu Wen of Wei gathered 50,000 troops and rushed towards the main force. He also sent a general to lead 3,000 soldiers to come here.

This is what Xu Wenhui received news that Xipo County was lost and sent someone to seize the city.

It is estimated that after dark, I will come to the county town.

He had sent someone to report the matter to General Fan, but the army came to support him. It was too late in two or three days.

Wu Xingzong was prepared for the Wei army's counterattack, but he did not expect that the other party would come so quickly that he sent three thousand elite soldiers.

After thinking about it again, I became a little clearer.

Although Xipo County does not occupy a large area, it is still a fortress. It was occupied by the Chu army and posed a considerable threat to other cities in Wei. Therefore, an army of 3,000 people sent it, and it can be seen from this that it is very concerned about the loss of this county.

How to resist the elite of three thousand people?

Not to mention the elite Wei army of 3,000 people, this county town was conquered by a team of less than a thousand people. At this time, the city had just been occupied by the Chu army, and the situation in the city had not yet completely stabilized. Who can guarantee that the county gentry and the Chu army in the city would be the same as the Chu army when the Wei army attacked the city?

The Wei army is here, should we defend or retreat?

These two thoughts flashed through Wu Xingzong's mind and he was a little confused.

At this moment, a horse flew from afar outside the city, seeing that it was the Chu army probing the horse.

"Let him into the city." Wu Xingzong said instructed on the city, and someone put the suspension bridge and opened the city gate and put the person in.

"Report!" As soon as he climbed the city tower, the explorer ran over quickly and fell to his knees: "General! Ten miles away from the city, he found the whereabouts of the Wei army!"

Wu Xingzong frowned slightly: "Is it coming so fast?"

Although I had long estimated that the Wei army was about to arrive, but it was not completely dark yet, and the Wei army had arrived?

"Send the order, the archers are ready to prevent the Wei army from approaching the city wall!" Wu Xingzong then said with orders.

The Chu army made another preparation on the top of the city.

Not long after, we saw dust flying in the distance, and the Wei army arrived.

Three thousand people, hundreds of them were cavalrymen. Such a big deal surprised Wu Xingzong.

Standing above the city and looking down, I saw the Wei army flag, faintly visible.

Standing on the city, looking at it, you can see smoke and dust rolling in the wilderness, horse hooves ringing continuously, and cavalry with about 500 sizes, first reached outside the city, and the officers were all wearing armor, and the cavalry were all wearing cotton armor.

After a little, the infantry rushed over. Although it was not as strict as the Chu army, they also rushed over with spears in their hands, like a forest. These were the real three thousand people.

There is a wilderness from outside the city to the fields, with a flat terrain. They are originally located in the military camp, and they were established by Wu Xingzong on that day, and it was also here.

At this time, three thousand people arrived outside the city, but they saw the sound of trumpets sounded, and a team of cavalry came on horseback and scolded: "My general Han from the Great Wei Dynasty, I will order you to surrender to the city and surrender, so you can avoid death. Otherwise, our army will attack and be burned with jade and stones, and it will be too late to regret it!"

He directly sent someone to scold him, and then built a camp, which shows that the enemy general was anxious and Wu Xingzong was thinking.

"General, the Wei army is cursing outside. The cursing is so bad. Will it teach them some lessons?" Someone from the subordinates came to Wu Xingzong's side and asked, listening to the loud curses outside.

"Let's teach you a lesson?" Wu Xingzong looked outside: "If they are willing to scold, let them scold you. As long as they don't come to attack the city, don't pay attention."

"promise."

Although Wu Xingzong was in the military, he had a special majesty that made people obey orders. After hearing this, he had to retreat.

Wu Xingzong narrowed his eyes. When he was young, he was hanging around in the market, so why didn’t he care about mere insults?

But when the Wei army really attacked the city, with three thousand people fighting in the rounds, and when can they resist eight hundred of them?

Abandoned Xipo County?

When he slowly closed his eyes and opened them again, Wu Xingzong's eyes were full of determination.

Perhaps this city was easy to get, but if someone had not opened the city and let them enter the city on that day, how could he easily get this city?

If you evacuate like this, you will not be able to hand over the orders to the general when you go back. Even if you have the prestige in the army will definitely decline. If it drops, it will be even more difficult to get promoted.

Moreover, this is the first time to lead an independent army. If you fail, it will be even more difficult to achieve such merits.

If you really do retreat like this, you may not be killed because of it, and your future will be ruined.

"Xipo County cannot be discarded, and it must be dragged until the general's reinforcements arrive." Wu Xingzong said slowly: "Send the order and transfer personnel to the city wall to defend this city!"

"promise!"

"WeiShip, we have few soldiers to meet the needs of defending the county town. If the Wei army uses wheel tactics to attack the city, it will be difficult to support it with the number of soldiers!" A battalion couldn't help but remind him.

Wu Xingzong frowned. How could he not know about this?

"Send the order and let the soldiers on the city be divided into two groups and come to defend the city one after another. Let me think of other ways." Wu Xingzong hesitated for a while and said.

Seeing that everyone else was silent, he couldn't help asking: "Do you have a plan to withdraw your troops?"

Several battalions around were shaking their heads: "There is no good idea!"

"Report!" At this moment, a soldier ran up from below and saw Wu Xingzong. He hurriedly came to him, knelt down on the ground, and reported: "Report to General! Zhou Shucheng in the city is asking for a meeting! He is waiting in the yamen at this time!"

"Zhou Shucheng wants to see me?" Wu Xingzong turned his head and pondered on his face: "Have he said that, why is that?"

"General, I don't know." The soldier replied.

Wu Xingzong thought for a while: "Let him wait first, I will go to see him later."

Then he quickly changed his words: "No, let him come over immediately and let him come here to see me."

"No!" The soldier heard this and hurriedly retreated.

"General, Zhou Shucheng is afraid that he has received news from the Wei army." Someone said.

Wu Xingzong nodded: "This person opened the city gate for our army. If our army retreated or was defeated, others would be fine, and the Zhou family would not escape the disaster."

Thinking of this, what would Zhou Shucheng say when he comes to find him?

Wu Xingzong seemed to be thinking.

Xipo County Government.

At this time, Zhou Shucheng was walking back and forth in a hall.

His follower stood timidly, hanging his hands and not speaking, just staring outside.

At the door of this hall, the soldiers standing were full of murderous intent, making people feel ashamed to see them.

This is the Chu army. What would happen if the Wei army really came back?

Thinking of this, Zhou Shucheng, who was walking, became a little anxious and kept looking outside.

At this time, a soldier quickly came in from outside. As soon as he came in, he said to Zhou Shucheng: "Mr. Zhou, my general asked you to see him now and follow the young one!"

"Hey, hey!" Zhou Shucheng was already a little anxious at this moment. Hearing this, he immediately walked out.

When I got outside, I saw a cavalry waiting.

"Let's go." Zhou Shucheng got on his carriage. His entourage wanted to ride a horse and followed him, but Zhou Shucheng stopped him.

"Zhou Zhong, please go back first, let them wait for the master's news first. Master, I will go back later, telling them not to worry." Zhou Shucheng said a few words to his entourage and got on the carriage.

The coachman drove the carriage and followed the cavalry, and soon arrived on the city wall.

Going up the high steps and under the leadership of the cavalry, Zhou Shucheng walked carefully in.

The solemn aura on the top of the city made him sweat coldly on his forehead.

Fortunately, I soon met Wu Xingzong in military uniform.

"Mr. Zhou, what's the matter with you looking for me?" Wu Xingzong asked with a smile.

Wu Xingzong is still very polite to Zhou Shucheng.

Zhou Shucheng didn't say much polite words, and directly explained his purpose: "I'm not hiding it to the general. I heard about the arrival of the Wei army in the city, so I have something to decide without authorization. Please don't blame the general!"

"Oh?" Wu Xingzong looked at Zhou Shucheng with a scrutiny and found that Zhou Shucheng had a panic on his face, but also had some calmness. He said, "What's wrong with Mr. Zhou? Let me listen to me."

"That's right, I know that this city was taken back by the Wei army, not only did not benefit the general, but his life was also unsafe. I just contacted several friends in the city. They were all big families in the city. After listening to the advice of the Xia, they all expressed that they would be willing to become monks to help the general defend the city and resist the Wei army!"

Wu Xingzong really didn't expect that Zhou Shucheng would say such things.

After hearing this, Wu Xingzong hurriedly asked: "Without this? How many people can the monks they have gathered?"

"General, a total of seven families, all gathered, and a thousand people could be obtained!" Zhou Shucheng bent down slightly and said.

Upon hearing this, Wu Xingzong was overjoyed.

There is no shortage of weapons defense in the city. What is lacking is the guardians of the city. They do not need to be very elite. As long as they can change shifts and rest, the city's defense can be stable.

It’s really a bit of influence and ability to accomplish this. I believe it took a lot of effort to convince those big players!

"Mr. Zhou, this move is really beneficial! Mr. Wu wants to thank Mr. Zhou first here!" Wu Xingzong stepped forward and gave Zhou Shu a gift.

Zhou Shucheng said repeatedly: "General Wu must not do this! You are now killing me!"

"No, Mr. Zhou deserves this gift from Wu." After Wu Xingzong said that, he asked again: "Where are they now?"

"General, just wait for the general to give the order, and you can gather from each family and bring it to the city!" Zhou Shucheng said, this must obtain permission from the army.

When Wu Xingzong heard this, he stopped saying anything and ordered his servants to rush to the top of the city to defend the city with the soldiers.

Sure enough, in just half an hour, a large number of people climbed up to the city wall. For a moment, there were 2,000 numbers on the city.
Chapter completed!