Du Teng, the Shenzhou Bianzhu, stood beside Li Anguo with some fear.

He is different from the Shenzhou Governor Huang Shang. Huang Shang was from Li Anguo. He was the direct descendant of Li Anguo. He was the second-in-command in Shenzhou. He was usually in charge of civil affairs, while Suning grabbed the army with one hand. Du Teng was the other. In addition to being in charge of criminal prisons, his main job was to train the young and Zheng Mansion soldiers as a supplement to the soldiers.

As soon as Suning came back from his defeat, he was detained by Li Anguo. The remaining hundreds of soldiers were also reorganized by You Yong into the personal guards. Some key departments in the state were stored in warehouses and treasurys, and in a blink of an eye, Li Anguo all inserted his own people. Overnight, the weather in the deep state had changed.

As Suning's confidant, Du Teng originally thought that he would probably accompany Suning, but unexpectedly, he was unscathed and still did his other way.

Under the city, teams of scouts who were running wildly, entered the city along the suspension bridge like a electric motor. The city gate was slowly closed. On the horizon in the distance, a large group of Khitan cavalry appeared in their eyes.

"How many soldiers recruited from the palace have entered the city?" Li Anguo asked suddenly.

Du Teng was stunned for a moment before he realized that Li Anguo was asking him. Because he was in charge of this business. Fortunately, he was also a talented person. These days, he was even more worried and had to do things with twelve points, and he would not be questioned by Li Anguo.

"Jiang Zheng, because the time is too tight, only the only ones who can recruit and arrive in Shenzhou are the soldiers within fifty miles of the city of Shenzhou. A total of about 5,000 people entered the city, and some people also followed them into the city because of fear." Du Teng said tremblingly: "Although these people entered the city was a burden, but the subordinates considered that most of these people were the families of the soldiers of the soldiers, so they were put in. In this way, these soldiers would fight even harder."

Du Teng did make his own decisions about this matter. Although Shenzhou now has enough food and grass, no one knows how long this battle will take. Now he wants to transport grain from outside and there is no need to think about it. Too many people who cannot fight enter the city, which is indeed an additional burden for the battle in Shenzhou.

Du Teng thought he would be scolded, but after a moment of silence, Li Anguo unexpectedly patted his shoulder: "It's done well."

"This is the duty of my subordinates."

"Everywhere else also sent officers out, how did you tell them?" Li Anguo continued to ask.

Du Teng swallowed and said, "Jie Shuai, when he sent these people out, Jie Shuai said that at most three days, Wang Feng's dog-thief's troops would approach Shenzhou, and there might be Khitan cavalry, so his subordinates thought that those who were far away were afraid that they would not be able to come. Even if they could not gather into an army, they would only become the targets of the Khitan cavalry. Therefore, the subordinates boldly let them act according to the opportunity. They could find a place to hide and wait for an opportunity to sneak attack the enemy, or retreat to the surrounding friendly forces. For example, those who were close to Yizhou would first move towards Yizhou after they gathered together, and then return to rescue Shenzhou after the large army of governor Cao came. The same would be true for those who were close to Zhenzhou."

Li Anguo looked at Du Teng with appreciation. He saw all the panic of Du Biejia these days, but in this state, this person can still arrange things in an orderly and reasonable manner, and he can indeed be considered a talent.

"It's well arranged." Li Anguo paused for a moment and then said, "You don't have to worry in your heart. Suning is not only my old subordinate for many years, but also my brother-in-law and relative. The reason why he locked him up first was because he was afraid that he would ruin the overall situation of Shenzhou's defense under impulse. You also know how much he valued Che'er. Che'er's life and death are uncertain at the moment. If he was asked to come out, it would not only not help us, but it would have a counterproductive effect. When the situation passed, the situation became clear and he calmed down, so I naturally still had to use him. He has followed me since he was eighteen years old. How could I harm him?"

"I understand," Du Teng bowed.

"Do your work seriously. You are more familiar with the Shenzhou Prefecture Army than anyone else. Now there are 2,000 soldiers in the city. They want to act as the main force of assault and counterattack. In the battle to defend the city, they have to rely more on the power of the prefecture army." Li Anguo looked at the Khitan cavalry who were getting closer in the distance and said.

"I must do my best to do my best and dare not neglect the slightest."

The horse's hooves rumbled and shouted loudly. On the city wall, the faces of the soldiers of the palace changed color. Many of them fought against each other. There were only one or two thousand Khitan cavalry who arrived in advance, but after the pavilion spread, they rode their horses and galloped, and their momentum was indeed amazing.

The soldiers who were used to seeing the big scenes and the officers Chengde on the city wall were not surprised. You Yong and others didn't even raise their eyes.

"Now I promise nothing is empty." Li Anguo continued to say to Du Teng: "But you have been in Chengde for a long time and I know that Li Anguo is not a person who treats his subordinates badly. If I lose this battle and Chengde becomes someone else's family, then I will naturally not say anything. If we win by chance, how can Li take this breath? We must counterattack. At that time, we will naturally have other appointments to you."

"Thank you, Jieshuai." Du Teng was overjoyed. The credit of Jiedu governor Li Anguo was well-known. Although the promise made is still a castle in the air, there are always some hope.

Cao Xin, the governor of Yizhou, is his role model and goal in his struggle!

"Jie Shuai, if there is no other order, my subordinate will do things." Du Teng bowed.

"Go and do your business!"

Looking at the back of this person, Li Anguo nodded and said to Huang Shang: "You are right. This person is a talent. At first, I was worried that if he regained the military commander, he would think about getting Suning out. Now it seems that he is aware of the general, knows the overall situation, and is very capable of doing things. Suning is a reckless man who can manage Shenzhou to its current appearance. It seems that it is because you and Du Teng."

Huang Shang bowed and said, "Supervisor Jie, governor Su is simple-minded and not good at making fakes, but he can let go of his subordinates. He is really a very good commander."

Li Anguo nodded silently.

"That night, my subordinates were watched by the people from the Su governor, and they couldn't get out of the mansion. But Du Biejia probably participated." Huang Shang thought for a while, and said what he said in his heart.

"It's okay!" Li Anguo waved his hand, "Suning is Du Teng's direct commander, and being loyal to Suning is his duty. Don't mention this matter again. Where are the second brother and Cao Xin? I will comfort you."

Huang Shang nodded.

"Jingshou, can the eldest son escape safely?"

A trace of pain flashed in Li Anguo's eyes, "I don't know, but now that things have come to this point, everything is up to fate. When he goes to the battlefield and faces such a situation, no one is sure to protect himself. You have also been to the battlefield back then, and you should know that there are so many accidents on the battlefield!"

The two of them stopped talking, but just looked at the Khitan cavalry who had arrived outside the city and were walking around the city. These people did not even have a ladder, and now they had no effect except demonstrating to Shenzhou. The soldiers on the city calmed down after the officers and soldiers were rectified.

Gongsun Changming and Liang Han came over and stood beside Li Anguo.

"Is this the most elite cavalry of the Khitan?" Li Anguo asked, pointing to the Khitan cavalry under the city. When these people were walking around the city, they did not forget to show off their horsemanship to the city. They played all kinds of tricks and saw the soldiers in the city who had never seen the world before.

Gongsun Changming shook his head: "This is not the most elite Khitan cavalry. In fact, the best and powerful Khitan cavalry have lost half of their losses in the battle with Zhang Zhongwu over the years. The large tribes with some strength have been retreating northward in an attempt to avoid Zhang Zhongwu. These people are just some tribes with weak power. They have no ability to leave, so they can only surrender to Zhang Zhongwu, work hard for Zhang Zhongwu, and act as his knife in exchange for the survival of the tribe."

Hearing Gongsun Changming's words, Li Anguo's face changed slightly. The Khitan soldiers in front of him were already so strong, but how strong should Zhang Zhongwu defeat the Khitan army?

"Mr. Li doesn't have to worry." Seeing Li Anguo's worries, Gongsun Changming said: "A Khitan soldier fights with our soldiers. Our soldiers are definitely not opponents, but if both sides have ten people, the Khitans can only have 60% chance of winning. If there are a hundred people, the winning and losing momentum can be reversed. One thousand people will be defeated. The Khitans' understanding of war is still at the most primitive stage, and the use of weapons is limited to the most basic weapons such as bows, arrows, scimitars, and as for the means of war, they are even less worth mentioning. Zhang Zhongwu has been able to fight the Khitans in recent years, and his military strength only accounts for three points. What remains are economic control and various conspiracies and tricks of differentiation and separation. When it comes to being foolish, the ten Khitans together are not opponents of our Tang people."

Listening to Gongsun Changming's evaluation of his opponent, even though Li Anguo was full of thoughts, he couldn't help laughing. "Mr. Gongsun said this, I feel much more at ease. However, these Khitan cavalry have arrived in Shenzhou now, and I am afraid that the people in Shenzhou who have no time to avoid will suffer a great loss."

"Mr. Li said it right. When Zhang Zhongwu drove these people to fight, he always gave only half of the food and salary. The rest of the people were required to plunder themselves. If they lacked food and salary, they would naturally burn, kill and loot on the land of Shenzhou." Gongsun Changming sighed and said, "But now, we can only endure it."

While speaking, the Khitan cavalry roared away in several groups. In a blink of an eye, the city of Shenzhou was empty again except for countless messy horse hoof marks left.

In the evening, the banner of the Zhenwu Jiedu governor Wang Feng finally appeared in the sight of the people in Shenzhou. Looking at the culprit of this defeat, the generals in the city were extremely angry.
Chapter completed!