Standing on the city wall, facing the morning breeze, Wang Xiaolie looked at the Jin army outside with a heavy expression.

The Jin army that was setting up camp roughly looked like there were seven or eight hundred people. They obviously came in a hurry and didn't bring all their luggage.

Seven to eight hundred people were enough to defeat the king's over 300 people in the city. Since the Jin soldiers entered the Central Plains, except for a few cities to defend themselves, the Jin soldiers were often invincible wherever they went. In many places, the Jin soldiers even attacked the city. Shooting a few arrows upward, the city fell. At this time, within a few hundred miles, there were only Zongze's troops in Kaifeng Prefecture and Zhai Jin's troops in the south of Luoyang. They were both newly defeated. Wang Xiaolie couldn't even wait for reinforcements.

Shao Ling came over and said to Wang Xiaolie: "Xiaoshe people, the Jin soldiers we killed yesterday are probably the rangers of this army."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "I guess so. Seeing Han Tongzhi's retreat, they sent their rangers to follow them, not wanting to lose at our hands. Speaking of which, we still have too few battles, and we can't understand these things. With fifty knights, there must be a large army behind us. How dare we take such a leisurely pace after our victory? If we had traveled in a hurry and passed the flood today, the Jin people would not have pursued us."

Shao Ling said: "That's what Xiaoshe said. Now that the Jin people have surrounded the city, what should we do?"

Looking at the rising sun on the horizon, Wang Xiaolie was silent for a while and said: "What can we do in this situation? The brave one wins when the two armies meet! Now we have no way out, we can only fight with the golden soldiers for our lives! As long as we hesitate a little, It’s a dead end!”

Shao Ling was silent. After a while, he said: "We only have more than 300 people, and there is not much food and grass in the city. How long can we defend it?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's April now, how long can the Jin soldiers stay outside? As long as we can defend for seven or eight days, they should retreat."

If it were autumn now and Wang Xiaolie encountered this situation, he would not know what to do. The only way out is probably to escape as soon as possible. The Jin soldiers continue to gather, but there are no reinforcements. What will happen if they don't escape? Woolen cloth?

Fortunately, it is early summer now, and the Jin army is about to return north. As long as you persist for a few days, you should be safe.

The question is, how easy is it to keep watch for seven or eight days? Shao Ling was silent, and Wang Xiaolie was unsure.

Seeing that the Jin army showed no sign of an immediate attack, Wang Xiao went down the city wall and returned to the county government office.

Xie Linong saw the ceremony and said: "In the battle this morning, seventy-three Jin men were killed in the city. There are still six alive, but I can't ask anything. It's better to kill all the people in Xiaoshe." "

Wang Xiaolie said: "These Jin people are so stubborn? They have been captured and they are still speechless!"

Xie Linong shook his head hurriedly: "It's not that they don't speak, it's just that they speak Jurchen and don't speak Chinese. They don't know what we are asking them, and we can't understand what they are saying."

Wang Xiaolie was stunned for a moment and said: "When the Jin people came to the south, I heard that there were not many Jurchens who could not speak Chinese. According to what you said, the ones captured in the city today were not Jurchens. I caught six, so that's it." That’s all, who’s army is outside?”

Xie Linong shook his head: "I don't know yet. According to what people from Xiaoshe said, it's not easy for people outside to think about their identity."

Wang Xiaolie thought for a while, but couldn't figure it out.

When the Jin soldiers went south, there were not many girls who really didn't understand Chinese. Most of them were mature Jurchens who were familiar with the Han people. There were also a large number of Khitans, Xi people, Bohai people, etc. who surrendered, and there were even Han and Jurchens. Although the country has not been established for a long time, it is wrong to think that their army is chaotic and has clear rewards and punishments. After they destroyed the Liao Dynasty, they occupied more and more territory, and more and more people from other ethnic groups joined the Jin Army. Most of them The combat effectiveness of the puppet army is naturally not good, but the combat effectiveness of other ethnic groups in the real Jin army cannot be underestimated.

Whether it is the Jurchens or later the Mongols, they were indeed able to attract people from other ethnic groups when they first started. Compared with their enemies on the opposite side, they often did not care about their origins, rewarded meritorious service, and were very generous. This is a fact.

It cannot be erased.

After bringing breakfast over, Wang Xiaolie asked Xie Linong to sit down and share it with him.

After breakfast, Wang Xiaoxian said: "The Jin army is surrounded by heavy soldiers, and we have no reinforcements. It is extremely dangerous now. Fortunately, it is already April, and the Jin people are bound to return north. We only need to hold on for a few days. You can make arrangements."

After a while, the soldiers were ordered to take turns to rest and not to be too tired. Gong County is a county town after all, and the city is not big. As long as the Jin soldiers are not in a hurry to attack, it is fine to have more than a hundred people on the city. Of the three of you, one will defend the city and the other will rest.

Another person and his men are helping in the city as a backup. If the attack becomes urgent, he will go up to the city."

Xie Linong agreed and resigned.

Wang Zhong came in from outside and brought a cup of tea to Wang Xiaoxue. Looking at Xie Linong's leaving figure, he whispered: "Xiaoshe people, I heard that there are many Jin people outside, what should we do? Look at this morning

In the first battle, the golden soldiers who came were much more ferocious than those yesterday."

Wang Xiaolie said: "There are indeed a lot of Jin people coming. But what can the Jin people do if we defend the city? You don't have to worry too much about this matter. Help Yang Shen so that the army will not be short of food and grass. As long as

There is no shortage of food, and the Jin people cannot besiege the city for a long time, so it is not a serious problem."

After hearing this, Wang Zhong was half-convinced. Fortunately, Wang Xiaolian had been very brave in the past two days. If it had been before, he would have been scared and panicked.

After seeing off Wang Zhong, Wang Xiaolie called Yang Shen over and asked him to properly arrange several officials in the city. As well as the people in the city, they were organized first and asked them to prepare rolling logs and rocks to help move them to the city.

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Wang Xiaolie's army is a rebel army, and the army's equipment reserves are insufficient. It is rare to have all the swords and guns. There are not many bows and crossbows, and even fewer arrows. The city can only rely on rolling logs and stones. Fortunately, looking at the Jin army outside,

He did not carry any siege equipment.

Everything was arranged. Wang Xiaolie sat alone in the room, thinking carefully about the current situation.

If the Jin army arrived, if they guessed correctly, they should be chasing Han Shizhong. If Wang Xiao hadn't hunted down their rangers, they might have chased them to Yong'an and then retreated. In April, the weather near Luoyang began to get hot, and the Jin army

The soldiers were eager to return north. Han Shizhong's more than 2,000 troops were not comparable to Ding Jin's troops, and there should be many Jin troops chasing him.

What should we do? Wang Xiaolie frowned. It was one thing to tell others, but another thing to think about himself.

Wang Xiaolie said it easily, but he knew in his heart that this battle was not easy to fight. The Jin people are indeed not good at attacking cities, but are Wang Xiaolie's troops good at defending cities? From yesterday to early this morning, there were two major battles.

The victory was all due to Wang Xiaolie's risking his life and death and charging ahead to kill the enemy. Defending the city could not continue like this. When the golden soldiers came to attack, no matter how brave Wang Xiaolie was, he could only lead his men to defend the city.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie sighed. His subordinates were originally rebels and could not compete with the regular army. By rushing to the front, he could boost morale and fight. Once there was no leader, the morale of the army would be lost.

Sometimes fighting is just like that, it relies on one breath. If the breath is not released, the army will be a strong army that cannot be steamed, boiled, smashed, or flattened with a hammer. If the breath is gone, no matter how strong the army is, it will be useless.

A plate of loose sand.
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