At night, most of the two thousand cavalrymen fell asleep, while Lu Qi stood on a high ground, enjoying the night view of Liupan Mountain, looking up at the distant sky with bright stars, and also taking care of standing guard.

Not long ago, a messenger and scout sent a message, and 14,000 troops were also stationed in Liupan Mountain. This time, Xiaodie and Xiaoqing did not accompany him. Since Xiaodie accepted two alien sisters, she has not returned to the military camp and has been living in the city. Xiaoqing has also stayed with Xiaodie. With Xiaoqing here, Xiaodie can know Lu Qi's general direction and safety.

Lu Qi looked at the western area and thought silently about various things. He had no one to trust in the Zhou court and could not get information from the Zhou court, so he wanted to use Lin Zhihe. He also went to a secret letter to Lu Dongsheng from Shou County, asking Lu Dongsheng to pay close attention to the information in Jiangnan. However, Lu Dongsheng had no information to come, and there was no information. It should be that Zhao Kuangyin had not taken Jiangning yet.

The battle situation of the Zhou army in Bashu was reported by scouts who turned into merchants. After the Zhou army attacked Jiange, they fell into a stalemate. They went to the Zhou army that captured Kuizhou and also launched a tug-of-war with the Jin army. Judging from the information, the commander of the Jin army did not urgently attack the Han Kingdom, but occupied part of the territory and then stopped the troops to defend.

Lu Qi was very satisfied with the strategies of Guan Chong and General Gu. If he entered the Han State too early, he would have endured more war efforts for Jin State. The situation of Han State was already dying. If the lord of Han State was wise, he should have made a decision to surrender earlier. If the army surrendered when the capital was approaching, it would be basically the same as being captured.

The greatest significance of the Jin State's defense is to be able to use troops flexibly. If Jin State urgently advances to capture Bashu, it will cause the defenses of Jingzhou and Chu to become weaker. The Zhou army on the north bank of the Han River is eyeing it, and Wei State, which occupied the western part of the Tang State, will also show its fangs at any time. For Wei State, Lu Qi's idea was to wait patiently for Wei State to take action first, and Wei State could not bear it for long, because the Tang State was about to be destroyed.

Lu Qi also missed his relatives in Jin State. Perhaps his relatives were also under the starry sky, looking at the sky with his children and missing him. He wanted to write letters to his relatives, but the last time Lu Tianming came, he could not bring the letters with him, so Lu Tianming could only bring a very small secret letter back.

The night was peaceful and dawn. The soldiers woke up and prepared to set off. However, Lu Qi sat on the high ground for half a night and walked back to the camp without any fatigue. Innate skills were already Lu Qi's greatest ability and capital. Lu Qi chatted with the mountain master at Jingyun Temple. The mountain master once said that Emperor Zetian during the Tang Dynasty was good at meditation and self-cultivation, so he was wise and had no time to do anything.

Jingyun Temple was once very glorious during the Wu Zetian period. The huge stone statue of Maitreya Buddha was created by Wu Zetian. Therefore, many records about Wu Zetian were hidden in Jingyun Temple. When Lu Qi was talking to the Lord of Jingyun Temple, he deliberately said that he fell off a horse and fainted at the age of eight, and then asked for Buddha to be reborn. It implied that the Lord of Jingyun Temple could preach miracles for him. After hearing this, the Lord of Jingyun Temple answered clearly, "The Buddha's light turns the wheel and shines on all living beings."

Two thousand cavalrymen set out and continued to go west. At the same time, 50,000 Xia troops guarding Lingzhou had already attacked Xiaoguan in the night and rushed south along Hulu River to attack Pinggao County. The scouts responsible for monitoring the direction of Xiaoguan were shocked and quickly reported to the barracks outside Pinggao County. The barracks guards got the information and hurriedly set off the camp and retreated to Pinggao County according to the order of the adults.

After informing the military camp, the scout immediately went to Pinggao County to find Captain Lin Feng. Lu Qi left a military order. If the enemy encounters the enemy in Pinggao County, he must urgently report to Lin Feng to preside over the defense.

Xiaodie received the report, and was surprised and put on some makeup. Then she went to the North City Gate with Xiaoqing. Because Lu Qi had made arrangements in advance, the soldiers guarding the city were not panicked and prepared the items for guarding the city in an orderly manner.

Ten thousand Xia army cavalry rushed to Pinggao County at dawn, but what they saw was an empty abandoned camp. Apart from a lot of garbage, there was no useful item. The commander of the Xia army was surprised and frightened to turn around and go to meet the infantry behind.

The name of a person, the shadow of a tree, and the name of Lu Tianfeng, the prince-in-law of Zhou State, have spread in the northwest of Xia State. Many generals of Xia State know that Lu Tianfeng has many tricks and defeated the Xia army one after another. Because the army was defeated miserably, the generals of Xia army who had heard of the war had a mentality of not being despised by Lu Tianfeng. Winning once could be a lucky chance, and defeating the Xia army twice and three times, was a general who was good at fighting.

After the Xia cavalry and the infantry joined forces, the commander of the 50,000 Xia army ordered the continued attack. The 50,000 Xia army troops arrived at Pinggao County. When they saw that there were obviously broken walls, soldiers wearing leather or iron armor stood up. The soldiers looked down at the city, and none of them showed a cowardly reaction.

"Siege the city." The commander of the Xia army ordered in Dangxiang.

The 40,000 Xia State infantry began to operate, and twenty groups of infantry rushed towards Pinggao County with cloud ladders. After the cloud ladders, a large number of archers and infantry followed. The city wall immediately counterattacked, and all five hundred soldiers had bows and arrows. Then, under the command of Du Yuhou, the 400 crossbow army suddenly penetrated the bow and arrow defenders and began to aim.

The dense rain of arrows flew towards the Xia army siege. Most of the Xia army was leather armor and had weak defenses against arrows. Moreover, the strength of the divine arm crossbow was strong. It specifically aimed at the Xia army carrying the ladder, while the archers shot the archers and attacked the archers. They basically couldn't aim and only aimed when approached.

The Xia army was very brave. More than 600 people were killed and injured in the first wave of arrow rain, but thousands of Xia army rushed to the city wall. The Xia army archers immediately started to counterattack. More than 2,000 arrow rains flew towards the city wall. The arrows fell on the city wall. Dozens of soldiers were caught in the arrows, which also caused the arrow rain on the city wall to block the attack. The Xia army took the opportunity to cheer up and set up a ladder.

Xiaodie gritted her teeth and restrained her fear. For the first time, she saw so many siege troops, which made her heart feel powerless, but she knew that she could not react with fear. She could only stand up high on the city wall. She knew that her existence was the existence of her husband Lu Tianfeng.

Papa! The cold light flashed, and Xiaoqing used a dagger to break out two sharp arrows that shot towards Xiaodie. Xiaodie took a deep breath after being shocked. With her agile martial arts, it was not difficult to avoid some scattered arrows. She suddenly realized that there was no need to be arrogant and she would not lose her fighting spirit if she did not perish.

"Miss Mother, I will protect you." Xiaoqing said anxiously.

"No, Xiaoqing, you go and kill the enemy. I'm just lost my mind. Go quickly, don't let the Xia army break through the city wall." Xiaodie raised her eyebrows and ordered. Xiaoqing hesitated for a moment, nodded and turned around.

Bang! The soldiers on the city threw the rolling wood and smashed the Xia army who were climbing the ladder. However, there were many archers in the Xia army and many archers were skilled. It was difficult for the defenders to look up by the sharp arrows. After a while, the Xia army attacked the city wall.

A burly general Xia, who had an iron shield in his left hand and a long sword in his right hand, bravely rushed to the female wall. The long sword drew a fierce light and slashed at the defender who dared to swing his sword. With a sound, the defender staggered on the iron shield of the defender. The defender was staggered, but his expression was not afraid. He turned his body and held the shield and rushed towards General Xia again.

But the Xia general stepped over the female wall and raised his sword to slash at the brave defenders. Unexpectedly, a cold light appeared, and his throat was cold. Then he saw a figure flashing from the female wall. Bang! Xia general was hit by an iron shield, and his burly body suddenly fell back and broke out of the city wall.

The brave defender knocked the enemy away, but his eyes turned his head in horror and saw the thin man wearing soft armor floating on the female wall as if he was floating. None of the arrows that were flying over could hit. Wherever the thin man passed, the Xia army who had attacked the city wall would be severely injured after the thin man passed.

"Who is this?" Many soldiers guarding the city looked at him in horror, and they felt like they were terrified. Then the morale of the army was greatly improved, and they all bravely fought back against the Xia army attacking the city.

The Xia army was surprised and saw a figure moving rapidly on the city wall. Wherever he passed, the brave Xia army who had climbed the city must have disappeared, and then the body was abandoned by the enemy.

The Xia army's offensive was delayed. You should know that the Dangxiang people not only believed in Buddhism, but also believed in witches and ghosts. When they went to war, there would inevitably be wizards divination. Seeing an incredible phenomenon, the morale of the army immediately became shocked and suspicious, and their morale was slammed.

"Return to the army." The commander of the Xia army decisively ordered the retreat. The Xia army immediately retreated like a tide and turned back to Lingzhou, with cheers on the top of the city.
Chapter completed!