"Where did the 400,000 troops come from!"
Xie Xing was shocked and angry. He turned to look at Zhao Long and said,
"Now hurry back to the camp and build the stronghold, and lead the army back home at full speed."
"No, it's too late. The spies have already spent a lot of time running over after seeing the enemy. The enemy will be at the gates of the city in half an hour. It's too late to break camp now. We can't escape even if we abandon our baggage, weapons and food. Even if the Zhenbei Army can escape, the Yue Family Army cannot!"
Zhao Long raised his hand and shouted,
"Send an order to the army outside the city to quickly rush into the city with weapons and baggage, close the city gates, and use the city defense to resist the enemy!
Order the soldiers in the city to massacre and loot, and ask them to immediately go to the city to prepare for defense! "
"As you command!"
The spies immediately went out to deliver the order.
Hearing this, Talmu, who was tied up, looked up to the sky and smiled,
"Hahahaha, little thief Zhao Long, my army from the Western Regions is here, and your death has come. What you did to Loulan yesterday, my army from the Western Regions will repay you twice as much today.
Loulan City is the cemetery of you Sichuan troops. If you massacre our Loulan people, the army of the Western Regions will also massacre you.
This is retribution, this is your retribution! ! ! "
"Don't worry, I will kill all of you before I die."
Zhao Long sneered and said,
"Leave a large group to take care of these people. The rest will all follow me up the city wall to meet the enemy. The Zhenbei Army is assembled and on standby at any time!"
After saying this, Zhao Long turned over and walked towards the outside of the palace.
Xie Xing was very anxious after hearing this, and immediately followed him and said quickly,
"The enemy has 400,000 troops. We are now deep into the enemy's hinterland. Enemy reinforcements may come in a steady stream. We don't have enough food, grass and weapons. How can we defend the city for a long time?"
"We can't control that much anymore. If we break through in a hurry now, we will easily be overtaken by the enemy. There are too many enemy soldiers. If they really chase us desperately, we can't outrun each other.
We still have to escort these prisoners back to their country, and Talmu must be sent back alive. "
"Then what if we can't break out in the future?"
"It doesn't matter. We can also ask for help from the Marquis and the others. If that doesn't work, let the Marquis help us fight a bloody path. The Marquis alone can serve as a million soldiers."
"You can pull him down. Previously, the Marquis killed 100,000 people in the enemy country and was punished by God. Now you plan to let him kill 400,000 people?
Aren't you afraid that God will chop him into ashes? "
Hearing this, Zhao Long grinned and said,
"What are you afraid of? Why don't we just let the Marquis just dig a hole and not bury them? Wait until we retreat far away and then let the Marquis bring them up."
After saying this, the smile on Zhao Long's face disappeared.
"It's definitely too late to retreat. Let's go. Go to the top of the city first and command the defense. After determining the number and purpose of the enemy's troops, if the enemy's troops are weak in combat and defense, we will break out. If there is little hope, we will break out. So he asked Lord Marquis for help.
The Zhenbei Army is the direct line of the Marquis, trained with great effort and cost. The Yue Family Army is also the direct line of Marshal Yue. There are only 50,000 of you left. If you die, wouldn't you be sorry for Marshal Yue's spirit in heaven?
Therefore, it is shameful to be embarrassed. I would rather let the Marquis go there in person so that there can be no problems with these two armies. "
Xie Xing frowned and said,
"The key question is, why did we fall into the enemy's trap?"
"It must have been arranged by the Buddhists. Maybe from the time we first started attacking the Luobu Kingdom, the Buddhists knew that we would definitely attack the Loulan Kingdom.
It would be difficult for them to defeat the Zhenbei Army in a field battle, so they arranged for the armies of those countries to assemble.
After we capture Loulan, they will come back and eat us. "
"The enemy is really scheming. I can figure out how to ambush us, but the key point is, what was Buddhism's plan from the beginning? Why did Bodhisattva Wonderful Desire have to let these countries die? What is her purpose? ?”
"Then I don't know. Maybe the Marquis can know. If the Marquis can't guess it with his wisdom, then I can't guess it, but..."
Zhao Long looked at Xie Xing and smiled leisurely, then said,
"I always feel that the enemy's true plot is about to surface."
The two quickly arrived at the city wall. At this time, the Yue family army and auxiliary soldiers outside had already moved the baggage, weapons, food and grass to the city as quickly as possible. As for the tents that could not be pulled up for a while, they threw them outside. do not care.
As for whether there is a tent to sleep in on the way back, that is no longer a consideration.
Compared with sleeping, having ordnance to repel the enemy's attack and having food and grass to eat are the most important things.
When the enemy's figure appeared on the skyline, all the auxiliary soldiers and other troops had entered the city, and the city gate was closed tightly.
Fortunately, Loulan City is not very big, otherwise it would be really difficult for the 50,000 Yue family troops to cover the entire city wall.
The Zhenbei Army did not participate in the defense of the city. They were cavalry. It would be a waste to defend the city, so Zhao Long used it for other purposes.
Xie Xing ordered the auxiliary soldiers to move the equipment warehouse in the city and move out all the weapons, as well as the weapons of the Loulan defenders that had been collected before. Then, he asked the auxiliary soldiers to demolish the houses and move all the wood, bricks, and stones onto the city wall. Used to defend the city.
On the top of the city, Zhao Long and Xie Xing looked at the mighty enemy troops appearing in the south and watched the enemy troops surround Loulan City.
Surrounded by scouts, scouts kept coming to report that the enemy troops had surrounded them from all four directions: east, west, north, and south.
According to observation, the enemy's troops are equally deployed in the four directions. Each direction is a country's army, with one hundred thousand people.
To the south of them was the 100,000-strong army of the Jingjue Kingdom, and to the east was the army of the Cheshi Kingdom.
Zhao Long looked at the mighty army pressing in front of him and said with a smile,
"On this journey, we have always attacked other people's cities. This time, we are going to be attacked by others. I don't have much experience in defending cities."
Xie Xing said proudly,
"You don't have much experience, but I have a lot of experience. Your Zhenbei Army has only been established for a long time. It has fought several battles. Our Yue Family Army has been guarding Yumen Pass every day, and we have fought countless battles to defend the city."
"Oh? Since General Xie is so experienced, I will leave it to Brother Xie to command this city defense battle. If you have any orders that we need from the Zhenbei Army, just tell me."
Just as Zhao Long finished speaking, a breathless voice came from beside him. 33
When I turned around, I saw Zhang Xiaoyu running up.
"Commander Zhao, Commander Xie, we have more than a hundred soldiers from Sichuan Ziying who can help defend the city."
Xie Xing smiled and said,
"You should go back and rest. The sacrifices made by Sichuan Ziying are enough. There are more than a thousand brothers, and these are the only ones left. How can I bear to let you sacrifice again."
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoyu was very anxious, patted his chest and said,
"General Xie, I, Lao Zhang, am a soldier from the Yue Family Army. There are no cowards in the Yue Family Army who are greedy for life and fear of death, and there are no cowards who are afraid of the enemy. We can all go to the city to kill the enemy."
Some people died, but not completely...
