Hearing this, Wang Hao stood up from his chair and said,
"What's going on? Tell me clearly!"
The Shadow Guard agent immediately said,
"Wang Shuai, a few days ago, the war between Queding and the Qiyan tribe ended, and then the 200,000 troops of the Qingyan tribe, together with the 100,000 troops of the Qingyan tribe, all returned to the Queding tribe.
We thought this was just a normal war triumph, so we didn't pay much attention to it. After all, the barbarians would take prisoners and slaves back with them after winning a battle.
But when they reached most of Queding, Queding Tangwu suddenly declared war on us. He accused us of recruiting and bewitching barbarian tribes, entering our county and robbing their population.
He said that he would break into our Weihu County and take back all the tribal barbarians.
Most of Queding is very close to us, only a day's walk away. They may be able to kill us tomorrow afternoon. Please Wang Shuai prepare early! "
As soon as he said this, Zhou Ping sneered and said,
"Anything to recruit barbarians is just an excuse. We just want to be famous. Queding obviously sees that we are fighting with King Anton's Ning Wushuang and has no time to take care of them. He wants to take advantage of our battle to rob and attack Our county seat.
They are eyeing our Haohan Liquor business. Isn’t that why the Begging Department beat us before? "
Wang Hao frowned and said,
"Madam, Mr. Zhou, the enemy troops will not arrive until tomorrow. You should return to the county seat immediately and leave this place to me."
"Leave it to you? You only have 20,000 troops. Can you withstand an army of 300,000?"
Weng Qiuchan stood up and frowned.
Wang Hao immediately said,
"Don't worry, I will ask for help from my lord. Please give up Ning Wushuang's troops, or solve it as soon as possible and lead troops back to Qingshui County to help."
Zhou Ping shook his head and said,
"Wang Shuai, my lord is far away in the Hutou Mountain area, at the intersection of Weihu County, Jiuyuan County and the grassland. Even if we send him a letter immediately and ask him to bring troops back immediately, it will take at least three days. It takes a genius to arrive.
Can your army of 20,000 men withstand an onslaught of 300,000 men for three days? "
Hearing this, Wang Hao smiled bitterly and said,
"Whether I can be stopped or not, I have to fight to the death. Your lord will hand over Qingshui County to me. I must live and die with the county. I must not let the people in the city be slaughtered, and I must not let the tribes you have worked so hard to recruit The barbarians were robbed!”
Weng Qiuchan sighed and said,
"It just happened that the enemy army invaded at this time. Nie Chen really insisted on transferring 30,000 Qingshui troops to fight Ning Wushuang. If there are 50,000 people here, they can resist the enemy army and hold on."
Zhou Ping smiled and said,
"The enemy just saw this time and came to attack us."
Wang Hao clasped his hands and said,
"Madam, there are still 5,000 reserves in the city. They are newly recruited soldiers. They can go up now. Qingshui County is not big. Even if the enemy attacks the city, they will not be able to use many men. Although we are small, But it can be fully deployed, and it will be no problem to resist the enemy for a few days.
In addition, I will also mobilize the people in the city to help carry supplies and food.
The people of Qingshui County share our hearts and minds and have been through war for a long time. They even have more combat experience than some of the new recruits. "
"Okay, I'll go with you to mobilize the people and distribute supplies!"
Weng Qiuchan said quickly.
Hearing this, Wang Hao was startled and said,
"Madam, you can't stay here. It's too dangerous. You have to go back to the county with Mr. Zhou!"
Weng Qiuchan took out his compound bow and said,
"Don't underestimate me. I'm an expert archer. I'm so good at bows and arrows that I can kill more people than an army's crossbow.
In the past, when 10,000 of us faced an enemy force of 100,000, I killed more people than any of you.
At that time, we could all participate in defending the city, but now we can’t?
I can't be more afraid of death now that my family's fortune is bigger than before, right? "
"But……"
"Don't worry. In the past, when Nie Chen was guarding the city, he, the lord, personally went to the city wall to repel the enemy. Only when everyone worked together could we protect the city.
Now that he is not here, I, my wife, will stand here to let the soldiers see that we are with them and will live and die together.
This will also boost morale and make everyone work hard to defend the city. "
Seeing Weng Qiuchan's persistence, Wang Hao looked helplessly at Zhou Ping, hoping that Zhou Ping could persuade Weng Qiuchan.
Zhou Ping smiled and said,
"Don't look at me, I won't leave. Madam is a woman of a generation, but she still moves forward bravely. Although I am weak, I can also draw my bow and arrow, and lift stones to hit the enemy."
Weng Qiuchan shook his head and said,
"Farewell, you should go back. It would be a waste if you were used as an ordinary soldier.
Nie Chen finally invited you here. If you make a mistake, Nie Chen can't kill both Wang Hao and me? "
Wang Hao shook his head and smiled bitterly. This was what he was worried about.
The battle to defend the city was extremely dangerous. If Weng Qiuchan was here, if he had any good intentions, even if he won the battle, he would still be guilty. Nie Chen might kill him if he was angry.
Zhou Ping, on the other hand, was also worried about this. If Nie Chen knew that he left Weng Qiuchan here and ran away alone, it would be the end of the world.
Even if Nie Chen didn't say anything, he would still feel uncomfortable in his heart.
Zhou Ping smiled and said,
"Okay, Wang Shuai, please stop trying to persuade me. Even if I don't go to the battlefield, I can still help you arrange logistics. This is my old profession."
"In that case, fine."
Wang Hao nodded, turned to the shadow guard next to him and said,
"Brother, I will write a letter to ask for help from the lord. You should immediately send a letter to the lord via pigeons and ask the lord to come for rescue."
"As you command!"
"I will write another letter. It is not safe for flying pigeons to deliver messages. They may be shot down or eaten by eagles while flying. If you go and deliver the letter to the lord in person, you must deliver it as quickly as possible. In the hands of the lord!"
Wang Hao took out a piece of cloth and paper, quickly wrote down the message, and then wrote down the fact that Weng Qiuchan and Zhou Ping were also here.
With these two big shots here, the lord must care and will come to the rescue as quickly as possible.
After writing the letter, Weng Qiuchan and the others were no longer in the mood to eat. They immediately went to the barracks and warehouses to mobilize war preparation materials and encourage the people to help defend the city.
The Qingshui Army now only has 20,000 regular troops and 5,000 reserves. Although it has more troops than when it fought against Liu Hu and the Qiyan tribe before, the enemy it faces this time is also extremely dangerous. The 300,000-strong army coming from the opposite side is coming with great momentum. , it seems that the posture is to destroy Qingshui County in one go, or even occupy the entire Weihu County!
Que Ding Ding had already coveted Weihu County for a long time. In the past, Que Ding was restrained by the Qi Yan Department and was also afraid of King Andong, so he did not use troops.
But now that Nie Chen, the governor of Weihu County, was still hostile to King Anton, and the threat from the Qiyan tribe was gone, the troops were dispatched quickly.
