In a few days, Qin Chu led his army to a great victory this time. He thought that it would not be difficult to defeat Fengcheng. In addition, the food roads in the rear were smooth, so he did not bring much food and grass with him.
And this situation is not a secret. Many of the original defenders in the city know about it.
Therefore, facing Li Hao's pointed words, he could only endure it.
"Your Highness is polite, but there is something going on in the country right now. I kindly ask Your Highness to clear the way for me to lead my army to leave, so that the two countries will not be at war again.
For this reason, I am willing to return all the cities I occupied to Su Guo, plus fifty thousand taels of gold as compensation. After I return to my country, I will petition the Holy One to establish a hundred-year good relationship with Su Guo. "
Li Hao burst out laughing when he heard this: "Your Majesty is really generous. Nagu will agree to you. Please also ask the Marquis to send an order to Jing and Yi Zhucheng to withdraw their troops and deliver 20,000 taels of gold to settle the matter. Nagu Ma will be released to the Marquis." Ye led his army to leave.
After all, I made a deal with someone back then, but they stopped giving me anything as soon as they ran away. I can no longer do business at a loss.
Of course, this will definitely take time. In the meantime, the Marquis's department needs food and grass, and Gudu is willing to provide it for free. How about it. "
Qin Chu was a little happy when he heard Li Hao's promise at first, but things didn't feel right later.
What if Li Hao doesn't let him go after giving away all his things? Besides, what else can he do to give him food and grass? It's just to keep him so that he can mobilize his troops.
However, he did not immediately betray his face, but began to reason: "What Your Highness said is of course good, but I really have something to do and urgently need to return home. I wonder if Your Highness can be more accommodating.
After all, His Highness is coming in a surprise attack, and there must not be many soldiers and horses around him. His Highness is a rich man, so why should he take such a fearless risk? "
Li Hao pretended to be deep in thought and said: "What the Marquis said makes sense, but I am worried about letting you lead the troops and leave like this. Otherwise, if you ask your soldiers to put down their weapons and armor, I will send you all away with courtesy."
Qin Chu's face turned cold. Now that he has not reached the end of the road, how could he put down his weapon and let the mermaid be eaten by him?
From this, he also understood that Li Hao would not be willing to let him go, and immediately replied: "Since His Highness is not sincere, don't blame me for being rude."
After saying that, he turned the horse's head and returned to his own camp, and began to prepare the ladder to attack the city.
As for other siege weapons, they can only be built while fighting. After all, time waits for no one.
In addition, the food ration has also been adjusted to reduce the weight of non-combatants as much as possible, hoping to last as many days as possible.
While the Qi army was preparing outside the city, Li Hao also convened a meeting with the generals in the city to once again emphasize city defense with them.
In order to get out of trouble as soon as possible this time, the Qi army is likely to fight at night, so the city must be fully prepared.
Qin Chu's idea indeed coincided with Li Hao's. After making several simple ladders that night, he tried to launch an attack at the east gate, intending to test the city's defense strength.
Of course, the result was that as soon as the ladder was erected on the city wall, Qi Jun was beaten down and the ladder was burned with hot oil.
Seeing that the guards in the city were in good order, Qin Chu knew that he must go all out in this battle.
Immediately, the fighting was called off and some soldiers were allowed to rush to build more ladders overnight to prepare for the next day's attack. The remaining soldiers quickly rested and recharged their batteries.
At the same time, people were also sent from the mountains to bypass Liuzhou City to contact other soldiers and horses.
However, the mountain trails were also guarded by people sent by Li Hao, so the message transmission was not very smooth.
Early the next morning, the Qi army's offensive was launched again, but only with some ladders, Liuzhou City could not be shaken.
Even Li Hao still had time to spare, writing military reports in his mansion and sending them back to Fengcheng via flying pigeons.
It was not until the fifth day that the Qi army, which had been defeated by Li Hao before, surrounded them from the other side. At the same time, siege weapons such as trebuchets, crash carts, and flying ladders gradually appeared, and the defensive pressure in the city increased.
For this reason, Li Hao could only go to the front line again and sit at the top of the city to command operations.
Ren Xin also followed Li Hao at first, but later
Li Hao stopped her in front of her. After all, no matter how powerful a woman is, there will always be inconveniences every month.
Of course, this is not what Ren Xin said, but what Li Hao saw from his decades of experience in his previous life.
"Don't go with me. Judging from the current situation, the Qi army can't attack the city wall yet. I don't need you to protect me for the time being. You can rest in the mansion."
But Ren Xin was unwilling and replied: "Then I have nothing to do in the house, and I don't need to rest."
Li Hao smiled and said, "You are a bit pushy. Don't make trouble for yourself with anyone."
Only then did Ren Xin come to his senses and said, "How did you know?"
Li Hao stretched out his hand and twirled it twice before saying, "Didn't you see me treating illnesses and saving people before? I also know a little bit about gynecology.
But since you think you have nothing to do, let me find something for you. "
After saying that, he took out a pamphlet from his sleeve and motioned for Ren Xin to take it.
Ren Xin didn't know why. After taking it, he opened it and found that it contained a set of profound internal skills. He immediately wondered: "This is..."
Li Hao explained: "This is the internal strength I use to save people. You should stay and practice it to prevent you from getting injured in the future. If I am gone, no one will be able to treat you. I will also take care of the hidden dangers in your body."
You can't just be indifferent just because you're young now, otherwise you'll have to suffer when you get old. "
Ren Xin understands the value of this martial arts very well: "This is a priceless treasure, you are really willing to give it to me."
"If you really don't want to practice, I won't force you."
After saying that, Li Hao reached out to take it back, but Ren Xin dodged it.
Ren Xin hurriedly said: "Thank you very much, I will practice hard."
Seeing Ren Xin accept it, Li Hao said, "Okay, practice slowly by yourself. I'm going to the city wall first. If you have any questions, you can write them down first and I'll explain them to you when I come back in the evening."
Seeing Li Hao's leaving figure, Ren Xin was still deeply touched.
Now she couldn't figure out how she felt about Li Hao, but it was different from ordinary people.
So she thought that she would ask Shen Tuhui carefully the next time she saw her.
After thinking about it, she returned to her own room and started to practice Yangzhou Slowly. Not to mention that as soon as she got started, she found that this internal skill was difficult and mysterious, and had endless magical effects, which was far better than what she was practicing now.
As a top assassin, his pursuit of martial arts is naturally high. He quickly became immersed in it and didn't stop until dark.
At the same time, I also accumulated a lot of questions. What I wanted to ask Li Hao was that although it was already dark, there were still loud shouts of killing on the city wall.
Apparently the Qi army could no longer bear it and began to attack the city all night regardless of casualties.
Under such circumstances, Li Hao naturally could not go down to the city wall to rest, so after a brief thought, Ren Xin went to the kitchen to pack some food and rushed to the city tower.
Because she had appeared as Li Hao's personal guard, the soldiers guarding near the city wall naturally would not stop her.
At this time, Li Hao was standing on the railing on the second floor of the city tower, looking thoughtfully towards the direction of Qi Jun's camp.
Just as Li Hao was deep in thought, he was soon startled by the voice of greeting. When he looked back, he saw that it was Ren Xin who had arrived.
Outside, Ren Xin still pretended to be very dedicated and said, "His Royal Highness has not returned all day. I am worried about your health, so I brought you some food in the kitchen."
Li Hao smiled when he heard this and said, "That's right, then you are serious."
Then he walked into the tower, but Li Hao didn't eat it alone. He only took out two pastries and let others share the rest.
After stuffing the pastry into his mouth, chewing and swallowing, Li Hao asked, "How was your internal strength training today? Are there any problems?"
Ren Xin was not polite after hearing this and directly pointed out the difficulties, many of which were very basic issues in Li Hao's opinion.
Therefore, Li Hao said: "It seems that your talent is really good. You have not received any formal training in martial arts, but you can still practice this kind of martial arts.
But if you really want to go further, you must lay a solid foundation. But now I don’t have time. I will teach you a lesson after this incident. "
Ren Xin had no objection to Li Hao's arrangement, but asked, "When will this battle end?"
Li Hao replied: "Come on, judging from the fire conditions in the Qi Army camp these days, their food can last for three or four days at most.
Nowadays, the Qi army's desperate attack is not only to break the city, but also to consume troops and reduce the cost of food and grass.
Qin Chu is very capable of making up his mind at critical moments. If he were to change places, he might really cause some trouble, but this time he has no hope. "
Seeing Li Hao's confident expression, Ren Xin believed it from the bottom of his heart and said, "That's good, but is there anything I can do? You can't really let me stay in the government office all the time."
Li Hao smiled and said: "Don't worry, there is still a lot that can be done later. Chen Xi is already making preparations. When the Qi army runs out of food and their morale collapses, it will be time for us to close the net.
Qin Chu will definitely find a way to escape alone by then. I will arrange some manpower for you and see if you have a chance to catch him. I think you should be better at this. "
Ren Xin heard the words and replied: "Okay, I also did the job of arresting bandits in Zhuyiwei, leave this matter to me, I promise to catch the person back for you."
Seeing her like this, Li Hao felt a little uneasy and warned: "You can chase the best, but don't do anything dangerous like breaking into the enemy camp. What I gave you was hard-earned training." Elites cannot be consumed.
So you have to think carefully about what you want to do, and you can't do it according to Zhu Yiwei's style of doing things. "
Ren Xin asked: "They were all trained by your voluntary studies."
After receiving Li Hao's affirmative reply, Ren Xin also nodded in agreement. Obviously, she still recognized the talents of the volunteers.
The overnight siege of Qi State lasted for two days and could no longer be maintained. Even the intensity of the daytime attack was reduced.
Seeing this situation, someone came to Li Hao to advise and requested to send troops to attack the Qi army.
But he was stopped by Li Hao. The initiative now rests with him, so there is no need to be so anxious.
There is no harm in waiting. On the contrary, the longer it takes, the easier it will be to attack.
However, in order to prevent it, Qin Chu, in this situation, the strong man gave up all his baggage and led his people to escape from the mountains and forests.
Li Hao sent people to strengthen the defense of the mountain trails, and asked Ren Xin to take people out of the city to stay in advance.
As for Qi Jun, their actions these days were indeed deliberate. They wanted to give Li Hao the illusion that they had run out of food, and wanted to lure Li Hao out of the city.
Therefore, Li Hao fell into the trap and opened this escape route.
But now that Li Hao has not come out, his plan has completely failed.
But there's nothing that can be done about it, after all, he really can't be consumed, and the error tolerance rate is too low.
So after a fierce struggle in his heart, he did choose the path of a strong man relieving himself.
That night, he summoned his personal guard camp and took out all the last remaining food in the camp to make them full.
They were asked to carry only weapons and as little armor as possible, and quietly left the camp and set foot on the mountain road.
Then they collided with a group of people arranged by Li Hao on the mountain.
Su Jun was on the defensive. Although he was a little caught off guard at first, he quickly blocked it after he reacted.
At the same time, he also quickly sent out a signal to inform him that he was encountering enemies here, so that surrounding troops could come for reinforcements.
When Qin Chu saw the signal being sent, he knew he was in trouble, because now he had no choice but to escape forward, otherwise he would not be able to escape this time, and the Su army would be more defensive here next time.
So he could only make up his mind again and let the guard battalion charge forward desperately to attract all the attention of the accommodation army.
He quietly retreated to the back, choosing to take two or three close friends with him to go around.
The road goes directly through the woods.
He didn't believe that the Su army could defend on such a small trail and cover the entire mountain.
This is really impossible to do. If we really want to cover the entire mountain, Li Hao will have to send many talents.
But the problem was that Qin Chu was unlucky. Among the people who intercepted him this time, there was Ren Xin who was good at hunting.
After seeing the signal, she did not rush to provide support. Instead, she led her people away from there and headed towards the other side of the mountain forest.
Because she believed that if they were facing the enemy head-on, it would be of no use just the twenty or so of them.
Instead, it is better to take a gamble and wait at the exit in advance.
In this way, even if Su Jun wins or there are too many Qi Jun, their trip will be in vain.
On the contrary, if the opportunity is right, they might have a chance to catch a big fish.
The accompanying Jin Yiwei received Li Hao's order and naturally had no objection.
As for Li Hao, who was in the city, he also discovered this signal and realized that the time had come to counterattack.
He immediately released carrier pigeons to Fengcheng and asked Chen Xi to leave five thousand soldiers and horses to defend the city. The rest of the soldiers and horses quickly left the city and came to Liuzhou during the day to encircle and suppress Qi's army.
At the same time in the city, Li Hao also began to prepare for war. As soon as there was any movement in the Qi army camp, he would immediately leave the city and wait for news from the mountains to see if there was any gain.
