He now led his troops to defend the east city, and then sent soldiers into the war zone to fight against the Liao soldiers.

The idea was to continue to take advantage of the geographical advantages and annihilate as many Liao troops entering the city as possible.

Only in this way can they continue to reduce the gap in strength between the two sides and prepare for the final decisive battle.

Qin Xiaoyao understood what the second prince meant and nodded.

"It's a pity that after Dongcheng, there is no way to retreat." He continued.

The second prince was silent.

"When you come here, will you see people being escorted out of the city?" Qin Xiaoyao suddenly asked again.

The second prince looked at Qin Xiaoyao and nodded immediately.

"That's all I can do." He said in a deep voice.

When a war breaks out, the most innocent people are the common people.

He was determined to block the enemy outside Dongcheng, but he also knew that the Liao army would come sooner or later.

By then, the east side of the city would become a war zone, and everything would be too late.

Qin Xiaoyao glanced at the second prince, and a touch of emotion flashed in his heart.

This man really loves and cares for the people.

"How many more troops does the Liao army have than us now? If we fight to the death, can we really stop them?" Qin Xiaoyao asked again.

The second prince looked startled.

If someone else asked him this question, he was afraid of questioning the person's intentions.

But Qin Xiaoyao asked, but he didn't doubt it.

"Previously, the Liao court said it would send 30,000 reinforcements, but actually gave 50,000." The second prince said solemnly.

"The news came late. By the time it was confirmed, our plan had already been implemented."

"I wanted to send someone to inform you, but it was too late."

If he had known that Xiao Yuan had so many troops, he would definitely not have let his husband take the risk of assassinating him.

Fortunately, my husband was extremely skilled in martial arts and escaped unharmed in the end. Otherwise, he would have really regretted his death.

Seeing Qin Xiaoyao still staring at him, the second prince said solemnly: "As of now, we still have about fifteen thousand people."

"As for Xiao Yuan's military strength, I estimate that it must be close to 30,000."

Qin Xiaoyao's eyes narrowed.

The enemy is twice as big as yourself?

"It's just an estimate of 30,000. After tonight, it may only be 10,000 more than us." Seeing this, the second prince added.

He said he still had 15,000 soldiers, after excluding those who entered the war zone.

And if these people stay in the war zone, they can eat away at some of the Liao army's strength.

If the decisive battle can be postponed to tomorrow, it is highly likely that the Liao army will be reduced by 5,000 men.

Qin Xiaoyao frowned.

The military strength itself is not large. Even if it is 10,000 less than the opponent, the disparity in strength between the two sides is still huge.

"Do we have reinforcements?" Qin Xiaoyao asked again.

She had regained lost territory in the Jin region before, and all the towns she recovered later were handed over to the imperial army for guarding.

Apart from anything else, if these imperial troops could come to support them, it would be of great help to them.

There are also refugees in Ning'an Mansion. If they are recruited, a group of new soldiers can be quickly formed.

Even if the combat effectiveness is not good, as long as the personnel are in place, the Liao Kingdom will not be able to get any favors.

In other words, if the Liao army were to defeat them one by one and kill them all, only 10,000 people would be able to leave Tongguan.

If we really put our lives on the line, 20,000 imperial troops or 30,000 new troops will definitely be able to stop this group of people...

Of course, the prerequisite is that the imperial army or the new army joins the war.

The second prince frowned.

Shake his head.

Then he added: "The rear has arranged to recruit new soldiers, but the time is too tight, I'm afraid it will be too late."

As for the imperial army.

Thinking of this, the second prince looked bitter.

Seeing that the situation had reversed, the imperial court slowed down the pace of peace talks, but did not provide substantial support to him.

At present, it is the limit to allow him to recruit troops in Ning'an Prefecture and Hua'an Prefecture.

The one in the palace was still on guard against him.

Qin Xiaoyao glanced at the second prince and looked away.

"In that case, we can only rely on ourselves." He muttered.

"It doesn't count. As long as we persist for two more days, new troops will be sent." The second prince said.

Qin Xiaoyao glanced at the second prince again.

"But Xiao Yuan won't give us so much time." He sighed.

The second prince frowned and finally stopped talking.

Qin Xiaoyao thought for a while and then said: "I'd better go."

The second prince immediately looked at Qin Xiaoyao.

"I will go to the Liao army camp again to look for opportunities."

"I just suffered a loss from Xiao Yuan's place before. He probably wouldn't have thought that I would dare to go."

"Besides, if I go, even if I can't succeed, I can still frighten him and delay some of his troops."

"Your Highness can better defend the city here." Qin Xiaoyao said.

The second prince frowned again.

I really don’t want Qin Xiaoyao to take risks, but I know that what Qin Xiaoyao said is right.

Qin Xiaoyao smiled when he saw this.

"My staying in the city doesn't mean much to the overall situation. On the contrary, doing this can play a big role."

"Your Highness, let me go."

Facing this smile, the second prince's heart trembled.

Then, he finally nodded.

"good."

Qin Xiaoyao smiled even brighter.

"Does your Highness have anything to eat?" he then asked.

The second prince was stunned.

"I want to replenish my strength before leaving. I want to eat meat and drink some wine." Qin Xiaoyao said with a smile.

"Yes!" the second prince said quickly.

Immediately, he gave the order.

Not long after, soldiers brought meat and wine into the tent.

Qin Xiaoyao was not polite and took action directly.

The second prince watched from the side and also ate some with Qin Xiaoyao.

More than a quarter of an hour later, Qin Xiaoyao finally had enough wine and food, and felt that all his powers had been restored.

Get up and say goodbye to the second prince.

The second prince reluctantly sent Qin Xiaoyao out of the tent in person.

It was Qin Xiaoyao who asked him to stay, so he didn't continue sending him off.

After leaving the second prince's camp, Qin Xiaoyao quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Then, we left the East City and entered the central area of ​​the city.

Killed some Liao soldiers and changed into a set of Liao soldiers' clothes.

Then it passes through the central area of ​​the city and enters the southern area of ​​the city.

While rushing towards the south city gate, I picked up some lone or small groups of Liao soldiers. Occasionally, I would also mix into the large group to find out news about some Liao soldiers.

All the way to the south city gate, Qin Xiaoyao blended into a cavalry team and followed the team out of the city and back to the Liao camp outside the city.
To be continued...