Leaving Jinsha City, Li Zhuo galloped westward with five horses.
After running for more than 20 miles, an arrow suddenly shot out. Li Zhuo was shocked and immediately turned sideways to avoid it.
"ah."
Several horses behind him screamed, and three of them died at once. Li Zhuo was shocked and shouted: "Disperse!"
The remaining two immediately rushed into the wind and sand, drew their horses and ran north and south, while Li Zhuo ran wildly to the southwest.
Before anyone could see him, his men were already dead.
Li Zhuo was shocked and angry.
When the wind blows, people on the upwind side have an advantage, while people on the downwind side have far less vision than those on the upwind side.
That was what happened just now. The enemy had the upper hand and spotted several of Li Zhuo, but Li Zhuo didn't see clearly. They were already dead.
Li Zhuo ran forward wildly until he felt that the enemy was not pursuing him, then he mounted his horse and headed northwest.
After running for another ten miles, the wind and sand stopped a little. Li Zhuo dismounted and climbed to a rocky mountain, took out his telescope and looked to the north.
A group of troops wearing black robes is marching eastward, numbering about three thousand.
Li Zhuo looked at it carefully, immediately got on his horse and galloped towards Jinsha City.
General Ba Heman of the Uz Kingdom slowly headed east with three thousand cavalry, and the wind and sand stopped a lot.
"Why is the wind and sand here more severe than where we are?"
The Black Shield Sith shook the sand off his body.
Pu Xuan said: "The wind here comes from the north, and the wind and sand are very strong every year, but now the wind is very light."
In Pu Xuan's impression, the sandstorms should be bigger in this season.
When heading east, Pu Xuan met a business traveler crossing the desert. He heard that Long Chen had defeated the ghost tribe and the army was gathered in Yuncheng.
In order to keep the information secret and not allow merchants to pass the news back, all business travelers encountered on the road, whether going to the Western Regions or returning to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, were killed without leaving any one behind.
Ahead, several war horses galloped back.
"General, from Jinsha City
The wall is very high, more than 20 meters, and the defenders look like more than 5,000 people."
The cavalry sent out has returned and has explored the defense of Jinsha City.
Xibin, the master of the wind, immediately said: "General, please give me a hundred men, and I will definitely be able to break through Jinsha City."
Tang Guolong frowned upon hearing this.
I didn't know the situation just now. I thought Jinsha City was still a small military town like before, so it only had 500 people.
Now it is proven that Jinsha City is fortified to 20 meters and has 5,000 defenders. Xi Bin actually said that only 100 people are needed. Is this arrogance or stupidity?
Or is Sibin crazy?
Ba Heman nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give you a hundred people."
Xi Bin, the master of the wind, was overjoyed. He immediately ordered a hundred people and rushed to Jinsha City first.
"General Ba Heman, one hundred men are definitely not enough to break Jinsha City. I suggest you bypass Jinsha City and enter the hinterland of Xixia. When we get to Xingqing City, I will summon the former ministers and soldiers. When we come back, they will definitely
Revolt and overthrow the tyranny of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty."
Tang Guolong had great affection for Xixia. He felt that all Xixia people, like him, had feelings for Shi Le and wanted to revive Xixia.
"No, Jinsha City is the westernmost city, we must attack it."
Ba Heman spoke firmly.
He did this to test the combat effectiveness of the Zhou army.
As the westernmost military town and the front line against the Us state, the army here must be the most elite.
If you fight against the most elite troops of the Great Zhou Dynasty, you will know the strength of the enemy and ourselves and determine the next move.
The purpose of sending troops this time was to test, not to capture the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Tang Guolong was stunned and speechless. Pu Xuan pulled Tang Guolong aside and said, "You don't care what he does. If they are defeated, it will be a good time."
You can anger King Us and make him attack with troops."
Ba Heman couldn't understand the Central Plains dialect, so Pu Xuan acted unscrupulously.
"Too."
Tang Guolong thought for a while and realized that although what Pu Xuan said was a conspiracy, it was not false.
If all three of Ba and Man were killed in the Great Zhou Dynasty, King Wusi would be furious and personally propose a large army to attack the Great Zhou Dynasty for revenge.
At that time, the restoration of Xixia was in sight.
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Sands City.
Li Zhuo ran back to the city and shouted to open the door.
The city gate opened and Li Zhuo rushed into the prefect's mansion. Li Xiqi saw Li Zhuo coming back and said in surprise: "I thought you were dead."
He quickly went out with five horses, but three died and two came back. They said that Li Zhuo got separated in the wind and sand, and they didn't know whether he was alive or dead. Li Xiqi thought that Li Zhuo was dead, but he didn't expect that he came back alive.
"I almost died by an arrow, so I'm lucky."
Li Zhuo was still frightened and continued: "Those are the reinforcements from the Uzbek state. They are wearing black robes and number three thousand. Don't worry."
"Their equipment is spears, bows and arrows, and scimitars. The three thousand are all cavalry. Our city walls are strong and we have musketeers. Don't worry about them."
Li Xiqi was already ready to ask for help. Hearing Li Zhuo's words, he was overjoyed and said: "At the critical moment, Capt. Li can still be relied upon."
As a cavalry captain, Zhang Hua was killed at a critical moment and his courage was broken. Li Xiqi was very disappointed.
"Send the order, everyone is ready to fight!"
Li Xiqi felt confident.
There are only 3,000 Uzbek cavalry and 5,000 defenders in the city, as well as muskets, artillery, and explosives. There is absolutely no problem in defending it.
"Prefect, King Wu asked us to guard this city to guard against the Kingdom of Us. Now that the Kingdom of Us has appeared, I would like to send a message to King Wu immediately."
"The war between the ghost clan in the north is over. If King Wu personally brings the army, there will be no guarantee.
Yu.”
Li Xiqi nodded and said: "Okay, send someone to deliver a message to Yuncheng immediately! You are responsible for the city defense, and you will direct the war!"
Li Zhuo took the order and left. Li Xiqi went back to his room and wrote a letter, which was immediately sent to Yuncheng.
The drums of war are beating loudly in the city, and everyone is preparing to fight.
Zhang Hua listened to the drums and watched Li Zhuo retreat outside the window, feeling anxious and regretful in his heart.
He has been in Jinsha City for too long, and he has opinions and war weariness in his heart.
Therefore, when Zhang Hua encountered the Us cavalry, he did not want to fight.
Coupled with the opponent's superb archery skills, Zhang Hua was caught off guard. He collapsed and chose to escape.
When he returned to Jinsha City, he was still in shock. Zhang Hua had no fighting spirit and advocated abandoning the city and fleeing.
Regarding this matter, if you wait for Long Chen to come over, it's hard to say what will happen to you.
Thinking of this, Zhang Hua quietly left the room and walked to Xinying.
A soldier tied a reed pipe to Xinying's leg. Zhang Hua walked over and the soldier immediately bowed to him: "Captain Zhang."
puff!
The dagger stabbed into the soldier's chest, and the soldier looked at Zhang Hua in shock.
"Captain."
The pawn didn’t understand why he was killed until he died?
After putting down the pawn, Zhang Hua threw away the reed pipe and disposed of the body.
Then, Zhang Hua quietly left.
Outside Jinsha City.
Sibin the Wind Rider led a hundred cavalry to the west.
Looking at the city wall of more than 20 meters, Xibin exclaimed: "The dynasty in the east is different. A mere small town can be built so magnificently!"
In the Us state, city walls were a luxury. Their population was far less than that of the Great Zhou, and their cities were also not far inferior to that of the Great Zhou.
"Conquer this city, and all the wealth will be yours!"
Xi Bin opened his arms as if he already owned Sands City.
