"We don't know what's going on with the general! My message has been delivered, does the general have anything to bring back?"

Luo Shicheng still didn't believe it.

"How many reinforcements did your majesty send this time?"

"General, there are 50,000 in total, but a lot of them were killed. The number of people still in Juyong Pass, including the injured, is just over 30,000."

Taking into account the losses in Lianyun Village, the troops heading north, and the battle last night to pacify the family, there were still 30,000 combat-ready soldiers left at Juyong Pass where Li Xiuzhu was located, 3,000 of them were slightly injured, and 500 were seriously injured.

There are always casualties on the battlefield. In a war with 50,000 people on each side, it is really not a lot for them to only lose 3,000 or 4,000 people.

However, when Luo Shicheng heard this, he suffered nearly 20,000 casualties and captured Juyongguan.

But even so, Luo Shicheng wanted to call Li Xiuzhu a military genius.

You must know that although each side has 50,000 people, the Silla people occupy the Juyong Pass.

"Okay, tell your general to guard Juyong Pass and don't send out troops at will."

"Although they have set up camp, they certainly don't have much food and grass. Hold on for half a month and wait for my order."

At this moment, a slight sound of an arrow suddenly sounded about one kilometer away.

Upon hearing the signal, the soldier's face changed and he immediately said quickly: "General, the enemy camp is coming this way. If you have no other instructions, I must leave."

"Well, hurry up and be careful, and be sure to convey this general's words."

"promise!"

After he finished speaking, Li Xiang quickly turned his horse around, raising a cloud of dust in front of Shanhaiguan.

At this time, a young general next to Luo Shicheng looked at his father.

"Father, do you believe what this messenger says?"

Luo Shicheng nodded when he heard this, then shook his head, leaving Luo Chen confused.

But before he could ask any more questions, Luo Shicheng solved his doubts.

"Although his words are a bit exaggerated, they are at least 70% credible."

"You should have noticed that he is wearing the armor of the Sixteen Guards of Kyoto."

"The Sixteen Guards of Kyoto are coming to protect the Imperial City immediately. They will not leave Shangjing. Their armor will not appear at the border at all."

"Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that some people would be so bold as to smuggle arms."

"So we can only trust 70% of what he says."

"At night, send ten scouts out to explore Juyong Pass. Remember to take note of their appearances one by one."

"If all the flags of our army are on Juyong Pass, let them repeat my words to the garrison commander."

"Send five more scouts to Yanmen Pass to inquire."

"Send out five scouts now."

“If Silla loses Juyong Pass, the other side will definitely take action.”

At this moment Luo Chen saw his father's experience.

"Yes, father."

Luo Shicheng's guess was correct. The Silla people did move, and they were heading towards Li Xiuzhu's Juyongguan.

Jin Dakang thought that although the enemy might have captured Juyongguan, they must have suffered heavy losses. This was the time when Li Xiuzhu's army was the weakest.

If we want to capture the city, now is the best opportunity.

So Jin Dakang set up camp directly, intending to attack Juyong Pass before Luo Shicheng could react.

Now taking Juyongguan is his only thought.

Otherwise there is only one way out, which is death.

In order to prevent Luo Shicheng from getting the news, he also sent out ten teams of 100 men to block the area around Shanhaiguan to prevent scouts from communicating.

Jin Dakang's approach was correct, but unfortunately he received the news too late. By the time he sent out his troops, the scouts here had already started running back.

As long as you can leave the circle before it forms a blockade, there won't be any problem.

And the whistling arrows just now did attract Silla's troops.

At the hour of You, Li Xiuzhu finally heard the report from his subordinates.

"General, the Silla army has indeed arrived outside the city just as you expected."

"How did the investigation of those noble families go? I hope it didn't cause any chaos."

Upon hearing this, messenger Zhao Qi immediately spoke up: "Captain Zhao has come to report that the female relatives have been arranged. Apart from a few women who spoke wildly and were beaten, there were no other accidents."

"Yes! Just arrange 3,000 wounded soldiers to watch them. No need to waste manpower."

"promise!"

As Li Xiuzhu spoke, he walked out of the county magistrate's mansion and rode quickly towards the south gate of Juyongguan.

When Li Xiuzhu arrived at the city gate, Hua Guanfang, Li Wuwei and Qi Chang were all there.

"General."

"General."

“…….”

Li Xiuzhu waved his hand, took out a telescope and looked at the dark crowd in the distance.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

At this time, there was a golden-armored soldier in front of the enemy camp looking at this place. The two seemed to be looking at each other, but Li Xiuzhu knew clearly that the other party could only see a city wall and not even a human figure.

Li Xiuzhu took a telescope and took a quick look. Seeing the hastily erected tent without even a fence, he immediately knew what the enemy general was planning.

"Guanfang, take 10,000 people to the north of the city to sleep. No matter if you hear shouts of killing or not, don't come over."

"Wuwei, you take 10,000 people to guard this side of the city wall first."

"Qi Chang, you lead the team to light a fire and cook, and then come and replace Wuwei after eating."

"The enemy will attack the city tonight at the latest. You must be careful."

After hearing Li Xiuzhu's instructions, the three of them had no objection.

"Wang Guanfang obeys the order!"

"Li Wuwei obeys the order!"

"Qi Chang..."

Except for Li Wuwei, Hua Guanfang and Qi Chang all left the city gate.

Li Wuwei then said, "General, if the enemy attacks the city, how long can we hold out?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiuzhu looked at Li Wuwei like a fool and immediately gave Li Wuwei an emo look.

Li Xiuzhu then spoke up: "The other side only has 50,000 people in total. Now the most they can do is fight desperately."

"The first push is strong, the second is weak, the third is exhausted."

"As long as you hold out against the first few waves, the enemy will only be able to counterattack once before they die."

"As long as you don't let your guard down and have a strong pass to defend, there will be no Silla threat in the north. Let alone how long you can hold out, even if you hold out for a year it won't be a problem."

At this moment Li Wuwei was stunned. Well, he was stupid.

As we all know, with equal forces, it is basically impossible to win a siege.

The reason they were able to capture Juyongguan was because Qi Shaoshang opened the gate, and they launched a surprise attack during the most difficult time for people.

The reason why Silla was able to attack Juyongguan was because the aristocratic families in Juyongguan colluded with foreign invaders.

But now they are surrounded, and the food and fodder they have is not enough to last a year.

"General, what about the food?"

Li Xiuzhu shook his head and laughed when he heard this.

"Those noble families are all rats, how could they possibly lack our food and fodder?"

"The food and fodder we just seized is enough to sustain a 100,000-man army for a year."

"There are countless gold, silver and jewelry."

"I'll take 10% later, and if the people from Lianyun Village come back, I'll give them 10%."

"30% will go to the brothers who fought hard. As long as they fought bravely and didn't cheat or play dirty, they would all be rewarded."

"30% is reserved for the compensation of the brothers who were injured or killed. It will be paid out once a year and will be paid out in ten years."

"The remaining 20% ​​is for their future, that is, the construction of free schools."

(End of this chapter)