In Ningyang City, four heroic coaches including Han Jinluo and many soldiers stood on the city tower, waiting for the battle while listening to the sound of drums and fighting from several miles away.

At this moment, the soldiers were very excited and full of gratitude and respect for the white-haired coach Li Fengyun and Cangtou Jun. Li Fengyun's position in their minds rose even more.

The four heroic coaches and their confidants were more complicated. Although the rebels used the city's benefits to block the Qi army's fierce attack, the price was very heavy, with more than half of the casualties and severe damage to their strength. Even if the four heroic coaches joined forces, they were unable to compete with Li Fengyun. Even if they broke through by luck, they would have nothing more than two endings. One was to take the initiative to surrender, and from then on surrender to Li Fengyun, and the other was to be swallowed by Li Fengyun. In order to ensure absolute control of the army, Li Fengyun must clean up the four heroic coaches and their confidants, and they will never escape death.

However, in terms of the current situation of the war, the hope of breaking through was extremely slim. Zhang Xutuo and Qi army were outside the city. Once Duan Wencao and Lu army in Xiaqiu City came over, Li Fengyun and Cangtou army were surrounded by the official army. Therefore, it is not difficult to speculate that once the situation develops to that point, Li Fengyun and Cangtou army will never show the courage of ordinary people and will inevitably evacuate quickly. Once Li Fengyun leaves, the north of the city will be over by the besieged rebels.

Li Fengyun is the last hope of the rebels in the city. Everyone is praying for Li Fengyun and praying that the Cangtou army will not evacuate. Li Fengyun is like hearing the prayer of the rebels in the city. With the courage and perseverance of moving forward, he directed the Cangtou army to attack fiercely. Time is slowly passing, the sun is gradually setting, but the battle outside the city is always continuing, with thunder-like drums and whistling sounds one after another, and fierce fighting continues. Faced with the tenacious blockade of Zhang Xutuo and Qi army, facing the official army that is several times more than himself, it can be imagined that the Cangtou army must have suffered heavy casualties at this moment, and as the battle time extends, the Cangtou army will become weaker and weaker, and the possibility of defeating the official army will become smaller and smaller.

But Li Fengyun did not retreat, and the Cangtou army did not retreat. They attacked forward at all costs and vowed to rescue their brothers. The rebel brothers in the city were deeply moved. At this critical moment of life and death, they could not continue to hide in the city, nor could they watch the Cangtou army fall on the battlefield. They were about to leave the city and fight with the Cangtou army, and share life and death.

When leaving the city, breaking through, fighting, the soldiers' calls are getting louder and louder, and more and more officers are actively asking for help. The purpose of defending and waiting for help has been achieved. Reinforcements have arrived, and it is meaningless to defend again. Only by breaking through, killing out with all your life, and only by meeting with the Cangtou Army can you fight a bloody path and survive in the dead.

However, at the critical moment, the four heroes and coaches had different opinions. There was a fierce dispute between Han Jinluo, Shuai Rentai, Zhen Baoche and Huo Xiaohan. The Rencheng hero Xu Shiren also persuaded him a few words at first, but later he could not persuade him, so he simply hid aside and ignored him. If you like to quarrel like this, just quarrel like this.

Han Jinluo was born as an ordinary official, in his thirties, with a pretty and elegant appearance, and was famous among the Jibei Shilin. The four heroes also vaguely led by him. At this critical moment, Han Jinluo was very calm, his tone was calm, without any tension or anxiety. "More than half of our army was injured and killed, even if the soldiers were still as strong as rainbow, they were ultimately at the end of their strength and vulnerable. The reason why Zhang Xutuo gave up attacking the city and turned to block the Cangtou army was to lure us out of the city to break out. Just imagine, if Zhang Xutuo's troops were divided into two groups, blocking the Cangtou army, and waiting for a long time to ambush the city, then as long as we fight out, we will be hit hard and wiped out the entire army." Han Jinluo shook his hand firmly, his tone was unquestionable, "It is time to die when leaving the city, and only by defending can we keep a glimmer of life."

"Where does it come from the vitality of defending the lonely city? Our vitality is the handsome white-haired man, Li Fengyun, and Cangtou army. If Li Fengyun and Cangtou army retreated and evacuated, where will we still have vitality?" Huo Xiaohan asked angrily. Huo Xiaohan is a rich man from Juyeze, with a strong and thin body, a pair of shrewd eyes, speak very quickly, and looks a little impatient. "Although Li Fengyun's strength is good, it is too disparity compared to Zhang Xutuo and Duan Wencao. Today he can keep his promises.

, Rescue with righteousness and fight, he has done his best to fight, but he cannot kill or defeat the Qi army. This is a fact. As long as Duan Wencao comes, or Zhang Xutuo throws the reserve army in his hand, or Cangtou army suffers heavy losses, then Li Fengyun has to evacuate, and he will never be buried with us for loyalty. So there is not much time left. Now we are going out and riding Zhang Xutuo's army is already exhausted. Cooperating with Li Fengyun inside and outside, we will surely be able to fight a bloody path."

"Precisely because the battle situation is very unfavorable to us, because the Cangtou Army has no strength to rescue us, and because Li Fengyun finally abandons us and escapes alone, we can only stick to it, relying on the tall city walls and sufficient food to stick to it. If God favors it, we may have a chance to escape from death." Shuai Rentai, who is tall and broad and majestic, insists on sticking to it to the end, just like Han Jinluo.

"Why don't you go out of the city? Are you timid? Are you afraid of death?" Zhen Baoche widened his eyes and roared angrily.

Zhen Baoche was born as a soldier in the palace. The ancestors of the Zhen family built prominent achievements with their lives and blood, and obtained low-ranking official titles. They were also considered a last-rate nobleman. Zhen Baoche went to the battlefield as a teenager, broke his legs in the battle with the Turks, and since then he got rid of his armor and returned to the field. Therefore, if we talk about combat experience, Zhen Baoche was the first among the four heroes.

"Li Fengyun and the Cangtou Army soldiers were fighting bloody outside the city. Their purpose was to save us. They won us a glimmer of hope with their blood and lives. But we are here arguing whether to leave the city and break through. Don't you think you are shameless?" Zhen Baoche was furious, holding the iron crutch in his hand and hitting the ground hard, feeling heartbroken.

"Li Fengyun is here to save us. He hopes that we will survive, not to die." Han Jinluo refuted without hesitation, "I ask you, let's fight out now, how sure are you to break through Zhang Xutuo's blockade and meet with Li Fengyun? I ask you again, there are nearly two thousand injured brothers in this city. Do they have the ability to break through? Could it be that we abandon them for our own survival and let them die under the knife of the official army? Yes, now the soldiers of the Cangtou Army are falling down one by one in order to save us. They hope that we will fight out and join us to evacuate together. But what if they knew that there are so many injured brothers in this city that have been abandoned by us, what do they think? Li Fengyun will do whatever it takes to save us, so how can such righteous people tolerate us who abandoned our brothers?"

Zhen Baoche was speechless, with a look of shame on his face and no longer spoke.

Huo Xiaohan could not hold on. When he raised the flag, he vowed to share life and death, but at the end of life and death, he would abandon his injured brothers. He could not do it, but if he brought the injured brothers together, he would definitely be wiped out. In this way, the only way is to hold on to the city and die if he dies.

"How can we find vitality when we stick to the lonely city?" Huo Xiaohan was unwilling to be destroyed. He remembered Han Jinluo's previous words and asked.

"Did Li Fengyun come to save us?" Han Jinluo asked.

This is certain. Li Fengyun ran from the direction of Yuancheng and launched an attack on Zhang Xutuo, whose troops were several times higher than his. He must have come to save people. Otherwise, even if he did not withdraw back to the Yangguan line, he would not risk the entire army being wiped out. In addition, when Li Fengyun left Ningyang yesterday, he repeatedly persuaded them to evacuate Ningyang. Later, he saw that Han Jinluo and others were obsessed with it, so he had to repeatedly instruct him to beware of Zhang Xutuo's sneak attack. This move also proves from another aspect that Li Fengyun did not have the intention to harm others. On the contrary, he sincerely regarded everyone as brothers.

Huo Xiaohan nodded. Shuai Rentai and Zhen Baoche also nodded for sure.

"Li Fengyun is ambitious and has sincerity for alliances, but his purpose is also very obvious. He wants to develop and grow, and he wants to annex us." Han Jinluo asked again, "If he does not save us and let us destroy us, there will be rebels in Qilu in the future? If the people of Qilu do not believe him, regard him as an opponent, and always guard against him, what else can he talk about to develop and grow? So, do you think he should do his best to save us?"

Everyone nodded again.

"Don't look at the fierce fighting outside the city. In fact, the battle situation may not be as tragic as we imagined. Zhang Xutuo must have a backup plan. It is impossible to throw all his troops into the battlefield. He still has to return to Qi County and retain his strength to deal with various rebels in Qi County and even the eastern Lu." Han Jinluo saw that Huo Xiaohan and Zhen Baoche no longer insisted on breaking out of the city, so he calmed down and analyzed the battle situation. "Xiaqiu is only a few dozen miles away from Ningyang, but Duan Wencao and Lu army have not appeared yet. Why? Obviously, Duan Wencao tried to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight, so that Zhang Xutuo would fight with us both. Then he took action and the fisherman would benefit. Zhang Xutuo must have seen Duan Wencao's despicable tricks, and Li Fengyun obviously also saw the conflict between Zhang Xutuo and Duan Wencao, so he launched a decisive attack, and the two sides fought to the point of equal battle."

"In this way, Duan Wencao is coming soon." Zhen Baoche sighed, "As soon as Duan Wencao comes, Li Fengyun will retreat. Next, we must face the joint attack of Zhang Xutuo and Duan Wencao." Zhen Baoche looked at the soldiers covered in scars and blood, shook his head sadly, "How long can we last? Do we still have reinforcements? Where is our vitality?"

Han Jinluo looked calm, stroked his beard with his hands, thought for a moment, and asked, "How long can Zhang Xutuo last?"

The situation in Qi County was bad, and Zhang Xutuo was about to leave. Once Zhang Xutuo left, Duan Wencao and the Lu army were left. The Lu army had just been newly built. Although its combat effectiveness was stronger than that of the Rebels, it had a serious lack of combat experience. Especially in the cruel and bloody battle, the Lu army was far inferior to the Qi army. In other words, as long as the Rebels held on until Zhang Xutuo evacuated, vitality would appear.

"I said that Li Fengyun will never abandon us. Only by saving us at any cost can he win the respect and conscience of the various rebels in Qilu, and then quickly embark on the road of development and growth." Han Jinluo waved his hand vigorously and said loudly, "Please believe me. Only by sticking to the help can you have a glimmer of life."

Shuai Rentai, Huo Xiaohan and Zhen Baoche looked at each other and accepted Han Jinluo's decision.

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