Li Neng, Guo Ziyi, and Li Guangbi were all dispatched, and there was indeed only one Xu Yuan and a few thousand men in the city, but they were not staying for a good meal.

Every time Li Qing goes out of the city to meet the enemy, he has almost developed a habit. Xu Yuan must be the one who cares about the house. This is not to say that Xu Yuan is not capable of being able to do so. Li Qing disdains to take him with him, but he does have a lot of experience in defending the city.

As early as before Li Yan went to the Battle of Suiyang, if Xu Yuan hadn't insisted, Suiyang would have been unable to survive Zhang Xun's arrival. After Li Yan arrived in Suiyang, whether it was Zhang Xun and others or the soldiers in the city, he would have praised Xu Yuan's ability to defend the city.

Li Neng's thoughts are naturally not as rigid as many generals of this era. His request for his generals is to make the best use of the goods, so this time he handed over the task of guarding Youzhou to Xu Yuan, Li Neng was actually relieved.

But no matter how safe it is, Li Neng really didn't expect Shi Chaoyi's 50,000 troops to turn directly to attack Youzhou.

After all, Li Yi is also a human being. He has a very clear understanding of history, but he is not the worm in Shi Chaoyi's belly. After all, there are some luck in this kind of thing, right?

Li's reassurance was actually reflected in Xu Yuan's series of actions after he left.

Although Xu Yuan also knows what they are going to do, theoretically speaking, there shouldn't be any enemy here, war is full of uncertainty. The reason why Xu Yuan's personality is suitable for defending the city is that he can take all these uncertainties into consideration.

So after Li Yan and the others left, Xu Yuan immediately sent someone to control the area within a radius of more than ten miles outside Youzhou City.

In his own words, no matter what news Li Yan sent him back or what movements the enemy had, he could know at the first time. He would not try anything else, just to make himself feel at ease.

He did do this, and it was definitely not three minutes of passion, but wanted to keep this rhythm for Li and the others to return victoriously.

But the first team he waited for was not Li Yan who returned from victory, but Shi Chaoyi who was eager to come and pick up Youzhou City for free.

"The prefect, ten miles outside the city, a team of enemy troops came. It seems that they know that our city is not under enough guards and want to raid Youzhou!"

After Li Yan was named the governor of Hebei Road, according to his own requirements, Zhang Xun and several others were also granted different official positions, all of whom were prefects of several major prefectures and counties in Hebei Road. Of course, when the seal was sealed, the entire Hebei Road was still in the hands of Shi Siming...

Xu Yuan was the prefect of Youzhou, and now he is in his position and planning his politics.

"Raising? At this time, the prince and his army should have entered Fanyang. How could there be 50,000 troops dare to attack here? Could it be that Tong Luo tribe and the Pugu tribe made a mistake..."

Xu Yuan didn't look panicked when he received this news, because it was still a lot worse than Sui Yang.

"Quickly check if the enemy has large siege equipment. I'm heading for which city gate we are coming. In addition, I'll send orders to prepare bows and arrows and city guarding equipment. Don't act rashly. I have my own plans!"

Of course, Shi Chaoyi didn't know that there was such a person in the city. When he looked from a distance, he saw that there were almost no lights on the top of the city. His calculations had been opened. He thought that as long as his 50,000 troops were standing under the city, Youzhou City would be his.

When we approached Wuli, there was no reaction at all in the city wall or the city gate, and it was still the same at Sanli, which greatly enhanced Shi Chaoyi's confidence.

Not far behind him, the 30,000 cavalrymen from Tongluo and the Pugu tribe had quietly followed.

"Mu En, if there is really no defense in Youzhou City, should we fight these enemies under this city? Even if we are carrying cavalry, the opponent has a total of 50,000 troops. This battle will be a small loss."

Seeing Shi Chaoyi getting closer to Youzhou City, the leader of Tongluo tribe was a little anxious.

Although these 30,000 cavalry were not all of their two tribes, they were the most elite and their lifeblood. The loss of 18,000 people under Shi Chaoyi's men was not the result they wanted.

"Don't worry, observe again. The prince should not be willing to take a gamble. Even if there are not many defenders in the city, it will definitely not be an empty city. Let's not act rashly for the time being, and wait until there is any movement in the city!"

Facts proved that Mou En's judgment was still very correct. Shi Chaoyi ordered people to find a few very thick pieces of wood, obviously trying to break open the city gate, and he directly chose to attack the north gate of Youzhou City.

"Brothers! Whoever can break open the gate of Youzhou for me and take Youzhou back from the Tang army will be the general of Dayan in the future!"

This motivation was really effective. The first group of rebels carrying wood screamed and rushed to the city gate. Some of them were thinking about whether the city gate would be hidden in a false sense. They opened with a light collision.

But this idea was obviously a bit over. What greeted them was impossible to open the door, but arrows pouring down from the city wall.

Through observation, Xu Yuan had long confirmed that Shi Chaoyi would attack through the north gate closest to them, so he summoned all the thousands of defenders onto the city wall and prepared various types of defending equipment. The first round was bows and arrows, and the target was those who wanted to act as vanguards who were carrying wood and trying to hit the city gate.

A sudden rain of arrows shattered Shi Chaoyi's dream in an instant, and everything was not as simple as he thought. Not only did the Tang army have defenders in Youzhou City, but these defenders had already been waiting for the city walls.

"Damn it! These Tang soldiers are indeed despicable! But they are at the end of their strength, and you have heard of it! Almost all the three armies have attacked our Fan Yang! Now my plan is to surround Wei and save Zhao in the thirty-six strategies! If we cannot take down Youzhou, not only will we die, but you and your family in Fan Yang die! The Tang army will not spare us! They will die at all times. Even if you bump into it, you will have to knock open the city gate! Just think it is for yourself!"
Chapter completed!