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"Report—" A long and shrill cry pierced the night sky, approaching the main tent of the defenders of Gubei City from far to near with the sound of panting.

Yuan Xiao, who had just fallen asleep, woke up suddenly, his eyes were clear, he grabbed a piece of clothing from the bedside, put on his shoes, and was about to go out.Tang Yuan was still asleep. He hadn't slept for two days and now he was sleepy. Feeling the sound of Yuan Xiao getting up beside him, he sat up and rubbed his eyes. He asked in a confused voice, "What's wrong?"

"..." Yuan Xiaofang wanted to answer, but he could hear the faint shouts of killing coming from outside the city.Tang Yuan also came to his senses all of a sudden, grabbed Yuan Xiao's hand and asked, "Has Zhao En made a move?"

While putting on his armor, Yuan Xiao answered his words: "It should be. I didn't expect him to be so impatient. I'll go out and have a look. You stay in the big tent."

After all, before Tang Yuan agreed, he hurriedly walked to the outer hall of the main tent. The soldiers who had just come to report the news followed Yuan Xiao, who was striding like a meteor, and quickly reported the situation outside the city.

"The Dawan army made a surprise attack. Three thousand Qingqi have arrived outside the city gate, and Fang Qianhu, who was on duty at night, has led his men to fight at the city gate."

"Okay," Yuan Xiao stretched out his right hand and pulled up the last sleeve, "Call the captain and all the generals to the main tent, call all the defenders, and order troops."

"Yes." The soldier stood on the spot and "slapped" his heels together, and gave Yuan Xiao a military salute to Yuan's army.

Yuan Xiao stood still, patted his shoulder, wanted to say something but didn't know where to start, so he nodded at him: "Go."

The soldier ran all the way out of the big tent, bringing a cool breeze in the warm big tent.Yuan Xiao stretched out his hands and rubbed his face, walked quickly to the sand table, quickly scanned the terrain around Gubei City, and pushed all the small flags that symbolized the strength of the troops to the plain outside the city.

If nothing goes wrong, this is the final battle.If he wins, Dawan is facing a battle for succession, and Gubei City will enjoy peace for at least three years; if he loses, Zhao En will surely lead the Dawan frontier army all the way south along Gubei City Dayuan, and drive straight into the Central Plains. The mountains and rivers of the Central Plains fell into the flames of war again.

This battle must be won.

With Yuan Xiao thinking this way, the captain outside the tent had already opened the curtain and came in. He also came in with several generals who had been by Yuan Xiao's side all the time. It is very obvious.

As soon as a few people entered the tent, they filled up the space around Yuan Xiao, which made the small main tent even more crowded.Several people described the news they got from various places one by one, until Yuan Xiao said: "Okay, Captain, please tell me about the situation outside the city."

"Yes. The vanguard of the Dawan Army outside the city has 1000 light cavalry, and Fang Qianhu's [-] men are fighting against the Gubei City Wall. The Dawan Army has rich experience in snow warfare and is attacking the city, but the city wall is blocked by ice. The city is not going well."

Another person took over the captain's words: "But this situation won't last long. The Dawan army has been in Saibei for a long time, and they have much more experience in how to overcome ice siege than us. They will definitely think of a way to siege the city soon. "

"Then go out of the city to fight." Yuan Xiao followed the voice and looked over. This is a general of the former government soldiers. Now he is following him. , the frontier troops guarding the city, are not afraid that they will not be able to withstand the offensive of the Dawan army."

This man really did his best, but he had never been to Saibei, let alone fought with the Dawan army, so he thought the battle situation too simply. "No. Fighting on the snow field is not the same concept as land warfare. No matter how good Yuan Jiajun is, he can't compare with the Dawan army who has lived on the snow field since he was a child. Besides, even if he can resist the next round of offensive, what about the next round? The next round of Yuan's army is empty, will your soldiers go to fight against Dawan's army?" A thousand households of Yuan's army brought by Yuan Xiao raised an objection.

"Okay! What are the soldiers of the Yuan family's army? Now everyone is the defender of Gubei City. If you are on the battlefield, you have to be so clear?" Seeing that the people on both sides are not convinced by the other, I'm afraid it's not enough to say a few more words. Before the Dawan army could be defeated in time, his own side was about to start fighting among themselves. The captain hurriedly stopped the scolding battle that was about to break out, "Listen to General Yuan."

Yuan Xiao had been silently listening to them all this time. When the captain said this, he opened his mouth and said, "What you said makes sense. Gubei City is not impregnable. If we just defend the city and don't fight, we will only be defeated in the end. Let's go, we must fight."

Hearing what Yuan Xiao said, the general on the Fubing side immediately raised his chin and snorted triumphantly.

"But—" Yuan Xiao had something else to say, "We can't fight now. There are at least 1 Dawan troops stationed outside the city, and only three thousand Qingqi are attacking the city. If we go out to fight, we can't win completely. The rest of the people have arrived, and there is only one way to break the city of Gubei City."

"Then general, what should we do now?"

"Defend." Yuan Xiao withdrew the flag representing his own side on the sand table and withdrew back to Gubei City, "Hold the gate of Gubei City until dawn."

"Stay until dawn?" The general of the government soldiers frowned, his voice changed, "There are still more than three hours before dawn."

"Yes, it's just to watch until dawn. As for why, think for yourself." Yuan Xiao stood up and strode towards the door. It was not obvious that his leg was injured at all, "Come to the military field."

Three thousand Yuan's troops, one thousand government soldiers and five hundred frontier troops had all stood on the military field, waiting for Yuan Xiao's review.Yuan Xiao walked up the steps step by step, stood in the middle of the wooden platform and said only one sentence: "The country is in peril, it depends on you all." He said, "Now the Dawan army is outside the city, raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a short time. Everyone, those who are willing to fight, follow me."

Yuan Xiao threw off his cloak and strode towards the city gate. His leg injury was indeed not healed. From a distance, he could be seen walking with a slight limp, but everyone ignored this at the moment.

The danger of the country is tied to one body, and the luck of the two countries is on the shoulders of one person. This person is always a man of indomitable spirit.

The captain was the first to jump down and follow him, followed by several generals who followed Yuan Xiao out of the tent.Although the general of the government army was at odds with Yuan's army in the camp, he always remembered that he was a soldier of the Central Plains, and that he would always fight for the Central Plains and the country, so he followed suit.

"Clatter!" Several armors collided, no one spoke, only turned around in unison, stepped neatly, and followed behind Yuan Xiao.

Tang Yuan was wearing clothes and leaning on the wooden crossbar at the entrance of the big tent, watching a group of people walking towards the gate of the city like a rainbow, he also used his lightness skills to follow.

"How is it?" Tang Yuan rolled over and landed behind Yuan Xiao, who stepped on the steps up the city wall.

"Morale is good, but morale alone is not enough to last until dawn." Yuan Xiao replied, tilting his head, and couldn't help frowning when he saw Tang Yuan's appearance, and stretched out his hand to help him pull his clothes back , "Put on your clothes well, you are not afraid of the cold."

"It's quite cold just after coming out of the big tent," Tang Yuan let him button up his buttons, "It's okay now."

The two of them climbed up the tower together. The three thousand Qingqi outside the city were resting while attacking the city, and the members of Yuan's army on the tower were also resting against the city wall.

Yuan Xiao walked to Fang Qianhu with his head down, knelt down and asked him, "How is it?"

Fang Qianhu tilted his head, put his arms on the wall, and looked out carefully: "The Dawan army is too familiar with snow warfare, and the defenders are walking on the snow where it is difficult for them to stand up. It is okay to defend the city now. If you go out of the city to fight, you will definitely lose."

Yuan Xiao didn't doubt what he said at all.Although Fang Qianhu is a soldier of the government, he has never been to a place like Gubei City to fight, but he has experienced many battles. His judgment is correct, and he must not leave the city now.

"Hold on for a while longer, and the pressure will be less when it dawns."

When it was dark, the Dawan army was very familiar with the environment, if they rushed out of the city, it would be tantamount to making a living target for the Dawan army.In addition, although the city defense army has recently tightened their training, they are still not used to fighting in the snow, and it is night, it is not easy to recognize the enemy and ourselves, let alone confront the enemy.

Once day breaks, the Dawan army will attack the city for one night, and they will not be able to bear it no matter how magical soldiers descend from the sky.

"But Dawan Army won't let us procrastinate." Tang Yuan leaned over and said while wearing the cloak Yuan Xiao threw to him.

"That's right," Fang Qianhu glanced into the distance, "They will definitely not let us delay until dawn, and they will definitely counterattack wildly when it is approaching dawn."

"It's okay, the Yuan family army is here." The captain stood on the edge of the city wall, picked up the bow on the ground, drew it fully, and let go of his hand, the bow and arrow made a "buzz", echoing repeatedly on the city wall.

Fang Qianhu raised his head, looked at his resolute face, suddenly laughed, and stretched out his hand: "Hey, give me a hand. ——There are not only Yuan's army, but also the government army and frontier army."

The captain stretched out a hand and pulled him up with a little force, and handed him the bow and arrow in his hand: "Is this yours?"

Fang Qianhu took the bow and arrow, picked up an arrow in the quiver on the back with his fingers, put it on the bow and arrow, and drew the bow and arrow fully. When he let go of his finger, the arrow burst through the night sky with a thousand momentum. , "Whoosh" and landed far away from the city wall, pierced firmly into the ground through the thick layer of snow.

"All archers are bounded by this line. If the Dawan army dares to cross this line, they will all be shot and killed without mercy." Holding a longbow in his hand, he stood on the city wall and shouted loudly.

Although no one answered loudly on the city wall, all the archers picked up their bows and arrows, hid themselves behind the bunkers on the city wall, their eyes were fixed on the distance, and they were ready to draw their bows and arrows at any time.

When one arrow comes out, ten thousand arrows will come out.