When leaving Neiyuan City, the 4,000 soldiers who were chasing Xue Baijing in Fengxiang Mansion arrived in a hurry, but finally did not delay the date.

Now Gao Yue counts the troops to reinforce Huating, and there are already the following numbers:

Fengxiang Yining Army had eight thousand soldiers, including two thousand horse soldiers;

Su Taiping did not dare to save Huating before, and brought back 1,500 Longzhou Shooting soldiers;

The four thousand Fengxiang Shooters who came from Xue Baijing;

There are also the six thousand anti-Autumn Xuanwu soldiers brought by Liu Chang from Neiyuan, including eight hundred horse soldiers;

A total of 19,500 pedals and riders.

Soon in front of the Qin King Temple west of Weiyuan City, Gao Yue issued an advance deployment in Yining and Xuanwu generals:

"Although Huating City is small, it cannot be lost. The Holy Lord personally wrote the imperial letter and ordered our Yining Army, Xuanwu Army, and Dingwu Army to support with all their strength. Why? Since the invasion of Xifan, most of them have come from Longshan Road to Longzhou, and then crossed Huating to the middle Road, forcing the capital to force the capital. Huating County has three rivers eastward, namely Wushui, Heishui, and Daxichuan. These three rivers are all injected into Jingchuan, Wushui and Yunbao, Heishui and Liangyuan City, and Daxichuan and Daxichuan. The three rivers are all injected into Jingchuan. Wushui connects Yunbao, Heishui connects Liangyuan City, and Daxichuan connects Bailicheng. Ruhua

Once the pavilion is lost, a large group of foreign cavalry can break into the hinterland of Jingzhou along the three rivers. Most of the places are flat and scattered land, and there are many canal fields. It is a major area of ​​Yingtian in the northwest town. If the canal is flat and trampled on the fields, the achievements of the fields in the past two years will be destroyed. How can I rely on to support the army, stick to the passes, and guard the capital in the future? Therefore, Huating is a hub for the safety of Fengxiang, Jingyuan and the capital. Yue will tie it with one shoulder and will never retreat even if he dies!"

Then Gao Yue pointed to the sand table: "Li Wanrong led the 4,000 Xuanwu soldiers left behind, and the 1,000 Longzhou Shooting soldiers in Yingcheng, stationed in Weiyuan City, and strictly prevented Xifan's eleventh earthquake gate to continue to increase troops;

To rescue Huating, the Yin Yin had 20 battalions of generals and soldiers of the Yining Army, 18 battalions of Shoshis in Longzhou, totaling 38 battalions, and 6,000 Xuanwu soldiers (Xuanwu Town did not implement the military system reform in the northwest).

Here are the commands: Liu Zhongcheng (Chang) led 6,000 Xuanwu soldiers, lived on the left wing of our army, walked along Xiaolong Mountain west of Huating, covered the Western Fans and continued to cross Xiaolong Mountain from Qinzhou, increased troops to Huating City, and arrived at Sanliang Palace. When they encountered the enemy, they were not allowed to retreat and patrol. Those who violated the violations were killed without mercy;

The Yining Army was the commander of the military commander Zhang Jingze led ten battalions, namely the seven battalions of infantry and the three battalions of the horse army. He lived in the front of the central government and attacked Daxichuan, and fought when he encountered the enemy;

In the Yining army, Yuhou Fu Yuhuai led the tenth camp of Sheshishi, and marched on the right wing of our army, crossed Xichuan and Heishui, and detoured to Moyuan, the eastern branch of Huating City, or attacked and reinforced Huating, or supported the Liangyuan City to reach the Shence Xing Junya tribe, or waited for an opportunity to occupy Huating Limin Canal to prevent the destruction of the Western Bandits;

There was also the Eighth Camp of Shooters, led by the Yining Army Supervisor Ju Wenzhen and the new Yining Army Gate Gun Su Pu. This road was located between Zhang Jingze and Fuyu Huai tribes, and scattered attacks and robbed dangerous trails. There were two goals, either to guard against the foreign cavalry and set up ambush and attacks, or to capture the robbed cavalry and capture the robbed cavalry everywhere, to eliminate the food and fodder of Huating City, and to collect the captured Huating people and livestock;

Finally, the Yin Yin generals, the remaining ten camps of Yining, the eighth infantry camps and the second camps of the cavalry, five miles after Zhang Jingze's troops, refused to support him."

Finally, Gao Yue appointed Fengxiang Young Master Yin Xue Baijing as the "military food supply envoy" and set up a military supply college in Fengyang City. With the assistance of the governor Han Qing-hyun, he coordinated the front-line supply of grain and grass.

As soon as this deployment was released, Gao Yue emphasized that this Yin only looked at this Yin's troops and supervised Zhang Jingze's troops in front, as well as other Liu Chang, Fu Yuhuai, and Ju Wenzhen (Su Pu) units, "each commands and fights by themselves." This Yin only gave the route and strategy. How to fight, you can handle it yourself. If there are any changes in the enemy situation, you can send a scout to contact us in time.

But remember, don’t violate the recently issued order of generals and soldiers by the Holy Lord. Your head is yours, and the sword to kill people is in the hands of this Yin. Don’t follow Su Taiping’s “You”.

On October 29, the siege and defense battle in Huating City reached a fierce situation again.

The canals and houses under the city were covered with galloping Xifan cavalry. The fires soared into the sky. All the strong people who had no time to escape were plundered and wanted to be placed in Longyou, Hexi as slaves, while the women, children and the elderly were all killed. Under the city of Huating County, Xifan infantry arranged in fish scale formations surrounded by chariots covered with cows and sheepskins, and well railings folded with stairs, covering the sky and launching a fierce offensive against the Tang family city located on the platform beside the water.

Afterwards, Xu Li, the host, held his sword, was watching his subordinates shouting, and kept pulling the cannon rope - more than ten stone throwers arranged by Xifan, were popping up stone balls and roaring towards the top of Huating City and inside the city.

Several rock bullets were very accurate, until they flew straight into the only well in the city. The wheel was smashed to pieces and raised high. Two women who were drawing water here were pressed under the rock bullets, only their pale hands and feet were exposed outside. Blood flowed scattered along the cracks of the stones around the well.

After the smoke and dust drifted away, the people in the city who were hiding from the rain of arrows saw in horror that a few huge rock bombs blocked the well, crushing the stone railings on all sides of the well, causing the entire spring to be destroyed.

"The well was blocked by the thief's thrown stone!"

Despair screams came everywhere.

Fang Xianhe, the garrison general who was supervising the battle at the Xicheng Gate, frowned and cursed, then collapsed behind the female wall, covered the arrow wound on his arm, and said to the personal soldiers beside him: "It's over, there is still enough food, but the water source was smashed and I can't hold on. Huating City fought for ten days, and we tried our best to open the city, which is worthy of the court."

At this time, after hearing Fang's words, a group of shooters rushed over and hugged him and cried, "We are not willing to die. There are more than a thousand Huating people who take refuge in the city. If they fall into the hands of Xifan, they will all be tortured to death and will never surrender."

"I don't want to surrender, but this battle cannot be fought!" Fang Xianhe shouted in grief and anger, then he pointed to the two confrontational peaks of Tiehua Mountain in the east of the city, with red flags waving on them: "The thieves occupied Tiehua Mountain, and knew everything in the city. They set up banners to command the thieves to fly and shoot the city, and they used their arms. Originally, the city walls, the towers, and the horse faces were destroyed. Now even the wells were blocked and cannot be beaten..." Fang Xianhe held his head with his hand and said in distress and despair, "More importantly, the reinforcements will not arrive, and the Hun Shizhong in Pingliang is fighting hard with another Xifan army... Previously, the support troops came from Longzhou, and they probably retreated a hundred miles away from the city. It can't be fought, it can't be fought!"

At this time, the well railing of Xifan was put on the top of the city again. Many heavily armored soldiers waved their swords and howled and jumped into the horse-faced wall, fighting with the persevering Tang army shooters.

After half an hour of bloody battle, Xifan's staircase was burned and pushed down. The well railing was lying on the half-collapsed city wall of Huating like several giant beasts. Fireworks were emitting everywhere, and Huating City was guarded again.
Chapter completed!