"Come people come here and strengthen this city wall..."

"The moat here is obviously narrower than elsewhere, so I can quickly send someone to expand..."

"There are also the ropes of this suspension bridge. I have long said that they should be replaced with iron ropes. Why hasn't they been replaced so far? It must be done well today, otherwise military law will be carried out."

Tian Yu, the prefect of Liaodong, was outside Xiangping City, personally supervising the construction of fortifications.

"Dadada..." A sound of horse hooves came from behind, which made Tian Yu look back and see the person coming, and hurried forward to greet him.

"The Xiaguan has met General Zhenbei and all the generals."

The visitor was at the General Ma Chao, Zhenbei, and several generals from the Ma family, including Ma Dai, Pang De. Since Ma Chao and Zhao Yun resisted the Wuhuan and Goguryeo coalition in Liaodong, Zhao Yun was transferred away by Liu He not long after, but Ma Chao stayed. As the General of Zhenbei, he was above the prefect, so he was naturally in charge of the daily military affairs in the city.

Ma Chao turned over and dismounted, clasped his fists and returned the greeting: "Prince Tian doesn't need to be too polite, how is the city reinforced?"

Tian Yu hurriedly replied: "The shocked crossbows, the heavy crossbows that Your Majesty ordered, have been installed on the city walls, and the iron gates have been installed. However, the newly dug moat and the city walls that have just been raised by one meter are still incomplete. I guess it will be only in the past three or five days. Please rest assured General Ma."

"Haha, Taishou Tian acts steadily and meticulously, and there is nothing to worry about."

"Brother, why bother to me? Goguryeo is known as the king who personally led the army to command hundreds of thousands of troops, almost a vast army. But in the past year, he has never seen any moves. It seems that it is just a bluff. Instead of waiting for him to attack the city, our army should take the initiative to find out where he is stationed and let me lead the cavalry to attack at night. We will definitely capture the Bird King back alive and present it to the emperor."

Ma Tie slapped his chest with confidence.

Now he, Ma Dai, Ma Xiu and others are no longer the teenagers who died in Xiliang. After years of battles on the battlefield, the few people seem to have changed a lot and become more sophisticated. However, they are young and energetic after all. After defeating the Goguryeo and Wuhuan coalition forces here, they are inevitably a little arrogant and do not take the "barbaric and unopened Hu soldiers" they said seriously.

When Ma Chao heard this, he laughed: "Hahaha... those Hu dogs are not worth laughing at. But since Your Majesty has handed over the burden of Youzhou to me, he should be safe."

"Meng Qi is right." Pang De took over the conversation: "It is certainly the best strategy to use attack as defense, but the enemy is powerful. Moreover, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Liu Bei have joined forces to rebel. Goguryeo and Wuhuan Jing were defeated last time, so we will take this opportunity to cause trouble. We must first make a defense and then wait for an opportunity to attack. Only by making sure to make a move can we live up to your majesty's heavy trust."

"Haha, the generals are very thoughtful. The generals are much better than Tian in this marching and war. Well, it's very hard for some of them to go out for inspection. It's better to go back to the city to rest first. It's better to have Tian here."

Ma Chao was not polite either: "In this way, I will give up the country. Let's go, and we will return to the city."

After bidding farewell to Tian Yu, several people rode their horses toward the city.

However, just after taking a few steps, Ma Chao suddenly stopped and saw his face showing a solemn look and he looked tightly in a direction outside the city.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Ma Dai asked.

Ma Chao stared at that direction without looking sideways, and said in a deep voice: "There is an enemy attack."

When they heard the enemy's attack, Pang De and others became alert: "Enemy attack? Could it be that the Wuhuan and Goguryeo coalition forces came again?"

Tian Yu also became a little nervous. He followed the direction Ma Chao looked and looked around for a long time, but there was no abnormality.

"No one, did General Ma hear it wrong?"

Before Ma Chao could speak, Ma Dai snatched the words: "Absolutely not. My brother has developed extraordinary hearing in the battles over the years. He said that a large army is coming from afar and he will definitely not be wrong."

Ma Chao shouted: "If you pass the order, all the craftsmen and the people will immediately retreat to the city and order all the soldiers in the city to be on standby."

After a while, under Tian Yu's personal command, the craftsmen and working people who were working outside the city all returned to the city under the escort of soldiers, while Ma Chao and others climbed up to the city tower and looked into the distance.

Outside Xiangping City, within only six or seven hundred steps, there is a wilderness and flat land. Going further away, there are mountains, hills, dense forests and wilderness, and the roar of beasts.

"I didn't see any trace of the enemy." Tian Yu said in confusion.

At this moment, two or three miles outside the city, between the two hills closest to the city, suddenly a group of birds soared into the sky.

"It's there!" Ma Chao pointed in that direction with the tip of the dragon riding.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone focused their attention to where he was pointing.

Ma Chao shouted to the towering post at the corner of the city wall: "If you find anything, please report it quickly."

"Return to the general, there are flags appearing and disappearing in the jungle about three miles ahead."

"Hmph, as expected, Hu Gou must have invaded."

Ma Chao turned his head and said to Ma Dai and others: "Immediately call the troops, Guo Rang led a large army to defend the city, Zong Yue, Ling Ming and others, and followed me to lead the cavalry to attack."

Ma Dai was stunned: "Brother Fang said that he should first do a good job of defense in the city before he can attack?"

Ma Chao glared at him: "Stupid, this is the time and there is a moment. Now that the enemy has already come to the front, how can it be compared with the moment? The enemy has arrived in front of the city gate yet, and I can take a detour from the side to attack. Even if I cannot retreat, it will be enough to disrupt the morale of the army."

Ma Dai was overjoyed: "Okay, I'll go and get some soldiers now."

Tian Yu frowned slightly: "General Ma, you haven't seen the enemy at this time. You're out of the city rashly. Is it..."

Before he could finish his words, Ma Chao said proudly: "Don't worry, just Hu Gou, why should I be afraid? If the enemy army reaches the city gate, how can this sneak attack be used? What's more, my ten thousand cavalry, come and go like the wind, and if there is a slight strangeness, you can quickly return."

Tian Yu thought about it, but could not seem to refute: "Since that's the case, please be careful."

"Brother, ten thousand cavalrymen are on standby in front of the city gate."

Ma Dai ran up and reported.

"Okay, let the Hu dogs see the power of our great iron cavalry again."

Ma Chao shouted and led 10,000 cavalrymen out of the city gate with Ma Dai and others.

"Dadada..."

A total of ten thousand cavalrymen ran wildly in this wilderness and jungle, which was really shaking the earth and shook the sky and the earth.

Ma Chao had just run hundreds of steps away and saw a large group of soldiers not far ahead, indeed, marching towards this side.

"Meng Qi, the opponent has a large number of people, but the A-level rate is not high. It seems that it is indeed Hu Gou."

Even though they were as handsome as Pang De, they were a little excited at this time. After all, they had been stationed in Youzhou for more than a year and had never fought once. Seeing that the Liangzhou Legion was full of good news, how could they not be eager to make contributions?

Ma Chao shouted, "Brothers, it's time for us to make achievements, kill..."

Ten thousand cavalry rushed forward bravely along the only official road more than ten feet wide and the wild roads on both sides.

The Hu soldiers on the other side were not afraid. The army of tens of thousands of people also surrounded and killed them from the official roads and the mountains.

"Kill these Han people..."

"Hmph, the clown jumping, overestimating his abilities." Ma Chao was very disdainful, and the dragon rider in his hand shook the tip of his horse, took the lead. With just one round, he pierced an enemy general into his chest, raised it high, and then threw it out.

"System prompt: Ma Chao leads cavalry to charge, triggers the stunt "Calligraphy God", commander, and each increases the force by 3 points. The maneuver power and attack power of the cavalry under his command are increased, and the cavalry generals under his command are increased by 1 point of force."

"Ma Chao's basic force is 99 points, the King of Soldiers, King of Arms, and mounts have been improved by 5 points, the Basic Commander is 83 points, the current comprehensive commander is 85 points, and the comprehensive force is 107 points."

"Influenced by Ma Chao's special stunts, Ma Dai, Pang De and others' comprehensive force became..."

Ma Chao led Ma Dai, Pang De and others to attack left and right, which was invincible. With their charge, the ten thousand cavalry behind him felt like they were in a state of no one.

They came and went freely among the enemy. After a fight, they could not realize that thousands of Hu soldiers died under their spears.

Tian Yu looked at Ma Chao and others on the city tower and felt relaxed.

"General Ma Chao is really a celestial being. He is worthy of being called the two dragon and tiger spears of the army with General Zhao Yun. The cavalry led by him is really like an arm and finger, with extraordinary combat power. It seems that my life in defending the city is relaxed."

However, after watching for a long time, he gradually showed a look of doubt on his face: "No, according to the information, the king of Goguryeo personally led more than 200,000 troops and joined forces from Wuhuan to invade Youzhou. The enemy troops in front of him seemed to be at most 70,000 to 80,000, and only less than 30% came. Why is this?"

After thinking for a while, Tian Yu's face suddenly became shocked.

"Could it be... not good, Zi Tai is in danger!"

At this moment, Youbeiping County, Junmi City, the northernmost county town of Youbeiping, has been surrounded and cannot be separated.

Tian Chou ran back and forth on the city tower and commanded the battle. With the powerful power of the Sword-Surprising Crossbow and the Stone-Breaking Crossbow, although the city was temporarily protected, the gap between the two sides was too huge. It was almost impossible to block the continuous offensive of nearly 200,000 troops with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

Tian Chou's pair of eyebrows were almost twisted.

"It's over... what should I do? The Goguryeo and the Wuhuan coalition forces suddenly fell from the sky and appeared in my Youbeiping. I am afraid that Guorang and General Ma Chao must have been restrained. It is impossible to rely on them to reinforce. But... it's just for a moment, and there are no other troops to ask for help. What should I do?"

Tian Chou was already in a state of anxiety while commanding the city. However, he was the main general after all, and this emotion could not be expressed to avoid affecting the morale of the army. But the more this is the case, the more he was holding this mood in his heart, it would only make him feel more depressed and troubled.

A big battle soon passed half a day. Under the city wall, there were countless bodies of soldiers on both sides, and the city walls were almost stained with blood. The walls and gates of Junmi City were also in ruins.

“Hu…hu…”

Tian Choo gasped heavily, used a spear as a crutch, barely supporting his body to prevent him from falling down.

At this time, for some reason, the enemy's offensive suddenly stopped, and then, a man outside the city rode his horse close to the city wall.

"Where is General Tianchou?"

When Tian Chou heard the man's call, he walked to the city wall and looked over. He saw that the man was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had no armor on his body. He looked like a general, but rather like a prince or aristocrat.

"Tian is here, who is under your utmost slap?"

The man bowed to Tian Chou and bowed: "I am the lord of Goguryeo. I have long admired the general's reputation and cannot bear to be buried here, so I have said that I will surrender before."

"He is the king of Goguryeo?" Tian Chou was secretly shocked.

Seeing that he did not answer, the other party thought Tian Chou was a little moved. He was hesitating and hurriedly spoke out his bargaining chips.

"The general must have seen it. Now that I have nearly 200,000 troops besieged this city, the general is unable to fly. I am not afraid to tell the general that Tian Yu, Ma Chao and other generals in Xiangping City have been hit by my plan to attack the east and west. They are in a stalemate with the 70,000 army led by a general under the command of the Guwang. They are determined to be unable to help within a few days."

When Tian Chou heard this, as expected, although he had guessed it long ago, the soldiers in the city did not have such foresight. After hearing the other party's words, many soldiers became a little panicked.

"General Ma Chao was trapped by them? What should I do if I do this?"

"We are already an isolated city. Now we are dead, we are dead..."

"It's over, I haven't married yet... Dad, mom, the child is unfilial..."

Seeing the morale scattered instantly, many generals in the army shouted and scolded each other.

"Stop talking, whoever dares to talk nonsense and disrupt the morale of the army will be killed without mercy."
To be continued...