Xiangguo.

After a sudden heavy snow, the weather quickly warmed up, and the snowflakes on the ground quickly disappeared, leaving only muddy roads.

Thousands of Jiehu soldiers rushed outside Xiangguo City under the leadership of Shi Hu.

"Finally back!"

Shi Hu finally showed a relieved expression on his young face. Not only did the rider reach an unbearable level after several days of rushing, but even the horses under his crotch were all so weak that they were no longer able to bear it.

"General, the city wall still looks like our banner! I think there should be no accidents to deal with!"

Guo Rong next to him also breathed a sigh of relief.

After Shi Hu led his army to retreat, he first returned to his territory, Zhao State. After returning to Zhao State, Shi Hu heard rumors that Shi was strangled to death among the defeated soldiers.

Although I don’t know whether the rumors are true or not, Guo Rong, who was Shi Hu’s confidant, immediately persuaded Shi Hu to lead his subordinates to Xiangguo to seize Shi Le’s tribes and power.

After this battle, Shi Le's headquarters suffered great losses and his prestige was greatly affected. As long as Shi Hu could lead his subordinates to enter Xiangguo with great momentum, he could successfully take the team left by Shi Le as his own.

Shi Hu, who was naturally violent and ruthless, immediately accepted this suggestion.

All his troops were raised to Xiangguo and they wanted to take over the Jiehu tribes of Xiangguo before the Huns Hu Yanyan.

"Hurry, go and let the city gate open!"

Shi Hu ordered loudly.

A Jiehu rider quickly took the order and jumped forward and shouted at the top of the city.

"Hurry open the city gate, the general Shi Hu of the enemy is here!"

The Jiehu guards at the top of the city looked at the thousands of cavalry coming from outside the city. They were originally very frightened, but now they heard that they were Shi Hu's troops, they immediately felt relieved.

After checking and confirming that it was Shi Hu himself, the Jie Hu soldiers guarding the city immediately went to report to the city.

At this time, Shi Le was in troubled army, and the rumors of life and death had just spread to Xiangguo. At this time, the person in power in the city was Shi Le's wife Liu, and Shi Le, another nephew who stayed in Xiangguo, Shi Sheng.

When they received the reward from the sergeant defending the city, Liu and Shi Sheng were discussing countermeasures about Shi Le's whereabouts.

"What! Shihu is here!?"

When Liu heard Shi Hu leading his army, he was immediately shocked.

"Did this puppy know that he was going to snatch it at a young age?"

After hearing this, Shi Sheng immediately cursed.

He was several years old, but he was often despised by Shi Hu because of his mediocre force.

"How many people did Shi Hu bring?" Liu asked immediately.

"I'm afraid there will be five or six thousand cavalry." The defending soldiers replied.

"so much!"

Liu was shocked again after hearing this. There are only more than a thousand Jiehu soldiers in Xiangguo City, and the rest are some people from Jin. If Shi Hu attacks hard, he doesn't know if he can defend the city.

"Don't worry about your mother! Xiangguo's city is solid, even if Shihu attacks the city, it will definitely not be able to conquer it. As long as we guard the city well, it will not be too late to make trouble when we have the exact news from our uncle."

His filial nephew Shi Sheng immediately advised him.

"Okay, just do that!" Liu made a decision immediately.

She immediately ordered the soldiers guarding the city to say.

"You go back quickly to guard the city gate. Without my order, no one will allow Shi Hu to open the city gate and let Shi Hu in!"

"Abide by the order!"

After giving the order, Liu became worried again.

"If the county prince really encounters an accident, Xiangguo will probably lose the hands of outsiders!"

When Shi Sheng heard this, he immediately knelt down and said.

"Don't worry about my mother. Shi Xing and Shi Hong are both sons of the county duke. If the county duke encounters an accident, then we will hold one of the princes as the commander and continue to respect the Shi family!"

Although Shi Sheng was not very capable, he was still very loyal to his uncle Shi Le. It was precisely because of this that he was entrusted by Shi Le's military affairs to stay in Xiangguo.

However, after hearing this, Liu's frown did not relax at all.

"Shi Xing, Shi Hong is someone else's son after all!"

When Shi Sheng heard Liu's words, he was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to answer.

Shi Xing and Shi Hong were both children of Shi Le’s concubine Cheng’s children, and they were not born by Liu’s children.

"Cheng is always a concubine, and he is from Jin. Even if the child she gave birth to was raised by her mother. Besides, the Cheng clan is all in Jizhong. Now it is mostly lost to the hands of the thieves in Qingzhou and has no foreign aid from the clan's mother's family. Why bother to care about Cheng's concubine like a slave?"

After thinking about it, Shi Sheng finally spoke carefully.

When Liu heard this, he felt a little better. Her father and brother were both wealthy leaders of Shangdang County, and he would definitely help him control the power of Xiangguo.

Afterwards, Liu discussed with Shi Sheng and planned how to deal with Shi Hu's possible siege.

Not long after, the two of them suddenly heard a burst of noise outside, and the sound was getting louder and louder, accompanied by the neighing of many horses.

Liu and Shi Sheng were both surprised and suspicious.

As soon as the two stood up, a confidant servant of Liu's family bumped into him with a pale face.

"Madam, it's not good. Shi Hu led his troops into the city. The guards outside were just about to stop him, but they were killed!"

Liu suddenly felt a sense of horror...

"Didn't I just say that Shi Hu is not allowed to enter the city! Whose city gate is from?"

"Madam, it's Shi Cong and Shi Kan!" the slave said in panic.

"Zhu Zi, outsiders are indeed unreliable!"

When Shi Sheng heard this, he immediately cursed.

The Shi Cong and Shi Kan mentioned by the slave were all adopted sons of Shi Leshou. They were originally from Mihu robbers, and were appreciated by Shi Le because of their bravery.

"Madam, let's find a way!"

Just when Liu was completely panicked, the gate of the inner courtyard fell down, and a lot of Capricorn warriors rushed in immediately.

The person in the lead is the fierce Shihu.

Seeing Shi Hu's arrogant appearance, Liu was completely frightened to the point of being alone.

But Shi Sheng next to him plucked up his courage and strode forward.

"Shihu, didn't your wife order you to stay outside the city? How dare you disobey the military order!"

When Shi Hu heard this, he immediately glanced at Shi Sheng with disdain.

"We Jie people are all men in charge, so how can we obey women's orders?!"

"Bad! This is the order of the wife, it is a military order. If you dare to disobey the military order, aren't you afraid that the county duke will come back and punish you?"

After hearing this, Shi Hu laughed out loud.

"Hahaha, I heard that Cheng Xia and Xu Guang surrendered to the thieves of Qingzhou, I am afraid that the county magistrates would have killed them long ago!"

"If you are like you, who will just sit in Xiangguo and do nothing, you will definitely become a ghost under the sword of the thief in Qingzhou!"

"In the tens of thousands of Jiemen in Xiang and abroad, instead of following you, it is better to follow my orders and find a bright road."

When Shi Sheng and Liu were both surprised when they heard Shi Hu say this.

"What avenue of Bright?"

"Now Hu Yanyan of the Huns is on his way to Xiangguo. If you don't regard me as your commander, I'm afraid that when the Huns come, we Jie people will become slaves of the Huns again!"

Shi Hu said angrily.

When they were in Bingzhou, they were the most insignificant people. The Huns were oppressed by the powerful people of the Jin people, while the Jiehu people were oppressed by the Jin people and the Xiong people.

Now, after finally getting a better path with Shile, everyone is unwilling to be under the direct rule of the Huns.

"Then what are you going to do?" Liu asked cautiously.

"Now Xiangguo City has obeyed me and sent people to summon Jie troops outside the city. At that time, I will defend the Xiangguo area and not allow Hu Yanyan to occupy it."

When Shi Sheng heard Shi Hu say this, he knew that it was most of the true. In this case, most of the Jiehu people would definitely support Shi Hu, because everyone finally got rid of the direct rule of the Huns and how could they return to the past?

"But, in this way, we will offend the Great Shanyu in Bingzhou. Now that the Qingzhou thieves have entered Jizhou, wouldn't they be trapped in a situation of attacking on both sides!" Shi Sheng said immediately.

"Hahaha, I have thought of this for a long time. I have ordered people to contact Liu Yan from northern Hebei and can use him as a new aid. In addition, the soldiers and horses of Youzhou all threaten the north, which will definitely make the thieves in Qingzhou dare not act rashly!" Shi Hu said proudly.

"In this way, wouldn't we be enemies of the Great Shanyu?" Shi Sheng was shocked by Shi Hu's words.

"What is the enemy? Now the thieves in Qingzhou are so powerful that they are not only our enemies, but also our enemies of the Great Shanyu, but also our enemies of the Jinshi. We are blocking the Qingzhou thieves for the Great Shanyu. The Great Shanyu is thanking us too late, so why are we willing to make things difficult for us!"

Shi Hu said without caring.

"But if the Great Shanyu..."

Shi Sheng was still uneasy. Just as he was thinking of saying a few more words, he was suddenly interrupted by Shi Hu.

"Enough, you thief, have talked so much nonsense with you. Are you listening to me or I listening to you!"
To be continued...