Chapter 358 The Resistance of the Lonely City
Guo Xi digested what Guo Ziyi said for a while, and this time he believed it a little, but believing it did not make him feel so happy, but instead he looked terrified.
"Father, if it is really like you said, Your Majesty will be impulsive this time. If the Uighurs and Tubo people really know that it was Your Majesty who went on the battle in person, and with only 50,000 troops, we did not have to die, but the Tang Dynasty will have to do something bigger! No, please allow me to lead 5,000 troops out of the city and help reinforcements with one arm!"
Guo Xi had the same spirit as Guo Ziyi, that is, he would not sit still and wait for death. Although he knew that the enemy troops under the city had attracted reinforcements for half of them and there were still tens of thousands left. His less than 10,000 troops were still not enough, but if he didn't go out to disturb the reinforcements, the reinforcements would be even more difficult.
Guo Xi, who thought Guo Ziyi would support him with both hands, got Guo Ziyi's shaking his head again.
"No, you and I still can't act rashly."
"Father, let alone whether Your Majesty really brought his troops here, there are the most elite soldiers of the Uighurs and Tubo outside the city. We have to let Your Majesty know about this and persuade him to go back!"
"If you can persuade Your Majesty to go back, he will not have to be the emperor. Your Majesty is not a naughty man. Since he has sent troops, no matter who is carrying these troops, he must have a plan. Before you know his plan, you and I will not act rashly in this city. Under normal circumstances, Your Majesty will know that you and me are trapped in the city at the first time, so we can only wait if there is no news about the battle outside the city! Haven't you recruited some troops? In extraordinary times, you can use it and train them. By the way, find two teams of scouts for me and let the leader come in."
Guo Xi sighed and left in shame. In front of his father, he was really a child, and there was no secret at all. He just recruited a strong man. He thought that what he did was already quite hidden, but Guo Ziyi still knew that there were bad people among the people around him!
However, Guo Xi also knew what Guo Ziyi asked him to train troops. Eighty or nine thousand people were indeed a bit too much to see. If he could get 15,000 people, he could at least resist the enemy outside the city for a while. According to Guo Ziyi's theory of war that had experienced countless dangerous wars, if he could resist for a while, the opportunity might appear in this time.
Not long after Guo Xi left, two deputy generals came into Guo Ziyi's house, the generals responsible for the remaining scouts in the city.
Because after being besieged, the scouts would be chased by enemy cavalry as soon as they went out, so they had not left the city for a long time.
"Jingdu, I don't know how to come to me..."
"Today I came to you to use the scouts in our city. I think you have seen it. The enemy cavalry has left and there are no large cavalrymen. I believe you can hear some news outside the city."
"Don't worry, the governor! We will definitely find out the movements of the Uighurs and Tubos!"
"In addition, the reinforcements of my Tang Dynasty have also arrived nearby. You must try your best to get closer to the place where they fought. Don't let go of any news or suspicious people in the middle. Keep your own safety and cannot be solved. Come back and tell me! This is my handwritten letter. If you meet the scouts of the reinforcements, give them the letter and let them hand it over to the commander who led the troops this time! Remember, don't go to the city gate when you come back, and go from the secret passage outside the city, but don't let the enemy discover it!"
After saying that, Guo Ziyi took out a letter from his arms, which was obviously just prepared.
The scouts of Shuofang Army were quite well-educated, and at least it was absolutely impossible to retreat under such circumstances. After taking Guo Ziyi's letter, the two of them went out without any pause.
"Next, I can only see what His Majesty's plan is!"
Guo Ziyi really has no good idea for the enemy's fierce momentum this time.
He knew that he was indeed a little careless during this period. He was originally planning to retire at his age, and he also knew that Li Qing placed him in this way to make him a deterrent effect on the surroundings.
But now it seems that not only did it not produce any deterrent effect, but instead made the enemy breathe because of their old age and trapped the entire city of Lingzhou by the Shuofang Army.
Guo Ziyi fought a lot when she was young, but now she can’t do it anymore. First of all, you have to be able to get on the war horse and command in front. If you don’t have these, the real role of a general will be lost.
Nowadays, Guo Ziyi cannot be too bumpy even in the carriage.
Looking at his current situation, he felt a little disappointed, but he knew that no one could escape the time of the killing knife. Whether it was Li Longji or Li Heng, he was really not much better than him in this regard. From this perspective, Guo Ziyi felt that he should be satisfied.
Sure enough, when the scouts of Shuofang Army went out of the city gate, some enemy troops might have discovered them, but at this time the enemy had no large-scale cavalry outside the city, and the scouts in the city were prepared. After they arrived outside the city, they ran around and were not blocked by the enemy outside the city.
Guo Xi was relieved when he watched the scouts running away on the city wall.
Before, they had become an isolated city. Now, only by contacting the outside can they no longer be considered an isolated city. Only by contacting the reinforcements outside can they transport the old man out of the city.
As long as Guo Ziyi did not have any flaws in this war, even if the flag of the Tang Dynasty Shuofang Army had not fallen, the tone would not continue.
What they can do now is wait and see if the battle between reinforcements and enemy forces can bring them some surprises. If they cannot, Guo Xi knew that his father might have made his own decision deep in his heart.
Chapter completed!