The roads leading to Ezhou and Hongzhou were blocked, so Huang Zhen had no choice but to order the army to stay in the county temporarily. On the one hand, he sent people to Yangshan Pass to continue negotiating with the defenders. On the other hand, he sent cavalry to explore and gather information.

Strangely, Zheng Ze and others did not attack immediately that night, but instead set up camp dozens of miles away, giving Huang Zhi and others a strong sense of oppression.

Li Xun and others spent a long night in tension. Early the next morning, the expedition horses sent out returned. Huang Zhi stayed up all night, waiting for news from them.

Thirty miles away to the west of Zhi County is the 20,000-strong coalition of Zheng Ze and Liu Xiang. Twenty miles away to the north is Huang Baichuan's 30,000-strong army, guarding the road to Huainan. In the rear, Yangshan Pass In E, Yue Jiedushi sent 3,000 soldiers to guard the area and refused to allow Huang Xu and others to enter the pass. At this moment, Huang Xu and others were actually besieged in Zhi County, unable to advance or retreat, and their food and grass were cut off.

Huang Zhen could only defend the city on the one hand, and on the other hand, he sent people to take the small road to the nearest Chuzhou Jiedu envoys Wang Huailie and Hong, and Jiang Jiedu envoy Zhao Bo'an to ask for help, and asked people to bring his own handwritten letters. Rush back to Fengjing and tell Emperor Zhao Zhi the news here.

In the camp, Li Xun was walking alone, his face was a little pale, and his expression was depressed. After arriving at Zhi County, he finally stabilized temporarily. The tone in his heart was relaxed. Li Xun's mind was filled with the miserable scenes on the battlefield, which were fragmented. The human body, the desperate screams of the soldiers before they died, and all these things made Li Xun's stomach suddenly turn, and he vomited repeatedly, and he couldn't sleep well all night.

Arriving at Huang Xun's tent, Li Xun walked in directly.

Huang Yong and Gu Yong were talking there. The former looked heavy and worried, while the latter no longer had the arrogance of the past. He was very polite when he spoke, and his attitude towards Huang Yong had changed greatly. What happened yesterday? In a breakout battle, as the commander-in-chief, Huang Yong personally cut off the enemy's rear and pushed back the enemy. What happened in it had already reached Gu Yong's ears. Huang Yong's actions won Gu Yong's admiration.

Shan Qiu and Mao Fu'an were talking quietly on the other side. From their expressions, it was easy to see that the current situation must be extremely unfavorable for their side.

Li Xun came and sat down next to Mao Fu'an, pulled him and asked in a low voice: "Why are there only a few of you, where are the others?"

Mao Fuan looked down on people like Li Xun at first. Li Xun tried to get close to him several times, but Mao Fuan ignored him, which made Li Xun quite embarrassed.

But in the battle last night, Li Xun followed Huang Xun to the forefront without any flinching. Although his force was not strong, he still killed several enemies. For this courage, Mao Fu'an had already treated Li Xun I have a great feeling.

"Those cowards aren't just hiding in the city and being like cowards."

Mentioning Liu Congxi, Zhan Taijingming and others, Mao Fuan had a strong look of disdain on his face.

"Old Mao, don't talk nonsense. Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, we must unite as one. If these words reach the ears of those people, I am afraid it will cause unnecessary quarrels."

Shan Qiu scolded in a low voice from the side.

"Since you dare to do it, why can't you let others say it?"

It seemed that the two of them had a very good personal relationship. Faced with the scolding, Mao Fuan was not angry, but just muttered a few words in a low voice and stopped talking about this topic.

Shan Qiu looked at Li Xun and explained softly.

Liu Congxi was thrown off his horse during the breakout. His left leg was fractured and he could not walk. He was being treated in the city. Zhan Taijingming was fleeing alone and had no shame to come to see Huang Chong. He was also hiding in the city at the moment. Zhao Feidu was injured yesterday. Frightened, he is now sleeping soundly.

Li Xun shook his head. Who are these people? This kind of trash can actually reach the high position of general. I really don't know how they did it. Among the three people, I am afraid that only Gu Yong is pretty good. Last night, in an emergency, If Gu Yong hadn't stepped forward and gathered soldiers to resist and break through, the consequences would have been disastrous.

At this time, Qin Anming, the censor accompanying the army, strode in with a heavy expression on his face.

Huang Zhen stood up, personally brought him a glass of water, and asked, "Has the statistics been calculated?"

Qin Anming took a sip of water, nodded, and said in a deep voice: "The food and grass can still last for five days, and there are less than 40,000 soldiers left."

Huang Zhen frowned and remained silent.

Li Xun was very surprised after hearing this. Last night, the opponent's main army was held back by Huang Xun. There were only 5,000 enemy troops in the camp on the left. Although he was caught off guard, there were 50,000 troops after all. Five Ten thousand people versus five thousand people actually lost nearly 20,000 people. What kind of combat power is this?

After Huang Zhen pondered for a moment, he said silently: "Qin Yushi, you haven't slept all night. Go and rest early. I will summon all the generals to discuss matters together in the evening."

Qin Anming nodded, stood up and left.

Huang Xun asked everyone to rest again and regain their energy. In the evening, everyone gathered to discuss military matters.

Everyone left, but Li Xun did not leave.

"Li Xun, you look bad, why don't you go rest?"

Li Xun smiled bitterly and said: "Speaking of which, it's embarrassing. I vomited all night last night, and my hands and feet are still numb."

Huang Zhen smiled faintly and sat down: "It's already very good for you to perform like this for your first time on the battlefield. I thought that when I went out to kill the enemy for the first time, I was even worse than you, so why should you care?"

Li Xun did not ask about Huang Xun's past. Thinking of Qin Anming's words just now, he couldn't help but sigh: "General, after one battle, we lost nearly 20,000 troops. This combat effectiveness is too poor."

Huang Zhen remained silent and finally closed his eyes. He didn't know whether he was asleep or thinking about something.

Li Xun smiled bitterly, stood up and left.

Li Xun came to his tent residence, opened the curtain and was about to go in, when he saw dozens of soldiers tying up a strong man passing by.

"Who is this person and why are you tying him up?"

Li Xun walked over and stopped to ask.

A soldier glanced at Li Xun and said, "This man came to spy on our army. We caught him. General Zhao Feidu ordered us to behead him in public."

"I'm not a spy. I want to see General Huang Zhen. I have something important to report. You can't kill me."

The captured man was struggling and screamed loudly. Only then did Li Xun see his appearance clearly. His facial features were abnormal and he was very ugly.

"Shut up!"

Several soldiers with bruises and swollen faces shouted loudly, and went up to punch and kick him. Apparently, they had just been injured in the process of arresting this man, and they wanted revenge.

"stop!"

Li Xun asked them to stop, and then said: "Since they are enemy spies, they should be interrogated strictly and the information should be revealed. If you kill them so decisively, isn't it worthless at all?"

"Judge Li, my general has ordered this person to be killed. We must obey the order. Please don't stop us."

The attitude of the leading officer was extremely arrogant, and he did not show any respect for Li Xun.

Li Xun was furious when he heard this: "I am the military supervisor. If Liu Congxi is not in the military, I should take over his duties. Since I am the military supervisor, why can't I intervene in this matter?"

The officer was stunned for a moment, shocked by Li Xun's momentum. His attitude softened a lot, but he still said firmly: "But General Zhao has given an order. If we don't kill this person, how can we go back and recover?"

"You need to understand your identity. I am not discussing with you now. Instead, as a supervisor of the army, I am ordering you to send this person to the general immediately. If you dare to disobey, I will kill you with military law."

Li Xun said coldly, then waved his hand and turned around and walked towards Huang Xun.
Chapter completed!