Chapter 404: A New Crisis
Hearing Yang Ziang's statement, Han Kaiyuan should have been annoyed that he couldn't defeat Pingcheng, but a burst of happiness passed through his heart inexplicably, and he said secretly: "It's good to destroy, lose the Dragon and Tiger Battalion, see what capital he still has to fight with Lao Tzu! Even if Lao Tzu only has half of the Han family army left, he can crush you to death." ”
However, in front of Yang Ziang, Han Kaiyuan still pretended to be sad and said: "General Yang, if you lose the dragon and tiger, I will lose the gun, and the heroes will bury the loyal soul in Pingcheng, I hope you will turn your grief into combat power, open the gap in Pingcheng, and avenge the Dragon and Tiger Battalion!"
"Marshal Han, I don't want to take revenge, but if the elite soldiers in my hands are lost, how can ordinary soldiers open the impregnable Pingcheng? You might as well call me some reinforcements! Isn't there still a part of the Han family's army, can you send it to the south of the city to assist our army in attacking the city?" Yang Ziang directly put forward his own request.
"General Yang, it's better to do this, you go back and continue to command the attack on Pingcheng, as long as you keep the pressure on Pingcheng, I'll find a way from the other two directions, what do you think?" Han Kaiyuan scolded secretly in his heart, where could his Han family army still withstand the toss, but this could not be said clearly, he could only appease Yang Ziang, and he didn't need to attack desperately.
Yang Ziang was secretly happy when he saw that the purpose of this trip had been achieved, but he still pretended to be indignant and said loudly: "Marshal Han, how can I, Yang Ziang, be greedy for life and afraid of death, I must fight down Pingcheng! Otherwise, if you lend me 300 people from the Han family's army, I will definitely use the strength of the whole army to send them to the city wall, and I will not give up if I don't break the city!"
Hearing this, Han Kaiyuan really wanted to scold his mother, where did his grandmother come to ask for help, obviously he asked his Han family army to send him to death! However, Yang Ziang used the attack on Pingcheng as a reason, whether this soldier borrowed or not, it made him very embarrassed.
"General Yang, don't be impulsive! The west of the city cannot be attacked for the time being, we still have three sides to attack, and we don't necessarily have to break through from the south. I know that your subordinates have suffered heavy losses, I don't think it's better to do this, your side should slow down the offensive appropriately, retain combat strength, and wait for the gaps in other directions to open, and then your side will attack with all your might, what do you think?" Han Kaiyuan said comfortingly.
"How can I do that? After being known by the generals of those two sides, I can't be scolded for being cheating and cheating, and not working hard, how can I still raise my head and behave in front of them?" Yang Ziang said dissatisfied.
"General Yang said don't worry, you don't have to have such concerns, this is an order from this marshal, I will bear it for you, you better go back to the barracks quickly, the overall situation in the south of the city still needs you to control!" Han Kaiyuan wanted to beat Yang Ziang, but he had to continue to comfort Yang Ziang patiently, and he was really aggrieved in his heart.
"Marshal Han, this is what you said, if the battle situation is unfavorable, can you punish me for the crime of passive fighting!" Yang Ziang heard this, and immediately struck while the iron was hot.
"Don't worry, what Ben Shuai said is true, and he won't trouble you!" Han Kaiyuan patted his chest and said.
"Then thank you Marshal Han, retire in the next place!" Yang Ziang accepted it when he saw it and took the initiative to retire.
"It's really an old fox!" After seeing Yang Ziang leave, Han Kaiyuan gritted his teeth and scolded. How could he not know that Yang Ziang was deliberately forcing him, he knew what tricks Yang Ziang was playing, but he had to fall for the trick. There is no way, he is really reluctant to continue to send the Han family army to fight! More than half of the Han family army has been buried in the big pit under the west city wall, and he really does not want to see any more casualties among the Han family army! Such a big loss can be said to have already broken their Han family's muscles and bones, and if they continue to toss, it is difficult to say whether the Han family's position in Chen Shuizhou can be maintained
In addition, the horse lance that Han Bin was snatched away by Ye Heng was also a big loss. Because of its harsh selection of materials, long production period and low success rate, the general forces really can't take out this kind of weapon. Therefore, those who can use this weapon are all prominent families or real masters. The Han family spent more than ten years, and only made three Ma Shuo in total, and the best one was given to Han Bin. It's just that I didn't expect it to be taken away by Ye Heng today, which made Han Kaiyuan and Han Bin feel distressed!
"Bin'er, today's loss of our Han family is too great, if we can't capture Pingcheng again, our position in the eyes of the Taiyin Sect will definitely not be guaranteed, now Yang Ziang in the south of the city can no longer be relied on, you take the Han family army to the east of the city and the north of the city to supervise the army, you must take Pingcheng as soon as possible! Even if you don't sleep tonight and keep attacking, you have to take it, understand?" Han Kaiyuan said in a calm tone.
Han Kaiyuan is now riding a tiger is difficult, originally he had three days to attack Pingcheng, but he boasted in front of the generals that Haikou would take a day to make contributions, in order to save his face, he would take Pingcheng today no matter what.
"Uncle, do you need to put a little pressure on them, I'm afraid that some people will retain their strength and won't go all out. Han Bin asked meaningfully.
Han Kaiyuan nodded and said: "The future of the two of us is betting on this Pingcheng, the city is broken, you and I will soar to fame and fortune in the future, the city is here, not only you and I will lose the opportunity to enter the upper echelons, but our Han family will also suffer! So, no matter who is attacking the city today, even if his army is dead, he has to take Pingcheng, you know what to do, right?"
"Uncle, don't worry, I know how to do it, I'll go to supervise the army!" After Han Bin finished speaking, he immediately went out to rectify the Han family's army, allocated manpower to Dongcheng and Beicheng, and arranged tasks for them.
Han Kaiyuan looked at the big pit outside Pingcheng, which not only buried more than half of the Han family's army, but also burned more than half of Han Kaiyuan's ambitions. In fact, in his heart, he was not as confident as before in capturing Pingcheng, and when he replaced Wu Jing, he was full of confidence, thinking that Wu Jing's failure to defeat Pingcheng was a matter of ability, but when he touched his nose in front of Pingcheng, he understood Wu Jing a little. It's not a problem of Wu Jing's ability, but that he underestimated the determination of the Pingcheng Army to defend Pingcheng.
Ye Heng took over the snow wolf, asked her to go down to eat something and rest for a while, and supported back and forth between the north and east of the city by herself. At present, there is no need to garrison a large number of soldiers in the west and south of the city, so there are enough men to guard the north and east of the city, and although the rebel offensive is still fierce, there is no too dangerous situation in Pingcheng.
The battle continued, and although the rebels besieging the city had a large numerical advantage as the time came, it was only natural that the offensive gradually weakened, even if the besieging soldiers were equally tired and exhausted in rotation. Zero Zero Book House
"Keep attacking, who told you to rest?" A soldier of the Han family army whipped the body of the soldier who had retreated to rest, and shouted, "Fight passively, be careful of military law!"
The soldier glared at Han Jiajun and retorted: "You have the ability to go up! Lao Tzu has been fighting for a day, can't you take a rest?"
"Disobey the military order, behead!" The soldiers of the Han family army immediately drew their swords, stabbed the soldier to death, and shouted, "Everyone is attacking the city with all their might, and if there is any slackness, it will be severely punished!"
The soldiers besieging the city saw the Han army staring behind like wolves, and although they were disgusted and angry in their hearts, they still had to continue to desperately attack the city.
"Leader Han, you can supervise the army, but you can't kill people casually! The soldiers were born and died, and they didn't die in battle, but they were killed by their own people, don't you think it's too chilling to do this?" The general who was in charge of attacking the north of the city found Han Bin and scolded angrily.
"General Zheng, military law is ruthless, if everyone retreats, how can this battle be fought? Instead of coming to me, it is better to take care of your subordinates. As long as you capture Pingcheng, you can rest as much as you want, now, please focus on the overall situation!" Han Bin said coldly.
"Leader Han, it's been a day and a half of the night, everyone will be tired, which army can always maintain the strongest offensive? Isn't it okay to take a break and let the soldiers rest?" Zheng Lei argued.
"No! We are tired, and the Pingcheng army is also tired, the more we have to grit our teeth and storm at this time, and now we are competing with who has the stronger endurance and who can hold out more! General Zheng, please return to your position immediately, command the army to attack the city, and maybe there will be a major breakthrough soon!" Han Bin said with a businesslike appearance.
"You!" Zheng Lei pointed at Han Bin, unable to speak angrily, and finally withdrew his finger and returned angrily.
"Everyone, listen up, you guys are supervising the army like this, and no one has to pay attention to it!" Han Bin said to Han Jiajun.
Under the high pressure of the Han army, the rebels in the two directions in the northeast have maintained a strong offensive, but they still have not made the slightest progress. The fighting continued, and the difficult night finally came to an end, with the rebels suffering heavy casualties and losing more than half of the many armies. In the same way, the Pingcheng army was also uncomfortable, they could not sleep and could not get enough rest after a day and a night of fighting, the only thing to be thankful for was that they were the defenders of the city, the terrain was superior, and the casualties were much smaller than those of the rebels.
"City Lord, come here!" Gao Lang came to the north city wall, and after finding Ye Heng, he quietly pulled him aside.
"General Gao, is something wrong?" Ye Heng asked worriedly.
"I'm afraid we don't have enough drinking water!" Gao Lang said with a heavy face, "Although we have dug five more wells in the city in advance, the fierce battle has increased the demand for water among the soldiers, and in order to ensure that everyone has sufficient physical strength, our food is too good, we are more likely to be thirsty if we eat more meat, and we also use a lot of water to extinguish the fire.
"In this case, can we find other water sources?" Ye Heng asked.
"The river outside the city has been diverted by the rebels, and we can't get out of the city, even if there are other sources of water, we can't get water. Gao Lang said helplessly.
"Let's reduce everyone's water consumption first, and if there is a fire in the city again, let it burn if it doesn't affect the battle. If you need to extinguish the fire, cover it with dirt or isolate the fire so that it does not spread. Now we can only find ways to save water and ensure that everyone has a minimum amount of water. Ye Heng said with a frown.
"That's what I thought, too. However, I have another way, but I don't know if it's possible. Gao Lang said hesitantly.
"What's the way?" Ye Heng asked.
"Although the moat was destroyed by the rebels, the water in the river is still there, but I don't know if the water can be drunk. Gao Lang said.
"Regardless of whether you can drink it or not, find a way to get water, and then take it to Wang Lao to see, even if the river water is not clean, I think Wang Lao should have a way to turn it into drinkable water. Ye Heng said decisively.
"I'm going to arrange it, the tunnels in the city will come in handy again!" Gao Lang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "City Lord, I have always had a secret that I haven't told you, that is, there is a big mountain in the tunnels of our Pingcheng that can lead directly to the north, if Pingcheng really can't hold it, you can retreat with the people in the city, and we, the Pingcheng army, will be cut off for you! You can bring people from thousands of miles away to come to support, we are already grateful!" If Pingcheng really can't hold it, you can send all the brothers you brought back safely, even if I beg you, you must agree!"