In the evening, puffs of smoke rose outside the city of Taizhou. By this time the snow had stopped, but the wind blew harder, with a sharp whistle, through the woods, blowing away the clusters of smoke that coiled outside the city.

Just now, there were people outside the city called Maas, and the drums were beating, and now it was quiet, as if they had driven a long way to their destination, and they were sleepy and asleep.

Yes, they did come a long way to get to the city of Taizhou. I originally planned to find a place to settle in Taizhou City and take a good rest. But the master did not open the door, and threw them down into the city. No matter how much they shouted, they didn't pay attention. In this way, they had no choice but to set up camp outside the city, bury the pot and make food, fill their stomachs first, and rest for a while.

At this moment, the city gate quietly opened, and a group of people rushed out, and came to the camp where the people outside the city had just set up, and frantically shot rockets and torches into the camp. The wind also rushed over to cheer. In an instant, the tent was on fire, and the smoke was filled, and the people in the tent had not yet come to their senses, and the fire had already burned to their bodies. Everyone wanted to put out the fire, but they were too busy to take care of themselves, scurrying around, and as a result, they were either burned to death or killed by arrows. The camp was in chaos, and everyone was looking for a way to escape, but most of them became headless flies, wailing everywhere.

Lu Fugu tried his best to stabilize his position, shouted as hard as he could, asked the soldiers to calm down, and commanded them to counterattack the Song army. However, his voice was broken, and his hands that killed the deserters were sour, but he still couldn't stop the wave after wave of rout. As a last resort, he himself had to recede with the tide. This retreat, it took more than ten miles before slowly stopping. The number of people was counted, and nearly half of the people were broken.

Lu Fugu was very annoyed, blaming himself for being careless, he didn't expect that Yang Yanzhao would dare to kill out of the city. Just in time for today's strong wind, one tent burned, and the other tents also burned, and the flames were everywhere for a while, and they couldn't be saved. Looking at the remnants of the defeated soldiers around him, Lu Fugu was angry and anxious, and yelled at the capital eunuch Yelu.

Jerodam said, "Who is to blame for this?" At that time, I reminded the general that the camp should be far away from the city and send more soldiers, but the general said that it was closer to the city and that it would be better to attack the city early tomorrow, and said that Yang Yanzhao did not have the courage to go out of the city. General, you underestimate Yang Yanzhao too much. ”

Lu Fugu waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, don't talk about it, let's think about how to attack the city tomorrow, right?" ”

"We'd better find a place to spend the night," said Jertham, for our soldiers have been scattered and we must send someone to find them back." Now, the soldiers are tired, let them rest for the night, recuperate their spirits, and fight again tomorrow. ”

Lu Fugu said: "However, now that the military tents have been burned down and the baggage has been lost, where will the soldiers rest?" In the snow, bad people will freeze. ”

Yelutan said: "There is no way, so I have to spend one night, let the soldiers cut down more trees, light a bonfire, and rely on the bonfire to keep warm." ”

Sitting next to the fire, Lu Fugu did not feel the slightest sleep, thinking about how to take revenge, and the defeat in the first battle made him lose face. He wants to save his face, and tomorrow, he must fight this battle well and vent his anger well. He has seen the city of Taizhou, it is more dilapidated than he imagined, the city wall is not three zhang high, and even the pheasant moat has been destroyed in some places, and the city wall does not look strong, and it cannot withstand the blow of artillery fire. Although the moat was filled with water, it froze and became a flat river, so as long as you prepare more firewood and grass to fill the ice, it will be conducive to the attack.

Lu Fugu thought like this, and the picture of him leading the army to attack Taizhou kept appearing in front of him, he stood under the city and commanded Ruoding, and the soldiers rushed forward desperately, rushing to the head of the city with all their might, killing the Song army. Then he entered the city with his head held high, and the soldiers tied up Yang Yanzhao. Yang Yanzhao knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. Thinking of this, Lu Fugu couldn't help but smile. Then, he fell asleep. The light of the fire shone on his face, flickering brightly and darkly, and his face looked gloomy and uncertain, and even the smile that froze on his face became unpredictable.

Dawn finally came, and the sun came out, and everywhere there was a dazzling light that made it almost impossible to open one's eyes. In the field, an endless expanse of snow covered everything, and the whole world was silent, except for the howling north wind, which blew tirelessly, as if it was about to go to a feast, rolling on the ground, and the snowflakes on the trees ran endlessly. The never-ending north wind is like a cold knife, the blade passes through, the skin cracks, the river freezes, the worms enter the hole, and the soil freezes and the soil freezes.

At this time, the Khitan army also gathered under the city of Taizhou and set up a formation, the war drums beat like the sky, and the war horses neighed for a while. The cold wind also came to cheer, whirring through, rolling the colorful flags rattling, and the warriors stood in the wind, holding their weapons, ready to attack the city.

Lu Bigu stared at Taizhou City with a pair of fiery eyes, eager to turn into two flames and burn everything in the city, and turn the entire city into ashes. The city was so quiet that there weren't even people walking around. The walls were shining, and they were very dazzling in the sunlight, like a mirror. Lu Beigu was forced to close his eyes by the bright light, and could only open a narrow slit to look at the city. When he determined the best time to attack the city, he waved the war knife in his hand, and the beard under the city sounded together, the war drums shook the earth, and the Khitan army rolled towards Taizhou City like a wave. However, it didn't take long for the tide to retreat. It's just that what has come back is just a scattered wave. Most of them died under the city of Taizhou.

When Lu Fugu saw it, he was stunned, he didn't know what was going on under the city of Taizhou, and stopped a defeated soldier and asked, what happened ahead?

The soldier said in a panic: "The city wall is frozen, and they can't go up, so they all fall down and become the target of the Song people's arrows." ”

"Why is there ice on the walls?" Lu Fugu squinted his eyes at the shiny city wall and shouted, "Why is there ice on the city wall?" ”

The defeated general said: "Last night, the Song army poured a lot of water on the city wall, and a thick layer of ice formed overnight, which was solid and smooth, and could not climb at all, and the reflection on the wall pierced our eyes and could not open them, only the Song army beat us, and we couldn't see where they were." ”

Lu Fugu was furious, and quickly organized a group of dead soldiers, and personally led them to rush to the city brandishing their swords. When he rushed over to see it, not only was the city wall watered, but also a thick layer of ice had formed on the ground, and most of the soldiers who rushed up were on their backs, crawling on the ice, getting up, and falling again. A pair of feet that don't obey the call can't stop. The soldiers who barely rushed to the city wall erected a ladder and climbed up, but were lightly knocked by the Song army, and the ladder fell down, and the ladder broke and died. The Song army put up the arrows again, and the Khitan soldiers crawling on the ice all died under the arrows of the Song army. Lu Fu was so angry that he took out his bow and arrows, and saw a figure flash in the city, looking very much like Yang Yanzhao. Lu Fugu stretched out his bow and arrows, and when he looked at the city again, the figure was gone, and the reflection on the city wall made him dizzy. At this moment, he heard the sound of an arrow coming through the air, and experience told him that the arrow was aimed at him, and he instinctively dodged, but still did not dodge, the arrow hit him in the shoulder, and he was thrown to the ground, but fortunately, his men rescued him in time, and dragged him out of the battlefield before the second arrow came.

Lu Fugu finally picked up a life, and in his heart, he still wanted revenge and wanted to continue the attack.

Jerodam said, "No, we have attacked it several times, and we have not even touched the head of the city, and we have all been defeated." The ladder could not be erected at all, and with a gentle push from the people of the city, the ladder fell, and the man fell to his death, and the ladder shattered. The city wall is also extremely strong now, and the flying stones and cannons smashed on it leaving only a white spot, and it can't be hit like this, and such a fight is completely sending death. ”

Lu Fugu said in despair: "What should I do then? ”

Yelutan looked up at the sky and said, "It is already sunny this day, and in a few days, the ice on the city wall may melt, and then it will be much easier to attack the city." ”

Lu Fugu also looked at the sky and said, "You're right, just wait a few days, and the ice on the city wall will melt before attacking the city." ”

Brother Yeluhua said: "This midwinter weather is cold, and the ice on the city wall will melt, I don't know when?" Yesterday, Yang Yanzhao burned the camp again, lost his baggage, grain and grass, how can he wait? ”

Lu Fugu said: "What Brother Hua said is, how is this good? ”

Jeluhua said, "The last general is willing to go back to the camp and get some grain and grass and tents. ”

Lu Fugu said happily: "This is the best, please ask Lang Jun to work hard, go and come back quickly." ”