Huainan, Shouchun.

At the head of the north city, around the strong city wall, although the corpses have been cleaned up, there are traces of fighting everywhere, and there are a lot of scorched black on the female wall of the earth, bluestone, which is obviously caused by the fire and oil bombs of the Han army.

In these days, the Han army launched a total of two sieges, thunderbolts, crossbows and climbing attacks, causing a lot of casualties to the Tang army defending the city, and the morale was cut again.

However, even if the Han army was well-armed and the soldiers were brave, it was difficult to easily break through the city without attacking with all their might. Coupled with the cold weather and the command and dispatch of the Tang Army commander He Jingzhu, the defense of Shouchun City is not so fragile. After all, veterans may not be brave and brave, but decades of experience are also very valuable.

Especially the thunderbolt artillery and fire oil bombs against the Tang Army, if they were not prepared in advance, they would only be defeated with one blow. However, the improved throwing cart attacked too quickly, and the damage caused was beyond the expectations of the Shouchun defenders. Swallowed by the flames, there were more than 500 people burned to death and burned, and the Tang people were terrified and called it "Demon Flame".

The armies of the north and south have seen the use of fierce fire oil in war, but it is still rare to borrow thunderbolts to use them in this way.

Since the beginning of winter, the weather in Huainan is not bad, although the environment is wet and cold, but the sky is beautiful, there is no rain, and it has been looking down on the world with a sunny attitude.

Under the blue sky, there are no clouds, and under the city of Shouchun, three thousand holy guards are arrayed in front of the city, not to attack the city, but to protect the remaining thunderbolts. Looking at the auxiliary guards and people who operated sharp weapons, Wang Yansheng, as the commander, rode around the horse, waving the horsewhip, and still shouted viciously in his mouth: "Smash me, smash those cowardly thieves out of me!" ”

On Wang Jun's orders, these days, dozens of thunderbolts took turns to shoot at the head of the city, striking at the defenders, and no longer sending soldiers to climb the city. He is a brave general, good at fighting, but no matter how depressed he is, he can only endure it due to the restrictions of the military order, but in the past few days, his temper has become more and more irritable.

The impact sound of "bang bang bang", mixed with the screams and groans of the unlucky and injured Tang army, permeated the head of Shouchun City. It can be seen all over the eyes, the flying stones break through the air, and the momentum is amazing. After Wang Jun tried the power of the oil bomb, Wang Jun planned to save it before the follow-up needs were lost.

However, stone bullets can be mined on the spot, and in the past few days, the Han army has thrown more than 2,000 stone bullets into the city. Of course, the price is that the Thunderbolt is difficult to withstand wear and tear, and more than a dozen of them are lost, and the rest are not much closer to being scrapped.

About half an hour later, three more throwing carts were damaged and were pulled back to the camp for repairs.

Looking at the city, Wang Yansheng became more and more excited, and muttered: "What's the use of such an attack, can you still smash Shouchun down?" ”

Immediately, he scolded angrily at the city: "These Huai thieves are too, just let us be so oppressed, if it were me, I would have rushed out and destroyed these throwing cars." The old man surnamed He is really cowardly as a mouse......"

Beside Wang Yansheng, Han Lingkun, who was transferred from the Fengchen camp with him and served as the commander of the First Army of the Right Wing of the Protector. Listening to Wang Yansheng's complaints, knowing his temper, he couldn't help but persuade: "General, you better say a few words!" If it is passed into the ears of Wang Dushuai, it will inevitably be punished! ”

"Humph!" With a light snort, it stopped. Although Wang Yansheng is also a little unruly, he is not stupid, and Wang Jun's moldy head is still touched as little as possible.

"There are people in the court, it's just different, this kind of dirty work is tiring, and it can only be my turn to do it!" didn't dare to target Wang Jun, Wang Yansheng started a group towards Li Chongjin again.

In Wang Yansheng's view, Li Chongjin relied on the power of his uncle Guo Wei to become the commander of the Holy Protector Army, and he was by no means his opponent in terms of bravery, but the reality is that he was pressed on the head by Li Chongjin, and his heart was not happy for a long time.

Han Lingkun didn't express his opinion on it, he was smart, if anything, Wang Yansheng could say, after all, his character was like this, as for him Han Lingkun, he didn't want to open the sinner casually.

"The king commands the envoys, and the commander of the capital sends an order to collect the troops and go to the commander's tent to discuss the troops!" When Wang Yansheng was bored, the words of the Chinese army herald made him feel like a fairy sound.

When the matter of collecting the troops was handed over to Han Lingkun for disposal, he rode his horse and galloped back to the camp, and he gained momentum.

In the large camp of the Han army, in the solemn and atmospheric handsome tent, Wang Jun is the main seat, and in the front camp of Huainan, the senior officers above the commander of the box are here, including the chief general of the navy Xiang Xun and the Yingzhou regiment training Sichao, with clear seats and strict ranks.

swept around the generals, although he already knew it in his heart, Wang Jun still held the shelf and asked Shen Shihou: "Everyone has arrived?" ”

"Back to the capital handsome, it's all here!"

"Let's get started!" Wang Jun waved his hand and said to Murong Yanzhao: "To the generals here, tell me about the movements of the Huai thief!" ”

Upon request, Murong Yanzhao got up, bowed humbly, and said steadily: "After several reports, Liu Yanzhen has been deployed in the north of the pseudo-Tang Dynasty, and he has led 30,000 thieves to the north from Qingliu Pass, passing through Anyuan, Haozhou, which is less than one hundred and fifty miles away from Shouchun. ”

In addition, Guo Tingwei, the commander of the puppet Haozhou regiment, and He Yanxi, the commander of the soldiers and horses, have sent troops from Zhongli and led more than 10,000 people to the west along the Huaishui River, approaching the mouth of the vortex. The Tang army in Sizhou also moved, fearing that it would go north and invade our Suzhou, and the imperial court had advanced westward with Xu Yi's division to respond to my rear! ”

"At present, the Tang army closest to our army is the enemy messenger army from Luzhou, led by the commander Zhang Quanabout to lead more than 6,000 troops, along the river to the north, has entered the territory of Anfeng, 70 miles away from Shouchun. I and the staff officer of the commander expected its movements, because he was outnumbered, he was afraid of the strength of our army, and he wanted to wait for Liu Yanzhen's army to encircle our army! ”

Comparing the map, Murong Yanzhao explained the movement of the Tang army to the commanders, and then said in a deep voice: "Obviously, Liu Yanzhen plans to use these three armies to encircle our army in Shouchun, and then cooperate with the defenders in the city to gather and annihilate our army!" ”

"Who is this Liu Yanzhen? Quite a big appetite! Wang Quanbin, the commander of the Fengguo army, immediately said disdainfully.

Among the generals of the Han army, there are really not many people who look up to the Tang army, not deliberately underestimating the enemy, but just being confident.

"No matter who Liu Yanzhen is, he has already said that he will break our army, behead this commander, and dedicate it to the Tang Lord!" Wang Jun's face was cold, and he looked angry: "Ben Shuai wants to see how many catties and taels this person has!" ”

Saying that, Wang Jun stood up, and when he stood up, the generals who were familiar with his temperament and style all stood up, and those who were slightly snub seemed to be Wang Yansheng, and under Wang Jun's gaze, they also hurriedly got up......

There is one thing to say, Wang Jun's majesty, sometimes played, is really bigger than Emperor Liu Chengyou.

After everyone stood up, Wang Jun paced in the tent and ordered: "In response to the movement of the Huai thief, this commander has made a decision to deal with it. ”

"Obey!" In a word, all the generals' waists were straightened.

"Li Chongjin led the Protector Left Wing Army to the east to meet Liu Yanzhen! Wang Quanbin led Fengguo's left wing to the south along the east bank of Feishui to intercept Zhang Quan's army in Luzhou! Si Chao returned to Zhengyang and strictly guarded the floating beam to prevent the attack of the Shouzhou Naval Division, if it was lost, it would be dealt with by military law! The rest of the battalion generals led the soldiers and Huaibei people to pack up their needs and prepare to retreat to Xia Cai! ”

After a slight pause, Wang Jun looked at Xiang Xun again and said: "Xiang Du commanded the envoy to lead the Jingjiang naval army, prepare ships, cover and assist the army to retreat!" ”

On Wang Jun's side, the navy will always only cooperate with the battle, and even serve as the logistics and transportation of the main force, so it is underestimated and almost unrestrained.

Xiang Xunhe raised his eyes and glanced at Wang Jun, although he was holding his breath in his heart, he still had a calm face, and responded: "Obey!" ”

However, some people still raised objections to Wang Jun's arrangement, such as Li Chongjin: "Du Shuai, my Protector Left Wing is now less than 5,000 soldiers, how can I fight against more than 30,000 Huai thieves?" And with such a division of troops, how can the enemy have a heavy army of thieves. The strength of the weak Chinese army, if the defenders of Shouchun go out of the city to attack, what should I do? ”

"Are you going to teach Ben Shuai how to fight? Well? Li Chongjin's voice was not small, and Wang Jun's shouting and questioning was even louder.

Facing Wang Jun's somewhat cold gaze, Li Chongjin's momentum immediately weakened, after all, he was a short generation, and in his impression, even Guo Wei respected Wang Jun very much. Lowering his head slightly, Li Chongjin whispered: "The last general will not dare!" ”

"Besides, did Ben Shuai let you defeat Liu Yanzhen's army?" Wang Jun asked again.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little tense, Murong Yanzhao came out to speak: "Everyone, that Liu Yanzhen is arrogant, and Wang Dushuai's strategy is to use his arrogance to show his weakness with a partial teacher, and to be arrogant and induce him to attack. Including the withdrawal of troops to Xia Cai, it is also a move to lure the enemy. The Tang army of more than 30,000 people is the Jinling Forbidden Army, if it can be annihilated in one fell swoop, it will inevitably hit the pseudo-Tang Dynasty hard! ”

After Murong Yanzhao's explanation, they all came back to their senses.

"Do you understand? Any objections? Wang Jun still had a little anger on his face, and it was obvious that he was still dissatisfied with the generals' questioning of his orders. Although only Li Chongjin spoke, some people's emotions were almost written on their faces.

The generals were silent.

Seeing that his junior was subdued, Wang Jun waved his hand: "Follow the orders of the commander, go down and prepare!" ”

"Yes!"

Murong Yanzhao was ordered to supervise the operation. Wang Jun was the only one left in the tent, sitting leisurely and tasting tea.

Li Chongjin, who was out of the account, was stopped by Murong Yanzhao and told him to the effect that he should not try his best, nor fight with the Tang army, and just lose a small game.

Returning to the garrison of the Holy Army, gathering soldiers and horses, and preparing ordnance and dry food, Li Chongjin's face was very unsightly. was arranged to defeat the battle, where is the mood good.