Li Che had fantasized that the attack on Hejian Mansion would be able to fall in one go. Compared with Zhenzhou, the city wall of Hejian Mansion is probably the level of the wall of those rich people, and in his opinion, it is naturally not worth it. But it was the city wall that was less than two feet high that made him return again and again.

The trench was filled in, and a large number of soldiers and ants attached to it, and it seemed that the city walls were all over, and it seemed that the next moment they could take down the thorn Shizhi that represented the power of Yingzhou and declare victory in the war, but hope was always dashed later. The people who climbed up were pushed down like dumplings, the corpses under the city walls were gradually piled up, and the wounded soldiers who were brought back were getting more and more.

It was only at this time that Li Che seemed to remember what Gongsun Changming had said that Lu Long's army was extremely good at fighting, because they had been fighting for more than ten years.

"Major General, it's approaching noon, is it a truce first?" Wang Mingren rode his horse to Li Che's side and suggested. "Let the soldiers have a full meal first, and then fight with enough strength and spirit?"

Wang Mingren said this, in fact, because of the half-day battle, the Cheng German army suffered a lot of losses, but it had nothing to gain, and its morale had declined.

Li Che stared at the head of the city, watching another wave of Cheng German troops being driven down from the top of the city, but this time the difference was that Lu Long's armor appeared above the city head for the first time.

It lifted his spirits.

The appearance of a soldier means that Lu Long's government soldiers can no longer hold on, and Shi Yi has to send his elite to the stage.

"No, keep attacking, turn over the siege." Li Che categorically rejected Wang Mingren's suggestion, "They are about to lose their hold, this is the most difficult time, but it is also where the opportunity lies, we feel difficult, and they are even more so." ”

"But the soldiers?" Wang Mingren felt a little embarrassed.

"Tell all the soldiers to take down Hejian Province and ban it for one day." Li Che's voice was raised, so that the soldiers around him could hear it clearly.

The so-called ban, to put it bluntly, means that soldiers are allowed to do whatever they want and do whatever they want without being punished by military discipline. This is the only magic weapon to improve the morale of soldiers, after Li Che said this, the eyes of those armor soldiers around him lit up.

The treatment of the soldiers itself is extremely high, correspondingly, the treatment of the government soldiers is much worse, a considerable part of them, even need to bring their own weapons, fighting a war, is also one of their means to make a fortune, of course, the premise is to win the war, more importantly, you have to be able to live.

Under normal circumstances, the generals will not pay attention to the capture of soldiers on the battlefield. Of course, things like the treasury or grain depot of a local government cannot be moved casually.

After winning a battle, the harvest of the government soldiers will probably allow their families to live a good life in the following year, which is also the source of the combat effectiveness of the government soldiers. And this, still under the constraints of military discipline, it is impossible to carry out large-scale burning, killing and looting of civilians.

And what Li Che meant by the ban now, all the people around him understood. Even the armor soldiers are tempted, and those soldiers will be even more crazy, which means that they have the possibility of changing their living conditions all at once.

Sure enough, when Li Che's order was conveyed layer by level, the entire Chengde army erupted in cheers one after another, and the originally low morale was raised to the top in an instant.

And above the head of Hejian Mansion, Shi Yi, who was experienced, saw that the morale of the Chengde army instantly changed from low to high, and naturally understood what the reason was. Because of this kind of thing, they often do it.

However, he was not worried about anything wrong with the riverhouse. After fighting for most of the day, he also knew what level Cheng Dejun was. Overall, the level of the Cheng German Army is still very good, of course, this is also relative to the ordinary level, compared with the Lu Long Army, it is still not a small difference.

In recent years, the marshal has been recruiting government soldiers to conduct rounds of battles against the Khitan, killing and pursuing again and again, so that the combat level of Lulong's soldiers has risen sharply, and it can be said that the gap between the government soldiers and the armor soldiers is not as obvious in Lulong as in other places.

If Lu Long had enough armor, then they could arm thousands more armorers in a short period of time. Of course, if the government soldiers were promoted to armor soldiers, it would also be a heavy burden on Lu Long's finances. The treatment of the armor soldiers is not at the same level as that of the government soldiers.

For Zhang Zhongwu, it would be more cost-effective to let them exist as government soldiers.

When fighting the Khitans, there was no military discipline, and for the soldiers of Lulongfu, every battle was a battle of burning, killing and looting. It's a pity that they are too poor, except for livestock, there is nothing to rob, nothing to grab. After a battle, in addition to getting countless livestock and furs, the biggest gain of these soldiers may be to snatch back a lot of women and solve the marriage problems of many old bachelors in Lulong.

After these years of fighting, the Lulong people have been raised with a strong spirit, and looting is as normal as eating and drinking in their eyes, marching south, for Zhang Zhongwu, it is to advance to the highest power, but for those at the bottom, it is an opportunity to make a fortune.

To the south, the people there are not as poor as the Khitans, they are very rich.

I have never eaten pork, and I have seen pigs run, and in peacetime, the days of those southerners who went to Lulong to do business made Lulong people red-eyed.

Now that there is a chance to grab them, how can you not excite them?

Now Shi Yi does not have many troops in his hands, 2,000 armor soldiers and 5,000 government soldiers, but the real combat effectiveness is no worse than the Chengde army outside. This is also the reason why Shi Yi is confident that he will hold on to Hejian Mansion, and more importantly, as time goes by, his greatest reliance will arrive.

At that time, it was the moment for him to fight back.

So all this time, he didn't give it his all.

Now that the Cheng German army has stormed like chicken blood, Shi Yi, who was a little bored, finally raised his spirit and began to deal with this siege in earnest.

It was only at this time that this battle really reflected what a flesh mill is.

Wang Mingren and Li Bo each led hundreds of armor soldiers to attack the east and west gates, Li Che personally commanded a thousand armor soldiers to storm the south gate, and the north gate was completely empty, which was reserved for Shi Yi to escape when he couldn't resist. Cheng Dejun wants Hejian Mansion, as for Shi Yi's life, they don't care at all.

Taking Hejian Mansion and obtaining the entire Yingzhou, the military victory is still secondary, and the political meaning is even stronger, for this, Li Che is still very clear.

Besides, he didn't want to force the army in the city into a trapped beast.

It's a pity that Shi Yi didn't think about running away at all.

The armor soldiers of both sides appeared in the field, which immediately raised the battle to a higher level. The battle became more intense than ever.

The sun gradually set in the west, and Li Che's face finally showed joy. His numerical superiority, which was several times that of his opponents, was finally gradually revealed, and when the armor soldiers attacked the city wall, they could hold on for a longer period of time instead of being pushed back as soon as they climbed up, like the government soldiers.

Holding it for a longer period of time meant that more soldiers could climb the walls, and it meant that smaller positions would be established at the head of the city, and when these small positions were connected, it was only a matter of time before they could take Hejian Province.

His first general, Wang Mingren, lived up to his expectations, and was the first to establish a solid position on the top of the city, and as Wang Mingren attracted more Lu Long's army to launch a counterattack like him, Li Bo also successfully completed the landing and cleared a small part of the city in the other direction.

On the contrary, it was the front commanded by Li Che himself, and he did not break through for a long time, but he was not in a hurry, it was precisely because his frontal attack was the most fierce that the other two directions were able to take the lead.

Although it was not a one-time drum, it took one day to take Hejian Mansion, which was enough for Li Che to be proud of everyone in Chengde.

He raised his hand.

The drums of war beat in unison.

The German army pressed forward neatly and neatly.

The final moment of attack has come.

Li Che hoped that before dark, he could spend this tiring night in the Yingzhou Thorn Mansion in Hejian Mansion instead of sleeping in the tent of the camp outside.

The morale of the Chengde army finally reached its peak at this moment.

Victory can already be expected.

Shi Yi, who had already gone down to fight in person, finally felt some pressure. Although according to the agreed time, the Khitans should appear today, but that is just an agreement, and no one knows what will happen on the road?

Intercepted by enemy spotting?

Going the wrong way?

Any single detail can lead to an unexpected turn of events.

Shi Yi can't guarantee that reinforcements will show up at the right time 100 percent. According to the current battle situation, Li Che's fighting style regardless of attrition is indeed possible to capture Hejian Mansion.

After Shi Yi cut off the head of the city with a knife from a Chengde soldier in front of him, he raised his eyes and looked into the distance, if the Khitan cavalry appeared on the battlefield at this time, it would be wonderful.

Now that the two armies are entangled together, once the Khitan cavalry appears, it will be difficult for the Chengde people to withdraw to the camp.

This glance lifted his spirits.

On the horizon in the distance, a black line suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

It came at the right time!

Shi Yi just wanted to laugh out loud.

The big picture is settled.

The Khitan cavalry came very quickly, and after a while, the ground was already shaking, and Li Che under the city still couldn't figure out the situation, but Wang Mingren and Li Bo in the city both saw the Khitan cavalry that was rushing from all over the mountains.

In an instant, the two of them fell from heaven to hell.

"Retreat, retreat!" Coincidentally, the two gave the order to retreat at the same time.

Li Che under the city was first surprised to see his own troops who had the upper hand suddenly retreat, and before he could express his anger, the shaking on the ground had already made his face pale.