As night fell, the sound of gold outside the city sounded, and the soldiers of the beggar department retreated like a tide.

Yin Zhiping, Wang Zhitan, and Cui Zhifang lost their long swords and collapsed to the ground.

After half the incense, Yin Zhiping sat up strongly: "Senior brother, the ground is too cold, I'm worried that the cold will enter the body." ”

Cui Zhifang lay down on the ground, shook his head and said, "Senior brother, you just let me lie down for a while, just for a while." ”

Wang Zhitan didn't want to get up, so he reluctantly sat up and scolded: "His grandmother's, we are on Zhongnan Mountain, no one has ever been afraid of the cold, this ghost place ......"

Yin Zhiping looked at the enemy troops outside the city who were still retreating to the barracks, and smiled: "Thanks to this freezing weather, it is even colder at night, otherwise, we will not be able to take a breath!" ”

As Yin Zhiping said, when the north is cold, it can be said that the water turns into ice, and at night it is even more chilly, and there are often snowstorms, and the torches in the wilderness are difficult to ignite. Temujin also wanted his soldiers to attack the city overnight, but after one or two attempts, he found that the attrition of non-combat personnel in the night battle was too great, and it was difficult to command and dispatch, so he had to give up.

After the beggar army stopped attacking the city at night, it was a rare opportunity for the soldiers of White Horse City to repair.

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After the enemy tide of the siege receded, Zhang Xi and Juexing could no longer hold the iron rod in their hands, and lay on the head of the city panting.

Jue took a few breaths and regained a little strength: "Senior brother, the two of us have only been fighting for a long time, so we are tired, you said that the master mother is so delicate, why is she so good at martial arts, how can she be so able to fight?" ”

Zhang Xi glared at Jue: "Why can't it work, you Brother Xi and I can still fight three hundred... No, three thousand rounds! ”

After saying this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, and his consciousness also laughed.

Li Mochou and Lin Nianying were on the side, rolling their eyes widely......

The bricks at the head of the White Horse Castle were originally made of bluestone slabs in the mountains, but over the past few days, most of them have been dyed black and brown under the continuous flow of blood.

When the enemy retreated, Xu Daosheng walked to the head of the West Gate City, looked at the corpses of people and horses, touched the black-brown city wall, and couldn't help sighing: "Poor city boundless bones, like a person in a spring boudoir dream!" ”

"Sir's words are a little depressed." Huang Rong walked to Xu Daosheng's side, her eyes were tired, but they were full of fighting spirit.

Xu Daosheng bowed to Huang Rong and saluted: "It's a pity that Xu is a scholar who has no power to tie the chicken and can't go into battle to kill the enemy." ”

Huang Rong dodged sideways: "Sir, you strategize, stabilize the overall situation, and the credit should be the first, how can Rong'er be able to receive a great gift from you." ”

Xu Daosheng shook his head and looked to the north: "Xu Mou doesn't need any credit, I just hope that the blood of these men will not be shed in vain." ”

"Hurry back to the house to rest, recuperate enough strength, and come back tomorrow." Huang Yaoshi said.

Huang Rong and Xu Daosheng nodded at the same time and walked towards the city.

"Chaofeng, why don't you leave?" Huang Yaoshi caught a glimpse of Mei Chaofeng still not moving, and asked again.

"Master, you go back first, and I'll stay here for a while."

Huang Yaoshi listened to Mei Chaofeng's obvious lack of energy, and knew that it was caused by the excessive energy consumption in the past half day, so he walked in front of Mei Chaofeng and squatted down slightly: "Get on your stomach, Master will carry you back." ”

Mei Chaofeng said in a trembling voice: "Master......"

Huang Yaoshi carried Mei Chaofeng on his back, and threw a small porcelain bottle back: "Take it quickly, recover as soon as possible." ”

Mei Chaofeng opened the porcelain vase, took a Nine Flowers Jade Dew Pill, and tears couldn't stop popping up.

"The whole team, hand over the city defense!"

"The whole team, hand over the city defense!"

In the midst of shouts, the soldiers who participated in the battle during the day all retreated in whole teams and rushed back to the barracks for repairs, where hot meals were waiting for them. The soldiers who had just arrived at the head of the city had to brave the cold of the night, clean up the corpses of the city, and prepare for the next day's battle.

When Huang Yaoshi returned to the Marshal's Mansion, Mei Chaofeng behind him had already fallen asleep, he carefully put Mei Chaofeng on the bed, and then went to the dining room to have dinner with Xu Daosheng and Huang Rong.

"Berton, in two hours, let's go out of the city again." After eating quickly, Huang Yaoshi immediately explained to Zhou Botong, and prepared to go back to the room to meditate and exercise.

Zhou Botong clapped his palms and smiled: "Good ......"

Before he could finish speaking, Huang Rong stood up, grabbed Huang Yaoshi and said, "Daddy, you are also tired today, don't go out of the city tonight." ”

Huang Yaoshi has a stubborn temper, and he subconsciously wants to refute, your father and I participated in the Huashan Sword Debate back then, and fought with Wang Chongyang and them for seven days and seven nights, what is the war in White Horse City......

Without waiting for him to open his mouth, Xu Daosheng persuaded softly: "Senior Brother Yao, Xu is a scholar, he has no power to restrain the chicken, the city defense command and dispatch, and he makes a decision on the spot, but he can't leave you for a while." ”

Hearing what Xu Daosheng said, Huang Yaoshi nodded slowly: "Okay." ”

When Huang Yaoshi participated in the Huashan Sword Debate for the first time, it was true that he fought for seven days and seven nights. But in the past seven days and seven nights, they have not been working day and night, but after a fight, they will make repairs, and then watch others fight. In the past few days, the war has not stopped during the day, but the anxiety and danger are far better than the battles between the rivers and lakes. It's that Huang Yaoshi didn't go into battle in person, but whether he took care of Huang Rong or took action for Mei Chaofeng, he consumed a lot of true qi, and his mental tension was better than his own fight.

Temujin had become accustomed to the night attacks on him and the old urchin, and the two of them reluctantly went to disturb the enemy camp again, and they did not expect to gain much.

Although Xu Daosheng has known Huang Yaoshi for a short time, he has already figured out his temperament, and knows that this Eastern Evil Lord eats soft and not hard, so he gave him a high hat, how could Huang Yaoshi not wear it.

After a while, Huang Rong's three daughters also went back to the room to rest, Xu Daosheng returned to the study, and ordered someone to invite Fan Junping, Ouhua, Ma Tie, and Juekong to come over quickly to discuss the matter.

After the four of them arrived, Xu Daosheng first asked Fan Junping: "Tonight, how many casualties are there among the soldiers in the city?" ”

Before the war started, Wan Yankang had already assigned tasks, Xu Daosheng, the military division, was in charge of the overall situation, focusing on command and scheduling, and Fan Junping was mainly responsible for supervising the city, logistics support, and counting battle losses.

Fan Junping put down the feather fan in his hand and said loudly: "Since the beginning of the battle, our army has lost more than 32,000 people. ”

"How many veterans have died? How many young people have died in battle? ”

"More than 6,000 veterans were killed, and more than 25,000 were killed by young and strong soldiers."

Hearing this, Xu Daosheng breathed a sigh of relief, before the battle, there were 50,000 veterans in White Horse City, and 100,000 young and strong herdsmen in Xinna. Although there are heavy casualties in the city today, and the proportion of young and strong herdsmen killed has reached a quarter, the proportion of veterans killed is not high, which is a blessing in misfortune.

On the battlefield, the role of a veteran can be at least two or three recruits. The original 50,000 veterans in White Horse City are the best of the best elite divisions, regardless of combat power and willpower, they can be regarded as the strongest soldiers in the world, as long as these 50,000 veterans are not lost, Xu Daosheng's heart will be much more stable.

"How many wounded?" Xu Daosheng asked again.

Fan Junping said: "There are more than 20,000 wounded. ”

Xu Daosheng frowned: "There are more than 20,000 wounded? How many serious injuries are there? How many minor injuries are there? ”

Fan Junping said: "There are very few seriously injured, most of them are lightly injured, and most of the soldiers can fight with injuries. ”

Xu Daosheng sighed, puzzled, and Juekong interjected: "The war is too tight, the supplies are insufficient, and most of the seriously injured brothers can't be saved." ”

After Yan Kang left the city, Juekong was ordered to lead Wushuang. Because Wushuang is strong in cavalry shooting, if it is used to defend the city, ten percent of the power can not be exerted two percent, Xu Daosheng strictly ordered Wushuang not to participate in the city defense, and Juekong had to obey the order.

Seeing that the brothers were fighting hard, but they couldn't go into battle to kill the enemy, he felt uncomfortable, so he often took the unparalleled soldiers to the wounded barracks to help the military doctor do something to stop the bleeding and correct the bones, and knew the condition of the wounded well.

When Xu Daosheng heard this, he sighed and asked Fan Junping again: "The materials are insufficient, how long can they last?" ”

Fan Junping said: "Seventy percent of the materials such as wound medicine and bandages have been used, and the grain and grassland are also a little tight, looking at this trend, it may not be so tight......

Everyone was silent, and Fan Junping said that the grain and grass were not so tight, but because there were more and more dead soldiers in the city, the grain and grass were naturally less and less.

After a while, Xu Daosheng said: "In this case, the daily meal standard will be increased by 20% per capita to ensure that the soldiers can eat one meal of meat every day." ”

Fan Junping nodded: "No problem." ”

Xu Daosheng asked Xiang Ouhua again: "Minister Ou, the armor has been worn out badly in the past few days, and the armor reserved by the craftsman department is still enough?" ”

Ouhua shook his head: "Where are there any reserves, according to the requirements of the marshal, the quality of the armor produced by our craftsman department is at least one step higher than that produced by the Ministry of Engineering." The armor used by the original 50,000 veterans was made by the craftsmen desperately, and the 100,000 young men who later entered the city were not produced by the craftsman department. ”

Xu Daosheng patted his forehead: "Knock on my memory, I forgot this stubble." ”

When Wan Yankang selected elite soldiers from various tribes before, he also collected a lot of armor, but the quality of these armors was uneven, and the styles were varied, and they were originally piled up in the warehouse of the craftsman department in case of emergency. In Wan Yankang's planning, most of these armors are not up to par, and they will have to be rebuilt in the future, and the soldiers of White Horse City must use a unified standard armor.

It was only a few months ago that no one could have imagined that Temujin would brazenly send troops in winter.

Xu Daosheng pondered for a moment before he said: "Minister Ou, except for the craftsmen who make scimitars in the craftsman department, all the other craftsmen who make bows, arrows and armor have stopped working, and they are doing their best to do a good job in the maintenance of armor. ”

Ouhua nodded, and said: "The craftsmen have been working day and night, but the army in the city has expanded too much, there are too few craftsmen in the department, and there is not much pig iron left. ”

Xu Daosheng frowned, as Ouhua said, this battle came too quickly, too suddenly, and the preparation of White Horse City was insufficient, and it was really difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.

Ma Tie suddenly interjected: "We can also use the enemy's armor." ”

Xu Daosheng's eyes lit up: "Yes, such a simple method, I didn't expect it." ”

After the daily fighting, after the withdrawal of the beggar army, there were no less than 10,000 corpses left in the city and under the city. When the corpses were cleaned up in the city, they were all thrown outside the city, and they would not pick up the corpses at all. This approach, on the one hand, is that the soldiers in the city are too tired, and on the other hand, they don't look down on the soldiers of the beggar department.

It's just that the loss of armor is too great now, where can I still pick and choose.

The enemy's scimitar, it's rare that it can't kill?

The enemy's armor, even if it is too worn, should be sent back to the craftsman to melt down!

There is a way to solve the problem of the armor, and Xu Daosheng asked Ma Tie again: "Commander Ma, what is the morale of the soldiers in the city now?" ”

Ma Tie thought for a while before he said, "Veterans are acceptable, but recruits are not." ”

Xu Daosheng sighed softly, but he was helpless.

The 50,000 veterans in the city, especially the soldiers who have experienced several major battles with Wan Yankang, don't have to worry about morale at all. These veterans, even if the battle damage reaches more than 50%, will not be in danger of defeat.

And these 100,000 recruits who can't even be considered "soldiers", if it weren't for the fact that the reward for killing the enemy was really attractive, and Temujin erected the blood flag of slaughtering the city, how many people would be able to kill the enemy bravely by tomorrow, it is indeed impossible to overestimate.

Ma Tie said again: "There are still 20,000 veterans in the city, and they have never moved. ”

Xu Daosheng shook his head: "These 20,000 veterans, unless they are in danger, they must not move." ”

In his planning, these 20,000 veterans are used to suppress the formation, and if he goes to the front line at this time, he is afraid that the consequences will be worrying.

Ma Tie replied: "The recruits have a lot of opinions. ”

Xu Daosheng was silent for a while before he said: "That's no way, you bother to appease the soldiers, don't make a mess." ”

Ma Tie responded sullenly, but his brows were still tightly locked.

Juekong suddenly said: "Strategist, I have a method, I don't know if it's feasible." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Keep 20,000 reserve troops in the city, mobilize 5,000 or 10,000 people to the front every day, and the veterans of the front line will withdraw the same number every day and return to the city for repairs. In this way, not only can they have a back hand, but they can also participate in the battle with all their members, and the recruits can be appeased if they want to come. ”

Xu Daosheng's eyes lit up, and he slapped it on the table: "This idea is good, you are excellent in martial arts, I didn't expect that the strategy in your chest is so outstanding, no wonder the handsome man thinks so highly of you." ”

Juekong smiled embarrassedly: "A fool has a thousand thoughts, there must be one, Juekong has occasional gains, and he should not be praised by the military advisor." ”

Xu Daosheng laughed: "The handsome man knows how to make good use of people, and he can entrust you with important tasks, so why should you be too humble!" ”

When Juekong heard this, he immediately took over the conversation: "Strategist, since you said so, why don't you start tomorrow and lead the team to participate in the war?" ”

Xu Daosheng immediately glared at him: "Don't even think about it, Wushuang is a handsome baby bump, you can't fold it here." ”

Juekong smiled bitterly, and had to stop talking.

Seeing that Juekong was depressed, Ma Tie turned his head to Xu Daosheng and said, "Strategist, I have a word, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

Xu Daosheng said: "But it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Ma Tie said slowly: "Before my military battle, the marshal ordered Deputy Marshal Ye to guard Taizhou, and Second Brother Wu to guard Qingzhou, and my White Horse City as horns. Although it is not in danger now, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the lonely city to survive the ten days, and if the reinforcements come to help, the morale of the city will rise. ”

Xu Daosheng nodded, turned his head to Juekong and said, "You go out of the city alone to Taizhou and lead 10,000 elite horsemen to attack the rear of Temujin, is it possible?" ”

Juekong straightened up and gave a military salute excitedly: "Guarantee to complete the task!" ”