The fire was raging in the center of the hall, and the wet military uniforms next to it kept dripping downward, and layers of white mist shrouded it, and the air was filled with the smell of salted fish. Lin Feng changed into a set of dry clothes in the barracks, and he felt much more comfortable.

At this time, the rain had stopped, but the front line was still dark, whether it was the defending Han army or the attacking Mongol army, no one thought of lighting torches, in such a close battle, lighting torches is undoubtedly a rather stupid thing, it is conceivable that once there is such a significant target that exudes light and heat around you, it will definitely be shot into a hedgehog by a bow and arrow in the first place.

Since Lin Feng arrived at the front line, the battle has not stopped for even a minute or a second, and more than a thousand meters in front of him, the heart-rending shouts, the screams of the wounded soldiers, the collapse of buildings, and the impact of giant trees have been heard continuously, which is thrilling and cannot be calm.

Lin Feng understood, Wang Shirong and the others knew that the battle was definitely not as easy as General Rick said, Geerdan's tens of thousands of elite troops swept across the entire desert, how could it be so easy to take a desperate blow at this time? And the reason why the generals said that they were understated in front of Lin Feng was just to stabilize the morale of the army. Judging from the battlefield situation, the Han army fought on the defense line here, and only the two armies of the First Guards Infantry Army and the Fifth Infantry Army, together with the militia troops, had a total strength of only about 40,000 people.

"......Boom" There was a loud bang, shaking the ground slightly, Lin Feng raised his head in horror, and subconsciously looked at the roof, "Is it thunder or cannon?!! ”

Li Ergou immediately lifted the curtain and went out, "boom ......" and a few loud noises, through the side-opening door, Lin Feng clearly saw that in the dark night sky, a long fire shadow fell to the ground like a pop, roaring and falling into the camp of the Mongolian army.

"It's a cannon!! ......" Wang Shirong rushed in like a whirlwind, and said happily, "Lord Qiqi, it's our cannon that has fired!" ”

"I saw it," Lin Feng stood up and walked out of the barracks, Li Ergou on the side hurriedly stretched out his hand, the armor was sonorous, and the guards of the brigade immediately wrapped him tightly in the center as if they were facing a great enemy. Lin Feng squinted his eyes and looked carefully, he couldn't see anything clearly in front of him, turned his head, and saw people on the military road on the side of the barracks shouting horses neighing, few torches, dozens of carts creaking and rolling, mules and horses humming, driving the horse's leather whip flying, desperately shouting for livestock, Lin Feng turned his head and pointed to the man who was transporting the baggage and said, "Ergou, you go and ask, has the gunpowder been delivered?!" ”

After a while, Li Ergou went and returned, bowed down and said, "Back to the lord, according to the Minfu Toujiao, Lord Mu Tianyan has cleared out some dry gunpowder, and now he is organizing people to rush it!" ”

"Good!" Lin Feng nodded and said, "But it's too slow, send someone to urge it immediately!" - especially artillery, give priority to the artillery units!! ”

"What the lord said is extremely true," In the dark, Wang Shirong didn't know where to come from, and bowed in front of Lin Feng, "Lord Qiqi, just now Weichen went to the back to take a look, since yesterday dusk, our soldiers on the front line have not rested and eaten, do you see if it's ......?"

"Oh, that's right!! ......" Lin Feng patted his head and said to the herald who was just about to go on order, "Tell the head of the people, immediately boil water, boil broth, and ask Mu Tianyan to send some soju!" ”

After the herald soldiers rode their horses away, Lin Feng turned around and smiled at Wang Shirong, "Ji Yun hasn't rested yet?!" He touched his clothes and found that they were still half wet and half dry, so he couldn't help frowning, "Why haven't you changed your clothes yet?!" ”

"The lord laughed, at this time, An Neng pillow seat?!" Wang Shirong arched his hand gratefully, "The lord is concerned, and the minister is grateful, and he went to the front line to take a look just now." ”

"Where is Rick now?!" Lin Feng looked up at the sky, at this moment, the dark clouds in the sky were gone, quite clear, and several stars twinkled in the sky, "What time is it now?!" ”

"Back to the lord, it will be dawn in more than half an hour," Wang Shirong calculated slightly, and then replied, "So the Tartars are attacking more and more compactly, and General Rick is leading his team to supervise the battle in front!" ”

Lin Feng's brows furrowed more and more tightly, he really wanted to ask how the battle was going in front and whether the casualties of the troops were large, but he knew that Wang Shirong definitely didn't know the answer, and it was in vain to ask, for a while, everyone was silent, just Mo Mo looked at the dark and blurry but fierce battle line in front of him.

"Boom-boom-" a series of loud sounds, a burst of heat burned, looking up, another group of cannonballs dragged the red tassels across the sky, in the air sharp whistling, "bang" in the sky burst out of the sky full of fire, and then this little bit of light, everyone can clearly see, just in front of the fence of the Han army's wall, the dense enemy army seems to be endless, blocking the entire field, at this moment is shouting loudly towards the Han army's front line.

After this wave of shooting, the sound of artillery gradually became coherent, and then it was connected into a piece that could not distinguish the rhythm, and the sparks that burst out of the flowering bombs rose one after another in the crowded flow of people of the enemy army, without stopping for a moment, the defenders who were struggling to support in front of them were demoralized, and they all sent out deafening cheers, the enemy was very depressed, and the sound of the giant tree that continued to ring in the middle of the night quietly stopped, and the sound of the fight gradually disappeared like a falling tide, Wang Shirong listened attentively, and only after a long time did he say happily, "Congratulations to the lord, The red-coated cannon is mighty and invincible, and the enemy army has been temporarily repulsed!"

Lin Feng smiled bitterly in his heart, from the beginning of the battle until now, he has always been a bit nonsense, he doesn't know the development process of the battle, he doesn't know the command of the front line, and he doesn't even see the scene of the battle clearly, but now it's over, it's really a bit inexplicable. Seeing that the people around him looked happy, he was about to say a few words of warning, when suddenly there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves in front of him, and several black shadows threw their saddles and dismounted not far away, and walked towards this side.

"It's General Habayashi!! ......" Wang Shirong said with a smile, he walked down the steps and said loudly, "I have seen General Yulin...... Oh, and General Koubei again?! ……”

"Is it Rick and Liangdong?! Call them up!! Lin Feng said loudly.

"Humble Rick (Zhao Liangdong), I've seen King Han!"

Before the two of them finished saluting, Lin Feng asked eagerly, "How is the battle going?!" ”

Zhao Liangdong and Rick glanced at each other, their faces were heavy, and Rick bowed slightly, "The situation is very bad!!"

Lin Feng suddenly wanted to laugh out loud, he squinted at the two of them, and said with a wry smile, "Didn't you tell me at the beginning, 'The situation is fine?!'" ”

"When Your Majesty came, the situation was very good," Rick said unhurriedly, "The enemy launched a surprise attack, and the officers and soldiers did not panic and calmly put up a heroic resistance, so we stabilized the battle line, so the situation is good!" ”

"Oh?! ......" Lin Feng laughed, "Then why is it bad now?!" ”

"Our weapons were badly damaged, the gunpowder was damp and could not be fired, the fortifications were destroyed by the enemy, and even more lethally, in the previous battles, we ...... We have suffered heavy casualties! ......" Rick said this, a trace of sadness appeared on Rick's face, he sighed heavily, and muttered, "...... It's all some great lads......"

Looking at the heavy expressions of the two, Lin Feng no longer had the heart to tease, "How many casualties?!" ”

After being silent for a long time, Zhao Liangdong smiled bitterly, "My Fifth Army has more than 3,700 killed and more than 3,000 wounded, Lao Maozi's guards have lost 4,200 killed and more than 3,000 wounded, and the militia has also killed more than 10,000 people and injured more than 8,600......"

"How do you say it...... Lin Feng's heart sank, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva with great difficulty, "...... Right now...... More than half of the casualties now?! ……”

"Yes, my majesty," said Rick helplessly, "the Tatars are crazy, they actually fill the fortifications with corpses, and the weather is bad, the soldiers fight with cold weapons, we have no choice...... "He took off his hat and bowed his head, "...... I beg your pardon, Your Majesty, I am powerless about it! ”

Lin Feng couldn't help but sigh, patted Rick's shoulder, and encouraged, "Don't blame yourself, sir, as far as I can see, no one can do better than you!" ”

"You are wrong, Your Majesty," Rick said with a wry smile, "you know what? In tonight's battle, we didn't do anything, although you saw me standing in command, but it was just an illusion, we couldn't see anything, we couldn't hear anything, so we couldn't command the battle at all, we couldn't issue any valuable orders, and throughout the night, I just did one thing over and over again: when my men ran up to me in blood and said that he needed support, and then I yelled at him and yelled at him, insulting his personality and dignity, While threatening him not to take a step back, until someone reported that they were about to all die, I sent another force to rush forward......" He said to Lin Feng with a pale face, sunken eyes, and a look full of guilt, "...... If we played a role, it was perhaps that our presence made the soldiers feel a little safe! ”

Lin Feng was silent, he looked at Rick, and then at Zhao Liangdong, when their eyes met, the two generals lowered their heads in unison, and had to smile bitterly and comforted, "It's nothing, as you just said, we have no choice - the soldiers are like this, you are like this, and I am like this." ”

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little too dull, Wang Shirong diverted the topic and said to Zhao Liangdong, "Brother Liangdong, the people have already transported the gunpowder bullets just now, have you received them?!" ”

Zhao Liangdong nodded, "I got it, but now our army has too many casualties, and the militia can't shoot, and ......" Speaking of this, he hesitated slightly, peeked at Lin Feng's eyes, and said expectantly, "...... And now our army has suffered too many casualties, and the morale is not high, if the enemy fights for his life again, I am afraid that I will ......"

"Can't hold it?!" Lin Feng looked at Zhao Liangdong and said calmly.

Rick and Zhao Liangdong glanced at each other and nodded slowly.

"How many of you are there now?!"

"Including the minor wounded, the Fifth Army and the First Guards Army combined, there are about 14,000 people left, of which 4,000 are cavalry, in addition, there are more than 20,000 militiamen!" Zhao Liangdong groaned for a moment, and then replied.

The combat effectiveness of the militia was unreliable, Lin Feng shook his head, "How many people are there in Geerdan?!" ”

"I don't know! ……”

"That'...... What about their casualties in tonight's battle?! ”

"Definitely bigger than us!" Zhao Liangdong said categorically, "Just now the Tartars retreated, I went to the front to take a look, I don't know from Lao Maozi's side, but as far as the situation on my side is concerned, the casualties of the Tartar army should be about 20,000 people!" ”

"Oh?!! ......" Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, and frowned, "Geerdan's troops in Xinzhou are about 50,000 people, of which more than 10,000 are fighting with Ma Ying and them, and the remaining 40,000 people have lost another 20,000...... "What was he thinking about ......," he said, "what was he thinking?!" ”

Zhao Liangdong and Rickden were stunned, they really hadn't thought about it from this perspective, but they couldn't be blamed for it, no matter who lost half of their comrades in just a few hours, they wouldn't have any other thoughts.

"Newspaper!! ......" The horse's hooves sounded suddenly, and a cavalryman rushed to the front of the camp like a whirlwind, rolled the saddle and fell off his horse from a distance, presented a black and slimy thing over his head, and reported loudly, "I have seen Zhao Junmen - I have seen General Yulin, and Lord Ni Yicheng ordered me to send something to my lord!" ”

Several guards immediately grabbed it, took the things in the herald's hand, and presented them to Lin Feng, who looked at them over and over for a long time, handed them to Zhao Liangdong, and said suspiciously, "What do you mean?!" ”

Stretching out his hand to beckon the torch, Zhao Liangdong took advantage of the firelight to examine it carefully, and replied, "It seems to be...... This is hay, fodder for horses!! He turned around and said to the herald, "What did Ni Yicheng say?!" ”

"Back to Zhao Junmen, after the Tartars retreated, Lord Ni quietly followed with his brothers, and found that the Tartars were building a fire to keep warm, bake clothes, and boil water for cooking!! ......" The herald looked up slightly, pointing to the small bundle of hay, "this is what burned!!" ”

Zhao Liangdong was stunned for a moment, suddenly reacted, and lost his voice, "The Tartar is going to run away?!! ……”