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Although the equipment and weapons of the Zhou army were far more elite than theirs, the people of Hejian County were like a tide, constantly rushing towards the Zhou army.

At the beginning, the soldiers of the Zhou army also shouted to let these surnames step down. But later it was found that these people had gone completely crazy, and they didn't listen to their own shouts at all, but instead used weapons to slash and kill Zhou Jun.

After several Zhou soldiers were killed by the instigated people, Guo Yi and Wei Chi Jingde and others were also furious. They also issued an order to kill anyone who attacked the Zhou army, regardless of whether he was a Tang army or a surname. And in this way, there will inevitably be soldiers who kill red-eyed people indiscriminately, and kill people when they see them. As a result, it was more confirmed by what Tang Jun said before, and the propaganda that the Zhou army wanted to slaughter the city.

In this way, the civilian surnames of Hejian County, regardless of gender, old and young, joined the battle like ordinary soldiers.

As the commander of the Tang army's defense of the city, Wang Junlang also commanded the Tang army under his command with all his might, constantly filling the gaps that were broken away by the Zhou army, so that the street battles in the city were always in a state of stalemate.

The soldiers on both sides have completely forgotten about life and death, and only know that they will charge and fight with their eyes closed until they are stabbed and die, and they can no longer stand up.

Such a tragic battle, whether it was a Tang Army soldier with less combat experience or a Zhou Army soldier with combat experience, they had never encountered it.

Yu Ming saw that the offensive and defensive battle of Hejian County was at the most critical moment, so he summoned Luo Shixin and Qin Qiong and said to them in a deep voice: "You immediately join the siege battle with cavalry and the Modao army. Instead of entering through the open southern gate, the main attack was on the north of the city, where the enemy's defensive strength was slightly weak, and strive to open a gap in this direction, and go straight into the county guard in the Hejian county town, which should be the location of Li Jiancheng. We must destroy their command center in one fell swoop, capture this Tang Dynasty, and quickly disintegrate the Tang Army's will to fight. ”

After hearing this, Luo Shixin nodded.

But Qin Qiong frowned and said, "Your Majesty, we are leaving with a large army, so what should you do?" In case the Tang army sent a partial division to launch an attack on the camp of our army. You're in danger! ”

Yu Ming shook his head again and again and said, "Don't worry! The Tang army is now all besieged in the county town of Hejian, and no trace of the Tang army has been found outside the city. You just have to attack with all your might, and you don't have to look ahead! ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "Besides, there are still five thousand Lin Wei in the camp. They're all the best of the best. Enough to ensure my safety! Your mission is to take Riverland! Even if the enemy does attack the camp, I will definitely be able to deal with it calmly! Shubao, Shixin, don't be distracted. Before sunset, I hope that you can completely take Hejian County and open up the connection with Beiping! ”

Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin glanced at each other, but nodded helplessly and agreed to Yuming's arrangement.

And as the two of them led the cavalry of the Zhou army and the Modao army to leave, only five thousand Lin Wei were left around Yu Ming.

At the same time, Wang Junlang joined the street battle in the city with 10,000 defenders on the city wall, and now that the enemy has entered the city, there is naturally no need to leave people on the city.

Inspired by Wang Junlang's participation in the war, the Tang army gradually stabilized its position. This made Wei Chi Jingde, Guo Yi, Song Jingang and others couldn't help but be very annoyed.

Fortunately, the cavalry of the Zhou army and the Modao army officially entered the battle in the afternoon, and the participation of these 40,000 people made the battle situation in Hejian County quickly tilt to the side in favor of the Zhou army. After all, most of the people in the city are civilian surnames, and although they fight to their deaths under the threat of slaughtering the city, they cannot be compared with regular soldiers in terms of combat quality.

However, Qin Qiong and Wei Chi Jingde felt that something was not quite right. Because judging from what I learned before the war, the commander of the Tang Army was Li Jiancheng. But so far, it has always been Wang Junlang in command, Li Jiancheng has never appeared, and no one has issued a combat order in the name of Li Jiancheng. That's a bit of an anomaly!

Moreover, what made them even more puzzled was that although the Tang army resisted very fiercely, most of the civilians in the city fought against it. Although there were real Tang troops, they were not numerous, half the number of which was predicted...... And where did the rest of the Don Army go? Qin Qiong and Wei Chi Jingde couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts.

At the same time, in the camp of the Zhou army, twenty miles outside the city, Yu Ming was watching the real-time battle report sent over.

"It seems that the Tang Army is still quite combative! After the city gate was broken, it could hold out for so long, and it was probably an alternative in the siege war. After looking at the battle report sent from the front line, Yuming couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

He also said to himself with some worry: "It seems that we still underestimated the Tang army's will to fight, thinking that after the city gate is broken, their morale will soon collapse." However, the current development of the war situation is not exactly what we imagined. And I didn't expect the Tang army to mobilize the surnames in the city to fight against our army, it seems that we are really careless, and we pay less attention to the ideological dynamics of the people of Hejian County......"

When Zhang Zhongjian heard this, he interjected: "Your Majesty, although the resistance of the Tang Army is unexpectedly tenacious, they are also at the end of their strength. After General Qin and General Luo went up, the pressure on the Tang army was much stronger. Judging from the battle report just sent back, we have taken two more streets controlled by the Tang Army. It is estimated that Li Jiancheng will not last long. After this battle is over, the recruits in our Zhou army can be regarded as having experienced a life-and-death battle, and their combat ability can be significantly improved! ”

However, at this time, Xu Shiji said with some concern: "Your Majesty, my subordinates always feel that there is something wrong here. It was a bit of a surprise that the gates of Hejian County were smashed open so easily. Moreover, it stands to reason that the morale of the defenders of the city will drop sharply after the city gate is breached...... But the strange thing is that this time the Tang army was not affected at all, and broke out with amazing combat effectiveness, and the surnames in the city also stood on the same front as them, as if they wanted to attract all the strength of our army into the city and fight with them! Xu always felt that there must be some trickery in Li Jiancheng's approach. ”

After Yu Ming heard this, Fang's eyes closed slightly, thinking carefully about Xu Shiji's words.

He now also feels that Xu Shiji's worries are not unreasonable. It's just that at present, the county town of Hejian has long been surrounded by the Zhou army, and he has already sent scouts to carefully investigate the surroundings, and there are no Tang army troops ambushing nearby. What other tricks can Li Jiancheng play? Could it be that I really missed something by being secretive? Gave Tang Jun a chance to turn the tables?

"Your Majesty, my subordinates have finally figured out what's going on!" Xu Shiji suddenly sighed at this time.

"Xu Junshi, what have you figured out?" Zhang Zhongjian hurriedly asked.

Xu Shiji pointed to the battle report he had just received from Yu Ming: "General Zhang, look! The several battle reports sent just now all said that they were fighting fiercely with the enemy army in the city, and the enemy's main commander would be Wang Junlang, a famous general of the Tang Army. This man has excellent command ability and fierce combat, and although our army has made progress, it is relatively slow......"

Although his face was directed towards Zhang Zhongjian, his eyes were looking at Yu Ming, obviously trying to convince his majesty.

After Zhang Zhongjian heard this, he touched the beard under his chin, and then asked in a condensed voice: "Xu Junshi, is there anything wrong with this?" ”

Xu Shiji said in a deep voice: "According to the battle report, the people who are fighting with us in Hejian County are mainly civilians in the city, although there are some Tang Army, but there are not many. And the strangest thing is, why is it Wang Junlang who has been commanding the battle in the city, and not Li Jiancheng? Where has this East Palace gone? ”

After Yu Ming heard this, his eyes flashed and said: "Shiji, what do you mean: Li Jiancheng led part of the Tang army to other places in an attempt to sneak attack our army?" ”

Zhang Zhongjian was taken aback by Yu Ming's words, and after a while, Fang is face was disbelieving: "Impossible!" Our scouts have been keeping a close eye on Hejian County, and if they really send an army to go out of the city to ambush before our army is encircled, it is impossible for our scouts not to know! ”

He is still very confident in the scout level of his army.

After Xu Shiji heard this, he shook his head and said: "General Zhang, according to Xu's thoughts, this Li Jiancheng must have another way to leave the city, and he is confident that he will not be discovered by us...... It's just that now Xia Guan can't determine where he is now......"

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At this moment, in a forest twenty miles away from the Zhou army camp, the soldiers of the Wantang Army were densely assembled. And the general who led them was none other than Li Jiancheng, the Tang Dynasty who had never shown up.

There was a fierce light in his eyes, he looked in the direction of the Zhou army camp, and then shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Soldiers! The outcome of today's battle will be related to the fate of my Datang! Now, as long as you can enter the camp, you can capture the Great Zhou Emperor Yuming alive! We will be able to turn defeat into victory and change the fate of our army. ”

The soldiers of the Wantang Army agreed violently, and the momentum was very huge, so that the birds resting in the forest were frightened and flapped their wings and flew into the air.

Li Jiancheng was also a little nervous and excited in his heart. After getting the news that Liu Jing found out that there was a tunnel in the city leading to the outside of the city. He immediately sent people down to reconnoitre, and found that there was no problem with this tunnel, and it was completely functional. This gave him the basis for the plan he originally envisioned to be implemented.

His plan was to lure the enemy into the city, and use the reason that the Zhou army would slaughter the city to motivate the residents of the city to cooperate with the Tang army in street battles in order to save their lives, so as to drag down the main force of the Zhou army. Then he personally led 10,000 elite soldiers, sneaked out of the city through the tunnel, and then ambushed in the nearby woods. Prepare to launch a surprise attack on the large camp located in the rear of the Zhou army, capture the Zhou Emperor Yuming in one fell swoop, and annihilate the main force of the Zhou army.

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