The smell of blood and slaughter was pervasive, the cold wind howled outside the tent, and the footsteps of the crowd running between the camps were mixed in. In the big tent, several Jurchen generals led by Zongwang were discussing the war, below, the fierce general who led the army to attack the city even had blood stains on his body, not long ago, he even personally led the elite to rush to the city wall, but the war lasted not long, or was forced down by the swarming reinforcements of the Wu Dynasty.

After the scout came over and reported the situation outside of Bianliang's attack and defense, there was silence in the camp for a moment, and Zong Wang frowned in front of him for a long time before waving his hand.

"In this way, the Wu Dynasty is capable of fighting? Summer Village ...... Why did they fail like that? ”

There was a hint of anger in his words that made people afraid to answer. After a while, the mother of Yan, who had only just arrived from Mu Huogang, said: "In my opinion, it may be that the people of the Wu Dynasty have gathered the elite of all the defeated troops, and they want to break the cauldron and take risks. ”

"The elite of the Wu Dynasty is only by the side of their generals, among the more than 300,000 defeated soldiers, even if they can be gathered, how can they be used...... However, the general in this valley is said to be the son of the right minister of the Wu Dynasty in the city, and it is not impossible to say so. Zong Wang's face was gloomy, looking at the battle map in the center of the big tent, "Bianliang defended to the death, forced me to fight quickly, cleared the wilderness, cut off my grain road, and broke the Yellow River in the spring." I thought it was a ploy, but now it seems that I was not mistaken. And those firearms......"

After receiving the letter before, he guessed that the person behind it had a great connection with the Jianbi Qingye that had been going on, and Guo Yaoshi pointed the finger at the Western Army, but secretly, many clues about the Jianbi Qingye should be connected to this summer village. Of course, as the main general. Zong Wang just had an impression of this matter in his heart, and he wouldn't worry too much about it. However, in the early morning of 25 September, when more than 200,000 troops of the Wu Dynasty were defeated, more than 20 carts exploded on the side of the Wurui battalion, which made some generals attacking this direction quite concerned.

The Jurchens began in the wilderness, but in a short period of time, they were founded in the middle of the country. This first batch of generals did not stick to the old ways, and their sensitivity to various things on the battlefield was quite high. Including siege equipment, including Wu Dynasty firearms, but compared to most siege equipment, Wu Dynasty's firearms are really flashy things at the moment, although there was an explosion that night, it did not cause too many casualties to their own side in the end, and it is also because of this. At that time, the investigation was not continued. And the one that appeared in Xia Village this time looked a little different.

"Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren were defeated, and Pharmacist Guo must also know that this is his business, and he will break through here. The only thing Ben Shuai cares about is this Bianliang City! Zong Wang said, his fist slammed on the table, "Siege the city for a few days." The casualties of our army have exceeded 10,000, and the casualties of the Wu Dynasty are more than five times higher than those of our army. Their combat strength is so weak that our army has broken through the city defenses several times, and in the end, this city cannot be broken? You've had this happen before!? ”

Zong Wang's gaze was stern, and everyone had already lowered their heads. The attack and defense in front of them is for them. It also seems incomprehensible, the army of the Wu Dynasty is not without elites, but as Zong Wang said, most of the combat consciousness and skills are not powerful. In the past few days, in the process of cooperating with the elite of the Jurchen army with the siege machinery. Fruits can be achieved every time - in the head-on battle, even if the other party musters up the will, it is by no means the opponent of the Jurchen elite soldiers, not to mention that many Wu Dynasty soldiers do not have that kind of will, once a small-scale rout, the Jurchen soldiers kill people like chopping melons and vegetables, there have been several times.

However, such a situation cannot be expanded. If it was on the battlefield, the front army collapsed, and the rear troops fled like an avalanche, it was not the first time that the Jurchen troops had encountered it, but this time, a small-scale rout would always be crushed in a small area.

On the Bianliang city wall, after a small range of routs and massacres, the soldiers and civilians of the Wu Dynasty who came to reinforce will swarm over, they will swarm over, and under the ferocious attack of the Jurchens, they will only encounter a rout, but the third and fourth troops will still rush over, and the reinforcements in the rear will be like a vast ocean, and in the end, it will cause psychological pressure on the Jurchen soldiers.

What sustains these people must not be truly heroic. They had never experienced such a high-intensity fight, even if they were instigated by the bloody nature to rush up, once faced with blood and corpses, these people's reactions would slow down, their vision would narrow, their hearts would beat faster, and they would definitely not be as good as the Jurchen soldiers in enduring the pain. For the real Jurchen elite, even if the stomach is cut open and the leg is cut off, they will roar and give the enemy a knife, and ordinary small injuries will not affect their combat strength, and these people, maybe they will lie on the ground and be slaughtered after being stabbed, even if they fight head-on, they five or six can't exchange the life of a Jurchen soldier. Such a defense should be vulnerable.

But by now, the death toll of the Jurchen troops has exceeded 5,000, and the casualties have exceeded 10,000 with the soldiers who have been injured and affected their combat effectiveness. In the city of Bianliang in front of me, I don't know how many people have died, their city defense has been smashed in several places, blood has been poured over and over again, and it has been scorched black everywhere in the flames, in the heavy snow, the soldiers on the city wall are cowardly and afraid, but for when to break through this city, even the Jurchen generals in front of them have no bottom in their hearts.

Broken is definitely broken, however...... Do you really want to smash all the soldiers in your hands into it? Where is their bottom line, and what kind of thing is that pushes them to make such desperate defenses. It's unbelievable to think about. And the news of this battle in Xia Village at this time made people feel even more depressed.

"As the capital of a country, if you want to fight quickly, I admit that I underestimated it before, but the people of the Wu Dynasty take the residents of the city as the defenders, and the blood may be available for a while, and after a long time, there will be panic in the city. If that happens, I'll set foot on this city! Ten days without sealing the knife! ”

There are millions of residents in Bianliang City, if you really want to exhaust the will of everyone in the city in such a confrontation, I am afraid that the number of people to be killed on this city wall will not be more than 200,000. It is conceivable that when forced to this step, the army under his command has already suffered heavy casualties. But in any case, the city in front of you has become a place that must be captured! Zong Wang's fist was pressed against the table, and after a moment, he punched and made a decision......

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Just when Zong Wang and the others felt strange for the tenacity of this city, Bianliang City. Some people are amazed at the same thing. In fact, neither the parties nor the non-parties have thought about the development of these days.

Zhou Zhe has been preparing to flee several times, and the news that the city defense has been broken through has come again and again. The news of the Jurchens being kicked out also came again and again. He didn't pay attention to the matter of city defense anymore - things in the world are so strange, when he was mentally prepared for the destruction of Bianliang, sometimes he would even feel strange and lost for "holding it again" - but under this all-out attack of the Jurchens, the city wall could be held for so long, which also made people faintly feel a kind of excitement.

It turns out that the people of this city are so loyal, if it weren't for Wang Hua's breadth, how could the people's hearts be so usable.

In these two days. He looked at some of the news that his subjects bravely defended the city and died with the Jurchen wolf, and he would vaguely feel his blood boiling.

- It's not that you can't fight!

His psychology at this time can be regarded as the psychology of many residents in the city today. At least in the propaganda in front of the public opinion organs, in the battles that have been going on for several days, everyone has seen that the Jurchens are not truly invincible, and there are many heroic men in the city. Again and again the Jurchen army was kept out of the city, and next. It seems that there will be no exceptions either.

However, another piece of news came from this afternoon, which made Zhou Zhe's mood somewhat complicated.

He slammed the pen in front of his desk to the ground. But then I felt that I shouldn't be like this, after all, what came was more or less a good thing.

Over there in Xia Village. Qin Shaoqian and the others were already surrounded by Chang Sheng's army, but they seemed to be ...... A small victory.

Zhou Zhe felt in his heart that he should still be happy about the victory, but he was just ...... The name Qin Shaoqian made him very uncomfortable.

Relying on the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he began to pull all the elite soldiers under his command. Blatantly, its heart can be punished!

The chief eunuch Du Chengxi heard the sound of the pen washing and smashing, and rushed in, Zhou Zhe walked out from behind the desk, put his hands on his back, and walked outside the door of the study, where the wind and snow were falling in the courtyard.

"Du Chengxi, the soldiers are in danger, and the people know the hearts of the people in trouble, you say, this people's hearts, but where is it still on our side?"

He looked at the wind and snow for a long time before he slowly spoke, Du Chengxi hurriedly came over and replied carefully: "Your Majesty, in the past few days, the soldiers have used their lives, the subjects have gone to the city to defend, and the enemy has been killed bravely, which is the work of my Wu Dynasty's hundreds of years of education. Although the barbarians are fierce for a while, after all, they are not as profound as the education and connotation of our martial dynasty. The slave listened to the discussion of the ministers of the DPRK and the central government, as long as we can survive this battle, our dynasty will be revived, and it is just around the corner. ”

Zhou Zhe was silent for a moment: "I know what you say." It's just that...... Do you say that this people's heart is here in me, or in those old things......"

Du Chengxi opened his mouth for a moment: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, the Ninth Five-Year Honor, the people in the city are so brave, because Your Majesty is here to take charge." Otherwise, if you look at the other cities, which one can withstand such a strong attack by the Jurchens. The ministers of the DPRK and China are only doing things on behalf of His Majesty. ”

"You can talk." Zhou Zhe said, for a moment, smiled, "However, it makes sense." Du Chengxi, if I have the chance, I want to go out for a walk, go to the north, and have a look at the city defense. ”

"Your Majesty, the soldiers outside are fighting fiercely ......"

"Needless to say." Zhou Zhe waved his hand, "I know it in my heart, it's not today, don't make noise here." Maybe in a while...... They are fighting in the city, I can't rest assured of them, if possible, I just want to see, I know what to expect. ”

He didn't want to say more to the other party, and then waved his hand: "You go down." ”

In the northeast of the city, in the heavy snow, what Qin Siyuan saw was a different scene.

It was rows and rows of corpses in the square in front of them, covered with cloth, stretching out from the front of the field of vision into the distance.

More than 30,000 corpses are displayed here, and the number is still increasing.

Even on such a snowy day, the smell of blood and the gradual smell of decay still permeated the surroundings. Qin Siyuan walked beside him with a cane, and Monk Jueming followed by his side.

"Do you know, how many Jurchens were killed or injured?"

"A tenth? Or more? ”

Qin Siyuan held the cane in his right hand, and said almost from between his teeth: "This is defending the city!" ”

"After all, he is not good at fighting." The monk's face was calm, "A little bloody, it can't withstand the morale, it's good to be able to go up." ”

The two of them stood in front of the corpses for a moment. Qin Siyuan slowly spoke: "The Jurchens' grain and grass are seven out of ten, but the rest can still be used for twenty days to a month. ”

"Shaoqian and Liheng have also tried their best, and Xia Cun can win. Or there may be a glimmer of life. ”

"A silver lining...... Two or three hundred miles of strong walls and clear fields, even if the Jurchens are not victorious, they are still hundreds of miles away, they are still high and the sea is wide......" Qin Siyuan walked forward, and after a while, he said, "Monk, you can't wait here." ”

Jueming followed, dressed in a soapy monk's robe. Still expressionless. The two have a deep relationship, and the conversation at this time is not a discussion between the boss and the subordinates, many things are just to be done, and they have to be counted in their hearts.

“…… In the past few days, the families of the deceased outside have wanted to bring the body back. Their sons and husbands have died. There are more and more people who want to have a home......"

“…… Take it back. Where are you buried? ”

"Alas......"

“…… Don't wait...... Burn it. ”

The wind and snow on this day seemed calm.

In the Xiacun Valley, after the first victory, from morning to evening, the lively atmosphere in the valley was not calm, which was also because of the Zhang and Liu armies outside after the defeat in the morning. He did not dare to attack again.

Piles of bonfires were lit, and the smell of meat wafted out. While the crowd was still talking enthusiastically about the morning battle, some of the valiant soldiers were put forward to tell their comrades what they had learned. In the wounded barracks, people came and went. Soldiers who knew each other came to visit their companions, encouraged each other, and said, "Isn't it a big deal to complain about the army!" ”

"It's a bit of an easy win. I'm afraid they'll be arrogant. In the room, Ning Yi was cutting the barbecue into pieces and distributing them to the plate next to him, which was taken out by Hongti and distributed to Qin Shaoqian and other generals outside. Hong Ti didn't participate in the battle today, she was clean and tidy, and when she was by Ning Yi's side, she didn't look murderous, she was a little unhappy about Ning Yi being a cook and doing it herself, the reason was naturally that she didn't feel that it was in line with Ning Yi's identity, but Ning Yi didn't mind.

"Half of the stored meat will be used up this time."

"It's okay, I've done a fight, and I can fight the tooth sacrifice. Leave it until the end, I'm afraid that many of them won't be able to eat it. ”

Ning Yi explained, after a while, he and Hongti went out with a large plate, at this time by the big bonfire outside the room, many brave soldiers who killed the enemy today were invited over, and Ning Yi took the plate and divided the meat one by one: "I roasted it!" I'm baked! Both! Take one piece each! Two pieces are fine, take more...... Hey, can you eat if you have a wound on your body - forget it, take it quickly! ”

From the beginning of the formation of the camp in Xia Village, Ning Yi has always been a stern workaholic and an unfathomable strategist, and he seems to be kind at this time, but the soldiers around the campfire who have a lot of blood on their hands today do not dare to be too presumptuous. After a while, Yue Fei came up from below: "The camp defense is fine, I have told them to cheer up." However, Zhang Linghui and the others should not plan to attack again today. ”

"If you can't attack in the morning, there's no point in sneaking up at night." Qin Shaoqian came over from the side and reached out to take a piece of barbecue, "Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren are also famous generals who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and if they want to attack again, they must be ready." ”

"Is one day enough?" Ning Yi handed the plate to Yue Fei, who arched his hand and took a piece of the least fat.

"The equipment is not well prepared, but the offensive preparation must be enough."

"That's tomorrow." Ning Yi nodded.

"It has to be tomorrow." Qin Shaoqian finished eating the meat, looked into the distance, and sighed.

Wind and snow were falling beyond the valley, and the firelight stretched along the slopes on both sides of the valley, and outside the camp, the soldiers on duty were still looking intently into the distance. When the wind blows through the mountains and snowfields, there is a cold feeling, and outside the valley, there is still a continuous firelight, and Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren are still in full swing to prepare for the attack.

The next day was the second day of December. In Bianliang City, the Jurchens continued to attack on the city defense, they changed the offensive strategy slightly, and for most of the time, they were no longer obsessed with breaking the city, but obsessed with killing, and that night, the generals defending the city found that the number of dead and wounded had increased, and the pressure was greater than before, and they were still piling up on the defense line of the city. And at the moment when Bianliang was crumbling, the battle in Xia Village had just begun.

Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren continued to attack the summer village camp.

This time, instead of using saturated large-scale attacks, they focused on feints and resilient skirmish charges. On the circular snow slope around the summer village camp, large areas of charges continued to appear, and then quickly retreated, what really caused damage was the large-scale projectile of arrows, including the rockets fired in - in such weather, rockets are not easy to ignite the surrounding and internal wood, Ning Yi and others have basically made fire preparations, but in such weather and environment, once they are shot by rockets, arrow wounds and scalds, ordinary people will quickly lose their combat effectiveness.

Of course, such a bow and arrow pair shot, the casualty rate between the two sides is not high, Zhang Linghui and Liu Shunren have also shown their keen side as generals, although the charging soldiers advanced and then retreated, but at any time maintained a possible charging posture, this day, they only launched a real attack on a few uncritical points of the camp, and then they all retreated. Since there was no possibility of a large-scale victory, Xia Cun did not fire any more elm cannons, and both sides were testing each other's nerves and resilience.

"It's nothing, just let them run over and run over, and we'll wait for work to see who can spend whom!"

With shields on their heads, several high-ranking generals in the summer village ran among the occasional arrows, cheering for the people in charge of the barracks: "However, no one can take it lightly, and they are ready to go up and fight them at any time!" ”

On this night, although the casualties caused by the shooting were not high, the accumulated mental pressure among the soldiers in the summer village was generally not small, and they already had a certain sense of subjective initiative, and they no longer had to get by, but the corresponding sense of responsibility for the battlefield was a sense of responsibility. In such a situation, everyone maintained a sense of tension, and at night, it generally took a lot of effort to complain that the army did not charge.

Of course, this is something they have to bear.

By the third day of December, the situation was still the same, but in the afternoon of that day, near the end of the evening, the resentful army launched a frontal attack. After a few rounds of arrows that were no different from before, suddenly, the roar of shouting and killing came all over the mountains! Under the gray canopy, in an instant, all the figures rushed out of the woodland, carrying wooden ladders and holding shields, and rushed wildly towards the surrounding camp defenses. In front of the camp, several carts with thick shields were pushed by the soldiers and crushed in the direction of the front full of horses and trenches.

Behind the frantically rushing military formation, the banners with the words "Victorious Army" and "Guo" were waved in the wind, hunting and whistling. It's the evening of the third day, and Pharmacist Guo has arrived!

The sound of shouting and killing shook through the mountains, the rain of arrows flew all over the sky, the soldiers stretched, and in the valley, countless people ran into place in the shouting.

The real test finally began at this time...... (To be continued......)