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These days, Zhao Junchen's body is on the verge of the limit because of excessive overdraft, but he still insists on it, because Zhao Junchen knows very well that he is the backbone of the Shaanxi and Gansu military and government, once he falls, the entire Shaanxi and Gansu sides will be in chaos, and the battle situation that has gradually gained an advantage is likely to be reversed by the Mongolian coalition army, and the long-term thinking and painstaking layout is also likely to be put into flow.

Therefore, before the end of this war, Zhao Junchen must not fall! Even if you are on the verge of limiting, you must grit your teeth and continue to persevere!

Zhao Junchen's performance sounds great, but in fact, Zhao Junchen's various efforts are largely just to fight for a future for himself, and his intentions are not pure.

Of course, when Zhao Junchen is in such a position, when he does things, he is already "disregarding his deeds", even if it is just selfishness, but as long as it is beneficial to the people, it cannot be regarded as a bad thing.

However, if it is said that Zhao Junchen is unparalleled and unparalleled because of this, it may not be.

If you want to win this war, it is impossible to rely on the strength of Zhao Junchen alone, and it is not only Zhao Junchen who is physically and mentally exhausted and gives everything.

For example, Guan Wuyuan's deputy general Zhang Chengxun is by no means easier than Zhao Junchen.

Moreover, Zhang Chengxun's intentions are much purer than Zhao Junchen's.

As the saying goes, "tigers and leopards are hidden in the mountains, and heroes are born in troubled times", today's Zhang Chengxun responds to this sentence.

Prior to this, Zhang Chengxun was only an inconspicuous middle-level general in the forbidden army, he was familiar with military books since he was a child, and his personality was resolute and resolute, but because of his poor family background, he could not go further in the forbidden army where the children of Xun and Gui were gathered, and he only led a meager fortune to waste his years.

However, when the Mongol coalition began to officially attack Jiezhou City, Zhang Chengxun's talent and ability finally blossomed.

In the past few days, the Mongolian coalition army has been storming Jiezhou City day and night, and Guan Wuyuan, the main general of the defenders of Jiezhou City, is just a silver-like wax spear, and he can't play any role at all, and all the burden is on Zhang Chengxun's shoulders.

In fact, Jiezhou City is not so impregnable, the main general Guan Wuyuan is cowardly and incompetent, he only knows how to pretend, most of the main forces of the defenders are young master soldiers in the forbidden army, not only do they have no combat experience, but also the will to fight is also extremely weak, and the Mongolian coalition army has been unable to break through Jiezhou City, largely because of Zhang Chengxun's existence!

In the face of the fierce attack of the Mongols, Zhang Chengxun can always give the most correct order at the most appropriate time, constantly adjusting the defensive arrangement on the city wall, and Zhao Junchen supported all kinds of ordnance to Jiezhou City, whether it is a double flying horse, a firearm, or a catapult, has also been maximized in Zhang Chengxun's hands, not only disrupting the siege rhythm of the Mongols, but also causing the greatest casualties to the Mongols.

It can be said that without the existence of Zhang Chengxun, Jiezhou City would be in danger now, and the casualties of the Mongolian coalition army would never be so serious!

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On the evening of this day, when the Mongolian coalition army finally withdrew its troops, Zhang Chengxun, who had insisted on commanding the battle on the city wall for a whole day, finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Then, a strong sense of exhaustion continued to hit his body and mind, and Zhang Chengxun wanted to collapse on the ground and rest for a while, just like an ordinary soldier on the city wall at this time.

During this period of time, the Mongol coalition army always began to attack the city as soon as it was dark, and the night was dark before the Ming Jin retreated, and Zhang Chengxun was even harder, always rushing to arrange the city defense in advance before the Mongols attacked the city, and then it was a whole day of commanding operations, and after the Mongols collected the troops, they had to count the damage, appease the army, and inspect the city defense in the middle of the night, even if it was an occasional rest, they did not dare to sleep deeply, and the Mongols had to rush to the city wall to check if they had a slight movement.

To this day, Zhang Chengxun is also physically and mentally exhausted and on the verge of limit, even if it is just a moment of rest, it is also a great temptation for Zhang Chengxun.

However, Zhang Chengxun finally gritted his teeth and forcibly suppressed the impulse in his heart, on the surface he still looked resolute and calm, his right hand tightly held the handle of the knife on his waist, and the waist pole was still as straight as a javelin.

Similar to Zhao Junchen's thoughts, Zhang Chengxun knew that he was now the backbone of Jiezhou City, and his every move would affect the morale of the defenders of Jiezhou City, so he didn't want to show fatigue in front of his soldiers!

After standing in place for a while, Zhang Chengxun was busy again, counting casualties, calming the morale of the army, and inquiring about logistics, everything he needed to worry about.

"In the past few days of defending the city, the role of the oil tank is not small, and the threat to the Mongolian Tatars is the greatest, but these days are too much, the inventory is already insufficient, and I am afraid that it will not be used more in the next few days...... However, even this can't last long, and he sent someone to inform the prefect of Jiezhou and ask him to think of a way to collect some from the city, even if it's lard......"

"There are only four artillery pieces in Jiezhou City, and they are distributed in three city gates, the base is fixed and cannot be moved, it really can't play much role, these days we mainly rely on double flying horses and catapults, but these ordnance is really not durable, and now it has broken down nearly half...... Zhang Luo, you send someone to gather the craftsmen in the city, take advantage of tonight to overhaul all the double flying horses and catapults, and if they really can't be repaired, dismantle them and replace them with spare parts......"

"Notice, requisition of the wounded soldiers in Mingshui Lane in the west of the city, there are more and more wounded soldiers, it is really inconvenient to place them in the barracks, and it will affect the morale ......of the army."

"The defenders of Beicheng suffered a lot of damage today, and ordered to draw troops from each battalion to replenish the ......"

While walking around the city wall, Zhang Chengxun was carefully inspecting the city defense, and on the other hand, he issued orders to several military attachés around him, he was already very familiar with these things, quite decisive and simple, and everything could be handled in the shortest possible time.

It's just that because Zhang Chengxun has been shouting and giving orders when guarding the city during the day, Zhang Chengxun's voice is very hoarse at this time, as if it is rubbing sandpaper.

Finally, about half an hour later, Zhang Chengxun finally finished dealing with various post-war matters.

Then, a person behind Zhang Chengxun handed Zhang Chengxun a kettle and said: "General Zhang is really lucky, drink saliva, if you continue like this, your throat will be wasted!" ”

Zhang Chengxun was slightly stunned, only then did he realize that his throat was like a fire, and after nodding at this person to thank him, he reached out and took the kettle and drank all the water in the kettle.

Then, Zhang Chengxun handed the kettle back to the person, nodded and thanked him: "Thank you, Cao Shoubei." ”

It turned out that the person who handed Zhang Chengxun water was named Cao Ming, who was the garrison officer of Jiezhou City, and was responsible for the military preparation of Jiezhou City, but after Guan Wuyuan led the forbidden army reinforcements to Jiezhou City to garrison, this person was gradually forgotten, and these days he just gave Zhang Chengxun a hand.

At this time, looking at the fatigue on Zhang Chengxun's face, Cao Ming shook his head and sighed again: "General Zhang is really fortunate, the war during this period of time is all supported by you alone...... It's just that Cao Ming is a mediocre person, and he can't share a thing or two for General Zhang at all. ”

Zhang Chengxun shook his head and said, "Cao Shoubei is serious, you have helped me with a lot of things these days, if it weren't for your coordination and sharing, I'm afraid I would have to devote a lot of energy to deal with those things in the city." ”

After Cao Ming hesitated for a moment, he said: "Alas, don't blame me for talking too much, it is clear that General Guan is the main general, but these days he has been hiding in the city and not knowing what he is doing, but he just threw all the burden on General Zhang's body...... If General Guan could exert a little effort, General Zhang would not be tired like this! ”

Hearing Cao Ming's statement, Zhang Chengxun's expression was a little weird, but he still maintained Guan Wuyuan's face, and said: "General Guan, he is just ill, it is not a dereliction of duty for no reason, and it is by no means a deliberate avoidance of war, Cao Shoubei must not talk nonsense." ”

Cao Ming was silent for a moment, as if he didn't agree with Zhang Chengxun's statement, but he didn't refute the question, but just said: "General Zhang go back and rest, just leave the rest to me!" My Lao Cao's ability is not great, but some small things can still be done. ”

Zhang Chengxun glanced around the scene on the city wall, his eyes were full of blood and arrows, and occasionally he could see a few severed limbs, and the strong smell of blood, corpse burning, and gunpowder smoke mixed with it was even more pungent.

To be honest, Zhang Chengxun also wanted to leave here as soon as possible to rest, but after hesitating for a moment, he shook his head and said: "Let's wait a little longer, today's Mongolian Tatars will withdraw more than half an hour earlier than a few days ago, I always feel a little strange, I want to see if there is something going on in the Mongolian Tatars!" ”

As soon as Zhang Chengxun's words fell, he saw a defender hurriedly come to Zhang Chengxun's side and report: "General, there is an abnormal movement on the side of the Mongolian camp, a large number of Mongolian cavalry left the camp overnight and rushed to the north, about 10,000 horses, it seems to be running in the direction of the Zhenning Acropolis!" ”

Zhang Chengxun was slightly stunned, frowned, and said, "It's the Zhenning Acropolis again?" I remember that a few days ago, the Mongolian battalion divided tens of thousands of troops and horses to go to the Zhenning Acropolis, and now it is the second time to divide the troops, could it be that something happened to the Zhenning Acropolis? ”

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Chengxun said: "I'll go to report to General Guan and ask him to get an idea!" ”

Cao Ming's eyes flashed slightly, and he said, "Let's go and see General Guan too." ”

Zhang Chengxun shook his head decisively and said: "General Guan's current situation is not suitable for meeting guests, Cao Shoubei forgive me!" ”

Indeed, Guan Wuyuan's current situation is not suitable for others to see.

Otherwise, the morale of the defenders of Jiezhou City will be destroyed.

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