It wasn't until the gates of the city slammed shut behind them, blocking countless enemy armies behind them and confirming that they were safe, that the more than 100 tigers and leopard cavalrymen who had escaped death fell from their horses one after another. Fortunately, there were still many robes guarding the side, and when they saw them fall, they hurriedly stepped forward to help them, so that they did not suffer more damage.

The battle just now was too dangerous and too bitter. If Dong Ping hadn't led the army to rescue him in time at the last moment, if he was any longer, these hundred or so cavalrymen would have to die in the heavy encirclement of the Wu army. At this time, everyone felt that the pain was sore, but they didn't even have the strength to stand up.

In fact, not only these ordinary cavalrymen, but also Yue Fei and Lin Chong, the two generals, also needed someone to support them to get off the ground safely from their horses at this time, and they also had dozens of wounds on their bodies, large and small, and their bodies were stained red by their own and the enemy's blood. But after landing and standing firmly, the two of them still straightened their backs, looked firmly at the street behind them, and bowed: "The last general will see the jurisdiction." ”

It was only at this time that everyone reacted, and Sun Tu led people to come with a solemn face, so they didn't care about the armor on their bodies, and they all stepped forward to salute. Dong Ping even hesitated a little and said with some apprehension: "Please also ask the governor to punish my crime, because I sent the troops too late, causing many soldiers to die in battle......

Sun Tu stepped forward to straighten Lin Chong and Yue Fei first, and then came to him and helped him: "What are you guilty of." I've seen everything just now, and the timing of your attack is the most appropriate, if you do it too early, it will only put more people in danger, and it will be a great achievement to be able to rescue the brothers of the Tiger and Par Riders now. And you—" As he spoke, he looked at the guards of Simon in front of him, "You are all meritorious, and the official will reward him for his meritorious deeds when the time comes." ”

After calming the hearts of the army, Sun Tucai looked at the wounded cavalry soldiers from the bottom of his heart: "But today's first merit is still our tiger and leopard cavalry!" You are worthy of the sharp knife of my Shandong army, this battle has played the prestige of my Shandong soldiers, this battle alone is enough to make the thieves outside the city frightened, dare not despise us again! Tiger and leopard ride, mighty! ”

With his last shout, the spirit of the remaining soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, who were still depressed and immersed in the grief of countless brothers dying outside the city, suddenly lifted their spirits. No matter how serious the injuries on their bodies were, they all puffed up their chests at this time, their eyes became resolute again, and they immediately shouted loudly: "The tiger and leopard ride mighty!" Shandong Army Baisheng! ”

Soon, the shout spread, and the soldiers of the West Gate garrison next to him also followed and shouted, the cry spread far away, and spread to other places, and in an instant, the defenders of the East Gate, the defenders of the South Gate, and the officers and soldiers of the Shandong Army stationed in other important places in Changshu City also raised their weapons one by one, and shouted loudly: "The tiger and leopard ride mightily, and the Shandong army wins!" ”

The roars of all directions converged, and the mighty shouts soared into the sky, as if they could shatter the large dark clouds gathered overhead. When the sound reached the north gate, the Huainan army there looked at each other, their minds were turning, and they couldn't calm down for a long time.

The soldiers of the Huainan Army who came down from Peng Yongzhen have not recovered from the thrilling battle at the south gate just now. They really couldn't believe that the Shandong army would be so bold as to go out of the city with a small force of troops and horses to confront 100,000 enemy troops. Just thinking about it was enough to make them shudder.

In their opinion, the rash attack of the tiger and leopard cavalry has been regarded as an act of hitting a stone with an egg and seeking death, and the defenders of the West Gate actually opened the city gate and killed it to respond, which is a complete nonsense, and it is not responsible for the entire Changshu City and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the city.

At that time, whether it was Peng Yongzhen or the other Huainan troops, they were all so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they only said that this time there was no need for the enemy to attack the city, and Changshu would fall. It wasn't until the end, when they saw the enemy Mingjin retreat and the West Gate closed again, that they breathed a sigh of relief, but the hearts they had picked up before had not fallen until now.

"Sun Tu, Shandong Army...... It's really amazing that they have the reputation they have today. But didn't he think that provoking the enemy so much would make our situation even more dangerous? Peng Yongzhen wanted to question Sun Tu with this. But this idea can only turn around in his heart, and Peng Chuzhi at this time does not have the courage to sit on an equal footing with Sun Tu again. The only thing he could do was to strengthen the defenses here at the North Gate, and pray that the rebels would not focus on their side of the siege.

It wasn't until the shouting around him gradually stopped that Sun Tu suddenly made a move that surprised all the soldiers, he actually solemnly bent down and bowed to the remaining hundred or so tiger and leopard cavalry soldiers, until they were all stunned, and after a while, they all bowed down: "Don't be like this, we are really afraid!" ”

"This is my apology to you and to the soldiers who died outside the city. I admit that the strategy of sending you out of the city to harass the enemy army this time was indeed a bit misguided. It was I who underestimated the rebels outside the city, thinking that with the speed of cavalry they could advance and retreat freely, but they almost put you in a desperate situation and caused many soldiers to die outside the city. Sun Tu sincerely blamed himself and reflected.

"Don't say that, it's our duty to go out to kill the enemy as a soldier of the Great Song Dynasty. What's more, this attack on the city is also a strategy set by us together, if you really want to say it, it is also the fault of the lowly position! Lin Chong hurriedly opened his mouth to excuse Sun Tu.

Yue Fei also said solemnly: "Yes, General, we were prepared for the worst before we left the city, so no one has ever blamed the general." Moreover, in real terms, it is the last general who is more responsible. If it weren't for my greed for merit and thinking of the strategy of avoiding the truth and killing the vanguard of the rebel army, we would still have a chance to retreat! ”

"Ruler, we have never complained, even if we die outside the city in real battle, it is the glory of our waiting!" The other soldiers also opened their mouths to express their hearts, which made Sun Tu a little moved, and he clenched his fists and bent down again: "Since all the brothers don't blame me, then Sun Tu will write down this matter first." I assure you that there will be no such risky approach in the future! ”

After a pause, he looked at Yue Fei approvingly: "In this way, the strategy of first transferring the enemy's army to expand so that its vanguard army is empty, so that you can kill the main general in one fell swoop, is it from Pengju's hands?" ”

Yue Fei's face was slightly red, but he still nodded: "At that time, the situation was urgent, and I had no other way, so I decided to take a risk." ”

Lin Chong also followed with a look of amazement: "If you want to talk about this matter, Pengju is indeed much stronger than me, just with this battle, I believe that he will be a famous general of the Great Song Dynasty generation in the future!" ”

In Yue Fei's somewhat frightened humble voice, Sun Tu also nodded happily in agreement. And in his heart, there are more strange emotions, Yue Fei is Yue Fei in the end, even if he is still young and has only been in the army for a few months, he has already shown a rare general!

After calming down a little and letting the tiger and leopard ride everyone back to rest, Sun Tucai looked at Dong Ping solemnly: "Although our army won a small victory today and slightly dampened the enemy's spirit, it can only be regarded as a wound to the rebels outside the city after all, and it will not affect their next offensive against me in Changshu at all." After tomorrow, they are bound to launch a fierce attack on us, and you must defend the West City here, so don't be the slightest bit lax. ”

"Don't worry, the last general will definitely fight with one hundred and twenty points of spirit!" Dong Ping said, turned his head again, looked at the thousands of soldiers above and below the city wall, and shouted: "Just now, our cavalry brothers have completed their mission and played the prestige of our Shandong army. And then, it's our turn to fight in the city and give some powerful looks to the Fang La rebels outside! ”

"Whoa!" All the soldiers responded loudly, and one by one they showed resolute and fearless expressions: "Our army will win!" ”

Soon, this shout spread again, and the earth-shattering roar of "Shandong Army will win" sounded in all directions of the city at the same time, and it spread to the Wu Army barracks, which had been camped several miles away, making many soldiers show strange expressions on their faces.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, the generals who were gathering to discuss the matter also showed indignation because of the two consecutive waves of roars, and a few people even muttered in a low voice below: "Pang Shuai is still too safe, so that the confidence of the Song army has increased greatly, which is not a good thing for us to attack the city next." ”

At the last moment of the First World War, Pang Wanchun's Mingjin withdrawal was indeed difficult for many people to accept, because in their opinion, as long as they chased hard enough, they could take this opportunity to enter the West Gate of Changshu. It was only because Pang Wanchun was prestigious, that they did not dare to put it forward head-on.

But these whispered discussions still fell into the ears of Pang Wanchun, who was sitting with a heavy face, and made him unconsciously show a wry smile: "Ben Shuai knows how dissatisfied you are with Ming Jin's withdrawal of troops. Indeed, if we hadn't retreated, Simon might have been captured. But do you know why I'm doing this? ”

If the eyes of substance swept quickly, the generals did not dare to look at them, and they lowered their heads one after another, and there was no more discussion. Pang Wanchun continued: "Just because I saw the situation that you have not discovered, in addition to the West Gate of Changshu, the Song army has been assembled at the southeast gate, once my whole army storms the West Gate, the rear will be empty, this is only afraid that Sun Tu will fall into the arms of the Sun Tu and follow in the footsteps of Liao Guang!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the generals suddenly woke up, and faintly remembered that there were indeed not many defenders on both sides of the city before, and if what Pang Shuai said was true, they might really end up with the same fate as the vanguard army - if the Shandong army was really as fierce and good at fighting as rumored.

In just a few words, Pang Wanchun regained the recognition of the generals, and he was a little relieved. But at the same time, his heart sank for a while: "Sun Tu...... You're more difficult than I thought, and this battle is far more difficult than I thought! As his mind turned, he raised his eyes to look out of the tent, as if he wanted to penetrate the tent, pass through the thick city walls, and look into the city of Changshu.

It seemed that he had a sense in his heart, and at the same time, Sun Tu also suddenly looked up at the Wu army camp outside the city: "Pang Wanchun, it's a tricky enemy, he actually saw through my mind under such circumstances, and didn't take this risk, but chose to fight steadily." In this way, it is really difficult to say who can win and who will lose in this offensive and defensive defense! ”