"Win?" Huang Chengzhong smiled bitterly and looked around, there were soldiers and civilians who were killed by bows and arrows everywhere, not to mention hundreds, and then looked at the corpses of the Yan soldiers outside the city, leaving only dozens of soldiers' corpses. This is still caused by the fact that the Yan army is at a disadvantage, and they occupy the advantageous position, so it is really a lot of casualties in just a while! The two sides are only limited to long-range weapons such as bows and arrows, and they have already suffered such casualties before they have met in a short battle, can they still win?

"Lao Huang, what's wrong? The Yan army has retreated, and we have already won, aren't you happy? Zhou Ru manages civil affairs and does not understand military affairs, but seeing Huang Chengzhong's expression, he also knows that things may not be as good as he imagined.

Huang Chengzhong looked at the excited Zhou Zuo, and the people who were still cheering, he didn't want to hit Zhou Zuo, but he couldn't help but say, he didn't know Zhou Zuo didn't understand military affairs, if he thought like Zhou Ru, it would really be self-deception.

"Old Zhou! Look at it, in less than a few dozen breaths, how many people we have suffered casualties, and how many people have died in the Yan army, and what do you think is wrong with the Yan army's siege this time? Huang Chengzhong said with a wry smile.

Zhou Ru looked outside the city, then at the corpses on the city, and said: "The death toll on both sides is a bit bigger, but there is no way to do it!" The Yan army is full of soldiers and wearing armor, and most of us here are ordinary people wearing cloth clothes, and everyone shoots so many arrows at each other, our side will definitely suffer greater casualties than the Yan army. ”

"Lao Zhou, you still haven't thought of the idea! Except for a small number of soldiers who hit the gate of our Great Wall, the Yan army just stood under the city and shot at us, don't you think it's strange? Huang Chengzhong said with a bitter face.

Although Zhou Ru doesn't understand military affairs, he is not a fool, otherwise he would not have been under the county order for so long, after listening to Huang Chengzhong's words, his face suddenly changed, and he said: "Old Huang, what do you mean..."

Huang Chengzhong nodded without waiting for Zhou Ru to finish speaking, and said: "That's right, it seems that these are just the strikers of the Yan army, because they came in a hurry and didn't bring siege equipment, so they didn't continue to attack I think this time the Yan army's attack was just a temptation." ”

"Temptation?" Zhou is a little unclear.

Huang Chengzhong said: "That's right, it's a temptation, if they attack us and don't have many people to guard the lower capital, then the Yan army will definitely take the lower capital in one go, and now we have so many people, they can't fly up, now they don't have ladders and other siege equipment, they can only storm the city gate, but there is nothing to storm the city gate, and now the drawbridge is burned by the fire, so it temporarily retreats." ”

Huang Chengzhong sighed and said worriedly: "If I guess correctly, the Yan army will not attack tonight, they should wait for the cloud ladder to arrive before they take action In addition, the Yan army also needs to rest after a long journey, if it wants to attack, it will be tomorrow, but tomorrow I am afraid that there will be a more tragic battle." ”

Zhou Ru's eyes were scorching, and he said, "Lao Huang, since this is the case, should we take advantage of his unpreparedness and attack the Yan camp at night?" ”

Huang Chengzhong shook his head and said, "Although this method is good, do we have someone there?" Most of the people defending the city now are the people of Xiadu, and it is already very good to be able to defend the city, so let them attack the Yan camp? I'm afraid that I will be killed before I get close to the camp. ”

Zhou Ru still didn't give up, and said, "Don't we still have a thousand defenders?" We can ......."

"Lao Zhou, don't mess around with your brains! Although our defenders are also soldiers, their combat effectiveness is definitely not as good as that of the Yan army, and there are only 1,000 people, to attack the Yan army camp tent of 10,000 people, isn't that a meat bun and a dog to go and have no return? The soldiers are all dead, what are we going to do to defend the capital? Do you rely on these to make the people of the capital? I'm afraid that when the time comes, the people will see that there is not even a single soldier on their side, and they are afraid that they will be in chaos before the battle. Huang Chengzhong vetoed Zhou Ru's idea, and he didn't agree with it at all, this risk must not be taken. Although there are few 1,000 soldiers guarding the city, at least it can give these people a little confidence.

"So what do we do now? Waiting for the Yan army to attack? Zhou Ru asked rhetorically.

Huang Chengzhong shook his head bitterly and said, "Otherwise, what should I do, now I can only wait and see what happens." ”

"Father, don't worry, Brother Mo will come to save us." At this time, a coquettish voice came from the steps of the city.

Huang Chengzhong and Zhou Ru looked at the source of the sound together, and saw two girls wearing long skirts striding up from the steps at the head of the city, one of them carrying a food box on his arm.

These two girls are Huang Chengzhong's daughter, Huang Qiuping and her maid Qingqing.

Huang Chengzhong suddenly hurriedly said: "Oops! Pingping! Why did you come here, hurry up and hurry, it's dangerous here. ”

Qingqing saw Huang Chengzhong running over, hurriedly saluted, and said coquettishly: "I've seen the master." ”

Huang Chengzhong nodded in response, and then said, "Qingqing, hurry up and take Miss back." ”

"I don't! I didn't go back, I came to bring food to my father, who didn't eat dinner, and only when he was full did he have the strength to fight. Huang Qiuping hugged Huang Chengzhong's arm and shook it from side to side, coquettishly.

"Don't say I don't know yet, I haven't eaten anything today, but you'll go back after eating!" Huang Chengzhong is very pleased, she is really still a good daughter! Thinking about his father in everything.

"Daddy, you eat first, and then you'll talk after eating." Huang Qiuping smiled slyly, revealing a cute little tiger tooth, took out a small pot from the maid Qingqing, opened it and saw that a fragrant smell of meat porridge spread.

Immediately afterwards, Huang Qiuping took out one or two small bowls again, filled the small bowls with porridge, handed them to Huang Chengzhong, and said, "Daddy, drink porridge." ”

Huang Chengzhong took the small bowl, drank a small bowl of meat porridge in one bite, and praised: "Fragrant, really fragrant." ”

After Huang Chengzhong drank the porridge, he suddenly thought of something, and immediately ordered people to bury the pot and cook in the afternoon, and only when they were full did they have the strength to defend the city.

Huang Qiuping handed another bowl of meat porridge to Zhou Ru with both hands, and said coquettishly: "Uncle Zhou, please drink porridge." ”

Zhou Ru took the meat porridge and said, "Hehe, it's still Huang's niece who is sensible." ”

Zhou Ru was holding the meat porridge, although his stomach was already grumbling with hunger, but as soon as he saw a small piece of meat in the porridge, a small piece of meat, he couldn't help but think of the fire man barbecue just now, and suddenly felt his stomach rolling, so he could only hold back and not vomit it out.

"Uncle Zhou, why don't you drink it? Isn't it uncomfortable? Huang Qiuping saw that Zhou Ru was holding porridge, but he didn't drink it, and his expression was a little ugly, so he couldn't help but ask with concern.

Zhou Ru couldn't bear to spit it out, and thought to himself, "Hey, if only there was a bowl of white rice porridge." Although he was really hungry, he still said: "Uncle Zhou is not hungry." ”

"Eat even if you're not hungry! This is made by Ping'er herself. Huang Qiuping didn't let Zhou Yi go like this, and said.

Looking at the expectant gaze of Huang Qiuping, a cute girl, Zhou Ru could only stiffen her hair and agree: "That, okay then!" I drink. ”

Looking at the porridge mixed with meat in his hand, his throat moved, and he gritted his teeth and poured it into his stomach.

After drinking, he didn't feel the pleasure of eating, but his stomach was tumbling, and a nausea seemed to spurt out.

Zhou Ru felt that he was holding down his chest, and he couldn't help but spit it out, if he vomited like ordinary people, then his majestic image as a parent official in Xiadu County would not be ruined.

"Uncle Zhou, are you not feeling well?" Huang Qiuping stepped forward to look at Zhou Ru, she felt that something was wrong with Zhou Ru at the beginning.

Zhou Ru is uncomfortable now, how can he have the strength to reply to Huang Qiuping's words, shook his head and said that it was okay, and thought to himself: "If you see the pile of barbecue meat under the city gate, and then drink meat porridge, I believe you will also feel uncomfortable." ”

But fortunately, the dead bodies in the city have been carried away, otherwise this little girl will not be scared to cry when she sees the bloody scene

"Ping'er, you said someone came to save us? Who is it? At this time, Huang Chengzhong suddenly remembered what his baby daughter said, and wondered.

As soon as Huang Qiuping heard what her father mentioned, she immediately said, "Well, yes, Brother Mochen will definitely come to save us." ”

"Silent dust?" Huang Chengzhong thought for a while, and this time he remembered who his precious daughter said about Brother Mochen, isn't Zhao Yi's bandit army a battalion captain named Mochen! I also told my baby daughter about that! I didn't expect my baby daughter to be so familiar with someone named Mochen.

Huang Chengzhong's face was ugly, and he said, "Ping'er, the person you said won't come, Zhao Yi has already taken them all away, and they all escaped." ”

As soon as Huang Qiuping heard her father say that Mo Chen had escaped, she immediately puffed out her mouth and said angrily: "Daddy doesn't allow you to say that about Brother Mo Chen, Brother Mo Chen won't escape, he won't leave Ping'er." ”

Huang Chengzhong shook his head and didn't speak, but his attitude was already obvious. What if you don't run away? He came back alone and sent him to death, he was a small battalion leader, and he was also a disabled battalion, the number of people was only fifty, even if he brought them all, it would be useless.

When Huang Qiuping saw her father like this, her little face turned red with anger, tears began to gush out of her big eyes, she stomped her feet, and said, "Brother Mochen will definitely come back, hmph, ignore you." ”

After Huang Qiuping finished speaking, no matter what happened to her father, she turned around and ran down the city.

Qingqing saw that her young lady had run away, and immediately saluted Huang Chengzhong, turned around and ran after her young lady, shouting as she ran: "Miss, miss, wait for me!" ”

Huang Chengzhong looked at the back of Huang Qiuping leaving, and suddenly sighed, he was very slim about tomorrow, can he still hold on to it? Looking at the dense Yan army camp outside the city, a sense of powerlessness suddenly rose.

"Will that silent dust really come? Hope it will come! Huang Chengzhong secretly thought, he didn't expect to be able to defend the lower capital now, but he was the defender of the lower capital, and he couldn't abandon the city and leave, but Mo Chen was different, he hoped that someone would come and take his baby daughter away.