Yang Jun stood on the high platform in front of the formation and looked at the head of the city of Xijin Mansion, where the big city beyond Xu was out of reach, which made him very anxious. After last night's battle, the army suffered tens of thousands of casualties, and the morale of the entire army has fallen to an unprecedented level. This is something that Yang Jun did not expect before the war.

Yang Jun's bloodshot eyes swept past the black and dilapidated city of Xijin Mansion, and from a distance, he saw a black shadow on the collapsed half-walled tower. It was obviously also the defender of the Liao army looking towards the battlefield. Although they are miles apart, they can't see each other's faces at all. But Yang Jun felt the docking of the other party's gaze at a certain moment. That's a stubborn opponent and a respectable opponent.

Yang Jun straightened his chest and squinted at the opponent on the upper floor of the city, his gaze locked on the opponent and did not let him go. The stubbornness and pride in his heart made Yang Jun never give in half a point in front of his opponent. Yang Jun knew that in fact, at this time, the competition was the determination of both sides to persevere to the end. Weakness and collapse on either side will lead to the collapse of the entire war. Something like this will never happen to you. He Yang Jun, who has been in the limelight for decades, has experienced countless vicious battles, which time was not the other party fell in front of his war horse. Although he encountered trouble this time, Yang Jun firmly believed that the victory still belonged to him.

"Pass my orders, take a break, and continue the attack." Yang Jun shouted in a deep voice.

The bodies of the dozens of Great Zhou generals standing on the dirt slope behind Yang Jun trembled obviously, and their bloodstained faces twitched. Their hearts were clenched. Is this going crazy, marshal? He had been attacking for more than six hours in a row, and he was still going to attack. The morale of the soldiers is extremely low, at this time, how to attack?

"Commander, can the attack be slowed down a little? First, the soldiers were very tired, and secondly, they were ...... We also need to discuss how to attack. Such a strong attack does not seem to work, and it will only increase casualties. Someone whispered. It was the deputy marshal Bai Qi who spoke. At this moment, he is the only one who dares to speak, after all, in addition to serving as a deputy marshal, he is also a supervisor sent by the emperor, and his identity is different.

However, Yang Jun, who had been polite to Bai Qi before, turned his head and glared at Bai Qi with blood-red eyes, and shouted in a deep voice: "Vice Marshal Bai, what did you say?" What demoralization? Do you think the morale of the Liao people is high? The Liao defenders have suffered more than half of the casualties, and all the defenses at the head of the city have been destroyed, how much better is their situation than ours? When we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins, what strategies and strategies are we talking about now? Now is the time to hang their heads on the waistband of their pants and work hard, we can rest, and they can rest too. Let's rest for an hour, and they will be able to bring a large amount of rolling wood and stones to the people of the city. Let's rest for two hours, and then they'll be able to piece together a bed and carry a crossbow to the city. Therefore, there is no rest. The Xijin Mansion must be taken, regardless of the cost. Even if you and I are the only ones left in the end, you have to attack with me. Do you understand? If you say such things again, don't blame Ben Shuai for being unkind to you. ”

Bai Qi's face was pale, and he frowned silently. Yang Jun's words are true, but there is also a way to fight. Marshal Yang is obviously more energetic, and he has lost the calmness of a leading general. In fact, at this time, it is even more necessary to negotiate a strategy to give the opponent the final blow. Instead of storming the high walls with the lives of the soldiers.

But Bai Qi didn't speak again. After sending troops for so many days, he already knew something about Yang Jun. Yang Jun would not allow anyone to question his orders. He is essentially a very controlling, self-serving person. Although he was appointed by the emperor to supervise the army, he had always thought that he would never go against Yang Jun. This is not only because Yang Jun is in a high position and power, and he can't easily offend him, but also out of respect for Yang Jun.

"I knew that the soldiers were tired, so I decided to let my personal guard battalion participate in this attack as the main force. But my personal guard battalion has only 3,000 men and horses, and I need more. Which general would be willing to help me? Yang Jun said in a deep voice.

The generals were silent, many of them had been wounded, and many of their subordinates had already been killed or wounded. Every attack means that there is no return. Therefore, unless Yang Jun ordered the generals, they would never take the initiative to respond. They can't be blamed for this, they've been fighting for days on end, and they're exhausted.

Yang Jun glared at the people in front of him, extremely angry in his heart. But he held back his anger and didn't let himself get out. He knows everyone's thoughts, and everyone can't stand it, but the more this time, the more he can't retreat. This is the last moment that needs to be persevered, gritting your teeth and holding on. They didn't want to hold on, so they forced them to hold on.

Yang Jun's gaze wandered and said that he wanted to order. But just then, a deep voice rang out from behind.

"The last general is willing to lead his brothers to participate in the siege of the city."

Yang Jun's eyes lit up, and he said in a deep voice: "Who is it?" ”

A general with a bloodstained face and tattered armor but a straight body walked out slowly and saluted: "Ma Qingshan, the vanguard deputy general of the Ma Army, has seen Marshal Yang. ”

"Ma Qingshan?" Yang Jun immediately remembered that a few days ago, when the Ma army was attacked, Han Gang led hundreds of people to break through. Among them is Ma Qingshan. But at that time he was just a team leader. Han Gang disobeyed Yang Jun's order, refused to tell where Lin Jue and others were hiding, and was dismissed by Yang Jun and sent to Zhuozhou for detention. Before leaving, Yang Jun was still waiting to persuade Han Gang for the last time. Han Gang seems to be iron-hearted, but he is unwilling to do ungrateful things. However, he recommended Ma Qingshan to Yang Jun. That was his biggest discovery in the battle of ambushes.

Yang Jun knew that Han Gang would not be wrong, and although he was very annoyed by what Han Gang had done, he believed in his vision. So after Ma Qingshan was rescued again, he was promoted to Ma Military Captain. In the siege operations in the past few days, Ma Qingshan fought bravely and was promoted to the line of fire, and now he is the vanguard deputy general of the Ma Army.

"Okay, General Ma was born as a scholar, but he has a fierce spirit that a martial artist does not have. In comparison, others should be ashamed. Ma Qingshan, just for your courage, Ben Shuai was impressed by you. Ma Qingshan listened to the order, and the commander promoted you to the general of the Chinese army, and from now on, the horse army will be under your command, and at the same time lead the three battalions of the Chinese infantry. I command you to immediately organize your troops and horses to prepare for the siege. Yang Jun shouted in a deep voice.

Everyone was dumbfounded, this line of fire was promoted, and it suddenly rushed to the general. Ma Qingshan will really look for an opportunity, and this time the crow will become a phoenix. However, some people think in their hearts: It is good to be promoted, but it is a pity that I am afraid that I will be promoted and will not be able to enjoy it. Whether he can come back alive after the siege is still a question, and this life-giving promotion is still not necessary.

Ma Qingshan said in a loud voice thanks and saluted, he didn't actually want to be in the limelight, he jumped out at this time for promotion. In fact, he also thinks that at this moment, it is necessary to continue to attack the city without delay. This kind of combat has indeed reached the time to fight for the quality of will. Slacking off at this moment is tantamount to self-defeating. So he decided to come out and participate in the siege. What's more, he still has some ideas of his own.

"Thank you Marshal, but before the siege, the last general has a small proposal." Ma Aoyama Road.

Yang Jun said in a deep voice: "What is the proposal, just say it." ”

Ma Qingshan said: "The marshal wants to use 3,000 people in the personal guard battalion as a new force, which is tantamount to adding wings to my siege soldiers and horses." However, the last general knew that the marshal's 3,000 soldiers of the personal guard battalion were the elite of the elite, and their might could not be reflected in the siege of the city. The last general believed that these 3,000 soldiers and horses of the personal guard battalion should act alone and play a decisive role. As long as these 3,000 men and horses can attack the head of the city, they will be able to tear through the gaps in the opponent's defenses and occupy part of the city wall. Therefore, I suggest that the 3,000 guards battalion stand still and wait for the right time. ”

Yang Jun frowned and thought for a while, "Go on, when do you want the Guards Battalion to attack?" ”

Ma Qingshan said: "We have to wait for the time when we break through the city wall and stalemate, it is the best time." At the end, I will make another suggestion, this time we will concentrate on attacking the left side of the city gate, and the battle line should not be spread. Make it impossible for the opponent's defensive forces to deploy. I asked for the last of the oil carts to be used, and the task of the soldiers and horses was to cover the fire attack on the fire tanks as they approached the city gates. ”

The generals looked disdainful, thinking that it was a clever plan, and this method of fire oil attack had already been used. The south gate of Xijin Mansion has long been burned down, but the hole in the gate of Xijin Mansion has long been filled with huge bluestones, and the city gate is destroyed but it is impossible to enter the city. Ma Qingshan still wants to attack with fire, but he doesn't know what to attack.

Yang Jun also frowned and said, "Are you sure this will work?" ”

Ma Qingshan said: "The last general is not sure if it will work, but the last general thinks that this move may have a miraculous effect." ”

Yang Jun pondered for a long time, gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, Ben Shuai will believe you once, all the siege soldiers and horses are dispatched by you, and you will fight this battle." It's up to you to see what you're capable of. If you can succeed, the marshal will recommend you to enter the house. If it is not successful, Ben Shuai will be held accountable. You get the idea. ”

Ma Qingshan said in a deep voice: "The last general understands. ”

The siege battle began at three o'clock, and the exhausted soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou had to fight again, and the tired soldiers and horses of the Liao army at the head of the city had to curse viciously but had to climb the city to refuse to defend in the sound of horns.

Ma Qingshan's thinking is very clear, although nearly 40,000 troops were mobilized to spread out under the city, but in fact, except for the left side of the city gate, the rest of the places are pretending to be postures. The soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou who were besieging the city shouted loudly hundreds of paces away, carrying cloud ladders, but they were not within the range of bows and arrows. But even so, the Liao defenders at the head of the city had to be on full alert.

Ma Qingshan's idea was that although he was only attacking the left side of the city gate of Xijin Mansion with all his strength, the other soldiers and horses were all feints. However, this does not rule out the possibility that a feint could turn into an actual offensive. Ma Qingshan's intention was to put pressure on the other side to launch a full-scale siege at any time, so that the other party would not dare to put a large number of troops into the defense near the city gate.