The fire outside the city burned for nearly two hours, and was not completely extinguished until evening; Although the fire was extinguished, the air in the surrounding area for dozens of miles was still filled with the smell of burnt human flesh, especially the smell of Huangyangguan, which was even stronger, and some people who smelled it even vomited and couldn't even eat.

The North Town Guard.

Facing the food in front of him, Guo Qi had no appetite at all, not because Guo Qi was not hungry, but because he really couldn't eat.

"Lord, it's so late, you haven't eaten yet! Such a good wine and meat makes people drool when they look at it. Hu Qiong walked up to Guo Qi, looked at a table of food and said.

"I'm drooling, so come and eat; This king is not hungry today. ”

"Then you're welcome." After Hu Qiong finished speaking, he sat down and stuffed Hu Food.

Guo Qi poured a bowl of tea for Hu Qiong and said, "Eat slowly and everyone will grab it for you." ”

"The person who wants to rob me will be here soon." Hu Qiong said vaguely.

"The last general, Tang Bi, see the lord." As soon as Hu Qiong's words fell, Tang Bi came in.

Seeing Tang Bi swallowing saliva, Guo Qi said with a smile: "Let's eat it together!" If it's not enough, this king will let people do it. ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang." Tang Bi didn't say a word, just sat down and ate wildly.

For a while, the dinner table became a battlefield, the two of them came and went without disturbing each other, and it didn't take long for a table of wine and meat to be eaten by the two, leaving only a mess on the table, if the plate can be eaten, it is estimated that the plate will not be saved.

Hu Qiong and Tang Bi will be like this, in fact, they can't be blamed, it's really because they're too hungry; From the beginning of the early morning battle, until now the two of them have not eaten a single food in between; As the commanders of the two cities in the north and south, the two needed to command the battle on the front line during the war, and after the war, the two also needed to arrange all military affairs such as cleaning up the battlefield, treating the wounded, rearming the defense, sorting out the battle damage, etc.

"Let's talk about it! How much did our army lose? After the two of them had eaten and drunk enough, Guo Qi asked; Tang Bi, you say it first. ”

"My lord, in this battle, the soldiers of our Beicheng suffered 7,974 casualties, of which 3,721 were killed in battle, 4,253 were lightly and seriously wounded, and 127 crossbows of various types were lost, and arrows were consumed...... In addition, a section of the northern city wall collapsed, and a gap of more than two zhang wide appeared. ”

"My lord, since the Xirong army is mainly attacking the northern city, the casualties of the southern city soldiers in charge of the last general are less, a total of 5,673 people, of which 2,429 were killed in battle, 3,244 were lightly and seriously wounded, and 100 and 30 bed crossbows of various types were lost, and ...... of various types of crossbow arrows were consumed."

The two reported their losses one by one; Generally speaking, the Yongjun army suffered heavy casualties, with a total of more than 6,000 killed and more than 7,000 lightly and seriously wounded, and many seriously wounded may die one after another due to their injuries.

"All wounded soldiers must be treated with all their might; After this brutal bloody battle, they have become rare veterans in our Yong army, and when they return to the army, they can greatly improve the combat power of our army;

The broken walls should be repaired as soon as possible, and a low wall should be built behind the broken walls, and bed crossbows should be arranged, and the enemy soldiers should be shot as soon as they are found. ”

"The lord is wise, and the end will be arranged immediately." Tang Bi replied.

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Inside the camp of the Central Army on the front line of the Xijon Army.

All the generals kept their heads down quietly, for fear of provoking Murong Chui, an angry lion; After returning to the camp from the withdrawal of the army, Murong Chui has been sitting on the handsome chair and has not been angry at anyone, the more this is the case, the more uneasy these generals are in their hearts!

"Don't say goodbye, have the losses of our army been counted?" Murong Chui suddenly asked.

"Marshal, our army lost about 40,000 people in this battle, and all the large siege equipment is gone, except for the catapults." Su Bubei replied with his head down; "However, the last general received a report that there was a gap of two zhang wide in the west wall of the northern city of Huangyang Pass, only more than one zhang high."

"Humph! It seems that the city wall of Huangyang Pass is not very good, and a fire will burn down the city wall. Murong Chui sneered: "Don't give an order, all the soldiers who did not participate in the battle during the day today will eat on the second watch and assemble on the third watch." ”

"No! The last general commanded. "Don't dare to ask why, you can only strictly implement Murong Chui's military orders.

In the middle of the night, more than 30,000 elites of the Xirong army left the camp under the leadership of Murong Chui and Subebe, and launched a fierce attack on the gap in the north of Huangyang Pass along the route of the daytime attack; Due to the incident, the Yong army defending the city was caught off guard, so the Xirong army entered the city from the gap and occupied a bridgehead.

"The lord is not good, the Xijon army launched a night attack, entered the city through the gap, and occupied the gap." Li Wu hurriedly ran to Guo Qi to report.

"What are you panicking, now that the situation of the enemy army is unknown, you can't rashly launch an attack, immediately set up a defensive line on its periphery, and you can't let the enemy take a step forward."

"No! The last general commanded. ”

In fact, even if Guo Qi did not give the order, the Xirong army did not continue to attack, after all, the situation of the enemy and us in the darkness was unknown, and once they were surrounded by the enemy, the previous night attack tragedy would probably be repeated; And at this time, due to the lack of food, most of the people have night blindness, and it is not suitable to continue the attack.

"Wow, wow, wow......"

In the early morning, an unknown bird call was heard, and the originally silent salient began to be unsettled, and some skirmishes began, with both sides constantly probing.

"See the lord." Tang Bi saw Guo Qi coming and saluting.

"How? How's it going? ”

"My lord, the Xirong army occupies an area centered on the gap, one mile wide from north to south, and half a mile deep, and has also taken thirteen intact bed crossbows from this city wall." Tang Bi reported.

"How strong are these armies?"

"The combat power is very strong, and they are all Xirong elites; If we were fighting alone, one Xijon army would be able to beat three or four of us. ”

"You say that if we launch the most violent attack now, can we drive all the enemy forces out?"

"This ......" Facing Guo Qi's question, Tang Bi thought for a while and replied: "My lord, I'm afraid this is a little difficult, the street battle in the city is different from the city wall guard battle, if we take the initiative to attack, even if we drive out all the enemy troops, our army will suffer heavy casualties, and the gains outweigh the ......losses."

"What's your opinion?"

"The last general suggested that barricade tactics be implemented; The advantage of the Xijon army is its bravery, while the advantage of our army is that it is strong, we can deploy defenses along the barricades, and we can also send elite crossbowmen to hunt down lone or small groups of enemy troops, constantly consuming their vital forces; If you really can't do it, don't you have a trick up your sleeve! ”

"I'll leave it to you how to fight, but this king's back move can't be used rashly now, and it will be used when the enemy army is exhausted."

"No! The last general commanded. Tang Bi knelt down on one knee and said.

At the time of the defeat in the battle of Huangyang Pass, a major battle had already begun outside Chencang Pass in the south.