After retreating to the city, Jushi Dedo and the others briefly discussed it, and decided to wait until dawn to see the surrounding terrain clearly before making a decision. Jushi Dedo ordered the whole army to seize the time to rest. Immediately, he also fell asleep.

Just when Jushi Deduo and others were resting, the Tang army was not idle, they seized the time to dig trenches, set up camps, prepare materials, and perfect the encirclement of the Japanese slaves.

Kumamoto Castle, the mansion of the Grand Marshal of the Eastern Expeditionary Army.

Over the years, no matter where he goes, Li You has always maintained the habit of getting up early and exercising in the morning, on this day, he got up as usual to exercise, and Monobe Jiumiko said lazily: "Lord, the concubine wants to sleep for a while, do you think it's okay?" ”

She has been sleeping lazily since she was a child, and these days, with Li You, she has worked hard to change her habits, follow him to exercise in the morning, and serve him to change clothes and wash. Playing mahjong last night, I slept a little late, and I really had some love in the morning.

Li You smiled: "It's okay, you go back to sleep." ”

Monobe Kumiko said happily, "Thank you, Lord Wang." With that, he stretched out a hand.

Li You took her hand, kissed her lightly on the back of her hand, and walked out of the door.

Spring in Kumamoto Castle is a refreshing time when the temperature is pleasant and the air is fresh and humid.

Li You walked out of the door, stretched out his arms and took a deep breath.

For 20 years, the white tiger has been waiting outside the door at this time, as always, but there is one more person next to him today, the magpie.

Seeing Li You come out, the magpie said happily: "Lord, General Niu has called, the Tang army repelled the breakthrough of the Japanese slaves last night, eliminated thousands of Japanese slaves, and completely surrounded them in Yindong City.

At present, it is estimated that there are only 15,000 Japanese slaves in the city, including the wounded. The various units of the Tang Army have already strengthened their defensive facilities overnight, and they are completely sure that they will completely trap the Japanese slaves. ”

Li You smiled: "I am very relieved that General Niu is here." ”

The magpie asked, "Do you want to send a telegram back to General Niu?" After speaking, he picked up the notebook and prepared to record.

Li You said: "Send him what I just said." ”

Leads to the East City.

Niu Jinda received Li You's telegram and was very happy. He said to the generals: "Your Highness trusts us so much, everyone should be careful, don't let go of a Japanese slave, and you must not let Your Highness down." ”

The generals of the Tang Army were also very excited, and the prince's affirmation of Niu Jinda was, of course, also an affirmation of the generals on the front line. All the generals said in unison: "Obey the general's orders." ”

Among these generals, some people originally followed Li You, and some people directly followed Li You for the first time, for many years, they were used to hearing the miraculous deeds of the prince, and it was a great honor for them to be able to follow the prince.

Now, everyone sees that the process of the war is completely under the control of the prince, and they all admire the prince's resourcefulness.

Jushi Dedo had a bad night's sleep, and soon after falling asleep, he kept dreaming. He dreamed of the disappointed faces of the empress and the eldest brother, the prince and others, dreamed of the rain of arrows whistling in the sky, and finally dreamed of his son, the mighty black maro, standing in front of him bloodily.

"Your Excellency, General." Just then, someone woke him up.

Jushi Dedo opened his eyes and saw that it was already dark, he had been sleeping in his clothes, he rubbed his eyes, stood up and walked out directly.

At this time, the three generals of the wind, clouds, and fire were already waiting for him outside the door.

Jushi Dedo and the others came to the city wall, circled the city, and observed the surrounding terrain.

The topography of Yindongcheng is the southwest two sides of the mountain, the mountain is steep, the mountain is full of Tang army flags, you can see a lot of Tang army activities on the mountain. Facing the water in the east, it is the Jinchuan River, the river surface is about 80 meters, the water flow is turbulent, the specific depth is unknown, the biggest problem is that here is a cliff, it is very difficult to go down to the river surface, there are also a large number of Tang troops on the other side of the river, the number is not less than 20,000.

After looking at the terrain, several people were silent, and the terrain here was all dead ends.

After returning to the city guard, Jushi Deduo said: "We fell for the tricks of the Tang Dynasty, and Yindongcheng is a dead city, with moats on three sides, east, west and south, and there is no way out at all. To the north, the Tang army was heavily defended. Now our army is trapped here. ”

The general of the fire department said dissatisfiedly: "This is all a resentment of Lord Kamada, we all came here according to his instructions. ”

General Fengbu said: "Don't talk about these useless things, let's discuss what to do next, now we have no reinforcements outside, no food and grass inside, and we can't hold out in this city for a few days." ”

Jushi Dedo said, "This damn terrain, the only way out at the moment is to break through the defense line of the Tang army in the north," he shook his head as he said this. The battle last night left a deep impression on him, thinking about their strong Tang army camp, it was basically impossible for these remnants of the defeated soldiers to break through the Tang army's defense line.

At this time, the sun had risen high, the temperature was gradually rising, and the soldiers of the Japanese slave country in the city were thirsty and hungry. The soldiers, who had been lightly wounded, endured the pain and endured it in silence. The seriously wounded, without medical care and without ambulance, were wailing and waiting for their deaths, and the atmosphere in the city was hopeless.

At this time, the pro-soldiers of Jushi Dedo really wanted to find some water for the general to drink, but they were really helpless when they looked at the dirty things in the well water. They discussed and came to the stable, and when the Japanese army crossed the sea, they brought a small number of horses, and several soldiers discussed it again, and finally they were ruthless, they drew their knives and stabbed them into the arteries of the horses, and the horses neighed, and blood gushed out.

The soldiers hurriedly used the kettle to catch the horse's blood, and they took the horse's blood in their hands, and came to Jushi Dedo, and said, "General, drink some water to quench your thirst." ”

The bright red horse blood exudes a strange taste, but it has a great temptation for Jushi Dedo and the others, their throats suddenly feel even more thirsty, and the generals look at Jushi Deduo, wanting to wait for him to finish drinking, and then it will be their turn to quench their thirst.

Jushi Dedo picked up the horse's blood and was about to drink it, when he suddenly noticed that many soldiers around him, including many wounded, were staring at him.

Jushi Dedo knew deeply that he had to share weal and woe with the soldiers at this time, so he endured his thirst, gritted his teeth, splashed the horse's blood on the ground, and loudly reprimanded his relatives: "You are trapping me in injustice, and I, Jushi Dedo, must share weal and woe with the soldiers and get through the difficulties together." ”