Throughout the night, the other side carried out three bombardments by Tianlei vehicles. The Yongtai Gate on the east side of Fengqiu Gate, the Tongtian Gate on the west side, the nearly six-mile-long city wall in the middle and even the blocks behind it were all damaged. The black oil bomb fell to the ground and caught fire, and all the streets in Beicheng eight or nine hundred steps deep were burned, and all the soldiers, horses and civilians in this area had to be forced to evacuate, otherwise they would all be burned to death. Countless supplies piled up in the area were burned, houses were set on fire, and people scrambled to flee.

The people of the city could hardly sleep peacefully, and they climbed up to the rooftops and high places in the cold wind, silently watching the raging fire burning in the direction of the northern city, and watching the fireballs that flew into the city like fireworks in the night sky. Listen to the frightened, noisy cries coming from the direction of the North City. Everyone's hearts were tightened, and they were all full of worry. What they were most worried about at the moment was that someone would come to tell them the news that the northern city had been breached, and they asked their families to pack their packages and horses, and prepare to flee at any time. The confidence that most people believed in the belief that they could hold Bianliang City had been shaken or even collapsed. Because, the other party has just attacked the city, and the northern city has become like this, which shows the sharpness of the Jurchens' attack and the weakness of the soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou who defended the city. If it goes on like this, I'm afraid Bianliang City won't be able to hold it.

The day finally dawned, and the night was an extreme torment for the soldiers and civilians in the city. Almost everyone could not sleep all night, and by dawn they were all pale and blue-eyed, and their faces were pale and tormented by fear and weariness.

The good news is that the Jurchen soldiers and horses did not break through the northern city, and they did not even climb the tower with a single soldier. But the bad news is that even if the other side did not even launch an attack on the city wall, the losses of the soldiers and civilians in the northern city were extremely heavy, although the specific number was not known to the people, but some people estimated that the number of people killed and burned by the forbidden army was no less than 20,000, and the number of people killed and injured was more than 40,000 or 50,000. What's even more terrifying is that there are no forbidden troops who dare to defend on the six or seven miles long city wall between Yongtai Gate and Tongtian Gate in Beicheng, because they are afraid that once they get on the city wall, they will bombard them with black oil bombs again. Therefore, they can only deploy all the streets outside the city walls, leaving only a few soldiers and horses to monitor the opponent's movements, and once the other side launches a real siege, they can rush to the city wall to defend the city. This is a completely passive approach, but it is also a helpless way to avoid unwarranted casualties.

The entire army and civilians of Bianliang City were already panicked and lost confidence only one day after the other side launched the siege. The panic in the city is rising, and many people have gathered at the gates of several cities in the south with their children and daughters, waiting for the opportunity to escape from the capital at the first time. Because they understand that once the city is really broken, all the millions of people in the city will have to flee for their lives, and they are afraid that the roads will be congested, and they will not be able to escape at all.

In the political affairs hall, a military meeting presided over by Lu Zhongtian was being held. Everyone on the table obviously stayed up all night, and their faces were depressed and depressed. They haven't experienced such a siege yet. Although there are not many of these people who have participated in real battles themselves, they are not useless people, and they can get to today's status, and it is definitely impossible to rely on whiskers to shoot horses, everyone has their true skills. Although several commanders did not have much experience in actual combat, they could read a lot of military books, and they still knew the basic military knowledge. So they were actually full of confidence before the battle, no matter from which point of view, the possibility of the other party wanting to capture Bianliang City was still too small, with the defense system of Bianliang City, to put it mildly, it was 300,000 Jurchens, and it could be defended by twice as much.

But the past day and night were too great a blow to them, the siege equipment of the Jurchens was unheard of, and they forced the defenders to abandon the defense of the city wall, and even the streets and houses in the city were burned down, which was simply terrible. At this time, they are expecting the other party to attack the city in real time, which is easier to face. The opponent's method of warfare, which consumes its own morale and strength out of thin air, and causes great panic, is a big headache.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the situation is not good, I believe you can also see that the Jurchens' methods are more tricky than we think, in the past day and one night, we lost 20,000 soldiers and horses in vain, and the people were also killed and wounded more than 30,000, and this is still in the case that the other side did not really attack the city. It's not a way to go on like this, do you have a good solution? Lu Zhongtian said in a deep voice.

"Aren't the Jurchens known for their bravery? How did it become so obscene? What the hell are they doing here? They don't attack the city, they can't take the city by this means, what do they think? Yuan Ping, the commander of the Guards Infantry Division, scolded in a deep voice.

"Hmph, Lord Yuan, don't you know their intentions by this time? Yours is the case. They want to destroy the defense system of our city with the superiority of siege equipment and destroy the confidence of our army and people to defend the city. Being able to make the army and people of Bianliang City chaotic without being killed or injured is the best means of siege. They will not attack unless they have to. You must know that once they attack, the losses will be huge. I think that the Jurchens are actually trying to consume us, cause chaos in the city, and make us unable to control the situation. This is the most insidious approach. Lu Xiang, the lowly suggestion is that we can't let them be consumed like this, they only besiege and not attack, and we will be beaten passively. Most of the people in the outer city lived near the left side of the city wall, and I am afraid that there were two or three hundred thousand civilians living there. If they continue to harass like this, these two or three hundred thousand people will all be evacuated. But we don't have a place for them at the moment. According to the idea of despicability, simply, let's go out of the city to fight them head-on, and save ourselves from being beaten passively and suffering from this nest. The commander of the Ma army, Wang Jun, said loudly.

Everyone looked at Wang Jun with puffed eyes, and they all felt incredible. Wang Jun's analysis in the front was very organized, and he actually proposed to go out of the city to fight, isn't this a brain water? I think I was really irritated by the Jurchens, and I couldn't talk anymore.

"Joke, out of town to fight? The king commanded this to be a high opinion. Hehe, let the city wall not be guarded, and run out to face off against the Jurchens? Why don't you go to heaven when the king commands you? Don't be afraid of people laughing when you say it. The commander of the front division of the palace, Chen Jue, sneered.

"Palace, don't say cool things, then what do you say now? Shrunken head and beaten? There was a panic in the city, and the people gathered in the streets of the city gates, intending to flee. Tens of thousands of people were left homeless last night and froze all night in the streets, killing dozens of people. Now they are all gathered at the gate of Anyuan Gate and Tianbo Gate in the inner city to ask for relief and resettlement from the imperial court, what do you say about this situation? Wang Jun said coldly.

Chen Jue sneered: "What should I do? Can't control the Jurchens and can't control the troublesome people? Under the next ban, whoever gathers to make trouble again will be killed, and they will all rush home. Those people in the outer city can find a place to settle down simply for the time being, and get some porridge and rice for relief. Those who dare to make trouble will be killed. What's polite at this time? Whoever makes trouble will be severely punished. As for the Jurchens' means, there is no need to deal with them at all. What are they afraid of when they will always attack the city, burn some houses, and destroy some supplies? They can't attack it, so they don't have to worry about it. Lu Xiang, the idea of despicability is that we don't have to deal with them at all, let them toss, and stabilize the situation in the city. ”

"What the hell is this idea? If you don't worry, you don't worry? I'm afraid that you have been in the Imperial City Division for a long time, and you only know that you are your own family, but you are not soft on the people. There is no way to deal with the Jurchens, let them alone? Do you know how dangerous the situation is? Our people can't even go up to the city, and the other party forces us to not even dare to put many soldiers and horses on the city. The materials for the defense have also been destroyed so much, once the other side attacks the city, we are afraid that we will not even be able to hold the city wall. Do you say sit back and relax? The people in the city can only be appeased now, but you will kill without mercy? If there is a mutiny again, and the Jurchens take the opportunity to attack again, won't it be all over? Is it you who make people laugh, or Lao Tzu who makes people laugh? Wang Jun retorted angrily.

Chen Jue's white beard blew up, and he was about to scold and refute angrily, but he heard Lu Zhongtian slam the table and shouted in a deep voice: "Don't be noisy, what kind of system is noisy?" ”

Chen Jue and Wang Jun were startled and hurriedly shut up. Lu Zhongtian usually doesn't get angry, but now that he is shooting, he is obviously really angry. If you talk too much at this moment, I'm afraid there will be no good fruit to eat.

"The old man wants you to come up with ideas, but he doesn't want you to attack each other and quarrel. It doesn't look like you have any good ideas. Out of the city to fight? Pig-like thoughts. Suppression of the people? Think the Jurchens didn't dare to attack the city at all? It's a pig's brain. You don't even know what the Jurchens are thinking, and you're still making noise here, it's really unreasonable. Lu Zhongtian scolded angrily.

Chen Jue and Wang Jun's faces turned purple, and they had to bow their heads and nod their heads.

Lu Zhongtian glared at the two of them for a few moments, slowly regained his elegant state, sighed and said in a deep voice: "The Jurchens have ideas, they can actually attack the city, and they can quickly attack the outer city. But they didn't attack, what the hell were they thinking? The old man thinks that there is an article in this. The old man has to think about it to figure it out. A few of you cheer me up, the city must be defended, and at least let the Jurchens know that if they want to take Bianliang, they will have to lose all their money. The people in the city should be appeased, and Vice Minister Liu will handle this matter, focusing on pacification and resettlement, and of course don't be polite if you encounter deliberate troublemakers. Zhu Zhirong, you can vacate some temple squares, so that the homeless people can temporarily settle down and have a bite to eat. In short, there can be no chaos in the city now. The old man still firmly believes that Bianliang City can be defended, and he can't be frightened by the Jurchens. ”

Everyone claimed that it was, Lu Xiang was calm, and everyone had a little bottom in their hearts.

"You all go, the old man will stay alone for a while, and think about countermeasures." Lu Zhongtian waved his hand and turned around tiredly. Everyone agreed, bowed down and withdrew.