In the city of Guizhou, near the city wall, many houses were on fire. The sky was blazing with fire and smoke.

Pig iron mines were thrown in from outside the city, and they were filled with gunpowder. Some of them could not be voted correctly, and they swept over the city walls and fell into the city, where the gunpowder exploded and set the houses on fire; The officers and soldiers were unable to put out the fire, which caused the fire to get bigger and bigger.

"Bang, bang......" A large stone fell on the city wall like a huge hailstone, breaking the masonry and splashing the earth and stones. The wide walls were full of pits, all of which had been smashed by stone bullets. Then there was a loud "boom", and another pig iron mine exploded in the wall battlement!

Screams rang out from everywhere, and an officer and sergeant knelt on the ground, screaming very strangely. Half of his face was sliced by pieces of blasted pig iron, and his left tooth was hideous, like a bloody skull. But he only hurt his flesh and skin, and he couldn't die for a while, he could move his hands and feet, and he stood there with his hands beside his face, stretching hard, but he didn't dare to cover the wound because of the severe pain. He couldn't open his mouth either, and he made strange noises.

"Shoot the arrows!" The angry general roared.

A platoon of officers and soldiers stood by the wall and shot arrows at the rebel soldiers who were carrying soil below, but immediately there were several screams of "ahhhh Every time the officers and soldiers came up, the enemy troops would also aim and fire crossbow arrows in the trenches below as close as 50 paces.

"Someone...... Someone! A junior shouted as he grabbed the neck of a sergeant on the ground. The arrow went into the sergeant's throat, and the sergeant was speechless, making a "cooing" sound while spitting blood out of his mouth.

A military general came over and looked at it and said, "It's hopeless, give him a good time!" The military general turned around and said: "Go to the city tower to ask for your life, and quickly send troops to reinforce this place." ”

"Order!"

At this time, in the city tower, the dispute between several generals became louder and louder. Even the officers and soldiers on the city wall outside could faintly hear the voice.

One of the generals said: "If it continues like this, it won't be long before all the Quanyong teams in the four cities will be exhausted!" ”

Another said: "If you don't attack the enemy soldiers who are building dirt, and let it go, they can pile up the earth on the city wall in a few days, do you believe it or not?!" ”

The general in the middle looked dignified, raised his left hand to stop the general, and said, "Go back to the Yamen of the capital division." ”

When he raised his hand, his left index finger was terrifying, the nail cover was cracked, and the shape was strange. It is said that the coach was stubborn when he was a child, and his finger was accidentally smashed by himself with a stone, and he found a quack doctor who sold his reputation, and the wound was not stitched well, and after healing, he became like this.

Gu Yong, the commander of the defending army, stopped the generals from arguing here, and his worries were not unreasonable.

The city of Guizhou has been besieged for nearly a month, and the defenders have suffered heavy casualties. Rumors are rife in the army!

Because the promised imperial reinforcements Wu Gaobu had not arrived for a long time, he didn't even see a figure. Some people say that Wu Gao's army has been routed by the rebels! Some people even say that what reinforcements are a lie at all, and there are no reinforcements in the first place!

The Dusi Yamen has issued lists many times to stop the rumors, but it has almost no effect. Because the generals deceived the brothers in the army more than once in order to boost morale, no one believes it now...... Just like at the beginning of this year, when the rebels were just besieging the city, Gu Yong personally said that within ten days, the army of Jiangyin Marquis Wu Gao's more than 100,000 troops would come to relieve the siege! As a result, a month has passed, and I haven't seen the legendary army of the Marquis of Jiangyin.

Gu Yong looked back and said, "You must wait for reinforcements!" Guizhou City is an important place in the southwest, with Wu Gao's army in the east and my father's main force of the Guizhou army in the west. There are many officers and soldiers, and reinforcements can come from both sides. As long as the brothers hold on to this city, they will surely be able to wait for reinforcements. ”

Reinforcements! Reinforcements! In the city of Guizhou, from the Yamen of the capital to the army, there are people chanting this word every day.

…… In the Han King's military camp outside the city, the scene was not much better. Most of the wounded soldiers who were sent back from the front were wounded by arrows, and they were called out in the wounded barracks all day long. The smell of nitrate blowing in the wind, as well as the peculiar unpleasant smell of flesh and blood, always echoed in the air, and never seemed to dissipate.

Zhu Gaoxu sat in the lobby of the Chinese army in the earthen fort, silent. The generals in the room were talking about each other.

At this time, Liu Ying's recital came from outside the line.

Liu Ying described the military situation on the Eastern Front. Wu Gaojun was very cautious and serious, not only building fortifications in Maoyunba, but also successively setting up military villages in many places around, and there were continuous small-scale battles with Liu Ying's troops, but there was no rash move of the army. The enemy army is trying to steadily advance with the camp, outflank Liu Ying's troops in deployment, and establish an advantage in the final battle.

Zhu Gaoxu said in his heart: The current situation is also very bad, but fortunately I didn't try to destroy Wu Gaojun first, otherwise the time would have taken longer and the situation would have been worse! Wu Gao is too stable, although he is making slow progress in leading troops, it is extremely difficult to show flaws, and he will hardly give his opponent a chance to destroy him.

"Report!" After a while, shouts were heard outside the door.

A short time later, a sergeant was lowered into the lobby. The sergeant knelt down on one knee, took the letter from his pocket, and presented it with both hands. When the generals around Zhu Gaoxu picked it up, he took it to the public seat. Zhu Gaoxu immediately tore it open and looked at it.

The handwritten report of the general's peace. There are probably three things written in the two papers. First, Zhang Fujun is more than 100 miles away from Kunming City, and it is estimated that there are still four to five days to travel, and Ping An is no longer able to stop the march of Zhang Fu's army. Zhu Gaoxu looked at the date of the payment, this is the letter written yesterday.

The second is that Ping An prepared to withdraw the army and rushed to Dali Mansion, and began to escort the families of the Han Wangfu and other soldiers to Lingguan Road. This matter was already arranged in advance at the beginning of the decision-making process.

The third is to inform the king of Han that the military order should not be sent to the stronghold of Weibei Mountain in Pingyi County. The place had been spotted by the enemy and destroyed by the enemy.

After reading it, Zhu Gaoxu immediately "chuckled" in his heart: The Pingyi County guard stronghold is in the cottage of the Yi people, how could it suddenly be noticed by the officials and soldiers?

This must have happened when the military order was transmitted...... He remembered that a few days ago he had sent a military order to Ping'an, but the report delivered by Ping'an today did not mention the military order at all.

Zhu Gaoxu quickly thought of a question: The military order a few days ago could not be delivered to Ping'an, and the official army intercepted it? Therefore, Zhu Gaoxu's rigid request for Kunming City may not be delivered!

Zhu Gaoxu immediately picked up the brush and said, "Immediately arrange a messenger team, and I will send another military order to Ping'an!" He paused for a moment, and immediately turned his head to look at Hou Hai, "Go find two people who know the Dongshan stronghold in Yuezhou, which is the territory of Ma Peng (Yao Fengji)." ”

Hou Haidao: "The lower officials will do it immediately." ”

Zhu Gaoxu rewrote the military order and ordered the messenger to travel day and night to Dongshan, Yuezhou.

The others had already risen from their seats and walked back and forth among the generals. After a long time, he finally stood still, turned around, and suddenly said in an undoubted tone: "Tomorrow will attack the city!" Total Attack! ”

There was a sudden silence in the room. The generals hugged their fists again and said: "The last general is willing to drive forward for the prince!" ”

Zhu Gaoxu said: "After collecting the troops this evening, the herald guards will command all the above generals to go to the Chinese army to deploy tomorrow's siege matters. Start attacking the city tomorrow, no matter what the cost, you must take Guizhou! ”

The generals answered.

The main force of the Han army has besieged Guizhou for a month, and it is trying its best to consume the defenders every day; But it was only in the last few days that Zhu Gaoxu found that the defenders still had combat effectiveness and had the spare strength to attack the soldiers under the city. The fighter still seems to be less mature.

But the time of the general attack can no longer be postponed! The various military situations that came one after another made Zhu Gaoxu have a strong feeling that if he couldn't capture Guizhou, it was estimated that the entire campaign would be completely over!

Even if Guizhou City can be captured, it is estimated that the result will not be too optimistic......

The generals dispersed one after another, and Zhu Gaoxu also took advantage of the fact that today was not over and came to the battlefield again. Unable to disguise his heavy heart, he rode on horseback with a heavy heart, predicting the outcome of the battle.

Maybe it's useless to think about those things now, Zhu Gaoxu just wants to make himself a little mentally prepared.

Before a battle, the main general is always expecting the result of victory, as if gamblers are thinking about how to spend their winnings. However, there are wins and losses on the battlefield, and when the results are unsatisfactory or even defeated, it is always difficult for people to accept, disappointed and disappointed...... However, such an experience is often unavoidable as long as a war is waged.

Zhu Gaoxu raised his head, and in the midst of the loud noise, he saw tens of thousands of people coming and going under the city of Guizhou. From a distance, it looks like an ant colony.

It is said that there are some ants and insects, and the strength of the leader far exceeds that of the minions. This is not the case with people, even the greatest emperor can be beheaded by a team of 100 people! In the power contest of war, the strength of the collective is very important.

Today, the actual number of officers and troops participating in the war is more than twice that of Zhu Gaoxu. This is the key factor in how hard he feels.

…… In the evening, the Han Wangzhong army issued a military order.

In the various places that attacked Guizhou, all those who took the lead in climbing the city wall of Guizhou City were promoted to 100 households, and the generals were promoted to the third level, and they were rewarded with 100 pieces of silver; And named the "Han King Loyalty". In the future, if the crime is successful and the merit is crowned, the generals who belong to the ranks of the Han king's loyal guards will be tested first.

Zhu Gaoxu stood in the distance, staring at the city wall of Guizhou for a long time. When the sun went down, the last of its rays seemed to lose its color, and the whole city turned into a black shadow, and the scene of everything was black.

Even if this battle can't reap much benefit, Zhu Gaoxu is looking forward to at least capturing Guizhou! Otherwise, he felt that this battle was simply a humiliation. The morale and confidence of the officers and men of the whole army will also inevitably fall to the bottom.