Looking at the orderly retreat of the Tiger Guard Battalion, Lu Weihuang's heart was also secretly relieved, in Zhang Xiu's view, the strength of the defenders of Anxian County today surprised him a little, the first siege did not achieve the expected results, but the Tiger Guard Battalion's ability to attack the city did not make Lu Weihuang shocked, looking at the kind of resentful eyes when they slowly retreated, he knew that today's bloody battle not only did not hit the morale of the other party, but would make them more determined, at this moment he really envied Zhang He under the city, Who wouldn't want to have such a brave and warlike soldier as a general?

At this time, the city resounded with the cheers of the guards guarding the city, although it was sad that many of the fallen comrades around him, but life and death in the war is a normal thing, the round of bloody fighting just now made every soldier bear boundless pressure, may not feel it when fighting to the death, now the enemy retreats and naturally relaxes, no matter what the battle situation is, at least today they relied on their own bravery to defend the city and survived, which is already worth celebrating.

Lu Weihuang did not stop the cheers of his subordinates, after experiencing half of the fighting in purgatory, they have the qualifications to relax, but he does not have this kind of luck as a general, the strength of the enemy army makes him unable to relax for a moment, he believes that the soldiers he brought out will not be worse than the enemy in courage and drill, but after this fight, he still feels that compared to the soldiers of Youzhou, the soldiers of Jizhou still lack something, as for the specifics, he can't say, it is just an intuition of his, In addition to their physical strength, the Tiger Guard soldiers seem to have a spontaneous belief in warfare, which makes them stronger.

Packing up the mood, Lu Weihuang began to arrange for his subordinates to collect the dead bodies on the city and arrange the next defense, the first day of the battle has been so fierce, the next battle will never be weaker than today, at this time the city and the city are busy with the same thing, the soldiers on both sides also maintained a wonderful calm, for the tiger guard battalion soldiers who carry the bodies of their comrades under the city, the defenders at the head of the city did not carry any attack, this is also a practice in the city war, life and death fight because each is its master, And the soldiers who bravely fought and sacrificed their lives can undoubtedly be respected by both sides.

"Lord, Wei Huang is willing to lead his corporal to defend Anxian County, even if the city is broken and martyred, Liu Yijun will suffer heavy losses, and the loyalty and courage of my Jizhou soldiers will never be under the enemy. . . ." This was Lu Weihuang's words to Yuan Shao at that time, and he remembered that when the lord gave the order, there was a trace of forbearance in his eyes, which was enough.

"General, our army in the siege of the city today suffered heavy losses, and they were all embroidered. ." Less than half an hour after the siege battle, the casualty statistics have been handed over to Zhang Xiu, 9,000 soldiers killed 1,763 people, seriously injured 796 people, lightly injured 1,437 people, only four or five hours of fierce fighting, the casualties of the Tiger Guard battalion reached 4,000, accounting for almost half of the total number of people participating in the siege, although the heart has been prepared, but at this time Zhang Xiu's hands holding the battle report still have a trace of imperceptible trembling, after each battle, the gains and losses of this battle must be summed up, this is what the generals must do, In front of Zhang He, Zhang Xiu will not make words to distinguish for himself.

"Anxian County is an important town in Jizhou, reinforced every year, this guard general Lu Weihuang looks at his use of soldiers and knows that he is not an idle person, and there are many new soldiers in our army, today's battle situation should be expected, the public bank does not have to blame itself, that day Zhang said in front of the main public army division that the city should be taken within three days, and now it will not change, you and I need to discuss the countermeasures in detail." Zhang He waved his hand to stop Zhang Xiu's words, although he did not fight Lu Weihuang head-on today, he could observe the defense around Anxian to get a glimpse of this person's ability, in order to show his determination to defend the city, the four gates of Anxian County have been sealed and firmly blocked with countless sandbags, and this enemy general is clearly not even leaving his own way out.

As a commander, Zhang He understands the combat strength of his subordinates very clearly, no matter how hard he trains in peacetime, it is difficult to become an elite soldier if he does not pass the test of actual combat, frankly speaking, the average combat strength of the current Tiger Guard Battalion is lower than that of a year ago, and this Lu Weihuang's ability to defend the city is still above Han Meng, plus the city of Anxian County, it is not surprising that there is this result, as for the casualties, Zhang He will only see him as a simple number, which can not affect his emotions at all! At least one thing he was satisfied with in today's battle was the indomitable determination shown by the soldiers of the Tiger Guard Battalion, and the lord said that an army must have its own military soul, and as long as the military spirit is always there, it will always be an elite.

"What the general said is extremely true, that Lu Weihuang is calm and calm, there is a law in scheduling, and he is indeed a strong enemy, no wonder the lord repeatedly told Jizhou before the war that there are many heroes, and there must be no one to underestimate the enemy, and now this Lu Weihuang and Jizhou generals are not famous, but they also have such ability, which is impressive."

"Hehe, this is not surprising, when it comes to reputation, the commanders of our army, such as Pei Yuanshao and Yang Ming, may not be obvious, but who dares to despise them when it comes to actual combat? If you want me to say that this Lu Weihuang is hard, it's a good thing, my Tiger Guard Camp gnaws hard bones! Zhang Helang said.

"Although our army did not go to Ke'an County in the first battle today, most of the soldiers performed remarkably well in the first battle, and the general's half-year hard work was absolutely not in vain." Zhang Xiu's words were filled with pride, he could resist the responsibility of excessive casualties as a general, but the bravery of his soldiers could not be erased, there has always been only one general who could not exhaust the three armies, and he never had any doubts about the combat strength of the Tiger Guard Battalion soldiers, and a small setback would only make them more and more brave the more they fought.

"Isn't it just me, the public bank and the generals haven't spent countless efforts? Iron Bull, how is the accuracy of your Sky Booming Cannon at night? Zhang Li smiled as a matter of course, and asked Li Tieniu again.

"Does the general want to fight at night? Hehe, the Iron Bull has been prepared for a long time, the soldiers of this sky-bombarding cannon have been in control for a long time, and the key to accuracy is actually in the hands, with the experience of the day, the power at night will not be weak. Li Tieniu replied with great confidence, and the soldiers of the Vermilion Bird Battalion also put a lot of hard work into this sky-bombing cannon, and blindfolded firing was one of their daily training items.

"Night fights? General, please allow me to go into battle again. Zhang Xiu also had excitement on his face when he heard this, he would not think about attacking the city at night in the past, this is not in line with the common sense of the soldiers, but after arriving in Liu Yi's army, many of the previous concepts have gradually changed over time, when Gao Shun commanded the army to attack the tiger prison, he had refined the art of night warfare, although there are all kinds of unfavorable factors in the night siege, but this is also for both sides, generally speaking, the side of the siege must have an advantage in terms of strength, and the night battle can reflect this advantage to the fullest, The continuous impact can shake even the strongest defensive line, and this method can bring great psychological pressure to the enemy.

This Youzhou training, the generals also gathered in one place to learn from each other's strengths, Gao Shun's Liaodong battalion has a method of practicing night battles, Zhang He naturally does not mind stealing a teacher, the first battle of Anxian, success or failure is related to the fighting spirit of the three armies, it is worth paying some more price, his idea Zhang Xiu heard it was also clear, and immediately spoke to Zhang He to ask for battle, this is not because of grabbing merit, he also has some experience in fighting during the day.

"Break the city in three days, from this moment on, our army still has more than 20 hours, the shouting and killing of a certain county has not stopped for a moment, the public line is hard during the day, you will go to rest after I wait for the detailed plan to attack the city, tomorrow will take turns to fight, the soldiers must also recuperate, pass the order, prepare more torches, prepare for night battles, Anxian must be in the pocket of our army." Zhang He did not agree to Zhang Xiu's request for battle, and if he wanted to continue to put pressure on the other party, he had to allocate the rotation under his command, and he could give full play to the maximum combat power of the soldiers.

After only a little more than an hour, the defenders who had just finished cleaning the city saw more than 10,000 men and horses in the tent of the enemy camp under the city, everyone holding torches, and the sky-high fire reflected the dark sky red, and those huge machines also re-lined up under the city.