The situation in Rongqiu was already precarious, and in the face of a large-scale attack by the Han army, the defense of Rongqiu city was in an all-round emergency.

Wang Jie had no choice but to ask for help from the hustle and bustle of Xicheng again in the form of flying pigeons. Kui Huan received a letter from Wang Jie, and he hurriedly summoned his ministers to discuss countermeasures.

Zheng Xing said: "Xicheng and Rongqiu are horns with each other, and the lips are dead and the teeth are cold. If the king wants Xicheng not to be lost, he must first ensure that Rongqiu is not lost, and now Rongqiu is in danger, and the king needs to send troops to help. ”

Zhao Bing said disappreciably: "General Wang has always been good at defending, and Rongqiu is built on the mountain, the terrain is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, although the situation in Rongqiu is passive now, but it has not yet reached the critical point of life and death, the king, Weichen thinks that our army can not reinforce Rongqiu for the time being!" ”

Shen Tugang said: "General Wang has always been steady, if it weren't for Rongqiu really on the verge of life and death, General Wang would never have sent letters again and again to complain about the urgency!" ”

Su Heng said: "The situation in Rongqiu is not good, but how can it not be the case in Xicheng!" The enemy army attacking Rongqiu is only 30,000, and the enemy army attacking Xicheng is enough to have 100,000. Could it be that in order to ensure that Rongqiu is not lost, it is necessary to lose Xicheng first? ”

Zheng Xing said: "Although Xicheng is also passive, it is not to the extent that it cannot hold on......

Zhao Bing said: "How can Zheng Xianjiu know that Rongqiu can't hold on? ”

The Wenchen under the command of Kui Huan was divided into two factions, one faction advocated dividing troops to support Rongqiu, and the other faction advocated that it was not appropriate to divide troops for the time being, and Wang Jie could still hold on. The two sides were arguing and arguing, and Kui Huan was quarreled by them.

In the midst of Kui Huan's violent coughing, the ministers of the two factions finally stopped arguing and looked at Kui Huan in unison. Kui Huan took the warm water handed over by the attendant, drank two sips, and finally suppressed the cough.

He cleared his throat, waved his hand to everyone, and said, "Don't quarrel anymore, divide the troops to help Rongqiu, and discuss it later." Replying to Wang Jie, he said that Xicheng faced 100,000 enemy troops, and he was too busy to take care of himself, and for the time being, he could not divide his troops to reinforce Rongqiu, so that Wang Jie could hold on to Rongqiu for another month, and after a month, our reinforcements would arrive! ”

Zheng Xing looked at Kui Huan with a blank eye, and said bitterly: "King, General Wang can't hold on for another month no matter what!" ”

Shen Tugang answered: "Yes, my lord, General Wang made it clear in his letter that there is a shortage of soldiers and food in Rongqiu, not to mention a month, I am afraid that it will take ten days...... It's hard to hold on for three days! ”

Zhao Bing said: "Weichen thinks that the king is reasonable!" With the talent of General Wang and the natural danger of Rongqiu, it should be more than enough to hold on for a month! ”

Shen Tugang reprimanded angrily: "Zhao Bing, you have repeatedly offered slanderous rumors to the king, what is your intention? ”

Zhao Bing was also angry, and asked rhetorically: "Shen Tu, you have repeatedly asked the king to divide troops to reinforce Rongqiu, but you are secretly helping the Han army to break through Xicheng?" ”

"You...... You, you, you ......" Shen Tugang pointed at Zhao Bing, so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Zhao Bing turned his head and bowed to Kui Huan, and said: "King, Shentu advocates the division of troops, that is, he is secretly helping the enemy army, secretly communicating with Han thieves, and has ill intentions, the king should immediately take down Shentu and investigate it!" ”

Kui Huan rubbed his forehead, waved his hand and said, "I'm tired, you wait, let's retreat!" ”

"The King's ......"

"Stand down!" Kui Huan, supported by his attendants, lay back on the bed and closed his eyes tiredly.

Shen Tu just waved the sleeves of his robe, turned around and walked away angrily. Zhao Bing pointed to the back of Shen Tu who had just left, and shouted angrily: "What is Shen Tu's attitude? Who is he throwing face at? ”

No matter how Zhao Bing shouted, Shen Tugang left without looking back. Zheng Xing followed closely and also walked out of the hustle and bustle of the bedroom.

Outside, Zheng Xing caught up with Shen Tugang and said with a wry smile: "It seems that now the general trend has really gone!" ”

Shen Tugang said angrily: "The enemy is strong and I am weak, and I can still fight, but the king has repeatedly listened to slander, how can I fight this battle?" We will lose, not because of how strong the Han army is, but because we are too weak. ”

After a pause, he looked up to the sky and sighed, and said quietly: "Boshan...... He can't come back! ”

But if Van Dulin was still in his mind, it would be impossible for him to return to Hanyang, and then return to the ruined ship that was about to sink.

When Zheng Xing heard this, he couldn't help laughing, shook his head and said, "It's a pity, you and I don't have a chance to leave Xicheng!" ”

If he could go, he wouldn't even want to stay for a minute or a second, and would choose to leave Xicheng immediately, immediately, and without hesitation. Shen Tu just glanced at Zheng Xing and pursed his lips, Zheng Xing said what he wanted to say in his heart.

Soon, the letter sent by Kui Huan was delivered to Wang Jie. Wang Jie read the letter and was silent for a long time.

The king does not plan to reinforce Rongqiu's soldiers, nor does he plan to reinforce Rongqiu's grain and grass with one stone and one bucket, but he wants him to hold on for another month, even if he Wang Jie has great ability, he can't do this!

The surrounding generals looked at Wang Jie with blank eyes, and when they saw that he didn't speak, people were so anxious that they were sweating, and they all called: "General——"

Wang Jie handed the strip of cloth in his hand to the generals, sighed, and said, "Really...... Heaven is going to die, my Wang Jie! ”

People hurriedly checked the contents of the strip of cloth, and after reading it, they were all stunned. The king wants them to hold on for another month, isn't this a fool's dream?

A general muttered: "The king doesn't care whether we live or die, do we really want to stay in Rongqiu and wait for death?" ”

Another general said urgently: "Rather than being treated as an outcast and forced to wait for death, it is better to ...... It's better to surrender to the Han army! ”

When everyone heard this, their heartbeats accelerated, and they all looked at Wang Jie. Wang Jie's face sank, he drew his sword back and shouted: "If anyone dares to surrender lightly, shake the hearts of the army, and kill him!" ”

Seeing that Wang Jie's face turned red with anger and a fierce light appeared in his eyes, people were so frightened that they shrank their necks and didn't dare to say more.

At this moment, a soldier hurriedly ran in and shouted: "Report to the general, the enemy army has launched another siege!" ”

Wang Jie and the faces of the generals under his command changed the same, and he shook his head to everyone and said, "Go!" Follow me to the city to fight the enemy! ”

The generals followed Wang Jie and quickly climbed to the top of the southern city. This is the direction of the main attack of the Han army.

Looking out of the city, I saw that at the bottom of the mountain and on the slope of the mountain, there were all dense Han troops.

Seeing that the Han army's brigade was about to climb the hillside and come to the bottom of the city wall, Wang Jie shouted to the left and right: "The whole army is ready to fight and resist the enemy!" ”

Wang Jie's order was conveyed, and only a sparse number of arrows flew from the city.

Although the defenders of Rongqiu suffered heavy casualties, the soldiers did not slack off the battle, but now the rolling wood, stones, and fire oil in the city have been exhausted, and the remaining weapons to defend the city are only some arrows.

Moreover, these arrows were shot into the city by the Han army outside the city and temporarily collected by the Long army.

How can these scattered arrows stop the all-out onslaught of the Han army?

Soon, the Han soldiers advanced to the front of the city wall, and then, a series of ladders were erected on the city wall, and the Han soldiers began to charge along the ladders to the city.

Wang Jie personally supervised the battle, commanded the Long army at the head of the city, and blocked the Han army from entering the city. However, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, no matter how great Wang Jie's ability is, when all the weapons to defend the city are used up, what he can do is also limited.

Soon, the first wave of Han troops attacked the city along the ladder, and the surrounding Long troops swarmed up and fought with the Han army. At the beginning, the Han army that came up was small in number, and was killed and fell to the ground one by one by the Long army besieging from the surrounding area.

But as the number of Han troops climbing to the top of the city increased, the Long army began to become scrambling and difficult to parry.

Just when the Han army continued to climb up and the situation of the Long army gradually became passive, Wang Jie led a group of elite death squads to rush up and fight with the Han army.

Wang Jie held a long knife in his hand and swept forward, and the Han army on the opposite side fell two or three people at once.

He sometimes slashed with a knife, sometimes slashed horizontally, and the Han army in front of him continued to die tragically under his knife. Wang Jie was brave, and the death squads under his command were all dying, risking their lives to fight with the Han army.

With hundreds of casualties among the Han army, the offensive was finally pushed back, and people followed the ladder and slid down the city wall, and then from the top of the mountain to the bottom of the mountain.

When all the Han troops withdrew from the battlefield, the soldiers of the Long army at the head of the city were exhausted and collapsed, or sat on the ground, or lay on the ground, unable to stand up.

Wang Jie also had a color on his body, but the injury was not serious, and after some bandaging, he got up and helped the medical officer to bandage the wounds of the soldiers under his command.

The medicine in the city has also run out, and the wounds are bandaged with strips of cloth. As for whether it will be inflamed or not, it depends on their luck.

The rest of the Long army was less than ten minutes, and the second group of Han troops attacked again.

Wang Jie held the arrow stack in his hand, looked at the Han army climbing the hillside outside the city, sighed secretly, cheered up, and shouted loudly: "The thief army is attacking again!" Brothers, prepare for battle with me! ”

Today, the second round of meetings between the two sides kicked off.

In this attack, the Han army once again attacked the city, but with Wang Jie's personal participation, the Han army's offensive was also pushed back again. Similarly, the Long army rested for less than ten minutes, and the third round of the Han army's offensive came again.

The battle between the two sides lasted from morning to evening, and from night to dawn the next day, and throughout the day, the Han army's offensive was one after another, and never stopped.

It can be said that every attack of the Han army did not have the determination to fight to the death with the Long army, and when they saw that the Long army was resisting very strongly, they took the initiative to retreat.

But the offensive of the Han army was continuous and continuous, and after one round, there was another round, and the next round was great...... It's endless, it's endless.

It has been a fierce battle for twelve hours, and the soldiers of the Long army really can't support it, even Wang Jie is tired and hungry, his eyes are dizzy, and when he stands up, his body is shaking.

As the chief general, Wang Jie is still like this, and the situation of the following soldiers can be imagined.

The attack of the Han army is coming again, the strength of this attack is obviously much more, all over the mountains, all the Han army advancing to the mountain, looking down the mountain, you can even see the imperial chariot that Liu Xiu is riding.

Liu Xiu's personal supervision of the battle made the soldiers of the Han army feel like they had been beaten with chicken blood, and their morale was high, and even this morning's breakfast was much richer than usual, eating meat and vegetables, and drinking broth.

One side is full of wine and food, and the other side is sleepy and lacking; One side is the vigorous, and the other side is the end of the strong crossbow. The war has reached this point, and the Rongqiu Long army really can't stand it.

In the first round of attacks by the Han army, the defense of Rongqiu City was torn open several times by the Han army. A large number of Han troops poured up to the city along several breaches and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Long army.

Wang Jie dragged his tired body and participated in the battle again, but in today's battle, Wang Jie also felt that he was lacking in skills. The main reason is that there are too many breakthroughs in the Han army, and he can't block them all if he wants to, and in addition, the combat power of the two sides is too different.

The soldiers of the Han army slashed over with a knife, and even if the soldiers of the Long army used their shields to block, they were shocked by others. The physical strength of the soldiers on both sides has reached such a point, where can the battle continue?