On July 16, the Jin army once again launched a large-scale siege. For the first time, it effectively threatened the walls of the Han army.

"Former general, the results of our army's battle losses are out."

"Read it."

"Well, in today's battle, our army lost 256 people, 135 people who were seriously injured and could not return to the battlefield for the time being, and 335 people who were slightly wounded. Twenty-one people are missing (falling off the wall). ”

"Well, it's hot, and the bodies of the fallen brothers can't be saved. The herald ordered that the bodies of the fallen brothers be cleaned, and then cremated and buried. Before cremation, their hair is twisted down and placed according to their name, place of origin, or whatever. When this battle is over, we will send their heads back to their hometowns. ”

"Subordinate...... Yes, sir! ”

"Well, there you go. Prepare the preliminary matters first. After Ben had explained what had happened here, he would personally come and light the ashes of the brothers. ”

"Whoa!"

After sending away the soldiers who were in charge of counting the battle damage, Zhang Zunchang sighed, raised his head and said to Jiang Bin, who was in charge of logistics: "Uncle Zhong Quan, after this battle, what are the materials for our army to defend the city?" ”

"Well, there's no need to worry about food, bows and arrows, or anything at all. Although this battle was fought later, the trebuchets of the Jin army also entered the firing range and fired a lot of stone projectiles at our Anguo City, causing some buildings in the city to be damaged. But in the end, there is cement for the roof, so the loss is minimal. It's just that after this battle, our army's stock of stone bullets is less than 100....... this, the order is good, is it through the zipline from Yixian to transfer some? ”

"Yes. However, there are other ways to replenish stone bullets. ”

"Huh? What do you mean? ”

"Hehehe, as long as we have cement and sand, we can make stone bullets by ourselves. It just so happened that my brother's letter reminded us of the enemy's sneak attack in the tunnels. It is suggested that we also dig a tunnel in the urn city. The excavated sand is just right in combination with the cement to make stone bullets. And then just hit it! ”

"I see. Ling Xing really thought far-reaching. ”

"Hey, I'm thinking far-reaching, it's my brother who reminded me in time. By the way, Zizhao (Wang Mai), you have been in Guanzhong for a long time and are familiar with the climate here. Do you calculate, will it rain tomorrow? ”

"Back to the former general, tomorrow should still be sunny."

"Good, tomorrow morning, let's go to the city together to see where the enemy is digging tunnels, and then we will also dig tunnels in the corresponding directions. Since my brother said that we should find a way to kill and wound the enemy as best we can. Then I'm not going to bombard the enemy's tunnels in advance. Well, that's right, Zicheng. ”

"Former general, Luo Xi is here."

"I'm sorry for you to go out of the city, and tell Shi Zhongrong that tomorrow our army will allow them to send no more than five hundred soldiers to our city to carry the remains of the dead soldiers."

"Yes!"

……

On the other side, the Shibud barracks.

"Qiqi Da Sima, today our army continued to attack the city for a day, and after the armies returned to the camp at night, they were counted, and more than 19,000 people did not return."

"What? How is this possible? Even if the fortress and trebuchet of the Shu thief are more powerful, it is impossible to harvest so many heads, right? ”

It should be said that as a veteran, Shi Bao's battlefield experience is very rich, and his intuition is quite accurate. He watched the battle under the city for a whole day, and in his opinion, it was acceptable for his side to lose seven or eight thousand in this battle. It's normal to nod your head and go to 10,000. But what happened to the close 20,000 people who did not return to the camp?

Of course, not all of these 19,000 people were killed. For example, those who are temporarily unable to move after being injured, and those who fall from the city wall and faint suddenly, but these are not the heads of non-dead people. The real big head is - deserters.

There is no way, on the one hand, the fortress structures of Anguo and Yixian are extremely perverted, and there is no hope at all if they are defeated. On the other hand, the locust plague that is now raging in Guanzhong has not subsided at all - in the eyes of the old man with rich agricultural experience, there are so many locusts in this summer, so this autumn, the number of locusts will not be less at all.

For those soldiers whose families lived in Guanzhong, under such a natural disaster, although officers at all levels in the army repeatedly explained that the imperial court escorted a large amount of grain from Luoyang into Chang'an for relief. Among them, military dependents must be preferred. But you must know that those who are drawn out to serve as soldiers in this era are often the pillars of each family. If they are not at home, how will the old and weak women and children of the family live? Do you really expect the officials of the imperial court to go to the condolences and relief one by one?

Therefore, it is not allowed to go out in the barracks in peacetime, such a large-scale siege. Experienced veterans of Guanzhong will consciously spare their lives and play dead in battle. Then he secretly left the battlefield at night, thinking of trying to go home.

"Great Sima Rongyu, a considerable part of the troops participating in the war today are local troops in Guanzhong......"

“…… I see. Hey, Shibaojiu Town Huainan, where disasters are floods, I have never encountered locust plagues, and today I made a mistake. Thank you Zimei for reminding me, well, Zimei, give Xuan Chong an order to transfer 20,000 Chinese troops from the north bank. We've transferred the rest of the Guanzhong soldiers over. ”

"Yes!"

"Well, guys, let's talk about tomorrow's attack......"

"Report ~~~~ Da Sima, there is a messenger from the thief camp."

"Oh? Bring it on. Well, remember, blindfold the messenger! ”

"Whoa!"

After a while, Luo Xian, who was blindfolded, only felt a bright light in front of him, and then, in the eyes of those who had regained his eyesight, an extremely handsome and delicate old man with a fierce light appeared in his eyes.

This is Shi Bao, the chief of the Jin Kingdom, right? Sure enough, it's Shi Zhongrong, who is incomparable.

Although he secretly vomited in his heart, he was born in the Luo clan of Yizhou. Luo Xi is not picky in terms of etiquette: "Luo Zicheng, the infantry captain of the Great Sima Mansion of the Han Dynasty, has met the generals of the Jin Kingdom. ”

"The envoy has worked hard from afar, and this official is Sima Shibud of the Jin Kingdom. The messenger is coming today, does Guan Zifeng have anything to say? ”

"Nothing else. The former general of my family said that the weather was hot and the corpses were extremely decomposable. In order to prevent the remains of the officers and men of the two armies from becoming rations for insects, flies, maggots, etc., the former general of our family proposed that tomorrow your army could send no more than 500 troops to the city of our army to collect the remains of the fallen soldiers of our headquarters. As long as the number of soldiers in your army is less than 500, our army will not interfere. ”

"Huh? Former general? The former general of your country is Zhang Lingxing. What's the matter, Guan Zifeng is not in Weinan? ”

"Yes, my family's big Sima is now lying in Yixian County, Weibei."

"Humph! The erector is arrogant, and the old man will make him unable to cry sooner or later. ”

"Hehe, Shi Da Sima still needs a lot of effort to achieve this wish."

"Hmph, the messenger is also sharp-toothed. This officer asks you, what were the casualties of your army in today's battle? ”

"Two hundred and fifty-six were killed and four hundred and seventy wounded. Twenty-one people are missing. ”

"Hiss~~~ Zi Chengxiu wants to say big things to deceive the old man."

"Hehe, Shi Da Sima, this is the truth of Luo Xi. Believe it or not, it's so much. ”

"Humph! The official did not believe it. ”

Of course I can't believe it, but if I do, this battle will simply not be fought.

"Zicheng is from Yizhou?"

"Well, my Luo family's ancestral home is Xiangyang, Jingzhou. But my grandfather's generation went to Yizhou to serve as the Guanghan Taishou, and his time was earlier than Liu Yan's entry into Shu. Therefore, I am also a native of Yizhou. ”

"Your grandfather's surname is Luo Mingmeng?"

"Yes, yes."

"That Lingzun is the Zigong of Confucius in Shuzhong, Luo Xianluo Lingze?"

"Well, my father is indeed Luo Lingze. But the title of Zigong is just a joke. Da Sima still don't mention it. ”

Speaking of which. Luo Xian was a student of Qian Zhou. Isn't Qian Zhou known as Confucius in Shu? Since it is Confucius, the disciples under his name are of course the reincarnation of the seventy-two sages. For example, Shu Han's current Brazil County Taishou Wenli is compared to Yan Hui (morality first). As for Luo Xian, he was compared to Zigong.

Zigong was a student of Confucius and his biggest sponsor. Therefore, the reason why Luo Xian was able to get this metaphor fully shows that the Luo family is very, very rich. It is a super big family in Yizhou, and often sponsors various academic activities during the week.

Therefore, Shi Bao's next sentence is: "I have heard for a long time that Guan Zifeng suppressed the family in Shu and killed Zhongliang." The Luo family, as a surname in Yizhou, is forced to resist due to the situation. Why would they follow him on the Northern Expedition? ”

"Hahahaha~~~" Luo Xi couldn't help but laugh when he heard Shi Bao's provocation: "Shi Da Sima, if a person surnamed Sima or Wang comes to tell me this, it's fine." What does Da Sima mean by telling me this? If a person's background determines his position, then isn't Shi Da Sima a natural ally of my family's big Sima? What kind of battle are our two armies fighting here today? ”

After saying this, Luo Xi's face turned grim: "Although today's Han is the weakest in the Three Kingdoms, the reason why he is still not dead. It's all because in our country, there is always a group of fools who insist on that ideal from generation to generation: reviving the Han Dynasty! Although Luo Xi was born in a big family in Yizhou, he also took this ideal as his lifelong ambition! ”