I have to say that after all, he has led the army several times, and Zhao Hongrun has a very accurate grasp of the situation on the battlefield. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Until around noon that day, the Yan Mo Division, which had rotated a full 20,000 people, finally failed to expand its advantage and conquered the northern city wall of Hao County.

The most important thing is that the dozens of well carts pushed by the Yan Ling army to the edge of the city wall have been almost destroyed by the Chu soldiers of Hao County with fire arrows, and only a few of them are barely supported, but looking at the thick black smoke, it is not difficult to judge that these well carts that were rescued by the Yan Ling soldiers may not be able to support it for long.

Will we just withdraw our troops?

Zhao Hongrun turned his head to look at the main formation of the Yanling army, that is, the location of Qu Cheng, the main general of the Yanling army.

To Zhao Hongrun's surprise, Qu Cheng, the commander of the Yanling army, was still sitting on his horse and watching the siege battle in the distance expressionlessly, and he had no idea of withdrawing his troops for a long time.

It seems that he still doesn't give up.

Zhao Hongrun nodded with relief, and then turned his head to look at the location of Yan Mo, the deputy general of the Yanling Army, that is, the Chinese army of the Yanling Army.

I saw that there, the soldiers who had just withdrawn from the front of the battlefield were sitting on the ground one by one, eating dry food and pouring water, and the silence made people feel terrifying.

Morale is high?

Zhao Hongrun was slightly surprised.

Because it stands to reason that the first reaction of these soldiers who have just retreated from the tragic siege should be to have palpitations, or cry, or laugh, and any strange behavior to celebrate that they are still alive is reasonable.

But these Yanling soldiers just silently filled their stomachs one by one, grasping all the gaps to rest, making up for the physical strength consumed, as if they were going to rush to the front line of the battlefield later.

Unity is strength!

A word suddenly appeared in Zhao Hongrun's heart - the current Yan Lingjun deserves this comment!

"Strange ......"

Zhao Hongrun couldn't help muttering, because he felt that the Yan Ling army seemed to have a strong obsession with taking the county.

From the side, Zongwei Mu Qing seemed to guess the confusion in Zhao Hongrun's heart, and said with a smile: "This is not strange, Your Highness, when the troops were dispatched this morning, the soldiers of the Yanling Army were encouraging each other, saying that they were going to conquer Yu County before the Shang Shui Army defeated Qi County, and let the Shang Shui Army follow them behind the Yan Ling Army to eat fart!" ”

“…… The latter sentence, you added it yourself, right? Zhao Hongrun glanced at Mu Qing with some suspicion, after all, this kid has always spoken vulgarly.

Hearing Zhao Hongrun's words, Mu Qing exclaimed with an aggrieved face: "Wronged, Your Highness, this is indeed the original words of all the Yanling army generals, don't you know how fierce the Yanling army and the Shangshui army are fighting for the first place?" ”

"First? What first? Zhao Hongrun asked suspiciously.

"Naturally, it is the first in battle!" Mu Qing took out the merit book that recorded the exploits of various armies from his arms, and said while flipping through it: "Right now, the Yanling Army has the first meritorious service, followed by the Shangshui Army and the Fencheng Army. If the Yanling army can take Xuan County before the Shangshui army conquers Qi County, then the ranking of the three armies according to their military merits is ...... Yan Ling Army, Shang Shui Army, Fen Cheng Army. ”

"Ahem!"

Zhao Hongrun coughed, and Mu Qing noticed that Xu Yin, the general of the Fencheng Army, was here, so he smiled awkwardly.

Xu Yin smiled and waved his hand, of course he wouldn't care about such a trivial matter, let alone care about what reputation Yan Lingjun and Shangshui Army grabbed for the first place in battle.

However, his subordinate Cai Baohu shouted when he heard this: "Doesn't this mean that after this battle, my Fencheng army is at the bottom?" …… That's not going to work! His Royal Highness King Su, you must deliver the next battle to my Fencheng army! ”

"Capture the tiger, you must not be rude to His Royal Highness King Su. …… His Royal Highness King Su has his own arrangements, we just need to obey, and I can't be sure that the next battle will be my Fencheng army as the main force! Xu Yin said with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun couldn't help but smile bitterly, after all, Xu Yin's words were clearly euphemistic.

The problem is that since Xu Yin said so, it is not good for him Zhao Hongrun not to sell this face to the former.

Probably noticing Zhao Hongrun's helpless expression, Xu Yin smiled narrowly, and then he didn't know what to say to Cai Baohu, anyway, he saw Cai Baohu's eyes light up, and he looked at Xu Yin with admiration.

Zhao Hongrun shook his head speechlessly, and once again focused his gaze on the battlefield.

He found that the front army of the Yanling army was still attacking Gongxian, and the middle army Yan Mo, when the soldiers who had retreated from the front were generally eating dry food, drinking water, and resting, the Xiwei camp of the Fencheng army, which was responding to the side, advanced some distance at some point and stuck on the west side of the front of the middle army of the Yanling army.

Zhao Hongrun was slightly stunned, and then immediately understood: Xu Wei, the deputy general of the Xiwei Battalion of the Fencheng Army, is on guard against the Chinese army of the defenseless Yanling Army.

Good general!

Zhao Hongrun secretly praised the deputy battalion of the West Guard Battalion of the Fencheng Army for handling the details.

Although this army did not join the battle, it can be seen from this small detail that this Xiwei Battalion of the Fencheng Army is indeed meticulously fulfilling its duty to support and protect the Yanling Army.

But it's a pity that Sun Shuke, the general of Gongxian County, didn't dare to take a single soldier out of the city to attack the Chinese army of the Yanling army in the end, as if he was watching the soldiers of the Chinese army of the Yanling army fill their stomachs and recover their strength.

And this means that this afternoon, Haoxian will have to continue to withstand the frantic attack of the Yan Ling army.

Sure enough, about half an hour later, Yan Mo ordered the soldiers who were fighting on the front line to retreat, and let the soldiers in the Yanling army, who had filled their stomachs with dry food and were full of physical strength and high morale, take over the former's battle.

As in the previous rotations, the Yanling army was attacked, although there was a slight disadvantage in the battle situation, but it was reversed in a blink of an eye, and I saw those Yanling soldiers who had recovered their physical strength, scrambling to climb the city wall one after another.

At that moment, it seemed to be overwhelming, and even Zhao Hongrun shook his previous judgment.

Could it be that today can really lay down Gongxian County?

Zhao Hongrun's heart suddenly became lively.

After all, although he previously thought that no matter how strong the Yanling army was, it would be difficult to conquer Haoxian in just one day in a frontal siege battle, but then again, if it could be conquered, it would naturally be the best.

But unfortunately, Chu General Sun Shuke's reaction was also very fast, seeing that the situation on the city wall was not good, he immediately transferred reserves from the city, and suddenly suppressed the situation that Yan Ling's army had finally opened up.

"It's a pity!"

Zhao Hongrun waved his empty fist in annoyance, feeling sorry for Yan Lingjun.

Because sometimes siege warfare is like this: in the case of the same number of defenders, if the besieging side breaks through the city wall, then the defender will be defeated like a mountain, even if there are enough troops in the city, it will be difficult to recover the disadvantage; However, if the city wall is not broken through and the situation is not opened, then the siege battle will continue to maintain a stalemate until the next opportunity to break the city, or the attacker retreats.

Therefore, sometimes, the difference between victory and victory is only one line, and it only takes an opportunity to make it happen; But on the other hand, this line may also be close at hand.

Compared with Zhao Hongrun's regret and regret, Xu Yin, the general of the Fencheng army, looked calm, after all, this general knows siege warfare too well.

No, Xu Yin shook his head and pointed out: "There is no pity in the slightest, Your Highness, the morale of the Chu army is still there, and it is impossible to break the city so easily." …… If the Yanling army really broke the enemy city, it can only be said that the Yanling army had good luck in battle, and it was the Heavenly Father's favoritism. After a pause, he turned his head to look in the direction of the city wall of Gongxian County, and said: "It can be seen that Sun Shuke is not a mediocre general, although he was forced by the Yanling army to be anxious, but so far, the soldiers of the Yanling army are still unable to form a stronghold on the city wall. …… It can only be said that both sides are comparable in terms of the strength of the soldiers and the command of the generals. ”

Zhao Hongrun glanced at Xu Yin, nodded slightly, and did not question the latter's meaning, after all, Xu Yin, a veteran, had defended the Fencheng Fortress for Wei for more than ten years, and it seemed that Xu Yin had much more experience than him in this kind of siege warfare in front of him.

"General, in your opinion, does the Yanling army have a chance to conquer Yuxian today?" Zhao Hongrun asked.

Hearing this, Xu Yin stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Since ancient times, unless there is a huge difference in strength and strength between the two armies, it will be even more difficult to conquer the enemy city on the first day. …… When the strength of the two armies is equal, the victory or defeat of the siege battle does not depend on the results of the first day, but on the morale of the soldiers of the two armies on the next day. ”

"See the next day?" Zong Wei Mu Qing asked puzzledly: "That's what you say?" ”

Xu Yin smiled slightly, pointed to the battlefield in the distance and said: "At this moment, in the head of the city of Xuanxian County, whether it is the Yanling soldiers or the enemy Chu soldiers, they are all fighting for their lives. …… Do you really think that the two sergeants will spare their lives? No, they're red-eyed, and they don't have time for anything else. Therefore, unless there is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, resulting in huge casualties on one side, the morale of both sides in the first battle will hardly be low, and the more fierce the battle, the more brave the soldiers. ”

"What do you mean by the general, and they're all out of the way?" Zong Wei Lu Mu asked in surprise.

"That's right! In such fierce battles, the soldiers often strangely raised their morale and risked their lives because of the death of their own comrades...... But that morale didn't last long. When it is time for each other to collect their troops, the soldiers on both sides will gradually calm down, and at this time, they will see and hear with their own eyes and ears how many of their own soldiers have died in this battle, and only then will they begin to worry about whether they will become a dead corpse tomorrow. At this time, the morale of the army will gradually decline due to fear......"

Zhu Zongwei nodded suddenly, and then, Zhou Pu looked at the battlefield in Gongxian County and said: "If tomorrow the Yanling army can still maintain high morale, but the morale of the Chu soldiers is low, it means ......"

"That is to say, tomorrow the enemy city will be broken!" Xu Yin said categorically.

Immediately, he turned his gaze to the direction of Yan Ling's army and said in a low voice: "If the city is not broken today, then tonight will be a cruel test for this young army." …… Your Highness, you must be prepared, a brutal offensive and defensive battle will transform an army and destroy an army......"

"......" Zhao Hongrun didn't speak, because he remembered the night after the victory of the Shang Shui army in the Battle of Sanchuan.

As Xu Yin said, the Shang Shui Army was almost defeated at that time.

However, in the end, the Shang Shui Army survived, so that in the attack and defense of Ruocheng the next day, the slave soldiers with low morale in Bitatu were no longer the opponents of the Shang Shui Army.

And now, it is the Yan Ling Army that is facing the test.

You don't want to repeat the old trick and play that tune for Yan Lingjun again, right?

Zhao Hongrun's expression was a little strange. (To be continued.) )