On August 30, it was the turn of the Qi army to launch an attack on Suxian. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Different from the feeling of the previous two days, today, Wu Yuan, the guard of Su County, has a feeling of panic from time to time.

Wu Yuan, who has been a warrior for a long time, is not unfamiliar with this, and that kind of heart-pounding feeling means that something will happen that is extremely unfavorable to him today.

Thinking about it carefully, he had this similar feeling at that time, but he didn't trust his instincts at that time, and still led the troops out, so he fell into Xiang Mo's trap and was defeated and captured.

Although Xiang Mo cherished his talent at that time and did not harm him, this incident also reflected from the side that sometimes a general's intuition is more accurate than what he saw and heard with his own eyes.

"Su County...... It's hard to keep. ”

Standing on the tower of the city gate, Wu Yuan looked at the Qi army of the East Road who were arranging troops outside the city, and muttered in his mouth.

Hearing this sentence coldly, the county prince Dongmen Mi of Su County next to him changed his face slightly, and turned his head to stare at Wu Yuan in surprise.

Because in Dongmen Mi's impression, although Wu Yuan doesn't talk much, he is an extremely stable and reliable general, unlike some generals and nobles in Chu State, who are scared when they hear the name Tian Tan, and even Wu Yuan doesn't seem to take Tian Tan's prestige seriously.

Of course, Wu Yuan's self-confidence is not arrogant, in the past few days of siege battles, this general of Wu Yue has done everything he can do, blocking Tian Tan's army outside the city and not advancing an inch.

As for the southern city wall being smashed by the Qi army's catapults, smashing a big gap, this is only because the Chu army in Suxian County lacks corresponding long-range countermeasures, which is a crime of non-war, but Wu Yuan cannot be blamed for this.

What's more, even if the Qi army smashed a gap in the south city gate, it did not mean that the Qi army could successfully enter the city through this gap - the guard general Wu Yuan had already ordered to repair the city wall day and night, and used the stone bullets thrown by the Qi army's catapults to block the gap in the south gate of Su County.

Is it really because of the battle at the North City Gate yesterday?

Dongmen Mi stroked his beard and thought to himself.

He still remembered that at that time, he and Wu Yuan, as well as almost any of the Chu army generals on the city wall, were making fun of the Wei army's ridiculous move of wanting to set fire to the city wall, but then the facts seemed to slap them in the face - the Wei army not only destroyed the northern city wall of Suxian in this way, but even caused the morale of the Chu army in Suxian to plummet, and everyone was terrified.

Frightened of what?

Naturally, he was frightened by the commander of the Western Route Army, Ji Run, the king of Wei Guosu.

Because in the consensus of these Chu people, fire cannot burn down the city wall, that is, it is not possible to achieve it by manpower, and now the Wei army has done this, which makes the Chu army in Suxian City very frightened: Could it be that the Wei army is protected by the god of fire?

Of course, it was only the Chu army generals in the city who were frightened because of this incident, and as for Wu Yuan, a general who was born in the land of Wu Yue, he only asked Dongmen Mi with a solemn face afterwards: What kind of person is the commander of the Wei army?

Wei Gongzirun, this is the title of Zhao Hongrun who took the lead in making a name for himself in Qi and Chu.

What does this title suggest? What is left besides the son of King Wei?

It can be seen that even though Zhao Hongrun had defeated the 160,000-strong army of Xiong Tuo, the monarch of Chu City, who invaded Wei, Chu still did not pay attention to Zhao Hongrun, let alone when Zhao Hongrun was placed with Tian Tan, the old enemy of Chu.

It is no exaggeration to say that at least six or seven of the ten Chu people at the moment are focusing on the Eastern Route Qi Army led by Tian Tan, watching them play triumphant songs all the way and conquer the cities of Chu State one after another, but ignoring the fact that the Western Route Wei Army led by Wei Gongzirun, their speed of attacking Chu is no less than Tian Tan's Eastern Route Qi Army.

And Wu Yuan, apparently, felt the strategy of the commander of the Wei army from yesterday's incident where the Wei army destroyed the northern city wall of Suxian in an incredible way.

There is Tian Tan, the old enemy of Chu in the south, and Wei Gongzirun in the north, even if Wu Yuan once swore in front of General Xiang Mo, the general of Fu Lisai, that Su County would not be lost, it was inevitable that his confidence would be shaken at this moment.

I have to say that witnessing the "miracle" of the Wei army destroying the northern city wall of Suxian County in that way yesterday, the Chu army generals in Suxian County were greatly affected.

"Su County...... How long can you keep it? After glancing around, seeing that no one was eavesdropping on their conversation, the county magistrate Dongmen Mi asked Wu Yuan in a low voice.

"......" Wu Yuan glanced at Dongmen Mi indifferently, and said lightly: "No matter what, Wu will also stay until the end and do my best." ”

Dongmen Mi was stunned, and then couldn't help but smile bitterly, because he found that Wu Yuan seemed to have misunderstood something.

Thinking of this, Dongmen Mi hurriedly expressed his heart and said: "Although my Dongmen clan's family business is in this county, but my Dongmen clan has received a lot of favors from the king and the Xiang family, how can I do something to betray the lord and join the enemy?" The old man just thinks that if Su County is lost, the general of Fu Lisai may be in a ...... situation."

Wu Yuan was silent when he heard this.

In fact, he also knew very well that in this battle to resist the crusading army of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, the Chu State had lost the opportunity.

No, the two sharp blades in the hands of Lu Xi, the king of Qi - Ji Run, the son of Wei of the Wei army on the west road, and Tian Tan, the famous general of the Qi state of the Qi army on the east road, the two of them occupy Hao County and Qi County respectively at the moment, cutting off the connection between Fu Lisai and Du Shouying, the king of Chu.

Perhaps for the entire Chu State, this battle has not yet shown defeat, but for Fu Lisai, who was guarded by Xiang Mo, the general of the Chu State, it was already the most unfavorable situation in many places, such as being attacked by the enemy on the back and the granary.

Therefore, at present, unless the million Chu troops south of the Huhe River go north to aid Fulisai, or at least recapture Gongxian and Qi County, otherwise, Xiang Mo can only evacuate from Fulisai to the south, unless he is willing to be trapped and die in this fortress with hundreds of thousands of troops under his command.

However, Xiang Mo, the general of the Chu State, is still reluctant to give up the Fuli Fortress he built, and he is not willing to let this fortress fall into the hands of Lu Xi, the king of Qi, and is still struggling, otherwise, according to Wu Yuan's judgment, Xiang Mo should have broken through to the south a long time ago.

Let's use this battle to repay Xiang Mo for not killing back then......

Wu Yuan said secretly in his heart.

As he spoke, he turned his head to Dongmen Mi and said, "Dongmen Patriarch." ”

"What does General Wu command?" Dongmen Mi seemed to sense something from Wu Yuan's heavy tone, and his old face became very serious.

I saw Wu Yuan look Dongmen Mi up and down a few times, and then said in a deep voice: "In order to hold on to this city, Wu hopes that the Dongmen clan will take out his family wealth, so that Wu can use this wealth to motivate the morale of the sergeants." ”

I have to say that Dongmen Mi is not the kind of rat-eyed clan patriarch of Wan Xi in Haoxian County, obviously the city is about to be breached, and he is still holding on to the money, so that in the end he cheapened the Yan Ling soldiers of the Wei army.

After hearing Wu Yuan's words, although Dongmen Mi was a little distressed, he finally knew which was more important, so after hearing this, he nodded and said: "My Dongmen clan is willing to spend all his family wealth to fund the general!" ”

"Good!" Wu Yuan finally showed a rare smile of relief on his face, and then, he turned his head to look at the Qi army outside the city who was preparing to attack, and said without looking back: "While the reinforcements in the northern suburbs outside the city have not been expelled by the Wei army, pack up and retreat to Fulisai." …… General Xiang, you can ensure that your family is safe. ”

Dongmen Mi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then his face was moved: Wu Yuan obviously gave him a way to live for the Dongmen clan!

You must know that as the county magistrate of Su County, if Dongmen Mi escapes privately, then he will inevitably be blamed by the King of Chu in the future, but if this judgment comes from the mouth of Wu Yuan, the general of the main army, then this responsibility will not involve the Dongmen clan.

Is Su County really unable to keep it? …… General Wu gave me a way to live for the Dongmen clan, how should he get out of it himself?

Thinking of this, Dongmen Mi frowned and asked, "General, then ...... you?"

Wu Yuan still looked at the Qi army outside the city, repeating his words: "No matter what, Wu will stick to the end and do my best." ”

This is obviously a sentence with an ordinary tone, but in the ears of Dongmen Mi, it is no less than the most tragic and heroic words in the world.

General Wu actually wants to defend Su County and die in the city?

Dongmen Mi's face was moved, and he subconsciously said: "General Wu......"

"Shut up!" Wu Yuan immediately stopped Dongmen Mi, and then after taking a slight breath, he said in a deep voice: "You manage to return to the general, if Wu desperately defends Su County, then ask the general to immediately send troops to attack Xiangcheng and cut off Wei Gongzirun's back road." …… This person made Wu feel trembling, even more than when he met the general. Relay this to the Admiral, and he will understand. …… If Wu fails to defend the county in the end, he will ask the general not to leave the fortress in the nostalgia charm and immediately break through to the south. …… The fortress is a dead thing after all, it is there, it will not go or escape, even if it is captured by the Qi army today, there will be a way to take it back in the future. But if a person dies, it's really all over. ”

"General......

Looking at the general in front of him who was born in the land of Wu Yue, Dongmen Mi's eyes showed admiration.

"Thank you, General!" I saw Dongmen Mi respectfully bowing to Wu Yuan, and whispered: "Little old man doesn't say much, only sincerely wishes the general a long time in martial arts." Note: The word "Wuyun Changlong" is indeed quite emotional, but unfortunately it is a foreign word, and it always feels inconsistent when used here, so forget it.

Wu Yuan nodded slightly and stopped talking.

Seeing this, Dongmen Mi looked at Wu Yuan deeply, then gritted his teeth, stepped down the city wall without looking back, and hurriedly returned to his Dongmen clan's mansion.

In fact, in Wu Yuan's heart, the wisest choice for his current situation in Suxian was to retreat north.

This can solve all his problems: first, it can prevent him and tens of thousands of Chu troops under his command from being defeated by Ji Run and Tian Tan, and second, it can also let Xiang Mo, the general of Fu Lisai, understand how bad the current situation is, prompting Xiang Moxia to decide to abandon Fu Lisai and break through to the south.

It's just that Wu Yuan still remembers Xiang Mo's kindness to him back then, so even in this case, he still wants to recover his disadvantage and defend his rear for Xiang Mo.

Of course, Suxian is destined not to be able to hold on for a long time. In this case, they simply changed their tactics to kill the enemy troops outside the city. In this way, when Xiang Mo breaks through to the south in the future, the obstacles encountered will be much smaller, and he may be able to recapture Xuan County and Qi County......

Thinking about this in his heart, Wu Yuan looked at the vanguard of the Qi army outside the city expressionlessly, attacking the gap in the southern city wall.

And during this period, the vanguard army of the Qi army cleaned the roads intentionally or unintentionally.

"Hmph."

Glancing at the banner with the word General Tian in the distance outside the city, at the main formation of the Qi army, Wu Yuan snorted lightly, and a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes. (To be continued.) )