On that day, as Zhao Hongrun had a hunch, the Yanling army finally failed to conquer Yuxian. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, according to Xu Yin, the general of the Fencheng army, the Yanling army has greatly shaken the belief of the Chu army in Xuxian County in whether it can hold the city, which is the biggest gain of the Yanling army in this battle.

On the eve of dusk, Qu Cheng, the commander of the Yanling army, ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

Looking at the slow retreat of this Wei army, Sun Shuke, the guard general of Hao County, was really relieved.

I have to say that the combat effectiveness of the Yanling Army shocked Sun Shuke, and Yan Mo, the deputy general of the Yanling Army who commanded the battle this time, made Sun Shuke feel even more apprehensive about his on-the-spot command and dispatch.

Because in the afternoon, there were actually two opportunities, which almost made Sun Shuke lose the city, but fortunately, he had already been on guard and replenished the troops on the city wall in time to cut off the momentum of the Yanling army, otherwise, it was possible for the city to be conquered in the first day of the siege.

"General, the Wei army has retreated."

It may be that he saw Uncle Sun standing in the city in a daze, and his own soldiers whispered a reminder beside him.

"Hmm." Sun Shuke nodded, and immediately ordered: "Collect the corpses and clean up the battlefield." ”

When a general nearby heard this, he asked, "What should we do with the corpses of Wei Bing?" ”

"Bury them together, and they will not be humiliated." Uncle Sun sighed wistfully.

Because he knew that the Wei army, known as the Yanling Army, that attacked his Hao County today, was actually their Chu people.

After finishing the order, Sun Shuke dragged his tired body back to the county mansion in the city.

I saw that in the county mansion, Wan Xi, the county prince of Xuanxian County, was on crutches in the mansion, and saw Sun Shuke walking in along the courtyard, and hurriedly got up to greet him, and asked eagerly: "General Sun, how is the battle going?" ”

This old man, Wan Xi, is the county magistrate of Hao County.

Although the authority is equivalent to that of the county order of the Wei State, the county prince of the Chu State is not an official position but a title.

To put it bluntly, it is the preferential treatment given by Juyang Jun Xiong Carp in recognition of and rewarding the Wan clan.

And the preferential treatment is not only the honor of the county magistrate, but a more practical benefit - the rights and interests of the civilians in the county of Xuxian County.

And what the Wan clan did in the past in Gongxian County was to help the abuse, to assist the Juyang Jun Xiong Carp they were loyal to to drain the blood and sweat of the local civilians, and dedicate the huge wealth to the Juyang Jun Xiong Carp - the county prince of Chu State, it is not excluded that there are also righteous men and gentlemen who pay attention to the interests of the country, but the vast majority of county princes are this kind of thing.

And the reason why Wan Xi is so anxious is because Haoxian is related to the vital interests of their Wan clan, and most of the Wan clan's family business is in this city, if the Wei army breaks through the city, it means that their family will be completely finished.

Facing Wan Xi's inquiry, Sun Shuke had a sad face.

Because the date when the Wei army attacked Pongxian was far beyond his imagination: he thought that Xiangcheng could stop the Wei army's footsteps, at least allow Pongxian to harvest the grain outside the city safely.

Unexpectedly, Xiangcheng fell in just a few days.

Now it's okay, the autumn valleys outside his city were all robbed by the Wei army, and his Sun Shuke could only watch and dare not act rashly.

"Hen County...... I'm afraid it's hard to hold on. ”

After briefly telling the county magistrate Wan Xi about the battle situation of defending the city today, Sun Shuke said to the former in a solemn tone.

Hearing this, the county magistrate Wan Xi's face changed greatly, and he said in horror and inexplicably: "General Sun, what do you mean by this?" Can't hold it? That...... That...... Didn't you say that the result of defending the city today was not bad? ”

"That's just the first day's results." Sun Shuke exhaled slightly, frowned and said: "In today's battle, our army is the defender, but the number of casualties is almost the same as that of the Wei army, which is a heavy blow to the morale and morale of the army...... The county magistrate, I hope that the Wan clan can come up with a batch of property to motivate the soldiers and soldiers in the city......"

Hearing this, the old face of the county prince Wan Xi suddenly wrinkled, like a dried orange peel, I saw his eyes roll slightly, and said in embarrassment: "General Sun, the wealth of my Wan clan has been dedicated to the king, where is there any surplus wealth to reward the soldiers, look at this ......"

Speaking of which, he couldn't go on, because Sun Shuke's face had already shown displeasure.

How could this old man be so ignorant?!

Sun Shuke was slightly angry in his heart, and said lightly: "County lord, after today's fierce battle, the morale of the army will definitely be low, if there is no external incentive, it will be difficult to protect the county in the next few days." …… You have to think clearly, if the city of Haoxian is broken, the last general will certainly not be able to escape the punishment, and you Wan's ...... All the people's wealth you collect on weekdays will fall into the hands of the Wei army! ”

This semi-threatening tone made the county prince Wan Xi's face change greatly, and he gritted his teeth and said a number.

"How to ...... 100,000 dollars"

Uncle Sun's brows suddenly furrowed when he heard this, and his eyes when he looked at Wan Xi became even more displeased.

You must know that the defenders in the city of Xuanxian, including the main army of Chu and the county division of Xuanxian County, had about 30,000 people at the beginning, and even if they lost thousands of dollars in today's battle, there were still more than 20,000 soldiers.

And the county magistrate Wan Xi in front of him was only willing to take out 100,000 yuan?

According to this division, wouldn't each soldier only be able to get five Chu State sword coins?

What's the use of this?!

Just when Sun Shuke was about to have a seizure, the county magistrate seemed to have an idea to think of something, and hurriedly said: "General, if you don't have enough money, we can temporarily collect a tax from the civilians in the city......

Looking at Wan Xi's sneering appearance, although Sun Shuke knew about this person's greed earlier, he was also stunned: At this time, he actually wanted to collect money from civilians? Aren't you afraid of stirring up a riot?!

"Three million of my big Chu knife coins!" Sun Shuke didn't bother to talk nonsense with the guy in front of him anymore, and said categorically: "And you want to have enough thirty-six baht of big Chu coins, not those privately minted things." ”

Hearing this, Wan Xi's whole person trembled suddenly, and said in shock: "General Sun, are you trying to force my Wan clan to death?!" ”

Hearing this, Uncle Sun reprimanded angrily: "Will taking out this batch of property force your Wan clan to death, you know best, county lord!" …… I only have one word of advice for you, when the Wei army breaks through the county, they will never be as easy to talk to as the general! ”

After saying that, Sun Shuke stood up with a cold face and walked away.

A moment later, outside the gate of Wan's mansion, Sun Shuke met two of his generals: Gan Ben, a 3,000-man general, and She Li, who was also a 3,000-man general.

Gan Ben and She Li saw Sun Shuke walking out of Wan's county mansion with a black face, so they asked suspiciously.

So, Sun Shuke told the two generals about Fang Cai, only to hear the two generals sneer.

No, Gan Ben completely ignored that the three of them were still in front of the mansion of the Wan clan, and sneered and mocked on the spot: "The general still doesn't know what virtue the Wan clan is?" ”

After him, She Li sighed and said, "If there is an incentive of three million sword coins, the morale of the soldiers in the city can still be saved...... Ay! ”

Sun Shuke frowned, he seemed to hear something, and hurriedly asked, "How is the morale of the army now?" ”

"Right now, the soldiers are carrying and burying the corpses of the soldiers of the enemy and our army......" She Li said cryptically.

The reason why he said this is because as a general who controls the situation on the battlefield, even if he doesn't count the number of casualties after the battle, the generals have a number in their hearts.

For example, Sun Shuke knew at this moment that in this siege battle, the Yanling army, as the besieging party, would not have more casualties than their defenders, at best, it was only a gap of two or three thousand people.

In a war in which both sides put in 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers, is two or three thousand a big number?

Please, in the previous siege battles, the number of casualties on the defending side and the number of casualties on the attacking side could reach 1 to 10!

"This battle is not easy to fight, and the county needs support...... "She Li said to Uncle Sun after a while.

But after that, all three were silent.

It is undeniable that Xiong Li, the monarch of Yi and Juyang, whom they are loyal to, still has a huge number of troops in his hands, but this army, this lord of Yijun, has ordered to defend Juyang to the death and protect his wealth, how can it be sent out so easily?

And the main army of the Chu State, Xiong Xu, the king of the Chu State, deployed as many as 500,000 troops in the area of Fulisai, in addition, it was in the area of the royal capital Shouying that deployed up to a million troops.

Thanks to Xiong Xu, the king of Chu, he still knew the importance of the Huhe River, so he deployed tens of thousands of troops in the cities along the river such as Hao County and Qi County, otherwise, in the face of the fierce Wei army outside the city, Sun Shuke really did not have the slightest certainty.

Suddenly, Gan Ben seemed to think of something, and said: "General, isn't there still an army of three or five thousand in the south gate of the northwest outside the city?" ”

Sun Shuke shook his head when he heard this, and said coldly: "Xiangcheng fell in just a few days, who knows if the Nanmen clan has fornicated with the Wei army?" …… Hum! Just by seeing that he didn't dare to enter the city alone, I knew that he had a ghost in his heart! ”

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, he had already received the news: the Nanmen clan was really opposed, and assisted another Wei army to cooperate with the outside and plot to seize half of Qi County.

And the reason why he didn't dare to say it directly was just for fear of hitting the morale of the soldiers in the city.

You must know that once Qi County is lost, it means that the Wei army will have a way to cross the Hun River from Qi County, which means that it will defend Gong County and lose its original strategic significance.

It seems that we can only wait for reinforcements from Fu Lisai...... General Xiang Mo was a highly respected general, and he would not sit idly by and watch the counties of Xuan and Qi fall into the hands of the Wei army, so that he was threatened by the rear......

Sun Shuke secretly cheered himself up.

"Ganben, She Li."

"The last general!"

"Today, you and I will work harder, and go to the army to boost morale, otherwise this battle will ...... There's really no way to fight. ”

"Yes!"

Gan Ben and She Li glanced at each other, as if they both saw the wry smile in each other's eyes.

Now, they can only do their best and see the will of heaven. (To be continued.) )