The soldiers of the Third Army, under the leadership of the non-commissioned officers, withdrew one mile away from the city wall in an orderly manner and rebuilt the defensive line.

Before leaving, the artillery that could not be transported away from the city wall was crippled by them and could not be used, so as not to be used by the Ming Dynasty against themselves.

"How's the Commander doing now?"

Zhang Yimo, deputy commander of the 1st Brigade and commander of the 2nd Regiment, was ordered to rush from Xicheng to support the soldiers of Dongcheng, and after joining up with the officers and soldiers of the other 4th Brigade to block the offensive of the Ming Dynasty army, he had a little time to ask Dong Zhengming, the deputy commander of the 4th Brigade.

"Fortunately, when the brigade commander retreated with the army commander, he was on the edge of the collapse range, but when the pillars and beams in the watchtower collapsed, they were crushed and crushed by the bricks and stones."

Dong Zhengming was also shocked into a cold sweat, although their Hong Dynasty army had a fine tradition of being an officer, but in fact, in ordinary battles, it was difficult for officers above the regiment level to approach the front line of the battlefield, but to sit in the rear and command.

Up to now, in the war recorded by the Ministry of Defense of the Hong Dynasty, the highest officer killed in battle is still the rank of brigade commander, if Kong Youde unfortunately dies here, it will open a precedent for the death of the commander of the Hong Dynasty army, and also sleep the highest position on the battlefield of the Hong Dynasty army.

"It's just that the commander of the army is now old, and when the girder fell, he was held down by the waist, and he is still in a coma, although the doctor said life"

"Why did this wall collapse, and are there any clues to it so far?"

When Dong Zhengming retreated, in addition to sending people to search for the traces of the army commander and brigade commander, he also did not forget to report the incident in Dongcheng to the Outer Health Bureau in the city, so that they could help find out the reason.

This explosion from the ground, and finally caused the collapse of the entire city wall, it is obvious that it was not temporarily excavated by the Ming Dynasty army, how to say that the moat of Jining Mansion is still there, and the temporary excavation of underground tunnels will inevitably be infiltrated and flooded by the moat water, where will not be detected by the soldiers of the Third Army.

"Let's put this aside for the time being, what we should think about next is when the tens of thousands of Ming Dynasty troops in front of us will attack."

As a support force, looking at the collapse of the city wall occupied by the Ming Dynasty army, as well as the gate of the Dongcheng that has been opened, countless figures passing through it, Zhang Yimo pointed out the biggest problem at present.

"What else can I do? The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth! ”

Dong Zhengming waved his hand and said with a wry smile.

In addition to the Ming Dynasty army in the north and south districts is still systematically exerting siege pressure, the Ming Dynasty army in Xicheng District has stopped attacking the city, and most of the troops have been assigned to the east city to participate in the city capture operation.

As soon as the sudden movement came up, more than 20,000 soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were dispatched, and on the opposite side, the brothers of the Fourth Brigade who had retreated from Dongcheng and the soldiers of the Hong Dynasty who had been reinforced by several other roads were only seven or eight thousand.

The collapse of the city wall just now, and the subsequent battle with the Ming army, caused more than 5,000 casualties among the officers and men of the Fourth Brigade, so that their brigades, which were not fully formed, lost more than half of their numbers at once.

At this time, in the face of the offensive of the Ming Dynasty army, the pressure on the remnants of the Fourth Brigade was extremely great, but in order to gain time, they could only bite the bullet and block the Ming Dynasty soldiers with a front of thousands.

"Ah~~"

After a few unconscious moans, Kong Youde slowly opened his eyes, and the tingling pain caused by every muscle on his body made him gradually reminisce about what they had said before he lost consciousness.

"Military tent, you're awake!"

Shen Lang, the doctor who stayed in the city guard mansion to take care of Kong Youde, looked at Kong Youde's eyes and let out an excited shout.

"Ahem, ahem, I—How long have I been in a coma?"

The chapped lips and the stomach pouch contracted due to emptiness reminded Kong Youde that he had been unconscious for a long time, so he asked this question.

"You've been in a coma for three days and three nights!"

Shen Lang picked up a water cup, Kong Youde fed warm water, and Kong Youde explained.

"How's the battle going in the city? Did the Ming army enter the city? ”

After taking a few sips of warm water, squinting and examining his position, after seeing the familiar furnishings, Kong Youde finally breathed a sigh of relief, he already knew where he was now.

However, the faint sound of fighting in his ears also reminded Kong Youde that their army was still fighting on the battlefield.

"This question, someone will answer it for you in a while, I'm just a doctor, I can't go to the battlefield, but it's not good to answer your question."

After Shen Lang fed Kong Youde warm water, he re-examined the bandaging on Kong Youde's body, and after seeing that there was no abnormality, he turned around and walked out of the inner bedroom, and went to report to the commanders of the Third Army outside.

"Commander, you're awake!"

The first to come in to check on Kong Youde were Zhan Wenbo and others from the Aircraft Participation Department, as members of the Aircraft Participation Department, most of the time they were in the rear to formulate tactics, and rarely took risks on the front line.

After a while, Deng Jichang, the commander of the 1st Brigade who had just been withdrawn from the front line to rest, also came, and Bai Guangen, who was limping with a cane.

When he was pulled out of the rubble, although he was also unconscious, it was only because of the lack of oxygen in the rubble, and he gradually woke up on his own after being carried out of the rubble for less than half a day.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that he is in the prime of life, unlike Kong Youde, who is already dying and old, and his recovery and physical strength are not on the same order of magnitude.

“…………”

"The Ming Dynasty army attacked the city one by one, and took advantage of the numerical advantage of their army, as well as the opportunity of the decline of our army's morale, approaching step by step, and now occupies nearly half of the territory in the city."

"Both the eastern and southern cities have fallen, and our army now only controls the western city and most of the northern city."

"The most important thing is that our army has suffered a lot of losses in the past few days, and there were originally more than 41,000 soldiers in the city, but now there are only 26,000 soldiers left who can still maintain combat effectiveness."

“…… The losses of the Ming army were greater than ours, but they were numerous, and now there were at least 90,000 troops, of which 60,000 broke into the city, and they continued to assault our army's position, trying to completely occupy Jining City. ”

Zhan Wenbo said the battle situation in the city one by one in a deep voice, and the more he listened, the more gloomy Kong Youde's heart became.