It was noon when Xianbei retreated, and Mrs. Fan's city at this time was even more dilapidated. After several days of strong attack, the west gate of the city was already crumbling, and the blood on the walls of each city had not been clear for several days, and it was black after solidification. There is white or black smoke inside and outside the city, some of which are caused by the fire of Xianbei, and some of which are steaming with gold juice, which is mixed together and makes people bored. Mixed with the smell of gold juice and the smell of the meat of the gold juice scalding the soldiers, it makes people nauseous.

The corpses under the city were temporarily unattended, and there were Han troops, Xianbei troops, and chaos was placed under the walls of each city. Even though the sun is scorching, many recruits still feel a chill down their backs, and the cold breath around them makes people tremble.

The corpses of the soldiers that Jiang Zhuo managed to collect were brought back to the city, and the relatives in the city wept even more in the face of the departure of their loved ones. Even if they migrated, Xianbei, Xiongnu and others who thought they were already from the Northern Regions, hated Xianbei outside the city at this time. The happy and healthy life that was finally obtained was destroyed by the hands of his former kindred, and the biting heartache made the old Xianbei people who had settled in the Northern Regions unbearable.

At this time, the Xianbei camp ten miles outside the city was not much better. The madness of the Han army today made Xianbei people tremble, especially when they saw the Xianbei people who were of the same clan in the past so desperately serving the Han court, Tuoba Neighbor was heartbroken.

In the Xianbei camp, although there are still more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, there are too many wounded soldiers, nearly more than 10,000. If it weren't for the fact that there were always wandering tribesmen and horses joining, there would only be more than 10,000 soldiers and horses left in Tuoba's hands at this time. The existence of wounded soldiers is not only a great waste of fresh grain and grass, but also a big blow to the hearts of the rest of the soldiers. If it weren't for the advice of the rest of the tribal leaders, Tuoba Lin would have abandoned all the injured soldiers in his heart.

"Who is Xiang Ao? Tricked this prince and the people into working so hard for him! Tuoba Lin could not bear the wound that had left on his back, and angrily threw the objects in the tent that he could hold at hand.

"It's just about calming your anger, it's important to recuperate from your injuries!" The witch doctor who had been treating Tuoba's wounds hurriedly persuaded him.

Tuoba Lin suppressed the anger in his heart, and sat down in front of the Dao witch doctor again, asking him to treat his wounds.

"You don't have to be angry, Jiang Zhuo must have promised a lot of benefits to the people in the city, otherwise there would not be such a crazy situation today. Moreover, the more this happens, the more it seems that the defenders of the city are empty. "Tuoba's subordinates will persuade.

"Father, what Que Wanfu said is very true, Jiang Zhuo is just a trapped beast at this time, and he is just fighting back." Tuoba Jiefen didn't care and said: "Father only needs to stop for a day, and when the Han army is exhausted tomorrow, my army can take Lady Fan's city in one fell swoop!" ”

When Tuoba Lin heard this, he also felt so, so he didn't say anything more.

Tuoba Lin did not take the initiative to attack, Jiang Zhuo could only drag for the time being, and the people who were about to leave the city yesterday were found outside the city and were also killed by Tuoba Lin, and the people who saw the opportunity quickly escaped with their lives and returned to the city. Seeing such a tragic scene today, the timid people are confined to their homes, waiting for the war to end. Regarding this matter, Jiang Zhuo also felt that it was human nature, but many straightforward people did not let it go, as long as they saw the hundreds of people who had left, they were all called cowards and despised it.

Jiang Zhuo didn't dare to take the initiative to attack, and the most worrying thing was that he didn't know about Xianbei's military situation, if Jiang Zhuo knew that Xianbei had such a number of wounded soldiers, he would have designed to break Xianbei a long time ago. However, the scouts could not stand out of the city, so they had to hold on.

However, it is estimated that the time will come, and the reinforcements sent by Xiang Ao should have arrived, and Jiang Zhuo's mind has begun to liven up. coincided with Xianbei's temporary withdrawal of troops, Jiang Zhuo arranged the reception of the corpses under the city walls, and thought about countermeasures alone in the room.

Although it is not yet April at this time, if the corpses are piled up too much and for too long, they will be prone to epidemics. Jiang Zhuo didn't want the city that he had managed to hold to be trapped by the epidemic again, so he ordered the humane city to take back the corpses of the Han soldiers outside the city, and burned the more than 2,000 corpses left by Xianbei under the city. As for the Xianbei soldiers who were still alive, Jiang Zhuo did not relent, and made up for it.

Late at night, Mrs. Fan did not speculate that morale was low as Tuoba Lin and others. Jiang Zhuo wanted to thank Tuoba Neighbor, the fierce fight during the day actually made the city a lot united, and the army and the people did not mess up, regardless of race, they all faced Xianbei with the same hatred.

Although there were not many words, and although most of the people were still crying for their dead relatives, the spearhead of the people in the city had all pointed to Xianbei outside the city at this time. Maybe this time the city defense will not see too many effects, but if Mrs. Fan City is defended, it will definitely not be the same.

The wind was majestic, and the northern Xinjiang at the end of March was still a little chilly. Under the moonlight, there were not many people in the city who could sleep, especially those who lost their loved ones during the day. At this time, a group of people were gathering in the square in the city, under the leadership of the original Han people, the Xianbei, Xiongnu, Huren, Qiang people and others who were naturalized in the northern region lit incense and candles together on the square and burned some paper money.

Although Jiang Zhuo looked at such a scene, his heart was full of guilt, but he was also relieved. Under the heavy atmosphere, there are even more waves of anger, which will erupt at any time. It is conceivable that the hard-won health and stability have been undermined, causing the people to lose their loved ones, and how the relatives of the people in their families think.

People with a little knowledge, in such an atmosphere, can't help but sing aloud: Winter and spring, cold and summer are changing. The son of the poor springs will be separated forever. ... If he swims in the river fish, he analyzes the middle road of the funder. The spring breeze comes to the gap, and the eaves drop in the morning. When to forget the rest, the worries accumulate day by day. Shu is sometimes declining, and Zhuang Yi is still attackable.

Although most people don't know what it means, the nostalgia for their relatives revealed in the poems allows the people to feel it personally. Some sobbed, some cried, and some remained silent.

Seeing this, Jiang Zhuo desperately wanted to inform the people that reinforcements were coming, hoping to give the people some comfort. However, Jiang Zhuo was not sure whether there was Xianbei in the city, so he had to forcibly suppress his thoughts, so as not to mislead the military situation.

Mrs. Fan's City ushered in the early morning of the next day in such an atmosphere. At the beginning of spring, the sunshine gradually brought some vitality to Mrs. Fan's city, and also made the people's hearts feel a little warm. And at such a warm hour, there was a rumbling sound outside the city.

Xianbei is the same!

"City Lord, my brother was brutally killed by Xianbei outside the city yesterday, I want revenge, ask the city lord to allow me to enlist in the army and kill Xianbei!" Before Jiang Zhuo could reach the city wall, he was stopped by several people kneeling down and asked for his life to enlist in the army.

"Do you have any brothers in your family?"

"Back to the city lord, it's gone! It's all gone! ”

"Can you have a family and a future?"

"Not married yet!"

"If so, why are you fooling around? If you have parents and no successors, if you have three longs and two shorts, how can you explain to your ancestors? If the champion Hou learns of such a situation, I still agree to you and others to enlist in the army, and I must be beheaded. Jiang Zhuo was angry and pitiful, so he had to comfort softly.

"But the city lord, my brother..."

"Enough!" Jiang Zhuo was slightly angry: "Filial piety comes first, and the first thing you want is to serve your parents and keep incense for your ancestors!" The lord of this city promised that he would defend the city of Mrs. Fan and ensure the safety of the people. ”

However, what Jiang Zhuo said was difficult to refute, and several people only retreated unwillingly. But he still hasn't left the city walls, and wants to run some legs and do something for the defense of the city. Seeing this, Jiang Zhuo would be too unkind if he stopped it again, so he had to follow.

"Kill!" Before he could get to the city wall, Tuoba stopped talking nonsense and began to attack with his army. Maybe Tuoba Lin's injury has not yet recovered, and today he is attacking the city, Jiang Zhuo did not see Tuoba Lin's relatives coming, maybe he was just commanding the camp under the city.

As in the past, the two sides began to attack each other, defending the city and attacking the city, whether it was the Han army or the Xianbei army, the bright red lives kept falling under the ruthless butcher's knives on both sides. The first battle was an even more fierce day, and such a strong confrontation resulted in heavy casualties on both sides.

At this time, Xianbei had only 18,000 left, and the casualties of the soldiers defending the city were even worse, more than half, and the number of soldiers in the city who could still stand to join the defense of the city could exceed 2,000. Even if Jiang Zhuo knew that reinforcements were coming, he couldn't help but worry about it when he saw this.

"City Lord, there are only about two thousand soldiers who can defend, if it is according to the momentum of Xianbei outside the city today, I am afraid that tomorrow we will wait..."

"I know." Jiang Zhuo sighed helplessly: "I didn't want to implicate the people too much, but in order not to let the city break, I had to do that devastating thing!" ”

"What does the city lord mean?"

"Give the order, recruit soldiers, as long as the young and strong are recruited, regardless of whether there is an only son in the family, whether there is a queen or not, as long as they are voluntary, they will be recruited!" Jiang Zhuo said with a heavy heart: "Order in my name, don't tarnish the reputation of the lord!" ”

"The city lord is righteous!" The generals in the hall were horrified, extremely admired in their hearts, and even more helpless.

"Report!"

"But there are traces of reinforcements?" Jiang Zhuo stood up and said excitedly when he heard this, his voice was slightly sharp because he was too excited. The soldiers beside him were also excited.

"City Lord, not reinforcements!" The guards also knew that Jiang Zhuo had been worried in recent days, and said a little apologetically: "It's just a bow and arrow shot from outside the city to deliver a message, I don't know who did it!" ”

When everyone heard this, they were all deflated and sighed in their hearts.

Jiang Zhuo took the arrow, removed the small bamboo tube on the arrow, and took out the letter in the bamboo tube. Jiang Zhuo looked at the people around him suspiciously, and the generals were also puzzled.

"City Lord Jiang is working hard, Yun Chi's help is late, and I hope that City Lord Jiang will forgive his sins." Seeing the first few sentences, Jiang Zhuo's eyes widened, his breath was short, and he then read the letter: "Yun was ordered by the lord to rush to the aid of Jiang City Lord, fortunately it was in time." At this time, the cloud has been hidden on the slope outside the city, and when the Xianbei siege is tired tomorrow, the cloud will attack from the Xianbei rear army, and ask the Jiang city lord to cooperate, and the two of us will annihilate Xianbei in one fell swoop, and take revenge on the soldiers and people who have died in the battle for several days. ”

In the letter, Jiang Zhuo had already been informed that Zhao Yun led 5,000 cavalry, including 2,000 righteous servants. The letter also mentioned the general situation of the Xianbei army outside the city, which made Jiang Zhuo suddenly realize that he was still too careful, if he could take the risk of attacking, he might have already repelled Tuoba Lin. However, Jiang Zhuo does not regret it, at least for now, it seems that Mrs. Fan has defended the city.

"City Lord, is this letter credible?" After Jiang Zhuo circulated the letter, all the generals were shocked. All the generals were authentic Han people brought out by Jiang Zhuo from the Northern Regions, and Jiang Zhuo was not worried.

"Credible!" Jiang Zhuang was relieved and returned in a very good mood. Can it be trusted? The letter was marked with a secret military order map that only the high-ranking generals of the Northern Regions knew, and Jiang Zhuo was convinced.

"Hahaha... In this case, tomorrow we will definitely kill Xianbei without leaving a piece of armor, and we will be ashamed! ”

"Hahaha... That's nature! ”

Jiang Zhuo looked at the happy generals, and his heart was also difficult to suppress his excitement.