The battle lasted from the evening to the early hours of the morning, and anyone involved in it was not easy as long as they were alive, they didn't know how long the battle would last, and whether they would have a chance to live to see the rising sun today, but they all knew that as soldiers, they could only follow orders to fight.

The number of the Jingyi army is decreasing every moment, they will not have any retreat, they will not make any retreat, after all, their lord will fight more desperately than them. The battle situation extended from the position of the suspension bridge to the city, and the Lower Tang Army, which seemed to be outnumbered, had been retreating, while the Jingyi Army, which was not superior in numbers, was constantly advancing.

At this juncture, a mournful sound of gold resounded in the eastern city, which was a signal for the retreat of the Tang Dynasty. These Xia Tang soldiers were already a little undetermined under the leadership of the main general, but when they heard the sound of retreating soldiers, they were even more defeated, and for a while, tens of thousands of troops immediately scattered.

In order to intimidate the Tang Army, Zhang Hanshan became more energetic in the face of retreat, and he took the lead in the charge while shouting at the top of his voice, "Reinforcements are coming, everyone hold on for a while!" Xia Tang has retreated, don't let them leave Duzhou City! ”

This made the fox tide more firm in his judgment, and sure enough, these insidious people still have backup, they plan to completely wipe out their army in Duzhou City! Fortunately, I saw through their plot in time!

So, the fox tide fled even harder, and the 20,000 remnants of the soldiers under his leadership ran towards the easternmost gate of the eastern city, and after opening the city gate, they immediately rode their horses and ran farther away. A hundred miles to the east of Duzhou City is the real land of the Xia Tang Dynasty, and only when they get there can they really be safe.

Zhang Hanshan couldn't bear it anymore after running for a while, and knelt directly on his knees, supporting his body with his hands and panting desperately. Not only him, but the soldiers behind him were no better, or even worse than him, and many of them fell to the ground directly.

Jing Yijun watched the Tang army run out towards the city gate, and then left only a burst of smoke and dust, they were also weak, they were too tired. The night's battle had drained almost all of their physical strength, and they had been holding on to their beliefs before, and now they were unable to get back up once they slackened.

Xuan Shaoning knelt on the ground, saliva couldn't stop flowing from the corners of his mouth, he was wet, sweaty, bloodstained, and slimy. Ji Wenhan was by his side, and the young man was also tired and collapsed on the ground, lying on his back and closing his eyes directly, if it weren't for the rapid rise and fall of his chest, almost everyone would think that he was just a dead man.

The only one who could still stand up was Lu Xiang, he put his long knife on the ground, looked in the direction of the retreating troops of the Tang Dynasty, and finally said a sentence after a long time, "We still have a lot of things to do, first of all, we have to close this city gate!" ”

That being said, but who else can carry out such a task? Lu Xiang turned his head and looked at the soldiers behind him, and then he found that there were so few soldiers left, there were 6,000 people in his own leading guards, and there were 6,000 people in the cold sword guards, a total of 12,000 heads, and now with Lu Xiang's eyes, how can there be no more than 2,000 people, right?

Everyone understood that what Lu Xiang said was right, Xuan Shaoning wanted to get up again, but as long as he moved, the pain in his body could make him even dispel his desire to live.

Zhang Hanshan said: "They won't come back for a while, let's let the brothers rest for a while, just half an hour, and when the time comes, let's go and close the city gate first." ”

As soon as Zhang Hanshan's words fell, he saw someone coming out of the residential area on the side, they were the people of Duzhou City, they were from the Liang Dynasty. Facing the army of their home country, the eyes of the people flashed with hope.

"It's the people! Fathers and fellow villagers, we are the Jingyi Army, and we are here to recover Duzhou! Lu Xiang yelled at the people, but this roar made him cough again and again for a long time before he could continue to speak, "We have finally driven the people of the Tang Dynasty away, and from this moment on, you will return to the arms of the Great Liang!" ”

A man stood up and said, "Let's look forward to the stars and the moon, and finally hope for the army of our mother country!" No one dared to sleep last night! ”

Xuan Shaoning immediately got up and shouted: "Folks, we really don't have the strength to stand up, can you do us a favor?" The gates of the city are closed, and we are afraid that the Lower Tang army will come back! ”

The man turned around and glanced at it, and immediately patted his thigh and said, "Yes! We can't help you fight, we can still do these things! As he spoke, he shouted to the people behind him, "The men will follow me to close the gates, and the women will immediately take care of our brothers!" ”

Under the greeting of the big man, the people finally moved, and some went to clean the house to settle the wounded; Some of them were busy and began to cook to fill the stomachs of the soldiers; Some took the initiative to pick up the dropped weapons and began to patrol the city temporarily.

So the rest of the Jingyi Army were properly taken care of by the people of Duzhou City, and Xuan Shaoning only heard the people keep saying, "I know that the imperial court will not give up on us!" "The court has finally come to save us, we still have to believe in the court!" ”

Hearing these words, Xuan Shaoning shook his head helplessly, how can too many things be explained to these people? They are just the most simple people, who only know how to cultivate their own little family, do they need to distinguish who is the savior Allah and who is the usurper?

"The most important thing is that we can complete the mission and survive at the same time, as for the rest, let's not worry about it for the time being." Zhang Hanshan said to Xuan Shaoning, "We still have to tell the general about the battle situation in Duzhou City immediately!" ”

At this time, the sun finally began to show its face through the clouds, and in this cold winter, the warm sun shining on the earth has an indescribable warmth, and there is an indescribable power. The past night was too difficult, and if anyone could look down from the sky, they could see that from the east gate of the east city, all the way to the drawbridge, and then into the west of the city to the north gate, this long battle line was already covered with the corpses of the soldiers, and of course many of them fell into the sea, and the bodies could not even be found.

History should remember this day, this is the twelfth day of the first month of the first year of Liang Qianfeng, this battle allowed the Jingyi army to pocket Duzhou City, which became a big help for them, so far the Jingyi army has the ability to control this vital access to the sea.

However, history must not forget the cost of this battle: only 2,000 of the 6,000 Commander Guards and 6,000 Cold Knife Guards survived, and the rest were all killed in battle. The Jingyi army suffered heavy losses, and the Lower Tang side was even more unbearable, a total of 60,000 Lower Tang troops, 20,000 were killed in direct battle, and the rest fled a lot, and finally with the Linghu tide successfully escaped back to China only 20,000 people.

Xuan Shaoning understood that some of the men who had been recruited from Pingzhou and Dengzhou had all died in this battle, and in the face of tens of thousands of corpses, they were no longer able to transport these corpses back to Yecang City, which meant that they could not be buried in the Junzun Valley. In this regard, Xuan Shaoning felt extremely guilty.

Zhang Hanshan comforted: "Wars have always been built with corpses, and you have been in the army for so many years, so I don't need to tell you this truth anymore." The history of wars has always been written by the victorious side, and if we win today, then those robes who died in battle will not die in vain. ”

Xuan Shaoning didn't agree with Zhang Hanshan's statement in his heart, and wanted to refute a few words, but when he saw Zhang Hanshan's face, the questions in his heart began to pop up again: Obviously the injury is more serious than himself, why is his spirit back now? Looking at himself again, Xuan Shaoning was still in pain all over his body at this time, and he couldn't use his strength at all.

"Before I set out on the expedition, I had the names of all the soldiers of our two guards transcribed. Next, as long as the living people are rechecked, then the rest of the list is the dead, let's take the list back to Mobei, and then use a big tomb to bury everyone. Don't look at me in surprise, that's what I used to do. ”

Past? Zhang Hanshan: What kind of past do you have? Why you are always like a mystery, one day I will solve all these mysteries in my heart.

Xuan Shaoning didn't plan to deal with Zhang Hanshan anymore, they still had a lot to do, as long as their bodies recovered somewhat, they would start to re-establish the city defense. Of course, it is also very important to send a letter to Rouge immediately to tell him that he is still alive.