The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, the Xuanlong Army had all gotten up, and after a night's rest, although the sergeant still couldn't hide his exhaustion, it was much better than last night.

Yang Tian looked into the distance, anxious, I don't know if Pule County has been captured now, if it is captured, these two thousand people can only deliver food to people in the past.

"The order was given, and the whole army was still advancing on foot in the morning."

No one has any objections, at this time the quality of the Xuanlong Army was revealed, the twenty miles walked yesterday was just a warm-up, so the slow was dragged down by the war horse, today the war horse got a night of rest, and the speed of the whole army walking was not much different from yesterday's horseback riding.

At this time, Pule County was on the verge of collapse, the 2,000 regular army was still alive only 5 or 600 people, the 8,000 young men recruited in the city were only more than 2,000 people, the old and weak women and children in the city also had to go to the battlefield, the city wall was full of gaps, it was impossible to make up for it, and many places were repeatedly contested, only relying on some bricks and wood, blocked by stones, and the horses of the Turks could already jump up from under the city, and they were barely able to hold on to it by relying on human lives.

In fact, the Turks also reached the end of the crossbow, 20,000 troops lost more than 8,000 under the city, and the remaining more than 10,000 people had no morale, they had never seen such a stubborn enemy, this city could be taken 20 days ago, and the Turks cheered loudly again and again, thinking that the city was broken, and all the people who entered the city were driven out.

The Zhou people, regardless of men, women, and children, all went into battle together, without weapons, they used wooden sticks, kitchen knives instead, if they didn't even have these, they used the bricks and stones on the ground, and even directly tore with their teeth, many Turkic people saw their own warriors rush into the city, surrounded by a group of Zhou people's old and weak, although they killed more than a dozen people, but in the end they were miserably divided, in the face of such a people, the Turks who have always considered themselves heroic were finally afraid, they became hesitant, no longer scrambling, even if they attacked the city, the city rebounded slightly, The Turks at the front immediately desperately retreated.

No matter how much they urged and promised, they still couldn't lift their spirits in the face of the soldiers whose morale had plummeted, and these Turks even complained that if he hadn't been too incompetent to get this task, they would have already robbed enough women and possessions like everyone else, so why should they suffer huge casualties every day under this city.

However, as time passed, Pule County became more and more dangerous, a large number of casualties, more and more material consumption, weapons have been rolled, and even broken in two, the warrior's arrows have been shot, the rolling wood is gone, the stones have been used up, the blacksmiths in the city have collected all the iron, many people's pots have also been offered, the soldiers' knives and guns are still gapped, the arrow feathers can only be replenished by hundreds every day, the buildings near the city wall have all been demolished, the beams have become rolling logs, and the bricks have become stones, whether it is the besieging side, It's still the defenders of the city, they're all exhausted, and now it's up to them to see who can hold on any longer.

In just one morning, the Xuanlong Army had already walked more than forty miles, and a soldier in front of him suddenly pointed ahead and said excitedly: "Look, smoke pillar." ”

More than ten miles ahead, several thick plumes of smoke were rising, looking at these puffs of smoke, the Xuanlong Army unconsciously stopped, panicked in their hearts, is it too late to hurry, Pule County has been captured.

Yang Tian pointed to the pillar of smoke and asked Li Chong, "General Li, is it Pule County in front?" ”

Li Chong looked at it for a moment and said affirmatively: "General, that's right, that's Pule County." ”

Li Yuan suggested beside him: "General, do you want the whole army to stop advancing and send scouts over to investigate?" ”

If this pillar of smoke is broken by Pule County and the Turks are setting fire to the city, the Xuanlong Army will have to consider whether to start fleeing for their lives, but the road behind it must be blocked by the Turks, and even if they escape, where can they flee to.

"No, listen to my orders, the whole army is on horseback, target Pule County, rush!" When the interruption continues, it is chaotic, even if Pule County is captured, it is just a good time to kill and avenge the soldiers and civilians of Pule County, it is always better to retreat and escape, and in an instant, Yang Tian's blood is hot.

Yang Tian first turned over and stepped onto Red Shadow's back, Red Shadow screamed excitedly, spread his hooves and ran.

"The general ordered, the whole army got on the horse, the target was Pule County, rush!"

Hearing the order, the whole army turned over and got on the horse, and the horsepower that had been stored for a day was finally used, and suddenly the grassland was like a black dragon, rolling forward, and a puff of dust and smoke was also formed above.

Da Xi Changru's eyes were deep-set, his beard was messed up, as if he was ten years old, looking at the Turkic people like a tide under the city, his heart finally showed a trace of fatigue, he had done his best, now more than half of the soldiers and civilians in Pule County have died on the battlefield, and the other soldiers and civilians are desperately burning clothes, quilts and other things to stop the Turks, and when these things are burned, there will be nothing in Pule County to stop the Turks.

Adjutant Karasuma stumbled over, he had multiple wounds on his body, several of which were oozing blood: "My lord, my lord, why haven't there been reinforcements yet?" We've been on guard for more than 40 days, more than 40 days! ”

Da Xi Changru didn't answer, as early as a month ago, he knew that there would be no reinforcements, desperately defending the city, just doing his best, but he could let the Turks fall under the city nearly 10,000 people, so that the people of the city could live for one more month, Da Xi Changru was already content.

The raging fire temporarily blocked the attack of the Turks, outside the fire circle, the eyes of the Turks were red, this city had killed too many of their companions, and now it was time to harvest, as long as the fire was extinguished, they could rush in, kill all the men in the city, rob all their women, and vent the anger of the siege for dozens of days.

One of the soldiers of Da Xi Changru in the city suddenly pointed in the direction of the south of the city and shouted: "My lord, look, what is that?" ”

The smoke and dust stirred up by the Xuanlong Army galloping with all its strength are only a few miles away from Pule County, standing on the city tower, you can even see a faint figure, Da Xi Changru glanced back, but his face did not fluctuate for half a minute, the city can no longer be defended, it doesn't matter if the Turks increase their troops or not, he would never have dreamed that it would be reinforcements.

"Report, general, the front army is only five miles away from the city, and Pule County is still resisting." A scout reported loudly to Yang Tian as he ran.

"Fly the flag of your army and let the people in the city see it."

A hunting black banner was unfolded in the middle of the Xuanlong Army, one side of the military flag was embroidered with a dragon shape with teeth and claws, and the other side was a big general character, and then the general Yitong of the Xuanlong Army, the owner of the building also showed his own flag, and the entire army was suddenly black fluttering.

(Note): The military flag and military uniforms of the Northern Zhou Dynasty are all black, and the military flag is divided into four types: flag, Lu, Yang, and Peng.