The real battle to defend the city is about to begin, the Huns are arranging troops in the distance, the cavalry is guarding the bottom of the ridge, a large number of infantry gathered on the ridge, holding shields, carrying a basket of dirt, the quicksand city is an earthen city, after being demolished, ready-made materials are provided.

The Huns made no secret of their intentions, and the infantry would pile up earth outside the western city gate, forming a gentle slope leading to the city walls.

The king of the East China Sea glanced at it from afar, and his heart was blocked for a while, but on the surface, he had to remain calm, and smiled at the soldiers around him: "The Huns really know how to be polite, and they know that Da Chu gave up Quicksand City, and specially helped us tear down the wall as a greeting gift." ”

Everyone could only laugh perfunctorily, and their eyes were all looking at Chai Yue, and the King of the East China Sea was no exception.

Chai Yue's performance was more like real composure, standing by the wall and pondering for a moment, and began to give orders, most of these orders were prosaic, ordinary generals could also think of them, but when Chai Yue said it, it seemed that he had a little more certainty of success. In the end, Chai Yue ordered a team to fetch water and fill all the buckets, pots, and troughs in the city.

Although the king of the East China Sea was not good at fighting, he was the first person to understand Chai Yue's intentions, and his heart was a little calm, and he was finally able to laugh calmly, leave the city wall, and entrust Chai Yue with the responsibility of defending the city.

He did not go back to the general's mansion directly, but came to the subordinate camp next to him, in order to show his determination to defend the city, Han Ruzi only took a very small number of people and left most of the subordinate soldiers in the city.

The king of the East China Sea did not dismount, stopped in front of the camp gate, and sent his retinue to call Chao Hua, the leader of the tribe camp.

Chao Hua still retains the habits of the fishermen of Kidnapping Lake and the part-time robbers of the riverside village, and when he came to the king of the East China Sea, he just gave up his hand slightly, and asked bluntly: "Is there something wrong with me?" ”

The king of the East China Sea smiled and said: "The Huns are about to attack the city, and the general Zhenbei is not here, so I will protect your safety, please rest assured, there are more than 20,000 regular Chu troops in the city, as long as they are still there, they will not use the troops of the general Zhenbei." ”

Chao Hua and the few soldiers beside him were silent, and the King of the East Sea continued: "Don't act recklessly, I'm in the General's Mansion, just come to me if you have anything." ”

The king of the East China Sea was gone, Chao Hua's face was pale, and a soldier said, "We have followed General Zhenbei for so long, are we just eating dry rice?" ”

"What kind intentions can the king of the East China Sea have, he is clearly using the method of agitation."

Chao Hua raised his hand to stop everyone from talking, and ordered, "Lead the horse." Then he looked at these familiar faces, "The king of the East China Sea has made a lot of moves, he doesn't come to provoke the generals, I also want to ask General Chai for battle, I have made up my mind, are you ready?" ”

Several people nodded at the same time.

Chao Hua didn't say much more, waited for the horse to lead, got on the horse and went straight to Xicheng.

Chai Yue had already come down from the city wall and was arranging with several generals for soldiers to draw water from the well.

There are more than ten deep wells in the Broken Iron City, and houses are built outside to block the wind and frost, and they can be used normally, and the well water can not be placed in the open air, and a large number of houses in Xicheng have been vacated to store buckets, iron pots and other things.

Chao Hua dismounted, followed behind Chai Yue, walked around the streets and alleys, and listened to his orders.

The arrangements were almost done, and the specific affairs were handed over to the generals, Chai Yue walked to the city wall again, beckoned to Chao Hua, and motioned for him to come over.

"What are you doing with this well water?" Chao Hua has not yet understood the purpose of this move.

Chai Yue said with a smile: "The Huns are going to pile up earth to attack the city, and when they are almost piled up, let's come to a frozen city wall to see if they can climb up." ”

Chao Hua suddenly realized and couldn't help nodding.

"What's the matter?" Chai Yue asked.

Chao Hua stopped in front and said: "It's not just the Chu army that is defending the city, but also the thousands of troops of General Zhenbei, General Chai seems to have forgotten us." ”

"I haven't forgotten that an army has a forward, a Chinese army, and a reserve, and the trilogy battalion belongs to the reserve."

"We want to be forward." Chao Hua was a little anxious.

Chai Yue was silent for a while, there was a reason why he didn't use the trilogy battalion, one was that this was the private soldier of the Zhenbei general, and the master was not there, so he could not use it without permission, and the other was that the training of the trilogy battalion was still insufficient, and it was not the same as the regular Chu army.

Chai Yue grew up in the barracks, and was naturally interested in training and employing soldiers, and for him, the two qualities of being well-trained and obeying orders were far more important than being brave and good at fighting. He likes regular soldiers, these people can always accurately understand the thoughts of the main general, they are not timid when they are in battle, and they are not rash, even if they lead the army for a short time, Chai Yue can command the generals like his arms. Just like the ambush the night before, if it is replaced by an immature army, there will definitely be individual soldiers who can't stand the sound of the Huns' horses' hooves and rush out of their hiding places to fight the enemy, thus ruining the big thing.

The regular Chu army, even the northern army, which has a bad reputation in peacetime, can strictly abide by the general's orders and stand under the dangerous wall without saying a word.

"Get your people ready." Chai Yue was not very familiar with the Tribes Battalion, but respected their desire to fight.

"We've been ready for a long time!" Chaohua is overjoyed.

"War is impermanent, you may have to wait a long time, I will only let you fight when necessary, you can't move without my orders, understand?"

"Understood, there is a request, if General Chai wants to send troops out of the city, be sure to send us first."

"Okay." Chai Yue nodded.

A herald ran over, "General Chai, the Huns are heading for the Broken Iron City." ”

Chao Hua left, Chai Yue led the guards and generals to the city wall and looked west.

The Huns rode side by step, not fast, like huge reptiles, and like a large field of weeds gradually devouring the wasteland.

The King of the East China Sea couldn't sit in the General's Mansion, so he came to watch the battle again, and walked to Chai Yue's side, his face was a little pale, "Let's just wait?" ”

"The Huns are outnumbered, and they should attack first."

The King of the East China Sea reluctantly laughed twice, and looked left and right, "Everyone's morale is good, they all know what they want to do, and they don't need General Chai to give orders." ”

Chai Yue snorted, and his eyes never left the Huns in the distance, "This is the strength of the Chu army, it is well trained in peacetime, and it has its own means of dealing with it in times of crisis." ”

Chai Yue waved his hand and called a general behind him, "Inform Beicheng to be careful, the Hun cavalry is likely to attack there." ”

The general took the order and left, and the king of the East China Sea said suspiciously: "The north is adjacent to the river, and the place is narrow, why did the Hun cavalry choose to attack the city there, instead of the empty southern city?" ”

Chai Yue guessed that the Hun infantry would bulldoze in the west city, and the cavalry would respond in the north city, but as for the south city, he was not too worried, "This is the habitual way of fighting of the Huns, encircling on three sides, leaving a way out, inducing the enemy to flee, and the cavalry taking advantage of the victory to pursue." Look at the cavalry in the distance, which is used to intercept the fugitives. ”

The king of the East China Sea looked to the southwest, there was indeed a group of cavalry in the distance, and there were countless people, they stopped in place and did not move, it seemed that they were still far away from the official road of Nancheng, but once the horse galloped, they would soon be able to intercept the fleeing Chu army from the flank.

The East Sea King's face turned even paler, "If the Huns block the mountain passes in the south, won't the reinforcements from Shenxiong Pass be able to come?" ”

"Well, I can't get by." Chai Yue called another general and ordered him to clean up the entrance to the city wall without causing blockage, then turned around and walked to the other side of the city wall, observed the streets and alleys below, and felt that there might be congestion somewhere, so he sent someone to deal with it.

For him, the main content of the battle is never to stare at the enemy's every move, nor to fight bravely, these things are of course important, but there are people in charge, as the commander of the army, his duty is to ensure that his side is well prepared and the position is not chaotic.

The king of the East China Sea admired Chai Yue's composure, but was also annoyed by his coldness, and was about to ask, Chai Yue spared his time and said: "The Huns dare not approach the mountain pass for the time being, for fear that there will be ambushes there. ”

"Don't dare for the time being, there will always be courage in the future."

"So we have to believe in General Zhenbei and believe that he can bring a large number of reinforcements as soon as possible." Chai Yue said plainly that he could thwart the spirit of the Huns and find a way to deal with the local attack, but these means were delays, and the lonely city was difficult to defend, and if there was no assistance, the broken iron city would eventually fall into the hands of the Huns.

The king of the East China Sea was stunned for a while, followed Chai Yue back to the opposite side, and couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, unknowingly, the Huns were already very close, and the cavalry near the river under the ridge was accelerating, as Chai Yue expected, to attack from the north city, and the infantry on the front ridge erected long shields, they not only carried soil, but also a large amount of wood.

"Come on, send the King of the East China Sea back to the General's Mansion." Chai Yue didn't want anyone to destroy the morale of the Chu army.

"General Chai is reluctant, I will prepare wine in the mansion and wait for good news." The king of the East China Sea calmed down, hurried down the city, got on his horse and walked not far away, and heard the sound of war drums on the city wall.

In the battalion, nearly a thousand soldiers were already lined up, leading their war horses, with spears erected by their sides, waiting for an order to get on their horses and go out of the city to fight the Huns.

The King of the East Sea waved at them, passed by the General's Mansion, and came to the Xungui Camp, where he could find people who were like-minded.

There were not many people left in the Xungui camp, and all the retinue were requisitioned, fetched water, transported equipment, and did things for the entire Chu army, rather than just serving the master.

More than half of the Xungui's children joined the battle, and the remaining one hundred and forty or fifty people stayed in the camp for various reasons, and Chai Yue did not force them.

The drums on the city walls were beaten in and out, mixed with the shouts of the crowd and the roar of unknown origins, and all the nobles in the camp came out of the barracks and gathered together to seek comfort from each other, only to be even more frightened.

In front of this group of people, the king of the East China Sea finally regained a little confidence, rode his horse into the camp, and stood in front of everyone, "Put on your armor, pick up your weapons, and prepare to prove that you are the elite and pillars of Great Chu, the city is in the people, and the city is dead!" ”

No one spoke, but they were all a little afraid of the King of the East Sea, and they all ran back to their rooms, put on their armor, and came out with swords, without the help of their entourage, many of them were not wearing their armor properly, so they had to help each other tightly tie the silk.

The king of the East China Sea was a little satisfied, and he didn't want to go back to the general's mansion alone, so he stayed in the Xungui camp.

A few more bangs came from nowhere, and not long after, a herald came running on horseback and shouted loudly in the street: "Battalion of the tribe, go to the north city immediately!" ”

There was the sound of horses' hooves from the side of the camp, and the herald shouted several times, and then came to the Xungui camp, stopped at the gate of the camp, and looked inside, he did not receive an order to use these Xungui children, but he felt a little strange when he saw more than a hundred people doing nothing.

The herald did not speak, and slapped his horse away.

The king of the East China Sea said: "What are you waiting for? Let's all guard the North City Gate! "But I was shocked in my heart, the mound in the west should not have taken shape, and the gate in the north was about to be breached?

The Huns attacked too quickly, and for the first time, the king of the East China Sea sincerely missed Han Ruzi, who was his brother. (To be continued.) )