On the tower of Dingding Gate, staring at the scorching sun, Zhou Bian put his hand on the pergola and looked down with a sad face, only to see that in the large array of the Korean army in the distance, two phalanxes were divided, and they were killing towards the upper east gate and the peace gate on the north and south sides, and the shouts shook the sky. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info and the remnants of the 10,000 people who retreated from the Dingmen quietly withdrew into their own phalanx.

The strength advantage of the Korean army is really great, before it was 20,000 people attacking the two gates, and then it was added by 20,000, and now it has been added by 20,000, and the two city gates in the north and south are 40,000 people attacking the city, of course, minus the casualties since the start of the war, Rao is so, each city gate is now bearing more than 30,000 enemy troops.

Is the South Korean army fighting for troops?

Although the South Korean army has superior forces, our army also has advanced catapults, and the battle has reached the present, and more than a dozen catapults have been added to the north and south, and now they have begun to transfer the people who pull the catapults in the middle to both sides, so that some of them can replace some of the physically exhausted people on both sides, so as to ensure the speed of the catapult attack.

It can be said that with the withdrawal of 10,000 people from the middle of the South Korean army, and another 10,000 people on each side, Zhou Bian can already be sure that the South Korean army has given up the Dingdingmen in the middle, because the South Korean army has invested 90,000 troops, and the remaining is less than 20,000, and the Korean army will not be pressed all of them. But I am afraid that the Korean army will suddenly pull the troops at the Upper East Gate and the Peace Gate to the Dingding Gate, knowing that the terrain outside the city is wide, and the army can move much faster outside the city than inside the city. Therefore, the former Imperial Forest Army under Zhou Bian still did not move, and there were still thousands of physically exhausted people resting under the city, so he was not afraid that the Han army would suddenly turn the direction of attack.

Looking at the 20,000 enemy troops that have rushed to the city, the new new army is moving forward, and all of a sudden the offensive of the Han army has become much more fierce, Zhou Bian looked left and right with his feet, but he still can't see what the battle situation on both sides is, if Han Hou does not increase his troops, I am afraid that today's battle will be the one with the largest casualties, and the two sides have invested a total of no less than 100,000 people, which is enough to go down in history.

Forget it, in addition to the 1,000 Royal Forest Army left in Dingdingmen today, not counting the recruit reserves, a total of 17,000 soldiers, each side can be divided into more than 8,000, although the Korean army has 40,000, but the royal family here to pull the catapult is actually a fighting force, that is actually nearly 20,000 people on both sides, the Korean army is one to two, the siege side is actually still in a weak position, after thinking about it, Zhou Bian put his mind at ease, so he can't hold it, how can he mix it in the future?

Just thinking about it, the young master on the left ran over, under the scorching sun, the young master ran sweating profusely, panting and ran to the front and said, "The king, the old man saw that the 10,000 Korean troops on the side of Dingdingmen were retreating, lest the king withdraw all his troops to the upper east gate and the peace gate, so he hurriedly ran over, I didn't think that the king was not like this, but the old man was too worried." ”

It seems that the young master is still worried about his childish temperament, as soon as he saw the Han army retreating, he immediately withdrew his troops, of course he would not be like this, but seeing that the young master was tired and out of breath, and a loyal look, Zhou Bian was suddenly quite moved in his heart, so he smiled slightly on his face and helped him up, "It really worries the young master, this king naturally knows that he can't let the empty city here, if the Han army suddenly transfers his forces to attack Dingmen, he must also ensure that he can resist." Young Master, I wonder how the battle is going in the north? ”

After breathing a sigh of relief, the young master spoke, "Great King, that Wang Sun Jian is steady in his use of troops and has a good way of transferring troops, although the Han army is fierce, but the city gate side has always been immovable, even if there are Han soldiers who climb up to the top of the city, they are quickly stabbed down by spears. And that Tu Meng and Wang Sunjian cooperated very well, Wang Sunjian asked people to specifically check which place under the city where the Korean soldiers were dense, or where the Korean soldiers were brave, so he passed it to Tu Meng to adjust where the catapult attacked, at present, the Korean army has suffered heavy losses, and our army has not suffered many casualties, so even if the Korean army adds another 10,000, it can withstand it. ”

From this point of view, Wang Sunjian, as a newly promoted general, is enough to take charge of himself, Zhou Bian was quite happy to hear this, in the past, his subordinates except Pang Xing was Tu Ping and the old general of Luoyang Zhou Gong, Pang Xing seeks stability in everything, and there is less momentum, as for Tu Ping, it is even more unusable, and the rise of Wang Sunjian and other young people can finally slow down the shortage of generals.

"But I don't know what happened to Liu Yun in the south." Zhou Bian turned his head to look south, Liu Yun's leadership was a little worse than Wang Sunjian's, but his victory was brave in battle, he took the lead, he was not afraid of death, and he was a fierce general.

The young master shook his head and said that he did not know, and at this time, the soldiers from the south who came to report the news arrived. "Report to the king, there is no big problem for General Liu to resist the Korean army, the Korean soldiers almost can't go up the city wall, General Liu asked the villain to report to the king, saying that he can withstand another 10,000 Korean troops."

"And what about the casualties of our army?"

The soldier who reported the news shook his head in confusion, "I don't know, General Liu didn't tell the villain, and the villain didn't know." ”

Zhou Bian listened but glanced at the young master, both of them nodded slightly, indeed, if the offensive of the Korean army on the north and south sides is the same, then why is there still Korean soldiers climbing the city wall from time to time in Wang Sunjian, but not Liu Yun? If we want to achieve such an achievement, we are afraid that we will have to pay more casualties.

Therefore, Zhou Bian immediately instructed the sergeant to convey it to Liu Yun and let him pay attention to the reduction of casualties of our army. The sergeant had the order to turn and gallop away.

Thinking about it carefully, it is indeed as Yan Gao said, after today, they will be all veterans, but in any case, it is better to have more veterans left, I am afraid that Liu Yun's temperament is too ruthless.

After chatting with the young master for a few more words on the battlefield, Zhou Bian saw Zichang standing silently aside in the corner of his eyes.

Zichang is his own spear teacher, he used to be the centurion of the royal guard, and later he was promoted to the commander of the royal forest army, and he has been in charge of the guard of the palace. I didn't think that some of the other generals were killing the enemy in the north and south, but Zhou Zhan and Zhang Hu and others led more than 1,000 people to fight on the front line, but they left him out in the cold.

Seeing his quiet face, Zhou Bian suddenly felt a little reluctant in his heart, so he took two steps forward and walked up to him and spoke.

"It's just that the Korean army is attacking like this, but let's make General Zichang invincible and killable, don't be surprised by General Zichang!"

In a panic, Zichang hurriedly bowed to the end, "Where did the king say, the king can let the minister follow him and defend the king's frame, which is the honor of the minister, and where does the minister dare to be surprised?" The king slew his subordinates. ”

The young master on the side also stepped forward to speak, "Zichang, you are also an old man in the palace, and you have always served the king, and the king handed over the palace guards to you, which is a trust in you, you must know that the palace guards are far greater than the responsibility of guarding the city." You only need to protect the stability of the king's frame, and its credit will be far greater than that of Wang Sunjian, Liu Yun and others. ”

Seeing that the young master understood what he meant, and helped him speak, Zhou Bian nodded with satisfaction, and stretched out his hand to help Zichang up, "Guarding the palace is indeed the top priority, and there is General Lao Zichang every day." ”

"It is the duty of your subordinates to serve the king." Zichang hurriedly bowed again.

Zhou Bian and the young master looked at each other and smiled, but at the same time turned their heads to the outside of the city, the north and south sides can vaguely see the Han soldiers desperately squeezing towards the city wall like ants, and it seems that they can also see the soldiers in armor like mustard, one after another fell from the city from the ladder, the two armies are clearly fighting to the end, and they have killed ruthlessly, and no one has ever thought of retreating.

"King, it's better to go into the palace and wait, it's a big day outside." After all, it was the young master who opened his mouth to persuade.

"But the king's soldiers are still fighting under the scorching sun, how can this king not be exposed to the sun?" Zhou Bian raised his head and said.

"The king's body is precious, how can he compare with the soldiers?" The young master's eyes widened.

"They are all fighting for my royal family, but this king can't go into battle to kill the enemy in person, so what about accompanying the soldiers to bask in the sun?"

The young master was stunned, thought about it for a while, and then said, "But the Great King Fang is only ten years old, and the Great King is enough here, so why do you have to care about the inside and outside of the palace?" Don't burn your body, that's a great sin for your subordinates. ”

Saying that, the chief on the side also persuaded him, "Yes, the king, if it is sunburned, it is the soldiers who have defended Luoyang City with their lives, but I am afraid that they will also feel guilty." ”

Turning his head to look at the two of them, and then looking at the sky, it was really hot, thinking about it, Zhou Bian nodded, "That is the case, then the king will go in." ”

As he spoke, he raised his feet and walked into the main hall, and the young master and the others suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, this June Son of Heaven is the hot time, and he can't stand standing in the sun, why did the Han army attack at this time? But the king is really, regardless of his own body, he has to be a subordinate to persuade him again and again, is it easy to be a courtier?

Thinking that the young master and the others also followed into the hall.

The battle situation on the scene is still coming, the Korean army's offensive has been fierce, the two sides are deadlocked near the female wall on the outside of the city wall, whether it is the upper east gate in the north or the flat gate in the south, it is the case, the Korean army can not rush into the female wall a few steps inside, and the royal family can not completely prevent the Korean soldiers from climbing the female wall, near the female wall, the spear has become the most important combat tool.

Fortunately, the spear of the royal family can suppress the long sword of the Han soldiers in terms of length, and it is not afraid of the bronze shield of the Korean soldiers in terms of sharpness, so in this comparison, the royal family still has the upper hand, after all, the Han soldiers cannot climb the ladder with their spears in hand, in that case, they can't use it when they just go to the city, and the royal family only needs to aim the spear at the direction of the Han soldiers going to the city.

From this point of view, in the era of cold weapons, the side defending the city occupies a great advantage, often able to win more with less, Zhou Bian withdrew all the troops in his hands to Luoyang City, that is, the idea of fighting, to consume the Han soldiers under the city wall, forcing Han Hou to retreat, now it seems that the decision in this general direction should be correct.

In the blink of an eye, it was almost noon, even if he sat in the hall and couldn't bask in the sun, it was also unbearable, he wiped his sweat Zhou Bian couldn't help but look out of the hall, the strong sunlight made people almost unable to open their eyes, why did the Korean army not retreat at this time? Do you not care about the physical capacity of the soldiers? On such a hot day, sweating can make people prostrate.

You must know that on the royal family's side, except for the soldiers on the front line near the female wall, the rest still have time to steal saliva and drink, as the king, Zhou Bian has always taken benevolence and righteousness first, and naturally will not ignore the needs of the soldiers when the conditions are met.

In fact, what Zhou Bian didn't know was that Han Hu, the general of the South Korean army two miles away, was also difficult to ride a tiger at this time, the weather was so hot that even the old general himself couldn't stand it, the scorching sun was rising, and the soldiers on the front line were afraid that they were no longer able to kill the enemy, but at this time they had already pressed up to 80,000 troops, and Han Hu was reluctant to withdraw immediately, knowing that next time he braved the flying stones to rush to the city, he would have to pay the lives of thousands of soldiers.

So, whether to continue or retreat, this multiple-choice question was placed in front of Han Hu, and it was almost the most difficult problem for Han Hu in his life.

I still remember that in the past, hundreds of thousands of troops attacked Zheng Guo, and in the Songshan Ancient Road, the corpses were piled up into a mountain, and the blood-stained land is still dark red to this day. At that time, no one in the whole army said goodbye, and the shouts of killing resounded from morning to dark, and now, who would have thought that a Luoyang City that had not been paid attention to would be in a dilemma, so that as a general, he didn't know how to attack it.

Why is that? Is it because you are getting old? Han Hu shook his head, and said he didn't know.

After half a ring, he suddenly heard a small commotion in the army behind him, and someone was panicking and didn't know what to say. The front army was still fighting bloodily, but the rear army refused to be quiet, Han Hu was suddenly furious, and he turned his head to scold, but suddenly found that there was a soldier fainting on the ground at the commotion.

There is a soldier fainting, this is not a good sign, Han Hu frowned, and was about to send a message to ask, but he didn't expect that there was a commotion dozens of steps away, and when he turned his head, he saw that another soldier had fainted.

It's a hot day, and the soldiers in the rear are all hot, so what about the soldiers who are desperately attacking the city in front?

Han Hu shook his head and was about to speak, but Gongzi Jin on the side got off the chariot and knelt on the ground, his face was full of solemnity, and he arched his fist and said, "General, it's almost noon, the weather is too hot to fight, and there is no hope of attacking the city today, so why don't you retreat!" ”

As soon as Gongzi Jin's words fell, Su Rui also rolled off the chariot, knelt down a little back next to Gongzi Jin, and shouted with his fists in his hands, "General, it is really unbearable to fight again today, if you continue to fight, the casualties of our soldiers will be even heavier, please consider it!" ”

In fact, Han Hu didn't think so in his heart, just when he saw the first soldier fainting, Fang Cai's multiple-choice question had an answer. With tears in his eyes, the old general closed his eyes and said, "Gongzi Jin ordered Mingjin to retreat, and Su Rui led the army to rush to Dingdingmen to attract the Zhou room and cover the retreat of our army." ”

"The last will be ordered!" Both of them bowed their heads and shouted, then stood up and turned to leave, without any fuss.

The old general's eyes were still not open, feeling the strong sunlight that could be felt even with his eyes closed, Han Hu couldn't help but start questioning, was it really the right decision to attack Luoyang at this time? Thinking of Han Hu's instructions before sending troops, and remembering that he swore to the sky when he was still in Xinzheng, Han Hou said, give you 120,000 troops, as long as you surrender your troops to capture Luoyang within 50,000, it will be a big victory, and you are arrogant, the king's words have passed, and you can go down to Luoyang within a month, all of this is vivid, and now, how should you face your old face, how to see Han Zhao who you have laughed at?

Soon, the crisp sound of gold sounded behind him, and the old general raised his eyes to look ahead, his eyes were full of discomfort, maybe he was really old, or maybe he tried the strategy Su Rui said, maybe it was still useful, after all, it was still a young man's brain that turned fast, but it was a pity that it was not his own kid who came up with it.