The siege began again, Luda stood at the head of the city and looked at the thousands of iron armor outside, and knew in his heart that this siege was a little different from before, but he was not in a hurry, but he just ordered the men under his command to prepare in an orderly manner.

Cai Jing sat firmly on the platform, a little more excited than last time, and of course he wanted to see the scene of breaking the Daimyo's Mansion City.

A soldier rushed to the general's platform at this time, knelt on one knee, and said: "Taishi, the secret report from Xiangzhou." ”

Xiangshu, just east of the Daimyofu, is adjacent to Cishu. Zheng Zhi blocked the main city, but he couldn't block the flow of people on the Hebei Trail. It was Cai Jing who received this news so quickly, which means that the influence of the Great Song Dynasty on Hebei is still very large.

Cai Jing leaned over to take the secret letter, unfolded it and finished reading, and said with a smile: "Zheng Zhi really has some luck, now he has broken Yanjing City, and the Liao State is destroyed, as long as Zheng Zhi is destroyed, my Great Song Dynasty will be on a par with the Han and Tang Dynasties, and even surpass the prosperity of the Han and Tang Dynasties." In the history books, there must be big books and special books, and the old man will also have more ink in the history books. ”

In Cai Jing's words, the smile on his face revealed his inner joy. In any case, this Yanyun is in hand, and now as long as Zheng Zhi is taken, this Great Song Dynasty will be in full swing and the country will be prosperous.

Qin Hui immediately spoke: "Congratulations, Taishi, it's really gratifying, it's really a great honor for the lower officials to be able to participate in person at such a historical juncture." ”

Hearing this, the seed master Dao looked anxious, and hurriedly said: "Taishi, the big thing is not good, quickly order the siege of the city, the time is urgent." ”

Cai Jing heard the words of the seed master again, raised his head and smiled: "Why is it a big deal?" ”

"Taishi, since this news has arrived at the Daimyo's Mansion, doesn't it prove that Zheng Zhi has broken Yanjing City early, and at this time, I am afraid that on the way back to the army, the news can arrive, and I am afraid that Zheng Zhi is also about to arrive. At this time, if this city cannot be broken, as soon as Zheng Zhi's army arrives, everything will be closed. Seed Master Dao hurriedly explained.

The news is also transmitted by people's feet, and now the roads of Hebei Prefecture are blocked, since this news has arrived at the Daimyo's Mansion, it must also come from the small road. Then Zheng Zhi's army went south from the avenue, and there were countless healthy horses. Even if something drags on the road, it's not too far away. What's more, Zheng Zhi's march has always been fast, and even Guazhou in the Gobi Desert can be reached quickly, not to mention the spacious official roads in Hebei.

Cai Jing was stunned when he heard this, and glanced at Qin Hui, who was already a little panicked on his face.

No matter how beautiful Qin Hui's words are, but Zheng Zhi's prestige above the battle array, who in the entire Great Song Dynasty does not know, destroying the party is more than a few, and now the Liao people are annihilated. If you really have to face it, how can you be calm.

Even Cai Jing is the same, he knew that Zheng Zhi was not in the Daimyo's Mansion before, but he was very relaxed, but at this time, when he heard that Zheng Zhi was about to go to the Daimyo's Mansion, Cai Jing was also inexplicably a little flustered in his heart. accompanied the smiling face to draw the two brothers into the army, that is, for Zheng Zhi.

At this time, he suddenly heard that Zheng Zhi was coming, and Cai Jing was speechless for a while.

I saw Cai Jing turn his head and ask, "Xianggong, now that Zheng Zhi is coming, what should I do?" ”

Cai Jing panicked, and the attitude of his words became different.

The seed master frowned and said: "Taishi, quickly beat the drum and attack the city, enter the Daimyo's mansion, with this strong city, more than 100,000 people can be safe." If the city cannot be breached, then the troops should be withdrawn as soon as possible. You can also go to Kaide Mansion (Puyang), relying on the city to resist the enemy, which is the way to be stable. ”

The master is the best at fighting defensive and counterattack battles, and it is also the basic strategic core of fighting against the party members. The core of the defensive counterattack is to rely on the city.

When Cai Jing heard this, he hurriedly shouted: "Beat the drum, beat the drum quickly." Capture the city. ”

The drums rumbled, and more than 4,000 people who dared to die had already stepped forward, followed by countless fearful forbidden troops.

It's just that the battle formation of these 4,000 people can't walk dozens of steps, and it has slowly dispersed, and when it is almost within 300 steps, it is no longer possible to see the horizontal and vertical battle formation, and it has become a mess.

Seed Master Dao really calculated about this battle situation in his heart, and suddenly opened his mouth and said: "Taishi, there are people in the army who can ride horses, quickly eliminate them, bypass the city to the north, it is best to go a hundred miles to the north, so that you can find Zheng Zhi's army as quickly as possible, and have a time to react." ”

It was Cai Jing who was in charge of the troops, and there was not even a real scout team. It is also the Tokyo Forbidden Army, which has just left Gyeonggi for more than 300 miles, and has not fought for more than 100 years, and most people have long not known what the battle array is about. Even standing guard and sentry are casual, not to mention the rangers who are hundreds of miles away.

Cai Jing nodded again and again when he heard this, and immediately ordered left and right.

The planter nodded again and again, and kept looking at his eldest brother. But in my heart, I was thinking that some things were done knowing that I couldn't do it, and my eldest brother didn't know anything about military affairs, let alone stupid. Among the seed masters, he knows the way of the seed master very clearly, and the situation of the battle situation is extremely clear.

But it was the way of the master who wanted to break this famous mansion city, and he just wanted to see Zheng Zhi. But the two brothers knew in their hearts that even if they broke the Daimyo's Mansion City, where could they keep it safe. It is never the walls that defend the city, but the people inside the walls. With these Tokyo forbidden troops, how can they hold the castle of the daimyo.

Zheng Zhi, who was still the head of the Weizhou Soldiers and Horses Capital back then, attacked Lingzhou City for the first time, how could the Seed Master not remember. The party has tens of thousands, but it can't hold Lingzhou. How could these rabble hold the Daimyo Mansion in front of Zheng Zhi.

More than 4,000 people who dared to die finally began to charge, and countless arrows rained down on the city, and people kept falling to the ground, but the speed of the charge did not decrease. Obviously, the temptation of heavy rewards still played a big role.

Ruda said lightly at the head of the city: "It seems that there are still a few men in this Tokyo." Ordered to go down and tell all the generals to supervise their subordinates and prepare for close combat. ”

After saying that, Ruda also took out his treasure knife, walked a few steps forward, stood in front of the battlement, looked down a few times, and spat again.

The ladder was erected again. Others began to climb up the long ladder.

Immediately the city was busy, rolling stones, boiling oil, boiling dung.

"Don't fall on the long ladder when the oil is boiling!"

"Push the ladder with a long wooden pole!"

"Arrange well, don't have a spare battlement!"

The generals shouted loudly everywhere, supervising the movements of the soldiers. In the battle the day before yesterday, more than a dozen people were beheaded before the battle, and to this day, no matter whether they want to or not, everyone does not dare to drag it out in the slightest.

A long wooden pole protrudes from the battlement, and in front of the pole is a tree branch stuck on the long ladder that hangs at the head of the city.

Several men clung to the wooden poles, and everyone pushed forward at the same time. The long ladder immediately hung backwards in the air, and in a moment, the long ladder and several people on the ladder rolled to the ground.

There are also a few well-made long ladders, with a barb attached to the top of the ladder, which is firmly hooked on the battlements, and there are several people on the long ladder. Even if you can't push it, you can only use boiling oil to pour it down from the top of the long ladder and light it with an open flame. The long ladder became a sea of fire.

A few people fell to the ground, rolling and wailing.

In the method of defending the city, Luda and these generals are too skilled, skilled enough not to waste a single piece of material, and skilled enough to face all situations calmly.

There are always some fish that can climb up to the battlements of the city, and they are faced with a few spears, and they fall from the top of the city without even having room to dodge.

The greater the temptation, the greater the risk. The brave man under the heavy reward naturally has to fight with his life.

Cai Jing became more and more anxious, and countless people followed one after another, but it didn't work at all, which was obviously something that Cai Jing didn't expect.

"Kind of Xianggong, why is such a brave warrior still unable to climb the city wall?" Cai Jing asked.

The seed master hurriedly replied: "Don't be impatient, you still have to wait, whether you can enter the city or not is up to fate." ”

The Seed Master Dao knew in his heart that this strategy was just a gamble with a small chance of winning.

The planter looked like he had already expected it, and he also said: "Attacking the city is to pile up human lives, and if the people in the city are well prepared, they can only follow one after another." I think that when I was in Pingxia City, the party's hundreds of thousands of troops stormed for more than a month, and they could only return with a feather. At that time, both of my brothers were on the city wall, and the situation was a hundred times worse than today. ”

The meaning of the seed master is that this city cannot be broken with 4,000 people who dare to die.

Cai Jing was even more anxious when he heard this, where could he still sit on the seat, he had already stood up and began to pace left and right. At this time, it is useless to get angry in a hurry, there are countless deaths and injuries in front of the head, and I can't even find a reason for reprimanding. We can only wait for the final result.

Wave after wave of attacks, Ruda slashed several people above the city, and even had free time to pick up the corpses that fell on the city and throw them down.

The intensity of today's defense is obviously much worse than that of the party. Although most of the recruits from Cangzhou who had just experienced a major war in the city, they were at ease under the leadership of the old generals.

One long ladder after another was burned down, and one long ladder after another kept falling, and many of the long ladders that had just been built fell apart.

Behind him, there were many cowering soldiers who carried some long ladders forward to replenish them.

But this large city, which was only guarded by 4,000 people, was still immovable, and there was not a single gap.

The planter Dao on the top of the general platform suddenly found a group of cavalry running on the side of Dongcheng, twenty or thirty people, looking extremely embarrassed, and the formation was even more scattered.

Seeing this scene, Master Dao suddenly stood up and shouted: "Taishi, quickly send someone to ask where that group of cavalry is." ”

Hearing this, Cai Jing followed the direction of the Seed Master's finger, and also saw a small group of knights running over from the east side of the Daimyo's Mansion City, and asked, "Seed Xianggong, what's wrong with that group of knights?" ”