Just after the darkest hour before dawn, Zhou Bian was shouted by the maid, and after getting dressed, he walked out of the inner hall, but saw that in addition to Zichang and other generals of the Imperial Forest Army, the young master was also dressed in the palace. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

I saw the young master arch his hand, "King, I just received the news, before dawn, the Han army has already been dispatched, this time the whole army is dispatched, the movement is not small, I am afraid that it will be outside the east gate in a few quarters of an hour." ”

Looking up at the outside of the hall, but seeing only a trace of light, Zhou Bian couldn't help but yawn, "So early, have you all eaten?" If you don't have enough to eat, you won't have the energy to kill the enemy when you're hungry for a while. ”

The generals smiled, "Don't worry, the king has a full stomach, I'm afraid that he won't be enough to kill." ”

"Are the sergeants and the servants fed?"

But the young master replied, "My lord, they are all eating now, and what the king decreed last night has been ordered this morning, and everyone can get a cake to take with them, and they can eat it when they are hungry." I didn't expect the Han army to come earlier than usual today, but fortunately, the miscellaneous soldiers in the army also got up early, and breakfast was ready. ”

"So what are you waiting for? Depart, go to the East Gate. I killed 10,000 last time, and I will definitely kill another 20,000 Korean soldiers today! Saying that, Zhou Bian had raised his arms, and a handful of maids were helping to put on his armor.

The generals did not move, and the young master bowed down, "The king hasn't eaten yet, don't worry, it's not too late to go to the east gate after the king has eaten breakfast." ”

As soon as Zhou Bian looked up, Qiao Nu just helped him tie the hem strap of the helmet, and another maid brought a stool, and after Zhou Bian sat down, two maids were on one side, holding their feet to help him put on his boots. Soon Zhou Bian stood up again, kicking and kicking, but he seemed to feel that he was wearing armor every day during this time, and his body was much stronger, and this armor was not so heavy.

"Without further ado, the king ate on the road, let Qiao Nu carry the food box and follow the car, and when the car arrived at the east gate, the king also ate well, and Qiao Nu just returned to the palace. Quick, hurry up and prepare, and when the king boards, you will come up too. This last sentence was addressed to the slave.

Qiao Nu hurriedly responded, took a few steps back and turned around and ran away, while Zhou Bian looked out of the hall and walked straight out.

Shaking his head helplessly, the young master and the others hurriedly followed. The group walked out of the temple, but saw that the sky had just begun to brighten.

Since the king was determined to do so, the group naturally quickened their pace, and some generals trotted up, and when Zhou Bian walked to the gate of the inner palace, the king's carriage was already waiting here, and a little girl was running in a hurry in the distance, it was Qiao Nu.

The carriage drove out of the palace, but saw that a thousand soldiers of the Imperial Forest Army had just finished forming a team. The royal forest army rested on the periphery of the palace, and it was already time to have breakfast, and then met the king's carriage, and after saluting in unison, the whole team followed him, and the young master and others got on several chariots, and the carriages and horses flowed, and more than 1,000 people rushed to the east.

There was no obstacle all the way, although I also met many soldiers lined up to the east, but obviously Zhou Bian's team was the highest level, and other soldiers along the way gave way, and more than 1,000 people soon arrived at Dingding Gate, at this time, Zhou Bian had just finished eating everything in the food box, and even the bowl of broth was drunk.

After getting out of the carriage and waving his hand to let the carriage send Qiaonu back, Zhou Bian boarded the city gate first. At this time, the entire eastern city wall was already full of people, and it was extremely busy, and there were people running around, all of them looking for their own seats under the shouts of their respective governors.

As soon as he ascended the city gate, Zhou Bian's eyes fell on the east, because it was extremely conspicuous, and there was a fire several miles away, and the sky was just dawning at this time, and it was obviously the torch of the Korean army.

What the spies said was true, judging from the torch alone, it was a large area, and it seemed to cover the eastern side as far as the eye could see, and the number of Korean troops was obviously much larger than in the previous days, and there were no less than 100,000 people.

The young master and the others also had serious expressions, and they all approached the female wall and looked out.

At this time, a voice suddenly sounded from behind him, "King, the Korean army is coming very strongly, I'm afraid that the city will be attacked again today." ”

Zhou Bian looked back, but it was Yan Gao who was wearing armor, this armor was given by Zhou Bian, Yan Gao strongly asked to go to the city to kill the enemy, and Zhou Bian had no choice but to do so.

So Zhou Bian smiled slightly, "How can you see it?" ”

Yan Gao still arched his hand unhurriedly and said, "King, in the past few days, I have been going to the city before dawn to watch, and today the Han army not only came earlier, but judging from the number of torches, the number of people is also more than a few days ago." A few days ago, it was just that the two sides scolded the battle, and they did not move, and the Korean army came here for the Luoyang royal family, and the Korean army was only afraid of other preparations, so I thought that the Korean army would attack the city today. ”

There was a meeting in the royal family, but there was no place for Yan Gao, although Yan Gao could also hear about the movements of the Han army from other places, but in Zhou Bian's opinion, Yan Gao was obviously not the kind of person who deliberately showed his intelligence, so Zhou Bian nodded.

"It's hard for Mr., it's true that as Mr. said, according to the report of the scouts in the army, the Korean army will attack the city in a big way today." Originally, it hadn't attracted Zhou Bian's attention, but after Yan Gao himself said it, Zhou Bian remembered that every time he went to the city in the past few days, he would first see Yan Gao already at the city gate.

Yan Gao took two steps forward, "King, today you can tell all the troops to cheer up, but don't let the sergeants think that this time they are still scolding like a few days ago, if the sergeants are slack, I am afraid that it will be difficult to defend." ”

"Indeed, this king has ordered the generals to pass it on." As they spoke, the two of them had walked to the female wall, and looked out together, only to see that the fire in the distance was much closer.

At this time, the young master and other generals were busy, there were shouts and scolding everywhere, as well as the footsteps of the sergeants, it was noisy, Zhou Bian couldn't help frowning slightly, so flustered, how to meet the enemy?

As if sensing Zhou Bian's emotions, Yan Gao turned his head and smiled, "Wang, they are all new soldiers, it's good to let the commanders scold a few times, this will be scolded a few times, make them nervous, but it can avoid the Han army still slacking off when attacking the city for a while." ”

Zhou Bian also smiled back, "My royal family has no choice but to let the recruits go." ”

"It's okay, after today, it's all veterans."

The two looked at each other and smiled slightly, but both of them were heavy and abnormal in their hearts, yes, in the past today, it is true that those who are alive have become veterans, but what about those who did not survive?

Time passed, the walls on both sides gradually quieted down, the sky gradually brightened, the red sun showed a little above, and the fire under the city finally stopped two miles away, and then gradually extinguished.

As the morning sun slowly rose, the Han army two miles away finally appeared in front of everyone in the city, and it was a black oppression, more than ten phalanxes, and more than 100,000 people, everyone couldn't help but gasp, it seems that the Han army is really going to move today.

Finally, the sky brightened, and it was still backed by a round of red sun, but this time the pressure on the people in the city was much greater than on the first day, because in the black cloud, hundreds of large equipment could obviously be seen, the high one was the lookout platform, and the short one was the box car, mixed in the ranks of the Korean army, like a wild beast, although it did not roar, but it was already as if it was about to be killed.

Fortunately, at this time, the city wall has been arranged, and this time there are a total of 6,000 troops on the east city wall, for the sake of prudence, the city wall is equipped with nearly half of the main force at once, after all, it can be expected that the first round of attack of the Korean army will be extremely fierce, far better than the first day.

Sure enough, the red sun had just broken free of the horizon, and in the formation of the Korean army, the sky-high drum sounded, although it was far away, but the drum beat came, and it was still like smashing on the hearts of thousands of people in the city.

And with the beat of the drums, the South Korean army has already moved several large formations, and at the same time, there are hundreds of large siege equipment.

There was a sound of footsteps behind him, and when he looked back, he saw that the young master was hurrying over, "King, the city and the city are ready, and the catapults are all arranged." This South Korean army is different today, it didn't call for battle, but it was ready to attack directly, do you want to pull down all the catapults? ”

Catapults use the principle of reciprocity, and can only be shot if they are pulled down, as if a bow and crossbow were to be wound. Zhou Bian looked at the Han army coming slowly, but shook his head, "Wait, don't be so flustered." ”

With the beat of the drums, there were more and more phalanxes in the Korean army, and there were as many as five, and if one phalanx was 10,000, it would be 50,000. The Han army dispatched so many people at once, and everyone on the city tower looked at each other, all with solemn faces.

However, the pace of the Korean army was extremely slow, after all, there were those bulky siege equipment, and they all needed to be pushed, so the speed could not be fast. However, no matter how slow it is, there will eventually be a moment when it reaches the city, and even if it is slow, it can increase the psychological pressure of the defending side.

So Zhou Bian turned his head and said, "Young Master, give orders to go down, let the soldiers not be nervous, protect themselves, and obey the command in all actions." This king is still here, with Luoyang City! ”

"No!" The young master bowed his head and walked away.

At the same time, there were also several generals in the rear of the South Korean army with a stern face.

Among them is still the general Han Hu, on the left is Gongzi Jin, on the right are Su Rui and Han Jin, and several of them have gloomy faces. Because looking down from the city, the people of the royal family can naturally find the hundreds of large siege equipment, but looking up from the city, it is a dense piece of long wood on the city wall standing in the air, like a sparse pine forest, which is particularly conspicuous on the city wall.

Gongzi Jin on the side couldn't help but say, "General, I didn't think that we had made a lot of big cars in the past few days, and the Zhou Room was not idle, and there were only less than two hundred catapults on this city wall." "Indeed, now that it is a critical juncture, who cares if he leaks secrets or not, thousands of people make it together, and hundreds of catapults are naturally not a problem.

Hearing Gongzi's words, the general's gloomy face nodded, "It's a pity that the spies in the city couldn't spread the news, otherwise if we knew about this catapult method, we could also make it in large quantities, and they would definitely not be able to raise their heads." However, we have the protection of the boxcar, and it is expected that the city platform can overlook the city wall, and we will take Luoyang today, and the order will go down, and today's dinner will be eaten in Luoyang City. ”

"No!" As soon as Gongzi Jin gave up his hand, he hit the horse and drove away, and it could be seen that Han Hu had really made up his mind, and Gongzi Jin naturally did not dare to slack off.

And Su Rui and Han Jin were both silent, and today was destined to be another cruel day.

As the drum beat accelerated, the Han army suddenly quickened his pace, and the men in the cart shouted slogans.

It is getting closer and closer to Luoyang City.

And then look down from the city wall, you can clearly see that the five large arrays are divided into three pieces, the north two go straight to the upper east gate of the north of the Dingding Gate, the middle of a large array goes straight to the Dingding Gate in the middle, and the south is two large arrays go straight to the Pingmen of the south of the Dingding Gate, and the siege equipment is also concentrated in the phalanx on the north and south sides, it seems that the Korean army is going to attack the three gates in the east together, and the focus is on the north and south gates.

So the young master immediately passed the order, and suddenly the strength on the city wall was adjusted, and at the same time, more than 30 catapults that had not yet been assembled in the rear city wall were also ordered to move to the weak position in the north and south, everything was going on in an orderly manner, and the middle and lower officers who should have been raised by veterans played a big role.

The royal army is being mobilized, and the Korean army below is getting closer and closer. Standing on the city, you can clearly see the siege equipment of the Korean army, which is extremely tall. The boxcar was covered with wooden planks, and from the side, you could see that a boxcar had to be pushed by eight people on the left and right, and from the area covered by the wooden planks above, there were more than 20 people hiding in a boxcar. It's just that I don't know if the thickness of the wooden plank can block a few flying stones falling from the sky. However, a rough count shows that there are as many as 600 boxcars, 300 in the north and south.

There is also the Wangcheng platform is also two zhang high, almost the same as the Luoyang city wall, a high platform, built up of wood, but there are no wheels below, all rely on the soldiers to carry it, so it takes as many as forty soldiers to carry this platform. There was no roof on the platform, only a guardrail, and it was estimated that the shooter should have condescended to shoot at important targets.

Zhou Bian looked at it but snorted coldly, this kind of platform, it is estimated that if a flying stone is hit, I am afraid that it will fall apart immediately.

In addition, there are two rushing cars that crash into the city gates, as well as more than 200 ladders. The South Korean army's siege of the city this time is really generous, the first batch of troops to invest so many troops, as well as almost all the equipment, is it because they want to fight and achieve all the success?

Zhou Bian shook his head, my royal family is naturally not easy to mess with. Or if the song is good, if a friend comes, he is greeted with wine, and if a jackal comes, he is greeted by a catapult.

So Zhou Bian waved his hand, "Send the order down, all the catapults in the city will be pulled down by this king!" ”

(Overtime, two night shifts in a row, and today I slept during the day, and finally eased up.) ）