When Han Ning saw the components of this army of thousands of people, his nerves suddenly loosened and tensed again. The successive bloody battles have made the Liangzhou army guarding the north and south banks of Jincheng miserable. After ten days of bloody battles, now the soldiers of Jincheng County, Guangwu County and the elite soldiers of the state governance, the remaining people who can fight are less than seventy percent compared to the beginning.

Moreover, it is precisely because of the convenience of relying on the pontoon bridge that the cross-strait dispatch is calm, and it has been able to support itself until now after ten days of hard fighting. Otherwise, the shortage of ordnance and arrows will deal an even more serious blow to and weaken the morale that has been declining due to the severe attrition. Today's camp in Jincheng is full of wounded soldiers transported by Jincheng County through pontoon bridges. These wounded soldiers were all seriously injured, and they were sent to the battalion for treatment. However, very few people actually make it to the day they are healed. In the big camp, they just put some medicine on their wounds, and then lie down and wait for death.

Wailing, moaning, and weeping pervaded the camp. When walking along the tent, I often stumble over the legs of people sticking out of the tent at some point. However, when I got up to check, the owner of the leg had probably been dead for a long time. And right next to the dead, there are often groups of wounded soldiers. After their wounds were wrapped up once, they were never looked at again. Over time, the strips of cloth that wrap around the wound often hang loosely, exposing or gushing pus, or showing an unhealthy purple-red wound. Walking through this barracks will make you feel as if you are in a ghost.

However, those screams and moans exploded in people's ears so truly, reminding those who were in it all the time what a tragic scene it was.

What made Han Ning even more distressed was the casualties of the generals in the army. According to statistics, only five days ago, on the day when the Zhao army's offensive was the most intense, more than 160 generals and above the commander were killed or wounded among the three armies defending Jincheng. The highest rank among the dead was Du Jie, the thousand-man governor of the Guangwu Army. In addition, Zhao Chengzhi, the infantry commander of the Guangwu Army, was seriously wounded, and was also transported across the river after the war, and then sent back to the county for medical treatment.

Today, there is a serious shortage of a Guangwu army alone. had to be temporarily supervised by Pang Xi for the Guangwu Army. originally wanted Sun Jianxiong to serve as Sima of other departments. However, Sun Jianxiong insisted on not accepting the resignation, so he could only let Li Yanzhao temporarily take the position of Sima of other departments.

Li Yanzhao knew very well that Sun Jianxiong was a man of integrity, did not have too strong a positive and enterprising spirit, and was not willing to take too much responsibility. Therefore, Han Ning asked him to act as Sima of other departments, but he did not accept it. Li Yanzhao was not surprised. It's just that at this critical moment, taking over such a burden really made Li Yanzhao feel breathless.

From a cavalry general in charge of more than 300 people, he was promoted to another division of Sima, who was equivalent to the deputy army master, which was probably half a level. Such promotions in the line of fire are not uncommon in wartime. However, a higher position usually means that more people have the power to live and die, and it is also a heavier responsibility. In the battle five days ago, among the foot soldiers guarding the head of Jincheng City, not to mention the promotion of one level, there were also two people who directly mentioned the team rate from the commander of the army. However, in those two teams, there were less than one of the remaining soldiers.

It can also be seen from this that the current front-line war in Jincheng has reached a difficult and unsustainable point. Therefore, Han Ning's heart suddenly cooled when he saw that the reinforcements he was looking forward to were actually composed of such a group of peasants who had just put down their hoes.

"Sima Gaoze of Lingju County, I have seen the general. Our reinforcements totaled more than 5,100 people, of which more than 4,300 arrived here, and the remaining more than 800 people escorted ordnance and materials. It'll be a little later. Gao Sima knew that his people would be under the command of this young general in the future, so as soon as he saw Han Ning, he didn't care that the other party looked like a young man, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Han Ning waved his hand, signaling that Gao Ze didn't have to be polite. He sighed leisurely: "Gao Sima, send 3,000 people to cross the river to support Jincheng County." Leave 2,000 men to be led by you, or one of your appointees, to accompany me in the defense of the camp. Han Ning didn't want to drag it any longer, and the defenders of Jincheng County had their last breath left. However, there are still tens of thousands of Zhao troops eyeing them outside the city.

The result of Zhao's strong attack on Jincheng is the accumulation of corpses under the current Jincheng City.

The Hun cavalry led by Liu Yue wandered outside the city on the east side from beginning to end. In the past ten days, they watched coldly the countless fiascos of the Zhao army's cannon-fodder foot soldiers. The corpses of Zhao Jun at the head of the city on the east side of Jincheng County are also piled higher and higher. The first few scorched and blackened corpses that had been poured with oil and burned by the fire were now buried beneath by those who came after them, never to be seen again. However, in this still slightly hot Mid-Autumn season, the corpses that have been piled up under the city for days or even ten days gradually emit a violent stench over time.

The stench of the dead bodies of the enemy piled up under the city not only made the attacking Zhao soldiers more fearful, but also strongly damaged the morale of the defenders at the head of the city. These days, the more urgent the Zhao army's offensive becomes, and the defenders no longer even go down to the city. The defenders, who ate and lived on the city walls, faced the strong stench of the sky every day, and they could not eat or sleep well, and everyone looked depressed, but when every dawn came, they still had to hold steel knives in their hands, and continued their duties of defending the land against the enemy, until they also fell one by one.

After deciding on the general strategy, Gao Ze began to divide his troops under Han Ning's generals' orders. These farmers, who have just put down their farm tools, can only be timidly at the mercy of these Shangguan, who can determine their future life and death in a certain sense.

Gao Ze divided 3,000 people and handed them over to the deputy general who came with him, and immediately rushed to the aid of Jincheng County. He himself remained with 2,000 men. Prepare to obey Han Ning's arrangement and stick to the camp on the north shore with Han Ning. Originally, there were only more than 1,000 defenders on the north bank, but now with these county soldiers, the strength has reached 3,000.

After the two parts of the army were completed, the deputy general led the slightly more group of men and horses, and under the leadership of several Han Ning's personal guards, they slowly walked towards the pontoon bridge on the southwest side. Just as Han Ning was about to bring these newly sent county soldiers back to the camp, he saw dozens of horsemen galloping from a distance. Han Ning took a closer look, but knew that it was Li Yanzhao, the acting Sima of the Guangwu Army, who had returned with his troops to reconnoitre.

Li Yanzhao's dozens of horsemen galloped to the front, and Li Yanzhao also saw this county soldier. So he dismounted and walked to Han Ning's side, and asked quietly: "Dare to ask Du Hu, which reinforcement is it that came to help?" ”

Han Ning saw Li Yanzhao asking, and a rather helpless look appeared on his face. However, the war is urgent, and there are some things that have to be done. He stretched out his right hand, covered his mouth, and whispered in Li Yanzhao's ear: "The one who came to help was the Lingju County soldier." ”

Li Yanzhao looked up at the bustling county soldiers again, and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled in his heart. He frowned and asked, "Why are there so many troops in one county?" Looking at its troops, it is scattered and decadent. How could reinforcements be so poor? ”

When Han Ning heard this, he couldn't cry or laugh. Presumably, Li Yanzhao has been out on guard for a long time, and he may not be aware of the mobilization order issued by the envoy. So he quietly explained to Li Yanzhao the origin of these improvised county soldiers.

Li Yanzhao heard Han Ning's explanation, and his brows furrowed again. He turned his head sideways, stared solemnly at the chaotic reinforcements marching towards the camp, and muttered, "How can such reinforcements fight?" ”