"Big brother, military advisor, I look forward to the stars and the moon, and I finally look forward to you." Xu Ren said excitedly, with a hint of choked in his tone.

"Second brother, you have worked hard, you have a good rest, and the war will temporarily hand over me and the military advisor." Xu Yan patted Xu Ren's shoulder and comforted.

"Big brother, I can still fight, I don't need to rest, Brother Xu Zhen's revenge is still waiting for me to revenge." Xu Ren rejected Xu Yan's kindness: "Only eldest brother can make me a striker, and I am willing to be an ordinary soldier." ”

"What a good boy of the Xu family." Wang Jian praised, and then his tone suddenly changed: "But no matter how good a man is, without good energy, he will definitely be inferior to an ordinary farmer on the battlefield, and this kind of person must not be used." ”

When Xu Ren heard this, he knew that Wang Jian was talking about him, and he knew that Wang Jian was a person who said the same, so he was afraid of being arranged to the rear to watch the camp, so he immediately said to him: "The last general respects the military order, so go down to rest." After speaking, Xu Ren was about to leave, but was stopped by Wang Qian's shouting, Wang Jian asked, "Have your men eaten lunch?" ”

Xu Ren replied: "Since the war, there has been no water and no rice. Xu Yan added: "The same is true for the people in the rear army's great array. ”

"No wonder I look at the soldiers and horses of you and others are a little tired, how can the soldiers be weak and win, fortunately I came early, otherwise these elites will be buried by you. Pass my order: the whole army will show off its might under the city, and then retreat to the banks of the moat, cook on the fire, and replenish their energy.

Above the city, when more than 2,000 people appeared in front of Song Yu's eyes, his heart seemed to be grabbed, and he hurriedly called Peng Wei and asked, "How many men and horses are left in the city now, can they block the enemy's next attack?" ”

Peng Wei reported to Song Yuyu the latest news he had gotten: "The enemy's attack just now has caused us a lot of casualties, and now there are about 3,000 defenders left in the city who can fight. ”

"Then what do you say?" Song Yu asked.

"Mobilize troops, the enemy seems to only attack the eastern city wall, we can transfer troops from the north, south, and west cities, we don't need much, as long as 500 people are transferred from each city, so it is estimated that we can hold out until tonight." Peng Wei replied.

"Okay, you just do it, if anyone doesn't obey, military law will deal with it." Song Yu decisively ordered, and Peng Wei immediately led the order to transfer troops.

Soon after Peng Wei left, the army under the city began to show off its might, and it seemed that it was planning to attack the city, and Song Yu was nervous about it. The defenders of the city looked at the mighty military appearance under the city, and their confidence in defending the city plummeted, and they forgot to shoot arrows for a while, and everyone was afraid that an arrow would cause a tidal blow to the troops under the city.

At six o'clock in the afternoon, under the attention of everyone, the whole army suddenly retreated in order, until the moat stopped. The defenders of the city who were waiting for the battle were stunned in surprise when they saw this scene, and everyone forgot to cheer and celebrate.

"County lord, the enemy seems to be boiling food." Song Wei pointed to the smoke in the distance and said to Song Yu, who was carrying the dead body.

"It seems that the enemy army will not be coming for the time being. Give the soldiers some flatbread and let them fill their stomachs. Song Yu instructed Song Weidao.

"Let's do it." Song Wei quickly ran down the city.

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In a short time, when Peng Wei returned to the east city wall with more than 1,000 people, Wang Jian also happened to start the attack. More than 20 ladders were erected at the head of the city, and more than 2,000 people were all thrown into battle. Xu Ren took the lead and fought at the forefront, rushing left and right, killing a total of 100 people. Peng Wei is also similar to him, he is red-eyed, and the demonic side of human nature is all shown in front of others. Both sides of this battle fought very hard, some people did not want to hold the enemy, and then jumped off the city, some people did not avoid the enemy's sword, and moved forward, just to pierce their own sword into the enemy's heart, and so on, the scene of fighting for their lives can be seen everywhere, everyone seems to be crazy, the demonic side of human nature is fully reflected at this moment, thousands of people died in the city, and the blood of people dyed the city red.

Under the stubborn resistance of the troops defending the city, Xu Ren was never able to fully control the city. At dusk, Wang Jian had to withdraw his troops, and all the siege troops retreated from the city like a tide. The army defending the city did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, and after several hours of fighting, they were too tired to run. Although their bodies were very tired, their hearts were very happy.

After the Battle of Pengcheng, all those who survived the battle had the same twilight memory. This evening scene is forever engraved in the minds of the survivors: there are no cheers, no crying, no sound between heaven and earth, and all the survivors silently watch the sun slowly set with the people around them, not wanting to say a word more.

"We held on for the day!" Song Yu leaned on the city wall, looked up at the sky, and said to the people beside him with a smile, his tone was full of happiness and joy.

"Yes! It's not easy. The little soldier beside Song Yu didn't look at the people around him and spoke, his tone was full of happiness for the rest of his life after the catastrophe.

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When night fell, the black curtain opened, and several butter torches burned above the city, and the soldiers cleaned up the corpses in the city with a solemn mood. Thousands of years of history taught them that if the corpse is left for a long time, it will produce a plague. In order to prevent a major epidemic after the war, Song Yu asked the people to gather the corpses together and then gather for cremation.

When the soldiers sorted out the corpses of the city heads, Song Yu was not idle, and all the main generals of the city heads gathered in the county office.

"Peng Wei, let's introduce the current situation to everyone." Song Yu sat at the top, didn't say any empty words, and directly asked Peng Wei to report the battle situation.

Peng Wei responded with a "no", and then said: "Today, the enemy army concentrated on attacking Dongcheng, and our total number of dead troops was nearly 2,000 people, and it is estimated that the total number of enemy killed troops is about 1,500 people, which means that tomorrow we will still have to face the attack of the enemy army with nearly 2,000 people, and our army currently has about 3,000 troops left: about 3,000 people in the east city, about 100 people in the north city wall, about 600 people in the south city wall, and about 1,100 people in the west city wall." In addition, there are 500 elite soldiers who have not participated in the battle and are being trained. ”

Peng Wei paused, and then continued: "According to my speculation, the main direction of the enemy's attack tomorrow will still be Dongcheng, and if you want to hold Dongcheng, three thousand men and horses are obviously insufficient, so it is inevitable to transfer troops from other places. After my discussion with the county magistrate, we decided to transfer another 500 people from Xicheng to Dongcheng. ”

Zhao Wenyan, the defender of the eastern city, opened his mouth to persuade: "County duke, the north city has a big mountain to rely on, and the south city has a big river flowing through it, and the enemy soldiers and horses can't show it, but the west city has no such geographical advantage. If the enemy knows the secret passage to the West City, it only takes 500 people to make a quick sneak attack, I am afraid that with only 600 men and horses, the humble position will not be able to defend the city at all! ”

"You don't have to worry, judging from the situation where the enemy army is concentrating on Dongcheng today, I'm afraid the enemy army doesn't know the secret passage. If the enemy army really attacked Xicheng, the responsibility for the defeat will be borne by me. Song Yu said confidently.

Zhao still wanted to persuade again, but just as he wanted to speak, Song Yu preemptively said: "Don't worry, as long as you come to report to me in time, I will definitely send someone to rescue you as soon as possible." ”

Zhao Wenyan was not good at what to say, the county official words had reached this level, and it seemed unsympathetic to oppose it, so he said "promise", which was regarded as responding to Song Yu's request.

"Is it all bad news today, and there is no good news?" Song Yu asked Peng Weidao. Peng Wei thought for a while, and then said: "A few minutes ago, I sent someone to say that the inner city wall of Dongcheng had been built, and I hope that the county government can take the time to inspect it." ”

"Since you have come to invite, you will come with me to have a look, and by the way, we will also have a cremation for the war dead." Song Yu said, with a hint of discussion in his words

This night, Wang Jian outside the city was not idle, and the situation in the city was almost the same, Wang Jian and the generals listened to the report of the battle situation, and made arrangements for tomorrow's action.

On this night, in addition to these two bright lights, the inn where Zhao Jie lived was also brightly lit. More than 50 people, including Zhao Jie, Gao Le, and Zhao Yin, were wearing night clothes and making final preparations in the inn. At that moment, accompanied by Zhao Yin, Zhao Jie extinguished the candle, walked out of the room, and walked out of the inn. Outside the door of the inn, more than a hundred warriors were also wearing night clothes, silently waiting for Zhao Jie under the cover of night.

"Let's go." Zhao Jie gave an order, and a team of more than 100 people quietly walked towards Dongcheng.

At two o'clock, more than 100 people came to the gate of the East City. "Password." A soldier blocked Zhao Jie's way and asked in a serious tone.

"A thousand miles away." Zhao Yin, who was behind Zhao Jie, took a step forward and said to the soldier when he saw this.

"The password is correct, come with me." The soldier said. So Zhao Jie followed the soldiers through the city gate and came to a camp outside the city.

"General, I have already brought the people you ordered to bring." Soldiers report from the sidelines.

"You stand down first." The voice of a general was heard in the tent. After a while, when the soldier had gone away, the voice in the tent sounded again: "When the distinguished guest comes, it is better to enter the tent." ”