Tonight's battle began on the second watch, and it was not until the middle of the fifth watch that the battle finally ended temporarily. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoFor the rebels, this battle can be said to have been lost to Grandma's family, paying huge casualties and costs. Thirteen thousand dead and wounded, the price of dozens of boats, this is the loss that the rebels say they will pay tonight. If it weren't for the fact that the big ships rescued many soldiers who had fallen into the water on the river, and reduced the number of deaths by thousands, the battle would have almost lost 20,000 soldiers and horses.

The defenders also suffered a lot of losses. The defenders of the city suffered seven or eight hundred dead and wounded when the suspension bridge burned down. More than 500 people were killed by the bows and arrows of the rebels. The biggest casualties were the rebels who stormed the city and fought on the piers on the embankments on both sides. The defenders of Yangzhou were indeed not strong, and more than 1,000 soldiers were killed in hand-to-hand combat, and more than 1,000 were wounded. In total, almost four thousand casualties were also paid. But these are nothing compared to the losses of the rebels.

Yan Zhuang was originally going to attack the city at any cost, but now the result is that he did pay a huge price, but he didn't get the result he wanted to get.

Halfway through the battle, the passage to the city was blocked by his own burning warship, which caused dozens of soldiers on the boat to be unable to approach the mouth of the river entering the city, which forced Yan Zhuang to stop the attack. The only loophole in the plan made it difficult to go on halfway through the war, which made Yan Zhuang angry and uncomfortable. It's like halfway through sex, when you are about to die, but the other party gets up, pats your ass and runs away, that feeling is really the worst experience in the world.

Yan Zhuang held an expectation that the two groups of soldiers and horses who rushed into the city would be able to do something in the city. But standing on the bow of the ship and looking at it for a long time, I could only hear the sound of killing in the city, but finally it subsided. The gate in the north of the city was unharmed, and the defenders at the head of the city did not move, and Yan Zhuang knew that the two groups of soldiers and horses had been wiped out.

On the dark bow of the ship, Yan Zhuang stood there weakly, his body chilled by the wind. If he was still full of confidence in capturing Yangzhou before, by now, Yan Zhuang has realized that this Yangzhou city is afraid that it will become his nightmare. And a piece of news that made Yan Zhuang feel even more depressed was known to Yan Zhuang just now. It was the words of a lieutenant who had escaped and said that he had seen a man on the castle tower in the boat, and that he had roughly recognized the man because he had seen him at the Hakuba Ferry. That person was Wang Yuan.

Yan Zhuang didn't understand how Wang Yuan, who was supposed to be in the Northern Shence Army, could appear in Yangzhou City, he didn't want to believe it. But the lieutenant swore that he was not mistaken, and although it was night, the fire was as bright as day, and he could not be wrong to see the man's face and demeanor. Yan Zhuang saw what he said solemnly, and thought about it carefully, the means used by the defenders of Yangzhou City were exquisite, and they were not panicked at all, it was a master who was sitting here. And in tonight's battle, the method of being able to adapt to the situation and force out the loopholes in his plan with the method of fire attack is obviously not something that ordinary people can do. Yan Zhuang, who had dealt with Wang Yuan several times, felt that it seemed that no one could have such means except Wang Yuan.

If it is really Wang Yuan who is in Yangzhou, then things are afraid that it will be tricky. Yan Zhuang's heart seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar.

"Prime Minister Yan, Your Majesty asks you to go and ask." An attendant whispered in Yan Zhuang's ear.

Yan Zhuang frowned, he knew that An Qingxu would definitely annoy himself again. Originally, I wanted to calm down and think about how to break the city, but now I had to spend time explaining to him the cause of today's defeat. Maybe you have to listen to his seemingly tactful but shady accusations. Yan Zhuang let out a long sigh and looked up at the sky. The Tianshan Mountains are pitch black and you can't see anything, like the bottom of a black pot.

"It seems that this Great Yan Kingdom has no luck, and I Yan Zhuang may have taken the wrong path." This thought came to Yan Zhuang's heart.

"But in any case, there is no turning back, even if it is a dead end, it can only go to the dark." Another voice in my heart told me again.

Yan solemnly shook his head, calmed his mind, and walked towards the brightly lit ship hall with vain steps. There, An Qingxu, who was full of sorrow and sorrow, was spreading out on the throne, like a skin snake that had been stripped of its muscles and bones.

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Wang Yuan woke up from a deep sleep, and when he opened his eyes, the room was full of sunlight, and the surroundings were quiet. The shadows of the trees outside the wooden corrugated window are swaying, the breeze is swaying, and the crisp cries of birds come and go.

Wang Yuan shook his head, remembering the situation after the battle last night. After yesterday's battle, Wang Yuan originally commanded everyone to clean up the battlefield. But because he was so tired, he fell asleep in the castle tower before he knew it. When Cui Daoyuan, Shen Zifang and others went to the city to congratulate, they were still sleeping and snoring loudly.

Later, at the strong request of Cui Daoyuan and others, he went down to the city and returned to Cui's house to bathe and rest. Considering that the rebels had recently experienced a huge defeat and would not make much move in the short term, Wang Yuan was not too worried.

Thinking of the situation of returning to Cui's house to bathe last night, Wang Yuan smiled bitterly. I was covered in blood all over my body, and I even washed three buckets of hot water to wash it clean. It is said that the first two times the bath water was poured out was blood-red and foul-smelling. But this is all other people's blood, and when Wang Yuan bathed, he found that he didn't even have a scar on his body, and he couldn't help but be very proud.

Looking at the sunny appearance outside the window, it seems that the hour is not early. Wang Yuan didn't know how long he had been sleeping, and he was worried about the defense of the city, so he hurriedly lifted his clothes and got up. However, he found that he had no clothes to wear other than the underwear on his body. The jacket and armor on his body should have been thrown away by the servants of the Cui family after bathing last night, and they were full of flesh and blood, and they really couldn't be worn.

"Anyone?" Wang Yuan retracted into the quilt and raised his neck and shouted outside.

The sound of hurried footsteps sounded under the porch, and when the curtain was opened, Cui Ruoyu's handsome face appeared at the door.

"Are you awake? Why don't you sleep a little longer? Cui Ruoyu smiled like a flower, and her eyes were full of love.

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "If Miss Ruo Yu is to get me a set of clothes, I will jump out with my bare ass." ”

Cui Ruoying was startled and said angrily: "The clothes have already been prepared for you." Don't mess around. ”

Wang Yuan laughed, Cui Ruoyu went out with a red face, and after a while, he came in with a stack of new clothes, put it at the head of Wang Yuan's bed, and turned around to go out. Wang Yuan asked, "What time is it?" How can I sleep here? ”

Cui Ruoyu turned around and said, "You've only slept for three or four hours." Now is the time. Grandpa told me to tell you not to worry. He himself is in charge of the city, and he will send someone to inform you when there is any trouble. All you have to do is get a good night's sleep. ”

Wang Yuan smiled: "That's not possible, it's not that I don't believe your grandfather, I'm worried that the rebels will jump off the wall in a hurry." They hurt last night, how can they give up. ”

Cui Ruoyu said softly: "Last night's battle was really scary. I didn't expect you to fight them off. The way you came back last night scared the hell out of me, covered in blood, like I was badly wounded. Later, when the servant who served you said that you were unscathed, I breathed a sigh of relief and felt incredible. Are you really not hurt? ”

Wang Yuan saw Cui Ruoyu's frightened look, and his heart was moved. If anyone in Yangzhou City really cares about their own safety, I'm afraid that only this Cui Ruoyu is there.

"Come here." Wang Yuan beckoned.

Cui Ruoyu was stunned, but still walked towards the bed. Wang Yuan leaned over and grabbed her hand and pulled it hard, Cui Ruoyu fell on the futon with a sigh, and when she struggled to get up, she was hugged by Wang Yuan.

"You...... Other...... Other. What are you doing? Cui Ruoyu blushed and struggled.

Wang Yuan took her hand and leaned into his body, and whispered in her ear: "You check for yourself whether I am injured, so as not to say that I lied to you." ”

Cui Ruoyu's hand touched the strong and fiery muscles on Wang Yuan's body, and she was so ashamed that she withdrew her hand. Wang Yuan grabbed her hand and didn't let go, forced her to touch her body with her little hand, and said with a smile: "I checked your injuries on the boat that day, and now you can retaliate with a tooth for a tooth." ”

Cui Ruoyu blushed and didn't speak, Wang Yuan saw that her shy appearance was very seductive, and couldn't help but put her lips up to kiss her. Cui Ruoyu blushed and stuck out her tongue to meet Wang Yuan's aggression, and a violent gasp sounded from her mouth. Soon after, Cui Ruoyu's hand on Wang Yuan's body began to take the initiative to caress gently, swimming back and forth on Wang Yuan's strong muscles, quite a little lovely. Of course, Wang Yuan is also unceremonious, if you touch me, I will touch you. The palm of his hand reached into Cui Ruoyu's placket and kneaded it wantonly, and the two rolled together on the bed.

Wang Yuan was a little difficult to restrain himself, he hadn't been close to a woman for many days, and the energy in his body had accumulated too much. This time after a toss, it is even more majestic, hard and fiery. In addition, he was only wearing underwear, and his ugliness was suddenly revealed. Although Cui Ruoying is inhumane, she can't know what is uncomfortable with her. Under such entanglement, he almost lost the bottom line, but when Ren Jun picked up, he found that Wang Yuan suddenly stopped violating and left Cui Ruoyu's body.

Cui Ruoyu also came to her senses, only to find that the clothes on her body had been made a mess. The bandeau on the upper body had already been torn open, and the two snow breasts were completely exposed, with tooth marks and saliva on them. The skirt below was torn off to the crook of the leg at some point, revealing two snow-white thighs.

Cui Ruoyu exclaimed, hurriedly jumped up, turned around and quickly sorted out her clothes, her face was red and dripping blood.

Wang Yuan looked at Cui Ruoyu with a smile and said, "Fortunately, I can hold it." ”

Cui Ruoyu stomped her foot and said angrily: "You bad guy." ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Is this a bad person?" Then you don't know what I'm like when I'm broken. Your bun will also be tidied up, it's all messed up. ”

Cui Ruoyu stumbled to the dresser, looked at herself in the mirror, and found that her hair was in a slanted bun, her face was flushed, and her makeup was all messed up. The flowers on the eyebrows, the pink on the face, and the roses on the lips are all messy, and the appearance is simply impossible to look at.

"Don't look at me. I went to touch up my makeup. When you get up, go to the front hall, and I have food prepared. Forgive me for not being able to accompany you. Cui Ruoyu spoke hurriedly, and when the words disappeared, the person had already rushed out of the room. His ghost appearance was all seen by Wang Yuan, and he was almost dying.

Wang Yuan shook his head with a wry smile, cleaned up his mood and slowly got dressed and got up, recalling the lingering experience just now in his mind, the warmth and fragrance on his lips, teeth, nose, and palms lingered, and the physical reaction was difficult to subside for a long time. If it weren't for the fact that this place was not suitable for this place, Wang Yuan would not have let go of this delicious taste that came to his mouth. But this is in the Cui family guest room, densely populated. And at the critical time of defending the city, you can't make mistakes. No matter how much he tried to correct her, he could only grit his teeth and endure it.

It was easy to get up after dressing, combed my hair neatly, and walked out of the room. There was no one outside, Cui Ruoyu was nowhere to be found, the yard was full of sunshine, and the breeze was blowing a few weeping willows that had turned green, and the wickers were swaying. There was a sweet smell in the air, fresh and warm. Wang Yuan was in a good mood, and took a heavy breath, filling his heart and lungs with the breath of spring.

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After last night's defeat, Yan Zhuang and An Qingxu had a little conflict. An Qingxu complained that so many soldiers and horses were killed and wounded but failed to make the slightest achievement, although it was not explicitly said that Yan Zhuang's command was wrong, but in Yan Zhuang's ears, this was obviously accusing him of incompetence.

Of course, Yan Zhuang would not be polite, and he did not hesitate to go back. In Yan Zhuang's view, An Qingxu is just a person who sits back and enjoys his success, and he can't help in the slightest in the siege. Even his throne was planned for him by himself, and he is obviously offending himself by saying these words now. Especially at this time, when Yan Zhuang himself was anxious and unhappy because of yesterday's defeat, An Qingxu didn't come to comfort himself, but he was talking nonsense on the side, even if he was well-cultivated, Yan Zhuang couldn't hold it back.

"Your Majesty, the war was lost, and the ministers were also anxious. However, His Majesty's ridicule of the minister's words could not be accepted by the minister. If His Majesty feels that the minister is not competent, he can be relieved of his position, and His Majesty will personally go into battle and command. The minister thought that with His Majesty's talent through heaven and earth, he would be able to conquer Yangzhou in one fell swoop, and the minister would wait to see His Majesty show his might. ”

This is Yan Zhuang's original words, Yan Zhuang is a cultured person, and he does not swear words when he scolds. These words are extremely ironic, to the effect that you have a powerful mouth, don't rely on me if you have the ability, you can do it, don't compare if you can't.

An Qingxu suddenly died down, he didn't want to offend Yan Zhuang. Although An Qingxu didn't have any skills, he knew that hugging Yan Zhuang's thighs was the most important thing for him to do. Yan Zhuang's ability is many times greater than his own, and it is rare that this person has no ambition. If he can't do it, he can't do it himself. At this time, you must not provoke Yan Zhuang, he wants to pick a pick, and it will be all over.

Even though An Qingxu made sincere self-criticism, he blamed himself for being too anxious, and in turn calmed Yan Zheng. Yan Zhuang is not a person who holds on to it, and the relationship between the monarch and the minister quickly returned to normal. After the two calmed down, they began to discuss the most pressing issues at the moment. This problem didn't exist before, and what I was worried about before was not whether to take it, but when to take it, but now I have to think about how to take it.

"Your Majesty, do you know the reason for our defeat yesterday?" Yan Zhuang asked.

An Qingxu thought for a moment, he wanted to say, 'Is it not because he didn't plan properly', but he still swallowed this sentence stiffly.

"Soldiers don't help? Generals are greedy for life and afraid of death? An Qingxu said.

Yan Zhuang shook his head and said: "The soldiers of yesterday's battle have done their best, and they have killed and injured so many soldiers, how can they help?" ”

"Then I don't know why." An Qingxu didn't want to guess anymore, thinking that if he continued to guess, it would inevitably involve the reason for the improper strategy.

"Your Majesty, the reason why this battle was lost is not that the soldiers did not use their lives, nor that there was a problem with the minister's plan, not to mention how strong the other party is, the problem is only one person." Yan Zhuang frowned and said in a deep voice.

"Alone? What does this mean? An Qingxu was surprised.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I don't know who is leading the army in Yangzhou City." Yan Zhuangdao.

"Isn't it the Taishou named Shen Zifang?" An Qingxu said.

Yan Zhuang shook his head and sighed: "If only it were him, this Shen Zifang is unknown and has no ability." If he had been in command, the city would have been broken last night. It's a pity that it's not him, but someone else. A person who makes me all the biggest heads sit here, and that's why we have a hard time making progress, paying a huge price and achieving nothing. ”

"Who's that? Who has such a big ability? An Qingxu said in surprise.

"Your Majesty, that person is Wang Yuan, the commander of the Divine Army." Yan solemnly said in a deep voice.

"What? Wang Yuan? An Qingxu took a breath and exclaimed, "How could it be him?" Isn't his Divine Wisdom Army still in the Yongsui area? He grew wings and flew over? ”

At first, the minister didn't believe it was him, but several of his generals saw him in the city. Judging from the description, it is Wang Yuan. In addition, the minister also thought, who else but Wang Yuan can have such a means? Will a city with weak defenses and weak defenders become so difficult to overcome? In the world, I am afraid that he is the only one. The minister did not shy away from saying that there were indeed some flaws in the strategy of attacking the city yesterday, but ordinary people would not find the loopholes in it at all. But if it was Wang Yuan who was defending the city, nothing would escape his eyes. Yan Zhuang sighed and said.

An Qingxu was stunned and said, "If Wang Yuan is in charge, it will be troublesome." This person has always been the nightmare of my Dayan soldiers. I'm afraid that no one in my Dayan general will be able to defeat him. Shi Siming was defeated by him, brother, you also used to ......"

An Qingxu closed his mouth, he didn't want to stimulate Yan Zhuang. But Yan Zhuang didn't care, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry about the face of the minister, the minister was indeed tricked by him in Baimadu." This is not a shameful thing, and I am not the only one who suffers in front of Wang Yuan. The Nanzhao Kingdom and the Tubo Kingdom were almost destroyed by him, and Shi Siming's 180,000 army was defeated by his tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and I solemnly consider myself not as good as him. ”

"Hey, what can I do? If he sits in Yangzhou, it will be tantamount to an extra 100,000 male soldiers stationed here. No wonder he lost so badly, he was in Yangzhou, and all this was explained. An Qingxu was extremely depressed.

"Your Majesty is not too worried, even if Wang Yuan is here, it will be difficult for him to cook without rice. At present, it seems that the combat strength of the defenders of Yangzhou is actually not strong, and the Shence army did not come with Wang Yuan. This Wang Yuan must have come to Yangzhou by light horse, intending to hold Yangzhou with his own strength and prevent our army from going south. It's just that if he is alone, he has no three heads and six arms, and there is nothing to be afraid of. ”

An Qingxu muttered in his heart: "You have been beaten like this, and you said that there is nothing terrible." That's what a terrible thing to be. ”

But listening to Yan Zhuang continued: "The reason why yesterday's battle was exploited by Wang Yuan, the minister just thought about it carefully and found the reason. Your Majesty, Wang Yuan is good at using strategy, we went south along the river, and we were eager to capture Yangzhou, so we adopted the simplest and fastest method of attacking Yangzhou from the waterway. As everyone knows, it is this practice that gives Wang Yuan an opportunity to take advantage of. All the arrangements he made in advance for the waterways, including the blockade of the waterways by shipwrecks, including the method of repelling the enemy with grease rockets, were all designed for our attack from the water. The seemingly easily broken waterway was actually our obstacle and trap, and we fell headlong into it, and he played with it. ”

An Qingxu nodded slightly and said, "That makes sense." We relied on the large number of soldiers, horses and ships, and always thought that we could break through the waterway, but we did not know that it was in his hands. ”

"What Your Majesty said is very true, and it is because of this that we have experienced a great defeat. But in fact, we should not have to burrow into the trap they have prepared. They've put all their forces and facilities into the North City, and it's unwise for us to do so. In this case, we should abandon the idea of a quick victory, and instead attack the city honestly. The more we use the simplest and most common methods to attack the city, although it seems too stupid, it can make Wang Yuan unable to find our flaws, but it makes him helpless. It's like two people fighting, giving each other too much room to maneuver, and he can get around us dizzy. But if you are confined to a cage, the two of you face each other, you open your hands, and there is no room for maneuver at all. Then the stronger side will win. Yan Zhuang stroked his beard and said in a deep voice.

"Brother means...... How do we attack? An Qingxu asked excitedly while foaming at the mouth.

"Abandon the attack by water, we will land directly and attack the city directly from the open land of Yangzhou Xicheng." Yan Zhuangdao.

"But...... We don't have siege equipment, how can we storm the city? ”

"You don't need any heavy siege equipment, just some ladders. We are going to take advantage of the number of people and attack the city with the most primitive and direct siege method. No matter how powerful Wang Yuan is, he can only rely on the small number of Yangzhou soldiers and horses under his command to defend the city. He can't use any tricks, he's covered in iron, but how many nails can he make? If he has no room to manoeuvre, he will have no choice. Yan said solemnly.

"Okay." An Qingxu stroked his palm and said: "My brother's wisdom is unparalleled, and he may not lose to Wang Yuan. If Yangzhou is broken this time, the name of the elder brother will be above Wang Yuan. ”

Yan Zhuang stroked his beard and said: "The false name is like a floating cloud to me, the minister doesn't care about these things, the minister's purpose is to take Yangzhou." We're running out of time. Yangzhou must be taken as soon as possible to survive. ”