Night is approaching, under the mottled ancient city of Fengyang, dense corpses are piled up layer upon layer, the brutal battle for several days has made every tense nerve become numb, killing and being killed, often in an instant, just Zhang Tanghuai's accidental coma not long ago, almost made Fengyang City broken by the Kou army, fortunately Han Yu led the reinforcements to arrive in time, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Han Yu, who was secretly happy, turned his head and looked at Zhang Tanghuai with a tired face with emotion, he was covered in blood, and he couldn't tell whether it was the enemy or his own bloodstains, and just now it was Zhang Tanghuai's sharp arrow that pierced the throat of the officer in front of the Kou army, completely disintegrating the will of the Kou army to continue to attack the city.

Seeing Han Yu reunited after a long absence, Zhang Tanghuai was full of gratifying hearty laughter, and stepped forward with a sincere bear hug, not only grateful to Han Yu for turning the tide, but also the joy after a long absence.

"Mr. Zhang Qian, Mr. Han Gongzi..."At this time, Zhen Xing, the president of Qian, who arrived with the army, learned that he had just almost defended the city gate, and he was also faintly afraid, and glanced at Han Yu who turned the tide with a little emotion, and what made Zhen Xing even more admired was that Han Yu was just a powerless scholar, and he could actually train a force of 1,500 people in a very short period of time, although the combat effectiveness of these people was far inferior to the battalion soldiers, but from the fact that it could be ordered and prohibited, it can be seen that Han Yu is by no means as simple as it seems, The words unconsciously became respectful.

"Brother Zhang has been fighting fiercely for many days, it's better to rest for a while, it's better to hand over the defense of the city to President Zhen Qian." Han Yu suggested.

"No!" Zhang Tanghuai shook his head slightly, "The more urgent the Kou army's offensive is, how can it rest?" ”

"At midnight, there will be a battle, and Brother Zhang will need to come in person at that time!" As soon as the words fell, Zhang Tanghuai and Zhen Xing were slightly stunned, but they were quickly relieved, Han Yu had not predicted the prophet many times, presumably it was also calculated, Han Yu raised his finger to the Kou army formation in the distance, and from time to time rose up and curled green smoke and said, "The Kou army has already buried the pot to cook, which is different from the previous time, and all the siege equipment has been taken out, and the camp is divided on both sides, presumably all the elites have been concentrated, and they plan to fight with all their might!" ”

"Han Gongzi, maybe this group of thieves has forgotten the time, not to mention why they are in such a hurry to attack while they are also strong, firstly, most of the Kou army has been malnourished for a long time, and there are many night blindness, and they are not good at attacking the city at night, and secondly, once the siege at midnight is chaotic, there will inevitably be many casualties under the trampling, and the gains really outweigh the losses." Although Zhen Xing admired Han Yu's wisdom, he still said what he thought.

"No, they always cook on time, usually an hour or two later." Zhang Tanghuai suddenly said something to confirm, and there seemed to be a new idea in his eyes.

"There are many night blindness in the Kou army, and there are many soldiers in our army, since both sides are not good at night fighting, maybe they can take the city in one go with their numerical advantage, if I am the general of the Kou army, in the case of the desperate Kou army, I will naturally attack the city at all costs." Han Yu talked about it.

"Cornered?" Zhen Xing was stunned for a moment, and asked with some doubts, no matter how you look at it, now the Ming army is a little cornered.

"What Brother Han said is reasonable!" Zhang Tanghuai nodded slightly, indeed Han Yu's keen analysis is very in line with the current situation, "Judging from the increasingly crazy offensive of the Kou army, it must be that the imperial army has entered the border of Anhui, and besides, this group of thieves has lost their spirit in attacking the city for several days, and the lack of food and grass is not conducive to a long-term battle, which means that our victory is in sight!" ”

"Brother Zhang, in my opinion, now is the most dangerous time!" Han Yu's words changed, "So listen to me." ”

"The trapped beast is still fighting, and it is naturally very dangerous, okay, I am tired of Zhen Qian's general charge of the city defense affairs." Zhang Tanghuai said with a wry smile.

Zhang Tanghuai believed what Han Yu said, at midnight tonight, the Kou army will definitely attack the city with all its might, tonight's battle will determine the fate of many people, victory or defeat in one fell swoop, and finally follow Han Yu's advice, planning to go to the camp not far away to rest, and frankly said that Zhang Tanghuai can still stand now, all relying on a strong perseverance.

"Mr. Zhang Qian is at ease, this official will discuss everything with Han Gongzi." Before Zhang Tanghuai left, Zhen Xing hugged his fists and said, as Han Yu turned the tide and defended Fengyang City, how could Zhen Xing dare to underestimate Han Yu, saying that consultation is discussion, not perfunctory face-saving words.

"Please also ask Zhen Qian to take over the command of these 1,500 soldiers!" reciprocated the favor, and Han Yu also gave Zhen Xing a great face.

"It's okay to cooperate, Han Gongzi is polite!" Zhen Xing is not stupid, so naturally he will not kick his nose in the face, and immediately resigned from command.

Just when the Ming army defending the city gathered the corpses of the city head and washed the viscous plasma, the Kou army, which had been repulsed thirteen times in a row, also became quiet, and the two sides stood in a distance, as if they were preparing for the final decisive battle, when Zhen Xing came, almost all the ordnance in the treasury was brought, but the Ming army relied on only a handful of firearms and projectiles, which means that this time the battle will not be able to use artillery to consume the living force of the Kou army.

After consulting with Zhen Xing, Kean pulled the silver to the edge of the city and sent it to the city defense soldiers in turn, in order to stimulate morale, I have to say that the effect is not bad, and the morale is boosted for a while, for these soldiers, the promises of the upper echelons are often flowers in the moon mirror in the water, and there is nothing more exciting than the silver taels in your hand.

Soon the cattle and sheep were transported and put in a large pot to cook, the rich aroma overflowed with the air, and many people swallowed their saliva, and even some doubted that the meat was really for them? The animal husbandry of the Ming Dynasty was not developed, especially at the end of the Ming Dynasty, except for the dignitaries, most of the people did not know the taste of meat in March, once they encountered a famine, even the bark and grass roots were treasures, and it was even recorded that the people had nothing to eat, and they were hungry and died alive with Guanyin soil.

Han Yu stepped forward and drank a bowl of broth, which tasted wonderful.

Then Han Yu stepped forward and looked at the soldiers and said: "The thieves are attacking urgently, they want to break through the city, burn my house, and slaughter my family, we have no way out, and we are very afraid of death, but we regard everyone as the brothers of the robe, and we will never retreat since we live and die together, so today we will distribute silver salaries, steam and cook meat, and please fight to the death!" He bowed deeply.

"Fight to the death, fight to the death!"

Han Yu's words seemed to be ordinary and heartfelt, but they made these soldiers feel inexplicable, the officers have always been high, how could he have regarded them as brothers in robes, Han Yu bluntly said that he was afraid of death, but no one looked down on him, because no one can face life and death calmly, and it is easy to live and die together, and there are a few officials who can do it, distribute silver salaries, steam and cook meat, there is nothing more real than these, as Han Yu said They have no way to retreat, because their families are all in Fengyang City, and their morale was greatly boosted for a while, and all the soldiers raised their arms and shouted.

Zhen Xing, the general manager who was standing on the side, also sighed in his heart, who said that Han Yu didn't know how to lead soldiers, he had actually achieved weal and woe, taking the lead, so that the soldiers would have silver salaries for life and pensions for death, and anyone would obey orders to fight to the death, so that the soldiers' hearts could be used, and maybe they could defeat the more than 100,000 Kou troops besieging Fengyang City.

The sun gradually sank in the west, and the night covered the land, and countless torches were raised in the camp of the Kou army outside the city, faintly illuminating the surroundings, as if preparing for the final general attack.

The big war was approaching, and Han Yu stood on top of the city and looked out indifferently.

Suddenly, the captain Wang Wei came over, saluted with a fist before, and then stepped forward and whispered a few words in his ear.

Han Yu was stunned for a moment, followed Wang Wei towards the city with an eager face, and soon came to a team of cavalry, looking at Zhang Tanghuai on the horse helplessly.

"Brother Han, you're not here to stop me, are you!" Zhang Tanghuai grabbed the reins and looked at Han Yu with a hearty smile.

"Brother Zhang, you really plan to take a hundred people to attack the Kou camp?!" Han Yu hurriedly persuaded, "Please think twice!" ”

"Most of the firearms are depleted, the moat has been filled with corpses, the city wall has been damaged in many places, once the troops meet at midnight, it is very likely that the thieves will attack the city with a numerical advantage, even so, Brother Han, do you still plan to persuade me?"

"But..."

Han Yu's eyes were full of helplessness, this is not child's play, these hundred people rushed into the enemy formation, and they were all bad horses left at the beginning, and it was very likely that there would be no return.

"For the soldiers, they should charge into battle, shroud in horse leather, open the door!" A hint of softness flashed on Zhang Tanghuai's face, and he looked at Han Yu and said, "Don't forget the original agreement, after my brother leaves, the city defense affairs will be handed over to you and Zhen Qianzong!" ”

"Big brother, take care!" Han Yu sighed and saluted Zhang Tang with a fist.

Zhang Tanghuai smiled calmly, and was the first to rush out of the open Fengyang City Gate, and more than 100 carefully selected elite soldiers followed, quickly rushing towards the Kou army camp.