"Put!" At the sound of an order, hundreds of stone bullets whistled through the sky, heading straight for Meiji City.

"Boom ......" There was a loud bang in an instant, and the northern city wall of Meiji City was once again destroyed by the catapults of the Zhao army. Although the castle was repaired many times after the war, it still could not match the speed of destruction.

This is already the fourth day of the Zhao army's siege of the city, and the north city wall of Meiji City can be said to be messy. The female wall, which was originally full of things defending the city, is now gone, and only the ruins remain. In the past four days, most of the Zhao troops besieging the city attacked with catapults and bed crossbows, and then used heavy infantry to cover the crossbowmen to suppress them at close range, and finally approached the city gate. The Bingzhou army defending the city naturally fought back under the command of Shi Lin, but what puzzled Shi Lin was that the Zhao army's infantry attack the city was not very strong.

In the past four days, more than 13,000 siege soldiers have suffered casualties, while the defenders of the city have suffered even greater casualties under the suppression of bed crossbows and catapults and the strong bows and crossbows of the Zhao army, with more than 15,000 casualties. The number of soldiers defending the city was less than 8,000, and although there were nearly 20,000 people in addition to the brave and young people in the township, it was no longer enough to encircle Meiji City.

"Damn! The siege equipment of the Zhao army is too fierce, but I don't know when our reinforcements will arrive. When the time comes, you must make them look good. On Shi Lin's side, a colonel spat and scolded in a low voice. In the face of the stone projectiles thrown by Zhao Jun's catapult, he also had to retreat.

Regarding Zhao Jun's attack, Shi Lin also frowned and was speechless. The stone bullets thrown by Zhao Jun's catapult turned out to be polished round stone balls. Flying far, the target is still accurate, and more importantly, the lethality is very great, which makes the defenders of the city miserable. What's even more infuriating is that Zhao Jun's catapults are too many, and many of them make them frightened. Seeing this scene, Shi Lin, who was forced to be helpless, had to order the defenders of Pingding and Guangyan to come to support.

One is located in the southwest and the other is located in the south, which is regarded as the flank of Meiji Castle. When the Zhao army invaded Xihe Mansion, these three places were the front line against the Zhao army, and with Situ Tai's transfer of the southern and state armies to the north, no less than 20,000 soldiers of the state army were gathered in various places. Now that Meiji City is in decline, as the general of the garrison on the northern line of Xihe Province, Shi Lin naturally dispatched the rear army under his jurisdiction to support.

On the second day after Zhao Xun stormed Meiji City, Shi Lin knew that he could not cope with the attack of the Zhao army outside the city, so he immediately sent an order to the defending generals in Pingding and Guangyan to immediately send troops to support and fight with the Zhao army in the land of Meiji City. The armies of the two places are combined, and there is still the possibility of defeating the Zhan Zhao army, but if Meiji City is allowed to fall, then not only the tens of thousands of defenders in the north of Xihe Mansion will be finished, but also the army of Yang Li in the three cities of Dingping at the southern end of Yunzhou Mansion will definitely die. For Shi Lin, since the situation is so precarious, he can only fight here. If we defeat it, there is still a glimmer of hope. Otherwise......

"General, although this Zhao army is attacking the city fiercely, most of them are mainly catapults and bed crossbows, and the soldiers are not doing their best to attack the city. Is this some kind of trick? The commander of the Zhao army outside the city is Zhao Xun, the king of Zhao, and there are more than 30,000 soldiers under his command who have not yet been dispatched. Judging from Zhao Xun's combat style, if we really attack our Meiji City, I am afraid that there is no need for the town troops to be dispatched, even if the catapult and bed crossbow are used to suppress the formation, and the new army of the Zhao army reorganized with 50,000 soldiers from the northern army outside the city can also let us ......" Li You, the deputy general beside Shi Lin, said in a deep voice.

Although he didn't say anything to me, Shi Lin already knew what the other party was going to say, judging from the ability of the Zhao army outside the city now, if the Zhao army attacked fiercely and attacked on three sides, he and the others would not be able to hold on at all.

Shi Lin frowned, and without saying much, Li You continued: "In addition, after the Zhao army accepted the soldiers, about 300,000 soldiers and baggage soldiers have gathered in the northern land of Bingzhou. It is difficult to estimate the amount of grain and grass consumed every day. The last general thought that Zhao Xun must have some conspiracy to act like this outside the city. ”

Shi Lin sighed and said, "I don't know! What I'm most worried about is General Yang Li in Dingping in the north and the soldiers of the Northern Bingzhou Army under Cao Gang. They were trapped in Dingping by Qin Daolin, the general under Zhao Xun, and could not retreat south. If something goes wrong with us, they'll be the turtle in the urn. If Zhao Xun outside the city is really playing some kind of conspiracy, it is most likely General Yang Li. However, we have too few soldiers and horses, and cavalry is extremely scarce, so we can't fight with Zhao's army outside the city. ”

When Li You heard this, he couldn't help but sigh secretly. In the final analysis, it is still poor strength. The most fundamental reason is that Cao Gang split the northern region of the state, which not only divided half of the territory of the state, but also made the army fail to develop well under the joint suppression of the northern army and the Turkic cavalry. And because of the Northern Army and the Turkic cavalry, the war horses in their hands are also scarce.

"Okay, don't worry, no matter what tricks Zhao Xun is playing outside the city, I have already asked Pingding and Guangyan to come with a large army, and together they will break the Zhao army outside the city first, go north to support General Yang Li, and after joining forces, the army will retreat." Shi Lin said coldly, "This is also what the Metropolitan Governor means, I guess you also got some news, Zhao Jun went out of Taihang, attacked the Shangdang Mansion, and cut off our back road." The governor of the capital had an order, and the armies of the eastern provinces began to withdraw westward. And the Western Army, on the other hand, began to retreat. Therefore, the total of nearly 50,000 soldiers in the hands of General Yang Li and Cao Gang must be preserved completely. ”

Thinking of the secret letter sent by Situ Tai, Shi Lin felt a chill all over his body. The Zhao army's action was too sudden, as the commander of the Zhao army, Zhao Xun, the king of Zhao, obtained the army in the north of Bingzhou, attracting the Bingzhou army to the north, and the Zhao army of Jizhou raided the southern part of Bingzhou, which reversed the stalemate in an instant, making the Bingzhou army almost in a desperate situation.

"Sure enough, if you don't move, it's enough, and if you move, the world will be turned upside down. Overnight, 200,000 troops swept through the northern part of the state, aiming to directly attack the state. can rise in the poor land of the Northland, Zhao Xun is really extraordinary! Shi Lin sighed from the bottom of his heart.

In the past, Zhao Xun rose in the northern land, and neither the imperial court, Murong Cheng nor Situ Lei cared too much, allowing him to "do wrong" in the northern part of the state, and even added officials to the knighthood. Why? At that time, because the northern land of Bingzhou was harassed by the Northern Zhuhu, he had already had the opportunity to approach the abandoned land of the imperial court, and he didn't care about it at all. But after Zhao Xun won the entire Youzhou, he wanted to repeat it, but it was too late to come in. Zhao Xun, who regained lost territory for the imperial court and gained great fame, is no longer something that the imperial court can dispose of at will without excuses. At this time, there was a rebellion in Xuzhou in the east and a rebellion in Liangzhou in the west, approaching the imperial capital Chang'an. made the imperial court unable to take care of the north, who would have thought that it was this inconspicuous little guy, but it was Murong Cheng and Situ Lei's biggest enemy now. In this regard, not only Shi Lin sighed, but also many people.

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On the fifth day of Zhao Xun's "onslaught" on Meiji City, the guards of Pingding and Guangyan followed the orders of their boss Shi Linjun and personally commanded eighty percent of the garrisons under their jurisdiction to Meiji City.

The Pingding County Guard, located in the southwest of Meiji City, was Liang Wu, Shi Lin's deputy, who was arranged by Shi Lin to guard on the flank. At the beginning, when the cavalry of the Zhao army harassed the northern border of Xihe Province, Liang Wu wanted to send his soldiers and horses to fight the Zhao army many times, but with Shi Lin's strict orders and Situ Tai's military orders, he had to endure his anger and watch the Zhao army's various activities outside Dingping City, unscrupulous. The reason why Liang Wu had the determination to fight the Zhao army outside the city without a trace was because he had 5,000 cavalry in his hands, and he was also the only cavalry in Xihe Province. This is also the reason why Liang Wu is good at commanding cavalry battles, so this faction is in the territory of Xihe Mansion, and 5,000 cavalry are in his hands.

After receiving Shi Lin's rescue order, Liang Wu immediately left 5,000 soldiers to defend the city, and quickly rushed to Meiji City in the northeast with the remaining 13,000 soldiers. However, he was not careless, and he was able to let his cautious boss issue a military order for help, which means that Zhao Jun's current situation has exceeded his expectations. What shocked Liang Wu even more was that the Zhao army went west out of Taihang Mountain and captured the Shangdang Mansion in the southeasternmost part of Bingzhou. As for now, whether it is to enter Taiyuan Mansion or Hedong Mansion and Hanoi Mansion in Yongzhou, no one can say. However, it is an indisputable fact that the actions of the Zhao army in the Shangdang Mansion suddenly hit the fatal point of the Bingzhou army. However, no matter what, he still has to continue to fight against Zhao Jun.

After leaving the city, Liang Wu cautiously sent a large number of scouts to take action. Although he had more than 13,000 regular soldiers in his hands, he did not dare to be careless. He knew that the decisive battle against him was the lord of the Zhao army, Zhao Xun, the king of Zhao. Zhao Xun was able to walk around the Turkic tribe and return victorious, although it was because of the emptiness in the rear of the Turks, but how many people can do this kind of thing, how many people dare to do it? Therefore, Liang Wu, who was eager to fight on weekdays, disappeared and became much more cautious.

Because of the advantage of cavalry in his hands, Liang Wu's marching speed did not slow down because of his caution and more kills. The cavalry acted as scouts, and they took turns, casting a large number of nets and spreading out in all directions, which made the new army of Liang Wu start to be very fast. However, it has to be said that in this case, it is a big test for the scouts. Because of Liang Wu's carefulness, the responsibilities that these scouts need to bear are much heavier than those of Pi Ri.

At first, there was no obvious trace of Zhao Jun. This is not because the Zhao army suddenly disappeared, but since Zhao Xun gathered his army to storm Meiji City, the Zhao army rangers who appeared in the south of Meiji City have disappeared, maybe they participated in the attack on Meiji City, many tired scouts couldn't help but mutter.

However, Liang Wu did not lighten his guard because there was no trace of Zhao Jun. However, nothing was deliberately done. For the current Liang Wu, the more Zhao Jun is missing, the better, and it is not the idea of wanting to compete with Zhao Jun at the beginning.

"Maybe Zhao Jun was really gathered under Meiji City by Zhao Xun, judging from the general's letter, the situation in Meiji City is critical, it seems that Zhao Xun's attack on Meiji City is very fierce." Liang Wu looked at the clear blue sky and couldn't help but say, "The Shangdang Mansion has been lost, and I don't know how the Metropolitan Governor is going to deal with it, there are very few soldiers and soldiers of our army in the south, and I don't know if I can resist the actions of the Zhao army in the south." If the army of Yongzhou echoed in time, and the governor of the capital held on to the southern prefectures and counties in exchange for the help of the Yongzhou army, then the Zhao army of Shangdangfu might be able to be suppressed in Shangdangfu. Otherwise...... The situation is critical! Saying that, Liang Wu couldn't help but sigh, containing all kinds of helplessness and pity......