Updated: 2013-09-30

"General, why are you withdrawing? We can also ......" After receiving the order to withdraw the troops, Shen Tulie hurried to ask Shen Tuxiong. The latest free chapters of the book can be found here. withdrawing troops, he was naturally unwilling. Having lost the city, now that he has a chance to get it back, and has a chance to wash away his shame, he naturally will not give up. If he withdraws this time, won't it prove that he is very incompetent?

"Enough!" Shen Tuxiong's face was 'pale' and 'gloomy' and he roared, "Can't you see the situation in front of you clearly, your four thousand soldiers have already lost three thousand, and the rest are all injured, do you want them to be wiped out?" Look at the city wall, how many of those soldiers of the Jieyi Army have not yet fought, and they are eyeing the rear? ”

"Also, most of the siege ladders have been destroyed, and without them, you let your men fly into the city? Don't let anger flood your head and make them lose their cool! Withdrawal! ”

Shen Tu Xiong can become a general, naturally he will not be like Shen Tu Lie, his judgment of the overall situation was affected by anger, and when he couldn't do anything, he immediately issued an order to retreat.

"Woo woo woo ......"

The muffled trumpets sounded again, and the surviving Qi soldiers hurriedly retreated. However, after all, the Qi soldiers are the princes who can dominate one side in the world, and the soldiers are retreating, and they are also orderly, and there is no situation where thousands of people turn around and run away. You must know that once the Jieyi Army occupied so many areas, there were many battles of all sizes, and the local garrisons of the Qi army and the 'private' soldiers of some big and powerful organizations were frantically fleeing when they retreated. But here, they evacuated in an orderly manner, even the corpses of their own soldiers, and they took them with them as much as possible. As for the siege equipment, they also continued to pull it back.

However, even so, under the city wall of the northern city of Wu County, there are still countless 'intertwined' overlapping human limbs, as well as a large number of abandoned and damaged ladders.

In this attack, the Qi army has invested more than 10,000 troops, including 4,000 soldiers, and the rest have a garrison of 5,000 people and thousands of people. But they still failed to take Wu County, but lost almost six or seven thousand people. The Left Route Army suffered a serious blow, and of the 4,000 soldiers, no more than 1,000 survived, and almost all of them were wounded. It can be said that this so-called Left Route Army has basically lost its combat effectiveness.

In addition, this battle also caused the Qi army to lose more than half of its siege equipment, and if you want to counterattack again, it will take two days to go.

At noon, during the lunch break, all the officers of the Qi army gathered in the tent of Shentu Xiongshuai. The situation of this battle also silenced everyone. They found that this section of the rebel army was not as simple as they expected, and it was by no means a simple 'chaotic' uprising of the people. Shen Tuxiong's face was even more 'pale' and 'gloomy' and was about to drip water, and at this moment he found that the Jieyi army on the opposite side was not so easy to solve.

Zhou Yuan was also silent, and was reprimanded by Shen Tuxiong in the morning, but he was full of anger. Now seeing that Shen Tuxiong failed to make a contribution in the first battle, although he didn't show anything on his face, there was still a trace of snickering joy and sneering in his heart.

Shen Tulie finally quieted down at this moment, but the anger in his heart was even stronger. However, after the war, he finally woke up from his previous emotions. Everyone in the tent talked about the gains and losses of this battle, but no one dared to talk about the attack in depth.

Wu County must be taken down, this is the consensus of all the generals of the Qi army, if they can't take Wu County, not only will they have no way to settle down, there will be no way to repair, and it will be even more difficult to 'handover' the King of Qi. If it is said that since the beginning of the war, there are winners and losers of each other, and if one place is lost and then recaptured, this is not an unacceptable thing. However, if you can't get it back, then there will be a lot of trouble.

Therefore, at the end of the meeting, Shen Tuxiong said coldly: "Starting from the afternoon, the army will be repaired well, and let the baggage team and the people continue to build the ladder. In addition, let the counties in the rear continue to build catapults, 'bed' crossbows and other things. Even if we take Wu County, we must not let go of this righteous army. Their presence is a great threat to us. ”

"General, now most of the ladders in our hands have been destroyed, and if we want to continue the attack, we need to build them in the rear, but if we want to restore the existing number, it will take two days, which is ...... We need to repair for two days, just in case, do we withdraw the army first, and wait for the equipment to be ready before attacking? General Xia Lin said in a muffled voice.

"No, we can't evacuate. If we retreat like this, the rebel army in the city doesn't know what 'tricks' they will play. You are not unaware of the behavior of the rebels in bribing the hearts and minds of the people, and the longer the time passes, the more stable their foundation in the city will be, and the greater their strength will be. Therefore, we cannot evacuate tomorrow, even if we put pressure on the Jieyi army, we must stay here. Moreover, we have a great responsibility for the loss of Wu County, and if we stay here, we can still 'fight' with the Qi army. If you evacuate, neither General Ben nor you will be able to 'communicate' to the people, and you should know very well what is going on in the rear. Therefore, we must remain here in this operation. Until, take Tongcheng, or rather, all the troops are gone! Shen Tuxiong glanced at everyone coldly, and said gloomily.

Shen Tuxiong's words were extremely cold, which made the faces of the other people change. However, what Shen Tuxiong said also makes sense, they can only move forward now, not retreat. Of course, in comparison, Shen Tuxiong was the one who could not withdraw his troops the most. The king of Qi wants to lose and be held responsible, and Shen Tuxiong is naturally the first to bear the brunt.

"General, the last general thinks that since he wants to continue the attack, it is better to dig tunnels to break the city like the Jieyi army did before attacking Wu County. We can let our archers suppress the city, after all, our archers are no less than the rebels. In addition, 'bed' crossbows and catapults also continued to attack Wu County. At the same time, you can also send some men to continue to attack the city with the remaining ladders. And we secretly used soldiers to cover some of the people digging tunnels. The trench that has become can also cover the sight of the righteous army in the city for us. During the day, we stormed, and at night we broke into the city from underground. Shen Tulie suggested in a deep voice. Because the last time it was broken by the Jieyi Army, the Jieyi Army began to act like this, and now, Shen Tulie also thought of counterattacking.

Shen Tuxiong nodded and said in a deep voice: "It's okay, now we have no other way, it's so new." Continue to attack in the afternoon, Xia Lin, Shen Le, the two of you are responsible for urging the young men to dig the secret passage, and prepare a part of the soldiers to prepare for action. Shen Tu Lie, let the remaining soldiers on your left be well repaired, and in addition, 'draw' 1,000 from the young and strong, and then 'draw' 1,000 soldiers from the right and middle to replenish the left. ”

"The last general commands!" Shen Tu Lie was overjoyed. The other generals also knew that this was Shen Tuxiong expanding his strength for Shen Tu Lie. At the same time, it is also weakening the rights of other generals. Originally, whether it was the left or the right, they were all under the command of other partial generals, and the middle road headquarters was the descendant of Shen Tuxiong's real control, which was also the reason why Shen Tuxiong asked Shen Tu Lie to command the left to attack the city, and there were many casualties but he didn't say too much.

When the generals of the Qi army outside the city were deliberating, the Jieyi army in the city was not idle. Of course, the first thing is to eat. The defenders on the walls began to rotate, and some of the soldiers who had not participated in the battle were replaced.

In addition, on the city wall, there are still many young and strong people who still clean up the battlefield, and some people in the city also began to appear on the city wall to help. The battle in the morning brought a lot of heavy losses to the Qi army, and of course, the Jieyi army also suffered a lot of losses. Therefore, Gu Shan sent people to slide down the hanging basket down the city wall to clean up the battlefield outside the city and collect the corpses. In addition to their own corpses, arrows and weapons are also within the scope of being picked up.

Of course, the Qi army also sent people to clean up the battlefield and collect the corpses of their own soldiers. The people on both sides who cleaned up the battlefield did not interfere with each other, and each gathered the corpses of their own dead soldiers. When they met each other, they didn't attack each other, and even the two sides were able to cooperate with each other. These scenes make the soldiers who are clearing the battlefield look less like enemies.

In the city, Gu Shan also convened a military meeting of various generals to sum up the lessons and lessons of the casualty battle, adjust the establishment of the troops, and scientifically delineate the scope of the garrison. At the same time, replenish the consumed supplies, rotate the soldiers, and prepare to continue the defense. Gu Shan also knew that Wu County was very important to Shen Tuxiong's department, and he also knew that Shen Tuxiong and Qi Jun would not give up so easily.

In the afternoon, after the scorching sun in the sky was slightly slanting to the west, the Qi army attacked again. However, this time, the Qi army did not swarm and kill the city wall as they did in the morning. Because he already knew the strength of the Jieyi army, coupled with the loss of siege equipment in his hands, the Qi army could no longer be as casualty as casualties. The Qi army began to form a neat military formation and pressed towards the northern city of Wu County, with catapults, bed' crossbows and archers becoming the main force of the siege, and the giant shield soldiers becoming the protective net for the archers to counterattack on the defensive city. All of a sudden, the two sides began to 'shoot' at each other with a rain of arrows.

Rows of arrowheads, with a whistling sound, were wasted over the city walls. The Qi army didn't get too close, and it seemed that they wanted to 'shoot' at the Jieyi army. In addition, the catapults and 'bed' crossbows on both sides also began to work in unison. Up and down the entire city wall, the sound of shouting and killing shook all directions.

"No, this hour has passed, and the archers of the Qi army have changed several rounds, and the rain of arrows has stopped several times. But why didn't they attack with all their might? After Ji Tong ordered the archers to suppress the archers of the Qi army who appeared outside the city again, he couldn't help but say suspiciously.

"Something is wrong! The Qi army is like this, it is clear that it has no intention of attacking the city, is it to consume our supplies? Lin Zhan also said suspiciously.

Ji Tong smiled: "Consumable materials? I'm afraid that they consume more than ours! Besides, we have a lot of supplies, and even if they do, they will consume them first. They have rear support, why don't we? ”

Gu Shan groaned for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "Be careful, although I don't know what the Qi army is doing, but they must have a trick. Ji Tong, you go to the other city 'gates' to inspect it, and let the various departments strengthen their precautions, just in case. ”

It was not until dusk that the offensive and defensive battles between the two sides stopped, as if they were rehearsing. However, Gu Shan and the others did not have the slightest sense of ease. Although the Qi army did not move against other city 'gates', it did not really launch an all-out attack on Wu County. However, Qi Jun's approach surprised Gu Shan and the others.

As a last resort, after the withdrawal of the Qi army at dusk, Gu Shan and the others did not dare to relax, and took their relatives to the four 'gates' to inspect.

"What the hell is this Qi army doing?" Gu Shan was silently pondering while inspecting around the northern city. Qi Jun's static braking really made Gu Shan feel very embarrassed. If the Qi army does not move, Gu Shan will not know the purpose of the Qi army, which is very unfavorable to the Jieyi army.

Well? There seems to be some movement. Suddenly, Gu Shan felt that there seemed to be some movement in a trench that he had dug in order to stop Shen Tuxiong hundreds of meters outside the city. It's just that the sky is dark, and the situation there is extremely slight, so Gu Shan can't see clearly.

Afterwards, Gu Shan asked the guards to take out their clairvoyance and inspect it carefully. Sure enough, not long after, Gu Shan finally saw the movement there. It turned out that someone was dumping something in one of the trenches, causing the contents of the trenches to start piling up. Gu Shan immediately understood what the Qi army was doing, and immediately asked the guards to call the other generals and colonels.

"General, what did you find?" After several people arrived, they were asked.

"Shen Tuxiong is digging tunnels! Looking into the outermost trench with a clairvoyance, there are people piling up dirt from digging tunnels. Gu Shan said in a deep voice.

Several other people all picked up clairvoyance and looked in the direction that Gu Shan pointed out, and after a long time, these generals naturally discovered the problem. Coupled with what Gu Shan said, they immediately understood why the Qi army did not attack with all its strength today, but behaved like a drill. The Qi army is trying to cover up their actions here, and at this moment, these tunnels have been dug deep underground, and the Qi army is no longer worried that the Jieyi army will find out.

Ji Tong said fiercely: "The Qi army wants to dig tunnels, it seems that the actions we wanted to take to attack Wu County before failed to really do it, and now they are being used by the Qi army." However, if it weren't discovered by the general, although it wouldn't have allowed them to break the city, the impact on us would have been no small. ”

Xu Jianyou said with some concern: "General, after half a day, will the tunnel of this Qi army be ......?"

Gu Shan said with a smile: "It's okay, they should only start in the afternoon, and they are far from digging into the city, but since we have found out, it is time to take action." If you want local rats, then bear the counterattack of our army. Spread the order and dig a horizontal tunnel in the castle immediately! Put the urn in place, and in addition, dig some wells, prepare some oil, and wait for these rats to come in. ”

Now that they had noticed the actions of the Qi army, Gu Shan and the others couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately ordered people to make defensive preparations in the city. Not only that, but even the guards and soldiers were extra careful and prepared to deal with any unexpected situations.

The Qi army dug overnight, but failed to reach the city walls. As a last resort, Shen Tuxiong could only continue the previous day's operation on the second day, and the army continued to attack Wu County like a drill, but this way of the Qi army also made Gu Shan and others officially confirm that the Qi army was doing the idea of entering the city through a tunnel at the moment.

"Returning to the general, the tunnel has been dug into the northern city of Wu County, and it can be moved at any time." After attacking for an hour, Shen Tuxiong finally got the news that satisfied him, and the tunnel was finally dug.

"Shen Le, Xia Lin, the two of you act immediately, take two thousand soldiers, and immediately enter the city through three tunnels. Remember, don't bother with anything else, just go straight to the North Gate and take it down. As long as we take the North Gate, this Wu County will be back in our hands." A smile appeared on Shen Tuxiong's face, and he ordered in a deep voice.

Shen Le and Xia Lin, the two partial generals, immediately took the order and began to enter the tunnel, preparing to raid into the city. But they didn't know that their tunnels were now in the hands of the Jieyi Army.

Shen Tuxiong is also ready for the attack of the whole army outside the city, although he does not have many ladders in his hands now, but if his own soldiers enter the city, the city wall will definitely be 'chaotic', and it is naturally very easy for him to send troops to attack the city. When the time comes, the city will be attacked inside and outside the city, and the city 'gate' will be opened, and the army will rush in, and this Wu County will naturally be its own. Although the Jieyi Army has gathered some of the people's hearts, Shen Tuxiong firmly believes that this Wu County is the territory of the Qi army, and here, he is the master, as long as he enters the city, the Jieyi Army will be defeated and flee.

However, to Shen Tuxiong's surprise, after a long time, there was no 'commotion' and 'chaos' in Beicheng County, Wu County, and even, it seemed that there was no unexpected situation. This made Shen Tuxiong feel very surprised, it stands to reason that no matter how calm the Jieyi army is, it is impossible for them to be indifferent when their own soldiers enter the city.

The suspicious Shen Tuxiong thought that Shen Le and Xia Lin's actions had not yet been completed, so he was ready to ask the guards to pass the order and let the two speed up their actions. But before they could give the order, Shen Le and Xia Lin turned pale and hurried over, shouting angrily: "General...... General, the situation is not good, that authentic ...... Authentic ......"

Seeing the two of them in such a situation, Shen Tuxiong suddenly realized that something was wrong, but he still said calmly: "What's wrong with the tunnel?" ”

Shen Le said with a sad face: "General, the three have been discovered by the Jieyi Army, they used poisonous smoke to stun our soldiers, and also set fire to them, and finally poured water into the tunnel, so that all the three heavens and the earth collapsed, and most of the people who entered us were buried underneath...... Of the 2,000 soldiers, less than 500 survived! ”

Shen Tuxiong was stunned for a moment, and he didn't say anything for a long time, and the other generals were also solemn and didn't dare to say a word. After a long time, Shen Tuxiong clenched his teeth, his two eyes were about to erupt with fire, and he said viciously: "Attack!" Attack with all your might! Completely tear this Wu County to shreds! General Ben will definitely not let them go! ”

Hearing this, the other generals were suddenly shocked and persuaded in unison. After a long time, Shen Tuxiong clenched his fists fiercely and gave the military order to withdraw the army. This time the offensive was again a failure of the Qi army. And Shen Tuxiong also began to face the enemy in front of him.