Today, the third watch, everything is in silence! ——

Hezhou City, the city gate is closed, and the smoke and dust outside the city are everywhere, merging with the dust and ash that is already floating in the air, and the sky and the earth are gray.

The soldiers and horses led by Chu Huan finally came to Hezhou City in the early morning, Hezhou City is surrounded by a flat river, there is no danger to defend, and the entire Hezhou City is already a lonely city.

Although Hu Zongmao was full of confidence in the defense of the city, he was still a little nervous when he saw the officers and soldiers under the city.

This is a great opportunity to make a name for yourself and make a difference.

Although Chu Huan's troops are less than 20,000, but in fact, the morale is obviously good, the army array is densely packed under the city in an orderly manner, the banner is clear, and the armor is shining, but whether it is the defenders at the head of the city or the officers and soldiers under the city, their hearts will not be very comfortable, as soon as the battle formation opens, blood is splashed five steps, and no one can guarantee whether they can survive after this big battle.

Above the city, the soldiers guarding the city looked at the officers and soldiers outside the city from afar, and there was still some panic in their hearts, when it came to the troops, Chu Huan's men and horses obviously had an absolute advantage.

Hu Zongmao's Xunzi battalion officers and soldiers, the establishment of no more than 5,000 people, Hezhou City has four gates, can not be completely concentrated in one, but the main gate is obviously the key defensive place, Hu Zongmao did arrange heavy troops at the main gate, he is defending the city, there are still some doorways, throughout the ages, the siege of the city is numerous, the reason why mankind progresses, is good at summarizing the mistakes made by the predecessors, to correct, many solid cities, could have been impregnable, but in the end they were breached, the flaws, the descendants are naturally also Sijia summary.

Hu Zongmao looks rough on the outside, but he is definitely not an illiterate reckless man who can only fight, on the contrary, he has read a lot of books, and he studied the art of war very early, specializing in the art of defending the city.

From the moment he took Hezhou City, he knew that Chu Huan's soldiers and horses would be killed sooner or later, so from that moment on, he began to defend Hezhou City, he calculated and calculated, knowing that it was really difficult for the five thousand defenders to defend Hezhou City, and the troops were too tight, so they naturally had to increase their troops, so on the one hand, they sent troops to collect all the materials that could be used within a radius of 100 miles from Hezhou City, and on the other hand, they forcibly recruited young and strong men to supplement their manpower.

These men, before the arrival of Chu Huan's army, were engaged in heavy construction and excavation work, and when Chu Huan's soldiers and horses arrived, they were immediately organized into soldiers, they did not have any training, they were completely to be used as cannon fodder, and some people couldn't even hold knives and guns steadily, but they were still forcibly pushed to the city to guard the city.

It's just that Hu Zongmao had a hunch that the most difficult defense should be the main gate, so the main soldiers were still equipped at the main gate, and when Chu Huan's army appeared outside the main gate, Hu Zongmao immediately felt his wisdom.

There was silence at the head of the city, and the Chu army outside the city was also slaughtered.

Hu Zongmao was dressed in armor, followed by several lieutenant generals, with his hands on the battlements, looking out of the city, trying to find Chu Huan's trace from the opponent's military array.

It's just that the distance is not close, and the sky and the earth are hazy, although you can see the dense military formation under the city, it is really difficult to find Chu Huan's trace from the dense military formation.

"General, look at ......!" An adjutant general next to him raised his hand and pointed at it, and Hu Zongmao followed the fingers of his subordinates to look over, only to see that from the military formation under the city, a team of men and horses galloped out, bringing up billowing dust.

"Archer prepare!" The adjutant general had already commanded in a deep voice.

A row of archers immediately stepped forward, bent their bows and arrows, and aimed at the city, Hu Zongmao raised his hand, "No general orders, don't shoot arrows easily!" ”

When the group of men and horses arrived at the foot of the city, a dozen horsemen had formed a semi-arc, and the shields were displayed, and the shields were attached to the shields, forming an iron wall that could defend against bows and arrows.

Chu Huan was behind the iron wall at this time, the thunder fire unicorn under his crotch snorted, Chu Huan was in wolf armor, looking up at the city, he recognized Hu Zongmao at a glance, Chengtou had a conspicuous banner, the word "Hu" was written on the banner, the flag was fluttering in the wind, under the banner, Hu Zongmao was wearing conspicuous armor, no matter who could recognize it at a glance.

"Is it General Hu?" Chu Huan looked at the city, smiling, his voice was gentle, but he was full of energy, the city was silent, and his voice came from afar, "When I heard that General Hu raised troops to rebel, I didn't believe it in my heart, so I came to ask, I don't know if General Hu really has a heart of disobedience?" ”

When Hu Zongmao heard this, he already sneered: "Chu Huan, Ben Jiang has been waiting for you for a long time, you really let Ben Jiang down." ”

"Oh?" Chu Huan still said with a smile: "But I don't know where this governor disappointed General Hu!" ”

Hu Zongmao said loudly: "You made Ben wait too long. ”

Chu Huan sighed and said: "The governor really wants to see General Hu early, but the wind and sand here are too big, and the soldiers are difficult to march, so the governor can't bear it and slows down, so it's only a few days late, General Hu shouldn't blame it." By the way, General Hu, it is rumored that you will raise troops to rebel, but Bendu thinks that you, General Hu, should not be so stupid, so unless you hear it with your own ears, you will never believe those rumors. After a pause, he stared at Hu Zongmao and asked: "Today, when the governor came, General Hu did not open the door to greet him, but closed the city gate, the knife was unsheathed, the bow was wound, and there was a murderous atmosphere, why, are you really rebelling?" ”

Hu Zongmao laughed, then raised his hand and pointed at it, and said coldly: "Chu Huan, don't be here, mother-in-law, I will be loyal to the court, I have no second heart for the saint, and I have never intended to rebel, but it is you Chu Huan, who is lawless and misbehaving in Xiguan, even the blind can see it, you are ambitious, you are rebellious, and you will naturally turn against you, otherwise wouldn't you become a thief like you?" ”

Chu Huan also said with a smile: "General Hu is really sharp-toothed, raising troops to rebel, and he can say it so high-soundingly, which really impresses the governor." Glancing at the soldiers at the head of the city, he said with a smile: "With a battalion of men and horses, you dare to rebel, Hu Zongmao, this governor admires your courage very much." ”

Hu Zongmao touched his beard and said loudly: "Chu Huan, do you understand the art of war?" Incompetent, is to hold thousands of troops, that is useless, understand military law, is weak, but can still be invincible, you lead the army to attack, the general has been waiting for a long time, if you have the ability, take Hezhou City, will be convinced, let you dispose of, but if you do not have this ability, this will persuade you to go back to Shuoquan, waiting for the general to lead the army to take down your traitor's head. ”

"Actually, this governor is very strange, where did you Hu Zongmao get the courage to raise troops to rebel." Chu Huan shook his head and said: "Hu Zongmao, this governor is a man and does things, he has never been able to kill everything, he will give people a chance to reform himself, you raise troops to rebel, this governor will treat you as a moment of confusion, as long as you sincerely repent and surrender in Kaesong, this governor promises you that you will definitely leave a surname for ......!" ”

"Fuck you repentant." Hu Zongmao shouted loudly: "This is what Ben General said to you, Chu Huan, if you get off the horse now and bow down and beg, Ben will not cut off your head." ”

"In that case, we can't talk anymore." Chu Huan's eyes turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "Ben Du gave you a chance, but you don't want it yourself, don't say that Ben Du is ruthless when you look back." ”

Hu Zongmao pulled out his saber, pointed at Chu Huan under the city, and said loudly: "Don't fucking nonsense, if you have the ability, you will break the city of Benjiang, and Benjiang will be here waiting for you to kill him." The blade pressed down and said in a deep voice, "Shoot!" ”

For a while, the arrows rained down, shooting straight towards Chu Huan's side, Chu Huan's side had already prepared, the iron shield fit, and slowly retreated, Hu Zongmao watched Chu Huan retreat at the head of the city, smiled coldly, looked left and right, and said loudly: "Brothers, the opportunity to make a contribution has come, the traitor Chu Huan, betrayed the court, and intended to rebel, today I will advance and retreat with you, and swear to defend Hezhou City, as long as I hold Hezhou City, I will ensure your glory and wealth!" After speaking, he raised his big knife and said loudly: "Swear to defend Hezhou City!" ”

The lieutenants around him had already drawn their swords in their hands, raised their swords, and shouted in unison: "Swear to defend Hezhou City to the death, and live and die with the general!" ”

Seeing this situation, the soldiers at the head of the city, regardless of whether they wanted to or not, could only raise their swords and chant in unison.

A high-spirited shout has not stopped, everyone heard the rumbling war drums from the army formation under the city, the war drums came from afar, low and solemn, it seemed to knock on everyone's hearts, the original mountain roaring tsunami-like shouts, disappeared in an instant, soon, the city was as silent as death, and then saw the military formation, two groups of infantry slowly came out of the military formation, that is the shield soldier, holding a solid shield in his hand, a long black line, the shield sticks to the shield, forming a long iron wall.

"What's that?" Hu Zongmao saw that after the shield soldiers came out of the ranks, they marched slowly, but the soldiers who followed behind were carrying things in their hands and frowned.

"It's a plank!" The lieutenant next to him saw it clearly.

Hu Zongmao was stunned, "Plank? But he understood in an instant, and sneered: "It seems that they have long known that we have dug a trap under the city, and this is to build a road." ”

When Hu Zongmao arranged the city defense, he not only strengthened and heightened the city wall, built an arrow tower at the head of the city, but also dug a deep ditch outside the city wall, and buried barbs in the deep ditch, and the top was covered with false soil, at first glance, it was just some loose sand, but once you accidentally stepped on it, it would fall into the ditch, and there were barbs inside, and there was no possibility of survival.

"Listen to Ben General, don't rush to shoot arrows, you can't waste arrows." Hu Zongmao shouted, "When they get closer, shoot those soldiers carrying planks, and want to build a bridge and cross the ditch, but it is not as simple as they think." ”