The arrival of reinforcements halted the Han offensive for a time, but only after Yang Zilu sent his hoplites. The good days of the Vietnamese army have come to an end! The hoplites were improved by Yang Zilu after the Western hoplites, using brass full of toughness to create plate armor, wrought iron chains to sew chain arm guards, and the helmet only showed a pair of eyes. Each of them had two short javelins, a broad cowpita shield, a battle axe, and a short sword for hand-to-hand combat, which could be described as armed to the teeth.

Luxurious equipment, naturally equipped with expensive cost. This also allowed Yang Zilu to train only thirty such hoplites. However, their role was undoubtedly huge, and thirty almost invulnerable hoplites pressed against the narrow aisles of the city wall, and the counterattack of the Vietnamese army seemed so weak.

The sharp battle axe mercilessly split the leather armor of the Vietnamese army, and the weapons of the Vietnamese army could only leave a shallow sword mark on the hard plate armor of the hoplites, but this sword mark was still some distance away from breaking the plate armor.

"Attack! Drive the barbarians down! Seeing this, although Gao Ru's heart was full of bitterness, he still let the soldiers go forward and attack one after another. Zhuji City is already the last line of defense of Huiji City, and it can't be lost!

"Side-by-side!" In the face of the counterattack of the Vietnamese army, the hoplites did not fight hard, but calmly discharged a defensive line, and the broad shield was like an iron wall, intercepted on the walkway of the city wall.

"Kill!" Gao was like a soldier and charged in the first column.

Seeing that the commander was also so brave, the Vietnamese soldiers also re-energized their morale, and roared angrily: "Kill all the Han barbarians!" ”

The hoplite team was hiding Jiao Shuyan's face behind the helmet, and he couldn't help but show a sneer. Brave and want to crush my Han's hoplites? It's ridiculous, I'll let you ignorant dogs know what it means to be immobile like a mountain!

The Vietnamese soldiers crashed into the tower shield of the Han hoplites, and the tower shield only shook a little, but the shield wall did not collapse because of the shaking, but still firmly resisted the shield.

"Press!" The extremely indifferent voice spat out from Jiao Shuyan's mouth.

"One, two, one! One, two, one! The hoplite immediately roared, slowly pushing his shield. The Vietnamese soldiers on the opposite side were squeezed.

"Hold on! Resist! Gaoru, who was in the front row, was caught off guard, and was also pushed by the hoplites to stumble and take a step back. Gao Ru immediately pressed it with his body and called on all the Vietnamese soldiers to press it.

When he arrived, the Vietnamese soldiers and the Han soldiers were crowded together as if they were in a competition of strength, and the people inside endured the pressure and squeezed inside. The people outside squeezed inside, and the short section of the city wall walkway was like a canned sardine in later generations, densely packed, and the two sides were also briefly twisted together, and no one could help anyone for a while.

Seeing this situation, Jiao Shuyan was not a little anxious. After half a ring, Uncle Jiao estimated that the heat was almost over, and the corners of his mouth showed a cruel smile, and shouted: "Thorn! ”

As soon as Jiao Shuyan's voice fell, the Vietnamese soldiers on the opposite side had not yet reacted. The hoplites squeezing in front were already holding five short swords, sticking out of the gap between their shields like a viper spitting out letters. The Vietnamese soldiers in front were caught off guard, and many people were stabbed when they boarded, and there was a lot of screaming.

But the hoplites didn't give them time to react at all, and the hoplites pressed with their shields while constantly stabbing their short swords through the direct gap between shields.

Although the Vietnamese soldiers wanted to fight back, they couldn't find a suitable weapon in a hurry, ordinary bronze swords are three feet long (about 60 centimeters) can not be used in such a narrow space, you must know that the short sword in the hands of the hoplites is only one and a half feet long! As a result, more and more Vietnamese soldiers fell on the aisle, and blood continued to pour out of the wounds, staining the aisle a blood-red color.

In the face of being able to only be killed, the only thing he could do was to be killed silently, and this sense of powerlessness seriously hit the morale of the Vietnamese soldiers. Maybe some people in the Vietnamese army are not afraid of death, but they don't like the feeling that I am a fish and a knife. It's like being slaughtered like a chicken and a dog, and you need to fight at least one to die.

"Support live! Reinforcements will be here soon! Gao Ru saw that the army's heart was a little scattered, and immediately encouraged. However, his voice was clearly a little lacking. That's because he already has three swords in his chest.

But no Vietnamese soldiers listened to him, and in the face of death, all rights and status were reduced to nothingness.

A hoplite slammed into Gaoru with his shield, and immediately countless legs stepped over Gaoru's body.

Gaoru recognized the pain, turned his head to the east, looked at the reassurance of Huiji City, Gaoru sighed in his heart: Lord, Gaoru, Gaoru can no longer be loyal to you, Gaoru is leaving.................. "Lord, now our army has captured Zhuji City, and according to the captive, Gaoru has been killed in battle." In addition, the county division of Zhuji City led the rout to flee from the east gate. The remnant bamboo said with words like gold.

Yang Zilu nodded noncommittally, was silent for a while, and asked, "How about the casualties?" ”

"Although our army has the advantage, there are still casualties, which have not yet been calculated, but it is estimated that there are thirty or forty casualties." Remnant Zhu thought for a while and spoke.

"Thirty or forty people, this casualty is really not small. Never mind! Since there is war, there will definitely be casualties. Let Xia Huyao lead the soldiers and horses of his headquarters and the wounded soldiers to garrison Zhuji City and clean up the battlefield, and the other soldiers and horses will now immediately set off towards Huiji City. In addition, let Xia Hu roar open the warehouse and release grain, and distribute 30% of the grain in the warehouse for free, and treat the people of Yue with a better attitude! Hearing this, Yang Zilu's brows furrowed slightly, but she quickly let go and commanded in a deep voice.

"No!" Remnant bamboo responded.

"That's right!" Yang Zilu called out to the remnant bamboo who had just turned away.

"What's the matter? Lord? Remnant Zhu asked suspiciously.

"Send someone to pick up the families of Mrs. Zheng Dan and Mrs. Xi Shi back to Dong'an City, you know where they are, right?" Yang Zilu asked.

"No! Rest assured of this, Lord. Hearing this, Remnant Zhu nodded vigorously and spoke.

Although Gou Jian gave Xi Shi and Zheng Dan to Yang Zilu, he did not give all his family members to Yang Zilu, in fact, there is also a hint of threatening Yang Zilu when the time comes. Although it didn't have much effect, it did have some effect. But because of the sudden attack of the Han army, Gou Jian didn't have time to threaten Yang Zilu with them, and even in exchange for some benefits.

………… At this time, although Gou Jian, who was in Huiji City, had not yet received the news of the fall of Zhuji City, he was not comfortable.

"How many people have you called up to today?" Gou Jian held back the anger in his heart and asked gloomily.

"Fifteen hundred!" The tongue is neither arrogant nor humble.

"Fifteen hundred! With the addition of other soldiers and horses, it is only less than 3,000 people, do the people of Yue want to cross the country and destroy the country? I want to take 3,000 people to fight against the 4,000 elite divisions of the Han army! Gou Jian Huo Ran stood up and roared angrily.

"Please calm the anger of the Lord, because of the problem of food prices, the people of the country have a lot of resentment about this, so ......" Tongue Yong said this, he couldn't continue, he only felt full of depression but could only continue to hold it, and his heart was even more uncomfortable.

"Lord! Big things are wrong! Gou Jian didn't have time to speak, and at this time, Wen Chong hurriedly rushed into the main hall, and Wen Chong was screaming while running.

Gou Jian's heart tightened, and he couldn't care about his demeanor, so he walked around the low table in front of him with an arrow step, and his hands were not so much holding on as catching the literature. Gou Jian asked anxiously, "What's wrong?" ”

Wen Chong couldn't take care of the arm that was caught by Gou Jian, and said anxiously: "The Lord is not good!" Today, I don't know who is spreading rumors in the market, saying that Zhuji City has been captured by Han barbarians. Moreover, the Han barbarians opened warehouses and released grain, and distributed grain for free, and now the price of grain in Zhuji City has been reduced to nine dollars and one stone! Some people also say that the Lord is immoral, and the sky sent Yang Zilu to replace the Lord, this is the destiny of heaven, and now the people's hearts are in chaos! ”

"What?" Gou Jian was stunned when he heard this, and then roared angrily: "These fools, fools! What are they thinking! The widow is the monarch of the Yue Kingdom, and they actually think about Yang Zilu, thinking about Yang Zilu, this bastard! Bastard! ……”

Gou Jian said, and angrily destroyed everything that could be kicked down and overturned.

Wen Chong hugged the excited Gou Jian and roared: "Lord, Lord, calm down!" At the beginning, Wu Guo took 50,000 troops to trap the lord in Huiji Mountain, what kind of situation was that? There are only 5,000 remnants of the defeated soldiers around the lord, is it still dangerous to get the time of Huiji Mountain? Lord, only calmness can solve the problem! ”

Tongue Yong also walked to Gou Jian's side, hugged Gou Jian's feet with both hands, and said sincerely: "Lord, anger will only make you fall into an abyss!" Calm down, Lord! ”

Wen Chong and Yu Yong's words are no less than a slap in the head, Gou Jian was stunned for a moment, silent for a while, Gou Jian asked Wen Chong depressedly: "Shao Poult, you have reached this point, what else can a widow do?" ”

Wen Chong heard this, thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Lord, the minister thinks that this rumor is probably spread by the intermediary platform established by Yang Zilu, but on the way to the minister, he has found that there is a beacon fire in Zhuji City, and it seems that Zhuji City has been more than auspicious." ”

"What!" When Gou Jian heard this, he took a step back in surprise and muttered: "So, then Gao Ru and Zhuji City have really been ......."

Wen Chong said with a heavy heart: "Lord, although this is sad news, the minister thinks that I am afraid it has really ...... Alas! ”

"So, how about now?" Gou Jian muttered in despair, as if he had been drained of his three souls and six souls by an invisible hand.

Wen Chong still maintained his calmness, organized his language, and said calmly: "Lord, please put it down, the minister has thought of three strategies on the way here, and he should be able to deal with the current situation, even if he can't, the current situation will improve." ”

When Gou Jian heard this, he was like a drowning person catching a plank, and immediately grabbed Wen Chong's hand excitedly and asked, "Young birds save widows!" The safety of the Yue Kingdom now depends on you! ”

Wen Chong broke free of Gou Jian's hands and comforted Gou Jian: "Lord, don't get excited. The minister will say the plan. First, the main upstream hunting Linggu. Linggu is located in the south bank of the lower reaches of Zhejiang, has always been the important town of the Yue State against the Wu State, although the Lord in order to show the respectful attitude to the Wu State, Linggu has not been repaired in the past two years, but how to say that the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and it is much better than the Huiji City that lacks a city wall. ”

When Gou Jian heard this, he hesitated sadly and said: "The widow's temple and society are all in the meeting, and as soon as the widow leaves, isn't this abandoning the temple and society, how can I go down to see the ancestors and the ancestors in the future!" ”

Wen Chong comforted: "Lord, it is precisely because you want to be worthy of the ancestors and ancestors of the Yue Kingdom that the Lord wants to hunt Linggu." If the Lord is captured, then the Yue Kingdom will be destroyed! Compared to this, the Lord may have no face to meet the ancestors and ancestors of the Yue Kingdom! What's more, it's just a safari, and it's not necessarily that you won't come back! ”

"Lord, the first king expanded the land for thousands of miles, but in the hands of the lord it was destroyed in one fell swoop, how can the lord bear it in his heart? As long as the Lord leaves a useful body, are you afraid that there will be no restoration of the territory of the previous king? As the saying goes, stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood! Tongue Yong also comforted on the side.

"Alas!" Gou Jian let out a long sigh when he heard this, and said weakly: "Young bird, now it seems that this is the only way." What about your second and third plans? ”

"Lord, the second plan of the ministers is to keep the ministers and General Yuyong in Huiji City and fight to the death with the Han barbarians. However, the minister thought that this battle might be difficult to win. The Han barbarians attacked the city all the way, the morale was high, and the people did not support the lord, and the army was scattered, and they wanted to achieve victory, which was really ...... It's really difficult! Wen Chong said worriedly.

"This ......" Gou Jian heard this, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Then why don't you take the army to Linggu?" With 3,000 soldiers and horses, there is no problem at all in defending Linggu. ”

Wen Chong smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid that when the Lord announces that the army will move to Linggu, half of the army will be dispersed." ”

"Unlikely, right?" Gou Jian said half-believing when he heard this, this half-believing is because this is from the mouth of the literary species, if it is someone else, Gou Jian is nine out of ten is sneering.

Yu Yong explained on the side: "Lord, I'm afraid you don't know the situation, the Vietnamese soldiers are basically settled in Huiji City. Isn't this tantamount to abandoning their families? Of course, they can also bring their families, but their family members are old and young, even if they are young and strong, they may not be able to keep up with the marching speed of the army. In this way, I am afraid that the march of the army will be delayed to the point that it is no more than forty or fifty miles a day. I am afraid that before they arrived at Linggu, the Vietnamese army had already caught up. At this time, because of the order to retreat, the army's morale has long been scattered, and it is even more unlikely that they will be the opponent of the Han barbarians, so the only thing they can do is to leave the army in Huiji City, for the safety of their families, some of them will choose to fight desperately. ”

Wen Chong added on the side: "Although the Lord is in Linggu, Linggu is only one hundred and twelve miles away from Huiji City. Once the victory of Huiji City is achieved, the Lord can return quickly from Linggu, and it will only be a day! As long as this thing is kept secret, no one will know about the departure of the Lord. This can also greatly stabilize the morale of the military. ”

In fact, Wen Chong said this because he was afraid that Gou Jian would be afraid of their high achievements, so he said so tactfully.

When Gou Jian heard this, he also felt that the words of the text were very feasible, Gou Jian nodded and said: "This plan is very good, I don't know what the third plan is?" ”

"The third plan is a diplomatic plan!" Wen said.

"How to be diplomatic?" Gou Jian asked suspiciously.

"There are two exchanges in this relationship, one is the state of Wu, we must immediately send someone to the state of Wu, so that the state of Wu can intervene in this war. The other is the diplomacy with the Han State after the battle of Huiji City. If you win, you will ask the Han State for the city of Ju Wucheng and the homeland of the Gu State, and if you lose, you will ask the Han State for peace, and if you are not good, it will also delay the speed of the Han army's march. So that we have enough time in Wu to persuade Fupai to send troops south to intervene in this battle! Wen Chong said with a serious face.

Gou Jian heard this, nodded vigorously and said: "Okay, everything is according to what Shao Yu said, but who will send the envoy to the Wu State and who will send the Yue Kingdom to the Yue Kingdom?" ”

Wen Chong thought for a while, and then said: "Let the doctor go to the same envoy to Wu Guo!" Doctor Zheji and Yang Zilu are also acquaintances, Zheji is familiar with Yang Zilu's surname, so let Zheji envoy to the Han Kingdom! This made it more certain to delay the advance of the Han army. ”

Gou Jian nodded when he heard the words and said, "There is no problem for Zheji to send an envoy to the Han Kingdom, but can he meet with him?" It's good to give advice to Fengtong, but let him envoy Wu Guo, I'm afraid it won't have a good effect! ”

Wen Chong shook his head when he heard the words and said, "Lord, have you forgotten Fan Li?" ”

When Gou Jian heard this, he patted his head and said, "Oops! The widow almost forgot that Dr. Fan was now in Wu State, and with Dr. Fan there, the widow was relieved, so he did what the young bird said. ”

Speaking of this, Gou Jian's face turned pale, and his face was full of solemnity and trust, and he took Wen Chong's hand and tongue Yong, as if he said from the bottom of his heart: "Young birds, tongue Yong, Huiji City will be handed over to you, if the army is gone, there will be no more, and you can be recruited in the future." But you are the left and right arms of the widow, and if the arms are gone, they will be gone forever! You must take care! ”

Gou Jian said in general, his eyes were red, and two tears slid down his cheeks. Speaking of Wen Chong and Tongue Yong's hearts, Tongue Yong grabbed Gou Jian's hand hard, and almost swore and said: "Rest assured, the minister will definitely not live up to the lord's expectations of the minister!" ”

"The minister also asks the lord to rest assured, even if the minister is defeated, he will definitely hit the Han barbarians hard, so that the lord can have time to recuperate in the mausoleum!" Wen Chong nodded vigorously, and his voice revealed unshakable firmness.

"You must take care!" Gou Jian grabbed the hands of the two of them and said sincerely.

"Lord, you also have to take care, please set off now, Lord, otherwise I'm afraid it will be too late!" Wen Chong said sincerely.

Yu Yong said on the side: "Lord, what the doctor said is very true, the minister will go down now to prepare a troop of soldiers and horses to escort the lord to Linggu." ”

Wen Chong added on the side: "Lord, bring Dazai Kucheng!" Once Huiji City can't be defended, we may not be able to return to Linggu. No matter what happens to the Lord, you also need to leave a doctor behind, so that you can give advice to the Lord in the future! ”

"Young bird, how can you say such a thing? If so, the widow would rather abandon the city! Gou Jian said emotionally.

(To be continued)