But at this moment, no one cares about this, and there is only one thought in everyone's mind, life or death, victory or defeat!

Gao Shun hurried to Nancheng, and when he saw the shape of the crisis, he didn't dare to hesitate and joined the city defense battle as soon as possible. Because the mastiff was blocked under the city gate, he immediately took over the command of the city.

After a full half hour of hard fighting, he finally recaptured the lost city again, and the sixth wave of the offensive, which lasted for two and a half hours, was finally contained, and Liu Biao's soldiers retreated like a tide.

At that moment, Gao Shunzhi felt unprecedentedly tired, sat on top of the city tower, leaned in front of a wooden pillar, and looked at the bright moon in the sky.

After a while, Wang Mastiff asked the soldiers to use countless stones, giant trees and other things to re-block the gap in the city gate, and then slowly walked up to the city. Seeing Gao Shun sitting alone, he couldn't help but walk over, and sat down tiredly!

"General Gao, do you know the situation over there in Beicheng?"

Gao Shun replied slightly hoarsely: "Hmm! Don't worry, the offensive in Beicheng is the weakest, and there is frustration in the middle of the reign, there is no big problem! ”

Hearing this, Wang Mastiff didn't ask much, and was silent for a moment before suddenly he sighed: "Hey! General Gao, do you have a son? ”

Gao Shun was stunned for a moment, and seemed to be a little puzzled why Wang Mastiff asked this. But when I looked back and saw his indifferent gaze, I reacted instantly, and then said with some sadness: "Not yet!" ”

"I have! And it's two. Wang Mastiff smiled slightly, unable to tell what kind of expression it was, maybe it was happiness, maybe it was calm.

"Huh! Congratulations! Gao Shun smiled slightly.

But Wang Mastiff shook his head and said, "General Gao, tomorrow morning, you and Fu Zhizhong will lead the five thousand soldiers in the city to break through from the northern city!" ”

"What does that mean?" Gao Shun's eyes widened, and his voice couldn't help but rise a little.

Wang Mastiff was not angry, looked at Gao Shun, and said with a smile: "General Gao, what is the situation now." You know it too. In this city, it is very likely that you will not see the sun the day after tomorrow. ”

"So what?" Gao Shun's eyes flickered, revealing a hint of death. "The lord has entrusted me with a heavy responsibility, and I deserve to live and die with this city."

"Huh! General Gao's words are not right. Wang Mastiff retorted disappreciatively: "General Gao is a good general, this time the loss is not to blame, Your Excellency, Frustration is also a talent for governing the country and the country." In the future, the Lord will conquer the world, and your assistance will be indispensable. If you die here, it will be the biggest loss. If Wuling is lost, it can be recaptured, but if the person dies, it is completely gone. Therefore, your Excellency protects the frustration and goes, and don't lose your life here in vain. ”

This. Gao Shun finally understood, and looked at Wang Mastiff in shock: "What about you?" ”

Wang Mastiff showed a slight smile, shook his head and said: "I am different from you, I am the Taishou of Wuling, it is my responsibility and obligation to guard Wuling, the success or failure of Linruan is related to the danger of Jingnan, if you can keep it for one more day, you will keep it for one more day." ”

After speaking. also humorously joked: "And I have a son." There is no Queen, unlike you! ”

It's a pity that he didn't say anything funny at all. Gao Shun looked at him silently, not knowing what to say. In fact, Gao Shun also knew that it had nothing to do with the overall situation if he had one more and one less, but he had to be sent out, not to mention that there was a seriously injured Zhang Jing.

"Let's see." After being silent for a long time, Gao Shun was still unwilling to give up, looked at the moon hanging high in the sky from afar, and said in a low voice: "Although our losses are very large, the losses of the enemy army are not small, and they only have more than 50,000 horses in total, even if they have so many siege equipment, they may not be able to capture Linruan in a short time." ”

"I know!" Wang Mastiff smiled, but suddenly said something that shocked Gao Shun infinitely. "There is no food in the city, and the hoarded supplies are running out!"

After staying for a while, Gao Shun suddenly exclaimed, "How is it possible?" As the county government, how can Lin Ruan have this reserve? ”

Hearing this, Wang Mastiff smiled bitterly and sighed: "Most of Linruan's reserves were sent to Hanshou a few days ago, and Hanshou was at the forefront at that time, so there wasn't much left in Linruan!" And because of the suddenness of the battle, the grain and grass materials in the rear were not gathered at all. The ones that were transported from Changsha were also left in Ruannan because of the war situation at that time, and they are currently in the hands of the enemy. Therefore, the enemy army has no supplies that can be used up, and we have nothing, less than 30,000 arrows in the treasury, not many rolling stones and trees, etc., and there is no way to replenish the damaged defenses. On the contrary, there is no need to worry about food, with the support of the people in the city for the lord, let them support it, and there will be no problem in the short term. ”

Of course, Gao Shun understood what it meant that the supplies were gone, and without the suppression of the crossbowmen, then the other party's crossbowmen would be able to kill and injure the soldiers in the city on a large scale. The opponent's siege equipment was damaged, and as long as it was not scrapped, there were enough materials to repair it, and it would soon return to the battlefield again. In this way, three days is just a cycle, no wonder Wang Mastiff said that it is likely not to see the sun the morning after tomorrow.

Seeing that Gao Shun was silent, Wang Mastiff couldn't help patting him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "General Gao, believe me once!" rushed out with frustration, Linruan is already a dead city, if you can die a few, let's die a few! ”

"Wang Taishou!" Gao Shun suddenly felt a sour feeling in his heart, looking at Wang Mastiff's tired face with a hint of a smile, his tiger eyes were a little moist. Then he said decisively: "Wang Taishou, you rush out with frustration, and I will defend this city." ”

But the mastiff immediately shook his head solemnly. "General Gao, I have already said that I am the Taishou of Wuling, and it is my responsibility to guard this place, and now every day of Wuling is crucial, so this is my battlefield. I can't retreat, and I don't have the face to go to my lord. Besides, I have a queen, you have no queen, whether it is public or private, it is me. Stop making pointless arguments, okay? ”

Gao Shun was silent, but he was also a decisive person after all, he glanced deeply at Wang Mastiff, and nodded slowly but firmly.

Wang Mastiff smiled, reached out and patted Gao Shun's shoulder. "There's one thing I want you to help with, though!"

"Wang Taishou can be blunt!" Gao Shun said without hesitation.

"After I die, help me educate those two sons who have not made it, and fight the world on my behalf for the lord!" Saying that, Wang Mastiff's eyes were already full of longing, as if he had seen himself fighting on the battlefield with Wang Xu and pacifying the world.

"Good!" Gao Shun is very simple and direct, without any superfluous words.

"The enemy is coming up again! The enemy army is coming up again. At this moment, the shouts of soldiers were heard again from the city walls.

As soon as the smile on Wang Mastiff's face was closed, he stood up murderously, and shouted loudly: "General Gao, you won't participate in this time, go and prepare!" After repelling this attack, you will break through from the northern city. ”

Gao Shun looked deeply at Wang Mastiff's back, as if he wanted to leave that moment in his eternal memory. But he didn't say much, he lifted his snake spear and walked down the city firmly......

A moment later, in a small tent where the reserve soldiers and horses were resting, a fierce argument was ensuing.

"Zhang Jing, let's go!" Gao Shun frowned.

"Don't go!" Zhang Jing, who already knew the current situation, replied briefly.

"What's the use of you staying here?" Gao Shun urgently.

"Ahem...... because of excitement, involving the injuries on his body, Zhang Jing coughed for a moment before shaking his head firmly and said: "I am seriously injured, how can I participate in the breakout, isn't it a burden to carry me?" On the contrary, it dragged down the army and did not leave! I'm right here, living and dying with Lin Ruan! ”

"Why are you so stubborn? You are still young, you have great achievements, and the lord needs you! Gao Shun persuaded with Wang Mastiff's words.

"Don't go! I lost Hanshou, and I am in this situation. Now that he is seriously wounded, how can he drag everyone down any longer? Zhang Jing said persistently.

Gao Shun said eagerly: "Then what can you do if you stay here?" Wouldn't it be in vain to cheapen the enemy's swords, and we will go back and regroup our troops and horses, and it will not be too late to take revenge. ”

Zhang Jing suddenly cried, a line of tears slipped down his face, and said painfully: "Master, I'm sorry for the dead brother!" I don't have the face to see the boss, so you let me get my wish! I will go up to the city now, and I will die, and I will die standing and die. Anyway, I don't have anything to worry about, so you can tell the boss for me and let him help me take care of the two girls in the family. ”

"Hey!" Seeing him like this, Gao Shun didn't know what to say, sighed, knew that he couldn't be persuaded, and he didn't say much, and said directly to the two guards behind him: "Tie up!" ”

"Master!"

Zhang Jing obviously wanted to resist, but unfortunately he was seriously injured and didn't have time to make any moves, so he was hugged tightly by two guards, and then wrapped him into a dumpling with a futon to avoid movement, and carried him out.

Because of the urgency of time, Gao Shun didn't bother to listen to his nonsense, and immediately went out to organize the soldiers to assemble.

The night passed silently, the fierce battle was still going on, and the king mastiff was running around on the city wall, directing everyone to respond calmly, waving a big knife in his hand, as if shining with the last light of his own star......

In the midst of the fighting of the whole army, the seventh wave of the offensive slowly retreated two hours later, and it was already the eve of dawn.

At this time, it is also a once-in-a-lifetime time to break out, because the enemy army has just been repulsed and is reorganizing in the rear, and if you suddenly rush out, as long as you are fast enough not to be surrounded by the other side, the hope of success is very great.

Of course, Gao Shun would not slack off, and tied up the same frustration from the head of Beicheng, but he did not take all the replacement soldiers and horses in the city, and only brought 2,000 people. Because he still held on to a glimmer of hope, he hoped that Wang Mastiff would hold on for a few more days, and Wang Xu would have time to rush over for reinforcements.

The assembled troops did not make any sound, and all the people who broke through stood quietly behind the north city gate, and Gao Shun inspected and came to the front of the formation.

When the moon was blocked by dark clouds, he finally waved the snake spear in his hand, allowing the heavy north gate to slowly open with a creak.

However, just as he was about to break through, there was a sudden earth-shattering shout of killing outside the eastern city, and the roaring war drums made people completely confused.

But a trace of ecstasy quickly flashed in Gao Shun's eyes, because at this time, the shouting and killing sound from outside the city meant that before dawn, there was a glimmer of hope...... (To be continued.) )