The summer wind is fierce and "whirring", and unlike the cold and dry winter wind, it carries a thick humidity and a little heat. The mountains and forests are dancing in the wind, the branches are swaying and making a "swishing" sound, and the weeds everywhere rise in the wind, rippling like waves, they seem so small and fragile in the wind, but they can't stand still, just like the Zhang Lu soldiers in Nanzheng City now, they seem to be crumbling, but they are rooted there, and they can't be pulled!

The fierce offensive and defensive battle has been going on for five days, because of the advantages created before, so that the Jingzhou soldiers can easily rush to the head of the city, and the power of various siege equipment has also been maximized. But the result was far more difficult than imagined, the brave Jingzhou soldiers launched fifteen large-scale charges, Zhang Lu's subordinate generals were easy to deal with, but the offensive was always resisted by Zhang Lu's direct soldiers and Wudoumi Sect believers, and those crazy believers did everything they could to resist.

When the weapon is knocked out, he bites it with his teeth, scratches his eyes with both hands, chokes his neck, and even if he is stabbed several times, he still has to jump down the city tower with the Jingzhou sergeant, or roll down the dirt slope and fall on his back. Such a stubborn defense brought huge casualties to the Jingzhou soldiers, and all the military generals of Wenchen greatly admired Wang Xu's foresight, if there was no previous preparation to make Nanzheng lose too much advantage in defending the city, I am afraid it would be difficult to even climb the city wall.

Every attack, the battle for the head of the city is very fierce, the Jingzhou army finally grabbed a foothold, and was immediately attacked by Zhang Lu's direct soldiers and believers frantically, the two sides fight for me, with their lives to resist their lives, the blood will dye the city wall and the soil slope are dark red, stumps and broken arms are flying everywhere, dead bodies are everywhere, and its tragic Cheng dù is really also.

At first, I wanted to do my best to capture Nanzheng. Even the generals in the army personally rushed to the front trying to open the gap. But as a result, all of them were wounded and retreated. Guan Hai was even more unlucky to be seriously injured, and he is still recuperating in the camp.

It's not that the generals don't work hard, it's that kind of madness is terrible. Those sergeants and countless believers seemed to think that death was sacred, shouting that they had become immortals and pounced on them, although the generals were highly skilled, but the head of the city was already narrow and could not be moved, plus those people were not here to fight at all, but to exchange their lives. How could it be an enemy.

When countless people rush up against the big knife, one or two can be directly cut over, but dozens of people can pounce directly, even if they are cut, as long as it is not directly divided into two sections, they will hold your weapon to death, and then more people will flock up and hold your body, biting and pinching, and there are knives flying in the distance, even caring about their own life or death. Where can people resist that?

Guan Hai was held by too many soldiers to move, and one of the enemy sergeants stabbed through the backs of his own soldiers with a spear. And then it was put into his body.

The most terrifying thing is that the believer who was pierced through the body still held Guan Hai to death until the end, and he smiled weirdly, as if he was facing immortal ascension instead of death. The people around him turned a blind eye and yelled at them to continue to act like this, and this kind of life is no longer like an army, but a madman who has gone insane. If it weren't for Zhao Yun being nearby at that time, he hurriedly rushed over and waved his gun to save Guan Hai and retreated, I am afraid that the life of a fierce general would have been lost there in vain.

The rest of the generals also encountered the same situation, as soon as these generals appeared, the enemy army rushed in frantically as if they had taken stimulants, and all of them suffered great losses and retreated dangerously. In desperation, he could only command the soldiers to work a little harder, and they assisted from time to time in the middle, and they did not dare to lead the troops alone to rush wildly. Wang Xu never expressed any opinion in this situation, but ordered that if it was not necessary, the general should not be brave enough to open the gap, and it was better to go to the city less......

As the siege rhythm became more and more chaotic, the fifteenth large-scale charge was declared a failure, and the order was issued to "Mingjin to withdraw the troops", and the dense Jingzhou soldiers heard the sound and immediately retreated like a tide. As for Wang Xu, except for the first day when he stood in front of the battle for a day, he never went to the front of the battle in person, either sitting in the big tent of the Chinese army to watch the information from all parties from Xiangyang, or going to various sentry posts in the rear to investigate.

At this moment, Wang Xu was reading with a bamboo slip, and Xu Shu and Zhao Yu were sitting boredly wiping their weapons. Soon, dense footsteps sounded, and it was obvious that the generals who were commanding the battle at the front had returned to report on the battle.

"Where is this war, are they still people?"

"yes, it's horrible. There are many people who are not afraid of death, but it would be terrible to regard death as a sacred belief. ”

"Hey! If it goes on like this, I don't know how many casualties will there be if you take Nanzheng? ”

With the discussion among the generals, the group had already rushed into the big tent of the Chinese army, and the military ministers followed silently, all with a worried face.

"Lord!"

"Lord!"

Everyone saluted when they saw Wang Xu, who was sitting in the handsome seat, and then walked to their positions and sat down.

Wang Xu raised his head and saw that there was helplessness and worry between everyone's eyebrows, so he couldn't help but gently put down the bamboo slip in his hand and said with a smile: "What's the matter, today's siege is very unsmooth?" ”

"Hey!" The generals sighed heavily, their faces were ashamed, and there was no "squeak" sound.

Only after he sat down slowly, he reported softly: "My lord, in today's battle, the casualties in Jingzhou are still not small, and no breakthrough results have been achieved. That Zhang Lu's direct soldiers and followers are too terrifying, I think if I don't fight to the last soldier, I'm afraid it will be difficult to break through Nanzheng. ”

"Hmmm! I understand. Wang Xu didn't have any different colors, nodded slightly, and then swept his gaze to the generals in the army, and only after a long time did he take a deep breath and said: "Generals, there is no need to be frustrated, from the first day I saw the two armies fighting, and this qiē was expected by me." However, no one of me or I have the ability to change this, the only thing I can do is to continue, no matter how terrible Zhang Lu's sergeants and non-commissioned officers are, they will always be so powerful, and if they continue, they will eventually be wiped out. ”

Xu Huang was a little unbearable, and sighed: "But if it goes on like this, I don't know how many soldiers in Jingzhou will have room for corpses." ”

Everyone in the hall was silent, and Wang Xu was also a little helpless. "Gongming, I know that these soldiers get along with you day and night and have a deep relationship, so why shouldn't I? Do you know why I never went to the front for the last two days? It's because my heart hurts when I look at it, and it's so painful that I can't extricate myself, these soldiers are all my sons and daughters, many of them have accompanied me to fight in the north and south, and have made great achievements, but now I see them facing such a cruel battle, my heart hurts! ”

As he spoke, Wang Xu could no longer suppress the feelings in his heart, his eyes were full of tears, and his voice became trembling: "Do you know? I'm afraid that if I stay on the front line and see this scene again, I can't help but give up attacking Nanzheng and return to Xiangyang. But we can't, you have already experienced the horror of Zhang Lu and others, and when they get a chance to breathe, more people will be deceived by him, and then we will pay more price, and more people will die in vain. Now that we've come to this point, how can we retreat? Can only be played! And it's a ferocious hit! No matter how much you pay, you have to take down Zhang Lu, and the only thing that can comfort the fallen soldiers is Zhang Lu's head. ”

This true expression of affection made all the civil and military generals also deeply moved, and seeing Wang Xu, who has always been hearty and calm, looked like this, everyone felt very uncomfortable.

"Not bad! If you don't want to pay a bigger price and pay more lives, Zhang Lu will be removed! ”

A clear and resolute voice suddenly came from outside the tent, and just as the generals were looking at each other in confusion, a man lifted the curtain and strode in.

"Strategist!"

"Bonghyo!"

In an instant, everyone in the tent exclaimed in unison, and then their faces showed joy and greeted one after another. The news that he was not dead had spread all over Jingzhou earlier, and of course everyone thought that he had faked his death and went to Hebei.

Guo Jia smiled and greeted everyone, and then looked at Wang Xu, who stood up to greet him in person. "My lord! Subordinates come to restore their lives! ”

"It's good to come back, it's good to come back, these days, I am so worried!" Guo Jia's return diluted the previous sentimentality, and Wang Xu was also very excited, holding his hand tightly and looking at it carefully.

I haven't seen him for many days, Guo Jia is even thinner, obviously these days of travel, life is not very good. It's just that those eyes are deeper, and his temperament is more calm and less elegant.

Guo Jia was a little moved, and said with tears in his eyes: "Lord! The subordinates are also very homesick! ”

"Hmm!" The hands of the two were clasped together, and they were all silent.

After a while, Guo Jia sat down, and his expression was also restored. "Lord, in fact, I arrived early this morning, but I heard the sound of Nanzheng attacking the city, so I went to the sentry post in the distance to observe it carefully."

"Fengxiao has been tired on the journey, why is he so wronged by himself!" Wang Xu blamed.

"The lord is strict!" Guo Jia waved his hand, as if he didn't want to say more, his eyes were cold, and he said quickly: "In fact, after watching the battle today, my subordinates feel that it is right to take Hanzhong at any cost. ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at the generals in the army. "Generals, this is not the time to be merciful, and the sacrifice of the soldiers is worth it. I dare say that it will be even more difficult to capture it after two years, unless we can take the Sili area, and have a strategy to enter the Han side from Yangping Pass on the western front, otherwise we will pay an even more painful price. And Hanzhong has not been taken, and it is unrealistic for me Jingzhou to want to take the Sili region. Moreover, at that time, the Central Plains and Jiangdong had long since known how to change, and we would have more worries. ”

The generals are not ignorant of the overall situation, but they also nodded in agreement.

"Not bad!" Wang Xulang took over the words, his eyes swept over everyone, and there was a thick murderous aura in his voice. "Now everyone should do their best to boost the morale of the army and stabilize the morale of the army. In any case, even if it is a pile, I have to pile Nan Zheng down. For the sake of the dead soldiers, for the sake of Jingzhou, for the people of Hanzhong, and for the early pacification of Yizhou, even if it is a meat grinding machine, we must block him to smithereens. Even if we die, we will die on the head of the city of Nanzheng. In this battle, we must win, and we will destroy Zhang Lu! ”

The generals were also holding back a breath of anger in their hearts, and when they heard the words, they put on their heads with enthusiasm, got up suddenly, and shouted in unison: "Obey the orders of the lord and swear to destroy Zhang Lu!" (To be continued......)

PS: Huhu, one more to ......