Shields can be defended; Shields can also be used to kill enemies. When it is erected, it protects the owner from harm; And when it is thrown in a whirling circle, it can also kill enemies. This is true of everything, there are two sides to it, it just depends on how to treat it. It's the same with defending the city. While defending the city will suffer heavy casualties, the attacking side will also suffer heavy losses.

Kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800 yourself.

In the city of Dizhou, Luo Guoqi, Ji Zongzhou and others were about to be unable to bear it, and outside the city at the same time, the Yuan army was also bitter. It's just that compared with the city, the Yuan army's non-commissioned soldier base is a little larger, so the casualties are barely within an acceptable range. The defenders said that every inch of the field position they held was held with blood; For the Yuan army, every step they took was also pushed out with corpses.

By now that the battle has been fought, it is no longer a soldier or a weapon, but the willpower of the generals on both sides. Whoever is less likely to use the soldiers as human beings will be closer to victory.

Defend the city for five days.

On the first day, with the cooperation of Wang Guoyi's troops outside the city, he began to gradually transfer the defenders in the west, east, and south of the city to supplement the north of the city.

By the second day, Luo Guoqi began to use reserves.

On the third day, a large number of ordinary people began to be drawn to the city.

Of the more than 4,000 Anliao defenders, less than 2,000 survived, and most of the soldiers were wounded and wounded, and they still fought endlessly. Even Luo Guoqi himself was accidentally hit by an arrow of the Yuan army.

The officers of more than 1,000 households were better, although everyone was wounded, at least they were basically sound, and few were killed in battle. The officers of the hundred households level have been replaced by almost half. As for the low-level non-commissioned officers at the level of Commander Ruojiu, almost all of them have been replaced, and some battalion leaders with serious losses have been changed several times.

At the temporary military meeting on the night of the third day, Luo Guoqi held a knife and said in a hoarse voice, "It's the third day!" Two more nights, two days. It has been reported that the second batch of reinforcements has now arrived 100 miles outside the city and will be able to reach Dizhou by tomorrow afternoon. By the evening of the day after tomorrow at the latest, all three batches of reinforcements would arrive. Gentlemen, hold on a little longer, and when that time comes, you will be the greatest contributors to this battle! ”

All the generals were covered in blood, and they were tired after many days of sleeplessness, but their spirits were very excited, and they said loudly: "Swear to die to not dishonor the honor of the Anliao army!" The city is in the people, and the city is lost! ”

"Ji Chong, you go out of the city tomorrow to inquire and see when the second batch of reinforcements will arrive. As long as the second batch of reinforcements can arrive on time, even if the general attack is the day after tomorrow, it can at least temporarily share some of the more pressure in our city. After seeing Wang Guoyi, please ask him to increase the harassment of the Yuan army in the west of the city, and try to support us as much as possible within the scope of his ability! ”

"Whoa!"

Ji Chong also didn't have much rest for several days. Although he is mainly responsible for communication with the outside of the city, he is a deputy Qianhu after all, and when the enemy comes, he can't sit idly by, and he has to go into battle to kill the enemy. With heavy responsibilities and high pressure, Rao is in his twenties, and when he is full of energy, he is also exhausted.

But like other generals, no matter how tired you are, you have to hold on.

However, in the end, he is the son of Ji Zongzhou, different from others, quite rooted, and Ji Zongzhou is also in the city now, Luo Guoqi does not look at the face of the monk to see the face of the Buddha, even if it is only in the relationship with his father's colleagues, he should also be taken care of, not to mention that Luo Guoqi also appreciates his willingness to come back after leaving the city, so he gave an order, eased his tone, and said: "You are also tired these days." When you go out of the city tomorrow, you have to break through the Tartar blockade, and you must take care of your physical strength. Tonight's vigilance, you don't have to participate. I will give you some wine and meat, and you will have enough to eat and drink, so that you can rest. ”

Ji Chong received the order, first bowed and dismissed, and returned to the house.

Since he was transferred to Dizhou, Ji Chong has always taken the military camp as his home, and even after Ji Zongzhou came, he got a house for him to live temporarily, and he rarely took the initiative to go. But this night, he came. After waiting for a while, the discussion was over, and Ji Zongzhou also returned.

"Father."

Seeing Ji Chong, Ji Zongzhou was a little surprised, frowned, blurted out, and said, "If you don't go to the barracks, what are you doing in the mansion?" As soon as the words came out, I regretted it slightly.

Ji Chong stood with his hands down and said respectfully: "The child is not filial, he did not obey his father's orders, and after returning to Yidu, he came to Dizhou again. Please don't be angry. ”

It's really rare, Ji Chong also had a time when he was soft and took the initiative to admit his mistakes, Ji Zongzhou was stunned and said: "You did what you should do, and you did what you shouldn't do." Come to me at this time to ask for my forgiveness, I have nothing to say to you. When the chicks grow up, they always want to fly high, and if your wings are hard, you can do whatever you want. ”

"Everything the child did, I made it very clear to my father last time, in fact, it was for our Ji family. A few days ago, the child returned to Yidu, specially asked for the consent of the lord, and met with the brothers. Although it was not long, less than a quarter of an hour, all the brothers were fine. Compared with the last meeting, Erlang is much more serious, and he gradually has the style of being in charge. San Lang read the scriptures, and read most of the "Spring and Autumn". Although Shiro is young, under the teachings of Jiro and Saburo, he has also begun to read the "Book of Songs". ”

"What are you talking to me about?"

"The boy is ordered by Lord Luo to leave the city tomorrow. This time out of the city is different from the last one. Last time, the Tartar had not been able to close the circle, so the child was able to run out easily. And this time, the Tartars have been surrounded, and tens of thousands of troops and horses are besieged, and whether the child can come up is still between the two. If a child dies in battle, please don't grieve. The children's brothers have their own learning, and our Ji family has successors. ”

The danger of going out of the city tomorrow, how could Ji Zongzhou not know?

Listening to Ji Chong's sincere words, he was emotionally agitated, and he couldn't continue to maintain his cold-faced appearance, thinking of the sons in Yidu City, and then looking at Ji Chong standing in front of him, he couldn't help but have red eyes. He sighed and said, "My father really doesn't understand you!" If you have gone out of the city and returned to Yidu, why should you come back? Can't you see that Dizhou has become a dead place? ”

"What do you say, Father?"

"Idiot! Although you are dedicated to our Ji family, you are still very tender in the world! The lord knew a long time ago that the Tartars were going to attack Dizhou, but the reinforcements were slow to send, why is this? ”

"The lord wants to use Dizhou as a bait, intending to annihilate the main force of the Tartars in Hejian Mansion and pose a threat to Dadu and the hinterland of Jinji Province, so as to reduce the resistance in the direction of Jining Road and help Zhao Zuocheng capture Juye."

"Not bad. Then why did the lord refuse to send reinforcements as soon as he learned that there were actually more than 10,000 Tartars who came to attack Dizhou this time, and it was even possible that there were elites from Jin and Hebei, even if the reinforcements arrived, he refused to participate in the battle, and still asked me to hold out in the city for five days? ”

"The reason is the same as the one just now. It was also to defeat the Tartars quickly and help Zhao Zuocheng win. ”

"That's right! The lord's mind is all in Juye, and Dizhou has become a bait early. In this way, whether we can defend the city or not, the defenders and people in our city will not be a dead end? Look at it now, more than half of the casualties have been killed, and there are still two days and two nights! How many lives do you think you will survive in the end? ”

"The children know what the father said. But those who do great things should be like this, and those who should be given up are not abandoned, which can only be said to be the kindness of women. It is understandable for the lord to do this. What's more, if Dizhou is lost, it will be equivalent to opening the northwest gate of Yidu, and the lord is also taking risks! As the monarch, he is willing to take great risks in order to win; Shouldn't a courtier be more willing to sacrifice his life and forget his death? ”

When a father and son talk, the most annoying thing is that you say one thing about you, and he says one thing about him, and it sounds like his one thing makes sense, and he can't refute it.

Ji Zongzhou was annoyed and ashamed, his face was red with anger, Huo Ran stood up and shouted: "Rebel! Always you have a point! One of our fathers and sons died in the city, and it can be regarded as repaying the favor of the lord, do we have to die here? After listening to what you said last time, in order to advocate the lintel of my house, shade my descendants, and for my father, I have decided to die with the city! Are you not satisfied, little brute? Do you have to lose your life here? ”

Ji Zongzhou was angry and told the truth. No matter what, no matter whether he and Ji Chong always quarrel or always look down on each other, but what Ji Chong said last time, after thinking about it, he also felt that it made sense, and agreed by default.

Ji Zongzhou was furious, and Ji Chong stood silently.

After a long time, he said softly: "My father is dead in the city, and he is loyal; When the child comes back, it is filial piety. Milding slightly, he continued, "I remember that when my father beat his child, the child would always say while running away that the true filial piety should be 'the big stick is accepted, the small stick goes', this is the words of the sage." Why? Because if the child is beaten to death by the father, it is unfilial piety to trap the father in 'unkindness'. And so it is, let alone now? As my father said, Dizhou is now dead. It is not filial piety to put the father in danger of life and death because of the words of the child. ”

"You ,......。"

"The child cannot persuade his father to go, because the father is a 'patrol man' and it is his duty to defend the city. However, a child cannot leave his father, because a child is his father's child, and filial piety is his duty. ”

Ji Zongzhou's anger suddenly subsided, and he burst into tears, covered his face with his sleeves, and said, "Little beast! Little brute! It's always your reasoning. ”

"Father!"

"Go, go!"

Ji Chong stood silent for a moment, knelt down, bowed three times uprightly, got up to say goodbye, and stepped back.

He did not stay in the palace any longer, because he still had to go to the camp to select the dead who would go out of the city with him tomorrow. Hurriedly came, hurried away, he just went out of the house, an old family chased out, handed him a bag, and said, "Da Lang, this is for you by the master." Special explanation, ordered you to open it after leaving the city tomorrow. ”

"After leaving the city?"

"Yes. The lord also said that if you are really filial, you must act according to your words. ”