Two months have passed in the blink of an eye, and in the middle of October, it is the cold season. However, on the plains of Donghu Province, people do not feel cold in the early morning, and they can get by by wearing only a single coat under their armor.

The shadow of the tall black towers of Wabang City loomed in the haze. The fog shrouded in the air could not tell whether it was the wet mist on the river last night or the heavy smoke of gunpowder.

Up and down the city wall, the feather arrow steel crossbow flashed with cold killing intent, and in the gray mist, huge stones flew all over the sky. The deafening sound of impact has long since masked people's shouts, and the sound of "swishing ......" between heaven and earth has never stopped.

The moat had long since been blocked, and it had been divided into stagnant waters, in which dead men, weapons, wheels, wheelbarrows, and broken pieces of wood were piled up...... It's as cloudy as the air at this time.

Not only was the river blocked by earth and rocks, but the soil in the river had piled up in the middle of the city walls, forming long slopes. Soldiers digging in the dirt occasionally dropped their heads and fell to the ground struggling. The Cheng army under the city also fired various trebuchets and crossbows at the city walls.

The area around Wabang City does not stop at night. At night, the Wa Confederate army would climb down from the wall and dig into the fortifications of the army. Of course, the dirt slope that the army had piled up at the risk of death would not let the enemy destroy it, and it would definitely fight back, so the trebuchet was running all night.

At night, the land is filled with roars and fires, and it is as if the whole area has been transformed into a bustling and noisy town.

One evening in mid-October, as soon as Zhao Gong returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, he summoned the adjutant general Sun Jie to discuss.

The guards came in with a basin of water, and Zhao Gong picked up a towel and wiped his face, and the towel was immediately coated with a piece of black mud. The fog formed by dust and soot made everyone's faces very dirty, and Zhao Gong was no exception.

He dropped the towel, three vertical lines between his eyebrows, and sat down in his chair without saying a word.

After a while, Sun Jie handed over his saber and stepped into the tent, clasped his fists and bowed: "General!" ”

Zhao Gong raised his hand and waved it gently. The guards next to him withdrew from the big tent, and Sun Jie stood there, waiting for Zhao Gong to speak.

But Zhao Gong didn't speak for a while.

He was not in a good mood, the army had besieged the city of Wabang for more than half a month, but there was still no progress, and this city was really difficult to bite. What makes Zhao Gong uncertain is not whether he can be captured, but when he can break it!

King Cheng's order came to his mind, calling for the conquest of Donghu and the end of the war by February next year.

Military orders are difficult to disobey, and what is even more difficult to change is the climate and environment. The weather is hot on the part of Donghu country, and if the army does not achieve a decisive victory at the turn of spring and summer, everyone will have to face new difficulties, mosquitoes and plagues.

However, Zhao Gong never regretted it at all, and he took the initiative to ask for Ying in front of King Cheng.

He has been following His Royal Highness King Cheng to fight in the south and north, from the beginning of Shangyun Town's army, and even has become one of King Cheng's most relied on henchmen, and the future is very bright.

He is only twenty-one years old, as long as he seizes the opportunity to become famous, he will definitely be honored in the future, and he will definitely be more stable.

The Wabang City, which looms in the mist, is Zhao Gong's opportunity!

At this time, Zhao Gong raised his head and said expressionlessly: "General Sun, I have you this time, and I saved your life in vain?" ”

Sun Jie hurriedly said: "Thanks to the general's rescue, the last general will never dare to be ungrateful." ”

"The last general, please be the striker! I will repay the general's kindness! ”

"Good!" Zhao Gong suddenly slapped his palm on the wooden case, "General Sun bravely crowned the three armies, and I will wait and see!" ”

Zhao Gong immediately beckoned Sun Jie to come closer, put his finger on a position on the map accurately, knocked it twice hard, and said, "Early tomorrow morning, General Sun's people will attack the city from here." ”

Sun Jie glanced at it, clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said, "The last general will obey the order!" ”

Sun Jie could see that the picture placed in the big tent of the Chinese army was Wabang City. The place Zhao Gong pointed to was the southwest corner of Wabang City.

That night, Sun Jie mobilized his 5,000 men to gather in the southwest of Wabang City, and ordered all the troops to prepare for the attack on the city tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Sun Jie summoned dozens of generals from more than 100 households. Everyone rode to the banner of the main general, waiting for the general to speak.

The sun had not yet risen, and the sky was still very dark, but the cannon was already ringing, and all the generals seemed to be numb, completely ignoring the deafening cannon nearby. Dozens of people dismounted and saluted, looking up at Sun Jie, who was still sitting on horseback.

Sun Jie opened his mouth and said: "When I came to Donghu Kingdom, in a battle, Zhao Gong once saved my life, and this kindness cannot be repaid. ”

"The soil in the southwest is almost to the wall, and we will build four ladders, so every time we attack, there will be eight hundred households. After a while, draw lots, and when you catch them, you only look at the destiny of heaven."

"In the course of the day, the Centaur will attack five times. Every time a city is attacked, after the last one has died. Ben will be the last to take the law enforcement team and his own soldiers to the city. Ben didn't want anyone to retreat, or Wabang would be the place to be buried! ”

No one in the crowd could laugh anymore, and there was a dead air all around, except for the loud noises and shouts in the distance.

Sun Jie pointed to a few trebuchets under the banner and said, "This trebuchet is set up behind; There are also bows and crossbows and broadswords waiting for them. If the besiegers disobey the military order and retreat, kill them all! The generals of all ministries have the right to execute on the spot, and those who flee will be killed! Retreater, kill!

If the generals had fled by themselves, they would have reported to the Governor's War Mansion those who were greedy for life and afraid of death. They will be punished with death, their families will be implicated, their sons will no longer hold the position of a hundred households, and their children will be exiled as slaves and prostitutes.

According to the law promulgated by King Cheng, if a hundred households die in battle, the son-in-law can inherit the position of a hundred households. Killed in battle, the deputy hundred households replaced his military power. The deputy hundred households died, and the chief of the Wu replaced the hundred households with military power. The captain died, and the captain of the gang represented the military power of the hundred households. Until there is no one left in each hundred households, or the city wall is captured. ”

Sun Jie paused, looked back at the silent generals around him, and continued: "Ben will put the lives of his entire family on the line in Wabang City, and he is not afraid of doing things that offend people. Ugly words are said before, if there are people who steal and cheat, Hugh blame will be ruthless! Did you hear it all? ”

The crowd responded one after another, and people's expressions were solemn.

Sun Jie exhaled and said, "In this battle, as long as you give the general a long face, everything else is easy to say." After the battle, no matter what everyone does, Ben will take care of it. Wabang City is an important town here, and many of the wealthy families of the Zhumen family will also hear that a group of the show girls selected by the Hu family in various places are in Wabang City......"

At this moment, a man smiled and said, "General Sun's words have to count!" ”

Sun Jie followed the prestige and sneered: "In front of so many brothers, I will do what I say!" He glanced at the small paper balls brought by his own soldiers, and said, "After drawing lots, they will each get ready." ”

The hundred households who laughed and talked in front of the army were called Wang Shouye, he was a young man who was less than 20 years old, but he was a veteran from Shangyun Town, a farmer for generations, and now he has become the head of a hundred households.

Originally, most of Zhao Gong's camp were homeless people from Yunxi County, and Wang Shouye's men and horses had been following Cheng Wang.

But last year, Wang Shouye was transferred to Sun Jie's guards, and this year he is still controlled by Sun Jie.

Wang Shouye caught the sixteenth note, and the civil official in charge of recording told him: "If you don't attack in the first attack, you will shoot arrows and throw stones in the back and wait, and when the military order is given, you will fill it in according to the military order." ”

Wang Shouye took the note and returned to his hundred-household team, and also gathered the generals such as the chief of the army and the fire chief, briefly explained the matter, and said loudly: "Those who escape from the battle will die." Go into the city and do whatever you want. Last time, we suffered a big loss in Qin Station, and we were so aggrieved that we panicked, this time we want to get our face back! ”

When the army heard the uproar, everyone shouted happily for a while.

After a while, the herald began to blow the trumpet. Wang Shouye shouted to straighten out the soldiers and horses, turned over and took the 100-person team to follow the army and horses, and slowly moved forward.

The air was still foggy, the fires flickered non-stop, and the heavens and the earth were roaring and noisy. And the armies drew in in the direction of the city gates, and they were steadily approaching in array.

There was a small flag commander named Liu Da beside Wang Shouye, who was not yet fifty years old, but he was called Old Man Liu, because he was the oldest regular soldier in the entire Hundred Households Team. Old man Liu was not married and had no sons, and his military rank was low, so he did not make any contributions, so he has worked in the army until now.

In the roar of artillery fire, Old Man Liu said: "We are all going to die......"

"Huh?" Wang Shouye didn't hear clearly.

Old man Liu took two quick steps and said kindly: "The general above just wants to make contributions, Sun Baihu can know in his heart, you are still young, if you can survive, you are better than anything else." ”

Wang Shouye said with a smile: "Older people are just cowards, haha!" Old man Liu, don't you want to run away, you can't run away......"