In the middle of the night, after nearly 10 hours of fierce fighting between the two armies, the cadres could finally take a breath.

Lan Jing'an looked around, and many of the soldiers and soldiers guarding the city heard the call for a truce, and they all collapsed directly at the head of the city. She also felt like she had never been so physically and mentally exhausted.

Only then did a sergeant dare to shed tears for his compatriots who died in battle. With the thought of the first cry, the mourning in Xiangyang City was endless, the mother grieved her son, and the wife cried her husband. At the end of this day, more than 3,000 cadres were killed, not counting those people who volunteered to contribute to Xiangyang. The number of casualties among the people is no greater than that of the trained cadres.

For these brave men who had the courage to sacrifice their lives for Xiangyang, Lan Jing'an knew that it would be difficult to heal the pain caused by the war to their families no matter what. The only thing she can do is to let Zhang Xun convey that all the sacrificed people will receive the same funeral money as the cadres.

And the most sad thing for Lan Jing'an was that the captain of the Tun Cavalry still didn't survive and became the first senior general to die in the battle of Xiangyang Guard.

In addition to grief, there is also anxiety in Lan Jing's peace of mind. She didn't expect Dayong's combat effectiveness to be so strong that he could continue to attack the city for more than ten hours without withdrawing troops. If this is the case tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, she really doesn't know if Xiangyang can hold out until Jiang Shaoheng comes with his troops.

However, Lan Jing'an didn't have time to think about it, and she didn't have time to rest, she continued to give instructions one after another. At the same time, it was arranged for the people to take turns to guard the city, and the other sergeants were resting on the spot tonight, ready for battle at any time.

Now Lu Min's sailor is docked on the side of Wanshan to Xiangyang City in the west of the city. Dayong's warship was parked on the east side of the city. Although the naval divisions of the two armies were not far apart, after a day of tossing, no one had the energy to fight again. Lan Jing ordered Lu Min to take people to rest in place, as long as Dayong made any moves, he would immediately face the battle.

At this time, the women and children in Xiangyang City had already carried food and water to Simen to comfort the cadres. Many soldiers still had bread in their mouths, but they were already tired and fell asleep. And Doctor Jiang led the military doctors to still treat the wounded.

Lan Jing'an led people to inspect the four gates in turn, and arranged the next defense. She hadn't eaten or eaten all day, and her voice was hoarse. But she didn't dare to stop for a moment, she was afraid that her slightest negligence would cause irreparable results.

Xie Weining also contributed a lot today, not only to give advice to Lan Jing'an, but also to take Yin Quan to sabotage Dayong's collision with the north gate many times after Qiu Shaoze was transferred. When Lan Jing'an reached this moment, he no longer doubted his help to the Qianjun. If it weren't for him, she really didn't know if the north gate would be breached today.

After completing the patrol and returning to the north gate, Lan Jing'an's eyes were dark, he stumbled, and almost fell to the ground. It was still Xie Weining's quick eyes and quick hands, and he grabbed her. Bi Luan anxiously asked her how she was, and Lan Jing'an waved her hand, indicating that she was fine.

Xie Weining didn't care about 3721, pulled her and refused to let go, dragged her to the place where water and food were provided, and directly stuffed a cake for her. His mask, which was originally blue-faced fangs, was now stained with blood, making it even more terrifying to look at. He directly said to Lan Jing'an in a commanding tone: "Eat it." ”

Lan Jing'an didn't like Xie Weining's domineering appearance the most, and opened his mouth to resist and said, "Ning Wei, can't you see the situation now?" I'm not in the mood to eat. ”

Xie Weining didn't answer, and pushed Biluan. Bi Luan will be happy, and hurriedly follow to persuade Lan Jing'an: "Girl, let's eat some." If you're tired, what will you do on the battlefield tomorrow and the day after? ”

Lan Jing'an also felt that he seemed to be reacting too much at this time. She sighed and took a cake for Biluan: "Forget it." Let's all eat a little. You're right, if we don't have the stamina, what will we do tomorrow and the day after tomorrow? ”

These people around Lan Jing'an finally started this rare meal. At this meal, everyone ate extremely quietly, even Xie Weining didn't say a word. It's not that they don't want to talk, it's that they're so tired that they don't even have the strength to speak.

After eating quickly, Lan Jing'an asked Feng Shen and the others to rest in the city tower, and she took Bi Luan to the city again. Commanding the people, he put the wolf's tooth slapper and other defensive things before returning to the city tower.

Lan Jing'an still didn't go back to the General's Mansion to rest, she was afraid that she would get a comfortable bed, and if she had an emergency, she wouldn't be able to come to the city gate in time. There is only one bunk on the tower of the north gate, which is usually for the guard sergeant, and at this time it was temporarily given to Lan Jing'an as a bedroom.

At such a time, there is no need to care about the defense of men and women. Lan Jing'an and Bi Luan slept in the only bunk room. And Feng Shen, Xie Weining and the others slept directly in the room next door that was used to command and stack weapons. Except for Xie Weining, who barely had a large case to live in, everyone else slept underground.

On this night, everyone fell asleep with their eyes closed, but they couldn't sleep well in their dreams. Before dawn, Lan Jing'an was awakened by the horn of the siege.

In yesterday's battle, it was not only Lan Jing'an who was worried, but Wu Daoming and Yuwen Junping were even more depressed. The two of them had expected that the defenders of Xiangyang would rise up to resist, but they did not expect that the siege would be so difficult.

In just one day, Dayong lost more than 7,000 soldiers and two generals at the east and south gates. As for the Han River, due to Lu Min's good command, he even knocked over two or three out of ten of their ships. With this style of play, their numerical advantage will soon disappear.

Wu Daoming and Yuwen Junping are unprecedentedly united at this time. The two unanimously decided to withdraw the attack on the Han River and turn it into a siege battle. The two carefully studied the structure and location of Xiangyang City, and if the warships on the Han River were withdrawn, then the best place to attack should be the northeast gate of Xiangyang.

Outside the northeast gate is a fertile field, which is conducive to arranging troops. Moreover, Xiangyang basically presents a high terrain in the southwest and low in the northeast, so the lowest northeast is not only the most conducive place to use various siege vehicles, but also the place where the city wall is relatively soft.

Both of them hope to use siege vehicles to open a hole in Xiangyang City in the next few days, as long as there is an entrance to Xiangyang City, with the advantage of troops, the entire Xiangyang City will not be able to take it. The two of them took Dayong and the others to discuss for a long time, and finally decided on the next day's offensive strategy.

On Dayong's side, Wu Daoming and Yuwen Junping only closed their eyes and rested for only two hours after the difficult first day of siege, and then when the sky was about to dawn, they got up again to organize the next siege.

It was still a sunny day, and the red sun was rising in the east. Against the rays of the sun, Lan Jing'an stood at the head of the city, the cold wind of the early morning pouring into her neck. She squinted, barely seeing the opponent's black-pressed army rushing towards Xiangyang City again.

Lan Jing'an didn't know how Wu Daoming and Yuwen Junping were going to attack today, but she could see that the other party was very eager to make a breakthrough at the moment. She sighed in her heart, this day is still difficult for the defenders of Xiangyang, so they can only come to cover the water and earth.

Soon, Dayong's army came to the city again. However, this time, all the troops were deployed on the northeast front. Yuwen Junping still led people to attack the east gate, while Wu Daoming led people to attack the north gate. Wu Daoming, who was standing on the watchtower, waved his hand and gave the first order of the day.

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