Outside the city of Wu County, Wei Junhao came 'swinging'.

When the Wei army lined up outside the city, one of the generals rode out.

This person's name is Zou Rui, and he is a general under Yu Ban.

The Wei army under Zou Rui had 20,000 soldiers, making it the largest army.

This time he attacked Wu County, Zou Rui didn't take it to heart.

Can an empty city resist it?

Impossible.

Zou Rui stopped when he was fifty steps away from the city tower, looked up at the city tower, and shouted: "Listen to the people on the city tower, this general is Zou Rui, the chief general of the Wei army. Today, the soldiers are coming to the city, and they will not 'want' to kill. opened the city 'gate' and surrendered, Ben Jiangqiu did not commit any crimes. Those who resist will not be killed. ”

Zhu Zhi looked at Zhang Zhao and motioned for Zhang Zhao to speak.

Zhang Zhao shook his head and waved his hand to signal Zhu Zhi.

Since it was 'handed over' to Zhu Zhi, Zhu Zhi was responsible for everything, and he did not 'interfere'.

When Zhu Zhi heard this, he felt a sense of 'excitement' in his heart.

Presiding over the defense of Wu County, as long as it is held, this is also a meritorious service.

When the news reached Liu Xiu's ears, he could also be rewarded.

Zhu Zhi stepped forward and stood on the city tower, he stared at Zou Rui and responded loudly: "Zou Rui, in the territory of Chu State, I can't tolerate your arrogance. Go back to where you came from, and save a dog's life. If you think you are right, next year today will be your day of sacrifice. ”

Strong words came out of Zhu Zhi's mouth.

Zhu Zhi is also a capable person, but there are Zhang Zhao above, Gu Yong and others below, he is not outstanding.

Now that Zhang Zhao has asked him to preside, he is hiding in the bag and naturally appearing.

When Zou Rui heard Zhu Zhi's answer, he yelled angrily: "Do you really want to resist to the end?"

Zhu Zhi said: "Self-righteous. ”

In a word, Zou Rui was angry.

This group of damned officials of the State of Wu actually worked so hard for Liu Xiu.

Zhu Zhi looked at Zou Rui, he waved his hand, and ordered: "Archer, release the arrow." ”

"Whew! Whew!!"

In an instant, bows and arrows rained down and went straight out of the city.

The bow and arrow of the cheats fell, and Zou Rui didn't dare to delay any longer, so he immediately turned his horse's head and returned to the military formation.

Zou Rui pointed at the city tower with his knife, no longer hesitated, and ordered: "Kill!"

All the soldiers of the Wei army rushed up.

The county city that attacked Wu County was very fast, and there could be no mud and water in the slightest.

As soon as Zou Rui came up, he attacked with all his might.

If the attack on Wu County drags on, it will boost the momentum of the defenders of Wu County. Therefore, Zou Rui directly arranged for 15,000 soldiers to attack, leaving only 5,000 soldiers in charge.

The mighty 'dang' and 'dang' Wei army charged, and soon arrived at the city tower.

Ladders and siege vehicles were all set up on the towers, and the Wei soldiers began to attack.

Zhu Zhi ordered the soldiers to resist, and his expression was calm.

In the face of the Wei army's attack, he did not have the slightest panic and commanded calmly.

The 'private' soldiers of various families are also trying their best to resist.

Zhang Zhao also sat on the city tower, he patrolled left and right, and saw more and more Wei troops on the city tower, and said: "Zhu Zhi, the soldiers of the first group can't hold on." ”

Zhu Zhi said calmly: "No, you can hold on for a while." ”

The battle to defend the city is crucial.

A little bit of time may be the difference between victory and defeat.

So until the last moment, Zhu Zhi would not send the second group of soldiers up.

Zhang Zhao was anxious and could only wait.

After all, he let Zhu Zhi command.

Gu Yong saw it in his eyes, and he was secretly anxious in his heart, but it was to no avail.

Fighting on the battlefield, a few of them can't do it.

Therefore, all this has to rely on the 'private' soldiers of the various families defending the city.

Little by little, time passed.

Zhu Zhi saw that the soldiers in the first group could no longer hold on, and ordered: "The second group, kill!"

The order was given, and the soldiers of the second group quickly rushed forward.

As soon as this 'wave' reinforcement appeared, they strongly killed the Wei army that rushed to the city tower, and then stabilized the situation and held Wu County to the death.

The movement on the city tower has been under Zou Rui's observation.

Originally, he saw his soldiers attacking the city tower in a big way, and he was about to seize the city tower.

Suddenly, there was a counterattack on the tower, and it actually took the initiative again.

When Zou Rui saw this scene, he ordered a fierce attack again and again.

The Wei soldiers attacked desperately, and the defenders of Wu County were also resisting to the death.

Time passed.

The sun was setting, and it was already evening.

Zou Rui, who was outside the city, temporarily ordered a retreat and no longer attacked.

His soldiers had been attacking for a day, but had not yet conquered them, so they had to retreat for the time being, rest and recuperate.

And the defenders on the city tower finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Zhi ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, but the expression on his face was extremely cold. looked at Zhang Zhao and said, "Gong Zhang, the situation is very bad. In today's battle, we sent nearly three groups of soldiers to defend the city. ”

"Siege warfare is different from ordinary fighting, we have the advantage in defending the city, but our troops are at a disadvantage. ”

"The opponent's strength should be more than 10,000 to 20,000. ”

"Such a force, if we have 6,000 'elite' soldiers, and the city and location of Wu County, it is enough to defend it. ”

"However, the soldiers in the army are not combative enough and are not 'elite'. ”

"According to the current situation, if you hold on for two more days at most, it will be difficult to hold Wu County again. ”

Zhu Zhi's face was solemn, and he said: "It's not that I'm talking about air leakage, but at this point, Zhang Gong must think about the way back." Otherwise, once the city of Wu County is broken, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

After Zhang Zhao heard this, his brows furrowed, and his old face was full of grim looks.

Giving up Wu County is definitely the last choice, because once you give up Wu County, not only him, but also Lu Ji, Zhu Zhi, Gu Yong and other people in the Wu State system will leave a stain on their bodies.

Zhang Zhao said: "Zhu Zhi, we can't fail. So I have to defend it, and I have sent people to ask for help during the day. In two days, reinforcements may come. Now I can only hold on. The current defenders are only the Zhang family, the Lu family, the Zhu family and the Gu family, if the damage is too great tomorrow, then recruit troops from the city and the rest of the small families. In a word, it is important to keep it. ”

Until the end, Zhang Zhao will not give up.

Zhu Zhi also knew the consequences of retreating, and he nodded heavily: "Gong Zhang, go all out." ”

"Hmm!"

Zhang Zhao nodded.

Lu Ji suddenly said: "I have an idea in the next place. ”

Zhu Zhi, Gu Yong and Zhang Zhao's eyes all fell on Lu Ji.

In their eyes, there is a look of expectation.

Zhang Zhaodao: "What way?"

Lu Ji's eyes flashed with a 'fine' light, and he said: "Now that the Wei army has the advantage, I don't expect to guard against our sneak attack." That being the case, why not attack each other overnight. As long as one blow is won, the crisis in Wu County will be resolved naturally. ”

Zhang Zhao didn't want to think about it and said, "No!"

Zhu Zhi also said: "Gongji, have you thought about it, what will be the consequences of failure?"

When Lu Ji heard this, he also sighed lightly.

He naturally knew the consequences of a failed attack, and if the attack failed, it would be difficult to hold out even for two days. And if you don't send troops to attack at night, you can hold out for at least two days, and you can wait for reinforcements.

Zhang Zhao said: "The current situation cannot be risked, so the strategy remains the same and continues to defend." ”

"Whoa!"

When everyone heard this, they should all go down.

Zhang Zhao discussed with everyone again, arranged defense, and then went down to rest.