Xu Huabiao finally woke up.

Such a news spread in Luoyang City, and it can be regarded as calming down the restless restlessness a little bit for Luoyang City, which was already panicked.

But the effect is not particularly large.

After all, the Xiliang army outside the city is still there, and they will not withdraw their troops just because Xu Huabiao woke up......

In the evening of the same day, Xu Huabiao visited the city guard barracks and delivered an impassioned speech.

In general, it is the duty of every citizen to fight for the Son of Heaven, and at the same time, they are also fighting for their families behind them.

You must know that this group of soldiers was originally selected from the Luoyang people, but the whole family was in the city.

"Behind you are your mothers, wives and children! What to do, you can figure it out for yourselves! ”

Xu Huabiao's last words made the barracks, which was originally depressed because of the first day of fighting, once again full of enthusiasm for fighting.

After boosting morale, Xu Huabiao also visited the wounded barracks.

During the siege, the soldiers on the defending side were wounded, and most of them were shot by the arrows of the siege.

Those who are seriously injured are just more arrows shot and lose a lot of blood.

Xu Huabiao strictly ordered that all the linen cloths used to bandage the wounds of the wounded must be boiled in boiling water before they could be used, and promised that when the battle was over, he would arrange for the song and dance troupe of the newly established dance and music yamen, which was already quite famous, to come to the barracks for a condolence performance......

All in all, except that he can't really command the defense of the city, Xu Huabiao's performance is what a very qualified pre-war commander should look like.

In the midst of such busyness, the night passed.

The next morning, the Xiliang soldiers appeared again under Luoyang City on time.

After Xu Huabiao's reminder last night, the city guards on the city wall realized that if they didn't fight hard, in addition to their own death, their own families might not be spared, and they would die one by one.

And this kind of thing is actually very wonderful.

The more you fear death, the easier it is to die, and the more courageous you fight, the more you will only get hurt......

The battle of the second day speaks volumes about this day.

On the first day, the total number of soldiers killed and seriously wounded reached more than 1,500, and on the second day, the number of casualties was less than 800, despite the fact that the available defenders had been reduced by nearly a fifth.

Among them, the vast majority of them are only slightly injured, and they are not life-threatening, and they will be recuperated for some time, and they will not even affect the return to the battlefield.

This result made Xu Huabiao, and even Xu Zhuxian, who couldn't even manage it here, excited.

In contrast, Pei Yongjun, who was besieging the city, couldn't be happier.

In two days, they lost more than a thousand people.

It sounds like their losses are not big compared to Xu Huabiao, and they even have profits, but these people are all veterans they brought over from Xiliang and have been on the battlefield for a long time.

It's all cavalry......

I almost didn't feel sorry for them.

As a result, the first round of siege warfare didn't even fight the third battle, and Pei Yongjun and the others were instigated.

On the third day, the battle-free card was hung high.

On the fourth day, there was still no play.

On the fifth day, Xu Huabiao and the others finally saw the Xiliang soldiers who came to attack the city again on the top of the city.

But after two days of training, and the next two days of rest, the group of recruits on the city wall, who had never been on the battlefield and had never seen blood, had become qualified soldiers.

In addition, Xu Huabiao kept calling the morale-boosting Fang ** that he saw in various war movies to cheer up this group of soldiers who defended their homeland, and the group of Xiliang soldiers who were afraid of death had no possibility of capturing Luoyang City in a short time.

A quick decisive battle has turned into a war of attrition.

The only difference is that those in the city don't want to die, but they are not afraid of death.

Those outside the city are not afraid of death, but they don't want to die.

Time, in a blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.

"Pei Yongjun, why haven't they retreated!"

Xu Huabiao sat in the yamen of the city guards with a speechless expression on his face.

The fingers that kept tapping on the table showed how irritable he was at the moment.

"Although we should have won the battle yesterday, they haven't broken their bones yet!"

Choi Min-sik, who was next to him, answered.

His expression was no better than Xu Huabiao's.

The Son of Heaven sent him to take over the city guards, and it took more than 20 days......

Xu Huabiao's ability to control the hearts of the army is much better than him! Now almost all the city guards are the only ones who are too guarded by the horse.

He's wronged!

Who made himself a captain of the city guards, but he never paid anyone's salary?

What's more, this person's mouth can really speak!

"If it drags on like this, I'm afraid the supplies in the city won't last long." Xu Huabiao shook his head, "The medicine that can be used by the wounded soldiers who were injured yesterday is almost gone." When I went to the wounded barracks last night, I heard them say that there is no one in the entire city guard army in Luoyang who has not been injured. ”

"It's not just about medicine, it's about ...... food"

"Grain and grass should not be a big problem for the time being, and the Xiliang soldiers who came from afar will definitely not be as much as those in the city." Xu Huabiao shook his head, "The real problem is that spring is about to begin, and if they don't retreat, the land outside the city can't be cultivated." The planting time was missed, and this year's harvest was lost. In this battle, the winner must be determined as soon as possible. ”

"Can we still go out of the city to fight?"

"Is that different from sending to death?"

“…… Then please tell me how we can distinguish the winners and losers? ”

Choi Min-sik's anger has risen a little.

"Wasn't that what I was thinking?"

“……”

Be quiet.

All that was left in the room was the even more upsetting and chest-tight thump of Xu Huabiao's fingers on the table.

One day, it seems, is going to pass in such a restlessness again.

"Report! Taishou-sama! Lord Lieutenant! In the east of the city, a detachment of men and horses has appeared! ”

A soldier burst into the yamen, breaking the silence.

"What?"

Hearing this, Xu Huabiao and Choi Min-sik stood up almost at the same time.

It's just that one person's face is full of joy, and the other is shocked.

"They're finally here!" Xu Huabiao let out a long sigh of relief.

"They? Who? ”

"Li Xiuman! I had guessed that the Xiliang soldiers would come to pursue the Son of Heaven, so I went to Yanzhou to ask for rescuers. I really didn't expect him to take so long to arrive. Xu Huabiao complained to Cui Minzhi, "However, it's finally here!" ”

"Li Xiuman? He...... Is it reliable? It won't be the next Jiang Hudong, right? Cui Minzhi's eyelids jumped.

Leading the soldiers to the king or something, he has a psychological shadow.

"Li Xiuman had conspired with Jin Jidong Situ to assassinate Jiang Hudong before, and the matter was revealed to escape from Luoyang, and then went to the east of Tiger Prison Pass to contact the heroes of the world to come to the rescue...... If he can't be trusted, I'm afraid there is no one in the world who can be trusted. ”

Xu Huabiao blew Li Xiuman.

"Oh! It turned out to be him! ”

Choi Min-sik's face was abrupt, it seemed that he knew about Lee so-man.

That's right, Li Xiuman also served as the northern lieutenant of Luoyang back then, and his nature is equivalent to one of Cui Minzhi's deputies now......

Ahem.

"You can go and report to His Majesty the Son of Heaven. Although it can't be said to be completely certain now, Li Xiuman's coming, the siege of Luoyang is basically about to be solved. ”

"Are you really sure you're not here to hit us?"

"The two of them are definitely not together, and they will definitely start fighting when they meet." Xu Huabiao spread his hands, "When they finish fighting, don't you know if the side they win will send troops to attack the city or send people to meet you?" I am confident that Lee so-man can win. ”

“…… Who gave you this confidence? ”

"If I didn't have that faith, I wouldn't have gone to him." Xu Huabiao waved his hand and stood up, "I'm going to go out of the city to see Li Xiuman." ”

"Your Excellency, you want to get out of the city now?"

"You don't need to open the city gate, just drop me out."

"But...... Well, since you're so sure, sir, I'll arrange it. ”

Choi Min-sik could only agree.

"Let's go our separate ways! You go and report to Your Majesty, and I will go to Li Xiuman and try to solve the matter within a few days. ”

Xu Huabiao decided to set off immediately.

“…… Good. ”

Choi Min-sik nodded.

……

Coming out of the yamen of the city guards, Xu Huabiao came directly to the city wall east of Luoyang.

The city guards who had already received the order had prepared ropes and baskets, and Li Zhien, who Xu Huabiao followed him, explained what happened in the city after he left, and he sat in the basket, swaying, and was dropped from the city wall.

There were no twists and turns, and he entered the army formation that came from the east very smoothly.

This is the Qingzhou soldier who fought with Jin Zhongguo outside Puyang City, so when he came to the Chinese army, he already knew who the general who led the troops was.

"General Taeyeon, you're here, I want to kill you!!"

Xu Huabiao said to Kim Taeyeon who was riding on a horse in an aggrieved tone.

“…… Mr. Xu, what are you doing! ”

was embarrassed by Xu Huabiao's somewhat resentful and complaining tone, Kim Taeyeon was embarrassed.

How can this man be like this in front of so many people! What a shame!

And by her side......

"Mr. Xu, I finally see you again."

Li Xiuman had a strange smile on his face.

"General Li Xiuman, please help me relieve the siege of Luoyang as soon as possible and save Your Majesty from fire and water!"

“…… Why don't you have to wait for tomorrow? ”

The strange smile on Li Xiuman's face instantly condensed.

Why do you talk to Kim Taeyeon so cordially, and you have such a businesslike tone with yourself?

"Can't you just solve it tonight? I can wait, Your Majesty ......" Xu Huabiao glanced at Li Xiuman deeply.

"But the soldiers marched all the way...... Kim Taeyeon's brow furrowed.

"Your Majesty wants to make a statement." Xu Huabiao glanced at Kim Taeyeon and shook his head.

That means, don't interject if you don't understand.

“…… Arrange it, tonight, we will pick up the lights and fight at night, and we will ride the Xiliang Iron Horse for a while! Lee so-man nodded and glanced at Kim Tae-yeon.

"Yes, my lord."