It was another strong attack for several days, and the rebels under Liu Bi could be said to be more and more courageous;

On the other hand, in Suiyang City, the nearly 100,000 Liang troops supported and helped Liu Wu form by the Chang'an court were already a little numb.

- Suiyang City, which has long been stained red with blood, has been covered with a thick layer of mud and dust;

The soldiers of the Liang State at the head of the garrison city all looked numb, each standing in front of the battlement, mechanically waving the sword in his hand.

Rolling logs, boulders, and even 'castle defense equipment' such as golden soup have long been exhausted by dozens of days of fighting.

The battle for the defense of Suiyang has entered hand-to-hand combat······

"Zhou Yafu!"

"Widows, incompatible with you!!"

On the corner tower at the head of the city, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, opened his eyes angrily, looked at the northeast direction outside Suiyang City, and gritted his teeth and shouted a curse!

On the side of Liu Wu, the king of Liang, the two generals who defended the city: Han Anguo and Zhang Yu, all bowed their heads with stern expressions.

Zhou Yafu's main counterinsurgency force had arrived at the Suiyang battlefield several days ago.

But after arriving at the battlefield, Zhou Yafu did not directly join the battle;

Instead, it passed through the north of Suiyang City, and turned northeast, and finally, stopped at Changyi, one hundred and fifty miles northeast of Suiyang.

After Zhou Yafu's troops arrived in Changyi, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, immediately sent people to ask Zhou Yafu for support.

But after the messenger sent brought back a lot of irritating news, the heart of Liu Wu, the king of Liang, completely sank to the bottom······

"Zhou Yafu, what exactly do you want to do?"

"——Now, Suiyang is in the west, the rebels are in the east, and every day's battle takes place on the east wall of Suiyang City!"

"But Zhou Yafu did not enter Suiyang, nor did he go east to attack the rebels;"

"On the contrary, in the north of the battlefield, the walls are clear?"

"——The rebels want to advance westward, how can they attack Changyi, where Zhou Yafu is located?!!"

After thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Yu finally couldn't hold back the anger in his chest, and asked such a question;

On Zhang Yu's side, another general, Han Anguo, had a thoughtful expression.

But before Han Anguo could speak, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, gritted his teeth again and threw the long sword in his hand to the ground.

"He's just cowardly!"

"He just didn't dare to face Liu Bi head-on, so he hid in Changyi!"

The roar that sounded again attracted the attention of the generals and commanders of Wu State around them;

When he saw the corner tower, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, opened his eyes angrily, pointed to the figure in the direction of Changyi, and everyone let out a short sigh, and then refocused their attention on the rebels outside the city.

- Today alone, the Wu Chu rebels under Liu Bi have launched more than a dozen waves of offensives one after another······

And unlike the tired and breathless Liang generals in Suiyang City, the rebels under Liu Bi attacked the city, but they used rotation.

In Suiyang City, there were nearly 100,000 soldiers defending the city, which were divided into two parts to alternately guard the city wall;

Outside Suiyang City, there is Liu Bi's army of nearly 400,000, which is also divided into eight parts according to '50,000 people per part'!

In order to ensure that there would be no loopholes in the city wall, the nearly 100,000 Liang troops in Suiyang City could only fight on the wall alternately.

But although it is said to be 'alternate', most of the time, half of the troops are guarding the city wall, and the other half has just squatted down in place inside the city wall, and before they have time to catch their breath, the news of 'the city wall is in an emergency' comes from the wall.

In desperation, the newly replaced half of the troops had to climb the wall again and continue to fight the rebels.

What about the rebels?

- The same 'team' for every 50,000 people, but it is eight shifts!

It is often to launch a wave of offensives, and in less than half an hour, you can be recalled to the rebel camp outside the city and rest for most of the day!

The rebel soldiers who participated in the siege in the morning participated in the siege of the city for the second time of the day, often in the afternoon!

This led to the difference between the Liang soldiers in Suiyang City and the rebel generals outside the city wall in the course of the battle.

- Most of the rebels outside the city can be fed and drunk in the rear, recuperate and take part in the battle twice a day, each time for less than half an hour, in full spirit;

On the other hand, the soldiers defending the city in the city were busy with their feet not touching the ground, and from the moment of dawn, they basically fought until sunset.

If this state of affairs only lasts for three or five days, it is nothing;

But so far, the defenders in Suiyang City have been fighting continuously for nearly a month under such a high load······

"The King;"

"Today's battle is basically coming to an end."

"The king should go back to the palace and rest for a while······"

On the corner tower, after thinking about it again, Han Anguo, who finally understood Zhou Yafu's 'what he wanted', only said such a word of persuasion.

And after Han Anguo's persuasion, Zhang Yu's gaze subconsciously fell on Liu Wu.

At this time, Liu Wu, judging from his appearance alone, could not see the slightest demeanor of the 'clan princes'······

——The armor on his body was stained red by a little bloodstain, and covered with a layer of mud and dust, lining Liu Wu inexplicably embarrassed;

On the originally heroic face, there are already two dark circles under the top of the eyes at this moment;

Inside the eye circle, there is a pair of bloodshot eyes.

Rao is like this, and between the eyebrows of Liu Wu, the king of Liang, there is not the slightest fear and retreat;

Yes, it's just a raging war intent and an inexplicable anger······

"The blood letter of the widow, has it been sent to Chang'an?"

Hearing Han Anguo's persuasion, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, did not answer directly, but frowned and looked out of the city worriedly;

——At dusk, the rebels outside the city are once again pouring towards Suiyang City.

This will be the last offensive of the rebels today;

But only today.

Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and even every day before the end of the war, Suiyang City, where Liu Wu, the king of Liang, is located, will usher in a fierce attack by the rebels!

Relying on the city alone, this defender, who numbered less than 100,000 and was already physically and mentally exhausted, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, really saw no hope of victory······

"Sent out······"

"Today alone, the king has already gone to Chang'an and sent six blood letters······"

Looking at the rebels outside the city slowly approaching the city wall, Han Anguo couldn't help but take a deep breath, while sorting out the armor on his body, he replied to Liu Wu, the king of Liang.

However, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, slowly leaned down and picked up the sword that he had thrown on the ground when Han Anguo and Zhang Yu left the corner tower one after another and trotted towards both sides of the corner tower.

Zila~~~

With a stern expression, he lowered his head, cut off a piece of yellow-white cloth from the inside of the hem of his robe, and spread it on the wall in front of him;

Pick up the sword again and slash it on your finger!

A moment later, another battle began at the head of Suiyang City;

At the same time, another letter asking for help was sent from Suiyang, the capital of Liang, and was sent to Chang'an by post horses alternately······

·

"Seven Paths?"

"In one day, seven blood letters were issued???

Late at night, Changyi, Taiwei big tent.

Knowing that today, Liu Wu, the king of Liang, sent seven blood letters to Chang'an one after another, but there was only a hint of banter on the face of Taiwei Zhou Yafu.

"King Liang, this is a big mess~"

"In Suiyang City, there are 100,000 soldiers and horses garrisoned;"

"Although there are nearly 400,000 rebels under Liu Bi's command, they can't spread out under Suiyang City at all, and can only attack the city alternately."

"So the difference in strength between the two sides is negligible."

"As for combat effectiveness, King Liang is under the command of the Liang army, which is properly drilled;"

"Liu Bi's command is the people forcibly requisitioned from Wu and Chu······"

Talking to himself, Zhou Yafu finally shook his head and smiled, and gave his own conclusions to the generals in the account.

"Suiyang, there won't be a problem."

"There are generals like Han Anguo and Zhang Yu, there are 100,000 troops defending the city, as well as mountains of inexhaustible grain, and even the equipment specially allocated by the Shaofu to defend the city;"

"It won't take a year and a half, Liu Bi, it's impossible to attack Suiyang."

Zhou Yafu's firm tone also made the generals in the tent feel a little calmer;

It's just that there are still a few young generals who seem to be still in Suiyang's situation and are worried.

"Captain;"

"If Suiyang's situation is really that optimistic, King Liang won't send out seven blood letters a day to ask Chang'an for support, right?"

"In case Suiyang has really reached the situation of life and death, then the captain will not send troops to rescue ······"

I saw that the young general said a word with a worried face, and quietly stopped talking, and inquired about Zhou Yafu's expression.

After making sure that Zhou Yafu did not show displeasure because of his doubts, the young general expressed all the worries in his heart without reservation.

"In this rebellion, Liu Bi's rebels were advancing from east to west, in the direction of Hangu Pass;"

"And Suiyang is the first obstacle to the rebels' westward advance."

"Right now, the rebels are storming Suiyang, although there are enough troops, grain and grass in Suiyang City, but under the alternating onslaught of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the rebels, the situation faced by King Liang may not be too optimistic."

"In the eventual case, Suiyang is broken by Liu Bi's rebels, and the rebels' westward march will be unimpeded;"

"The troops stationed in Changyi will not be able to stop the rebels from advancing westward."

"—And in Suiyang City, there is also King Liang."

"In case something goes wrong with King Liang, I'm just afraid that the Queen Mother of the East Palace will ······."

Hearing the young general's meaningful reminder, Zhou Yafu still did not show the slightest displeasure.

Instead of putting on a pretence, 'Do you have your part?' 's stinky face, but raised his head with a light smile, with a gaze full of approval, and nodded slightly to the young general.

"Deng Duwei's analysis is very reasonable."

"——If Suiyang is broken by Liu Bi, then my move to garrison troops in Changyi will be completely meaningless."

"But for the solidity of Suiyang City, Deng Duwei, I'm afraid I still don't know enough about it······"

Full of easy words, Zhou Yafu couldn't help but sit up straight, looking at the eyes of everyone in the tent, but there was still a faint smile.

"As early as the time of Emperor Xiaowen of Emperor Taizong, the Liang State had already begun to be heavily deployed by the court."

"In order to help the Liang State and raise an army strong enough to resist the rebellious princes, Emperor Xian and His Majesty have granted amnesty to the King of Liang, and they can have 100,000 soldiers!"

"And these 100,000 soldiers are all carefully selected by King Liang and performed by Lieutenant Zhang Yu for many years before they finally came to the elite;"

"Last year, when King Liang returned to Suiyang from Chang'an, Shaofu once again allocated tens of thousands of pairs of armor to strengthen Liang's military strength."

"——Counting the various materials allocated by the Shaofu before, in Suiyang City now, there are at least 40,000 armor soldiers with full armor alone!"

"In addition to these 40,000 elite armorers, there are more than ten bed crossbows, more than 100 large yellow crossbows, and countless bows and arrows."

"On the other hand, Liu Bi's rebel army looks mighty, and has reached nearly 400,000 troops, and is even called a 'million army' by Liu Bi, but in fact, most of them are just rabble drawn from the countryside and ridges."

"The rebels have more than 400,000 soldiers and horses, and I'm afraid they can't even get together 10,000 armor."

With a confident smile, he told all the garrison forces of Suiyang City, and Zhou Yafu raised his head with a light smile and looked at the generals in the tent.

"That's why I said: If it doesn't take a year and a half, Liu Bi will not be able to break Suiyang at all."

"-Because Suiyang is not something that Liu Bi's troops and military strength can break through;"

"If Liu Bi wants to break through Suiyang, the only way is to wait."

"When the defenders in Suiyang City are physically and mentally exhausted, the army is discouraged, and the battle has been prolonged for a long time, and the tortured eyes are blank and the hands are weak, Liu Bi can wait for the opportunity to break through Suiyang."

As he spoke, he saw Zhou Yafu turn his head slightly and look at Captain Deng who opened his mouth to ask questions.

"As for the safety of King Liang, whether it will attract the concern of the Queen Mother, this is not something that we, the generals who lead the troops, should care about."

"-- The country is facing danger, and all discussions and decisions on military policy must take the temple and the community as the primary consideration."

"In the face of the stability of Zongmiao and Sheji, the life and death of King Liang is really not very important······"

A deep voice said, and vaguely expressed the suggestion of 'don't care about the Queen Mother and King Liang', Zhou Yafu got up from the first seat with a relaxed expression, and looked at the generals in the tent with a calm expression.

"I can't tell you about my plans for the time being;"

"You just need to know: My plan has been approved by His Majesty and affirmed by the court."

"If you are still willing to believe in me and believe in me Zhou Yafu, then don't worry about Suiyang and King Liang anymore."

"According to my order, dig deep ditches and build high fortifications in Changyi, and always guard against Liu Bi's rebels, it's enough."

"- Pay special attention: no matter how the rebels provoke and scold, the troops stationed in Changyi must not attack!"

"You can only hold your ground when the rebels attack Changyi!"

In the end, Zhou Yafu's face only suddenly changed, and in his tone, there was no doubt that he was strong!

Looking around at everyone in the tent with determination, Zhou Yafu took a deep breath and grinned suddenly.

"This rebellion, I'm the boss;"

"Everyone, you are the generals I dispatched."

"I can assure you that this rebellion will be put down in no more than three months at most."

"Everyone who accepts my dispatch and obeys the military orders I give will get everything he wants."

"—including, but not limited to, Wu Xun!"

Hearing Zhou Yafu's words, all the generals in the tent only raised their heads one after another, and their faces couldn't help but flush!

At this moment, what Queen Mother and King Liang were all left behind by the generals in the tent.

The vision of the future, the desire for success, and the desire for fame and fame all turned into a thunderous promise after a while.

"Yes!"

"Don't dare to disobey the military orders of the captain, and don't dare to live up to Your Majesty's trust!"

Looking at the generals in front of him, who were full of anger and promised him, Zhou Yafu only smiled and nodded.

"I don't have anything else to do with you."

"Gong Gaohou stayed;"

"Everyone else, just go their separate ways."

With a few indifferent words, he let the generals in the tent retreat in order, leaving only a general with a stout body and facial features that were obviously different from those of the Han Chinese.

When everyone left, they saw the general who obviously had Hu blood stepped forward, bowed his hand to Zhou Yafu slightly, and said angrily: "Tai Lieutenant, but is there anything you want to tell me to do?" ”

Hearing this, Zhou Yafu turned around with a chuckle and came to Kanyu after the first lord's throne;

Just turned his back to the general, and looked at it for a while before Zhou Yafu waved behind him.

"I remember Gong Gaohou, he grew up in the grassland, right?"

asked softly, causing the general's face to sink suddenly;

After thinking uncertainly for a while, he replied in a tone similar to muttering: "My father is Han Wangxin. ”

"Back then, my father betrayed the Han family, surrendered to the Xiongnu Shan Yu Maodun, and fled to the grassland."

"When I ran to the city of Dangdang, my mother gave birth to me, so my father named me: Han Dangdang."

"After that, my father was killed in battle on the borderlands;"

"I, on the other hand, grew up in the grasslands since I was a child, and returned to the Great Wall with my mother when I was the first emperor······"

Hearing the slight discomfort in Han Yudang's tone, Zhou Yafu smiled nonchalantly, turned sideways, and nodded at Han Jundang.

"My father is Zhou Bo, the Marquis of Jiang'er."

"When Emperor Taizu Gao, he and Gong Gaohou's father used to be very good friends."

"Even after Ling Zun fled to the grassland, my father often sent letters to Ling Zun, persuading Ling Zun to return to the Han family."

"If you investigate it, Gong Gaohou and I are actually somewhat related······

The words that were obviously polite caused Han Yandang's face to become more and more strange;

Looking at Zhou Yafu's gaze, he couldn't wait to write directly: You might as well make your words clearer.

Seeing this, Zhou Yafu stiffened twice, and then stopped beating around the bush.

Only stretch out your hand, on top of an inconspicuous black dot, and focus on your fingers!

"Huaisikou!"

"——The key to whether this rebellion can be put down or not lies here!"

"I have sent Luoyang Haoxia Drama Meng to find a path that can quickly reach Huaisikou from Changyi."

"As long as this path is found, then the suppression of this rebellion is just around the corner."

With a grim expression, Zhou Yafu finally turned sideways;

Looking at Han Rongdang's gaze, there was a faint scrutiny, and a solemnity that seemed to be nothing.

"I heard that the Marquis of Gong grew up in the grasslands and knew very well how cavalry fought."

"Since you understand the combat methods of the cavalry, the bow marquis should also be able to command the cavalry to complete some tasks that are difficult for ordinary people to complete, or even impossible to complete."

"So, I want to give Gong Gaohou a chance."

"——An opportunity to make a name for yourself, wash away the sins of your ancestors, and revive the glory of the Han family······"

I haven't been out for a long time, and today it's rare to go out to play a game, and I didn't care about the time·····

It's too late for the second watch, let's make up for the first one today, and make up for the three watches tomorrow.

(End of chapter)