The first winter of the Tang Dynasty, December

In the snow, the Youjun crossed the military capital pass and came to the city of Zhuolu County.

"Bell! Clang! Bell!"

When this ghost army, which had a total of 400,000 people, entered the field of vision of Zhuolu County, the alarm bell on the wall of Zhuolu County was loud.

Meng Song immediately took Li Xian and the generals of the army to the city wall and peeked at the enemy army outside the city.

The faces of the generals under Meng Song's command were very ugly, and their faces tightened. Only Meng Song and Li Xian were very calm, and their words were full of calmness, only to hear Meng Song say: "It's so cold and freezing, this ghost army still lacks siege equipment, I really don't know how many people will be left in a few days."

Li Xian nodded in agreement and said, "Although the Youjun army is outnumbered, its siege equipment is completely insufficient. As long as we stop their attack today, they must set up camp first, or they will be attacked by our army all the time."

Meng Song let out a long sigh and said, "It's a pity, there are too many woods around here, and it's freezing cold, so it's too late to burn down, so you can only let the Youjun camp in peace."

Han Yan, the commander of the First Division of the Eighth Army, arched his hand and said, "Don't be sorry for the commander, there are 400,000 people in the Youjun army, and they only need 200,000 people to besiege us, and there are still 200,000 people who can transport timber from farther away and set up camp. For now, what should we do with the enemy's siege?"

In front of the gate tower at the east gate of Zhuolu, Meng Song spoke in a calm tone, briefly and generally talking about the "weaknesses" of the enemy forces outside the city.

This is not only to comfort the generals under his command, but also to prove that he is not crazy when he takes over the defense of Zhuolu.

Well, yes, crazy heartbreaking, this word is the word that the officers and men of the Eighth Army used most frequently when evaluating their own commanders during this time.

Meng Song's calm tone and Li Xian's logical analysis made the generals of the Eighth Army feel quite relieved to hear it, even Zhuolu County Linghe County Cheng, who had no choice but to surrender because they couldn't resist, although the two still had prejudices against the Tang Army, they had to admit that the words of this Tang Army commander were really reassuring.

"This is the commander of Meng Songmeng, compared to the generals of the Youjun army, it is really much more powerful. It's no wonder that even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and General Duan Yilu are not opponents of the Tang Army."

Glancing at Meng Song, who was standing not far from him, Zhuolu County Ling thought secretly in his heart.

Until this moment, he still felt as if he was in a dream—he had never imagined that one day he would obey the command of the Tang army and fight together to defend Zhuolu County.

It's incredible!

Shaking his head slightly, the Zhuolu County Commander calmed down and asked out loud, "What does General Meng mean that the army of Youguo will attack the city immediately without repairs?"

Meng Song turned his head and glanced at the Zhuolu County Order, his eyes were implicitly meaningful, and he answered the question in the latter's heart: "Youguo Ji is all far away from Zhuolu County, and the road is not very far. The military capital is closer, and the physical exertion of the ghost army outside the city is not serious, and there is still the power to siege the city. Considering that the Youjun army is carrying siege equipment from top to bottom, if I am the chief general of the Youjun army, I will also try to attack the city immediately, and take advantage of the advantage of troops to capture the city in one fell swoop. On the contrary, if it drags on for a long time, it will be beneficial to our Tang army. I'm sure the Ghost Army Lord outside the city should know this."

After a pause, Meng Song added, "Most of them will send people to persuade us to surrender, which can not only deter us and others, but also allow the Youjun army outside the city to take a breath of relief."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Li Xian pointing out of the city and said, "They have sent someone over."

Zhuolu County Linghe County Cheng was greatly surprised, and they all looked outside the city, and sure enough, they saw a small group of people slowly coming towards the city wall.

There were about a dozen people in this group, and they looked like they were dressed like soldiers in the army, but like scribes. c

I saw this group of scribes come to a place about an arrow away from the city wall of Zhuolu County, and shouted towards the city wall with a loud voice: "Listen to the people in the city, and those who know each other should quickly open the city gate and surrender, otherwise, if the city is breached, all the soldiers and civilians in the city will be killed!"

"Haha, that's right." Zhu Heng, the commander of the Second Division beside Meng Song, grinned.

I don't know if it's the smile of this rammer

Dye, the people watching on the city wall couldn't help but laugh softly, even the Zhuolu County Commander and the County Cheng who were shocked did not retreat, and a few smiles appeared on their faces.

At this moment, Meng Song looked at the group of scribes outside the city who persuaded him to surrender, and calmly ordered, "Shoot them."

The county lieutenant of Zhuolu was a little surprised by the decisiveness of the Tang army general, but still put forward his own judgment: "This distance, I'm afraid it's difficult."

Meng Song said calmly, "It's okay, it's good to scare them."

"Yes!"

Han Yan nodded, and immediately ordered the Tang Army crossbowmen near the city gate tower to shoot at the soldiers and horses under the city.

Just listen to "Whoosh! Whoosh!" With a few sounds, dozens of arrows shot out from the top of the city, frightening the team of soldiers and horses to retreat dozens of steps like a swarm.

In fact, even if they did not retreat, it would be difficult for the arrows shot from the city to hit them.

"Hah! Ha! Hah."

"Hah! A bunch of rats!"

The soldiers of the Tang Army at the head of the city laughed when they saw this.

Zhuolu County Commander, County Cheng and County Lieutenant looked at these Tang soldiers, a trace of surprise flashed in their eyes, but they didn't say anything.

Because they knew very well that if the Youjun army outside the city really launched an offensive against Zhuolu County immediately, then they needed these Tang troops in the battle to defend the city.

After all, compared to these Tang Army, their Zhuolu County soldiers are all scum, not to mention training on weekdays, and even the dots are intermittent. Let them defend the city, the three of them really have no bottom in their hearts.

At this time, the commander of the third division came from a distance.

"Coming?"

Meng Song greeted him with a smile.

"Marshal!" Feng Jiao gave a military salute to Meng Song, and then casually asked, "What's the situation?"

"As you can see." Meng Song raised his hand and pointed out of the city.

Looking out of the city in the direction he was pointing, the group of soldiers and horses outside the city, startled by the arrows, were angrily yelling at the city walls, shouting threatening words such as "kill all the lights", probably to lower the morale of the guards on the city walls.

Just being scolded is not Tang Jun's style, no, Zhu Heng, a fool, immediately ordered the commander of the Third Brigade under his command: "Leping! Scold back!"

"Yes!"

Leping nodded, walked to the edge of the city wall, and scolded loudly at the soldiers and horses outside the city, "The soldiers outside the city are going to be rampant! Have you ever seen these hanging heads? If you dare to invade Zhuolu County, the head of Le Mou will eventually hang here!"

Hearing this, the soldiers and horses outside the city scolded even more fiercely, and on the city wall, in addition to the senior generals of the Tang Army who respected their own identities, and the Zhuolu County Commander and others who were still not very suitable for their own identity change, the middle and low-level generals of the Eighth Army also joined in the abuse, and even some Zhuolu County soldiers also joined in.

Seeing this, Meng Song gave an order to Zhuolu County Ling and others, and asked the Zhuolu County Group on the city wall to join the ranks of scolding.

For a while, the scolding on the head of Zhuolu County shook the sky, completely overshadowing the team of soldiers and horses outside the city.

Insulting alone is naturally not enough to scold the soldiers and horses outside the city to death, but it can relieve the pressure, especially for those Zhuolu County soldiers who have no combat experience before.

Soon, the battle was divided into winners and losers, under the chorus of more than 1,000 Tang soldiers and Zhuolu county guards in Zhuolu County, where could the soldiers and horses of more than a dozen people outside the city scold, angrily put down a few cruel words that could hardly reach the city wall, and then turned around and returned to the main formation.

On the other hand, Zhuolu County sent them off with a very humiliating laugh.