The sky was gray, with a light cold rain and thunder flashing behind the clouds.

On the tower of Luoyang, there was a ruined scene, two hours ago, they had just experienced a life-and-death struggle.

A gloomy wind blew over the battlements, drrowing out the faint murmur of pain at the base of the wall.

Dugu Yongye patrolled over the city tower in heavy armor, stepping over the blades and dead corpses scattered all over the ground.

Raindrops fell on his gloomy and intimidating face.

Beneath the battlements, there were many people sitting or lying, their eyes glazed, their helmets removed, their hair scattered to cover half of their faces, their armor tattered and stained with blood.

In three months, the Northern Zhou attacked for two months, and they had been holding on to the city tower for two months. Dozens of large-scale attacks by the Zhou army were repulsed, but the Zhou army under the city showed no signs of retreating, but had a tendency to gather more and more. As for the two counties of Heyin and Henan before Luoyang, they had long been cut off by the Zhou army, and it was a matter of two to say whether they fell into the hands of the enemy.

Now they only have two endings, either Luoyang City is captured, or they wait for the imperial court to send a large army to rescue.

The soldiers heard the sound of the clash of iron armor, and immediately grabbed their weapons to stand up, and in the face of the continuous intrusion of the Zhou army in the past two months, it became their instinctive reaction to burst out when they heard the abnormal movement.

"Don't panic, it's the old man......" Dugu Yongye pressed one hand on the soldier's shoulder, patted them, and asked them to sit down.

Dugu Yongye continued to walk forward, patting the battlements, looking at the wilderness outside the city, the Zhou army camp was like an iron bucket, with three layers inside and three layers outside the city that surrounded the water.

Dugu Yongye retracted his gaze and asked the deputy general standing behind him: "Estimate, when will the Zhou army attack the city again?" ”

The adjutant replied respectfully: "Back to the history of the assassination, the last general is estimated not to be too far away, and the city will be attacked again tomorrow." Thorn History...... We don't have much time left......"

Dugu Yongye sighed and said, "I think so too, how much grain and grass is left in the city?" ”

"Looking back at the history of thorns, the grain and grass in the city can still last for four months!"

"There are still four months...... Dugu Yongye pondered for a while, raised his head and said: "Enough, four months is enough for us to hold Luoyang!" ”

"Assassin Shi, are you really so sure that reinforcements will arrive from the imperial court?" The adjutant general hesitated for a moment and asked.

Dugu Yongye looked at him strangely, frowned slightly dissatisfied, and said, "What are you talking about?"

If the imperial court didn't send a large army to aid Luoyang, would it be possible to sit back and wait for Luoyang to fall and let the Zhou army drive straight in?

Besides, how could Zuo Xiang and Dazai sit idly by and watch Luoyang fall into the hands of the Zhou army?

If Luoyang falls, then half of my Daqi's gateway will collapse! The court will come to the rescue! ”

"But if the imperial court rushes to help, it will take time, Yuwenxian's army has already stationed troops under the city, and there are still signs of increasing troops in the past few days.

The siege is getting bigger and bigger. The last general is afraid that we won't be able to survive the moment when reinforcements arrive......"

The adjutant general said helplessly.

Dugu Yongye glared at him angrily and shouted, "What are you afraid of? Li Mu failed to capture Luoyang City for two months! The old man is still afraid to hold on for another two months?

Hmph, if you want to break Luoyang, he Li Mu must also have this ability! ”

"But this leader is Yu Wenxian, Li Mu is experienced, although Yu Wenxian is a little young, he is quite talented and highly valued!

…… Our army has been defending the city for two months, and it is already tired, if Yuwen Xian orders Li Mu to do his best, I am afraid we will not be able to resist it......"

"If you can't stop it, you have to block it! Yuwen protects the old thief, and the heart of the Great Qi will not die. The old man asked him to kowtow under this Luoyang City and break the blood! ”

Dugu Yongye looked at the deputy general and said sternly: "What 'can't be stopped' or something like that, let the old man hear it less in the future, otherwise it will be punished for shaking the morale of the army!" ”

Then Dugu Yongye went down to the city tower.

Dugu Yongye's big tent was set up under the city tower, which was convenient for the Zhou army to command the battle when it attacked the city.

He opened the curtain, and his son, Dugu Suda, was counting today's losses.

"Father......" Dugu Suda exclaimed in surprise when he saw Dugu Yongye enter the big tent.

Dugu Yongye looked at him coldly, and Dugu Suda reacted at this time, retracted the smile on his face, and saluted Dugu Yongye with a fist, and praised: "Assassin history." ”

Dugu Yongye's godson is like governing the army, and he is not allowed to be called his father in the army.

Dugu Suda followed his father to fight for the first time, and forgot the rules for a while.

Dugu Yongye said "um", sat down, and asked Dugu Suda: "What is the battle damage today?" ”

Dugu Suda said with a solemn face: "Qi Yu Assassination History, the last general has already counted, in today's battle, our army lost more than 800 people, bows and arrows and other expenses are still being counted, it is the largest loss in two months......"

Dugu Yongye nodded and said, "I know, you go down first, remember to appease the soldiers......"

"The last general obeys!" Dugu Suda clasped his fists and saluted, and then withdrew from the big tent.

Dugu Yongye didn't even take off his armor, so he fell on the couch tiredly.

In the past two months, Li Mu has been constantly attacking the city, and the intensity is very strong, and he does not have much time to rest.

As soon as he heard the wind and grass, he had to go up to the castle tower to direct the battle. Just now, another battle to defend the city came to an end, and the Northern Zhou army retreated again, and he was already physically and mentally exhausted.

Last year, he heard rumors that Yuwen Hu planned to go east to the Great Qi, and Wei Xiaokuan couldn't stop Yu Wen Hu, so he started to strike first, and captured the Northern Zhou Kong City on August 23 last year, killing the guards.

But who would have known that Beizhou's reaction was so fast, beyond Dugu Yongye's imagination.

Emperor Yuwen Yong of the Northern Zhou Dynasty ordered Yu Wenxian and Li Mu to counterattack, not only besieging Yiyang and cutting off Yiyang's grain route, but Yiyang and Luoyang were all in danger.

Dugu Yongye has the heart to save it, but he is still too busy to take care of himself, where can he send troops to save Yiyang?

Dugu Yongye did not blame himself, judging from the reaction of the Northern Zhou Dynasty alone, they had made sufficient preparations for the Eastern Expedition.

Even if Dugu Yongye did not attack Kongcheng, the Northern Zhou Dynasty would still invade eastward.

He just sighed that he didn't have the strength to rescue Yiyang, [I hope Zuo Xiang and Duan Dadu can arrive in time, otherwise the old man will be to blame for his death......]

Dugu Yongye put aside the thoughts in his mind and fell into a deep sleep.

Dugu Suda came in from outside, and saw his father snoring like thunder, so he stepped forward and took off his combat boots, covered him with a mattress, and then went out lightly.

These days, he has followed his father and grown up a lot, and his father is indeed too fortunate, and the responsibility of guarding the land is on his father's shoulders, and as long as the slightest wind is not right, his father will wake up.

He stood outside the tent with his sword, silently guarding. The slanting wind blew the cold rain into his neck, and the biting cold permeated his body, but he did not move.

The sky slowly darkened, the rain subsided a little, and the sky became dark and dark, except for the sound of the wind.

Dugu Suda closed his eyes and recuperated, and suddenly in the sound of wind and rain, he seemed to hear something else......

It's like a fight and screams!

There were also sudden exclamations from the castle tower.

The curtain of the big tent was lifted at once, and Dugu Yongye, who woke up, looked at the city tower with red eyes, and said in disbelief, "The Zhou army is attacking the city again?" ”