Several smoking earth-shattering thunderbolts fell from the city, and half of the corpse of a Mongolian soldier carrying his comrade was immediately pressed, and his own body was also pressed against the corpse. There was a muffled sound of "Tong", and the Meng soldiers and the corpses were shaken away.

Another earth-shattering thunder exploded when it landed, and the Mongolian soldiers lay down one after another, and the earth-shaking thunder exploded, fragments flew, and several Mongolian soldiers were shot and wounded. Another one fell into the crowd of Mongolian troops, causing an exclamation, but it did not explode.

The sound of "whooshing" broke the air endlessly, the feather arrows broke through the air, and rushed to the head of the city, and more than a dozen Song soldiers fell to the ground with arrows, or died or wounded.

"Thorn!"

A row of spears pierced out of the city, bringing up a splash of blood, and the Mongol soldiers who landed in the city were either stabbed in the throat or stabbed in the face, and they let out an earth-shattering scream, and fell from the city one after another.

Compared with the Song army that reinforced Lingzhou in Western Xia, the border army of the Song realm was more well-trained, and although the city walls were not as strong as Lingzhou City, the defensive measures were superior.

The canopy of the war shed was pushed away, the Song army crossbowmen desperately released arrows, the Mongolian army under the city was shot down, the Mongolian army counterattacked diffusely, and several Song soldiers were drenched in blood and fell down one after another.

The fierce battle lasted for more than ten days, either for the whole day or for half a day, and each time it was a mixture of iron and blood, and each time there were countless casualties.

Under the city walls, there were corpses and blood stains all over the ground, scattered ladders, and broken military flags. The corpses were scattered horizontally and vertically, and the deaths were different. The walls were covered with blood, and the battlements on the walls were in tatters.

Everything confirms the tragedy of your life and death.

Outside the city, Belitai, the commander of the Mongolian army, looked at the tragic siege battle, his face was pale, and he was secretly frightened.

Before the start of the war, he also laughed at Chaur for his cowardice and cowardice. After more than half a month, he knew that Chawur was right.

The Song army in Chuzhou City is really too difficult!

Not to mention the loss of half of the foot soldiers, even the light cavalry in his thousand-man squad lost more than a hundred people. The army lost five or six thousand men, and if this continues to be fought, I am afraid that the light cavalry will all participate in the siege battle.

Belitai's gaze inadvertently swept towards Subutai in the distance, who was wiping his right eye, always looking at the city battle, without saying a word.

Jumping like thunder all day long, angry and angry, after this battle, I am afraid that the right eye, which is not very optimistic in the first place, will not be able to be saved.

Standing at the head of the city, Cao Youwen was sweating on his forehead, holding a clairvoyant mirror and staring outside the city.

In the Mongolian army camp, many Mongolian army craftsmen are making and repairing wooden shields, stone throwers, and even siege vehicles. It seems that the Mongolian army's ability to make equipment is indeed extraordinary.

Four or five miles away from the city wall, the distance from the horse, the low wall, the ditch is surrounded by layers, like a big circle around the city of Chuzhou. On the periphery of the ring, the Mongol army galloped back and forth, and the Song people were constantly captured, or mercilessly killed, or forced to dig trenches and build walls, and build fortifications.

Judging from the Song people who were arrested, there are still fish that have slipped through the net in the clear field of the strong wall on Lizhou West Road. Judging from the brocade clothes worn by some Song people, it seems that they are all local rich and noble families.

Love freedom, gamble with your own life, have no awareness of the cruelty of war, and the price to pay is simply not too great.

"What is this going to do, Tatar?"

A sergeant looked out of the city, confused.

"Haven't you read "Tatar Strategy", the Mongolian army likes to besiege the city and send reinforcements, first uproot the forts around the city, and then use trenches and other ditches to cut off the connection between the city and the surroundings, cut off the water source in the city, and then surround the point to send reinforcements, until there is no food or drink in the city, and they have to go out of the city and surrender."

Wang Jian put down the clairvoyant mirror and sneered.

Lizhou West Road has already been fortified and cleared, the city of Chuzhou has sufficient grain and grass, and the water source of the wells in the city is sufficient, and the Mongolian army wants to besiege the Song army, which is simply whimsical.

"Lu Wende, and Jiang Wanzai, they won't really bring troops to rescue, right?"

Lu Yuanting couldn't help but ask.

"If they really come, the martial arts hall will be in vain!"

Wang Jian shook his head, which was regarded as answering Lu Yuanting's question.

The city of Chuzhou has sufficient grain and grass, and the soldiers are strong and strong, and Lu Wende, Jiang Wanzai and others all know it. Moreover, Cao Youwen had already ordered all cities to hold on, and Lu Wende and others would not rush to rescue Chuzhou City.

But even if the soldiers could eat enough, the people would not. The people were trapped in the city all day, and in the long run, I am afraid that the people would be terrified. ”

I don't know when, Gao Jia, the governor of Chuzhou, went up to the city wall and interjected to come in.

"Gao Xianggong, ten days and half a month, where do people come from to be panicked? The water outside is impassable, you just let the people out, do they dare? ”

Wang Jian glanced at Gao Jia dissatisfiedly, and said:

"Gao Xianggong, don't worry, the emperor will not leave the people alone. We, the soldiers, will not let the people suffer. You can rest assured! ”

A few days before the war was fought, these civilian officials were shouting nonsense, which was really not worry-free.

"General Wang, General Cao, generals, then please!"

Gao Jia bowed, turned to leave, and went down the city wall worriedly.

"This high-ranking minister is still not worried about us, and he is still worried that there will be no reinforcements from the army."

Wang Jian shook his head and smiled, and his eyes turned to Cao Youwen.

"General Cao, I don't want the armies to come to the rescue. Unless several armies come together, they are really no match for the Tatar army. ”

The Mongolian iron cavalry came and went like the wind, and the mobility was too strong, which was most suitable for encirclement and reinforcement. Although the Song army had firearms, most of them had never fought with the Mongol army, and they had no actual combat experience, and the consequences were unimaginable.

"Lu Wende is bold and careful, Ma Zhong is brave, they may not lead troops to rescue, but they will never sit idly by."

Cao Youwen whispered, he put down the clairvoyant mirror, looked at Wang Jian, and asked softly:

"Wang Jian, if you are the general of the three passes and five states, can you bear to watch from the wall?"

Wang Jian's heart was shocked, his eyes turned to the direction of Baishui Pass and Immortal Pass in the north, and he thought about it.

"If I were Lu Wende and the others, I would set up an ambush at Baishui Pass and Immortal Pass in the southeast of Chengzhou. Once the Tatar army retreated, it could use the hilly area between the Western Han River and the mountains to block the attack and cut off its rear route. ”

Baishui Pass and Xianren Pass ravines are vertical and horizontal, Tianshui Army and Chengzhou, Fengzhou and other places have tens of thousands of soldiers, Lu Wende is the commander of Xihe Prefecture, once he mobilizes the army, according to the danger of ambush, will be able to give the Mongolian army a head-on blow.

If he were Lu Wende and Ma Zhong, of course he wouldn't sit down.

"The Tatar Iron Cavalry field battle is incomparable, and with the strength of Lu Wende and others, it is probably a little reluctant to cut off their rear roads."

Cao Youwen's brows furrowed slightly, he didn't know what he was thinking?

"General, the Lizhou border plug is fighting so fiercely, how can the Containment Division be indifferent?"

Lu Yuanting's gaze swept to the south and asked subconsciously.

Chengdu Prefecture has 50,000 trained soldiers, and the Lizhou battalion has nearly 40,000 soldiers.

In fact, he wanted to know if the emperor would personally command this battle.

"It's only been more than ten days, and you're scared? It doesn't seem like you're a Lu iron rod? ”

Cao Youwen looked at Lu Yuanting, making the latter's old face blush.

"The Sichuan border army is one and the same, how could Cui Xianggong not send troops to rescue. Just wait for the good news. ”

Cao Youwen raised his voice, and it seemed that he was saying it to Lu Yuanting, but it was actually to the surrounding soldiers.

The soldiers were killed and wounded, and the morale of the army inevitably fluctuated, and it was his duty as a commander to appease the soldiers and boost morale.

"General, I'm not afraid, I'm just curious. I just wanted to know if His Majesty would come. ”

Lu Yuanting told the truth. The emperor has been arranging for so long, and the battle of Chuzhou City is life and death, the emperor won't not come, right?

At least, the army of the Sichuan Preparation Division should come to help.

"Your Majesty laid out the Shukou side plug two years ago, and repeatedly mentioned the face, how can you be indifferent? Besides, the Preparation Division had already received the battle report from Chuzhou, so how could it be ignored? In my opinion, Your Majesty has already arrived in Sichuan, perhaps on the way north. ”

Cao Youwen looked at the Mongolian army camp outside the city and smiled coldly.

"Cocooning yourself! I hope that when they retire, they will not hate the trenches and pits they have dug too many and too deep. ”

Lu Yuanting and Wang Jian looked at each other, both excited.

When it comes to loading pens, Cao Youwen said that he was the second, and no one dared to say the first.

The emperor drove the expedition in person, and in a few days, the Mongolian army would look good.

"Wang Jian, how are the casualties of the soldiers?"

Asked about the casualties, Cao Youwen's brows frowned subconsciously.

"Back to the general, more than 2,000 soldiers were killed, more than 300 were seriously wounded, and countless were lightly injured. Now the people in the city have begun to strengthen and defend the city. ”

Wang Jian's face was ugly, and he replied in a low voice.

After more than half a month, half of the casualties were lost, which shows the tragic situation of the battle.

"The Tatars have more dead and wounded than us, let's see who can't bear it first!"

Cao Youwen whispered, and his face quickly regained his composure.

As the head of an army, he can't afford to mess around.

"I don't know, how is the fight over there in Western Xia? The brothers went over there, but it's been eight or nine months! ”

At the head of the city, there were Song army generals who subconsciously sighed.

"Didn't the two Tatar envoys say last time, Lingzhou has not fallen yet, Xixia is still there, and the brothers will definitely be fine!"

Wang Jian glared viciously at the general who spoke, and the latter blushed and remained silent.

The composure on Cao Youwen's face disappeared instantly, and his face unconsciously darkened a lot.

Since I set out for Western Xia in August last year, it has been a full nine months now, and there has been no news.

His gaze turned to the Mongol army camp outside the city, frowned, and turned to walk under the city wall.

"Wang Jian, here in the city, I'll leave it to you first!"

"General, what are you doing here?"

Wang Jian was confused and shouted loudly towards Cao Youwen's back.

"Go to prison! Interrogate the captives! ”

Cao You didn't look back when he heard this, and hurried down the city wall.

On the same day, two Mongolian envoys said that Lingzhou City had not been breached, and they happened to verify it from the mouths of the prisoners caught at the head of the city.

"You're a pig brain, huh? Which pot is not opened, which pot is mentioned! ”

When Cao Youwen left, Wang Jian angrily reprimanded the general who spoke, he looked at the Mongolian army swarming outside the city, and shouted loudly.

"Prepare for battle!"

Another tragic siege battle is about to appear.