The night was still gloomy.

The swords, swords, and bloody wind on the battlefield could not be taken into account by the defenders of Dengcheng.

But bursts of desperate cries and screams of desperation kept pouring into the ears of the defenders of Dengcheng.

Occasionally, some of the soldiers under the command of 'Zhou Kuo' couldn't bear the pressure, and fled towards the city wall of Dengcheng, crying:

"Ladies and gentlemen, do you really want to watch our department die and be wounded!"

"Please! Help us! Even if we don't open the city gates, at least we will put down the hanging basket and hang us up the city wall! ”

"Our troops are reinforcements! It's reinforcements! Our department is here to rescue Deng Cheng, how can you be so ruthless! ”

"Don't ask for them, "Qin Law" is like this, in vain! Fight to the death, robes! ”

In the distance, the shouts of killing intensified in the night, outlining a scene of death battle between the two sides for all the defenders.

Nearby, more than a dozen routed soldiers knelt down where the fire of Dengcheng could shine, kneeling and kowtowing to the defenders of Dengcheng, begging bitterly.

Suddenly, five hundred elite Chu soldiers wearing heavy armor approached the city wall of Dengcheng, and Eji subconsciously ordered:

"Target the Chu army under the city, shoot flat! Put! ”

The sound of the bowstring exploded, but the elite of the Chu army stubbornly resisted the crossbow arrows and went towards the rout.

More than a dozen defeated troops did not have the slightest power to fight back.

The army formation composed of 500 Chu troops was like a giant whale, swallowing these dozen defeated troops into the formation as they marched.

With the help of the light of the fire lit by the Chu army, the defenders of the city could clearly see a general of the Chu army holding the hair of a routed army.

With the sword in hand, he cut off the head of this defeated army!

Holding his head high, the general of the Chu army shouted loudly: "This is the fate of being the enemy of my Great Chu!" ”

"Your robe doesn't help you wait!"

"Your waiting general, Pyle and the others will be sent to death!"

"Why die for a bunch of flies and dogs?"

"Get down on your knees and abandon your weapons! Those who descend will not be killed! ”

Thousands of Chu troops chanted in unison:

"Get down on your knees and abandon your weapons! Those who descend will not be killed! ”

Looking at the head that was held high, Wu Cun asked the same question again:

"I'm waiting, if you really want to sit back and watch the whole friendly army be wiped out!!"

This time, Wu Cun's tone changed to questioning!

Huang Ping hammered the city wall hard, and said hatefully: "Sit back and watch my army robes Ze die in the wilderness, this official really can't bear it!" ”

This time, Huang Ping's attitude began to become ambiguous.

Eji said in a firm voice: "The military order our army received is to defend Dengcheng. ”

"The military order is like a mountain! You can't help but follow! ”

Huang Ping discussed: "If the reinforcements from outside the city are hung on the city wall with hanging baskets, what is it? ”

"If you don't open the gates, the enemy won't break through the city easily."

Eji shook his head again: "This move is not conducive to our army's defense of Dengcheng. ”

"The reinforcements have been killed in one place with the enemy, and there is no guarantee that there will be enemy troops pretending to be our army and going to the city with hanging baskets."

"Although this move is not a big threat to our army, this move violates the military order!"

In Eji's opinion, the order he received was to defend Dengcheng to the death, and everything else had nothing to do with him.

Anything that is detrimental to this order should not be done.

Wu Cun shouted in a deep voice: "Military orders are dead, but people are alive!" ”

"How can you and I watch all the robes outside the city die in battle!"

"People are not grass and trees, who can be ruthless, sit back and watch the robe die in battle, this is a gentleman!"

"If Captain Meng Du hears this, how can he be happy!"

Wu Cun's position as a county commander was not obtained through military merit, nor did it come through the appointment and removal channels of foreign guests.

Wu Cun took the third road, he was like Yingbu's father-in-law, Wu Rui, the county commander of Fanyi, who was 'recommended' by Deng Cheng's father.

This directly led to Wu Cun facing far more difficult pressure for progress than other county orders!

It is difficult for him to go further through battlefield merits, and his talents are not enough for him to go further with his political merits.

If there is no accident, Wu Cun can only die in the position of county commander in this life.

Therefore, as soon as the news of Ying Chengcheng leading the army south came, Wu Cun had the intention of moving.

And Meng Tian's stationing made Wu Cun immediately decide to hug Montessori's thigh.

It's a pity that Meng Tian has only met Wu Cun once so far, so Wu Cun has a strong heart but nowhere to go.

And tonight, maybe it's a good opportunity!

Eji looked at Wu Cun without flinching: "People are alive, but military orders are dead!" ”

"Not only is the military order dead, but the military order can also make the official die, the Huang County Cheng can die, and the Shangguan can die!"

"This official knows that the superior officer is afraid of Captain Mengdu's opinion."

"However, if we can defend Dengcheng without losing, the reinforcements will be killed and wounded, and our army will also be judged for merit."

"If Deng Cheng falls, you and I will be guilty at the least, and I will both die!"

"Montessori's little appreciation, compared with your net worth and my life, which is more important!"

"And it's just the life of a mere two or five hundred lords and a thousand soldiers, does Captain Meng really care so much!"

"General Meng and General Meng are both upright generals."

"Since Captain Meng is a disciple of the Mengshi clan, he will not be dissatisfied with us because we have not disobeyed military orders, but will punish us for disobeying military orders!"

Eji pointed directly to the core of Wu Cun's appeal.

Even if you don't think about the military itself, only your personal interests, you shouldn't make such a decision!

Wu Cun said in a deep voice: "The military order I received in Dengcheng is only to close the city gate tightly and beware of a surprise attack by the enemy. ”

"Welcoming reinforcements into the city with hanging baskets does not conflict with military orders!"

Seeing that Wu Cun was so determined, Eji took a step back: "Xia Guan doesn't think that the reinforcements should be welcomed into the city by any means now. ”

"Of course, this may also be due to the lack of experience and ability of the lower officials, maybe Captain Meng and Chang'an Jun will make different choices."

"If the county order is determined to do so, the lower officials will have to obey their orders."

Hearing Eji's words, Wu Cun hesitated even more.

Wu Cun did not consider the consequences of the fall of Dengcheng.

is still the same sentence, the reason why Wu Cun was able to become the county magistrate of Dengcheng was because of the 'recommendation' of Deng Cheng's fathers!

Since Deng Cheng's father and elder can nominate him to become the Dengcheng County Commander of the Qin State, they can naturally also nominate him to become the Dengcheng County Commander of the Chu State.

Wu Cun was only worried that Meng Tian's judgment was the same as that of Eji.

Wu Cun hoped to hug Montessori's thighs.

But if the way of holding is wrong, Meng Tian not only doesn't like it, but what if he kicks him!

After more than ten breaths, Wu Cun made a decision: "What Captain Edu said is reasonable!" ”

Huang Ping hammered the city wall again: "Of course, this official can't bear to see Pao Ze die in battle, but what the two of them said is reasonable. ”

"This official seconded!"

"It's just a pity that my good sons and daughters of Daqin!"

As if it was difficult to vent the anger in his heart, Huang Ping took a pair of bows from the hands of the servants, pulled the bow and shot an arrow in the direction of the generals of the Chu army!

It's a pity that this arrow has been fluttering lightly since it left the string, and it can't cross the distance between the two armies to reach the Chu army's formation.

Huang Ping could only scold with hatred:

"Chu thieves, all should be killed!"

Deng Chengxi.

Looking at Huang Ping, who was standing in the firelight and drawing a bow and arrows, Xiang Rong felt a little regretful: "The Qin army is really vigilant. ”

"Summons the Doudu Captain's Department, please send troops to cooperate!"

Three heralds hold three torches to form the three vertices of a regular triangle.

After a few breaths, the herald stuffed the torch into the jar to hide the fire.

After a few more breaths, the herald took the torch out of the canister.

Deng Chengdong.

The battle that had already come ashore in the direction of the Xiaoqing River saw the rhythm of the fire extinguishing from a distance, and ordered in a deep voice: "Order all the departments to rush to Dengcheng." ”

"Order, the front, left, right, and middle four parts of the siege!"

The 8,000 Chu army galloped towards the eastern wall of Dengcheng under the leadership of Dou Zhan.

There was no rest, and no separate advance battalions were dispatched.

Four divisions with a total of 6,000 Chu troops shouldered the cloud ladder and directly charged the city wall of Dengcheng!

"Kill!"

"Go first! Go first! ”

The roar of the Chu army and the sound of war drums suddenly sounded in the east of the city.

The three of them hurried to the east city wall, and then, the faces of the three of them became extremely ugly.

"Directly send so many troops to storm the eastern city wall?!" Eji lost his voice and said: "Isn't the main force of the Chu army annihilated, and the water division is fighting a fierce battle with Cen Duwei's department!" ”

"Now the Chu army alone has more than 6,000 troops before attacking the city, so how many troops did the Chu army send to attack my Dengcheng!"

"How did the Chu army come from so many troops!"

As long as you have the most basic understanding of siege warfare, you know that unless you are sure of a drum, it is impossible for the besieging side to send the main force to directly attack the city wall.

Now that the vanguard of the Chu army has 6,000 people, Eji doesn't even dare to think about how many Chu troops are surrounding Deng Cheng outside the city!

Wu Cun frowned: "If the main force of the Chu army has turned to Deng Cheng, maybe ...... The two captains have been defeated! ”

"Is there still no one from the scouts sent by our army?"

Eji shook his head helplessly: "No one has returned!" ”

Wu Cun and Eji looked up in the direction of Shuizhai in unison.

There, the light of the fire faded, but the sound of the golden drum remained!

Huang Ping's voice was full of contemplation: "If the two commanders have really been defeated, in order to protect the boat, they may choose to withdraw their troops to the north." ”

"In this way, our city will become a lonely city surrounded by enemy troops."

Huang Ping looked at Wu Cun and Eji: "The two of you, are you sure that you will stick to the city without losing it?" ”

Eji gritted his teeth and said: "The general would have died here, and he would not have caused Deng City to fall!" ”

Huang Ping asked anxiously and angrily: "How to keep it?" ”

"With only my 4,000 defenders in Dengcheng, I can resist more than 70,000 Chu troops?"

"More than ten times the difference in strength!"

"I'm waiting for something to keep!"

Eji was silent.

How to keep?

The war had not yet begun, and Oji did not know.

And the huge imaginary enemy also put a heavy pressure on Eji's heart.

Wu Cun couldn't help but look at the Qin troops outside the city who were still fighting: "Now is the critical moment. ”

"Our army should not give up any available strength."

"The military order we received was to hold the city, not to prohibit anyone from entering the city."

"This official thinks that instead of sitting back and watching more than 1,000 robes die outside the city, it is better to lead these robes into the city as combat strength."

"What do you think?"

Wu Cun felt that this move not only saved one of Meng Tian's soldiers, but also strengthened Deng Cheng's defense force, and at the same time did not violate any laws and military orders.

In the face of severe external pressure, he took a small risk to bring reinforcements into the city.

is reasonable, Meng Tian will not be embarrassed!

Huang Ping nodded directly: "This official seconded the proposal!" ”

"Soldiers, murderers!"

"This official knows that the county lieutenant is worried about danger, but how can there be a war that is not dangerous!"

"As long as our army surrenders these reinforcements, with the 4,000 troops of our city, will we not be able to control this rout of less than 1,000 people?"

When the words fell, Huang Ping and Wu Cun looked at Eji together.

There was a slight hesitation in Eji's voice: "You can wait until dawn." ”

"Wait until dawn, observe the battlefield, and then make a judgment!"

Wu Cun looked up at the sky and said helplessly: "This official also hopes so." ”

"It's a pity it's too late!"

Eji also raised his head and looked at the sky, and the pressure in his heart was even heavier.

(End of chapter)