Compared with the quiet but dangerous Wolf's Tooth Castle, the cities dominated by Hengshan City have been spent in bloody rain these days.

The enemy's siege battle has not stopped intermittently, the two sides have entered a state of tug-of-war, the enemy cannot attack, and the forces of Changninghou can only barely resist, and there is no ability to counterattack at all.

The people of the western cities, those who were willing to leave, but there were many who volunteered to stay, and the Marquis of Changning sent people to persuade them, but they also refused to go, which made the Marquis of Changning both angry and moved.

It's nearly evening.

This wave of siege is finally over.

The officers and soldiers in the city did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly repaired the city walls, reorganized their weapons, and treated the wounded.

Inside the command room.

There was a smell of blood, and the smell of gold sore medicine - even the generals who commanded it, some of them hung up their colors, wore bandages on their bodies, and continued their work with wounds.

Changning Hou's resolute face was full of haggardness, and he was silent for a long time, then said, "There is bad news. ”

In an instant, the entire room was silent.

Someone whispered, "May I ask Master Hou, what is the bad news?" ”

Marquis Changning slowly raised his eyes, his gaze solemn, "We will never be able to wait for reinforcements." ”

“……”

The crowd was silent.

In fact, after waiting for so many days, the scouts were intercepted and killed, and everyone knew that things were not as simple as they thought, but they didn't understand, everyone knew what they knew, why Changning Hou announced it so officially.

A general asked, "Did Master Hou get any news?" ”

The Marquis of Changning sighed fiercely, "Benhou sent a few cronies, disguised as ordinary people, and followed the people out of the city to transfer together. As long as they arrive in Linzhou and other cities, they will immediately report to the officials to find reinforcements. But three days later, there was still no news. ”

“……”

The crowd was silent again.

The ambushes on the road can kill scouts, but they can't slaughter so many people.

When the people arrived in the surrounding cities, the cronies of the Marquis of Changning would spread the news.

But for three days, there were still no reinforcements, not because the cronies of the Marquis of Changning did not send news, but because they ...... The officials and generals of the surrounding cities were ordered in advance not to support!

It can only be said that the water of the imperial court is deep!

Changning Hou smiled bitterly, "It's too much, Ben Hou won't explain, I just want to ask for your opinions today, what if...... When it comes to the last step, do you abandon the city and retreat, or do you swear to defend the city to the death? ”

Someone said, "Of course, I swore to defend the city!" ”

"Yes! Defend the city to the death. ”

Later, some people chimed in, but some were silent.

Chang Ninghou did not blame the silent people, "Otherwise, Ben Hou will give everyone a night of thinking time, and starting tomorrow, he will talk to you alone in private, and you can give Ben Hou an answer." ”

At this time, an official asked, "Master Hou, do you plan to retreat, or stay behind?" ”

Changning Hou's eyes were instantly firm, and he said in a deep voice, "Ben Hou is going to stay." ”

I don't know when, the whole room is gradually filled with tragedy.

At the same time.

Meditation dwelling.

A subordinate ran back along the deserted street, knocked on the courtyard door, did not stop, continued to rush inside, and did not stop until he reached the master room, "Report...... Report to the king! ”

Inside the room, clean and tidy.

Sunlight streamed in through the open window, shining on the man's long and tall figure.

He sat behind a large mahogany table with a book on it.

It's not an account book or business that is often dealt with on weekdays, but a book of the art of war.

These books were not brought by King Rui from the capital, he did not read the art of war on weekdays, but went to Hengshan City, to be exact, after Murong Suzaku went to the Wolf's Tooth Fort, he ordered someone to buy them from a nearby bookstore.

It is not as heavy as literature and light on military force in the capital, and the west is more martial, so there are a lot of books on the art of war in the bookstore.

At first, King Rui read the book of war for peace of mind, but then he read it unconsciously and felt that the book of war also had some meaning, but he never thought that he would be able to use it one day.

Seeing the messenger coming, Jun Beiyu put down the book and said. ”

"Back to the prince, the siege is over." Immediately after that, report on the various information found.

Junbei has a good reputation and records all kinds of information.

Steward Li on the side stepped forward, "Lord Wang, what are you doing with this?" ”

After Jun Beiyu asked his subordinates to continue to go out to investigate, he said to Steward Li, "Uncle Heng, you come to see this." ”

"Yes." Steward Li stepped up.

However, King Rui's slender fingers pointed to the wireframes drawn on them, "Here is the starting time, interval, and duration of the five sieges, as well as the approximate number of casualties and the number of people involved in the battle." Although the tactics have been adjusted, unless there is a surprise, the entire battle process is almost stable, that is, the number of participants and casualties of the opponent can be estimated through our damage, the number of participants and the time of the battle. Based on the start time and interval time, you can estimate the enemy's tactics and adjust the personnel. ”

Subsequently, the five sieges were analyzed in detail, and Steward Li was directly stupid.

Steward Li asked in surprise, "Lord Wang, are you...... When did you learn the art of war? ”

Jun Beiyu stretched out his hand and pointed to the book on the table, "These days." ”

"After a few days of watching the art of war, you can analyze so much information?" Steward Li was already stunned.

Jun Beiyu smiled, "These things, at first glance they sound profound, but in fact, the truth is very simple, as long as you grasp the principle, anyone can analyze it." ”

Steward Li doesn't think so!

Steward Li stared at the words on the paper again, and was shocked for a while, "Lord Wang, in which direction do you think the war will develop in the future?" ”

Jun Beiyu didn't answer immediately, but stared at the paper and the various strange graphics drawn on it for ease of analysis.

The more I looked, the heavier my heart sank.

Seeing that the prince's face was getting more and more ugly, Steward Li asked worriedly, "Is there something wrong?" But these few sieges, our army was obviously well defended! ”

"Not good."

“？？？”

"Uncle Heng, don't worry, listen to this king tell you slowly," Jun Beiyu said in a deep voice, "First of all, the number of soldiers brought by the Marquis of Changning is not arbitrary, but according to the number of enemy troops. If this king is not mistaken, it was the experienced Marshal Sun who ordered the troops at that time, and after the Marquis of Changning took over, he ordered the troops again, so there should be no problem in terms of quantity. ”

"Secondly, every time we go to war, we have casualties," he said, pointing to a string of words on the paper, "from the beginning of the battle to the later siege of the city, our casualties have increased. It stands to reason that the enemy's casualties will only be more than ours, not less, but the duration of the five sieges is very different, don't you think, a little weird? ”

Steward Li was taken aback.