With the afterglow of the setting sun, the soldiers on both sides of the bloody battle for a day finally withdrew their troops, and the bloody battle in the palace has lasted for half a month, and the bloody battle of this half month has made the immature Imperial Capital Army also become mature. Immersed in the blood-colored imperial capital, the people were quietly waiting for the end of this battle at home, a large amount of food was confiscated by soldiers on both sides, countless people's doors were kicked open by red-eyed soldiers, and countless people died. Every day, there are a large number of chaotic soldiers in the city, and the Shenwu army is compressed in the city and can't get out at all, and the nerves of these soldiers who have been fighting for a long time are about to collapse, and they can only release the heavy pressure in their hearts through continuous killing.

The dark night once again enveloped the Imperial Capital City, and the deathly silent Imperial Capital City had no life at all. In the barracks of the garrisons in the Imperial Capital City, there were bursts of soldiers' screams, which made the Imperial Capital City, which was full of blood, once again plunge into an abnormal terror. In the palace, the palace maids were nervously cleaning the wounds of those wounded soldiers, and the limited imperial doctors in the palace were already busy with their feet not touching the ground, but they still couldn't meet the needs of a large number of wounded soldiers.

"Lord, lord. Liu Fan gently pulled his quilt on a soldier who might have fainted from pain, and a soldier with gauze wrapped around his head recognized Liu Fan, and Liu Fan stood up from the ground. Liu Fan hurriedly motioned for him to sit down and not make a sound, but he still woke up the soldiers around him. Everyone hurriedly saluted Liu Fan. Liu Fan hurriedly motioned for everyone to sit down. However, the noise of the barracks caused more and more wounded soldiers to surround them. Although it was not the first time Liu Fan had come to the wounded barracks, it was the first time he had been surrounded by the wounded regiment like this.

"Brothers, xiexie, you have done so much for this empire, I thank you on behalf of the empire, on behalf of the royal family, I want to thank you even more, and I am sorry for you. I am the one who has brought you to this battlefield. Liu Fan gave a deep salute to many wounded soldiers, Liu Fan seemed to find that he couldn't speak anymore, and he couldn't say a lot of things he wanted to say. Liu Fan didn't know how to repay this, he could only say a few innocuous words of thanks and a deep salute to show their gratitude to these wounded soldiers.

"Don't be like this, my lord, I am already ready to serve the empire with the horse leather shroud, and besides, there are not ten enemies who die at the hands of the lowly one, but eight people, even if the battle is killed in the lowly duty, it is worth it. The soldier with gauze on his head smiled loudly at Liu Fan: "The feats of the humble post are not small, how can the last general get a title in the empire this time, even if it is a humble position and a humble death, it is worth it, at least for the kid of my family to win a title." ”

"yes. The lord, the villain also killed three. Wait until tomorrow when you heal from your injuries, and kill two people at the head of the city, and then you can change to the lowest title. The rest of the soldiers also said nonsense, and everyone told Liu Fan loudly how many enemies they had killed and what kind of reward they could get. The title of the empire is awarded very strictly, as long as the family has not committed the heinous crime of the family, it can be passed on for three generations, and if there is no meritorious service for the empire after three generations, the title will be cancelled, which is such a title system, so that the empire's army has always maintained a strong combat effectiveness and a strong will to fight, and the martial style of the empire is also completely the result behind this title.

"Okay, the brothers are all good, worthy of being the men of my Shenwu Army, after this battle, the Supervision Division will definitely reward meritorious deeds, and your merits will not be distributed to your hands, if you die in battle, I Liu Fan promises that I will support your family and never let you have worries. Liu Fan said to everyone with gratitude. The Shenwu Army's ability to recruit a large number of troops throughout the empire is certainly strongly related to his reputation, but the Shenwu Army's death pension is also very generous, and the soldiers who died in battle are supported by the empire for two generations.

"My lord, do we still have reinforcements?" Just when the crowd was excited, a discordant voice suddenly came out of the crowd, and everyone was stunned. A strange anger suddenly rose in the entire wounded battalion, and everyone knew that if they did not receive reinforcements, their consequences could only be defeat.

"Lord, even if there are no reinforcements, the small one will definitely die in front of the lord, and the small one will have to pull a few cushions on his back when he is dying. The wounded soldier with gauze on his head pulled out the knife in his hand and stuck it on the ground and said loudly to Liu Fan, and several soldiers around him immediately echoed: "Lord, the little one must have died in front of the lord, and his head fell off a bowl with a big scar, if there is an afterlife, the villain will also participate in the lord's Shenwu army." ”

"Brothers, I thank you for your kindness, don't worry, if we really can't hold it, when the city is broken, it will be when Liu Fan dies in battle, as long as I still have a breath, I will definitely not let that group of villains succeed. Liu Fan said loudly to everyone: "But just because those people outside the palace want to destroy us, they are dreaming." We still have nearly a million men and horses, and the food and grass in the palace are heavy, and the arrows and stones are enough for us to defend the city for a month, and for a month, we will let them see how powerful our invincible, invincible, and rock-solid Shenwu army is. ”

"Yes, let them see how powerful we are, and beat this group of bitches hard!" The recent days of defending the city have made these soldiers see that most of the people who fought with them were not Tianlong people, and even many of them were from overseas, although they didn't know where they came from, but in terms of fighting bravery and willpower, the Shenwu Army was worthy of anyone. All the wounded soldiers immediately expressed their enthusiasm and said that they would fight to the death of the enemy troops outside, and would never let them enter the palace city, even if they stepped on their corpses, and would use the swords in their hands to end the lives of their opponents before they died in battle.

Liu Fan looked at his brothers with a flushed face, the Shenwu Army started from scratch, and from small and large they all stepped on countless corpses and bones to accumulate step by step. Without these ordinary soldiers, the Shenwu Army is nothing. Liu Fan waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet. The crowd soon calmed down. Liu Fan glanced around at everyone and said loudly: "Brothers, now all the units of my Shenwu Army are fighting bloody battles with the enemy, every brother is fighting bloody battles on the front line, millions of brothers are actively moving closer to us, I hope that it won't be long before our reinforcements will reach the imperial capital." ”

"Brothers, the brothers of our Shenwu Army will not abandon any brother, and the oath of our Shenwu Army is not to abandon them. Don't give up. Liu Fan loudly encouraged his brothers, many soldiers who were not wounded soldiers also gathered, and everyone surrounded Liu Fan in the center, at this time Liu Fan was their only spiritual support. All the brothers looked at Liu Fan expectantly, they were just small soldiers and didn't know the combat situation of the reinforcements from all walks of life, the only thing they saw was that they had been fighting fiercely for several months, and still no reinforcements had rushed to the imperial capital.

"Brothers, Dong Zhuo in the north, the emperor named him the general of Zhenbei, but he abused his power to divide the north of the empire. Claiming to be the king of the north, he forcibly recruited the people of Xiliang into the army. In collusion with the lion empire, the old enemy of the north, he actually marched into the Central Plains of the empire with the army under his command, but millions of male soldiers were stopped by less than one million troops of our northern corps at the border of Sizhou. It's ridiculous that he, Dong Zhuo, even secretly sent a million troops from the direction of Yuzhou, but he was blocked by the less than 600,000 troops of General Yue Fei of our Yongzhou Corps, and he couldn't advance a step away from the imperial capital a hundred miles away. It's ridiculous that you don't even know how many pounds and taels you have, brothers, you say it's funny or not. ”

"There is also that Zhang Bai and the Eight Great Emperor Shang, tens of millions of troops are in Yuzhou, wanting to completely annihilate our two major corps in Yuzhou, but I didn't expect that my Li Jing Corps in Yuzhou is like a nail rooted in Yuzhou, and my main force in the north, Han Xin's corps, with Li Jing's corps, has now launched a counterattack against the enemy, and now our army is also victorious, triumphant, I think it won't be long before we can wipe out their tens of millions of troops, completely pacify the south of the empire, and then the troops will point to the north of the empire, and the unification of the empire is just around the corner。 ”

"Now there are more than 500,000 troops in Jingzhou led by my Jingzhou Governor Zhou Yu outside the Imperial Capital City, but it is ridiculous that Zhang Bai was restrained by Zhou Yu with two million troops. And the state, Chen Qingzhi's governor was also defeated by the barbarians, and the two generals in the south, Ma Yuan and Di Qing of the Jiaozhou Corps, are now also playing a triumphant song, waving troops to the north is just around the corner, as long as the brothers hold on, the victory is ours. Liu Fan said loudly to the soldiers under his command, everyone was shocked when they heard these words, their brothers have not given up on them, their brothers are still fighting bloodily to save them, as long as they persist, the brothers will come, reinforcements will come, and they will be the victors of this battle.

"Brother, the group of dwarves in Yingzhou actually want to take advantage of the internal strife of the empire to occupy the territory of our empire, although my Yizhou troops are weak, but Guo Jia and Pang Juan sitting in Yizhou, as well as General Zhu Wenzheng, Zheng and the Metropolitan Governor are all fully prepared, and they will definitely let their millions of troops come and go, brothers, hold on, the zuihou victory of the war is ours. Liu Fan loudly encouraged the soldiers under his command, and everyone was very excited, their lord was still in the same place with them, what did they have to be afraid of. can't fight and die in battle, twenty years after they die in battle, they are a good man again, don't all good men who join the army expect the horse leather shroud to be returned?

"Brothers, take a good rest, tomorrow's battle will be fierce, I will personally climb the wall and fight with the brothers, we are bound to fight with the enemy to the end!" Liu Fan said loudly to everyone, all the soldiers promised one by one, and Liu Fan appeased the wounded soldiers one by one, and only exited the wounded barracks when it was almost dawn. Liu Fan doesn't know what he can bring by doing this, but as long as he can do it, Liu Fan will definitely go back to do it, these brothers are all working hard for his future, and none of the brothers' lives are precious.

Knock knock, heavy war drums resounded throughout the sky at dawn, and the soldiers who had been on rest for a day poured into the city, coldly looking at the heavily armed enemy soldiers under the city. There was a sparkle in the eyes of every soldier, a look of contempt that only veterans of a hundred battles possessed, who were not afraid of war, and even longed for it. War is the only means by which they can change their destiny, and only war can enable them to realize their values.

Toot toot, as if responding to the drums of war, the sound of trumpets in the sky also sounded in the imperial capital. Countless soldiers wrapped in gray iron armor crowded out of the streets. Heavy footsteps stepped on the bluestone slabs of the imperial capital, making a clattering sound. Countless war machines were pushed by the soldiers' shouts and appeared on the wide reception of the imperial capital. In the distance, it was even denser, and it was rushing frantically. Every day on both sides is spent in bloodshed.

"My lord, the enemy is menacing, and it seems that they also know that their time is running out. Huo Quzhi walked to Liu Fan's side covered in blood, looked at the enemy soldiers rushing over, and said loudly to Liu Fan, the war has been going on for a long time, and the soldiers on both sides are tired, whether it is physically or mentally, the soldiers on both sides are extremely tired. The enemy forces that came to attack the palace today were obviously much stronger than the previous ones, and they brought more siege equipment with them. The royal palace has no moat. Any siege machine in their hands could easily be delivered to the foot of the palace walls.

"Are our city defense equipment sufficient?" Liu Fan also frowned when he saw the dense crowd, in order to facilitate the siege of the city, all the buildings around the palace had been demolished. These locust-like armies also made Liu Fan's mood heavy. The Imperial Palace is not the outer city wall of the Imperial Palace, even though the Imperial Palace's city was built with the concept of defense as the main thing from the beginning of its construction, the low city wall allows many soldiers with high martial arts skills to easily climb the city wall with the help of ladders, which inadvertently increases the pressure of defending the city.

"Back to the lord, the number of arrows in the city is still sufficient, there is a weapon workshop in the interior of the imperial capital, and now it is also making a steady stream of arrows, but there are not many large bed crossbow arrows used by our army. In addition, the amount of rolling wood, gravel and oil is also seriously insufficient. ”

"Let a pair of soldiers dismantle the palace full-time, and make sure that all the rolling wood and stones in the city are guarded. In addition, I will send an order to send all the things in the palace that can be lit to the city, and we must hold out until the reinforcements arrive. Liu Fan couldn't help but feel very heavy after listening to Huo Quai's words, fortunately, the arrows to defend the city were very sufficient, which made Liu Fan feel a little relieved, what is the biggest weapon to defend the city, that is, to attack the bow and arrow, if the number of bows and arrows is also insufficient, the Shenwu army can only fight hand-to-hand.

Daming Palace has now demolished many palaces, some of which were destroyed in fierce battles, and some of which were demolished by the Shenwu Army on their own initiative. Those precious materials have now become cheap equipment for war, the logs that support the beams of the palace have been transported to the city, and those precious stones have also been moved to the city as stones or operated to block the boulders in the city, and the entire Daming Palace has now been destroyed because of the war, completely without the majesty of the palace.

The sound of fighting and war drums and horns outside the city soon sounded, and everyone knew that this was the Jingzhou Corps outside the city and began to launch operations to contain the enemy's forces. The war was fought under this inevitable situation, the bloody battle of the Jingzhou Corps not only relieved the pressure of defending the city, but also greatly boosted the morale of the defenders, their brothers were still fighting, they had not been abandoned, and they did not have a lone army outside the city.

"Flying stones, the whole army resists the enemy!" The first thing to attack the city is the long-range attack equipment, the enemy soldiers first moved the boulders onto the trebuchet, and with the shouts of the soldiers, countless boulders rose into the air and flew towards the city with a roar that tore through the air. The shadow of the boulder shrouded the city, and the officers shouted loudly to direct the soldiers of the troops to avoid the boulder, and a large cowhide shield was erected on the top of the city, and all the soldiers were clinging to the top of the city, dodging the incoming boulder.

Bang bang bang, the boulder smashed the city head with a huge inertia, and the flying gravel suddenly made the city head scream again and again, and the boulder hit the cowhide shield and suddenly there was a squeak, and the soldiers behind the top suddenly changed their complexions, and the huge impact force shook them all into internal injuries. The boulder flew over the city and smashed the palace of Daming Palace, and suddenly there was a sound of houses collapsing.

"My lord, we must withstand this round of attacks, we don't have many trebuchets, if we fight back now, they will be destroyed, and their trebuchets are surrounded by civilians, if we fight back, it will cause a lot of accidental injuries. Huo Quzhi explained loudly in Liu Fan's ear, and Liu Fan nodded heavily. Liu Fan is not an indecisive person, but the trebuchet is really of little significance to counterattack at this time, not to mention whether it can hit the other party, even if it brings accidental injuries, it is definitely not small, and he is not left to wait for the siege army of the other party to be smashed fiercely.

"All the soldiers are ready, take their bows and arrows!" the hoarse voices of the officers at the head of the city echoed, and they were answered by the sound of bowstrings twisting, and their besieging troops finally approached the city under the cover of the enemy's trebuchets. And the Shenwu army is also in full array, waiting to deliver the most lethal blow to the enemy. (To be continued......)