Chapter 96: Encirclement (2)

Liuzi County.

A small team, more than ten people, were walking through a hidden path. Although there were not many people, they were all elite.

Although she was wearing ordinary military uniforms, she was a top-notch horse.

The leader looked at Liuzi County and spoke for a long time: "I really didn't expect that this old thief Wei insisted so much, even his old capital was moved out... It seems that he is bound to Hongze Town this time."

"The team is in charge, and I'm willing to go to the front to check the situation." At this time, a man volunteered: "Let's see if I can contact my former secret son."

"Yuchang, be careful." The team nodded and agreed.

Wei Chang kicked his horse's belly and urged his horse to head towards Liuzi County.

This team was waiting in a remote place nearby. At this time, the fire could not be set. Everyone took out the dry food from the horse bag, which was fried rice and jerky.

Even if you take a temporary break and eat grass and water while you are leaving your horse to eat, you are still alert at any time.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was two hours. Finally, Wei Chang's figure appeared from the front, one man and one horse, quickly approaching everyone.

"The team commander, I still contacted me. Liuzi County now has 3,000 soldiers, and the old two capitals!" Wei Chang turned over and dismounted, and said to himself: "Now that the people are forcing the city to be built, it has almost been completed."

"Since that's the case, I will report the message to you alone when I go back, and continue to move forward." The team was nodding and issued an order: "Yuchang, since you are an investigator, you will go back."

"No!" Wei Chang responded, this was a military order.

After resting for a while, the exploration team rushed towards Hongze City.

In Hongze City, thick smoke rolled and the sound of killing was in full swing. Even if you could see inside and outside, countless people rushed up through the cloud ladder and arrow tower, and then fell down again, turning into balls of minced meat under the city, with blood splashing.

Another wave of attacks like a tide stopped.

However, standing outside Hongze City, I wanted to see that the entire city was filled with flags waving the army. The retreating enemy soldiers sorted out the soldiers and weapons outside the arrow. Ding Ding Dangdang, the craftsman who accompanied the army, was assembling and repairing siege cars and ladders.

The front formation was noisy, the back formation was still, calm and indifferent. You could tell at a glance that Wei Cundong was good at managing his troops.

At this time, Hongze City was already in a mess.

A battle has just ended and the wounded soldiers are being treated.

From time to time, people died, moaning and screaming, all the time on the city tower.

The dead soldiers were dragged down for burning. It was no longer winter. Letting the bodies accumulate and rot would not only hurt morale, but also bring about plague.

Du Ran, the nephew of Du Gongzhen, returned to the hall with a gloomy face after patrolling the city, looking for a seat and throwing her body up.

In recent days, the two sides suffered heavy casualties. Although Du Ran was a powerful general, he was still under great pressure to face the Chengdu general Wei Cundong. The 1,500 people in his hands had lost 20% in just a few days.

If this continues, it may not be able to hold on within a month.

"I wonder what uncle has to do?" Du Ran's mood calmed down a little when he thought of the great general Du Gongzhen.

He picked up the teacup and put it on his head, tilted his head to drink. The tea water would have cooled off long ago. Who would have cared about so much at this time? The hot bubbles in his mouth had already made him angry.

At this time, even if you drink a cup of nectar and jade liquid, you cannot taste the wonderful taste. This herbal tea slightly calms the agitation.

At this moment, someone came in to report that the Grand Marshal was going to meet. When Du Ran heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Where is the Grand Marshal now?"

"He has come to this side." The man replied.

After this man said this, Du Ran had already run out.

Du Gongzhen, who was surrounded by guards, was coming in from outside. When she saw Du Ran, she noticed Du Ran’s injured left arm.

"Ran'er, are you injured?" Depending on the situation, the injury was very serious.

"Yes, when the Chengdu Army attacked the city today, the enemy accidentally caught a look." Du Ran said lightly.

Knowing that his nephew is always in charge, he will never be afraid of death. He has resisted and attacked for several days, and is not inferior to his previous generals. Although Du Gongzhen didn't say much, his face was filled with satisfaction.

"Since you are injured, you can rest!" Du Gongzhen said comfortingly.

Hearing this, Du Ran immediately said, "Uncle, this little injury of nephew is nothing, he can help his uncle's troubles."

His tone was very serious.

Du Gongzhen has a son. In Du Gongzhen's opinion, both of them are a bit mediocre and even a little weak. This is not the successor of the next generation of Zhenshang, and may not necessarily inherit it.

Du Ran has always been enthusiastic about this position. In addition, he and Du Gong are really close relatives, and he has some talent. When he wants to show loyalty, Du Ran is never stingy.

Du Gongzhen likes this very much. He always thinks that this son is loyal to him and can be cultivated as his offspring in the future. He does not think that this brave general will have any intention in front of him.

Hearing Du Ran’s words, Du Gong really showed a rare smile: “You still have to show off in front of your uncle? You just let you rest for two days. The city defense is a protracted battle. The generals who are in battle will not be consuming like this all the time? There will always be a rotation, and you just need to rest!”

After hearing what the uncle said, Du Ranfang no longer insisted. He saluted respectfully: "Yes, I will listen to my uncle's order."

Looking at Du Ran's departure back, Du Gongzhen rarely smiled with relief even at this moment.

"You guys, come with me and tell me about the situation here." At this time, the generals from the nearby defense zone had received the news and came to the front of the hall.

After glanced at them, Du Gongzhen took the lead in walking into the hall.

The sun had already set in the west, and a servant walked into the hall, lit the lights, and then put the tea and retreated.

Because it was a discussion of military affairs, the hall was defended by personal guards, and no one could get close to it.

In the hall, the generals stood below, and the planner Zhu Xin took a seat below Du Gongzhen.

First of all, the generals explained the situation of the battle here one by one.

"Master General, my Yidu soldiers are now killed and injured in battle."

"Master, I have killed 313 people in battle, and the stone bombs prepared in advance have consumed one-third."

"Master, the walls of our town are key attack areas. Although they are repaired, many cracks have appeared. Please send someone to repair them."

"Ten thousand defenders in the city have died and injured 2,000... This battle is really fierce!" Du Gongzhen grinded his cup with his fingers, and quickly thought about how much chance he would win.

After a moment, he said, "Don't be anxious. I will recruit strong men from the people and replenish troops. You guys retreat!"

"No!" Although the people present knew that the newly recruited men were far inferior to the original soldiers, this was helpless and had to respond.

When the group generals retreated, there were only two people left in the hall.

Zhu Xin had to say goodbye first, and then he was about to say goodbye. Du Gongzhen waved his hand and said, "Don't go, there is no one here now, just talk about it, how to do this?"

Zhu Xin, the chief adviser, listened and pondered for a moment, and said, "Lord, it's not me that I'm destroying my morale. Chengdu has invested a lot this time. Although it's a loss of 5,000 yuan, I'll continue to fight. Judging from this situation, it may be difficult to defend Hongze City for a long time with the strength of this town."

After hearing this, Du Gong couldn't sit still and was furious. He wanted to scold him, but his heart moved and swallowed half of the words back into his stomach.

Zhu Xin has been following him for twenty years and has always grasped his duties and was careful. If it weren't for the real crisis, it wouldn't have been like this. And this is also a bold statement.

"How is the connection between other vassal states?" Du Gongzhen's face was completely gloomy, her thick eyebrows were horizontal, and her eyes were glancing at Zhu Xin.

Zhu Xin put a moment of confidence and became more cautious in an instant. Even if the monarch and ministers have been for decades, they were monarchs and ministers. He bowed and said, "My lord, it's not going well. Now Dongyizhou is three vassal states. If Chengdu is suspicious, it is Xiyizhou... The lord knows that although there are three vassal states in Xiyizhou, it is sparsely populated and the Yi tribe wants to suppress it. It is really impossible to send troops to restrain Chengdu."

"As for the Dragon Sword, the local area is small and the relevant few people may not be willing to do this." Zhu Xin wanted to continue, Du Gongzhen interrupted and said, "Stop talking!"

He sneered: "It seems that it is difficult to do this at this time."

Du Gongzhen sneered, but her tone was very calm: "Cross Chengdu is now in great power, and it is not easy for these people to avoid taking advantage of the situation."

"Tell me what good strategies are there!" Seeing that Zhu Xin wanted to speak but stopped, Du Gongzhen said clearly: "At this critical moment, no matter what you say, I can forgive you for being innocent. Tell me, at this time, what good strategies are there to resolve the siege?"

"Master, maybe consider it, to form an alliance with Wenyang County. The other party is still hostile to Wei Cundong..." Zhu Xin hesitated and finally spoke.

Of course he knew that this alliance was false and surrender was true. Sure enough, Du Gongzhen, who had a calm expression, slapped the table suddenly and snorted coldly: "Don't mention Wang Hongyi to me! I have this situation now, and he has a share!"

Seeing that the general was furious, Zhu Xin dared not say much.

Thinking of what I said just now, Du Gong really waved his hand a little annoyed: "Forget it, you go back first and let me think about it."

Zhu Xin left, and in the huge room, Du Gongzhen was the only one who closed his eyes in the hall to rest.

A moment later, a sound of a teacup falling to the ground came from the hall.

In the next few days, the war continued. Every day, the city was attacked and defended, and the two sides fought desperately.

The method Wei Cundong adopted was very simple and cruel. He used one-third of the regular soldiers to drive the wing soldiers to attack the city, and anyone who dared to retreat was killed.

Ten thousand wing soldiers were almost killed or injured, and another ten thousand wing soldiers were transferred. After these ten thousand wing soldiers were almost the same, it was half a month since Wei Cundong attacked Hongze City.

The flag on the top of the city was shattered, and the Wei army rushed upwards in the increasingly rapid drum beats. When they collided on the city wall, with a "boom", the battle broke out again.

"Let me!" With an order from above, a rain of arrows fell, and there were stones of different sizes that suddenly smashed down among the crowd, splashing bloody waves.

But more people were in the drums, and they continued to impact one after another.

"Boom", another flying stone hit the city wall, killing a piece of soldiers, and the flesh and blood were flying everywhere.
Chapter completed!