Wang Yujia subconsciously dug his fingers into the soil on the city wall and said in a deep voice:

"Why don't I know this? The message to Duke Duan for help has been sent out a long time ago. He also asked us to hold on and wait for help, but can we hold on? There are nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses in Suiyang and Yucheng. You

and Song Yu were lost within a day, and the other four cities surrendered without a fight or abandoned the city and fled. Currently, there are only more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in Shangqiu City, and half of them are militia recruits recruited not long ago."

Xu Ji was so ashamed that he was sprayed. He nodded and bowed:

"General, it is true that the opponent's Tiger Division has too much firepower and the soldiers are too fierce. Suiyang City is a small city with short walls. It is indeed difficult to withstand the opponent's fierce artillery fire. But Shangqiu City is very different. With its tall city walls

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If we defend the city for ten days and a half, there is no problem at all. The general might as well open the armory, arm all the militia groups in the city, and mobilize the guards and servants of the wealthy families. Those who don't want to die can defend the city together, and we will definitely be able to support more

Long time.”

"As of now, this is the only way it can be!" Wang Yujia sighed:

"Xu Ji, I will leave the city defense to you. I hope you won't let me down again. I will leave all my wealth and life to you."

Xu Ji stood at attention and buckled his boots, and said in a loud voice: "General, please rest assured, I will go all out and defend Shangqiu City to the death."

Wang Yujia patted Xu Ji on the shoulder happily and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Go back and take a good bath, sleep for a while, and then take care of it tomorrow."

"You will finally understand!" Xu Ji stood at attention and saluted, watching Wang Yujia walk down the tower.

…

The city of Shangqiu has been in a state of chaos these days, but the Confederate army below the city has no plans to attack the city.

At this time, Luo Longyun's 23,000 infantry and cavalry troops gradually arrived in Guide Mansion and set up camp.

The total number of people on both sides is 43,000, and including the secret service group, there are 45,000. Anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly that this is definitely not just to deal with the mere Shangqiu city.

Early the next morning, the Huben Division's cavalry brigade and Luo Longyun's 8,000 cavalrymen on the right, plus the 2,000 knights from the Special Service Regiment, totaling more than 17,000 cavalry, suddenly left camp, leaving only four infantry brigades with 28,000 cavalry.

Thousands of people besieged Shangqiu City.

Last night, when the two armies met, Chen Tianhua actually did not see Song Xiaoniu, the top commander of the Tiger Division, and Zeng Xin, the commander of the cavalry brigade, and reported hesitantly:

"General Song went to the front to detect traces of the Northern Army's reinforcements!"

Chen Tianhua felt strange for a while, and then suddenly realized that it seemed that someone had told this guy in advance about his statement a few days ago. He had deliberately gone out to avoid trouble, and wanted to wait until his anger subsided before reappearing.

Chen Tianhua didn't say anything. He just looked up to the sky and shouted, but there was no smile on his face. Instead, he was as gloomy as if he was dripping water. The generals Zeng Xin, Yue Zefei and Luo Longyun were frightened when they saw this.

After saying goodbye and leaving the tent, Yue Zefei and Zeng Xin winked at each other, and Zeng Xin secretly rode out of the camp and ran all the way north.

Chen Tianhua smiled slightly when he heard Yu Yang's report, "This is to inform that brat Song Xiaoniu."

Sure enough, in the evening, the rapid sound of horse hooves was heard outside the camp, and hundreds of cavalry rushed into the camp.

Chen Tianhua was sitting in the big tent, chatting happily with Luo Longyun, without even looking at the people who walked into the big tent.

Song Zhenzhen was seen with his head lowered, his upper body naked, and a bunch of thorns on his back.

Here we learn from the ancient drama called "bearing a thorn to plead guilty".

Song Xiaoniu squinted his eyes and secretly glanced at Chen Tianhua. Seeing that the commander did not even look at him from the corner of his eyes, he became even more frightened.

He quietly walked up to Chen Tianhua, knelt down on his knees, and said loudly: "Commander, the Mavericks are back!"

Hearing the sound, Chen Tianhua seemed to react. He turned his head with a look of shock on his face.

"Oh, isn't this General Song, my most brave general? What, have you found any information about the reinforcements from the Northern Army?"

Song Xiaoniu looked ashamed. He took the initiative to untie the thorns on his back, held it in both hands and handed it to Chen Tianhua. He said in a deep voice: "Commander, Xiaoniu is wrong, please punish me!"

Chen Tianhua angrily grabbed the thorn stick and said sternly: "General Song, you have become more capable now. How dare you ignore my commander's military orders?"

"The general doesn't dare, even if I have ten courages, I don't dare to disobey the commander-in-chief's military order, but... I just attacked Suiyang City that day, and when I saw Zeng Xin and others rushing into the city to fight, my blood boiled, and I really couldn't control myself.

As soon as his head got hot, he rushed forward!" Song Xiaoniu opened his eyes wide and lowered his head.

"This is called the upper beam being out of alignment and the lower beam being crooked. With you as the commander, he was once the commander of the cavalry brigade. This is considered a violation of military regulations. Instead of stopping you, you actually joined in. How can this be unreasonable?"

As he said this, Chen Tianhua became furious, raised his hand, and the thorns struck him.

There was a crisp sound of "pop...".

Song Xiaoniu's body trembled suddenly, and a bloody streak suddenly appeared on his back, but he straightened his waist immediately.

"You actually say that you can't control yourself. You are the commander-in-chief of the Tiger Spray Division, the frontline commander of Guide Mansion, the commander-in-chief of the battle, and you have tens of thousands of officers and soldiers under your command. You are so hot-headed that you can't control yourself. Where are the lives of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers at stake?"

The more Chen Tianhua spoke, the angrier he became. He raised his arm and was about to whip him again. This time, Zeng Xin, who was next to him, rushed forward and knelt down, taking the whip for Song Xiaoniu.

He loudly said: "Commander, General Song's violation of military orders was caused by the last general. Besides, before the last general disobeyed orders, please punish him together with the general!"

At this time, Luo Longyun, Feilai and other generals all knelt down in front and begged Chen Tianhua to spare Song Xiaoniu.

Chen Tianhua took a deep breath, threw the thorns to the ground, and sat back on the chair angrily.

Luo Longyun poked Song Xiaoniu and Zeng Xin, who were still kneeling in shock. Only then did they react and said in unison: "Thank you, Marshal, for showing mercy."

Chen Tianhua sneered: "What are you thanking me for? From today on, Luo Longyun will serve as the commander-in-chief and commander-in-chief of the Shangqiu and Kaifeng campaigns. Song Xiaoniu will be demoted to deputy commander and deputy commander, and the position of commander of the Huben Division will be revoked and changed to acting

, to observe the effects and notify the entire army to garrison in all provinces."

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Such a punishment was very serious. A person needs face and a tree needs skin.

Luo Longyun was even more shocked. Song Xiaoniu had higher qualifications and military rank than him. When he was the company captain, he was the commander-in-chief of Gannan at the regimental level.

"Please, Commander-in-Chief, please take back your orders. Long Yun is willing to assist General Song with all his heart and fight these battles well. Things like this will never happen again!" Luo Longyun requested.

Chen Tianhua waved his hand and said firmly: "I have made up my mind, no need to say any more. Song Xiaoniu, do you have any other opinions?"

Do you dare to say you have any opinion on this?

"Thank you, Marshal, for resolutely obeying the Marshal's military orders, actively assisting General Luo in fighting this battle, and striving to avenge his crimes!"

Chen Tianhua was quite satisfied with Song Xiaoniu's statement, so he returned to his position as commander.

Song Xiaoniu was the general he focused on training, but after all, he was just a material for a strong general. He could independently preside over one aspect of the war, which was barely okay, but sometimes he still couldn't control himself.

In this account, not to mention Luo Longyun, even Feilai's overall view is much stronger than his.
Chapter completed!