[69 Book Bar - www.] The Chinese army camp is very peaceful. Although there are snake people attacking from the south gate today, the snake army in Shandu is probably exhausted. The Chinese army has been able to repel their attacks with ease.

There was nothing to be excited about. It was still not bright yet, and the soldiers who had just fought a battle were returning to the camp to rest, while those who had rested were heading out.

When I arrived at Wuhou's central army tent, I jumped off my horse and said, "Chu Xiuhong, the commander of the Dragon Scale Army, is here to pay his order."

The messenger at the door said: "General Chu, please." He repeated loudly: "The commander of the Dragon Scale Army, Chu Xiuhong, has come to pay the order."

As soon as I entered the camp, I couldn't help but be surprised. There were already many people standing inside, most of them were generals from the Central Army and the Right Army. On one side stood a row of soldiers who had joined the army, and Zhang Longyou was also there. What surprised me was that even the high-speed train, which usually rarely showed up, was standing there.

Chong was also there. He was still wearing the big hat with the veil, maybe he had privileges, and he was still sitting in a wheelchair. Wu Hou was sitting high on it, with the two soldiers standing behind him, and a man standing beside him.

The personal guard of the team. I stepped forward, knelt on the ground and said: "The commander of the Dragon Scale Army, Chu Xiuhong, came to pay the order."

This is the second time I have said it. When I said it now, I felt an unspeakable grievance in my heart. Maybe the real traitor was among these people, but I was treated as a scapegoat.

There was an endless stream of people coming to pay orders. There were snake men attacking the south, west and north gates. Comparatively speaking, the most intense battle was at the west gate. Luan Peng and Chai Shengxiang defended the city in a very organized manner, although the right

The strength of the army and the rear army are about the same, but the losses of the rear army are much greater than those of the right army. But no matter what, this kind of war of attrition will probably not last long. If the North Gate launches an attack tomorrow, I don’t know if the snake people will come up with something.

How to break fire bombs.

After paying the orders one by one, Wu Hou rearranged the city defense. The south gate no longer needed so many people, but the north gate was in urgent need. Not only did the two thousand soldiers drawn from the rear army to the central army return to the north gate, but they were also drawn from the central army.

Two thousand to guard the north gate.

After the order was given, Lu Gongxing went out and said: "Your Majesty, I will fight at the North Gate today. The snake people there have advanced and retreated in an orderly manner, and their attack and defense are in order. I am afraid that adding four thousand soldiers will not help. I hope Wuhou will think again."

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Wu Hou smiled faintly and said: "General Lu, I have heard the report of the battle at the North Gate. Although there are many enemies there, their offensive is not strong. They fled as soon as they attacked. It must be a feint attack. The focus of the Snake Man must still be on the South Gate.

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Indeed, if the entire army of the Snake Men at the North Gate were to attack, even if the defenders had fire and thunder bombs, they would suffer great losses, but they would probably be able to invade the city in the end. However, once the Snake Men were defeated, the whole army would retreat.

, it’s really a bit suspicious. Could it be that the focus of the snake people is on the south gate? Or, in fact, they are just pretending to attack the east gate and attacking the west gate. The real focus is on the east gate where there is no enemy yet?

If I think about it this way, I really have no bottom. At this time, I no longer dare to regard the snake people as wild beasts. Their current offensive is more and more like a deep understanding of the art of war, which is virtual and real. From a single point of view, the offensive is weakening.

, but from an overall perspective, their intentions are more elusive.

Chai Shengxiang came out and said: "I'd like to inform you, the two of us at the west gate are enough to protect ourselves. We might as well send the two thousand men drawn from the central army to the north gate to help in the battle."

Wu Hou pondered for a moment and said, "That's fine."

At this time, Deyang stood up from the chair and said: "Your Majesty, we were attacked by snakes at the north gate today. We lost nearly half of our food and grass. If this continues, the entire army may not be able to sustain it for half a month."

One of his arms was also tied with a bandage, which was similar to mine, so Wu Hou asked him to sit down instead of standing. However, he was not as able to endure it as I was, and he was out of breath after just two words.

When he mentioned the matter of food and grass, I couldn't help but feel my heart sink. Although everyone had thought about this food and grass, no one wanted to mention it. The three armies could still fight, but if they knew that food and grass were in short supply, their morale would be terrible.

It was about to fall. When we besieged Gaojiu City, the Republican Army in the city first united as one.

, the fighting spirit was extremely high. After two months, they ran out of food and grass, and the morale of the city suddenly dropped. When someone died of starvation, most of the city had no fighting spirit. If the Republican Army had not known that the Imperial Army was determined to massacre the city after breaking it, they would have sacrificed the city long ago.

Surrendered. With this experience in mind, everyone is well aware of the tragic situation after the food shortage.

But not mentioning it is not a solution. After all, even the withdrawal has failed. The next problem is to hold on first, and then to escape from the city. We all looked at Marquis Wu, only hoping that this famous general would come up with a clever plan to let us go.

An army of one hundred thousand troops was successfully reorganized.

Wu Hou raised his head and said: "Generals, don't worry too much. I ordered people to go to Wuyang City to adjust grains three days ago. We will travel day and night. I will definitely be back tomorrow."

I don’t know how much food and grass can be brought back from Wuyang City, but this is good news after all. At least we don’t have to worry about food and grass during the retreat. We all looked at Marquis Wu in surprise and joy. We really didn’t expect that he had already made arrangements.

Lu Gongxing said again: "I would like to inform you that the fire and thunder bombs made by Zhang Canjun are extremely powerful and are a powerful offensive and defensive weapon. The final general has used them in actual combat, and they are quite effective. I hope Wuhou will order people to hurry up and dispatch all the troops."

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Except for the Central Army, all the other armies were a little confused. They had never seen fire and thunder bombs, right? Wu Hou looked at Zhang Longyou who was standing aside and said: "Zhang Canjun, how many fire and thunder bombs can you make in a day now?"

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Zhang Longyou came out of the queue and saluted: "Your Majesty, I have fifty craftsmen working hard to make a thousand small fire thunder bombs and three hundred medium-sized fire bombs. Although the north gate is occupied by snake people,

, the quantity of sulfur is sufficient, but saltpeter is hard to come by, I hope you will order someone to speed up this matter."

Zhang Longyou's gunpowder formula is sulfur, wall salt and charcoal. The sulfur was originally obtained from a fire cloud cave outside the north gate. There is an army of snake people stationed outside the north gate. There is no way to get it again in the future, but Zhang Longyou must have moved there.

Many people came in, so there was no need to worry for a moment. But the saltpeter was originally scraped off the walls, and only the old houses that were decades old had wall paint. After the massacre in the city, the houses were in ruins, and there were no houses left to scratch the walls of.

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Wu Hou asked: "How long can the current inventory last?"

Zhang Longyou said: "There are still more than fifty kilograms of nitrate powder left, and it is probably possible to make more than a hundred kilograms of gunpowder. The small fire bomb requires two liang of gunpowder, and only five hundred more can be made."

There are 1,500 in total. There are now more than 90,000 people in the army. How to divide these 1,500 fire and thunder bombs? Lu Gongxing used at least two to three hundred in the battle at the North Gate. It seems that

, this fire and thunder bullet cannot be used to defeat the enemy.

Marquis Wu didn't speak either. He might have wanted to use fire and thunder bombs to seal the victory in one fell swoop. I don't know what he was thinking now.

After a long while, he said: "Zhang Canjun, please come back."

Zhang Longyou saluted and returned to join the army. He was originally just a nondescript soldier in the supply camp, but once he entered the shogunate, he seemed to be a completely different person.

Wu Hou put his hand on the table and said: "Generals, the snake people have surrounded Gaojiu City on three sides. Only the east gate is unconquered. If you wait, you will be trapped in the isolated city. I don't know which general has a good strategy.

, you might as well report it."

The soldiers and generals standing below said nothing, and even Chai Shengxiang, who was so loud yesterday, was silent. Probably no one could think of a good way. The snake man let go of the east gate, maybe just to let us

Feeling that there is a way to survive, they lose the determination to fight to the end. These snake people are becoming more and more like a cunning enemy. No one dares to look down on them anymore. Therefore, this gap seems like a trap, but people dare not invest in it.

Lu Gongxing opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but he still didn't speak. The tent suddenly fell silent, and no one dared to speak. At this time, Bu Wu stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the current plan is only

Evacuate through the east gate."

The East Gate may not be a place where we can safely evacuate. But under the current situation, if you sit and wait in the city, you will have to wait for death. There are some small towns around Gaoji City, but most of these small towns are in response to the Republican Army.

The Imperial Army escaped with all their supplies during the southern expedition and had no way to replenish their baggage there. Withdrawing troops from the east gate and returning to the Imperial Road is a much longer journey, so they must go to Wuyang City to replenish their baggage. This may be the only way now.

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After a while, Marquis Wu said: "Generals, please stick to your guns after returning and make sure there is no mistake. Tomorrow, the left army will take the lead in setting off from the east gate. The entire army must withdraw from the city within one day."

We all stood up straight and saluted to Marquis Wu. For some reason, I seemed to see an extremely desolate look on Marquis Wu's expression, which made people think that he was not like a powerful general, but just an ordinary old man.

We walked out of the camp and were mounting our horses to return to the defense area. The only one in the right army was Luan Peng. Prime Minister Chai Sheng came to give the order. It was not my turn originally. It was only because I was ordered to help guard the north gate that I was able to come and give the order.

I was about to mount my horse when suddenly Wuhou's guard, the Great Eagle, came out and said: "General Chu Xiuhong of the Dragon Scale Army, I have ordered you to come in to discuss something."

I was taken aback. What did Marquis Wu mean by asking me to stay? Maybe it was because he doubted me? I was a little uneasy. Chai Shengxiang said: "General Chu, you are a famous person in front of the Marquis. Back then
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