Tongzhou City

The sun is climbing up the clouds little by little, and with the arrival of early winter, the cold wind howling on the earth has brought a bit of chill.

The outside of Tongzhou City was in a mess, filled with gunpowder smoke, and the stench of rotting corpses made people feel nauseous.

Since the news of the Yan army's invasion of the Central Plains spread, the battlefield here has become more fierce.

Rows of Long soldiers at the top of the city had their bows bent and the stones on the catapults had already been placed. As soon as the Liang army came, they would be greeted by a hail of arrows.

The expressions of the soldiers were a little numb. The Liang army's offensive these days was too fierce, and many more people died every day than in the past.

A standard of fifty infantrymen will be reduced by at least half after a day's fighting. As long as a recruit can persist for three days without dying, he can grow into a veteran.

No one knows when the arrow will pierce his head and send him to see the Lord of Hell.

Time passed slowly, the city was quiet, and the atmosphere was very depressing.

I don’t know how much time passed, but the scorching sun above my head was already dazzling. A soldier holding a spear and guarding the city battlements whispered:

"Hey, why didn't the Liang army come to attack the city today?"

"Uh~"

The Long soldiers who heard this sentence were stunned for a moment, and then they all reacted:

"Yes, it's this hour, why hasn't Liang Jun come yet?"

"How strange? What's going on?"

The soldiers talked a lot, and the brave ones cautiously poked their heads out of the city. The vast battlefield was indeed deserted, and not even the sound of war drums could be heard.

This is very abnormal. Except on rainy days, the Liang army never stopped attacking the city.

A captain who was in charge of the city defense widened his eyes and thought about it for a while, dragging his chin.

Finally, he gave some instructions to the soldiers around him and then hurriedly ran down the city, leaving behind a group of confused defenders.

Although the soldiers of Long Army could not see any trace of Liang Army, they still did not dare to relax.

Crossbows, slings, fire oil, everything that needs to be prepared is ready.

After sieging the city for so long, the bravery of the Liang army always echoed in their minds, and the cold blades often woke them up in the middle of the night.

Any veteran who has survived the battlefield knows that if you underestimate Liang Jun, your death will come.

Although it was extremely quiet inside and outside the city wall today, the silent murderous intent and the smell of conspiracy made the defenders feel more depressed, and they might as well have an open fight with the Liang army.

After a while, a large group of figures swarmed up to the top of the city, led by the city guard captain, their footsteps chaotic.

The defenders all straightened their backs in an instant. Just by looking at the armor or official robes on these people, it was obvious that they were powerful figures who could not afford to offend them.

"Look, sir." The captain pointed carefully to the outside of the city and said:

"It is true that the Liang army did not attack the city today."

Standing in the center of the crowd was the Minister of War - Fifth Heart Rou.

The group of people around included civil servants and military generals including Xun An, which showed how seriously everyone took this matter.

Don't think that this is a small matter that is not worth alarming Fifth Xinrou. Fifth Xinrou had already said at the beginning of defending the city that any violation of normalcy must be reported to his side and should not be taken lightly.

When fighting against Liang Jun, you must be extremely careful.

Fifth Xinrou squinted her eyes and looked outside the city, murmuring:

"We really haven't come to attack the city. It's strange~"

At first, when the captain came to report, he didn't believe it, but now he does.

Seeing the quiet battlefield and the gusts of wind, Wu Xinrou was a little unaccustomed to it, and all the previous shouts of killing disappeared.

Xun An frowned slightly and said:

"Sir, the Liang army's offensive has become more and more fierce in recent days. Now it suddenly stopped attacking the city. I'm afraid there is some conspiracy.

Or something happened in their army, which forced them to interrupt the siege."

"We should not make a decision easily before we have solid information." Fifth Xinrou thought for a while before saying:

"Immediately send people to check the situation in each city to see if the Liang army has stopped attacking across the board today.

In addition, the city guards are notified that no matter whether the Liang army attacks the city or not, not a single soldier will leave the city without my personal order!"

"promise!"

…

Another two days passed, and the atmosphere on the entire Tongzhou front became increasingly strange. The Liang army did not launch an attack for three whole days.

If you are tired from attacking a city and want to take a day's rest, it's okay, but you haven't sent out a single soldier for three whole days. Doesn't that make sense?

Not only the hard-headed generals, but also the top soldiers on the front line smelled something unusual.

Xun An is currently standing in Wu Xinrou's study and reporting softly:

"Sir, the latest news just came from the battlefield on the Western Front. They discovered that the Liang Army's military camp was retreating."

"Retreat?"

Fifth Xinrou’s brows furrowed: “How did they find out? Did they send scouts out to check?

Didn’t I strictly order the soldiers not to leave the city?"

"no."

Xun An shook his head and said:

"The camps set up by the Liang Army on the Western Front are slightly further forward than here in Tongzhou. At night, the defenders can clearly see the firelight of the Liang Army's barracks. The defender found that for two consecutive nights, the location of the Liang Army's barracks was different.

Retreating quietly."

"So that's it~"

Fifth Xinrou said thoughtfully: "Apart from the Western Front, what about the other cities?"

"It seems to be the same situation." Xun An replied: "Previous military reports had similar descriptions, but the defenders were not very sure."

“Interesting~”

The corners of Wu Xinrou's lips curled up slightly: "In other words, the Liang army may be quietly withdrawing their troops? At the very least, they are suspending their offensive?

But the Yan army in the north is pressing down, shouldn't the Liang army step up their offensive?

What on earth is this Prince Liang playing?"

There was a trace of doubt in Wu Xinrou's eyes. This was the first time that he couldn't understand what Chen Yue was doing.

Fifth Xinrou looked at the map hanging on the wall and looked at it slowly. There were many small flags on the map along the Tongzhou line. These were the locations where fierce battles broke out between the two sides, and they were also the focus of the two armies' competition.

With so many people dead, the Liang army just stopped attacking the city?

Xun An pondered for a long time before expressing his thoughts:

"Sir, are Liang Jun trying to lure us out of the city?

For a long time, what the Liang army wanted most was for us to go out and fight in the field. They were not successful in attacking the city, so they resorted to a trick to lure the enemy."

"Very good, you can rest assured that I think so." Wu Xinrou chuckled and said:

"Looking at the overall battle situation, we are on the defensive side. No matter what actions Liang Jun makes, we ignore them and stick to the city.

Then you can be invincible.

Let's see again, no matter whether the Liang army is really retreating or pretending to lure the enemy, as long as we stand still, they will always reveal their flaws over time.

Tell all the soldiers to be patient and not to act rashly! Perhaps the war situation in Gyeonggi Province will change recently!"
Chapter completed!