While the recruit told the truth, the soldier also picked up the pumpkin and smashed the recruit's Tianling Gai.
After putting down the two corpses, the two soldiers turned and walked towards the mansion. They had been fighting for two hours and had to withdraw and take a rest.
Rather than fighting, what was about to crush them was the heavy armor on their bodies.
"How many have you killed?"
"Six."
"Hey, let's split the two just now. I got nine of them. This is forty-five taels of silver."
"Speaking of which, our reward is not as large as that of the Victorious Army. It is only ten taels of silver per head."
"They earn ten taels of silver, but we can actually put it in our pockets with five taels of silver."
"Too."
After constant rotation, the Tiger Wing soldiers have completely adapted to the intensity of street fighting.
On the other hand, the Ever Victorious Army continued to send more support into the city, and most of the soldiers coming in were new recruits, unable to adapt to this purgatory-like battlefield.
With this going on and on, three full days have passed, and the Ever Victorious Army has not been able to push forward any further.
The ever-victorious army, which has an absolute advantage in strength, is dragged into the quagmire of street fighting and is in a dilemma.
Yizhou Prefecture is like a building poured with blood, the blood flows together to form streams, and the streams merge to form rivers.
The new recruits of the ever-victorious army are constantly thrown into the battlefield like grasshoppers.
The Hongyan Pavilion far away in Bianjing was bustling with activity at this time. The dignitaries were leaning on soft blankets, holding wine glasses, or were being served by singers, pointing at the game of selected generals in the center of the hall.
Give pointers.
Li Shishi suffered heavy losses, but still had the advantage.
At this time, two singers in green had already occupied the center line of the city wall. The singer in black, led the remaining five singers in white, and one singer in red, and began to advance steadily inward.
"Although the prince is like a god in the military and is good at using small things to make great achievements, he is still a clever woman who cannot make a meal without rice."
"Even though we have lost a lot of troops, the slave family is still more than twice as powerful as you."
"It's a pity that due to venue restrictions, you can't simulate laneways and houses to block the enemy like Yizhou Prefecture. How can you defeat the Nu family's army?"
As Li Shishi said, since the generals were selected temporarily, there was no time to prepare the props required for the chessboard. Therefore, it was said to be defending the city, but in fact it was more like a field battle.
Seeing that Zhao Huan's situation was over, all the guests started teasing him.
"Your Majesty is really smart, but he is misled by his cleverness."
"If we had used soldiers to resist the line and defend the city wall from the beginning, then Master Li's cavalry would not be able to function at all. Only in this way can Master Li's troops be weakened."
"Hehehe, now that the city wall has completely fallen, the battle to defend the city has turned into a field battle. I wonder how the prince plans to turn the tide?"
"Facing Master Li, I'm afraid the prince's luck has run out, right?
Although the situation was extremely unfavorable to Zhao Huan, he didn't care. Instead, he smiled faintly, as if he had a chance to win.
"There is nothing wrong with Hall Master Li using his superior force to push forward forcefully. At least the vast majority of guests present will make the same decision as Hall Master Li."
"It's a pity that you will suffer because you have never been on the battlefield and don't know how the battle should be fought."
Master Li couldn't help but frown frivolously: "Whatever means the prince has, just use them. I also want to see how the prince can once again demonstrate the magical skill of defeating more with less."
All the distinguished guests joked: "That's right, don't just talk so much!"
"Whatever you have, just use it!"
"If you lose the advantage of the city, can you still be one against two?"
Zhao Huan flicked his long sleeves with a free and easy expression. Although the enemy is more than twice as good as me, the advantage lies with me!
"What's the point of fighting one against two? Even if it's one against three, I, the king, am not weak at all!"
Under the disdainful gazes of everyone, Zhao Huan stretched out his hand and pointed at the singer on the chessboard: "Although the theory is greater than the reality, Master Li, it is undeniable that he understands the advantages of each military unit."
"The cavalry is very fast, the soldiers can fight one against three, and the archers and light infantry can provide support."
"Since you know this, you still dare to try to encircle and annihilate me? How stupid!"
stupid?
Since Li Shishi became famous, this is the first time someone has described her like this.
Before Li Shishi could say anything, the guests present could not sit still and accused Zhao Huan one after another.
"Prince Ding, why do you treat a woman so arrogantly? Is it possible that you have to say bad words when you can't play anymore?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Huan glanced out of the corner of his eye and his sharp eyes fell on the black-clothed county prince.
"Play?"
"My king's soldiers are fighting bloody battles in Yizhou. Do you still have fun?"
"The Song Dynasty is counting on you and will perish!"
Faced with Zhao Huan's cold shout, the black-clothed county marquis blushed instantly and did not dare to say anything.
The old Duke next to him couldn't stand it anymore and quickly tried to dissuade him: "Your Majesty, you don't have to take the initiative. If you really have the ability, you can defeat Master Li."
"If you lose, even if you talk eloquently, it won't solve the problem."
"You can't even win the chess game. Who dares to believe that you can defend Yizhou Mansion?"
Everyone agreed.
"That's right! You have grown up from a young age. If you lose the chess game, you will no longer be qualified to take charge of Yizhou."
"Although it is taboo to change generals on the spot, it is better than losing the battle with mediocre commanders."
Although Zhao Huan disdained to waste his words with these drunkards, their words coincided with Cai Jing's political views, and they must have been instigated by Cai Jing.
Moreover, several guests had already stood up and ran to the chessboard, staring at Zhao Huan's every move.
If anything went amiss, they would immediately jump out and loudly accuse Zhao Huan of breaking the rules.
On the contrary, if Master Li had something wrong, they pretended not to see it.
There is pressure both inside and outside the chess game, which is similar to Yizhou's situation.
However, this little pressure alone is like overwhelming Zhao Huan, which is nothing more than a dream.
"From small to big? Bullshit!"
"Those who are good at fighting may not be good at learning."
"How many gamblers are good at gambling? How many of them know how to fight? That's bullshit logic!"
"But I will still win. It's not just to win, but simply to let you Xiaoxiao know that without me, no one can survive in Yizhou!"
The reason why Zhao Huan did not take Li Shishi seriously was because Li Shishi, like most civil servants, only understood theory but deviated from reality.
"Master Li, today the king will teach you how to fight."
"In your eyes, this king still has four troops?"
"Haha, in my eyes, I only have one army from beginning to end!"
One?!
Li Shishi re-examined the chessboard and was surprised to find that all the troops in Zhao Huan's hands were gathered together.
The soldiers are at the front of the line, the light infantry are on the left and right, protecting the wings of the soldiers, and the archers are at the rear.
Although this force was restricted and could only advance one step at a time, it formed a tight formation and formed a mixed force.