The generals looked at the sluggish Zhuge Yan on the four-wheeler with great nervousness, fearing that he would just burp.
If he dies, the entire Yan army will inevitably be in chaos, and may even be destroyed by then!
"stop!"
Zhuge Yan suddenly stretched out his hand and shouted hoarsely.
"Grand Governor!"
Suddenly, pairs of nervous eyes looked over.
Seeing their gazes, Zhuge Yan naturally understood what was going on. He remained silent and quietly turned his head to look at Zhao Xiaole on the city wall, his eyes full of resentment.
With this scolding today, Zhao Xiaole could be said to have torn off all his fig leaves.
It was so humiliating to him that even the soldiers of Yan State looked down upon him.
And if this matter spreads, it will definitely be remembered forever, and Zhuge Yan will also become notorious!
So he must not let such a thing happen!
"Don't worry, I won't die yet!"
Zhuge Yan forced his weak body to sit up straighter and look more imposing.
However, after what happened just now, the morale of the officers and soldiers of the Yan Kingdom was greatly reduced. They were all dejected and no longer as glorious as when they first came.
The counselor on the side immediately came to Zhuge Yan's side and said: "Grand Governor, our morale has been damaged now, why not retreat for the time being and fight another day?"
Zhuge Yan immediately glanced at him coldly, and the counselor was so frightened that he immediately lowered his head without sweating.
Looking at him, Zhuge Yan snorted coldly, "You have been with me for so long, and you still don't understand the principle of fighting with one drum, then weakening, and finally exhausting yourself?"
"Although the morale of our army has been damaged now, it is still at its most combat-effective. If we wait any longer, morale will only get lower and lower. What combat effectiveness will we have left by then?"
"Besides, with the food and grass we have now, how can we delay it any longer?"
"That's what the Governor taught you!"
The counselor immediately lowered his head in shame.
Indeed, their food supplies will be in short supply every day they wait.
That’s fifty thousand mouths!
If you want to fill them up, even a big mountain will be enough for them!
After teaching his counselors a lesson, Zhuge Yan immediately called for a general, "Bo Yan, start attacking the city!"
The general with a fierce face and flesh all over his body pulled out the sword from his waist with a clang and shouted: "Attack the city!"
"boom!"
In an instant, 50,000 troops were on the move.
Towering ladders crazily advanced towards the city wall of Chuzhou City under the guidance of a soldier in armor, followed by Yan soldiers who were not afraid of death.
At the back, there are famous crossbowmen holding bows and arrows. Under the command of the general, they shoot arrows at the city wall to provide cover for the people in front.
Moreover, siege engines were also pushed out one after another, and huge fireballs roared and smashed towards Chuzhou City under the pull of the swing arm.
"boom!"
The fireball hit the city wall, causing sparks to fly and the city to be completely charred.
These soldiers had long been prepared for this. After the Yan soldiers began to attack, their crossbowmen who had been prepared began to shoot arrows under the battlements.
The trebuchet was also brought up, and stones were thrown down crazily.
When a soldier from Yan State climbed up with a ladder, someone immediately brought a pot of boiling and bubbling golden juice and poured it on the man head-on.
The Yan soldier was burned and screamed in pain as he fell from the city wall. His voice was so miserable that it shocked people's hearts.
This scene kept repeating itself on the city wall.
Killings continue, and people continue to be killed.
Zhao Xiaole stared at all this blankly, his ears filled with all kinds of roars, screams, gunfire and collisions...
This is the battlefield he has always wanted to see.
There weren't many words, just a fight for the life.
Because war is a matter of life or death!
...
At the same time, Beijing.
A soldier with a red chicken feather on his helmet rode a fast horse and rushed into the gate of the Ministry of War without stopping.
After entering the door, he shouted loudly:
"Urgent report, Yan State's 50,000-strong army is approaching Chuzhou City. Vice-Captain Zhao, led by 500 swordsmen and axemen, killed 3,000 enemy troops!"
"However, the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. Chuzhou City is in urgent need. I hope the imperial court will send reinforcements quickly!"
boom!
This news instantly detonated the entire capital.
At this time, the court meeting had just ended, but because of this news, all the court officials who had just returned were recruited back.
Even the third prince, who had not been in court for a long time, was standing in the court hall wearing a gilt prince's dragon robe, looking very imposing.
Liu Bern tilted his head, the two looked at each other, and then looked forward tacitly.
At this time, a figure also appeared behind the bead curtain, and it was obvious that the queen was also present.
Next to the dragon chair, the prince was sitting on the chair expressionlessly, but under her sleeves and robe, her nails were slightly embedded in her flesh, and she was filled with regret.
She originally sent Zhao Xiaole to Chuzhou just to correct Zhao Xiaole's identity, and then along with the doctor and the third prince's people.
But she didn't expect that in winter, the people of Yan State would dare to send troops to attack Jingyang. This was completely beyond her expectation!
That's a war! It might even kill people!
Seeing that the ministers in the court had almost arrived, the prince couldn't wait to ask: "Now that Chuzhou is in urgent need, do you have any good ideas?"
There was silence in the court hall.
Even the subordinate officials who were originally loyal to the prince did not dare to speak out at this time.
Because the terrain of Chuzhou is so special.
We are in the "Three No Matters" zone. If we don't do it right, we will offend King Pingxi. And even if we can manage the relationship with King Pingxi well, if we can't solve the crisis in Chuzhou, it will be a serious crime.
So these people simply remained silent.
If you don’t say it, you won’t be wrong!
The prince's palms clenched tighter. Just when she was about to send people directly to Chuzhou, Liu Bern suddenly stood up and said: "Your Highness, I feel that there are still doubts about the battle in Chuzhou."
"Your Highness and all the adults, please imagine this. It is snowing heavily now, the mountains in Chuzhou have been closed, and food and grass cannot be transported in at all. How could the Yan State choose to invade at this time?"
"Are they preparing to attack Chuzhou or are they here to die?"
"And even if Yan's army really came to attack, why could Chuzhou hold on and never ask for help in previous years? But this year, when the enemy army came, Deputy Captain Zhao already started asking for help?"
"Does Deputy Captain Zhao want to lie about the military situation, deliberately exaggerate the enemy, and then destroy it himself in order to gain greater credit?"
As soon as these words came out, the entire court fell silent for an instant, and then the surrounding ministers nodded in agreement.
"Yes! Yes! Chuzhou has always been an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place. Why do you ask for help so quickly? There must be something fishy in this!"
"Zhao Xiaole has always been like this, you must never fall in love with him!"
"Xiang Guo is right, this matter must be investigated clearly!"