At this time, the border city was besieged by more than 20,000 enemies. They charged several times, but were blocked by the tenacious defenders, but suffered heavy casualties.
Cheng Yaojin also fought bloody battles with the soldiers on the city wall, and his armor was stained with blood.
Some of Xue Yantuo's troops failed to attack the city again, leaving corpses all over the ground, so they postponed the attack.
The soldiers in the border city also seized this rare opportunity to rush to repair the damaged city wall. If it had not been for the strong walls of the border city, they would not have been able to defend the border city under several fierce attacks by enemies that were five times more than themselves.
Lock the enemy tightly and give the Dingxiang army, which is fighting on the main line, more breathing time.
"General, we are about to run out of food, grass, supplies, and weapons." Captain Liu reported to Cheng Yaojin seriously in the camp.
"How long can we hold on?" Cheng Yaojin frowned. It was difficult for Yingzhou and Yunzhong to transport supplies to the border town at this time. When he heard the bad news, Cheng Yaojin felt even heavier.
"Eat sparingly on food. We can still last for three days at most. However, there are no more equipment and weapons to defend the city. There are more and more injured soldiers now, and there are less than 2,000 soldiers who can go into battle to kill the enemy."
When Cheng Yaojin heard the news, he lamented in his heart. The originally good situation suddenly turned into this situation for some reason.
The foreign troops who suddenly joined the battlefield caught the Tang army by surprise. Although defense lines had been built at the borders with these countries before the war started, they only served as a warning at first.
It's a pity that I didn't expect that these countries would unite together.
"The news is blocked. No more news that is detrimental to the defense of the city can be spread at this time." Cheng Yaojin ordered.
Cheng Yaojin was worried about defending the city and supplies, and Zhang San was also worried about medical supplies.
The liquor I brought has been used up, the gauze is gone, and even the coarse cloth is almost gone.
But the number of injuries is increasing.
"Young Master, there is nothing we can do if we continue like this. The supplies from my hometown cannot be delivered to Yingzhou. There are so many wounded people, and all the medicines we brought have been used up." Erwazi said to Zhang San worriedly.
"If not, just treat it according to other methods!" Zhang San sighed.
"Have the enemy troops retreated yet?"
"No, now it will be surrounded by three layers of inner and outer layers. General Cheng and his men have repelled more than a dozen enemy offensives, but the enemy seems determined to capture the border town."
"Let's go out and have a look too!" The wounded barracks were already full of wounded soldiers. Many soldiers with minor injuries simply took care of themselves and then joined the battle again. Zhang San wanted to go to the city wall and have a look.
"What about here?" Erwazi asked.
"Just ask Zhang Kun to come."
After Zhang San finished speaking, he walked out with a heavy heart.
At this time, Zhang San's breath was filled with the smell of blood, which made people almost nauseous.
Zhang San also didn't expect that this border town, which was supposed to be insignificant, would suddenly become the center of the entire war.
If the border town is breached, then the war of the Tang Dynasty will basically be declared a failure.
It is now difficult for the imperial court to organize a strong rescue force again. After all, the troops used this time are basically all the best.
At this time, the border town was devastated. When many soldiers saw Zhang San, they respectfully shouted: "Mr. Zhang."
The medical soldiers led by Zhang San performed outstandingly in this war and treated countless wounded, so they were respected by many soldiers.
Hei Xiong and Genzi learned that Zhang San was going out to take a look at the city wall, and hurriedly ran to Zhang San.
"How is the injury on Zhang Zhi's arm?" The day before yesterday, when Zhang Zhi was treating the wounded, he was shot by an enemy arrow and injured his arm.
"It's nothing. Zou Ronggang went to change his medicine." Genzi replied.
"That's good, you all should pay attention. There are enemies on all sides now, so be careful." Zhang San warned again.
"Don't worry, sir, we are all people who have been on the battlefield. This time we are not fighting the enemy head-on. But, sir, why do you want to go to the city wall at this time? A war may break out there at any time."
"I've been staying in the wounded barracks. I don't know anything about the situation outside. All I heard was the news from you. I want to see it with my own eyes and then ask Uncle Cheng."
Black Bear looked around with vigilance, his strong body blocking the front of Zhang San, Er Wazi followed behind with a bow and arrow, and Genzi walked with Zhang San while introducing the situation outside.
"You don't have to be like this. I'm not a three-year-old child, so I don't need to be so vigilant. Since I'm on the battlefield, I'm bound to see some blood." Zhang San said when he saw how nervous a few people were.
"Sir, before you come here, Muramasa has told us that we must protect your safety. You are the hope of our Zhangjiacun people, and our safety cannot be compromised," Genzi replied.
Zhang San also knew what he said, and it was hard for them to change it, so he said no more.
On the road leading to the city wall, there were soldiers everywhere. Some were carrying rolling logs and stones; some were leaning against the city wall and fell asleep leaning against the city wall. These soldiers were exhausted from the continuous battles.
There were bloodstains everywhere on the city wall, and there were scattered fire spots that had not been extinguished in time. Several soldiers covered in blood were squatting in a corner of the city wall. They were obviously exhausted and about to collapse, but their eyes revealed a tenacity.
Zhang San stood on the city wall and saw the enemy's camp in the distance. Near the edge of the city wall were corpses that had not been moved away in time. Several crows were hovering in the sky, looking for opportunities to eat.
Even though Zhang San was used to seeing corpses, seeing the Shura field-like situation outside the city still made Zhang San feel queasy.
Zhang San saw Cheng Yaojin standing on the city wall not far away, so he walked over there.
"Xiao San, why are you here?" Cheng Yaojin saw
"I came up to take a look. Why didn't I see Chu Mo along the way?"
"He followed Captain Liu to look for food."
Hearing what Cheng Yaojin said, Zhang San also frowned: "There is not much food in the city?"
Cheng Yaojin didn't hide it from Zhang San, and nodded silently.
Zhang San's heart sank. It seemed that the situation was more serious than he thought.
"Didn't Yingzhou or the imperial court send troops?"
"You don't understand military matters. We are an isolated city right now. We can only hope that the Dingxiang Army can return victoriously soon, otherwise..." Cheng Yaojin did not say anything further, but Zhang San also understood what he said.
meaning.
Zhang San asked a few more things that he urgently wanted to know, but at this time outside, Cheng Yaojin didn't say anything more, but patted Zhang San on the shoulder with sincerity.
The big palm that almost slapped me to death, but now it slapped me, but it was filled with a sense of powerlessness.
Cheng Yaojin was called away by Captain Zhao. Zhang San looked at the sun setting in the west, and a dark cloud enveloped his heart.