For two days, Ning Guogong continued to attack the city. During this period, he also heard from spies that Li Lin's rations seemed to have been burned, but the chair was not confirmed. In addition, the results of the investigation also showed that there was no ration supply in the city at all.
Change, so I didn’t pay much attention to the news.
The information war between the two armies is also an important process.
"Your Majesty, the western part was almost captured today. The enemy successfully climbed up several times and only managed to push them back."
A guard responsible for guarding the west city wall knelt in front of Li Lin and said.
"Your Majesty, the same is true for the east city wall..." the guard at the east city gate also timidly muttered.
"I understand, but the order remains unchanged. Let's continue to execute it."
Li Lin is very clear about the current situation and is completely under his control. Nancheng is still the opponent's main attack direction. However, Ning Guogong has rich battlefield experience and naturally will not give up breaking through the other walls.
In addition, he said he had 150,000 soldiers, but in fact he had less than 100,000 usable soldiers. The 50,000 soldiers were not of the same mind as him. The 100,000 Beijing troops were insufficient in combat strength, and the civil war had led to little fighting spirit.
exuberant.
When the enemy attacks and we defend, such an army will inevitably become weaker and weaker as it fights.
In addition, Ning Guogong has now seen the problem of slow reloading, and will launch a big offensive during the reloading time.
"Call General Gu Sinan to come over."
Li Lin said to the guard next to him.
After a while, Gu Siman came over. He had been preparing what Li Lin said for the past few days. He hadn't slept for two days and was very tired. But compared to the fatigue, the tangle in his eyes was more obvious at this time.
"The last general, Gu Sinan, pays homage to the prince."
"Si Nan, how are the preparations going?"
Li Lin raised his hand to signal Gu Simonan to get up.
"It's ready."
"Okay, you can go out tonight. Remember, this king said that kindness does not command troops!"
"Your Majesty! Throw down this weapon..."
"General Gu, are you willing to take the order?"
Li Lin knew what Gu Simonan wanted to say. He simply thought that this kind of weapon was too inhumane, but what was needed on the battlefield was victory.
Gu Sinan naturally understood Li Lin's thoughts. Although he had not been on the battlefield a few times, he also knew the art of war.
"General... obey the order!"
He gritted his teeth and accepted the task.
At this time, the Northern Army was in the big tent outside the city.
"Commander, I think it only takes three days, and Xia Zhi City will definitely not be able to defend it."
"General Qi, it takes your troops three days, but my troops only need two days to capture Xia Zhi City."
"You fart! This general just gave me a conservative figure. It is certainly possible to take down this general in two days."
"Okay, be quiet. Let's go into the city after we win." The general next to Ningchuan shouted, and the other generals around him became quiet.
"Hahaha, it's good to be confident. I promise you that if you win the Summer Solstice City, I will give you a heavy reward!"
Ningchuan is also smiling now. Judging from the results of the recent siege, it is indeed true what the two previous generals said, Xia Zhi City will be captured soon.
Of course, there was another thing that made him happy. A young Northern Army general who slipped out of Xia Zhi City told him that Ning Yun was now imprisoned in the city.
"Still alive, still alive!" Ning Chuan's mind was filled with joy that his son was still alive.
"Let's withdraw today. The whole army will start cooking. We will launch a general attack tonight."
"General, obey the order!" Then these generals retreated.
The Beijing troops on the city wall watched the Northern troops retreating slowly, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Now they also need to take a good rest.
Both sides started to light the fire and cook, but their emotions were hugely different.
The Northern Army was full of expectations and joy that they could capture the city soon. The city was really depressed this time, because the food in their hands was a lot thinner...
"The rice is so thin today..."
"That's right. Is this all you can eat after a day of fighting?"
"I said before that the food and grass were burned. Is that true?"
The soldiers were holding bowls and grabbing porridge in their hands in various places, complaining and speculating among themselves.
"Your Majesty, we are completely out of food this time. If we can't solve it..."
Previously, Han She, Gu Sinan, Ning Cheng and others were all temporarily recruiting civilian houses under Nancheng. This civilian residence was temporarily recruited by Li Lin as his commander's residence just outside Nancheng.
"Master Yu, we can completely defeat Ning Guogong tonight, and there is plenty of food in the Northern Army camp."
"But!"
"Master Yu! If you talk too much, I will count you as the one who disturbs the morale of the army."
Li Lin was really tired of hearing this, so he shouted loudly and stopped.
"Wei Chen is aware of his guilt."
When Yu Qian heard this, he realized that he was really being rude. As the coach here, how could he keep making irresponsible remarks on something that had already been decided?
"General Gu, please go out as soon as it gets dark, and I will go with you this time."
"No!" Several people were furious when they heard it.
"The coach can't take risks easily!" Yu Qian became a pioneer here.
"I have made up my mind. You don't need to persuade me anymore. Just retreat!" Li Lin didn't want to talk to them anymore. He had to go this time. Firstly, it was the first time for him to carry out such a battle. He was worried that Gu Simonan would not be able to complete it. Secondly,
Still worried that Gu Sinan is soft-hearted.
The weather is not bad in the evening. The Northern Army is resting here. After a day of arching the city, they will be exhausted now. They need to replenish their strength quickly. There will be a new offensive later.
The same is true for the generals. Some are resting, while others are reading today's battle report. Looking at the casualty statistics above, their hearts are in turmoil.
Ning Chuan was looking at the military reports compiled in the commander's tent at this time, carefully looking at each content. This army lost many people this time, which place is the most difficult to attack. Weigh whether the current key attack point is appropriate, wait a moment
Should we change the main direction of attack and wait...
After watching a group of people, my eyes felt a little dry, so I couldn't help but blink and let out a breath.
So far, the siege has been going on for more than two days and the Northern Army has lost more than 8,000 people...
The casualties were huge, and Ning Chuan couldn't help but feel depressed.
He put down the paperwork in his hand and walked outside the account.
"I've seen the commander-in-chief." When the guard at the door saw Ning Chuan coming out, he immediately stood up straight and saluted respectfully.
"Thank you for your hard work, you two. I can go as I please, and you can just stay here."
Ning Chuan was blowing the wind outside, looking up at the moon, thinking about the placement of these casualties. They are all rebels now...
"Huh? What is this?"
A black dot flew across the night sky, leaving its own shadow on the bright moon.
"No! Enemy attack!" Ning Chuan reacted instantly, but it was too late.
Li Lin overlooked the Northern Army camp below from a high altitude. Now they were two hundred meters above the ground, and the Northern Army had no weapons that could threaten them.
There are 20 hot air balloons high and low behind. At this time, these hot air balloons and airships are distributed directly above the Beijun camp.
"Your Majesty, we are here."
"Light the fire."
Li Lin nodded and ordered.
"Chi!" He lit a fire stick and made a figure 8.
After a while, twenty small lights lit up around him.
"Your Majesty, there are exactly 20."
"Okay, General Gu, give the order."
Gu Simonan gritted his teeth and swung the fire stick in his hand down hard.