Seven hundred and seventeenth chapter life reduction policy
"Bungong camp, prepare -"
"Shoot!" General Pi, one of the city defenders, roared and pointed towards the city.
With a condescending attitude, flying arrows filled the sky, carrying the anger of the defenders, and fired them into the Beidi people's walking phalanx.
Throwing stones also whizzed past the top of their heads, like falling from the sky, and followed them into the Di people's formation.
Every time they heard the screams of the Di people, the defenders at the top of the city roared in anger.
"General Chen, how much baggage is there in the city?" Dongfang Jing asked in a deep voice while watching the battle in the inner wall of the city.
"There are not many left." Chen Xian wiped his face, "If it hadn't been for Old General Lian, who has been accumulating the equipment to defend the city, all of them would have been used up earlier."
Dongfang Jing nodded. From his lord's words, he had always known that Lian Yong had been guarding Hezhou for several years and had been careful to prevent the Beidi people from attacking south.
"Does the little strategist have any clever ideas?"
"Let me think deeply." Dongfang Jing raised his head and stared into the distance, "General Chen, have the Di people ever attacked at night in the past few days?"
"Of course it's a night attack. The last round lasted for three days and three nights. When the final attack was laid, we retreated to rest. These Di dogs have always been extremely fierce in battle."
"General Chen, no matter what, defense must be your priority now."
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As Chen Xian said, even at night, the offensive of the Beidi people still did not stop. They were very angry and would not give up until Hezhou was broken.
"This Hezhou, I thought it was easy to get." Tuoba Hu rubbed his eyebrows, with anger in his tone. He originally thought that Hezhou would be conquered, so he came to conquer it personally.
As a hero on the grassland, if he returns without success this time, many tribal leaders will definitely be dissatisfied.
"Shenluzi, you said to attack by force before, but we have been attacking for several days. These Ji people are defending the city, but they will not retreat to the death."
"Not long after, the army of the King of Yuzhou will rush to aid Hezhou."
"The eagle and the sacred deer conquer the Central Plains together. This sentence was proposed by you."
The Shenluzi in front of him had changed into the face of a prisoner of the defenders. He paused and revealed a chilling look.
"The Great Khan is just trying to lure the enemy out of the city or instigate rebellion, which is impossible for the defenders of Hezhou. For the current plan, the only way is to attack by force. The Great Khan also knows that this Hezhou city pass
, has always been the focus of defense in the Central Plains. The city has high walls and thick walls, and the soldiers are all warriors who have fought hundreds of battles."
"Of course I know, if not, my Eagle people would have killed them in the inner city long ago."
"The Great Khan seems to have forgotten one thing."
"whats the matter."
Shen Luzi smiled lightly, "In the Central Plains, there is also a raging war."
"You mean that Cangzhou?"
"Exactly. Moreover, even the King of Yuzhou is fighting and confronting our people over there in Hebei. How many reinforcements can he send? The Great Khan only needs to understand that what is in front of him is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. There are internal and external troubles, and there is no leader.
, Although there are capable people like the King of Western Shu and the King of Yuzhou, they are still incapable of doing anything else."
"What do you mean, is to continue the attack?"
"Exactly, there is no other way to attack the city at all costs. Your Majesty, you should realize that at this time, the most useful thing for the defenders is to pour boiling water."
"The baggage is in a hurry." Tuoba Hu finally smiled.
"It's not a big deal in Hezhou. The honest and brave veteran has always hated foreigners, so he prepared a lot of supplies to defend the city. But as the war becomes more intense, they will all be used up soon."
Shenluzi raised his head, "I have calculated the time. Even at the fastest speed, it will take at least six or seven days for the Yuzhou reinforcements to arrive. In six or seven days, an isolated city without a general will not even be able to defend the city.
It’s urgent. May I ask the Great Khan, are you still worried that you won’t be able to capture it?”
"I'm just a little funny. These Central Plains people know that the Yuan family is about to die, so what are they still guarding?"
"I have stayed in the Central Plains for several years and I understand a little bit. Most of these Central Plains people have a sense of loyalty to their family and country in their hearts. I would like to advise the Great Khan not to push too hard if he steps into the Central Plains one day."
"Of course, I understand these principles. The eagle and the sacred deer may one day be able to divide the Central Plains equally."
Not only Tuoba Hu, but also Shenluzi, both of them had a trace of expectation in their eyes.
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"Fight at night!" Chen Xian swallowed a bran cake, then hurriedly picked up his knife and stepped to the edge of the city wall.
Throwing stones and flying arrows continued to rain down in the sky. The Di people's Jinglan chariots saw two or three more approaching the city gate.
"Fire arrows!"
Under the night sky, kerosene arrows like meteor showers, still carrying smoke tails, were thrown down from high to the vicinity of the approaching Jinglan vehicle.
Whenever a fire broke out, the Di people's infantry following the carriage in the well would quickly raise the wet curtain to put out the fire.
"Wrap the catapult with kerosene, take five steps due north, and smash the well of Di Gou!"
The demolished stone houses and the thrown stones finally worked, forcing the two or three approaching wells to retreat.
Many soldiers on the top of the city took a rare breath.
Seeing the opportunity, more than a hundred women bravely carried bamboo baskets to the top of the city and distributed the chaff cakes in the baskets to the defending soldiers.
Countless defenders, ignoring the blood and dust and smoke on their faces, chewed the cake crazily and swallowed a few more mouthfuls.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!" Chen Xian looked sad and urged the woman delivering the cake down the city wall.
"General Chen, please allow us to bring more drinking water." The women raised their heads and cried.
"Back off first!" Chen Xian gritted his teeth.
Above their heads, the Beidi people's stone-throwing battle roared again.
"kill!"
On the top of the city, countless guards put down their cakes and picked up their knives, and their murderous sounds became louder.
The dust and smoke raised by the stone throwing covered many young faces. Before them, eight thousand old soldiers died before they were allowed to return to Hezhou.
"I am willing to die to save the country!"
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Dongfang Jing sat under the inner wall, pointing his finger on the floor, not knowing what he was drawing.
"Little strategist, the Beidi people's offensive is getting more and more fierce!" A guard walked back to the inner wall, his voice trembling.
"This is natural. What the Beidi people have to do is to capture Hezhou before the reinforcements of the King of Yuzhou arrive. I estimate that from the disaster in Hezhou, there will be at least a few days before the reinforcements can arrive."
"These few days will be the most difficult time for me."
Dongfang Jing was suddenly glad that his lord made the right decision, and he could enter Hezhou to help defend the city at this time.
Closing his eyes, Dongfang Jing allowed himself to calm down.
Hezhou is an isolated city, with no horn camp, no water or mountains nearby, and no possibility of taking advantage of the situation.
As he saw, there was no way to do it in the past few days, and Hezhou was very likely to be captured.
After a long time, amid the smoke, Dongfang Jing opened his eyes and looked at the guard in front of him.
"You write a letter immediately and send it to the inner city to send a message to the King of Yuzhou, saying that there will be a great epidemic in Hezhou. Please trouble him to send epidemic medicine and military doctors."
"A big epidemic?" The guard was stunned, "Little military advisor, it is the beginning of spring, where can there be a big epidemic?"
"Since it doesn't exist, I will give birth to it. Tell General Chen Xian and inform the whole city that starting from tomorrow, both soldiers and civilians will prepare hot soup and good grass."
"The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered. Corpses are piled up under the city ravines, and the corpse paste is crushed with rolling stones. Then watered with gold juice, a great epidemic will inevitably occur. I respect the east, and I am willing to use the strategy of shortening my life to defend Hezhou."
"If an epidemic breaks out in Beidi and spreads throughout the army, we will gain time."
"If you desecrate the body of a warrior and try to shorten your life span, I will probably... live less than ten years."
There was a steady calmness in Dongfang Jing's voice.