When the enemy retreated slowly in the night again, the city erupted in cheers.
Compared to before, this time there was no more solemnity.
Even the reason was not because the Jizhou Army was repulsed by them again...
But at this time, everyone in the city knew one thing.
The former Tiangong General, now Xuzhou Mu, Wang Zheng has come to Fenggao!
This is enough!
No one even noticed that he actually only brought more than 3,000 troops. From a rational perspective, it is impossible for this small force to defeat the tens of thousands of Jizhou troops outside the city, and it may not be able to sustain Feng Gao.
The time for the next batch of reinforcements to arrive.
Both the soldiers and the people believed fervently that since Wang Zheng chose to risk entering the city, there would be no chance of Fenggao being breached!
Of course Wang Zheng would not seek death.
Not to mention Fenggao, even Xiapi. If he was really unsure, he would not be able to put himself in danger when the enemy surrounded him. The key was that Wang Zheng had enough confidence in his own military strength.
Among the 3,000 troops he brought this time, 1,000 old soldiers have now become third-level soldiers!
Under such circumstances, if you don't hesitate to lose the battle, you can have a head-on confrontation with the Jizhou Army outside the city. Of course, a guaranteed victory is impossible, but you will definitely have the power to fight!
This charge has proved this.
If it is to defend the city, as long as there is no problem with the supply of food and grass, Wang Zheng believes that it will not be a problem to defend the city for a month or two!
What's more, there is still power in Fenggao City.
Naturally, the defenders who were almost completely crippled should not expect too much at the moment. However, the appearance of Wang Zheng will not only give a huge boost to the morale and morale of the army, but also allow these remaining troops to see hope and take a good rest for a few days.
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Don't underestimate the impact of a thousand people who have regained their combat strength in the past few days, which may be greater than a few thousand people who are exhausted.
On the other hand, there are the common people.
Because he knew the details of these "new high-ranking men" and felt that they were of little use, Chang Xi did not mobilize too many people to defend the city during these days.
Wang Zheng has no such concerns, let alone views it this way.
The Qingzhou refugees who can come to Xuzhou with him have no problem with their loyalty. If Wang Zheng gives the order, these people will definitely burst out with amazing potential, and they will be another force to defend the city.
And it won’t last long!
The Jizhou Army's offensive is so fierce that no matter the cost, there is no way it can be sustained for a long time!
Although he is not sure how strong Yuan Tan's determination is, Wang Zheng still feels that without the loyalty lock of his own system, maintaining it for a few more days must be the limit of the Jizhou Army.
If the fighting continues, even if Yuan Tan wants to continue, the soldiers may also rebel!
...
Yuan Jun's camp outside the city.
Now that the cold spring season has actually passed, even the nights in the wild are no longer chilly, but today the tent feels as lonely as winter.
The soldiers who were guarding the outside also heard the major general's violent shouting and the crisp sound of broken bowls for a long time. They looked at each other for a while, and they didn't dare to go in privately without being summoned. They immediately held their breath and concentrated.
I dare not take a breath.
Yuan Tan really no longer cares about Mingzhu’s style!
When he was unable to attack Feng Gao for a long time, Yuan Tan was dissatisfied and angry, but he finally tolerated it...
When he learned that the granary was burned, Yuan Tan was also anxious and hesitant, but he still restrained himself and did not vent his anger on his generals...
But today, when he watched Wang Zheng lead a team of troops into Fenggao, which was surrounded by him, Yuan Tan was completely furious!
Especially when you learn that the other party only has 3,000 troops...
What a joke!
At this moment, Yuan Tan's face was so gloomy that he felt like dripping water, his eyes were wandering around the tent like knives, and countless thoughts kept echoing in his heart.
Seeing that the previously elegant and gentle young master was so rude today, it was obvious that he was furious. Everyone in the tent was also silent. Even Guo Tusinpi was very wise and did not speak, and did not dare to touch this.
Mildew.
For a moment, the tent was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.
After a long while, Yuan Tan finally calmed down again. He let out a long breath, first asked someone to collect the broken porcelain, cleaned up the water stains, and then said slowly: "Gentlemen, reinforcements have now entered Fenggao City, what should I do?
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Seeing this, Guo Tu carefully stood up and stepped out of the queue: "Major General, the only plan now is to withdraw the troops!"
"Why?"
Hearing this, Yuan Tan immediately raised his sword eyebrows, glanced sideways and asked: "This army is only three thousand troops, and it will not harm the overall situation. How come it is only the second day and Guo Jijiu said that he will withdraw his troops?"
Hearing the coldness in the other party's tone, Guo Tu's heart suddenly skipped a beat, but under such circumstances, even though he knew that Yuan Tan might not like hearing the next words, he still had to continue speaking.
"These support troops may not be many, but they are all elite and should not be underestimated!"
Guo Tu gently stroked the thin beard under his lips, looked at Yuan Tan seriously and said: "Besides, the most critical thing is that Wang Zheng has entered the city!"
"Isn't this a good thing?"
At this time, Xin Pi intervened and said: "It is said that if you shoot a man first, shoot the horse first, and to capture the thief first, capture the king. This fool is so unwise and has trapped himself in the tiger's mouth. In comparison, being high is insignificant now!"
"If we can capture this person, whether alive or dead, we will have defeated a powerful enemy!"
"From now on, not to mention just one county in Taishan, the whole of Xuzhou will also be in the pocket of our army!"
Yuan Tan on the side couldn't help but calm down a little when he heard this and nodded slightly. It was obvious that Xin Pi's words were very much in line with his wishes.
"On the contrary!" Guo Tu shook his head and sighed: "It is precisely because Wang Zheng has entered Fenggao that our army must take the initiative to withdraw, and we must make a decisive decision!"
"This boy grew up out of grass and rose up in the army. Although he has no eyes for kings and no ministers, and no loyalty in his heart, he is by no means a stupid person!"
"Back then, when this son had nothing to gain, a man from Linzi, the fifth capital of the Han Dynasty, gave up at any time. It can be said that he was very decisive. In exchange for today's foundation, he now occupies a state. Could it be that he has become a small family?
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Looking around at the crowd, Guo Tu's voice kept rising. In his excitement, his cheeks and forehead were stained with sweat, and he stared angrily, looking ferocious:
"Which is more important, the king's life or the high city, everyone in the world will make the wrong choice, but there is only one person who will definitely not make the wrong choice!"
Hearing this, everyone who had been moved by what Xin Pi said before became awe-inspiring.
Yes, others like them think that for Wang Zheng, being respected has become dispensable. Doesn’t Wang Zheng himself know that?
Not to mention that today's Wang Zheng, who has seven counties and 100,000 troops, is the same as the original Wang Zheng who was poor and useless. Would he think that being a high official is more important than his own life?
Yuan Tan was also startled and fell into deep thought.
Seeing that the heat had come, Guo Tuchang could not bow and said solemnly to the young master in front of him: "If something goes wrong, there must be a monster. Judging from the picture, there is only one possibility for this!"
"What's possible?" Yuan Tan asked sideways.
"This kid wants to use his body as bait!"
Guo Tu said literally: "Inducing our army to continue to stay in Fenggao!"
"And if we really fall into this trap, Major General, I'm afraid something will go wrong..."
As for what happened, I won’t go into details.
But everyone has understood that a bait is already the most important bargaining chip in Xuzhou, so what kind of huge profits do you want to get, big fish?
One Yuan Tan is far from enough!
What Wang Zheng wants is for all the Jizhou troops in their group to be overthrown!
Although I don’t know what the opponent’s last move is, but now that I have figured it out, the best way to deal with it is to not fall into the trap and withdraw immediately!
Under such circumstances, there is indeed no point in continuing to attack for another day. First of all, they will definitely not be able to attack Fenggao tomorrow. Everyone knows this.
Although kindness does not control soldiers, a general should understand the meaning of gain and loss. If it is unnecessary, then no soldier should be sacrificed!
Under Fenggao City, the people of Jizhou had shed too much blood. Although he was very unwilling to do so, in the face of reality, Guo Tu believed that he still had to choose the latter.
After some eloquent talk, everyone in the tent, including Xin Pi, finally supported this opinion.
And Yuan Tan also made the right choice after pondering for a long time.
no way...
Although it is unclear what Wang Zheng's next move is, even though the battle in Beihai has not yet decided, and it is clear that he has no troops available, Yuan Tan agrees with Guo Tu's judgment. Even though he is full of hostility towards Wang Zheng, he has never
I think the other person is a stupid and incompetent person.
What's more, even if he can block this back move, what will he do next?
A state shepherd came to the front line in person and brought thousands of soldiers and horses to join in the defense of the city. How could Fenggao be able to sustain it for another three to five days, but how long could his own food last?
Although Yuan Tan has sent people back to Linzi to collect food, who can guarantee that Wang Zheng will not arrange other troops to harass and attack halfway, and that the new food and grass will be delivered in full?
In this case, even if it was a one in ten thousand chance, Yuan Tan would not dare to bet!
Nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses have died, and the remaining 30,000 Jizhou troops must not be destroyed in his hands!
...
Fenggao was besieged for thirty-eight days.
The dawn of the morning.
After a night's rest, the Xuzhou Army, which entered the city overnight, did not bother to boil water for cooking. They ate some dry food and immediately began to change defenses.
As the garrison soldiers in the city watched tiredly, curiously and thankfully, three thousand Xuzhou troops successively took over the four walls of the city, and a batch of ordnance supplies brought with them were also quickly moved towards the top of the city.
Taking advantage of the gap before the enemy attacked, Wang Zheng also climbed onto the city wall under the protection of his personal guards, looking at the city under his rule again along the way.
The scene in front of him reminded him of some unpleasant memories.
The same dilapidation, chaos and lifelessness...
You can also smell the strong smell of blood and putrid smell on the tip of your nose.
Looking around, he could see corpses that had not been cleaned up everywhere. Inside and outside the city walls, there were arrows and gravel everywhere, as well as the ashes of bonfires burning at night...
Only this time, it was all caused by Yuan Tan and the Jizhou Army...
And last time...
Thinking of this, Wang Zheng's expression became complicated.
At this time, seeing Zhou Mu ascending to the top of the city surrounded by his guards, Chang Xi and all the soldiers stopped what they were doing and saluted one after another.
"No need to be polite."
Wang Zheng waved his hand with a heavy heart, indicating for them to continue working, and then stepped over a section of the city wall that had been stained dark red with blood stains, and looked towards the bottom of Fenggao City.
At this moment, the sky was completely bright.
In the military camp in the field of vision, there were constant figures of people moving and smoke billowing. I saw a large number of soldiers busy, but I don't know what they were busy with. Looking at the posture, although they were gathering in formation, they did not look like they were going to attack the city.
"At this time before..."
Wang Zheng asked Chang Xi: "Has the Jizhou army attacked the city?"
After receiving a positive answer, Wang Zheng looked outside the city thoughtfully, with a vague guess in his mind.
Perhaps Yuan Tan finally gave up?
In fact, not only Wang Zheng, but Chang Xi also had strong doubts about this.
Now that the backbone is here, he finally had a rare and solid sleep last night. Today, when he climbed to the top of the city, he looked refreshed and particularly excited. He also immediately discovered some clues.
Based on yesterday's momentum, the Jizhou people are obviously preparing to step up their offensive. Seeing that a night battle is possible, it makes no sense that the attack time the next day is later than usual?
The only explanation is that after one night, the other party changed their strategy!
If the two of them were just suspicious at first, then as time goes by...
Seeing that the Jizhou Army even began to dismantle the camp, the meaning of this move was already very obvious.
Even many ordinary soldiers guarding the city have noticed it.
"Finally get out!"
For this opponent who had been fighting hard for a month, Chang Xi was not only happy, but also proud. After all, he was the victor in the end.
"Zhou Mu, it seems that although I was beaten badly this time, I still managed to keep Fenggao!" Even with Wang Zheng by his side, Chang Xi couldn't hide his excitement and burst into laughter: "Besides, these Northern Barbarians are not the same.
It’s so good!”
"Now you can be considered the one who knows... and retreats when faced with difficulties, right?"
Although he was bragging, in fact, this Taishan giant thief knew very well that the arrival of Wang Zheng was the biggest influence on the outcome of the war, and was the straw that broke the camel's back!
Otherwise, the one who collapses first will definitely be his own!
But in any case, with the departure of the Jizhou people, Fenggao City, which had been besieged for more than a month, was finally about to be relieved. As the flags of the Jizhou people were lowered, the army reluctantly and slowly broke out of camp and evacuated, and the new soldiers on the top of the city cheered.
Although most of what they have brought to them in the past few days are victories, almost all of them are iron cavalry charging forward. The confidence of the new soldiers is not very strong, especially since they have just changed defenses and have seen the previous tragic situation.
Flustered.
But no one expected that the enemy would retreat without a fight!
The news and joy of victory quickly spread from the top of the city, first to the ears of the remnants of the Fenggao garrison, and then spread throughout the city in just one hour.
The Jizhou people withdrew their troops!
Because they had not experienced that kind of protracted and cruel bloody battle, although the Xuzhou army was happy, they did not have particularly deep feelings. The soldiers of the Fenggao garrison were different. They made countless sacrifices in exchange for this moment. Many
The surviving soldiers sobbed excitedly.
The tens of thousands of people in the city felt as if they were celebrating the New Year.
Especially those refugees who have seen the world, they naturally know how tragic the war in Fenggao has been during this period!
It is also clearer that under such circumstances, once the Jizhou army breaks the city, it is very likely to do something!
Some of them have experienced those things more than once, and even...
I have participated in it more than once!
Now that the dark clouds that accumulated in our hearts have finally dissipated, everyone is relieved!
The originally lifeless city suddenly became lively.