Chapter 362: War drums beat, horses leap and whips are raised

Chapter 362: War drums beat, horses leap and whips are raised

Chapter 362: War drums beat, horses leap and whips are raised

The attack on Dingbian City did not stop and continued for another night.

The shouts and screams continued, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

Even though the defenders of Dingbian City still had a hard time defending,
But even the ordinary soldiers defending the city noticed that the frequency and intensity of Luchuan's siege had decreased.

For example, the Iron Blade Army and the Gold Back Army, which were the vanguards a few days ago, have also disappeared.
The only siege weapons that were constantly in use were catapults and ladders.

The battering rams and siege towers disappeared.

This made the soldiers on the four walls of Dingbian City couldn't help but show their joy.

But neither Deng Zhizhong nor the other generals of the Beijing Army were happy.

They are all generals who have fought in sieges.

In a siege, a temporary pause does not mean giving up, but means gathering strength!

The real cessation of the siege always comes with the last struggle.

The same is true for the Luchuan Army in front of us.

The generals didn't believe they would give up so quietly.

Deng Zhizhong and other generals had not rested for three days and three nights.
But at this moment, I still forced myself to cheer up.
The soldiers and civilians in the city were mobilized to repair the city walls and clear the passages.

In addition, as much defensive equipment as possible will be sent to the city walls.

The common people and soldiers felt the solemnity of the general, and gradually learned the whole story from their superiors.

Knowing there is one last siege,
Their mood was visibly low, yet hopeful.

This time the siege will be much stronger than before, and it is still unknown whether it can be defended.

As long as they hold on, everyone can save their lives and continue to enjoy peace.

As a result, the entire Dingbian City fell into a confused and anxious atmosphere.

As Luchuan gradually settled down,
I even felt a little urged in my heart, hoping that Luchuan would come quickly for a decisive battle!

At the same time, on the south side of Dingbian City,

Although it was already bright in the sky and the sunlight was filtering through the gaps in the tent, Lu Yunyi still did not wake up.

Because the battle plan has been fully prepared,

In the past two days since arriving in Dingbian City,
Those were the two most relaxing days for him, and he slept until noon every time.

But today, Lu Yunyi, who was experiencing the bizarre and colorful world in his dream, felt his body shaking slightly.

A hazy voice came from the horizon or beside him, surrounding his entire world.

"Brother Yun'er, Brother Yun'er, wake up!"

Lu Yunyi's relaxed brows slightly frowned, and he waved his hands impatiently.
But he reacted quickly and opened his tightly closed eyes.

The remaining haziness in my eyes disappeared in an instant.
Instead, there was brilliance and seriousness.

He saw a large dark face close before him.
He also saw the bloodshot eyes and the slight cracks on Liu Heiying's face.

Lu Yunyi sat up straight abruptly, his voice hoarse but solemn:
"What happened?"

Liu Heiying's face was solemn. He handed over a piece of paper in his hand and spoke in a low voice:
"Brother Yun'er, this is a rough record of the power used by Luchuan to attack the city last night.
Luchuan was a little strange yesterday. I think Lord Mu's army should be here soon. Luchuan will fight to the death today."

Lu Yunyi's face was solemn, and he didn't even bother to wash up.

He quickly flipped open the document and read through it line by line.
His voice sounded doubtful:

"Only 8,000 soldiers were on rotation? Only ten catapults were deployed?"

Liu Heiying nodded heavily:
"Yesterday, Wang Shen and Sun Sian noticed something was wrong.

On the western battlefield, the same faces and formations appeared twice.
After several confirmations, it was confirmed that Luchuan did not follow the original rotation of soldiers to attack the city.

Instead, it was rotated several times by one department.

The initial estimate of the number of casualties was between 9,000 and 10,000, with 2,000 killed in the battle.

The catapults were not rotated according to the normal siege equipment, but were used regardless of the cost.
By morning, only six catapults remained.
The four missing vehicles were probably damaged due to frequent use and lack of maintenance.

So I wait for the results.
I believe that Luchuan will make a last-ditch effort at all costs today.

At the same time, I arranged for Qin Yuanfang to lead more than ten people.
They groped their way eastwards and crossed the river overnight to find out whether Lord Mu's army had arrived.

But there has been no news yet.”

Liu Heiying paused, smiled, and scratched his head gently:

"So I thought, let Brother Yuner go to the battlefield to see how the Luchuan people deployed their troops.
See if they are making a final attack or preparing for their escape."

Hearing this, Lu Yunyi looked at Liu Heiying in surprise.
Suddenly he laughed and patted his shoulder vigorously:

"Great job, Black Hawk, you can even come up with this idea. That's great progress!"

In Lu Yunyi's opinion, whether they are the famous generals of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the famous generals of Luchuan, or the famous generals of the Ming Dynasty, their military strategies and battle formations have something in common.

As long as you put yourself in their shoes, you can perceive the preventive arrangements.

Just like if there really is a large-scale Ming army behind the Luchuan army,

The generals of Luchuan will certainly take some countermeasures and make changes to the battle formation.

Others may not be able to see it, but they still feel that Luchuan is attacking the city in full swing.

With just a little substitution, you will find that its essence has changed, discover the clues, and guess the next move.

Lu Yunyi was very pleased that Liu Heiying could understand this.

This is enough to prove that Liu Heiying has already shown signs of being a master.

However, Liu Heiying looked confused at the moment, his eyes widened slightly, and he scratched his head gently:

"Brother Yun'er, this is what you told me, have you forgotten?"

Ah? Lu Yunyi's heart suddenly sank.

"When did I say that?"

"Tsk!" Liu Heiying scratched his head hard, dandruff flying everywhere.
"I remember it seemed like it was during the Chinese New Year.

We drank my father's wine secretly, you said that at that time, you also told me at that time"

Liu Heiying cleared his throat to make his voice clear.

He made a palm with one hand and a fist with the other, touched them hard, and then imitated Lu Yunyi's tone and said:

"No wonder life is so hard. I can't find a track I'm good at. It turns out it's a damn war."

After finishing speaking, Liu Heiying emphasized:
"These are the original words, Brother Yun'er. Even though I'm drunk, I haven't forgotten them."

Lu Yunyi's face calmed down. As soon as he said that,
He began to remember that he was drinking Nv'erhong (Girl's Red Wine).

Liu Heiying swore that it was under the tree, but finally he dug it out at the base of the wall.

Seeing his calm expression, Liu Heiying blinked:
"Brother Yun'er, what's wrong?"

Lu Yunyi sighed heavily:
"It's okay. So many years have passed in a flash. It makes me feel emotional just thinking about it."

"Yes." Liu Heiying didn't wait to feel sad.
Then Lu Yunyi changed the subject and grabbed Liu Heying's ear.

"Black Hawk, after so many years,

Why can't you make any progress? Why can't you understand what the enemy is going to do?"

Liu Heiying did not refute, but just stood there gasping for air and hissing non-stop.

When Lu Yunyi got off the bed and let go of his ear,

Liu Heiying smiled innocently and patted his chest vigorously:

"Brother Yun'er, we are still young, there is no need to rush."

"Learn while you are young, because your brain won't work as well when you are older."

The war was urgent, but Lu Yunyi still washed his face and brushed his teeth, and finally put on his armor and hurried out.

Two quarters of an hour later, Lu Yunyi took the telescope and

He quietly looked at the layout of the Luchuan camp and the people who were still attacking the city, frowning.
I hurried down the tree, ran to another tree, and looked from a different angle.
The more he looked, the more Lu Yunyi's brows furrowed.

After he had changed nearly six trees, he murmured:

"its not right"

"What's wrong?"

Liu Heiying, who had been following beside him, asked immediately,
A group of generals also looked over, their eyes widened.

"map."

Lu Yunyi shouted, and Feng Yunfang quickly handed over the map.

This map is not a geographical map.
Rather, it is a distribution map of Luchuan camps and a marching map of Dingbian siege.

Seeing this map, Lu Yunyi frowned slightly.
The guess in my mind was confirmed, and I turned to order:
"Order Wang Shen to take people to the eastern camp to take a look.
The original layout of the military tents was for cavalry charges, with passages deliberately left out.

Now let's see if there are any defensive arrangements.
It mainly depends on whether the road is twisted, key corners and the end of the road are blocked by tents."

The messenger left in a hurry.

After everyone left, Lu Yunyi spoke out what he was thinking:
"According to Silunfa's arrangement, he did not intend to run away, nor did he intend to continue attacking the city.
Instead, we are preparing to fight Lord Mu's army to the bitter end."

"what?"

Everyone's brows furrowed.
In the battle plan made by the front army scout department,
Si Lunfa should be the first to flee south,

Then the front scouts led a mob to stop the enemy.
The army behind him rushed forward and took it down easily.

At that time, the front army scouts will certainly be under fierce attack, and all preparations made are for defense purposes.

If Si Lunfa turned around and fought a decisive battle with the Ming army in Chuxiong,

That.
Before the generals could figure it out, Lu Yunyi heaved a sigh of relief:

"The change in Luchuan's attack direction will also bring substantial changes to us. We will change from the previous passive defense to active offense."

After hearing this, all the generals understood it completely, and their eyes lit up.

Attacking is what elite cavalry excels at.

This is also what the front army scout unit has been doing in the past two years.

At this moment, Wang Shen hurried back with two soldiers.

Wherever he went, soldiers and generals would make way for him.

After two years of hard work, everyone knows the importance of mapping and terrain exploration.
I have become more and more impressed by Wang Shen, who was previously inconspicuous.

Even though he looks like an old farmer now, with a hunched body and wrinkled skin, his movements are still extremely fast.

Soon, Wang Shen came to Lu Yunyi.
He performed a full military salute without any formalities and immediately handed over the document in his hand.

Lu Yunyi opened it and listened to him:

"Sir, you are right. The entire eastern camp of Luchuan has changed its offensive posture.

The surrounding arrangements were no longer for attacking Dingbian City, but for defense.
Even in the two southwest directions, we found that the Luchuan Army was digging trenches and preparing to set up defensive fortifications. "

After the words fell, Lu Yunyi also finished reading the map here, clenched his fists, and couldn't help but say "Okay!"

Everyone present could feel his excitement.

Lu Yunyi looked at Wang Shen:
"I've worked hard for you these past two days. You need to investigate the changes in the Luchuan camp.
At the same time, try to hide your body as much as possible and don't let the Luchuan soldiers find out."

Wang Shen smiled, revealing his yellow teeth:

"Yes, sir, I will go down first."

"Go ahead. There's no need to rush. There's still time. Just walk slowly."

"okay."

Wang Shen left in a hurry. Lu Yunyi's face turned cold and he gave the order in a deep voice:

"The commanders of each unit changed their battle plans after returning.

Plan No. 3 will be the best plan. At that time, Luchuan will change from attacking to defending against Dingbian.
We must concentrate all our strength to break the siege of Dingbian when the war begins!"

"In addition, once the war breaks out, we must isolate the inside and outside.
All the Luchuan soldiers in the military camp must be killed immediately and not allowed to leak any information! "

The military order was issued, and all the generals stood still.
His face was extremely solemn, and he whispered:
"Yes!"

Lu Yunyi nodded heavily:
"Our front-line scout unit is famous all over the world, and we will fight here."

"I hope you will bravely take the lead and kill the enemy bravely!"

The morning is always so short.

As soon as the sun rose, the entire Luchuan camp was in motion!

The desolate horn sounded suddenly,

This time it's not on the entire enemy front line, but on the entire Luchuan camp!
The sound vibrates and collides in the air,
Finally, it slowly ascended into the sky with a terrifying momentum.

After a while, the desolate horn sound turned into the rapid drumbeat.
The war drums were beating, and the air was filled with solemnity and coldness.

Suddenly, the earth began to shake.

All the generals in Dingbian were attracted by the huge momentum and hurriedly climbed up the city wall.

With just one glance, the pupils of many generals present suddenly shrank.

He exuded an uneasy coldness, and my heart sank.

Looking around, countless soldiers were pushing numerous siege machines slowly forward.

The huge siege tower is very conspicuous.

There are five siege towers on each of the southeastern walls, and three on each of the northwest walls.

Behind them were numerous catapults.
At a glance, there are more than ten vehicles.

They were arranged in order behind the army,
The soldiers were waiting in the rear, ready to throw huge rocks.

Huge battering rams and ladders moved forward alternately.

There were soldiers with shields guarding him.

The round wheels pressed against the ground, raising wisps of smoke.

Looking around, the enemy forces facing each of the four walls were far greater than before.

This made the soldiers feel depressed.
The joy felt yesterday was gone, and morale was a little low.

Almost all the generals noticed this.

The hoarse shouts of generals echoed across the square city.

The east city wall is also the wall facing the Luchuan army formation.
Deng Zhizhong had disheveled hair and a pale face. He was already quite old, but now he looked like a dead tree.

He stood in front of all the soldiers defending the city, with his back to the enemy.
With all my strength, I screamed:
"Brothers, this is Luchuan's last offensive.
We will defend it no matter what the cost!
We are the Beijing army. If we let these southwestern barbarians break into the city,

Not only will I be embarrassed, but you and your family and friends will also be ashamed because of this!
I know how hard my brothers have worked.
I promise again that as long as we can hold on to this offensive,
After the war, each person will be awarded five taels of silver as a reward, and there will be no worries about pensions!
I hope you will fight the enemy together with me.
As long as I am still alive, I will not leave this east city wall!"

He stayed on the city wall for three days and three nights, and all the soldiers of the Dragon and Tiger Guards saw him.
At this moment, I actually felt a little sorry for the commander. After all, he is so old.

Morale was slightly boosted.

Deng Zhizhong felt that this was not enough, so he continued:
"I have good news for you all.

The army of Lord Mu of Yunnan has appeared at the bottom of Luchuan and will arrive today or tomorrow.

This is why Luchuan attacked the city in such a hurry.

As long as the city is defended, Luchuan will surely be defeated.

Your wealth and splendor are innumerable!"

Deng Zhizhong drew out the long sword in his hand, placed it on his head, and roared with all his might:

“Kill the enemy!!”

The soldiers looked at each other with burning eyes, raised their swords and spears, and shouted:
“Kill the enemy!!”

“Kill the enemy!!”

The commander will not shy away, the reward will be generous, the war will be over, and the morale will be boosted!

On the south wall, Mu Sheng covered his chest with his hands. The linen and bandages had already been stained red with blood.
At this moment, he was leaning on his saber, standing in front of the soldiers, and spoke calmly:
"I'm sure you all know who I am.

So I want to tell you that no matter how bad the situation is,

My father will definitely come to save me. If I am not mistaken, he should be behind the Luchuan Army now.

This is Luchuan’s last stand, and we must defend it.

Brothers, I have been in Hongfuwei for a long time.
The purpose is to surpass my father and elder brother. Of course, now I have a brother-in-law.
I can't do this by myself, I need the help of all the brothers present.

As long as we work together, there will be a slight chance of catching up!"

Mu Sheng smiled and pulled off a piece of dead skin from his face:
"Now, I would like to ask you brothers,

The next battle must be fierce! Be brave!
I will fight bravely with you and I will not take a single step back!
Now, three of the four walls are elite troops.

Only the southern city wall is guarded by the Yunnan people themselves.

Yunnan is our hometown. We will live here, get married and have children.

If Luchuan were to take over here,
Your family and mine will be displaced and on the move again. Do you want to live this kind of life?"

"No!!" a loud shout rang out!

"it is good!"

Mu Sheng's voice also rose by two tones, his eyes sharp:

"Let us fight the enemy together and keep them out!"

The west and north walls were also filled with blood at this moment.

The captains’ words of encouragement were delivered generously!
The war intentions of the four cities were quickly conveyed by the messengers down the city walls.

For a moment, whether it was the civilians or the soldiers, they all looked like they were fighting to the death!

The low morale turned around at this moment and became more sharp!

In the Luchuan camp, words of encouragement were also generous!

"The first one to reach the summit will be rewarded with a thousand acres of fertile farmland and a title of general for defeating the enemy!"

"The first one to break through the city will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of gold and have many descendants!"

"Whoever kills the general and seizes the flag will be appointed as an official in the court and awarded the title of lord!"

Many Luchuan soldiers who had been conserving their energy heard this.

His eyes have become increasingly red, and his face is filled with desire and eagerness.

The city walls that once frightened them have now become the cornerstone of their success!

Fifteen miles behind Luchuan Camp, Mu Ying led 30,000 cavalrymen to arrive first.

As soon as we arrived here, the spies waiting here rushed out and shouted:

"Report, Luchuan is about to launch the final siege!"

"Luchuan has already turned nearly 70,000 soldiers around to fight against Luchuan."

"Luchuan elephant soldiers have begun to march towards Chuxiong, and they are escorted by elite cavalry and infantry."

"There are Luchuan's reserve troops to the south of Dingbian City. Judging from their camp, their number should be around 50,000."

Mu Ying's eyes were filled with fatigue and he narrowed them slightly.
Looking at the exhausted horses and soldiers under him, he made a decision and gave the order in a cold voice:
"All soldiers dismount and rest. In two hours, head to Luchuan camp at full speed to relieve the siege of Dingbian!"

(End of this chapter)