The shouts of killing outside the city were getting louder and louder. It was probably because the enemy's attack had started again. Jiang Bin lay tiredly in the big chair motionless. He really didn't have the energy to ask about the progress of the war now. It had been five days. , there was still no movement, no matter in the direction of Anyuan or Longdong, not even a piece of letter. Jiang Bin was a little desperate.
Facing the increasingly powerful enemy offensive, his brothers fell down one by one, almost running out of ammunition and food. The reserve team has used it several times, and I'm afraid it will disappear after two more uses. Li Wufeng was so vicious that he even used oil phosphorus bombs and rocket attacks, which made him suffer a big loss even though he was prepared. Countless brothers fell under the violent attacks one after another. He went down and never stood up again.
Recalling the numerous battles in the past few days, Jiang Bin, who had experienced many battles, shuddered. There is also the wolf smoke bomb, which produces suffocating smoke when burned, causing the unprepared side to suffer a lot. It cannot open its eyes, cannot breathe, and is completely in a situation of being beaten. How can such a battle be fought? Have to go down? Moreover, the enemy's attacks are becoming more and more fierce, and their cooperation is becoming more and more skillful and tacit. The city defense fortifications that could still be relied upon have also become fragmented under the continuous fierce battles in the past few days. If this continues, at most two or three days, I am afraid that the city defenses will be destroyed. This is the ending of the death of people on Chengpo.
He put his hands on his cheeks and rubbed them vigorously, as if he wanted to clear up his dull mind, but what if he just woke up? Holding on without support is already a dead end, so is the only way to break out? Putting aside whether he can succeed or not, if he makes the decision without receiving orders, he is afraid that the Holy King will never spare him. And seeing the tight formation of enemy troops outside the city, he is afraid that there will be very few left to break out of the siege. Well, what will be waiting for you
"Sir, this is an urgent report from An Yuan!"
"Oh?" As if he had taken a dose of stimulant, Jiang Bin suddenly jumped up from his chair and rushed forward. Even the soldier who was delivering the letter was stunned by the coach's outrageous move and hurriedly Present the letter in your hand.
After a series of quick movements, Jiang Bin couldn't wait to tear open the cover of the letter and read ten lines at a glance. However, just a few seconds later, Jiang Bin's joy disappeared without a trace, replaced by endless disappointment and sorrow. .
"Brother Jiang Bin, I heard that the war in Lulong is very tight recently, and the bandit army's offensive is very fierce. However, my brother has used his own strength to stop the bandit Li. I am very relieved. I have received my letter asking for help, and I have taken a lot of thought. , Anyuan's troops are already insufficient and cannot be mobilized; the war in Heshuo is fierce, and there is no soldier available; the bandits at Partridge Pass are peeking at Longdong, and they must not fall into Li's plan. I hope I can understand my brother's intentions. Don't have any resentment in your heart. My brother is also aware of my situation. For the current plan, I just hope that my brother can stick to the defense and wait patiently for help. Li Thief has worked hard to advance far away, but at the end of his powerful crossbow, he can no longer penetrate Lu's silk. My brother will definitely He can ward off the invading enemies and ensure the safety of Lulong. When the war in Heshuo is over, my brother will personally bring millions of troops to help and show the glory of our holy country."
Seeing this, Jiang Bin's heart felt as if it had been immersed in an ice cave. He was no longer interested in reading the rest of the content. He looked out the window with sad eyes. The loud killing sounds seemed to have suddenly become quieter. He was abandoned, and there wasn't even a single word about breaking out in the letter. It was clear that he didn't want to give up Lu Long. At the beginning, I had proposed to retreat to the dangerous place of Anyuan, but I did not get any support or response from anyone. Now I have to fight against the northwest army on my own. I am praised highly by the superiors, but my actual thoughts are Don't you know it yourself? Waiting for help? Reinforcements but don’t know where they are yet? Something happened to Heshuo? There was a burst of anger in my heart. When the Heshuo war was over, I was afraid that I and a group of brothers would have turned into a pile of withered bones in a mass grave.
No resentment? He asked himself to die for them here, but he still told himself not to hold any grudges. At this time, Jiang Bin suddenly felt that he seemed to have a sense of enlightenment. Why did he join the Taiping Army in a hot-headed way? Did he really believe in "Taiping Dao"? What are the teachings in the Bible? Not necessarily. All kinds of chaotic thoughts suddenly poured into Jiang Bin's mind. Shaking his head, Jiang Bin tried his best to calm down. It was time to consider how to deal with the situation at hand.
The huge ramming car finally pushed under the city wall under the cover of the oar shields despite the rain of arrows and bullets pouring down from the city wall. The huge and sharp iron spearhead slammed into the closed city gate as the soldiers pushed hard. After a loud noise, even the city head seemed to shake, followed by continuous impacts. The thick and solid city gate seemed to be unable to withstand the violent impact of the ramming vehicle. Seeing that the situation was not right, the commander on the city immediately organized a reserve team. Barrels of tung oil were thrown down one after another. The barrels cracked and the oil scattered. Soon the car that hit the city was soaked with oil stains, and it was already ready to go. The archers immediately poured out the rockets on their strings, and the ramming car immediately ignited a raging fire. The soldiers were also involved in the fire demon, struggling under the city wall, covered with sand, stones and wet cloth. Still could not put out the ramming car that had been soaked in oil and started a fire.
Another overwhelming rain of rocks suddenly fell, and the archers gathered at the top of the city were suddenly caught off guard. Countless blood and red waves splashed, and endless screams and screams filled the entire city.
Staring coldly at the scenes of fighting and fighting in front of him, he stroked his rough jaw with his sharp hand and remained motionless until the rain of stones delivered a fatal blow to the enemy archers. He nodded with satisfaction. His quick response and accurate strikes made him feel quite comfortable. He turned his head and said behind him: "Well done! Make a note of the observation post and catapult unit for me. I will give them a note after the war." achievement!"
Wave after wave of attacks hit the south gate of Lulong City like sea waves. Although each wave always made the city gate tremble greatly, after the wave passed, the city gate still stood as before. The bottom of the city tower was already filled with corpses and destroyed siege equipment. Another wave of offensive failed. The retreating soldiers completed the formation and maintained the defensive formation and began to retreat. The day's combat mission was finally over.
Shaking his head with some regret, Wu Feng sighed softly. Although the fall of Lulong City was already a matter of time, the courage and indomitable resilience shown by the Taiping Army still made Wu Feng sincerely admire him. He did not dare to say that the combat effectiveness of the other party's soldiers was comparable to his own, but their performance in the past few days was enough to put the empire's security forces to shame. I heard that Xu Wenzhe had one hundred thousand elite soldiers to be considered a Taiping Army. Winning the first number, it seems that the situation on the imperial side of the Heshuo War is really not optimistic. Looking back on the good performance of the guy named Cheng Dayou when he led his army to break into Lulong for the first time, it seems that peace is peaceful. Not all in the army are wimps, at least the two figures I met looked like that.
The setting sun is like blood, which seems to be a true portrayal of the cruel battles in the past few days. As the troops of both sides broke away from the battle line, the noisy battlefield for a day finally calmed down. The logistics personnel of both sides cleaned the battlefield tacitly, each carrying out their own duties. When the soldiers' bodies were carried back, the silent atmosphere seemed a bit dull, making people feel like a storm was about to come.
After reading the letter in his hand several times, Wu seamlessly handed it over to his generals for circulation. The whole tent seemed very quiet, except for the occasional questioning and password sounds from patrolling soldiers outside the tent.
It wasn't until the last one finished reading that the letter returned to Wu Feng's desk. Wu Feng then looked at the generals who had different reactions with a relaxed look, "How is it? Everyone feels after reading this. How about it?"
Several generals looked at me, and I looked at you. They seemed unwilling to express their opinions first. They were very different from their usual behavior, which surprised Wu Feng.
"What's wrong? It seems that everyone is not very interested in this news?" Wu Feng raised his eyebrows, glanced at the generals standing on his flanks thoughtfully, and asked slowly.
"Sir, it's not that we are not interested. It's just that now that the city is about to be broken, these Taiping soldiers have thought of surrendering and are asking for such conditions and so. Isn't it a little too arrogant? If we accept their surrender, then the blood of our brothers will not be Is it all in vain? Emotionally, everyone is really unable to accept it, and we can’t explain it to the brothers below, sir." It was Mulig who broke the silence and spoke out the inner thoughts of some generals.
Nodding silently, Wu Feng's heart also darkened. To be honest, he didn't pay much attention to this. He didn't expect that the generals below would pay so much attention to this. But since all the generals have this view, it means that this issue is definitely With a certain degree of universality, it is indeed not easy to change from yesterday's life-and-death enemies to comrades sharing life and death.
"Then everyone's opinion is that you won't accept the surrender of these guys?" Wu Feng asked back, but there was no inclination in his words.
There was another dull moment in the big tent. Song Tianxiong hesitated to speak, but finally did not say anything.
"Everyone thinks that we only need to work harder to deal with the Taiping rebels in Lulong City, but I don't think so. The performance of these rebels in the past few days should be said to be remarkable, although we have all the advantages , but they have also brought us a lot of trouble. If we reject their surrender, they will definitely fight to the death, which will cause great harm to us. I don’t want to see this scene happen. "Wufeng's expression did not change. He tried to figure out the mood of the generals and elaborated. If he could not get the ideological work of his main generals straightened out, even if he forcibly ordered them to accept it, they would still be unhappy. This is inevitable. It would affect the implementation of his future plans, and he didn't want this to happen.
"We will have a lot of wars in the future, and the Taiping Religion now has a lot of power in the north. We will never have less confrontations with them. If we adopt this method of killing them all, it will definitely arouse their desire to resist to the death. , which is extremely detrimental to our future development." After a pause, Wu Feng then added: "As a general, you should not bring your personal feelings and emotions into such a major matter that concerns the overall situation, because you Not only do we shoulder the expectations of our brothers under my command, but we also have to look at our overall future, and I hope my subordinates can clearly understand this."