One day later, Ji Yanfeng looked at the defeated enemy army and couldn't help but admire Gu Licai.
Gu Licai said with a solemn expression: "These people performed well. In terms of the quality of the soldiers, they are actually higher than the soldiers of the Western God Kingdom."
"These are all elite soldiers, so this result is normal. Now that you have seen through the opponent's plan, what are you going to do next?" Ji Yanfeng asked.
"I have sent people to chase the largest group of deserters. The army will not rest and march towards Ziwu Pass. Everything will be left to you." Gu Licai said.
"Leave it all to me, what about you? What are your plans?" Ji Yanfeng asked.
"There are not many defenders at Ziwu Pass. To realize the plan I mentioned before, I'm afraid half of them will have to come out. Now they are attacking the city quickly. There are not enough manpower in the city. If they are really hit by repeated attacks, they may collapse, especially if the flanking attack they want has not been carried out.
If the method can be realized," Gu Licai signaled.
"Are you going to stay and deal with it yourself?" Ji Yanfeng asked.
"That's right, I will personally leave fifty thousand people to stop the attack, and leave the rest to you. I think it's okay to just attack the city. Remember not to stop, and not to worry about casualties." Gu Licai warned.
"Okay, if that's the case, then I won't stop." Ji Yanfeng also knew that the situation was urgent. After defeating the ambush, the army accelerated towards Ziwu Pass. After passing by, they arrived the next night.
Because they traveled all night, the army was really tired for a while. They did not approach Ziwu Pass at night. They rested more than ten miles away from Ziwu Pass and only ordered some people to build siege equipment.
In the early morning, some people came out of the city at some unknown time and attacked the most tired camp, causing quite a commotion. Fortunately, there were a lot of people and a small number of opponents. Although there was some chaos for a while, it was still there after dawn.
It was stabilized, but because of the chaos in the early morning, it was a waste of time to rush on the road for an extra day. I had to choose a new place, set up camp, rest and organize for a day, and then start the attack after a day.
Siege battles naturally involve heavy casualties, and the attacking side naturally suffers heavy losses, as does the defending side.
Lin Haoming watched this scene silently and began to think secretly.
From the beginning of the siege, there was no temptation, and it was completely determined to take the city completely, without giving the defenders a break.
Fighting like this, Lin Haoming doubted the opponent's purpose, but Xiao Sheng's shadow did not appear, which made Lin Haoming have a possibility in his mind.
For three consecutive days, they attacked with almost no rest. As night fell on the third day, the battle slowed down a bit, and Hong Chenyi immediately called for a group of generals.
When everyone came over together and saw Hong Chenyi looking restless, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
At this time, after everyone sat down, Hong Chenyi asked deliberately and worriedly: "General Mian, your previous plan, why General Xiao hasn't shown up yet, the enemy keeps attacking, this... this will be broken sooner or later!"
"It may take some time for General Xiao to gather manpower. Nothing can be determined in three days. The enemy takes turns to attack. This may be the usual method of the enemy's new commander. At the moment, we still have enough manpower, and the city defense is strong. We will have enough food and grass for at least three months. Governor
Don't be anxious." Lin Haoming said proactively.
"I'm worried that the current situation is blocked and something will happen if time goes by." Hong Chenyi said worriedly.
"Commander, nothing will happen." Lin Haoming assured again.
Despite this assurance, Hong Chenyi seemed to be even more frightened because he couldn't think of anything for a while, which also made the other generals suspicious.
For two nights in a row, Hong Chenyi called all the generals over, but no one had any good countermeasures. This made Hong Chenyi even more restless, and others also saw that the nephew of the Queen Empress seemed to be an embroidered pillow, not the real person at all.
As for the coach, Mian Zhizhuang seems to be really capable, but he still can't face the enemy. As a result, he was already lacking in confidence, and now he has become even more panic-stricken.
Originally, the generals were summoned after nightfall, but at noon on the third day, Hong Chenyi called for the generals. After everyone arrived, Hong Chenyi suddenly took out an imperial edict and said: "I have your Majesty's secret edict. If
If we really can't hold Ziwu Pass, we can choose to abandon the defense. At present, there is no news about General Xiao. It will definitely not work to hold on like this. Therefore, I decided to break out tonight while the army still has the strength to fight.
"General Mian means to abandon the city?" Seeing this scene, all the generals were shocked. General Ye, as the highest-ranking general among the original generals of Ziwu Pass, couldn't help but ask.
"It's not about abandoning the city, but breaking out of the siege. General Xiao hasn't done anything yet. I'm afraid there was an accident. The enemy has surrounded us, and there is no news coming in. If we are indecisive, then the enemy will kill all of General Xiao, and it will be easy for us all to be killed."
If we destroy them and break out at this time, it will be beneficial to everyone." Hong Chenyi signaled.
"Commander, we still have the strength to fight. The most important thing is that General Xiao doesn't know the situation..."
"Mian Zhizhuang, you were the one who said there was a way, so I believed you, but now? You just think there is a way, wait until...it won't work." Hong Chenyi had already begun to curse.
Seeing the originally gentle Hong Chenyi now swearing, everyone realized that this embroidered pillow was really going to escape.
"Since His Majesty has given the secret order, even if we give up, we will not be responsible. What do you generals think?" Hong Chenyi asked again at this time.
After hearing this, everyone was naturally willing to break out of the encirclement. After all, if you fight to the death, you will really die, and it is naturally better to survive.
All the original guards at Ziwu Pass also nodded in agreement. Lin Haoming deliberately pretended to be unwilling and said: "Captain, even if you want to evacuate, you can't run away all at once, otherwise you will be chased by the enemy. I'm afraid.
They will be slaughtered before they cross the Yinsha River.
"General Mian, what you said is right, so I plan to order General Jiang to lead 5,000 troops to defend the city and wait for me to break through." Hong Chenyi ordered.
"Me!" A general who seldom spoke usually was shocked.
"Yes, General Jiang is a local and is responsible for guarding the South Gate. He is the most familiar with this place. This matter has been decided. You guys still have meaning. If anyone is willing to take the initiative to replace General Jiang, just come forward." Hong Chenyi said.
Naturally no one was willing to hear this, so the matter was settled like this.
It had just fallen into the night, and there was no fighting at the south gate, which seemed to be the safest. But at this moment, taking advantage of the darkness, someone shot more than a dozen arrows towards the opposite side. Seeing that there were still a few more to be shot, someone suddenly shouted:
"General Jiang, what are you doing?"
"Ah!" Hearing the sound, the archer was shocked.
But before he could react, a dozen warriors immediately swarmed him and grabbed him.
This chapter has been completed!