Zhao Yunang stood with a angular face as calm as usual. He showed his plan without being humble or arrogant. After hearing this, Wang Lei was very surprised. Unexpectedly, Zhao Yun would adopt this strategy with a very high risk factor.

Wang Lei agreed with this strategy.

If Zhao Yun's plan is successful, it will be easy to win Lu County.

Zhao Yun looked at Wang Lei and said in a deep voice: "To complete the plan, the cooperation of the provincial governor is also needed."

Wang Lei said without hesitation: "No problem. I will cooperate with you with all my strength."

"Thank you."

Zhao Yun stopped talking and turned around and left.

He walked to the door of the tent and paused for a moment. But the next moment, he took another step and left the tent. Wang Lei looked at Zhao Yun's leaving back and felt a sense of joy.

Zhao Yun served under his command. Wang Lei was very sure to take Zhao Yun for his own use.

In the past, Zhao Yun served Gongsun Zan. He was not trusted everywhere and was not valued. However, Wang Lei and Gongsun Zan were different. Wang Lei gave Zhao Yun enough trust and support. Wang Lei believed that Zhao Yun would definitely have a comparison in his heart. What Wang Lei needed to do was to use water to grind it. Gradually, Zhao Yun recognized the Jizhou Army and let Zhao Yun regard himself as a member of the Jizhou Army.

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The next day, early morning.

The sound of war drums suddenly sounded. The majestic sound broke the tranquility of the morning light. As the war drums echoed in the sky, Wang Lei dispatched troops and led the Jizhou army to slowly approach the county town of Lu County.

On the top of the city, Xu Rong, Gan De, Dai Li and others were waiting for the battle.

Gan De had a confused look in his eyes and said, "General. We took down Bingzhou and incorporated no less than 50,000 Bingzhou troops. In addition, the direct troops under the general's command, with the power we currently possess, is not weaker than Wang Lei. Why should we defend?"

Xu Rong said: "You can choose a defensive strategy. Why should you take a head-on attack? It is true that the morale of the Jizhou army has been more or less affected. But Wang Lei just arrived in Lu County. The military front of the Jizhou army is still strong and the morale is still high. At this time, the counterattack is obviously a matter of killing one thousand enemies and destroying himself. When Wang Lei is frustrated in the attack, he will be in a dilemma and go out to fight again."

Zheng Gong, Dai Li and others wanted to speak but stopped him, but Xu Rong was stopped with his eyes. Xu Rong brushed his sleeves and ordered: "Send the order and let the soldiers of the Pioneer Camp cheer up and give their all."

The so-called Pioneer Camp is not the direct army under Xu Rong's command. It is the soldiers gathered after Xu Rong entered Bingzhou.

Gande, Zheng Gong and others answered loudly. They returned to their respective positions one by one, preparing to fight against the Jizhou army.

The sound of war drums became more and more high and excited.

The sound of the horn echoes in the air.

The sky above the county town of Lu County was filled with the smoke of war. It took not long. The Jizhou army came outside the city.

"Arrowman. Get ready."

The loud voice blew loudly. The archers quickly came to the front.

"Room."

After a brief pause, there was another loud shout, and it was shaking with the flag.

The bow and arrow resting on the bowstrings came out of the string.

The buzzing vibration of the bow string echoed in the air, forming a unique melody. Xu Rong saw this scene and his eyes remained unchanged. He ordered the soldiers to raise their shields to resist. A dense rain of arrows passed through the sky and fell on the city.

“Du.Du.”

The bows and arrows shot on the shield, and the sound of impact came one after another.

Under the cover of bows and arrows, the vanguard of the Jizhou Army began to charge.

Ladders, crashes, catapults and other weapons to siege the city. They are constantly approaching the city walls.

Killing morale, and the momentum of siege is high and imposing.

The soldiers of Jizhou soldiers came to the city. At this time, the siege vehicles had already begun to act and kept hitting the city gate, causing the city gate to clang.

The city gate was shaken. The defenders on the city used squats, stones, etc. to defend against the attack of the Jizhou army.

The cloud ladder approached the city wall and was quickly installed. As the soldiers continued to pull the ropes, the main ladder of the cloud ladder continued to rise. In the end, it was level with the city wall. The soldiers climbed up along the ladder of the cloud ladder and set up a wide and thick wooden board directly on the main ladder.

"Kill. Take Lu County."

The soldier yelled and ran up the wooden boards toward the city.

One by one, the soldiers of Jizhou army kept climbing and running and moving forward quickly.

Gande held a knife and shouted, "Stop it. Block it for me." His eyes were fierce, and he kept slashing the soldiers rushing up from the ladder. However, there were more and more soldiers from Jizhou who were killing the city.

The two sides fought each other in close combat on the city, and the battle became more and more intense.

Xu Rong personally directed it, but he was not panicked at all and was extremely calm.

Zheng Gong said: "General. More and more soldiers from Jizhou are killing Shangcheng. It is difficult to block the attack by relying solely on the recruited soldiers. Please order the troops stationed under the city to fight."

Xu Rong looked serious and said unquestionably: "No. It's not time to dispatch the army."

Zheng Gong had no choice but to continue defending.

Wang Lei observed the battle situation in the city outside the city. Seeing the scene on the city, his eyes narrowed, and there was even more doubt in his eyes. Although the siege was fierce, the Jizhou army was very smooth from the beginning of the war. He easily killed the city wall. In contrast, Xu Rong's soldiers continued to resist, as if they were fighting stubbornly. The combat effectiveness was not strong.

Ju Su said excitedly: "Lord, we are about to win this battle."

In fact, Ju Su had also considered the situation of siege before. He thought that it would take some effort to defeat Xu Rong. However, the defense power on the city was very weak. Ju Su shook his head in his heart. Xu Rong was just a fictional reputation.

The war continued. More and more Jizhou troops were fighting on the city.

Xu Rong still did not dispatch the remaining soldiers. He personally commanded the army to resist. Under Xu Rong's command, the city defenders fought back again and again, blocking the Jizhou army, which was in a tide of offensives, and defeated the Jizhou army again and again.

The war started in the early morning and lasted until evening. There was still no decision on the outcome.

Seeing this, Ju Su, Shen Pei and others did not dare to underestimate Xu Rong anymore. Unexpectedly, Xu Rong could actually block the attack.

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"Ming Jin to withdraw his troops."

As night approaches, Wang Lei gives the order to withdraw his troops.

The Jizhou army slowly retreated. Xu Rong stood on the city and breathed a long sigh of relief. After he took a breath, his eyes turned and fell on Gande, Dai Li, Zheng Gong and You Yong. Seeing the four people sitting directly on the cold corpse, gasping for breath. With a stern face, he shouted in a deep voice: "It's not the time to completely relax. Send orders. The soldiers are on the rest while being cautious to prevent the enemy from siegeing the city again."

"promise."

Gande nodded and sent an order immediately.

The soldiers guarding the city were ordered. Although they were so tired that they didn't want to move, they had to obey the orders.

Xu Rong glanced at the soldiers on the city tower and was happy.

If the soldiers who were recruited before had no edges. Then these soldiers who had experienced bloody battles could polish out sharp edges. How many soldiers would die in this battle? Xu Rong didn't care about it. What Xu Rong cared about was the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the army. After the bloody battle, the soldiers were used to fighting and their combat effectiveness could go further.
Chapter completed!