"Cangbang~" The counterweight stone fell heavily, and the cannon was raised high. The huge potential energy held a huge rock and advanced rapidly in the air at an extremely high speed. In an instant, the stone hit the city wall heavily, making a dull and loud sound.

This was a day in late March 270. It had been five days since Xicheng was sieged by heavy troops.

In late January of this year, after receiving the exact news that the entire Jingzhou Corps of the Eastern Wu advanced westward and the Yangzhou Corps led the troops southward, Sima Yan, under the repeated requests of many royal families, ignored the opposition of Pei Xiu, Jia Chong and others, once again increased the investment of the Jin army besieging Xicheng. He successively transferred 10,000 Jingzhou troops, 10,000 Yangzhou troops and 10,000 Central Army to enter the three counties of Weixing. By mid-March of this year, all reinforcements were in place. Sima Jun had 60,000 troops in his hands, and finally had the ability to launch a strong attack on Xicheng.

"Kill~~"

After the attack of the siege aircraft of our side completed two rounds and was hit by the siege aircraft on the city wall with more and more accurate attacks, Yang Zhao, the commander of the Jin army in charge of siege, drew out his sword and pointed forward. Tens of thousands of Jin soldiers shouted in unison, either pushing the siege tower or carrying a cloud ladder, and began to run quickly towards the four gates of the west city.

"Jin Ni is here again! Archer!"

"Wow~~!"

The fierce siege battle lasted for five days. During these five days, Luo Xian had an average rest time of less than two hours a day. He could not bear to stay here with such a high-intensity battle.

"Hey, Xicheng is a rare large flat land in the three counties of Weixing. It is of course very good to govern the three counties of Weixing with this city as the center. But if this city is used to defend, it would be a bit of a loss."

Since Xicheng is located in the core of the flat Ankang Basin, the surrounding terrain is flat. For the siege, as long as the troops are sufficient, the four gates can attack together.

Sima Jun had about 60,000 troops. After handing over to Hu Lie and Gou Xi to chase Zhang Hu and others, there were still 50,000 troops under Xicheng City. According to Liu Hong's suggestion, the attack of the Jin army was to attack four gates at the same time. Although this greatly dispersed the troops, it also caused the 7,000 defenders in Xicheng City to not get a good rest. Therefore, as time went by, the physical strength of the Xicheng City defenders dropped rapidly. Yang Zhao, who was responsible for leading troops to attack the city, clearly felt that in the past one or two days, the counterattack strength of the Xicheng City defenders was at least much weaker in terms of momentum than the previous two days.

"Hey! This method of exhausted soldiers from Shuhe is really effective. Although our army suffered a little more casualties two days ago, I firmly believe that as long as you persist, on the tenth day, the war losses between the two sides will gradually remain equal."

In the Jin army camp, the chief generals at all levels sat under Sima Jun and summarized the siege in the past few days. Although the Jin army only had two attacks on the city heads in the past five days, overall, everyone was still optimistic.

"Good, I just want to ask, how are our army's casualties in the past five days?"

"This..." Xun Kai hesitated for a moment and stood up: "King, in five days, he has killed more than 5,300 people in battle, more than 2,000 people who were seriously injured and unable to return to the battlefield, more than 7,000 people were slightly injured, and more than 300 people were missing."

"What?" Although Sima Jun, as a noble family, would not take the lives of civilians' lives to heart. But these soldiers are different. When they set out from Luoyang, Du Yuankai repeatedly instructed: These veterans are the seeds of national force, and it is a pity to lose one. These new soldiers have only been training for a year and have just become a little elite. If they are gone, I have to train new people again... So, king, you have to pay attention to casualties!

"King, although there have been heavy casualties in the past few days, there is no doubt that the balance of victory and defeat has gradually tilted towards us. At this time, we must not be kind to women. As long as we persist in the four-sect attack of such strength for another five days, Wei Ni's decline will be inevitable. At this time, it depends on who is more patient and who can hold on to the last breath! If you give up at this time, the soldiers who sacrificed a few days ago will die in vain!"

"...Oh, okay. But the military officer must do his best to treat the wounded. If you can save one, you will be the other."

"The king is polite to the soldiers, and we dare not obey."

"Well, don't put a high hat on me, there are too many casualties here. Even if you take Cao Ti's head, your Majesty and the Young Master will not let me go after you go back. Forget it, let's put it aside for the time being. By the way, how are Xuanwu and Dao Generals doing?"

"King. In the past two months, our army's grain channels have basically remained stable. Some batches of grain ships have been damaged by enemy attacks. But overall, it is expected that the food in the market can reach at least 85% of the city of Xicheng."

It should be said that Hu Lie and Gou Xi's work was still effective in the logistics field: although the two sides have fought almost every day in the past two months, there were very few battles of more than a thousand people on both sides, and the beheadings between each other was only one or two levels, and the number of dozens of levels reached the sky. However, Gou Xi's method of tracking the enemy's traces and taking the initiative to attack did put a great restriction on the guerrillas of Zhang Hu and others. In a few months, the food supply of the 60,000 Jin army was generally safe and stable. This was Gou Xi's victory.

"Well, by the way, is there any news from Cao to report? Are there any new reinforcements from the Shu thief Hanzhong County?"

"I just confirmed with the person who was entering Cao yesterday. There is indeed a force of thousands of people stationed in the Golden City of Hanzhong County, Shu thief, but no abnormalities have been found yet."

"Hmph, although I don't know the military, I also know what the Shu thieves were thinking. Isn't it just to use the Xicheng as a millstone to waste my vitality from Dajin and Wei Ni, so how can they pick peaches in the future? Sure enough, the Shu thieves from Da'er thief to Zhuge Villageman to Guanzifeng are all birds of a feather!"

"Hahaha, king, although the Shu thieves think they have a plan, if they don't take action at this time, we will take down Xicheng. The last general said, although the men under his command tried very hard to shoot all kinds of birds from Xicheng, it is indeed difficult to guarantee a complete shot of what was flying out of the night. Therefore, we cannot guarantee a complete blockade of the news from Xicheng. But even so, the Shu thieves in Hanzhong have not moved at this time. Either the guards of Xicheng are too confident, or the Shu thieves in Hanzhong are too timid! In short, if the Shu thieves' army has not moved at this time, even if their entire army is out tomorrow, it will be too late to arrive in Xicheng."

"Hahahaha~~Good, in this way, as long as the food supply remains stable, our army will definitely be able to capture Xicheng. Everyone works hard! If we can really take the head of the thief Cao Ti, I will return to Luoyang and personally ask for rewards for you, which will definitely satisfy you!"

"Dare not to make every effort to the Great Jin Dynasty!"

...

At the same time, in Xicheng City.

"Reported to the King of Wei and General of Guard, in the battle today, our army suffered 353 deaths, 285 serious injuries, 603 minor injuries, and 6 missing people. In addition, the casualties of the civilians who climbed the city to help guard the guards also exceeded 500."

"Hiss~ Today's casualties are almost twice the casualties yesterday!" It was not Luo Xian who said this, but Cao Ti. Luo Xian also frowned at this time, very distressed.

"The Jin army is sufficiently strong, divided into eight teams, and four gates are constantly attacking, resulting in the lack of sufficient rest for our soldiers. The longer the time is delayed, the greater the casualties of our army will be."

"General Wei, why did Jin rebels have so many soldiers? Xiao Wang has walked around the four gates in the city in recent days. After rough estimates, it is probably less than 50,000. How did they maintain their food supply for so many soldiers? Did the former general and the others encounter an unexpected accident?"

"Please be relieved, for a few months, the Jin army has not taken General Zhang and other generals himself or the head to the city to boast. This means that the generals are still alive at least now. But it is undeniable that they must have encountered some trouble and the harassment of the Jin army's rations is not particularly successful."

"That……"

I really didn't expect that the terrain of Xicheng is so beneficial to the attacking party. It seems that the Haikou, which was praised in front of Da Sima, was still a bit big.

After sighing, Luo Xian said to Cao Ti: "Don't worry, with the view of foreign ministers, even if the Jin army continues to maintain such a high-intensity siege, our army can still hold on with the same intensity with the same intensity for at least five days. After that, if the Jin army can still attack the city without regard for casualties, our army's losses will definitely increase, but at least ten days can last."

"So it means fifteen days. What about fifteen days later?"

"Haha, king, my great man has a large army in the Golden City. Speaking of which, at this time, some people should have arrived there. People come, and the lords from the pigeon loft come in!"

...

March 28th, late at night, Hanzhong, Golden City.

"Report~~The two generals, the flying pigeon in Xicheng passed on the letter!"

"Huh? He actually sent a message so soon? I thought I would have to wait until May at least."

"Haha, it seems that Ling Ze has also encountered a hard battle in the west city. Well, I'll send troops earlier and have already finished fighting back to Longxi. I've been thinking about Yao Kehui's dog head for a long time."

According to Guan Yi's order, Wu Qiao, who had been stationed in the east gate of Hanzhong for nearly three months, was led by Guan Yi, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled, stood up and entered a secret room together.

"General, General Guard sent an urgent message, asking us to launch an attack outside the West City no later than ten days later."

With Wu Qiao and Lai Qing's voice, a thin and tall figure slowly turned around in the dark secret room. It was Jiang Wei who quietly sneaked here from Chang'an.

"Ha, I'll just say it. Luo Lingze was still a little too confident. The city located on the plain like Xicheng is not a city like Yong'an that is leaning on the mountain and facing the river. It's very difficult to defend. Well, two of you, have you done all the things I asked you to do before?"

"How dare you delay the general's order? The 10,000 Longxi Army was divided into twenty batches and penetrated into the mountains of Weixing County one after another. In the past two months, 16 batches of 8,000 people have been scattered. There are only two thousand people left in the Golden City."

"Seriously, there must be a Jin State report from my Jincheng here. Cao is always inquiring. Only in this way can he be surprised. However, since Lingze has already sent a letter to ask for help, then these two thousand people should not sneak out quietly at night. So, take the banner of General Zhang Bogong of the Cavalry, and two thousand people drive east together!"
Chapter completed!