Wang Ding is still not sure whether Zhang Lu will continue to attack.
But Gao Shun and Xu Huang really need to take a rest.
Continuing to stay on the city wall, Zhang Luzhen launched the seventh wave of attacks, and it was difficult for the two of them to sustain themselves.
Han Sui resisted three waves of attacks in the morning and had rested in the afternoon.
The time between each previous attack was almost as long as a cup of tea.
Gao Shun and Xu Huang saw that Zhang Lu had not launched an attack even after a cup of tea, so they followed Wang Ding down the city wall.
Xu Huang only slept for two hours yesterday, and he fought continuously for a whole day today.
Returning to his tent, he fell asleep as soon as he lay down.
Gao Shun just washed his face, and soon his snoring sounded in the tent.
Wang Ding was also very tired, but instead of resting, he went to find Jia Xu.
Wang Ding said worriedly: "Sir."
Jia Xu said with a smile: "My lord, there is no need to worry. Zhang Lu will at best feign an attack tonight. He only needs 5,000 men to defend the city."
Wang Ding said: "Why?"
Jia Xu said: "There is no moon tonight. It would be okay if we attack by surprise. But if we want to attack by force, it will be more difficult than during the day."
Night fighting is a challenge for both sides.
Several times before Wang Ding fought at night, it was always a moonlit night.
In addition, he also attacks sneakily, catching the enemy by surprise.
Now that he is on guard, Zhang Lu can only attack head-on.
Even if you hold a torch, it is difficult to see clearly what is happening on the city wall.
According to what Jia Xu said, as long as there are five thousand people, it will have the same effect as ten thousand people during the day.
Jia Xu said: "If my lord is still worried, you can also get some dummies and place them on the city wall."
In the dark night, Zhang Lu, who was attacking under the city, had a hard time distinguishing whether the people standing on the city wall were real people or fake ones.
Seeing that Jia Xu was so sure, Wang Ding finally stopped worrying.
The dummy was quickly placed on the city wall.
Just put the extra armor on the wooden sticks, and then let them lean against the wall stacks on the city wall.
Even if the other soldiers on the city wall were a little further away, it would be difficult to tell that this was a dummy.
Wang Ding washed his face with cold water, did not take off his armor, and leaned on the couch with his eyes closed to rest.
Inside the pass, two thousand civilians carried bundles of arrows to the city wall to replenish the day's consumption.
About half an hour passed.
On the originally quiet city wall, the soldiers on the watchtower blew the horns.
Outside the originally dark city, a fire dragon seemed to suddenly appear and was approaching quickly.
Zhang Lu was very insidious and deliberately waited for half an hour, hoping to make the Han army guarding the city relax their guard.
During the march, they did not use torches, but waited until the army was approaching the pass before suddenly lighting the torches.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack."
On the city wall, the Han troops shouted.
"Woooo..."
On the watchtower, the soldiers on alert blew their horns so hard that several veins appeared on their necks, and their faces turned red from the exertion.
Dong Dong Dong!
There was a rumbling sound on the city wall.
The soldiers who had just rested in the city were awakened one after another.
Someone with instinct picked up a spear and rushed to the city wall.
But he was stopped by Wang Ding.
Wang Ding stood at the door of the military camp and shouted loudly: "No need to worry, you will continue to rest."
He believed in Jia Xu's judgment.
When the soldiers saw Wang Ding guarding the door, they were no longer panicked, but they did not go back to rest immediately.
They are still worried that the compatriots on the city wall will not be able to stop the enemy's attack.
Even though the enemy had not yet attacked the city wall during the day, they also knew that there were only 5,000 compatriots on the wall.
"Everyone go back and rest. There will be a big battle tomorrow. What you have to do now is to recharge your batteries." Wang Ding said.
His tone was firm and his eyes were sharp. He was not worried at all when he was in front of Jia Xu, but was full of confidence.
"Believe in your comrades who are fighting."
Gao Shun also woke up and said: "I believe my lord, everyone should go back and rest."
Xu Huang, who was also a soldier, pushed those soldiers who were unwilling to rest into their dormitories one by one.
But even if they lay in bed again, many people couldn't sleep. Listening to the sounds of fighting outside the city, they were worried and wanted to fight.
Wang Ding summoned a group of people and asked them to stand guard in front of the military camp. No one was allowed to come out without his order.
Looking at Gao Shun and Xu Huang, Wang Ding said: "You two, go and have a rest. The military advisor said that Zhang Lu is just feigning an attack tonight, just to harass us."
Gao Shun and Xu Huang both want to take a look at the city wall. Only by taking a look can they feel at ease.
Gao Shun said: "Lord, please go and take a look, otherwise I won't be able to sleep."
Seeing their expressions, Wang Ding nodded and said, "Okay, let's go and see it together."
It doesn’t take much time just to take a look.
The three of them came to the city wall together and saw Han Sui commanding his soldiers to resist the attack.
Wang Ding walked over and asked: "How many people are there in the enemy army?"
Han Sui said: "I can't see clearly. It should be about the same as during the day."
The enemy's attack is not too fierce now. Han Sui commanded 5,000 soldiers to resist it, which is relatively easy now.
On the ground under the city wall, there are many burning torches, some of which were thrown by the Han troops on the wall, and some of which were left by Zhang Lujun.
Barely lighting up a part of the world.
Zhang Lu did not use a ladder, just a dozen long ladders mounted on the wall.
Compared with the attack during the day, these believers in the dark, even if they are still brave and unafraid of death, their movement speed is much slower than during the day.
Many people climbed up the long ladder, but before they were attacked by the Han troops on the city wall, they missed the mark and fell off the ladder.
"Okay, you two come back with me to rest." Wang Ding stood next to Han Sui and said after looking at him for a while.
There is really no danger.
With Han Sui here again, it should be enough.
When he really couldn't support it any longer, it wouldn't be too late for him and Gao Shun Xu Huang to come back.
Gao Shun and Xu Huang nodded. They were just worried that the soldiers on the city wall would not be able to stop the enemy.
They all know in their hearts that they really need to have a good rest.
Leave it to Han Sui tonight, they will have a tough battle tomorrow.
If you can recover a little more mental and physical strength, you can hold on for a while longer tomorrow.
Wang Ding also went to rest.
Leave everything on the city wall to Han Sui for command.
In the dark night, Zhang Lu stood in the distance, watching his followers attack the Han army one after another, but no one was able to scale the city wall.
He is extremely calm.
Tonight, his purpose is indeed as Jia Xu said, which is to consume the Han army and prevent it from sleeping.
Wang Ding returned to the military camp and inspected the area with Gao Shun. They found that many soldiers were lying on the bed. Even though they were very tired after a day of fighting, they could not sleep now.
Many people opened their eyes and looked in the direction of the city wall, as if they could see the battle on the city wall through the tents.
Wang Ding said: "This won't work."
He did not let these soldiers participate in the battle because he wanted them to have a good rest.
No one is sleeping now. How can we have fighting strength tomorrow morning? I'm afraid I won't even be able to draw the bowstring.
Gao Shun didn't know what to do. The soldiers didn't sleep and he didn't have hypnosis.
Zhang Lu will definitely attack continuously tonight.
Even if it is just a feint attack, the drums and horns from outside will not stop.
Even if they are not worried that the enemy will attack, the sound of drums and horns and the sound of fighting will make them unable to sleep.
Wang Dingdao: "Don't let these sounds affect their sleep."
"Tear apart those brocade clothes and let every soldier block his ears."
The brocade garment is broken, but it can still be repaired.
When the time comes, we will have someone transport a batch over. Now we must ensure that these soldiers can have a good rest and cannot be disturbed by the outside world.
Wang Ding personally led a team of soldiers to take apart the brocade clothes one by one, and then a team of soldiers delivered the catkins to each soldier.