Mo Wen was also injured. A stray arrow hit his thigh and caused a lot of blood. Although it was not fatal, he could only sit and command these days. Mo Wen couldn't be more satisfied with the performance of his soldiers.
After surviving the initial brutal test, the officers and soldiers of the Prince's Army gradually grew up, adapted to this war, and found ways to protect themselves more effectively and eliminate the enemy!
Only in this way can Zhenjiang City be firmly defended under the crazy offensive of the Han army day and night...
However, looking at the soldiers under his command who had been on the verge of the limit countless times and survived, Mo Wen knew that this time, they might not be able to survive... The northern city wall had collapsed, and Wu Wei relied on the temporary wooden fence to hold on.
It lasted six days, but the casualties also jumped from the lowest to the highest!
On the east wall, more than 60% of the casualties were dead and wounded, and Xu Huaiqing had to rely on civilians to support him!
On the west wall, guard Cheng Zheng fought bloody battles and was injured in dozens of places. He was finally killed the day before yesterday. The deputy general who took over his command was also killed yesterday. The person in command there today is a Qianhu. Because he is better than him
All the great officers died...
The southern city wall that Mo Wen and Er Hei were in charge of was the main direction of the Han army's attack, so the losses would not be mentionable. If Xue Lu's reserve team hadn't pulled up, it would have been broken long ago...
What's even more frightening is that he has no cards in his hand, which means that all the defenders can only rely on themselves. Once they can't withstand it, it's time for the city wall to break down!
"Old Mo," one of Erhei's eyes was hit by a gun and tied hastily with a piece of cloth, making him a one-eyed dragon. At this moment, he squinted his remaining eye, sat crookedly next to Mo Wen, and asked in a low voice
He said: "Please tell me whether the reinforcements will come or not."
"Come." Mo Wen nodded without hesitation.
"When?" Erhei asked.
"Anytime." Mo asked.
"Really or not?" It was a lull in the enemy's attack on the city. Xue Huan also came over. Although he was very down-to-earth, he didn't quite believe what Mo Wen said: "I know that in the entire south, there is no
The army will come to support."
"Of course it's the army sent by the emperor." Mo Wen asked: "The army will get on the ship from Tianjin and enter the Yangtze River by sea. It will take at most six days to reach Zhenjiang." He paused and said, "Counting the days, it's almost time to arrive."
"Well, if everything goes well, sir, it's indeed time to arrive." Erhei nodded.
"If you can't trust me, can you still not trust me?" Mo Wen nodded and said to Xue Huan: "Tell the soldiers that you must hold on and never fall before dawn."
"Yes." The two nodded, got up, and went to appease the soldiers separately.
Looking at their backs, Mo Wen looked extremely apologetic... because he was lying to his brother. In fact, no reinforcements would arrive. Just yesterday, a carrier pigeon flew into Zhenjiang City and brought Zhu Zhanji's
Secret letter. Only the prince and Mo Wen knew the content of the letter. No more than five people even knew of the existence of the letter.
In the letter, Zhu Zhanji told the prince Zhu Di's attitude that the emperor wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and would not send troops to rescue him!
After reading the letter, the prince was stunned. He locked himself in the room and has not shown his face until now. The prince can be willful, but Mo Wen can't do it. The soldiers guarding the city are still looking at him. Mo Wen hides his despair.
Emotion, returned to his position, commanding the defense of the city, while repeatedly thinking about whether to tell Erhei and the others the truth.
At this precarious moment, he wanted to tell his brothers frankly, but when he spoke just now, he lied after all... The instinct of a general dominated him, preventing him from telling the truth! Because he could see
When they came out, Erhei and Xue Huan were on the verge of collapse. The reason why they hadn't collapsed yet was simply because of their blind trust in Wang Xian and their unwillingness to admit defeat.
Once the truth is told to them, I am afraid that the two of them will immediately lose their fighting spirit, and the soldiers under their command will also collapse...
As a general, Mo Wen instinctively avoided this situation. He didn't want to lose. Even if he persisted a little longer, he was willing to give everything.
But, is this really right? Mo Wen asked himself and fell into deep confusion.
Fortunately, he was not confused for a long time, and the Han army's attack began again. Mo Wen quickly threw away his messy thoughts and devoted himself to commanding the battle.
Below the city, the banner of the King of Han was flying high, but Zhu Gaoxu still had the same indifferent expression as he watched another attack begin.
"I wonder what will happen this time?" Wang Bin had been tortured by the tenacious defenders and lost all confidence.
"I don't care." Zhu Gaoxu said with a cold expression: "If we can't capture it this time, we will do it next time. The rope will cut off the wood, and the water will penetrate the stone. We will eventually capture it."
"Yes." Wang Bin sighed: "After these days of fierce fighting, the losses of the Prince's Army should exceed 30,000 to 40,000, but our reinforcements continue to arrive." He gritted his teeth and said: "The consumption has also exhausted them!"
"That's right." Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said coldly: "I don't want to lose numbers, I only want Zhenjiang City."
While the two were talking, they saw several fast horses galloping towards them. Look at the rider on the horse, with a red flag on his back. He was a fast horse riding an eight-hundred-mile horse!
When they came near, these dusty cavalrymen dismounted. Zhu Gaoxu, a man with great martial arts skills and superhuman eyesight, saw that their mounts were foaming at the mouth, their belly was heaving violently, and they were trembling as if they were swinging. Zhu Gaoxu knew that these horses were useless.
... War horses are very simple animals that never know the value of their strength. As long as their master keeps urging them, they will run to death with all their might.
Therefore, draining the horse power has always been a taboo for the cavalry. Even if it is an eight-hundred-mile rush, the horse will not be used to death. There is only one situation where the cavalry will do this, and that is when something big has happened! You must race against time.
Come and report!
Sure enough, after rolling saddles and dismounting, several cavalrymen rushed over without even taking a breath. The guards hurriedly stopped them and shouted, "What are you doing!"
"Eight hundred miles from the capital, hurry up!" The leading cavalry said in a deep voice: "Take me to see the prince quickly!"
Zhu Gaoxu's heart seemed to stop beating when he heard the words "Eight Hundred Miles to the Capital". He knew that there was news in the capital, and the winner would depend on what it said!
Wang Bin obviously also knew about it. He waved his hands and said with a trembling voice: "Let them come here quickly!"
The soldiers quickly got out of the way, and the messenger rushed to the banner. In his hurry, he tripped over a stone under his feet and fell into the dust.
This little accident made the King of Han's face darken, and he thought it was unlucky.
The messenger quickly got up, ran to the King of Han, knelt down in front of him, took off the bamboo tube on his back, and raised his hands high. "The capital is eight hundred miles away, hurry up!"
Wang Bin hurriedly took the bamboo tube and checked the paint seal. Seeing that it was intact, he unscrewed the bamboo tube with force and took out an oil paper package inside. There was also a paint seal on the oil paper package. After tearing it open, a letter was lying inside.
Wang Bin held the letter, his hands trembling slightly. He walked up to the King of Han and whispered: "Your Majesty..."
The King of Han took it, tore off the seal, took out the letter and unfolded it. He immediately froze there.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" Wang Bin was frightened when he saw that he had stopped moving. He didn't care about his dignity anymore and kept shouting.
At this moment, the King of Han felt like the world was spinning and he was falling into a bottomless abyss. How could he hear his movements?
Seeing no response, Wang Bin knew something was wrong. He finally couldn't help but leaned over and looked at the content of the letter. He was immediately stunned. On the letter, there were only two simple lines of poetry:
"If Yan Dan's affairs are not established, the Qin Emperor's palace will disappear."
Yan Dan was Prince Dan of Yan State during the Warring States Period. The most famous thing he ever did was to send Jing Ke to assassinate Qin Shihuang, but it failed and cost his own life... Although Wang Bin was a warrior, he also knew this woman and child.
A well-known plot. He also knew the meaning behind these two poems sent 800 miles away. The assassination of Zhu Di failed!
The situation that he has been most worried about these days has finally happened! In an instant, Wang Bin had the urge to kill the King of Han with a knife, ****! This time I will kill you!
Fortunately, the remaining reason told Wang Bin that everyone was like a grasshopper on a rope at this time. If the King of Han was dead, he would definitely not be able to escape!
He remained silent, waiting for the King of Han to come to his senses...
At this time, the generals of the Han army not far away also noticed something strange about them. They heard clearly the sound of "800 miles from the capital" just now, and now they saw the prince and Wang Bin lost their minds.
The hearts of all the generals sank, and they secretly thought: 'Is it possible that the emperor has sent troops?!' Naturally, not many people knew about the assassination of Zhu Di, and most people were still kept in the dark.
But no one dared to ask, they could only wait for the King of Han to speak.
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, even the shouts of killing on the top of the city seemed to have gradually subsided. His Highness the King of Han finally raised his head, looked at Wang Bin who looked frightened, and said softly: "Relax, the sky won't fall."
Then he stood up, raised his voice and said, "That's it for today." After saying that, he walked away.
Wang Bin was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and ordered: "Ming Jin withdraws the troops!"
Soon, the sound of ringing gold resounded through the city, and the attacking soldiers withdrew from the city like an ebbing tide, and the war came to an abrupt end...
However, Wang Bin was surrounded by the generals, who all asked: "Old Wang, tell the truth, what happened? Did the emperor send troops? Don't try to hide it from us, we have all seen it!"
Wang Bin was bombarded with all kinds of things, but he didn't dare to say a word. He could only say with a grimace: "If anything happens, the prince will announce it. Even if you beat me to death, I can't say it..."
"Hey..." Seeing that he was so determined, the generals lost their temper. They couldn't really beat him to death. "Forget it, let's go back to camp. The prince should have an explanation tonight."
The generals mounted their horses and returned to camp. Looking at their figures and the setting sun in the west, Wang Bin felt despair.