Dusk has passed, night has fallen, and the sky is gradually getting dark.》.》
At this moment, the 1st Battalion and the 2nd Battalion defending the west city wall have each rotated twice. A rough calculation of the duration of this siege battle estimated that it lasted almost two hours.
To be fair, a battle lasting about two hours was very common in siege battles since ancient times, but it made Zhao Hongrun feel on pins and needles.
The Shang Shui Army suffered heavy casualties, which one could have guessed without having to report it to Zhao Hongrun.
There is no other way. After all, the two battalions responsible for defending the west city wall, with a total of 8,000 soldiers, faced no less than 70,000 to 80,000 Jiejiao troops, a full 20 times difference in strength. Note: The author did not
My calculation was wrong, it was twenty times.
During this period of about two hours, Zhao Hongrun poured himself a drink from beginning to end, or hummed his favorite tunes in his memory. He never gave an order once, and even he felt like a mascot.
But it is undeniable that the role of Zhao Hongrun as a "mascot" is irreplaceable, because as long as he is sitting in the hall of the city gate tower, leisurely sipping wine and humming a ditty, the faces of the soldiers near the city gate tower will be bright.
I couldn't see any signs of panic.
This cannot but be said to be a kind of personality charm.
But in fact, after sitting for nearly two hours, Zhao Hongrun's legs were actually numb.
However, he couldn't move around at will, because once he moved around, it would give the soldiers nearby the illusion that His Highness King Su was actually standing here. Could it be that he sensed that the battle situation was unfavorable?
As the saying goes, the road you choose must be completed with tears. So, just when Wu Ji and other soldiers mistakenly thought that His Highness King Su was intoxicated in his own world, they never imagined that this
His Royal Highness Prince Su's heart was bleeding.
After about a while, Wu Ji came to Zhao Hongrun with relief, clasped his fists in excitement and said, "Your Highness, the Jiejiao army has retreated."
His face was full of joy that he would fulfill his mission.
In fact, Zhao Hongrun was drinking so much that he was about to vomit, but in order to stabilize his military morale, he still pretended to finish the drink in the glass, and then flipped the glass upside down on the table with a bang.
That crisp and neat move is really pleasing to the eye.
Then, Zhao Hongrun stood up slowly without showing any hint of drunkenness, nodded and praised: "Okay, okay, okay."
He said three good words in a row, and his tone was neither hasty nor slow, which is quite the style of the Wei royal family.
They are truly worthy of being the royal family of the Wei Kingdom.
This gesture is amazing.
Watching Zhao Hongrun slowly walk towards the city wall, the nearby soldiers were secretly stunned. No matter how they looked at it, they felt that His Highness Prince Su's slow walking style was very domineering.
Who would know that in their eyes, His Highness Prince Su had been drinking for nearly two hours and four hours, and what he drank was not the sheep milk wine of the Yi people, but the wine produced in Wei that was carried by the Shang Shui Army.
I'm already dizzy from drinking, and I'm afraid it will shake even if I walk a little faster.
"King Su"
"His Royal Highness King Su"
"See King Su"
As Zhao Hongrun walked towards the city wall, the nearby Shang Shui soldiers all saluted him with clasped fists.
The faces of these Shangshui soldiers were all filled with heartfelt smiles. As for the reason, I am afraid it was because the Jiejiao people outside the city were slowly withdrawing their troops.
The Jiejiao Army is indeed retreating. The countless Jiejiao slave soldiers are still escaping from under the west city wall to the west. Only the few Jiejiao cavalry are still stationed in the western suburbs outside the city, as if they are not there.
I was willing to stop and return to the camp.
However, without the Jiejiao slave soldiers to attract the attention of the Shangshui Army in front of them, if the Jiejiao cavalry really dared to attack Luocheng alone, the Sheo warriors in the city who assisted the Shangshui Army in fighting would be able to make those proud
Several of the Jiejiao cavalry returned dead, not to mention that the Shang Shui Army still held sharp weapons such as serial crossbows in their hands.
It has to be said that the crossbow bolts specially used for repeated crossbows consume a lot of iron ore and labor. Zhao Hongrun may feel distressed if he uses those crossbow bolts to shoot the Jiejiao slave soldiers, but if he uses them to shoot the Jiejiao cavalry outside the city,
, Zhao Hongrun will never hesitate at all.
After all, when the soldiers were reporting the overall casualties on the west city wall to Wu Ji, Zhao Hongrun heard from the sidelines that the Jiejiao cavalry outside the city who suddenly joined the battle and launched an arrow attack on the west wall without distinguishing between ourselves and the enemy, but against those stationed on the west city wall.
The Shang Shui soldiers on the west city wall caused a lot of casualties.
"Don't be careless." Maybe he noticed that the Shangshui soldiers and generals around them became a little lax due to the withdrawal of Jiejiao Army. Zhao Hongrun warned them in a deep voice: "This withdrawal of Jiejiao troops may be just a short-term rest and reorganization of the army.
That's all. They may leave and come back, so we have to be prepared for night fighting."
"Night battle" Wu Ji and the nearby soldiers were stunned when they heard this. You must know that the Central Plains countries rarely fight seriously at night, unless they are sneak attacks on the enemy. After all, the efficiency of night battles is too low, which is too low for both the enemy and us.
The coaches on both sides couldn't accept it.
After thinking about it, Wu Ji asked doubtfully: "Your Highness King Su, if it is as you said, Jie Jiao has run out of military supplies."
"Guess again." Zhao Hongrun glanced at Wu Ji, then reminded with a smile: "Think carefully, Wu Ji. As the leader of an army, whether your judgment is accurate or not is crucial to the situation of the war."
Wu Ji's expression became serious when he heard this, and he did not dare to be negligent. He frowned and thought hard.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he said in surprise: "Your Highness, could it be the Dangshan Army?"
Zhao Hongrun glanced at Wu Ji with admiration. He originally thought that Wu Ji was quick-witted, knew right from wrong, knew how to advance and retreat, and was a talent that could be developed. But now that he had guessed the truth so quickly, he felt even more satisfied.
He nodded and said: "Yes, I think so too. In other words, the reason why Bitatu is so urgent and hastily came to attack the city is because he has realized that if he cannot conquer Luocheng,
If you capture and kill this king, then there will be no room for redemption in this battle."
Wu Ji looked at Zhao Hongrun in surprise and admiration.
You know, since Jiejiao's army arrived in Luocheng, Luocheng has completely lost contact with the Dangshan Army and the Chenggao Army. And the Prince Su in front of him can guess the actions of the Dangshan Army from the abnormal behavior of the Jiejiao people.
It can be said that he is not quick in thinking and has a keen eye for fire.
After thinking for a while, Wu Ji lowered his voice and asked: "Your Highness, King Su, Jiejiao's morale will surely drop due to their new defeat. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to sneak attack the tribal camp of Jiejiao Army tonight?"
Zhao Hongrun was silent after hearing this. It was undeniable that this suggestion really made him a little excited, and the success rate was not low.
But after thinking about it carefully, he still shook his head and rejected it.
"This is inappropriate. Our Shang Shui Army currently has no cavalry, but there are still tens of thousands of Jiejiao cavalry. Although Jiejiao's barracks is only six or seven miles away from Luocheng, it can be predicted that Jiejiao will be deployed along the way.
The sentry cavalry, relying solely on the infantry of our Merchant Navy Army to attack in a sneak attack, the chance of winning is too low.
Or, even if you are lucky enough to succeed in a sneak attack, most of the soldiers sent to the city will not be able to come back under the pursuit of tens of thousands of Jiejiao cavalry." Zhao Hongrun explained to Wu Ji in detail why he rejected this suggestion. After all,
The latter is the general he is focusing on training.
"As for the cavalry, the two tribes of the Sheang and Sheang in the city." At this point, Wu Ji lowered his voice and added: "If Your Highness is worried, you can send the cavalry from the two tribes of the Sheang and Lun tribes."
However, Zhao Hongrun still shook his head and said seriously: "My cavalry in the Wei Dynasty have all gone through special training for sneak attacks on enemy camps. They require horses to pick bells, wear titles, wrap horse hoofs in cloth, and knights to be silent, just to be silent.
The people of Sanchuan have never received special training. The so-called cavalry sneak attack by the Jie people is nothing more than relying on interchangeable horses and using mobility to suppress them.
They are just enemy troops. Once the sent out Tui cavalry makes a little noise and alerts the Jiejiao cavalry, then not only will the night attack fail, but the Jiejiao cavalry may also be able to counterattack with their superiority in strength."
Wu Ji suddenly realized what he said, and said with emotion: "His Royal Highness King Su has a far-reaching view, and he will be ashamed in the end." After saying that, he changed his tone, frowned and asked: "Then let's continue to defend the city."
"Don't attack." Zhao Hongrun straightened his robe and said seriously: "It's autumn now, but the King of Nanliang led the Western Expeditionary Army to rush from Daliang to Longxi, but it will take at least about a month and a half. In order to avoid being captured on the way.
Trapped by ice and snow, I must leave enough time for the Western Expeditionary Army to travel." After that, he glanced at the tens of thousands of Jiejiao cavalry who were slowly withdrawing their troops, and said with a deep expression: "No matter what, we must fight here.
The war with Jiejiao will end within the month."
within this month
Wu Ji was surprised when he heard this. You must know that today is August 23rd, and there are only seven days before the end of the month.
The Jiejiao army outside the city, including slave soldiers and Jiejiao cavalry, probably numbers at least 150,000. It is really possible to defeat this enemy army again within seven days.
Wu Ji didn't have much confidence.
Of course, it was not his turn to worry about strategic matters like this for the time being. Zhao Hongrun had to make the plans himself.
At the moment, as long as he can do a good job in commanding on the battlefield, he and Zhao Hongrun will be very satisfied.
"Wu Ji, tell the soldiers not to relax and beware of Jiejiao's army retreating. If they really retreat, you should immediately count the casualties and losses. I want to know the exact losses."
"Follow your orders"
After Zhao Hongrun left the West City Wall, the Jiejiao Army also withdrew.
Perhaps the Shang navy attacked the ground too hard in this battle, so even though Bitatu was eager to conquer Luocheng, he actually chose to retreat, instead of leaving, he returned and continued to attack the city at night.
Seeing this, Wu Ji ordered the thousands of men on the west city wall to count the number of dead in their respective thousand-man teams, and then summarized the number of dead and submitted it to Zhao Hongrun.
On August 23, the 17th year of Wei Hongde's reign, more than 200,000 Jiejiao troops besieged Luocheng. 20,000 Shang navy troops and nearly 10,000 Luocheng Sanchuan tribesmen defended the city, making Jiejiao unable to attack for a long time, and the latter retreated.
In this battle, the west, north and Nan walls of Luocheng were surrounded by three walls, and a total of 80,000 slave soldiers were killed.
As for the Wei army, in this battle, 3,632 soldiers of the Shang Shui army were killed, and 1,931 warriors of the Yi and Yi tribes were killed.
Among them, about 70% of the enemy's and our losses occurred on the west city wall.
As a result, the pile of corpses on the west city wall was almost as high as the city wall, and the entire city wall was stained red with blood. To be continued.