The next day, with the siege equipment in place, Jiang Ze's army officially moved towards Nuer City in the west.
This march was so massive that Zhonger City and Daler City were almost emptied, taking away not only the soldiers but also the civilians. These civilians acted as transport troops, carrying all the supplies with the army.
It was obvious that Jiang Ze had gone all out this time. He didn't even leave a way out for himself. If Nuer City cannot be taken, Jiang Ze will be completely doomed.
But this time, Xiuwen did not go on the expedition, and neither did Chen Ling. Li Xiuwen stayed in Dalcheng, while Chen Ling led three thousand troops to the east.
Watching Chen Ling lead his troops away from the top of the city, Li Xiuwen was a little worried and silently prayed for Chen Ling: "Take care."
This prayer is more like a farewell.
Li Xiuwen once again recalled last night. Jiang Ze called Li Xiuwen alone and asked him how to arrange the more than 10,000 Nuer soldiers.
Li Xiuwen thought for a while and replied: "These people are Nuer soldiers, so even if we force them to attack Nuer City, they will not try their best and may even defeat them. But it would be a pity to kill them. After all, they are There are more than 10,000 people, so I really don’t think about what to do with them.”
"You made a good analysis. Since we can't let them go to the battlefield and can't kill them, we can only temporarily imprison them in Dal City. I plan to let you stay in Dal City."
"Am I alone?"
"Yes, you are the only general and there are less than a hundred defenders."
"Okay, it's not a big problem. After all, they are imprisoned in the Black Iron Cell. They have no weapons or equipment, so they can't do anything wrong."
"But, the thing is, they're going to come out."
"What does this mean?" Li Xiuwen was confused.
"According to the report, Xiang Mao has begun to assemble his troops and will set off to return home at dawn. They are expected to pass through Zhong'er City and Dal City in two days. Xiang Mao knows very well that Zhong'er City and Dal City are empty cities. So it is very possible to take it back. Because we have very few defenders left, both cities will fall in half a day at most."
"In two days, we should have captured Nuer City, right?"
"No, after all, Nuer City has about 10,000 defenders. In addition, the city has a strong foundation, and the durability of the city walls and barriers is very high. In two days, not even a hole can be broken."
"We can't break out the hole after two days of strong attack? Then wouldn't our army's casualties be very heavy?" Li Xiuwen asked with a worried look.
"Heavy casualties are unavoidable, but fortunately Guo Jia sent a lot of armor this time. Otherwise, even if all the Flying Tigers die, they may not be able to break the hole."
"So, brother, do you think it will take a few days to break out the hole?"
"Three days and three days of strong attack should be able to break out a few holes. However, the defenders of Nuer City must be heavily guarding the holes. It will be difficult for our troops to break in. I will find a way to let a small number of elites break in. Then go into the city and destroy the barrier tower in the city to make the barrier disappear. But if this process goes well, it can be completed in one day. If not, it will take another two or three days. But..." Jiang Ze paused and paused. Instead of speaking, he looked at Li Xiuwen and motioned for him to speak.
Li Xiuwen thought for a few seconds and replied: "But Xiang Mao's army won't give us enough time, right?"
"Yes, it is conservatively estimated that it will take at least five days to attack Nuer City. But Xiang Mao only needs three days to bring 100,000 troops to Nuer City. By that time, we will all be wiped out. "
"Brother, I think we should set up an ambush along the way to block Xiang Mao's army and delay the attack."
"Your idea is not wrong. It is indeed necessary to set up an ambush along the way, but our troops are limited. The ambush can only be 3,000 people at most. And I need these 3,000 people to be able to hold them back for at least one day."
"Three thousand people are going to hold back 100,000 people? How about one more day?"
"So I must let a capable person lead these three thousand people. This person must have high prestige in the military or someone who has a good relationship with me. And this person will definitely leave and never return."
"Brother, I understand, you are referring to me."
"Are you afraid of it?"
"I..." Li Xiuwen suddenly clenched his fists, obviously having an ideological struggle.
To be honest, Li Xiuwen is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, but he still has nostalgia for this world. That was Luo Erhu. He was closer to Li Xiuwen than family members, so Li Xiuwen still wanted to stay with Luo Erhu.
However, for the sake of the overall situation, Li Xiuwen should not be afraid of sacrifice. This is the consciousness of a soldier and a secret agent.
After struggling for a few minutes, Li Xiuwen said seriously to Jiang Ze with red eyes, "Brother, I'll go."
Seeing Li Xiuwen's determined eyes, Jiang Ze also felt a little sore in his nose. He didn't expect that Li Xiuwen only thought for a few minutes and came up with the answer.
"Xiuwen, I'm really pleased that you have this realization. However, in fact, I don't intend to let you go. Have you forgotten? Didn't I just say that you would stay in Dalcheng?"
"Then who should go?"
"I have my own choice for this. What I want to say is that if you stay in Dal City, you may die, but it is just a possibility. You still have a chance of survival."
"Brother, stop being so pretentious and just tell me your plan."
"Okay, do you remember the bomb in Dal City?"
"Remember, you said that this amount of bombs could destroy the entire Dal City. You originally planned to destroy Dal City, but because the plan changed, you did not implement it."
"Yes, but this plan is about to be implemented. When Xiang Mao invades Dal City and rescues the more than 10,000 Nuer soldiers, the bomb will be ignited. I will give you a set of advanced armor, even if the entire Dalian If Ercheng is caught in an explosion, nothing will happen to you. However, nothing will happen to Xiang Mao. After the explosion, whether you can escape depends on your luck." Jiang Ze patted Li Xiuwen on the shoulder.
"So that's the case, but brother, since this is your plan, why should I stay in Dalcheng?"
"Because Xiang Mao is not an idle person. If you were not in Dalcheng, he would not attack Dalcheng."
"Why? Didn't he rescue the more than 10,000 Nuer soldiers?"
"Xiang Mao knows that our army is racing against time to attack the city. Nuer City is far more important than the more than 10,000 Nuer soldiers. Although it may only take half a day to attack Dal City, Xiang Mao will not waste this time. . For him, rescuing Nuer City is very important. As for Dal City, you can deal with it later. But if you are in Dal City, then the situation is different. "
"What's the difference?"
"Everyone knows that you and I, Erhu, are sworn brothers. Our reputation outside must have spread to Xiang Mao long ago. Once he knows that you are in Dal City, he will spend some time to capture Dal City just to capture the prisoners. You. After that, he can bring you to threaten me to reduce unnecessary casualties. "
"So that's it."
"So do you have this awareness?"
"I have made this awareness, and I at least have a glimmer of hope. I will find a way to escape while the fire is in progress."
"Come on and escape. I'll wait for you in Nuer City." Jiang Ze hugged Li Xiuwen's head and touched his forehead with his own.
"Okay, brother." Li Xiuwen said firmly.
"Then you go back first. Chen Ling is here and I want to see her." Jiang Ze looked at the text message on his phone.
"So, is the person who ambushed Chen Ling?"
"Yeah." Jiang Ze replied.
"Will she have a chance?"
"No, because she can't escape, she will fight until the end."
"Second brother, does he know?"
"He doesn't know and wants you to keep it a secret for me."
"I will." Li Xiuwen said sadly.
Li Xiuwen left the office and came to the corridor, where he saw Chen Ling.
When Chen Ling saw Li Xiuwen, he waved politely and said hello.
Li Xiuwen did not respond, but stood there and watched Chen Ling walk over.
When Chen Ling passed by Li Xiuwen, he smiled softly: "Don't miss me."
Li Xiuwen slowly turned his head and watched Chen Ling slowly leave, and finally walked into Jiang Ze's office.
Li Xiuwen knew Chen Ling from the spy army training camp. To a certain extent, the two still have some elements of friendship. Suddenly knowing that Chen Ling was going to die tomorrow, Li Xiuwen felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. However, Li Xiuwen thought about it and realized that his situation was not very good either.
Although there is a glimmer of hope tomorrow, whether you can really survive depends on fate.
In the office, Chen Ling jumped directly into Jiang Ze's arms after entering the door. The two of them kissed passionately before they could speak...
After the passion passed, Jiang Ze took out a box.
The box was opened, revealing five bottles of strange syringes.
"What is this?" Chen Ling asked curiously.
"There are only three thousand of you tomorrow. It is impossible to delay a hundred thousand Chu troops for a day. However, with these five things, your chances are great."
"Is it so magical?"
"Yes, it will allow you and your lieutenants to evolve, infinitely stimulating your strength and abilities. When the time comes, it will be easy to control the wind and rain, and it may even cause heavy damage to the Chu army."
"Where did you get such a good thing?"
"Don't worry about this. Anyway, this thing is very precious. It has a validity period of five hours. It should be reserved for critical moments."
"Okay, I won't disappoint you."
"By the way, there is one more thing." Jiang Ze took out another small box from the drawer.
When the box was opened, it turned out to be a letter.
"Isn't this the poem I wrote for you before?"
"Yes, you wrote me several letters in total. In fact, I knew your thoughts at that time. I kept one of them and wrote you a poem as a reply to you."
"Why did you only keep one?"
"Just stop asking."
"Tch, you still want to lie to me. You won't keep my letters at all. Was this one stolen from Er Hu? I know that you threw away all the letters I gave you. It was Er Hu. He picked it up secretly and kept it secretly." Chen Ling exposed Jiang Ze's lie and deliberately showed a proud smile.
I don't know why, but looking at Chen Ling's smile, Jiang Ze's eyes became a little moist.
