This general granary, which hosted the southward invasion of Daiei's army, was filled with raging fires in the dark night.
Even from more than ten miles away, you can see the flames reaching into the sky.
At the same time, the Daerong soldiers further out looked at the fire rising in the night sky in the distance, and their expressions suddenly changed.
The leading lieutenant general looked at this scene and shouted directly, "Oh no, something happened in the general granary. Quick, don't get entangled with these cold soldiers and go to put out the fire as quickly as possible."
"Inform His Highness the Second Prince immediately about what happened here. Go quickly!"
The Rongguo soldiers who wanted to step forward for reinforcements saw that the general granary was burned, and they had no intention of dealing with the elites of the five cities. They all turned around and rushed towards the general granary.
At the same time, in the dark night sky, several prairie eagles took off at night, conveying news about this place at extremely fast speeds.
Turning his eyes, the war between Ku Shu and Fan Wenzhong in Zhenjun City was quite fierce.
The fight lasted for three days. Even though the Cook's technique cut off Fan Wenzhong's water source, Fan Wenzhong was indeed a master of defense.
Even though he only had 50,000 troops in hand, he was able to block the 120,000 troops assembled by Ku Shu.
Today, outside Zhenjun City, there are dead bodies all over the place. On the city walls, there are also large swaths of corpses, including cold soldiers and honorary soldiers.
The destruction and disintegration of some of the city walls are enough to show the brutality of the war.
In the three-day battle, Ku Shu lost 30,000 people and Fan Wenzhong lost 20,000 people. The battle loss ratio between the two sides was 1.5 to 1.
This was a tough battle. Under Fan Wenzhong's defense, Ku Shu lost only 10,000 more troops.
For other people, there would have been no more than 40,000 to 50,000 casualties, but the Cook Technique produced such an astonishing proportion.
From a certain perspective, Kushu does have superb commanding abilities.
Although Zhenjun City blocked Cook Shu's footsteps in waves, overall, the losses were somewhat heavy.
If we continue to fight like this, the remaining 30,000 troops will be exhausted sooner or later.
Fan Wenzhong had long been mentally prepared for this outcome. It was only a matter of time before they died here.
But death must be worthwhile. Now Su Qi'an has no hope. Fan Wenzhong issued the last emergency order two days ago.
The five nearby military cities gathered all their troops and quickly gathered towards the town military city.
This time the gathering was not to leave any troops behind, but to draw out all the troops that could be mobilized to fight to the death with Kukshu's army.
This kind of transfer order is honestly against the laws of the Great Liang, but Fan Wenzhong no longer cares so much. It doesn't matter if he dies, but no matter what, he must keep Zhenjun City.
At the same time as the transfer order was issued, Fan Wenzhong also sent the situation here to the court via carrier pigeons.
No matter what punishment the court finally imposed on him, Fan Wenzhong had no complaints. He was ready to die on the battlefield at any time.
Fan Wenzhong stood on the tower. His position was always at the front. The three-day battle left the veteran with several scars on his body.
The armor he wore was a bit broken, his white hair was flying, and his face was a little tired.
But even so, Fan Wenzhong's eyes were always filled with blood.
Looking down with sharp eyes, he met the Daei army that was gathering to conquer again.
Fan Wenzhong shouted, "Everyone, as soldiers, it is our honor to die on the battlefield. Remember, when people are in a city, they will be destroyed when they die!"
"Today, let these wolf cubs see the power of my great Liang man! Fight to the death and never retreat!"
"Fight to the death and never retreat! Fight to the death and never retreat!"
Behind him, countless shocking shouts immediately erupted, and the sounds gathered from all directions, surrounding the entire Zhenjun City.
This momentum echoed in the Zhenjun City and lingered for a long time. From a distance, it looked like a wounded tiger, erupting with astonishing power and roaring to the sky.
For a moment, the assembled Da Rong troops below were stunned.
Behind, Kushu was sitting in person, feeling the astonishing momentum that suddenly erupted in front.
Ku Shu sneered. In his opinion, Fan Wenzhong's encouragement was just the end of the stick.
With an absolute numerical advantage, any resistance would be in vain. At most, it would only make Cook feel a little difficult to deal with.
Kushu signaled with his eyes that the flag bearer in front of the formation quickly issued an order. Then, the assembled Da Rong army let out a roar, accumulating raging anger, and the mighty army immediately launched an attack on Zhenjun City.
This time, the siege troops heading towards Zhenjun City numbered 50,000, which was about half of the current Daei army.
It seems that Cook's technique is not going to be used up anymore, and he wants to conquer Zhenjun City in one fell swoop.
The mighty army quickly launched an attack, and the city wall of Zhenjun City was once again attacked by stones.
Giant wooden carts and ladders were continuously driven towards Zhenjun City by Da Rong soldiers.
Inside the city, arrows rained out from the sky, and countless boulders and logs smashed down from the top of the city wall.
For a time, the battle between the two sides fell into anxiety again.
Watching this scene, Kushu was not in a hurry. After a while, the soldiers who were raising flags began to move again.
After a while, the second echelon of 30,000 troops quickly mobilized and rushed forward like a wave.
With the blessing of these 30,000 horses, a total of 80,000, the pressure on Zhenjun City suddenly doubled.
boom! boom! boom!
Countless boulders were thrown down on the city wall through catapults. The city wall of Zhenjun City was high and thick, and after all, there were several cracks in some places.
The crack expanded, and a small gap of about two meters appeared. The Daei soldiers who climbed up through the ladder rushed towards the gap like crazy.
Seeing Da Rong soldiers rushing to the city wall, the two sides were about to start a new round of hand-to-hand combat.
Suddenly, a rapid sound descended from high altitude, and a prairie eagle landed steadily on Kushu's arm.
Kushu frowned slightly, as if he had a bad premonition, and quickly opened the small letter at the feet of the Prairie Eagle.
The letter was opened, and there was only a short line of words on it, "Liang soldiers attacked in a sneak attack, and the main granary was burned. Please ask for support quickly."
Just this line of small words directly caused Ku Shu's expression to change drastically, and then he became even more angry.
He crumpled the letter into a ball, threw it on the ground, and cursed angrily, "Damn it! Damn it! A bunch of trash! Even the granary can't bear it. I will punish them! They will all die!"
Liu Shengming, who was underneath him, stepped forward to pick up the paper ball on the ground. It was rare for Cook to be so angry.
But when Liu Shengming read the information on the letter, he could understand why Ku Shu was angry.
Fortunately for Liu Shengming, after all, he had reminded him of this before, but he didn't pay attention to it, so he didn't expect it to come true.
The thing has happened, and there is no point in regretting it. The top priority is how to deal with it.
Although the letter did not reveal much information, Liu Shengming could still think of some.
Being able to quietly evade the prairie eagle's detection and mobilize elite soldiers from the five cities, the sneak attacker this time is probably Su Qi'an.
Only he has this ability. No wonder Su Qi'an disappeared for many days. It turned out that he was waiting for them here.
It's really a good idea to set fire to the granary and save the army city.
Liu Shengming's eyes flashed rapidly, and his face did not reveal panic. Looking carefully, he was slightly excited.
Soon, Liu Shengming thought of a countermeasure, and he used the technique on Cook.
"Your Highness, the Second Prince, since things have already happened, it is useless to be angry. I have a request. Please give me 30,000 troops to bring Su Qian's body back to Your Highness within one month."
After Ku Shu's anger was vented, he gradually calmed down, but upon hearing Liu Shengming's request, his face was obviously unhappy.
"Do you know what you are talking about? What does it mean to give you 30,000 troops at this time?"
"It means that His Highness's attack on Zhenjun City will fail and the troops will be withdrawn."
In front of Ku Shu, only Liu Shengming dared to speak so blatantly.
"Now that you understand, sir, why is this still the case? Sir, do you know that if you give me a few more days at most, this military city will be taken over? For Su Qi'an, who has only 2,000 men, sir, I want 30,000 men. This deal is not worthwhile. .”
However, Liu Shengming shook his head and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me for being frank. Even if Your Highness is given another seven days, I'm afraid it will be difficult to capture the Zhenjun City."
"Huh?" Kushu's expression was obviously bad, but he did not have an attack. His sharp eyes were fixed on Liu Shengming.
Liu Shengming did not hesitate and explained slowly, "First of all, the general granary was burned down. I think Fan Wenzhong on the opposite side will also know this news soon. By then, with Fan Wenzhong's ability, the morale of Zhenjun City will reach its peak. .”
"Even if His Highness has the advantage of troops and horses, attacks the city by force, and finally captures it, I can be sure that the casualties will be higher than those of Liang Bing."
"We have been deprived of food and grass. Even if we take the Zhenjun City, we will have to stay in place for a period of time to repair and we will not be able to move forward."
"Su Qi'an, who is behind us, seems to have less than 2,000 troops, but the peripheral troops who burned the granary to block the attack are actually the elite soldiers of the five cities."
"To be able to mobilize the soldiers of the Fifth Army City to drive him, this Su Qian is really not an ordinary person. If he really indulges himself, he can burn our army's food and grass this time, and next time he may go deep into the hinterland!"
"Therefore, in order to ensure that our army has no worries, Su Qi'an must rely on elite soldiers to take advantage of this opportunity to annihilate him in one fell swoop. I hope His Highness will think about it."
Liu Shengming said this without saying a word, and he obviously listened to it.
Especially that sentence, Su Qi'an is likely to use this to grow stronger and go deep into the hinterland, which will make Cook's scalp numb.
This guy cannot be kept no matter what.
Since Liu Shengming took the initiative to ask for help, Cook Shu did not stop him. After thinking for a while, Cook Shu said.
"Mr. Liu has thought carefully. Since you have already made a plan, I will leave this matter to you. I look forward to the good news that Mr. Liu will bring back."
Liu Shengming nodded heavily, then knelt on the ground, kowtowed and replied, "I will definitely live up to His Highness's trust!"
Kushu nodded and looked at the soldiers attacking the city in front. He was silent for a long time, and finally sighed and said.
"Pass this king's order to stop attacking the city. The entire army will retreat in an orderly manner. We will rest and wait for the opportunity to attack the city again."
