Nie Chen threw away his chopsticks and said,
"Da Zhuang, please be careful in your work. Find a few smart people who can speak well tonight. I will give you a good explanation tomorrow and let them gather at my place."
Da Zhuang sighed and said,
"The soldiers and horses under our command are just peasants who don't know Chinese characters. If we let them go to see King Ping Xi at Queding Tangwu, wouldn't they be so scared that they wet their pants on the spot?
For things like being a lobbyist, you still have to find people who are brave enough to read poetry and books and are not afraid of death.
I'll look for scholars in the city tomorrow, but if that doesn't work, I'll go to King Pingxi and ask Lin Guang to go to Quedingding. "
"Let's look for it first. I don't want you to go out and take risks."
After Nie Chen finished speaking, he took Weng Qiuchan back to the room to rest.
It's a real rest. Everyone has been fighting for a day today and is very tired. We don't have the physical strength and energy to do the things you want. Don't think wrongly.
Early the next morning, Nie Chen got up again. Without even eating, he went straight to the north city wall. Standing on the top of the city, he saw the smoke rising from the barracks opposite and asked the soldiers who were keeping watch. , and after making sure there was nothing wrong, we went down to eat.
After eating, the sound of horns came from the north wall again.
The horns are used to gather the troops, the drums are beaten to march, and the gold is raised to withdraw the troops.
At this time, the horn sounded, and the soldiers in the city immediately dropped their jobs, picked up their weapons, and ran straight to the city wall.
Nie Chen led a group of generals to the city wall, and Wang Hao was already standing here.
"Are the enemy troops coming?"
Before Nie Chen walked up, he asked directly.
"Lord, the situation is not good this time. It seems that all the enemy's 100,000 troops have left the camp!"
Wang Hao pointed into the distance and said.
When everyone saw this, they saw an endless enemy army waiting on the horizon in the distance, approaching in a mighty manner. When the front army reached less than one mile from the city wall, the rear army could not even see it. No trace.
When Liang Peng saw this, he said solemnly,
"It seems that the enemy is going to take serious action. In yesterday's battle, they have figured out our true and false positions, and today they plan to take us down in one go."
Hearing this, Wang Hao turned to look at Liang Peng and found that he did not recognize this person, so he asked,
"Lord, who is this brother?"
"Oh, his name is Liang Peng. He is a very talented man. He was originally Liu Hu's subordinate. He came to join us last night."
Hearing this, Wang Hao smiled and said,
"Yes, I was Liu Hu's subordinate before. I abandoned my secret position and came here. This brother seems to be a man who understands right and wrong."
Nie Chen smiled and said,
"The right person will get more help, but the wrong person will get less help. It is not unreasonable for the master to ask us to fight the barbarians. At least, we have won the hearts of the people."
After speaking, Nie Chen asked Liang Peng and said,
"Liang Peng, the enemy is attacking the city in large numbers. Is there anything we can do?"
Liang Peng nodded and said,
"The barbarians are more stubborn. They don't know how to attack a city or trap the enemy. They only know how to attack a city wall. In this way, although we are small in number, we can fully defend ourselves. Although the enemy is large in number, we can still defend ourselves fully." It can't be spread out, and the number of people who can rush up at one time is limited.
They have an army of 100,000. If they attack all four walls, we will be in danger.
This is also our opportunity. The enemy troops are out in force. We can send cavalry out from the south gate, bypass the mountains, attack the enemy camp directly, and then set fire to the camp to create the appearance of a sneak attack by a large army, and then retreat quickly.
In this way, the enemy's morale will be greatly disturbed and they will quickly return to the camp for rescue, but by that time we have already withdrawn.
The enemy troops without the main camp can only sleep on the cold and wet grass at night, and it will rain tonight. Even the strong barbarians will get sick if they sleep in the heavy rain all night. Dysentery will appear on a large scale by then, and the enemy The combat effectiveness of the army will be sharply reduced. "
Everyone was shocked when they heard this and said,
"How do you know it's going to rain tonight?"
Nie Chen even looked at the cloudless sky.
Liang Peng smiled and said,
"It's just experience. After being a soldier for a long time, you can naturally observe some tricks. After all, no one wants to march in the rain."
"Okay, then I will arrange the cavalry. There are still five hundred cavalry in the city. Although it is a little less, the target is small and the movement can be fast."
As he spoke, Nie Chen was about to go down. Liang Peng immediately said,
"It can't be done now. It has to be done after noon. In the afternoon, the enemy soldiers are tired, their horses and horses are exhausted, and their fighting spirit is low. Only by burning the camp at this time can they make them withdraw."
"Okay, it's up to you."
Nie Chen turned to look at the city wall again.
Soon, the enemy troops rushed to the city. The barbarians had only one tactic in fighting, and that was the human sea tactic. No matter how you fight, we will just swarm up and hack you to death with our bravery.
This siege battle was almost a replica of yesterday's war, exactly the same, with trebuchets, crossbows, and bows and arrows being continuously shot downward.
On the top of the city, many crossbowmen also picked up their repeating crossbows and started shooting arrows downwards, shooting continuously, killing the barbarians climbing the ladders below.
Liang Peng had been observing the soldiers guarding the city and found that all of them had high fighting spirit and were not afraid of the crowds below. He also saw Nie Chen laughing and boosting morale, and even saw Weng Qiuchan holding a bow and arrow. Keep shooting arrows downwards.
He nodded secretly and secretly said that there were such princesses and princesses who personally participated in the battle, smiled to boost morale, and used laughter to ease the fear in the hearts of the soldiers, so that the soldiers could fight with their lives.
Then, he saw the people in the city taking action spontaneously, some carrying arrows, some carrying wood and stones, and even an old man bringing the few grains at home. He was shocked again.
If the army and the people are united, how can the enemy defeat them?
The enemy is not fighting with more than 10,000 defenders, but with tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians.
What kind of lord is this that can win the hearts of the people so much?
By noon, although the enemy's offensive was fierce, they failed to capture the city wall.
Nie Chen came over and said to Liang Peng,
"It's noon now. Can the cavalry set off? By the time we reach the enemy camp, it will be almost noon."
"Well, it's time to go!"
"Okay, Lin Guang! You go there with the cavalry. Remember, no matter whether it succeeds or not, you have to bring these five hundred people back alive to ensure your own safety!"
"I will obey your orders!"
Lin Guang immediately went down and led his troops away.
After he left, the soldiers continued to fight.
After another hour, all the soldiers on the top of the city saw black smoke rising into the sky from the enemy camp.
Just as the soldiers were laughing, a huge crowd of people suddenly appeared on the west side of the grassland.
In front, there was a cavalry phalanx of at least 10,000 people, charging over in a mighty manner. Behind, there was a sea of nearly 100,000 people, charging towards them.
