The sun is setting in the west, and the lazy sunshine finally shines on the earth. After a while, night will probably fall.
Both sides tacitly chose a ceasefire and each cleaned up the battlefield.
Just as Wen Zhong thought, after clearing out all the Jin soldiers who had climbed up the city wall, no matter how brave Huang Tianhua was, he had to retreat from the city temporarily.
Just the three of them, no matter how fierce they are, if there are no soldiers around to protect them, they will be submerged in the sea of the Chu army in a short time.
After that, although Zheng Huai, Yue Lun, and Li Cunxiao took turns to fight, they never climbed onto the city wall again. Especially when Deng Yu discovered Li Cunxiao's figure on the battlefield, he specially sent Zhang Jie to detach 500 light and heavy crossbowmen to keep an eye on Li Cunxiao. He even set up crossbows on the bed, not even giving Li Cunxiao a chance to get close to the city wall.
On the city wall, Wen Zhong sent people to carry the seriously injured Xin Huan and Deng Zhong down. He couldn't help but sigh softly. The day was over, but he didn't know how long they could hold on.
Under the city wall, Yue Fei sent groups of soldiers to collect the bodies of the soldiers who died in the battle. At this time, although the Jin army was still within the shooting range of the Chu army on the city wall, the Chu army did not continue to attack.
This was also an unwritten rule on the ancient battlefield.
What's more, so many soldiers from both sides have died in battle. If they are not properly arranged, once a plague occurs, it will be a disaster for both of them.
"No, we can't continue like this, otherwise Wancheng will be lost sooner or later!" In the hall, Wen Zhong couldn't help but said angrily as he saw the generals dejected and at a loss.
"If General Wen has any ideas, just say so!" Deng Yu said with an equally ugly expression.
After today's battle, they directly lost 1,500 soldiers, although they also caused less than 3,000 casualties to the Jin army. But if they continue to fight like this, they won't be able to sustain it for long.
Wancheng is not a small city. Once the number of soldiers defending the city drops to a certain level, even the most basic defense will not be able to form, and there will definitely be holes. At that time, what can they do to resist the attacks of famous generals like Yue Fei?
"We must find every way to burn the Jin army's catapults and carts!" Wen Zhong stood up and said firmly.
These days, the firepower of the Jin army is really overwhelming them. The Chu army where Wan Zhan was located were the most elite troops in northern Jingzhou, and they were also sitting in a fortified city like Wancheng, but they still barely caused casualties of one to two to the enemy, which was different from the enemy's endless siege machines. Not open. Without these siege equipment, Wenzhong was confident that the casualty ratio would be one to three.
Therefore, only by destroying all the enemy's siege equipment can they find hope of defending Wancheng.
Hearing this, the generals sighed helplessly. The truth is the same, but the actual operation is really troublesome. The Jin army will definitely guard the siege equipment such as catapults and tower carts vigorously. It will be even harder to burn them down than to climb to the sky.
"I will lead five thousand soldiers to attack Yue Fei's camp to attract the Jin army's attention. Then I will choose another general and lead three thousand soldiers to attack where the Jin army's siege equipment is. We may be successful." Wen Zhongyun said calmly, afterwards It's just like talking about trivial things.
"No, Master, just let my disciple lead the troops forward. He will live up to Master's high expectations!" Yu Qing stood up and bowed respectfully to Wen Zhong. Then, he said solemnly, with a decisive look on his face. , no one who sees it will doubt his sincerity.
"Master, my disciple is also willing to go on Master's behalf!" Ji Li also prostrated himself in front of Wen Zhong and said with a sad face.
Wenzhong said that he attracted the attention of the Jin army, but at the same time he was just going to die. Even if Wen Zhong succeeds in the end, there is no hope of coming back alive. He wanted to die in exchange for a chance to defend Wancheng.
As the coach, Yue Fei's base camp must be tightly defended. Moreover, where the coach is located, a series of Jin army generals such as Li Cunxiao, Yue Lun, and Huang Tianhua will be guarding the surroundings to protect the safety of the coach. Wen Zhong went to attack Yue Fei's camp, which was tantamount to sending himself into the tiger's mouth.
Wen Zhong looked at his two disciples with a pleased expression, stretched out his hands to help them up, and then said firmly, "If you want to attract the attention of the Jin army, you must choose a person with weight." Okay, in this Wancheng, only General Deng and I have this qualification. As the commander-in-chief of an army, how can General Deng easily take risks? After thinking about it, I can only take this step. Damn it!"
"General Wen..." On the throne, Deng Yu, as the commander-in-chief, stretched out his hand and wanted to say something, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know what to say. In the end, he could only sigh helplessly.
Wen Zhong is right. If you want to live this life, Wen Zhong is the best candidate. It can even be said that Wen Zhong is the only candidate.
This time, Deng Yu himself was absolutely not allowed to go, not because Deng Yu was greedy for life and afraid of death, but because Deng Yu was the commander-in-chief of an army. If he died in battle, it would be a huge blow to the morale of the army.
In fact, it is possible that even if the plan succeeds this time, it will only end up with a loss that outweighs the gain.
"Hahaha, General Wen is so heroic!" Fu Kuang stood up and saluted Wen Zhong first. This was a sign of respect for a veteran general in the army who regarded death as home. Then he said to the general Deng Yu, "General, Give me three thousand talents who dare to die, and give me enough fire oil, and I will definitely assist General Wen in accomplishing this!"
As he said this, Fu Kuang's eyes were filled with a desire to die. Wen Zhong dared to fight to the death. Could it be that the rest of them were just afraid of death?
Fukuang, whose courtesy name was Yuanbi, was also a local talent in Jingzhou. He was active from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the middle of the Shu Kingdom, and was a native of Xiangyang, Nanjun.
He served Liu Biao in his early days. After Liu Bei entered Jingzhou, he defected to Liu Bei. Later, he followed Liu Bei into Shu. After pacifying Yizhou, he served as the governor of Bajun due to his meritorious service, and his position was prominent. You must know that Bajun is one of the choke points that Jingzhou must pass through to enter Shu. Its strategic location is extremely important. Since Liu Bei is willing to hand over such a position to him, it shows his trust in this person.
"General Wen, General Auxiliary..." In the hall, all the generals, big and small, became moved.
At this moment, they were full of confidence in this war. Even if they are temporarily in a state of defeat, they believe that they will be the winner in the end.
Generals are not afraid of death and dare to use their lives. As long as they are united, how can there be any reason to fail?
