The soldiers of the Wei Dynasty suffered heavy losses, but they were unable to climb the city wall. The city gate seemed to suddenly become stronger. The siege wood was violently bumped several times, but it only trembled slightly.
The Crown Prince of the Wei Dynasty, Yuan Zhao, was observing the formation from behind with a very ugly expression. Seeing Luo Yan leading his men forward, he also found it difficult to deal with the hidden weapons shot from the city wall.
Nangong Zheng rode back to the rear and asked Yuan Zhao for instructions, "Your Highness, please withdraw your troops for today! We must find another way to crack the hidden weapons on the wall of Heiyaguan, otherwise the soldiers will suffer more damage."
Yuan Zhao nodded, "Ming Jin withdraws the troops."
After giving the order, Wei retreated its troops and persisted in the siege for more than an hour. It did not cause Nanchu any losses, but caused Wei to lose many soldiers.
After withdrawing his troops, Yuan Zhao summoned all the Wei generals to discuss countermeasures in the military tent.
Luo Yan rushed to the Zhongjun tent and asked Yuan Zhao, "Why did His Highness the Prince withdraw his troops? Give me another half hour, and I will lead my men to attack the Heiyaguan city wall."
"What happened after we stormed the Heiyaguan city wall?" Yuan Zhao looked at her, "Don't forget, there are one or two thousand martial arts masters on the city wall. I have already told you that they are very powerful and they are the secret guards of the Cui family in Qinghe. People with evil spirits."
Luo Yan said: "Kill them."
"You think about the men you have in your hands, can you kill them? And they are not only good at poisoning and healing, but also good at mechanism skills." Yuan Zhao did not expect that he lost the opportunity yesterday and fell into such a passive situation today. Heiyaguan suddenly Become indestructible.
"Then what should we do? Don't His Highness continue to fight?" Luo Yan said.
"Calm down first. I personally brought my troops to Nanchu, so I won't return without success." Yuan Zhao looked at her, "I will discuss countermeasures with the generals, or you may have a better countermeasure. You can also bring it up.”
Luo Yan was not a brainless person after all. He calmed down and asked, "Can the siege cannon that was destroyed by Nan Chu be repaired?"
Yuan Zhao shook his head, "We can't do it in a short time. We can only transport it back to Wei Dynasty and forge it again."
Luo Yan asked again: "Does His Royal Highness only have six siege guns?"
Yuan Zhao nodded, "Only six gates were built. I brought Nanchu to test the power, but unexpectedly, all of them were folded in."
It is not easy to build siege guns. In recent years, there have been only six of them, two of them were completely destroyed, and the other four could not be repaired in a short time.
Luo Yan sat down on the chair in frustration. After sitting for a while, he listened to the discussion among the generals. After a long discussion, they did not come up with a reason. She suddenly stared at Yuan Zhao and asked: "His Royal Highness should be surrounded by experts, so why do you only bring such a small number of people? Where are the people of His Highness?"
Yuan Zhao said: "I stayed in the court. To ensure the stability of the court, my second brother is not a fuel-efficient lamp."
Luo Yan was speechless and stood up irritably. In fact, her injury was not healed yet, so she did not stay to discuss with her, so she turned around to rest. She must conserve her strength, recover from her injuries as soon as possible, and avenge Red Eagle.
After she left, Yuan Zhao looked at Nangong Zheng, "What good ideas do you have?"
Nangong Zheng said: "Your Highness, what we need most right now is experts. First, we need to dispatch experts to help. Second, we are not afraid of damaging the soldiers, building up a human wall, and attacking hard. Miss Luo was right, she is poisonous. The people from the medical sect are holding shields and stepping on human ladders to resist. Once they consume all the hidden weapons and arrows set up in Heiya Pass, they will have a chance to attack the city wall, but they will only suffer heavy losses."
"Based on your estimate, how many Wei soldiers will be lost if we attack the city wall so forcefully?" Yuan Zhao asked.
"I'm afraid it will cost 20,000 to 30,000," Nangong Zheng said.
"If we lose 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, it would really be worth it for me to capture Heiya Pass." Yuan Zhao said.
Helan Jue said: "Yesterday's battle left Su Rong and her people seriously injured. As long as the new group of people are dealt with, Heiya Pass can be captured. His Highness, the Crown Prince, sent someone to send a message back. Da Wei, please send some manpower?"
"My king will dispatch manpower from the Wei Dynasty, and it will take ten days at the earliest." Yuan Zhao looked at Nangong Zheng, "Have all the members of your Nangong family withdrawn from Nanchu? Is there anyone left in Nanchu?"
Nangong Zheng held up his hand and said, "Yes, Your Highness, I will fly like an eagle to deliver the message today. At least five hundred people will come, but I'm afraid it will take a few days."
Yuan Zhao nodded and made up his mind, "We will attack tomorrow by force. It would be best if we can capture Heiya Pass. If we cannot capture it, we can only wait for your people to arrive together with my king's people before attacking the city. In ten days, I will If you don’t believe it, Daliang’s reinforcements will arrive.”
Nangong Zheng nodded.
So, on that day, two letters were sent from the direction of the Wei military camp, one was sent to Wei, and the other was secretly sent to a stronghold of the Nangong family in Nanchu.
The soldiers on the wall of Heiyaguan were very happy when the Wei army retreated. This was the first smiling face the soldiers showed in the past few days after clearing away the dark clouds.
Zhang Yun also smiled, "The Wei Dynasty has withdrawn its troops. Brothers from the Guisha Sect have worked hard. Please go back and have a rest!"
"I'm not tired." One person said: "The city gate and wall can be strengthened a little more. I was in a hurry yesterday and the work was rough."
Zhang Yun stopped laughing, "Today Wei withdraws its troops, and tomorrow it may be possible to re-formulate its strategy and attack the city forcefully. So, listen to my suggestion. You have been working hard all night. Now that Wei has withdrawn its troops, take the opportunity to rest quickly. If everyone You're not tired, you can make some improvements. There will be a fierce battle tomorrow, and the heavy task of defending the city will inevitably rely on you, and you must recharge your batteries."
When everyone heard that it made sense, they immediately nodded in unison, "That's fine."
Zhang Yun said to Cui Xingzhi: "Brother Cui, go and have a rest too! Leave today's post-war affairs to me."
Cui Xingzhi was not polite. He did not fall asleep yesterday. Now that the Wei Dynasty withdrew its troops and defended the battle, he breathed a sigh of relief for the time being, and he felt tired. He said without hesitation: "Brother Zhang Yun, thank you for the hard work. I’ll take your place this afternoon.”
"No, you have a rest today. These things are simple. I will take care of them soon and go to rest." Zhang Yun waved his hand.
Cui Xingzhi nodded, cupped his hands, and got off the city wall.
After Su Rong and Zhou Gu returned to the house, they did not go to rest immediately, but went to visit Ye Guixue, Xie Yuan and others.
Ye Guixue, Fengling, and Yinyue were still unconscious, but Xie Yuan woke up. When he saw the two of them coming in with help, he asked weakly: "The Wei Dynasty is attacking the city again?"
Su Rong simply told him about the situation of the city gate, "Uncle Xie, don't worry, today's city wall will be able to be defended by the Guishamen people."
Xie Yuan felt relieved after hearing this, "That's good."
He looked at Su Rong and then at Zhou Gu, "I'm fine here. I see that both of you are pale and pale. Go and have a rest!"
Su Rong indeed couldn't hold it any longer, nodded, and went back to rest with Zhou Gu.
