In Shanzhou City in autumn, the autumn wind is still howling, the sun is shining slantingly, and in the Shanzhou Mansion Yamen with carved beams and painted buildings, Dafan officers are sitting on the left and right.
Xiruozandra was sitting in the hall and saw that everyone was nervous, so he smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, everyone. As long as we can make the Han army retreat this time, I will remember your contribution."
Garlei cupped his fists and said, "We are willing to follow the Marshal to the death!"
Immediately afterwards, everyone in the hall stood up, raised their hands and said in unison: "We will follow the marshal to the death!"
"Okay! Everyone, sit down!" Xi Ruozanzhuo started to say after seeing everyone sit down, "I called everyone so early today because of one thing. Everyone also knows that the Han army attacked fiercely yesterday, but it was thundering and raining heavily. A little bit, they have no intention of seizing the city, but does anyone know their intention?"
After a moment of silence in the hall, someone suddenly answered: "Marshal, I think they just covet the strong defenses of Shanzhou, and they don't dare to go for a bloody battle right away. Their soldiers and horses are only one hundred thousand, and our army has... After the army retreated, there were still 100,000 people left. Including the group of thieves recruited from Fengji Mountain, the number was close to 10,000. Therefore, we have a much clearer advantage than them. It is not easy for them to seize the city! "
Xiruozandra nodded in agreement, "That makes sense, but now we also encounter a problem, that is, whether to defend or attack! I wonder what you generals have to say?"
Garlei understood. At this time, the marshal was probably hesitating the most about this issue. He took the initiative to attack, but both sides were evenly matched. Moreover, the morale of the Han army was high and they wanted to avenge the city. If they fought head-on, they would not gain much advantage, but if they were passive, If he were to defend the city, the marshal was probably afraid of some conspiracy by the Han army. Garlei raised his head and observed the marshal's face.
Xiruozandra also saw the strange look in Garlei's eyes, so he asked: "Garlei, do you have any good suggestions?"
"I don't dare to suggest anything. I'll just tell you my opinion!"
"Well! Tell me about it!"
"The general thinks that if we take the initiative to attack and attack the city, we will lose our advantage. When both sides are evenly matched, we must know that their morale is higher than ours. If we attack blindly, we may..." Garlei did not say any more. Go down and just bow your hands respectfully.
Xiruozandra did not express his position, "So, do you advocate defending the city?"
Garlei shook his head, "General, I feel that the enemy's morale has been at a high these past two days. We might as well stay dormant in the city for a few days and defend the city. After a period of time, when they cannot attack for a long time, their morale will naturally fade away, and the attack will The cost of losing the city is far higher than the cost of defending it. Wouldn't it be better if we fight back then?"
Xiruozandra still didn't speak. He looked at the generals in the hall and asked, "Do the other generals have any opinions?" Seeing that everyone was silent, he gave up and said, "Then come here first, Karma. Well, you go and arrange the personnel to be deployed today to prevent the Han army from attacking the city again."
In the evening, the Shanzhou City Tower reflects the afterglow of the setting sun, and the sunset glow on the horizon gradually disappears into the dark night. It was already dark, and Garlei was still standing on the city tower staring into the distance. At this time, the sky and the earth in the distance were already dark, and there was no trace of light. It was as if there was only one Shanzhou City standing in the world. Although it was already dark and the sky was getting colder, Garlei was sweating on his forehead. He didn't know whether it was because of fear or nervousness. He was wondering, why hadn't he seen any movement from the other party after a day? Could it be that the whole army had to rest for a day because they were too tired from attacking the city yesterday?
"General!" A soldier interrupted Garlei's train of thought, "You should go back to your home for a meal as soon as possible!"
Garlei turned around and glanced at the soldier, then turned back to the dark outside the city. It was dark and windy tonight, would the Han army come and take the opportunity to attack?
The soldier saw his worry and said, "Don't worry, general, there are us too! It's so late, the Han army probably won't attack the city! You'd better go and have dinner first..."
Garlei nodded, and when he was about to turn around and leave, he looked back at the night and murmured: "Tonight the moon is dark and the wind is high, could it be..." He felt uneasy, so he ordered the soldier, "Put the food away" Bring it to the city tower and I will eat here."
"This..." The soldier hesitated.
"Go quickly!"
"yes!"
It was already the second watch of the night, and apart from the whistling of the cold wind, there was almost no other movement on the tower.
Garlei was still wandering in the city tower, hesitant in his heart. He didn't know whether he should go back to rest or continue to keep vigil. Just when he was thinking about asking his subordinates to call other generals to come and take over, his subordinates suddenly ran into the building and reported: "Report to the general, our people seem to have noticed something moving outside the city!"
"Are you sure?" Garlei asked in surprise.
"uncertain!"
Garlei hesitated for a moment and continued to ask: "Have you sent someone to check?"
"We have sent people out of the city to check, but they haven't come back yet!"
Garlei asked: "When did you go?"
"It's been two quarters of an hour!"
"It's been two quarters of an hour and I still haven't come back..." Garlei murmured. Suddenly his eyes flashed and he shouted, "No, the enemy is going to attack the city at night!" After that, he rushed out of the city.
At this time, looking around the city tower, it was still pitch black, but from time to time, one could hear crows chirping. Garlei squinted his eyes and searched around to see if there was anything suspicious, but after looking for a long time, he didn't find anything wrong. Garlei quickly shouted to the soldiers guarding the city: "Everyone, please brace yourself. The enemy may come for a sneak attack tonight. If you are slacking off, watch your head..."
As soon as he finished speaking, countless torches suddenly flashed in the distance, followed by the sound of drums and the sound of killing. Sure enough, in the blur, the flags of the Han army were seen flickering in the firelight. It seemed that the Han army was about to attack again. The siege began.
Garlei shouted anxiously: "The Han army is coming, the whole army is ready..." Then he shouted to the followers behind him, "Quickly inform the marshal and generals!"
In an instant, the Han army had attacked the city with an overwhelming force. The ladders were erected on the top of the wall, the rams had rushed to the city gate, and the huge rocks thrown by the trebuchets overhead also rumbled on the top of the city. . The Tibetan army on this side also responded with ease. The iron caltrops and rolled logs and rocks that had been prepared long ago were thrown down from a high place, and the Han army attacking the city fell down.
Xiruo Zanzhuo led the generals to the city in a hurry. Just when he arrived, he heard the Han army withdrawing its troops. After seeing this, Xiruozandra gritted his teeth and said, "Damnable traitor!" Then he asked the Garlei behind him, "How was the situation just now?"
