On August 30, it was the Qi army's turn to attack Suxian again.

Different from the feeling of the previous two days, today, Suxian County Guard Wu Yuan felt frightened from time to time.

Wu Yuan, who had been a general for a long time, was no stranger to this. That kind of frightening feeling meant that something extremely detrimental to him would happen today.

Thinking about it carefully, he had a similar feeling back then, but he didn't trust his instincts at the time and still led his troops out. Only then did he fall into Xiang Mo's trap and was defeated and captured.

Although Xiang Mo cherished his talent at that time and did not harm him, this incident also reflected from the side that sometimes a general's intuition is more accurate than what he sees with his own eyes and hears with his own ears.

"Suxian County...is no longer easy to defend."

Standing on the city gate tower, Wu Yuan murmured as he looked at the Qi troops on the east road who were forming their troops outside the city.

Hearing this unexpectedly, Dongmen Mi, the county magistrate of Suxian County next to him, changed his face slightly and turned his head to stare at Wu Yuan in surprise.

Because in Dongmen Mi's impression, although Wu Yuan didn't talk much, he was an extremely stable and reliable general. Unlike some generals and nobles of the Chu State, when they heard the name "Tian Dan"

He was so frightened that his legs became weak, and Wu Yuan even seemed to not take Tian Dan's reputation seriously at all.

Of course, Wu Yuan's self-confidence is not arrogant. In the past few days of siege battles, this surrendered general from the land of Wu and Yue has done everything he can, blocking Tian Dan's army from outside the city.

inch forward.

As for the southern city wall being smashed by the Qi army's catapults, a large gap was created. This was only because the Chu army in Suxian County lacked corresponding long-range countermeasures. It was a "crime other than war". Wu Yuan cannot be blamed for this.

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What's more, even if the Qi army smashes a gap in the south gate, it doesn't mean that the Qi army can successfully enter the city through this gap - the guard Wu Yuan has already ordered the city wall to be repaired day and night, using those Qi army catapults to throw

The stone bullets that came over blocked the gap in the south gate of Suxian County.

"Is it really because of the battle at the North City Gate yesterday?"

Dongmen Mi stroked his beard and thought to himself.

He still remembered that at that time, he, Wu Yuan, and almost every Chu army general on the city wall were making fun of the Wei army's ridiculous attempt to set fire to the city wall. However, the subsequent facts seemed to severely shake them.

Gave them a slap in the face - the Wei army not only used this method to destroy the northern city wall of Suxian County, but also caused the morale of the Chu army in Suxian city to plummet and everyone was frightened.

What are you scared of?

Naturally, he was frightened by the commander-in-chief of the Western Route Army, "King Su of Wei State Ji Run".

Because in the consensus of these Chu people, fire cannot burn down the city wall, that is to say, "it cannot be achieved by human power." But now that the Wei army has done this, the Chu army in Su County was greatly frightened: Could it be the Wei army?

Protected by the god of fire?

Of course, those who were frightened and disturbed by this incident were only the Chu soldiers and generals in the city. As for Wu Yuan, the general who was born in the land of Wuyue, he just asked Dongmen Mi solemnly afterwards: Who is the commander-in-chief of the Wei army?

What kind of person?

"Wei Gongzi Run" is the title that Zhao Hongrun first became famous in Qi and Chu.

What can be seen from this title? Apart from "son of King Wei", what else is left?

It can be seen that even though Zhao Hongrun once defeated the 160,000-strong army of Xiong Tuo, the king of Chu Yangcheng, who invaded Wei, Chu State still did not pay attention to Zhao Hongrun, let alone when Zhao Hongrun was defeated by "Chu State's old enemy Tian Dan"

After being together.

It is no exaggeration to say that at the moment, at least six or seven of the ten Chu people have their eyes on the Qi army on the east route led by Tian Dan, watching them sing triumphant songs all the way and conquer the Chu cities one after another, but they ignore it.

One fact: The west-route Wei army led by "Wei Gongzi Run" attacked Chu State at a speed no less than that of Tian Dan's east-route Qi army.

As for Wu Yuan, he obviously sensed the strategy of the Wei army's commander from yesterday's incredible way of destroying the northern city wall of Suxian County.

There is "Tian Dan, the old enemy of Chu" in the south, and "Wei Gongzi Run" in the north. Even though Wu Yuan had sworn in front of General Xiang Mo, the garrison of Fuli Fortress, that Su County would not suffer any losses, it was inevitable that his confidence would be shaken at this moment.

It has to be said that after witnessing the "miraculous" way in which the Wei army destroyed the northern city wall of Suxian County yesterday, the Chu army generals in Suxian City were greatly shocked.

"How long can Suxian... be guarded?" After looking around and seeing that no one was eavesdropping on their conversation, County Duke Dongmen Mi then asked Wu Yuandao in a low voice.

"..." Wu Yuan glanced at Dongmen Mi indifferently, and said in an evasive manner: "No matter what, Wu will stay until the end and do my best."

Dongmen Mi was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but smile bitterly, because he realized that Wu Yuan seemed to have misunderstood something.

Thinking of this, Dongmen Mi quickly expressed his thoughts and said: "Although my Dongmen clan's family business is all in this county, I, the Dongmen clan, have received many favors from the king and the Xiang clan, how can I betray my master and surrender to the enemy? I just feel that,

If there is a loss in Su County, General Fu Lisai may be in a difficult situation..."

Wu Yuan was silent when he heard this.

In fact, he also knew very well that in this battle to "resist Qi King Lu Xi's expeditionary army", Chu State had lost the opportunity.

No, the two sharp blades in the hands of King Lu Xi of Qi - Wei Gongzi Ji Run of the Wei Army in the west, and Tian Dan, a famous Qi general in the Qi Army in the east. They are currently occupying Qi County and Qi County respectively, cutting off the

Fu Lisai’s connection with the king of Chu, Du Shouying.

Perhaps for the entire Chu State, this battle has not yet shown signs of defeat, but for Fuli Fortress guarded by General Xiang Mo of the Chu State, it has already been "enemies from both sides" and "the granary was attacked" and many other most unfavorable situations.

situation.

Therefore, unless the millions of Chu troops south of Huihe River go north to aid Fuli Fortress and at least recapture Zhi County and Qixian County, Xiang Mo can only evacuate southward from Fulisai, unless he is willing to fight with his subordinates.

One hundred thousand troops were trapped and died in this fortress.

However, Xiang Mo, the general of the Chu State, is still reluctant to give up the Fuli Fortress he built, and is reluctant to let the fortress fall into the hands of King Lu Xi of Qi. He is still struggling to this day. Otherwise, according to Wu Yuan's plan

It was judged that Xiang Mo should have broken out to the south long ago.

"Let's use this battle to repay Xiang Mo's kindness of not killing..."

Wu Yuan said secretly in his heart.

With that said, he turned to Dongmen Mi and said, "Head of the Dongmen clan."

"What are your orders from General Wu?" Dongmen Mi seemed to sense something from Wu Yuan's heavy tone, and his old face became extremely serious.

I saw Wu Yuan looking Dongmen Mi up and down, and then said in a deep voice: "In order to defend this city, Wu hopes that Dongmen will give up his family wealth, so that Wu can use this property to boost the morale of the army sergeants."

It has to be said that Dongmen Mi is not a short-sighted clan leader like Wan Xi from Zhi County. Even though the city was about to be breached, he still held on to money, so that he finally took advantage of the Wei army's Yanling soldiers.

After hearing what Wu Yuan said, Dongmen Mi felt a little distressed, but he finally knew which was more important, so he nodded and said, "I, the Dongmen family, are willing to spend all my family wealth to support the general!"

"Okay!" Wu Yuan finally showed a rare smile of relief on his face. Then he turned to look at the Qi army outside the city who was preparing to attack, and said without looking back: "While the reinforcements are coming from the northern suburbs outside the city

If you haven't been expelled by the Wei army yet, pack up your belongings and retreat to Fuli Fortress... General Xiang can ensure that your family is safe."

Dongmen Mi was stunned when he heard this, and then his expression changed: Wu Yuan clearly gave him a way to survive for the Dongmen family!

You must know that as the county magistrate of Suxian County, if Dongmen Mi escaped privately, he would definitely be criticized by the King of Chu in the future. However, if this judgment comes from the mouth of the general Wu Yuan, then this responsibility will not involve Dongmen Mi.

On his body.

"Is it true that Suxian cannot be saved?... General Wu gave me the Dongmen family a way to survive, how can he escape himself?"

Thinking of this, Dongmen Mi frowned and asked: "General, what about you..."

Wu Yuan was still looking at the Qi army outside the city, repeating what he said just now: "No matter what, Wu will stick to it until the end and do my best."

This was obviously a normal statement, but to Dongmen Mi's ears, it was no less than the most tragic and heroic statement in the world.

"General Wu, you want to defend Su County to the death, even if you die in the city?"

Dongmen Mi looked moved and subconsciously said: "General Wu..."

"Shut up!" Wu Yuan immediately stopped Dongmen Mi, and then after taking a slight breath, he said in a deep voice: "You try to get back to the general. If Wu desperately defends Suxian, please ask the general to send troops immediately.

Attack Xiangcheng and cut off the retreat of "Wei Gongzi Run"...This person made Wu tremble, even more than when he met the general. Can you please put these words in their original words?

Convey it to the general, he will understand... If Wu fails to defend the county in the end, please ask the general not to leave the fortress at Lianlianfu and break out to the south immediately... The fortress is a dead thing after all, it will

There, we can neither walk nor escape. Even if we are captured by the Qi army today, we will eventually be able to take it back in the future. But if we die, it will really be all over."

"General..."

Looking at the general in front of him who was born in Wuyue, Dongmen Mi showed admiration in his eyes.

"Thank you so much, general!" Dongmen Mi bowed his hands to Wu Yuan respectfully and said in a low voice, "I don't want to say much, I just wish the general a long military fortune." "Note: "The military fortune is prosperous".

The words are indeed quite touching, but it’s a pity that they are imported words. It always feels inconsistent when used here, so let’s forget it.」

Wu Yuan nodded slightly and stopped talking.

Seeing this, Dongmen Mi looked at Wu Yuan deeply, then gritted his teeth, walked down the city wall without looking back, and hurried back to his Dongmen clan's mansion.

In fact, in Wu Yuan's mind, the wisest choice for his current situation in Suxian County is to retreat north.

This can solve all his problems: firstly, it can prevent him and the tens of thousands of Chu troops under his command from being defeated by Ji Run and Tian Dan. Secondly, it can also let Fu Lisai's general Xiang Mo know what the current situation is.

The bad situation prompted Xiang Mo to decide to abandon Fu Li Fortress and break out to the south.

However, Wu Yuan still remembered Xiang Mo's kindness to him back then, so even in this situation, he still wanted to restore the disadvantage and defend the rear for Xiang Mo.

"Of course, Suxian is destined not to be defended for a long time. In this case, we simply change our tactics and aim to kill the enemy troops outside the city. In this way, when Xiang Mo breaks out to the south in the future, he will encounter less obstacles.

If there are more, maybe we can take advantage of the situation to recapture Zhi County and Qi County..."

With this matter in mind, Wu Yuan looked expressionlessly at the Qi army's vanguard outside the city, attacking the gap in the south city wall.

And during this period, the Qi Army's vanguard army was clearing the road intentionally or unintentionally.

"Hmm."
Chapter completed!