Black Fairy, the master is a female ghost

A few hours later, dawn broke.

In the big tent outside the city, a general came to report.

"Report, General, last night our army lost 20,000 men, 30,000 were seriously injured, and 50,000 were slightly wounded."

The general stood up and said, "If our army cannot continue to attack, the enemy reinforcements will arrive soon. Have the bodies of the victims been brought back?"

The general shook his head: "I don't dare to go yet."

The general shook his head again. "How can we allow them to abandon their bodies in such a foreign land? Speak to the city and ask for permission to bring back the remains of the victims."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Xunhuan's trumpet on the city wall sounded again.

"Soldiers of the Zhou Kingdom, please carry away the remains of the victims."

"We promise not to harm you, but you are not allowed to attack the city. You are not allowed to bring catapults, ladders, or battering rams."

"If you agree, wave the white flag."

The general heard this and ordered, "Go ahead, wave the white flag, and bring back the body first."

After the two sides reached a tacit understanding, soldiers came and went outside the city carrying the bodies.

Lu Xunhuan never forgets to do ideological work on the enemy.

After the fighting stopped last night, he went back and wrote a bunch of manuscripts.

At this time, the soldiers took it, held the loudspeaker on the city wall, and read aloud with deep emotion to the outside of the city.

"Brothers from Zhou Kingdom, go home."

"Father and mother are waiting for their son to return safely, daughters-in-law are waiting for their husbands to come back and warm their beds, and children are waiting for their fathers' caresses and love."

"Let's go back……"

"Brothers from Zhou Guo..."

"Before our million reinforcements arrive, leave quickly."

"If you don't leave now, your retreat will be cut off and you will be buried in a foreign land."

"Your parents waited impatiently, your wives grew gray waiting, your children were bullied, without a father to protect them..."

As the recitation continued, the piano music sounded again.

For the Chinese people last week, this song was written by the Chinese people last week and is equivalent to a folk song.

The piano music is sad and brings tears to people's eyes.

Many soldiers cried as they listened.

A sad atmosphere permeated the army.

In the big tent, the general was listening to music when a general ran in.

"Report, General, the army is running low on rations. Only enough for one day."

The general asked, "Where are the people transporting the food and grass?"

The general reported, "It's said that it's raining heavily over there, making the road muddy and difficult to navigate, so the food can't be transported in."

The general stood up.

"It's daybreak, we can see now, let's attack again."

If we can capture Tongmu County, we will have a firm foothold and engage in a long-term tug-of-war with Dongyan. Once we have consolidated our defense, we can then try to nibble away at them."

The general lowered his head sadly: "What if we can't take it?"

The general said, "Have you ever thought about what you will face if you retreat? I'm afraid that what awaits me will be the same fate as Wei Ying."

He patted the general on the shoulder.

"Fight hard again. If we fail, retreat to Tongmu Pass. Even if we can't capture three counties, we must firmly control the natural barrier of Tongmu Pass."

The general saluted and said, "As you command."

Outside the city, the army quickly gathered again.

On the city wall, the captain looked at it and said to Lu Xunhuan, "Great writer, your psychological strategy doesn't seem to be working."

Lu Xunhuan tried the strong bow in his hand.

"Our goal is to defend the city and wait for reinforcements to arrive. If we can use psychological warfare to win, that's even better. If it doesn't work, it won't hinder us from defending Tongmu County."

"Pass the order, defend strictly, and destroy as many as come."

Outside the city, after the horn sounded, the war drums sounded again.

The catapult moved forward, ready to smash the city wall again.

On the city walls, shields were piled up like a forest, ready for battle.

A moment later, stones of all sizes came like raindrops, covering the sky and the sun.

Lu Xunhuan personally held up a large shield, hid behind, and watched for a while.

He said to the captain, "The enemy may have adjusted the direction of their main attack."

"They are throwing rocks here endlessly, but they are not charging, so as to draw away the main force of our army. Meanwhile, in other directions, they are quietly increasing their elite troops and generals."

The captain asked, "What should we do then?"

Lu Xun Huan handed him the shield and said, "You just hold the line with the soldiers. I'll go to the other three directions. If there's any situation here, please report it promptly."

After saying that, he flew away.

He quickly ran around the city wall and finally stopped outside the west gate.

Outside the West City, although there is a slope, it is slightly gentler than outside the East City and South City.

There should also be more catapults that can be pushed within range.

At this time, seven or eight catapults were throwing stones at the city wall.

He hid behind the battlements and said to a captain guarding the city wall, "This direction may be the enemy's main attack direction. I will help you keep an eye on it."

"Hurry down to the tower and lead everyone to bring up more arrows."

The captain said "yes" and quickly went down the city wall.

After a while, the reserve soldiers hurried up with bundles of arrows.

At this time, the enemy's catapults had stopped throwing stones, and the enemy army appeared at the bottom of the hill.

They didn't shout anymore, but once they appeared, they came like a tide.

On the city wall, the soldiers quickly put away their shields and drew their bows.

Lu Xunhuan stared at the centurions below who were ordering the soldiers to charge quickly, and pulled the strong bow to the full moon.

With a "whoosh" sound, the arrow cut through the air with great force and flew away like lightning.

An enemy centurion was shot to the ground and died on the battlefield.

At this time, everyone on the city wall was shooting arrows.

A dense rain of arrows fell on the enemy army, and people and horses were thrown to the ground.

Lu Xunhuan kept moving left and right on the city wall, looking for the centurion who was leading the soldiers to charge.

In a short while, more than ten centurions lost their lives outside the city.

Although the arrows on the city wall were like a rainstorm, the enemy troops like a tide quickly rushed to the bottom of the city wall and set up ladders.

From above, a captain gave the order: "Release the pestle."

The soldiers carried the heavy battering ram with iron spikes and lowered it down the ladder.

Poor soldiers climbing the ladders, they could not withstand the huge force of the wooden beams and were knocked down, covered in blood.

After the wooden beam hit the bottom of the ladder, it accelerated downward along the slope due to inertia.

On the city wall, five battering rams were placed in a row.

As a result, the five battering rams rolled down the slope with irresistible force.

Last week, the country's soldiers suffered heavy casualties.

The attack was blocked, and there was no one charging in the front. After suffering heavy casualties, the people in the rear were in a panic and were still desperately trying to dodge the battering ram.

Lu Xun Huan stood on the battlement and watched for a moment, then said to the captain, "You guard it well, I'll go look somewhere else."

Outside the north gate, the catapults were still smashing.

A soldier came from the west city and reported urgently: "Report, the attack on the west city gate has been blocked. The enemy has put down their battering rams and is rolling down the slope. Our army has suffered heavy casualties."

The general's face was solemn. "Even the unexpected change in the main attack direction was discovered?"

He looked at the city wall and said, "Then let's focus on this direction. Charge."

Outside the north gate, the catapults finally stopped.

The soldiers came in overwhelming numbers carrying ladders.

Lu Xunhuan had already rushed over from the west city gate and shouted, "Drop your shields and draw your bows."

In the blink of an eye, outside the city, Zhou Guo’s soldiers had already run to the bottom of the city wall and set up ladders.

From above, at a command, arrows flew like locusts, ruthlessly reaping the lives of Zhou Guo’s soldiers.

But the enemy troops were still numerous and continued to advance. Soon, some soldiers reached the top of the city wall.

After Lu Xun Huan killed several soldiers who jumped up, he ordered, "Kerosene."

A soldier took out kerosene, poured it on the ladder and set it on fire.

The fire flowed along the kerosene and spread rapidly downwards. In a blink of an eye, the ladder turned into a fire ladder and could no longer be climbed.

By the time they reached the north gate, all the ladders were on fire and the attack was blocked.

The battering ram below reached the city gate and was also set on fire again.

The general ordered the soldiers to change the ladders and prepare to climb again.

"Tongmu County is a small county with limited resources. As long as our army continues to consume, they will soon use up all their combat supplies."

But at this moment, soldiers came riding on horses.

"Report, a large number of enemy troops appeared in the north, less than 20 miles away. They must be reinforcements."

The general asked, "How much is a large amount?"

The soldier reported, "There's no end in sight. They're marching rapidly. It's impossible to estimate their number, but from what I can see, there are at least 50,000."

The general was hesitating when suddenly there was a rumble of iron hooves from behind.

Nearly five hundred cavalrymen suddenly rushed into the rear army as if they had fallen from the sky, galloping on their horses and slashing wildly with their swords.

The rear army was caught off guard and suffered heavy casualties.

After killing thousands of people, the cavalry left like the wind without waiting for the enemy to organize a counterattack.

The general was furious: "Order the cavalry to chase them."

A general nearby said, "General, beware of the enemy's deliberate deception. Their reinforcements have arrived. We must make a decision quickly."

The general sighed and said helplessly, "Orders are sent to abandon the three counties and retreat to Tongmu Pass to defend it."

At the command, the Zhou soldiers abandoned their countless baggage, turned around quickly, and ran away.

When the 200,000 reinforcements from Eastern Yan arrived, they only saw the smoke and dust from the Zhou army running ahead.