The setting sun was like blood, sprinkling on the Zhangjiakou city wall, which had long been infected by blood.
Between the fireworks, there is a disgusting blood and the stinking smell of corpse, lingering in the air and not dissipating for a long time.
Above the city, there was dead silence.
The soldiers of the Zhangjiakou defenders who survived for more than a month of fierce battle were already numb and took advantage of the time after the war to collapse and sit in the bloody scene.
The morale of the army is naturally high at the beginning, but after a long and cruel and bloody period, even the morale of the army will definitely be exhausted. All that remains is discipline and even the constraints of faith, which drives the soldiers who are tortured by blood and cruelty, like puppets, mechanically fulfill their mission.
To do all this, it is naturally necessary to maintain a reliable and reliable general at all levels.
This is also the most fundamental reason why Li Xiu was extremely concerned about the promotion, further study, and even training of generals at all levels.
There is no reliable officer class to support an army, and this army is definitely a vulnerable mob!
It is precisely because of this reliable class of officers and generals that Daheng's military strength is now so sharp.
tread……
The footsteps were in the blood, and the sticky blood clots pulled the soles of the shoe, and finally, in the blood, footprints were clearly left.
While moving, Liu Guoneng, the general of Xuanfu, looked around at the remaining soldiers who had collapsed on the city wall, without urging, nor scolding, and walked silently, and finally stood on the city tower.
All the fortifications outside the city had long been destroyed, the Later Jin army was stretched out, and the battle flags were flew, and it was hard to say that it had already enveloped the lonely city in the northern border of Xuanfu.
After standing for a long time, Liu Guoneng seemed to have come to his senses a little, his voice was hoarse, and he slowly said: "How many soldiers can fight in the city?"
"Report to the Lord, there are less than a thousand soldiers left in the city, and there are less than two thousand people recruiting the civilians..."
"Xuanhua reinforcements were blocked from Chang'an Mountains and may be difficult to reach in a short period of time."
Liu Guoneng remained silent, and finally, he slowly looked around the deadly scene on the city wall, and his eyes were hard to hide his helplessness.
No matter how well prepared this battle, it is difficult for a good cook to cook without rice.
The Xuanfu soldiers and generals were elite, but all Chengguan fortresses were disrepaired for a long time, and many of them were abandoned for a long time.
Although he was determined to repair it, he had limited financial resources to maintain the elite of each department, and the court did not have much financial resources to allocate them.
As the general of Xuanfu, he could only slightly repair several important places under extremely limited conditions.
In this way, it is inevitable that this war will be in this situation.
The soldiers and generals are elite, and the Later Jin soldiers are not weak, and they have absolute military strength advantages. They are naturally difficult to stop with old and disrepaired cities.
Now that the lonely city is still in a position, Xuanfu still has the strength to do, he cannot place all his hopes on the lonely city on the border of Zhangjiabao.
The Xuanfu City in the rear, even Juyongguan, and many important places were all key points. In order to prevent accidents, heavy troops must be left to guard.
Moreover, the enemy I faced was still the complete main force of the Later Jin Dynasty.
With the troops of a town, under the scattered internal troubles, the border city defenses that have been disrepaired for a long time, they are ineffective in facing the main force of the Later Jin Dynasty.
"Sir, it really doesn't work. Let's break through and retreat!"
The relatives on the side couldn't help but exhort: "We have been holding on for so long. If we retreat to Xuanfu, we can still continue to stick to it..."
"Shut up!"
Liu Guoneng scolded him!
"Zhangjiakou sticks to one more day, and then it will be more time to prepare for one more day, so that you can restrain the main force of the later gold for one more day!"
"As soon as Zhangjiakou is broken, the main force of the Later Jin Dynasty will be able to drive straight into the future without any scruples..."
"Do you want me to become a sinner who lost his land and city?"
"I am a bandit who is lucky to be appreciated by Your Majesty. I will eat the king's fortune and receive the emperor's kindness. I will serve you to die!"
"Even if you die on the battlefield and wear a corpse, you should not harm the major affairs of the country and the great strategies of Your Majesty because of your greed for life and fear of death!"
"If you pass the order, all the men in the city who are over thirteen years old will be responsible for defending the land, and will distribute weapons and go up to the city tower to defend the city!"
"In this battle, people are in the city!"
"Mr. Liu, I will never let you down!"
...
"Rise the gun and shoot!"
"Shield soldiers come forward and spear array!"
"kill!"
Under the Dragon Banner of the Emperor, soldiers from various battalions stood in formation by military camps. Under the command, they stood outside Datong City like a towering mountain.
Outside the Zhongjun Dazhai, there are endless Mongolian cavalry, like a tsunami covered with overwhelming waves, directly hitting the Zhongjun Dazhai.
The smoke filled the gunpowder, the fire was surging, the rumbling muskets and cannons roared, the crazy shouts and killing sounds resounded throughout the sky, and the fierce fighting began. Since the annihilation battle against the two Mongolian households surrounded, the empty Central Army Camp ushered in the endless surging offensive of the Mongolian cavalry!
Step on...
During the killing, a fast horse ran until he was under the Dragon Banner of the Emperor, turned over and dismounted, kowtowed and shouted.
"Your Majesty, Changfeng Valley has a good news. There are 20,000 Mongolian households, and they have been completely wiped out. More than 10,000 Mongolian soldiers were captured, and countless war horses, cattle and sheep are... "
"good!"
Hearing this, the emperor Long Yan was very happy: "Transfer my will and ordered Fengwang to both battalions of Fengwu, Jinwu left and right guards, join forces to detour from the flanks, and attack the Mongolian rear camp!"
"Order the Imperial Front Camp to arrive, open the village gate, and attack!"
"Also, let this victory be announced to the entire army and the world!"
As for this, the emperor seemed to have thought of something and said again: "Where has Zhou Yuji been?"
"Yesterday, the Governor of the Three Borders came to report and was expected to arrive in Datong within seven days to meet with His Majesty."
"good!"
The emperor smiled even more!
"Then seven days later, the decisive battle will be started, swept Mongolia and captured Lin Danhan alive!"
Drive! Drive!
Just as the emperor was ambitious, the rapid sound of horse hooves sounded again, and fast horses were seen racing among the troops.
"Your Majesty, Zhangjiakou... Zhangjiakou is lost!"
The soldier knelt on the ground with blood all over his body, wailing and shouting:
"Sir General, lead the brothers to fight to the last one, and die for their country!"
As soon as a shrill voice came out, the joy that had risen due to the good news was extinguished. The emperor's smile froze. Then, the smile gradually disappeared. The emperor turned over and dismounted and helped the soldiers up with his own hands: "Tell me about the details of Zhangjiakou!"
"…The General often said that the border forts have been disrepaired and may not be held as important tasks..."
"This time, the general guarded Zhangjiakou and held on for more than a month. The seven thousand soldiers fought to the end, with only less than a thousand left. The reinforcements were blocked by the Later Jin Dynasty and it was difficult to reach. The general mobilized the people of the whole city to guard the city. They fought hard for several days. In the end, the city was broken. The general summoned all the remaining brothers to counterattack..."
"The General said before his death..."
"Mr. He also said... He was the master who was incompetent and failed His Majesty's trust and could defend the frontier for His Majesty..."
After saying this, the whole audience was silent, and the emperor's body was also stiff. After a while, the emperor slowly stepped on the bricks, his eyes crossed the war in front of him, as if he had seen the distant Zhangjiakou city tower.
There seemed to be a figure between blood and fire, and the sword entered his body, shouting sadly: "I am incompetent, I'm sorry, Your Majesty..."
"I passed the imperial edict and conferred the title of Liu Guoneng, the general of Xuanfu, as the eldest son of Zhongwu, and allowed his legitimate son to inherit the title, and specially granted the Martial Arts Academy further study, and granted the title of Mrs. Liu Guoneng as the third-rank imperial lady!"
"Abide by the order!"
After saying that, the emperor immediately suppressed the regret in his heart. Without stopping at all, he quickly walked into the tent.
Chapter completed!