Meng Xiang scolded repeatedly, but he could only watch Lin Jue and the others leave. He wanted to organize the cultists to attack the city again, but found that things had changed. The congregations all looked timid, and they didn't want to come forward at all. Meng Xiang knew that being so agitated by Lin Jue's cavalry had already lost his morale. It was already close to taking the city, but now it has become out of reach.

Just now, when the troops and horses were mobilized to encircle and suppress the cavalry led by Lin Jue, the defenders of the city had successfully regained control of the city wall. If you want to attack the city again, you will start from scratch if you are afraid. However, you must know that the reason why you can attack the city wall is because of countless human lives. Now I start all over again, but I don't know how many lives it will take. The congregation has completely lost faith.

Meng Xiang also realized that the previous decision to be carried away by anger was stupid, Shi Cai should not have ignored the cavalry charge at all, even if they killed some people, he would attack the city with all his might. But he couldn't withstand the teasing of the other party and missed the best opportunity to siege the city. At the moment, if you forcibly order the sect to attack the city, I am afraid that the sect members will also rebel. Moreover, Lin Jue's cavalry in the rear did not go far, and stood on the gallop road several miles away to watch, with a posture of 'as long as you dare to attack, I will kill again'.

In desperation, Meng Xiang could only choose Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

The congregation retreated like a tide. When they retreated to the camp, their hearts were even colder. A large amount of grain and grass materials were burned. The camp was a tossed mess. The crowd struggled to salvage grain and grass from the fire, but eventually they got some rice that had not yet been burned. The hungry congregationists didn't care, slaughtered the horses that pulled the carts, and boiled the rice. They don't care about anything anymore, they have a full stomach first. Although Meng Xiang wanted to scold and stop it, he couldn't help it. Because he knew in his heart that the situation was already very unfavorable for him.

The casualty figure was soon reported to Meng Xiang's ears. The morning siege lost nearly 6,000 men to the congregation and the cathars. More than 2,000 people died on the battlefield, the rest were wounded. Among them, the number of casualties who were attacked twice by Lin Jue's cavalry exceeded 1,000. When they arrived at the city yesterday, the army numbered more than 25,000 men, and after only one night, it had now lost tens of thousands, including more than 2,000 elite cathars. And the food in the camp has been destroyed, and the morale has fallen to the extreme.

Meng Xiang couldn't have imagined that he would not even be able to take this small Yangwu city when he came with so many people. It's just incomprehensible. The number of soldiers and horses defending the city was only 2,000 when it was full. More than 20,000 people can't take the small city defended by more than 2,000 people, but tens of thousands of casualties, what is the problem?

Of course, Meng Xiang would not blame his leading command talents, and he summed up two reasons. One of them is that these Qingjiao members under his command are really incompetent, they are all afraid of death, and everyone is obscene and unwilling to go all out. That's why it ended up like this. Another reason is that the other party is too cunning. Especially that Lin Jue, this kid is simply hateful. If he hadn't made trouble from it, the city would have been taken long ago. In short, this kid's ghost is really hateful. The good situation on Peach Blossom Island back then was that he stirred it up, causing himself and the owner of the village to be displaced. Now he's doing bad things again. He is the nemesis of himself and the lord of the village, and he is the Tai Sui of fate, yes

He's here, and things don't always go well.

Now, there are only about 10,000 people left to attack the city, and thousands of crippled men are useless. Food is gone. The situation is already dangerous. The slightest carelessness is in danger of collapse. After all, these members are just ordinary people. I guess more than half of them are ready to desert and escape.

"The city can't be captured, but even if you can't capture Yangwu City, you have to slaughter Lin Jue's dog thief. Otherwise, it will be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart. If I can slaughter Lin Jue, the lord of the village will not blame me for not taking Yangwu. Lin Jue and him have a grudge against destroying the village and killing his son. Meng Xiang made the final decision.

Lin Jue and they are now hiding in Bolangsha, even if they retreat, they have to find out this kid, and it is best to capture him alive and torture him well. If the city can't be captured, can't these 10,000 people still be able to catch these hundreds of cavalry?

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On the head of Yangwu City, the cheers of victory resounded in the sky. The defenders at the head of the city witnessed Lord Lin leading the cavalry to charge and gallop through the enemy's army, and they all understood that the retreat of the bandits was entirely due to Lord Lin's containment. If it weren't for Lord Lin's cavalry going on a rampage, provoking the bandits to turn around and besiege them, the city would have been broken long ago.

Zhao Youji and Wei Dakui's feelings for Lin Jue can only be described as a five-body throw. Lord Lin took a huge risk and used a small number of cavalry to stop the bandits who were besieging the city. And the danger of doing so is unimaginable. When hundreds of cavalry were engulfed by the overwhelming bandits, Zhao Youji and Wei Dakui once thought that Lin Jue was going to sacrifice his life here. But Lord Lin and they actually rushed out, which is a miracle.

"What is that thing that Lord Lin launched in his hand? It's so powerful. Zhao Youji asked at that time.

"It was supposed to be a firearm. But I've never seen such a powerful firearm, and the thunder in the sky is like a non-stop sound, killing a large number of people. It's terrifying. You'll have to ask him when you go back. Wei Dakui said.

Zhao Youji smacked his lips and said, "Firearms?" There are really a lot of secrets that are not known to Master Lin. If he hadn't been there, Yang Wu would have been broken. It's a fluke, it's a fluke. ”

Wei Dakui nodded and said, "Yes, it's a fluke." I'm ashamed, too. In vain, I am a military attache of the imperial court, and I am not as good as you scholars at a critical time, which is really embarrassing. I think I'm going to change my mind about you readers. ”

Zhao Youji laughed and said, "Does Lord Lin look like a scholar?" He is a prodigy of both civil and military affairs. Let's not say much, we have to immediately rest our troops and prepare supplies to prevent the bandits from attacking the city again. I estimate that Lord Lin will not plan to return to the city for a while, and the role of him in containing the cavalry outside is much greater than the role of defending the city. ”

Wei Dakui nodded and said, "I think so too, I'm afraid Lord Lin will continue to harass the bandits." I think that today's defeat of the bandits is probably no longer able to attack the city. But in any case, it should not be taken lightly. I'm going to tell them to get ready. By the way, Lord Zhao, you ordered to send some food and soup to the brothers, the brothers need to have a full meal, and it is best to have a good sleep. ”

Zhao Youji nodded and said, "Don't worry, it has been arranged, and the next official will go to let the people send them to the city."

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The scorching afternoon sun shines on the bolang sand dunes and marshes. The sand dunes are high and low, and in some places it is as hot as a steamer, but in other places it is cold. At this time, if you think that the cooler place is the most pleasant, then you are very wrong. In the quirky land of Bolangsha, the hot place is the safest place, and the cold and cool place is often the place where you die.

On the side of the marsh beneath these dunes, there are thorns and trees, and below is the black, stinking water of the swamp that does not see the sun all year round, where mosquitoes and poisonous snakes and poisonous insects are hidden, and unknown gases are in the air. If someone comes, mosquitoes and poisonous snakes are disturbed, and the black water and stinking mud under the ground are stirred up and a huge bubble is stirred, then you will be in great trouble.

Countless people died in the swampy thorny land between the dunes of Bolangsha. Some people were bitten to death by poisonous insects and poisonous snakes, some were smoked to death by poisonous swamps, some were annihilated in the sludge, and some people drank rotten water that did not move all year round and died of abdominal pain. All in all, the Bolang sand dunes are lined with green trees and marshes embedded in them, but in fact, this area within a radius of more than ten miles is a place of death. Except for the middle of the road, which has been built since the Qin Dynasty, there is no other road that is passable. If you're not careful, you'll lose your life here.

At this moment, Lin Jue and the others were trapped in this sand dune swamp. After the Qingjiao bandits stopped attacking the city, Lin Jue soon discovered that they had other intentions. Thousands of bandits searched along the gallop road, forcing Lin Jue and the cavalry to retreat. Lin Jue refused to retreat to the east of Bolangsha, so he found a feasible place and went down to the side of the swamp and dense trees between the sand dunes. Because of the small number of people and horses, it also avoided the eyes and ears of the other party, but it also led to the situation that the entire gallop was occupied by the bandits and trapped in the quagmire forest. Now, the east and west sides of Bolangsha have been sealed by the bandits, and Lin Jue and more than 200 cavalry have been forced to hide in a fine willow forest.

It can only be said that Lin Jue's luck is not bad. This fine willow forest is a rare piece of decent normal woodland in Bolangsha. Probably because of the sand marsh terrain, this willow tree cannot grow, only the thickness of a thumb, the height of a person, and it grows in a patch by the edge of the marsh, like a reed swinging at the water's edge.

Although the sun shines directly and the willow forest is impermeable, this is already a great luck. At least there are no thorns, no poisonous insects and poisonous snakes, and the sand on the ground is dry. And even the horses had food. The branches and leaves of this thin willow are exactly the kind that war horses love to eat.

The cavalrymen cut down a large area of willow trees with long knives to feed the horses, and at the same time opened up a shelter to avoid too much stuffiness. After that, everyone was exhausted and gasping for breath under the improvised hut they had built.

They were indeed very tired, and from the time they left the city in the early morning to attack the camp in the early afternoon, and now in the afternoon, several hours have passed, and they have not eaten a single drop of water, nor have they eaten a mouthful of food. And they went through several fierce battles, which really consumed all their energy. At the time of the sortie, there were 300 cavalry, but now there are only more than 200 left, and dozens of them are still wounded to varying degrees. What's even more frustrating is that now I am trapped in Bolangsha without food or drink, and there are a large number of bandits around me, and my mood is in an extremely low mood.

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