When night fell, Jin Ming of the Jianghuai army withdrew his troops, and the battlefield outside Zhongli City was left in a mess, with corpses and blood flowing into a canal.

War is cruel, once a general is successful, thousands of bones are withered, and every order is likely to be filled with the lives of thousands of soldiers.

Xu Shiji waited for some generals to personally inspect the defense on the earthen fortification positions outside the city and appease the soldiers.

This is a difficult battle, food, grass, morale will affect the overall battle, he is still young, lack of prestige, not enough experience, so he is worried that he will not be enough to serve the public in adversity, so he is extra cautious, and he cares more about the low-level soldiers.

"Oops, oops......."

"It hurts, it hurts me!" Many wounded on the battlefield were wailing, with stumps and broken arms, and bleeding profusely.

Military doctors are limited, and after the supply is interrupted, the medicines they bring have begun to run out, and the chances of successful treatment of the wounded are decreasing.

"When will this battle be fought, we are trapped in Huainan, can reinforcements arrive?" A soldier with a broken arm began to complain.

"Can we leave alive in the afternoon?"

"Hold on a little longer, maybe in a few days, the imperial court's reinforcements will arrive, and we will be able to survive."

Many of the non-commissioned officers and wounded who held some positions were new recruits, had little experience in large-scale operations, and were not strong-willed; after these days of fierce fighting, their fighting spirit was getting less and less, and they felt that they were surrounded by the Jianghuai army, and they could not rush out at all. Either die here, or when the food and grass are gone, they will surrender.

"Shut up, have you forgotten the military orders and military regulations, discussed the military situation without authorization, and disrupted the military situation, and the military law will deal with it!" A team leader passing by, hearing these remarks, immediately stood up and stopped drinking.

These soldiers were silent, lowered their heads, and did not dare to look at the commander, but the look of disbelief and despair on their faces still lingered.

At this moment, Xu Shiji led people up and said loudly: "Soldiers, don't worry, the imperial court has sent troops, and the scouts have reported a few days ago that they have arrived on the north bank of the Huai River. ”

"General Xu!" The team leader turned around and saw Xu Shiji and many generals walking up to him, and hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted.

The other soldiers also saluted, and even the wounded were terrified to get up.

"It's all rude, especially the wounded soldiers, lie down quickly!" After Xu Shiji stopped it, he said: "These days, everyone has worked hard, the Jianghuai army has been prepared, formed an alliance, and set up layers of ambushes for us in Jiangdu County, it is the fault of this general, and he did not see through it in advance, so he fell into today's passive situation and guarded Zhongli City." However, the situation here has been truthfully fed back to the Imperial Military Department and the current Shengshang, Your Majesty has already sent someone to send a clever plan, as long as we hold here for a period of time, attract the Jianghuai Allied Army to dry up here, and give the Imperial Army led by His Majesty a chance to break the enemy, we can give a hard blow from behind the enemy, and at that time, not only will our crisis be resolved, but we will also be able to make a great contribution. ”

When the soldiers heard this, they seemed to understand some truths, and they nodded one after another, and they had some bottom in their hearts.

As soon as the news spread ten, ten spread hundreds, and it was obvious that the soldiers in this area had changed from gray to bright.

The generals behind Xu Shiji were also relieved, the commander was able to quickly stabilize the morale and unite the morale of the army, and they were not so impetuous.

But after all, this is only a verbal promise and appeasement, as the battle becomes more and more intense, the greater the casualties, the greater the war-weariness, if the imperial reinforcements do not come for a long time, their army is likely to fall apart and finally collapse.

In the final analysis, Xu Shiji did not have much prestige in the imperial army before, he was young, and his past achievements were not outstanding.

At this time, if it is a veteran general who has experienced a hundred battles, relying on his prestige and fame, shocking the soldiers, attributing the failure factors to the right time and place, etc., and will not blame the boss for all his responsibilities, then his control is still firm and he can fight to the death.

"I don't know, how long will it be stable?" Some generals were not sure in their hearts.

At this moment, a scout rushed over, with disheveled armor on his body, two cold arrows on his back, and blood stains on his hair, as if he had been attacked and injured when he was sending back information.

"General, the court battle report, good news-" The scout held on with a mouthful of willpower, but the words in his mouth were already weak, and when he was about to get to the front, the whole person almost fell to the ground.

"Hold him on!" Shogun stood up, ordered someone to take the injured scout, and went through the letter and handed it to the manager.

Xu Shiji took the letter, which contained the information that the scouts had found outside, and then paid a lot of people's lives to break through the enemy area and send it in.

"Shanyang Cang was burned down, there was a problem with the supply of grain and grass for the Jianghuai army, the imperial army had crossed the river, and the Jianghuai Naval Division was broken by fire, and at present, His Majesty was leading the troops and outflanking the Jianghuai army.......

The news on the letter made Xu Shiji stunned at first, then shocked, and finally couldn't help laughing happily.

"Okay, good, Your Majesty is really wise and powerful, and he uses soldiers like a god!" Xu Shiji couldn't help but praise and admired from the bottom of his heart.

"General Xu, what's going on?"

"Has the imperial army crossed the river to Huainan?"

Some generals couldn't help but ask.

Xu Shiji smiled and said: "The good news is the good news of the imperial court, Your Majesty used soldiers, like a stroke of genius, in a short period of time, sent people to destroy the granary of the Jianghuai Army in Jiangdu County, and at the same time used fire to destroy the Jianghuai Water Division, and has regained control of the Huai River, we can smoothly cross north, and there is a way out." However, this is not the point, do you know, His Majesty will outflank the rear of this allied army with a large army, and we will soon attack inside and out, and destroy the Jianghuai allied forces outside the city. ”

"It's wonderful."

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and you will win all battles!"

Whether it was the generals or the surrounding soldiers, after learning the news, they all cheered and looked excited.

This is not a fool of words, nor is it a bluff, but a real battle situation, which makes all the soldiers cheer up, in stark contrast to the decadent demeanor just now.

Xu Shiji sighed lightly and spit out the turbidity in his abdomen, not only admiring His Majesty's divine martial arts, but also having a feeling of regaining his fighting spirit, this time, he must not make any more mistakes, he must cooperate with His Majesty's use of troops, severely damage this Jianghuai allied army, and act according to the layout plan in advance.