The siege lasted for more than an hour, and the Wei army paid more than 1,000 dead and wounded, but still failed to capture the head of Shaanxi County.

"This Huo Jun, sure enough, has two brushes, yes, he is indeed a general......

Looking at the head of Shaanxi County, Su Zhe was not annoyed and angry, but expressed his heartfelt admiration for Huo Jun, the enemy.

Then, Su Zhe whipped his horse whip and shouted: "Pass the order, Mingjin, and collect the troops." ”

Bell bell bell ~~

In the middle of the Chinese army, the sound of gold suddenly sounded, spreading throughout the enemy city and beyond.

Although the soldiers of the Wei army who were attacking the city were unwilling to return in vain, they did not dare to disobey the will of the Son of Heaven, and immediately swept away like a low tide.

The veteran Huang Zhong rode back to the battle, and shouted from afar: "Your Majesty, we haven't been able to break through the enemy city, why did Your Majesty withdraw your troops." ”

Su Zhe smiled: "Don't be anxious, old general, we have time to capture the enemy city, then Huo Jun is a material to defend the city, there is no need to waste the lives of the soldiers in vain." ”

Huang Zhong had no choice but to forcibly swallow this evil breath and suppress his fighting spirit.

Su Zhe glanced at the city again, and sneered: "Let's go, go back to the camp to rest first, let the soldiers eat and drink enough, and then come to attack, I want to see how long that Huo Jun can last." ”

100,000 Wei troops slowly retreated and returned to the besieged camp.

At the head of the city, the Han soldiers who had survived the bloody battle all breathed a sigh of relief and cheered, as if they had come back from the ghost gate and picked up a life in vain.

"General Huo, you did a good job, this official really didn't mistake you!" Fa Zheng was full of praise for Huo Jun.

Huo Jun said in a deep voice: "Don't be in a hurry to praise the last general, in today's battle, the last general is just testing my ability, his attack has just begun, if we continue to fight like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to support it for long." ”

As he spoke, Huo Jun pursed his lips and asked Fa Zheng to look at his soldiers.

Fa Zheng's attention then moved from outside the city back to the city.

I saw that along the line of the city, there were corpses of their own troops everywhere, lying on the ground, and there were at least more than 300 people.

In other words, after only one attack by the Wei army, more than 300 of them lost their combat effectiveness.

If the Wei army attacked seven or eight more times, according to such battle losses, they would have suffered two or three thousand casualties.

For the Wei army, more than 10,000 casualties are not a great death, but for them, 3,000 casualties are enough to hurt their muscles and bones, and their vitality is greatly damaged.

After all, they are the besieged side, and without the replenishment of reinforcements from the rear, there will be one less soldier dead.

Bang!

Fa Zheng's fist hit the battlements, looking at the retreating Wei army, helpless, he could only sigh: "Even now, I can only keep one day at a time." ”

The Wei army's offensive has indeed just begun.

In the following less than half a month, the Wei army launched seven attacks in a row, day and night, each of which was a fierce attack at the level of nearly 100,000 troops.

The Wei army numbered 240,000 people, in addition to the 40,000 troops who stayed on guard, 200,000 people were divided into two teams, and they could take turns to launch an attack on Shaanxi County.

The defenders in the city were different, with a total of less than 10,000 people, and in the face of the Wei army's attack, they had to defend themselves with all their troops every time.

Therefore, in the rotation of attacks, the Wei army was able to ensure the mental and physical strength of the soldiers through rotation tactics, but the Han army could only rely on the original team and carried it sleeplessly.

Under the continuous attack, the Han soldiers were exhausted with all their spirits, and gradually became powerless, and each battle was more difficult than the previous one.

The unfavorable situation of the Han army was soon transmitted back to Tongguan City.

Tongguan, the main hall of the palace.

Under the dim light, Liu Bei pinched the secret report in his hand, his face was gloomy as iron, and his brows condensed into a rope.

"It seems that Huo Jun and Fa Zheng won't be able to last a few days, Prime Minister, what do you say?" Liu Bei slapped the information on the case, and Baba's begging eyes looked at Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly, pondered and was silent for a long time.

After a while, Zhuge Liang sighed: "So far, the loss of Shaanxi County is only a matter of time, I am afraid that Huo Jun and they will not be able to hold out when the Xiqiang Iron Cavalry arrives, according to the opinion of the ministers, it is the wisest choice to let them abandon the city and break through." ”

Abandon the city and break out!

Zhuge Liang's four words came out, and none of the ministers present objected, obviously understanding that the situation had reached this point, and they had no way except to approve of the breakthrough.

What else can you do if you don't break through, can you just watch Shaanxi County fall, and the 10,000 soldiers will be buried in vain?

For the Han State, which was seriously short of troops, the life of even one soldier was precious, let alone 10,000 people.

"The prime minister is reasonable, and I plan to do so." Liu Bei nodded first, and then wondered: "It's just that the army of more than 200,000 Su thieves has surrounded the city of Shaanxi County, and there is a Huxian city in the middle. ”

Zhuge Liang was silent again, his eyes falling on the map.

After a while, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and he opened his mouth to say something, but he wanted to say something.

"Prime Minister, at this time, what else do you have to swallow, and if you have any good ideas, just say it." Liu Bei was a little anxious.

After Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment, Fang said: "The minister does have a plan, not only can he let Fa Xiaozhi break through the siege, but also take the opportunity to hit the Wei army in Huxian County and give the Su thief a dismount, but this plan needs to be dangerous, so the minister hesitated to tell His Majesty." ”

Insurance?

Liu Bei immediately became excited, and he didn't care whether he was in danger or not, as long as he could rescue more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, even if it was 5,000, he dared to take any kind of danger.

"The prime minister really has a clever plan, let's talk about it." Liu Bei couldn't wait to ask.

Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Bei's eagerness, sighed secretly, and explained his strategy.

After hearing this, Liu Bei couldn't help but shout: "Prime Minister's strategy is really a miracle strategy, then Su Zhe never expected that Xiaozhi would break through like this, how can it be said that it is a risky plan." ”

Zhuge Liang said: "The minister said that it was a dangerous plan, but relatively speaking, for filial piety, it was their only hope of survival, of course, it was not dangerous, but for Your Majesty, it was a dangerous plan." ”

Liu Bei was stunned, he couldn't turn around for a while, and he couldn't understand the meaning of Zhuge Liang's words.

Zhuge Liang said silently: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that how much we have suffered with the Su thief is because we took the initiative to fight, so this time, we will set a strategy of sticking to the battle without fighting." ”

"And now, Your Majesty is going to lead the army out of Tongguan and go to Huxian to confront the Wei army, which in itself has changed our strategy, as long as we get out of this Tongguan City, our probability of defeat by the Su thieves will be greatly increased, and this is where the real risk lies."

Liu Bei shuddered and fell silent.

Zhuge Liang's words are right, because he listened to Fazheng's advice and did not transfer all his troops to Tongguan, he was defeated one after another.

Now, Zhuge Liang's strategy is to ask him to lead the main force of Tongguan to respond to the Fazheng Department, and the risks involved in this can not make Liu Bei jealous.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng's strategy is indeed risky, but if we don't do this, we won't be able to save more than 10,000 people from Fa Xiaozhi, that's more than 10,000 people." Zhang Fei couldn't help but remind, obviously he was also in favor of sending troops.

Bang!

Liu Bei's fist hit the case, his face swelled with determination, and he said in a deep voice: "What Yide said is right, that's 10,000 people, I can't bury it in vain no matter what, so according to Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng's plan, I will immediately send someone to Shaanxi County to inform Xiaozhi of them." ”

Zhuge Liang was slightly moved and sighed secretly.

Zhang Fei and other generals were excited, thinking that they could finally get out of the customs and find Su Zhe to take revenge without shrinking.

At this time, Zhao Yun said: "Your Majesty, now that the city of Shaanxi is surrounded by enemy troops, our messengers have no way to sneak in, how can we convey Your Majesty's will to the Fa Taiwei and them?" ”

Liu Bei suddenly remembered, and looked at Zhuge Liang busily: "That's right, Prime Minister, Shaanxi County is surrounded into an iron bucket, how can we get in touch with Xiaozhi and them?" ”

"Moreover, there is a possibility that our secret envoy will be captured by the enemy, and if the secret is leaked at that time, the consequences will be unimaginable." Zhao Yun said again.

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the minister has his own strategy, and he can send His Majesty's will into the city of Shaanxi County without knowing it." ”

On the sly.

Liu Bei became more and more curious, and hurriedly asked Zhuge Liang what the means were.

Zhuge Liang attached his ear to Liu Bei and whispered his methods to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei smiled.