After four days of fierce fighting, the original 22,000 defenders of Quanzhou City had already lost 10,000 dead and wounded, and only 12,000 remained.

However, even these 12,000 men had to defend four walls. In addition, a certain number of reserves had to be left. Yue Fei knew very well that at any time, it was necessary to leave a certain number of reserves.

However, the death of 10,000 defenders was not without gain, and the Yellow Turban Thieves paid an even greater price, with a full 20,000 casualties.

But that's the case, the Yellow Turban thieves besieging the city still have an army of 30,000, which is nearly three times the strength of the defenders.

"General Yue, now the reinforcements led by the lord have been missing for a long time, and I don't know when they will be able to arrive. If we continue to wear and tear at this rate, we will run out of soldiers in two or three days. Without soldiers, how can we defend the city? ”

"Absolutely." Yue Fei said confidently.

He pointed to the crowd shuttling in front of him and said, "Look at these people in Quanzhou City, they are our last reserve and the last line of defense. Like us, they are closely related to Quanzhou City, sharing life and death, so no one will give up Quanzhou City. As long as Quanzhou City is guarded, everyone will have a way to live. ”

Cheng Pu didn't speak, he glanced at Yue Fei with great respect and admiration, and then bowed and retreated.

……

In the tent of the Yellow Turban Army, Zhang Qunzheng summoned his generals to discuss the siege.

Zhang Qun knew very well that although the attack on Quanzhou City in the past few days had caused huge losses to the defenders in the city, his army had also suffered a lot of losses, even greater than the defenders. The 35,000 troops that were brought to Quanzhou City at the beginning are now only 20,000 left.

In addition to the large number of casualties of the army, it was several days of siege, and the soldiers were already a little tired, and their combat effectiveness had decreased a lot.

However, Li Yi's cavalry army, which had just appeared on the other side of the Gu River in the lower reaches of Quanzhou City, was waiting for work at ease, and it was the time when the combat effectiveness was the strongest.

At this time, if these 5,000 iron cavalry appeared under the city of Quanzhou, Zhang Qun was worried that his army would repeat the mistake of Cheng Yuanzhi under the city of Youbeiping.

Therefore, it was necessary to take Quanzhou City while Li Yi's cavalry was still blocked on the other side of the Gu River, which was his last chance to take Quanzhou City.

Li Yi's army had already arrived on the other side of the Gu River south of Quanzhou, and General Gao Xiang had already sent Mao Peng to lead his troops to block Li Yi's army from crossing the river. Now that Quanzhou City is just around the corner, we should end the battle for Quanzhou City as soon as possible and free up our hands to destroy Li Yi's army. This is the biggest enemy of our Yellow Turban Army, destroy it and avenge General Cheng Yuanzhi and the 100,000 Yellow Turban brothers who died in battle! Zhang Qun said solemnly to the generals standing under the tent.

Yu Wen has been a close confidant who has followed Zhang Qun since Guangzong's incident, and he is also one of Zhang Qun's most powerful generals. The afterglow is tall and sturdy, and the beard on his face is like a steel needle. When he heard Zhang Qun's words, he asked Zhang Qun with a smile: "What do you mean by the people, is it that you are going to fight overnight?" ”

"Today we have inflicted heavy losses on the defenders holding the northern wall, and if we do not give them any respite and launch another fierce offensive, it is estimated that they will not be able to hold out for the night. As long as we open the breakthrough, we can quickly expand our advantage and occupy the entire North City Gate. In this way, Quanzhou City is basically controlled by us. Zhang Qun looked around and said in a deep voice, "What do the generals think?" Capture all the losses of Quanzhou City can not only make up for it, but also make everyone's pockets bulge quickly. ”

For these subordinates, Zhang Qun naturally couldn't say what he was really worried about, otherwise, these guys might disperse in a hurry and withdraw to Jixian County in the next moment. Therefore, he can only try to be optimistic in order to lure him.

"The losses of the continuous assault troops have already reached fifteen thousand people, and the soldiers are exhausted. If you can take Quanzhou City in one go, it can indeed greatly boost the morale of the brothers. But now it is Yue Fei who is holding the north city wall, this person is a general that Li Yi values very much, and his position in Li Yi's army is very important, and Li Yi entrusts him with all the things about military training. Judging from Li Yijun's battles with Cheng Yuanzhi and Deng Mao, this person's ability to train troops is extremely strong. ”

In addition, this time Li Yi asked him to stay in Quanzhou City, and it can be seen that Li Yi has great trust in this person's commanding ability. However, we know very little about this person, only that he is a Hanoi, and nothing else, which is very dangerous. In addition, this person can train 20,000 captives into an elite division that can resist the attack of our army in a short period of time, and I am afraid that he may also organize the Qianshou in Quanzhou City at a critical moment to resist the attack of our army, and I hope that his subordinates can consider this situation. ”

It was Zhang Qun's brother Zhang Feng who spoke, Zizishan.

Zhang Feng was a tall and thin elder with a somewhat gray beard. He and Zhang Qun are brothers, and the relationship between the two has always been close, and the two of them speak with one voice in many major events. Zhang Feng timely reminded Zhang Qun to pay attention to the mysterious Yue Fei, and not to despise this person because he did not show anything on the battlefield, resulting in some omissions.

"The head of the Qiantou is ignorant, and even if it is organized temporarily, its combat capability is very limited. What's more, the Han army has always been weak, timid and afraid of things, greedy for life and afraid of death, how much impact can a small Yue Fei have on the siege? Wu Meng, another general under Zhang Qun's command, said disdainfully.

"Shujian, it makes sense to pay attention to General Zishan's words." Zhang Qun glared at Wu Meng, who was grinning and disapproving, and then turned his head and asked Yu Wendao, "Borou, how about you lead the troops to storm the city gate?" ”

"Storming the gates? Do the children want to disperse their forces a little more? Yu Wen asked suspiciously.

"Yes. The two generals, Shu Jian and Zi Ge, led their troops to feint on the eastern section of the northern city wall, dragging the enemy's defensive forces on the city wall, making them unable to support the western section of the northern city wall. Borou attacked the city gate with all his might, and then scattered some of their forces. The rest of the troops were all thrown into the main battlefield, and the eldest brother also launched a fierce attack at the East City Gate, planning the main force to attack the city, trying to succeed in the first battle. ”

"Tomorrow morning, we can stand on Quanzhou City and enjoy the sunrise." Zhang Qun finally said to everyone with confidence.

……

Cheng Pu stood on the city wall in full armor, his eyes unblinking at the enemy's attacking troops under the city.

"Demou, the enemy is attacking." Cheng Pu's military marquis Cheng Wei said loudly. Cheng Wei is a disciple of the side branch of the Cheng family, and he came with Cheng Pulai when he defected to Li Pengfei.

Cheng Pu laughed, and he said excitedly to Cheng Wei: "Ji Fan, the cavalry army led by the lord may have reached the Gu River. ”

"Demou, how do you know?" Cheng Wei glanced at Cheng Pu strangely, wondering if there was something wrong with him looking forward to reinforcements? Now it's all starting to babble.

Cheng Pu said to Cheng Wei again: "Tell the brothers, just say that the reinforcements will arrive immediately, and order everyone to work hard to defend Quanzhou City." ”

"Demou ......" Cheng Wei looked at Cheng Pu hesitantly, hoping to get Cheng Pu's explanation.

"Ji Fan, you are also an old man who has followed me for many years, and you also fought with Wuhuan and Xianbei people back then, how did you start a war in a daze? Do you see Mao's battle flag now? Didn't see it without noon. Gao Xiang's army has now significantly increased the number and intensity of its attacks, what does it mean? Cheng Pu asked.

Cheng Wei suddenly came to his senses, nodded and said, "Demou, if you say that, is it really possible?" ”

"It's not possible, it's true. If you look over there, there are already more than a dozen piles of firewood piled up in the rear of the enemy troops, and it is estimated that they will attack the city overnight. In the current situation that the situation is not one-sided, the Yellow Turban thieves disregard the taboo of siege warfare, and do their best to fight continuously, there is only one possibility, that is, some external factors force them to do so. Regardless of the extreme fatigue of the soldiers, they blindly fought hard and worked hard, and it was good that they won, but once they fell short, it was very likely that they would be destroyed. ”

"Demou is subtle and experienced, and Wei is indeed far from it. I will pass on the good news. Cheng Wei explained to Cheng Pu so carefully, and immediately realized that he rushed away happily.

"The drums beat and the troops moved into defensive positions and prepared to meet the enemy." Cheng Pu ordered loudly.