After the first wave of siege ended, Murong Tu also sent people to inquire about the situation on Shefu's side.

Murong Tu felt somewhat relieved after learning that the Wuhuan people had also lost five or six hundred men.

Inside a makeshift tent, Murong Tu gathered his leaders to discuss the siege.

"Gentlemen, during the siege just now, I observed carefully and found that although the Han army had a large number of logs and rolling stones, their numbers were small. In just half an hour, their defenses became weak and unbearable."

Therefore, as long as our army launches continuous attacks, we can take it all in just two hours!

"Please give the order, Great Chief!"

Upon hearing this, Murong Tu's men immediately stood up excitedly and volunteered for battle.

Subsequently, Murong Tu divided his soldiers into four teams, preparing to attack in shifts, and then take them down in one fell swoop when the defenders were exhausted.

An hour later, the Xianbei army set out again.

The first wave of 5,000 siege troops charged toward the city walls with roars of excitement.

The fierce siege has begun once again.

The first wave of attack lasted for about 35 minutes. After leaving behind more than 400 corpses, a small number of Xianbei soldiers finally managed to climb onto the city wall.

Although the soldiers who scaled the city walls were surrounded and killed by the Han army, in the eyes of Murong Tu, who was watching the battle from the rear, the Han army defending the city was already on the verge of collapse.

Then, Murong Tu, looking smug, withdrew the first troop of soldiers attacking the city and immediately sent in a second troop.

"Let's go, let's have the guys down here have some fun!"

Watching the retreating Xianbei soldiers, an officer in charge of defending the city grinned, and then quietly led his panting brothers down the city wall.

"Hey, they've come down, it's our turn!"

Below the city wall, soldiers dressed in the same standard armor rushed up the wall with excited expressions after seeing their brothers guarding the city come down.

Shortly after they went up, another group of Han soldiers arrived, looking excited, ready to take over.

"Hey, Captain, you said we clearly have 20,000 men, but every time we defend the city, we only send 1,000. What is the general thinking?"

One of the soldiers who had been guarding the city couldn't help but sidle up to his captain and ask.

The captain glanced at the soldier and said, "If all 20,000 of our men are on the city wall, will the Xianbei still dare to attack? If the Xianbei don't dare to attack, where will our brothers get their war merits?"

"Were you secretly sleeping while the teacher was lecturing? Don't you understand such a simple principle?"

The soldier chuckled sheepishly, "I've never been literate since I was little. How could I possibly remember all that a teacher has come to teach us to write?"

"Smack!"

The captain slapped the soldier on the back of the head: "Damn it, you really didn't study hard. Let me tell you, things are different now than they used to be."

Killing enemies can bring merit and promotion, but relying solely on killing enemies will at most get you to the rank of squad leader. To rise further, you need to be literate.

Even if you can't be as knowledgeable as those instructors, you still need to be able to write properly. Otherwise, no matter how many enemies you kill, you'll just be a common soldier for life, understand?

"The captain is right, I'll remember that!!"

Upon hearing that literacy could lead to a promotion, the soldier immediately patted his chest and assured him.

On the other side, twenty miles south of Daqing Military Town, a cavalry unit was galloping towards them.

From a distance, the troops appeared to be white, red, and black, representing Gongsun Zan's White Horse Camp, Blazing Fire Camp, and Black Edge Camp.

Upon learning that the Xianbei had begun their siege, Gongsun Zan, Ma Teng, and Gongsun Du discussed the matter and decided to launch a surprise attack the following day while the enemy was attacking the city.

The three men then slowed their march and sent messengers to report the news to Daqing City.

Not long after the garrison commander returned to camp with his men, the second group of Xianbei soldiers sent by Murong Tu began their attack on the city.

Murong Tu, who was watching the battle from the rear, was also taken aback when he saw the city guards suddenly become so energetic.

Murong Qu was somewhat bewildered. What had these Han soldiers eaten or drunk? How could their strength have recovered so quickly in such a short time?

Three quarters of an hour later, the second group of Xianbei soldiers, having suffered four or five hundred casualties, withdrew.

Meanwhile, the army also replaced its troops with a new batch of soldiers to defend the city.

Immediately afterwards, Murong Tu sent a third team of Xianbei soldiers to attack the city.

As a result, they still suffered a fierce attack from the defending soldiers.

Something's strange...

Seeing the seemingly inexhaustible stamina of the city's defenders, Murong Tu immediately ordered a retreat and sent men to Shefu to inquire about the situation.

North of Daqing City.

The garrison in the north city leaned listlessly against the battlements, their eyelids drooping, watching the Wuhuan soldiers standing by the moat shouting loudly with a speechless expression.

Yes, the Wuhuan soldiers under Shefu's command did not attack the city at all; they merely sent people out of the Han army's attack range to wave flags and shout slogans.

"Hmm~, it seems the west side of the city has also retreated. Let the warriors come back!"

Hearing the battle cries that had ceased in the west of the city, Shefu's lips curled into a slight smile before he ordered a retreat.

The Wuhuan soldiers, whose throats were hoarse from shouting, also retreated in droves.

After withdrawing his troops, Shefu looked at Li Ru with a wicked grin: "Mr. Wenyou, how many people do you think Murong Tu has killed now?"

Li Ru smiled slightly: "At least two thousand people!"

Shefu's eyes lit up: "Hmm~, judging from these casualties, the morale of those Xianbei people has completely collapsed!"

Li Ru shook his head and said with a solemn expression, "The Xianbei people were able to persist for so many years under the oppression of the Xiongnu and eventually dominate the grasslands. Their fierce and valiant nature is unimaginable. Lord Shefu must not underestimate them!"

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