They brought with them another 10,000 fresh troops and a large number of siege equipment, including even dozens of huge catapults!
The Wulingha became more confident and without further delay, they immediately launched an unprecedented fierce attack!
Hundreds of catapults roared at the same time, and huge stones smashed towards the Shuozhou city wall like meteorites!
The city walls shook violently, bricks and stones flew everywhere, and the defenders were suppressed so much that they couldn't even raise their heads!
Immediately afterwards, countless Tatars, under the cover of shield carts and wooden curtains, rushed towards the city wall again like a black tide!
They learned their lesson, their formation was more dispersed, and their charge was more rapid!
The brutal offensive and defensive battle is staged again!
The military and civilians of Shuozhou were caught in a bitter battle!
Han Zhong commanded with confidence and used the limited "Sky-shaking Bombs" at the most critical moments. Each explosion could temporarily curb the offensive of the Di army.
But the Tatars seemed to have figured out some patterns and were no longer as panicked as they were the first time. Their offensive became more and more powerful!
Dangers appeared in many places on the city wall, and the casualties of the defenders increased sharply!
Shi Yong, Wu Shangzhi, Xi Sheng, Guo Luo, Zhong Meng and others all suffered multiple wounds, but they still fought to the death!
At this most critical moment, the envoy of King Jin finally took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the city, bringing the news and handwritten instructions that King Jin's army was about to arrive.
Han Zhong looked at the Prince of Jin's handwritten edict with mixed feelings, but he had no choice at this moment.
Following Zhao Muyun's instructions, he had the envoy witness a test explosion of a small-power thunder bomb.
The messenger was so shocked that his face turned pale, and then an extremely greedy light burst out in his eyes.
He immediately stated that he would report back to King Jin as soon as possible and urged the army to speed up!
After the messenger left, Han Zhong looked at the seemingly endless Tartars outside the city and took a deep breath:
"Whether we can hold out until the arrival of Prince Jin depends on fate! Mr. Zhao, where are you?"
No one noticed that when the bodies of several ordinary Tartars were dragged away from the battlefield, some inconspicuous items on their bodies, such as water bags and dry food bags, were quietly replaced.
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As night fell, the fierce fighting paused.
Wuliangha returned to the tent and was about to listen to the battle losses and tomorrow's attack plan when he suddenly felt a severe abdominal pain, followed by vomiting. Soon he felt weak all over and had a high fever!
Not only Wuliangha, but many senior generals in the army and even his personal guards have shown similar symptoms of poisoning!
The military doctor was at a loss as to what to do. He suspected that the water source was contaminated, but he could not find the source after searching everywhere.
For a moment, the top leaders of the Tatar right-wing army fell into chaos and panic!
The head coach and several generals suddenly fell ill and were unable to command, so tomorrow's general offensive plan had to be postponed!
Shuozhou City miraculously got a chance to breathe again!
At this moment, Zhao Muyun was standing on a hill in Yunzhou, looking at the flames rising into the sky in the direction of Shuozhou, silently calculating the time.
"The poison should be taking effect... King Jin's vanguard should be arriving soon! Old Han, hold on a little longer..."
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