Xiao Danglu was so excited that he turned around and slapped Zhao Hao directly on the shoulder.
"Good boy, with such a strong bow, I will have no pressure in defending Luoye City!"
After being hit like that, Zhao Hao's shoulder almost fell apart and he grimaced in pain.
This old man has really strong hands!
Fortunately, I am strong enough. If I were weaker, I would have broken bones if I was hit so hard.
Taking a deep breath, Zhao Hao kneaded his shoulders and said, "Old General, how is the Shu army's siege going?"
Xiao Danglu hummed, threw the bow to his men, and said, "Let's go in and talk in detail."
The two men walked into the house, and a group of Luoye City officials followed them into the house.
After sitting down, Xiao Danglu briefly told Zhao Hao about the Shu army's siege situation.
"At the beginning, the Shu army arrived at Luoye City but did not launch an attack. They seemed very cautious."
"Later, the Wu female prime minister Xie Daoxun came to the Shu army camp to supervise the battle."
"The Shu army has just started to attack the city."
"However, the troops they initially deployed were very small, and I could see that they were not their main force."
“So, in the first few attacks, the pressure on our defense was not too great.”
"Casualties were also very limited."
“However, it wasn’t long before Xie Daoxun put pressure on the Shu army.”
"The main force of the Shu army has begun to attack the city with all its might."
"The pressure on our defense has also increased dramatically."
"In the first assault, their 100,000-man army was divided into two teams, the front and the back, and they took turns attacking. It lasted for a total of three days and nights."
"The casualties were over 15,000, of which we suffered 2,000 killed, 3,000 seriously wounded, and 7,000 slightly wounded."
"Since we have been depleted in this way, I have mobilized the civilians in the city to defend the city together with the government troops!"
"The last attack ended three days ago."
"Right now, there are only about 10,000 soldiers in our city who can fight, and most of them are injured."
"However, the people have joined in and added a lot of manpower."
"After two wars, these people have seen blood!"
Zhao Hao listened carefully and couldn't help but take a breath.
"Old General, what are the casualties of the Shu army?"
Xiao Danglu snorted, "Their casualties are at least three to four times ours."
"Their casualties should be close to 30,000, and the remaining 60,000 to 70,000 people have also suffered varying degrees of injuries."
"The number of those who can fight should not exceed 40,000!"
"Now, we have these five thousand fresh troops you brought, and these three thousand improved bows!"
"I will definitely be able to protect him for another two months!"
"Right now, the only urgent thing is that we don't have many bombs left!"
"I have written to His Majesty and asked him to fill it in as soon as possible."
Zhao Hao sighed and said, "The situation in Jianning and Tongshan is even more tragic than here."
"Thunderbolts, I'm afraid we won't be able to get much from Luoye City."
"After they are manufactured, 90% of them will be sent to those two places."
Xiao Danglu smiled and said, "I know this too, but we have to ask for it. Otherwise, it will make it easy for Dijing to think that we are not under much pressure!"
Zhao Hao said quickly: "Old General, His Majesty is very clear about the defensive pressure on your side!"
Xiao Danglu smiled and said, "I am not talking about your Majesty, but the officials in the court."
Zhao Hao immediately understood.
Xiao Danglu said: "After the third war, Shu should be able to rest for half a month."
"I estimate that they will send more troops from home, and will continue the attack only after the reinforcements arrive."
"I just don't know how many more troops they will add!"
"However, with your three thousand powerful bows, I am not afraid even if another 100,000 people come!"
Zhao Hao said, "With the old general here, I'm sure those incompetent people in Shu will not be able to break through our Luoye City!"
Hearing him say this, Xiao Danglu burst into laughter.
Then he ordered a banquet to entertain Zhao Hao.
After the meal, when all the officials had left, Xiao Danglu said to Zhao Hao:
"Boy, rest in the city for a few days, then go back to the capital!"
"This is the front line after all. No one knows what will happen."
"Don't let anything unexpected happen here, kid!"
Zhao Hao said quickly: "Old General, His Majesty ordered me to come to Luoye City to help you defend the city!"
Xiao Danglu waved his hand and said, "Of course I know this, but do you know how to fight?"
"So, there is no benefit for you to stay."
"Besides, I know very well that your value is not on this battlefield at all!"
"When you go back, invent more weapons to kill the enemy. That's how you put the best steel to good use."
"Stay here and help me defend the city. Isn't that a waste of time?"
Zhao Hao was speechless.
He wouldn't dare to say that, only you, old man, would dare to say that.
Xiao Danglu said: "It's settled. I don't need you here."
Zhao Hao didn't say anything else. If the problem was not serious, then there would be nothing wrong with him staying for a while and then returning to Dijing.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Hao said, "How about this? When the Shu army's next siege is over, if there is really no problem, I will return to the Imperial Capital and not stay to cause trouble."
"What do you think, old general?"
"Otherwise, I won't be able to explain to His Majesty if I go back like this!"
Zhao Hao took a step back, and Xiao Danglu had no choice but to nod.
"Okay, it's settled!"
After the long journey, Zhao Hao was a little tired.
After the two finished chatting, they were taken by a soldier to a small courtyard to rest.
The next morning, Zhao Hao and Xiao Danglu climbed up the city wall together and took a look at the situation in the Shu army camp.
After several major battles, the city walls were already in ruins.
Many civilians and soldiers are working hard to repair the damage.
There were many gaps, all of which were caused by the Shu army using bombs to blast them open.
Xiao Danglu sighed and said, "Although the Shu army's thunder bombs were not ours, they also caused us considerable losses."
"If they didn't have the bomb, our casualties would probably be reduced by half."
Zhao Hao heard this and couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "There's nothing we can do about it."
"If we hadn't given them the Thunder Bomb, the Shu Army wouldn't have sent troops in the last war, and they wouldn't have been able to give us so many supplies."
Xiao Danglu nodded: "I understand this, and I'm not blaming you, kid. I just feel a little emotional!"
Climbing up the city wall and looking at the Shu army camp, we saw that the camp stretched for more than ten miles.
The frontline troops were about ten miles away from Luoye City.
They were obviously waiting for follow-up reinforcements. They did not want to attack the city easily at the moment, and were also wary of the Da Gan army's plan to leave the city and raid the camp.
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