The next day, a streak of fish white belly appeared on the horizon.
There was still wisp of black smoke rising into the sky outside Zhiyi City.
In order to regain the morale of the army, Tarhai began to gather troops at daybreak and attack Zhiyi City.
The 200,000-strong Chibei Army lost 30,000 troops overnight.
The remaining 170,000 Chibei troops were demoralized by last night's fireworks show and were all dejected.
On the other hand, the 200,000 troops of Beiliang were fully rested after a night's rest, and they all looked full of fighting spirit.
Talhai was riding on a horse, watching everything, with a rage in his heart but nowhere to vent it.
Xiahou Dun and General Pei rode up on horseback.
Talhai heard General Pei's laughter from afar, and that smile was even more dazzling.
General Pei smiled and asked, "Did the eldest prince sleep well last night?"
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Talhai said coldly: "It's okay, thank you General Pei for your concern."
Tarhai was of noble status and had always been arrogant, even daring to boss Xiahou Dun around.
General Pei obviously didn't want to miss the opportunity to ridicule him.
"Pei thought the eldest prince would be tossing and turning because of the loss of his beloved general?"
Tarhai's face froze. These words were undoubtedly heartbreaking.
He said with a cold face: "General Xiahou, I didn't expect that the military rules of Beiliang are so lax, allowing subordinates to talk about the commander at will.
If anyone talks about the commander in the Chibei military camp, his tongue will be pulled out. ”
General Pei choked up: "You!"
Xiahou Dun pretended to be angry: "General Pei, you have crossed the line!"
"Punishment: 20 blows with the military stick. If you achieve merit in this battle, your merits and demerits will be offset."
"I know my mistake."
Tarhai had no time to watch the two men singing in unison, and rode his horse forward.
"Set off!"
The two armies blew their horns and marched towards Zhiyi City together.
Stop at Yicheng, on the city wall.
The bloodstains from last night have long been washed away.
Xiao Jingzhou, wearing armor and with a sword at his waist, stood majestically on the city wall, looking down at the scorched earth outside the city.
The towering watchtower behind him waved a flag.
Gu Zhenbei took a few steps forward and whispered, "Your Highness, the enemy troops are moving out."
Xiao Jingzhou said calmly: "Speed up."
"yes!"
On the avenue under the north city gate, baskets of Molotov cocktails were piled on carts.
Chen Gan held a megaphone and yelled, "Move quickly, step steadily, and don't waver!"
The prisoners of both armies removed their shackles and began to carry Molotov cocktails to the top of the city wall.
They piled the Molotov cocktails in the corner of the wall and continued to carry them down the city wall, repeating the process over and over again.
Qi Hou looked at the prisoners being transported in an orderly manner and poked Chen Gan's waist with his elbow.
"Your Highness, this trick really works. If we don't let them see what's happening outside the city, nothing will happen."
Chen Gan thought for a moment and said with a smile: "You don't understand, God said this is called desensitization training."
As soon as he finished speaking, before Qi Hou could speak, he continued to shout into the loudspeaker: "Be quick!"
"I just distributed three big steamed buns, and you have no energy left?"
The sound of horns outside Zhiyi City was getting closer.
The sound of horse hooves, footsteps, and the collision of armor and weapons intertwined together, and the rumbling sounds were like thunder.
On the vast plain, an army of 370,000 was approaching, their armor flashing cold light, and the square formation was pitch black.
Xiao Jingzhou looked straight ahead, watching the scene in front of him indifferently.
Gu Zhenbei took off the telescope.
"Your Highness."
"Those wearing black armor are the Liang Army."
“They are well-equipped and all are experienced soldiers.
I am stationed at the northern border, and I dare not engage in a head-on confrontation without any preparation. ”
The reason why Northern Liang became the leader of the seven countries was because of its well-equipped Liang army.
These soldiers have learned martial arts since childhood, grew up on horseback, and are brave and warlike.
Tarhai led a large army to the border.
He gripped the reins tightly, forcing the horse under him to stop at the outer circle of the scorched earth.
His eyes were fixed on the rows of black boxes below the city.
Tarhai never expected that 30,000 soldiers would die in front of an ordinary box.
It was a great humiliation in his march.
General Pei drove his warhorse forward and shouted at the foot of the city.
“Listen, people on the tower, as long as you hand over Crown Prince Dajing.
Open the city gates to welcome our soldiers into the city.
The Marshal promises to protect your lives. ”
"You don't want to go through the tragedy of Hu Riwei plundering the cities of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty again, do you?"
"It's a good deal to trade the life of the Crown Prince Dajing for the lives of the people in the city. You guys are not stupid enough to fight to the bitter end for just one person, right?"
When the city of Dongzhou was broken, Hu Riwei led his troops to burn, kill, loot, rape, and plunder, and even tied up all the people in the city as food reserves for war.
The people standing on the city wall were all trembling in their hearts when they heard General Pei's words.
Chen Gan listened to the dirty words and wanted to wash his ears with water immediately.
Qi Hou clenched his fists, leaned against the wall and cursed: "Bullshit!"
"You Beiliang people are not good people either. You are birds of a feather with Chibei. You are both disgusting."
"If your ancestors knew you existed, they would be so angry that they would jump out of their coffins."
"I almost forgot. You Beiliang people are so poor that you don't even have coffins. You just dig a hole and bury them. You don't even know who your ancestors are."
"I am your ancestor, why don't you kneel down!"
General Pei sneered: "Idiot, you can't help being excited."
He continued to shout: "You only have tens of thousands of soldiers, do you still want to fight our 400,000-man army?"
Qi Hou laughed: "Let me remind you that you only have 370,000 people left.
As for why there are 30,000 fewer people, I don't need to explain it to you in detail, right? ”
Tarhai drove his warhorse forward and said, "Prince Dajing, I know you are in the city. If you have the courage, come down and fight me!"
Xiao Jingzhou stood on the city wall, looking down at Talhai's arrogant face: "Stop talking nonsense, just come over!"
Xiahou Dun realized that the morale of Dajing’s army was solid and could not be defeated with just a few words.
He winked at General Pei.
General Pei immediately understood: "Last night, Chibei lost 30,000 soldiers. The commander is willing to stay in the rear and help the eldest prince regain his face."
Tarhai knew Xiahou Dun's plan, but this time he had to take the brunt of it in order to regain Chibei's lost dignity.
He said, “Pass on this king’s order to attack the city with all your might.
We must capture Zhiyi City before the evening hour today! ”
The trumpet sounded, and a formation of tens of thousands of people approached the city step by step.
Xiao Jingzhou shouted: "Light the fire!"
Countless cotton threads on the city wall instantly caught fire.
"not good!"
"The city is about to explode again!"
“Run!”
The enemy soldiers under the city were shocked by the flames and ran towards the outer circle of scorched earth.
The square formation of tens of thousands of people became chaotic. Many people fell down in the pushing and shoving, their limbs were broken, and iron hammers hit their heads hard, and thick milky white brain matter burst out instantly.
Sangbu sensed something was wrong and rode away on his horse.
"Keep the formation, don't mess up!"
The hurried footsteps of the Chibei Army soon drowned out his voice.
The Chibei Army ran to the outer circle of the scorched earth and found that there was no sound of fireworks exploding behind them, so they turned around to check the situation.
The burning cotton thread did not burn on the ground at all. It broke in mid-air, fell to the ground and quickly disappeared.
"Oh no! We've been fooled!"
At that time, there were bursts of laughter from the city wall.
Qi Hou covered his stomach and laughed: "Hahaha, scare these bastards to death!"
Tarhai, who was standing under the city, reacted and his face turned purple.
His eyes turned bloodshot and he wished he could tear Xiao Jingzhou into pieces.
The army lost morale last night before the battle even started, and now they dare to play tricks on him.
"Prince Dajing, I want your life!"
He yelled, "Keep attacking!"
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