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Chapter 361

Liu Rui and the officials in the city couldn't help secretly heaving a sigh of relief when they heard that the reinforcements from the Wuxi Barbarians had arrived.Recently, Liu Jing's army rushed to harvest the rice, sharpened the attack tools, sharpened their knives, and might launch an attack on Linyuan at any time, which brought great psychological pressure to Liu Rui and the officials in the city.

However, regarding whether to go out of the city to help the battle, the civil and military officials in Linyuan City were arguing endlessly, and Liu Rui was also hesitant to make a decision. What made people laugh and cry was that until the final battle was decided, they did not come to a result.

The news of Wuximan's defeat came back, and the main hall of the county mansion, which was originally full of turmoil and voices, suddenly fell into deathly silence.

The vicious and combative Wuxi Man was defeated so quickly, which was beyond everyone's expectations. All the civil and military officials in the hall couldn't help but look at each other, and Liu Rui was also dumbfounded and lost his composure.

Now there are only [-] soldiers in Linyuan City. It is still unknown whether this number of troops can defend Linyuan, let alone repel Liu Jingjun.It is no exaggeration to say that the Wuxi Man is their biggest reliance, now that the reliance is gone, everyone suddenly feels that the future is bleak and discouraged.

The atmosphere in the hall was dignified if there was substance, and everyone was breathless. After a long silence, someone finally couldn't help but said: "Mingfu, the Wuxi barbarians are defeated, and we alone may not be able to resist the Changsha army. "

As soon as someone spoke, all civil and military officials in the hall reacted one after another and said: "Changsha's army is known as strong and brave. Jing and Jiao drove tens of thousands of soldiers to fight, but they were also defeated by Changsha's army. What's more, we are a small state of Wuling with few people. Why? Enemy?"

"The Changsha army collects rice from our county to feed the soldiers. The food for the soldiers is sufficient, but we are sitting in Linyuan, and the food in the city is less than three months..."

"Changsha's army is well-stocked with fine food, and now they are invincible with the might of the Wuxi barbarians..."

Looking at the chattering officials in the hall, Liu Rui's face became more and more ugly. He is not an idiot, how can he not understand the deep meaning hidden in their words, they are nothing more than persuading him to surrender to Liu Jing.However, he surrendered to the enemy without firing a shot. What will the world think of him?He doesn't want to be the laughing stock that people will talk about in the future.

"Bang..." Liu Rui was so angry that he slapped the desk hard with his right hand. The civil and military officials were startled, and immediately stopped their voices. Although the number of soldiers is small, it is enough to defend against the enemy, so why should you take it lightly?"

Liu Rui went on to say: ""Yi" said: "If there is a pregnant woman, there will be auspiciousness in the end." Husbands who overcome others with virtue will prosper, and those who overcome others with strength will perish. This has been the case throughout the ages. Reckless use of swords, invasion of our land for no reason, and abuse of our people, this is an unrighteous teacher, even if it succeeds for a while, it will not last long, once it is frustrated, it will surely collapse."

The faces of the officials in the hall were all different. Liu Rui was a well-known scholar and Confucian, and he always liked to talk about it with empty words. The problem is that the two armies are fighting each other.

But Liu Rui's determination to resist is very strong, and it is difficult to change. As officials and generals, they can only follow him all the way to the dark.

Liu Rui saw that there were more than a hundred people standing in the hall, but only a few dozen responded. Most of them were still worried and lacked fighting spirit. Jing Niju just sit back and watch, we just need to stick to Linyuan, and within a month, the northern reinforcements will arrive."

All civil and military officials were a little cheered up when they heard the words. Without the support of Wuxi Man, Liu Biao became their only hope. Although they knew that they should not have too high expectations, they still hoped that Liu Biao's reinforcements would arrive soon.

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Liu Jingjun's pursuit of the Wuxi Man lasted until nightfall. In fact, the infantry returned one after another before sunset. Only Liu Liang and his cavalry escorted a large number of Wuxi Man prisoners back when night fell.

Because the Wuxi Man was defeated so quickly in this battle, Liu Jingjun only beheaded more than a thousand ranks, but the number of prisoners reached an astonishing [-]. In the end, no more than [-] Wuxi Man managed to escape.

And one's own loss is only a fraction of the opponent's loss. This is a near-perfect victory.

At present, Liu Jing has not lifted the alcohol prohibition, but Liu Jingjun is fighting across the border, and now he is in Wuling, so he does not need to abide by the alcohol prohibition.

That day and night, Liu Jingjun's camp was brightly lit, as bright as day, and the soldiers enjoyed Wuling's wine and Wuling's food, laughing all night long.

After the Wuxi man was dealt with, Lin Yuan became the meat of his fellow disciples and was allowed to be slaughtered, so Liu Zong was not in a hurry to attack. It was not until five days later that the soldiers couldn't stand it anymore and asked for a fight one after another, and he gave the order to attack the city.

Liu Zong sent a part of his troops to pretend to attack Linyuan East City and West City in order to drag the defenders, while the main force gathered in the north of the city.

For the past month, Liu Jingjun's soldiers have not only harvested rice from both sides of the Yuanshui River, but also went up the mountain into the forest, felled wood, and built attack tools. This is how the current situation came about...

I saw rushing carts, well rails, ladders, catapult carts... densely packed, hundreds of them, lined up in front of Liu Jingjun's formation, and the scalps of Liu Rui and the defenders on the top of the city were numb.

"Boom...boom...boom..."

The sound of war drums sounded like muffled thunder throughout the entire battlefield. In order to encourage the siege soldiers, Liu Zong personally held the drums to boost the army's prestige.

Accompanied by the roar of the catapults, the rushing vehicles, well rails, and ladders were slowly started, advancing at the moment, followed by the infantry phalanx.

"Huh? What is this...?" Liu Rui looked at the five giant buildings among the many wells, and couldn't help showing surprise on his face.When he was too far away before, he thought it was an enlarged version of the well fence, so he didn't pay attention to it. It wasn't until he got closer and saw it clearly that he realized that these things were not well fences at all.

They are as high as the city wall, and they are as heavy as buildings. Outer Mongolia is made of raw cowhide, and wheels are placed underneath. Dozens of people push them together, holding things like a boat, and moving towards the city wall like Mount Tai pressing the top.

Liu Rui was not the only one who was shocked. In fact, the defenders on the city wall were all stunned. Seeing the giant building approaching, a veteran came to his senses. Set it on fire, set it on fire... burn it, burn it... don't let this thing get close to the city wall..."

However, the reaction of the defenders was still one step too late. The five giant buildings had crossed the filled trenches with ladders and carts, and arrived at the bottom of the city. The suspension bridge fixed by ropes fell slowly. The eyes of the armored soldiers in the giant building meet...

"Kill..." Dozens of brave and unparalleled soldiers from Liu Jing's army quickly rushed out from the five giant buildings, stepped on the suspension bridge to the top of the city with strides, and fought with the Linyuan defenders.

The five giant buildings are like five corridors. In an instant, hundreds of soldiers climbed up the city wall through these five giant buildings. With the addition of Liu Jingjun who was attached to the ladder ants, Linyuan City was in danger for a while, and the wind and rain were precarious. .

(End of this chapter)