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The first attack of the Chu army on Hezhou City ended in failure. Hu Zongmao was indeed prepared for defense. The Chu army's offensive methods were obviously all within Hu Zongmao's expectations. The soldiers came to block the water and soil, and the losses of the rebels guarding the city were very low. Although the Chu army attacking the city could not be said to have a great damage to its vitality, it also caused losses to its generals.

The Chu army camped outside the city, far away from Hezhou City, with a continuous tent and a pot to make rice. The injuries that retreated from the battlefield gathered in specially established wounded soldiers.

Chu Huan had known this time that there would be casualties. Fighting wars would always kill people. Among the troops that went on the expedition, Chu Huan specially established a medical team and recruited a group of doctors who knew surgery. These doctors were certainly unwilling to go with the army at the beginning. Although Chu Huan was in power when he went on the expedition, there was no fixed number of military disputes. No one could guarantee that Chu Huan could easily wipe out the rebels. Of course, these doctors did not dare to follow the army to go to the expedition.

However, Chu Huan gave him extremely high treatment and invited a group of doctors to the Governor's Office to persuade him. In the end, he barely gathered a medical team of less than 20 people. Although the number was not large, this medical team played a great role on the battlefield. The retired injuries were soon treated in time by the medical team.

This not only can deal with the injuries of the soldiers, but more importantly, it has a great psychological impact on the soldiers. There is a medical team in the army that specializes in saving lives and helping the wounded, and the morale of the soldiers is even more enhancing.

Hu Zongmao's first victory was naturally full of energy and confidence. He wanted to hold a celebration banquet to show everyone his great military achievements, but the Chu army was outside the city, and it was too early to celebrate the achievements. Moreover, Hu Zongmao could not guess when Chu Huan's next attack would be, so he did not leave the city. There was a special command room at the top of the city. Hu Zongmao sent someone to bring good wine and dishes, summoned his deputy generals to celebrate the achievements with a drink. In addition, he also brought wine and meat from the city to the top of the city. Each soldier received a limited amount of wine and meat. There was not much wine, but only let the soldiers feel the atmosphere of victory and boost the morale of the soldiers. The enemy soldiers were outside the city. Hu Zongmao was unwilling to see the next attack of the Chu army, and the city was filled with drunken soldiers.

"The general is planning and today's battle has already made Chu Huan know how powerful the general is." The deputy general raised his cup, "General, the last general respects the general!"

Hu Zongmao laughed loudly, raised his glass and smiled, "Chu Huan's ability is not weak, and the methods of attacking the city are also well-organized. It's a pity that he wanted to capture Hezhou City, which was a delusion."

Of course, Hu Zongmao understood how to speak. If he demoted Chu Huan worthless and defeated him, he would be a coward who was worthless and would not be of much help to his military achievements. Instead, he raised Chu Huan's ability, praised Chu Huan, and said Chu Huan as a strong enemy as possible. In this way, he would appear to have outstanding ability and greatly increased the value of victory.

As soon as he said this, how could the men under his command not understand what Hu Zongmao meant? Someone nodded immediately and said, "What the general said is very true. We have underestimated Chu Huan before. In fact, this person is really good at commanding troops. The general under his command is indeed not a group of mobs. General Shu Mo said bluntly, if it weren't for the general, you would have prepared in advance and set up the defense of Hezhou City like an iron barrel. If it were someone else, in today's battle, Hezhou City would be really captured by Chu Huan."

"General, General, General Mo said something heart-to-heart. Although the general is famous, General Mo was still a little nervous when he came to Chu Huan's army." Another deputy general sighed: "They are numerous, and most of their soldiers and generals crawled out of the dead, which is not easy to deal with. General Mo has always been doubtful about whether they can defend this city. However, in this battle today, General Mo has firmly believed that under the general's leadership, not to mention Chu Huan's current strength, even if he has several times the strength, he would never be able to capture Hezhou City." His voice was sincere, and he showed excitement on his face. He stood up, held the cup in both hands, and sighed: "General Mo is really lucky to be able to serve under the general's tent!" He drank the cup with a drink, and was full of heroism.

Hu Zongmao couldn't help feeling a little fluttered and laughed: "You can't say that. If you didn't fight to the death, the three armies would have to rely on the only one general, and this battle might not have been so smooth."

The secretary He Kui didn't look as excited as others on his face, but instead he seemed a little worried. Hu Zongmao saw it and asked, "Secretary He, why don't you speak?"

He Kui raised his head and smiled reluctantly, "I am listening to you."

"I see that your face is a little wrong." Hu Zongmao felt a little unhappy when he saw He Kui's forced smile. He won a great victory today and everyone liked him. However, He Kui seemed to have something else to worry about. His body leaned forward slightly and asked, "Are you unhappy to repel the Chu army today?"

He Kui's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly said, "The general misunderstood. Today, he defeated the Chu army and the three armies greatly increased their confidence. This is why the general has good command. How could he not be happy with a humble position?"

A deputy general immediately said, "Secretary He, since you are happy, why don't you have any smile on your face? Everyone fought desperately for a day and repelled the Chu army. They were very happy. You...!" Suddenly, he smiled and said, "I understand. Secretary He is a literati. Today he fought with the Chu army. Secretary He has no place to use his skills and has not made any achievements, so he is inevitably unhappy. Hahaha... Understand, we all understand...!"

As soon as the words fell, the other generals burst into laughter, and the laughter was full of ridicule.

He Kui's eyes twitched slightly and he said lightly: "You have misunderstood. He is not a talented person. Thanks to General Hu's respect, he stays by his side as a clerk, and records his merits and fights on the battlefield. It is not He's duty. He has never thought of making contributions on the battlefield, so he will not feel unhappy at all...!" He glanced at everyone and said solemnly: "But the generals' current mood makes He very worried!"

Hu Zongmao sat upright, grabbed a chicken leg, took a bite, and asked while eating, "Secretary He, everyone... everyone is very happy now, what are you worried about?"

He Kui stood up and bowed to Hu Zongmao, "General, although he won today, this is just the beginning. Although Chu Jun lost his troops and generals, they did not suffer a fatal blow. The strength of the enemy and us is still very different. They are much stronger than us. However, after winning this time, several generals were like completely defeating Chu Huan's main force...!" He said seriously: "Everyone, although He is a literati, he also understands the principle that arrogant soldiers will be defeated in the military law. A small victory will make you forget that the Chu army outside the city is still a tiger. It must be rushed over at any time. We must not take it lightly..."

Before he finished speaking, the general stood up suddenly and pointed at He Kui and said angrily: "He Kui, what do you mean? A arrogant soldier will be defeated? Are you saying that we will definitely be defeated? Also, you said that the Chu army is a tiger, isn't this going to be more ambition to destroy one's own might? You forget what to do, hehe, we know much more clearly than you in how to fight, and it's not your turn to point fingers!"

Hu Zongmao's face was also a little bad. Although He Kui's words were aimed at other generals, they undoubtedly involved him, the chief general. Hu Zongmao was not a fool. In fact, he also understood that He Kui's words were not unreasonable. However, even if He Kui said this, Hu Zongmao was a little unhappy and said in a deep voice: "Don't argue anymore. This is not a vegetable market. When the enemy is in front of you, don't quarrel first." Looking at He Kui, he said: "Secretary He, how capable Chu Huan is, I am very clear in my heart. I know how to deal with them, but I don't have to say he is a tiger. If I forget it, this is too heavy. Today, I will win a little. Everyone drinks some wine here, which is nothing more than to inspire morale. Some words will be less in the future."

He Kui heard what Hu Zongmao said, so he didn't say much, so he bowed his hand and sat down.

The general then said: "General, the Chu army attacked the city today and retreated. Now it is the time when morale is low and the army is dispersed. It is already night. It is better to send an army out of the city from the side gate, go around the back of the Chu army, and attack the enemy camp at night. The general leads the army out of the battle and attacks the front and back. It may not be impossible to defeat the Chu army in one go!"

"No!" Before Hu Zongmao finished speaking, He Kui shouted again, "This move must not be used!"

Everyone looked at him, and there was already a look of disgust on someone's face. The general asked with a sneer: "I was surprised and attacked him unpreparedly. Take advantage of this time, it is very likely to kill the enemy with one blow. Why can't I?"

He Kui shook his head and said, "The strategy that the general has set from the beginning is to focus on defending. This is the established strategy and the best choice for us at the moment. We must not change the strategy we have to lose our minds because of today's victory. Yes, the Chu army may be really low now, and it may really be caught off guard, but this is just the best idea. If they are ready and ready to deal with the night attack, then when we go out of the city to sneak attack, wouldn't it be Chu Huan's idea? What Chu Huan wants to do most now is that our army goes out of the city to fight them. Their troops are far better than us. If we face the head-on, we have too little chance of winning... Your opinion is just waiting for a risk to take a bet..." Turning to Hu Zongmao, he bowed and said, "General, defend the city, our army has a great chance of winning. We must not bet easily!"

Hu Zongmao pondered slightly and nodded, "Secretary Hu is right. We will waste the Chu army to death. We must not act irritably. Without the orders of our general, no soldier or soldier will leave the city!"

At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of war drums rumbling outside the city. Tonight, the wind was quite sandy and the wind was whistling. The rumbling drum sound mixed with the sound of wind and sand came over.

Hu Zongmao was shocked, threw away the wine glass in his hand, picked up the sword on the table, and without saying a word, he jumped over the table and rushed out the door. The generals were also in a hurry, and they grabbed the swords and followed them out.
Chapter completed!