(Thanks to Feng Xia Ai Wujian for her reward~~~~)

Although he did not capture the four surnamed manors of Yangxian, Lu, Gu, Zhu, and Zhangwu County, Sun En could understand it, not to mention that Xu Daofu brought nearly 50,000 people and strong men, more than 6,000 women, food, grass, cloth, and gold and silver, which was completely considered a wonderful achievement! On the other hand, he had been on the rise for more than 20 days and led a hundred thousand people, but he only captured Shangyu, which made him feel ashamed, especially Shanyin lost again!

He shook his head secretly, and Sun En smiled bitterly: "I am ashamed to say that the attack on Shanyin has failed. Let me tell you in detail later. Futang, you will lead the army to fight in three counties, and traveled thousands of miles away here. According to the principle, the whole army has to rest for three or two days, but now the situation is urgent, and we must conquer Shanyin as soon as possible. We can only work hard for you. Two hours later, you will lead the headquarters to attack the North Gate overnight. You and I will work together, and you will not believe that you can't break it."

"Daofu is obeying the general's order!" Xu Daofu agreed. Although he was also wondering why Shanyin could not conquer, it was inconvenient to ask more questions, so he could only bury this confusion in his heart.

Sun En waved his hand: "Let's go, hurry up and place the soldiers first!" Then he led everyone back.

Two hours later, the shouts of killing were fierce again, and nearly 100,000 troops attacked from two directions. The pressure on Shanyin immediately increased greatly. Fortunately, Ding Zhuang was sent to the city continuously, so the defenders could have time to take a breath.

Wei Feng used county soldiers as the main defense, shooting arrows, casting catapults and operating crossbows, Ding Zhuang was responsible for forking the ladders, throwing rolling stones under the city, slapping wood and pouring turtle oil. Another part was briefly trained to kill the enemy with crossbows, but Yixing Army was distributed to patrol the city. On the one hand, it played a role in supervising the battle. On the other hand, if an enemy climbed the city wall, he immediately set up a mandarin duck formation to suppress the enemy!

In the endless battle, three days passed by. Although Wei Feng forced 20,000 young people, the reduction in personnel was extremely serious. The average casualties exceeded 2,000 people every day. There was no way. Sun En had to capture Shanyin before the reinforcements in the court arrived, so he fought for his life. Wei Feng had no time to train them, so he could only fill in the lives!

The city cried all day long, and the dark smoke that was sometimes thick and sometimes light for a long time did not dissipate. This was the thick smoke produced by burning corpses. Since it was midsummer, the corpses could not be stored for a long time and there was not enough space in the city to bury them, so Wei Feng forced the corpses to be cremated. But in the end, the entire Shanyin was still covered with a layer of rotten smell. The corpses in the city could be handled, but the outside of the city was powerless. Although Sun En was also afraid of an epidemic and consciously cleared out some of them, the corpses near the city wall could not be transported away, which made the surrounding area full of green-headed flies, and the corpses were densely packed with big white maggots, which was extremely disgusting!

What Wei Feng could do was to mobilize women in the city to make masks made from several layers of burlap and distributed them to the soldiers to prevent being fainted. On the other hand, he took advantage of the limited battle gap to sprinkle alum stone water and quicklime at the city. Although he was not sure what the effect was, it was better than nothing.

This day was May 23rd, and the sun had passed the highest point. Sun En, Lu Xun and Xu Daofu gathered on a temporary mound, looking at the city anxiously. The battle continued, but there was no sign of conquest. About 2,000 people died in the city every day, and as the attacking side, the number of casualties was even greater, reaching as many as seven or eight thousand!

The defending side had at least a reason to fight to the death, but the attacking side suffered such heavy casualties every day, which would inevitably shake the morale of the army. These three people had already felt that dissatisfaction was beginning to grow in the army, but they could not imagine that they could only strictly order the supervision team with the private army of the gentry as the main body to strengthen control.

"General, look, someone is here!" Xu Daofu turned around and happened to see a soldier running towards him, with a panic on his face!

Sun En and Lu Xun also turned their heads and immediately felt a little relieved. This man was one of the scouts scattered north of the camp, and were responsible for observing the movements of the Northern Prefecture Army.

As soon as the person approached, Sun En shouted sternly: "Why are you so panicked!"

The scout bowed his hand and said angrily: "Return to General, the Northern Mansion Army had crossed Zhejiang last night and was heading towards our army. When the last general returned, he had already reached thirty miles north!"

In an instant, Sun Luxu and the generals on the mound all changed their faces drastically. What should be coming is coming. If Shanyin is in hand, they will not be afraid. However, if they fight against the Northern Prefecture Army, can these mobs do it?

"Everyone is hurried!" Sun En first came to his senses and hurriedly shouted: "Although the Beifu Army made great achievements in the Battle of Feishui, in the ninth year of Taiyuan (384), Liu Laozhi was defeated by Murong Chui in Wuqiaoze (now Xingtaidong, Hebei). All the troops were gone. Liu Laozhi jumped over Wuzhangjian and barely escaped. The Beifu Army was also seriously injured. Later, the Murong family attacked Linqiu (now Yuncheng County, Shandong Province). Gaoping Prefect Xu Hanyuan frequently asked for emergency, but Liu Laozhi was timid and afraid of the enemy and did not dare to rescue him. Humph! Now, fifteen years have passed. In these fifteen years, the Beifu Army has not encountered major wars, but has interfered in the government affairs and fought for power and profit. How brave can it still have in the past? What are you afraid of?"

After saying this, the generals calmed down a little, and Sun En asked the scout again: "Who is the Northern Mansion Army led by? How many have they come?"

The scout said: "According to the observation of the last general, Liu Laozhi should have led his troops south personally, with a total of 30,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry!"

Lu Xun pondered for a moment and then said, "The Northern Palace Army is coming in a fierce manner. General, our army should respond quickly. At this time, the attack is no longer feasible, but retreating will only cause chaos. As the last generals see, the front team must use iron guns and giant shields to form a formation to prevent the Shanyin defenders from leaving the city to raid, and immediately recall the other two gates of troops and set up their formations. If the Northern Palace Army can defeat them in one fell swoop, the court will no longer be able to rescue Shanyin. Our army can attack calmly, and even the general only needs to say hello Wang Ning's life. That old guy will surrender without fighting!"

Sun En thought about it, and retreating was just a way to die. The key was that there were cavalry in the Northern Palace Army, and immediately shouted again: "Ming Jin!"

"Bang bang bang bang~~" The attack was in full swing, and the sound of the gong suddenly started. Sun Enjun immediately retreated like a tide, which made the defenders on the city stunned. Since Sun En attacked, his army had only beat drums but never sounded gold. This was the first time. What was going on?

Xiang Mi showed hesitation and said uncertainly: "Although Sun Enjun was killed and injured, the main force was still there. How could he retreat for no reason? General, is it that reinforcements from the court come?"

Wei Feng couldn't think of a better reason, so he nodded and said, "Maybe, let's take a look first." As he said that, he turned around and called out, "The whole army quickly took the time to rest on the spot. Go to the other two, please ask the Du Jun and Mrs. Xie to climb to the top of the city!"
Chapter completed!