Kou Long was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then immediately reacted, got up, looked at the map in front of him with a serious expression, and whispered: "The situation is not very optimistic now."

"The enemy began to counterattack three days ago. Just at night after the general left, these enemy troops seemed to appear suddenly. When the scouts returned, they had already reached seventy miles in front of the city, with a large number. According to estimates, it was probably no less than 60,000 people, and the siege equipment was fully equipped, so they were obviously prepared."

After hearing this, Ye Guan felt nervous. The enemy's attack was very subtle. He chose to attack immediately when an incident occurred in Zhu'an City. They seemed to know about Zhu'an City. If the commander behind this was Shen Tuyan, then what was his relationship with this mysterious black-robed man in Tianqing City was self-evident.

"From the standard equipment of the enemy, it is almost the same as the enclave sergeant equipment we had fought for a short time before. We should be soldiers of the same camp." Kou Long continued, with no details, trying to say it comprehensively: "They immediately started attacking in front of the city without any warning, as if they knew we had occupied Zhu'an City before."

"Fortunately, when the general left, he asked the sergeants to occupy the city wall to garrison, and then the survey blocked the enemy's first wave of attacks. But then..." Speaking of this, Kou Long stretched out a hand and pointed it at several points on the map, saying: "The enemy's frontal attack failed, and began to disperse the attacks and launched attacks in various places in the rear city wall. The rear wall of Zhu'an City was about several miles long. Such a long line of defense made our guards exhausted the soldiers. Fortunately, the sergeants were all through many battles. After a night of fierce fighting, the enemy retreated, leaving thousands of corpses, and our side also lost nearly a thousand people."

"How come there is such a loss?" Ye Guan was shocked when he heard this. The defense party had a great advantage in the general city wall offensive and defensive battles. The walls of Zhu'an City were high and thick, and after obvious reinforcement, there was enough defensive equipment. This also caused so many soldiers to lose, something was wrong.

Kou Long spoke softly and said, "You don't know anything. The place used a long-range catapult to throw fire bombs into the city. The injured soldiers did not die by fighting on the city wall, but died in the garrison area and firefighting process in the city. I don't know where the enemy found such a powerful catapult. This thing was placed on the hillside in the distance, and we had no choice."

Ye Guan frowned and remained silent when he heard this. He had not considered this situation before. If the enemy used fire to attack Zhu'an City, the jungle near Zhu'an City was dense and there were many houses in the city, and all the people were slaughtered. At this moment, there were only soldiers from the Eastern Palace in Zhu'an City. When the enemy attacked, they didn't have to care about anything. But he didn't expect that the enemy would have such a powerful firearm and catapult.

"General Ding Jiang and I discussed that if we do not destroy the enemy's catapult, it will be only a matter of time before Zhu'an City is captured. Therefore, we sent three teams of elite soldiers to execute, but we were ambushed by the enemy and injured more than half of them..." Kou Long said, his expression on his face was extremely ugly. His and Ding Jiang's strategies seemed to be counted tightly by the other party, which made the two veterans who had been through many battles feel frustrated.

The battle was frustrating. The terrain of Zongqiu Mountain was rugged, which was not conducive to the cavalry of the East Prince's Mansion. The enemy set up long-distance catapults on the hills near the rear city wall. There was no way for them to do so. Even if more elite troops were sent to raid, they could not defeat four hands with two fists. The enemy must have expected that the East Prince's Mansion would send troops to destroy the catapults, so many ambushes were arranged, so how many people actually died. The reason why half of the three elite teams sent by Ding Jiang could return this time was that most of these people were not ordinary soldiers, and they had cultivation and had experienced many battles. The battlefield was extremely responsive. If they found something was wrong, they immediately rushed out in the opposite direction, so that half of the soldiers could return to the camp.

Ye Guan didn't say anything, and didn't even move his expression, but just signaled Kou Long to continue. The battle started three days ago, and then he told the first night.

Kou Long took a deep breath and continued: "After dawn, the enemy stopped advancing, which gave us a chance to breathe. Because they had long-distance catapults, General Ding Jiang and I set a strategy to give up the range of the catapults, retreated and stationed, leaving only the city wall defense. All war materials were transferred to the areas with cover to avoid being destroyed by the catapults. At the same time, all the houses within the range were demolished, and a fire occurred."

"Then, in order to prevent the enemy from attacking in the back, I led Wuqian Army to retreat here, mainly defending the front gate city wall and the left and right mountains. General Ding Jiang led the army to face the enemy head-on. If there is any change, the beacon will be the call."

"The battle has calmed down for half a day. In the evening, the enemy's army rushed in like a tide. While attacking head-on, there were indeed a small number of harassing troops behind it. However, this time their attack was obviously much weaker than the first night, as if they were testing our defensive power or observing our war damage. Therefore, General Ding Jiang and I took the strongest combat power to attack and quickly repel the enemy. The back door war ended very quickly. Less than one brigade that actually attacked the city wall, more than half of the casualties. Because of the retreat and garrison, the damage caused by the long-range catapult was also reduced a lot."

"As for the front door, only a small number of harassed enemy troops came, and I was repelled by the elite sergeant who had been ambushing for a long time."

Speaking of this, Kou Long paused for a moment, looked up at Ye Guan's face, and saw that Ye Guan's face was normal, as if nothing had happened. He was secretly relieved. He had been a general in the Eastern Palace for many years. It was the first time he had fought such a frustrating battle. He was suppressed by the enemy in the city. He was too frustrating to be frustrating. He and Ding Jiang paid great attention to the defensive battle in Zhu'an City. They claimed that they were the future stars of the Eastern Palace and were also outstanding in combat. If the boat capsized in this small Zhu'an City, it would be a big deal.

"During this process, the enemy did not think of a way to put this heavy catapult on the mountains on both sides?" Ye Guan thought about it, pointed to the mountains on both sides of Zhu'an City on the map, and said: "These two areas are more prominent. If the left and right trees are cut down, it will not affect the work of the catapult. It can also attack Zhu'an City and cause great damage."

"The subordinates have already figured out this point and have also taken precautions." Kou Long hurriedly said: "The mountains on both sides are lush and trees are thick and thin. If the enemy wants to cut down the trees on both sides, it will take a long time for the enemy to cut down the trees on both sides. Therefore, I sent out three teams of scouts and three teams of vacancies to ambush the mountains on both sides. If the enemy is found, the information will be returned as soon as possible. On the edge of the mountain range, mobile troops were also arranged. If the enemy is found, they will attack immediately. Last night, they did find signs of enemy activities, but they did not see the enemy. I guess we had defenses on both sides and gave up this idea."

Ye Guan nodded slightly when he heard this. Kou Long's strategy was used very well. This ambush is much better than other methods. If used properly, it can also eat up several waves of the enemy's troops.

The enemy has long-range killing weapons. If the commanding heights on both sides are not occupied, this thing is actually not worth worrying. At present, Kou Long and Ding Jiang have a good defense. There are no obvious flaws when countering each other when they move. But if this continues, Zongqiu Mountain is the hinterland of Shen Tuyan. He can obtain a steady stream of military supplies and logistics supplies, but his own side cannot. Besides, he has a frustration with Huang Yongning on the surface, so he must leave the enclave as soon as possible, otherwise Tianqing City will free up his hands, and he will not have such a chance.

Thinking of this, Ye Guan frowned slightly and began to think about a way to quickly defeat the enemy. This trip must be taken down the Zongqiushan area in one fell swoop, and at least he must be taken down by Shen Tuyan. This person must know many secrets and capturing him will play a crucial role in the actions behind the Eastern Palace.

Seeing Ye Guan frowned and said nothing, Kou Long thought there was something wrong with his strategy, so he asked: "General, is there any problem with the method I formulated?"

Ye Guan shook his head gently and said, "No problem, you did a good job. This arrangement can minimize our damage and shock the enemy. It is a good way, just..."

"I just can't fight back!" Kou Long said immediately: "Master General, I have been thinking about this matter just now. This is the hinterland of Zongqiu Mountain. If this siege battle becomes a protracted war, it will be very unfavorable to us. I'm afraid I will have to invite reinforcements again."

Ye Guan shook his head gently when he heard this, and said, "Don't ask for reinforcements. Wait until I think about it and make plans. What are the war now? What are the enemy's movements today?"

Kou Long believed Ye Guan’s judgment very much, and said, “The enemy was relatively calm today. There was a large-scale attack last night, and it retreated again under our strong defense. Until now, the enemy has no movements and I don’t know what it is doing.”

"Where is Ding Jiang?" Ye Guan also moved his heart when he heard this and asked, "Did he not have a scout from abroad?"

"General Ding Jiang is still arranging the deployment in the city. The scouts sent out several teams, but there was no reply. The nearby mountains were all enemy troops, and after the enemy came, they arranged many traps in the forests of the left and right mountains to prevent the scouts. In such a complex terrain, the information that scouts could inquire was pitiful. Until now, we only know that the number of enemy troops was no less than 60,000, which was inferred through the stove pit in a camp of the enemy."

Ye Guan nodded gently and said, "You defend your retreat here, and you must not be cut off by the enemy's retreat. I will go to the city now. I have to see the enemy with my own eyes to decide." After saying that, regardless of Kou Long, Ye Guan took straight steps, left the big tent, and then walked out of the camp in a few steps, heading straight to the direction of Zhu'an City Gate.

The night was dim, and a few thick smoke floated in the air, like several fog dragons rising on the ground.
Chapter completed!