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This battle of defending the city lasted for more than half a day.It wasn't until the sky became dark that the Tatar cavalry who attacked the city retreated.

When the city was attacked that day, the Tatars were killed or injured only a hundred people, but thousands of people died outside the city gate.The ground under the city gate was soaked in blood, and the strong smell of blood was blown by the wind, and corpses with different shapes of death were everywhere.

The casualties of the soldiers defending the city were actually not heavy. The low morale, like boundless darkness, enveloped the hearts of the soldiers in despair.

How to fight such a battle?
If this continues, the Tatar Rouran cavalry will not have to attack the city, and the frontier army will collapse first.

Zhu Yun went down the tower, suddenly convulsed and vomited.

No one laughed at him.

In fact, His Royal Highness's performance today is already very rare.The prince stayed on the tower for most of the day, regardless of the danger of stray arrows, he even beat the drums himself to boost the morale of the frontier soldiers.

Only now did Zhu Yun's tense nerves relax, and he vomited out his stomach.

As for Prince Zhao's son Zhu Yang, Ding Lang and others, they could no longer bear the cruelty of the battlefield, and retreated from the tower two hours ago.

Yuan Qing silently walked to the side of the prince and reached out to hold Zhu Yun's arm.

With the strength of this support, Zhu Yun managed to stand still.

"How is Your Highness doing now?" Yuan Qing asked in a low voice, "I'll send someone to send His Highness back to the General's Mansion!"

But Zhu Yun said: "I'm going to the military tent to discuss with the generals how to retreat from the enemy."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince insisted on going to the military tent, Yuan Qing could not and could not stop him.

General He also greatly changed his view of His Highness the Crown Prince.

His Royal Highness was born fair and handsome, with a bookish look on his face.However, it can withstand the critical moment.Let's just say that today I personally beat the drums to boost morale, and I did it very beautifully.

All the generals gathered in the main tent of the Chinese army.

This main tent is quite spacious and can accommodate dozens of people.A few tallow candles were burning, shining on the silent and tense faces of the generals.

Yuan Qing opened his mouth to break the silence: "The enemy attacked the city today and was repulsed by our frontier troops. However, the Tatar cavalry suffered little damage, and most of the dead were innocent people. If you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy, you might as well tell them all."

The generals all held their breath and immediately spoke up.

"This battle is too suffocating."

"We just watched the people die tragically, and many of them died at the hands of our soldiers. Even if we win the battle, there is nothing to be proud of."

"The last general is willing to lead his troops out of the city and fight the enemy to the end. Please allow me, the general."

"The last general is also willing to go."

"And the last general! Unless you kill those sons of bitches, the last general will never come back."

All the generals were excited and asked for a fight one after another.

Yuan Qing swept his eyes away and said in a deep voice: "The Tatar Rouran cavalry drove the people to attack the city, in order to provoke us to fight to the death. Without a strong and tall city gate, can our frontier army withstand [-] cavalry?"

The generals were suddenly speechless.

General Yuan was right.It is still possible to fight to the death by defending the city gate. If you go out of the city gate, I am afraid it will be a real battle to the death.

"General! The last general can't do anything." A general with a dark complexion and red eyes suddenly choked up and said, "We are soldiers who guard the city and the border, but now we have to attack innocent people. Every time we attack the city , so many people died. Our hands are covered with the blood of the common people, what kind of frontier soldiers are we!"

The rest of the generals turned their heads to one side, their eyes were tearful, or their eyes were red, all of them had no morale, only strong sorrow.

At this moment, a voice sounded: "Such a stalemate is not the solution, we must find a way to reverse the situation of the battle."

All the generals looked at His Highness the Crown Prince who was speaking.His Royal Highness's eyes were reddish, but his expression was extremely calm, and he continued in a deep voice: "All generals, please work together to discuss and come up with a countermeasure."

Yuan Qing settled down, and said in a deep voice: "What His Royal Highness said is true. Everyone should think about countermeasures."

All the generals gave me their ideas in every word.

General He, who had been silent all this time, opened his mouth slowly and said, "Even though the enemy army has [-] cavalry, they are not invulnerable. They form an alliance to invade the border, and each has their own plans. The Tatar and Rouran tribes used to be sworn enemies, and there must be conflicts between them. Separation. We might as well use tricks to separate the two races."

"Also, one hundred thousand soldiers and horses, the daily food and grass is a huge and astonishing number. Once the food and grass are lost, the enemy's army will be in a state of confusion, and they will retreat without fighting. I suggest that brave men who are good at riding and shooting should be drawn from the army to form The first battalion quietly went out of the city and went around to the enemy's rear to burn the enemy's food and grass."

General He is worthy of being the top military general in Daqi, and the two strategies proposed are quite feasible.

All the generals agreed.

Yuan Qing was refreshed, and discussed carefully with the generals.How to deploy troops and generals, how to inquire about the enemy's news, and how to march secretly are all very particular.

General He doesn't talk much, as long as he opens his mouth, his words must be sharp and hit the nail on the head.Soon won the respect of the generals of the frontier army.

Zhu Yun had never led a soldier before, so he listened silently and carefully.Not casually interjecting.This also let Yuan Qing, General He and others secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a noble status, if he commands indiscriminately, it will be troublesome whether they listen or not.Fortunately, His Royal Highness is quite self-aware and did not interfere with the generals' decisions.It is really a blessing to have such a prince!

It was not until midnight that the generals dispersed.

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Back at the General's Mansion, the servant came with a midnight snack: "Your Highness hasn't eaten all day. The servant specially asked the cook to make a midnight snack. Your Highness, please eat some!"

Supper is hot chicken noodle soup.

Zhu Yun was hungry, but had no appetite.After barely eating a few mouthfuls, I put down my chopsticks.

The servant could not persuade him, but in desperation, he had no choice but to take away the supper.

Zhu Yun was lying on the bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time.After finally closing his eyes, he had nightmares again and again.Waking up in a cold sweat.Sitting on the bed, breathing heavily.

At five o'clock, Zhu Yun got up and wrote a letter to his wife Yuan Min.

"...I was born in the capital and grew up in the palace. Everything I see is prosperity. I have never seen such a tragic battlefield in my life, and my body and mind are shocked."

"Last night I had nightmares and couldn't sleep. I just hope that the war will be settled soon, and the innocent people who died in vain can rest in peace underground."

Then, he wrote to Queen Yuan again.You can't be so direct when writing a letter to your mother.Talk about the harmony and harmony with Uncle Yuan Qing, etc., and the war is passed in passing.

The last letter was written to Emperor Qing'an.

This letter is very concise, only a few lines.

"The morale of the frontier army is low, all because the Tatar Rouran people are brutal, driving the people to attack the city, using the people as shields."

"My son came to the border and was able to witness the most tragic battlefield. My son must personally supervise the battle, beat the drums for the soldiers, and repel the enemy."

"One day the frontier is not leveled, and the sons and ministers will not return."