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With hundreds of fresh faces, knowing that there will be a large army to help, the morale of the frontier army is greatly boosted.This day's defense of the city was also fought with great vigor.

On the other hand, the Tartars, who had been attacking the city gate for a long time, couldn't help being impetuous.

The rations of the army were almost exhausted, and if they could not attack the city gate within a few days and could not get supplies, they had to kill the horses and wrap their stomachs.What's more frightening is that there are tens of thousands of war horses in the army, and the forage they eat every day is a huge and astonishing number.Once the war horses were starving, even An Ran would lose the confidence to retreat outside the pass.

The leaders of the small tribes had long since lost their will to fight, and shouted in the army tent to retreat.

The leaders of the Rouran tribe and the Tatar tribe each had gloomy faces.

Right now there is a dilemma.

In the past two months, the frontier army suffered heavy casualties, and they also killed and injured many cavalrymen.The Daqi court sent reinforcements from time to time.However, their cavalry was out of the best, with one dead and one missing, and there was no way to replenish them.

The so-called [-] cavalry has now lost as much as [-]% of their losses. No matter the lack of food and grass, the siege of the city has been unsuccessful for several days.

But with such a disheveled retreat, wouldn't it be that so many cavalry were sacrificed in vain?
The leader of Rouran is a tall and strong man in his 40s, with a high nose and deep eyes, and he looks like a foreign race.

The Tatar leader was older, about fifty years old, with a hideous scar on his brow, and fierce eyes, which made people fearful.

Snapped!
The leader of Rouran slammed the scimitar in his hand on the table, making a loud noise.The noisy leaders of the small tribe in the military tent immediately fell silent.

There are many nomadic peoples outside the customs, each with a different language, the common one is Tatar.The leader of Rouran turned out to be very fluent in Tatar: "Shut up!"

"The war has been fought so far, so many people have died, so we retreat like this, how can we explain when we go back!"

The Tatar leader glanced fiercely, and said in a deep voice: "Continue to fight! We must capture the city gate within five days. If we can't take it within five days, we will retreat."

What did the leader of Rouran want to say, and the leader of the Tatars looked over coldly: "There are more elite soldiers wearing soft armor at the city gate today. What does this mean? The Daqi court must have sent reinforcements. They can afford it. We can't afford it anymore. If this goes on, we won't be able to retreat even if we want to."

"Just five days! If we can't beat us, we will leave!"

"It's not like we have nothing to gain. There are 10,000+ Daqi people behind the military tent, and people are the greatest wealth. After we go back, there are many Han slaves in our tribes. They can farm. Let them open up good fields in the future and grow crops. When the food comes, we won’t be short of food every winter.”

Rouran leader also shut up.

The Tatar leader ordered again in a deep voice: "A truce tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, let the cavalry rest. Kill more horses, let them eat well. On the third day, attack the city with all your strength!"

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For two consecutive days, the Tartars did not attack the city.

The soldiers guarding the city also took advantage of this time to refresh.

The military doctors were busy without touching the ground, treating the wounded soldiers.It's just that the manpower is limited, the wound medicine is insufficient, and those with minor injuries still have hope of recovery.Those who were seriously injured, most of them didn't last long before dying.

Yuan Qing ruthlessly ordered the corpses of soldiers who died in battle or died of serious injuries to be gathered in one place to be burned and buried.This is also to prevent the plague. …

Blood flowed into a river outside the city gate, and corpses were everywhere, so no one cared about it.Firstly, I can't take care of it, and secondly, there are Tartar corpses outside the city.The more miserable the death, the more shocking the Tartars who attacked the city.

During these two days, Shen You stayed by the prince's side every step of the way.

Strange to say.His Highness the Crown Prince, who had a high fever before, had a normal body temperature in the past two days, and he did not have a high fever again, and he has improved quite a bit.Imperial Physician Jiang and Imperial Physician Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said privately: "Commander Shen is indeed a blessed general. After he came, His Royal Highness is getting better day by day."

"In the past, the sons of King Zhao and the others were making trouble every day. Commander Zhu did not dare to offend them. He had to deal with it every day. It disturbed His Highness and he could not live in peace. When Commander Shen came, he subdued them first. His Highness is at ease. It's getting better every day."

Thinking of Zhao Wang Shizi and others, the two imperial physicians felt relieved.

Shen You directly ordered that their yard be locked, leaving only two guards, and the rest of the guards were dispatched to fight and defend the city.In this way, Prince Zhao and the others are like tigers with their teeth pulled out... Ah bah, they are not worthy of being called tigers at all, and they are all stern.Those who flaunted their power before, but when they really encountered a stubborn stubble like Shen You who didn't buy it at all, didn't they just stay in the yard obediently?
The two imperial physicians muttered a few words and entered the inner room together.

One gave acupuncture to His Royal Highness, and the other cleaned and changed dressings for His Highness.The two imperial physicians were used to these things, and they acted neatly.

The needling is fine, the pain when cleaning and changing the dressing is really unbearable.Zhu Yun endured the pain and did not cry out, his forehead was covered with cold sweat.After the wound medicine was changed and bandaged, the clothes on his body were also soaked in sweat.

Shen You secretly sighed inwardly.You can't judge people by their appearance. His Highness the Crown Prince looks handsome and weak, but he is a tough guy and a real man.

After that, it's time to drink the soup.

It is naturally not Shen You's turn to serve things like soup and medicine.Shen You stayed by the prince's side every day and rarely even spoke.But everyone felt at ease in their hearts.

After Zhu Yun drank the decoction, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

After sleeping for a long time before opening his eyes, the soldiers brought the boiled thick rice soup and fed it into Zhu Yun's mouth spoon by spoon.Zhu Yun's appetite was better than before, and he drank the whole bowl of rice soup.

Feeling warm in his stomach, he also had some strength to speak.

"Did the Tartars not attack the city for the past two days?" Zhu Yun asked in a low voice.

Shen You nodded slightly, remembering that the prince was lying on the couch and couldn't see easily, he opened his mouth and said: "No. In the end, they are going to repair, and when they attack the city again, they must be extremely violent!"

Zhu Yun let out a breath slowly and hummed.

Shen You is not good at words, nor does he know how to comfort others, so he choked out a few words after holding back for a long time: "Your Highness, don't worry, the reinforcements are coming soon. It's the Tartars who are in a hurry, not us."

This is true.

Zhu Yun frowned quietly, and looked at Shen You: "If the Tartars attack the city again, don't guard me anymore, go to the city gate!"

Shen You's face as calm as ice was finally moved: "Your Highness!"

Zhu Yun said softly: "Go, beat them hard!"

Although Shen You didn't say anything, Zhu Yun was very clear about his thoughts.Comparing his heart to his heart, if it was him, he would not want to guard a seriously injured person on the couch all day.I would rather go to the city gate to fight!

"If someone asks, just say it's my order." Zhu Yun squeezed out a few words with the last of his strength: "Don't fall into the majesty of my father! In the future, when my father asks, you tell my father, this is my order." idea."

A scholar dies for a confidant.

Shen You's heart was full of enthusiasm, and he bowed his hands to accept the order: "Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"