Is this a fight or not?


    Zheng Yuanyun was confused when he received the return from the city gates.


    Why did Ouyang come here with such a mighty force?


    As the dominant side, Ouyang should be strong enough, but what Zheng Yuanyun saw was not so.


    Fighting spirit?


    Really?


    Ouyang strictly carries out the troops with absolute superiority, and since he sent troops to pursue himself, doesn''t he want to take advantage of the emptiness of his troops after he just suffered a defeat?


    That should have been the case.


    But according to Zheng Yuanyun''s own observation, from Ouyang''s strict execution to Juhe City, he was just a lack of interest and no fighting spirit.


    Want to attack the main gate?


    On his side, there were only two rounds of throwing stones, and the other party immediately withdrew its troops.


    Detour from the side?


    The situation at the city gates on both sides is the same. Zheng Yuanyun even doubts that there is no big problem if his troops are estimated to be less than half. He only needs to have enough catapults.


    What''s more ridiculous is that at the back gate, Ouyang''s fierce troops drifted here. They just took a look at the heavy cavalry who were about to launch an attack, and then hurriedly retreated, even


    When did the offensive and defensive war become like this?


    According to Ouyang''s siege method, you just need to send someone to watch the catapult. Anyway, there are enough materials in the city. Don''t say to stick to it for half a day, that''s no problem for another ten days and a half months!


    It seems that Ouyang is reluctant to give up his troops for fear that his troops will be damaged, but it''s still the old saying that there are no undead people in war?


    Especially as the party attacking the city, it is bound to suffer heavy losses.


    Throughout the ages, there have been countless sieges. Except for a few cases of taking the city without blood through strategy, most sieges are piled up with human lives.


    Like Ouyang, he has a large number of troops, but he is not very concerned about attacking the city. He is simply stingy. His troops have reached a heinous level. To tell the truth, Zheng Yuanyun has only seen them in his life.


    So, what the hell is this guy playing with?


    Zheng Yuanyun only felt a bad feeling in his heart pouring into his brain.


    Is there anything he ignores?


    He didn''t know why, so he had to take advantage of the stagnation of the other party''s offensive and began to sort out the whole thing again.


    From his defeat in Tianyuan city to his retreat in Juhe City, he received the news that reinforcements arrived, and then Ouyang led his troops to catch up.


    What''s wrong with all this?


    Zheng Yuanyun thought carefully for a long time and sorted it out one by one, but he felt that all this was so natural, and there was nothing strange in it.


    But


    If there is anything to say, it is Ouyang''s attitude of not rushing to attack the city. Is it difficult? Is he sure he can''t wait for reinforcements?


    If there were no reinforcements, Ouyang''s behavior would actually make sense.


    No siege.


    Isn''t this the same way I simulated the siege method after waking up to the defense strategy of Tianyuan city?


    It''s just that Juhe city has more abundant materials. It must be more persistent than Tianyuan city.


    However, they are just more persistent. No matter how much materials they have, they will always be exhausted. As long as the enemy troops on the periphery do not withdraw, they can only consume them all the time.


    Just like the stone throwing defense used before, there are many shells suitable for stone throwing machines collected and manufactured in Juhe City, but these stones will not produce small stones. No matter how many, they will be finished one day.


    What will you do when it''s finished?


    You can''t shoot civilians in the city as shells, can you?


    When it comes to civilians, this is also a point that makes Zheng Yuanyun uncomfortable.


    Previously, when he was in Xilong City, he chose to order the slaughter of the city in order to stabilize the morale of the army.


    At that time, there was no way, and Zheng Yuanyun did not think too much about the consequences. Naturally, he was in a strong period at that time. In terms of military strength, he almost absolutely suppressed the whole Nantes province.


    Then slaughtering the city will also be slaughtering the city. Although this kind of behavior is deeply hated in Haotian mainland, and after slaughtering the city, it will probably lead to a sharp rebound from the enemy.


    It is almost a consensus on the whole continent that war does not hurt civilians. Just like Chen Ze''s occupation of Xifeng City before, he just drove all civilians out of Xifeng City instead of choosing a more excessive strategy of killing the city. There are some reasons in this regard.


    When a city is broken, it is dead. In this way, the party attacking the city has to face not only the enemy''s army, but also countless civilians who have to join the battle in order to protect their lives. Once the whole people are soldiers, which general dares to say that he can suppress it?


    Zheng Yuanyun had a large army before, and when he attacked the city later, he made it clear in advance that he would not kill the city again, so he moved forward all the way.


    But now his troops are at a disadvantage. In addition to guarding the city, these 600000 soldiers actually have to devote part of their attention to the possible resistance in the city.


    Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Zheng Yuanyun to do anything to the civilians in Juhe city.


    Even if his food and grass were about to run out, he didn''t dare to exploit the civilians too much. Otherwise, once the rebellion in the city was together, Ouyang outside the city would do it again. At that time, Zheng Yuanyun wanted to cry without tears.


    Because in the previous massacre, the civilians in Juhe city were extremely sensitive to this. One thing that could not be handled well and waiting for Zheng Yuanyun was internal and external troubles.


    So what if the supplies run out?


    Only surrender.


    At the thought of these two words, Zheng Yuanyun was cold at the bottom of his heart. On second thought, isn''t Ouyang''s strategy of seizing the city and not attacking it?


    Even the feints of the previous waves made Zheng Yuanyun lose more or less some stones. Although the reserves are still sufficient, they are not unlimited.


    So the problem is still with the reinforcements?


    But


    What''s wrong with the reinforcements?


    With this in mind, Zheng Yuanyun hurriedly summoned the messenger soldiers to write a loud arrow message and ordered people to quickly spread it to the rear.


    This time, he didn''t point out that the resounding arrow was passed to Ma Hui who was advancing in the rear, but to the scouts he had sent in the rear of Juhe city.


    No, it''s not a scout, but his confidant.


    At the beginning, Zheng Yuanyun kept his hand and didn''t tell Ma Hui that he sent someone to meet him. Instead, he just ordered his confidants to wait and see from a distance. As a third party watching coldly, he always maintained control of the reinforcements.


    This is the loss of the disappearance of reinforcements before.


    Until now, Zheng Yuanyun still didn''t know where the support Army led by Huang Shi went, so he couldn''t continue to lose any news of the reinforcements.


    It took only a short time for the arrow to ring back.