At the top of the city, the cold wind was biting.
Chang Yu stood supporting the wall, looking south, his expression heavy and silent for a long time.
At some point, Zhou Yuji came up behind him and took a long breath: "Those are the tails that the factory owner mentioned."
At this time, the 50,000 vanguard troops of the army were encamped five miles below the city. Looking from a distance to the south, there were so many people that it was endless and impossible to see the head.
"This tail is too long," Chang Yu sighed. He knew that the main force of the bandit army had arrived.
"It's time for a real showdown," Zhou Yuji said with a wry smile.
Chang Yu smiled faintly: "It's close."
Then he asked again: "Is there still peace in the city?"
"The news was sealed so tightly that the people did not know that the bandit army had arrived at the city at this time, and everything was as usual."
Zhou Yuji said.
Chang Yu nodded, and followed the figures of the traitor soldiers probing horses outside the city. He casually called to his followers and said, "Send orders to Yang Zhenwei. The traitor soldiers probing horses are not allowed to cross the boundary between the east and west of the city, let alone the north of the city. Once they cross the boundary, send someone Intercept and kill!"
The soldiers took the order and left.
Zhou Yuji smiled and said: "It's okay to let them see. Although the defensive fortifications in the west and north of the city are relatively weak, it is not easy for the rebels to bypass the south of the city."
"otherwise"
Chang Yu shook his head and said: "This is a scheming plan. There is no room for Xiao Xiao to be arrogant in the bed. Don't think that you can wander around freely outside the city. Our family can lead him all the way from Jiaocheng to the city, and let him rest." Wherever you stay, just stay there."
Zhou Yuji was silent and looked sideways at Chang Yu, astonished in his heart. This little eunuch really couldn't see through it. Sometimes he looked confused and guilty, and sometimes he was so confident and heroic. At this moment, he started to play tricks, even if the bandit army Even when the enemy is approaching the city, he still won't let him do whatever he wants and wants to confront him head-on. This is indeed a kind of psychological warfare!
Let your own people see a determined heart, and let the thieves see a strong dissatisfaction and disdain!
It was approaching noon, and the bandit camp was getting bigger and bigger, and the follow-up troops seemed to be endless.
Ma Chongxi and Ren Jirong in the commander's tent were very busy, and Tan Ma sent the latest Taiyuan city defense reports from time to time.
Every report shocked the two of them, and every subsequent rebel general frowned and sighed to himself, this time the officers and soldiers were serious.
"Report, the old camp troops have arrived at Jinyuan City to camp, and the Lord is on his way here..."
"Report, officers and soldiers dispatched small groups of troops to intercept and kill our exploring horses on the east and west sides of the city..."
While the generals in the account were analyzing city defense matters for officers and soldiers, two more pieces of news came.
As the vanguard generals, Ma and Ren frowned even deeper.
"It's a tough fight." Ren Jirong sighed: "If he doesn't want to be explored, he won't explore. Send out men to fight with him. I don't believe he can pull all the people out of the city. If that's the case, I'd love it."
Ma Chongxi shook his head: "Wait a minute, wait until the Lord arrives. There is no rush to fight the siege. As you said, the officers and soldiers dare not go outside the city to compete with us. This move will not stop us from going around the city to investigate. What we have done is It’s just a statement.”
"What's your attitude?" Everyone looked confused.
"It's not easy for him, and he won't let us have an easy time," Ma Chongxi said with a smile.
As it approached noon, a group of more than 500 elite cavalrymen came from the south and arrived at the bandit vanguard camp.
The core figures of the bandit army headed by Li Zicheng all arrived, and Ma Chongxi, Ren Jirong and other generals hurriedly came to greet them.
"My Lord, the officers and soldiers are well prepared this time. Taiyuan City has high walls and thick walls, and defensive fortifications have been built on the outside..."
Ma Chongxi accompanied Li Zicheng while walking and reporting.
Li Zicheng looked solemnly and said nothing. He led Liu Zongmin, Li Guo and others to the front of the formation in a hurry. His eyes were immediately attracted to the small hill not far away. Then the muscles on his face trembled and his fists were clenched!
This mountain is not made of earth and rocks, but of human heads, the heads of thieves, the work of officers and soldiers!
"You bastard, what's the use of keeping this thing? If you don't destroy it early!" Niu Jinxing angrily scolded Ma Chongxi.
You must know that this thing seriously affects military morale!
"No need." Li Zicheng raised his hand to stop Niu Jinxing: "It's okay to leave it for the other brothers to see. Don't forget to repay blood!"
He knew in his heart that everything had two sides, and this mountain of corpses could both scare and inspire people.
Nearly ten thousand people died. This was a blood feud. To be honest, Li Zicheng was just angry and not distressed. After all, these were not direct descendants of his old camp. Most of them surrendered or were sent out as common people. The more people died, he would save a lot of rations. You must know that at this time, surrendered soldiers and refugees Too many, which have made him unable to get off the tiger, and he feels deeply stressed.
He just couldn't understand how the officers and soldiers could be so cruel, and he couldn't bear to do such methods.
"The officers and soldiers are digging trenches outside the moat, which is more than five miles deep..." In front of the formation, Ma Chongxi pointed to Taiyuan City in the distance and whispered.
The faces of Li Zicheng and others turned black. The Taiyuan City in the distance was majestic and towering, sitting like a tiger, glaring at him. The flags on the city were flying and there were crowds of people. He believed that there was someone on the top of the city who was also staring at him. Zhou Yuji and the eunuch must be there. In the city.
Only then did he understand that the real purpose of Zhou Yuji and Cai Maode's painstaking efforts to play the boring surrender drama with him was to build the fortifications five miles outside the city!
As we all know, the most basic pattern of positional warfare is defensive positions, main positions, and complete deep positions.
In ancient times, the battlefield was dominated by cold weapons, and the fighting methods were relatively simple. In addition to two armies facing each other, it was siege warfare.
One attack and one defense, the city is the main position, and the moat is the simplest defensive position.
Don’t underestimate the importance of defensive positions. In the Battle of Laoshan in the Vietnam War, Monkey was directly bombarded by our army’s artillery on the top of the main position because he did not set up an effective defensive position. As a result, later Monkey commanders said that there was no defensive position, so Fight, no one can defend!
Although this is the era of cold weapons, artillery is still the main force in assisting during city sieges and should not be underestimated. With a defensive position, it is difficult for the rebel artillery to approach.
At this time of winter, the water surface was frozen, and the role of the moat as a defensive position had been lost.
But!
Chang Yu used his clever skills to place densely packed spiked wooden stakes on top of the moat, which immediately amounted to a circle surrounding the outside of Taiyuan City.
It was too difficult for the rebels to get past the Juma, which was more than ten dozen meters wide. Of course, they could burn it with fire, but the fire would melt the ice and create a moat!
More importantly, Chang Yu dug another trench five miles deep outside the moat and set up dense traps to make it difficult for the rebel cavalry and artillery baggage to approach.
This is the most complete position. Taiyuan City is the main position, the trench is the defensive position, and the moat in the middle is the deep position below the city.
They mobilized tens of thousands of refugees, scattered tens of thousands of taels of silver, and rushed to work day and night. They even did not hesitate to unite with the big guys in Taiyuan City to stage a fake surrender drama to delay the construction of this fortification!
What a plan! What a deep scheming!
Li Zicheng suddenly felt a shudder, and Niu Jinxing's staff around him also felt cold in their hearts. The real test since the Eastern Expedition had arrived!
Ha ha ha ha
Suddenly Li Zicheng looked up to the sky and laughed. Everyone was shocked and looked at him in confusion.
"It's just a child's plan." Li Zicheng looked at the five-mile trench position with a contemptuous sneer: "You can break it with a wave of your hand."
Niu Jinxing and others were overjoyed: "What is your master's plan?"
"There is no need for a clever plan in such a small way." Li Zicheng curled his lips and looked at Taiyuan City in the distance, and said coldly: "I can't help you in the city, but I still have the final say outside the city!"
He said with a big wave of his hand: "Send out the troops. If the officers and soldiers dare to leave the city, I will fight them back. I want to walk around freely outside the city. Let's see what they can do to me."
"The general will finally obey the order," Ma Chongxi was overjoyed.
"Organize the manpower, break its outer fortifications after noon, and approach the city." Li Zicheng then said to the general Liu Tichun beside him.
Only then did Niu Jinxing and others suddenly realize that Li Zicheng did not have any special tricks, he still had the same three-axe, but it was very practical!
The so-called manpower to be organized is the refugees brought here. He plans to use these refugees to destroy Chang Yu's outermost trench array!
It’s the cannon fodder that clears the way again!
If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools. If you want cannon fodder to do their best, then you want to feed them!
It was already noon, and the rebels were making fire to make food. However, these meals were only provided to the soldiers on weekdays. Most of the refugees had to find ways to get some food on their own. In fact, the reality was not what the rebels advertised. You can follow me. Food is given to you, whatever soldiers eat. It is impossible for Li Zicheng to do this. He only provides you with some gruel to hang on to your life and use it as cannon fodder at critical moments.
But today, more than ten thousand refugees have received food rations, and each one of them is scrambling to be the first to show their eagerness, fearing that it will not be their turn.
"It's delicious. When you're full, go to work at the front..." the soldier who distributed the rations laughed loudly.
No one cares about what kind of work you do. No one cares about what kind of work you do when you are hungry. As long as you are given a stutter, you will do it. This is an era when people are dying because of food!
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