The actions of the new army made it clear that they wanted to besiege the city.
The King of Korea and the ministers of Korea on the city wall all felt their hearts pounding.
In their eyes, before the Han army arrived in Pyongyang, what these people held was to use the tactic of holding on to the city to consume the food and grass supplies of the new army, so as to achieve the effect of defeating the enemy without fighting and letting the new army know its difficulties. And retreat.
But now, as soon as the siege posture was launched, these people were already a little panicked.
The pressure brought by the Han Dynasty to North Korea was not ordinary.
Since ancient times, the existence of the suzerain country has made them inherently fearful.
In addition, the establishment of the Weiman North Korea regime was originally established by the defected generals under Liu Bang in the early Han Dynasty, so when facing the Han army, the pressure was even higher.
"Your Majesty, they are going to besiege the city, how about we?"
Some ministers were panicking.
The same goes for the King of Joseon, but as a king, he is better than these ministers.
"We are surrounded by three and one. What they want is for us to run away. Don't be fooled, otherwise we will be doomed!"
From the actions of the new army, it was not difficult for the King of Korea to see their purpose.
How can a siege battle be as easy as a field battle?
Although the New Army soldiers are not afraid, if there is a better way to capture Pyongyang City, why not use it?
Flags were waved, and Pyongyang city was surrounded on three sides.
There are ministers who are afraid on the city wall, and naturally there are ministers who are not afraid.
Weiman North Korea was originally founded by Wei Man, a general under the command of King Lu Wan of Yan, so there were many Yan people and Qi people in North Korea.
The people of these two countries are inherently tough and full of martial virtue. They have not yet engaged in battle, so they will not surrender easily.
Wang Kuang, the North Korean general, stood with his hands raised: "Your Majesty, I don't know whether the Han army is sieging the city or not. We will wait and see. If this is a confusing move by the Han army, we will be able to see the clues in less than ten days."
North Korean ministers Han Yin and Nixi Xiancan also said at the same time: "What General Wang said is reasonable, and I second my opinion."
The civil servants and military leaders all said this, and the other Korean officials stopped talking. Although they were afraid of panic, they had not yet engaged in battle, so it was impossible to know the strength of the Han army.
Youqu, the king of North Korea, looked at the orderly Han army formation under the city and nodded.
"What you dear gentlemen said is reasonable, but we should not underestimate them. The territory of North Korea is already rugged. They were able to reach Pyongyang without our knowledge. It shows that most of them are elite soldiers."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
On the city wall, all the North Korean ministers bowed their hands towards Wei Youqu.
King Wei Youqu of North Korea waved his hand and drove back to the palace.
Although what he said was impassioned, Wei Youqu's trembling left hand meant that he was not calm at the moment.
This time the Han army moved too quickly.
He just had the idea of coveting Liaodong, and after only making some adjustments, the Han army was able to arrive, and it did so unnoticed in the rugged terrain of North Korea.
All this shows that the Han army is no longer the Han army he knew.
Fortunately, now that the ministers are determined to fight, he feels more confident.
——
"General, the defenders on the city wall have taken action. It seems they are determined to hold on."
Using binoculars and the good weather, almost all the personnel movements on the walls of Pyongyang City were clearly visible to the new army generals.
"Oh, it seems that they are still some Yi Di who know a lot about tactics. Judging from the information collected by weaving a net, the King of Korea is the heir of a general under King Yan of the Han Dynasty. It is reasonable to have such ability, otherwise he would not covet the Liao land. heart of."
"Ask the commander of the weaponry command to come over."
The new general of the First Army spread out a map of North Korea's territory and gave instructions to the general who came in to report.
"promise!"
The general handed over his hands, put the telescope back on his waist, and turned around to go out.
Not long after, the general left and returned, followed by another person.
"Army Commander Sun Fu has met the general!"
"Well, how many first-phase manipulators do you have in your department now?"
"Reporting to the General, we have 1,123 people in our unit, and 367 have completed the first phase of training."
"Possibly build siege engines?"
"Yes, but the supply ship this time brought mostly grain and grass, and not many equipment parts. The latest trebuchet ballista cannot be assembled, and the original model can only be completed."
"Then let's cut down wood for construction and cut stone to prepare ammunition. The purpose this time is to put pressure on Pyongyang City. The original model should be enough."
"promise!"
Sun Fu, the commander of the weapons training school, handed over his hand and left.
The new general of the First Army looked at the general: "Let the second and third armies synchronize."
"promise!"
For several days.
Everything inside and outside Pyongyang is peaceful.
The New Army performed martial arts exercises every day, but they never made any offensive moves.
As for the Pyongyang City defenders, General Wang Kuang inspected them every day to boost morale, and Wei Youqu rewarded the entire army, and for a while they looked like elite soldiers.
And under this peace.
The rear areas of the three armies were busy making siege equipment.
Without exception, the three armies are only assembling trebuchets.
During this march, they did not carry any luggage, and everything was transported by the Logistics Group of the Marine Products Department.
The first batch to arrive was mostly food and grass, and the parts were just brought along, so it could not allow the operators of the three armed forces to show their talents.
I worked intensively for four or five days.
In the early morning of the sixth day.
A series of sirens sounded from the walls of Pyongyang City.
"The Han army is attacking!"
"The Han army is attacking!!"
I saw that in the darkness of last night, nine trebuchets were quietly sent to the three city walls.
North Korea is different from the Han army in that its city defense equipment is incomparable.
The large crossbows they handle today are still the same as those in the early Han Dynasty decades ago. Both in terms of range and power, they cannot compare with the large yellow crossbows and the Chuangzhang crossbows of the Han Dynasty today.
With the help of telescopes, the new army naturally discovered this.
Therefore, the trebuchets were steadily stopped a hundred steps away from the effective range of the city defense equipment.
In this cool morning.
The nine roaring trebuchets were like hungry mandrills seeking their lives.
A series of crackling sounds of the collision of boulders completely broke the silence of Pyongyang City!
North Korean Royal Palace.
"Your Majesty!! The Han army is attacking!"
"What!"
Hearing the call, Wei Youqu woke up from the gentle countryside wearing single clothes.
The illusion of peace over the past few days disappeared at this moment.
Bang bang bang——
Even in the palace.
Wei Youqu still felt a slight vibration.
"Change!"
Wei Youqu gave a loud shout, simply put on a large cloak while being served by the palace ladies, and then drove out of the palace.
General Wang Kuang was in the city gate tower. When the stone bullets fired by the trebuchet hit the city wall, he came to his senses.
There was a sound of footsteps on the city wall, and all the defenders were hunkering down under the female wall.
"The city wall is damaged!"
Wang Kuang asked loudly.
Looking through the horse's face, a North Korean general replied loudly.
"There is no gap in the seal!"
"Yes."
boom!
What else did the general want to ask for?
Suddenly, like a stroke of genius, a stone bullet passed through the gap between the female walls and hit his head accurately.
Blood splattered everywhere, and I was caught off guard without any pain.
(End of chapter)
