Only two days had passed since the Battle of Yunding, and Ao Lie indeed sent an army of 500,000 men and marched towards Su City in a mighty manner.
Zhao Yongheng stayed on the watchtower, watching the army approaching the city, but his expression was particularly calm. Because he had known for a long time that such a day would come, it was just a matter of whether it would come sooner or later.
Ao Lie officially launched the siege war, and Su City also officially started the defensive war.
On the first day of the siege, Ao Lie suffered a defeat.
Whether it was a catapult, a battering ram, or other siege equipment, they all became dim when faced with the countless forts in Sioux City.
The most critical thing is that every time Ao Lie's troops recover the boulders, they will be harassed by a small group of elite Zhao troops. Every time a boulder is recovered, considerable sacrifice must be made.
After a whole day, Ao Lie felt that the durability of Su City's barrier had not decreased much, and his troops had suffered more than a thousand casualties.
In desperation, Ao Lie had to slow down his offensive and wait for Guo Jia and Lao Ao Lie to arrive.
The next day, Guo Jia and Lao Ao Lie brought more than 100,000 troops, as well as a large amount of materials, especially building materials. The amount was astonishing.
Ao Lie was a little confused about this: "Guo Jia, what I need are huge rocks, a siege ram, shield soldiers, and professional siege troops. Why do you bring so many materials?"
"You attacked for a whole day yesterday. How much has Su City's durability decreased?"
"To be honest, it doesn't have much effect. There are too many artillery shells in Sioux City, and then elite troops will appear from time to time and constantly harass our recovery operations."
"So, this kind of siege is meaningless. Su City has been fully prepared for a long time. Almost all the country's artillery shells have been transported here, and almost all the country's elites have arrived here. This Su City will be a very difficult one to crack. Strong bones."
"Then I have a new idea. Since all the wealth of Zhao State has been invested in Su City, then we can completely bypass Su City and directly advance all the way to attack the royal capital of Zhao State."
"If it were another small country, this method could be tried. But Zhao is the strongest country in Tianzhu, and I don't dare to take risks." Guo Guo said thoughtfully.
"What do you mean by adventure?"
"First of all, if we bypass Sioux City, as soon as we leave, Zhao Yongheng will lead his elite troops and directly take away all our bases in Yunding Mountain. By then, our army will have lost all its logistical supplies. Here we are. At that time, we have no retreat and can only go all the way forward to plunder the resource cities of Zhao State to support the war. But King Zhao is very cunning, and I am afraid there are no more resource cities for us to plunder."
"That doesn't matter. As long as we quickly occupy the capital of Zhao Kingdom, it will be equivalent to destroying Zhao Kingdom."
"This is what I want to say, the second risk. If other countries continue to delay and hinder Zhao Guangdu, then we will be completely doomed. After all, as the front line lengthens and the logistics supplies cannot keep up, the soldiers will be Eating will be a problem.”
"Then what are your countermeasures?"
"Use a safer policy to deal with Su City first. Once Su City is gone, Zhao will be destroyed."
"Then didn't you just say that Su City is difficult to fight?" Ao Lie said anxiously.
"Yes, I mean, besiege the city, surround Su City tightly."
"What's the use of siege? Su Cheng has already prepared a lot of supplies."
"Su City is indeed well prepared, so we have to spend, if one month is not enough, just two months. If two months is not enough, just three months. If it is really not possible, just half a year. I don't believe that Su City's internal resources can It will be enough for them to last for half a year. Once they run out of ammunition and food, Sioux City will collapse on its own."
"But half a year, does it take so long?" Ao Lie was very dissatisfied with this time.
"This is just an estimate."
"What if it takes more than half a year?"
"I have already investigated Su City. It is a military city that focuses on military development. Therefore, Su City has many arsenals and military bases, but other industries are very weak. Once Su City is besieged, the resources inside will be lost. We cannot support hundreds of thousands of people for a long time.”
"Okay, I believe you. In order to minimize the loss, there is nothing we can do if we waste some time." Ao Lieju said helplessly.
At this time, Old Ao Lie said with a smile: "Can you please stop looking so bad? Surrounding Su City is just the first step. Our best is yet to come."
"What a show? Are you referring to the secret service army? Do we have our secret service army in Sioux City?"
"Su City does have our special agents, but the number is very small and they can't do anything big. It's already great if they can secretly pass on information to us. But in the capital of Zhao State, there are about 8,000 special agents."
"What can an eight thousand spy army do?"
"This amount is enough to turn the royal capital upside down."
After Ao Lie finished speaking, he spread his arms and a group of black birds flew out of the forest and headed towards the capital of King Zhao. These blackbirds are tools for transmitting orders. When they fly in a certain shape, they represent specific orders. As long as the secret service troops raise their heads, they can see the orders from high altitude.
And Lao Ao Lie's order this time is: the secret service troops in King Zhao's capital will launch unlimited riots.
As the order was issued, the secret service officially launched a terrorist attack in the capital.
Most of Zhao's troops have been invested in Su City, and the number of guards in the royal capital is only 50,000. Facing an army of about 8,000 secret agents, 50,000 guards were unable to cope.
The spy army adopted guerrilla tactics, constantly causing riots, destroying factories and banks in various places, and trying to disintegrate the Zhao State economically and in terms of people's livelihood.
In just a few days, the royal capital has fallen into chaos, and politics, economy, and markets have gradually come to a standstill.
Ordinary civilians dare not go out for fear of being attacked by terrorists. Some unemployed people, taking advantage of the national crisis, took the opportunity to rob shops and supermarkets, hoard supplies, and drive up prices.
For a time, Zhao State not only had to deal with the spy army, but also had to deal with public security disturbances in various places.
The royal capital is the center of the country's political economy. If it collapses, the country will gradually fall apart.
In the administrative palace, King Zhao frowned as he looked at a group of people busy handling affairs. But even though he was extremely anxious in his heart, he appeared calm on the surface. Because he wanted to let his men see that their king was not in chaos yet.
Looking at the calm king, his subordinates also continued to work hard as if they had taken a booster pill. They believed that the king would definitely find a way, otherwise he would not be so calm.
After King Zhao made a tour, he came to the roof of the palace and saw Sima Yi meditating here.
Whenever King Zhao felt unsure, he would involuntarily talk to Sima Yi.
Sima Yi slowly opened his eyes and sighed: "This country is still too young. I didn't expect that the spy army would do this in just a few days. There used to be many spies from Ao Lie in Wangcheng, but they didn't do anything at all. There can’t be any trouble. Even if there is a fierce fight outside the city wall, the civilians inside the city wall are still going to work and living and working in peace and contentment."
"Sima Yi, what do you mean by this? Now that it's like this, do you blame my country?" King Zhao, who had always been calm, was actually angered.
"Haha, I'm just kidding you."
"I'm really not in the mood for joking right now."
"How is it possible that the majestic King of Northeast China can't even make jokes?"
"You..." King Zhao suddenly paused and continued, "You still made fun of me in such a bad atmosphere. Do you have any good news to tell me?"
"As expected of King Zhao, his insight is first-class, look." Sima Yi took out a secret letter.
"What is this?" King Zhao opened the letter and read it quickly.
"This is a reply letter from the King of Chu. General Xiang Mao of Chu State has summoned a hundred thousand troops and has set out to come here."
"It's really, really great. Wait, why is this letter with you? Shouldn't this letter be sent to me?"
"The King of Chu's messenger was intercepted by the secret service on the road. However, my spies intercepted the secret service again and stole the letter."
"Your espionage personnel? So you also have people under your command?"
"There are not many people under me, but they are all elites."
"Oh, how elite?"
"The strength will not be lost to General Zhao Yonghengzhao."
"Your joke before was really boring. But your joke now is really funny, haha." King Zhao laughed deliberately.
"I really wasn't kidding this time."
"Zhao Yongheng is the most powerful general in the Zhao Kingdom. Is there anyone under you who is stronger than him? I really can't believe this."
"I'm really not exaggerating. Once upon a time, even when Su Kouye faced him, he had to wrap himself up with three layers of armor, inside and three outside."
"Don't believe it, don't believe it, I really don't believe it. If there is such a person, then introduce him to me. If he is really that strong, just ask for any official he wants."
"This person has no interest in being an official, nor does he like to lead troops in war. He is just doing some things for me now."
"What does such a powerful person want to do for you?" Although King Zhao didn't quite believe it, he was still a little curious.
"In order to find someone, I promised him that I would help him find that person."
"who?"
"That's too much to say. Forget it, just think I'm bragging, haha."
"Don't, just tell me."
"King Zhao, please give me a quiet environment, and I will try to divine the movements of the Chu army." Sima Yi closed his eyes after finishing speaking.
"Oh, okay, okay, then you can do the divination, please." King Zhao had no choice but to leave first.
But King Zhao felt uncomfortable in his heart. Originally, he really didn't believe that anyone could be stronger than Zhao Yongheng, but when Sima Yi later deliberately perfunctory or even avoided the question, it felt too real. Maybe, there really is such a person.
On the other side, at the border of Zhao State, General Xiang Mao of Chu State was leading a hundred thousand troops towards the capital of King Zhao.
Suddenly, Xiang Mao raised his hand to signal the entire army to stop advancing.
In front of the army, a hundred meters away, stood a man.
This man is of short stature, less than one meter tall, wearing a round hat and a pair of sunglasses, and looks very inconspicuous. However, at his feet lay a headless body.
