The army pressed on the city.
The people in the city are still panic-stricken.
The royal family has issued a warning order. The third prince, Harik, with the support of Queen Reguli, denounced the seventh prince, Hemuti, for being vicious, and denounced the temple army for ignoring the royal family and leading the people to rebel. Loulan has been owned by the royal family since ancient times. They wanted its temple to help the world, so they allowed the temple to preach in Loulan. Who knew that the temple relied on pampering and would do all kinds of evil and rebel, and its intentions were worthy of death.
Reguli first abolished the status of the seventh prince as a royal heir and convicted him of rebellion.
Later, it was announced that the temple was an illegal religion and should be expelled from Loulan territory.
With these national orders, the whole city was in an uproar.
After all, there have been many people who believe in the temple in recent years, but facing the Loulan guards armed with sharp weapons, everyone still chose to side with the royal family - after all, life is still important! The idea of these people is very simple. Let's wait and see if the temple army can break through Kucheng. If they can, they will get up in anger and become believers again. If not, wouldn't it be nice to live honestly with the Loulan royal family?
so.
These days, the streets of Loulanku City have changed from the prosperity of the past to a state of depression. Most of the shops were closed, and the traders organized their own armed forces to assist the guards in maintaining stability.
Queen Reguli and the third prince Halik appointed Reheman as the general and Xiangzheng as the protector of the country. Although they had no real power, they still had to give Liu Zheng a defensible identity. Then, at Liu Zheng's suggestion, Loulan activated the wartime state. In the wartime state, all officials were temporarily upgraded to one level! If the wartime status is lifted, the official position after upgrade will maintain the status quo. In other words, as long as this battle is won, all officers will be promoted to one level!
This has greatly stabilized the people in the DPRK and central government, and there is no need to worry about internal instability.
However, what gives Liu Zheng a headache is...
Looking at the entire Loulan Guards, the only general who can take action is Reheman. As for the others... they were all taken away by the Seventh Prince. The seventh prince, Hemuti, was a good fighter in his own right, brave and good at fighting, and very prestigious in the army. When he rebelled, many of his subordinates followed him.
None will be available!
But fortunately, the Loulan Army's military discipline has always been good, with strict systems and strict hierarchies. Just listening to the greetings is enough.
Look up.
The temple army over there has completed setting up camp, and the area is endless, like a sea of people.
Reheman took a breath: "Sir, it seems that this is not just a rabble!"
Liu Zheng also looked solemn and nodded: "No matter what, we must guard it for three days!"
"yes!"
At this time, Hemuti came galloping on a war horse, followed by several generals. A hundred steps away from the city gate, he laughed loudly and said: "Young Master Xiang, you are well and well!"
Reheman said angrily: "The anti-thief Hemuti will be punished by everyone!"
"Is it just you?"
Hemuti sneered and said: "Today, with an army of 200,000, I will crush your Loulan! The royal family is stupid and the temples are universal. It's time for Loulan to change its dynasty!"
After saying this, he took off the long bow from his back and drew the full moon. With a clatter, the arrow flew towards him in shock.
"Master, be careful!"
Qin Changfeng, who was beside Liu Zheng, yelled angrily. The arrow came with great force. It was already too late to draw the sword at this time. He could only push Liu Zheng. Liu Zheng was also horrified and staggered. The arrow just happened to hit him. The wall behind where he just stood was extremely deep!
Everyone was shocked.
Hemuti laughed arrogantly: "Listen to my advice, Loulan is not your place to stay. Surrender as soon as possible, and I will allow you to go back to Yinzhou!"
Liu Zheng looked on coldly.
As soon as Hemuti returned, the first large-scale attack began. The temple army's killing sounds were loud and came from all directions. The Kucheng defenders were facing a formidable enemy and did not dare to neglect at all. Under Reheman's order, arrows and rolling rocks fell from the sky, repelling the first wave of temple troops, leaving corpses and debris everywhere. This was the first time Liu Zhengshang saw this scene of thousands of troops and corpses strewn across the field.
He knew that the first wave of people were themselves cannon fodder, and that the next step would be a steady stream of attacks from the temple army.
The second wave, the third wave, and the fourth wave, because of the cover of the corpses of the people in front, the temple army had begun to touch the city wall. Some combat equipment is also being advanced in an orderly manner, such as ladders and trebuchets.
At this time, Liu Zheng felt the cruelty of the war for the first time.
Although the resistance on this first day was able to block the temple's attack, the Loulan defenders also suffered a lot of battle losses. Moreover, arrows and stones were thrown, causing great losses. The temple army even had a small team that climbed up the city wall on a ladder.
Wolf smoke was everywhere, outside the city and inside the city, there were sounds of killing and screams.
The stones and rockets from the opponent's trebuchets fell into the city from time to time, leaving the people in a state of astonishment.
Throughout Kucheng, people were coming and going in a hurry.
Some are rescuing the wounded, some are replenishing armaments, some are putting out fires, and some are hurriedly moving because their houses have collapsed.
Reheman was very busy issuing orders everywhere.
It was late at night when I had time to go up to the city tower again. I came to Liu Zheng out of breath and said: "Sir, the scouts have found out where the enemy's grain and grass are stored. It's just that it's heavily guarded and it's difficult to break through!"
Liu Zheng nodded.
This was also what he expected. If Loulan wants to win this time, he must find a way to use the opponent's food and grass! An army of 200,000 people consumes a lot of food and grass every day. If their granaries can be destroyed, the army will naturally collapse without a fight.
But if not, the temple armies from other cities in Loulan will continue to bring food and grass.
These 200,000 people could starve Kucheng to death even if they were besieging the city!
It seems that Hemuti is indeed a good fighter and protects the granary well. Even the death squad prepared by Liu Zheng was unable to make a breakthrough.
"Sir, the thieves are so strong that we may not be able to stand it for even three days!"
Reheman said anxiously.
Liu Zheng said calmly: "Let the soldiers have a good rest, but don't forget to be on guard. Let me think about it!"
Although Reheman was anxious, he could only accept the order and leave.
forage……
forage……
Liu Zheng stood on the wall, looking at the continuous camps, thinking about strategies to defeat the enemy, and also thinking about classic battles in history. Burning camp? This idea is certainly good, but it currently seems unrealistic.
Loulan is located in a desert, with few plants and not many combustibles. Fire attacks are not very effective. Most of the military camps are independent and it is easy to cut off the source of fire.
Flooded the Seventh Army?
Suddenly Liu Zheng's eyes lit up and he quickly called Reheman over again.
"Master, do you have any plans?"
Liu Zheng smiled and said: "Brother Re, how about the flood prevention in Kucheng?"
Reheman was stunned and said with a wry smile: "Master, are you kidding me? Loulan has been suffering from drought all year round, so how can we prevent floods?"
Liu Zheng shook his head and emphasized: "What I mean is, if the Kongque River floods, can Kucheng resist it?"
Reheman was shocked: "Master, what do you mean?"
Liu Zheng took the map, pointed to the north of Cucheng, and said calmly: "This is the Tianshan Mountains, Cucheng is in the south of Tianshan Mountains, and the Kongque River is the melting water of Tianshan Mountains... Brother Re, have you ever thought about it, if we use the fire to What will be the effect of melting water, closing the gate to store water, and then opening the gate to release water?"
Reheman's eyes widened when he heard this.
How could people in a place like Loulan, which is subject to drought all year round, come up with such a plan?
He took a deep breath: "We can divert the Kongque River so that the floodwater rushes directly to the enemy camp! The terrain of Kucheng is slightly higher, and the enemy camp is in a depression!"
Then he said excitedly: "In this way, even if many people cannot be drowned, their food and grass will definitely become moldy, and the siege can be solved!"
Liu Zheng laughed: "That's right!"
Reheman said: "This matter is not difficult. There are still channels in Kucheng itself, as long as we make slight changes!"
Liu Zheng was overjoyed: "Go quickly, remember, you must use someone you can trust!"
Reheman got this clever idea and left in a hurry.
That night, he organized 50,000 people in the city and arrived at Nanjian, Tianshan Mountain, seven miles north of Kucheng. Tianshan has always been the mother mountain of Loulan. The water consumed by the entire Loulan basically comes from Tianshan. The mother river, Kongque River, is the water melted from the icebergs. Therefore, Loulan people still have great feelings for heaven.
Fifty thousand people, divided into two waves.
Yibo is responsible for improving the canal water storage.
Yibo is responsible for burning ice and fetching water!
Although the project volume is large, it is also a lot of labor. By daybreak, the embankment upstream of Kucheng had begun to rapidly fill with water.
At this time, the temple army's attack on the second day also arrived on time.
…
"Lord God's Envoy, good news, good news!"
"The temple army is already outside the city and is constantly attacking the city. Three of the south gates of Kucheng have been breached!"
"Is the city under attack?"
Muzzard asked excitedly.
"Not yet, the guards resisted strongly and retreated again..."
Muzhad looked pityful, but he was still very happy: "Haha, that's soon, soon! Hahahaha, Lord Mire, did you see it? Loulan will be mine soon, and you Yijiao will be soon. It will become history!"
He held the wine in his hand and looked mockingly at Mire.
Mire smiled faintly: "Muzzard, if you weren't afraid of defeat in your heart, why would you want to keep me alive? You know that I am the person Loulan wants, so if you keep me, you can exchange your own life. You had expected it." Why bother trying to be strong when you are defeated?"
"Be bold!"
"shut up!"
A whip was thrown hard at Mire's face. Mire was already bloody and bruised, but he didn't even make a sound.
Muzhad clicked his tongue and said, "Look, I invited Mr. Mire to come over for a drink and discuss the situation, but you insist on asking for trouble. Why bother? Haha, why don't you dedicate your camel team to me and treat me as the King of Loulan?" , if you are willing to submit to my religion, this divine envoy will be yours!"
"Lord God's Envoy, good news, good news!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
…
Loulan suffered heavy losses during the second day's resistance.
The war drums roared loudly.
On this day, the Temple Army took out a wooden chariot specially designed to withstand rolling stone arrows. Behind the chariot, there were crossbowmen from the Temple Army. This chariot was tall and mighty, and it could also be used as a ladder if it reached the city.
Loulan used hot oil and fire attacks at this time, but it could only cause a small degree of damage to this kind of tank.
It was this kind of chariot that almost made the three gates of Kucheng fall into the hands of the enemy. Fortunately, Qin Changfeng and Reheman came out at the critical moment and killed thousands of Loulan guards before recapturing the three city gates and solidifying them as fortresses.
"Sir, can we launch a water attack?"
Reheman was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
Liu Zheng calmly shook his head: "Just at night!"
"But but..."
Reheman wanted to say that with the attack by the Temple Army, which was not afraid of death, the morale of the Loulan Guards had begun to become unstable, and they might not be able to sustain it for a whole day.
"Must be at night!"
Liu Zheng also knew that the matter was not trivial, and said coldly: "Send the order, and those who are passive and lazy in fighting will be killed without mercy!"
"yes!"
at this time.
The 100,000 troops in the temple shouted in unison, the horses neighed, and the color of the sky and the earth changed color inside and outside the library city.
The temple army is actually going to launch a general attack!
