It is so intuitive that distant water cannot quench near thirst. Now, Kong Zheng finally understands.
So intuitive.
Intuitive to the point of what I am experiencing.
If he is not the county magistrate, the rebels will attack the city and the Kong family will be doomed.
When he was the county magistrate, he waited for the emperor to go south to put down the rebels. The position of Kong's Yanshenggong was not guaranteed, and the safety of the Kong's clan was hard to say.
Either way, it's a disaster, just a little earlier and a little later.
But as Kong Lu said, the rebels will attack the city immediately, and the rebels will attack the city immediately without giving any face.
Even if he didn't dare to kill members of the Kong family, there was no guarantee that he wouldn't torture the Kong family in various ways and feel like a prisoner...
Why doesn't he respect Kong?
Kong Zheng roared silently in his heart.
After much thought, Kong Zheng was in a dilemma. He was unwilling to be the county magistrate of Lao Shizi, but he was also unwilling to be a prisoner.
Finally he became angry and gritted his teeth.
"Ignore him! Don't reply to him! I want to see if he, a man who has read books, respects the sages! Qufu is the hometown of saints, how dare he use weapons here!"
Kong Zheng decided to do it once.
Kong La was shocked.
"Brother, this is no joke! If this angers the rebel general and he really sends troops to attack the city, then..."
"I want to see if he really dares to do this! The place where the saint rests cannot tolerate weapons!"
Kong Zheng blushed and decided to defend Qufu County, resolutely not yielding to the unreasonable demands of the Liberation Army and maintaining his integrity.
Kong Lao was noncommittal about this, always feeling that his brother was gambling on a very unlikely future.
"Brother, think twice."
"I've thought twice about it several times!"
Kong Zheng had made up his mind and decided to fight to the end and never give in.
So Kong did not give any answer to this, but instead mobilized the strong men in the city and the Kong family guards to go to the city to assist in the defense and strengthen the city defense.
After Su Yonglin reported to the front line, he went to observe in person. When he saw people coming and going on the city wall, as if they were carrying supplies to prepare for city defense, he knew that Kong had made a decision and would not compromise with him.
This is strange, Kong actually decided to maintain his integrity?
Or for a foreign emperor?
By the way, do they have this thing?
Aren’t they only willing to follow the winner?
oh!
Su Yonglin figured it out.
He is not a winner yet, at least not in Kong's eyes, so Kong decides not to follow him.
That's right, when Kong decides to follow him, doesn't that prove that he has become the final winner?
It's too early now, and even Su Yonglin himself thinks that he is not the winner. There is still a long way to go before victory, and in this process, there is a possibility of failure at any time.
A professional team like the Kong family, which has been following the winners for more than a thousand years, will never make mistakes. They basically follow the final winner. Occasionally, when they make mistakes, Confucius' reputation can help them make mistakes.
However, although Su Yonglin is familiar with Confucian classics, he does not have any favorable impression of Confucianism, nor does he think they are sacred and inviolable. He will beat them when they deserve it.
Unless they are beaten until their noses are bruised and their faces are swollen, they will not recognize reality clearly.
Although you can't kill them now, you can still beat them up.
"Send my order to attack the city."
Su Yonglin gave the order calmly.
Su Haisheng and Han Jinggui looked at Su Yonglin and knew that Su Yonglin was not joking, so they nodded and rushed to the front line to prepare for command.
Su Yonglin did not have a lot of experience in large-scale siege operations. The previous successful sieges had relied on unexpected actions such as raids and sneak attacks, rather than relying on the most traditional siege warfare.
Of course, there is no ancient military strategist who does not regard siege and attack as the lowest military method. He believes that siege and attack are the lowest level in the art of war and does not support siege operations.
The reason is also very simple, because siege operations really consume too much of the troops of the siege party.
Generally speaking, the siege team needs to have six times the strength of the defenders to be sure of victory. As long as the defenders have a little bit of fighting will and defense methods, it is not strange for an offensive and defensive battle to drag on for a year or two.
The city wall can eliminate the troop strength difference between the attacking side and the defending side to the greatest extent.
No matter how many troops the siege party has, there can only be so many people on the top of the city wall, and the advantage of the siege troops cannot be reflected in the siege operation.
We can only talk about encirclement, encirclement and reinforcements, using siege to force the people in the city to exhaust resources and finally break the city as a last resort.
Such siege battles often cost the siege party a huge price.
Therefore, the ancients said - attacking the heart is the top priority, and attacking the city is the bottom priority.
But at present, the strategy of attacking the heart cannot make Kong realize the situation he is in. Su Yonglin has to use fists and hard power to tell Kong what is the right way in the world.
It is true that city walls can eliminate the difference in military strength to a large extent, but the results of siege warfare are also affected by many other factors.
For example, the attacker's elite level and determination to attack the city, the defender's elite level and determination to defend the city, etc.
Like the siege of Hebei by the Jin soldiers in the early stages of the Song-Jin War, the Song army clearly had a huge advantage in numbers, but they had no fighting spirit even if they occupied the city walls. Facing the Jin army's desperate onslaught, important towns with high city walls were also It was quickly breached.
A city like Qufu County, which is neither tall nor wide nor a major military town, is equipped with more than a thousand miscellaneous troops that are not many and not elite. Facing the murderous Shengjie Army of more than 10,000 people, the outcome can be imagined. And know.
Su Yonglin really decided to conquer Qufu County, so he issued an order that the army should not hold back and attack the city from all directions.
Flying stones were smashed, firearms were flying, and the top of the Qufu city wall was a mess.
Not to mention the impact of huge stones on the city wall, the power of the thunderbolt cannon using improved granular gunpowder was greatly increased, the sound was louder, and the explosion power was greater. When it was thrown at the top of the city, there was a loud bang, smoke and air flow, and many defenders were thrown. The city soldiers were blown down from the city, causing many casualties.
Since they didn't hold back, the long-range strike force would not show any mercy. All kinds of weapons were thrown into the city desperately, so much that the defenders on the city couldn't even lift their heads.
Kong Zheng and Kong La both got off the tower and hid in a safe place before the battle began. When the siege began, they were frightened on the spot when they saw such a ferocious offensive by the Shengjie army.
Do you really dare to take action?
And it's so fierce?
Kong Zheng was so frightened that he remained motionless, while Kong La looked at Kong Zheng with a pale face.
"Brother, is this what you want? They are attacking the city! They are really attacking the city!"
Kong Zheng didn't say a word, probably because he was too frightened.
Violent noises and large amounts of smoke made the quiet Qufu County no longer peaceful. People living here felt the terror and threat of death for the first time in a long time.
It seems that they have not felt what power and unscrupulousness mean for decades. It is time to re-understand the fact that strength is the only criterion for survival in this world.
Because when a person is killed, he will die, and once a person dies, everything will stop.
Su Yonglin looked at Qufu County, which was crumbling under the attack of flying rocks and thunder cannons, and ordered the infantry to attack.
The complete infantry formation began to approach the city, accompanied by moat bridges, ladders, watchtower trucks, and dust trucks. The infantry used the moat bridge to cross the moat, and moved closer to the city with large shields as they advanced. They moved forward with the ladders. , prepare for the ants to ascend the city and attack the city.
The crossbowmen on the reinforced watchtower truck and the soldiers on the dust truck cooperated with each other. While suppressing the crossbowmen on the city with crossbow arrows, they sprayed various powders to block the defenders' sight and interfere with their breathing, making it impossible for them to successfully defend the city. .
The defenders on the city were completely suppressed.
