The king personally marched, and the king's division had entered the territory of Jizhou from south to north. After crossing the broken bridge of Hengshui, it would soon arrive at the city of Jizhou.
As soon as they received the news, Meng Chang's army immediately accelerated their offensive. Wu Gan, who was responsible for opening the way, was also very motivated. He was bound to form an array in front of Jizhou City in advance before the king came in person to serve as a pioneer for the king.
In the battle of Zhucheng to break the formation, Wu Gan successfully awakened the power of his bloodline by virtue of his ambition to be the first to conquer. Everyone has a unique understanding of their own bloodline.
According to Wu Gan himself, the ability he awakened is called fury, which is anger. The stronger the power, the faster the speed. It is somewhat different from sacrificing blood. Wu Gan is just using the power of anger.
It sounds similar to the Hulk, but I don't know what the upper limit is. If it is really as infinitely angry as the Hulk...
I wonder if there is a chance to see Wu Gan grabbing a certain golden immortal and recreating a Rocky-style swing from side to side.
Outside Jizhou City, there were 10,000 soldiers in the vanguard of the former army, and 20,000 soldiers stood at the bottom of the city. Meng Chang, riding a tall horse, stared helplessly at the closed-door Jizhou City.
The Jizhou army was indifferent to the invitation to fight. Let's attack the city. This is far better than the fortified city of Qingyang Pass, and it is definitely not something he can capture with his small force. No matter how small the number of troops in Jizhou City is, it is still better than his predecessor. There are many vanguards in the army.
Before Chonghou's main force arrived, forcibly attacking the city would have little meaning except increasing casualties.
The invisible ghost was taken back by Bian Ji. Looking at the general's inquiring eyes, Bian Ji shook his head: "The backs of the seven city gates have been blocked with earth and stones. The defense equipment on the city head is complete, and there are three main gates behind the city." Wengcheng, General, the best option is to attack it by force."
After hearing this, Mengchang gave up the idea of driving the flame giant to open the city gate. He stroked his chin and pondered carefully. The siege of the city did not involve blindly defending. There were often armored soldiers ambushing the city gate. When the enemy's momentum was like a rainbow, It is also particularly important to go out of the city to disrupt the rhythm and interrupt the offensive attack.
But for an obviously tall and solid city like Jizhou City, the original strategy of fighting bravely is no longer applicable. Otherwise, it will not be easy to attack by force, even if there are soldiers with awakened blood to help.
Otherwise, Su Hu wouldn't have been attacking Chongcheng for half a month and still couldn't conquer the city.
It was several times the enemy's and could be attacked by force. At this time, the strength of the front army was at a disadvantage. The enemy had a defensive posture, and Meng Chang was really at a loss what to do.
At this moment, Wu Cheng came out and suggested: "My lord, I believe that our army is weak. We can wait until Chonghou and the king's army arrive and our army is stronger before we attack by force!"
Mengchang asked Lian Yong to unfold the map, but did not answer Wu Cheng's words. He thought carefully. He knew what Wu Cheng meant. He had to surround Jizhou City before Chonghou and the king came. I'm afraid many soldiers felt that, This is because he wants to take advantage of others.
In fact, credit or not is irrelevant to Meng Chang. He doesn't really want Mu Xiu Yu Lin, but there are some things that he can't elaborate on.
It cannot be said that there is a fox demon Su Daji in the city who will charm the king in the future and lead these vast businessmen into the abyss. At this time, although Daji's reputation for beauty is already well-known in northern Xinjiang, no one will believe it. Such nonsense, he Mengchang is a brave general, not the kind of person like Xibohou who can pinch and calculate.
Mengchang looked at Jizhou City on the map. It was such a place, and no matter how he looked at it, it seemed more and more familiar. Under the Haihe River system, Jizhou City showed a standard fan-shaped structure. The upstream tributaries are distributed in a fan shape, and merge into a small-width river channel entering the sea downstream, which is the Haihe River, and then enter the sea from Jincheng.
Meng Chang, who had been holding the command arrow in his hand, could not help but frown. He felt a sense of irritation in his heart. He looked at Jizhou, which was not able to escape, with struggle and intolerance on his face.
After thinking for a long time, Meng Chang rarely asked the general for advice before the battle, and directly gave orders to everyone.
"Xin Ping, you lead an army of servants, dig a trench around Jizhou City in all directions, bury horses deep in the trench and surround the city. Dig earth and build fortifications in the northeast and northwest. Build nine high platforms."
"promise!"
"Lian Yong, you will lead 3,000 military camps and 3,000 servants. Go all the way up the Haihe River and build a dam at the river beach to block the water. You must be fast. I will see you within at least three days. The water level of the Haihe River flowing through here has dropped significantly."
"promise!"
"Zhong Xi, Zhong Ji, you two will lead three thousand soldiers and three thousand servants. Dig a branch channel three miles away from the Haihe River and the left side of the fan. When the water level drops to 30%, connect the branch and retreat a hundred miles."
Zhong Xi and Zhong Ji looked at each other with solemn expressions. After communicating with each other for a moment, they raised their hands in agreement.
Zou Wu looked at the map and listened to the general's orders. He was a little confused for a moment, but he had a strong bad feeling in his heart.
"Wu Gan!"
"The general is here!"
"Stand the fortifications outside the city. If the enemy troops come out of the city to fight, take advantage of the situation and seize the city to attack. If the enemy troops don't come out, stop these rebels!"
"The general will obey your orders!"
"Zhao Bing went to the direction of Chonghou to delay the siege for ten days for our army. He asked himself to think of a way. I only need ten days, so I ask Chonghou to agree. Bian Ji and Deng Zhizhong, you two go to the direction of Wangshi and help me to march towards the city. Your Majesty, please give me ten days. If Your Majesty refuses, you can... you can use the excuse of Lord Chong to ask for it!"
After the military orders were issued, Meng Chang let everyone disperse, except Wu Cheng, who was left alone and ordered him to lead the remaining half of the sergeants to supervise the construction of as many simple boats as possible in preparation for the siege.
Zou Wu pondered all the way, and when he returned to the camp, he was still thinking about the general's actions. Why were small boats used in the siege? Is it possible that the general has the ability to sail on land or fly a boat?
As if he was amused by his ridiculous idea, Zou Wu shook his head and shook off his random thoughts.
Wait, it's impossible to sail on land, and the general doesn't know magic. Why does the general do this? Build dams to store water, and then divert canals to Jizhou! Boating?
Zou Wu was shocked and immediately stood up and ran towards the general's main tent in a hurry.
The soldier was about to ask Zou Wu about his purpose, but unexpectedly, he was pushed away by Zou Wu and walked in without telling him.
"The general has always been benevolent and righteous, why did he do this to harm the peace of heaven and earth?"
Zou Wu looked at Meng Chang, who was sitting firmly in front of the desk, still thinking about the map. He rushed down, threw the bamboo slips and the map on the desk to the ground, and asked angrily.
Meng Chang looked at Zou Wu indifferently, with an unhappy expression.
"How could it hurt Tianhe?"
"I have already seen that the general wants to flood Jizhou City, but has the general thought that the garrison of Jizhou City has blocked all the major city gates. If the general floods in, the Jizhou City will be flooded except for the 50,000 soldiers. Besides, there are hundreds of thousands of people!"
"You also said that it was the defenders of Jizhou City who blocked the city gate. What does it have to do with me?"
Zou Wu couldn't understand why the general became so cruel after returning to Chongcheng. Didn't he always love his people like a son? Why do you do such cruel things now?
"Yes, it is the Jizhou army that blocked the city gate. What does it have to do with the people? But the general poured water into Jizhou, isn't he just killing these people?"
"General, how did you become so cruel and cruel? Didn't Wu Rongyin say that? When Chonghou and the king arrive, the attack should be something that Chonghou and the king should consider. What does it have to do with you? Doing such a thing Aren't you afraid that your unrivaled reputation for benevolence and righteousness will be stained and criticized if you do things that go against the will of Heaven?"
Meng Chang looked at Zou Wu with some disappointment. Zou Wu is a man of great talent. He can bend down to do things, and he can also pick up a pen to review many military affairs. Such a person can be entrusted with some big things in the future. Although he has always been optimistic about Zou Wu. There were doubts about his identity, but Meng Chang never questioned him and always cited him as his confidant.
Unexpectedly, he actually viewed himself this way.
Credit? Does he need credit? Is there any twenty-year-old baron in the world? Even if he has the power to shake the sky, what can he do? Can the king and Chonghou give him an exceptional promotion to earl?
It's simply ridiculous. Even if he puts aside the matter of killing Daji, he still has ten thousand reasons to do what he is doing now.
Without saying anything, Meng Chang grabbed Zou Wu by the collar and dragged him outside the camp. Ignoring the looks of many soldiers and sergeants, he directly dragged Zou Wu to the tent where the soldiers and soldiers lived. Suddenly, a loud slap hit Zou Wu on the face.
He looked directly at the young man with extremely oppressive eyes, pointed at the people in front of him who had heard the noise and came out to watch the excitement and shouted loudly.
"Look at these people. There are 30,000 armors and 20,000 servants here. These people are your robes and your brothers."
"Look outside again. Among the green mountains and green waters, there are the people of my great merchants, the people of my northern border. Attack by force? Do you know how much loss it will cost to attack by force? Do you know how much food and fodder will be needed if we cannot attack for a long time?"
"Benevolence and righteousness, benevolence and righteousness, are not something you just talk about. Just like the gods and gods who are above you can lament the devastation everywhere. You have to practice benevolence and righteousness with your own hands. You should treat your own people as if you are a spring breeze and treat them as brothers. Opposite person They are enemies, they are traitors, they are wolves fed on the flesh and blood of other princes in Northern Xinjiang."
Meng Chang was angry that he would not fight. It would be fine if Zhao Bing and Wu Gan could not see that Zou Wu was an idiot. Which of the Wu Cheng and Zhong brothers was not a human being? Do you really think they don't know?
It's just that no one said it. This is like a false proposition. If the enemy takes his own people and charges towards Zou Wu's army, is it possible that he should treat the people well first and save them before picking up the sword again? The shield formation continues to meet the enemy?
Zou Wu looked at the robe in front of him, and then at the towering Jizhou City in the distance. He seemed to have an emotional breakdown. He kept crying and kept mumbling: "That's dozens of people." Thousands of people, they are all innocent people! What crime do they have!"
"Ugh~ What's wrong with them??!!"
Maybe I followed Mengchang all the way to the north and south, and I always had questions in my heart. Why is the human race so weird, killing each other and cannibalizing each other? In ancient times, Xuanyuan and Li Tan were like this, and Zhuanxu and Gonggong were also at war, and they were constantly fighting. No end, so many people have died, we are still killing now and we will continue to kill in the future.
What kind of monster are humans? Why so cruel?
Zou Wu didn't understand. He angrily threw away Meng Chang's hand that tried to comfort and pat him, and ran frantically towards Jizhou City. He stood in front of the huge city, with tears in his eyes, and roared at the top of his lungs.
"Surrender, surrender quickly, I beg you!"
Zou Wu knelt on the ground and kept licking his head to the defenders in front of the city gate. He didn't care even if his forehead was blood red and just kept wailing.
"You are all of the same race! I beg you, surrender quickly! Otherwise, you will all die, all of you!"
Su Hu, who had just recovered from a serious illness, was standing on the city wall. He looked at this enemy young man who looked like he was suffering from hysteria. He had a tiger's shoulders and a hood, and his armor was bright. He looked like he was a senior general or above. He was secretly happy in his heart and immediately shouted.
"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!"
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