It turns out that the content of this report from the school affairs office is about Cao Zhi and Zhen Mi.
A few days ago, Cao Pi went to Yecheng.
However, when they went to Yecheng, they did not take Zhen Mi and Cao Rui with them, but only Queen Guo.
In the past few days, Cao Zhi had been in and out of the inner courtyard of Cao Pi's house several times on the pretext of taking an examination of Cao Rui's literature.
As for whether anything happened.
Unknown.
But some maids and servants heard that after Pingyuan Hou Cao Zijian entered the inner courtyard, the sounds of men and women often heard from inside.
It seems that people already know what is happening without seeing it with their own eyes.
"You really disgrace me, Cao Mengde. How could I give birth to such a beast?"
Cao Cao picked up the sword from the ground, filled with anger that he had no way to vent.
He glanced at the internal official beside him and suddenly felt that he was very annoying.
The thing that doesn't exist in an egg is staring at me right now. Are you laughing at me?
Um?
He stabbed the inner officer directly in the heart with his sword.
The sword was sharp and pierced into the inner officer's heart as easily as a piece of tofu.
"Your Majesty."
The internal officer looked at Cao Cao with an aggrieved look, wondering where he had angered King Wei.
He was usually humble enough and attentive enough. He knew that Cao Cao had the habit of killing people in his dreams. Every time he waited for Cao Cao to go to sleep, he would stay far away, and he usually didn't make any mistakes.
But why?
Where is this sword that pierces my heart?
Internal officer:? ? ?
All he wanted to do now was scold her.
A sword penetrated his heart, and blood surged out. As soon as this thought came out, the man had already fallen.
"unlucky!"
Cao Cao wiped the blood splattered on his face with a handkerchief and shouted to the outside of the hall: "Here comes someone!"
Immediately, guards from outside the palace entered the hall.
They were not surprised to see the corpse of an internal official in the hall.
After the King of Wei grew old, he killed many people.
"My subordinate is here."
"Passage to the Marquis of Pingyuan."
If Cao Zhi was not his son, he would want to stab him to death with a sword!
Out of sight, out of mind. After a while, he was cleaned up and sent to the fief.
Deep love between uncle and sister-in-law?
I hope you will never see each other again!
At the foot of Xinye Castle.
The siege is in full swing.
The war drums of Xinye City were thumping and the flames of war were blazing. The Wei army defended the city as impenetrable as an iron wall, while the Jingzhou soldiers charged bravely. The tragic scene of the siege was shocking.
On the city wall, arrows from the Wei army rained down, densely shooting at the Jingzhou soldiers. The rain of arrows penetrated the rain curtain and instantly turned into cold rays of death, tearing the air apart fiercely. Jingzhou soldiers tried their best to dodge, but countless warriors still fell, and the soil under the city was stained with blood.
The siege vehicle suddenly hit the city gate, and the huge impact shook the entire city wall. The Wei army was tightly guarded and dropped rolling logs and oil pans to meet the challenge of the Jingzhou soldiers. The rolling logs smashed the siege engines, and the fire ignited the city walls. In an instant, the city was filled with smoke and flames.
On the city wall, the Wei army officers were wearing iron armor and holding spears, blocking the Jingzhou soldiers like an iron wall. They were ruthless and resolute. They waved their spears mercilessly and killed the Jingzhou soldiers approaching the city wall.
However, the Jingzhou soldiers were not afraid and climbed the city wall with all their strength, using their courage and lives in exchange for the chance of victory. They held sharp blades and charged forward, but the lights and shadows of the Wei army's swords on the city wall formed steel barriers to repel them.
The battlefield below the city was bloody and violent, and the sound of brutal fighting filled the entire outside the city. The Jingzhou soldiers rushed to the city wall regardless of their safety, and were pierced by crossbow arrows and pierced by spears. Their flesh and blood flew everywhere.
On the city wall, broken stones, arrow fragments and residual blood stains covered the ground. The Shu army desperately attacked the city wall, armed with spears, spears and ring-headed knives, and chopped hard at the wooden fence and stones on the city wall in an attempt to break the enemy's solid defense line.
The sounds of fighting, shouts and screams from both sides were intertwined, forming a tragic and sad movement.
The Jingzhou soldiers charged hard, their figures becoming distorted and cruel under the firelight. The sword flashed, the spear pierced the enemy's body, and blood spilled on the city wall, dyeing the battlefield bright red.
The cost of siege was heavy.
Jingzhou soldiers fell one by one, and their corpses piled up silently under the city wall, forming a tragic mountain of corpses.
Their faces were distorted, with unresolved anger and endless pain still remaining in their eyes.
The casualties of Jingzhou soldiers continued to rise, and the inside and outside of Xinye City were filled with a strong atmosphere of murderous intent and death.
However, this crumbling Xinye City has not yet been captured on the third day.
In the Shu army camp outside Xinye City, Liu Chan and Guan Yu stood on the mound, looking at the killing battlefield.
There was blood and the shouts were deafening.
However.
Xinye City just can't be defeated.
"Who is defending this Xinye City? After three days of continuous attack, nearly two thousand elite soldiers were injured and killed, and yet they still can't take this city?"
Obviously, there are only a few thousand people in this city.
Why does it feel like there are thousands of troops inside?
There seems to be no shortage of defensive equipment.
"To report to the lord, the name of the Wei general who is guarding the city is Wenpin." The military colonel stepped forward to report.
"It was him?"
Guan Yu stroked his long beard, and the anger in his heart dissipated.
"If Wenpin defends the city and Zhoucang cannot attack it for a long time, it would be understandable."
Wenpin was originally Liu Biao's general in Jingzhou. After Liu Biao's death, his son Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao. Wenpin did not meet with Cao Cao at first, but Cao Cao summoned him to meet him and asked him why he was late. Wenpin said that he could not protect his territory and was ashamed to meet people.
Cao Cao was moved by this loyal minister's conjecture, and he praised it first.
After that, Wenpin guarded Jiangxia, Dianbei soldiers, and Zhenjingjiang.
Cao Cao appointed Wenpin as the governor of Jiangxia, controlling the northern troops, entrusting him with the important task of border defense, and granting him the title of Marquis of Guannei.
After Liu Bei left Nanjun and led his army into Shu, Yue Jin of Xiangyang and Wenpin of Jiangxia began to attack Nanjun while Liu Bei entered Shu.
In the first month of the eighteenth year of Jian'an, Le Jin and Wenpin joined forces to fight against Guan Yu at Xinkou.
Because of his outstanding performance in this battle, Wenpin was promoted to Yanshou Tinghou and general against rebellion.
Later, Wenpin captured Guan Yu's baggage in Hanjin and burned Guan Yu's warships in Jingcheng.
Guan Yu had had many interactions with this Wenpin, and he knew his abilities very well.
Liu Chan had naturally heard of Wenpin.
"I think this Wenpin is good at defending the city. There are countless defensive tools in the city. Even if we attack the city for the third day, there is no hope of entering the city."
Although the death squads led by Zhou Cang fell into the camp and boarded the city several times, they were pushed back every time.
There seemed to be an endless supply of soldiers guarding the city, and there seemed to be inexhaustible supplies of defensive equipment.
This is really a piece of bone, and it’s a hard bone!
If we can't continue the fight, I'm afraid we won't be able to take down Xinye City.
Siege is the ultimate test of an army's quality.
There were heavy casualties every day. If it were an ordinary army, its morale would have been low and it would not dare to think of attacking the city.
The army led by Zhou Cang have all followed Guan Yu for many years, so naturally they cannot be considered elite.
However, after three days of siege, their morale had gradually declined.
Originally, on the second day, after clearing the obstacles outside the city, they could rush up to the city wall and fight with the Wei army on the wall.
But after one vigorous effort, it weakened again and again, and exhausted three times. Now on the third day, even the city wall cannot be charged.
"Ming Jin withdraws his troops and fights again tomorrow!"
I have to think about how to get to the new fields.
The loss of soldiers in such an siege was too great.
"Woooooo~"
The sound of ringing gold came, and not long after, his body was covered with injuries, his armor was soaked in blood, and he was limping forward with a machete in his hand.
The rough man's head lowered, and even though he was wearing armor, he knelt down.
"The last general is guilty. He will not be allowed to go out to new areas for three days. He is willing to be dealt with by military law!"
Guan Yu shook his head gently, stepped forward to help Zhou Cang up, and said, "This battle is not your fault!"
"Your Majesty, there is no joke in the army. We have agreed on the military law to deal with it. How can we not punish him?"
Clear rewards and punishments are the way to lead troops in war.
"Wen Pin, the general of the Wei State, is guarding the city. You are not an opponent, it is normal. As for the military law, you go and rest first. When we attack the city the next day, I will punish you for being the first to fall into the trap."
What does it mean to be trapped in a camp?
Gao Shun "commanded more than 800 soldiers, numbered as a thousand men, and their armors were all well-equipped and well-equipped. Every attack was invincible, and they were called 'trapped camps'".
There are only more than 800 people in the whole army, all of them are brave and good at fighting, and they are well-equipped.
This can be seen from the fact that he once defeated Liu Beijun who had Guan Zhang.
However, the trapped camp Guan Yu mentioned was not the trapped camp of Lu Bu's Gao Shun.
The intention to charge is to advance but not to retreat; the ambition to be trapped is to die but not to live.
Being trapped in the camp, it sounds like an elite division, but not like a death squad, attacking the city, rushing to the front, charging into the formation to kill the enemy, rushing to the front.
If we were in a trapped camp, the casualty rate would be several times higher than that of other camps, ten times as much.
"promise!"
Zhou Cang immediately took the order.
"When the king conquers new territory, the last general is willing to be the first to do so!"
After sending Zhou Cang away, Guan Yu looked at Xinye City.
At this moment, the Xinye city wall was covered with arrows, and the city wall was also stained with blood.
The gate of Xinye City was opened, and many Wei soldiers came forward to collect the corpses and retrieve some usable arrows and other siege equipment.
Guan Yu remained silent and did not order an attack.
It was actually the third day, especially since it was still summer, and some of the corpses on the battlefield were already starting to rot and stink.
It is of course very important to capture the new field, but do not let the plague spread among the army just because of the capture of the new field.
Even if we send troops to attack the city at this moment, as soon as the Xinye city gate is closed, dozens of brave villagers will be killed.
And he, Guan Yunchang, is he the kind of person who can attack from behind?
"The city of Xinye City is very strong. I wonder if your highness has a way to destroy the city?"
Wenpin defended the city, and he, Guan Yunchang, was now helpless.
He had no choice but to focus on Liu Chan, hoping that this good son-in-law could find some way to open up the situation and reverse it.
"Sun Tzu said in the Art of War: Therefore, the first step is to attack the enemy, the second step is to attack the enemy, the second step is to attack the enemy, and the third step is to attack the city. The method of attacking a city is as a last resort. If Wenpin can be persuaded to surrender and let him know when he has lost his way, this will naturally result in the least loss. It’s the best way to do it.”
Best policy?
Guan Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"If we can persuade Wenpin to surrender, how can we conquer new territory in these three days?"
If you can defeat someone without fighting, who wouldn't want to do it?
Guan Yu would feel distressed if he saw the nearly two thousand soldiers who were lost at the head of Xinye City.
“If the best strategy doesn’t work, then we’ll use the middle strategy.”
"Oh? What is Zhongce?"
Guan Yu's attention was immediately attracted, as was Guan Yinping behind Liu Chan.
"The central strategy is to use the art of siege to conquer the city."
Siege tactics?
Guan Yu became even more curious.
"There are dozens of cities in a certain siege. Zhoucang is under my command, and he is also very good. In these three days of siege, various methods have been used. That is always the case." No results.”
When Zhou Cang attacked the city, he really used every method.
But that was the method used when attacking Qian Junzhai and the fortress of Xinye City. When it came time to actually attack the city, they just used ladders and rushed forward. This was a blind attack.
"General Zhou Cang's attack on the city was based on the bravery of his soldiers. He used his strength in one go, then weakened again, and finally exhausted. If he could not conquer the city in one battle, he would be in the same situation as before. He would not be able to advance even an inch while attacking the city, and the morale of the army would be completely gone. , and my strategy for attacking the city is a clever attack!"
"How to attack skillfully?"
"Build siege engines to attack the city!"
Siege equipment?
Guan Yu was stunned.
"They are just siege equipment. Zhou Cang also built them. Aren't the rams and ladders siege equipment?"
"Both."
Liu Chan smiled.
The martial arts hall he built is now in use.
"But not entirely. Tomorrow I will talk about the students of the martial arts hall and the prince's personal army, and the principles of martial arts. After I build a prototype of the siege equipment, my uncle will understand."
On one side, Guan Yinping’s eyes lit up.
She also attended classes at the Martial Arts Hall, including a class specifically about siege equipment.
When she was attending the class, she was shocked. She had never seen these siege equipment before.
Could it be that tomorrow we can get a glimpse of the whole picture?
"In that case, I will wait for good news."
Guan Yu stroked his long beard, and his dull mood just now improved a lot unconsciously.
Fortunately, His Highness is here!
The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead. The future of the world depends on His Highness.
As for him.
Old!
Guan Yu walked back to the Chinese army's tent, and Liu Chan summoned his cronies to his tent.
All the generals gathered together, and Liu Chan, who was sitting on the main seat, slowly spoke:
"Xinye City has not been attacked for three consecutive days. The morale of the army is low. Now it is time for us to come out of the martial arts hall."
When the generals in the tent heard this, they were all excited.
They are all young men, generally young, at the age where they are passionate.
Previously, the Jingzhou soldiers under Guan Yu had all stepped forward to fight, but they had not made any achievements. Now that they heard that they had something to do and military achievements to be made, their eyes lit up.
"Your Highness, I leave this attack on the city to my subordinates."
Is it a human being to take a step forward and not seize the opportunity to make meritorious deeds?
"Your Highness, Yang is willing to be the first to ascend!"
Mi Yang also asked for a fight.
"Your Highness, let me come!"
"It is my duty to conquer new territories!"
The generals in the tent wanted to fight fiercely, and Liu Chan felt relieved.
He smiled and said: "The important task of attacking may not be left to us, but building siege equipment is the time to show off our skills in the martial arts hall."
Build siege engines?
What credit does this have?
Xiang Chong and Mi Yang were like dead eggplants, and they suddenly lost interest.
"Wen Wei, are you willing to go?"
Fei Yi heard this and nodded immediately.
"This matter can be left to my subordinates."
The general didn't want to do carpentry, but only wanted to conquer the battlefield, so he could only leave this matter to Fei Yi.
"We will start building siege equipment tonight, and rush to make one or two of them overnight."
Liu Chan took out a roll of drawings from behind the main table.
"Construct according to these drawings."
In fact, when we were in Chengdu, the Jiangwu Hall had built siege equipment.
Originally, I wanted to show off my skills in Nanzhong.
pity
When we arrived at Nanzhong, we didn't fight a few tough battles. Basically, Liu Chan won Nanzhong through trickery, and he never attacked the city at all.
These drawings of siege equipment have been gathering dust for a long time.
Now
Finally they are put to use.
All I saw on the drawings were complicated siege equipment: dust carts, flying ladders, bamboo flying ladders, tiptoe flying ladders, wooden flying ladders, Qi chariots, sky bridges, sky chariots, parapet walls and cloud ladders. , wooden curtains, wooden ox carts and pointed wooden donkeys.
It is true that Liu Chan included some of the siege equipment from this era and later generations.
"promise."
Fei Yi's eyes brightened slightly.
Once these wooden lumps are made, the Wei army in Xinye City will cry.
Fei Yi took the order, and Liu Chan set his sights on Xiang Chong and Mi Yang again.
"Is there any of you two willing to dig up soil and attack the city?"
Building siege equipment is a frontal attack.
But in order to prevent the frontal attack from being effective, Liu Chan naturally had a hand in reserve.
If a frontal attack doesn't work, then I'll use Earth Escape and dig tunnels.
In addition to allowing troops to break into the city defense system through the tunnels, digging tunnels can also dig holes under the foundation of the city wall. First use wooden boards to support the hollowed-out part, and then set the supports on fire. Once the foundation is loose, the city wall will collapse. The siege troops can swarm into the gap to expand their results.
but
The time it takes to dig this missing tunnel is naturally very long.
Moreover, working in the soil is easy for the defenders in the city to discover.
So Liu Chan was prepared with both hands.
During the siege, tunnels were dug.
During the attack on the city, the momentum was so great that the civil servants in the city probably did not have the time to focus on defending the tunnels.
certainly
It's best if this tunnel is not used.
A frontal attack can knock down Xinye.
Mi Yang glanced around, then stood up and said, "Then I'll leave this matter to my subordinates."
This tunnel excavation at least still has the possibility of success.
It doesn't look like it's a siege equipment, it looks like it's a wedding dress for someone else.
"good!"
When Liu Chan saw Mi Yang getting up, he felt very relieved.
Naturally, there are dirty jobs in the military, and naturally someone has to do these dirty jobs.
Can't you just take all the credit?
"Everyone performs his or her duties, and there will be opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future. The war with Wei is not far away!"
As soon as Liu Chan said this, the eyes of the generals in the tent lit up.
It's just a new field now.
And if we can defeat Xinye.
Rang County, and even Xu Du, can be directly attacked!
The merit accomplished by then will be heavenly merit!
The next day.
Among the Shu army, the siege equipment Liu Chan asked Fei Yi to build according to the drawings was already completed.
These big guys immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Guan Yu got up early, and before the sun had risen, he had already studied these siege equipment.
"Hey! Only when I saw such a sharp weapon did I understand what His Highness said yesterday."
Yesterday Liu Chan told him that Zhou Cang did not use siege equipment when he attacked the city, and he refuted it at the time.
Who didn’t use siege equipment?
Isn't it a ladder?
Isn't it a car rush?
But compared with the siege equipment in front of us, the siege equipment used for siege yesterday is really not a serious siege equipment.
Not only Guan Yu had a look of shock on his face, but also the grain officers Zhao Lei, Xiang Chong, Mi Yang, Zhou Cang and others had their mouths slightly open, and the shock in their eyes could not be concealed.
"Your Highness, come and introduce the use of these siege equipment. With these big guys here, I think Xinye City can be broken today!"
Liu Chan was very satisfied with everyone's reaction.
What you fight with is equipment.
If I use a second-generation weapon to fight you with a first-generation weapon, how can you be my opponent?
There are generation differences.
Once the siege equipment is updated, I want to see how you Wenpin will defend the city?
"This thing is the lead car, used for digging tunnels."
Dig a tunnel?
Guan Yu was stunned for a moment.
"Your Highness, are you going to attack with earth?"
There are no conditions for a water attack now. Xinye City is located at a high altitude, and in recent days, the water potential has decreased, so there are no conditions for a water attack.
If you can encounter this kind of strategy that takes advantage of the right time and place, you are lucky. If you want to encounter it every day, it is really impossible.
"The lead car is divided into three parts: "screen plate", "lead car" and "xu shed". The screen plate is at the front of the train, with protection in front and on both sides of the car, which is equivalent to the entire group of lead cars. Exit. When there is concern about the enemy's situation, the screen board and the lead car are closely connected to provide good protection for the siege soldiers.
When the tunnel is almost dug, the siege troops will gather in the car. After the tunnel is dug, the screen board will be quickly pushed away, and the troops can file out of the car to attack.
As for the lead car in the middle section.”
Liu Chan slowly introduced the structure and purpose of this cart. After listening, Guan Yu's eyes lit up and he couldn't help but nod.
"It is indeed a siege weapon."
Guan Yu pointed at the big guy four to five feet tall and asked: "What is this? Is it so huge?"
Liu Chan followed the direction of Guan Yu's finger and saw the siege equipment he mentioned.
"This is the way to walk on a female wall!"
The so-called walking female wall is a modified version of the ladder.
When attacking a city, to reduce casualties, you must start from several aspects: first, shorten the time from the launch of the attack to the arrival at the city wall.
This line of female walls is said to be a ladder or a wall, but it is better to say that it is a chariot as high as the opponent's city wall.
For example, the parapet wall built by Liu Chan has a section of parapet wall at the top of the ladder, which can provide simple protection when climbing the city wall to the top and coming into contact with the defending troops. Rawhide is added to the body of the car as a protection for the crew. Minimize crew losses before siege.
Guan Yu got excited and actually went up to the parapet to operate the chariot. After experiencing it, he felt even more satisfied.
"With this thing here, you won't have to worry about getting out of Xinye City."
Before, the soldiers were carrying ladders and rushing up one by one. Arrows were raining down on the city wall and rocks were flying. But before the ladder was even put up on the wall of Xinye City, most of the man fell down.
Huge casualties are often caused when they rush to the city wall.
But if there is this parapet wall now, the soldiers will be directly in the car, and the arrows on the city will not be able to shoot in, and our soldiers will save the time of rushing to the Xinye city wall, and save the time of climbing the city wall.
After a few rounds, most of the gains in defending the city were lost!
"Hurry and introduce other siege equipment to me!"
Guan Yu was already interested.
Wooden ox cart, pointed wooden donkey, dust cart
Liu Chan explained in detail on the side that each one has its own use, which was a feast for the eyes of all the generals present.
"Huh~"
Guan Yunchang took a deep breath and said: "Good things, good things. If we have such tools to attack the city in the future, no matter how strong the city is, Guan Yunchang is confident that we can attack it!"
Guan Yu looked at Liu Chan with burning eyes and said: "Your Highness, without any further delay, quickly build these siege equipment. Once the siege equipment arrives, it is time to break through this Xinye City!"
"It's not easy to build these siege tools. It requires cutting down a huge amount of trees and cowhide pig iron."
Difficulties?
Guan Yu waved his hand and said: "If you have any difficulties, I have solved them for you. Where is the grain officer?"
Zhao Lei quickly stepped forward to obey the order.
"No matter what needs His Highness has, you have to satisfy His Highness. If there is not enough wood, he will send people to cut down all the trees in the nearby mountains and forests. If the cowhide and pig iron cannot be found, he will go to Jiangling to transport it! In short, you will take care of all the difficulties His Highness has. I have to solve it for him!"
Zhao Lei smiled bitterly, but he had no choice but to bow and accept his order.
"My subordinates must go all out!"
Guan Yu nodded slightly, he was still very relieved about Zhao Lei.
"From today on, you will mobilize all my troops, how about it? How long will it take to build enough siege equipment?"
Liu Chan made an estimate in his mind and said, "It will only take ten days."
Ten days
Guan Yu frowned slightly.
For him, ten days was too long.
"Can't you shorten the time?"
In ten days, Wei's second wave of reinforcements will arrive.
If Wei's reinforcements arrive at Xinye and Wenpin is like a fish in water, Xinye will be even more difficult to capture.
Liu Chan naturally knew what Guan Yu was thinking.
He thought for a moment and said, "At least five days."
Seeing the dissatisfied look on the cheap father-in-law's face, Liu Chan could only smile bitterly and said: "Five days is already the fastest. Although these big guys are good at attacking cities, it is not easy to create them." , in this five-day situation, we have to attack and build at the border, and the soldiers and craftsmen have to work day and night, so that the necessary siege equipment can be manufactured within five days."
Five days to build a siege engine used by tens of thousands of troops?
This is not how the donkeys of the production team are used!
Guan Yu also knew that manpower was sometimes scarce, so he had no choice but to nod.
"Five days will be five days. Even if the Wei army really comes, with Ping'er stationed in Wancheng, the Wei army will not dare to march into Xinye for a while."
Guan Ping rushed to Wancheng. He took advantage of the night and took the small road to Wancheng. Wenpin in Xinye didn't notice at all.
Even if it is discovered, there is nothing that can be done.
He had only a few soldiers under his command, and he did not dare to go out of the city to fight in the field.
He had no choice but to make a nail to cut off Guanping's grain route.
I can't defeat your army, and I can't disturb your food routes?
Even if Wei generals are coming with their troops, do they have the courage to advance?
After the previous defeats, Guan Yu suspected that Wei generals would not dare to advance rashly.
Newfield
Logically speaking, his Shu army still has one or two months to attack.
The premise is: as long as Wancheng is not lost!
After the military order was given, tens of thousands of Shu troops immediately moved into action.
Those who cut down trees, chopped wood into sections, assembled siege equipment, and dug tunnels.
Although they were not attacking Xinye, the Shu army was not as busy as when they were attacking the city.
New wild city.
On top of the main city tower, Wenpin, who was wearing armor, frowned, and there seemed to be an indelible worry in his heart.
"Father, the Shu army has indeed retreated. In the past three days, he has left thousands of corpses at the foot of Xinye City. He will not dare to attack again. Xinye City was finally defended under father's insistence. Now, as long as Waiting for the arrival of the King's reinforcements, everything will be fine!" Wenpin's son, the young general Wen Dai, showed no fear on his face.
As long as the King's reinforcements arrive, everything will be fine!
Wenpin was not so optimistic.
"I think that the Shu army did not attack, not because they gave up taking Xinye, but because they had other plans. In the past few days, they have been prepared to dig tunnels with Yun Chang. In addition, Xingye sent a messenger to Xudu. In more than a month, I am afraid that reinforcements will arrive. Will be there soon."
Keep it for a month
He Wenpin is still confident!
But after a month, he Wenpin couldn't guarantee anything.
He was not at the Hekou River that day. When he learned that Guan Yunchang had flooded the Seventh Army in the Hekou River, he immediately led his troops to garrison in Xinye and began to build city fortifications and siege equipment as quickly as possible.
Now
Everything he prepared in advance has been used.
But when we first prepared, we were in a hurry. After more than a month, we were already reluctant. If it took longer, it would be impossible.
In fact, he knew it when Ye Guanping led 13,000 people to Wancheng.
He did not send troops to stop him. Firstly, he did not have enough soldiers. Secondly, Xinye was also very important. Guarding Xinye, Guan Yunchang was not allowed to go to Wancheng. Thirdly, Wancheng was a strong city. After all, there were five or six thousand state and county soldiers, so he could not go to Wancheng. Even if the Shu army attacks with force, they may not be able to defeat it.
It's a pity that he didn't take into account the existence of Neiying.
otherwise
He should have sent troops to intercept Guan Ping and then retreat to Wancheng.
Wancheng's city is thicker and easier to defend than Xinye.
If he is sure that he can hold on to Xinye for more than a month, if you give him Wancheng, he can hold on for a year!
"Don't worry, father, there have been underground tunnels dug in the city a long time ago. If the Shu army dares to dig tunnels to come over, we will use fire attacks to make them feel better!"
There are naturally ways to deal with digging tunnels.
First, identify the main road in the city, dig a two-foot-deep well-shaped "crypt" in the road, and then cover the wellhead with a seamless pottery urn. The reconnaissance soldiers only need to attach their ears to identify the enemy's dug holes outside the city. Authentic directions.
Don't be afraid if you find that the enemy has dug a tunnel. You only need to find the tunnel, dig a "shaft" deep down, and then throw some lit firewood and wet grass into the well, so that the enemy who dug the tunnel can be smoked away.
"Tear down all the usable objects in the city and requisition the people in the city, young and old. Those who do not respect the law will be killed without mercy!"
The beams of the houses in the city can be made into rolling logs, the bricks and tiles can be made into rubble, and the people in the city can work for the people.
"Stabilize the city. If there is any sign of chaos, put it out immediately!"
Wen Dai nodded lightly and said, "Don't worry, father, everything in the city is safe and sound!"
There is still enough food and grass in the city for a month.
But if there are only ten days of food and grass left, the people in the city will not be able to stay.
It's a pity that the weather is very hot, otherwise the dried meat would have lasted longer.
Wenpin's eyes flickered, and he sighed softly, hoping that this situation would not reach that level!
Wenpin doesn't want to do this if he uses the people as food and fodder!
They were all fellow Nanyang people. How could he do this unless he was forced into a desperate situation?
Time flies by like a white horse, and in the blink of an eye, five days have passed.
In front of Xinye City, rows of Jingzhou soldiers were ready to attack the city.
Compared with the siege five days ago, there were many more big guys in the Jingzhou army formation.
Rush carts, harem carts, wooden ox carts, pointed wooden donkeys, walking parapets, and dust carts.
Rows of big guys several feet high stood in front of the formation. The sense of oppression made the Xinye defenders in the city feel fearful.
"Why is there so much smoke rising from the southeast?"
On Xinye City, Wei Jun looked at the thick smoke rising in the southeast direction, blown by the wind, and rushed straight towards Xinye City.
"This is a treacherous trick of the Shu army. All the soldiers covered their mouths and noses with wet cloths to prevent the thick smoke from being poisonous."
Wenpin frowned and quickly ordered away.
On a mound one or two miles southeast of Xinye City, Liu Chan ordered people to walk in smoke.
The so-called "smoking" is to prepare about 10,000 bundles of flammable hay and firewood, and then go to the upwind part of the city, with the hay as the center to make it flammable, and the wet grass around it to make it smoke.
Because these fodder are moist, they will emit thick smoke, which can smoke out the defenders on the city.
It just so happens that the wind has been moderate these days, just enough to smoke the Wei generals in the city.
It's a pity that there is no poisonous smoke, otherwise there is no need for manpower to attack, and Xinye Castle can be conquered.
But if it was poisonous smoke, it would be a biochemical attack or chemical warfare.
Even if Liu Chan has the ability to do it, considering the current situation of the Shu army, there is still no need to do it so cruelly.
There is water attack again and thick smoke. This is really harmful to Tianhe.
Moreover, this poisonous smoke attacks indiscriminately.
It would be funny if the wind direction changed and the poisonous smoke blew into your own military formation.
"With the thick smoke, we can attack the city!"
It can be said that Liu Chan used all his knowledge related to siege.
Advanced siege equipment, smoke before the battle, and dig tunnels during the battle.
Liu Chan's personal guards received the order and quickly lit the signal bomb.
Only a bang was heard, and the flare exploded in the air.
An arrow piercing the clouds, thousands of troops and horses come to meet; two sets of loyalty and courage, mountains of swords and seas of fire appear to raise their lives.
As soon as the signal bomb was fired, Zhou Cang, who was the first to ascend, received the order, and the ordering soldiers waved their flags.
Bang bang bang~
The drums are beating loudly, and the army attacks the city again!
"Commanders, don't panic. I think the siege equipment of the Shu army is nothing more than chickens, tiles, and dog ears. No matter how powerful they are, they are just wood. Prepare kerosene rockets and destroy those siege equipment first!"
Those siege equipment are each three to four feet high, and you can jump into the city wall from above.
It's okay if one or two tanks are close, but if all the tanks are leaning against the wall, the advantage of defending the city will be completely lost.
The soldiers guarding the city in Xinye City took the order and went to prepare kerosene rockets.
It's just that the thick smoke is rolling in, making it hard to open one's eyes.
Even after opening it, the tears couldn't stop flowing.
"Cough cough cough~"
"Cough cough cough~"
"Cough cough cough~"
On the city wall, there were constant coughs. In this state, how to face the Jingzhou soldiers attacking the city below?
"Which expert came up with this cigarette plan? It's so shameful!"
Wen Dai wanted to scold her now.
The thick smoke was billowing in the air, but the Shu army attacking the city was not too affected.
So fucked!
When the Wei army on Xinye City was being tortured, the tall dust truck started working a hundred meters away from the Xinye City Wall.
The main purpose of the design of the dust truck is to drive away the enemy's defenders. Its purpose is somewhat similar to Liu Chan's smoke chemical warfare just now.
However, the purpose of raising dust is not to kill the enemy, but to spread lime to prevent the enemy from opening their mouths and eyes. The siege troops used this to swarm up the city using ladders when the defenders left their defensive positions.
Twenty or thirty dust trucks are used at the same time. At this time, the wind direction is suitable and the dust trucks are located upwind.
Huhuhu~
The thick lime smoke went straight towards the Wei army on the city wall.
The double attack of thick smoke and lime made even the toughest man dare not open his eyes at this moment.
When you open your eyes at this moment, you must be mentally prepared to become blind!
Whoosh whoosh~
Several feeble ignited arrows were fired, but they were crooked and could not hit the dust truck at all. Even if they did hit, as long as there were not many, the soldiers in the vehicle could still put out the fire caused by the rockets.
Lululu~
Although the siege vehicle is slow, its progress is very steady.
The Xinye defenders on the city wall were blinded by thick smoke and lime. How could they defend themselves?
"Pour kerosene on the walls and light them on fire."
There is no other way. Now we can only pour the kerosene on the city wall and light it, hoping to slow down the Jingzhou soldiers' attack.
Your thick smoke will eventually dissipate!
Boom~
The kerosene was poured on the city wall, instantly igniting the entire city wall. Flames were flying, and the blazing temperature made the Shu army's siege tanks dare not approach for a while.
Zhou Cang, who was in the female wall, gritted his teeth and immediately rushed from the female wall into the rush car beside him.
"Break open the city gate!"
Since we can't attack the Xinye city wall for a while, we will first use a ram to knock the city gate open.
boom!
The ramming car hit the Xinye City Gate, making a deafening sound, but the thick city gate showed no signs of damage.
boom!
Another bump.
The Xinye City Gate twisted backwards, but there seemed to be people in the city pressing against the city wall. For a moment, the city gate returned to its original state.
Bang~
Bang~
boom!
After being hit again and again, the Xinye city wall was already overwhelmed.
Just because of this, the kerosene on the wall of Xinye City was almost burned.
Zhou Cang ran from the car into the female wall again.
"Climb the city wall and seize the new wilderness!"
He had issued a military order before, saying that the city would be destroyed in three days, but the Xinye City was still standing in the same place. How could he bear this?
Now with the help of His Highness's siege equipment, if Xinye cannot be captured, then Zhou Cang will not deserve to be alive.
I'd rather die!
Thick smoke billowed from the city wall, and the dust trucks kicked up lime that covered the sky and the sun. The Wei troops guarding the city could not open their eyes.
After the parapets leaned against the city wall one by one, the dust truck stopped blowing lime.
While the defenders on the city could not open their eyes, the number of Shu troops who climbed onto the Xinye city wall in the walking female wall was already more than two hundred.
Puff puff puff~
The killing is going on!
The Jingzhou soldiers who rushed up the city wall even defended the outpost.
Behind the parapet wall, a steady stream of Jingzhou soldiers climbed up to the city.
Just at this time.
boom!
After dozens of collisions, the solid Xinye City Gate was finally breached.
"The city is broken, the city is broken!"
"Charge! Kill!"
"Whoever captures Wenpin alive will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins!"
Jingzhou soldiers poured into the city like a tide.
Wenpin was completely unaware of the situation in the thick smoke.
But listening to the excited shouts of killing from the Jingzhou soldiers, his mood had already sunk to the bottom.
Could it be
Is Xinye going to be captured by the Shu army?
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