Jia Huan naturally knew that this move was very difficult. If it was not a last resort, he would never implement this plan.
If the Jin army could be resisted and had to evacuate, there would be no need to do so.
However, advance preparation is still necessary.
Next, Jia Huan called the head of Mo University and ordered her to start making some utensils. If this strategy was really adopted, these utensils would have to be used.
After receiving the order, Master Mo was busy leading people to produce.
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On the second day, the Jin army surrounded the four walls and began to attack the city.
The Jin army rushed thousands of miles, appearing and disappearing all the way, and evaded Daxia's numerous defense lines.
Nowadays, sieges even have many siege equipment, which is also strange.
On this day, there was a loud sound of drums inside and outside the city, and there were constant sounds of fighting.
The people in the city were all frightened and trembling.
Daxia has been at peace for decades now. Although there are occasional small wars at the border, they are still far away from them.
They have not experienced the cruelty of war for a long time.
Now the war crisis is coming suddenly. Once the city is destroyed, they will be reduced to pigs and dogs to be slaughtered. How can they not panic?
Fortunately, Wang Ziteng is not a pure waste. He still has certain military capabilities.
He may not be good at field battles, but he still has some real abilities when it comes to defending a city.
In addition, guarding a capital city, there is an abundance of supplies, and a steady stream of city defense supplies are continuously delivered to the city walls.
As for Daijin, their strength lies in their cavalry, and they are nearly invincible in field battles.
But they are not good at siege warfare.
They grew up on horses and practiced bows, arrows, swords and guns since childhood. In the harsh environment of the grassland, they would encounter many fierce battles and even life and death battles, so they fought bravely and were not afraid of death.
However, there is no city at all on their grassland, and most of them, including the generals, have never encountered a siege.
And the capital city of Daxia was built bit by bit with the combined efforts of several generations.
It is tall and majestic and intimidating.
Therefore, at the end of the day's siege, the Jin army retreated without success, leaving corpses on the ground.
On the other hand, among Daxia soldiers, there were not many casualties.
After the siege ended on the first day, the civil and military officials of the court, as well as the people of the capital, all cheered and rejoiced.
After learning the news, Jia Huan couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
The Jin army would not dare to stay long. After all, Daxia was not in a precarious state of subjugation.
If the Jin army dares to besiege the capital, the Xia army surrounding the capital will inevitably rush to King Qin to defend the capital.
Daxia is also like the Ming Dynasty. The monarch dies in the country and the emperor guards the country.
And when the army of King Qin from all sides arrives, it may not be that easy for the Jin army to retreat unscathed.
There is even a danger of destruction.
Jia Huan guessed that as long as the capital could hold on for ten days, the Jin army would undoubtedly retreat.
Judging from today's siege, there is absolutely no problem in holding on for ten days.
The capital itself also has three battalions with 200,000 soldiers——
Well, judging from the recent deployment of troops, the three major battalions may not necessarily have 100,000 troops.
However, the entire capital city has a population of nearly one million. Even if it is a temporary recruitment, or even just recruiting guards and servants from various distinguished families, a temporary team can be assembled.
There is no shortage of people and supplies in the capital. It is almost an impossible task for a mere 200,000 Jin troops to break through the city in just ten days.
I'm afraid they will retreat in a few days.
However, that night, the south city gate suddenly heard the loud sound of fighting.
Could it be that the Jin army came to steal the city at night?
Countless people were so frightened that they could not sleep, hiding in their quilts and shivering.
Jia Huan was also awakened. He quickly got up and rushed to the Grand View Garden.
He went straight to Xiaoxiang Pavilion and knocked on the door a few times. After a while, a woman opened the door and Jia Huan was invited in.
After entering the house, Jia Huan said to Lin Daiyu: "Sister Lin, please clean up and hide in my place first."
Lin Daiyu hurriedly asked: "Brother Huan, what's going on outside? Could it be that the Jin Army has entered the city?"
Jia Huan shook his head and said, "I don't know the situation at the city gate, but just in case, you'd better go hide at my place."
"You don't need to bring too many people, just the Rhododendron and Snow Geese."
Lin Daiyu nodded after hearing this, tidied up, took the two girls Zijuan and Xueyan, and followed Jia Huan out of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.
Jia Huan did not take Lin Daiyu to Ningguo Mansion. Instead, after avoiding the sight of everyone, he turned around and quietly went straight to the secret room.
Not long after, Jia Huan led several women into the secret room and lit a few candles in the secret room.
Jia Huan couldn't help but order: "Sister Lin, please stay here for a while and wait until tomorrow to see what happens. If it is safe and sound, I will come to pick you up."
"If anything happens, just wait patiently here. When it's safe, I will come to pick you up."
"Mo Zhu, Mo Mei, you stay here to protect Sister Lin. There are two beds in this house. If you squeeze them together, you can barely fit in."
Mo Zhu and Mo Mei hesitated for a while, but finally agreed.
Jia Huan turned to leave, but Lin Daiyu grabbed her arm.
She couldn't help but ask: "Brother Huan, is it already so dangerous outside?"
"Why don't you hide here with me? If the city is really destroyed, the Jin army will be the first to kill you masters and disciples."
Jia Huan couldn't help but smile and said: "Sister Lin, the Jin army may not be able to attack the city. I asked you to hide in first, just to prepare for a rainy day."
"Me and the Jia family cannot hide. Once we hide, they will dig deep to find us. By then, it will no longer be safe here."
"Furthermore, even if the worst comes to worst and the Jin army really destroys the city, our masters and disciples may not die. It is even possible that they are not willing to kill us."
Lin Daiyu was stunned and couldn't help but ask: "Why is this? They clearly want to kill you, master and disciple, quickly, so why are they reluctant to kill you?"
Jia Huan smiled and said: "This moment, the other moment! If they really capture the capital, will they have to look at Shu in the next step and consider taking over the Central Plains?"
"Don't they need capable ministers and officials to help them govern the country? Aren't we, masters and disciples, better than those losers who sit on their bodies and eat nothing?"
"Sister Lin, just don't worry, I'm not an ignorant person. If it comes to that, I will definitely keep myself useful for the future."
"Besides, the situation is far from that point yet!"
After finally comforting Lin Daiyu, Jia Huan left quietly.
After returning to Ningguo Mansion, the sound of fighting coming from the south city gate became more and more intense.
However, Jia Huan felt calm at this moment.
I don't know if he had confidence in the soldiers guarding the city, or if he had the mentality that even being anxious would not help, he went directly to his room and fell asleep, and soon fell into a deep sleep. (End of chapter)
