The allied forces of the princes of Qi gathered 300,000 troops and marched southward. After capturing Pi, the Huai army could not hold on.
Allied Forces Camp.
"Everyone, the coalition forces have captured Pi for half a month, but their efforts have been in vain, and the soldiers have been killed and wounded. Do you have any good ideas to defeat Huai? If it succeeds, I will certainly not hesitate to reward you!"
"Alliance leader, the Huai army has the support of the city wall, and the archers are condescending. Our army is no match for the Huai army. It cannot suppress the Huai army on the city wall. It allows the army to attack the city and attack by force. Our army suffered heavy casualties." A senior official of Zheng State said.
Everyone agreed, saying that the Huai people had sharp crossbows and suffered heavy casualties in the attack.
"Alliance leader, the Huai army has sharp crossbows. They are condescending and have a geographical advantage. It is better to let the people build a platform outside Xiapi City, which is higher than the city wall, and let the archers shoot arrows from a high position to suppress the Huai people." Qi State Minister Shi Yan explained.
"What do you think of Yan Qing's policy?" Qi Hou asked to the left and right.
"I think Dr. Yan's plan is feasible!" Zheng Hou said directly next to him.
"Leader, I think it took a long time to build the platform. I'm afraid that the Huai people in the city will come out and destroy it." Cao Hou said.
"Instead of sending two armies to guard the left and right sides, if the Huai people attack by surprise, if both armies attack together, they may be able to take advantage of the situation and seize the city." Wang Chengfu said.
"Then let's go out according to this good strategy! The conquering people will build the city outside Xiapi City, and Wang Qing will lead two armies to hide on the left and right. If the Huai people really dare to come out, the two armies will attack together and seize the city gate!" Marquis of Qi Directly ordered.
After the order was issued, the army immediately began to fight, and tens of thousands of people were dragged to build a city outside Xiapi City.
The lieutenant general of Xiapi City was very surprised to see that the Qi army no longer attacked the city today, but instead built a base outside the city, and quickly reported it.
"Qing Wei, the princes allied forces built a platform outside the city. It seems that they want the archers to be condescending to suppress the archers on the city wall. These Qi people learn so fast!" Wang Sheng said with a slight frown.
Wei Jun said: "Your Majesty, the princes of Qi have a large coalition of troops. If they really succeed in building a platform, they will be able to suppress the archers at the top of our city. This will be detrimental to the morale of the army. Please go out and fight. Lead your army to destroy it!"
"Your Majesty, the princes of Qi State have many troops, and it takes a long time to build the platform. How can they not prevent our army from raiding? If your prediction is correct, the Qi army must have ambushes on both sides. If our army A sneak attack and you fell right into his trap." Gongyang Shuo hurriedly stepped forward and said.
"What Gong Yangqing said is true. I'm afraid that if we go to war rashly, we won't be able to destroy the high platform, and our army will suffer heavy casualties." Wang Sheng nodded.
"How about a night attack?" Wei Jun said.
The most elite soldiers of the Huai Kingdom, whether they are the Tengjia Army or the Yulin Army, are professional soldiers with sufficient supplies, no night blindness, and proficient in night fighting.
"Then give it a try." Wang Sheng thought for a while and agreed.
Two days later, three thousand elite troops of the Huai Army attacked the mound outside the city at night. The Qi defenders were unprepared and suffered heavy casualties. The mound was destroyed overnight.
In the coalition camp, Wang Cheng's father asked the Marquis of Qi for forgiveness. Instead of blaming the enemy, the Marquis of Qi comforted him and said, "Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. Don't worry about it, Wang Qing. The Huai Kingdom destroyed the mounds in this battle. It is obvious that they knew the threat of the mounds. You can just build the mounds again. If the Huai State When people come again, do you have the confidence to overcome them?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. If the Huai people come again, I will definitely let them never come back!" Wang Cheng's father said loudly.
Wang Sheng was very happy to learn that the night attack was successful, not only destroying the mound, but also killing two thousand Qi troops. But when the next day, the Qi army once again built earth and mounds outside the city, their original happy mood was like eating a cockroach.
"Your Majesty, why don't we go for a night attack at night?" said a doctor next to him.
Wang Sheng shook his head and said: "Night attacks are all about suddenness. Since it has been used once, the Qi army will definitely be prepared. It will be impossible to attack again!"
"Are we just going to let them build a platform there?"
"I remembered that I once read King Wen's "Military Preparations", which contains methods of attack and defense. The enemy can build mounds of earth and cover the city with wooden planks!" Gongyang Shuo said.
"Order the craftsmen to make wooden boards to cover the city wall! Gong Yangqing will be responsible for it!" Wang Sheng thought for a moment and said directly.
"I am willing to accept the order!" Gongyang Shuo said directly.
Wang Sheng had previously thought of using the Divine Artifact of Destiny to summon heavenly fire to come to the world and attack the Qi army. But after he looked at the price to pay for using it, he temporarily gave up the idea.
First of all, the sky fire summoned by the Sky Fire card artifact is limited, and it can only destroy a few nearby camps. However, the coalition camp has dozens of them, stretching for several miles. A Sky Fire card cannot solve the problem at all, and using the Sky Fire card requires suffering the backlash of the artifact. In addition to consuming his luck, he also needs to lose five years of his life.
For the princes, no one would use this method unless it was absolutely necessary.
The Qi State once again built a city with earth, but the Huai State did not send anyone to sneak attack after that, which made Qi State a little confused, but after no interference, an earth platform higher than the Xiapi city wall was soon built. Immediately, the Marquis of Qi ordered the army to attack the city again.
The earthen platform was filled with archers. When the army attacked the city, these archers immediately fired at the top of the city to suppress the Huai army at the top of the city.
But just as the archers were firing, roof-like wooden signs suddenly rose up from the top of Xiapi City, covering the entire city.
'Dong dong dong... Continuous knocking sounds sounded, and the arrows thrown by the coalition archers fell from the sky, and they were all blocked by the wooden signs.
The earthen wall that Qi State spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build did not have the slightest effect.
Seeing that Qi's arrow rain was blocked, Huai's archers immediately stepped forward and shot a shower of arrows at the soldiers who were carrying ladders to attack the city. The coalition soldiers fell in pieces like wheat.
Even if some soldiers manage to climb the city wall, they will be rushed up and killed by the soldiers who have been guarding here for a long time. Rolling logs and stones rolled down, and arrows rained down. The coalition forces suffered heavy losses during the siege, and soon the army had to retreat in disgrace.
In the coalition camp, the Marquis of Qi looked ugly. Spending so much time to build a platform not only has no use at all, but also loses troops and generals, which reduces its reputation.
There are also ministers in the coalition forces who offer suggestions and dig tunnels in order to enter the city, and cooperate internally and externally to capture the city. The coalition forces immediately adopted it, but the Huai army had already prepared. They set up underground urns in the city, sent soldiers to monitor them, and then dug trenches in advance. After the tunnel for the coalition soldiers was dug, they immediately used bows and arrows to shoot, and threw in firewood and tinder to smoke out the coalition soldiers in the tunnel.
The coalition forces besieged Xiapi for a month and used various siege methods, but they were all defeated by the Huai army one by one. It can be said that both sides showed great prowess, using various siege methods, and then they were defeated one by one by the Huaiguo army.
It can be said that in more than a month, the war between the coalition forces of the Qi princes and the Huai State had almost completely demonstrated all the siege tactics. The allied forces of Qi's princes were approaching fiercely, but they were unable to advance. Huai's army had no strategy to win, and the two sides fell into a stalemate.
