The Huai army was unstoppable along the way, and with the help of the people of Yue, within one month, it occupied all the land of Yue except Kuaiji, and then the army encircled Kuaiji, the capital of Yue.
Yue Hou Yunchang could not hold out. Kuaiji City was high and deep, with sufficient food and grass. It also had a moat connected to many rivers. It could be said to be a rare strong city. The last time the Huai army besieged the city, it lasted for three months and finally had to retreat.
Therefore, the officials and nobles of Yue State and the Marquis of Yue are very confident in Kuaiji City, and they plan to wait for help.
Not long ago, before the Huai State besieged the city, a messenger came to inform them that the Chu State had sent troops. As long as the Chu State persisted for a while, the Chu army would march eastward. By then, if the Huai State could not attack Kuaiji, they would have to If they retreat again, they can take advantage of the situation to regain their lost ground.
As for the thoughts of the Yue monarchs and ministers, Wang Jin can only say that you are fanciful. At this point, you are still thinking about regaining the lost ground. You should first think about how to survive.
When it comes to sieges, the Huai State is an expert. Zijue left behind a complete set of tactic books for sieges and defenses, detailing the various tactics used by both the attackers and defenders.
If the Yue Kingdom is united and works together, such a strong city will naturally be difficult to conquer. But now the Yue State is already suffering from internal and external troubles. With only one isolated city left, how can it fight against the Huai State?
Wang Jin commanded the army to surround the city on all sides, and at the same time asked the army to build engineering equipment and prepare to attack the city.
"Your Majesty, if we attack the city with a large army, it would be better to surround it with three towers!" Gongyang said.
"Haha, Mr. Gongyang, the people in Kuaiji City are not united in this battle. Our army is attacking the city with heart." Wang Jin said with a smile.
"But the trapped beast is still fighting!" Gongyang said.
"They are not trapped animals, they are just a group of insects at best!" Wang Jin sneered.
"Order the army to throw the letter into the city!"
Following Wang Jin's order, the army surrounded and attacked from all sides, constantly throwing arrows into the city, and wrapping a lot of silk cloth on the arrows. These silk cloths were the surrender letters prepared by Wang Jin.
The content of the letter of persuasion to surrender is very simple. The Huai State will only kill the first culprits and leave the rest alone. At the same time, anyone who can kill Yunchang can be worshiped as a minister of the Huai State.
In addition, the Huai army had committed no crimes in the previous autumn, and the Yue people who came to help gave money and food to them, and they had a good reputation. This letter of persuasion to surrender quickly spread among the Yue people.
The officials and nobles of the Yue Kingdom and Yue Marquis Yunchang soon learned of this letter of persuasion to surrender. After reading the letter, Yue Hou Yunchang suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
Seeing Huai Guo's promise, Yun Chang felt that everyone around him looked at him with greed. Yunchang quickly calmed down. He knew that this was just an illusion, and it had to be an illusion, otherwise there would be no need to defend the city.
"Your Majesty, please also send out the army immediately to collect all these letters, so as not to shake the morale of the army!" Wen Qie said.
Now, like Yunchang, he was recognized as one of the chief culprits by Wang Jin, and he also felt that the eyes of the people around him were full of malice.
"Yes, Yue Ning, take people to collect all the letters. Anyone who dares to hide them will be directly demoted to the slave army!"
"All the ministers and officials must mobilize and let them defend the city with their private soldiers and domestic slaves. If anyone retreats and escapes, he will be killed immediately, and all his family property will be confiscated and distributed to the brave soldiers in the city!"
"All men are reduced to slaves, and women are directly rewarded to brave soldiers in battle!"
"Gold, silver, jewels, beauties and wealth, I can give them all to you! If you have accomplished some meritorious service, I will be your Lord!"
Yunchang had been forced into a corner. In order to defend Kuaiji, he immediately promised heavy rewards to everyone in order to attract people to work for him. However, this may have backfires.
Immediately, Yun Chang kept his most loyal soldiers by his side to protect his safety and prevent those who were ready to kill him to receive the reward.
The people of the Yue Kingdom were also forced by Yun Chang to participate in the defense of the city, and he frantically took the families of these people as hostages.
Some people in the Yue Kingdom said privately: "Yunchang has gone crazy. He is now forcing everyone to work for him. This is a way to bring disaster. Once one person dares to stand
If he comes out to resist, he will be attacked by a group of people! "
Such exchanges are common among Yue people, and countless people have different thoughts in their hearts. Under this situation, the Huai State army began to attack the city.
The Huai army built a tall columbine, which was three feet high, with wooden boards nailed on the surface. There was a layer of fireproof cowhide on the outside of the wooden boards. Archers stood on the top, condescendingly suppressing the archers on the city wall. In addition, there were also the same Tall columbine ladder.
The morale of the Yue defenders was already low, and they were forced to do so, and their will to defend the city became even worse. In just the first attack on the city, Huai soldiers stormed the city, forcing Yue to invest its elite troops to drive the Huai soldiers down.
Yunchang looked ugly. He was guarding the city today and the morale of the Vietnamese army was low. The only person he can trust now is Wen Qie.
"How long will it take for Chu's army to arrive?" Yunchang asked.
"It will take at least ten days!" Wen Qie said.
"Then hold on for ten days!" Yunchang said with a ferocious expression.
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After Chu State received Yue State's request for help, it ignored it at first. After all, Chu Jun was about to die and several young men were fighting for power.
However, Xiong Yun had left a backup plan before and asked his close ministers to support the prince, and then the winner was determined. It was not until the King of Chu ascended the throne that he sent reinforcements.
But by this time, it was already too late.
The Huai army attacked the city for three consecutive days, and the pressure from the Huai army increased. In these few days, Yue Hou Yunchang, in order to defend the city wall, killed several wealthy families in succession, and even the Qingshi family was also killed. He massacres.
At this time, the city of Kuaiji had become a powder keg. Seeing this situation, Wang Jin directly sent a signal to the secret guards ambushing the city of Kuaiji, agreeing to cooperate inside and outside to break the city today.
The Huai army was dispatched, and this time the offensive was particularly fierce. The Yue soldiers could not withstand it. Yunchang could only let his loyal soldiers supervise the troops, retreat and kill directly, and then barely stopped the decline. But at this moment, a killing cry suddenly came from the city.
Yun Chang looked back and suddenly felt dizzy. In order to suppress the city wall, he brought most of the soldiers loyal to him to the city wall to suppress the formation. The officials and people in the city took the opportunity to rebel, and saw a large number of private soldiers and people swarming into the city. Eventually his soldiers were either killed or fled in disgrace.
Yunchang handed over the city wall to Wenqi, and then personally led a group of soldiers to suppress the rebellion.
But how could Wang Jin miss such a good opportunity? When he heard the shouts of killing in the city, Wang Jin directly sent out the Tengjia Army and Yulin Guards.
As the elite among the elite, the two have never been on the battlefield, just waiting for this moment.
With an order, thousands of elites immediately attacked. The Vietnamese soldiers were no match for them, and the elites in front of them were even less rivals. Many soldiers even saw the riot in the city and immediately took the opportunity to fight back.
Kuaiji City finally couldn't hold on any longer, and no matter how hard Wen Qie tried, he couldn't save it. More and more elites from the Huai Kingdom climbed onto the city wall. A large number of Vietnamese soldiers surrendered, and the entire battlefield collapsed quickly like an avalanche.
Kuaiji City is destroyed!
