Soon, the people sent by Yamamoto Matsuki and others came back.
Judging from the news from their current investigation, there is no special ambush in the city where the Daxia troops are currently located. However, their city wall has increased a lot on the original basis.
For the current Japanese, it has exceeded the maximum limit they can currently attack.
As for the current means of siege by the Japanese, most of them still use ropes.
It's just that the height of this rope is based on the height of the city wall they have seen before, so for now.
Their ropes are simply not sufficient for the current siege.
Coupled with the strong combat effectiveness shown by Daxia's men before, it makes the current Yamamoto Songmu hesitate.
"General, why don't we dig all the way under the ground?"
"Otherwise, if we attack the city, we may suffer heavy losses."
A person next to him said to Yamamoto Matsuki.
"From below?"
"It's not impossible. This way, we don't have to work hard to attack the city."
Yamamoto Matsuki nodded.
"However, the vigilance of these Daxia people should still be very strong. We cannot be careless. If we start from a close distance, it will easily arouse their vigilance."
"But if you start this process from a distance, it will definitely not work in a short time."
Yamamoto Matsuki frowned.
"In this way, let our men and horses go directly to the outside of the city and pretend to attack to cover our men and horses from digging underground."
"But it's impossible not to attack the city. This will definitely arouse the suspicion of the Daxia people."
"We are doing both at the same time. Since our troops are attacking the city from the front, in addition, we are letting our troops dig tunnels. In this way, we can cooperate with each other!"
Yamamoto Matsuki ordered to everyone.
Planning began quickly.
For the Japanese, tunnel excavation is relatively simple.
After all, their height has an absolute advantage. In this process, they consume far less physical energy than the people of Daxia, and the efficiency is also quite high.
at this time.
Zhang Baozheng was standing on the city wall, looking at the mighty troops approaching from a distance.
Wei Wei is a little surprised.
"That's not right. You just rushed over like that?"
"Logically speaking, this Japanese can never be so stupid."
Zhang Bao said to Huang Hai.
"Maybe it's some kind of conspiracy. We're already prepared. Can we still detect it in advance?"
"It shouldn't be. Our personnel are very strictly controlled in the entire city. Only our Daxia people can enter and exit. For the Japanese, they are not allowed to enter and exit at will. Even if the Japanese in the city know that we are inside It’s impossible for them to spread the news about the arrangement.”
Huang Hai was also a little surprised.
"Don't be anxious, let's see what's going on."
"It doesn't necessarily mean that things in our city have been exposed."
"Keep our troops ready."
Zhang Bao shook his head and said to Huang Hai.
Sure enough, when these Japanese gathered outside the city, they tentatively began to attack the city.
For these Japanese, their siege was not like using siege ladders like Daxia's troops, but using shields to cover their whole bodies, and they rushed towards the bottom of the city wall step by step.
As for Daxia's men and horses currently on the city wall, when they shot with bows and arrows, they were blocked by these shields.
"Sir, these shields don't seem to be iron shields, but are made of woven rattan. However, judging from the oily shine on them, they must have been specially treated."
"Our bows and arrows can hit it, but they can't penetrate it. The hardness is still very good."
Huang Hai looked on, a little surprised.
You know, after such a long period of improvement, the power of the bows and arrows in their hands has been greatly improved than before.
But for them, the current situation was a bit unexpected for them to be able to be easily blocked.
"Not only is it hard, this shield seems to be much lighter than a normal iron shield. It is very convenient to use."
Zhang Bao said on the side.
"So they rushed over very quickly. Judging from their current close cooperation, they seem to be very skilled."
"These troops are quite powerful, don't underestimate them."
"But what I'm wondering is, they don't have a siege engine. Even if they get to the bottom of the city wall, what will they do next?"
Zhang Bao quietly looked at the Japanese who were getting closer and closer.
for them.
This was the first time I saw the Japanese attacking the city wall, and I didn’t know much about it.
While Zhang Bao and the others were talking, the barbarians at the front had already rushed under the city wall. At this time, their shields had been shot like hedgehogs.
During this process, they kept the entire shield on top of their heads.
When the Japanese behind them also came to the bottom of the city wall, they took out a lot of ropes and threw them up towards the city wall.
Not only that, but some Japanese took out some iron hooks from somewhere, one in each hand, and climbed up the city wall.
At present, the bottom part of the Japanese city is made of large stones, while the upper part is made of a mixture of soil and sand.
Hooks can be used to embed in the city wall. In addition, these Japanese are short in stature and can climb the entire city wall very quickly.
If it weren't for Zhang Bao and the others, they would have made the city wall taller.
Maybe at their normal speed, they would have reached the city wall.
Fortunately, Zhang Bao and the others were also prepared. Some stones and giant trees had already been placed on the city wall.
At present, this method of siege by the Japanese is very suitable.
And for the Japanese who are covering below.
In the past, they had been using bows and arrows for cover, adapting to the height of the previous city walls. This time, when facing these walls, many people could not even shoot to the top of the city walls.
Instead, it hit the Japanese who were climbing up.
Many Japanese fell down from above while wailing.
"First cut off their ropes and leave the iron claws on them. If they don't have iron claws, this method won't work."
Zhang Bao said to everyone.
Judging from the previous shields, although these Japanese have many attack methods during the whole process, the iron output should not be too high.
It is precisely because of this that their iron claws are not easy to replenish.
