Chapter 9 Someone Wants to Dig
Situ Chao looked at the fire under Rongshan City with a pale face, thick black smoke rising into the sky.
"Damn it! I will kill this kid!" Situ Chao said angrily.
"General, please calm down. At present, our great Wei Dynasty has lost its vigor and it is not suitable to fight again. I hope General will think twice." Meng Yue stepped forward to dissuade him.
Situ Chao looked at the soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty around him, and saw that all of them looked pale, and some soldiers had their legs shaking. He also knew in his heart that it was impossible to continue fighting today. So he said, "Hey, here's the order, let's go back to camp. Come on.
Mr. Ri will definitely attack Rongshan City and massacre the whole city!"
The horn of withdrawal came from the Northern Wei camp, leaving only the burning corpses under the city. Liu Hao looked at the retreating Northern Wei soldiers under the city and wiped the blood from his face. He took another look at the city wall where they were still resisting.
The soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty shouted loudly, "Surrender without killing!"
When the surrounding Qin soldiers heard this, they also shouted, "Surrender without killing!"
The soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty, whose morale was completely burned by a fire, dropped their swords and surrendered directly after hearing the shouts. There was no need to seek death if they could live.
By the time Liu Hao gathered the prisoners, it was already an hour later. He was wearing iron armor and sat directly on the steps of the tower.
"Your Majesty, the casualty statistics are out. Our army suffered more than 8,000 casualties, most of which were militiamen who came to support us. More than 1,000 people surrendered in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and there were about 2,000 casualties on the city. However, those who were burned to death by the Lord have not been able to survive for the time being.
According to statistics, it is estimated that there are 45,000 people." Liu Zheng came to say.
"There are so many casualties?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Northern Wei Dynasty sent out elite soldiers from the beginning. They were all wearing iron armor. Our army suffered a great loss against them." Liu Zheng said again.
Liu Hao sighed inwardly, he was still lacking in equipment. The armored heavy infantry of the Northern Wei Dynasty was really difficult to deal with. Think about it, most of the people in Qin State wore leather armor or linen clothes. He could only fight in
I sighed silently in my heart, the country is really weak.
"Uncle Wang, how much kerosene is there in the city?"
"There are not many left. Rongshan City is just a small city after all."
"Uncle Wang, we can't continue to fight like this. If we continue to fight like this, even if our Qin country wins, we will still be empty-handed."
"The king's words are reasonable, but what should be done, please tell me." Liu Zheng is also a general who loves his soldiers as his son. After listening to what Liu Hao said, I felt that he should have a solution, so he asked immediately.
"Uncle Wang, now you send people to collect wood and stones. The more the better. In addition, prepare a few more large pots, collect the excrement of the residents and livestock in the city, and put it in the pots.
Bring to a boil over high fire." Liu Hao said.
"Why does the monarch collect these things?" Liu Zheng asked puzzledly.
"Wood and stones are used to directly hit the soldiers of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Since they are wearing iron armor and are invulnerable, let's hit them with stones to see how long they can resist. And I asked Uncle Wang to collect feces for this reason.
If you boil the excrement water and pour it from the top of the city, even if you don't get burned to death, you will die of infection." Liu Hao said fiercely.
"No!" Liu Zheng responded, turned around and walked out, presumably to arrange for people to collect supplies.
Liu Hao took a look around and felt that the Northern Wei Dynasty would not attack today, so he got up and found a relatively intact tower to rest.
"Bang!" Situ Chao just returned to the Chinese army's tent and immediately threw the iron helmet in his hand to the ground. He cursed, "I have been on the battlefield for decades, and this is the first time I have been forced into such a situation by a small fourth-level country!"
"General, calm down! This king of the Qin State does not want to engage in regular battles. He is really acting like a villain. No wonder the general. The general is a gentleman. Why should a gentleman get angry because of such a villain's behavior? Tomorrow, the general will be willing to attack the city again.
"I am willing to capture Rongshan City for the general," Guo Tao stepped forward to dissuade him.
"General Guo Tao, no!" Meng Yue dissuaded.
"Why not? Isn't it possible that I, the Great Wei, are afraid of him?" Guo Tao said angrily.
"It's not that we, the Wei Dynasty, are afraid of his Qin state, but that our army suffered heavy casualties today and cannot fight anymore." Meng Yue said, "In addition, Liu Hao is a thief who is cunning by nature. If our army attacks again, what if they continue to set fire to it?"
manage?"
"Then what do you mean?" Situ Chao asked, "Do you want me to directly return to the imperial court?"
"The general thinks that since the king of Qin doesn't play by the rules, we don't have to be benevolent and righteous with him." Meng Yue glanced at Situ Chao and said.
"Speak out your thoughts." Situ Chao looked at Meng Yue and said.
"General, I think we can take two steps. First, we can dig a tunnel from outside the city and enter the city. In the middle of the night, we can suddenly break out and open the city gate. If Qin loses the protection of the city wall,
, What can I use to resist the cavalry of Wei Dynasty?" Meng Yue said again.
"Then what's your second step?" Situ Chao said, stroking the beard on his chin after hearing Meng Yue's words.
"The second step is actually a supplement to the first step. Liu Hao is cunning by nature. If we just dig tunnels, he may inevitably guess our intentions. Therefore, the second step of the general is a feint attack!
Eliminate some soldiers and attack for a while every day, not to break the city, but to distract Qin's attention so that we can open the tunnel. In this way, Liu Hao will definitely not take care of both ends. Our army will definitely break Rongshan City!" General Meng Yue
The psychological thoughts came out.
Situ Chao stopped talking, just thinking about Meng Yue's statement.
"Okay! Let's do it! When the tunnel is dug, I will personally cut off Liu Hao's head to commemorate the tragic death of our Wei soldiers!"
Three days later, Liu Hao once again led his men to repel an attack by the Northern Wei Dynasty. He wiped the blood on his face.
"Uncle Wang, that's not right. Why do I feel that the Northern Wei Dynasty has not been attacking very fiercely in the past few days. They often retreat as soon as they reach the city wall. Each time they come, only two or three thousand people come. They don't want to attack again.
Attack like that in one day.”
"Yes, I felt it yesterday, but I just don't understand what the Northern Wei Dynasty wants to do." Liu Zheng looked outside the city and returned.
"Huh? You thought of it yesterday? Then why didn't you tell me in advance? You had to ask me, the boss, to ask you before you told me?" Liu Hao looked at Liu Zheng and thought to himself. "No,
The Northern Wei Dynasty must have some ideas, otherwise they wouldn't be so quiet. Let me put it into perspective, when watching TV before, when the opposite party usually plays like this, there must be some conspiracy. Is it a secret plot against Chen Cang, or an attack on the east and the west? No, I have to prepare in advance."
Then Liu Hao began to think about the TV series he had watched before, and what methods could be used to break the city. He thought of flooding the Seventh Army, and then looked at the moat outside the city. He felt that the water level had not changed, and the Rongshan City was built slightly higher than Yirong.
River. So it should not be a water attack.
Then he thought of several other ways to break into the city, but rejected them one by one.
"Your Majesty, let's have something to eat first." At this time, Liu Yu came over with some food and wine. He placed the food in front of Liu Hao and poured another bowl of wine for Liu Hao.
Liu Hao did not answer Liu Yu, and was still thinking deeply. This is when his eyes looked at the wine in the bowl. He found that there were a little ripples in the wine in the bowl.
Chapter completed!