Fill the river and cut off the water!

A few days ago, when Xu Yuanlang of Dongping led an army to attack Donghai County, he not only cut off the source of the moat, but also filled up a large section of the moat outside the main city gate with sand and gravel.

After Xu Yuanlang withdrew, although Donghai County also launched corvee labor and dug away most of the sand and gravel, it also made it much easier and less expensive for Chu Tianxiu to lead his troops to siege Donghai County and fill up the moat.

effort.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses worked together, loading wheelbarrows filled with sand and gravel, and blocked the waterway again, completely blocking the source of running water in the moat.

This time the troops were sent to attack Donghai County, there was no crooked way, but an upright army. Therefore, when the troops were sent out this time, they would not be as crude as the attack on Hailing County.

Long before the war started, Chu Tianxiu not only collected a large number of engineering equipment from Jinling, Donghai and other places, and almost emptied the Sui army's arsenal in Piling County, he also ordered the master craftsman Chen Laomou and his

The craftsmen under his command built a large number of weapons, making him almost armed to the teeth during this siege.

More than a hundred one-wheel iron vertical carts slowly began to move in the direction of Donghai City. There were more than a dozen archers hidden behind each cart. As long as they reached the appropriate distance, those archers could move from the vertical to the top.

Behind the two-foot-long iron plate, arrows were fired toward the city to cover other people's attacks.

Behind this iron-plated car, there were hundreds of trebuchets to assist in siege.

Near the trebuchet, there were another five thousand soldiers holding wooden shields high and carrying bags of sandbags on their backs. As long as they got close to the moat, they could drop the bags of earth to fill the moat.

When Chu Tianxiu became completely serious and fully activated his war machine, all the boring money was converted into murderous weapons of war, making their army armed to the teeth.

Not only was this the case on Chu Tianxiu's side, Qin Qiong and Zuo Xiaoyou, who were responsible for the feint attack, also had a bad attack, resulting in heavy casualties and huge losses.

Sun Tzu's Art of War says: The first is to attack the enemy, then the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and then the third is to attack the city.

From the beginning, the war turned into a millstone of flesh and blood, strangling the lives of both the enemy and our soldiers. This battle entered a white-hot state almost from the beginning. In less than half a day, the Huainan army was here.

Under the city wall, five to six hundred corpses were left.

Arrows fell like rain, and stones fell like hailstones.

Among all wars, siege warfare is undoubtedly one of the most tragic and cruel modes of war. The intensity and intensity of the war are almost second only to city-by-city street fighting.

But soon, the first few ladder trucks that were set up on the city wall were quickly overturned by the defenders with poles, and then huge rocks and rolling wood were smashed down, causing immediate death and injury under the city wall.

After the first siege route was laid,

Donghai City is indeed a well-defended city, but after all it is not a majestic city like Xiangyang, Chang'an, or Jiangdu. Otherwise, if it were replaced by a water fortress like Xiangyang City with an average width of about sixty feet and the widest part reaching a hundred feet,

So even if he spends seven days and seven nights, filling and drinking day and night, I'm afraid it will only be a drop in the bucket and there is nothing he can do.

"attack!"

For a big city like Donghai City, not to mention a one-day siege, even if it takes ten days, half a month, or even several months to capture the city, it can still be called a battle.

victory.

Since Chu Tianxiu established the Money Alliance and conquered Goguryeo, Japan, and the Southeast Asian countries, he has become the richest man in the world. The money and materials he can mobilize are almost as much as those of the emperor in Jiangdu City.

I want more.

"The sandbag soldiers should hold the ladders and attack the city! The first person to board the Donghai City will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold and be promoted to the third level! The thirty people who enter the city first will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold and be promoted to the first level."

Beginning at noon, the Huainan Army divided into five groups in units of 2,000 people and attacked the city wall in waves, making the sound of shouts and killings resounding, so that the battlefield was littered with corpses and blood flowed everywhere.

As for each batch of killings, there were hundreds of corpses lying on the ground.

However, this is normal.

After Chu Tianxiu waved his hand and gave the order, the first wave of attacks began. Arrow carts came forward one by one, constantly shooting random arrows at the city wall, suppressing the archers on the wall, while the catapults threw stones one after another, destroying

While building the walls of Donghai City, it was also suppressing the morale of the defenders of Donghai City.

On the north and south sides of Donghai City, general Qin Qiong led 10,000 troops to besiege the east gate. Former Li Zitong's general Zuo Xiaoyou led 10,000 troops to besiege the west gate as a feint.

The general who defended the city had the city to rely on and was condescending, so he naturally had the advantage. Not only could he use his bows and arrows more effectively, but the falling rocks and rolling logs that retreated from the city wall also caused great losses to the Huainan Army below the city.

, causing hundreds of bloody wounds among the siege personnel. Screams could be heard from time to time.

Under the cover of bursts of arrows, ladders were set up on the city wall, and countless soldiers with red eyes climbed up along the ladders.

However, such a number of casualties and injuries are also extremely valuable. The sand-throwing soldiers stepped forward one after another, threw down the sandbags, and then walked back. After repeatedly throwing sandbags, more and more mud accumulated in the moat.

, finally completely blocking the moat and paving a road.

And this is only the 30,000 soldiers and horses led by Chu Tianxiu this time, which only accounts for the sixth level of troops in this attack. It is only the part that he personally led to besiege the north gate of Donghai County.

Rich and wealthy!

Under heavy rewards, there must be brave men.

Some people fell to the ground, some screamed, and there were even a dozen or so people who had never fought such a cruel siege before. However, after seeing this large formation, their legs immediately went weak and they wanted to run away, but they were followed by Chu Tianxiu.

Beside him, the whale hunter who was temporarily supervising the team caught him and beheaded him on the spot.

Stimulated by this high reward, the military morale of the Huainan Army was immediately boosted. They held their ladders high and flew towards the city wall.

After Chu Tianxiu saw that the moat was filled in, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and ordered loudly.

"Military advisor, starting from now, you will be the first to issue military orders! Next, I will personally lead the troops to charge forward and capture this city before sunset!"

Chu Tianxiu looked up at the sky and found that the sky was already dark. If the sun in the sky had completely set within a few quarters of an hour after boarding, then today's battle would only be fought here, and the gong could only be sounded.

Withdraw your troops and go back to rest for a while before attacking the city again tomorrow.

And this is a situation that Chu Tianxiu does not want to see.

Soldiers are very fast. Chu Tianxiu seemed to have plenty of time these days, but in fact he was very nervous. As a result, he did not have much free time to fight against such an isolated city. Therefore, he planned to take action personally and give this Donghai City a try.

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Chapter completed!