Fuzhou City is very broad. There is a very tall mountain not far to the east of the city. There are several rivers running through the foot of the mountain. The water flows continuously and merge into a huge lake in the east of Fuzhou City.

A moat was formed outside the east side of the city that surrounded the entire city wall.

This moat was not so big originally, it was just a small stream at first. However, in order to reduce the pressure of defending the city, the generals of Fuzhou in the past dynasties specially used a lot of manpower and material resources to continuously dig and widen it, and it became the size it is now.

Because the east side of Fuzhou City is protected by this moat, the entire city wall does not even have a city gate. There are only a few water gates separated by huge iron gates, which are used as refuges in the most critical moments, but there is no cover above the lake.

, it is easy to discover, and over time several water gates will become deserted.

History has proven that no army attacking Fuzhou has ever entered the city from the east gate. Huge siege equipment could not be transported above the lake at all. Even if the river freezes in winter, the heavy cloud carts are dragged to the ice.

It can only completely break the ice surface.

Therefore, this moat is a natural barrier to the east of Fuzhou.

King Fu's army only needs to focus on defending the north, west and south sides, greatly reducing the defensive pressure.

After the two armies of Zhao Zhongtian and Tang Xing'an arrived outside the city, they surrounded the north, west and south gates. The east gate was left alone and a small group of soldiers were stationed on the shore. King Fu would never be so stupid.

If you escape from the wide lake, you will only die if you are discovered.

I can't attack from the east gate, so naturally you won't be able to get out from here.

Tang Xing'an from the East Road personally came to the Yangzhou military camp to discuss the strategy of attacking the city with Zhao Zhongtian. Although they were both the commanders of the East and West Road armies, Zhao Zhongtian was stronger than Tang Xing'an in terms of military strength and family background, so Tang Xing'an was invisible.

The middle one is lower.

At night, the sky was full of stars, and densely packed torches were lit up among the besieging army. It seemed that half of the sky turned red, which made the defenders at the top of the city feel quite depressed.

The lights in Zhao Zhongtian's tent were brightly lit. In addition to Tang Xing'an and Ding Hui, several senior generals from both sides were present.

Everyone gathered in front of a map. Everyone already knew the terrain of Fuzhou City. What was left to discuss was how to attack the city.

"Ahem." Zhao Zhongtian cleared his throat. As the person with the highest status, he took on the role of coach without hesitation: "Everyone, tell me, how should the siege strategy be deployed?"

Everyone unconsciously turned their attention to Tang Xing'an. After all, he was also the commander-in-chief of the East Route Army. No one would speak before him without turning their attention.

Tang Xing'an did not lie. He pointed to the map and said: "There is no need to attack the east side of Fuzhou City. The south gate is the strongest among the remaining three gates. I walked around the city during the day. There are many arrow towers on the south gate and the city wall is repaired.

It is the most complete. There are many military flags in Fuzhou, so it should be difficult to attack. What I mean is to send a small force to harass the south gate, and the larger army will divide into two groups to attack the north gate and the west gate."

Zhao Zhongtian nodded naturally and agreed. Tang Xing'an's plan was quite satisfactory. Although it was not brilliant, it was still the safest approach.

"Then how should the troops be distributed?" Ding Hui, who was standing next to Zhao Zhongtian, asked. The strength of the two armies was not equal, so they couldn't transfer some of them from Zhao Zhongtian's command to Tang Xing'an's command.

Zhao Zhongtian also raised his eyes to look at Tang Xing'an, his eyes flickering slightly. If he spoke first, he would be a bit cautious.

Looking at Zhao Zhongtian's eyes, Tang Xing'an naturally knew what the Yangzhou Army was thinking, and he had no idea of ​​poaching people from Zhao Zhongtian, so he said calmly: "Our East Route Army has fifty thousand people, and we will attack the North Gate with all our strength. General Zhao has 80,000 troops, so we can focus on attacking the west gate. As for the south gate, we can just bother General Zhao and send a small force to attack."

"Okay, what General Tang said is true!" Zhao Zhongtian was overjoyed when he saw Tang Xing'an being so direct. Attacking each gate, with more troops on his side, the possibility of taking the lead in attacking the city is naturally higher. Tang Xing'an's words fit perfectly. own thoughts.

"Everyone!" Zhao Zhongtian looked around the tent and said loudly: "The army will be reorganized tomorrow and will begin to attack the city the day after tomorrow. We and other soldiers must work together to break through Fuzhou and capture the rebels alive! Show the power of our army! "

"No!" A group of people shouted in response, and Tang Xing'an also nodded towards Zhao Zhongtian.

The next day, the two armies mobilized frequently, a large number of siege clouds, chariots and bamboo ladders were ready, and the men and horses were well deployed, just waiting for use when sieging the city.

In the evening, in a military camp of the Yangzhou Army, several people were chatting happily, and the smell of alcohol could be heard in the tent. The nearby military camps were all bandits recruited from the Yangzhou area, and tomorrow they would be the first Echelon siege.

There were three burly men with stubble sitting in the tent. The leader was named Wang Hu. He had bulging muscles and a slender scar on his left arm. He looked like a ruthless man at first glance.

He was originally a bandit who made a living by robbing near Yangzhou. He relied on his fierceness to pull up a team of several hundred people. With the heavy money from the Zhao family, he happily came and followed the army south.

As soon as Wang Hu arrived in the army, he was made a captain of thousands, and the bandit leader suddenly became a regular army, but his subordinates were still the same hundreds of brothers.

On the left and right sides are Wang Hu's sworn brothers. The second brother is quite thin, named Li Tian, ​​who looks a bit wretched at first glance. The third brother is also a burly man named Huang Qiang, who can be called Wang Hu's subordinate. capable general.

The three brothers were still drinking secretly on the eve of the battle and did not take the siege the next day seriously.

"Brother, we will be the first to attack the city tomorrow. The Fuzhou army is vulnerable and will be able to defeat it in one fell swoop. I heard that Prince Fu's Mansion is full of gold and silver treasures. If our brothers find it first, it will be a big deal, haha." said the lean Li Tian. He said with a smile.

Since joining the Yangzhou Army, everyone has been going smoothly. Such a smooth battle has made these mountain bandits a little complacent, thinking that all Fuzhou soldiers have such fighting power, and secretly rejoicing in their hearts that they have gained so much credit so easily.

As the eldest brother, Wang Hu also laughed, raised his head and drank a large bowl of wine.

"Not only do you have money, you also have women!" Huang Qiang, the third brother on the side, also said with a sly smile: "That is the prince's palace, and the maids and relatives in it must be as beautiful as flowers. The third brother and I are from grass bandits, so we have to have a taste. This is a woman you don’t even see every day!”

"Hahaha!" The three of them laughed lustfully at the same time. Many women in the occupied city had been defiled by the three of them before. Now that they thought that the people living in the city were the prince's relatives, they became even more impatient.

"Come, let's do it for the future glory and wealth of our three brothers!" Wang Hu excitedly raised the big bowl and shouted.

"Do it!" The two people beside them also quickly raised their wine glasses and drank the wine in the bowl with long gulps, their faces full of longing.
Chapter completed!