The Rongdi people began to be defeated, and Ji Jie and the three brothers of the Xiong family joined forces.
Under the leadership of King Rong Di, the Rong Di people fled to a mountain ten miles away from the border town and defended themselves on the mountain. Ji Jie ordered the troops to stop.
"Your Majesty, why don't you chase me!" Xiong Ba said, waving his axe, "That hilltop is not high, I can take it down with just one charge!"
"Don't chase after the enemy!" Ji Jie said solemnly: "This battle has already yielded a lot. After all, most of us are recruits participating in the battle for the first time. It is not easy to achieve such results. , it will not be good for us to continue the fight, follow my orders, everyone retreats to the border town to rest and guard against the enemy's counterattack!"
"Got the order!"
Ten thousand people returned to the border city in a mighty manner. In this battle, more than 3,000 enemy troops were beheaded. Adding the number of people lost in previous sieges, the number of Rongdi troops was reduced to a quarter, and countless people were injured, or There are only about ten thousand people left who are jumping around.
King Rong Di felt regretful in his heart, hating that he did not take the words of King Chi Di and Bu Lechuan seriously. If the attack on the front line had not been blocked, how could he have ended up being attacked from both sides? He originally wanted to rob all the grain stored in the border city. , now it's better, we didn't get the food but lost a lot of troops.
"Your Majesty, victory or defeat is a common matter for military officers, so don't worry too much about it!" King Chi Di advised: "Although we were defeated for a while, fortunately our vitality was not damaged!"
Of course you don't mind, said King Rong Di. Those who died in the past two days were all warriors from my Baidi tribe. Fortunately, we retreated in time today, otherwise there wouldn't be many Baidi people left!
"Two kings, I think we should hurry up and come up with a strategy to deal with the enemy!" Bu Lechuan took a step forward and said, "Ji Jie is a very evil boy. If we can't break his witchcraft, we can't even think of taking over. Cheap."
Recalling the tragic scene just now, King Rong Di was still frightened. He nodded and said, "Call all the smart people in the army. Let's work together to find a way. We must capture the border town and avenge the dead warriors!"
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Ten thousand people live in the border town, and the small city seems a bit crowded.
The guard general Yan Shun gave up his post as city guard with a wink, and Ji Jie did his part. This powerful general was several levels higher than the small border town guard. Besides, with the eldest princess Ji Lin supporting him, who would dare to disobey.
The bravery of the three Xiong brothers impressed all the soldiers. After the baptism of war, the new recruits grew into real soldiers.
Ji Lin was even more impressed by Ji Jie's ability. In such a short period of time, the newly recruited soldiers could have such strong fighting power. This was something she would never have dared to imagine before.
Ji Jie stood on the city wall, with sergeants standing neatly below.
"Everyone performed very well!" Ji Jie said loudly: "When the Rongdi people are driven away and the squadron returns to the court, rewards will be given based on merit. As long as those who have made achievements in this battle will be promoted regardless of their origins. Enter the title!"
"General Hu Might is mighty!" everyone shouted together, the sound shaking the sky and the earth.
Since you are a new army, you must break the corrupt promotion system of the Yan army. Only when the soldiers have hope can they work hard for you.
After this battle, the two armies each defended their positions and could not hold out.
King Rongdi ordered people to make new siege equipment, and at the same time he sent a message to King Xirong, asking him to send troops to help.
The relationship between King Xirong and Qin Xiangguo Lu Buwei is very good. In the past two years, with the support of Qin, he has developed rapidly, even surpassing the momentum of the Red Di and Bai Di tribes. Since the beginning of autumn, he has repeatedly raided the borders of the Zhou Dynasty. , but most of the time they were repulsed by the patrols of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They were worried about how to solve the problem of food for the winter, and the messenger sent by King Rongdi happened to arrive.
The King of Xirong agreed without hesitation, but he had one condition: to capture the border town, his share of grain must account for 40% of the total, and then he would send 10,000 troops, not even one grain less.
King Rong Di promised to give him 40%, he wanted 40%, and the remaining 20% went to King Red Di.
King Red Di dared not speak out in anger, but you must know that he was the one who launched the attack in the first place, and he was the one who put in all the efforts. Now it is better to be reduced to the person who gets the least share, these white-eyed wolves!
The Xirong people joined in, and the strength of Rongdi troops increased from 15,000 to 25,000, which was more than twice as good as Ji Jie.
There is only one reason why Ji Jie does not go to war these days, and that is to actively prepare for war. Even if the wall is short and the ditch is shallow, it is still better than the vast open land. If you make good use of this, you can slowly wear down the enemy's spirit.
Rolling logs and stones are basically inexhaustible things, so you need to prepare a lot; dozens of spears were made into a knife cart, and dozens of them were made in total, and they were placed on the city wall. During war, move to the position where the enemy's ladder is about to fall down and deal with the enemy above.
Break the sulfur and saltpeter into small pieces, stuff them into bundles of firewood, and stack them on the city wall. This thing will burn no less smoke than pure sulfur and saltpeter.
Both sides were ready for battle. Just when they were about to fight, the weather was not kind and an autumn rain came unexpectedly. It seemed that it would last for at least half a month. Both the attacking and defending sides suffered a great blow. Influence.
King Rongdi ordered not to attack the city for the time being. After carefully studying the map, he decided on a new strategy to attack the city by water.
The continuous autumn rain connected several nearby rivers together, and the water level rose accordingly. He ordered people to build dams at high places to store water, and when there was enough water, the gates would be opened to flood the border towns.
As long as it can cause water accumulation of more than a foot deep in the border city, the feet of Yan soldiers will have to be soaked in the water. In a few days, they will fester and lose their combat effectiveness. Their armor and weapons will also rust, and their bow strings will rot and break. After the rain stops, we will surely capture the city in one fell swoop.
What King Rong Di thought of, Ji Jie also thought of.
On the one hand, he sent people to dig drainage ditches in the city and moved the army camps to higher places. On the other hand, he sent people to dig diversion channels outside the city. Once King Rong Di ordered the gates to be opened, he would realize how wrong his plan was. madness.
It rained for ten days, and the water in the river was more than three times what it was before the rain. King Rong Di personally ordered his men to open the hole.
The flood that poured down was like a galloping horse, roaring towards the border town. In his eyes, the border town seemed to be a city of fish and turtles.
Just as the flood was about to pour into the city, it changed in front of the city wall. Most of it was diverted by diversion canals to several other rivers, while a small part remained in the diversion canals, forming three circles outside the city.
It’s obviously three moats!
The farthest one is dozens of feet away from the city wall. If you want to get close to the city wall, you have only two options: swim over or build a bridge under the rain of arrows.
Forget about one, there are now three moats. How many soldiers will be killed or injured just by crossing these three rivers? King Rong Di was dumbfounded. He thought his strategy was foolproof, but he did not expect to help Ji Jie.
Ji Jie successfully used one move to control the situation.