After a whole morning of non-stop stone ball attacks, the outer city wall finally failed to hold up and collapsed.
"March!" Meng Ao gave the order, and the infantry began to advance forward.
Ji Jia, who was supervising the army on the top of the city, felt bad. He had witnessed the bravery of the Qin army yesterday, which made him frightened. Without the support of Wengcheng, how long can the inner city hold on?
"Defense!" Ji Jia also gave the order, which pleased him that his side's morale was good, thanks to yesterday's victory.
A simple pavilion was set up on the high ground in the distance. Ji Jie and Ji Xueling sat inside, drinking tea and watching the battle.
The soldiers on both sides worked very hard and gradually entered a stalemate. The Qin soldiers scaled the city wall several times, but they were wiped out before they could hold on for long.
Meng Ao sat firmly in the Chinese army's tent with a calm face, adjusting the direction of attack from time to time.
Ji Jia joined the battle brandishing a long sword, and his morale rose a lot. Following him were the private soldiers he raised, who worked harder than ordinary soldiers.
"Xiong Ba, you go find General Zhao!" Ji Jie ordered: "Tell him to change the equipment of the Zhou Army and use the banner of the Zhou Army when robbing the grain. This will save the Qin Army an excuse. After all, they haven't given us any yet."
Here’s the letter of challenge! Give this credit to Da Zhou, haha!”
"It's your order!" Xiong Ba mounted his horse and galloped away.
The two sides fought for a whole afternoon, with mountains of corpses and rivers of blood flowing. The Qin army retreated with a request for gold.
When it was getting dark, the messenger came to report that the grain transport team was attacked by a cavalry team of more than a thousand people. Most of the escorting officers and soldiers were killed, and all 30,000 stones of grain and grass were robbed. The cavalry who robbed the grain were wearing the standard equipment of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
"It shouldn't be!" Sima Jing frowned and said: "The Zhou Dynasty only has so few troops, all huddled in the royal city. How could there be a cavalry ambushing on the grain road? Could it be that they arranged it in advance? Impossible.
,Intelligence shows that Emperor Zhou did not send cavalry before the war!"
Meng Ao made a mark on the map and said: "It's meaningless to talk about this now. Things have already happened. How many days can our food last?"
"Four days at most!"
"Send someone back immediately to collect food supplies, and send more people to protect you along the way!"
"yes!"
The food was robbed, and the expressions of all the generals became unnatural. Meng Ao said: "Don't let the soldiers know about this, otherwise their morale will be damaged. We will continue to attack the city tomorrow. If we can capture the royal city within four days, even if the food cannot
If it’s delivered on time, we won’t go hungry!”
"The general is wise!"
In the middle of the night, Zhao Ling entered Zhaocheng with grain and grass. The process of robbing the grain went smoothly and he won at a small cost.
"Haha, the first contribution to the fight against Qin must be made by General Zhao!" Ji Jie looked at the mountains of food and said with a smile: "This is the food of the Qin army for ten days, enough for our officers and soldiers in the two cities.
A month and a half!”
"Your Majesty, Zhao Ling invites you to fight again!" Zhao Ling said with confidence: "The State of Qin will definitely send grain again. I will go and rob the next batch of grain!"
Ji Jie shook his head. The people of Qin will not give you another chance. The next batch of food must be escorted by heavy troops. Otherwise, you will lose your wife and lose your troops.
"Then what should we do? Do we have to watch the food being delivered to the Qin army's camp?"
Of course not, Ji Jie made another plan, and this time Ji Jian led the troops.
For three days in a row, the Qin army failed to break through the royal city. Meng Ao was very anxious. The food and grass had not been delivered yet. If it was not in place tomorrow, the northwest wind would have to blow the day after tomorrow. By then, the morale of the army would be in chaos.
"Report..." A man with burnt parts on his body and a smoky look on his face knelt down in front of him and said: "Report to the general, our grain transport team was traveling to Shigu and encountered an ambush and fire attack.
, the general was shot to death on the spot, and all 50,000 stones of food and grass were burned! I waited for dozens of people to rush and kill them, and then we broke through the encirclement."
"What?" Meng Ao slapped the short man in front of him to pieces.
I was robbed last time and burned this time. I let them get away with me both times. They are trying to cut off my food supply!
"Who did it?"
"They used the banner of Great Zhou, and after they succeeded, they shouted "Long live Emperor Zhou!"
"Impossible!" Sima Jing, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, jumped up from his seat and said: "The experts who were sent to the royal city before the war reported back that there is no such team in Dazhou..."
"Shut up..." Meng Ao interrupted him and said, "All I see is the truth. With my general's orders, the army immediately breaks camp and retreats thirty miles. Breakfast will be postponed for an hour tomorrow!"
"yes!"
The Qin army retreated!
When this news reached the royal city, the whole city was in a state of excitement. Ji Jia did not believe that such a good thing could happen and personally led the guards out of the city to investigate.
The scene at the Qin army's camp showed that they left in a hurry, and many of the tents had not been demolished in time. The scouts reported back that the Qin soldiers who were thirty miles away had finished their breakfast and continued to retreat. Their destination should be the Qin border city fifty miles away.
"What happened that caused the Qin soldiers to leave in such a hurry?" Ji Jia was puzzled.
"What should we do with the Qin army's camp?" the attendant asked.
"Burn!" Ji Jia said without hesitation: "Should we let the Qin soldiers come back and continue to live there, then set fire to it!"
Returning to the royal city, Ji Jia learned from Fei Mo that the Qin army had been robbed of food and grass twice, and then she suddenly realized that she reported the truth to King Nan of Zhou.
King Zhou Nan was secretly happy that Ji Jie did not disappoint him, but when he heard that both times he was using the banner of Dazhou instead of Zhaocheng, he rolled his eyes, cleared his throat and said: "This time we can force
The Qin army retreated, thanks to the crown prince Ji Jia personally guarding the city, and the second son Ji Zhang going out to rob the city. With these two sons, the great Zhou Dynasty will surely prosper!"
In one simple sentence, Ji Jie's achievements were pinned on Ji Zhang's head. King Zhou Nan's thick-skinnedness was unique among the kings of the past dynasties.
"The emperor is mighty, the emperor is mighty, the second son is mighty..." The ministers began to shout.
King Nan of Zhou was extremely happy and waved his hand: "We will hold a banquet tonight for all the ministers to reward the meritorious soldiers!"
The so-called meritorious soldiers are naturally led by Ji Jia and Ji Zhang. No matter what they are rewarded, they cannot do this business without coming from their own family.
The eyeliner informed Ji Jie of these things in time. Ji Jian and Zhao Ling were furious. If Ji Xueling hadn't been there, they would have cursed each other.
"It doesn't matter!" Ji Jie looked at it quite openly and said with a smile: "It can't be true, and it can't be true. After a long time, it will really pay off! It's okay, at least Meng Ao won't vent his anger on us.
On the head, he has killed and wounded thousands of soldiers and lost 80,000 stones of food and grass. He will not give up. After a little rectification and food and grass are available, he will definitely come back!"
As Ji Jie expected, Meng Ao ordered the army to rest in the border town for three days, and more grain, grass and baggage were transported here, and three days later they marched into the royal city again.