Wanyan Wushu rushed to the vanguard camp with three thousand soldiers. The main force behind him was still about a hundred miles away.
Suoli Yishi came out and said, "I'm sorry to see you, Your Majesty!"
Wanyan Wushu waved his hand and asked, "Are any soldiers sick?"
"Replying to the prince, not yet!"
Wanyan Wushu breathed a sigh of relief. There were still soldiers in his main army who fell ill, but the number was not large, only dozens, and the disease did not spread.
Suo Liyi's room added: "I also feel that the military doctor is right. The key is that the groundwater in Shangjing has been contaminated by the epidemic. Now that we leave Shangjing, there will be no epidemic."
Wanyan Wushu nodded and sighed: "That's true. Many people are reluctant to leave Shangjing, but now it seems that leaving Shangjing is a wise move. Even the number of ordinary people getting sick has been greatly reduced."
The two walked into the camp and saw that the soldiers and craftsmen were busy. There were already hundreds of simple siege ladders built.
Wanyan Wushu stepped forward and took a closer look at the siege ladders. They were basically made of straight birch and pine wood. They were tall and strong, but relatively simple to make. The rungs and the frames on both sides didn't even have bark peeled off, only the top ones.
The two big iron hooks look more powerful.
"Is it strong?" Wanyan Wushu asked.
Sori Boshi smiled and said: "It just looks a bit bulky, but it's very strong. There will be no problem in attacking the city!"
"That's great! How many can we build in a day?"
"There are about eighty, but the iron hooks are limited. There are only 300 pairs of iron hooks, and there is not enough pig iron!"
Wanyan Wushu nodded, "There is still some pig iron in the inventory. I will send someone to deliver it. In addition, I will try my best to collect some pig iron, which must be used for siege."
Speaking of this, Wanyan Wushu asked again: "How is the situation in Linhuang City?"
Suoli Yiyi bowed and said: "The humble position sent out three groups of spies. Two groups of spies did not come back. They were probably hunted by the other side's scouts. But the third group of spies came back and brought back several Jurchens from the ranch.
They understand the situation better.”
"Is anyone still there?"
"Still there!"
Suoli Yishi quickly sent people to bring the Jurchens they found. Soon, two Jurchen men were brought up. They were the people who were in charge of the sheep pens in the pasture. The Western Army moved the Jurchen people in a hurry, and many of them were missed.
, these two people are also one of the omissions.
The two men knelt down and saluted, "The little man bows to the prince!"
"Have you been to Linhuang City recently?"
"Reporting to the prince, we have sent sheep twice recently!"
"What's the situation in the city? How many troops are there?"
"We just heard some general information from people."
Wanyan Wushu nodded, "Just give me a rough idea!"
"I heard that there were 50,000 people when they came, according to the officials who managed the ranch. Later, they divided their troops to attack Dading Prefecture, and then sent troops to escort the Jurchen people away. It is estimated that they are now at most 20,000 people."
Wanyan Wushu thought for a while and then asked: "Do they know there is an epidemic?"
"They knew it, so they told everyone that the plague broke out in the Jin Kingdom and that the disease would spread. Everyone was frightened, and then they all moved away."
Another person also said: "They have never opened the city gate and prohibited people from entering or exiting. We can only send sheep at the city gate and are not allowed to enter the city. We are also covered with lime powder. If we encounter that thing
The water will burn your skin, so you have to wash it off quickly."
Wanyan Wushu asked some more questions and then let them go down. He felt that these two people had heard from hearsay, and the information was not very accurate. It was estimated that there were more than 20,000 Western troops in the city.
He called for a military doctor and asked: "Can lime kill epidemic diseases?"
"I heard that the Han people used lime water for disinfection and sprinkled it on toilets, roads and rooms. When they go out, they have to apply lime powder on their bodies. It's very irritating!"
"Then why don't we use lime?"
"Your Majesty, we are burning with fire, and it is the same with fire, and there are no lime mines near Shangjing."
Another military doctor also said: "Your Majesty, the main reason for the outbreak in Shangjing is that the groundwater is contaminated. Using quicklime has no effect. As long as you leave Shangjing and pay attention to isolation, the epidemic can also be controlled."
Wanyan Wushu was really depressed. It wasn't that it was effective, but that he didn't know that quicklime could prevent epidemics. If he had known, he would have used it from the beginning, and it wouldn't have gotten out of control later. Moreover,
Shinshu produces a large amount of limestone, and he now suspects that the Western Army must have some good anti-epidemic measures. They don't know.
However, the top priority now is not to prevent the epidemic, but to seize Linhuang City, otherwise they will have no foothold, which is why Wanyan Wushu came to inspect.
He immediately said to Sori's second room: "I will give you 30,000 Goryeo soldiers. Their epidemic has ended. You lead an army of 60,000 to start attacking the city. Someone from the craftsman's side will take over, so you don't have to worry about it!"
"I humbly obey orders!"
Two days later, 30,000 Korean soldiers and 5,000 logistics soldiers arrived at the garrison. They carried a large amount of tents and food. The 5,000 logistics soldiers were responsible for continuing to build siege ladders. Sori Yishi led a 60,000 combined army to march towards Linhuang City.
Kill.
Although the Kingdom of Jin captured Linhuang City with heavy casualties, that was thirty years ago. Almost all the soldiers who participated in the siege died, and the then coach Wanyan Nianhan also died in the Liaoxi Corridor.
So for the current Jin soldiers, Linhuang City is completely unfamiliar, but when they get to the city, the tall and solid Linhuang City still makes them tremble. The moat is so wide and the city walls are so tall. How can it be possible with just a siege ladder?
Attack the city?
Suoli Yishi was also one of the surviving veterans who participated in the battle to destroy the Liao Dynasty. He had experience in attacking cities. He immediately ordered the army to camp on the spot. He circled the city wall again and decided to focus the army on attacking the north of the city. The terrain here was flat.
The moat is relatively narrow.
As night fell, Niu Gao stood at the top of the city and stared at the Jinbing camp three miles away. Judging from the size of the camp, there were about 50,000 to 60,000 enemy troops. Judging from the cart he was carrying, they should have an attack force.
City ladder.
"Capital, this should be just the vanguard of the enemy army, the main force of the enemy army is behind!"
Wang Duo suggested to Niu Gao: "I am thinking, should we inform His Highness?"
Niu Gao smiled and said: "If His Highness receives the news, he will definitely come here again!"
"But if the Jin soldiers cannot attack Linhuang Mansion, they will be in trouble if they continue to retreat north."
Niu Gao thought for a while and said: "You are right, this is a rough plan to destroy money. You must not neglect it. Your Highness must be informed!"
At dawn the next day, the two faith eagles took off into the sky, flying one after the other towards Yanshan Mansion.
At the same time, the low sound of war drums also sounded in the enemy's camp, and the experienced veteran Sori Yishi sent 10,000 Korean soldiers to conduct a tentative siege.
An exploratory siege is to use the attack to check the defensive equipment of the Western Army, including whether there are trebuchets, whether there are crossbows, what kind of bows and arrows, how many soldiers there are, as well as firearms, kerosene, and Western Army tactics.
Niu Gao also saw the opponent's intention, so he handed over the defense command to Wang Duo. As the chief general, he would observe the enemy at a higher level and control the defense of several other city walls.
"Woo——"
The horn sounded, and 10,000 Korean soldiers rushed toward the North City like a tide. They carried a hundred siege ladders and large wooden boxes. The large wooden boxes were used to build pontoon bridges. The moat was ten feet wide. There were no wooden boards that long.
Can temporarily build a floating bridge.
Behind the Goryeo army were a thousand soldiers, who were the Jurchen war cavalry holding the line. Anyone who dared to escape back would be beheaded immediately!
Ten thousand Western soldiers were also deployed on the city, all holding divine arm crossbows. They had bed crossbows, but the other side was attacking the city tentatively, so there was no need to waste the iron arrows of the bed crossbows on them.'
"Crossbowmen prepare!"
Wang Duo shouted loudly, the battle flag was waved, 10,000 soldiers raised their divine crossbows, 5,000 soldiers crouched at the top of the city, and another 5,000 soldiers crouched behind them.
The enemy troops were running closer and closer, already within a hundred and fifty steps' range. Wang Duo shouted, "Fire arrows!"
Thousands of arrows suddenly fired from the top of the city!