Zhao Tuo struggled all night, but still didn't put his idea into action.
He was going to observe Su Jiao's behavior again.
If the other party is going to wear small shoes for you, then asking for instructions without authorization is likely to give you the handle.
On the second day, the Qin army launched another attack on Jicheng.
The offensive was fierce, and a large number of Qin soldiers pushed ladders, carts and other siege equipment to climb the city constantly.
However, the Yan people were united as one and fought desperately with the Qin army at the top of the city. When one person died, another immediately took his place.
When the country was destroyed, the entire city of Yan was filled with soldiers.
The two sides fought hand to hand, corpses kept falling from the top of the city, and red blood flowed down the walls, rendering the four walls of Ji City scarlet.
There were also piles of corpses at the city gate. The Yan army relied on their blood and energy to block the Qin people from Jicheng.
For seven consecutive days, the Qin army suffered a large number of casualties, and neither the main attack on the south wall nor the other three walls on feints achieved any results.
"If this continues, even if our army takes Jicheng, it will suffer heavy casualties. Those Yan people want to rely on the city wall to let the blood of our Qin people bleed dry here!"
In the commander's tent, General Pi Xin Sheng held up his hands and said: "General, please postpone the attack on the city and allow the soldiers to repair. This will also allow the Yan people in the city to relax their vigilance. If they are not prepared, our army can quickly attack again."
City, maybe we can catch him by surprise."
General Wang Jian was sitting on the couch. He squinted his eyes and just nodded slightly at Xin Sheng's words without speaking to judge.
Sure enough, another young general in the tent couldn't bear it anymore and said: "General, I think General Xin's words are unconsidered and undesirable."
"Oh? Is there any lack of consideration in what I said? Li Xin, you should make your words clear."
Xin Sheng's eyelids twitched. Li Xin, who had always been aggressive, actually said that he was out of consideration. This was really new.
Li Xinlue cupped his hands and said: "General Xin just said that our army should stop attacking the city and rest and reorganize the soldiers. But in this way, the Yan people will also be able to rest and recuperate. When they see that our army is no longer attacking the city, they will think that they have the upper hand.
.The morale of the Yan people in the city will definitely rise, and they will no longer be afraid of our Qin army before. In this way, if we want to attack the city next time, we will face the Yan people with even higher morale."
"Furthermore, General Xin believes that we can use this to make the defenders of the city relax their vigilance, so as to achieve the effect of attacking them unprepared."
"This is a fallacy. I wonder how the Yan State, which is about to be destroyed, would relax its vigilance and give us a chance to sneak attack just because we no longer attack the city. On the contrary, after they rest and recuperate, they will have enough energy and will definitely be more vigilant in defending the city.
The city will never give our army an opportunity to take advantage of it."
Xin Sheng rolled his eyes, but he had to admit that Li Xin's words made sense. He asked, "What is General Li's advice?"
Li Xin raised his head and said: "In view of the general, our army can slow down the offensive, but it must not stop the siege."
"But today, let the east and north battalions attack. Tomorrow, let the west and south battalions attack the city. This cycle of alternating attacks will not only allow our soldiers to rest and recuperate, but also keep the Yan army in the city in a state of exhaustion at all times."
"Our army's attack direction is different every day. The Yan people cannot judge where our army will attack from. They can only defend the four walls with all their strength. This is a strategy to use part of the army to contain the entire army, which will definitely defeat the Yan people.
We are tired of running for our lives. If there is a flaw in the city wall somewhere, our army can attack in large numbers and break the city with one blow!"
Li Xin was tall and straight, and he spoke loudly at the moment, making him even more energetic and eye-catching.
"What a great General Lee."
Wang Jian put his hands on his hands and smiled, looking at the heroic Li Xin with a trace of reminiscence in his eyes.
There was a time when he was so high-spirited.
It's just that time makes a man grow old and smoothes all his edges and corners.
"In accordance with General Li's strategy, I sent an order to the entire army to act according to this battle method."
"only."
The generals were ordered to retire.
Li Xin also walked out proudly with his head held high.
Although he sometimes likes to charge and kill, he has also been familiar with military books since he was a child, and he is definitely not bad at fighting French troops.
On the second day, the Qin army acted according to the plan and only launched attacks from two directions, changing every day and being unpredictable.
In addition, Wang Jian ordered some suspicious soldiers to be mixed in, and to play war drums in a direction not to attack, to confuse the defenders.
They even beat drums at night and sent small groups of suspicious soldiers to stage a feint attack, disturbing the Yan army and unable to rest.
Such a combination of false and true, false and true, really made the Yan army defending the city frightened and exhausted every day, unable to distinguish whether the Qin army was a main attack or a feint attack, a real attack or a false attack.
After half a month, the Yan soldiers in the city were like frightened birds, exhausted.
"Although the strategy is effective, the defense of Ji City is too strong, and the Yan people are also very stubborn in resisting. It will take some time to capture it."
Li Xin stood on a high hill and looked at the siege scene in the distance.
Today, the east and west battalions were responsible for the main attack, and the south and north battalions also beat the war drums at the same time in response.
Although the momentum was great, the Yan people relied on their city defense advantages to still firmly resist the Qin soldiers, preventing them from advancing even an inch.
Li Xin shook his head. He naturally hoped that his battalion could break through the city first and win the first victory.
However, the Yan people in the city were facing the danger of national subjugation, and they all gritted their teeth and resisted desperately. Even if the Qin army used tactics to frustrate the enemy, it could only be used as a support and could not achieve the goal of winning with one blow. It could only be slowly worn away.
"It would be great if there was some good way to destroy the city."
Li Xin sighed.
Among the short soldiers beside him, there was a young general who opened his mouth when he heard the general sighing, but finally closed it.
Those who request more than the quota will die.
This military law is firmly between Zhao Tuo and Li Xin.
Unless Li Xin takes the initiative to ask him, Zhao Tuo will never be able to ask for instructions or advice beyond his level, and can only report to him level by level.
This is military law.
No rules, no standards.
Once he violates the rules, the military judge will probably severely punish him in accordance with military law before he can fully explain his case.
"Ask me, ask me quickly!"
Zhao Tuo called in his heart, but Li Xin did not ask him in the end.
As the sun set over the western mountains, the Qin army that was attacking the city retreated again.
All the short soldiers also escorted the general back to the tent.
After Zhao Tuo completed his duty, he also returned to his tent.
"Tuo, have you been worried lately?"
Shejian was waiting there, looking at Zhao Tuo.
Zhao Tuo smiled bitterly, he had been very confused recently.
No matter according to the original history or the current battle situation, Jicheng will be captured by the Qin army sooner or later. By then, Zhao Tuo, as a short-term soldier, may only be able to accumulate some achievements, but will not be able to get an upgrade to his title, and will miss this annihilation in vain.
The Great War.
We must know that in today's world, two of the six Shandong kingdoms have been destroyed, Qi finally surrendered, and Wei was mainly attacked by Wang Ben's army, and it was not their turn.
Therefore, if Zhao Tuo wants to take advantage of the unification war to climb up the ranks, the only chance is to destroy Yan and defeat Chu, leaving him little time.
The Battle of Jicheng is an opportunity. Offering the counterweighted trebuchet as a weapon and quickly attacking Jicheng may bring rewards.
Zhao Tuo observed Su Jiao during this period and found that this person acted fairly and did not make things difficult for him because of prejudice. So he wanted to offer advice, but he had not yet made up his mind to take a gamble.
After roughly understanding what Zhao Tuo meant, Shejian stretched out his hand to straighten the crown on Zhao Tuo's head and said, "Since you have the intention to offer advice, go ahead and give it a try."
"If a real man is alive, if he is worried about everything, how can his heart be smooth? If he is punished, the worst he can do is to compensate for it with his title. Why should he be depressed all day long and lose his heroic spirit?"
Zhao Tuo was stunned for a moment, but when he understood, he laughed loudly: "You are right, a real man should act according to his heart. In the past few days, my little family has become angry, and my worries have come and gone, and I have made everyone worry.
In this world, there is no one who does not take risks when pursuing success and profit. Even if he is punished, he will have a title to compensate for his crime. I am afraid that he is a bird!"
As soon as She Jian said this, the depression in Zhao Tuo's heart suddenly disappeared, and he suddenly felt refreshed and open-minded.
He smiled and said: "Tomorrow, I will go find the five hundred masters..."