After the siege was over, the bodyguards and female soldiers did not rest, but worked overtime to demolish houses and transport bricks. It was not until every catapult was piled with bricks that they finally went down to the city wall to rest.
But just before I lay down and fell asleep, the enemy began to attack the city again.
It's just that this time the Eastern Barbarian Chanyu killed a lot of cattle and sheep, gave the cannon fodder a hearty meal before going to the battlefield, and gave each of them a sheepskin.
In the past, when Jin Feng was watching historical TV series, he could not understand why the cannon fodder did not resist at all, and felt that the filming was too fake.
Attacking a city is so dangerous, with almost certain death, why rush up so foolishly?
The scene is so chaotic, can't we just run away?
It wasn't until I came to this world and truly experienced and participated in a cold weapon war that I realized how much I had taken for granted.
In this era when rituals and music have collapsed and people have no means of livelihood, human life is really as cheap as grass.
Many people cannot walk while walking on the roadside. They want to rest on the roadside for a while, and then they can never get up again.
If someone is traveling with you, you can find a ditch to throw it away and cover the body with some grass leaves or something. If there are no traveling companions, the clothes will be taken away by passers-by, and then the body will be left to rot on the roadside.
In such a difficult living environment and without education, the vast majority of the people will become extremely numb and do not know how to think. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are like sheep. They will go wherever the officials drive them.
Go to the side.
Of course, cannon fodder will also be frightened when they see their companions being smashed to pieces by catapults one after another.
But what can you do if you are afraid?
There are supervisors sent by the Shanyu of the Eastern Barbarians behind. Anyone who dares to retreat or stop will be struck by the supervisors.
Moreover, their family members were also arrested by the Shan Yu. After they deserted, not only would they die, but their families would not survive either.
What's more, in winter, the grassland is full of white snow and biting cold wind. Even if they escape, where can they go?
Either way, he's going to die, so it's better to attack the city and at least die happily.
If you are lucky enough to reach the top of the city, you will make a lot of money.
In addition to supervising deserters, the supervisors at the back also recorded their meritorious service.
Shanyu had promised that as long as they rushed to the top of the Yuguan city wall, regardless of whether they killed the bodyguard or not, their families would receive generous rewards.
If you are lucky and kill an escort, you will make a fortune.
Although the Eastern Barbarian Chanyu was cruel, he kept his promise very much. As long as the supervisor returned alive and reported his merits, the Chanyu would basically honor it.
This is not because Shanyu of the Eastern Barbarians has a good character, but because he has led troops to fight since he was a child. He knows very well that only when rewards and punishments are clear can an army have combat effectiveness!
For ordinary herdsmen, the reward is an astronomical sum of money, but for Chanyu, it is just a little bit of residue leaking from the fingers.
But just this little bit of residue can make cannon fodder fight for it.
After they were full, they had sheepskins to protect them from the cold. They ran faster this time and the siege became more fierce!
The female soldiers controlling the catapult had no choice but to throw bricks wildly.
Liu Tie had not slept for almost a day and night. He had just laid down when he heard that the enemy was attacking the city again, so he quickly put on his armor and climbed back onto the city wall.
"General, the enemy is planning to use a strategy of exhaustion and won't let us rest!"
A middle-aged man with gray hair and a big cloak walked up to Liu Tie, looked down and sighed.
A middle-aged man named Mr. Tian was originally a down-and-out scholar in Tianjiawan. After Jin Feng rose to prominence, he was recruited to work as a bookkeeper in a textile factory, and later he was asked to engage in other clerical jobs.
After the Ninth Princess closed Jianmen to the Zhenyuan Army, Jin Feng sent Liu Tie to guard it.
There will be a lot of paperwork handover work during the defense change. Liu Tie and the bodyguards are basically illiterate, so Jin Feng sent Mr. Tian to assist Liu Tie.
When the bandits attacked Xihewan, Liu Tie led his people back to the village to rescue them, while Mr. Tian stayed at Jianmen Pass to temporarily replace the Zhenyuan Army.
At that time, Jianmen Pass had not been completely handed over to the Zhenyuan Army, and the previous guard was in trouble. When Liu Tie left, he was worried that Mr. Tian would not handle it well.
However, when he returned after dealing with the bandits, he discovered that Mr. Tian not only managed hundreds of Zhenyuan troops in an orderly manner, but also took the time to understand the situation of Jianmen Gate.
Later, Zhang Liang led the main force of the Zhenyuan Army to Jianmen Pass. The fact that he was able to defeat the guard so quickly and take Jianmen Pass into his hands had a lot to do with the intelligence summarized by Mr. Hetian.
After this incident, Liu Tie felt that Mr. Tian was very compatible, and he also needed a literate person by his side to handle paperwork. Although Mr. Tian was not from Xihewan, Tianjiawan was not far away. Speaking of which, Mr. Tian and Guan Xiaorou
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So Liu Tie asked Jin Feng to bring Mr. Tian over and took him with him wherever he went.
Mr. Tian had always dealt with paperwork before, and had never been exposed to military formations, nor had he shown any talent in this area.
But after following Liu Tie, Mr. Tian's military talent gradually emerged.
Moreover, his military talent is different from Zhang Liang's. Zhang Liang's military talent is mainly reflected in the overall situation, and he is good at commanding the entire army and strategizing.
Mr. Tian's military talent was reflected in local wars, and he was a natural strategist.
The most important thing is that Mr. Tian knows how to take the initiative to learn and think. Back in Xihewan, whenever Jin Feng went to lecture the escorts on the art of war, he would listen every time. Bayi Chinese Website
Even after leaving Xihewan, after learning that Jin Feng was giving another lecture, he would find a way to borrow notes from people who had attended the lecture.
To this day, he always looks through his notes from that time whenever he has something to do.
Zhang Liang dared to hand over Yuguan City to Liu Tie, who didn't know a single Chinese character, so confidently. A large part of the reason was that Mr. Tian was here.
Liu Tie also respected Mr. Tian very much, and would go to Mr. Tian for consultation when he encountered difficult matters that he was not sure about.
Because it was too late just now, Liu Tie thought Mr. Tian was asleep, so he didn't look for him.
Who knew that Mr. Tian came up on his own.
"Mr. Tian, you are here!"
Liu Tie signaled his guards to stand in front of Mr. Tian to prevent him from being accidentally injured by stray arrows shot from under the city wall.
Then he asked: "What is the strategy of tiring the enemy?"
"The trick to tire out the enemy is to keep attacking so that the enemy has no time to rest."
Mr. Tian explained: "The Eastern Barbarians have a large number of people. They can send people to attack the city day and night. If we keep sending everyone out to defend the city like this, then our people will become exhausted if we persist for two or three days at most.
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Then it will be much easier for them to attack the city."
"So that's it!"
Liu Tie suddenly understood, and then asked: "Sir, how do you think we should respond?"
"There is only one way to deal with a tired enemy, and that is to take turns to rest."
Mr. Tian said: "It is best to divide everyone into two shifts, so as to ensure that everyone can have a good rest and be in the best condition to face the enemy."