Wang Yong sighed: "Our army's losses are at least five thousand. General, we suffered a big loss today, but we can't just let it go. Please give me another three thousand troops and I will charge again!"
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Liang Cheng looked at the flags fluttering at the top of the other side's city, and listened to the bursts of singing coming from the city. His eyes almost burst out with fire. He held Changshan tightly with his hands, but he still shook his head: "
The generals must not be stunned and attack. Our army was defeated today. The morale of the soldiers has been demoralized and it is impossible to attack again. Since there are big killers like heavy flying stone carts in the city, the defense force must be very strong. It is definitely not what we have now.
The two or three thousand people who saw it sent orders to clean up the defeated army. Now I will smash all the catapults, and I will not make them too proud!"
Stones weighing four to five kilograms and the size of watermelons were flying all over the sky and falling into the city like raindrops. Three or four thousand Jin soldiers who had withdrawn from the city wall were leaning against the corner of the city wall, chatting and laughing, talking about what they had just said.
During that exciting battle, in the houses in front of them, the auxiliary soldiers had already built a large number of wooden rafts on the top of the catapult. Small stones hit it and quickly bounced to the side, while the catapult below was
They were safe and sound. The fallen stones were quickly picked up by the strong men of the people and piled up together as weapons for the next battle to defend the city.
Under the base of the city wall, Liu Yu stood with his arms folded. Zhu Lingshi on one side was wiping the blood on Liu Yu's Bailiansu iron sword with a thick cloth, while Zhu Chaoshi looked at Liu Yu with admiration and kept saying
Shaking his head: "Master, you are so powerful, you are like a god descending from heaven. I have never seen a warrior as brave as you. Today, I counted all the enemy soldiers you killed and captured the city, no less than fifty."
Already."
Zhu Lingshi laughed: "If it weren't for the fact that the master had to keep rescuing other companions, and the city was a little small, the master's sword couldn't be swung round to cut, otherwise it wouldn't be a problem for the master to kill another hundred or so people.
Woolen cloth."
Murong Nan wiped the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief and said angrily: "You two boys, at such a young age, you have learned nothing but flattery."
Liu Yu smiled and shook his head: "Okay, Murong, everyone is happy today, so don't spoil their mood. However, after experiencing this battle today, I think they have learned a lot."
As he said that, he looked at Zhu Lingshi: "Lingshi, tell me, what did you learn today?"
Zhu Lingshi put away his smile, put down the sword in his hand, and said seriously: "I have learned the ways of offense and defense. Use cloth curtains to prevent flying stones. When the enemy's bows and arrows attack, you must ambush, be patient, and use heavy infantry to attack the city.
Only then will we use powerful troops to counterattack. When the enemy ants attack the city, we will use catapults to hit the enemy's dense formation and defeat it in one fell swoop."
Liu Yu nodded: "Actually, these tactics are all in the military books, but the key lies in their application. The key to defending the city is to kill a large number of the enemy's fresh troops, so don't use weapons of mass destruction lightly until the critical moment.
, because the enemy has a numerical advantage outside the city, especially the catapults, which can effectively suppress the long-range weapons at the top of our city. Once we are exposed first, the enemy can use catapults and rockets to destroy our long-range weapons.
Already."
Murong Nan nodded: "So, you have to show weakness to the enemy and let them see the hope of capturing the city. Only then will they invest a large number of troops and kill them on a large scale at once, right?"
Liu Yu's eyes flashed coldly: "Yes, that's right. The art of war is all about combining reality with reality, but the fundamental purpose is to conceal one's intentions and crack the enemy's tricks. The victory of today's battle lies with us.
He can take advantage of the Qin army at every turn, and use every opportunity to exploit them."
Xu Yuanlang came over with a smile, and a flying stone flew about two feet above his head. With a "boo" sound, it directly hit a house twenty steps away, and the thatch roof was covered with mud.
A big hole was smashed, followed by a burst of yelling and cursing.
Xu Yuanlang instinctively shrank his neck, then smiled and cursed: "Grandma, where did the Qin army come from with so many rocks? They haven't finished smashing them after so long."
Dao Yanzhi on the side laughed: "So many Hulu have died, so we have to find some ground. Anyway, there are a lot of stones outside the city, but this is good. Now our trebuchet will not worry about having stones."
Liu Yu nodded and looked at Xu Yuanlang: "Master Xu, although we won today's battle and killed at least four to five thousand enemy troops, the enemy's strength is still there, and they will continue to have more troops.
With reinforcements, every time one of us dies, we lose one, so the current situation is still not optimistic."
As soon as Liu Yu said this, everyone's smiles stayed on their faces, like a basin of cold water being poured down from the head, making everyone's brains, which were a little heated due to excitement, become a little sober.
Murong Nan curled his lips and looked at Liu Yu: "Building Leader Liu, what do you think we should do now? What other ways will the enemy attack the city?"
Liu Yu pondered for a moment and said: "The enemy's siege today is a powerful attack taking advantage of the vigor. Liang Cheng even dispatched the heavy guards of the Chinese army. It can be said that this unit used its full strength, but our
The city is as motionless as a mountain, especially the last wave of large-scale stone throwing, which severely damaged the main force of the army. It should not be easy to organize another fierce attack with only these 50,000 Qin troops. If I were Liang Cheng, I would wait for the next one
With large troop reinforcements, the attack may even be transformed into a siege.”
Speaking of this, Liu Yu glanced at Xu Yuanlang and said: "After rationing the food and grass in the city, how long will it be enough to manage it? Where will it be stored?"
Xu Yuanlang nodded quickly and said: "There is enough food and grass for three months. They are all concentrated in the county governor's mansion. My eldest brother is personally watching over it."
Liu Yu's heart moved, and he quickly opened his eyes: "Why is there no warehouse for the food? It is placed in the county governor's house without fire prevention and isolation measures. What if it is attacked by enemy fire?"
Xu Yuanlang shook his head: "Zhang Liu, this is a last resort. The original warehouse of Shouchun City was outside the city. The governor's office in the city was hit by a fire last year and turned into a white field. Only then did we put the spare warehouse in the city."
The granary was temporarily converted into the Governor's Mansion. Of course, it is impossible for the Governor's Mansion to cover the sky and the sun, so we temporarily removed the roof and outer walls, which is what you see."
Liu Yu stamped his feet anxiously: "The outer walls and roof of the granary are specially made and must be made of fire-resistant masonry. If you demolish these, what will happen if the enemy attacks by fire?"
Xu Yuanlang opened his eyes wide: "Then what should we do now?"
Liu Yu gritted his teeth and ran straight towards the governor. Murong Nan shouted: "Be careful of flying rocks."
Liu Yu didn't reply, he waved his hand in the air without any slowness: "Follow me!"