At this time, it was almost noon, and the soldiers were ready to go, so Yuan Xi tentatively organized an siege.
While attacking the city, Yuan Xi also sent out several soldiers with loud voices, who kept shouting into the city what they had agreed upon in advance.
Seeing that the soldiers were having a hard time raising their voices, he wondered if he should make a loudspeaker.
In ancient battlefields, unlike modern times where there are many auxiliary tools to help, commanding an army is a very difficult task.
The so-called command, simply put, is the three steps of collecting intelligence to find out the battlefield situation, responding in time, and conveying instructions to the soldiers.
These may sound simple, but they are actually quite complicated. The most modern ones are the decision-making in the second step. The information collection in the first step and the command transmission in the third step are limited by various conditions and are difficult to accomplish in a short time.
realized within time.
The first step in obtaining information and intelligence is basically to rely on cavalry sentries. After discovering the enemy's situation, it needs to be reported back in time. I don't know how long it will take to go back and forth. At this time, the situation on the battlefield has already changed.
Yuan Xi's telescope, however, extends the range of vision several times, which is equivalent to real-time perception, and has a great advantage in small-scale combat.
But Yuan Xi's telescope has now reached its limit. The crystal polished purely by hydraulics can only see several times the distance, and it is still blurry.
The third step of conveying orders is through beacon fire, golden bells, war drums, flags, or messengers.
The beacon fire requires harsh conditions, the golden drum is easily ignored in the noisy battlefield environment, and the messengers have too many surprises.
What Yuan Xi needs now is something like a telescope that can transmit signals extremely quickly.
Radio is definitely out of the question, but something that can barely help in figuring things out has been made as a test product, and Tian Yu has brought it over.
It's just that it's not appropriate in the current situation.
Yuan Xi stood in front of the formation, watching the soldiers holding up their shields and rushing towards the city wall.
He turned around and saw a carriage a few dozen steps behind the rear army. Inside, Zhen Mi was holding a telescope and looking towards the city.
After a while, Zhen Mi's face began to turn pale.
Through the telescope, the reality of the battlefield is so cruel.
Qu Yi, who was beside Yuan Xi, said: "Young master, if you are not like this, why would you let a woman see this?"
Yuan Xi spoke up: "Women are also human beings, there is no reason why they cannot be seen."
"I want her to see what these soldiers have paid so that she can live a stable life in the city."
On the top of the city, weapons pierced each other's bodies, and blood and internal organs flowed out.
The fire oil ignited his clothes, his skin was discolored and cracked, and the oil in his body fueled the fire.
The rolling stones broke his limbs, exposing sections of white bone stubble, and the blood spurted from his mouth dyed the city wall red.
Accompanied by it, screams of pain echoed through the sky, and the wind that blew over was filled with a burnt smell.
Zhen Mi put down the telescope and covered her chest, feeling sick and upset. She turned sideways and looked at Cai Zhaoji, who was also holding the telescope, and found that his face was very calm.
Zhen Mi knew that when Cai Zhaoji took Yuan Xi's life, she had witnessed a life-and-death fight with her own eyes, and she thought it was no wonder that she could handle such a scene calmly.
Cao Xian said from the side: "Is it really that terrible?"
Zhen Mi sighed: "I really didn't expect the battlefield to be like this."
"You'd better stop looking."
After hearing this, Cao Xian hesitated for a moment, then took the telescope from Cai Zhaoji and put it in front of his eyes.
Zhen Mi and Cai Zhaoji thought that Cao Xian would soon become unbearable, but at first Cao Xian's face only changed slightly and his hands trembled a few times, and then returned to normal.
She looked at it for a while, then put down the telescope and sighed: "It's indeed... very miserable."
When Zhen Mi and Cai Zhaoji met, they were very surprised. Zhen Mi couldn't help but ask: "Aren't you afraid? Don't you feel uncomfortable?"
Cao Xian raised the telescope and took a few more glances, and said: "There are indeed some, but maybe because they are far away, they are far less shocking than when the Bian family was exterminated."
Zhen Mi and Cai Zhaoji looked at each other.
Cao Xian was unaware and thought to himself: "At that time, my mother and sister and I were staying in the back house, and we heard a noise outside the gate, and then there were screams."
"We were panicking when we saw my father running in with a few servants covered in blood, followed by many generals who looked like wolves and tigers."
"I still remember my father yelling loudly for us to run."
"Then a very ferocious general rushed over with a pair of halberds. With a flash of cold light, my father's neck was cut off, his head fell off, and he rolled in front of my mother and me."
"As my father's head kept turning, the blood in his cavity splattered everywhere, staining my mother's and my clothes red."
"The head stopped, and my father's eyes were wide open, staring at me like this. I still remember this scene."
When Zhen Mi and Cai Zhaoji saw Cao Xian saying these words, their expressions were calm, and a chill came from the hearts of the two women.
Cao Xian put down the telescope, "I still remember that scene deeply, so the scene at the top of the city now seems a bit normal to me."
Cai Zhaoji remembered that her father died in prison. What was the scene like before his death?
She didn't dare to think about it any more.
Zhen Mi bit her lips. She finally understood that she had always been well protected and had never experienced the cruelty of the world!
Compared to Cai Zhaoji, whose father was killed, widowed and kidnapped by the Huns, and Cao Xian, whose entire family was wiped out and who was forced to recognize his father's murderer as his father, he was the most innocent one.
Is this your husband’s original intention for letting you come?
Thinking of this, Zhen Mi raised the telescope in front of her eyes again and forced herself to look down.
However, Yuan Xi discovered that the resistance of the soldiers at the enemy's city wall was somewhat weak.
There is a chance!
Originally, his attack was just a tentative one, but the result seems to be that the siege was very effective?
Seeing that Zhao Yuntai Shi Citian Yu had already entered the battle, he immediately said to Qu Yi: "Brother, please come forward with me!"
After hearing this, Qu Yi laughed and said, "I've been waiting for you to say this for almost two years!"
Yuan Xi sighed: "Yes, it has been two years. After the battle where Liu Bao committed suicide, we two brothers have not fought side by side for a long time!"
Guo Jia wanted to speak out, but when he saw that Yuan Xi and Qu Yi had already rushed out, he couldn't help but shook his head.
The young master is still reluctant to bear the lives of the soldiers. Going into battle in person will definitely boost morale, but it is also dangerous.
Zhen Mi's hand holding the telescope suddenly tightened, and her fingers turned white instantly.
Cai Zhaoji felt Zhen Mi's nervousness and comforted her: "It's useless for us to worry now. We can only hope that the young master will return safely."
Zhen Mi clenched her jade teeth, her heart pounding.
Qu Yi and Yuan Xi rode out on horseback and galloped back and forth in front of the city. They kept bending their bows and shooting arrows at the top of the city.
Yuan Xi shouted: "The vicious tiger of the Yuan family is here!"
"Those on the top of the city must surrender quickly and you will not die!"
"If you continue to resist and the city is destroyed, have you thought about what will happen?"
When the garrison at the top of the city heard this, they became even more panicked. They all fell down and whispered: "That is the fierce tiger of the Yuan family, the Yuan family's son who defeated General Gongsun!"
"Yes, I heard that he has never been defeated since he entered the battle. How can we resist him?"
"I heard that he also defeated the Montenegrin army with dozens of times the strength. Everyone said that he was a real person coming down to earth!"
Seeing that the defenders had no fighting spirit, one of the guards, Gongsun Zan, stood on the top of the city and cursed: "Whoever talks nonsense again and confuses the people, I will kill him first!"
"Get up quickly and drive them out of the city!"
While he was speaking, there was a whoosh, and a cold arrow was shot from the crowd of siege soldiers below the city!
The archer was only a few dozen steps away from the city. Even though he was close, the arrow was extremely accurate, hitting the guard squarely in front of him!
The guard screamed and fell off the city wall to his death.
Qu Yi put down his bow and arrow angrily. He recognized that it was shot by Tai Shici who was hiding among the siege soldiers. His archery skills were the best among Yuan Xi's generals.
Why are the people Mr. Qu Yixindao looks for so powerful? That Tian Yu is also very skilled in martial arts. Is this because today's young people are so powerful, or is he really getting old?
As soon as the guard died, the city was even more panicked. Yuan Xi took the opportunity to shout: "Whoever opens the city gate first will be promoted to the third level, and everyone else will be rewarded!"
At this time, the city was completely in chaos. As the fighting and shouting became louder and louder, the city gate finally opened with a bang.
When Yuan Xi's soldiers saw it, they swarmed in. Yuan Xi shouted: "Don't disturb the people when you enter the city, and you will be rewarded based on your merits later!"
Seeing Zhao Yun charging in on horseback, he was mostly relieved. With his presence, the soldiers would probably not kill and loot indiscriminately.
But what surprised Yuan Xi was that Piaoyuyi was defeated just like that.
Although the city here is not big, there are tens of thousands of people inside. If Yuan Xi wants to defend it, he doesn't know how many people will die.
However, since Gongsun Zan's defeat, the people in the city have dispersed. Everyone knows that the Yuan family will attack sooner or later, and no one thinks that they can hold the city forever.
Gongsun Zan was not good to the people. In addition, there were salt and iron resources around the city, and forces that resisted Gongsun Zan often plundered them, which caused the morale in the city to be even lower.
When Yuan Xi saw the situation on the battlefield today, he felt that he had an opportunity and decisively went out to the battle, using the name of the Yuan family's fierce tiger to intimidate him, and finally achieved success in one fell swoop.
Guo Jia then rode up and followed him, sighing in his heart. Although the name of the Yuan family's fierce tiger can only scare people who don't know Yuan Xi's true level of martial arts, Yuan Xi's vision for mastering combat opportunities is indeed getting better and better.
alright!
Gongsun Zan's remaining soldiers knelt on the ground at the city gate. Yuan Xi entered the city gate surrounded by soldiers. When he passed by, the soldiers shouted.
"Master!"
"Master!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
The voice came from far away, the three women in the carriage looked happy, Zhen Mi patted her chest, could Mr. Xin Dao be such a powerful person?
With my heart full of joy, the smell of blood and burnt smell that was blown by the wind didn't seem so unpleasant anymore.
The soldiers poured into the city, some retreated, some began to clean the battlefield, and some returned to the camp to prepare for battle.
As the night gradually turned dark, Yuan Xi hurried back from the city and rode up to the three women's carriage.
He said: "Let's set off immediately."
Zhen Mi's heart tightened, "What happened?"
Yuan Xi laughed, "It's nothing. I suddenly remembered that we didn't go out for our honeymoon after we got married, so I will take you to the sea."
Zhen Mi was puzzled after hearing this. What was she trying to do?