The imperial guards on both sides quickly moved away and protected the army in the middle up to a high slope.
Because the opponent's cavalry mainly harasses Jingyang's army.
Don't really fight them.
They just fired a few arrows from a distance, then immediately escaped and began to circle around their formation.
Just as Jin Yiwei caught up with him, the other party immediately called Yuan Dun.
If they don't chase them, the other party will come over and harass them with arrows.
It can be said to be extremely annoying.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Xiaole directly asked everyone to set up camp.
Mount the muskets and cannons at the same time.
Once the opponent's cavalry approaches, shoot immediately.
This location is ten miles away from Jiayuguan. Using a diorama, you can clearly see the other side's city head.
Zhao Xiaole made the army stop marching.
When the Yue cavalry saw this, they circled the camp like a pack of wolves. When they saw a weak position in the formation, they immediately went up and took a bite.
In terms of mobility, Jingyang's army is certainly no match for them.
But this is a siege.
What's the use of just having mobility?
So, Zhao Xiaole ordered the army to stop where it was.
After that, the Praetorian Guards began to dig trenches on both sides.
The trench was not deep enough to accommodate a crouching musketeer, but the width was inconsistent.
Some trenches are very wide, while others are extremely narrow.
This makes it difficult for cavalry to gallop across it.
Otherwise, the cavalry who constantly raid and harass on the plain will always tear Zhao Xiaole's team apart.
This scene was also seen by all the defenders at Shangjiayu Pass on the city wall.
The leader is a general with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks.
He is the new brother-in-law sent by the King of Yue.
I heard that Bayar was reluctant to march at Jiayuguan, which caused a lot of dissatisfaction in the Yue court.
The King of Yue inevitably had the idea of changing his commander.
So, after being ignored by Meiji on the bedside, he decided to let his brother-in-law Naku hang out here for two days and make some contributions.
This brother-in-law is indeed capable of fighting. He is a radical in Yue State and is supported by many officials.
So, he was transferred to Jiayuguan.
Try to attack the capital.
But before he started to fight, the opponent actually attacked in advance.
Naku kept observing the other party with a diorama and asked: "Where is the other party's Pixiu? Why can't they see the Pixiu camp?"
A soldier next to him replied: "Bayar has prepared a lot of bamboo. The other party must have known about it. He was worried that if Pixiu caused trouble, he would hurt the soldiers attacking the city, so he abandoned Pixiu."
Naku put away the diorama, frowned and said: "This is unreasonable. The bamboo prepared by Bayar is not fresh bamboo from Yunnan and Guizhou. It is impossible for Pixiu to rob it. The impact on Pixiu is only minimal."
"That's not the reason for the other party to abandon Pixiu."
"Does it mean... that Pixiu is used to defend the capital?"
Naku couldn't help but become suspicious.
The soldier next to him smiled and said: "It seems that Bayar's tactics worked. The opponent was forced to use Pixiu to defend the city."
"This is not a bad idea."
After continuing to observe on the top of the city for a while, Naku couldn't help but acquiesced in this statement.
If Pixiu Camp had not been left in the capital, it would have been impossible to abandon such ferocious beasts during the siege.
So, I saw the other side starting to dig trenches on the ground.
He issued an order for the cavalry to stop harassing them.
And let all the cavalry be stationed in the wild, ready to attack the capital at any time.
Since the other party is worried that he will attack the capital.
Then let the other party worry a little more.
Let’s see if you still dare to dig trenches so slowly.
However, when the cavalry retreated.
He thought that Zhao Xiaole would rush to collect the treasure, but he didn't expect that the other party was still moving forward unhurriedly.
Along the way, we dug trenches and advanced without panicking at all.
The Imperial Guards seemed to have become a team of engineers, each one working enthusiastically, and after the harassing Yue people left.
They work more easily.
It's also easier to do.
Naku can't figure out what the other party is going to do?
However, if the opponent is allowed to dig trenches at Jiayuguan and continue to advance.
Whether he could capture the city or not, he didn't know.
But the cavalry will definitely be abolished.
How does the cavalry gallop on such terrain?
Now even if he wants to send cavalry to harass Zhao Xiaole, he can't do it because those trenches have begun to take shape.
It was already difficult for the cavalry to charge in the trenches.
This... what kind of player is this horse?
Is there still something like this?
How about you try digging trenches on the grassland?
I guarantee that you won’t be able to dig very far until next year.
Naku cursed secretly. He had never been so disgusted by a dead eunuch like Zhao Xiaole.
They actually dug trenches in front of Jiayuguan. Is this a tactic that people came up with?
He's not the only one scolding.
Other Yue people on the city wall were also cursing.
But Zhao Xiaole didn't seem to care about this and allowed the team to move forward at a rapid pace. He was not in a hurry.
Seeing that in one day, the team had advanced three miles, he also lightly praised that he had done a good job.
They asked people to continue digging in different shifts, and continued to dig under Jiayuguan City.
And the next morning, when Naku woke up and came to the top of the city to look at it again.
I found that the other party had advanced another two miles.
He felt terrified for a moment.
This... what exactly is this horse riding going to do?
Naku decided to test it out. He immediately ordered the cavalry to attack, but the other party responded quickly. As soon as he saw the Yue people, they sent out cavalry.
The musketeers here immediately got ready.
Everyone lies down in the trench, and as soon as the opponent's cavalry enters the shooting range, they immediately start shooting!
Bang bang bang!
Five thousand muskets fired simultaneously.
Nothing can withstand such a scene.
Moreover, the opponent is hiding in the trenches. If your cavalry passes by, he will retreat into the trenches, and there is nothing you can do against him.
After several attempts, the Yue people lost thousands of cavalry before they decided to give up.
Finally, they no longer sent out cavalry to test.
They could only watch the other side's trenches advance bit by bit.
There is no way.
Dig sideways, dig diagonally, whatever you want.
After digging during the day, continue digging at night.
On the next day, the Jingyang people advanced another three miles and were only two miles away from the city gate.
The defenders upstairs were really panicked.
If the other party dug a trench directly under the city gate at night, wouldn't it mean that they wouldn't even be able to get out of the city gate?
Naku asked people to light a fire and light up the city gate brightly. If they saw the opponent digging trenches under the city gate.
He immediately killed them with arrows and cannons.
Also that night, the artillery closed in Jiayu rang all night long, just to worry about the Jingyang people, so they dug trenches under their city.
The next day, before dawn, Naku climbed up to the city wall anxiously to watch the other party's actions.
What made him breathe a sigh of relief was that the opponent's trenches were only dug for one mile and could not reach the bottom of Jiayuguan.
However, the opponent built a high platform and installed artillery one mile away.