The rising sun rose in the east, and the sound of war drums sounded again inside and outside the capital that had been quiet all night.
The common people had become accustomed to the sound of war drums and horns in the past two months. They huddled in their beds, opened their eyes slightly, yawned, and then fell into a deep sleep again.
The cold winter is still going on, the war will not spread to people's homes, and there is nothing to do when they wake up, so it is better to have a good sleep.
There were also many young and strong teenagers who hugged their wives and did morning exercises before continuing to sleep peacefully. After all, the psychological pressure has indeed increased in the past two months.
It makes people want to release themselves involuntarily.
The Jiangzhou people wore helmets and hurried towards the city wall.
The enemy troops are attacking the city earlier and earlier in the past few days, so the people in Jiangzhou couldn't help but scold their mothers. Don't the bastard Liu Mingzhi and his army want to take a good rest in the freezing cold weather!
Of course Liu Mingzhi didn't want this. He wanted to take a good rest.
But the days outside the city are very different from the days in the city. The cold wind is howling, and it is very difficult to sleep peacefully.
In this case, Young Master Liu has also thought about it. If I and my brothers can't sleep well, you can't even think about taking a good rest to recharge your batteries.
In short, if I have a hard time with this young master, you guys won’t have a good time either.
Lu Gui put on his helmet and took the armor from his bodyguard.
"Brother Jiang, Brother Wang, we are not really going to gather all the soldiers and horses on the city wall to fight to the death with the man named Liu. I always feel that there is a trick here."
While talking, everyone had already climbed onto the repaired city wall that was still visible.
The city wall was shining with crystal clear frost, which was exactly the same as the frost when the Imperial Guards were defending the city.
It turned out that the three people in Jiangzhou had discussed it and repeated the same trick that Little Cutie offered to Li Baiyu, intending to repay him in the same way and let Liu Mingzhi also experience the pain of not being able to attack the city.
After listening to Lu Gui's words, Jiang Zhou looked outside the city and shook his head slightly at the sight of King Qin's army with their heads moving and flags tumbling.
"How is it possible to let all the brothers climb the city wall?"
"Liu Mingzhi is such a shady guy. He doesn't have the bearing of a military marshal. Yesterday, although he repeatedly promised that he would never use artillery to attack the city, I can't trust this bastard."
"After these few days of dealing with each other, I have finally discovered that this bastard doesn't act according to common sense at all. He is a very shameless person."
"What if all the brothers boarded the city wall and this bastard was shelled, what can we do to him? Other than losing the lives of countless brothers in vain."
"I thought about it for half the night before I went to sleep last night. I always felt that Liu Mingzhi was using a provoking method this time. Otherwise, he would have no reason to abandon the terrifyingly powerful artillery and order his soldiers to attack the city with their lives."
Wang Qinian on the side nodded with deep understanding: "Brother, I agree with Brother Jiang's opinion. In view of the reputation of this bastard Liu Mingzhi in the capital, we must be on guard against him."
"You can let the brothers gather under the city first. As long as Liu Mingzhi really doesn't use artillery to attack the city, it won't be too late for us to order the brothers to board the city."
"The enemy's artillery is so powerful. The results of yesterday's battle have been sorted out."
"More than 13,000 brothers were directly killed in the battle. They were all bleeding to death after being shocked by the artillery. More than 30,000 brothers were seriously injured. According to the military doctors, maybe half of the brothers will have severe hearing loss in the future.
of damage.”
"There are countless brothers who were slightly injured."
"Looking at us, the enemy troops didn't suffer any damage at all. They were all artillery pieces. Our artillery couldn't hit them."
"I thought that after capturing these artillery pieces, we wouldn't have to worry about King Qin's army, but I didn't expect that bastard Liu Mingzhi got even more powerful artillery pieces."
"No wonder he dared to threaten to attack the capital in ten days. It was certainly not without purpose."
"If his cannonballs are endless, we will be in trouble."
"Brother Jiang, please don't feel bad, Brother Wang. Whether Liu Mingzhi's artillery shells are almost used up depends on today. If he really doesn't use artillery to attack the city, it means that the artillery shells in his hands are almost in danger."
The point.”
"This way we can rest assured that we can defend the city."
"We are not afraid of fighting a protracted war with them. Although part of the national treasury was consumed by the late emperor, it is enough for us to use for several months. Liu Mingzhi traveled thousands of miles to the capital in light clothes, but he is not as strong as we are."
"Brother Lu is right, success or failure depends on..."
Jiang Zhou patted the two of them on the shoulders: "Brothers, the enemy is approaching. Go to the city gate you are guarding. Remember the conversation we just had. After confirming that Liu Mingzhi really does not need artillery to attack the city, we will give the order.
Seventy percent of the brothers climbed onto the city wall to defend it."
"Leave 30% to prevent mutations."
"Okay, brothers, be careful."
Not long after Lu Gui and Wang Qinian left, the sound of war drums outside the city became louder.
More than 200,000 troops divided into three groups and approached the city wall. During the march, there was no sound at all, only the dense sound of footsteps that became increasingly clear.
When Jiang Zhou saw this, he suddenly felt a little nervous.
It would be understandable if the enemy troops charged forward with shouts of killing, but the enemy troops under the city were a little too quiet, which invisibly put a pressure on people.
"Lookout? Have you seen the enemy's artillery deployment?"
The lookouts on the city tower closely watched every move of the enemy troops outside the city, but found no trace of artillery.
"Reporting to the general, as of now, the enemy's artillery has not appeared. I can vaguely see that all the artillery has been placed next to the tent in the rear position."
Jiang Zhou was startled. He leaned forward and looked outside the city. He saw that the artillery position was empty. Not to mention the artillery, there was not even a cannon shell.
"What are the enemy's siege engines?"
"Bed crossbow, catapult, rammer."
"There is a phalanx of archers and a phalanx of shield soldiers, each with about two thousand men and horses. The enemy has turned its cavalry into infantry. It seems that the whole army is really going to charge."
"Don't be careless and continue investigating!"
"Got the order!"
"Commander!"
"exist!"
"Quickly ask the other two generals to see if they have found any traces of the artillery. Be sure to let the other two generals investigate clearly to prevent Liu Mingzhi from being fooled."
"Got the order!"
After the messengers left, Jiang Zhou looked outside the city with a solemn expression, really confused as to why Liu Mingzhi gave up his advantage to attack the city.
Jiang Zhou didn't believe that the shells were all used up. Based on the information he had read about Liu Mingzhi, he knew that this guy would not leave some escape routes for himself.
"General, after less than 300 steps, there is still no trace of the artillery. Do you want to order the brothers to climb the city wall?"
"Don't be impatient. Wait, wait, wait. If something goes wrong, something will happen. The lives of 200,000 brothers are at stake. You must not be careless."
"Report the situation every thirty seconds. Until there is still no trace of artillery within 150 steps, order the brothers to go to the city to defend."
"Got the order!"
Under the city wall, Song Qing frowned and put down the telescope in his hand.
"Commander, the rebels have not yet entered the city in a large scale, and they will be within the artillery range of the rebels after approaching eighty steps. Do you want the brothers to stop advancing and set up crossbow catapults on the spot?"
Liu Mingzhi put down the telescope in his hand gloomily, chewing a piece of beef jerky with a gloomy expression.