102, Earth ghosts hold the pass, and the mountains and hazes remain.
Staring at the camp in the distance, Yu Jin asked his soldiers: "How many days has it been since Yuan Jun set up camp?"
"Major, it must be the sixth day."
It has been ten days since the general sent the message.
He looked at the message from the state of Zang again. Fubo did not meet reinforcements in the state of Zang and on the road. Could it be that the battle situation in Pengcheng was stalemate and they were unable to help?
Or did the reinforcements sent by the general not go this way?
Yu Jin closed the secret report and didn’t think about it for the time being.
No matter what, the general must have a reason for not sending reinforcements. Compared with Kaiyang and even Langya County, Pengcheng has greater strategic value. Kaiyang is just in case. As long as Pengcheng is still in the hands of the Tianjun, then eastward to Xuzhou
All your hard work and achievements are not in vain!
Let the future guard Kaiyang for you!
Since the siege of Kaiyang, except for the Gujian navy, which was unable to implement the strategy of bypassing because of Yuan's army on the river bank, the previous groups of troops have all succeeded and have merged with the remaining garrisons in Linyi, Zangguo and other places.
Ready to go.
From Yu Jin's point of view, most of the troops have jumped out of Yuan Jun's encirclement. This strategy is already half successful. Next, it depends on Yuan Jun's actions.
It's the sixth day...
Yuan's army came all the way from Jizhou, and even if they looted all the way, they would not have enough food and grass. They would not be long in waiting!
When will they attack?
The answer will be revealed soon.
First, the Gujian tribe was attacked by Yuan's army on the river and at the fishing ground at the same time. This matter had been discussed before. Upon seeing this, Gujian immediately followed the order and withdrew to the city with only a slight resistance.
coming soon!
After seeing the ancient sword and hearing the opponent's words that the surprise attack was the elite of Yuan's army, Yu Jin immediately led everyone to the top of the city. Sure enough, he saw that Yuan's army had already set up camp and was approaching in a zigzag manner in front of everyone's eyes.
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For five or six days, he stayed still at the same place. Suddenly, he moved ten miles forward!
When they were five miles away from Kaiyang, they lined up the carriages again and put them outside.
Under the gaze of Yu Jin and others, Yuan Jun's cavalry, archers, sword and axe-bearers, and shield-bearers were all lined up one after another, forming countless square formations and guarding behind the chariot in a defensive posture.
At the same time, the trebuchet was slowly pushed out and placed behind the archers. A few shots were fired, seemingly calculating the range and focus.
Under their protection, the large group of soldiers began to build a new camp. Watchtowers, etc. were quickly erected.
A tall and strong general climbed up and looked far away. From this distance, Yu Jin could even vaguely see his ferocious face and his eyes full of cruelty and violence.
The moment their eyes met, Yu Jin was shocked.
Is this the ghost Wen Chou?
When he was startled, Wen Chou was stunned.
Just by looking at his demeanor and position, Wen Chou could tell at a glance that Yu Jin was the leader of the people on the city, but...
The age is wrong, this is not the prince Wang Zheng!
It's strange, at this juncture, is that Zhu Zi still staying in the house?
Although there was doubt in his heart, he kept moving his hands, waving the flag, and the camp began to surge again.
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"Send the order, there is an enemy attack, the three armies are on alert."
"The guards on the city and the militiamen below the city, regardless of gender, old or young, all occupy their respective positions."
"Without our military orders, those above the city are not allowed to go down to the city, and those below the city are not allowed to go up to the city."
"Those who speak falsely, act rashly, or act recklessly will be killed!"
Following Yu Jin's orderly orders, Kaiyang City also started to move.
In the militia, the surrendering troops are divided and dispersed. The heavenly army looks at the surrendering troops, and the surrendering troops look at the militia. If one person is guilty, the entire team will be punished. The first person to report will be exempted and rewarded;
Regardless of whether they are soldiers or militiamen, those who live in the same town, county, or have relatives and friends are not allowed to stay in one place.
At this time, Yu Jin once again asked Huo Si to return to the county government, but was still rejected.
Helpless, Yu Jin had no choice but to drive all the old and weak Kaiyang people who were waving flags and shouting back to the city. At the same time, he strictly ordered the ancient sword to patrol the city day and night. The people were forbidden to leave their homes, and five households were organized into a group. If one household disobeyed the order, all five households would be executed.
Those who repay first will be exempted from sin and rewarded.
Gu Jian once again asked for orders to go out of the city and attack for a while to boost the morale of his army, but this time Yu Jin did not agree.
Wen Chou is a famous general in the world. Since he is determined to attack the city, he will not change his orders day and night no matter what. Feinting to attack is useless. At this time, Kaiyang has few troops and horses, and all the strength must be used for defense.
The defensive equipment on the city had long been prepared. Yu Jin brought his own soldiers and personally inspected the city wall in the rain. When he walked to the north wall, he heard drums beating on the top of the wall, which meant that the enemy was attacking. He quickly focused his attention.
As soon as I took a look, I saw that at this moment, there were actually one or two hundred cavalry galloping to the city, shouting something loudly.
Yu Jin didn't even need to listen. He only had to see General Wen Chou marching around the formation not far away before he went into battle, and he already understood what he meant.
This is the fight coming!
This scene was also familiar to Yu Jin. Although in the eyes of later generations, he was not considered to be the first-rate warrior in the Eastern Han Dynasty or even the Three Kingdoms in terms of bravery, but even Yu Jin, a second-rate warrior, actually liked fighting generals.
First, as a warrior, who doesn't like the majesty of killing enemy generals in front of everyone's attention?
The second is a general. He knows that when two armies are fighting, morale is the most important thing. If these generals win, their own morale will rise greatly, while the enemy's morale will be low. This in and out should not have a great impact on the victory or defeat.
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But the difference between Yu Jin and other brave generals is that if he wants to fight a general, it will never be because he is warlike, but because he wants to be sure of victory!
To Wen Chou...
Yu Jin thought that he was not sure of victory and was unwilling to accept it.
It’s just that if you don’t engage in battle, you can’t fail to respond, as it will damage your own morale!
Listening to the filthy words spoken in the Jizhou dialect below, Yu Jin smiled solemnly, patrolled back and forth for a moment, then with a move of his hand, he took the strong bow from the soldiers, pulled it open instantly, and shot an arrow.
I saw the arrow was like a shooting star, and with a whoosh, it immediately grazed the neck of a cavalryman and plunged diagonally into the ground. The cavalryman was scolding happily, but was frightened by this, slapped his horse and was about to run away. Yu Jin laughed and said again
An arrow shot out and hit the horse's butt. The war horse neighed in pain and bounced on its hind legs, knocking the man off his feet and causing him to fall flat on his back like a wild goose on the sand.
The others were also frightened when they saw this. They just yelled "courageless bandits" and fled the camp in panic.
There was a burst of laughter on the top of the city, and everyone praised Yu Jin for his superb archery skills. However, Yu Jin laughed, looked at everyone, and waved his hands:
"What does my meager skill mean?"
"On that day, under the Zhaoxian city, at the place where two arrows were placed, General Tiangong threw his javelin with his bare hands. It was as powerful as thunder, piercing armor and stabbing the head like a bag to retrieve an object. This is an incredible skill!"
Everyone who had experienced it personally took it for granted, nodding their heads repeatedly, and even the excited ones kept shouting, "Heavenly generals are mighty, majors are mighty tigers, and the heavenly army is victorious!"
This scene fell in Yu Jin's eyes, and he nodded secretly.
Although he was not famous for his archery skills, it was not difficult to shoot those few cavalrymen from such a distance.
But at this moment, killing someone is worse than humiliating someone.
It would be better to make Yuan Jun look ugly, make his own soldiers feel contempt and ridicule, and eliminate the fear and panic caused by the enemy's strength.
Sure enough, seeing how miserable Yuan Jun's men were and hearing Yu Jin mention the royal government, the morale of everyone in the city became high.
Next, Yu Jin will strengthen everyone's fighting spirit!
"Let's take a look at Yuan's army's formation. If you leave the east gate empty, you will be surrounded by three groups. It seems to have left a way for you and me to escape."
"But brothers, the general is far away in Pengcheng, and it won't take a day or two for him to come for reinforcements. Once Kaiyang is lost, our army has no barrier, and Yuan's army catches up and kills him. Where can you and I escape to?
"There is no other way but to fight to the death! You don't have to worry, don't say that I, the major, have my own clever strategy. Within ten days, we will win a great victory!"
"It's just that this major's plan failed. The general sent a letter to remind me ten days ago. I predict that reinforcements will arrive in twenty days!"
He knew clearly that in terms of prestige and confidence, he could not be compared with Wang Zheng in the eyes of the Heavenly Army and Kaiyang Jiangbing, so he deliberately added the last one.
Turning to his left and right, Yu Jin said again: "Today the Yuan army's siege will begin. I, the major, need a hundred warriors to accompany me in the battle. Who can I do for you?"
The ancient sword stepped forward proudly.
"Great kindness!"
"Put my flag on the main tower." Yu Jin laughed loudly, shouting loudly and proudly: "I have warriors like you, Yuan Jun is just a clown in the eyes of this general!
"Before the war begins, I can already conclude that Kaiyang will be as solid as a rock!"
He tried his best to gradually level up the situation from a disadvantage, and now the situation has improved slightly.
Seeing Yuan Jun fall into the trap step by step, the feeling in my heart is difficult to describe in words. It's like crossing a single-plank bridge and descending into an abyss, with the other side right in front of you.
Although he always mentioned the royal government and destiny, in his heart, he never counted on any third-party factors.
He also has his pride.
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Yuan Jun's real offensive was launched faster than Yu Jin expected.
Because compared to the mighty river in Linzi, the moat in Kaiyang is too shallow and too narrow. How can it be considered a river?
It was filled up in just one day!
Afterwards, trebuchets and ballistae were fired in sequence before the trenches were pushed down. The largest trebuchet required a hundred or ten people to operate, and the stones thrown weighed almost a hundred kilograms. They hit the city wall with a muffled sound and some even flew over the city.
His head fell to the aisle.
The guards of all ministries shrank back and hid behind the wall. Although Kaiyang's city wall was short and flat, it was relatively strong, but for the sake of safety, Yu Jin ordered rows of forked wood to be erected at the entrance of the crenellations and braided together with thick ropes, like a fence.
Use sloping wooden posts on the ground inward as support.
In this way, the threat of stone bullets can be reduced a little.
The soldiers of the Imperial Order dragged the simple stone cannon to the crenel, distributed the stones, and returned the favor. However, due to lack of manpower, they were naturally not well prepared. In comparison, the stone bullets used by the Heavenly Army to counterattack were small and light, so they could only be said to be better than nothing.
"Major, this is not the way to go." Gu Jianmao came over and said: "Yuan Jun's artillery and stone are fierce, and we have few archers, so we can't stop him from crossing the trench. It's better for the villain to lead the troops out of the Tibetan Army Cave and to the outer city.
Shoot him with your feet?"
"There is no cover at the outer city, let alone Yuan Jun's long-range attack!"
Yu Jin quite admired the young man and patiently explained: "I have few soldiers, and we cannot easily sacrifice one soldier. Now that the war has just begun, it is better to be safe. Just stick to this section of the city wall."
Before he finished speaking, Yuan Jun rolled out a dozen trench-filling trucks and set them up on the trench. Three or four of them were put together, and they were one or two feet wide.
In the past five or six days, Wen Chou did not wait in vain and had already ordered people to make many instruments.
Afterwards, a large number of soldiers swarmed across the ditch and headed towards the city to fight.
The deer's feet in front of the city wall caused trouble for them. The shield bearers desperately resisted the flying rocks and arrows, and the sword and ax hands chopped and dug, clearing several passages. Cloud ladders and watchtowers slowly advanced along the passages.
There are advantages and disadvantages to making temporary equipment. The disadvantage is that it is not durable. What are the advantages...
They are all made for the city of Kaiyang.
For example, this watchtower is about the same height as the Kaiyang city wall. The high platform above is very wide. There are forty or fifty soldiers standing on the high platform of each watchtower. The archers and crossbowmen are in the front.
The archers of the heavenly host shoot at each other.
Yu Ban shortened the range of the catapults and focused on attacking the soldiers and ladders under the city, leaving a few behind to attack their trench-filling vehicles.
It had been raining for several days, and there was water in the trenches, and the ground was full of mud. When stone bullets hit the ground, soldiers would often get splashed with mud all over their faces.
Army archers shot down.
The city has all the maces and other weapons ready, just wait for the ladder to be set up and use them immediately.
In order to strengthen the morale of the army, despite the rain of arrows and rocks, Yu Jin still stood firmly on the tower, his face calm and motionless.
Dozens of soldiers and a hundred followers stood behind him, guarding the flag, always waiting for his order.
Seeing Yuan Jun's ladder pushed to the bottom of the city, but reluctant to get on it, as if he was waiting for something, Yu Jin's alarm bell rang in his heart, and he immediately looked around, and immediately made a discovery.
At this time, Yuan's troops were using ropes to hoist long and thick wooden boards toward the enemy tower.
"Yuan Jun plans to use the overpass to ascend the city!"
Seeing everyone's confused expressions, Yu Jin quickly explained and said: