Agu Tu's strategic goal is to hold back the armies of Dasheng and Essin to prevent them from causing trouble in Fucha. As long as the elite troops of Fucha win in Dasheng Pass, this small earthen city hanging here alone will
What can be done.
However, he couldn't let the opponent dig holes so unscrupulously, so after dawn, he sent bulldozers to fill the holes, and from time to time he sent cavalry to feint attack, hoping to lure the opponent out of the city.
But those in Tucheng turned a deaf ear to the provocation of the Fucha Department and concentrated on civil construction.
At the end of the day, the ditch, one person deep, was dug directly under the city wall, forming a large pit surrounding the city wall.
Coupled with the city wall that has been under construction, the current earth city wall has suddenly become more than ten feet high.
Even if the cavalry reaches the city wall, it will be difficult to break through the city wall for a while.
Looking at the walls of the Tucheng, Agutu couldn't help but have a headache. Originally, he thought that such a small Tucheng could just be bulldozed, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult. He simply dug some holes and finally demolished it.
He blocked it outside the city.
What made him even more worried was that Essien's army had never been found. Although there were occasional traces, they never really showed up, which made him always on guard, worried that the enemy might be waiting for an opportunity to attack.
In the next few days, both sides would fill and dig holes. In order to keep his men alive, he would constantly send troops to harass and feign attacks.
During this period, from time to time, you will see a large group of Essien cavalry patrolling in the distance. The other party does not come close and shows no intention to attack. They just stand in the distance and look at you, as if to remind Aguta not to mess around.
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Agu Tu's heart became more and more uneasy. After these few days, the big pit that was only ten feet away from the city wall had expanded to twenty feet. There were still some platforms in the big pit that retained their original height, and stone pelters were placed on them.
Once the cavalry enters the shooting range, it will be attacked by the opponent.
The force of the stone projectiles thrown was not small, and they could easily break heads, blood, tendons, and fractures. Those who were unlucky were killed directly.
This made Aguta look at the city and sigh.
Without siege equipment, such a small earthen city would be impossible to attack.
But even so, the other party is still digging holes, digging big holes during the day, and crawling out to dig small holes at night. Originally, the scope of those small holes was only fifty feet outside the city, but now it has expanded to twenty feet. This is still him
The result of sending people to fill holes every day.
Is the opposing guard a groundhog?
That's what prairie dogs are like, they like to dig holes everywhere.
If I didn't send people to fill the hole, would the other party's guard have to dig all the way into the camp?
He has already sent people to cut down trees and prepare to build trebuchets. The trebuchets of the grassland people are also very powerful. As long as the trebuchets are set up, I will see how you can dig holes.
Agutu himself didn't even realize that his mentality had been affected by the other party.
Like a gambler who loses his mind, I don't believe that I can't win at all.
At the same time, Durm was on his way with all his strength. At this time, he had bypassed Aguta's army and the logistics supply channel, and went straight to the Fucha tribe's lair.
In just five or six days, with more than 20,000 cavalry, he would be able to attack the Fucha Department's home base.
At this time, Durm didn't know what was going on in Yang Xuan's earth city. In his imagination, the battle was probably bloody.
After all, the city wall is such a low one. Even though the crossbows used by Da Sheng soldiers have a long range and are powerful, they are facing an army of fifty thousand.
As long as the Fucha army takes turns attacking the city day and night, it can even defeat Dasheng's army from exhaustion.
How could he have imagined that Yang Xuan was leisurely drinking tea on the top of the city at this moment.
Dong Yue was currently taking a rest, sleeping soundly in his tent. Chen Zhuo was sitting on the top of the city with Yang Xuan, but he was not as comfortable as Yang Xuan. He looked outside the city from time to time, for fear of a sudden attack by the enemy.
"General Chen, don't look at it. They are just bluffing." Yang Xuan drank tea and said slowly: "Essien's cavalry deliberately missed their whereabouts outside last night. They were suspicious and guarded against our thirty thousand soldiers.
The army is attacking him."
Chen Zhuo smiled awkwardly: "Mr. Yang, I know everything you said, but I just can't worry about it. If he attacks the city regardless of the cost, wouldn't we all be exposed?"
"So what if the secret is revealed? Even if we tell him clearly that there are only ten thousand of us, he still can't attack us."
Yang Xuan pointed to the big pit surrounding the city outside the city and said: "With this big pit, how can his cavalry get down? Even if he gets down, how can he get up with the city wall that is more than ten feet high? They want to attack the city.
At least we have to wait until the siege equipment is built."
At this time, the thickness of the wall of this earthen city has reached more than four meters, and it is no problem to run horses on it. Even if the enemy reaches the bottom of the city, breaking the city will be enough for them to work.
Chen Zhuo added: "Essien's army has been out for eight days. I guess we can hold on for a few more days. By the time their lair is taken away, they will definitely have to retreat."
"Retreat?" Yang Xuan picked up the telescope and looked outside the city, but found nothing unusual: "They want to retreat, but we have to hold them back. If they come back for reinforcements, Durm's trip will be in vain.
We ran away, our purpose is to force Fucardo's side to return, but we can't let these guys back outside the city."
"Then what Master Yang means is that if the other party wants to withdraw, we still have to stop them?"
"That's right, at least we have to hold them back for as long as we can, as long as we can."
"Then does Mr. Yang have any clever ideas?"
"There is no clever idea, just dig a hole in the direction of their camp."
"..."
Chen Zhuo was speechless for a while, what kind of stupid tactic is this? If you dig into someone else's camp, you're not looking for death.
Yang Xuan glanced at him, knowing that he must think this method was unreliable, so he explained: "I didn't say it must be dug from the ground. We can dig underground."
"Master Yang, are you talking about digging a tunnel?" Chen Zhuo glanced at the location of the opponent's camp: "This is four or five miles long. How long will it take to dig?"
Yang Xuan rolled his eyes. Although this guy has rich military experience, he is still a fool.
"General Chen, you are worrying too much. We don't have to dig that far. We just need to dig a few passages to get over the many horse traps."
Chen Zhuo still didn't understand, and looked confused, so Yang Xuan had no choice but to continue explaining.
"Dig a tunnel and send troops to harass them. If they chase us, we'll just run along the tunnel. Do you think they dare to chase us down?"
"What if they dare?"
"That's not easy. The spearmen are waiting for you. They come down and stab each one."
"Hiss... what kind of tactic is this?"
"This is called tunnel warfare."
Chen Zhuo had nothing to say. This sounded like a child's play tactic, but in this specific situation, it seemed feasible.
In the next few days, both sides were quiet, and Aguta stopped filling the holes. He was waiting for the wood to arrive so that he could build a trebuchet to attack the city.
Dasheng did not continue to dig holes. Of course, it was just that the holes were not dug on the surface, but underground.
