In Yanfeng County, a ray of rays of light has been cast on the city wall.
On the northern city wall, a large number of soldiers and young men gathered, and they were all ready at this moment.
One mile away from the city wall, a large number of forbidden troops were arrayed and resting.
Mashan's worries were unnecessary. After traveling for a whole night, as long as the general of the Forbidden Army was not stupid, he should let his soldiers rest before attacking the city.
Looking at the army stationed in front, the county magistrate Duan Qingyu said with a serious expression: "They are already preparing siege equipment. I think they will launch an attack after lunch at the latest!"
Glancing at the soldiers and young men on the city wall, Duan Qingyu asked Mashan: "Do you think... we can really hold on?"
Ma Shan clenched his sword tightly, turned to Duan Qingyu beside him and said: "It must be possible, it must be possible!"
"Duan Zhixian, if you have nothing to do, go to the city to organize more women and children and ask them to roll logs and rocks to the city wall, and send a few more cauldrons to the city wall to boil water..."
"Don't do anything to disrupt the morale of the military again!"
The last sentence is Ma Shan's warning to Duan Qingyu.
The war is imminent, and any words or deeds that may shake the morale of the military will be severely punished by Mashan.
Seeing Mashan's murderous intent, Duan Qingyu suppressed his thoughts of arguing with him. It was only right to work together to tide over the difficulties.
"What Ma Qianhu said makes sense, I will organize the women and children immediately!"
"However, I also ask Ma Qianhu not to doubt me. Even though I have not joined the army, I can still fight to the death for His Highness!"
After saying these words, Duan Qingyu turned and left.
After Duan Qingyu left, Ma Shan showed a smile, but he underestimated Duan Zhixian.
Next, Mashan patrolled the city wall, mainly facing the enemy's northern wall.
After joining the army, Mashan also learned a lot of skills in marching and fighting as he was promoted along the way.
He also has some knowledge about how to attack a city.
With the current freeze, water attack is definitely not possible, not to mention there is no big river nearby.
It takes a long time to pile up soil and dig tunnels, and Mashan is happy for them to do this.
I'm afraid that before the work is finished these days, reinforcements from various places have already arrived.
Therefore, these imperial troops who were attacking the city could only use the simplest method to attack the city, which was to use ladders.
In fact, that's exactly what the Imperial Guards on the opposite side did.
On the other side of the city, Zhou Qing and Cai Yongkun stood together. In front of them were busy soldiers.
These soldiers are assembling ladders. Each ladder is two to three meters wide and made of heavy wood.
This kind of ladder can allow six or seven people to rush up side by side, which is more reliable than a single-person ladder.
The ladder is about seven or eight meters long, two or three meters higher than the city wall. It will not be that steep when climbing up the city wall, and you can free your hands when climbing.
Looking at the ladders being prepared in front of him, Cai Yongkun said helplessly: "We are not ready yet, but the other side is ready!"
"As expected, we can't bring the ladder with us and we can only build it with local materials!"
Zhou Qing sighed: "Fortunately, we sent out troops suddenly and didn't let them clear the country. Otherwise, where would we find such good wood!"
Cai Yongkun continued: "I thought there were only 500 people on the opposite side, but they brought young men to guard the city. It's hard to say that we have any strength advantage!"
"They are just young and strong, just a bunch of rabble. As long as our army attacks the city wall, they will scatter like birds and beasts!"
"The key is that our army must attack the city wall in one go!"
Having said this, Zhou Qing said solemnly: "According to my wishes, you and I will each leave five hundred troops to suppress the formation, and the rest will all attack the city!"
"With four thousand people attacking the city, isn't it too crowded?" Cai Yongkun hesitated.
In fact, the siege was not like theirs, but they were forced to do it this way.
"Four thousand people, divided into ten teams to attack..."
Turning around and looking at the city wall in front, Zhou Qing said in a low voice: "The north wall is two miles long. Ten teams are arranged in the middle. Each team is fifty steps (about forty meters) apart and can support each other!"
After saying this, Zhou Qing turned to Cai Yongkun and asked, "What do you think?"
"There is no way!" This is Cai Yongkun's evaluation, which also shows his attitude. This is how the battle will be fought.
Conventional siege methods cannot be used, and these unconventional methods are the only ones that can be thought of at the moment.
"For the siege team, the ones in the front will hold shields and swords, and the back will be covered by the crossbowmen. As long as they put the ladder up on the city wall... then victory is in sight!"
As for the problems after climbing the city wall, Zhou Qing didn't think it was a problem at all.
"When to attack?"
He took a look at the construction progress and said: "Wait another half hour, let the boys have a good rest!"
When the two commanders agreed on the siege plan, the soldiers in front were already discussing what to do after victory.
"After entering the city, I don't need the food. I want to find a woman first..."
"Don't stop any of you. I will fight with anyone who stops me..."
"I have to find a woman first to survive the catastrophe... If I don't have some fun quickly, I might be dead soon!"
"That's right..."
While several people were discussing, they suddenly heard Baihu's voice coming from behind them: "You guys, please lower your voices. Didn't you see that the brothers are still catching up on their sleep?"
After traveling all night, everyone was still exhausted even though they had a good rest yesterday, so many people were catching up on their sleep.
The few people chatting immediately shut up, and after the patrolling hundreds of households left, everyone started chatting in low voices.
These sergeants who have been in battle for a long time can quickly adapt to the upcoming battle, so they can talk and laugh happily at this time.
At this moment, someone joked: "Chuan Bao, after we enter the city... why don't we find you a woman? You are still a boy!"
Everyone laughed and looked at the young man next to them, who was sitting on the cushion and looking at the direction of the rising sun.
"Chuanbao, tell the truth... have you ever thought about women? If you tell lies, I'll slap you!"
Chuanbao turned around, looked at the crowd, hesitated for a moment and said, "I just want to think about my mother, I want to go home!"
This was said sincerely, and no one would say it was a lie, because everyone present was homesick.
In order to appear stronger, they suppressed these emotions.
As Liu Chuanbao said these words, everyone at the scene was in a no-joke mood.
After a few breaths, someone finally said: "If we want to go home, we have to win this battle!"
Someone else said: "It was said above that as long as we break through Longyou and enter the pass, we can go home!"
Although he said this, everyone present understood that the hope of returning home was very slim.
Time passed quickly, the ladders were sent out one after another, the officers began to train the team, and the ranks of the Forbidden Army began to adjust.
Their actions were discovered by the defenders on the city wall. The young and strong soldiers resting on the city wall immediately went into alert mode after being reminded by the officers.
On the city wall, many stones and wood have been piled up, as well as large pots that have been boiled.
Everyone's expressions are full of determination, and they will risk their lives to protect their hard-won peaceful life.
Looking at the military formation on the opposite side, a member of the household reminded: "Sir, they are coming!"
As soon as he finished speaking, drums sounded on the opposite side, and the Imperial Guard soldiers began to advance forward.
Their vanguard was more than 500 meters away from the city wall. They had to walk slowly at the beginning and save their strength to charge when they got closer to the city wall.
"Brothers, go into the city and get whatever you want..."
"The commander said, except for food... everything in the city belongs to whoever grabs it!"
After some encouragement, the Forbidden Army soldiers became more motivated to fight, and they could not wait to enter the city.