The forward troops of Yong's army had already arrived at the foot of Rongcheng and began to surround Rongcheng one after another.
It took about half a day, but Yong's army was guarding all four gates of Rongcheng, and their total strength did not exceed 10,000.
The Yong army rushing to the southwest this time has 20,000 troops and 30,000 guardsmen. Only one-fifth of the troops are currently in place.
Among them, 30,000 garrison troops have been stationed in prefectures and counties along the way to Shu. This can also make the Yong army's supply line more stable.
They did not encounter too many obstacles on their way to Shu, and the cities along the way were basically protected by the wind.
Li Jinzhong took away the garrison of each city, making it impossible to defend these cities. There was no other way but to surrender.
The three guardsmen had a place to go, and the remaining 20,000 elites, including more than 9,000 cavalry, were separated to clear out the zombies.
Li Jinzhong removed the defenders from various places, causing the defense capabilities of various places to drop sharply, putting Shu County in an extremely dangerous state.
If you are not careful, zombies may spread in the two southwest counties, causing the two counties to be deserted.
As the main commander of this attack, Chen Yuhe knew very well that defeating Li Jinzhong was only one aspect of this expedition. He also had to maintain the safety of the people in the southwest.
Even the latter was more important than defeating Li Jinzhong, so Chen Yuhe sent cavalry to various places to eliminate zombies that might cause trouble.
As a result, the Yong army that has arrived in Rongcheng now has only 10,000 infantry soldiers, plus 1,000 cavalry led by Chen Yuhe.
"Is this all the Yong troops who came here?"
On the tower, Li Jinzhong was extremely surprised.
He was already prepared to face the siege of the city by 50,000 Yong troops, but he didn't know that there were only 10,000 people there now.
There were only two thousand people at each city gate. This way of dividing the troops made Li Jinzhong extremely angry. This showed that the Yong army outside the city did not take him seriously at all.
"His grandma, this is too disrespectful!" A general on the side was furious.
"Sir, I humbly lead someone to meet them!"
Li Jinzhong's expression darkened, and then he said: "Don't be reckless, Yong Jun is probably setting a trap for us!"
Even if the Yong army outside the city did not trap him, Li Jinzhong would not agree to go out to fight. After all, they had a greater advantage in defending the city.
If he rushes out of the city and loses the battle, it will affect the morale of the army. Li Jinzhong does not dare to gamble.
"People in the city, listen, as long as you surrender now, the prince will still let you live. If you persist in resisting, you will only die!"
Hearing these words, all the generals on the city wall laughed.
"It seems that these people may not have woken up!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone burst into laughter, and the tower was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
This was a routine attempt to persuade them to surrender, and it was Chen Yuhe's kindness that he was willing to give these people a chance.
Listening to the harsh laughter on the distant city wall, Chen Yuhe couldn't help but cursed: "These are a bunch of people who don't know how to live or die!"
Next to Chen Yuhe was Ding Hong, the commander of the third guard. He only heard him say: "The prince said that if they don't surrender, they don't need to be imprisoned and interrogated after breaking the city, but they can be beheaded directly in public display!"
These people provoked the war and killed too many people. In Zhao Yanxun's opinion, they were hopeless and it would not be a pity to kill them.
"Do you have any ideas on how to break the city?" Chen Yuhe asked.
Although he is the commander-in-chief, he still has to discuss with the other two commanders. After all, they have to fight the battle together.
"How else can we break the city? First fill up the moat, build siege equipment at the same time, and then just attack by force!"
All of his men were first-level soldiers, which gave Ding Hong great caution, so he didn't even think about this method.
"I see that the narrowest part of this moat is five to six feet long. It would take several days to fill the moat!" The person who said this was Zheng Fan, the commander of the Sixth Guards.
Ding Hong then asked: "If we don't fill the river, and the siege equipment we build cannot be transported across, how can we attack the city?"
"Do we have to build that big car? Can't we just use a ladder?"
"Ladder? Use a ladder to attack directly, but you don't know how many people will die. Although our brothers are brave, they are all flesh and blood!" Ding Hong said with a cold face.
What he said was entirely from the perspective of a soldier.
Although his soldiers have been upgraded and their individual combat effectiveness has been strengthened, they will still face life and death concerns if they are shot or hit by stones.
From the time when the army was launched in Longyou to the present, the original army has suffered tens of thousands of casualties.
When the two were arguing, Chen Yuhe finally said: "Forget it... let's fill in the river first!"
"You are afraid of wasting time, but I don't think you need to worry. We can call on the people nearby to help!"
"They are short of food. As long as we give them food, won't they be willing to work?"
What's more important is that the common people's tools are readily available and there are enough people.
When they were hungry, they had no other choice even if they were worried about the danger of filling in the river and felling trees.
Seeing that the two people beside him had no objections, Chen Yuhe immediately said: "Immediately send an order to recruit people from nearby prefectures and counties. It is best to find more carpenters. Just say that if you come to work, you will be given food!"
When the military order was conveyed, Ding Hong suddenly asked: "Commander Chen, can you give us some of the grenades that the prince issued before leaving?"
Zheng Fan also knew about this, so he also looked at Chen Yuhe at this moment.
Good things like grenades are definitely very useful when attacking a city, so both of them want to share some.
It's a pity that the output of this thing is not high, especially after leaving Longyou, we have to find raw materials again, so that large-scale production is temporarily impossible.
But even so, Chen Yuhe still had nearly two hundred thunder in his hands at this moment.
Chen Yuhe looked at the city ahead and said, "Don't worry, you two will have your things!"
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"It's really a strong soldier!"
In a forest ten miles south of Rongcheng, looking at the Yong Army cavalry passing through the official road in front, Yang Hongwen sincerely admired them.
The army he led stopped after reaching the south bank of the river, but he himself took more than 20 cavalry and crossed the river to sneak into Rongcheng Mansion.
This guy is very courageous. The reason why he came here alone is to see the Yong army with his own eyes.
Now that he saw it with his own eyes, Yang Hongwen had to admit that these Yong soldiers were indeed elite.
After admiring, and looking at the Yong Army cavalry retreating away, Yang Hongwen asked the people around him: "There are only five cavalry on the opposite side, and we have more than 20 cavalry. If we attack by surprise...can we win?"
The five knights who appeared in front of him were the people who were sent out by Chen Yuhe to gather the people and go to Rongcheng to help attack the city.
Although this five-person team had few troops, it was well-equipped and Yang Hongwen did not dare to be careless.
"Sir, there are twenty of them, it will be easy to take them down!"
Although the equipment of the twenty of them was somewhat inferior, they had a huge advantage in strength. From the perspective of Baihu who answered, it would not be difficult at all to kill the five people on the opposite side.
Yang Hongwen nodded and said, "Okay, try to catch them alive!"
"Just take a look!"
After saying this, the hundred households ordered their twenty men and rode towards the departing Yong army.
Only Yang Hongwen and a few guards are left in place, and they will wait for news here.
Time gradually passed, and within about five minutes, Yang Hongwen heard a series of horseshoes, which made them full of expectations.
"Let's go and have a look!" Yang Hongwen said, waving his whip.
Several people rode their horses forward, and as soon as they walked out of the woods, they saw the thousands of households appearing in front of them, riding their horses quickly towards them.
"Is this a victory?"
When Yang Hongwen was confused, he heard someone yelling: "Sir, run away... Yong's army is coming to kill you!"
"How many of them are there?"
"Five...five hundred people!"
Qianhu wanted to say five people, but it sounded like he was too useless, so he quickly changed his words.
In a hurry, Yang Hongwen had no time to ask more questions, so he could only turn around and leave.