The plain outside the city wall in the south of Rongcheng has now become a construction site.
Within fifty miles of Rongcheng, Yong's army recruited nearly 10,000 young men. They have been busy day and night in the past few days and have filled in three dirt roads on the moat.
The young men are not idle, they are still filling in the fourth channel, which will be completed within today.
Excavating mud and rock and filling the moat is a very large project, and it is a heavy physical work for young people.
The mud and stones used to fill the river were brought from five miles south of Rongcheng, and the young people traveled on this five-mile road.
Carrying the rocks on his back, Yang Hongwen was so tired that he gasped and finally couldn't hold on and threw the basket on the ground.
"Take a rest, take a rest!" Yang Hongwen shouted loudly.
He said this to the soldiers of the Yong Army not far away, so as not to be misunderstood that he didn't want to do it.
As soon as he stopped, Baihu who was following him also stopped. At this moment, he was also so tired that he lay directly on the dirt.
The two of them rested for more than a minute before gradually regaining their composure.
Seeing that there was no one around, the hundred households couldn't help but said: "Sir, we can't stay any longer, we have to find a way to leave!"
Yang Hongwen sighed: "Don't I know? The Yong army is closely guarding them, and I'm afraid they have to finish their work before they can leave!"
His majestic envoy to Lingbei is actually here with the enemy, helping them carry earth and rocks to fill the moat. What the hell is going on?
"Sir, I'm afraid that we won't be able to leave even after the work is done!"
Baihu immediately said: "When the time comes, if the Yong army lets the conscripted Qingzhuang lead the way and lets us attack the city for them, what will happen will happen..."
This method of driving people away to live as refugees and siege a city is not new.
After hearing these words, Yang Hongwen felt heavier and heavier, and he also felt particularly aggrieved.
If he hadn't run around, this disaster wouldn't have happened.
Unfortunately, regret is useless. The most important thing now is to find a way to escape.
"What can you do?" Yang Hongwen asked.
"This... not yet!"
After working here for five or six days, the tight security of Yong's army had made Yang Hongwen and Yang Hongwen desperate, so they could not think of any way.
The power of Yong's army also impressed Yang Hongwen deeply. Such an army made him just want to escape.
"If he really escapes back, I think we should just defend the river. Who wants to come to Rongcheng and let him do it by himself!" Although he can't go back, it doesn't stop Yang Hongwen from thinking so freely.
After nodding, the hundred households asked again: "But, King Ruoning strictly ordered to cross the river..."
Yang Hongwen said coldly: "If you give him face, he is the king. If you don't give him face, who will he be?"
"My lord is mighty!" Baihu sent a flattering message at the right time.
With the basket on his back, Yang Hongwen stood up with difficulty and said in a deep voice: "Okay, hurry up and get to work, otherwise you won't get lunch!"
Nowadays, food is tight. If the basic tasks cannot be completed, Yong's army will not distribute food to the young and strong, so they have to work hard to eat.
Along with the large army, Yang Hongwen and his two men approached Rongcheng.
When they entered about 200 meters away from the city wall, there were dedicated people holding large shields to protect the young men who were advancing and escorting them to continue approaching the city.
There were many arrows stuck in the big shield, which were all shot from the city wall.
Yang Hongwen and his two men were being escorted closer and closer to the moat, but there were no rooms on the wall at the moment.
Since the arrows can't kill anyone, why waste the arrows? The defenders understood this.
Just when Yang Hongwen thought he was safe, a whistling sound suddenly came from ahead, scaring him so much that he squatted on the ground.
Next, the world returned to peace, and the Yong soldiers roared from behind: "Keep working, they can't shoot you with shields!"
Everyone had no choice but to continue moving forward, but at a slower pace. Apparently the arrows just now scared them.
In fact, Yang Hongwen understood the defenders in the city very well. As they watched the moat being filled up section after section, they could not do anything else except shoot a few arrows.
Soon, Yang Hongwen walked to the moat and poured the stones in his basket into the river.
Looking beyond the shield in front, Yang Hongwen looked at the tower.
The distance between the two was at most sixty or seventy meters, so that Yang Hongwen could see what the soldiers on the city wall were doing.
But no matter what these people were doing, Yang Hongwen clearly felt that their morale was extremely low.
"It's strange that the morale is not low when the rope around the neck is tightened!"
When Yang Hongwen was sighing, in a military camp a few hundred meters away, several Yong Army commanders were inspecting siege equipment.
Compared with the task of filling the river, making siege equipment is undoubtedly more important.
The aerial ladder is extremely simple, and dozens of them have been produced, which are enough to handle all reinforcements in the later stage.
In comparison, the siege vehicles, which are responsible for the main force of the early attack, are undoubtedly much more difficult to make, and only six of them have been made so far.
The height of the siege vehicle is about the same as the city wall. The base is more than four meters long and wide. It can transport more than 30 soldiers to the city wall at one time.
Only one person can go up the ladder at a time, so it is difficult to gain an advantage on the city wall. The siege engine just makes up for this shortcoming.
Walking onto the platform above the siege vehicles, Ding Hong said in a deep voice: "There are two more siege vehicles that can be completed today, so we will have eight vehicles, which can send more than 200 soldiers to the city wall at a time!"
Zheng Fan stood in the open space below, raised his head and said: "Let them rush up with grenades and blow him up, and our people can occupy the city wall!"
Chen Yuhe nodded and said: "In this case, Rongcheng will take it!"
That's right, taking a strong city is that simple, they just need to do things step by step.
Chen Yuhe continued: "What really reassures me is that the people we dispersed have stabilized the situation in the two counties, and the rest of the counties have surrendered!"
It can also be seen from this sentence that Chen Yuhe did not take people like Li Jinzhong seriously, at least these people could not make him uneasy.
At this time Ding Hong said: "I heard from the south that King Ning brought tens of thousands of people to the north. I think after taking care of Li Jinzhong and others, we can wipe them out easily!"
The news between them and the imperial court has never been cut off, not to mention that they also sent out scouts, so they knew about the major events happening in the south.
Ding Hong spoke lightly, but Zheng Fan below frowned and said: "I heard that the other guards have asked the prince for instructions and are ready to go south to suppress the thieves... If we kill them, we may lose face!
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The other guards he mentioned were the guards of people like Xu Hong.
Chen Yuhe also nodded at this moment and said: "We have made other people jealous by taking this job. As long as those people in the south are not looking for trouble, we will leave them behind for now!"
If Yang Hongwen is in the closet, he will only feel endless humiliation.
Chen Yu and these people really didn't take them seriously.
"Let's not talk about these distant matters for now. Commander Chen...has it been decided to attack tomorrow?"
After Ding Hong asked, Zheng Fan also glanced over, trying to get accurate information from Chen Yuhe.
"Let's do it tomorrow!" Chen Yuhe said firmly.
Ding Hong continued: "In that case, let's separate the grenades first and distribute them to the soldiers who ascend first tonight!"
Zheng Fan on the side immediately said: "That's exactly it!"
The siege will be undertaken by their men. This is the time to make achievements, so they are particularly eager.
Chen Yuhe nodded and said, "I'll send someone to deliver it to you later!"
The two of them were overjoyed and heard Zheng Fan say: "Let's go see other places!"
