Nearly 60,000 troops from the three kingdoms of Yi, Xiang, and Qi, as well as a 5,000-strong army, gathered outside Kaiqing City. In front of the siege equipment, soldiers all over the mountains and plains were cutting down trees to prepare for the construction of Yuncheng. War drums sounded one after another in demonstrations.
He Ran and Shi Lang climbed a hill to overlook Kaiqing City. Although this city was not as good as Dingyang, it was far from comparable to the Bell City. The city was high and deep, with more than 10,000 guardsmen. It was by no means easy.
Conquered.
He Ran was the most bothered about attacking the city. He felt that it was the least technical method of warfare and required a high price, so after looking at the Qing city, he shook his head slightly and said: "We will suffer damage under a hard attack."
I’m afraid it’s over 10,000.”
Shi Lang said: "Even if it is less than 10,000, it will not be too little. This is the most difficult battle against Shun. There is no way. The war will continue until the royal city is broken. If you want to reduce the damage to such a strong city, you can only use piles of earth as a base."
Shan's method will take at least two or three months of work. If they don't surrender by then, they will be determined to break up with the city. Fortunately, we have plenty of time. When King Fan's army arrives, we can use this free time to dispatch troops to mop up the enemy.
In the northern cities, turning Kaiqing into an isolated city will not cause any changes."
As for the siege strategy of "piling earth into a mountain", He Ran no longer stayed at the superficial understanding of the previous life by asking for advice from Xiao Xiao and learning from military books. The non-soldiers poured a bag of earth into the city.
It's so simple. First, you need to build many cloud cities with the same height as the city towers, use archers to threaten the enemy, then erect several closely arranged wooden walls under the city, use the wooden walls to block them, and then use wood to build several wooden paths leading to the city.
The corridor has been built to a distance that is too far away from rolling wooden thunderstones. All the wood used above needs to be treated with fire protection. The method is to boil a glutinous rice crop and then mix it with mud and apply it thickly on the surface of the wood. The rocket will then
It is difficult to penetrate.
The corridor must be built extremely solidly to prevent it from being destroyed by trebuchets, and it must be covered with a thick layer of soil so that even if kerosene is spread on the city, there will be no fear. The next step is to transport the soil through the corridor.
, as the pile of earth is raised, wooden walls are erected on top, and the corridor is raised and widened until the height is close to the battlements. The amount of work required to build several earth mountains at the same time can be imagined. This tactic can only be used to attack.
It can only be used when the city side has plenty of time and no worries. While piling up the soil, it can also use the corridor to cover it and dig from below to dig one or several tunnels leading into the city, making it difficult for the defenders to defend themselves. Generally, once the attack starts,
If the earth is piled up, it means that the victory is certain, and the city will probably not be able to defend it.
While the two were discussing, He Ran suddenly made a silence gesture, frowned and said, "Why did the drums stop?"
Before Shi Lang could answer, a sound of bells and drums came from far away from Kaiqing City. He stamped his foot and said: "That's bad, King Shun has passed away."
The rule of war has always been "property but not mourning". Although this rule has been broken long ago, benevolent rulers still disdain it. After all, it is an act that is despised by the world. The Yi country is in an excellent situation, so there is no need to bear this bad reputation. It can be stopped according to etiquette.
Soldiering for three months undoubtedly gave Shun Guo a chance to survive. When they redeployed and attacked again, they would have to pay a higher price. This is no wonder why Shi Lang was so anxious. King Shun died so badly.
It's time.
He Ran was also worried. This kind of matter would not only affect the reputation of Yi State and Su Pingjiang, but would also affect the public sentiment. He did not dare to make the decision without authorization. He would not be willing to wait for three months to withdraw his troops.
"What do you think?" Tokiro looked at him and asked.
He Ran shook his head helplessly and said: "King Shun has made no achievements in his life, but his death in the interests of the country has greatly benefited the country. I have no idea. I have no choice but to withdraw my troops."
Shilang sighed heavily and said: "Since God's will is this, this is the only way we can do it. When the envoys to announce the funeral arrive, we will withdraw our troops hundreds of miles away."
He Ran narrowed his eyes and said, "Fan Bang doesn't have such rules, does it?"
When Shi Lang heard this, he was immediately overjoyed and laughed and said: "You are still smart. I forgot about them in my haste. The foreign countries don't educate people from the Central Plains and don't pay attention to these things. Although they can't point them to capture Kaiqing City, they can sweep the north.
But it was so successful that the whole country had less than 30,000 soldiers to fight."
He Ran said with a bad smile: "Look, I have the foresight. I have to make an agreement with King Fan, otherwise they will have to go to more land than us after being busy for a long time. This is not good. The land north of Kaiqing is the least
Let's get half of it." At this point, he clucked his teeth, "That's not cost-effective either. I planned to take all of it, but giving them half is too much. Uh... you go tell him, I can't drive this.
mouth."
Shilang was anxious at that time, and glared: "You feel like it's hard to speak, can I say it? If they go to fight, it would be great if they can give us half, but you are too greedy."
He Ran smiled and said: "Don't worry, don't I feel sorry for you? Otherwise... don't let them fight. At worst, it will take more effort to fight, and it will be hundreds of miles away."
"If you have the ability, just go and talk to King Fan. He has many advisers, so he can see through this. I can't think of any excuse to stop them from attacking the northern land."
He Ran rolled his eyes at him and said, "I shouldn't count on you. Is it because I'm afraid that I'll offend my uncle and my beloved wife will run away with him?"
Shi Lang really couldn't laugh or cry, he shook his head and said, "I'm really impressed by you. Suddenly you are in such a big trouble and you are still in the mood to joke."
"If crying worked, I would have burst into tears long ago. Let's go back to camp. I have to think carefully about what to say to my adopted brother." He Ran said as he walked down the mountain.
"Come and take a look!" Tokiro shouted from behind.
He Ran saw him stretching his neck and looking in the direction of Kaiqing City, and hurriedly walked back. When he looked up, he saw that the city gate had been opened, and a group of people were galloping out. No flags were seen. Even though they were far away, they could be seen.
**Most of them are not wearing armor.
Tokiro said doubtfully: "It doesn't seem like he came to report his funeral, but he seems to have escaped."
Under their gaze, people continued to rush out of the city gate, in twos and threes.
Shi Lang glanced at He Ran, who shook his head and said that he could not guess what happened in the city. Shi Lang made a prompt decision and sent an order to wait for an opportunity to seize the south gate. In fact, it was too late to send the order to the front army at this time, because there was a loud noise in the Yi army.
The sound of war drums was heard, no doubt Su Ming reacted immediately when he saw the fighter planes. Shi Lang passed this military order to make Su Ming bolder.
At this moment, a shun army rushed out of the city gate, killing those who escaped in front. After chasing them for a while, they saw Yi Jun coming to kill them. The shun army retreated quickly and closed the city gate before Yi Jun could approach.
Arrows were fired from the city, and the Yi army immediately retreated.
He Ran stumbled and said regretfully: "Who has escaped? Since you have the ability to break through the city gate, it would be better to report the news in advance. It is such a pity for such a good opportunity."
Tokiro also felt the same way, "What's rare is that Shun Ren has not formally announced his funeral. It's a pity. Well, let's go and have a look."
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