"Daddy, what are you doing outside?"
Li Duan, who was practicing kung fu, heard a loud voice outside, trotted over and asked Li Yidao.
Li Yi picked him up, put him on his lap, and said, "Outside, there's a firecracker outside..."
"Firecrackers?" Li Duan's eyes lit up, and he said, "Father, I want to watch the firecrackers too!"
Li Yi doesn't mind taking the child around and seeing the world when he was young, but now those scenes outside Cangzhou City are bloody and cruel, let alone Li Duan, even if he saw it, he would leave The never-ending shadow.
He touched Li Duan's head and said with a smile: "If you want to see it, go see it, let Grandpa Xu take you there, remember to come back early, your aunt will be back in a few days, she has been away for so long, Duan'er must miss her very much Bar?"
Li Duan jumped off his lap and said seriously: "Father, I don't care about setting off firecrackers anymore. Duan'er is a man, and a man must practice his kung fu well. Only when Xiao Mu grows up can he protect her. She is being bullied, and I still have to protect Xiaorui, Xiaoniang, many people... I can't relax."
"Daddy, I'm off to practice."
Li Yi watched him walk back into the yard, put on a posture, punched and kicked, and already had a little momentum.
Although he was everyone's baby since he was a child, everyone including Ruyi did not spoil him. Three-year-old Li Duan was more well-behaved and sensible than thirteen-year-old Yang Fu. Li Yi was very pleased.
He turned his head and looked outside. The sound of explosions was still coming and going. As long as the weather permits, this thing is an invincible weapon whether it is used for siege or defense, unless there is a huge difference in the number of people. For 10,000 people, if you don't meet a god-like commander, there is almost no possibility of victory.
Obviously, in the absence of food and grass, he chose to spend half a day catching up and attacking the city immediately. The commander of the enemy army was obviously not that smart.
city wall.
General Fan rubbed his hands together and said, "Damn it, I have been fighting for twenty years, but I don't know how to fight like this. As long as I stand on the wall and throw stones, the enemy will come up to kill me one after another. Isn’t it just cutting leeks…”
Wei Liang looked down and saw that the enemy army had already retreated. He ordered the left and right: "Take a look at the casualties and take a rest."
Although none of the soldiers left the city, some people were still injured by the enemy's arrows and stones. Of course, compared with the thousands of casualties of the enemy, their losses were almost negligible.
Five miles away from the city of Cangzhou, more than 10,000 people retreated and camped temporarily.
In the camp, the atmosphere was dull.
"General Pang, they are punished by Jingguo. If we can't win... what shall we do?" A partial general just said, thinking of the partial general who was sacrificed by General Pang because of his morale loss, he immediately changed his words.
General Na Pang thought for a while, then said with a sullen face: "Repair for half an hour, and carry out the second strong attack!"
I thought Cangzhou was still the original Cangzhou, with 20,000 troops, enough to easily break through the dilapidated city walls of Cangzhou and drive straight in.
However, in such a short period of time, the other party built the city wall so strong, and even possessed Jingguo's God's Punishment Artifact...
But they cannot be refunded.
They have no food and grass, so they have no way to retreat. They can only advance, not retreat. There is still a chance to advance, and there is only a dead end to retreat.
The deputy general walked out of the tent and said loudly: "The whole army is repaired, half an hour later, the second attack!"
On the city wall, General Fan looked at the enemy army that was gradually approaching here, and he gnawed a steamed bun with meat in his hand, and said loudly: "Get ready to meet the enemy!"
After a while, he looked at the enemy who was focusing on attacking the city gate, a sneer appeared on his face, and he waved his hand, "Throw!"
Below, at the gate of the city.
The thunder exploded, and with every sound someone fell, and every time someone fell, someone stood up and slammed a thick giant tree against the city gate, making a dull sound.
"Siege the city with all our strength, open the gate, and we will win!"
Crazy expressions appeared on their faces, as they struck again and again, the city gate shook violently under their impact.
The person at the front showed excitement on his face, and said loudly: "The city gate is about to be broken, use more force, more force!"
boom!
boom!
Dozens of people hugged the giant wood and hit it against the city gate. Even the heavy city gate couldn't withstand the strong impact and made a creaking sound.
Finally, after a certain impact, the giant log directly crashed through the city gate, and the two city gates fell apart.
Then they saw the wall behind the gate.
The person at the front rushed in excitedly, bumped into the thick city wall, and his head was bloody.
He raised his head, touched the blood on his forehead, looked at the city wall in front of him, his eyes were empty.
"Oh shit!"
He collapsed to the ground as if all his strength had been sucked out.
The gates, the gates—they've built the gates!
Who is the guard in Cangzhou, who made the decision to build the city gate, is he a pig!
For an army, the ability to attack is very important, very important!
Seal the city gate, although the enemy can't get in, they can't get out either.
The enemy can pile up soil as a watchtower, use the watchtower higher than the city wall to suppress the archers on the city wall, then dig the city wall and break into the city...
The enemy can also bypass the city and attack directly behind, leaving only a small group of elite soldiers to watch...
There is no more stupid way to defend a city than to seal the gates!
Although Cangzhou is already the most northwest city in the Wu Kingdom, and there is no rear, and although they have only one purpose for this trip, and it is impossible to bypass it, if they seal the city gate, don't they plan to fight back
If the opponent doesn't fight back, they won't be able to attack. If they can't attack, what will they eat
It's shameless enough to hide on the city wall and throw those horrible things, but now even the city gate is sealed, they—are they still human!
There was thunder outside, and with a few of them, it was impossible to dig through the city wall. With tears in his eyes, the leader shouted, "Back, back!"
…
On the city wall, looking at the enemy retreating for the second time, Wei Liang looked back at General Fan and asked, "Where did you learn so many tricks, it's shameful!"
"Thank you for your reward..." General Fan cupped his hands modestly, and said, "It's because King Jing taught him well. King Jing said that the other party has no food, can't get in, and can't last for a few days..."
Wei Liang nodded. As a general, both he and Fan Qiao knew that blocking the city gates was usually taken for granted by civil servants, and it was the most stupid thing to do.
However, King Jing let them know that nothing is absolute.
After Cangzhou is a place of chaos. The opponent's goal is only Cangzhou, and it is impossible and will not go around. If they want to consume Cangzhou through the siege, their number is not enough. What's more, in the city of Cangzhou, food is now piled up like a mountain, enough to consume. The other party has done dozens or hundreds of times.
From the beginning to the end, they only need to stand on the city wall and throw the punishment from heaven.
They don't need to go out to confront each other head-on. In a few days, there are 20,000... Now I am afraid that there are only 10,000 troops left, and they will be defeated without a fight.
Outside the city of Cangzhou, the army had retreated ten li.
General Pang sat in the tent, his eyes were bloodshot.
A general opened the tent, walked in, and said in a deep voice: "General, our army suffered more than 6,000 casualties in the two sieges, and there are still more than 12,000 people who are capable of fighting again..."
After he finished speaking, he looked up again, and said with difficulty: "General, our food and grass have been used up..."
General Pang clenched his fists, released them after a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Kill the horse!"
The general's face changed, "General, killing the horse can solve the emergency, but our cavalry will be useless! If the enemy leaves the city, our combat power will be greatly damaged!"
"Don't you see it yet?" General Pang looked at him and asked, "They just want to consume us to death!"
"Send an order to encircle Cangzhou!" He said in a gloomy voice, "After the food and grass from the rear arrives, I will send people to the states to recruit. I want to see how long the food in their city will be enough for them!"