The drawing of lots was completed quickly and the results came out.
Liu Cheng walked back to his seat and sat down, looking at the generals of the Western Regions and said: "Remember the order of your attack.
I would like to emphasize it again.
If anyone else is perfunctory and does not make any effort when attacking the city tomorrow, he will end up worse than them."
The three kings will be even worse.
Don’t think that the general won’t know if you are playing tricks.
Someone will report it to the general.
The general will also send people to supervise the battle just like today.”
All the generals in the Western Regions felt chills in their hearts, and their laziness was completely gone.
Liu Cheng continued: "Everyone leads the attack for two quarters of an hour.
Before the first echelon has withdrawn, the next echelon will go up.
Until all the second echelon is in place, the first echelon can withdraw to rest.
Tomorrow there will be a large-scale Siege equipment will assist you in siege, I hope you can make good use of it."
"Before today's siege battle on the east city wall begins, my general issued incentives to the Khotanese army and organized a supervisory team to supervise the battle from behind.
Anyone who is afraid of the enemy and retreats without authorization will be killed by the supervisory team.
It seems that in today’s siege battle on the east wall, the incentives and the formation of the supervising team are The effect of the construction is very good, and the same can be done for your three armies.
The incentives that this general gave to the Khotan army can also be used for the armies of your three countries.
After you go back, you can announce it to the soldiers.
The supervising team will also start the siege battle tomorrow.
The formation has been completed.
Do you have anything else to say?”
No one said anything.
Liu Cheng immediately waved his hand and said: "Okay, that's it for today.
You all go back and control the troops and horses.
No trouble is allowed.
Whoever's people make trouble will be the cause of trouble for this general.
Do you understand?"
"yes" The generals in the Western Regions withdrew from their tents and returned to their military camps.
Ma Chao was still a little young and did not understand the way of leadership, so he asked: "General, why don't you kill all those who came after you and leave only three people to lead the three armies?
Wouldn't it be simpler that way?"
Liu Cheng patted Ma Chao on the shoulder and said: "Meng Qi, you must have a way to control your subordinates.
If these people are left behind, they will be wary of each other.
No one dares to act rashly and can only obey the orders of the general.
Whoever If someone has ulterior motives, once they are noticed and discovered, someone may inform the general.
If someone does not work hard, someone will also report to the general.
But if each army only has 1.
As a general, I don’t know what they did and whether they fought with all their strength.
Even if they send people to keep an eye on them, they will find ways to deceive the people they send, and they will also have no enthusiasm to keep these people.
Let them compete, and they will attack the city with all their strength.
Whoever doesn't want to be a king is willing to be a subordinate.
You must remember that you can't control your subordinates by force alone, but also by using your brain."
Ma Chao was not a reckless man.
After Liu Cheng nudged him like this, he suddenly understood a lot of things.
That night, the military camps of all countries were very calm, as if nothing happened.
It seemed that the generals of the Western Regions controlled their subordinates very well.
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The deaths of the three kings did not cause mutiny or chaos, and everything was as usual.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, each army began to prepare for the siege.
Two large siege equipment, the trebuchet and the manhole, were ready.
Liu Cheng rode his horse and stood in the middle of the army, closing his eyes and concentrating.
As the sun gradually rose, the time officer came over and reported: "General, the time has come."
Liu Cheng opened his eyes and gave the order to the herald: "Herald, order the three armies from the north, south, and west to start attacking the city.
There must be no mistake."
"Follow your orders" The three fast horses quickly galloped out of the military formation and headed in three directions.
Not long after, the horn of the attack came, followed by waves of shouts of killing.
There were many stone bullets flying towards the city wall and the city in the sky to the west, south and north, and from time to time there was smoke billowing from behind.
The kerosene bombs on the tail wing flew across the sky towards the city wall and the city, causing huge panic among the Shule defenders on the city wall and in the city.
On this land in the Western Region, no one has ever used trebuchets to throw such horrific weapons as stone bombs and kerosene bombs.
When stone bullets hit the city gate tower one after another, a big hole was smashed out of the city gate, sawdust and gravel flew everywhere, and countless defenders were wounded and screamed.
This extremely strong visual impact caused a powerful effect.
The garrison soldiers were frightened, and many timid people were so frightened that they dropped their weapons and fled to the city.
When the stone bullet smashed the boiling water pot on the city wall, and a large amount of boiling water splashed and made the surrounding defenders scream and run away one after another, almost everyone was frightened by the power of this weapon.
When the stone bullets hit the city wall, causing the defenders' feet to tremble, the defenders squatted down with pale faces in fear.
When the kerosene bombs fell to the ground and smashed, a large amount of kerosene spattered out, and dozens of Shule soldiers around were ignited in fire and burned in all directions, screaming in agony, and the others were so scared that their hands and legs weakened.
Soft.
When the kerosene bombs flew into the city and smashed into the house, and the house instantly burst into flames, the surrounding Shule people fled in fear, and there was a panic in the city.
King Shule stood on the top of the city with a pale face, looking at the stone bullets and kerosene bombs that kept flying over.
At this moment, he seemed to have lost his determination to resist, and the guards had to help him to hide under the city wall.
With the throne vacant and the reward of whoever breaks the city first will be king, the generals of the Western Regions worked hard and directed their soldiers to rush to the city wall one after another.
The supervising team strictly enforced the law under their orders.
Those who were afraid of the enemy and those who fled midway were all killed.
Those who were afraid and tried to escape had to grit their teeth and follow the others towards the city wall in order to survive.
Under the heavy reward, the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms in the Western Regions were stimulated to the point of fearing death, and each one of them rushed towards Shule City like wild beasts.
The stone bullets and kerosene bombs fired by the trebuchets caused great panic and shock to the Shule defenders, and the defensive force on the city wall was reduced to zero until the trebuchets stopped firing and the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms in the Western Regions began to rush towards the city wall. , the Shule garrison returned to the city wall, but their courage had been taken away.
The use of well railings caused heavy casualties to the Shule defenders.
Archers from the Three Kingdoms of the Western Regions stood on the well rails higher than the city wall and fired arrows at the Shule army on the city wall.
Being shot down allowed the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms in the Western Regions who were riding the siege ladder to continue to reduce their casualties, and they were able to quickly climb the city wall to fight with the defenders.
In the Han army's formation outside the city to the east of Shule City, Chen Qun reported to Liu Cheng: "General, it has been an hour.
The three walls of the north, south and west have been attacked by Cheshi, Yanqi and Kucha troops.
The progress is now underway.
In the battle for the city wall, according to the news from these three parties, King Shule should have sent a large number of reinforcements to these three city walls."
Liu Cheng opened his eyes again and ordered: "Send an order to the generals of Cheshi Army, Yanqi Army and Qiuci Army, asking them to first stabilize their positions on the city wall, and then think of ways to expand the results.
They must withstand it."
"Yes" Chen Qun turned around and left to send someone to deliver the order.
Liu Cheng said to Xu Huang: "Gong Ming, it's your turn.
Try to break through the city wall and enter the city at once."
"Follow the order," Xu Huang agreed, clasping his fists and galloping away on horseback.
"Trebuchet ready, fire oil bombs" Xu Huang did not fire stone bombs first like the other three sides of the siege, but fired kerosene bombs first.
In his opinion, kerosene bombs have a stronger deterrent effect than stone bombs because they can cause large-scale fires and fires. .
Fire oil bombs dragging thick smoke flew towards the city head and the city one after another, causing a lot of panic on the city wall and inside the city.
Fires quickly broke out at the city head and the area near the east city wall, and people on the city wall were constantly being burned.
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Oil splattered on them and caught fire, and the defenders became confused and scurried about.
Liu Ye, who was beside Liu Cheng, touched his chin and said: "General, the efficiency of this trebuchet seems to be too low.
If it can be fired faster, it will definitely have an extraordinary effect.
The destruction and panic it will cause will definitely will multiply” Liu Cheng sighed: "For a long time, the court and the people have only focused on Confucianism, but have ignored the improvement of technology.
The Mohist school has its merits.
If Mohist manufacturing techniques can be used for the national economy and people's livelihood, it will not only improve the lives of the people, but also benefit the army."
Construction has huge benefits, and future national policies should focus on this aspect.
Whether you are an official or a general, teaching or educating people, or living as a common people, you must be pragmatic.
Some people think that you can become an official after reading some books, but they only know the use of rhetoric.
It can improve the combat effectiveness of the army and improve the living standards of the people.
It can still increase the food production of the fields and educate the people."
These words shocked the surrounding officials and generals.
If others had said such words, they would not have cared and might have laughed at them.
However, Liu Cheng’s words were no longer a joke, but would definitely be carried out. .
"Dong dong dong" the drum sounded, which was the signal to attack.
A large number of Khotan troops rushed towards the city wall carrying siege ladders.
Many Khotan troops climbed onto the well railings and were pushed to the city wall.
Waves of arrows were shot from the well railings.
The Shule garrison on the wall had not yet come from.
After recovering from the impact of the stone bullets and kerosene bombs launched by the trebuchet, he was hit by arrows again.
The guard immediately called in archers to prepare for counterattack, but he lost the opportunity and just climbed onto the city wall.
It was severely suppressed and suffered heavy losses.
The fierce battle began.
The soldiers of the Khotan army easily climbed onto the city wall to fight with Shule.
The city wall was once in danger.
Groups of Shule reinforcements rushed over, and the close-quarters fighting on the city wall became more and more intense. fierce.
The subsequent soldiers of the Khotan army swarmed up the city wall like ants to join the battle.
Long-range attacks were no longer effective.
Under Xu Huang's order, the manhole slowly approached the city wall, crossed the bridge and built it on the city wall.
A large number of Yutian soldiers The Khotan army crossed the bridge and rushed to the city wall with their swords in hand.
In order to defend the capital, the Shule Army also began to fight tooth and nail.
The defender mobilized all the troops he could mobilize, but his momentum and courage were gone, and his combat effectiveness was no better than before.
He was constantly being suppressed.
The battle lasted for a whole morning.
The entire city wall was covered with corpses, and even corpses were hung on the wall stacks.
The defenders were so killed that they were forced to retreat into the city.
The east city wall was completely broken, and the city gate was opened.
Xu Huang led People rushed into the city and continued to direct the battle
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