Huan Wen knew that his emotions were very wrong, but he couldn't control his irritability to calm himself down.
"The only way to do this is to plan slowly."
Yuan Qiao thinks that he is a very well-informed person, and he has read a lot of books, and he has a way to attack a strong city in his mind.
What he hoped was that Huan Wen would be calm, and suggested: "The catapult slams into one place, or the pile of earth forms a high degree of suppression. ” Xin Cai's battle of attacking and defending the city has undoubtedly evolved into a bad battle, Huan Wen took a deep breath and nodded.
The range of the Han army's catapult is not exaggerated, the longest range is about 200 steps, and the accuracy can be said to be extremely poor.
The only way to use the catapult is to wait for the mound to be set up, and then pull the catapult up, otherwise the catapult will be covered by the ranged attack weapons of the Xincai defenders before it reaches the firing range.
Huan Wen, who had calmed down a little, no longer meaninglessly asked the slave army to send them to death, and the whole army got utensils that could be loaded with sand, and the slave army ran up and put them down in the rain of arrows, and repeatedly transported the soil to fill it up.
It is not so easy to build one or more towering mounds of earth, and it takes a long time to pay heavy casualties during the process.
The Xincai defenders were strictly ordered by Chu to not go out of the city to fight, and even the only city gate was left behind, or the rest of the city gates were blocked.
It is very obvious that Chu Li is to strictly prevent the arrival of reinforcements to the south.
After the Han army discovered the actions of the Jin army in Xincai Shoucheng and reported it to Huan Wen, he was immediately laughed at when he learned the news.
"If we have enough time, Chu Li's actions are self-defeating."
Huan Wen found that he couldn't control his anger, clenched his fists and turned his head to look at Li Kuang: "Let the slave soldiers speed up the pile of soil, and keep piling up the soil day and night."
The Han army swept the surroundings, and a large number of prisoners of war were escorted to Xincai City every day, and large and small groups of prisoners of war became slave soldiers.
"I don't believe it" Huan Wen hated the turtle shell, and said in a muffled voice: "Arrange it at any cost, see how long that old turtle can hide" Chu Li didn't know what his actions meant to Huan Wen, in fact, he just tried to build a turtle shell out of a desire to protect himself, and stayed in the turtle shell and waited for reinforcements to arrive.
His instinct to survive can be said to be extremely correct, at least the group of small court officials of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, including him, basically felt that it was correct, and even if anyone had objections, they would be ignored.
The siege and defense of Xincai's city continued every day, and the slave soldiers on the Han army's side braved the rain of arrows to pile up the earth high, and even some slave soldiers were forced to dig tunnels.
Seriously speaking, the siege method of digging tunnels is not so fun, and the direct consequence of Huan Wen letting the slave soldiers dig the tunnels is that there are slave soldiers buried every day because of the collapse, and there is not even a tunnel that can be dug into the city.
If you want to dig a tunnel, you need to have enough understanding of civil engineering, and now the only person who knows this is probably the "Captain Touching Gold", but Huan Wen does not have relevant talents on hand.
He was simply forced to try everything, and he didn't care if he died hundreds of thousands of slave soldiers or something.
It was not until the fifty-eighth day that the first mound of earth higher than the city walls appeared.
It was the result of nearly 3,000 deaths, and Huan Wen couldn't wait to arrange for the catapult to go up, and the crossbow was also on top of the mound.
"Strong crossbowmen, yes, strong crossbowmen are also going up" Huan Wen's mood looked better, he said: "Our crossbow range itself is farther than that of the Jin army, we should suppress the defenders at the head of the city, and the slave soldiers should not only continue to build mounds, but also go to the city wall to scatter mounds of earth high" The first mound higher than the city wall appeared, and Chu Li appeared in the city pass again.
He looked at the mound in front of him in shock, and for the first time he was angry: "How can this be" Zhang Mi immediately frowned, he was an unlucky bastard, others could still go to the drug conference from time to time, and he could only stay in the city day and night to defend himself.
The slave soldiers of the Han army are piling up the soil, and the defenders of the defense have never stopped firing arrows, but if they kill one batch, they will come again, not that the Jin army does not work hard, but it is purely that the slave soldiers of the Han army are too desperate.
"It's only been less than three months" Chu Li used anger to hide his fear, he raised his hand and pointed to the towering mound that couldn't see what was behind him and shouted: "The first one has appeared, is it to let the Han army suppress the city wall, and the next moment should you wait for death, fortunately, the old man arranged to block the city gate in advance, or hum" Zhang Mi wanted to curse very much, just because the city gate was blocked, otherwise it was possible that he could only shoot arrows and not go out to attack and destroy.
He has never been optimistic about the future of Xincai City, and he has never had much confidence in the defensive battle of the three counties commanded by Chu Li.
All because Zhang Mi knows what is going on with the mutual praise between families, even a pig can become a so-called great poet, writer and even a famous general after building momentum.
In the past, many so-called famous generals did not go to the battlefield, but once they went to the battlefield, they basically dragged the soldiers under their command to finish, but the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty will still continue to build momentum for someone, and let the army be destroyed again and again.
Although he was dissatisfied and did not have the slightest confidence in the future, Zhang Mi had no intention of fighting with Chu Li, he would be like many indigenous families south of the Yangtze River, both silently endured and had to endure.
The situation soon changed in a new way, it was the strong crossbowmen of the Han army who first went up to the mound of earth to shoot at the Jin army defending the city, saying that the shooting was actually not, it should be said that the strong crossbowmen of the Han army used the advantage of remembering the range to press the Jin army defending the city for a while, causing Chu Li and others who were originally staying at the city pass to watch, had to go down the city pass.
The defenders of Xincai Chengtou were suppressed, and the slave soldiers on the Han army's side finally did not have to brave the rain of arrows and would die at any time.
Slave soldiers were enthusiastic and constantly transporting soil, and their lives were guaranteed in part, and the other reason was that they would not have to play for ten days after their work, and their food would be improved.
There is a loose and loose is the way to govern the army, Huan Wen did not use slave soldiers inhumanely, slave soldiers who completed the task will be treated well, and even slave soldiers who have made great contributions can be promoted to servant army, and slave soldiers will look miserable is the reason for the situation, not the system.
With the first completed mound, there will soon be a second and a third, each of which is higher than the city wall, and the formation of each mound higher than the city wall indicates that the range advantage of the long-range attack of the Jin army defending the city has been lost, and there are gradually places with towering mounds, unless the slave soldiers of the Han army try to climb the ladder to attack the city, or the figure of the Jin army defending the city will not be seen at all.
As a defensive side of the Jin army is also very difficult, their strong crossbow range is not counted, the Han army's catapults and crossbows will be smashed by the head and face after they go up to the mound, once they go up, they almost don't think about coming down intact.
Such a change in the situation made the morale of the Jin army defending the city gradually become low, especially when the Han army slave soldiers successfully climbed to the top of the city, and even the mounds of earth were slowly forming on the side of the city wall.
The slave soldiers who climbed the top of the city, they did not succeed in occupying the section of the city wall, and faced with Chu Li asking people to also make commanding heights in the city, such as high platforms made of wood or the same mounds of earth, and when they saw the enemy army on the city wall, they would shoot a burst.
"Abominable old turtle" Huan Wen couldn't believe that the situation would drag on like this, he had thought that being able to go to the city wall would be a sign of victory.
In an extremely low tone, he asked, "So that means that we will not only take the city walls, but also storm those behind us", he paused, almost gritting his teeth: "Obstacles" Yuan Qiao looked down on Chu Li a few times, and if he was an ordinary person, he would probably only fight for the battlefield repeatedly against the city wall, but he didn't expect Chu Li to be able to play such a hand.
However, it was not the national abbot Chu Li who made those famous halls, it was Zhang Mi who saw that it was not good and cherished his own life.
However, no matter whose idea it is, the credit or merit is really counted on the head of the national ruler Chu Pi, who racks his brains and works hard under his hands, and the credit belongs to the leader who has not done anything and does not know anything.
If the leader who has won the credit eats meat, if he can dew some soup, he is considered conscientious, and the leader eats alone, and the people under his hands have nothing to do but bear it.
Zhang Mi didn't think that the city wall would be a good battlefield, he had built a new fortification one moment, and the next moment he was questioned by Chu Li.
Chu Li, who was already panicked, was not small, and scolded Zhang Mi for why he didn't strictly defend the city wall.
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Zhang Mi personally went to explain, gave a detailed account of the battle situation, explained the necessity of establishing a new defense line, and even came up with actual results.
"It's not right to give up the city wall" Chu Li has finally been in no mood to have a banquet in the past few days, and of course he didn't eat Wushisan, but it was because he didn't take drugs that he came out of the state of drunkenness and dreaming of death, and there was no longer that incomprehensible indifference.
He stared at Zhang Mi very sternly and said, "The city wall can't be lost, it must not be lost."
Zhang Mi was already on the verge of breaking out, and said in a choked voice: "The Han army's strong crossbows have a long range, and they have the advantages of car crossbows, bed crossbows, and stone-throwing vehicles.
Chu Li was stunned, he looked left and right as if he wanted to get someone's support, but the people present were watching their noses and noses.
"The section of the city wall is no longer enough to defend, and defending it will only cause the death and injury of the soldiers in vain" After Zhang Mi's anger broke out, he was also a little afraid, and turned into a flattering state to face Chu Li, and said: "Defending the city still depends on the army, and only by preserving the limited strength can we have the strength to defend the city."
The city walls could not be defended, and our army could still rely on the complex terrain in the city, and even build fortifications layer by layer.
The loss of the city wall does not mean that the city is lost, Guozhang."
In fact, Chu Li, who was choked, was already weak-hearted, he knew himself, and he was not as tall as the military was rumored to be, so much so that he was a little cowardly just now.
He saw that Zhang Mi's attitude softened, and the original attitude of being somewhat weak disappeared, replaced by a sense of shame of being insulted and anger of frustrated self-esteem.
"You" Chu Li wanted to say something, but found that he couldn't seem to say anything, and he couldn't do anything in the face of the situation that seemed to have become unfavorable.
After a moment, he suddenly smiled and said, "Then use your opinion." ” At that moment, Zhang Mi not only did not breathe a sigh of relief because of Chu Li's kindness, but looked at Chu Di with a smile on his face and was a little creepy.
The panicked Zhang Mi respectfully retreated, and after he returned to his garrison area, he found his confidant and asked, "What about the persuasion letter that the Han army shot before?"
The sons of the family will take the family's private soldiers with them when they go to war, and the private soldiers are used as personal force, and they are also doing some secret work.
The Han army besieged Xincai, Huan Wen could persuade him to surrender in addition to a strong attack, and he was persuaded to persuade Chu Li to persuade anyone in the city, and the price offered was actually very good, that is, Chu Li did not consider surrendering as the head of the country, and the rest of the Jin army generals counted on reinforcements and did not have the intention of surrendering for the time being.
At the beginning, I don't know if Huan Wen deliberately or ignored it, he didn't tell the truth about the Yangtze River to the Xincai defenders, and the rest of the news was also blocked, otherwise the Xincai Shoucheng Jin army should have panicked.
The change of things was that Huan Wen felt that it was not good to gnaw on Xincai City, or he was still counting on total annihilation instead of persuasion to surrender before, so as to write a big stroke on his merit book, and it was in the back that those things were passed into the city in order to hit the morale of Xincai's defenders.
Zhang Mi had already read Han Jun's letter of persuasion before, and when he read it again, it was still the same content, but it was very different from his previous mentality.
He said in his letter of persuasion that the Yangtze River had been firmly controlled by the Han fleet, and some generals were suspicious, and they should know that if the small court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty did not have a sharp navy, it would have perished long ago.
He believed in the fall of Nanyang County, and the Han army gave up after capturing Nanyang County before, and it was not unusual to capture the next one.
Zhang Mi was watching and waiting, and the battle on the other side was still raging.
He was waiting for the information sent to his henchmen to give back, and what Chu Li would do would directly affect what he would do.
The city wall is not enough to defend, and the construction of layers of fortifications in the city to resist is the right way.
Zhang Mi held the letter of persuasion of the Han army, and was still thinking about how to deal with it in his mind: the terrain in the city is complex and there are many buildings, as long as the will of the defenders to resist is not broken, even if the Han army can enter the city, how can it continue to resist.
The henchmen sent out came back and told Zhang Mi: "Some officers of the unit have been replaced. ” That sentence seemed to be a roar that exploded in Zhang Mi's mind, and he said in a daze: "Although I expected it, I didn't expect Guozhang to be so eager." ” The self-esteem of a high-ranking person is far more fragile than imagined, and it is even more glassy in the face of a dangerous situation, Chu Li was yelled at for a while and really felt extremely embarrassed, he completely accepted Zhang Mi's suggestion, that is, to build layers of fortifications in the city for resistance, but it does not mean that he will not deal with Zhang Mi.
"As for why the Yangtze River is firmly controlled by the Han army, the old man doesn't believe it at all" Chu Li found countless reasons to deal with Zhang Mi, including the empty section of the city wall that Zhang Mi was responsible for, but the problem was that not only the section of the city wall that Zhang Mi was responsible for, but also the rest of the city wall sections with towering mounds of earth were the same.
He came to deal with it all selflessly, and no one could say that it was because of personal vendettas, and the problem was that Zhang Mi would be really unlucky.
"The old man is convinced that reinforcements will arrive soon":