When the 100,000 army came to Luyao City, Tang Ye and everyone were surprised to find that this was actually an empty city that was no longer guarded by soldiers!

Of course, there were still thousands of people inside, and Tang Ye asked Yang Ke to lead the Tang family army to inspect the city, and only after making sure that there was no danger did he let the army enter the city to rest.

"It seems that Jiang Yao's guard has already left with the soldiers and all the resources in the city." Zhuge Gu and Tang Ye walked into the City Lord's Mansion together and said.

Tang Ye nodded: "According to what the people said, they left yesterday afternoon, and they should have noticed the recent movements of our army and knew that the lonely city was difficult to defend, so they took the wisest choice." ”

"It's hard for him." Zhuge Gu chuckled, "Fortunately, we didn't burn down the city before leaving, so we didn't have to take another city again!" ”

Tang Ye bowed slightly, and ordered: "Let all the soldiers rest for a day, and continue to march to Lingxue City in the south tomorrow." ”

"Whoa!" Zhuge Gu took the order and left.

Tang Ye stood in front of the military sand table, looking at the terrain map in front of him, and fell into thinking before the attack on Lingxue City.

…… The next day, Tang Ye sat at the top of the long table of the conference, listening to Zhuge Gu's report on the situation in Lingxue City.

"Lingxue City is a medium-sized city, of which there are 50,000 defenders, and the guards are the cronies of Zheng Jin's second son, Zheng Ting, so there is almost no possibility of attacking the heart, so you can only attack it."

Tang Ye nodded, then glanced at the surrounding generals and said:

"Since it's a battle that can't be avoided, then we need to keep our losses as low as possible. Yesterday I looked at the geographical map for a day and went out to actually investigate it. More than ten miles south of Lingxue City, three earthen cities were built, which just blocked our way south. ”

"If you want to reach Lingxue City, you have to find a way to take down these three small earth cities first. There should be less than 5,000 people in each earthen city, but according to the terrain, they can also play the advantage of one enemy and two enemies. ”

"So before we arrive in Lingxue City, we may be consumed by a wave. And they can attack and retreat and defend, and if the situation is not good, they will retreat, which is even more unfavorable for us. What do you think about this? ”

Hearing this somewhat tricky question, everyone also instantly groaned.

What they need to consider is undoubtedly how to break through these earthen cities at the lowest cost. These earthen cities are naturally incomparable to real cities, but even so, they can still play a role in holding back the enemy, delaying the progress of sieges and marches.

Then. Liang Bai, who had already spent his honeymoon with Lin Mei'er, said radiantly:

"As the name suggests, the earth castle is built of earth, and even if it has been compacted by fire, it is still far from a castle made of bricks and stones. Therefore, I suggest that the catapult be used directly for long-range bombardment, and I believe that under the attack of the catapult, the earth city can be easily dismantled! ”

Hearing this, most of the people present nodded.

But at this time, the youngest general, Mu Yun, raised an objection:.

"Having said that, once the earth city collapses, then the road to Lingxue City will also be blocked, and if you want to clear a road, I am afraid that it will be delayed for a long time."

Tang Ye glanced at the young general, nodded with a smile: "Liufeng's ability to think about problems has indeed improved a lot now. ”