After assigning their respective subordinate issues, Zhao Ximei explained some precautions, and then asked those low-level officers to go back first, leaving only the officers at the level of the general army.

Next, Zhao Ximei began to deploy the defense of Mengcheng at night, and the plan for tomorrow.

Liang Jia really saw Zhao Ximei's ability this time. This guy didn't come for nothing after arriving so many days early, and he actually knew the situation around Jianmen City clearly. The advantages and disadvantages of Sword Gate City are explained very thoroughly.

Jianmen City, the advantage is that the terrain is high, it is very easy to defend the city, although there are only 5,000 defenders in the city, these 5,000 defenders can withstand the impact of hundreds of thousands of troops. Because the attacking army could not spread out the formation at all, and it was impossible to form a column with a maximum of a few hundred people at a time, so it was very difficult to take it down.

Therefore, Zhao Ximei did not plan to directly send troops to attack the city, but learned the fighting style of Liang Jia and Tang Sai'er in Jinling City, and attacked with the strategy of exhausting the enemy.

"Marshal, this method won't work here, will it?" Seo Young-hyuk said out loud.

"What does Vice Marshal Xu think, just put it forward." Zhao Ximei said with a smile.

"Jinling put down the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect, that is because Jinling City is surrounded on three sides, and the north is Jiang, and they have no reinforcements outside. However, we can only target one wall of Jianmen City, and we cannot effectively encircle it. What's more, Dong Qixiong and the others can provide a steady stream of assistance to Jianmen City, and our strategy of exhausting the enemy may not be effective. Seo Young-hyuk said.

Zhao Ximei listened to Xu Yinghe's words and said with a smile: "Deputy Marshal Xu doesn't need to worry, although the strategy that this marshal said is inspired by the battle of Jinling City to pacify the White Lotus Sect. But the specific approach must not be replicated, as Vice Marshal Xu said, the environment of Jianmen City and Jinling City is very different, so Ben Shuai needs to change some strategies to exhaust the enemy. ”

"Please also ask the marshal for advice." Seo Young-hyuk said.

"Jianmen City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if we don't listen to the ground to send troops to attack, it is undoubtedly a tactic to add fuel, which is a taboo in combat. Therefore, Ben Shuai planned to use a trebuchet to throw stones into the city every day without soldiers coming forward to attack. Jianmen City is built between two mountains, the city is narrow, and Jinling City is not the same.

So, the task of the next group is to continue to build more trebuchets, and then divide the people below into two shifts, day and night, and throw stones into the city all the time. In a few days, Jianmen City will probably be filled with stones. By then, will there still be people in the city to defend it? ”

After listening to Zhao Ximei's method, Liang Jia felt that it was feasible. If this continues, there will be no casualties first, and secondly, there will be no damage and constant pressure on the defenders in the city.

"But if the city is full of stones, how can our army get there?" A chief officer asked.

"If there are no defenders in the city, why can't we go up?" Zhao Ximei asked rhetorically.

"Then the other party can stop us on the stone-filled wall." The general soldier.

"Do you think there is anyone on top of us who can defend us when rocks are thrown all the time?"

"My subordinates think this plan is feasible." Hu Sanniang said.

"My subordinates also think it's okay." The chief officer, who was the first to ask questions, spoke up in agreement.

"Do anyone else have any opinions?" Zhao Ximei looked around.

Seeing that no one spoke, Zhao Ximei made a decision, and then asked everyone to go back and prepare.

When everyone left, only Zhao Ximei, Xu Yinghyuk and Liang Jia were left in the big tent.

"Your Majesty, do you think the minister's plan is feasible?" Zhao Ximei asked.

"I think it's possible. If you tell everyone who can improve the trebuchet and make it more powerful, I will also be rewarded. ”

"Obey. In addition, the minister mentioned that if he successfully attacked Jianmen City, the emperor would not enter Sichuan, just defend Mengcheng. ”

"Huh? Zhao Aiqing, what do you mean? Did some guy write to you in the court? "This guy even came to this trick too.

Zhao Ximei smiled, did not answer, and continued: "Your Majesty, fighting in Sichuan is dangerous after all. The emperor's body is worth a thousand gold, and it is more appropriate to stay in the rear. ”

"Rest assured, I won't put myself in danger. You fight in front, I'll follow behind, I won't charge into battle anyway, okay? ”

"Okay, then the emperor, you should rest early, and the ministers are busy."

"The minister also retired."

After the two left, Liang Jia smiled and said to Xiao Chunzi: "Go and ask, who wrote the letter to Zhao Ximei?" ”

It's still early, so how can I sleep now? Liang Jia took the three daughters out of the big tent and wandered around the camp. When he was interested, he pulled the soldiers to chat, and sometimes asked the soldiers how to use spears and shields, and played a few games when they were interested.

He's not pretending, he's really interested.

Although I have also been on the battlefield, after all, I have never fought in person, and I still don't have that feeling of life and death.

Finally, I walked to a place where I was nervously building a trebuchet. He was even more interested, if it weren't for Koharuko to stop him, it is estimated that he would have directly started to help. Still, he watched the process of making a trebuchet from scratch.

The structure is simple and not complicated, but the design of some of the joints still reflects the wisdom of the craftsmen, which is really admirable.

It took a lot of time to make a trebuchet. Seeing that it was indeed late, Liang Jia was not good to continue to stay here, and returned to the big tent under the persuasion of Xiao Chunzi.

Before dawn the next day, Liang Jia was woken up by a noisy sound. I hurriedly got up and found that Lin Wanwan and Zhao Min had already gotten up and finished washing, and they were waiting for him.

After Liang Jia got up, he walked out of the big tent and saw countless soldiers pushing trebuchets to leave the camp and prepare to go to the city of Jianmen.

Mengcheng is still a hundred miles away from Jianmen City, and when the army arrives, it is estimated that it should be seven or eight o'clock in the morning, after all, with such a heavy thing, the speed of the journey will definitely slow down.

Lin Wanwan and Zhao Min went to fetch food, as the emperor of the imperial expedition, there was a special cook to cook for him. Liang Jia didn't want it, but the ministers of the court and the first queen and the second concubine in the palace were unwilling, so they had to bring one over.

After breakfast, Liang Jia was about to go over to have a look, but was stopped by Hu Sanniang.

"Sanniang, what are you doing here?" Liang Jia was a little confused.

"The emperor atoned for his sins, Sanniang received an order from the marshal last night, be sure to let the emperor stay in the big tent and not act with the army." Hu Sanniang smiled bitterly. For this task, she lost even the opportunity to go to the front.

"This Zhao Ximei, what are you doing? I'm not going to go to the battlefield, I'm just going to watch the battle. You get out of the way. After Liang Jia finished speaking, he walked forward, but Hu Sanniang stopped in front of him unrelentingly.

"Your Majesty, the marshal said that if Sanniang can't stop it, she will do it in military law."