In fact, they went south along Yishui from the northwest direction, and all the camps they came over had already been captured. At the same time, it defeated the opponent's main force once, and the remaining troops in Anxi County are estimated to be concentrated in the city.

Although there should still be such a stockade in the east and north, there should not be many thieves in it. There are less than a dozen or twenty, and many are no more than a hundred.

However, if there are many camps and strongholds, then you can also make up a thousand people. If it is suddenly difficult at a critical moment, although it is nothing, it will also be a little troublesome......

After thinking about it, he added slightly: "Why don't you send a scout to investigate first, and if so, how about dispatching again?" ”

This is obviously the safest way, and of course Liu Tao agreed.

At night, the wall of Anxi County is still brightly lit, and in order to avoid being attacked by the night, Gao Sheng actually planted torches on the city wall.

"Is it necessary to do this on the first night?" Liu Tao said jokingly.

As the scouts came back one after another, they learned that the surrounding camps were empty, and after asking the villagers, they learned that these thieves had not come back since yesterday. Not to mention those small camps, the large strongholds have been emptied.

In other words, it was their main force that went to surround Zhang Fei yesterday. Of the 2,000 elite soldiers, he only took 700 people out at that time, and only 1,000 cavalry were surrounded, but only 22 people were killed.

Of course, not many thieves were eliminated, and it was only about three or four hundred, and the others were scattered in a hurry. Now that I think about it, I should have hid in the county seat.

What really upset him is because these guys are gone, and he can't mix up experience at all. That's it, he is super lacking in mana now, and he originally planned to rely on the 'Susheng Dafa' to recover by attacking these camps.

"It's a bit of a fuss, indeed." Lu Yan looked at the side of the city wall, and also sighed, "We just came, and we will definitely not attack tonight." After all, there is not even a siege machine ......"

It is also said that when going on an expedition, some equipment will be disassembled, and then assembled when it reaches the enemy's city. In this way, you can basically start the siege on the day you come here.

Even if some parts are missing, a good carpenter is actually very simple to make. The measuring tools used by everyone may be different, and there is no way to carry out assembly line operations if the measuring tools are not unified, but one or two parts, the craftsman will not waste much time making them.

Sometimes, just by looking at it, you can roughly know a size, and a qualified carpenter can make things in half an hour when the raw materials and tools are complete. Replacing parts or something, unless there is no carpenter with the army, it is really easy to replace.

At the beginning of the march, Zang Min also told Liu Tao about this problem, you can make siege weapons in advance, so that they can be assembled and used immediately after transporting them, and the enemy will be caught off guard; But this way it will take up space, after all, this thing is used in batches, and one or two shaft trucks or ladder trucks are useless.

This Taishou can do it, and he taught Liu Tao a lot of siege knowledge before he set out on the expedition, which is nowhere to learn if he wants to. Especially in this, there are a lot of experiences that Zang Min has summed up, which is even more valuable.

Combined with his suggestion and the reality of this march, Liu Tao did not choose to build siege weapons in advance.

"What do the artisans say?" Liu Tao asked.

"The city wall is one foot five feet (about 3.5 meters) high, and ordinary long ladders are enough, and there is no need for ladder trucks. However, it is recommended to attack the city gates. In general, it is enough to use a storming vehicle. If you don't feel at ease, you can cooperate with the well car, but if you want to build the well car, it will take a day to build. Lu Yan replied.

"How long would it take if it was just a city truck and a long ladder?" Liu Tao asked.

"The materials are complete, and they can be prepared tonight!" Lu Yan replied directly, although they came over this time, although they did not build a batch of siege equipment in advance, but the wood was prepared. Craftsmen build according to the actual situation, and the siege of the city will naturally get twice the result with half the effort.

"Then prepare well tonight and start the war tomorrow morning! By the way, be prepared tonight to beware of enemy attacks out of the city! Liu Tao nodded, and then gave an order.

"Precautions are necessary, but there is no need to be so nervous...... Lu Yan pointed to the side of the city wall, "It is actually them who are really nervous now." As expected, the three city gates are estimated to have been sealed. ”

"By the way, you said that there will be a water gate on the south side of Yishui?" Liu Tao suddenly thought of a situation, that is, whether he could pass through the water gate and enter the city.

In general, when one side is close to water, there will be a water gate, along with the city and the river outside. In fact, as long as the city near the water, there will be a water gate. Bringing water into the city for different purposes: water supply, transportation, sewage discharge, or both. Anxi County is in Yishui, and there is no reason not to set up a water gate.

"We don't have a ...... of good water here," Lu Yan replied. A group of Yan Zhao men, let them ride horses and shoot arrows, let them swim in the water...... Really not good at it!

"When does dinner start?" Liu Tao simply changed the topic, and he also forgot about this stubble.

"This will be done later, and I will add vegetables tonight, so that the soldiers can eat better." Lu Yan reported by the way. Tomorrow there will be a war, and breakfast will not be so full. In other words, tonight may be the last of some soldiers.

"And so it should be." Liu Tao still has mana, and he thinks that at least he can guarantee that most of the soldiers can get a 'vitality regeneration', but he can't guarantee that everyone can survive.

He will not let the soldiers 'tempt' attack, don't be so desperate, he still understands the reason of not being in charge of the army. If necessary, sacrifice two or three hundred people, as long as you can conquer this city, it will be earned.

As for the rest, it depends on whether we can recruit some supplements from among the captives. In other words, it can only be like this, otherwise even if you recruit troops locally, you will not be able to quickly form combat power.

......On the way back to the camp, Liu Tao remembered a magic, that is, the 'Temptation of the Dark Dragon' in the 'Dark Magic', which can increase the diplomatic success rate by 20% when it is at the master level.

With this, it should be easy to recruit a certain Wenchen fierce general in the future, and it should be easy for the other party to swear allegiance...... No, no, you can't be tempted here, the next one must click on 'Magic Energy Affinity'!

The night was calm, as Lu Yan said, it was Gao Sheng who was nervous, not them. Everyone who came from afar had a rare good night's sleep tonight. After gradually getting used to military life, everyone was able to sleep peacefully before the battle.

"Liu Sima ......" The next morning, at breakfast, the craftsman led by him came over, "The equipment has been built!" ”

"Thank you hard, and look at how we use these instruments today, and the recovery of Anxi County is!" Liu Tao said with a smile.