Chapter 730: I don't know the details
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Chapter 730 I don't know the details and is not down-to-earth
General Nanyan, who came out to patrol with five hundred cavalry, originally thought that he was unlucky enough, and it was unlucky to meet this legendary killer. Not long after the battle of Fang Xie led his troops to recover Pingshangdao, no one from the Southern Yan or the Su people had forgotten the bloody killing. Fang Jie's name still smelled of blood in the hearts of the Nanyan soldiers.
No one knows why this person is so cold-hearted, whether Nanyan is a person or a person, whether he surrenders or not, he doesn't leave a living.
More than 60,000 soldiers were killed in Nanyan, and the numbers don't seem particularly appalling. You must know that the army of Nanyan entering Pingshang Road did not exceed 80,000 in total, except for the follow-up team of nearly 20,000 people who survived, almost none of the soldiers whose hands were stained with the blood of the people left.
As for the Su people, the so-called million Su army was slaughtered by more than 600,000 people outside Yongzhou City.
It took ten days to bury the corpse and mobilize almost the people of Yongzhou.
But when he found himself walking back with the cavalry, the killing god actually followed them all the way, so he felt that he was really not particularly unlucky before, and now he is. They rode their horses in front, and the man followed, but he couldn't shake them off.
After crossing the Jinshui River, there are six or seven miles to Qingyuan City, this Nanyan cavalry was followed by a person but did not dare to let the defenders open the city gate to let them in, so they had to go around to the south gate, fortunately Fang Xie did not continue to follow him in a circle, otherwise this Nanyan general really had the urge to pull out a knife and commit suicide.
Walking to the foot of Qingyuan City, standing about fifty meters away from the city wall, Fang Xie looked up at the defenders of Nanyan, who were facing the great enemy, on the city wall, and didn't care at all about the strong bow and crossbow in the other party's hand. He watched so unscrupulously that everyone in the city felt a sense of humiliation even stronger.
One person, standing outside the city, hundreds of cavalry took a detour and did not dare to open the city gates. The defenders on the city wall were heavily guarded, but no one dared to release the first arrow.
Fang Xie looked at it for a while and also had a general understanding of the layout of Qingyuan City, defensive things were basically equipped, and I had to say that as long as a decent guard did not relax and slack, he could arrange a big city like a city iron bucket. Use everything that can be used, arrange everything that can be arranged, and the city will become a huge hedgehog, even if it shrinks there and does not move, no matter how fierce the beast is, it feels like there is nowhere to put its mouth.
If you want to build such a city, if you rely on human lives to fill it, you will fill it up if you can't fill it up in Dali.
The more he looked at it, Fang Jie's brows furrowed involuntarily. Charging into battle and killing the enemy on the battlefield, it is difficult for a general to win if he does not have enough courage and wisdom. Can defend the city...... All you need to do is do what needs to be done, and all that's left is to wait for the besieging side to rush up. The plain field war is to do everything, and defending the city is a bit of a matter of doing everything to obey the destiny of heaven.
It can be said that this is the first official siege battle since Fang Xie led the troops. In front of him was not a small small city, but a fortified city with high walls and plenty of defenders. Even if it is smashed by the stone-throwing cart that the army has now, the damage to the city will not be too great.
It can be seen from the re-reinforcement of the city wall that the defender Fu Zhengnan has anticipated the power of the catapult to attack the city, and the wall is wrapped with mud and straw, although it does not make the stones thrown by the catapult meaningless, but the destructive power is undoubtedly reduced a lot. And in this way, you can also collect a large number of feather arrows that the besieging side shoots at the city wall, and you can also make the ladder unstable.
The tower was built very strongly, and the roof was covered with a thick layer of mud, which made it difficult to burn even if a rocket was fired at it.
While watching, Fang Xie thought about how to break through these defenses. For the Black Flag Army, this battle was of great significance.
Judging from the current record, the Black Flag Army has hardly encountered opponents in the plains field battles. The power of the light cavalry is undoubted, and it has been invincible since the south. However, if you do not have the ability to siege the city, it is almost impossible to develop in the Central Plains. The Central Plains is different from the grasslands, and it can run rampant with powerful cavalry. In the Central Plains, without a strong infantry, it will be difficult to last long after all.
"Who's down there?!"
While he was thinking about it, someone on the city wall shouted: "If you don't retreat, don't blame the feather arrows for being ruthless!" β
Fang Xie followed the sound and looked over and saw a general in iron armor looking at him. From the armor on the half of his body that leaned out, it could be seen that this person's status must not be low.
"What did you say?"
Fang Xie looked at the man and asked.
"If you don't retreat, I'll give the order to release the arrows!"
Fang Xie sighed, raised his head and said very seriously: "Then let it go, are you discussing with me?" If yes, can I call you an idiot? The enemy is standing outside the city, and you are still trying to persuade you to leave...... Even if a pig wears armor, it knows to protect its own pigsty. Instead of saying to the wolves outside, go quickly, or I'm going to arch you. β
The guards on the city wall turned pale for a while, and they opened their mouths but didn't know what to scold.
"I'm Fang Jie."
Fang Xie raised his head and shouted: "Fang Jie, the general of the Black Flag Army, will attack here in a few days." I'm now watching your defenses and figuring out how to break through your defenses. I've been watching for so long, are you going to wait until I'm gone before releasing a few arrows, and then go down to the city and declare to the people that you've repelled a ferocious attack by the Black Flag? And even the generals of the Black Flag Army repelled it, so it's morale-boosting, right? β
The face of the general Nan Yan turned white, and he pointed down and shouted, "Shoot him!" Shoot him for me! β
Hundreds of archers immediately rushed forward, then drew their stiff bows and lowered their arrows. Fang Xie moved his body from time to time to avoid the feather arrows, as if he was strolling in the rain. No matter how dense the arrows were, none of them hit him. In fact, he didn't have to dodge at all, with his current cultivation, he spread his internal strength outside his body, and the feather arrow couldn't be pierced at all.
In this way, the archers of the other party were allowed to shoot for more than ten minutes, and the arms of those archers were sore, and Fang Xie seemed to lose interest and shook his head: "Like a soft woman, is there no food in the city?" β
"Nonsense!"
General Nanyan roared angrily: "I have enough grain in my city for several years!" β
"That's great."
Fang Xie smiled: "Help me take care of it, I'll get it in a few days." β
After saying this, he picked up a few feather arrows from the ground as if at random, turned back to the city wall and shouted: "I'll bring some loot back, and tell my subordinates to just rush forward when they attack the city in a few days, the archery skills of the Nanyan defenders are really amazing." β
General Nanyan's face was blue and white for a while, but he was helpless.
He really wanted to open the city gate and let the cavalry go out, but because he hesitated whether the other party had any conspiracy, he didn't dare to act rashly. He really couldn't understand what was the point of the other party's general coming alone to provoke outside the city, was it showing his courage? Or is there already a team sneaking over and lurking somewhere, swarming as soon as the gates are opened? Until Fang Jie's back disappeared, he didn't figure out what Fang Xie was here for.
If he is only here to provoke, as the general of the Black Flag Army, it is undoubtedly hasty and even naΓ―ve to do so. Even if it angers him, it's nothing. If it was to deceive the city gate, then looking out from the city wall, there was no one except Fang Jie.
He didn't dare to open the door because it was said that Fang Xie was a great cultivator with amazing cultivation. Such a person avoids the ranks out of the city and then kills in, which is the most terrifying. Although he is only one person, he can kill some generals and escape. This is also the most realistic possibility that General Nanyan can think of, of course, he still thinks wrong.
Fang Xie held a few captured feather arrows in his hand, and Shi Shiran left.
Leave the Southern Yan defenders with a backback that looks arrogant and unruly.
On the city wall, a certain Nanyan soldier looked at this back and smiled, and quickly hid his smile.
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Fang Xie returned to the Jinshui River, jumped back from the broken bridge, and rode the white lion back to Dingyuan City. After returning to the residence, Fang Xie put the feather arrows on the table, and at this time, a few cronies who followed him saw clearly that those feather arrows were a little special, and there were strips of cloth tied to them.
Fang Xie untied the strips of cloth one by one and spread them flat on the desk.
"The people of the Xiao Cavalry School followed the Nanyan rout and retreated to Dingyuan City, although they couldn't get out, they must have been inquiring about the news these days. They have been in Dingyuan City for several months, the number of defenders, the arrangement, the grain and grass, the ordnance, the reaction of the people, they must have checked these things very clearly, and the only thing missing is a way to send the news out. β
Fang Xie smiled and spliced together a few strips of cloth.
It was a hand-drawn drawing, and although the lines were a little rough, the layout of the city was clear at a glance. This map must have been drawn by the Xiao Riding School that infiltrated the city a long time ago, but it has never had a chance to send it out. Fang Xie deliberately followed those Nanyan patrol cavalry back, and deliberately provoked under the city wall, just to give the people of the Xiao Cavalry School a chance, an opportunity that they themselves could not find. As long as there are people from the Xiao Cavalry School mixed into the Southern Yan army, on the city wall, Fang Xie is sure that they will definitely understand their intentions.
If there is no cavalry school to infiltrate the army, or if they are not on the city walls, then what Fang Xie did today is to give them a signal that they are ready to send the news next time.
"The number of defenders in the city has not increased, more than 20,000 people."
Fang Xie looked at the picture and the small handwriting on it and said: "Nanyan's national strength is not strong in the first place, and the army in Murong Yan's hands is also limited, so it is not so much that the army in the big cities is his, but that it is better to say that the city lords are the ones of the city lords. The person who was on the city wall before must not be Fu Zhengnan, looking at the layout of the city defense, I know that this is a very stable person, and his heart is also calm, otherwise he would not have considered everything so clearly. β
Fang Xie said while looking at the map: "Order, let the army speed up the journey, and be sure to arrive in Dingyuan City within seven days." β
"The Great General......
Qilin was puzzled: "It will take seven or eight days for our men and horses to arrive in Dingyuan at the earliest, but why did you tell that Nanyan people to launch an attack in five days?" β
Fang Xie glanced at Wei Xiting and said, "You come on." β
Wei Xiting said: "The general's meaning should be to make the Nanyan people unable to sit still. The general said that the city would be attacked within five days, and in these five days, I am afraid that no one in the Nanyan army will want to sleep soundly. After five days, the general did not attack, and the Nanyan people would be even more suspicious and frightened, and they would be worried about when the general would move his troops. On the sixth, seventh, and eighth days, if the general did not attack for a few days, the spirit of the Nanyan people would always be tense. β
"The general didn't move for a while, and they tensed for a while......"
Wei Xiting smiled and said, "The more they don't attack, the greater the pressure on them." Drag on for a few days, and part of their morale will be depleted. Moreover, even if the Nanyan defenders of Qingyuan City did not believe the general's words of attacking the city on the fifth day, did they dare not prepare? In less than ten days, the number of changes of guard and the number of reserves of the Southern Yan army will increase, and they will be ready to fight at any time. In seven or eight days, these people's physical strength will also be consumed a lot. β
"yes, I see!"
Qilin nodded: "On the battlefield, even if it is just to make the opponent sleepy and tired, it is useful!" β
Fang Xie handed the picture to Chen Xiaoru: "Spell it out, enlarge it, and draw it again." β
"Whoa!"
"Tell the soldiers not to take off their armor tonight."
He looked at the Qilin: "Let the soldiers prepare, and follow me out of the city after dark." β
"Huh?"
Kirin asked, "Why do you want to go out?" β
Fang Xie couldn't help but smile and said, "What am I thinking, Fu Zhengnan may also be thinking about something." He doesn't know that I'm fine, and he can't sleep well......"