Chapter 466: Three Days of Siege

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The siege of Yangyi City by the Southern Army started the next day when the Southern Army arrived outside Yangyi City, Qin Cheng personally commanded and invested all the troops of the Southern Army, whether it was a soldier or an auxiliary, they were busy outside the city, and finally launched an attack on Yangyi City at three o'clock in the morning.

The southern army came from Daimyo Castle and carried many siege baggage. This is also the result of Qin Cheng knowing that there would be siege battles in the future, and mobilizing siege equipment in Daimyo City as early as possible.

Yangyi City is the largest city in Yingchuan, the city is high and the ditch is deep, and the two kings still have 350,000 soldiers to fight, and the siege of the southern army is destined not to go well. In fact, many generals in the southern army did not approve of attacking the city at this time, but Qin Cheng insisted on going his own way and did not hesitate to use the power of the general to forcibly give orders.

The first problem facing the southern army in attacking the city was the ditch, and the Qin city adopted the method of first digging a ditch to release water, and then filling it with a mixture of firewood and earth. It is not difficult to obtain firewood, there is a large forest outside Yangyi City, and the southern army ambush soldiers cut down enough trees and transport them to the trenches outside Yangyi City in a steady stream. In addition, some of the main attack directions of Qincheng even did not hesitate to use wheeled carts to fill the ditch, the practice was to push the wooden carts with wheels and roofs directly into the trench to build a temporary passage. When the Southern Army was doing this, the archers at the head of Yangyi City never stopped, and the rain of arrows covered the Southern Army sergeants who filled the ditch. The Southern Army used large shields and boxcars as cover, and also used archers to counter-suppress. All of a sudden, the rain of arrows covered the sky and the ground was dusty.

"Build a fire!"

In the face of the Southern Army's ditch filling action, Wu Huaisu's response was equally simple, that is, to use rockets to ignite the firewood and wheeled vehicles in the trench. As his military order was uploaded, countless rockets began to fly down from the head of Yangyi City.

On the tower of the Southern Army, Qin Cheng looked at the actions of the rebels coldly, and did not say much, Zhao Ponu and others had already commanded and dispatched the soldiers to extinguish the fire with soil, and the roof of the boxcar was covered with soaked cowhide, and he was not afraid of rockets.

For a whole day, the battle between the two armies was mainly concentrated in and around the trenches. It was not until dusk that the southern army finally filled the trench with a large number of people. After nightfall, the Southern Army suspended the siege and withdrew its troops back to the camp. However, on the side of the trench, he did not forget to leave the soldiers who guarded the rebels in Yangyi City from going out of the city to destroy the trench.

After a hard day's work and a night's rest, at dawn on the second day, the southern army camp burned the fire early to cook, and after the soldiers were full, today's war began.

The siege battle really began today.

The sergeants of the Southern Army crossed the filled trench, passed through the open area between Yangyi City and the trench, and began to climb the city. Because the southern army adopted the ditch crossing method of filling the ditch, rather than building the Hao Bridge, a large number of soldiers arrived at the foot of Yangyi City at the beginning.

The ladders and the nest cars have leaned on the city of Yangyi, and the soldiers of the Southern Army began to climb the journey.

In the face of the huge siege operation of the Southern Army, regardless of the effect, this morale alone is enough to make the rebels frightened. Although 1,500 horsemen rode out of the city and robbed the city the day before yesterday, they could not change the situation, because under the powerful offensive of the southern army, the soldiers of the two kings were actually suffering the double blow of the southern army and their own hearts.

Wu Huaisu remained motionless on the city tower, calmly dispatching the whole army.

After the ant attachment began, the rebels on the walls of Yangyi City could not only kill the enemy with bows and arrows, but also use sassal wood, rolling stones, wolf tooth swatters, and even boiling water. And the officers and men of the Southern Army, under the cover of various boxcars and heavy shields, desperately climbed the city.

"Although the rebels are defeated and retreat to defend the city, the position is not chaotic, and the preparations for defending the city are also very sufficient. If the general tentatively attacked the city, he could almost let the soldiers retreat at this time. Qin Cheng had been silent, just staring at Yangyi City, which made Li Yannian gradually lose his breath and began to persuade.

"Under the attack, how can there be no casualties?" Qin Cheng didn't look at Li Yannian, and his tone was stubborn, "Since the general is determined to attack the city, he didn't say anything about temptation." ”

"Is the general really going to forcibly attack the city without waiting for the army of the kings from all walks of life?" Although Qin Cheng's military orders have always been like this, Li Yannian has always thought that Qin Cheng has other plans, but as the situation develops, Li Yannian begins to question his guesses.

Qin Cheng didn't speak, which was considered a tacit acquiescence.

Li Yannian felt disappointed in his heart, and at the same time had more doubts and puzzlements.

After a day of fighting, the southern army suffered a lot of damage, and as the sun set, Qin Cheng ordered the southern army to withdraw its troops.

In today's battle, the southern army has not even gone up to the city. However, the fierce offensive of the Yugoslav army has already terrified the rebels.

"Treat the wounded, order all the soldiers to rest, and fight again tomorrow!" When Qin Cheng issued this military order, panic was spreading among the rebel soldiers in Yangyi City.

All those who know even the slightest bit of the situation know what kind of situation they are facing, isolated and on the opposite side of morality. They may not care about morality, but they can't care less about being in a desperate situation. At this time, Qincheng organized a large number of soldiers to carry torches outside the city to carry out a political attack on the rebel soldiers of Yangyicheng, mainly to publicize the desperate situation of the rebels and persuade them to surrender. came, and did not forget to follow Liu Bang's embattled songs, and gave them a local complex offensive.

If Wu Huaisu didn't care about the attack of the Southern Army of the White Sun, then in the face of Qincheng's persuasion work, Wu Huaisu began to have a headache. The human heart is always the most difficult to control, and once there are many people, they are the most easily agitated. Wu Huaisu knew what kind of impact it would have on the morale of the rebels under the fierce offensive of the southern army in the day, and with the persuasion to surrender at this time.

"Great Sima Zuo General Qin Cheng has already petitioned Your Majesty, and now assures you: as long as you open the door and surrender as soon as possible, you can be exempted from the great crime of rebellion! Now there is no way to retreat, the army of Qinwang from all walks of life is coming, and then it will be a million army besieging the city, and if you continue to fight, you can only give your life to the traitor Liu An, for which your family can endure grief and infamy, it is for unwise, disloyal, unrighteous and unfilial piety......"

The shouts of the southern army outside the city continued, Wu Huaisu was anxious, and the burden of the two kings' alliance army was on the shoulders of one of his scholars, which made him feel tired and thought for a long time, Wu Huaisu was about to take people to the city tower to counterattack the southern army, and fight with the southern army, but Liu An arrived at his mansion.

"The Chang'an army outside the city persuaded us to surrender, causing our army's heart to fluctuate, what is the good strategy of the military division?" Avoiding red tape, Liu An anxiously asked Wu Huaisu, in the past two days, the situation of the two kings' coalition army has not been good, Liu An has lost a lot of weight, and his face is haggard.

"There is no good solution, after all, the situation is like this, you can only play tricks and slightly turn the tide." Wu Huaisu smiled bitterly and shook his head, he was telling the truth.

Unexpectedly, when Liu An heard this, his face instantly turned cold, he stared at Wu Huaisu, his tone was a little weird, and he said half-loudly: "The military advisor should not be moved by Qincheng's words, right?" Only punish the evil, if the followers abandon the darkness and turn to the light, they will not be blamed in the past...... The conditions offered by Qin Cheng are very tempting! ”

Wu Huaisu was shocked, and his heart was cold, "Why did the king say this?" How could a certain coalition army defect out of the city? ”

Liu An laughed twice, lukewarm, stood up and didn't say anything more, just said, "That king is waiting to see the military division break the siege for the coalition army", and then turned around and left.

Wu Huaisu watched Liu An leave in a daze, standing in place for a long time, stunned.

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On the second day, the offensive of the southern army was even more ferocious, and there was a posture of vowing not to give up until Yangyi City was taken. It has to be said that last night's political offensive of the Southern Army was quite effective, this time, the Southern Army attacked the city several times, although they were all driven down in the end, but it has brought enough deterrence to the combined forces of the two kings.

Victory and defeat all start from people's hearts.

In the one-day battle, the southern army still suffered a lot of damage, but its morale was even higher, after all, everyone saw the progress of the siege war. At night, the political offensive of the Southern Army was launched again, and threatened the rebel soldiers that if they did not surrender again, they would not be left with a single piece of armor when the city was broken!

In the Military Division's Mansion, Wu Huaisu called more than 20 captains of the two kings alliance army and assigned them a major task.

"Tomorrow, when the Chang'an army attacks the city again, you can break out of the door, and be sure to defeat the Chang'an army, then you can only kill the Chang'an army camp, I am free to respond in the back, and I can defeat the Chang'an army in one fell swoop!" Wu Huaisu's face was heavy, he didn't want to implement this action so early, the original intention was to let the southern army consume too much in the siege war, and then settle the situation in one fell swoop, but now the situation is that the southern army is attacking too fiercely, and the divisions of the king of Qin from all walks of life have rushed to come, and the most important thing is that the political offensive of the southern army has greatly shaken the hearts of the rebels, and finally, Liu An is already doubting himself, which makes Wu Huaisu have to make arrangements immediately.

"No!" The main general's expression was solemn, and they all clenched their fists, what is the meaning of tomorrow's action, everyone knows it, and it can be said that the success or failure of victory or defeat is in this move.

"Strategist, let's lead an army into battle!" In the end, Lei was asked for Wu Huaisu's life.

"Lei Gong is also going into battle?" Wu Huaisu was a little surprised, but seeing that Lei was said seriously, not like a joke, Wu Huaisu had to think: Could it be that Liu An has already suspected himself to such a point, and he has to beware of his actions tomorrow, is it to take the opportunity to make the Chang'an army surrender and let Lei be monitored? Thinking of this, Wu Huaisu's heart was like ashes, and he didn't bother to say anything, so he agreed: "Since Lei Gong has a heart, it's okay to do so." ”

"Master Xie." Ray was clenched into a fist by the jaw.

After coming out of the military division's mansion, the more than 20 captains were about to immediately return to the camp to make arrangements, and were about to get on their horses and leave outside the mansion, but Lei was shouting behind everyone: "Generals, please stay." ”

"Lei Gong!" All the generals knew that Lei was Liu An and Liu Ling's henchmen, and they responded with fists at the moment.

"Tomorrow I will go into battle with you, I am not from the army, and I still have some questions to ask you, I wonder if you can solve a question or two for you?" Ray chuckled softly.

The generals looked at each other, not knowing how to answer for a while, but it was really a bit strange that Lei was surprised. Ask for advice on military affairs, you must be these people yourself? Even if it is, it must be more than 20 people together?

"Oh, by the way, you should be busy with military affairs, so I'll go to the barracks with you next, and I'll talk about it in detail on the way, how about it?" Ray was asked again.

"According to Lei Gong's words." The generals did not hesitate this time, and they all said the same.