Chapter 51: Soldiers Descend on the City
Just when Han He rushed to Yin Yang City, Yin Yang's soldiers and civilians were greatly encouraged, and they had dinner early this morning, and those who participated in the war last night had extra meals.
However, eating only grain, rice, and pickled vegetables every day, and there is no meat at all, and in the long run, the morale will be frustrated, and the second is that just eating grain, according to the current consumption rate of more than 50,000 military and civilian people, I am afraid that it will not last for five months.
So after breakfast in the morning, Bailiyan found Du Wei Yao Sheng:
"General Yao Sheng."
"I was originally a school soldier, and I was very grateful for the sneak attack on my brothers yesterday, and I asked the last general to thank him on his behalf."
"Where, where, the enemy is now, so don't mention an inch. There is a matter of consulting General Yao, and I also ask General Yao for advice. ”
"Don't dare, don't dare, the school soldier can speak as bluntly."
"That's right, I'm thinking about fishing on the river from here, and I want to collect fishing nets for later use, but I don't know if the general has them."
"Fishing?! Could it be a joke from the school military man. Wangqinjiang is now blocked by the Jin army, so how to start fishing with nets. ”
"Fishing with a boat is naturally impossible, and there is another way to fish, which can make the Jin army helpless."
"Oh, then, go and collect the nets at a lower speed."
Yao Sheng listened energetically, if he could really eat a meal of fish every three or five days, it would not lose eating pork every day.
Bailiyan (Wei Xian) fishing method is very simple, use bamboo and fishing nets to make a hexahedral caisson, caisson to make one or more entrances, the entrance is like a fish basket, there are large or small barbs, big fish can enter, small fish can also enter, but big fish can only go in and out.
The caisson is then filled with large pieces of bait dried by rice bran, rice flour, clay, and earthworms to lure the fish into the caisson.
As long as you regularly put it into the river and then take it out, you can catch it. Moreover, it is the middle of winter, and it is difficult for fish to feed, and the probability of catching fish is still relatively high.
Soon after, Yao Sheng found a large number of fishing nets, it was easier to make caissons, built a hexagonal frame with bamboo, and then covered it with fishing nets, and finally dragged a cable to hang a stone of about the same weight, put in the dried bait, and threw it into the Wangqin River from the west gate, and then waited for the fish to get into it by itself.
And it can also be netted from the wall, in order to prevent the Jin army from using the rope to climb the western city wall to sneak attack, Bailiyan also hung the iron thistle on the cable, brushed with tung oil, and this rope on the dew surface must not be able to climb up.
However, the good times did not last long, just after noon, before the caisson was completed, the drum sound came from the direction of Yizi City, which was the war drum of the Jin army, which meant that the Han He army arrived, and Baili Yan immediately rode to Yizi City.
Zhao Xun has been guarding the city of one word, waiting for the Jin army to attack, and now that the Han He army has arrived, the siege is a matter of a day or two.
Rushing to Yizicheng, the Jin army had already set up positions in the east, south, and north, firstly, to intimidate the Xian army, and secondly, to force the defenders to surrender.
"General Zhao, come down and obey orders."
"Just in time, the Jin army is the banner of Hanhe, surrounded by the Fu River on three sides, and there is a tendency to cross the river on three sides, if our army defends the city of one word, the defenders of the city will be surrounded and annihilated."
"That's true, but if the general abandons it, the city will also fall into the hands of the Jin army. However, the river section of Yizicheng is the closest distance from the opposite bank, the narrowest place is less than 30 steps, and the narrowest part of the river width in the south and north is also more than 60 steps, and the widest place is more than 80 steps, if the Jin army wants to lay a pontoon bridge, it is afraid that it will be difficult to build in half a day, and it will not be able to attack the city today, and our army can wait for the bow and crossbow to shoot on the shore, and it is afraid that it will not be able to cross the river in a short time.
Therefore, the ready-made pontoon bridge in the city must be the focus of the first battle, and our army needs to be strictly guarded. ”
"Then the pontoon bridge will be burned, so that the Jin army will not be able to cross the river tomorrow."
"The general can't, Han He is waiting for the general to burn the pontoon bridge, which can paralyze our army."
"Oh, why is that?" Zhao Xun was puzzled.
"General, you think, the widest part of the Fu River is more than 80 steps, the water is quite deep, so the river is so wide that it can be used for boats, and it can also be used for warships, why didn't Han He send warships in the river, and then several warships were connected in parallel, and they were connected by wooden planks, so wouldn't it become a pontoon bridge. Now he wants to make the illusion of building a pontoon bridge, the general has ever thought about it. ”
"You mean, Han He's bridge is fake, and at night, while I can't wait, I will be connected by warships and placed on the river!"
"Exactly."
At present, there are more than 80 steps at the widest part of the Fu River, and three large warships can be squeezed into side by side, as long as the river can be blocked with warships, you can use warships as pontoon bridges to cross the Fuhe River. Moreover, the warship can hide troops, which is conducive to evading the strike of long-range weapons.
Han He has the convenience of the naval army in his hands, which he could not have imagined, and now he is making a posture of attacking the city on three sides, obviously trying to force Zhao Xun to burn the pontoon bridge, forcing the Jin army to build a pontoon bridge by itself, and then mobilizing archers to kill and injure the soldiers of the Jin army to build the bridge.
But in this way, it is equivalent to exposing Yin Yangcheng's troops, and at the same time, the number of crossbowmen of the Jin army is far more than that of the Xian army, and the range of the car crossbow and bed crossbow is long, which can completely suppress the crossbowmen of the Xian army.
And Han He made a feint attack to build a pontoon bridge on three sides, Zhao Xun divided his troops to intercept it, and he had no time to take into account the sudden variables.
But Han He also had concerns, he was always worried that the Xian army and the navy would suddenly appear, so it was impossible to mobilize too many warships to block the Fu River, so he had to win by surprise and force Zhao Xun to divide his troops.
Bailiyan had an expectation, of course, he couldn't let Zhao Xun burn the pontoon bridge outside the city, not only could he not burn it, but he had to keep it.
"Stay!? Why left the pontoon. ”
"Back to General Zhao, not only do you have to keep it, but you also have to give up the word city to the Jin army."
"Why is that?"
"Order it to cross the river, after crossing the river, the open space outside Yin Yangcheng City can not accommodate tens of thousands of troops stationed in the tun, so they can only divide the troops to attack, and our army can kill more than 10,000 people at once, killing Han He by surprise."
In addition to the west of the Qinjiang River, Yin Yangcheng has three or four hundred meters of flat land in the south, north and east directions, and then is surrounded by the Fu River, which is equivalent to the landform of Jiangxinzhou. Therefore, there are not many people within a radius outside Yin Yang City, and Han He can't get many soldiers and horses in one breath, and it is difficult for cavalry to deploy, which is the key to Yin Yang City's construction.
Once the Jin army crosses the river, it can only be a tactic of adding fuel, there are too many people, it may be crowded, and if there are too few people, there may not be enough. What's more, Han He doesn't know Zhao Xun's troops, so:
"Therefore, Han He's first attack on the city must be a temptation, and our army can come out of the nest and kill him Han He by surprise."
"Well, that makes sense. Just doing so is too risky. If one move is not careful, the Han He soldiers will cross the river, and our army will most likely be wiped out under the city. ”
"It is possible to do this, so we need to attack wave by wave, and when Han He cannot judge the strength of our army, quickly withdraw to the incomparable battle, so that we can win by surprise."
When Bailiyan spoke, on the east bank of the Xiafu River in Yizi City, a Jin State Sentinel stepped forward and asked the main general of the Xian army to come out and speak. Zhao Xun signaled Captain Yao Sheng to show up and shout, Yao Sheng got the order, and went out of the enemy building to speak:
"General Ben is here, if he wants to fight, he will fight, and he will be long-winded."
When the words fell, someone from the Jin army said:
"Our army is ordered by the Xianguo to serve the Yang Jun to crusade against the rebellion of the Xianguo, and order you to open the city and surrender as soon as possible, so that everyone can avoid death, otherwise they will be punished for treason."
Hearing this, Yao Sheng became angry:
"Wait for the villain of the Jin Kingdom, take advantage of my internal strife to occupy my Jiangdong, and have the face to speak out here, and vainly mention the chaos to become a thief, to tell you the truth, today is his Fengyang Jun is here, and the general will also behead him and the horse, and release arrows to me!"
At the sound of an order, a burst of arrows fell, and the Jin army sentry cavalry fled in panic.
At this time, Han He and Wang Shuo observed the movement in the distance, and on the side was Yin Yangcheng's former guard Qian Yu, at this time Han He asked:
"Taishou Qian Yu, you can recognize this person."
"Yes, the subordinates know. It was Yao Sheng, the right lieutenant sent by Wei Dan. Qian Yu said flatteringly.
"Why, there is only one right lieutenant guarding Yin Yangcheng?"
"Originally, there were only 3,000 subordinate soldiers, and Yao Sheng, the commander of the right command, led 2,000 people to move to defend Yin Yang, so there were 5,000 people. However, the subordinates originally wanted to sacrifice Yin Yangcheng, but Yao Sheng's army was brave and failed, so he had to lead the army to flee. Therefore, there were only 2,000 defenders in the city, and even if there were men and conscripts, they should not exceed 5,000, and most of them were old and weak women and children. ”
"In this case, you go and call the battle, so that Yao Sheng will go out of the city to vote."
"Me?!"
Qian Yu pointed at himself, and Han He's eyes widened:
"If you don't go, you're dead!"
Han He made a threat, and Qian Yu had no choice but to ride forward to say surrender. At the same time, Wang Shuo said:
"Old General Han, I have personally explored the place where the cavalry stumbled last night, and the pit is made of clay and clay."
"Clay and clay?"
"Exactly, it is as if the defenders were ramming clay for clay, so that the walls could be built."
"Weird, weird. Whoever has this insight can find the clay burned bricks to build a wall in a short time. Han He felt more and more that there were masters in Yin Yang City, and it was definitely not something that a small lieutenant could do.
At this time, Wang Shuo said again:
"After careful investigation, it was concluded that the Xian army must have taken advantage of our army's paralysis last night, and our army, knowing that there was a pit in the southeast, took advantage of the situation by nightfall to lure the cavalry into the pit, and then scrambled to trample on it, so the dead and wounded cavalry last night were trampled to death, which shows that those who used this stratagem are well versed in the way of attacking the heart."
It's worthy of my father-in-law, you've found out about this, but it's too late to say this at this time.
At this time, Taishou Qian Yu rode to the pontoon bridge in front of the formation, and shouted at the word city:
"General Yao Sheng, don't let go of the arrows, you are guarding Qian Yu too much!"
Yao Sheng heard that he was a bastard like Qian Yu, and his heart was even hotter:
"Qian Yu traitor, you dare to come back!"
"General Yao Sheng, this official is ordered by Fengyang Jun to use the power of the Jin army to crusade against the King of Dao, and I am called to rebel. Now that the Jin army is in the city, why should the general defend the city for the tyrant Jiang Hai, is it stupid. ”
"Speak wildly, if it weren't for you and other ink officials, Xianguo would have fallen into such a field today. Give me arrows, shoot this traitor who betrays his country for glory, and shoot the arrows! ”
Yao Sheng gave an order, and the city wall was covered with arrows and rain. This Lord Qian Yu is not an idle person, he jumped off the war horse directly and plunged into the river to hide under the pontoon bridge, which can be regarded as escaping.
This thief is really a chicken thief, and Bailiyan in the dark of the city tower has to give a thumbs up, this thing is clever.