Chapter 760: I'll do your best

Seal the city

Qin Yuan had already led his men and horses to attack three times

Each attack was fierce, and after the stone-throwing wheels bombarded by, the infantry of the Black Flag Army pushed the siege engines almost as high as the city walls and moved slowly, the huge siege engines were heavy and slow, and the ground was rolled out deep marks where they passed. The siege vehicle was divided into two tiers, the lower one was empty, and there was a ladder to climb to the second floor. On the second level were dozens of archers, a height that could be used to shoot at the defenders on the walls.

Directly in front of the second floor is a ladder that sticks diagonally forward, which can be set up against the city wall, and when the siege vehicle approaches the city wall, the besieging soldiers can follow the ladder to climb directly to the wall. The reason why the infantry of the Great Sui won all battles for a long time was because they had a set of very reasonable tactics and a set of very reasonable equipment.

This is the experience summed up after countless wars, and every instrument should not be underestimated.

After hundreds of stone-throwing trucks were suppressed, Qin Yuan and his infantry began to attack. In front of the battering ram is a modified ballista, which increases the elevation angle of the fire, allowing heavy crossbows to hit the walls, but it is certainly not as long as the defenders' ballistas.

Fang Xie is a leader who is accustomed to using a large number of equipment to try to reduce the casualties of soldiers, so he invests a lot of money in building equipment, coupled with the unparalleled appeal and financial resources of the world, and can recruit a large number of craftsmen, so the number of siege equipment is amazing.

Fang Xie also personally participated in the construction of these equipment, he is not a professional in this area, but he can add some more novel ideas. For example, he added two huge shields to the two wings of the ballista, which increased the weight of the ballista and made it more slow, but it could ensure that the casualties of the soldiers operating the ballista were minimized.

At the beginning of the attack, it was a contest of long-range weapons between the two sides, and the defenders on the city walls were in a good position and condescending, and they were able to exert the power of long-range weapons more than the besieging side. However, because the stone throwing cart could not be installed on the city wall, it was suppressed very miserably at the beginning, and the soldiers defending the city lost a lot.

When the Black Flag infantry began to approach, Yu Xiao immediately organized archers to counterattack. The feathered arrows were so dense that they could collide in the sky, and when you looked up at the sky, they were all dim colors.

I have to say that Yu Xiao, who was personally taught by Yu Manlou, is very capable, he used all the means that he could use to defend the city, and reasonably arranged the rotation of the reserves.

Three attacks in three days, although ferocious, but still did not break through the seal.

After the third offensive of the Black Flag Army gradually retreated, Yu Xiao wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat down against the wall with some fatigue. It was the first time he had faced such a tragic war, and to be honest, although he was conceited, he was still a little apprehensive. When he was in Chang'an City, he was pressured by Fang Jie, and at that time he could also use Fang Jie's luck to comfort himself. He always felt that if it weren't for the Heavenly Blessing Emperor Yang Yi to hold up an iconic figure from a humble family, Fang Xie would not have been able to come out at all.

So he always felt that he was stronger than Fang Xie in his heart, no matter what aspect he was.

When the two of them confronted each other, Yu Xiao felt the heavy pressure. This was his first real actual battle, and Fang Xie had already led his men and horses to kill back and forth in half of the Great Sui.

This is not something that can be made up for by knowledge, Yu Xiao can see from the Black Flag Army's means of attacking the city that Fang Xie has mastered enough war skills.

"General......

His pro-soldier captain Du Lei gasped and squatted down beside him, his face was a little ugly: "It's not a way to go on like this, the Black Flag Army's offensive looks fierce, but there are not many troops invested...... They don't plan to rely on desperate lives to attack the city, and if this goes on for a long time, the soldiers we can use will slowly be worn out. ”

Du Lei sighed: "It seems that the Black Flag Army is not in a hurry, this is the most worrying thing." If the enemy is in a hurry to attack and take the city, it will be good for us. But the enemy is not in a hurry, relying on equipment to consume our forces and destroy the city defenses...... Hold on for more than ten days, and the ballistae on the city wall will be useless. ”

What Du Lei said, why can't Yu Xiao see it?

The Black Flag Army's offensive looked suffocating with ferocity every time, but it was really small in terms of troop investment. Stone throwing vehicles, ballista cars, siege vehicles, these big guys are fierce every time, and when the Fengping army begins to counterattack, the Black Flag Army begins to retreat beyond the range.

This is a very clever and vicious tactic, which is aimed at depleting the number of soldiers defending the city and also demoralizing the soldiers. The Black Flag Army can pretend to be the main attack on every feint, but the defending side has to treat every feint attack of the enemy as a decisive battle.

In the long run, the physical strength and perseverance of the soldiers defending the city will be worn smaller and smaller.

However, the defending side of the city must not slack off, and the enemy can change the feint attack at any time to the main attack, and they must face it with concentration every time. If the defenders of the city felt that the Black Flag Army was feintifying and did not immediately counterattack, then the Black Flag Army would immediately pounce on them like fierce beasts.

The change was haphazard, and it was entirely in the whims of the Black Flag Commander.

Being led by the nose made Yu Xiao very uncomfortable and angry.

"Get that cannon on the wall, I'll go and talk to the lord."

Yu Xiao was silent for a moment, and looked out through the hole in the battlement. On the high slope in the distance outside the city, a man in a black robe stood there, as straight as a javelin. Yu Xiao knew that all the attacks came from that person. The man stood on a high place and observed the battle with clairvoyance, and there was a burly man beside him who waved the banner at any time according to his instructions, and the besieging army would immediately change their tactics.

That person must be Fang Jie.

If the Black Flag Army is an incomparable beast, then Fang Xie is the brain of this beast. Yu Xiao knew very well that as long as Fang Xie stood on that high slope, he would always be passive.

"I'm going out of the city and talking to Fang Jie."

He squeezed a few words out of his teeth, and his tone was ruthless and resolute.

……

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A Yu Xiao's personal soldier came down from the city wall in a hanging basket, shook the white flag in his hand and walked to the Black Flag Army camp, and was soon picked up by a group of Black Flag Army soldiers and escorted into the camp. Then, a handwritten letter from Yu Xiao was handed over to Fang Jie, and Yu Xiao asked Fang Xie to meet six hundred steps outside the city.

Fang Xie couldn't help but smile when he looked at the letter, and said to the messenger that I would come as promised.

The next morning, Fang Xie walked out of the camp alone, the cavalry of the Black Flag Army Chen Dingnan was assembled and waiting, and Fang Jie's personal soldiers were also ready to rush over at any time under the command of Qilin and Nie Xiaoju. But Fang Xie was not a little nervous, because he guessed what Yu Xiao was going to do.

Yu Xiao arrived in advance and waited, he actually asked someone to bring a table and two chairs down, he sat on the chair and squinted at Fang Xie slowly coming over.

When Fang Xie was about to get closer, Yu Xiao got up to greet him: "Juexiao, long time no see!" ”

Fang Xie also hugged his fists: "Brother Dingcheng, don't come to harm?" ”

The two men smiled and sat down.

Yu Xiao was silent for a while and then said: "Since I know that you are here, I don't want to beat around the bush, so I just said it directly, after all, you and I still have the friendship of classmates, and it seems hypocritical to talk about some side things." ”

"Please"

Fang Xie made a gesture of please.

"I'm a Sui person."

Yu Xiao sorted out the wording and said: "There is no doubt about this, no matter where I am, I am a Sui person. Although his father was killed by the imperial court, he was always the general of the Sixth Army of the Son of Heaven, and he was still wearing battle armor when he was beheaded. Our Yu family has not been behind others in any war in the last two hundred years of the Great Sui, and I am not wrong about this. ”

Fang Xie nodded and didn't speak.

"So, I want to ask you to retire."

Yu Xiao looked sincere and said: "I am a Sui person, even if I do things for Zhu Baotian in Fengping, I can't change my background." I can tell you very seriously that sooner or later the closure is all from the Great Sui. I don't need you to fight, two years later, I will let the banner of the Great Sui be hung on the Fengping city wall. Can you believe I can do it? ”

Fang Xie nodded: "I believe that Brother Dingcheng has such a ability." ”

But he shrugged his shoulders again: "But don't you think this joke is not funny at all?" ”

Yu Xiao said seriously: "I'm not joking, if you bring troops to fight, the loss will definitely not be small, even if you occupy Fengping, your vitality will be greatly damaged." And as long as I have two years, I can take down Feng Ping without blood, no matter what, this is much better than you and me meeting each other, right? ”

Fang Xie smiled: "There is one thing you are wrong, so what you said is all wrong." ”

Yu Xiao's face changed: "What's the matter?" ”

Fang Xie looked at his hand and said in a calm tone: "I'm here to fight Feng Ping, not for Da Sui." In other words, it's not that Da Sui wants to seal the peace, it's me who wants it. ”

As soon as these words came out, a strange look flashed in Yu Xiao's eyes.

"I know how ambitious I am."

He sighed, then leaned forward and asked, "So, how about we decide the winner in another way?" After all, solving problems is not just about war. ”

Fang Xie looked at him and asked, "You killed me, or did I kill you?" ”

"No, no, no"

Yu Xiao waved his hand and said, "Why bother with a life-and-death duel? When I was in Chang'an City, I realized that you had always been ahead of me, to be honest, when I entered the martial arts academy, I had only one opponent in my eyes, that was the kid from the Pei family, he and I both knew that the victory and defeat between us were within a millimeter, and whoever won or lost could possibly win. A year or two before the exam, the whole Chang'an City was even betting for the two of us, betting that I won the first place and started him to win the championship......"

Fang Xie smiled and said, "Then I came, so there is nothing to do with the two of you." ”

The corners of Yu Xiao's mouth twitched unnaturally, but he didn't refute: "Yes, you are here, and the point that everyone in Chang'an City paid attention to before has changed." Pei Chuxing and I have become your foils, which seems so ridiculous. I was thinking, why are you? In the past few years, I have been thinking that if I have the opportunity, I must compare myself with you, and compare seriously. ”

Fang Xie was silent for a moment and then said, "It's a bit naïve and ridiculous to talk about this on the battlefield, but...... I will fulfill you. ”

I will fulfill you with this sentence, and Yu Xiao can't move back in momentum.

"Wen or Wu? But you have to weigh it clearly, now you are a prince of the 100,000 male soldiers under your command, and I am just a prisoner of the Great Sui. So you have to understand that you will lose a little bit in this competition. It's better for you to draw a debut, and I'll take it. ”

Yu Xiao asked.

He was still trying to get back the weaker bit of momentum.

Fang Xie looked a little casual and said, "I'm free, you do your best." ”

Yu Xiao was stunned, and the killing machine suddenly appeared.