Chapter 1231: Siege

A bald wild dog roams in front of the southern city of Yongdu. The area was originally flat farmland, and at this time, it was the season when the crops were pumping, and a green carpet should be laid on the ground, and between the ridges walked a farmer with a hoe leading a mooing ox, and on the back of the ploughing ox sat a boy playing the shepherd flute. But now, it's all a dream scene. There are trenches dug horizontally and vertically on the ground, traps with little camouflage, piles of earthwork rubble, messily stacked horses, antlers, yellow soil, and gray stones have become the main colors of this area.

The wild dogs were wandering around, occasionally looking down to sniff the ground, their mouths stretched out and arching through the dirt in the hope of finding some food.

The wild dog's eyes were red, and from time to time he glanced up at the spear-wielding soldiers standing on the high walls across a moat, and then lowered his head again, intently searching for something.

It's a scurrying dog, and it's clear that he's got a lot of experience finding food underground. Around Yongdu City, it is not difficult for dogs with a good sense of smell to find food during this time.

Because under the soil, there are often things buried that they can wrap around.

Those were soldiers who died in battle.

The bodies were buried shallowly, sometimes hastily covered with a little floating soil. For these wild dogs who are hungry, as long as they eat the first bite, then there is an endless amount of food for the rest of them.

The soldiers who died in battle buried in the ground were scrawny, but the wild dog was fat and strong.

After a puff of dirt, the wild dog was looked up at the soldiers in the city, or he had been chased, so he was extremely wary of people, and only after confirming the distance was safe, he would concentrate on finding his food.

The soldiers in the city were also watching the dog, and for them, it was also a rare meal. The food control in the city is strict, and only when the city is on duty, can you barely eat enough, and usually, you rely on gruel to survive. In the city, let alone such a big dog, it is a rat's nest, but I am afraid that it will be wiped out.

The army can barely eat, and the people in the city have actually reached the time to die. The daily rations can only make people hang their lives, but they also have to bear heavy labor.

Everyone had to pay for the defense of the city. All the people in the city were busy making equipment for defending the city.

A soldier swept the longbow in his hand, squinted his eyes and aimed for a long time, but shook his head dejectedly, it was too far, separated by a moat, the dog was already more than two hundred steps away from him, and the longbow did not have such a long range.

"Why don't you go down to town?" A soldier said with his long tongue licking his lips. Several soldiers found two baskets, tied long ropes, and hung the baskets outside the city, they naturally did not dare to open the city gate, and they were to kill their heads without ordering the opening of the city, but it was no problem to stay in the basket and fall down the city.

Two soldiers sat in baskets with bows and arrows, and a group of soldiers gathered excitedly at the head of the city, some ready to lay the ropes, others pointing at the wild dogs in the distance, who seemed to be unaware, as if it were already the delicacy in their bowls.

The two soldiers in the basket were both skilled marksmen, and if they were brought within a hundred paces, the wild dog would be killed by an arrow.

Finally you can eat meat! Quite a few soldiers swallowed saliva. Staring intently at the wild dog.

The wild dog seemed to realize something, and he raised his head, but instead of looking at the city, he looked near the distant horizon, and after looking for a while, he seemed to be a little puzzled, and ran up to a mound.

There was nothing in sight, but the wild dog seemed to feel a great threat, and whined low, a feeling that was familiar to him.

The wild dog barked wildly, jumped off the mound, spread its legs, and galloped to the left, its tail that had been high and wagging when it had been foraging for food, and now it was clipped tightly behind its buttocks.

The sudden and inexplicable escape of the wild dogs made the soldiers in the city sigh, at this time, it is not easy to see a meat that is still running, and the officials may be able to eat a little meat every day, but they just hope that they will not wake up hungry in the middle of the night and be satisfied.

Without waiting for the soldiers to sigh at their bad luck, they above the city froze in the next moment. At the end of the field of vision, a black line suddenly appeared. They moved rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, they were presented in their full form before the soldiers' eyes.

Cavalry! The bright sun and moon flag fluttering high in the wind.

Behind the cavalry, more black-pressed foot soldiers were moving forward, and in the ranks of foot soldiers, countless siege equipment were mixed in, slowly moving towards Yongdu City.

Immediately, the rumbling sound of war drums came, and along with the war drums, there was a high-spirited war song.

"The Ming army is going to attack the city!" One of the soldiers suddenly let out a hoarse call.

All the soldiers above the city seemed to be awakened by this shout, and with a bang, the city immediately boiled. There are figures running wildly everywhere, and above the city tower, a huge bronze bell is ringing, and the bell of Qingyue is rippling far away with the morning wind.

The sound of the bell shattered the morning silence of Yongdu City, but it brought with him a harbinger of death. The dead silence of the city suddenly woke up to the sound of the alarm bell that sounded in this relay.

A group of soldiers with distinct armor rushed to the city under the leadership of the officers, they were the most elite military force in Yongdu City, the Thunder Army. In peacetime, they do not need to go to the city to be on duty, and only when the war comes, they will appear on the front line.

Their arrival slowly stabilized the mood of the somewhat flustered army above the city. The Thunder Army quickly occupied one key position after another, and the officers shouted at the soldiers on the city and began to prepare for battle, under the pressure of their bullets, the city slowly began to calm down, and the preparations for defending the city began to unfold in an orderly manner.

The Ming army will soon launch an attack on Yongdu City. This is something that everyone in Yongdu City with a little military knowledge knows. Since last winter, the Ming army began to uproot the defensive acropolis, fortresses, and cottages outside Yongdu City one by one, and in a few months, the defensive force outside Yongdu City has disappeared.

Next, it is natural to attack the last fortress of Yongdu.

Wang Hong stood on the city wall, looking at the approaching Ming army in the distance, and then at his own soldiers who were preparing to fight on the city, and his heart was filled with a sense of sadness.

The number of troops in the city is not small. Aside from the 50,000 Thunder Army, there are nearly 200,000 temporarily armed troops, but what's the use of this? Men over the age of 14 and under the age of 60 are conscripted into the army, the vast majority of them have not undergone any military training, have no basic military knowledge, many people do not say that they have killed people, I am afraid that they have never even fought with anyone in their lives, what role can you expect them to play in the war?

Yongdu's garrison materials are still very sufficient, since last winter, Yongdu City has only done one thing, that is, to prepare various equipment for defending the city. Almost all the trees in the city have been cut down, or some can still be found in the palace. Many houses were demolished, and the beams were removed to make various instruments. In order to prepare the stones, even the stone slabs for paving the road were pried up. It can be said that in order to prepare more defense materials, the city has done everything possible.

But does it really work?

Great Qin's elite army was originally not a lot! The border army of the Luoying Mountains, the border country of Qingzhou, the border army of the Tiger Prison, and hundreds of thousands of troops with extremely rich combat experience have descended and run in just a few years, so that now, when guarding the capital, they can only bring in these young heroes.

If only the years ago, it would have been nice not to fight that battle in the tiger prison. In that way, Yongdu City can now gather at least nearly 100,000 well-trained troops.

The battle in the Tiger Prison completely destroyed the last bit of vitality of Great Qin.

Wang Xiong is a close confidant of Chen Xiufeng, the new general of Yongdu City Guard, and from Chen Xiufeng's mouth, he knows the last seal of Deng Hong when he was given death in the last year.

It can be said that if His Majesty the Emperor adopts Deng Hong's legacy, the current Yongdu City will definitely be different, unlike now, where you can only be beaten and unable to fight back. Or, people like Bian Wushuang just predicted today's outcome and defected to the Chu State, right?

Guarding is not guarding. This is what Chen Xiufeng and his subordinates unanimously believe. Only death and rebirth is the only way out for the Qin army. That is to find an opportunity to defeat the Ming army.

But the emperor did not agree with Chen Xiufeng's plan. His Majesty seems to be scared by the Ming army, and just wants to shrink in Yongdu City, but although this turtle shell is thick, it has been passively beaten, and there will be a day when it will be broken, and the difference is only the length of time.

Wang Xiong knew that Chen Xiufeng had been fighting for this only opportunity from the emperor. Or it will be defeated, accelerating the fall of Yongdu City, but it will only be a little earlier in the time of defeat.

Is there a difference in the results?

It makes no difference!

A few miles away, the Ming army had already begun to reorganize the queue, and the speed made Wang Xiong breathtaking.

"Camp Wolves!" He said in a low voice. Under the most famous camp of the Ming Dynasty, the subordinates of the wild dog Gan Wei, this is a force famous for its attack. As soon as the Ming army struck, they took out their strongest troops.

"Quickly report back to General Chen, we need reinforcements." He turned to his own soldiers and said, "It's the wolf battalion of wild dogs that is attacking us. ”

Under the fluttering banner of the Great Bright Sun and Moon, the wild dog carried his re-made big knife and stared at the tall Yongdu City. There was a fierce look in his eyes.

"Right away, let's get started!" He immediately had a way to command the general of the blue wolf battalion.