The sun had risen, and the early morning wind was blowing from afar, with a faint smell of blood. This valley is rich in water and grass, and it used to be a place where all kinds of animals gathered, and it was very lively, but after a big battle yesterday, suddenly everything was gone.

There were many people Baoqing and Yeli Yuqi climbed to the top of the city, and saw that the Song army outside the city had already set up a formation and aimed at the north and south gates. After watching it for a while, the Song army did not look like they were going to attack the city, as if it was just to block the party army and prevent them from rushing out of the city gate.

Many people Baoqing asked Yeli Yuqi in confusion: "King, what does Song Jun mean by this?" When you came back last night, you said that the Song army did not allow a single soldier in the city to leave, and did not hesitate to shed a river of blood. But when they put on this formation, it doesn't look like they are going to attack the city! ”

Ye Li Yuqi looked at the Song army blocking the city gate, and then looked elsewhere, only to see a large group of Song troops holding a curtain on all sides, slowly pressing towards the city wall, and said in a deep voice: "Maybe the Song army feels that the city gate is difficult to break, and wants to enter the city from the city wall." ”

"That's worrying! The city walls of Zhuoluo City are low, and it is not a strong city, so it is a little difficult to prevent the Song army ants from attacking the city! ”

Ye Li Yu said coldly: "What if it's difficult? The civilized Lao Tzu on the opposite side has said that it is dead, as long as our heads. Now the only way to fight to the death is to hold on to the city and wait for reinforcements from elsewhere. Wuzhu went to Lingzhou, where there is a large army, and maybe it will come to our rescue. ”

There are many people and Baoqing can't understand why the Song army is not allowed to surrender, and most of the remaining prison troops in the city are from the nearby villages, and they have no deep hatred with the Song people. Now that Yuan Hao is gone, it is normal for the remaining Fan Fallen Army to surrender, how can they not surrender? His position in the party was much lower than that of Yeli Yuqi, and he did not dare to ask questions, and he was deeply suspicious of his words.

The party is a mixture of various systems, quite chaotic, and the military and government are integrated, but the status is not high to the point of one prince. If there is a place nearby where the party has officially established a state, the state assassin history will not be under the jurisdiction of the superintendent of the army, but will be placed alongside the superintendent of the army. To put it simply, it is not a place directly under the central government of the party, but it is under the management of the Ministry of Supervision and Military Affairs, and Baoqing is only equivalent to an official of a state. And Yeli Yu beggars are more than the prince and prime minister, and the surrounding thousands of miles, regardless of the military and civilians, are under his control.

Seeing that the curtain held high by the Song army still did not stop within 100 steps of the city, Yeli Yuqi hurriedly ordered the arrow to be released. The curtain is a thick felt drenched with water, and the defense is a bow and crossbow, where can it be shot through? The party soldiers could only watch and slowly approach.

The closer you get to the curtain, the stronger the sense of crampedness, and there are many people Baoqing can't help but panic, and begs Ye Liyu: "King, what kind of road is Song Jun?" In the past, there were sieges, and I have seen people use this anti-bow crossbow, but it is so huge that it almost covers our entire city, but I have never seen this kind of road. ”

Ye Li Yu beggar has never seen it, think about it, it is nothing more than the Song army relying on his own large number of people, and Zhuoluo City is small, so he used this method to forcibly press up. But after all, they still have to be attached to the city, and they have to go through a bloody battle on the city wall, which is nothing more than to prevent a strong crossbow that can shoot far, and what practical use can it be? Can you really cover Zhuoluo City and suffocate people to death?

Seeing that the curtain was only thirty or fifty steps away from the city, the party soldiers at the head of the city were busy preparing to roll oil and stones. Wait until the ladder of the Song army is set up, and push the ladder away with a fork, and the boiling oil and stones can keep them from getting close to the city wall.

Ye Li Yuqi looked around and couldn't help sighing: "At this time, the most useful thing is the stone cannon. No matter what was behind him, as long as the stone cannon hit him, the person who carried the curtain was also smashed in iron armor. It's a pity that the Song army came too quickly-"

When the city was built, the party members did not think about holding on to the city, otherwise they would not be here, so they went to Lanzhou City, which is dozens of miles away to the south. The town was only a place for garrisoning and trade, and there was nothing to defend the city. Stone artillery and bed crossbows did not have any weapons that could destroy siege equipment, so they could only watch the Song army prepare calmly.

The castle was not defended by the depth of the high ditch, but rather, in this era, the castle was only a stronghold for counterattacks. Therefore, the city wall does not need to be high, the city gate must be opened more, and there must be trenches, horse faces and other defense facilities outside. If you can't get out of the city, you're already dead.

Zhuoluo City is only a nearby stronghold of the party, and it has no defense. Moreover, the terrain is limited, there are only two city gates in the north and south, which were blocked by the Song army at both ends, and it became a dead place, and the city did not even have the ability to counterattack.

When the curtain reached a place nearly ten paces away from the city, it stopped, just enough to keep the long weapons of the party soldiers at the head of the city out of reach. And the bows and arrows shot from the head of the city could not penetrate the soaked thick felt, so they could only watch dryly.

Ye Liyu's face was gloomy, and he said to the people: "Go and arrange the rocket, you must burn this curtain!" Otherwise, let the Song army calmly prepare in the back, if it pushes up and rushes in, how can we guard against it? ”

Many people promised to turn around and arrange to set up a charcoal fire at the head of the city and prepare rockets. The felt cloth is drenched in water, and there is always a time when it is dry, and as long as there are enough rockets fired, there is no fear that it will not burn.

At this moment, a watchtower rose above the giant curtain of the Song army, and there was one every few steps. After a few moments, someone poured water on the watchtower to re-wet the curtain.

Ye Li Yu begged to see that the green tendons on his forehead were exposed, and said sharply: "This is clearly deceiving me that there is no stone cannon in the city, is it tolerable or unbearable!" ”

Baoqing arranged a rocket, came back and stood beside Yeli Yuqi, looked at the curtain opposite stupidly, and said: "King, the Song army keeps pouring water on the curtain, the rocket must be useless, what should we do?" ”

"Don't worry, let's see what the Song army is going to do first, after all, they still have to climb to the top of the city!"

On a high ground outside the city, Shi Quan looked at Zhuoluo City not far away with his telescope with relish for a while, and put the telescope down. Looking at the army behind him that was like ants transporting firewood and grass to the edge of Zhuoluo City, he said to Xu Ping: "Jingluo, are you really going to burn Zhuoluo City like this?" Don't send soldiers to the city? ”

Xu Ping nodded and said: "The army has been busy for a day and a night, so naturally it is necessary to burn it!" There is no ditch outside the city, the city gate is narrow, and the thieves in the city can't rush out, let us handle it, where can we find such a good thing! Pavilion Chief, a city can make it easy for the besiegers to get to the city, even if you put the meat to your mouth, you will naturally swallow it in one bite! ”

Shi Quanbin was stunned for a moment and said: "I haven't heard of such a siege method before, Jingluo is really a wonderful idea!" ”

"A key place that connects several roads and manages a territory of one or two thousand miles is such a small city. And there are no moats, there are no narrow gates around, only two narrow city gates, and this kind of thing has never been encountered! The size of this city can only be compared to the city built by this dynasty in Gangu in Tiandu River a few days ago, but we only have a few villages there. In a small city within a radius of a few hundred steps, I have an army of 50,000 here, and each person has a handful of firewood and grass to pile up all around the city. At this time, if you send someone to the city again, you will really be unsympathetic to the soldiers. ”

In this kind of small city, a normal battle can send a few hundred people to attack at most, and one or two thousand is very important. Now that Xu Ping has an army of 50,000 outside the city, there is no need to follow the normal number of roads. Whether it is to burn the city with fire or to irrigate the city with water from the nearby Karo River, you can do anything. The use of fire is just to shock a little, so that the surrounding ministers have some memory.