The rare winter rain moistened the land outside the city of Yongzhou.

Zong Jian only stepped on the ground twice with the heel of his boot and dug a hole.

'I can't take the city today. From the soles of my feet came the feeling of softness, like stepping on a freshly dead corpse. The mud was still sticking to the heels, and it was a little difficult to lift the foot. Looking at the Yongzhou city wall in the distance, the half-mile road from the former camp to the city will only be worse than the situation under his feet.

Outside the big tent of the Chinese army, the icy winter rain fell on the head and face, and the cold flowed straight to the neck. Even if you are used to the humidity, you can't brave the cold rain and step on the mud to attack the city. Moreover, the oil, fire and water cannot be extinguished, and the ladder truck and the attack cave will still be burned. Rain can do no harm to the siege, not good.

The direction of the wind changed, and a foul smell came with the wind, and the head was dizzy for a while. Zong Jian rubbed his nose, the smell of rot had been taken for granted, and it felt like it didn't exist anymore. But after the rain fell today, somehow, my nose suddenly returned to normal again, and I could smell the stench.

He went to see the place where the corpses were disposed of, but there was not enough firewood and grass, and it was too late to burn them, and they were all piled up in one place, piled up like a mountain. When I went to inspect it, I only stopped for a moment, and the muffled sound of thudging was one after another. Zong Jian didn't know how many dead corpses he had seen, and he knew that it was the sound of the stomach bursting of the rotting corpse.

The dozen or so deserters hanging outside the camp gate should have burst their stomachs. Zong Jian remembered that when he entered the camp of the Chinese army this morning, his belly was swollen high, as if he was pregnant, and his belly seemed to be transparent, covered with blue and purple lines. His whole body swelled up, glowing a twisted turquoise. I remember that the change in the corpses yesterday was not visible, but the clothes on their bodies disappeared overnight, 'It shouldn't be someone who wants it.' Zong Jian thought about it, and he had already whipped the whip of the military law into strips of rags.

The siege lasted more than forty days, and the army suffered heavy casualties. The number of deserters gradually increased, and a few of them were killed and hung on the walls of the camp, but that night, dozens of deserters came out, most of them were caught, and they broke their vertebrae with heavy hammers in public, but still ran a few.

The battle under the city of Yongzhou was tragic beyond everyone's imagination. Zong Jian recalled his decades of conquest, and Da Yue had never lost so much under a city. Back then, he followed Taizong [Li Foma] to capture the capital of the king of Zhancheng, and captured the king of Zhancheng, Cha Dou, and the casualties were far less than this time. If a month and a half ago, he could have thought that he could not advance or retreat at this time, he would definitely do his best to persuade Li Changjie to withdraw his troops and return to China.

"Those who talk about withdrawing from the siege and shaking the hearts of the army...... Chop! Coach Li Changjie vigorously waved away the blood stains on the saber, pointed the tip of the knife at the general lying on the ground, and the blood spurted out of the wound between his throats was diluted by the rain in a blink of an eye.

In the past few days, Li Changjie has scolded several generals and colonels who have suggested that they should retire from the army, and this time he finally killed someone.

Several handsome barbarians pursed their mouths, this is to kill them. There was no expression on Zong Yan's face, "No matter how much you kill, it's useless, let's think more about how to break the city." Li Changjie was about to go crazy, there was no need to be an enemy of him at this time.

The one who is the main player in the country is Li Changjie; It was also Li Changjie who insisted on capturing Yongzhou. If he can't take Yongzhou City, it will damage his foundation in the army. He forced the Empress Dowager to martyr the emperor and sent Gu Ming Taishi out, and the eyes and mouths of the people who were originally blind will return to normal.

There are also more than a dozen princes in the country, all of whom are the younger brothers of the Holy Sect [Li Rizun]. And now in power are orphans and widows who have no foundation and no relatives to help, if Li Changjie makes a big mistake, no one will let go of such a good opportunity.

Li Changjie pressed the saber and glared at the generals under his command, seeing who else dared to come and try the military method in his hand again.

If Yongzhou is not besieged, or if it is fought and evacuated, it is also a brilliant victory. It's a pity that it is difficult to ride a tiger now, and the losses are so heavy, if Yongzhou is not captured, it will be difficult to eliminate the resentment in the army. The prestige he had built up with his martial arts could not be maintained.

When Li Changjie was a teenager, he was born from the previous lord Li Fuma because of his martial arts and appearance, and later in the former king Li Rizun, the royal brother. If they can break through Yongzhou City, strengthen their position with their military exploits, and use their wealth to plug the mouths of the nobles, they will never mention the death of the Queen Mother.

The corpse was carried down, and Li Changjie gave the order of 'rest for a day today', and the generals dispersed in a hurry. Zong Jian didn't stay long, said a few words, and left. Li Changjie returned to the tent, sat down on the chair, and didn't think about it for long, then ordered: "Please Xu Xiucai come." ”

Attacking and defending cities is the specialty of the Song people. The ladder car and the attack on the cave were all offered by the Song people, and at that time, in Li Changjie's view, it was already easy to capture Yongzhou. I didn't think that it would be easily burned clean with only a few barrels of oil.

The shameful knife is difficult to sheath, and Li Changjie cannot choose to retreat. But using authority to suppress opposing voices, it is impossible to suppress them for too long, if he can't attack Yongzhou again, either he can't hold on, or the people below themselves make trouble. The look in Zong Yan's eyes when he left, Li Changjie could see it clearly. Weighing the pros and cons of both sides, he could only choose to ask Xu Baixiang for advice.

A few days ago, seeing the ladder truck turned into a torch under Yongzhou City, Xu Baixiang knew that Li Changjie would definitely come to find him.

The Jiaozhi people had never had the experience of attacking fortified cities, and the big city in the south was Thang Long Province. If you don't have enough experience, how can you know how to attack and defend the city? Among the military books circulating in the world, it is difficult to find any specific details of the battle.

The soldier who came to summon him had the words 'Son of Heaven Soldier' tattooed on his head. Xu Baixiang has a little understanding of the Jiaozhi military system, which is the upper hall class in the country of Jiaozhi with the imperial dragon, Wusheng, Shendian, and Zhusheng as the military ranks.

Ban Zhi, who protects the palace, came out to be the general's guard, this is not a taboo issue, but how dare Li Changjie call them? If you connect with some rumors that make the head of the first king of Jiaozhi green, Li Changjie's power in the country of Jiaozhi is widespread, and it seems that it is not a false rumor.

Xu Baixiang was kept in a small tent at the back of the camp, and he couldn't even walk ten steps away for dozens of days. Seeing Li Changjie again, the haggard appearance of hard work made Xu Baixiang feel very comfortable.

If you come and ask yourself, you won't be what you are now. Xu Baixiang bowed down in front of Li Changjie, "Baixiang meets the captain." ”

Li Changjie hurriedly helped Xu Baixiang up, "Chang Jie has been trapped in military affairs for a month, and he doesn't dare to disturb Mr.'s purity. However, today, the sky is raining, and the city cannot be attacked, and it is rare to be empty, so I came to ask Mr. to talk about it. ”

Before and after, Xu Baixiang sighed, and Li Changjie chewed words indiscriminately, which made people laugh. Stand up and take a seat at the bottom.

After saying a few words of gossip that were not salty or light, Li Changjie finally waited for Xu Baixiang to speak: "Taiwei besieged Yongzhou for more than a month, presumably he will be able to break the city soon, right?" ”

"Wang Shi hangs the people for the crime, but Yongzhou is stubborn and resistant. Now that Wang Shidun is under the city, I don't know if Mr. can teach me? Li Changjie resisted the urge to kill and asked for advice in a low voice.

"How to break the city, Baixiang does have an idea. It's just that it's not a good idea, so I didn't dare to dedicate it to the captain before. ”

Xu Baixiang just wanted to watch Li Changjie break his head and bleed under Yongzhou City, and begged himself in turn. Rich and dangerous, even if he wants to take a little risk, he is willing to do so. If the Jiaozhi people didn't suffer any losses, they easily attacked Yongzhou City, who would take his credit to heart? Qinzhou and Lianzhou were also very easy to break before. So a contrast is needed. Xu Baixiang wants to be Zhang Yuan and Wu Hao, who want to be Jiaozhi, but he is not a soldier who is sent casually for dozens of times.

Li Changjie leaned forward: "What is the best plan for sir?" If I can really break the city in one fell swoop, I will be a great country, a country of thousands of miles, and I will not be stingy with the reward of the marquis. ”

"It's very simple, it's a siege." Xu Baixiang is not selling Guanzi, "As long as the captain orders the sergeant and soldiers, they will wrap a bag of soil in their clothes and send it to the city at night." There were 100,000 troops under the command of the Taiwei, and it was easy for each person to pile up the head of the city. The soil piled up under the city cannot be burned or toppled. It's just that when rushing to the city, you have to carry the bow and crossbow on the head of the city, and the damage is not a few, so I didn't dare to make any suggestions before. Now that I say it, it depends on whether the captain is willing to use it. ”

'What don't you dare to suggest?' It's for the odd goods! Li Changjie hated it in his heart. But he patted his thigh and shouted: "Mr. is really a good idea!." It had been raining for the past two days, and it was difficult to use the crossbow on the city. It would be easier if the earth was built at night. ”

Although he hated Xu Baixiang's hoarding behavior, Li Changjie also knew that this was a wonderful strategy. 'I didn't think of such a simple idea. Li Changjie secretly hated his negligence. If you had thought about it earlier, where would you lose so many soldiers?

Xu Baixiang's strategy was to rely entirely on the superiority of the Jiaozhi army in numbers, and to eat the defenders who were gradually running low in arrows on the city. Even Su Mian could only sigh with admiration. A little bit of a mountain of dirt looks stupid, but in terms of superior military strength, it is a strategy that can not be used.

"Drumming! Gathering! "A good policy has been obtained, and of course Li Changjie will implement it. He had been under Yongzhou City long enough, and he didn't want to delay for a day. The soldiers who received the order immediately rushed out of the city.

The drums sounded, one drum, two drums, three drums, and the drums of Ju Jiang rang three times in a row.

The sound of footsteps and horses' hooves outside the tent came in bursts from far to near. The curtain was lifted, and the guards shouted the names of the generals who had been recruited outside the door, and a famous general Zuo walked in.

Xu Baixiang was standing beside Li Changjie at this time, and the surprised eyes of the Jiaozhi generals after entering the account made him very proud.

When a general arrived, Li Changjie stood up, "This commander has a new strategy, as long as you listen to my orders." Within three days, Yongzhou City will be broken! ”