Chapter 215: The situation is not up to you
Fei General Li Shi was still released, Li Kun's attitude was very tolerant, and he encouraged him for a long time, so grateful that Li Shi almost didn't kneel down and lick Li Kun's boots.
But when Li Shi left the palace and got into the carriage, his face darkened, and he said to himself: "It seems that he wants to use me as a scapegoat!" Hey, if this battle is defeated, it is estimated that my whole family will be finished, no, wait for some preparation first, you can't wait for death!"
Not to mention how Li Shi arranged the way out behind his back, he was still very attentive to defending the city, he learned from the experience of being attacked by Wang Dalun with a "conscienceless cannon" last time, first strengthened the city tower, and piled up sandbags everywhere, so that he could reduce the damage of the shelling very well.
On the other hand, he didn't put many people on the city wall at all, he just let everyone hide under the city wall, you can bomb if you like, and when your siege troops come up, I will send people to the city wall, so that you can waste explosives in vain.
Moreover, he also recruited the people, prepared sandbags, and as soon as the shelling was over, if there was a hole anywhere, he immediately threw the sandbags down to fill the gap.
The North Korean soldiers and civilians, who were originally very apprehensive in their hearts, saw Li Shi's orderly arrangement, everyone felt relieved, and the fear in their hearts was much smaller.
But how could Wang Dalun let them get their wish, when Wang Dalun knew the other party's actions through the mosquito monitor, he couldn't help but sneer: "It seems that the learning is summarized very quickly, and there is a countermeasure immediately, but if I tell you, I will change the way I play." Are you going to cry? ”
The next day, the North Korean soldiers and civilians waited for the shelling of the other side's siege troops, and they were all ready, just to see what the other side's powerful artillery looked like, but what made them depressed was that Wang Dalun did not order the artillery bombardment at all, but only sent people to fire a few rounds of guns under the city wall, which frightened the observers so that they did not dare to show their heads.
The other party's actions made Li Shi feel a little puzzled, but he immediately found a reason. He said to Li Ju with confidence: "Your Majesty." It seems that they are marching too fast, and the artillery team is not keeping up, so they can only scare us under the wall now! ”
This explanation is undoubtedly very reasonable, and Li Qi said happily: "Wang Hu also boasted of capturing Pyongyang City within ten days. I'll see what he can do now!"
"yes. It's still the king's wisdom. Saw through Wang Hu's bluff trick! The ministers on the side hurriedly slapped their ass.
"Well, General Li, you are indeed a pillar of the country. With you, the city will not be lost, I will go back to the palace first, you will work harder! ”
Li Liang is now afraid in his heart, and he is in a good mood, and he is ready to go back to the palace to be fortunate to his concubine, but he has been frightened all day recently, so that he has not found a man's self-confidence for a long time.
"The king can rest assured, as long as Weichen is here, he will never let the city be breached!" Li Shi said with confidence.
The next day, Li Liang, who finally found a man's self-confidence in his beloved concubine, came to the city wall again, and seeing that there was no movement on the other side, he couldn't help asking: "Is there still no movement on the other side?" ”
"Nope! But the other party's camp was brightly lit last night, and I don't know what Lu Dao is doing! Li Shi opened his mouth to report back.
"Oh!" Li Liang pondered for a while, and said very suspiciously: "They don't sleep at night, what are they going to do?" Do you want to attack at night? ”
"Not quite like that! The walls of Pyongyang are very high, they will not be easy to get, and we have people watching at night, they do not have this chance! Li Shi vetoed the idea of a night attack, besides, if you really want to attack at night, the other party will let you see it brightly?
The two monarchs and ministers fell silent, and one of the generals on the side moved his mouth, and finally couldn't help but speak: "This kind of performance of the other party, could it be that they are preparing to dig a tunnel to attack?" ”
"Digging tunnels? No way! Pyongyang City has been built for hundreds of years, during which it has been constantly repaired and reinforced, and there are no tunnels at all, and they want to dig tunnels into our city, which is wishful thinking! Li Qi immediately vetoed this view.
Li Shi pondered for a moment, and then spoke: "Your Majesty, I have heard from the Ming maritime merchants who came to trade in Incheon that it seems that during the Kong Youde Rebellion, Qufu City was dug and then the wall was blown up with gunpowder. So we can't afford to be on guard! ”
"Arrange a few more people to listen to the urn, and if you find signs of digging tunnels on the other side, report them immediately!" Li Liang felt that his cold sweat was about to come out, why was the other party so uneasy!
The soldiers who had been assigned to listen to the urn immediately returned, and they reported back: "I found that there was a sound of digging on the other side!" It's a small voice, but it's audible, and they're still some distance away from us! ”
"What should I do?" Li Qi asked in shock.
The general who spoke up just now immediately spoke up: "I have seen the military book written by the Ming people, there is a countermeasure on it, when they dig under our wall, we can take the first step and suffocate them to death with poisonous fire, or we can drown them with water!" ”
When Li Liang heard this, he nodded with great satisfaction and asked, "What's your name?" ”
"Tell the king, the last general will be called Kim Zhengquan!" The general named Kim Jong-kwon was very happy in his heart, and the lord of the country could ask such a question, proving that he was about to soar. Thank you Daming, if you hadn't read that Daming's military book, how could you have a bright future!
"Well, you are now the adjutant general of General Li, and your task is to deal with those rats who are digging holes, are you confident that you can do it well?" Li Ju immediately promoted Kim Jong-kwon, and he was promoted three levels in a row, which truly reflects the idea of using talents in an eclectic manner.
"The last general commands! The king will not be disappointed! Kim Zhengquan said happily and loudly, it's really time to run, thank you Daming, if you don't come to attack, when will I be promoted.
Wang Dalun doesn't have the feeling of being panicked like Li Kun now, he is very leisurely now, he cares about the progress of digging the hole every day, and the rest of the time is chatting and farting with the generals.
But soon his good mood was gone, and he saw the general in charge of digging the hole come to report, saying that they had dug up the stone and couldn't dig it!
"I'll rub!" Wang Dalun scolded angrily, he didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing, he opened his mouth and asked, "How is the progress of the other points?" ”
"It didn't go well, we all encountered stones, we asked the local people, this place is full of stones, Pyongyang City is a city built on stones!" The general's answer made Wang Dalun very frustrated.
Wang Dalun nodded and said, "Let me think about it!" ”
Wang Dalun began to step in place, his brows were tightly locked, and after a while, he suddenly patted his head and said: "How did I forget the earthen tank, although this thing is primitive, it is more than enough to deal with a city wall!" ”
The generals all looked at Wang Dalun curiously, not knowing what the earth tank he was talking about, Wang Dalun didn't explain, he directly ordered: "Pass the order!" From tomorrow onwards, all the musketeers will give me to suppress the people at the head of the city, and the rest will drive me to the Mengdou chariots! ”
Mengdou car? Is the commander going to start attacking the city in the old way? Everyone looked at Wang Dalun suspiciously.
Wang Dalun said with a smile: "I just need to use the Mengdou car, what kind of ladder to attack the city, I don't like to use it!" ”
The next day, just after dawn, the people in the city thought that it was safe and sound again, but they saw a group of musketeers come to the city and begin to prepare for the attack!
This sudden situation startled Li Shi, and he not only scolded angrily: "Is this Wang Hu playing with us, isn't he going to dig a hole in the ground, why did he start attacking the city again!" What are you still doing in a daze, shoot back! ”
Hearing Li Shi's order, the musketeers and archers in the Korean army began to shoot at the city, and the people under the city were probably enraged, and under the commander's order, the musketeers began to shoot back, and immediately cracked into a piece.
Li Wei received the report and hurriedly rushed over, but he was just under the city wall, and when he saw Li Shi who came down from the city wall, he asked with a face: "Didn't you say that the other party wanted to dig a hole in the ground?" ”
"I don't know what's going on with the road!" Li Shi said confusedly.
"Resist me, don't let him attack the city!" Li Qi opened his mouth and ordered.
Although Li Liang ordered it like this, there were not as many archers and musketeers in the city as there were musketeers in the city, and slowly, the archers and musketeers were suppressed so that they did not dare to fight back, and only sporadic gunshots were heard on the battlefield.
Just as Li Liang was about to order to continue firing back, a shout suddenly came from the city: "The other party's Mengdou car is coming, there are several!" ”
"Hurry up and command, see what they're going to do? It's not going to attack the gates, is it? Li Liang hurriedly forced Li Shi to go up to supervise the battle.
When Li Shi went up to the city wall, he saw that several Mengdou cars on the other side began to come slowly, and their targets were not only the city gates, but also several city walls. Li Shi was in a hurry, and hurriedly ordered: "Prepare to stone me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers just raised their bodies, only to hear a few gunshots, and the soldiers who came up were hit and fell to the ground, blood splashed on Li Shi's face.
When Li Shi saw it, he didn't dare to take his head, he hurriedly ordered: "Let the other party come, and when you get under the city wall, throw the oil down for me and burn them!" ”
The soldiers hurriedly prepared, and when the Mengdou car arrived, they hurriedly threw the oil down, but there was no response, and a soldier ventured down and shouted: "There is a wet quilt on the other side's car, and there is sand, and it can't be lit!" ”
"Throw all the oil down for me, I can't believe it!" Li Shi shouted angrily.
More oil was thrown down, the fire began to burn, and the soldiers shouted: "The other party ran out of the car!" ”
"Okay, let's do it!" As soon as Li Shi's words fell, he only heard a huge explosion in his ears, and he felt a sudden violent shaking underground, and then, a wave of air rushed over, and then, he didn't know anything! (To be continued......)