In the early morning of the next day, Tongshui closed the city wall.

Looking at the Mongolian army in the distance, the soldiers standing on the city wall only felt a momentum of iron and blood, and many newly recruited soldiers were so frightened that their faces turned pale, their legs trembled, and they even almost planted the city wall.

The army slowly came towards Tongshui Pass, and Li Jiancheng shouted in a low voice when he saw this, "Archers prepare!" ”

When the Great Sui soldiers on the city wall heard this, they immediately raised their bows and arrows, aimed at the Mongol army below, and waited for them to enter the range of bows and arrows, and immediately bent their bows and arrows to give them a fierce dismount.

When they were still a stone's throw from the city wall, the Mongol army suddenly stopped, just outside the firing range. Seeing this, Li Jiancheng's face changed slightly, and his brows couldn't help frowning, he didn't know what the Mongolian army was doing.

I saw that the army slowly separated on both sides, and from the rear of the army, more than 100 soldiers carried thousands of ragged prisoners to the front of the army.

"Tartars, this is going to open the way with these captives? Damn, it's despicable! ”

Li Jiancheng scolded hatefully and said, "Let them come over, and after the army comes in, then release the arrows!" ”

Who knew that thousands of captives below gathered in front of the Mongol army, with no intention of advancing. Another group of soldiers came out, with hoes, pickaxes and other tools in their hands, and distributed them to the captives. Under the reprimand of the soldiers, the captives actually began to dig up the earth!

"What are they going to do?"

Li Jiancheng was taken aback, he thought that the purpose of the Mongolian army was to let these captives be cannon fodder to open the way, who knew that this was not the case at all, but what was the real purpose of the Mongolian army?

At the same time, the Mongolian border.

Knowing the news of the Mongol army's attack on Tongshui Pass, Richard knew that the opportunity to go back had come. This time, the Mongol army was dispatched with the whole army, and all the troops in the captured city were transferred to Yangcheng except for the necessary defenders. The border seemed to be controlled by the Mongols, but the defense was extremely empty.

"Ding, the player has no cliff to ask for a voice call with you."

Just as Richard was riding his horse, a system prompt suddenly sounded in his ears. His heart moved, he connected the voice, and said with a smile: "Blood Wuya, shouldn't you be busy grabbing military merits now, how can you have time to think of me." ”

Blood Wuya said helplessly: "Grab a fart military merit, you haven't fought yet." ”

Richard was surprised: "Didn't fight? Didn't the Mongol army say that if the murderers were not handed over today, they would attack the city? They didn't come? ”

Xuewuya said: "It's coming, it's coming, but standing just a stone's throw away from Tongshui Pass, it suddenly didn't move, and thousands of captives were called to start digging up the soil, and it has been like this for several hours." I don't know what they're trying to do. ”

Richard frowned, turned his head to Zhao Min, who was riding on a horse, and asked, "County Lord, how did the Mongol army attack the city?" ”

Zhao Min immediately replied: "Use the return cannon, use the earth fort." ”

Returning to the gun, Richard knew that this thing was a trebuchet, just an earthen fort, what was it?

Richard asked, "What is this earthen fort?" ”

Zhao Min said: "This is the method that King Dazhi came up with. Before each siege, the Mongols would persuade them to surrender, and at the same time force the prisoners of war to build an earthen fort a stone's throw in front of the city that is higher than the head of the city, and stipulate that the prisoners of war would be killed before the construction was completed, and the corpses would be filled in the earthen forts. ”

Richard's face changed, and he couldn't help but say, "What a poisonous method." ”

Taking advantage of the army's reluctance to kill compatriots and let prisoners of war build this earthen fort is not poisonous. If you make a move, you won't be able to pass the level in your heart, if you don't make a move, when the earth fort is built, it will be completely passive, or even when the city is broken!

Zhao Min nodded and said: "I have always followed Zayadu, except for the first city, the rest of the cities, the Mongolian army uses this method. There were several cities that could not bear to shoot the flesh and blood of the people who built the earthen fort until it was built. ”

Richard hurriedly told Xue Wuya about this, and after hearing this, Xue Wuya's face changed greatly, and he found Mo Wudao and Ling Huyi together, and decided to tell Li Jiancheng about it.

If the Tongshui Pass is broken and the war fails, then the exchange of military merits in Tongshui Pass will become the Mongolian camp, even if they have more military merits, it will not help!

"You mean to say that the purpose of the Mongol Tartars is to use these prisoners of war to build an earthen fort that is higher than the head of our Tongshui Pass?"

Li Jiancheng's face also changed when he heard the news, and he immediately rushed out of the City Lord's Mansion and came to the city wall. I saw that a half-man-high wall had been erected in front of the Mongol army, and the prisoners of war were still working despite the loud shouts of the Mongol soldiers.

Seeing this scene, he immediately believed the words of the three people in his heart, snatched the bow and arrow in the hands of the soldier next to him, bent the bow and arrow at the prisoners below, and said loudly: "Order!" Shoot..."

After saying the word shoot, Li Jiancheng suddenly couldn't open his mouth, and the soldiers on the city wall turned their heads with bows and arrows in their hands and looked at him suspiciously, waiting for his follow-up orders.

But what should he say? Shoot these POWs? Or shoot these companions? You can't call them enemies, can you?

The young man who was targeted by Li Jiancheng seemed to have a feeling, raised his head to look at Tongshuiguan, and looked at Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng clearly saw that he was shocked, and his eyes showed a look of longing for relief, and he immediately lowered his head again, and his footsteps did not move.

It is better to die at the hands of the Mongols than at the hands of one's own flesh and blood.

Li Jiancheng put down his bow and arrow in a dejected manner, although his personality is not perfect, but he really cares for the common people, otherwise he would not agree to let the people of Tongshuiguan leave freely. These prisoners of war were already bitter enough, and he really couldn't get past this hurdle in his heart, and gave the order to shoot them.

Turning around and walking down the city wall, Li Jiancheng happened to meet Concubine Xuan, who rushed to hear the news, looking at Li Jiancheng, who was pale, she hurriedly asked, "How is it?" ”

Li Jiancheng smiled bitterly: "Fairy, I can't open my mouth." These Mongolian Tartars who killed a thousand knives put us in a dead end. ”

When Concubine Xuan heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, if Li Jiancheng had just ordered the shooting of prisoners of war, then Cihang Jianzhai might have to reconsider whether to support him to become the lord of the world.

The character is important, but what Cihang Jianzhai values more is whether the person he chooses is a benevolent and loving Mingjun, and the point of benevolence and love for the people is particularly important in the selection criteria of Cihang Jianzhai.

(End of chapter)