Chapter 597: Preparing for the Siege
After half a year of training, the discipline of this army has reached a terrible level. Five thousand people, a stick of incense in time to gather, if placed elsewhere, it is simply impossible. But here, it's just the bare minimum.
"Boom. The order was passed down one by one, and all the soldiers, hula and la began to gather, and the army, which had been scattered, was only the sound of boots and the ground stomping.
Five thousand people dressed in black armor, like a black tide, flowed in all directions, and finally converged into a phalanx.
"Crackling. "In just half of the incense burning, all the soldiers were gathered, and in the dark night, the gathered soldiers were like sculptures, not moving at all. Only the fire in front of him exploded in the air with a bang.
"Let's go, prepare to attack the city!" a soldier stood on a high place, waving the flag in his hand vigorously. And immediately afterwards, one by one, the general flag and the small flag also waved the flag, leading the soldiers under their hands to run in the direction of the city.
Dressed in black and black armor, all the soldiers were densely packed together, but they were orderly, and they were full of a strange beauty, which was the beauty of order.
"These rough people, kindly brought them food, and even picked and choose, according to my idea, they directly cut off food for them, and let them all starve to death outside the city. Riding on the thin horse, Zhao Dean thought that he was still a little angry. I didn't treat them badly, I always greeted them with a good voice, and I also specially sent food. It's not a good food, but it's the same as the rest of the people. Why can't you eat it when others eat it?
Besides, others are innocent when they take their identities, and this group of soldiers, the ghost knows if they are chess pieces sent by King Ning, just to strike a blow against everyone.
"Don't worry, as long as we guard the city gate, they won't be able to enter Ji'an. A servant on the side heard Zhao De'an's complaint, and immediately interjected.
"It's light, we guard the city gates, they can't get in, but we can't get out. If we are trapped in Ji'an, then who will crusade against King Ning? When King Ning takes Anqing, he will be able to connect with Jiujiang and Nanchang, and it will be difficult for us to fight again. Zhao Dean sighed lightly and pointed out the crux of the problem.
The official immediately stopped talking, not because he didn't want to speak, but because he didn't understand it anymore. He was just a rough man, where did he understand so many truths, so he had to keep his head down and follow the horse carefully.
"Whoa. Just in the middle of the group, when the atmosphere was a little heavy, suddenly there was a sound in my ears like a river washing, and if I listened carefully, the sound became clearer and clearer.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. "The sound of running water is getting louder and louder, but the questions in everyone's hearts are also getting heavier and heavier, what is going on? There is no river nearby.
"Big ...... Your Excellency, look into the distance......" A servant inadvertently glanced back, and on the dark horizon, he saw something black. This black is not obvious, which makes him look a little trance.
Just when he thought it was his own dazzle, the black became more and more, and finally directly converged into a huge torrent, coming towards here.
The man shouted, and immediately attracted everyone's attention. Zhao Dean also turned around, and he was directly frightened, his mouth trembled a few times, and he shouted with the greatest strength in his life.
"Close the city gates, close the city gates!
His voice spread far away in the darkness of the night, but he was still some distance from the city gate, and his voice did not reach the city.
Zhao Dean had to pat the thin horse's buttocks, clamped his legs, and the thin horse swayed and ran.
In the dark black, a half-crippled bright moon hung high, a middle-aged man was galloping on a thin horse, a large number of people carrying burdens were also galloping, and behind them, there were endless black-armored soldiers, and the distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer......
"Close the city gate!" Zhao De'an quickly rushed to the city gate and shouted at the top of his voice. The soldiers on the top of the city are not stupid, they have long seen the movement outside, and they are hurriedly turning the winch one by one, and after an ugly squeak, the two-zhang high city gate is closed with difficulty.
Zhao De'an took advantage of the last small opening at the city gate, slapped the thin horse's buttocks, and narrowly drilled into the crack. After entering, the huge city gate "boomed" and closed tightly.
And the servants and coolies he brought with him were all locked out. The people in the city didn't dare to open the door, the situation outside was so dangerous, opening the door at this time, this is not looking for death.
After shouting a few times and no one answered, the coolies hurriedly ran away from both sides. Looking at this situation, the two sides will have to fight in a while, and they don't want to be affected by the pond fish.
"These people are really ambitious, but fortunately, Lord Fuzun did not agree to let them in. After going to the city, Zhao Dean looked at the black head below, and felt a little happy in his heart. However, I didn't expect that these people would turn their faces when they said they would turn their faces, which caught people off guard.
"Hurry up and inform Lord Fuzun, as well as the rolling wood boiling oil that is ready to defend the city, Ji'an City cannot afford to lose. With the protection of the wide city wall, Zhao De'an's mind also settled down, and he quickly arranged it in an orderly manner.
In times of war, the defending side can always take advantage of the city. No matter how elite the troops are, they will be at a loss in the face of such a towering city wall. Because these days, soldiers from all over the country have gathered in Ji'an, resulting in the number of soldiers in Ji'an Mansion City has exceeded 10,000, and the number is still above the army outside, making it easier to defend the city.
"Lord Qianhu, this wall is a bit high, and we don't have gunpowder, so it's not easy to break through the city gate. Outside the city gate, a man who looked like a scribe looked at the walls of Ji'an Mansion and couldn't help frowning. This person used to be a civil official under King Ning, and was later subdued by Fang Hong, who helped write some documents on weekdays.
This city is not as good as the county seat, the walls are high and the city is thick, and the gate is extremely strong, so it is not easy to break through. Especially since they didn't have the siege equipment at this time, and it was even more difficult to siege the city.
However, Fang Hong's orders were an iron law for all soldiers and must be enforced.
"Naturally, I had an idea about it. Fang Hong's eyes flickered, a faint trace of thunder flashed, and in his Yin River, three hundred round Yin Thunder flew in an instant.
As soon as these gloomy thunders came out, although everyone present could not see them, they felt that their hearts sank, and even their breathing was a little short.