When Curry heard this, he realized something, so he continued: "General, the last general still has questions. Even if our army takes the east gate and the north gate as the main direction of attack, if the situation is critical, Zhang Suo will definitely send troops to the east gate and the north gate to help. I wonder what is the profundity of the general's move?"

Haravi pointed to the ground under his feet and said mysteriously, "General Curry, another hour." The siege equipment of our army should have arrived at the camp. ”

"General, that's true. Curry replied.

"Then, tonight, the Beihai army will definitely light a fire on the top of the city to prevent our army from sneaking attack. Therefore, if this fire is suddenly extinguished at night, the North Sea army will inevitably be in chaos in a short time, especially those recruits who have no actual combat experience. At that time, our army will have an opportunity. Haraway said.

"But, how can we extinguish those torches, we must not let our soldiers climb the ladder to knock them down. Curry said with some confusion.

"Of course not. Since the siege equipment will arrive in an hour, our army will use catapults to throw the 10,000 large water bags at the head of Liucheng after nightfall. While the catapults are attacking, the archers need to hit the hydration bags the moment they land on the head of Liucheng. So, General Curry, you go at once and select a thousand warriors with the best archery skills in the army to cooperate with the catapult attack. ”

It was only then that the deputy commander of the Celestial Dragon Legion finally understood Haraway's true intentions. It turned out that Haraway had ordered a skilled craftsman to make 10,000 water bags out of the trunk of the tin tree ten days before. This ironbark tree grows deep in the northern steppes, and its bark has a distinctive characteristic, that is, it is particularly hard, but it is very fragile, and it belongs to the kind that can be torn apart with a little effort. Although fragile, this tin tree is very dense, and if you attack it with a catapult, it can just hit the head of Liucheng, and the bow and arrow shot by the Chengtian archers are enough to pierce the bag made of tin tree. Therefore, when the Chengtian army launched an attack until they had set up the ladder, Haraway would immediately order his catapult to throw out the ten thousand water bags, instantly extinguishing the flames that flickered on the head of Liucheng.

"In addition, you send another 50,000 cavalrymen, each with two sacks, to dig in the fields north of the barracks. The water bag attack is only the first step in tonight's attack, and this alone is not enough to guarantee that our army will be able to capture Liucheng. Let's not forget, our greatest advantage is in cavalry. Although the walls of Liucheng are high, they are not the kind of majestic passes. When General Ben was young, he once followed the old Marshal Dadali to look at the Luoxia Pass in Mulan County, which was the real Xiongguan Pass, unattainable, and not something that could be captured by manpower. Therefore, after extinguishing the torches at the head of the city, the reserve troops should take advantage of this dark time in the shortest possible time to pile up the collected thick soil under the east and north gates, until it is guaranteed that the cavalry of my Chengtian can jump directly to the head of Liucheng!"

Curry was very impressed by this, and then remembered something, and said: "But general, there are still thousands of corpses of my Chengtian warriors under the city of Liucheng, you see, is it better to snatch them back first, and then pile up the earth?"

Hearing this, Haraway shook his head and sighed, "Curry, use the corpses of those warriors to pave the hardest path for our victory tonight." General Ben promised that after taking Liucheng, he would definitely sacrifice for these warriors to comfort the souls of the brave. ”

In response to Haraway's opinion, Curry was noncommittal, repeatedly resigned, and began to carry out a series of orders from Haraway......

The spring sun always slips away quickly, and before you know it, it is about to set. Looking at the red sun in the distance, Zhang Suo's heart began to fluctuate. The victory just now was gratifying, but for some reason, Zhang Suo had a feeling that it shouldn't be like this. In the morning, when he received the news that the 27th Army had been defeated on all fronts and that Commander Fang Dajue had died, he vaguely felt that this battle was definitely not an invasion in the ordinary sense. In fact, the 27th Army is the regular army of the Mulan Legion, and Commander Fang Dajue is nicknamed "Tiger" in the Mulan Legion, holding a sledgehammer weighing 400 catties in his left and right hands, with infinite strength, he is a fierce general. At the beginning, the corps commander Han Youxin originally wanted Fang Dajue to lead the 27th Army to defend Liucheng, and he echoed it on the periphery. But Commander Fang Dajue said to Han Youxin arrogantly: "Zhang Suo's kid is an embroidered pillow, or let me, a tiger, guard the border line." Even if there is a real danger, it is better to withdraw in time. ”

For this reason, Zhang almost fought with Fang Dajue. Looking back now, Zhang Suo suddenly felt a little ashamed, because he should have been the one who died.

"Commander Fang was so fierce that he was shot down by Harawi, which just shows that the person opposite me is definitely not a presumptuous person. However, just now he rashly attacked the city before he could gain a firm foothold, and he easily committed a taboo in the army. Is it really because today's progress is going too smoothly and you get carried away?" the black-faced general frowned, thinking about it without a result.

It was getting darker and darker, and after a few moments, it was finally pitch black. Soon, countless torches were erected on the head of Liucheng, illuminating the city. Not far away, the camp of Chengtian was also lit with countless torches, and the cavalry of the brigade cruised around the barracks, as if to guard against a possible sneak attack.

East Gate of Liucheng.

Responsible for commanding the troops to guard the east gate was Zhao Leihu, the ice sergeant of the 133rd Division of the 36th Army of the Mulan Army. Before the war, the entire Liucheng gathered 50,000 troops, of which Han Youxin sent two regular divisions to Zhangsuo, a total of 20,000 troops. These two divisions were the 133rd Division of the 36th Army, Chief of Ice Zhao Leihu, and the 117th Division of the 59th Army, Chief of Ice Zhou Mingshan. The remaining 30,000 people were recruited from the border area of Mulan County, plus the original Liucheng City Defense Army, a total of 30,000 people. At this time, Zhao Leihu was leading a regiment under his command and 6,000 soldiers of the city defense army to defend the east gate. According to Zhang Suo's plan, the defense of Liucheng adopted a combination of new and old methods, using veterans to lead new recruits, and making the recruits grow up as soon as possible in the battle. At the same time, Zhang used most of the elite troops of the two regular divisions as reserves, ready to be used as support. As soon as there are signs of defeat in any direction, they will immediately rush to the aid and repel the enemy army in one go.

Therefore, in the deployment of Zhangsuo, although the four city gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest were the same, they were all 8,000 people. However, in both directions, the east and north gates, the number of recruits was somewhat excessive. Although the East Gate and the North Gate were guarded by Captain Ice, in the end, these two gates became the Gates of Hell for the defenders of Liucheng.