Outside Zhaoguan City, at the central army of the Wu army, Wu Zixu stood on top of the chariot, looking at the soldiers of the two armies who were fighting bloodily, with a solemn expression.

The Chu army's will to resist was so strong, Wu Zixu had expected it.

It's just that what Wu Zixu didn't expect was that the stubborn Chu army, under the strong offensive of the Wu army, could hold out for two days and one night without collapsing?

It is undeniable that Zhaoguan is a rare military town in the world, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but under the fierce attack of the trebuchets of the Wu army, isn't it like a local chicken and a dog?

It's just this kind of rammed earth solid city wall, even the stone bullets of the trebuchet can't destroy it!

At this moment, Wu Zixu was quite annoyed.

The city pass of Zhaoguan is so strong, it is really incredible!

"Can I find out who is the guard of Zhaoguan?"

Wu Zixu asked left and right.

Xiong Zidan, who was on the side, heard the words and replied: "It is said to be Shen Baoxu, the doctor of the Chu State." ”

"Is that him? This is not surprising. ”

Wu Zixu was relieved.

Shen Baoxu is his old friend and best friend, how can Wu Zixu not know about Shen Baoxu's ability?

But, that's all!

"Metropolitan Governor, half an hour has passed, can Ming Jin withdraw his troops and let the last general lead his troops to attack the city?"

Hearing this, Wu Zixu looked at the direction of Zhaoguan again, and saw that the siege ram of the Wu army had already opened the gate of Zhaoguan, but it was a pity that the success was lost, and the soldiers of the two armies of Wu and Chu fought around this city gate.

At the cost of extremely heavy casualties, the Wu army was once again repulsed by the Chu army defending the city, and the city gates were closed.

This made Wu Zixu itch with hatred.

Seeing that several times, when the Wu army was about to capture Zhaoguan, the Chu army was able to repel them and turn the crisis into safety.

"Mingjin withdraws his troops and fights again another day!"

"No!"

Regarding Wu Zixu's order, Xiong Zidan, Heifu, Xu Menchao and other generals were puzzled.

After all, the edict issued by Qingji was to capture Zhaoguan as soon as possible, and then take the long shore and join Qingji's army in Lugao.

However, the military order was like a mountain, and they had to come from.

After Mingjin withdrew his troops, Wu Zixu asked the soldiers to collect stones on the mountains near Zhaoguan and make stone bullets.

In this way, the Wu army used trebuchets day and night to throw stone bullets towards Zhaoguan, bombarding indiscriminately, causing a lot of damage to the Chu army.

The urn city of Zhaoguan was also smashed and devastated, and it was a mess.

In the face of this long-range lethal weapon, Shen Baoxu was powerless, so he had to order his soldiers to hold on to the city without avoiding danger, and at the same time send troops to repair the urn city to prevent the enemy from taking advantage of the weakness.

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Outside the nest city, Wu military camp.

Qingji looked at the battle report handed over by Shi Fan Li in Zhisu, frowned, and said: "It seems that the widow underestimated the solidity of Zhaoguan and underestimated the resistance of the Chu people. In a short period of time, Wu Zixu may be difficult to capture Zhaoguan. ”

Qingji admits that he overestimated the power of the trebuchet, and at the same time underestimated Shen Baoxu's ability and the sturdiness of Zhaoguan.

In this era, trebuchets were indeed a formidable siege machine.

According to the conventional tactics of the past, in the absence of trebuchets, tens of thousands of Wu troops stormed Zhaoguan, and they might not be able to capture it in a few months.

However, even if the Wu army was equipped with an invincible trebuchet, it was still difficult to capture Zhaoguan.

It's not that Wu Zixu is incompetent, and it's not that the Wu army is not strong, but the Chu army's stubborn resistance is unexpected, and Zhaoguan is not ordinarily strong.

"King, General Wu Zixu speculated in the battle report that if he follows his tactics, he can capture Zhaoguan within half a month."

"Half a month?"

Qingji shook his head and said: "Wu Zixu's tactics are too conservative and not like his character. ”

"He doesn't have to worry about the consistent style of the widow, the husband fights, the surprise wins, and the widow uses Wu Zixu to attack Zhaoguan, which is to let him play his own style, and he doesn't need to care about the opinion of the widow!"

Qingji knew Wu Zixu's concerns.

If it were according to Wu Zixu's steady and steady tactics, it would be impossible to defeat Zhaoguan in a short period of time.

Wu Zixu is different from Sun Ping and Heifu, the latter two are biased towards defensive warfare, and their tactics are decent, making it difficult to find faults.

Wu Zixu's personality is strong and resourceful, similar to Sun Wu, so his consistent tactics are surprisingly successful.

Moreover, Wu Zixu's temper is not very good, and in addition to being calm, he can gamble his life to achieve his goal.

He's able to fight hard!

Therefore, in Qingji's view, a handsome talent like Wu Zixu, like Bai Qi and Han Xin, is very suitable for fighting a war of annihilation.

The current Wu Zixu attacked Zhaoguan, but he seemed to be restrained and too conservative, for fear that the loss of troops would be too great, and he would be reprimanded by Qingji.

"Newspaper—"

At this moment, outside the Chinese army's tent, a shout suddenly sounded.

I saw that a guard hurriedly entered the big tent, handed a bamboo slip to Fan Li, and then forwarded it to Qingji.

"King, I'm in a hurry!"

Hearing that it was an urgent report, Qingji frowned, and immediately opened the bamboo slip to take a look, and his face was quite dignified.

It was an urgent report sent by the right prime minister who was responsible for sitting in the town and dispatching the army's grain and straw.

The boats of the Wu army, hundreds of boats loaded with military supplies and grain and grass, were ambushed by the Zhou Division of the Chu State, and almost all the grain and straw were burned!

The harassment of the grain routes and the lack of logistical support were a huge challenge for the Wu army on the labor expedition.

"King, do you want to send more boat divisions to protect the grain road?"

"No, not necessarily."

Qingji waved his hand, and immediately fell into deep thought.

The boat division of the Chu State suffered heavy losses in the last battle of Luzi, and almost all the warships were burned.

But after all, the state of Chu is an old hegemonic power with a profound heritage, so in a few years, the boat division of the state of Chu has basically recovered its vitality, and it can compete with the boat division of the state of Wu on the river.

If the grain route is repeatedly harassed by the Chu State Boat Division, even if Qingji sends additional boat divisions to escort the Wu army to stabilize the grain route of the Wu army, I am afraid that the Chu people will also send more boat divisions to the river to block it.

Can the boats used to transport grain be compared to real warships?

Obviously no!

"King, if not, you can also order General Wu Zixu to attack Chang'an. The long shore is the cantonment of the Chu army's boat division, if the long shore is captured, the Chu people's boat division will also collapse without a fight, and can no longer invade the grain route of our Wu army. ”

Fan Li admonished again.

"That's a good idea. However, the widow thought it was inappropriate. ”

Qingji shook his head and said: "Wu Zixu's tactics are to deny the defenders of Zhaoguan a chance to breathe, so as to exhaust the enemy. If it is rashly turned to attack the long shore, all the previous efforts will be wasted! ”

"Does the king have a solution?"

Fan Li was puzzled.

Hearing this, Qingji paced back and forth, racking his brains to think of countermeasures.

Finally, a flash of inspiration came to mind.

"Let Ji Ran not have to dispatch the grain for the time being. The required grain and grass will be requisitioned from Tongdi and Shudi first, and tell the feudal lords in various places that these grains and grasses are borrowed by the widows first, and they will be returned later! ”