"Go up! Fast! ”

On the head of the city of Jiangdu, after being hit by rounds of stone bullets, the Jin soldiers were killed and injured countless times, and the city walls were pitted and crumbling.

However, the Jin army still stubbornly blocked the front with shields, or went to the city tower to take refuge.

It is not safe to hide in the towers.

Because once it is hit by a stone projectile thrown by a trebuchet, the tower will inevitably collapse under the rocks that pierce through the air......

"Attack!"

At the place where the Chinese army of the princes' alliance was in the middle of the battle, Qingji drew his sword out of the sheath and once again issued the order to attack the city.

"Kill!"

The soldiers of the coalition army roared, continued to set up the ladder, took up their weapons, and rushed towards the walls of Jiangdu like a tide.

"Shoot the arrows!"

As soon as the soldiers of the coalition army came within range of their crossbows, round after round of arrows were fired from the city.

"Poof!"

"Ahh

The coalition soldiers were hit by arrows one after another, wailing, and fell in a pool of blood.

Braving the rain of arrows of the Jin army, the soldiers of the coalition army had to bite the bullet and rush forward without fear of death.

Of course, when the siege was launched, many of the coalition soldiers drew their bows and arrows, and the archers of the Jin army at the head of the city came to shoot a few times, but the effect was not great......

"Hold on! Hold! ”

"Don't take a step back!"

"Death to those who retreat!"

After a dangerous run and climbing, many of the allied soldiers had already climbed to the top of the city and joined the enemy in close combat.

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It's just that the white-knuckle battle is more brutal.

"Drink!"

A soldier of Wu burst into a shout, held the broadsword in his hand, and stabbed into the enemy's chest with a "poof", and the warm blood stained half of his cheeks.

Then, the Wu sergeant kicked the enemy into the air, and after snatching the spear, he swept it vigorously and knocked one of the Jin soldiers who rushed to the ground.

But he had a lot of enemies to face.

"Poof!"

"Ugh!"

Not long after, this Wu soldier was stabbed in the abdomen by two Changge, and he couldn't help but spit blood, and his face turned pale.

"Kill!"

The two Jin soldiers held Changge, exerted their strength together, and directly threw the fierce Wu soldier to the city, and fell to death directly!

As more and more of the coalition soldiers rushed to the city, the Jin army had to send more men to stop them.

"Wu Manzi! Dog thief! I'm fighting with you! ”

A Jin soldier who had suffered a heavy blow in the abdomen and his intestines were mixed with blood flowed all over the ground roared, bit the enemy's neck, and then hugged him and fell under the city together.

It can be said that the bones are broken!

Such a tragic offensive and defensive battle tested the fighting will of the officers and men of the two armies.

As the side of defending the country, the soldiers of the Jin army have a very high fighting spirit.

As for the coalition army, thanks to the 20-level military merit title system, the morale of the soldiers of the Wu army is high and they are not afraid of death, but the soldiers of the rest of Qin, Zheng, Zhou and other countries are much inferior.

With a "swish", the captain in charge of supervising the battle killed a deserter with a sword, and then with a straight face and a fierce look, he said to the siege soldiers who were still about to escape: "Go back!" Go back! ”

"Who dares to escape! This is the end! ”

Seeing this, the soldiers of the coalition army, who had already retreated, were frightened, and quickly turned around and continued to attack.

In the final analysis, the combat effectiveness and morale of the Wu army were far superior to the armies of the Central Plains countries.

Why?

Because of the conscription system used by the Wu State, the Central Plains countries still retain the original "military and peasant integration system".

The soldiers of the Wu State, the weapons and armor were basically borne by the state.

The soldiers of the rest of the vassal states had to bring their own weapons and armor, and even rations had to be prepared by themselves......

Shabby!

The offensive and defensive battles in Jiangdu lasted until sunset, and there was no winner or loser.

Seeing this, Qingji could only give an order for Ming Jin to withdraw his troops.

After the coalition forces left behind thousands of corpses, they retreated as if they had been granted amnesty.

The Jin army at the head of the city was also related and suffered heavy casualties.

The allied army's trebuchets, crossbow arrows, and hand-to-hand combat all caused a lot of casualties to the Jin army defending the city.

……

The next day, the coalition forces continued their fierce offensive against Jiangcheng.

Qingji took Sun Wu, Wu Zixu, Bo Yan, Fan Li, and his two sons Wu Xi and Wu Fan, as well as a group of guards, to climb a mountain peak not far from Jiangcheng and look far away.

Standing here, Qingji can have an unobstructed view of rivers such as Hushui and Fenshui, as well as a corner of Jiangcheng.

The continuous attack on Jiangcheng, in Qingji's view, is not a superior strategy.

It can only be said that it is the next policy.

The city is high and deep, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, coupled with the vigorous Jin army soldiers, even if the coalition army is overwhelming, I am afraid that it will be difficult to conquer the capital of the Jin Kingdom in a short time.

Therefore, Qingji had to find another way to see if he could "outwit".

"Second and third sons, as far as the widow knows, there are about 40,000 Jin troops in Jiangcheng, most of them are Zhi's army, and some of them are temporary recruits."

Qingji frowned and said: "A huge Jiangdu, as the capital of the Jin Kingdom, has 100,000 Li Shu all year round, that is, the army, officials, and people in the city, and there will not be more than 150,000 people. ”

"Before the war, Zhisong had already hoarded millions of stone grains in the city, and there were a lot of military baggage. The widow speculates that if the war is protracted, the Jin army in Jiangdu will be able to support it for at least half a year......"

"Shhh

Hearing this, Wu Zixu, Sun Wu and the others couldn't help but look stunned, gasped, and felt shocked.

Food that lasts for half a year?

Is it possible?

The Jin people's family background is really so strong?

Having said that, Qingji only counted the rations of the Jin army, and there were about 80,000 to 100,000 Li Shu in the city, how could their rations be solved?

To a certain extent, ordinary Li Shu may not even be able to last for three months.

"Father, my sons think that if you want to take the capital, you can only attack!"

Wu Xi, who was standing on the side, bowed to Qingji and said in a deep voice: "In yesterday's battle, judging from the sons and ministers, the resistance of the Jin people was very strong. ”

"However, the husband and the fighter, one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion. He tried his best to make money, so he restrained it! ”

"If we can make the Jin army in Jiangdu lose courage and have no fighting spirit, then our coalition army will definitely be able to conquer this city!"

When Sun Wu, Fan Li, Wu Zixu and other generals heard this, they couldn't help but bow their heads slightly and express their approval.

As Gongzi Xi said, he is well versed in the art of war.

If the soldiers defending the city lose the will to fight, the coalition forces will naturally be able to easily capture Jiangcheng.

So, how?

"Wu Xi, do you have a way to break the city?"

Qingji asked with squinted eyes.

Gongzixi thought for a moment, and then replied: "Father, when the army of my Wu State surrounded Yancheng last year, my father built a hundred-mile-long canal to prepare for flooding Yancheng. ”