Yue Feng changed his strategy and decided to leave all the 20,000 cavalry and nearly 10,000 infantry in the city behind. Moreover, outside the four gates, pits were dug everywhere, leaving only the location of the siege equipment on the east side. Ma Chao saw that the surrounding forces were scattered, and began to move again, attacking many times, and found that there were too many pits, unless the cavalry dismounted and the whole army assaulted, it was impossible to break through. Ma Chao thought about it and decided to wait for help

On the third day, Guo Jia and Yue Fengdao had prepared enough boulders, and this preparation was sufficient, and it was not as dusty as last time. It turned out that Guo Jia remembered building an earthen house in the countryside, using soil as mud, and it was extremely hard after a little sintering. Yue Feng thought to himself, this time it was more ruthless, whether to shoot bricks, or to shoot bricks to a county town in Tianshui in the south.

When Yue Feng ordered to start shooting bricks, he saw huge bricks flying towards Tianshui, mostly square and triangular. Ma Chao, who was originally very sassy, went down from the city wall as soon as he slipped through the smoke and disappeared, leaving the defenders of the city wall crying and shouting for his mother, but after a while, the crying father and his mother were gone, and he only heard the endless sound of steel springs and bricks falling on the city wall. Guo Jia proudly explained to Yue Feng, saying that this kind of square brick, which he improved, was more stable and easier to aim than a circle, and could quickly turn the city wall into a hillside. The only flaw is that you can't roll and kill enemies when you land. Yue Feng thought in his heart, whether Ma Chao would use bricks to build a house.

But in an hour, Yue Feng saw that the city wall was no longer visible. Yue Feng asked Guo Jiadao: "How long can you attack?" Guo Jia said: "Enough until night." "It's only eight o'clock in the morning. Damn, if the city is broken, is the brick still ready to be used? Sure enough, Guo Jia smiled and continued: "Once the city is broken, the remaining bricks can quickly repair the city wall, and it shouldn't be a big problem to build two more military camps." ”

After Yue Feng stopped attacking the city, Ma Chao did not come out to meet the battle like Tuoba Gui. That's because Tuoba Gui has no way out, Ma Chao and Murong Chui. Yue Feng asked Guo Jia: "What might happen if you enter the city from here?"

Guo Jia thought for a while and said: "The other three gates, each with 10,000 soldiers, we have 35,000, but only 25,000 can be attacked. Moreover, Ma Chao's army should have 30,000 troops, and if we set up an ambush in the city, even if the cavalry does not fight in the alleys, we will also suffer heavy losses. ”

Yue Feng knew that Guo Jia was by no means unplanned, but just liked to analyze comprehensively, so he asked: "How can you take Nantianshui without bloodshed?" Guo Jia said: "Since there are many bricks, why not advance slowly and flatten Nantianshui!"

Yue Feng was startled and said: "You are so ruthless, there are more than 100,000 people in it, if you force all of them to rebel, won't the gains outweigh the losses?"

Guo Jia said: "Why don't you check first, see how Ma Chao reacts? If Ma Chao is indifferent, or force the people to rebel, we will retreat to the city wall, the general city, the city wall is all around a circle, we first occupy the east gate, throw stones to suppress Ma Chao, and then break along the wall, open the other three gates to enter." You can also persuade the people to surrender by the way, saying that if Ma Chao surrenders, he will be exempted from forced labor. ”

Yue Feng thought to himself: "In fact, it is not better to occupy the city wall directly and open the city gate." By the way, Guo Jia is a person who maximizes profits, he doesn't care about the deaths and injuries of residents, but cares about the loss of hitting the other three gates. On the city wall, the width of the dead is about three zhang, and the dead and wounded must be exchanged for the dead and wounded. There is also the fact that Guo Jia's purpose is to force the people to force Ma Chao to surrender, as for what kind of conscription, Qinzhou has never had it, and it is all about exchanging money for power. ”

After thinking about it, Yue Feng still decided that he could not harm the people, and if he did so, then even if Ma Chao surrendered, his soldiers would not be able to use it for themselves, because the relatives of the soldiers must be in the county seat. It would be nice if he could win without a fight, without hurting Ma Chao's army, without hurting the people, and without damaging his own troops.

Yue Feng said his thoughts, Guo Jia almost collapsed, and said, "Is that still a war?"

Yue Feng said: "Since you want to maximize your benefits, then this idea is the biggest." Finally, he thought of a way, so he asked Guo Jia: "When I came, I saw a forest in the southeast of Tianshui, can the scouts report the situation?"

Guo Jia immediately said: "Located ten miles in the southwest, it is a forest of fine trees and long vines, although the area is large, it is not very useful. ”

Yue Feng said: "Is it possible to wrap the wood with rattan?" Guo Jia said: "Yes, but the wood is light and floating, and it is possible to fly hundreds of zhang, dozens of zhang, even if it falls, can a bundle of firewood still kill people?"

Yue Feng said: "Quickly send 10,000 soldiers to fetch the rattan wood and bring it back, the amount is enough to fill the county side, how long will it take?"

Guo Jia calculated: "Half a day." "Thinking about it, counting the time invested, it should be able to be solved before sunset.

Yue Feng said: "Twenty-five people threw stones and marched slowly, and stood still at the city wall, not suppressed." Throw in the firewood when it is ready. At that time, we talked to Ma Chao and said that if we don't descend, the city will be burned with fire!"

Guo Jia originally thought that Yue Feng was a benevolent person, but now he saw that he was much more ruthless than himself, so he said: "Although this plan does not damage the troops, it is a little too ruthless." If Ma Chao doesn't fall, we will be in ruins and lose money. ”

Yue Feng said confidently: "It will fall." If you don't surrender, choose the battle on the wall, capture the north and south gates, and then enter the city to kill the Ma Chao army. And within this day he will break this city. Guo Jia gave the order to let his lieutenant general chop wood, and he ordered the siege troops to move forward slowly and alternately.

The army of the winds advanced at a speed of ten feet per hour. Half a day later, at three o'clock in the afternoon, Yuefeng stood on the brick pile that could not be called the city wall, at a glance, Nantianshui County was in full view, but Ma Chaozhi's army was nowhere to be seen, after all, the ancient county seat, one or two more story bungalows, such as 100,000 people lived, the length and width were generally more than ten miles, 25 square kilometers want to hide 20,000 cavalry, it is still very easy.

Looking at the ground under his feet, the wall of Nanshui County was five zhang high, but the place where he stood was six zhang high. Guo Jia said proudly: "In less than half an hour, the road outside the wall has been paved, and the wall is flat, enough to put half of the pitched cars." Yue Feng thought to himself, the wall you said was more than three times wider than the original wall.

With the firewood ready, Guo Jia began to project, and Yue Feng found that Guo Jia had wrapped small bricks in it. Bundles of firewood were thrown into the city, and some could even be thrown for kilometers. Yue Feng couldn't help but fantasize that if the stone could be thrown so far, it would be a bazooka.

An hour later, the east of Tianshui City was basically crowded with firewood, a few houses were smashed, and there was a faint sound of crying, but no people dared to go out and flee, because they knew that staying at home might still be smashed, and going out was 100% smashed. Yue Feng is also helpless, because this is an inevitable accidental injury. Yue Feng saw that the offensive had stopped, and shouted: "Ma Chao'er, you have no way out, if I set fire to the city, hundreds of people will die miserably! If you are a hero, you should lead the people to surrender and keep the people safe!"

Yue Feng's words fluttered in the wind, and Ma Chao didn't know if he heard it or not, because he didn't think he had peerless magic skills and could shout for ten miles. Then he ordered a sergeant, led fifty men, and kept shouting over and over again.

Half an hour later, the people who shouted in the wind changed five waves. I couldn't help but think in my heart, if only I had a mobile phone, I could call Ma Chao and ask him what he thinks. Even if you don't have a mobile phone, you can get a megaphone! Seeing that the sky was getting darker, Yue Feng decided that this wave of people could not shout, and began to attack the city wall. Then before midnight, you should be able to conquer Tianshui.

Yue Feng heard the shouting, and the sergeant's voice was hoarse, and he just wanted to give the order to attack. I saw a large group of cavalry rushing from a distance, and the person at the head was Ma Chao. Ma Chao went to the firewood pile and found that the horse could not pass, so he took Ma Teng Ma Tie off the horse and walked over, until he stood still fifty zhang before the wind, and shouted: "If I don't descend, what will you do?"

Yue Feng knew that Ma Chao had already surrendered, and said: "Advance along the wall with soldiers, although it is difficult to overcome, the north and south gates can be opened before the third watch, and the sky and water can be broken at that time." ”

Ma Chao didn't seem to think of this answer, and after a long time, he said, "My brother Ma Teng Ma Tie is willing to surrender." But your martial arts are not as good as mine, how can you convince me. If the Vietnamese commander allows, I am willing to ride away alone. ”

The more the wind is blowing, what is this called, let him himself, he still thinks he is inferior to him. But I have to say that Ma Chao is indeed strong in martial arts, although he is a little sassy, as long as he is carefully trained, he is a fierce general. And judging from the situation of his confrontation with himself, the military strength in the early stage was insufficient, so he single-handedly seized the momentum, and he knew that he was ambushed by the broken city, which shows that Ma Chao is not a brainless person, so let him go casually, but it's a pity. And it would be a pity to kill Ma Chao, after all, Ma Chao surrendered for the people, and killing him would not have a good impact on himself. But now you have to solve the matter of Tianshui first, if you lose alone, Ma Chao will go away, and it will not be able to end.

Yue Feng said: "Brother Ma Chao, it's better to be like this, I'll put you under house arrest first, and if you win the duel with you, I'll let you go." As for your brother, of course it's directly for my use, how about it?"

Ma Chao thought about it, and it was difficult for him to redeem the defeat no matter what. As for Murong Trai, he just felt the grace of his acquaintance, and he still had a lot of criticism about some of his practices, especially Murong Trai was of noble birth and was very proud, although he was kind to the people, but he privately hinted to Ma Chao more than once that the ordinary people were the providers of gold, silver, grain and grass, and if there was a crisis, they needed to protect the soldiers and abandon the people. And Ma Chao's family is precisely a lowly person, that is, Ma Chao's background, so that he always has a ** to reveal.

In this situation, as long as you accept the conditions, you can leave if you win the battle. And his brother also has a bright road, and he is not happy to follow a person who loves the people? Then he removed his armor and weapon, and stood aside.

Yue Feng said to Ma Tengma Railway: "If you and Ma Chao have the same idea, I can also let you go, but the premise is to win against me." ”

Ma Tiedao: "I can't win, so so be it." Ma Teng was even more straightforward, and went directly back to order the soldiers to disarm.

Yue Feng smiled secretly in his heart, can the duck in his hand still fly? So he ordered Guo Jia to take over immediately, open the city gate, and let the other three armies go inside, and master the city gate. Then the Ma Chao troops were recruited, firewood was collected to prevent fires, and sergeants were sent to help the people repair their houses and repair the city walls. Guo Jia's head is extremely big, thanks to the fact that he is also a subordinate person, dozens of subordinates divided labor and cooperated, and soon acted step by step.

Overnight, Nantianshui was occupied by Yue Feng. But Yue Feng couldn't sleep, because there was no news from Zhang Zhiming of the Northern Heavenly Horse. As the saying goes, no news is good news, Yue Feng can only secretly hope that Zhang Zhiming is superior in ability and will not encounter any major problems.