One hundred and ninety-three chapters to fill in the trenches

This fiasco made Yu Chongming understand: it turned out that the siege tactics of the Han army did make sense - the previous series of victories was not how powerful their native soldiers were, but that the opponent was too weak. If you encounter an opponent like Sun Jie, this kind of play, no matter how many warriors you have, you won't be enough to die!

Well, let's follow the methods of the Han soldiers. The first kind of mass killing weapon can be completed immediately, and the second type, according to Gao Chongming's prediction, is likely not to be used, but, out of caution, it is still in full swing - the investment of these two large-scale killing weapons needs to be paved by the traditional tactics of the Han soldiers.

Previously, Neijiang Jianzhou and other cities were all down in one drum, and a lot of armor and other equipment were seized in the arsenal; The cart is also easy to make, and a wide and thick wooden plank is erected in front of the flat wooden wheeled cart for transporting materials...... Let's fill in the trenches first.

At the head of the city, Zhu Xieyuan saw the Yi soldiers in armor pushing two or three hundred carts approaching, and the earth and stones on each cart were wrapped high—obviously their goal was to fill the trench, so he turned his face to look at Sun Jie. Lord Zhu not only liked this young general in his heart, but was also full of confidence: the previous battle against Ke Baoning and the pursuit of Zhang Thief for hundreds of miles were just rumors. This time to aid Chengdu Mansion, Sun Jie's department set a record of marching an average of 60 miles a day - you know, in this era, if you can maintain more than 5 days and travel 30 miles a day, you can be called a first-class strong army in the Ming Dynasty. That's not all, in the meantime, he also took the new capital with him! Then, a water attack, without a single soldier, drowned the luxury thieves who had worked hard for seven or eight days, followed by a fire attack, and let himself see with his own eyes the reappearance of the scene of Prime Minister Zhuge burning the rattan armor soldiers! At this moment, if Sun Jie said lightly that he could use the earth attack method to break the thief soldiers, although he didn't know how to get it, Lord Zhu would definitely smile patiently and wait to see how he showed his powers. Zhu Xieyuan smiled and cast a hopeful glance at his disciple (the name was given to establish this relationship in disguise, and both parties tacitly agreed to it), full of hope to see the familiar smile on his face...... Unexpectedly, I just saw Sun Jie's solemn expression.

Zhu Xieyuan's heart sank and asked, "Guodong, is there something wrong?" ”

Sun Jie didn't answer immediately, but first glanced at Lao Shun beside him, and Zhu Xieyuan noticed that the slitted eyes on the latter's chubby face also revealed deep worry. Then Sun Jie replied: "My lord, the thief wants to fill the trench, this is a decent way of playing, and the kid* is not very worried." After the defeat the day before yesterday, the thieves no longer dared to use rattan armor, so this time they all wore our army armor. However, the focus of the armor is on the shoulders and hips, please see, adults, they are not yet adaptable, their movements are very stiff, especially under the plate, and the steps are very difficult. Now don't care, there will always be a flaw when you go down to the edge of the trench and throw the earth and stone bag, the trench is deep and wide, not to mention it has to be filled for most of the day, this day the strong bow and crossbow can kill and injure many thieves. ”

"But...... If the trench is filled by thieves, and so many thieves rush over and attack the city, can Guo Dong be sure? Zhu Xieyuan hurriedly asked.

"It doesn't matter, my lord." Sun Jie patiently and respectfully explained, "Even our army, it is by no means so easy to climb the wall. With the cover of the wall battlements, ordinary Ding Zhuang smashed a stone down, and if he couldn't say it, he could kill and injure the elite veterans who had been in the army for ten years, so unless it was a last resort, the kid would never let the sons and daughters fight like this, and it would be a pity to consume the fallen warriors under the wall in vain. If the thieves fill the trenches, they will always leave hundreds of lives, and if they attack the city, there will be at least a thousand casualties," Speaking of this, he looked out of the city again for a while, and said firmly, "Well, a thousand five, or even more." When they climbed the wall, two or three of the boy's soldiers and four or five of General Lao's men were in groups, and each group was equipped with seven or eight Ding Zhuang, and they could be divided into two squads to replace the battle. Although there are many thieves, there will never be six or seven hundred ladders, just keep an eye on the ladder and fight, the advantage is that I am not the enemy, and the thieves will not be able to go to the city. With this style of play, we are not afraid of him. ”

Without waiting for Zhu Xieyuan to ask another question, Lao Shun, the commander of the Chengdu Central Guard, pointed to the section behind the chariot, and the Yi soldiers who were sandwiched between the soldiers who pressed the formation and the auxiliary soldiers who filled the trenches bowed down and said: "Lord Qiyu, what Sun Shuai and the last general are worried about are those thieves. "People can't look good, Commander Lao's heart is much better than his appearance: Sun Jie is afraid before he comes, he can only accept his fate, the god of war descends from the sky, General Lao, who knows very well that he is two pounds, will give up the nominal command without saying a word - instead of asking the governor to tear his face and give an order, it is better to have a toast and then sit on the donkey and enjoy the success: Sun Shuai's soldiers can fight again, and there are only six or seven hundred people who enter the city, and you must always count on your more than 2,000 people to help, right? You can't really fight and make Optimus White Jade Pillar, but what about being Zhu Bajie? Lord Zhu is Tang Sanzang, Sun Shuai is Sun Wukong, and if he wins the luxury thief, he will attain the Tao of the West Heaven, and the pure altar messenger who eats and drinks by himself is not much stronger than anything else? I have never eaten pork and have always seen pigs running, so many people are busy there, they can only level the road, and leveling the road is a necessary step to put in large siege equipment, the truth is as obvious as one plus one equals two. Although he had never fought a war, how could General Lao, who was the commander of the battalion, not understand the reason. So I lost no time in making up a sentence, which not only raised the identity of Sun Shuai, who was deeply liked by the boss, but also showed that he was not a pure straw bag without a trace......

"Oh?" Zhu Xieyuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Sun Jie.

"General Law." Of course, Sun Jie understands the truth of the sedan chair carrying people, and immediately praised it first. Since taking over the defense of Chengdu, Sun Jie has always felt a little guilty about Commander Lao, the more respectful Lao Shun is, the stronger this feeling is, and he has already made a secret decision that when the battle is over, he must give more credit to Chengdu Wei: no matter how strict the inspection of the military department is, there will be three or four thousand beheadings, and he is a guest army with double credit, and it is enough to give out two-thirds of the credit. What's more, the Son of Heaven will definitely have a reward, and the king of Shu will also have no less, and the officials in the court will definitely pick bones in the eggs, and it is always worth making more friends - it would be great if the Sichuan Metropolitan Government could say a few words for himself! Then he added: "My lord, filling in the trenches and leveling the roads are all necessary measures to transfer siege equipment, and they are also normal. But you see, the thieves dispatched so many thieves, if it is an ordinary collision tower and other objects, the passage does not need to be so wide, and it can be pushed to the place outside the city where our army's firepower is at the limit and then expanded. The kid therefore guessed that the extravagant thief would behave extraordinarily, and it was obvious that General Law also felt the same way. It's just that I don't know what the murder of the luxury thief is at the moment, so I have some doubts. Don't worry, your lord, there are boys and General Lao here, and the extravagant thief will never come back. ”

Zhu Xieyuan listened to Sun Jie's speech, and looked into the distance with his hands on the pergola, because the distance was more than half a mile away, Lord Zhu didn't pay too much attention to those people - in fact, Sun Jie and Lao Shun couldn't see that far clearly, the phalanx of soldiers who pressed the formation was easy to recognize, and those guys in the middle were leveling the road, and they made judgments based on experience.

"That'...... Gordon, don't you still have a few battalions of soldiers outside the city? Do you want to call them...... Forget it, the old man believes in you, you can fight as much as you want, the old man doesn't know the soldiers, and he can't make trouble for you! Zhu Xieyuan was a little weak-hearted, thinking that Sun Jie's main force had never been involved in the battle outside the city, and felt that such a capable soldier could not be idle, but after thinking about it, he could think that this kid must have thought of it a long time ago, so he simply re-emphasized the power of the general and told him to let it go.

"Master Xie." Sun Jie thanked him solemnly, thinking in his heart, fortunately he met Master Zhu, changed to other civil officials, and thought of a play on a whim, I don't know how much trouble this battle will cause, "The kid thinks that he doesn't need it for the time being." My lord, look at the number of thieves who are lined up to suppress the formation, there are at least 10,000 or 20,000 people, and the extravagant thieves are eager to fight with our army in the field. As long as the fight is entangled, the extravagant thieves will definitely mobilize more Miao Man's flanks to outflank, and our army will become a lone army trapped in front of the enemy. In order to reassure Lord Zhu, he immediately added: "Don't worry, my lord, the kid has made some arrangements, as long as he holds on for another three or five days, at the latest, we will not be taken advantage of by luxury thieves in seven or eight days at the latest, and the lord can report victory to the saint." ”

"Huh? Hahaha, good! Then the old man waited with peace of mind! Zhu Xieyuan was relieved when he heard this, and instructed Lao Shun, "Commander Lao, did you hear Guodong's words?" Let your people be full of spirits, and the old man's good news will not be missing your share of credit! ”

Lao Shun was already overjoyed, and hurriedly thanked: "The last general will listen to the orders of the boss and Sun Shuai." Go in the water, go in the fire, which frowns is the turtle son raised by the dog! But he didn't think of the language disease in his words - how could a dog raise a turtle son?

As the three of them spoke, hundreds of wagons were approaching the edge of the trench. Although I know that most of the gunners of Chengdu Zhongwei are like goods, at this distance, the artillery can almost be said to be fighting against the head, and it will definitely be able to ensure an accuracy of more than sixty percent. Lao Shun was nervous and excited, rubbed his hands and asked eagerly: "Sun Shuai, do you want the last general to order a few times to bombard this class of turtle sons?" ”

Sun Jie raised his eyes and looked at the group of Yi soldiers who were taking care of themselves in the distance, shook his head and said, "Don't rush first." Most of these thieves are old and young, the shells are precious, and the soldiers who are pressed by the thieves are too far away to fight, and it is not worth it to change the thieves' auxiliaries and broken wood carts at this moment. I don't know what kind of fame the luxury thief is going to do, wait a minute. By the way, General Lao, you might as well transfer all the gun crews that have broken cannons, allocate these seven guns, and ask them to practice: after the first cannon is assembled, filled, fired, and cleared, it will be replaced by a new gun crew, and each group will be cast in turn...... The extra people are equipped with two or three guns each, and a large bucket of water soaked in a large piece of linen cloth is prepared, and every time a cannon is fired, the barrel of the cannon is wrapped in a damp cloth to cool down when the chamber is cleared and loaded, so that when the fight really starts, our cannon can bombard a few more cannons. Just practice the movements and cooperate, Mo Zhen let out a sound, we have not fired a cannon for a long time, hoping to coax the luxury thief. The bed crossbow can be hit by a dozen, otherwise the luxury thief will be suspicious. Tell the brothers to aim slowly, don't worry, just put three or five on each one, and keep it to deal with the collision of tomorrow's luxury thieves. ”

"Order!" Lao Shun clenched his fists, turned around and yelled at his own soldiers, "Call the turtle sons who broke the cannon to Lao Tzu!" Your ancestors, the bed crossbow is aimed at Lao Tzu and put it away! Which one is empty, see if Lao Tzu doesn't throw you off the wall! ”

Under the cover of shield soldiers, the armored Yi soldiers began to unload bags of earth and stones from their vehicles and throw them into the trenches, and many broken cars were pushed directly into the trenches, and the defenders on the walls began to aim and shoot. In the face of armor, crossbowmen have to take a great advantage, as long as they hit, crossbow arrows can easily break the armor, while the archers can only aim at the legs, feet and limbs without armor to shoot arrows, so the effect is very average, many Yi soldiers inserted four or five arrows in the body are still busy jumping around. Although the distance is not far, the accuracy of the bed crossbow is still not very good, about fifty percent, but as long as it hits, the chariot will be torn apart when it lands, and it will definitely take a few lives. There were also arrows fired at the city, but there were few of them, and of course these archers were immediately under the attention of the crossbowmen on the wall, and they were quickly suppressed.

On the city tower, Zhu Xieyuan's railing looked down, and Sun Jie stood half a step behind the side. After watching for a while, hearing Sun Jie let out a slight sigh, Master Zhu turned his face to look over. Sun Jie shook his head and said: "The Miao thief is not a key breakthrough, and he does not organize decent cover firepower, so the price is too great." ”

Zhu Xieyuan was a little puzzled and said, "Guodong is more detailed. ”

"My lord, siege warfare, generally speaking, is to choose a few key positions to fill in the trenches, and each section is a few feet wide. Of course, our army can concentrate its fire on these places, but the defenders in other places can't squeeze in, so they can only watch. As long as you take good precautions, a large number of thieves can rush in, rush under the wall and then unfold. You see, these thieves are advancing in unison, obviously to fill in all the moats of this long stretch, and it will take a lot more time. and did not organize a suppressive fire on the head of the city, and many people were killed and wounded. The luxury thief all the way to the state and the county can not be said to know the soldiers, plus those thieves on the flat road, the kid figured out, first, the luxury thief should have a very powerful big instrument behind, very large, to a very wide passage, second, the thief must have hidden a large number of archers to think that the back move. ”

Zhu Xieyuan was taken aback: "Huh? The luxury thief is so vicious, can Guodong be sure? ”

A sense of pride suddenly rose in Sun Jie's chest, and he laughed and said: "Don't worry, my lord, the kid is not talented, but the mere Miao thief is not in the eyes of the kid!" 'Zhuangzhi is hungry for Hulu meat, laughing and thirsty for Hun blood', whatever he wants, thousands of tigers and wolves under the command of the kid are waiting to kill all the way! ”

This knowledge point:

* "Kid" is the humble name of the children of the ancient disciples in front of their teachers, this kind of self-proclaimed is mostly used between very intimate people, and the user is not a scholar - a scholar, even if he has not even been admitted to Xiucai, will use "student" as a self-title, in order to deliberately emphasize his identity.

"Xiao Ke" and "Xiao Sheng": between strangers, the reader uses, and the relationship between the two parties is equal (in the Ming and Qing vernacular texts, scholars are the most used to bubble beautiful eyebrows).

"Not talented": With a little pride, it can be used both civil and military.

"Villain": for those with low status. Sometimes, in order to emphasize obedience and incomparable respect, subordinates occasionally use it when they are superiors, but that is a bit of a complete disregard for the meaning of selling oneself to the top.

"Home": Refer to others as relatives who are older than themselves - Jiayan (father), Jiaci (mother), and brother (elder brother)......

"She": To call others relatives who are younger than themselves - brothers, nephews......

"Foolish": When the two parties are equal and have a close relationship, they are used - "foolish brother", "foolish opinion".

"Clumsy": something to call yourself - "clumsy jing" (wife, the ancient "property rights" belonged to the husband), "clumsy text" (hehe, the one you read is called this), clumsy (from the first chapter to this article collectively ^_^).

"Simple": simple, many things - I (home), my surname, my school, my division.

"Disdain": low morality, mostly used in relation to people - contemptible, contemptible.

"Lower officials" and "last generals": officialdom is subordinate to the top, but it is often not a direct relationship, and there are some implications that are neither humble nor arrogant.

"Humble position": officialdom is subordinate to superiority, emphasizing humility.

"Position": officialdom to direct superiors, emphasizing public-to-public relations.

"Servant": an official-style article, used when people who are not too close to drop their book bags.

Oh my god, there are too many to write about birds......

I didn't change it yesterday, so let's make up a joke.

The prefect, the governor, and the county chatted and talked about their own babies.

Prefect: "The dog is too unsuccessful, and I haven't read the "Four Books" yet. ”

Zhizhou: "Don't say that, Lord Fuzun, the lower officials have seen the noble son, and the dragon and phoenix are among the people!" The little dog is not like talking, and he is messing around all day long. Lord X (said to the magistrate), how many sons do you have in your family? ”

The magistrate thought: The fourth-grade prefect called his son a dog, and the fifth-grade governor called a little dog, what did I say as a seventh-grade petty official? Puppies? I didn't say that! In a hurry, he blurted out: "Back to my lord, I raised two little kings and eight lambs in my humble family......"