Zhang Wuji clearly noticed that the small cloud ladder here would not be erected on the edge of the city wall at all, but would not be there at a height of one person from the city wall.

It's not that the ladder isn't long enough, it's deliberately designed that way.

Because if the ladder is too long, the opponent is on the city wall, and he can directly knock over with a rolling log, so what kind of city is he attacking?

In the real siege of the city, the ladder is still about a man's distance from the city wall, and the opponent can only stab obliquely with a spear, and there is no way to overturn the ladder.

And the way to climb the city wall is also very simple, that is, to set up a ladder and rush up. Only a distance of almost a person's height remained, and for these well-trained soldiers, it was nothing at all. Moreover, among these people, there are also Jianghu people with high martial arts. They step on their companions' shoulders and jump on them.

As for the other soldiers who were not so capable, they ascended the city in formation.

Three ladders are lined up next to each other, not too far apart. Then the three soldiers climbed up and held them hand in hand. Then the soldiers in the back climbed up one by one like ants in the form of stacking arhats.

For this way of climbing the city, if you are not careful, one or two will slip up, and the soldiers defending the city can only deal with them with thunder stones and rolling logs.

Although the current scene is very tragic, Zhang Wuji has opened his eyes this time.

It seems that the Chinese have never lagged behind in the study of war in any era.

The death squad was busy landing the city, and the people behind them also started their own filling operations under the rain of arrows. It was planned to fill in the ditches that had been moated and let the large siege engines get closer.

However, this tragic siege battle did not last long, and Chen Youliang's army only had two hours from the attack to the retreat.

In those two hours, thousands of people were killed or wounded. Although Zhang Wuji looked a little distressed, at least he understood the strength of both sides.

First of all, Zhu Yuanzhang's side, under the command of Zhu Wenzheng and Feng Sheng, every soldier exerted extremely strong combat effectiveness. And even though the enemy army has already stormed the city wall, these soldiers are still in formation. The spearmen formed a spear array in an orderly manner to clear the enemy soldiers who had climbed the walls.

However, the situation on Zhu Wenzheng's side is not very optimistic, that is, ordinary laborers have been vaguely seen on the city wall.

This is a common phenomenon in defending the city, and if the soldiers defending the city suffer too many casualties, then the people in the city will be mobilized to help defend the city. Usually the young men are recruited first, and then all the men. In the end, it is difficult to fight, and women are lucky. And all the people of the city defended the city together.

As for the recruitment of officers and soldiers to defend the city, the ordinary people responded very positively.

Because it is not only the adults who assist in defending the city to protect the country, but also their own personal and property safety.

In this era, the army will not be strictly constrained by the "three disciplines and eight points of attention" like the "subordinate soldiers."

Although Zhang Wuji had issued similar strict orders, his rule had collapsed, and it was not clear whether the soldiers were still listening or not.

After the soldiers broke the city, they raped women and plundered food and property, which was still relatively "merciful". At least most of the people are still alive.

However, the general situation is that after the enemy army enters the city, they will not only rape and plunder, kill people and set fires, but even commit the biggest war crime, that is, "massacre of the city".

Cao Cao, the "loyal minister of the Han Dynasty", Emperor Wu of Wei, was a "true hero" who kept Surabaya from flowing. At that time, almost the entire Xuzhou was wiped out.

Therefore, in order to protect their property, lives, wives and daughters, the people will fight hard to help the officers and soldiers defending the city.

As night fell, everything was calm again. The two sides began a brief truce, and then each disposed of the corpses of its own personnel.

I don't know if it's an unspoken rule on the battlefield, but when the two sides converged their own corpses, the two sides showed a surprising tacit understanding. There was no hostility.

And Zhang Wuji also found a spacious place, ready to rest, ready to watch tomorrow's good show.

Early the next morning, Zhang Wuji was woken up by the sound of horns in Chen Youliang's barracks.

However, this horn is not the same as the horn of the attack.

Then Zhang Wuji stretched his waist, and then stood on a high place and closely monitored the movements in Chen Youliang's military camp.

Zhang Wuji looked at it from afar, and saw that the school field of Chen Youliang's camp was now full of people, and a man in a yellow robe stood on the handsome platform.

However, because the distance was too far and the person's eyesight was limited, Zhang Wuji couldn't see the person's appearance clearly, but he could be sure of one thing, that is, the people standing on the school field were not ordinary ordinary soldiers, and these people were all armor-piercing, and everyone was at least a captain or centurion.

However, the distance was too far, and Zhang Wuji couldn't hear what was being said on the other side.

With his own questions, Zhang Wuji used light skills to go in the direction of the school.

Even though it was daytime, he was extremely fast, like a breeze. And the eyes of everyone in the camp were attracted by the man in the yellow robe on the handsome platform. So no one noticed that someone had sneaked in.

Zhang Wuji, who infiltrated, came to a camp tent and happened to find an officer who was still sorting out his clothes and armor and walked out of it.

And he looked quite tired, and at this moment he waved his hand, and a soldier walked up.

The officer said to him, "The woman inside is yours." Remember to clean up when you're done playing. Don't let the general know. Otherwise, you and my heads will have to move. ”

When the soldier heard this, he hurriedly said to him, "Thank you, Master Centurion, for the reward." ”

When Zhang Wuji heard this, he couldn't help frowning, but then he relaxed again.

Although the conversation between the two men was brief, Zhang Wuji learned two useful pieces of information.

First, this centurion deserved death, and he committed his own strict decree that he should not harm the people.

The second is that Chen Youliang's troops seem to be still abiding by the discipline he set. At least the general on his head grasps this kind of thing very strictly, otherwise, he can't say it, his head will move such a thing.

This made Zhang Wuji a little relieved, at least Chen Youliang's army had not completely and completely degenerated, and when he incorporated them, it would not take much effort to get them back on track.

While Zhang Wuji was thinking, the soldier from Fang Cai grabbed a woman in disarray from the camp tent.

And his hands are still begging for women's advantages from time to time.

And when he walked past the centurion by the woman, he looked at him with a flattering look on his face, and thanked him constantly.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Wuji's brows were furrowed again.

If it was just a simple robbery of food and money, Zhang Wuji could have turned a blind eye and endured the past.

After all, it is inevitable that things will get out of control in war.

However, harming the people's lives, committing adultery, and plundering are absolutely intolerable.

(End of chapter)