Chapter 142: Trumpet Tactics
The black flag was displayed, and more than 1,000 Qin troops went to the outside of Waihuang City.
"Zhang Er really can't persuade him to surrender."
Zhao Tuo looked at the Wei flag fluttering in the wind on the city wall, as well as the spears and halberds, and the Waihuang county soldiers holding bows and arrows.
He knew that Waihuang Ling Zhang Er was planning to resist stubbornly.
Waihuang was originally the city of the Song State, but after entering the world of the Warring States War, the Song State weakened, and this place was seized by the Wei State.
Wai Huang is not big, and the scale of Xiao Huang is about the same, if Huan Zhao moves the army here, under the siege of thousands of Qin troops, it can be forcibly broken.
Art of War: Ten are to surround it, and five to attack it.
Now there are only 1,000 people in Yang Xiong's department, and it is very difficult to break through the Outer Yellow City, which has more people defending the city.
Yang Xiong looked at the Outer Yellow City in front of him, and also frowned, and said to the two five hundred lords under his command, "How to break the city?"
Zhao Tuo motioned to Zhao Ben to say first.
Zhao Ben didn't refuse, he thought for a while, and then said, "The population of Waihuang is about the same as that of Xiaohuang, and the number of young people who can be recruited should be around 1,000. With the guards of the city and the doormen under Zhang Er's command, it should be about 15 to 2,000 people."
"Although there are many young and strong among them, most of them are men who have never been on the battlefield, and compared to the county guards and light warriors, they are the weakness of the city defense."
"We ought to attack a place defended by these young men, and charge, and show a fierce attack, which may be able to frighten them. In this way, our army will have an opportunity."
Zhao Tuo nodded, Zhao Ben was similar to what he thought, and the focus was on the recruits with the largest number of people.
He remembered Wang Qian's heart-attacking tactics when he attacked Wuyang, so he said, "Our army can make siege equipment at the same time, and let the nearby Wei people shout at the city head and use the technique of attacking the heart. Tell the young and strong people who have been drafted that if they do not resist, their lives will be spared, and that we will not take their family property."
"The reason why these local men are desperately resisting us is that they are afraid that after the city is broken, we will massacre their wives and children, and plunder their wealth, and as long as they are informed in advance of the exemption of the surrenderers, they will lose their fighting spirit. In this way, it will be difficult for the defenders of the city to unite their hearts, and they will be divided and disintegrated by us, and this is the warplane."
"When the time comes, as Zhao Wubai Lord said, launch a fierce offensive to intimidate, and with a two-pronged approach, the more than 1,000 young people will definitely collapse. In this way, the only powerful enemies we face are those hundreds of county guards and Zhang Er's disciples."
Zhao Ben looked at the young man on the side with admiration, he only thought that those young and strong people were weak, but Zhao Tuo thought further, and also used the method of attacking the heart, this realm is indeed a step higher than himself.
"Good."
Yang Xiong laughed and said, "That's right, I think so too!"
When the battle policy was set, the Qin army began to show strong action.
Some Qin soldiers began to set up camp tents and cook pots.
The other part began to build siege equipment in preparation for the siege.
At the same time, at the suggestion of Zhao Tuo, the Qin army asked more than a dozen Wei villagers who took the initiative to surrender to the city wall to shout around the outer Huangcheng wall, and kept preaching the policy of the Qin State to the soldiers on the city wall.
Those who descend will not die!
If you don't resist the Qin army, you can save your family, wife and children!
If you resist desperately, cut off your head directly!
In addition, Zhao Tuo also asked those Wei people to broadcast the manuscripts he had written in advance.
What Daliang City has been broken by the Qin army, the King of Wei has been captured, and the Wei State Sheji has died!
and Ningling Jun Wei Ji has been beheaded by the Qin army.
Gongzi Wei Bao led his troops to surrender to Qin......
Because he was afraid that these Wei State leading the way party would be killed by the arrows in the city, Zhao Tuo also took out the secret weapon he had specially asked the coppersmith to create for the attack tactics before he came to Waihuang.
Small brass trumpet.
This thing is very simple to make, and although the style is ugly, the effect is quite good.
The shape of the horn allows the sound to be reflected by the wall of the barrel and the direction of propagation becomes more concentrated, so that the sound of the same intensity can travel farther.
Those Wei people stood within range of bows and arrows
Outside, he held a copper horn and preached loudly to the city wall, spreading Zhao Tuo's meaning to the ears of every Wei person in the city.
"What is it that can make a sound go so far!"
Zhang Er looked confused, the city wall he was in was in a downwind position, so he heard it very clearly, and those voices seemed to be whispering in his ears.
But then, his face changed.
Those who descend will not die. Those who resisted were beheaded and displayed to the public, and there were no corpses left behind.
There are also news that the city of Daliang was broken, and the king of Wei was captured.
These words will deal a great blow to the morale of the guards in the city.
Zhang Er looked back, and really saw that the people in charge of guarding the city had different expressions, especially those local young men who were recruited.
In the world of the Warring States Period, there were frequent wars, and there were many people who destroyed the country and destroyed the clan.
Except for those nobles who are high up and have a noble blood for generations, or knights who are full of gratitude and righteousness.
Ordinary civilians do not attach so much importance to nationality unless they have a deep hatred.
For example, this Waihuang County, a hundred years ago, was still the territory of the Song Kingdom.
The Wei State seized Waihuang from the Song State, and the Song people in the city became the Wei people.
The ancestors of these men who defended the city quickly adapted to their new nationality.
Is there a difference between the Qianshou and the common people in which country?
It's not all about farming, going into battle as soldiers, and experiencing the exploitation and oppression of the aristocracy all their lives. Whether they are in the Song State, or the Wei State or the Qin State, I am afraid they are no different.
The reason why thousands of Waihuang Qingzhuang went to the city with weapons was because of the military recruitment of Zhang Er by Waihuang Ling, and secondly, because he heard that the Qin army was barbaric, and he was afraid that his wife and children would be slaughtered, so he could only resist desperately.
Now that they saw with their own eyes that the surrendered Wei people were safe and sound, and heard with their own ears the order of the Qin army not to kill those who surrendered, it was impossible not to have thoughts in their hearts.
Not to mention the news that "Daliang City is broken, and King Wei is captured" is even more of a blockbuster.
The Wei State is dead, and they are still desperately defending the city, is it useful?
Not everyone is not afraid of death, and not everyone has the lofty ambition to defend the country.
Not only these recruited young men, but even the three hundred county guards and the three hundred rangers under Zhang Er also had their own ideas, and the city fell into an eerie silence.
Zhang Er knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly said loudly: "The second and third sons should not listen to the tricks of the Qin people! How strong and tall Daliang City is, how could it be broken by the Qin people in just one month, this matter must be false, the Qin army outside the city must be fabricating rumors and disturbing the hearts of our army!"
There was no one to intervene, and even Zhang Er's subordinates who were outside the yellow area were flickering in their eyes.
The voices from those who descended from the Wei people revealed the reality in front of them and completely shattered the illusions in the hearts of many people.
Han, Zhao, and Yan are all dead, and it is not a matter of time before Wei dies?
Fight to defend the city, a dead end.
Zhang Er was even more flustered, and shouted, "The Qin army is the army of tigers and wolves, and it has always been recorded as a first-class meritorious service. Gentlemen, the heads on your heads are all military exploits in the eyes of those Qin people, how can they be credulous when they say that those who surrender will not die."
"If you really listen to the nonsense of those Qin troops and lay down your arms and surrender, I'm afraid that by the day the city is broken, your heads will be cut off one by one!"
"Zhang Jun is right! I, Pei County Liu Ji, will never believe in the nonsense of the Qin people! We must defend the city desperately to repay Zhang Jun's kindness!"
The bearded Liu Ji pushed away the two people in front of him, squeezed in front of Zhang Er, and shouted loudly with a flushed face.
With him taking the lead, the other rangers also shouted: "I am willing to defend the city to the death to repay Zhang Jun's kindness!"
Zhang Er looked at Liu Ji, who pushed aside everyone and squeezed to his side to defend to the death, and couldn't help but show a look of surprise.
Sure enough, adversity sees the truth.
If I remember correctly, it has been less than a month since Liu Ji of Pei County defected to him, and as soon as he came on the front foot, the Qin people on the back foot surrounded Daliang City.
This man has not eaten much wine and food, but he is willing to repay him with life and death.
This Liu Ji is really a faithful man, a chivalrous man!
Liu
Ji Yi looked at Zhang Er with blazing eyes.
Especially the neck of the open ear.
"When the city is broken, you can run, and if you can't, you will end up in the worst situation. Naigong fought hard to make a reputation, cut off your head and dedicated it to the Qin people, and you can still live!"