There are one hill and eight buildings in the Northern Prefecture of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Chapter 3163: Encircling the top and discussing the offensive and defensive methods
Chapter 3163: Encircling the top and discussing the offensive and defensive methods
Liu Yu sighed softly: "I have never forgotten the tragedy at the top of the city two days ago. In order to win, we sacrificed Zhang Gang's old mother. This incident makes me feel guilty."
Wang Miaoyin shook her head and said in a deep voice: "Jinu, you can't think like this. Kindness does not lead to war. Zhang Gang is an enemy after all, and her mother will also be implicated by him. If you pity every enemy's innocent family, then
Do we have to be timid on the battlefield and not be able to kill the enemy? Just like the people in Guanggu City, just like these women..."
As she spoke, she pointed at the Xianbei women who were still struggling to drag their rice bags towards the city wall: "These women were all released from the city after their men died, leaving only orphans and the elderly.
Rice movers, their current miserable situation is all caused by us. We killed their men and trapped them in this isolated city. Do you also have to apologize to them and feel guilty?"
Liu Yu gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "No, as long as there is a war, there will be casualties, and there will be such tragedies. In order for such tragedies to never happen again, what we can do is to quickly and thoroughly
We want to end the division of the earth, end the war, and bring peace to the people of the world, so some necessary sacrifices are also needed."
Liu Yu's eyes were shining, but his expression became extremely determined. He continued: "Even with Alan, she and I have been married for many years, and we have finally reached this point. Even if it is tomorrow's siege, we will face her face to face.
Even if you fight, I will not show mercy."
Liu Muzhi sighed softly and said: "Jinu, why do these Xianbei people fill in the trench outside the city? Is it just to prevent epidemics?"
Liu Yu was a little surprised. He looked at the empty space in front of him and said, "Is there any other reason? There are many corpses and limbs in these trenches that cannot be fished out. They are left there to rot and grow maggots."
The root of the epidemic is just like we have to bury all the soldiers who died in the battle, and the enemy's filling of the outer trenches is also for epidemic prevention."
Liu Muzhi said thoughtfully: "With the ferocity of the black robe, he has not cared about the life and death of the people in the city for so many days, whether it was an epidemic or a lack of food, but this time he actually became benevolent by us transporting the corpses back. You
Don’t you think it’s strange?”
Wang Miaoyin opened her eyes wide: "But in this battle to attack and defend the city, the flatter the outside of the city, the more advantageous it is for the attacker. This way we can approach the city wall unimpeded. Those trenches are meant to slow down our attack.
When we attacked the city for the first time, there were deer antlers outside to keep the horses away, and caltrops were scattered on the ground. During the attack, we fired at the mechanisms and crossbows at the top of the city, causing heavy casualties. Aren't these all lessons? How could they do it for a little bit?
With the corpses left in the ditch, we’re going to abandon this barrier?”
Liu Muzhi looked at Liu Yu: "That's why I find it strange, Jinu, since we besieged the city, the Nanyan army has never left the city to fight in the field. Last time we defeated the Yan army in Linqu, but we did not completely eliminate them.
Armored cavalry, this time they have closed the city and are not fighting. Is it possible that at the critical moment, the armored cavalry will emerge from the city and attack our siege troops?"
Liu Yu's eyes sparkled, but he shook his head and said: "It's still unlikely. The power of this armored cavalry lies in a full-scale assault. The impact of one, two, or dozens of war horses is of little use. If there are two thousand horses on the entire city wall,
The above war horses form a horizontal formation and attack across the board, which can achieve miraculous results. However, how can they directly kill these cavalry during the siege? The city gate is not very wide, and two thousand horsemen filed in from the middle.
To enter, we have to walk for more than half an hour, and our attacking troops cannot give them the opportunity to form an array like this."
Wang Miaoyin's eyes flashed: "Then can they rush out from the city gate and form a formation to meet us before our army attacks the city?"
Liu Yu said with a smile: "It is a taboo for military strategists to form an array behind the city. We are blocking the outside of the city with a long siege. Even if they form an array, they will not have enough space to break through the long siege."
"On the other hand, if tens of thousands of cavalry leave the city, even if our army does not attack them while they are leaving the city, but waits for them to form a formation, the space of less than five miles will be crowded with people, and we will use stones to attack the city.
The chariots and crossbows from this position can carry out a one-sided massacre of their military formation, and they don't even have room to turn around."
"If tens of thousands of people rush out, it will only be useful if they attack our camp by force, or if we set up a siege, we have to find a high ground to set up camp. One city and one camp are the horns of each other. Only then will it be useful. Now,
In this case, it would be suicide to go out of the city to form a formation!"
Liu Muzhi smiled self-deprecatingly: "Perhaps, I am overthinking. Perhaps, these Xianbei people are just trying to make it easier for the women outside the city to haul food. They have to rush to transport fifty stones of military rations within these three days."
After transporting them all into the city, the trenches were filled in to speed up the process. After all, the piles of corpses outside the city have been collected anyway, so these trenches are not of much use."
Liu Yu sighed: "Has Zhang Gang fully explained the layout of the city? Will they change their positions or dismantle those mechanisms and weapons in the past three days?"
Liu Muzhi said: "It's unlikely. When Zhang Gang originally designed these mechanisms, he specifically designed them according to the size of the towers. Many towers and sentry oars were specifically designed to block the crossbows, stone carts and the like.
It would be difficult to use the mechanisms if they were moved to another place. Moreover, in order to pursue the speed of launch and reduce the shock force, many of these mechanisms are fixed on the top of the city. It is very difficult to transport them. Even if they are dismantled, there will be no difference.
There are places where they can be placed, but in my opinion, more than 80% of the institutions are unable to move."
Liu Yu nodded: "That's great, but can our siege weapons destroy the mechanisms at the top of these cities?"
Liu Muzhi said with a smile: "Some of the equipment Zhang Gang supervised for us a few days ago, he deliberately changed the elasticity of the ejection rubber bands in order to save a hand. If we use those trebuchets, we will not be able to accurately hit the tower. This
It turns out that he used his true skills. Almost every trebuchet was adjusted by himself. By tomorrow, all the trebuchets should be adjusted. All siege equipment can directly attack the positions of the city head mechanisms or fire.
Attack or use huge rocks, I have made a sufficient plan, and in a day or two, I can completely destroy these defenses on the city head."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "It seems that this kind of technology is the basis for our victory in this battle. We can defeat hundreds of thousands of soldiers with just one outline. Fatty, please work harder and hurry up to do the final battle before attacking the city."
Check it out."
Before he finished speaking, he heard the sound of horse hoofbeats and Liu Zhong's voice appeared behind him: "Commander, there is an emergency in the camp. Please come back quickly!"
