The Wei army fired a shot of muskets, but found that Jinyang City had no power to fight back, which made Cao Rui overjoyed.
"Hahaha!"
"The Han army also has this day."
"Liu Adou did not carry a three-bow crossbow this time;" Cao Rui laughed loudly and said: "Instruct the three armies to attack the city immediately."
"No!"
The generals immediately agreed.
Cao Rui was really excited, because in the recent wars between Han and Wei, the three-bow bed crossbow was the one that caused the Wei Dynasty to suffer a lot.
According to Cao Rui's prediction, when the Wei army fired guns at the city, the Han army should have used three-bow crossbows to fight back.
Cao Rui already knew before that the range of Wei's bed crossbows was much inferior to that of the Han army's bed crossbows.
It is also for this reason that when the siege began, Cao Rui and the main generals retreated eight or nine hundred steps away, which was beyond the range of the Han army's crossbows.
But——
The Wei army had fired more than ten rounds, but not a single shot was fired at the top of Jinyang City.
This is not like the habit of the Han army.
If the Han army does not fight back, there is only one possibility.
Liu Chan did not carry a bed crossbow this time.
Although the bed crossbow is a lethal weapon on the battlefield, it is huge and very heavy. Liu Chan leads the cavalry and wants to win by surprise.
If you carry a three-bow crossbow, it will slow down the advance. If the Wei army in Jinzhong knows in advance that the Han army is sending troops, the Wei army will naturally prepare in advance.
"Siege the city!"
Cao Rui couldn't wait any longer. He was afraid of the Han army's bed crossbows. Now that the Han army didn't have bed crossbows, he had nothing to fear.
Following Cao Rui’s order.
The first group of the Wei army consisted of 5,000 people, and they immediately rushed towards Jinyang City like a tide.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Hearing the sudden shouts of killing outside the city, the muskets fired at the top of the city also stopped, and Liu Chan immediately came out of the arrow tower.
"Finally it begins."
Liu Chan looked at the Wei army galloping outside the city and felt relieved.
However, Wei Yan said nervously: "Your Majesty, please go back to the inner city and leave the defense of the city to the ministers."
Wei Yan was naturally very worried. After all, once the siege started, there would be no eyes on the battlefield and the emperor would personally visit the battlefield. This was not a good thing.
"My dear——" Liu Chan just wanted to retort, saying that I want to fight with the soldiers, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
"Okay!" Liu Chan said immediately, "Then I'll give Wei Aiqing the trouble."
The Wei army was about to begin attacking the city, and Liu Chan also knew that if he continued to stay at the top of the city, he would naturally distract Wei Yan and prevent him from defending the city with peace of mind.
As he spoke, Liu Chan led a few soldiers and left the city.
After Liu Chan left, Wei Yan immediately drew his sword from his waist and ordered his soldiers to prepare to meet the enemy.
Liu Chan, who came down from the city, did not really go back to the inner city to lie down, and then waited for Wei Yan to repel the Wei army.
"You guys, please don't follow me." Liu Chan pointed to a few soldiers and ordered, "Immediately organize people to move all those rolling logs and rocks to the top of the city."
"No!"
Several soldiers immediately agreed.
Although Liu Chan is not good at defending the city and is not willing to cause trouble to Wei Yan, he can still help Wei Yan with transportation and logistics.
Although the Han army has prepared a lot of rolling wood and rocks at the top of the city in the past few days, it is to prevent the Wei army from launching a counterattack and siege the city.
Now that the battle has begun, the consumption of these logs and stones will definitely be very fast.
I am not good at fighting, but I am still very good at logistics.
In addition to arranging personnel to continue carrying rolling logs and rocks to the top of the city, Liu Chan also arranged for 3,000 people to guard the city gate to prevent the Wei army from breaking through the city gate.
"Quick!"
"Hurry up."
Liu Chan roared loudly and could not relax at all.
"I blocked the door."
With the emperor personally commanding, the soldiers naturally worked very hard. They moved some stones from nearby and piled them all in the city gate.
Just when Liu Chan was commanding the soldiers to block the door, a group of ordinary people suddenly ran in from a distance, and Liu Chan was stunned.
"Old man!" Liu Chan grabbed an old man and reminded: "Everyone, please go back quickly. There is a war outside now, and it is very dangerous."
"Your Majesty!"
The old man bowed to Liu Chan and said: "Your Majesty, we know that the Wei army has begun to attack the city, and we also want to do something for Your Majesty." The old man said, pointing to the people behind him and said: "We will use the stones and wood at home to
They’ve all been moved here, maybe they’ll come in handy.”
"No need, old man!" Liu Chan quickly waved his hand and said: "I have prepared a lot of rolling wood and rocks. Everyone, please go back quickly. It's too dangerous here."
However, as soon as Liu Chan finished speaking, the old man said: "Your Majesty, you are the most merciful emperor we have ever seen. When you arrived in Jinyang, we were worried that the Han army would rob our people's property." After that, the old man swallowed.
: "As a result, after Your Majesty entered the city, the Han army officers and soldiers did not harm us, the people of Jinyang, and even distributed the grain from the official warehouse to us."
"Your Majesty!"
"You are a good emperor."
"With His Majesty here, we people have hope for a good life."
When the old man spoke, the people next to him also echoed, and some young guys even asked for help: "Your Majesty, although we are not soldiers, we still have strength."
"Your Majesty!"
A young man in his twenties said loudly: "Let us go to the city to defend the city."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Let's go defend the city."
Listening to the people talking a lot, Liu Chan was really moved at this time.
A few days ago, when they invaded Jinyang City, the people in the city closed their doors and saw the Han soldiers as if they were seeing ghosts.
They are afraid.
However, Liu Chan then ordered the entire army not to harass the people, and any offenders would be killed without mercy.
At the same time, in addition to setting aside part of the grain from Jinyang's official warehouses for the soldiers, all the other grain was given to the people of Jinyang.
As the saying goes, use Cao Wei's food to buy off the people of Cao Wei.
Liu Chan is still very willing to do this.
But I didn't expect that just this small move would make the people accept the Han army and him as the Han emperor so quickly.
Looking at the young people who wanted to go to the city to defend the city, Liu Chan smiled and said: "Folks, on behalf of the soldiers, I would like to thank you all."
"Everyone, please rest assured that Jinyang City now has sufficient troops. It will not be easy for the Wei army to attack Jinyang;" Liu Chan said: "Besides, how can I be willing to let the people go to the city to defend the city?"
"I appreciate everyone's kindness."
"Everyone, please go back quickly!"
"It's not safe now!"
As a person who has received nine years of compulsory education, Liu Chan naturally knows that those who win the hearts of the people win the world.
"Your Majesty!"
After listening to Liu Chan's words, the old man signaled everyone to calm down, and then said to Liu Chan: "Your Majesty, we are all common people of the Han Dynasty now. We all obey your Majesty. We will not cause trouble to the soldiers. We will go back now."
"Thank you, husband!"
"Thank you everyone!"
Liu Chan bowed his hands and thanked everyone, without any airs of an emperor.
But the old man added: "Your Majesty, if the war becomes serious, Your Majesty can call us at any time. We, the people of Jinyang, are willing to defend Jinyang with Your Majesty."
"Yes!"
"We are willing to guard Jinyang with His Majesty."
"..."
In an instant, hundreds of people shouted in unison, and Liu Chan was so excited for the first time. To get the support of the people, this is what any ruler dreams of, and this naturally includes the Emperor of the Han Dynasty - Liu Chan.
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This chapter has been completed!