Under the Yangqu City Wall, most of the trenches were filled.
Use people or soil.
You can even see arms, legs, feet, or half of the head protruding from some soil layers.
The people built some simple wooden shields and cloud ladders, and then drove them forward with arrows, carrying the wooden shields and cloud ladders.
Why are the people so obedient?
Because their ancestors and parents have told them to be obedient for many years.
Because those disobedient people were killed a few years ago, more than ten years ago, hundreds of years ago, and they could not retain the genes of rebellion.
Because people always feel that as long as they are obedient, they can still create value and use it. Then the one who dies first is the disobedient and troublemaker...
As a result, a Yang Qu appeared who did not listen to Cao's army, which made Cao's army very angry. How could this person be like this in this place?!
With the sound of "bang bang", the rap wood and the rolling stone were smashed down, breaking the shield and the ladder.
Accompanied by the sound of "swoosh" arrows, screams echoed up and down the city.
While driving the people to attack the city, Cao's soldiers also fought back with arrows, suppressing the defenders on the city.
The winter day is very short, just like the sun just popping up, and I clicked Mao, and I went back to sleep. In a blink of an eye, the sky became dim.
Even so, there were still many casualties and injuries under Yangqu City, and most of them were the people captured by Cao's army from the surrounding areas.
As the night gradually faded, the generals retreated. The city was guarded on this day, but the defenders on the city did not have much joy in killing the enemy, but they just felt depressed and helpless.
The city was extremely depressed, and the crying of the people came faintly from the city.
Defending the city does not mean there are no casualties, especially those who have not received any training. When helping transport weapons and supplies, they will inevitably be injured by hawkish arrows.
The Cao army shot into the city not only ordinary arrows, but also some rockets, which ignited some houses. Even if they were extinguished, they were still emitting black smoke.
The sudden attack of Cao's army caused great fear to the people of Yangqu County. Less than a day after the attack, the panicked people ran to the county government office and begged not to defend the city anymore. They would give whatever Cao army wanted and quickly send away the plague gods of Cao's army, which was the New Year...
When a few people persist, they may not be recognized by the majority, and they may even be criticized and ridiculed. They will also be given similar words such as me. This is for you, or for everyone's good.
"No! If this continues, the Cao army will really massacre the city! They all do this in Xuzhou!" Someone rushed to Xu Zhubu, pulled Xu Zhubu's sleeve, and shouted, "They will massacre the city! They will kill us! Kill everyone!"
Xu Zhubu came back with some people to put out the fire. Before he could take a breath, he was pulled by this man and suddenly had a headache, "Calm down! Don't panic! Cao's army can't capture it! Can't capture it..."
"But Old Wang is dead! He is dead like that! The city is also on fire... Look, look... everyone thinks so...
The howling sounds mixed with accusation anger and exudes timidity.
These people shouted, extremely skillful, just as they had said it many times before.
"If you keep defending, Cao's army is really going to massacre the city..."
"If there are not even reinforcements, how can we defend it?"
"Jinyang has surrendered, what's the use of us holding on..."
"Zhengbu Xu, why no one came to save us?! Where is the cavalry? Where is it?!"
"I have only been sieging the city for a day..." After only half of the sentence, the noise was covered by even more noisy sounds.
No one wants to listen to what Director Xu said, let alone pay attention to the facts. They just want to vent.
Zhubu Xu raised his hand, trying to calm the meaningless noise, but he couldn't calm it down.
Because these people just want to vent, I just need to feel it.
Releasing their dissatisfaction and fear, even they know that such catharsis has no effect, but perhaps catharsis is what they want most at the moment...
Just like all the wars they encountered before, they could save their lives by surrendering. As for the rest, they had never thought about it.
Never thought about it.
This may be the norm for ordinary people. In the face of war, after seeing death, not many people can remain calm. In the past, they only heard stories from others, but now they are really in it and have a deep understanding of the great fear.
Fortunately, there are always people in China who are willing to take the test and are unwilling to repeat the same mistakes.
Suddenly, there was chaos in the distance, and a fire ball ignited a row of houses.
A soldier rushed over and shouted: "The chief clerk, the county magistrate ordered the flames to be put out immediately..."
"Give it aside!" Xu Zhuzhu shouted, "No matter what, we must put out the fire first! Do you want the whole city to burn it all?!"
These people were still muttering and venting, but no longer surrounded Xu Zhubu, but they did not go to put out the fire. They were just sighing and sighing.
Zhubu Xu looked at these people and shook his head, but soon took the people to put out the fire.
Chen Lan, who was above the city wall, also knew the farce in the city and sighed slightly, "Silly... The cavalry once said that they should be enlightened, and the people are wise... Alas... Don't worry about it first, just do the current thing. If someone stops Xu Zhubu from doing things, I will send someone to disperse him! Now we really don't have time to pay attention to these guys...
"Which." The soldiers took the order.
Chen Lan pulled the battlements and looked down.
Most of the people driven by Cao's army have died, so the scene is naturally rather miserable.
However, Chen Lan did not focus on these corpses, nor did she feel sad. She lamented whether the people were suffering or not, but was thinking about another thing. Why did the Cao army slow down the pace of siege after driving these people to death, and almost seemed to be perfunctory afterwards?
Is Cao Jun preparing to make cannon chariots and then launch a general attack?
Or are there other county towns that resisted Cao's army, so there are not many Cao's army here in Yangqu?
Or is it that the Cao army's large army is still behind and has not all come to Yangqu? Is it to ambush the reinforcements coming from Pingyang?
If so...
This is not good.
After learning that Cao's army conquered Jinyang and Cui Jun rebelled, Chen Lan immediately took a defensive move, gathered the people, and sent messengers for help. However, whether these messengers could go to Pingyang or how to deal with Pingyang was not something Chen Lan could know.
But what I fear most when defending the city is that there are no reinforcements outside.
If the reinforcements from Pingyang were really caught in the ambush of Cao's army...
I don’t know how long it took, but the chief clerk Xu came to Chen Lan, “The county master, the fire in the city has been extinguished…”
"Well..." Chen Lan responded for a moment, and then suddenly changed a topic, "If I bring some people, attack Cao's army at night..."
'No! Never!' Xu Zhubu said, 'County Master, don't underestimate Cao's army! Since these Cao's army can come from thousands of miles from the mountains, they must be very elite. If the county master is trapped and Yangqu loses morale, this city... will really not be able to defend...'
『Ah…』 Chen Lan sighed and said, 『I know this…but I think Cao Jun is a bit strange…If you don’t check it clearly, you will be in your heart…』
Chen Lan's eyes fell on the corpse under the city, "By the way, Master Xu... To be honest, how many people outside the city didn't have time to move in?"
"This... is gone..." Xu Zhubu replied.
Chen Lan turned his head and said, "I mean, the people, whether they are Han or Hu..."
Zhubu Xu was silent for a while, "If it was a Hu person... Then there was a Hu person tribe on the other end of Guaizi Mountain..."
『Guizishan? I remember there seems to be a small mountain village over there...』 Chen Lan frowned and thought for a moment, "Wait, I have an idea..."
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Xiahou Jun was in a bad mood on the other side.
Yangqu doesn’t even fall!
Is this a good deal?
In Shandong, which county did not fall after the county government collapsed?
How come something unexpected happens here?
This breaks the rules!
We must let Yangqu know the consequences of breaking the rules!
"Why haven't you found many untouchables? How can you attack the city without untouchables?!"
Cao's military academy lowered his head and replied: "There have been extra people to find them... We are not familiar with this place, and it is cold and the people usually don't come out to move... There is a village to the west, but there is no one inside..."
"I don't want to listen to these excuses!" Xiahou Jun shook his whip, "If you can't find these untouchables, you will have to fill them with our lives! You have seen that if there are another thousand untouchables today, you may have taken down the city gate! Go and look for it again! Otherwise, you will be sent to attack the city first!"
Wang Tiansheng, the military academy, took his orders and quickly dispersed the scouts to find other villages...
In today's battle, Xiahou Jun led a side army to attack Yangqu, and the battle did not satisfy him.
What kind of majestic city is Yangqu County? The city walls are not very high. As a result, they didn't capture it all day, and most of the people were killed, which suddenly seemed a little passive.
It’s not that this Yangqu is so difficult to beat, but that there is not much time to consume it.
Xiahou Dun's order was to ask him to gather the surrounding counties, villages and villages in Taiyuan and bring the population and supplies to Jinyang as soon as possible.
The wealth you gain suddenly will often make you float up.
If Xiahou Dun failed to attack Jinyang, he might have to retreat to Xingshe County, Fukou, but he did not expect to conquer Jinyang so smoothly. After obtaining a large amount of Jinyang's supplies, Xiahou Dun naturally wanted to go further and prepare to do a good job around Taiyuan County.
When the poor make choices, the rich naturally want them all.
How far can a person's vision be?
Being able to see further is not how powerful a person is, but that he uses other forces, such as mountain climbing, whistle towers, or other tools.
Xiahou Jun’s vision is not far away. His biggest idea is to become the backbone of the Xiahou family and achieve a small goal. As for the whole world, he does not know and cannot see it.
Because the key between Taiyuan and Heluo, that is, Shangdang was not able to be captured, it was very difficult for Xiahou Dun to contact the Heluo area, so he could only plan according to the scope he saw. For Xiahou Dun, Jinyang, which was easily conquered, provided him with the courage and support to continue fighting and expand the scope.
Xiahou Jun felt that this was his opportunity!
He originally thought this was a very simple thing, and it could even be said to be a beautiful thing!
If you walk around, you will be surrendered by the flags and you will also get some benefits.
But now, the beauty has become a tragic job.
Xiahou Jun was unhappy when he failed to win Yangqu successfully, especially when the soldiers who were going out to find the civilians came back one after another but did not bring back any good news, Xiahou Jun's face became even more gloomy.
Without enough civil servants, they cannot put enough pressure on Yangqu.
Xiahou Jun’s strategy is so simple that it cannot be simpler.
Yangqu County is not big, so there are naturally not many defenders. More than a hundred people are at the top. In addition, some temporary civil servants can help defend the city, which can be considered about 300. If Xiahou Jun can get about a thousand prisoners and force them to attack the city, then the soldiers guarding Yangqu will inevitably consume most of their energy and endurance in the end. At that time, Xiahou Jun will take the Cao army soldiers who are raising their strength to rush up at the last moment...
Have you basically filled in the fortifications outside Yangqu County without looking at it for one day?
But now there is not enough manpower, so this strategy cannot be implemented.
"Do you want to... ask the general for some more troops..." Someone suggested to Xiahou Jun.
Xiahou Jun frowned and immediately cursed: "Looking for General? You can think of it, you idiot! Are there many idle people on the general? If you can't conquer such a small county, what's the use? Well?! Let's continue to look for me tomorrow! I don't believe that there are thousands of people around Yangqu?!"
Xiahou Jun cursed, and the lowly military academy didn't dare to say anything more, so he could only keep his complaints in his stomach.
Of course, Xiahou Jun would also feel a little regretful. If he had known that the villages around Yangqu were empty, the prisoners he had captured before would not be so anxious to use...
But if the prisoners don't need to consume it, it's equivalent to serving food to these prisoners. Even if these prisoners are hungry, they have to give them a half-full meal before siegeing the city. Otherwise, there is no need to fight. How can they consume the energy of the defenders if they lie down in the city? So it's hard to calculate whether it's a loss or a profit after going around.
Xiahou Jun cursed, but he still had some conventional military literacy. When he was preparing to rest, he ordered: "These bastards like to attack sneak attacks, so be careful when on duty at night!"
Wang Tiansheng, a military academy, smiled and said, "I wish the Yangqu defenders would come to attack! If they really come and chop their heads down the city tomorrow, they would probably surrender directly, just like Shexian County, wouldn't it save trouble?"
It is very easy to use the same trick again. It was like this before, but it was better now. It would still be like this in the future. Don’t change it. Just one plan. How troublesome is it to change it?
Xiahou Jun nodded, "No matter what, check the trap layout again. Be careful, it's nothing wrong!"
"Zhou Ling." Military Academy Wang Tiansheng turned around and went.
Just as the military academy said just now, Xiahou Jun also hoped that Yangqu’s defenders could attack.
Before entering Feiqian, the members of the Cao family and Xiahou family had discussed and discussed the tactics and wars of the cavalry for a period of time, and found that Feiqian, a cavalry, had liked night attacks before...
Night attacks are indeed a good means, especially when governing elites.
Shandong's military system is there, which is probably similar to the human militia in the monster, recruiting infantry and high-level cavalry. The militia are basically cannon fodder and are not unavailable, but the morale is maintained for a short time and collapses quickly. If you can't take it down in a short time, you will immediately return to the appearance of a farmer. Therefore, when you cannot exert the advantage of numerical people at night due to vision and other problems, the elite night attack will form locally with more and less, and with strong bullying the weak, you will naturally get good results.
In view of the strategy of the cavalry's favor of using raids and night attacks, the Cao army naturally developed many ways to deal with it.
When Xiahou Dun was in Shexian County, he successfully lured the defenders...
And now Xiahou Jun wants to copy the success again.
What if it succeeds?
However, Xiahou Jun and Yi slept all night. When it was almost dawn, no Yangqu defenders came to attack, but were awakened by their own soldiers.
I don’t know if it was because the defenders of Yangqu were too brave or because Yangqu felt that they had the confidence to defend.
Anyway, the trap Xiahou Jun dug failed to trap Yangqu’s defenders.
"This group of trash! Incompetent people!" Xiahou Jun cursed, "I don't even have the courage to attack. It's really... Humph, go and catch some prisoners and lively words. Today I will defeat Yangqu!"
While Xiahou Jun was proclaiming his victory prophecy, a soldier suddenly came in a hurry.
"Sima!" The soldiers looked a little happy, "Finished! We found a Hu tribe on the other side of the mountain, with two or three hundred people..."
Xiahou Jung glared, "What's the fun of two or three hundred people? Capture it back!"
To successfully conquer Yangqu, at least one or two large villages must be enough to raise about a thousand people.
The soldiers hurriedly said, "No, Sima, it's a small tribe of the Hu people, and there are dozens of horses..."
"Oh?!" Xiahou Jun realized, "Where are people? Where are the horses? Have you caught them?"
The soldiers swallowed, "Sima, we just stared at it from afar... There are not enough people. If we go up, even if the Hu people don't resist, we can't catch up with them on horseback..."
Xiahou Jun took a breath.
There is nothing wrong with this.
How many dozens of war horses are there?
Xiahou Jun's eyes lit up.
This is a big deal!
Even if it is not a war horse or an ordinary horse that has not been trained, it is a very attractive income. Even if it cannot be used immediately on the battle formation, it can be used to drag and transport materials and transport personnel, which is quite good.
I guess I will also get the praise of General Xiahou Dun...
Xiahou Jun could even imagine that when he sent the harvested war horses back, General Xiahou Dun would definitely pat his shoulder to praise him...
And you can also leave two or three horses. At that time, it will be wonderful whether it is for your own home or for favors!
Xiahou Jun thought about it, his saliva was almost flowing down.
"Come! Gather the team!" Xiahou Jun stood up, "Move faster! You must not let these bastards run away!"
"Yes! Ah, Sima, then this Yangqu..." The soldier answered, and then asked hesitantly, "What should I do?"
Chapter completed!