Cao Minxiu was ordered to do so at the critical moment. He had just organized his army and stood on the city wall to observe the strength of the Ming army.
The navy of the Ming Dynasty had already assembled under the city, and Han Du and Tang Ding were discussing how to attack the city.
"Brother Tang, I didn't expect that the capital city is also high and the water is deep. It seems that it will be difficult to fight."
Tang Ding, however, disagreed and said with a snort: "What is this? It's far worse than Jinshan City. If you let us attack the city, we guarantee that we will break through this city within one day, and the casualties will not be higher than when we broke through Jinshan City."
big."
"Are you sure?" Han Du didn't believe it. "There is no moat in Jinshan, but not only is the moat bottomless in Kaijing City, but the waterways in the city extend in all directions. I'm afraid it won't be easy to break through, right?"
"Forget it if you don't believe it." Tang Ding didn't explain to Han Du. Maybe he didn't bother to explain. Anyway, after getting along with Han Du for so long, Tang Ding also knew that Han Du said he didn't know how to fight on land. He was really not being modest.
, but really don’t understand the siege and the confrontation between the two armies.
Seeing Tang Ding's confidence, he couldn't help but wonder. If the cost was not high, Tang Ding could really let go. Han Du pondered for a moment and asked, "How many casualties will there be?"
"This city is considered strong, and there is a moat. The casualties should be over 10,000." Tang Ding said lightly, with an extremely understatement. .??.??
Ten thousand? After hearing this, Han Du gave up Tang Ding's method without even thinking about it.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to slowly fill in the moat and then use gunpowder to blow open the city gate.
"Then forget it." Han Du shook his head and refused.
Tang Ding did not insist. He also felt that Han Du's method was better. Although it was a little slower and would waste a lot of time, the navy was not short of time now.
The key point is that it can greatly reduce casualties, which is the most important point in Han Du's opinion.
"Come here, start filling in the moat." Han Du waved his hand suddenly, preparing to fill in the moat first.
Filling the river is a dangerous thing, because the moat is definitely close to the city wall and is completely within the coverage of the Korean bows and arrows. If you want to fill the river a little bit, you must withstand the constant bow and arrow shooting of the Koreans.
Fortunately, there was no need for navy soldiers to fill the river.
Kaijing was the capital of Goryeo, and a large number of people gathered outside the city. In addition, the soldiers who were routed and captured by the navy, the Ming Dynasty only needed to drive them to fill the river.
Following an order, countless Goryeo defeated troops and common people were driven to run towards the moat carrying sacks of soil. As long as they kept the soil in the river and threw five bags in a row, Ming Dynasty would let them go.
This is Han Du's promise to everyone in front of them.
"Why didn't you order them to carry ten bags instead of five?" Tang Ding looked at Han Du with some confusion.
Han Du's heart suddenly surged, you are more ruthless than me.
"If they are lucky with five bags, they can still complete it. At least one-tenth of the ten bags will survive. If there are ten bags, fools will know that it will be a tenth of death and no life. I am afraid no one will work hard. Give them a life.
Wouldn't it be nice if we had hope that in exchange they would work even harder to help us fill the river?"
"I don't know how deep the moat is. What if five bags per person can't fill the moat?" Tang Ding asked again.
"Then continue arresting people." Han Du said calmly, "Kaijing is the capital of the capital, are you afraid that you won't be able to arrest people?"
Tang Ding nodded slightly, agreed, and then went to supervise the filling of the river.
> Han Du gave his final instructions, "We have people standing outside the range of bows and arrows and using revolvers to suppress the archers on the city wall. We can't make it too easy for the defenders."
The navy of the Ming army guarded both sides, and a large number of Goryeo's defeated troops and common people were gathered together. They were provided with tools to dig the soil by themselves, pack it in bags, carry it and throw it into the river.
When the defeated Goryeo army and the people first started, some people pretended to be carrying dirt and ran towards the moat, but halfway they threw away their sacks and tried to escape.
Facing these people who do not understand the situation clearly, the only response they can have is revolver bullets.
"Bang bang bang"
Gunshots rang out, and all those who escaped fell down without exception.
This scene greatly shocked those who had thoughts in their hearts. In an instant, no one dared to escape. They could only bravely rush towards the moat carrying the dirt.
Cao Minxiu stood on the city wall and saw that the people began to fill the river continuously, and his face suddenly turned pale.
The faces of the defenders on the side were also bad. The people below were the Koreans. If they didn't attack and just watched them fill the river, it would be a huge blow to the morale of the defenders. I'm afraid it would be a disaster to open the capital.
Can't hold on any longer.
But if they were to fight back and stop filling the river, they would have to kill their own people. For a moment, the soldiers showed unbearable looks.
"general"
A soldier asked Cao Minxiu, but he also knew that this matter was too difficult. Cao Minxiu mentioned it to the beginning, but could no longer say the following words.
Cao Minxiu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The Ming Dynasty was despicable and forced the people to fill the river. I know you can't bear it, but you have to think about it carefully. If they are allowed to fill the moat, the entire city of Kaijing may be in danger.
Hundreds of thousands of people in the capital city have to face the Ming Dynasty's butcher knife. A few of them help the enemy attack us, so we don't need to be polite to them."
"kill!"
After Cao Minxiu finished speaking with murderous intent, there was a moment of silence around him.
But they didn't have to wait long. After just a few breaths, the sound of "kill" sparsely echoed in the crowd, and soon it became one, and finally the sound shook all directions.
The sound was so loud that even Han Du and Tang Ding, who were far away, could hear it.
Tang Ding held up his telescope and looked at the Korean soldiers on the city wall who kept raising their swords and shouting killing sounds that shook the sky.
I couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that the military appearance of Goryeo should not be underestimated."
Han Du sneered at this and chuckled: "What's the use of shouting loudly? We rely on swords and guns to fight, not loud voices. Oh no, now we rely on revolvers and cannons."
As the Koreans began to use bows and arrows to stop the river filling, the Ming Navy also began to use revolvers to fight back.
"Bang bang bang"
Sounds like firecrackers continued to sound, and Koreans were constantly being hit and screaming from the top of the city. Some even fell directly from the top of the city and died.
The Koreans who filled the river also suffered casualties from bows and arrows. Some of them just ran to the river with their bags on their shoulders. Before they could throw down the soil, they were hit by arrows. Under the action of inertia, their whole bodies fell down together with the soil.
Into the moat.
Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty navy was constantly suppressing them, and the casualties suffered by the Koreans who filled the river were not too great, not even half.
As the moat was filled little by little, the Koryo people at the top of the city became even more crazy and even concentrated all their archers in an attempt to prevent the Ming army from filling the river. Cao Minxiu was ordered to do so at the critical moment. He had just organized the army and stood on the city wall to observe the strength of the Ming army.
The navy of the Ming Dynasty had already assembled under the city, and Han Du and Tang Ding were discussing how to attack the city.
"Brother Tang, I didn't expect that the capital city is also high and the water is deep. It seems that it will be difficult to fight."
Tang Ding, however, disagreed and said with a snort: "What is this? It's far worse than Jinshan City. If you let us attack the city, we guarantee that we will break through this city within one day, and the casualties will not be higher than when we broke through Jinshan City."
big."
"Are you sure?" Han Du didn't believe it. "There is no moat in Jinshan, but not only is the moat bottomless in Kaijing City, but the waterways in the city extend in all directions. I'm afraid it won't be easy to break through, right?"
"Forget it if you don't believe it." Tang Ding didn't explain to Han Du. Maybe he didn't bother to explain. Anyway, after getting along with Han Du for so long, Tang Ding also knew that Han Du said he didn't know how to fight on land. He was really not being modest.
, but really don’t understand the siege and the confrontation between the two armies. ??
Seeing Tang Ding's confidence, he couldn't help but wonder. If the cost was not high, Tang Ding could really let go. Han Du pondered for a moment and asked, "How many casualties will there be?"
"This city is considered strong, and there is a moat. The casualties should be over 10,000." Tang Ding said lightly, with an extremely understatement.
Ten thousand? After hearing this, Han Du gave up Tang Ding's method without even thinking about it.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to slowly fill in the moat and then use gunpowder to blow open the city gate.
"Then forget it." Han Du shook his head and refused.
Tang Ding did not insist. He also felt that Han Du's method was better. Although it was a little slower and would waste a lot of time, the navy was not short of time now.
The key point is that it can greatly reduce casualties, which is the most important point in Han Du's opinion.
"Come here, start filling in the moat." Han Du waved his hand suddenly, preparing to fill in the moat first.
Filling the river is a dangerous thing, because the moat is definitely close to the city wall and is completely within the coverage of the Korean bows and arrows. If you want to fill the river a little bit, you must withstand the constant bow and arrow shooting of the Koreans.
Fortunately, there was no need for navy soldiers to fill the river.
Kaijing was the capital of Goryeo, and a large number of people gathered outside the city. In addition, the soldiers who were routed and captured by the navy, the Ming Dynasty only needed to drive them to fill the river.
Following an order, countless Goryeo defeated troops and common people were driven to run towards the moat carrying sacks of soil. As long as they kept the soil in the river and threw five bags in a row, Ming Dynasty would let them go.
This is Han Du's promise to everyone in front of them.
"Why didn't you order them to carry ten bags instead of five?" Tang Ding looked at Han Du with some confusion.
Han Du's heart suddenly surged, you are more ruthless than me.
"If they are lucky with five bags, they can still complete it. At least one-tenth of the ten bags will survive. If there are ten bags, fools will know that it will be a tenth of death and no life. I am afraid no one will work hard. Give them a life.
Wouldn't it be nice if we had hope that in exchange they would work even harder to help us fill the river?"
"I don't know how deep the moat is. What if five bags per person can't fill the moat?" Tang Ding asked again.
"Then continue arresting people." Han Du said calmly, "Kaijing is the capital of the capital, are you afraid that you won't be able to arrest people?"
Tang Ding nodded slightly, agreed, and then went to supervise the filling of the river.
> Han Du gave his final instructions, "We have people standing outside the range of bows and arrows and using revolvers to suppress the archers on the city wall. We can't make it too easy for the defenders."
The navy of the Ming army guarded both sides, and a large number of Goryeo's defeated troops and common people were gathered together. They were provided with tools to dig the soil by themselves, pack it in bags, carry it and throw it into the river.
When the defeated Goryeo army and the people first started, some people pretended to be carrying dirt and ran towards the moat, but halfway they threw away their sacks and tried to escape.
Facing these people who do not understand the situation clearly, the only response they can have is revolver bullets.
"Bang bang bang"
Gunshots rang out, and all those who escaped fell down without exception.
This scene greatly shocked those who had thoughts in their hearts. In an instant, no one dared to escape. They could only bravely rush towards the moat carrying the dirt.
Cao Minxiu stood on the city wall and saw that the people began to fill the river continuously, and his face suddenly turned pale.
The faces of the defenders on the side were also bad. The people below were the Koreans. If they didn't attack and just watched them fill the river, it would be a huge blow to the morale of the defenders. I'm afraid it would be a disaster to open the capital.
Can't hold on any longer.
But if they were to fight back and stop filling the river, they would have to kill their own people. For a moment, the soldiers showed unbearable looks.
"general"
A soldier asked Cao Minxiu, but he also knew that this matter was too difficult. Cao Minxiu mentioned it to the beginning, but could no longer say the following words.
Cao Minxiu took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "The Ming Dynasty was despicable and forced the people to fill the river. I know you can't bear it, but you have to think about it carefully. If they are allowed to fill the moat, the entire city of Kaijing may be in danger.
Hundreds of thousands of people in the capital city have to face the Ming Dynasty's butcher knife. A few of them help the enemy attack us, so we don't need to be polite to them."
"kill!"
After Cao Minxiu finished speaking with murderous intent, there was a moment of silence around him.
But they didn't have to wait long. After just a few breaths, the sound of "kill" sparsely echoed in the crowd, and soon it became one, and finally the sound shook all directions.
The sound was so loud that even Han Du and Tang Ding, who were far away, could hear it.
Tang Ding held up his telescope and looked at the Korean soldiers on the city wall who kept raising their swords and shouting killing sounds that shook the sky.
I couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that the military appearance of Goryeo should not be underestimated."
Han Du sneered at this and chuckled: "What's the use of shouting loudly? We rely on swords and guns to fight, not loud voices. Oh no, now we rely on revolvers and cannons."
As the Koreans began to use bows and arrows to stop the river filling, the Ming Navy also began to use revolvers to fight back.
"Bang bang bang"
Sounds like firecrackers continued to sound, and Koreans were constantly being hit and screaming from the top of the city. Some even fell directly from the top of the city and died.
The Koreans who filled the river also suffered casualties from bows and arrows. Some of them just ran to the river with their bags on their shoulders. Before they could throw down the soil, they were hit by arrows. Under the action of inertia, their whole bodies fell down together with the soil.
Into the moat.
Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty navy was constantly suppressing them, and the casualties suffered by the Koreans who filled the river were not too great, not even half.
As the moat was filled up bit by bit, the Koreans at the top of the city became even more frantic, and even concentrated all their archers in an attempt to prevent the Ming army from filling the river.