The weather was particularly clear and beautiful without the heavy fog. The bloody smoke on the battlefield yesterday gradually dissipated after a night, but the corpses on it were still not removed. If they were still left there many days later, I'm afraid the stench on the corpses would be
The smell will also make the entire Yanzhou City smell unpleasant.
"Can you tell me how to deal with these bodies?"
In Prince Lu's Mansion, another court meeting was held on how to deal with the corpses in front of the city. Of course, the meeting was not just to study this issue. Naturally, it was also thought that if the invading army could be defeated, they could be withdrawn. In this way
, not only the problem of corpses, but also the big boulders that have fallen on everyone's hearts can be put down.
After hearing His Majesty's question, everyone was thinking hard. It seemed like a simple question but in fact it was extremely difficult to solve. Burning was not possible, and the burning smell would only make the city more smelly; burying it was also a problem, with so many people.
The corpse cannot be disposed of in just a few days. If it is attacked by a barrage of arrows, the gain will outweigh the loss.
After everyone thought about it, there was only one way, and that was to completely defeat the Chu army.
Today, there seems to be a new move by the Chuang Army. After yesterday's battle, Gao Yigong also readjusted his offensive against the Ming Army. Until almost noon, he did not send a large army to attack the city. Instead, he moved his camp back.
They retreated for one mile at an extremely fast speed. After that, they ordered people to start digging deep holes in the ground.
Yesterday, the two armies that were going to attack Jining and Qufu were also stopped. In order to deceive others, today they are going to march again to harass Jining and Qufu. In this way, Yanzhou will definitely be affected by these two places.
The pressure of siege will be much less.
The tunnel project was huge, and they had to dig it from nearly a thousand meters away, which was a bit difficult. But the advantage was that there were more people and more strength, so half of the project was completed in just one morning.
Zhu Ling also put on armor again and led many officials to the top of the city. As the emperor, he personally put on his sword, drew his bow and carried his sword, and was ready for battle. This move attracted Wang Guoxing to personally lead the army.
Hundreds of brocade guards and flags were all wearing armor to protect each other, and the officials around them were also wearing armor.
For a time, densely packed armored men filled up this section of the city, forcing some of the city defenders to avoid them. This messy scene was indeed a bit unsightly, but no matter what... this action still made the soldiers on the city head panic.
More morale boosted.
When they stood at the top of the city for a long time, several hours passed, but they still found no movement of the intruders. It seemed that the intruders had no intention of attacking today. Anyway, everyone had been drinking water all morning, and even went to the toilet several times.
, and did not wait for the intruder to attack. I was already feeling a little suffocated by the armor on my body, and after waiting for a long time, I became even more irritated.
"Is the intruder really not going to attack today?"
A group of civil and military personnel looked at the intruder camp for a long time. Suddenly, someone behind them asked a question that hit people's hearts. They also wanted to know, after all, it was noon. If they didn't attack, what would happen to them?
Still have to eat.
But Zhu Ling was thinking about what the intruder was going to do. He vaguely felt that it was impossible for the intruder to do nothing. Jining and Qufu can rest assured that as long as they are fully prepared, they will have no problem holding on for half a month, but the situation in front of them is
However, the main force of the tens of thousands of invading troops is somewhat unclear.
"I don't think they plan to attack the city by force." Zhu Dadian said something that made people feel frightened, and turned around and said to everyone. Because of his understanding of Gao Yigong, although this person is not a famous general in the world, he is definitely not
Custom. After yesterday's tragic defeat, no matter how hard it is, we must win back today.
"Is it possible it's a hole in the ground?"
Liu Junxuebing's words of rushing to the doctor immediately woke everyone up. If it was as he said, it would be possible for the intruders to attack through the hole. After all, after a long time, it was terrifyingly quiet over there.
"Of course this possibility cannot be ruled out." Zhu Ling no longer looked in the direction of the intruder's camp, but turned around and said solemnly: "Let the soldiers who can detect the caves go check it out immediately. If found, stop it immediately.
"
"I obey the decree!"
Zhu Dadian immediately ordered the generals around him to arrange the matter. The young general also left in a hurry in order to show off in front of His Majesty. When he got to the top of the city, he immediately found some people who could dig holes and went down together.
They had just sent people down to explore the cave, but suddenly countless soldiers appeared in the camp of the intruders. This momentum immediately provoked everyone to take a few steps forward again. They saw that the intruders were taking strong steps this time.
, shouting to kill, holding up the shield and advancing slowly. Those with better eyesight can vaguely see the reflection on the shield.
"The intruder put oil on the shield this time, and then tempered it with a special method to make it a fireproof shield." Zhu Dadian, who was well-informed, explained to everyone. His tone was slightly heavier than yesterday,
He knew that today's intruder might be even more aggressive.
"How to crack this?"
"If we had catapults or artillery, these things would not be enough to see, but we do not have any large-scale weapons for defending the city. These shields will naturally have a very large blocking effect on us." Zhu Dadian responded seriously.
"Look! What is that?"
Zu Xiangyang heard an exclamation, and everyone quickly looked around. In the center of the army of intruders, they saw a large wooden vehicle being pushed. It was rectangular in appearance and quite large. Compared with the people around him, it was probably
Dozens of times that of a human being. Such things are naturally very confusing to them civil servants.
Therefore, Zhu Ling and other scholars once again turned their attention to Zhu Dadian. Zhu Dadian immediately explained: "This is a chariot. I have seen in military books before that chariots generally have the courage to dig tunnels. In other words, the siege soldiers must be brave enough to fight.
The soldiers used the car as a cover, then pushed under the city wall, and then dug a deep tunnel at the foot of the city wall. The soldiers used wooden piles to hold up the city wall to prevent collapse. After the tunnel was dug, the evacuating soldiers set fire to the tunnel, burned the pillars, and formed a wall.
It will collapse because it loses support."
"I remembered that at the end of the Han Dynasty, Yuan Shao attacked Yijing where Gongsun Zan was stationed. He used this method and breached the city wall." Zhu Ling also immediately recalled such a plot in a historical novel.
"Exactly."
"For today's plan, there are only two ways to crack it." Zhu Dadian said seriously. The thing he had been trying to avoid was not avoided after all. It seems that this battle must be fought to the death with all his strength to crack this plan.
"Let's go to battle." Zhu Ling gave the order directly without any hesitation. It was obvious that he had just made a decision. "There are still 20,000 soldiers in the city, so we still need to fight. Otherwise, why don't we wait for the city wall to be captured before engaging in street fighting?
?”
Zhu Dadian was slightly startled, then nodded immediately.
Although the people around him did not express their thoughts with their mouths, they were following Zhu Ling in their hearts. After all, this matter cannot be avoided. One day there will be a full-scale decisive battle. If it is not done now, why do we have to wait?
Will the decisive battle completely collapse?
The second strategy mentioned is to use huge rocks. After the intruders push the chariot to the city, they can push the boulders down and smash the chariot. Although it is a bit cruel, it can avoid fighting after all, and avoiding fighting is natural.
The loss could be avoided. But in fact, Zhu Ling had been waiting for the opportunity to fight the intruder, so he immediately chose to start a fight.
"It is extremely difficult to engage in battle. How should you act?" After all, there are tens of thousands of intruders below, and there is only one city gate, so it is difficult to mobilize enough troops to resist in a limited time.
"Although the chariot is big enough, it is still very much made of wood. Moreover, in less than three days, the chariot built by the intruders must not be stable enough. I ordered five thousand soldiers, all of whom came out wearing armor. Four thousand and five
One hundred soldiers met the enemy head-on, and five hundred soldiers behind them used hooks to pull and dismantle the chariot. After the chariot was completely destroyed, they immediately retreated without putting themselves in danger!"
This countermeasure was extremely pertinent, and everyone nodded in agreement.
"In addition, I will order Wang Shangshu to attack from the other side of the city to disrupt the formation of the intruders. In this way, our army will be able to contact the chariots in a very short time and cause them to collapse!" Zhu Dadian faced each other again.
"Can."
…
Wang Jiayan has been impatient for a long time. He is also a veteran, but he has not been on horseback to fight the bandits for many years, so he is a bit rusty. However, this battle to defend the city made him extremely excited, and his 30,000 soldiers and horses were still delayed.
Not moved.
At this time, a cavalryman suddenly ran up quickly and came to the camp and shouted: "Wang Jiayan is ordered to immediately lead his troops to attack the intruders from the side. When the front army destroys the bandits' chariots, they will retreat immediately. There must be no mistake!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Jiayan's eyes suddenly lit up. The battle he had been waiting for for a long time was finally here. He immediately ordered the entire army to assemble and attack immediately!