Qin Huaidao remained indifferent and looked at the city in front of him, as if he saw a murderous aura rushing straight into the sky, piercing and crushing the tranquility and peace of the sunset. Are the rebels determined to fight to the death?
A gust of wind blew, but it could not dissipate the fighting spirit in Qin Huaidao's heart. Since the rebels wanted to fight, they would fight. Although night was coming soon, it was not suitable to attack the city. People in this era did not like night fighting because of night blindness, but everyone did so
When you think about it, there is often an unexpected chance of winning.
What's more, the Imperial Guard's salary is high, and only a very small number of people suffer from night blindness. They plan properly and have great control over it.
"Report!"
A scout came on flying horse: "General, to the south is General Niu and the imperial reinforcements."
Qin Huaidao pointed to one side and said: "Instruct General Niu to lead his troops to assemble over there, prepare to attack the city, and then gather all the archers."
"Follow the order!" the scout hurried away.
"Are we going to attack the city?" everyone asked excitedly.
"The city wall is smaller than I expected. If you have the opportunity to go south, ask your brothers to stop digging horse traps, prepare for the attack, and come to the Chinese military tent to discuss matters." Qin Huaidao left a sentence and returned the same way.
Everyone nodded excitedly, asked the people around them to pass on the order, and followed Qin Huaidao back.
The Chinese military tent had just been set up, and everyone followed in. Qin Huaidao sat on the ground, took a pen and paper and hurriedly drew a three-dimensional map of the Black City by hand for everyone to see.
Everyone was used to Qin Huaidao's fighting style and did not say anything. Su Dingfang, Shi Yeshan and Niu Tong were not familiar with it, but seeing Fang Yiai and others not saying anything, they all waited patiently.
After the drawings were completed by hand, Qin Huaidao observed for a moment and made sure that there were no omissions or errors. He did not immediately issue an order, but continued to think and wait.
After a while, a scout shouted at the door: "General, Shamen Qibi has led his army out of Yinshan Mountain."
Beyond Yinshan is Qingshan, and then is the Black City. Qingshan is not big, but it is easy to hide tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. He shouted: "I have ordered Qibi Shamen to ambush in Qingshan. Once the rebels flee north, Qingshan is the place they must pass through. Let's put it down."
Pass the vanguard and bring me the baggage troops, and you are not allowed to take away even a grain of food from the Black City."
"Follow the order." The scout hurried away.
Everyone's eyes lit up and they all looked at Qin Huaidao. They predicted that the rebels would flee north before the fight started. Was this a bit of a trick? But no one asked.
Qin Huaidao did not explain and continued to wait.
After a while, Niu Jinda's voice sounded outside: "General, the end will come later."
"Come in and talk." Qin Huaidao smiled.
Niu Jinda's tall figure came in and saw Qin Huaidao pointing to his side. It was a sign of importance. He went over gratefully, sat down next to him and said: "General, the imperial reinforcements are in the amount of 50,000. They have brought a lot of food and grass, enough for a whole army."
Monthly expenses, and in addition, there are only 5,000 archers in the reinforcements, who are on standby outside."
"Very good, everyone is here, let's start distributing tasks." Qin Huaidao said and stood up the hand-drawn paper for everyone to observe.
Everyone looked stern, especially Niu Jinda and other people who were not familiar with Qin Huaidao's combat methods. Their eyes lit up when they saw the blueprint. With this blueprint, it was clear to dispatch troops and generals. It was much more convenient. No wonder there was no defeat.
Qin Huaidao pointed to the drawing and continued: "The black city is about 600 feet long from north to south, but the city wall is less than two feet wide. This section of the city wall can accommodate no more than 3,000 troops. If there are more, we cannot use them."
Everyone did not think about this aspect. They carefully recalled the city they saw and estimated that it was really real. They all nodded. Qin Huaidao continued: "The walls in the east and west directions of the Black City are shorter, but not too much and can be ignored. In other words, the walls in the Black City are shorter.
There are three thousand soldiers on each wall of the city, and there are nine thousand soldiers on all sides, which is less than ten thousand soldiers."
"General, there are a lot of nine thousand soldiers and horses. It is difficult to attack from a condescending position. Besides, there are many steps for going up and down inside the city wall. Troops can be mobilized in time to support." Niu Jinda reminded.
"General Niu, don't talk, listen to the general's deployment." Li Yixie reminded, he was very familiar with Qin Huaidao's fighting style in the battle of Goguryeo, so by saying such details, he was not asking for opinions, but telling everyone the situation.
Niu Jinda reacted suddenly and realized that his words were a bit redundant.
Qin Huaidao glanced at Niu Jinda and continued: "Everyone, nine thousand soldiers and horses is the limit on the city wall. No matter how we increase the number of troops, it will be difficult to exceed this number. In other words, what we need to face is a counterattack of nine thousand soldiers and horses, not
Facing two hundred thousand rebels at the same time."
Everyone nodded, the truth was clear at first glance.
Qin Huaidao continued: "This general requires us to attack the city wall before dark. Time is running out, so we won't discuss it further. Dismount and obey my orders."
Everyone quickly sat upright, looked at the paper, and pricked up their ears.
"General Niu led the archers to assemble here, about ten feet away from the city wall. This distance is convenient for the archers to accurately shoot into the city. Of course, the rebels can also shoot everyone, so they need to deploy troops to cover with shields. Two people defend the front and one person defends.
"Go up, three people will cover an archer and let me shoot at the enemies on the city wall. Don't stop until the siege troops climb up the city wall." Qin Huaidao said, drawing an area in front of the city wall, and then looked at Niu Jinda.
"Guaranteed to complete the mission." Niu Jinda agreed, then thought of something and added: "General, don't you need our army to attack the city?"
"Need not."
Qin Huaidao's tone was affirmative, his piercing eyes fell on Shi Yeshan and Niu Tong, and he added: "You two also led the archers forward. The fighting style is the same. The archers are separated by one foot to facilitate the passage of the siege army." As he said,
I drew two more squares on the drawing, covering the entire west side of the city.
As long as each team is separated by one foot, that is, three meters, not to mention people and horses can pass without being affected.
Shi Yeshan and Niu Tong quickly agreed and wrote down the fighting method.
Qin Huaidao looked at Fang Yiai and others, and continued: "After five rounds of feather arrow attacks, five armies were hit from the front, rear, left, and right, and attacked in five ways. Everyone carried shields to prevent accidental injuries. There were three teams, covered by tens of thousands of archers, and five
The wheel feather arrows are enough to clear the city wall of enemies. Of course, the rebels may come up at any time, so they must seize the gap to climb up and seize the city wall."
No one nodded solemnly at Fang Yiai. Everyone was used to Qin Huaidao's command, so they didn't ask any questions and continued to listen.
Qin Huaidao drew five arrows on the drawing, and wrote the surnames of five people next to each arrow to represent the five people. He continued: "After going up, Fang Yiai attacked to the left along the city wall, and Li Yixie attacked to the right along the city wall.
A two-stage attack to eliminate other rebels on the city wall as soon as possible."
Those whose names were called nodded solemnly and wrote down the order.
"Cheng Chuliang led his troops to follow Fang Yiai, occupying every step he took, leaving enough manpower to block it and not allow any rebels to come up again. Cheng Chubi followed Li Yixie, and the same thing happened."
The Cheng brothers nodded solemnly, although they were very unconvinced and wanted to rush forward to take the lead, but the military orders were overwhelming and the situation in the Chinese military tent was unusual. They could not joke around, so they held back and looked at Fang Yiai and Li Yixie enviously.
Qin Huaidao chose Fang Yiai and Li Yixie to fight forward. They were both fierce and reckless enough. They dared to risk their lives in the fight. They looked at the head rather than the tail. The Cheng brothers were more stable than the two and could hold on. Their wise eyes fell on Yuchi Baolin.
He continued: "After your troops attack, quickly deploy and block all the steps to prevent the rebels from coming up."
Qin Huaidao put down the drawing, looked at the five people and added: "Remember, take down the city wall as quickly as possible, and then block all the steps up to the city wall. The rebels are not allowed to approach, but they are not allowed to attack downwards. The rebels have too many troops.
We are familiar with the terrain, and our army cannot fall into street fighting. If you dare to disobey orders and disrupt the general's important affairs, you will be dealt with according to military law."
"Follow the order!" the five people responded solemnly.
"Just a reminder." Qin Huaidao said solemnly: "Bring all the crossbow bolts. There are too many rebels. Seeing that the situation is over, they will definitely fight with all their strength. No crossbow bolts can stop them. Block the four gates of the east, west, south, and let go of the north gate to let the rebels escape."
"Please rest assured, General." Fang Yiai and the other four responded solemnly.
Qin Huaidao secretly estimated that the 400,000 crossbow bolts seized last time, plus the remaining ones, totaled about 500,000. However, the cover of the government soldiers' defection, plus the ambush of the Jieli Department and the rebels' sneak attack troops behind them, resulted in a loss of more than half, so it was good to clean it up.
Some were recovered after the battlefield, and there are still more than 150,000.
Shooting at close range, using 150,000 crossbow bolts and bows and arrows, it is still possible to kill 100,000 rebels. There are at most about 200,000 rebels left. If 100,000 people really die in battle, they will definitely panic and flee. The siege troops