Anguo Gongzhi lost his mind and ran into the Chinese army's tent excitedly, shouting to Xu Shiji who was studying the map: "British Lord, our plan has been completed. The garrison of each city wall is one thousand less than expected, only about two thousand.
A thousand archers, a thousand swordsmen and shield soldiers, I went to check it myself, it is the same on all sides, there is no mistake."
"That's great. Lu Chenghe, this old fox, is quite capable, but it's a pity." Xu Shiji smiled.
"Use 2,000 people to defend, and rest the rest. We only need to rotate, and everyone can ensure adequate rest. Our harassment plan will be broken. If we attack by force, it will be no problem for 2,000 people to block a stick of incense. A large number of reinforcements can kill
Yes, we have no confidence in attacking by force. We do have some ability, but unfortunately, we didn’t expect that we could break open the city gate, and we wouldn’t even need a stick of incense to get in." Duke An Guo said with a smile.
"Pretend not to know, continue to harass, force Lu Chenghe to maintain the status quo, and pave the way for the subsequent siege. By the way, do you have enough arrows?" Xu Shiji asked.
"Enough, that's enough. Every time you go up and shoot an arrow, you run away. It doesn't cost much. On the contrary, a lot of arrows are fired back from the city, which is just in time. It's enough to increase the frequency of raids."
"That's good!"
Xu Shiji was relieved, his eyes fell on the map, and asked: "Is there any news about the King of Han?"
"Not yet, the inquiring pigeon has been sent out."
"Intensify the strategy of tired troops." Xu Shiji suddenly said.
"What do you mean by increasing the intensity?" Zhi lost his mind and was a little surprised.
Xu Shiji explained: "Send people to build a ladder and send it up to the front line so that the other side can see it and think we are going to attack the city. This will greatly increase the pressure on the defending troops and shorten the rotation time. The more people who come up, the greater the impact on us.
The more advantageous it is, in short, they cannot be allowed to relax and rest calmly. Moreover, as soon as the ladder appears, the resting people will worry about attacking the city at any time, and will be panicked, scared, and nervous, and they will not be able to rest well. "
"Hahaha, that's a good idea, I'll make arrangements." Zhi lost his mind as soon as he could and wanted to leave.
"Wait a moment."
Xu Shiji shouted: "The ladder must be made strong, build more, and use it later. At night, the frequency of raids will be increased. In a word, we will continue to create panic and not let them rest."
"But if this happens, our soldiers will also collapse from exhaustion."
"Our people know when to attack, and their mentality is relaxed. Not to mention fighting against the enemy, their morale is high, and they will not be too tired. Even if they are tired, it doesn't matter. Once the King of Han arrives, they will give up the opportunity to attack the city. Our people will not participate.
What are you afraid of if you are tired when attacking a city?" Xu Shiji said confidently.
It makes sense to think about it. There is no need to attack the city, just be tired. As long as it can drag down the enemies in the city, it is worth it. However, he still reminded: "In this way, the credit for taking Qinzhou will be enough."
Isn’t it our turn? At most it’s half, I can’t explain the sin of losing Qinzhou in the first place.”
"Half is enough. As long as the Qinzhou defenders are defeated and the Han king's siege reduces casualties, it is worth it. I will bear all the blame. Go ahead and make arrangements." Xu Shiji said.
Zhi lost his mind and clasped his fists in salute, and left in a hurry without any further persuasion.
Xu Shiji looked at the map, thinking about a bigger chess game in his mind. As for his fault for losing Qinzhou, Xu Shiji believed in the character of the King of Han and was not worried about being punished. He would accept it even if he was punished.
A real man should take responsibility for his own mistakes.
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At noon, a large number of ladders were sent to the front line.
The defenders were startled when they saw the ladder, thinking that a full-scale attack was about to begin, and quickly issued a warning. Their already tense nerves increased their efforts again, and they were on high alert.
Lu Chenghe was shocked when he heard the news. He hurried over under the protection of the guards. He observed for a while and saw no attack. He felt a fire in his heart and felt extremely uncomfortable.
"Commander, they are fighting but not fighting, retreating and not retreating, what kind of drama are they doing?" a general asked in a low voice.
"What kind of drama? Of course it's still a trick to exhaust the troops." Lu Chenghe snorted coldly, feeling very disdainful of this, but there was nothing he could do about it. This was a conspiracy, and he clearly saw through it, but was unable to break it.
"We're about to attack."
Suddenly someone shouted.
Lu Chenghe looked up and saw that a large number of archers rushed up to shoot arrows under the cover of shields. This time, they didn't even shoot an arrow and ran away. Instead, they stopped and fired freely, assuming a strong attack posture.
"Fight back, shoot back." Lu Chenghe was shocked and shouted loudly.
The soldiers defending the city thought that a full-scale attack had begun, and they drew their bows to fight back.
However, after being in a state of intense alert for a long time, the arm muscles became stiff and a little weak. The arrows fired were obviously closer than before, and they all landed in front of the opponent, posing no threat.
This change greatly increased the momentum of the siege troops, and they continued to shoot arrows without retreating.
Lu Chenghe's face changed drastically when he saw this scene. He knew that the consequences were coming, but he was unable to change it. He had to be on guard, right? He quickly ordered: "Give me the order, stop shooting, and put in the gun."
The archers stopped shooting and hid behind their shields.
Lu Chenghe also hid under the wall to observe. When he saw his opponents taking the opportunity to swarm up, picked up the fallen arrows and ran away, giving away a large number of arrows in vain, he was so angry that he gritted his teeth.
At this time, a large number of reinforcements came up to replace the defenders.
The newly brought in reinforcements were full of physical strength and could quickly draw their bows and shoot arrows with a much longer range.
But as if they knew it, the siege troops once again retreated outside the shooting range to watch. There was no sign of a full-scale attack. They pointed and laughed, as if they were mocking. Lu Chenghe was so angry that his face was livid, and he ordered everyone to stop shooting.
So as not to give away arrows in vain again.
After waiting for a while, there was still no sign of attack.
Gradually, Lu Chenghe finally understood. It was still a familiar harassment and a familiar formula, but with increased intensity and intensity. Without precautions, it was really possible to break into the city, but the defense must be strengthened.
This inference made Lu Chenghe so angry that his liver ached, and he almost spit out a mouthful of blood, but he had to increase his efforts and send two thousand more people to each city wall.
In this way, a total of 20,000 people were deployed in the four city gates. According to the calculation of one rotation every half an hour, 100,000 people could only be divided into five batches of rotations. Each person would have to go up to the city wall and rotate once every two hours.
More than two hours, that is, four or five hours, the key point is that I still can't sleep well and I am worried. It is better not to sleep. Who can ordinary people endure it?
However, the defense force can be reduced and the enemy is afraid of a real attack, which cannot stop him for even a stick of incense.
Thinking about this, Lu Chenghe became inexplicably worried. For the first time, he had the idea of not being able to defend Qinzhou. He hurried back to the Governor's Mansion. Without seeing anyone, he wrote a small note and picked up a carrier pigeon.
The homing pigeon flew out of the window and flew high into the sky.
"Commander, what's wrong, a huge army suddenly appeared outside the city, coming from the east. It's a bit far away, so it's hard to see clearly, and the identity is unknown." A general hurried into the Governor's Mansion, his face flustered.
"What?" Lu Chenghe's face changed drastically. He had not received news that the imperial court had sent reinforcements, so there was only one possibility - the opponent's reinforcements had arrived!
"Could it be that the King of Han has arrived?"
"Coming from the east, doesn't it mean that Qizhou City has been destroyed? How is this possible?"
The uneasiness in my heart suddenly became stronger.