Encircling three walls is a technical job, the key is not to surround, but to surround.
Anyone with a little bit of brains knows that the open road may also be a dead end, but under the pressure of the siege, it can make the defenders who thought they would die less desperate and more desperate.
A fluke and misjudgment.
What if I can run away?
Then the enemy will run out of the city under strong pressure, and finally be easily eliminated in the wild.
For the attacker, this is much better than simply attacking the city.
It is said to be a technical job because if the siege party does not perform well, the enemy will be able to escape and it will become a joke.
Therefore, in the direction of Qingyi, there are generally places where it is easier to ambush. As soon as the people in the city come out, they will launch a volley of thousands of arrows or swarm them forward, killing the opponent in one group.
If Feng Yong wants to get in touch with the city, he must first find the place where Meng Huo intends to ambush, and then carefully avoid it, or he may rush over directly while the other party is not paying attention.
Knowing that there were barbarian soldiers attacking the city ahead, Feng Yong and his party did not move forward easily before knowing the specific situation. Instead, they first found a place to camp far enough away from Wei County to avoid being discovered by the barbarian soldiers.
Then the next day, Feng Yong, Zhao Guang and others took people as close as possible to Wei County to observe the enemy's situation in a concealed manner.
This place was carefully selected by Wang Xun when he led people to conduct reconnaissance, to ensure that it would not be discovered as much as possible.
"The siege was very vigorous, and some did not care about casualties. It seemed that Meng Huo was very anxious to break through Wei County."
Zhao Guang looked at it for a while and then spoke.
Of course, the casualties were huge. Even a layman like Feng Yong could see that countless barbarians carried simple ladders to the city wall and climbed up directly. This was not much different from giving away people's heads.
The people on the city wall were condescending and could easily hold on.
Just watching the densely packed barbarian soldiers under Wei County rushing towards the not too high city wall of Wei County, Feng Yong always felt worried in his heart, fearing that the wall would be breached at the next moment.
"Is there any danger?"
Feng Yong asked worriedly.
"Not yet. But there are not too many guards in the city now, and there are thousands of prisoners of war inside. If Meng Huo continues to ignore casualties like this, as long as he drags the guards across, it will be difficult to say."
There are many barbarians and few Han troops.
The barbarian soldiers could take turns attacking the city, but the Han army did not have the opportunity to take turns to rest. At the same time, they had to guard against the prisoners of war in the city. It was not impossible that they would be dragged across alive.
Of course, Zhao Guang and Wang Xun's current military experience is not as good as those veterans on the battlefield, and they also led the army to attack the city. Since he said this, it at least makes sense.
Wang Xun has taken people to check the direction of the west city gate today to see if there is a chance to rush into the city.
"What should we do?"
"Brother, don't worry. Although the Weixian city wall is not too high, if Meng Huo only wants to use human lives to fill it, it will take at least ten days and a half to fill it, and it will have to be this kind of siege every day."
"But this is impossible. If you use human life to fill it up, your energy will be lost in four or five days. And when I see the people attacking the city, it doesn't look like they started to attack the city after careful preparation, but rather some
I'm afraid it won't be that easy to break the city in a hurry."
Zhao Guang looked down intently and said calmly.
"How to say?"
Feng Yong said, "Yesterday, we didn't use any siege equipment. It could be said that we were testing the siege. But if we don't use it today, it would really be unjustifiable. Brother, let's see, how many siege equipment have they launched now?"
"That's why I feel that they are either too busy, or they simply cannot make siege equipment."
Feng Yong's only specific impression of ancient city sieges was the kind seen in movies and TV shows, where you would put a ladder up to the city wall, and then the people below would shout and rush to the city wall with a knife.
In the end, after repeated beatings, the defenders of the city were all killed.
At that time, I always felt that the people who defended the city were stupid and couldn't even push down the ladder.
Even if you can't push it from the front, you can still push it to the side. In this case, you can at least make the ladder crooked, right? As long as the ladder is crooked, it may fall along the city wall.
Only after playing too many games like the Three Kingdoms did I realize that it wasn’t the ancients who were stupid, but the screenwriter and director who treated the audience as stupid.
People who make games are much more reliable than those who make movies and TV shows. At least in the game, Feng Yong knows what siege vehicles, manholes, catapults, etc. are used in. Even the ladder trucks and the ladders on the screen are
Not the same thing.
The technical content of a ladder truck is countless times higher than that of a ladder.
So, what movies and TV shows should you watch in your free time? It simply lowers your IQ.
Playing games is the best way to increase your knowledge.
Of course, those with girls don’t count.
So when he heard Zhao Guang say this, Feng Yong realized that he was right!
Even if the city wall of Wei County is not too high, it would be too fanciful if Meng Huo wanted to capture Wei County with those ladders.
"what is that?"
Feng Yong pointed at a few strange-looking things and saw that they were being pushed under the city wall by the barbarian soldiers.
"A kind of cloud ladder is relatively crude, but it is relatively simple to make. If there are enough people and you are not afraid of casualties, you can try to attack the city, but their number is too small."
Zhao Guang explained.
The ladder is slightly shaped like a right-angled triangle, with one side vertical and the other side the ladder.
This kind of ladder, once it reaches the city wall, will lean firmly against the city wall, and the people on top cannot push it away at all.
This is much more reliable than carrying a ladder directly to attack the city.
Hearing that Wei County was safe for the time being, Feng Yong was temporarily relieved.
At this moment, he felt like a country bumpkin, watching the real-life version of ancient sieges with relish, thinking that this was much more real than those movies and TV shows, and at the same time, he felt a little regretful.
"It's such a pity that so much hard work can only be looked at like this."
Feng Yong was taken aback and thought, who is so powerful that he can read minds? Can he tell what I am thinking?
Turning around, he saw Mi Shiyilang imitating himself and lying on the ground, with a look of pity on his face.
Mi Shiyilang is the steward of the Mi family's militia. Hearing that Feng Yong was coming to check on the situation in Wei County in person, he sent a message through Li Yi, saying that they, the stewards, also wanted to come over and learn more.
Speaking of the Mi family, Feng Yong thought of the glorious young master of the Mi family.
Comparing him with the incomparably handsome Zhao Guang, they both have their own merits, they are on par with each other, and each has his own style. Well, cross out the last one.
Of all the people present, Mi Zhao was the first to call him to surrender. He had to recognize this relationship.
In addition, Feng Yong may need to use these militia groups later, so he did not refuse this request.
At this moment, Mi Shiyilang could only be heard saying this, and the vigilante managers next to him all nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, with so much labor, it would be great if we could capture them all...
"
Damn it!
You bunch of old murderers with dark hearts!
They are attacking Wei County!
Shouldn't you worry about the people in the city first?
At least there are still the laborers you want in the city!
"Don't worry, Feng Langjun. I dare not say anything else, but when it comes to this fight, I still have some discernment. Zhao Langjun is right. If the barbarians use this little siege trick, they will only need the food and grass in the city."
It’s enough. This city will definitely not be broken for a while.”
Mi Shiyilang felt Feng Yong's gaze looking over him, and he was in a mood to explain something to Feng Yong.
Only then did Feng Yong remember, which one of these militia managers was not a carefully selected confidant of the powerful family in Jincheng?
I don’t know how many scenes I’ve seen before, but the scene below may seem ordinary to them.
At this moment, the barbarian soldiers' siege rhythm suddenly became a little chaotic, and faint sounds of fighting could be heard from the west.
Feng Yong was shocked. Wang Xun had brought people to the west!
"What happened?"
"Someone is charging into the formation."
Zhao Guang said in a deep voice.
"Zi Shi?"
"No, Zishi doesn't have many people with him, so he can't create such a big momentum."
Zhao Guang shook his head, then turned to Feng Yong and said, "The camp was attacked, and I'm afraid people will be sent to investigate. Brother, it's no longer safe here, so we should go back first, and I will take people to pick up Zishi."
"Okay, you have to be careful."
Feng Yong did not hesitate and nodded directly.
He knows that he is at best a functional support, not a blood cow, nor a high-defense frontline.
Once you know your position, you have to stick to it.
In the barbarian commander's tent, Meng Huo was standing on a high place, watching his troops urging other tribes to attack the city. Suddenly he saw chaos in the west, and immediately asked, "What happened over there?"
Immediately, some cronies rushed over to investigate.
After a while, the spies came back to report that the Han army that had been following them suddenly rushed over.
"Have they finally lost control?"
Meng Huo's face lit up with joy. After being followed for so long, he had long wanted to cut off this annoying little tail.
When Guan Xing and Zhang Bao led their men to catch up with Meng Huo, the two sides even had a contact battle.
It was just that Meng Huo had just gathered Yong Kai's troops at that time, and the morale of the army was unstable, and he was anxious to retreat. He was afraid that Zhuge Liang would lead the army to catch up, so he did not have too much entanglement with Guan Xing and Zhang Bao, but there were many scouts from both sides along the way.
deal with.
So Meng Huo was very annoyed with the Han army behind him.
It wasn't until after he had passed Tanglang Mountain and reached Tanglang County that he had finished reorganizing his army, that he was in the mood to think about how to kill this Han army.
Unexpectedly, the group of people who had been following them suddenly stopped for some unknown reason, as if Tanglang Mountain had blocked them, or perhaps they did not dare to cross Tanglang Mountain.
It wasn't until he finished reorganizing his army and left Tanglang County that the Han army crossed Tanglang Mountain again, and this time their speed was much slower and they were much further away from their own army, as if they were worried about something.
Before arriving at Wei County, he thought about setting an ambush, but he didn't know that the Han army was also suspicious of the police and immediately withdrew as soon as they realized something was wrong.
Later, Meng Huo specially sent spies to go behind them to confirm that the main force of the Han army had not reached Tanglang Mountain, so he decided to attack the city.
If a large army crossed Tanglang Mountain, his eyes and ears in Tanglang County would naturally know about it.
So he has at least two to three days to retreat calmly.
Unexpectedly, this Han army was sent up suddenly.
It seems that the Han army also attaches great importance to Wei County!
"Your Majesty, I invite you to fight."
Before Meng Huo could speak again, he only heard a voice say.
Without looking, he knew it was Eshun.
I could only hear Eshun saying loudly, "When I go here, the villain will definitely cut off the head of Guan Xing, sacrifice the spirit of the great king once, revive the majesty of the great king twice, and shock the Han army in the city three times."
This is quite pleasant to say.
A smile appeared on Meng Huo's face, he nodded in agreement, "Then I will see how General E shows his power."
"I thank King Meng!"
Eshun knew that the Han army behind the army was related to Guan Xing, although he wanted to lead his men back and kill Guan Xing directly.
But Meng Huo obviously didn't want to stay on this journey. He was new to Meng Huo and had not made any achievements. How could he have the dignity to make demands on Meng Huo?
Moreover, King Meng did not try to ambush him, but unfortunately the Han army was not fooled.
So Eshun could only wait silently for the opportunity, and at the same time pray in his heart that the Han army would not be frightened and dare not follow up.
When he heard that the Han army had not crossed Tanglang Mountain in the first place, he almost couldn't help but beg King Meng.
Now that I see this Han army coming to seek death, how can I still bear it?
Immediately, he came out with the Fangtian Halberd and rushed directly towards the chaotic place to the west with his troops.
I saw a general in front leading his men to charge left and right. Wherever they went, the barbarian soldiers retreated one after another, and no one could stop them.
Eshun immediately shouted, "Where is the Guanxing dog thief? Come out and die!"
Zhang Bao was just about to get ready to kill. When he heard this, he became furious.
Anguo has contracted the miasma, and he doesn't know what's going on now. I didn't expect that someone would shout this while he was still alive and dead. It really wasn't the work of the Son of Man!
Let me teach you, this barbarian, how to behave!
Thinking like this, Zhang Bao went straight to Eshun and shouted, "Your lord Zhang Bao is here! Come and give me a name! I will not kill the nameless son!"
"Arrogant, watch Eshun take your dog's head!"
There was a "cang" sound, spears and halberds clashed, and both of them took a few steps back.
Zhang Bao was shocked: This barbarian general is so powerful!
Eshun was also surprised. How could this Han guy have such strength?
However, the main purpose of his coming this time was to find Guan Xing. He pointed his halberd at Zhang Bao and asked, "Where is Guan Xing?"
"What are you doing with my brother?"
"So Guan Xing and you are brothers? Great! It won't be too late for me to kill you first and then go find the thief Guan!"
After Zhang Bao heard this, his anger increased. Without saying anything, he just came up with his spear and stabbed him!
Meng Huo stood on a high place and was surprised when he saw that someone could actually compete with Eshun. He thought that this person must not be left here, otherwise, whether he is allowed to wander around the periphery or enter the city, he will be in trouble.
A big threat.
However, the siege was at a critical juncture at this time. If he redeployed his troops, he would disrupt the rhythm of the siege. So he turned around and ordered, "Go, notify the people ambushing at the west gate and ask them to cover up this Han army from behind."
Army, we can’t let them escape again!”
Zhang Bao's original intention was to charge and kill for a while, at least to gain some advantage, and then take advantage of the opponent's confusion to lead his troops into the city.
Unexpectedly, as soon as this hot blood got involved, he got entangled with Eshun and did not enter the city as originally planned. He himself was able to fight happily, but the men he led began to fall into a bitter battle.
When Wang Ping on the top of the city saw this situation, he almost jumped up and yelled: I'm about to open the city gate, why do you stop there to fight with me?! You are really like a dolphin!
Of course, if the city sends people out at this time, they can also be brought in.
But Meng Huo was not a fool. How could he not have known how much trouble this Han army would cause if they entered the city? How could he let Zhang Bao escape so easily?
So he ordered again, "Push all the ladders up, don't leave any behind!"
He had a numerical advantage, so he planned to use up the Han troops in the city for a few days and at the same time step up the production of ladders. When the Han troops in the city were tired, the ladders in his hands should be almost enough.
By then, he might be able to attack the city in one fell swoop, but Zhang Bao's unexpected appearance disrupted his plan.
But it doesn't matter, as long as this Han army can be annihilated, it can be regarded as a breath of bad luck.
If Zhuge Liang had arrived with his troops at that time, he would have retreated directly to Dian Lake.
If Zhuge Liang still hasn't arrived, then he can just make a new ladder.