The first thousand two hundred and sixty-two chapters rise again
Chapter 1,262 The Storm Rises Again
Since Jia Xu had already prepared, Taishi Ci had nothing to say. As long as he could defend the city, he would be satisfied.
Soon Jia Xu's orders circulated in the city, and large urns appeared in every corner of the city wall. These large urns were called Tingsheng Urn.
Because the large urn is half buried in the soil, if the enemy really wants to carry out soil work and dig tunnels to attack the city wall, the sound of vibrations in the soil will be amplified, telling the soldiers and horses in the city to defend in time.
Just as the battle in Yuecheng was about to begin, Xu Huang finally rushed to the outskirts of Richeng with an army of 50,000 soldiers. He sent out scouts to detect that Richeng was clear, and then he led his army to kill it.
"Open the city gate."
Seeing that it was Xu Huang's team, Gao Shun immediately ordered the city gate to be opened and welcomed him into the city.
"Gongming, you are finally here."
Gao Shun directly gave Xu Huang a bear hug. To be honest, he was really looking forward to the stars and the moon for Xu Huang's troops, and now he finally has them.
"Look at this, the enemy fought very hard. How are the casualties?"
When Xu Huang saw the blood-stained walls of Richeng, he knew that this place must have experienced extremely miserable battles, so he directly asked about the war in Richeng.
"Stop talking, General Wu Yi was seriously injured, and nearly half of the troops and horses in the city were lost. It's really terrible."
Hearing Xu Huang's inquiry, Gao Shun shook his head and told the situation in Richeng.
"You shouldn't think so. With the defense of Japan City, even if the enemy has an army of more than 100 or 200,000 people, they can't fight like that."
Xu Huang glanced at Gao Shun. It wasn't that he didn't believe him, but he was a little surprised. After all, Richeng was a fortress-type city, and with a 20-meter-high city wall, it was absolutely impossible for such a tragic situation to occur.
"Don't talk about it, it's not that the trees in Richeng are too developed. Although you have leveled the surrounding trees for five miles, the enemy outside has no shortage of resources. They spent a lot of time cutting down trees and building many siege equipment.
Especially for the trebuchets, the opponent built thirty for the first time and fifty for the second time. Although the trebuchets in the city had a long range, they could not destroy them all.
The enemy relies on a large number of trucks to attack the city wall, which is the reason for the heavy losses here."
Gao Shun directly stated the reason for the heavy losses in this battle.
"Hey, Mr. Jia Xu is also a wise man who always makes mistakes. Although the secret path needs to be hidden in the woods, it also creates convenience for the other party."
Xu Huang glanced at Gao Shun and couldn't help but frown. He mentioned this problem to Jia Xu when he built Sun Moon City, but Jia Xu didn't take it seriously. In addition, there were secrets in the woods.
The Tao is hidden, so it becomes like this.
"Now is not the time to blame anyone. The enemy's army is heading west and rushing towards Yuecheng again. Although your Excellency has an army of 100,000 troops, we will lose if we hold on for too long. I'm afraid there will be problems there."
Gao Shun also nodded, but now is not the time to talk about that. The enemy has many soldiers, generals, and strength, and he is still afraid that there will be problems there.
"Don't worry, the defense of Moon City is not inferior to that of Sun City, and there are 100,000 troops to resist it. Even if the enemy has 200,000 troops, it will not be easy to break through. You should send someone to Moon City immediately to report the news to the Lord.
Let’s see what his next plan is.”
Xu Huang thought for a moment. As Gao Shun said, Yuecheng is indeed in a critical situation now, but it is impossible for the enemy to break it. The most important thing now is to tell Jia Xu the news of his arrival and see if he can
Is there anything to arrange?
"Well, that's all we can do now. We don't know when General Zang Ba will arrive. We can't really launch a counterattack until they arrive."
Gao Shun glanced at Xu Huang, who arrived, and then waited for Zang Ba to arrive. If the 100,000 troops could also arrive, their strength would soon surpass the opponent's and they could launch a counterattack against the enemy.
"They can arrive in ten days at most. At that time, these foreign barbarians will have a taste of the power of China. In addition, I also brought nearly 30,000 powerful crossbows this time. Your Majesty asked me to bring them for this purpose.
Deal with enemy cavalry."
When Xu Huang came this time, Yuan Shu specially collected all the Zhongjin crossbows from his general and asked Xu Huang to bring them. He also brought millions of crossbow arrows in order to deal with the enemy's most elite cavalry.
"That's a good relationship. What you are most afraid of is the opponent's 100,000 elite cavalry. If we can't deal with these cavalry, it will be really difficult for us to win. With the 30,000 powerful crossbows you brought, we can greatly improve our situation.
The situation is over."
Gao Shun was also overjoyed when he heard that Xu Huang had brought 30,000 powerful crossbows. You must know that the most effective way to use troops against cavalry is strong bows and hard crossbows. Although everyone knows this, they can't bring many at all. Now Xu Huang
He actually brought so much at once, how could he not be excited?
"This is just an appetizer. You will be surprised when General Zang Ba arrives."
Looking at the excited Gao Shun, Xu Huang smiled slightly.
"oh?
Could it be that His Majesty also sent crossbows to attack?
Did you ask General Zang Ba to bring Yizhou?"
Gao Shun was even more excited. Although he didn't know what Zang Ba would bring, it must be something more powerful than the crossbow. He thought for a moment and it seemed that it was only possible if he first ascended the army's unique weapon.
"Haha, you will know when the time comes."
Xu Huang didn't say anything, he just shook his head slightly and asked him to wait and see.
"Then Gao Shun can only wait and see."
Since Xu Huang didn't want to say it clearly, Gao Shun had nothing to say and couldn't guess. He could only wait until Zang Ba came.
The army entered the city, and Richeng's troops had exceeded 70,000. With Richeng's solid city defense, even if it was besieged by an army of 200,000, as long as there was no danger of food shortage, they would still be wishful thinking in taking the city.
Just after Xu Huang arrived in Richeng, Hariwan in Yuecheng finally completed his accumulation. He built sixty carts and forty or fifty simple trebuchets, and this number has basically reached the upper limit.
Fifteen towers per city wall is actually the safest distance, otherwise too close a distance will affect the ability to deploy troops and horses.
"Klavan."
General Hariwan is sitting in the big tent, and under his command are the capable generals he has acquired from this eastern expedition. Although Kirhart was lost in Richeng, there is still Klawan here, so he will not be left unavailable.
"The end will be here."
Klavan stood directly in front of Hariwan and bowed to him.
"I have appointed you as the siege commander to take charge of the siege. Except for my direct troops, all the remaining troops will be assigned to you. Are you confident in taking over the city in front of me?"
Harrivan glanced at Kravan and directly handed over the siege to him.
Klavan glanced at the leader of the imperial military in front of him. He had known about Kirhart for a long time. He risked his life just because he issued a military order, and eventually died on the city wall.
He had already been prepared to die for his country since he joined the army, but he was still a little unwilling to die in a foreign country so hastily in Yizhou, the land of Emperor Huati.
But since Hariwan ordered his general, if he did not accept the order, it would obviously be a disgrace to the other party. If Hariwan saw that he was unhappy and accused him of being timid, not to mention punishing him with military law now, even if
Leaving him alive means that he will be unable to hold his head up for the rest of his life.
"how?
Krawan, are you not confident in taking Moon City or are you too afraid to challenge?"
Seeing Hariwan's hesitation, Hariwan couldn't help but frown. The reason why he said this was not necessarily to kill the other party, but actually had his own thoughts in it.
The first is to improve morale. After all, they have been fighting repeatedly for so many days, and they have also lost the veteran Kirhart. If Klavan can agree neatly, the morale of the army will definitely be restored a little.
Secondly, it is also to put some pressure on the opponent, so that he can direct the battle wholeheartedly, and there will be no situation of muddling along.
"General, I think the time to attack is not right now. Our soil work will still take time. If we can wait until the tunnel is dug into the city, and then attack the opponent from above and below together, we will have a better chance of defeating the opponent."
Krawan shook his head. It wasn't that he was afraid of anything, but if he attacked now, the tunnel would be dug in vain. This thing must be coordinated with the attack on the city wall, otherwise digging alone would not be effective and would be easy.
Being targeted.
"How do you feel?"
Hearing Klawan's words, Hariwan was also a little hesitant. After all, soil work is also an auxiliary method. If it can really attack from above and below, the effect will definitely be better.
"General, I think our military strength is enough. The soil work will take too much time. If General Krawan doesn't dare, I can take the order and issue a military order to capture Moon City."
Enter is really feeling aggrieved now. He has never experienced such humiliation since he joined the army. He was unexpectedly attacked by someone. It is so embarrassing.
"Enter, your responsibility is not here. There will always be a chance for you to use it. Krawan, do you dare to take over the siege?"
Hariwan shook his head. Enter was his most valued junior. He would not let him take the lead unless necessary. This would damage his reputation in the army. You must know that he is the person who is expected to reach the top of Kushan in the future. He cannot
I lost my confidence here.
Hearing this, Kravan glanced at Enter, shook his head, then knelt down on one knee and saluted him.
"Karawan is willing to issue a military order. If we can't take the Moon City, I am willing to be dealt with by military law. Even if I die, I will have no regrets."
Now that the arrow was on the string and had to be fired, Kravan had nothing to say and issued a military order on the spot.
"Okay, generals, listen to your orders. From now on, Krawan's orders are my general's orders. Everyone must obey them. Anyone who dares to disobey will be dealt with according to military law."
Hariwan nodded to Krawan. The other party's ability to issue a military order was exactly what he wanted. The next step was to see the other party's performance.
"Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty."
"Follow orders."
Several generals all stood up and clasped their fists at Harrivan, even the new star of the empire Enter was no exception.
"The building carts are ready to be assembled, the trebuchets are ready to be laid, the ladders are out of the warehouse, and they are ready to attack the city wall."
