One hundred thousand troops set up camp outside Mopan City. White conical tents covered the wasteland, which looked so densely packed that it made people's scalp numb.
Facing the main entrance of Mopan City is the commander's central tent, with two rows of military flags standing at the entrance, which is quite impressive.
Countless plumes of smoke rose, and the soldiers sat around the campfire, drinking thin porridge, and all complained endlessly.
The supply of food and grass for the army is a big problem. 100,000 people need to eat at least 100,000 kilograms of grain a day, which is 3 million kilograms a month, and there is also fodder for tens of thousands of war horses. This is a terrifying astronomical figure.
War depends on national strength. After several years of development, the three countries that emerged in the wasteland can barely launch a war, but it will be difficult to last.
The old Chinese plan was to quickly capture the prosperous Mopan City and seize the wealth. Once this plan failed, they naturally fell into a dilemma.
In comparison, life in Mopan City is still normal. Food and water can last for three months, and more than 30,000 livestock from the Ministry of Animal Husbandry are also concentrated in the mountains.
The feed was definitely not enough, so Zhang Yi ordered the slaughter of pigs and sheep, and the meat was eaten first to reduce food consumption. Then the aroma of barbecue in the city spread with the wind to ten miles away, making the northwest wolf army salivate.
Those guys are going to be pissed off.
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The army's siege of the city began on April 20th, and today is April 24th. In the past four days, the enemy has been digging ditches, trying to divert the river water to the low-lying areas in the south so that they can launch a new offensive.
Zhang Yi, Xiaolong and Niu Ben stood behind the stone wall, watching this scene leisurely.
"As long as we defend Mopan City, we can bring them down." Xiaolong said with renewed confidence.
"Yes, hahaha, look at their embarrassed appearance, you know that Xiaohan has robbed a lot of their food." Niu Ben looked towards the west with his binoculars and laughed.
"It can't be said to be robbery, but interception." Zhang Yi corrected with a smile.
"Oh, I said it wrong, it was interception, hahaha." Niu Ben danced happily.
Zhang Yi had long seen that the enemy's horse-drawn carriage transport group was like a fugitive, running all the way to the military camp. The queue was in a mess, and the grain bags were stuck with arrows. Some of them were even set on fire, emitting green smoke.
They all came from a breakout, and at least half of them were intercepted by the Cheetah Regiment led by Xiao Han.
Well done, brother Xiao Han, he disrupted the enemy's transportation lines and made the enemy restless, forcing them to send large troops to protect the grain team.
Zhang Yi knew that Xiao Han would never confront the enemy head-on. He was one of the best assassins in the world and would lead the Cheetahs to roam the mountains, making the enemies look at the mountains and sigh.
"Xiaohan is calm and stable. I'm not worried. I'm just worried about Xiaoshi. He is guarding Wanchun Village and his troops are weak. What if the old Chinese army divides his troops to capture Wanchun Village?" Xiaolong expressed his concerns.
"Yes, if Xiaoshi is attacked from both sides by Greater China and Old China, what should we do?" Niu Ben became anxious when he heard this, scratching his head and asked Zhang Yi.
"I have observed that the enemy has no plan to divide their forces for the time being," Zhang Yi said. "I think their original plan was to concentrate their forces to capture Mopan City, and then divide their forces to occupy Wanchun Village and Xikou Village. They did not expect that
, we are fully prepared, so they have not yet formulated a new combat plan."
"Then, what if they have a new plan and divide their forces to occupy the two villages, what will Xiaohan and Xiaoshi do? We have few people, so we can only watch and we can't kill them!" Niu Ben became more and more worried as he thought about it.
"Don't panic, I've figured out what to do." Zhang Yi said calmly.
Xiaolong and Niuben were overjoyed and were about to ask for details when they saw the river flowing.
The three of them looked at it.
I saw that the enemy had dug a ditch and opened a gap in the first protective wall, and the river flowed along the ditch to the low-lying area.
There were excited shouts from the enemy lines. They were eager to capture Mopan City as soon as possible, so that they could solve the food problem and eat the meat in the city.
The enemy's efficiency was also very high. Zhang Yi and others originally thought that it would take seven or eight days for them to evacuate the river. It seemed that they would be able to launch a new offensive tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
The second protective wall is difficult to hold, and they will soon attack the last stone wall, where they will launch a formal siege.
Zhang Yi felt a little uneasy. Looking back, he felt that it was necessary to build another protective wall in the mountain city.
Xiaolong also had this idea, but he didn't have enough manpower in the early stage. Building the two outer lines of defense almost exhausted the energy of the people of Mopan City. Fortunately, they got some respite in the past few days and the people regained their strength.
So Zhang Yi and Xiaolong discussed adding another layer of insurance and building a fourth line of defense around Mopan City on the mountain 200 meters away.
The difficulty of this project is relatively small. Using the existing brick and tile buildings and building a high wall in the middle can hinder the attack of the troops and continue to attack the enemy from a high position.
"I think it is impossible for the enemy to break through our stone wall, but if we add a line of defense, it will be safer," Zhang Yi said.
"Yes, Brother Yi, let's make it foolproof. No one can even think of taking over our Mopan City. We must make them completely despair!" Xiaolong nodded.
"They will definitely be desperate!" Niu Ben gritted his teeth.
Give an order.
Men, women, old and young worked together, carrying bricks, stones and soil, and worked feverishly to build the fourth fortification.
Tens of thousands of people worked hard at the same time, and the results were astonishing. The high wall was erected in one day, and the next step was to reinforce it. Zhang Yi had seen the power of the catapult, and required that the high wall must be thick and the earth and stone should be compacted. Once it was If it breaks, repair it immediately.
When there was not enough earth and stone, tunnels were dug, which not only solved the problem of lack of earth and stone, but also provided people with the best hiding place without fear of bombardment by catapults.
In short, this mountain city cannot be conquered.
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Two more days passed and the river ran out of water.
The enemy launches an offensive.
Zhang Yi and others dispersed behind the second protective wall to resist. Each line of defense will not be given up easily.
The second trench was still full of water, and the enemy came carrying logs and put them on the trench, forming dozens of wooden bridges.
Under the cover of bows, arrows and spears, the heavy infantry swarmed in. Zhang Yi led the warriors to launch a counterattack, and hand-to-hand combat broke out between the two sides.
The warriors were waiting for work and had already exerted their strength. Armed with various weapons, farm tools or picked up spears, they roared towards the enemy.
Zhang Yi wielded the Panlong stick and fought hard against the enemies who were heavily armored and armed to the teeth. From time to time, he let out angry battle roars to inspire the warriors.
The Panlong stick hit the iron shield, emitting dazzling sparks. Zhang Yi returned the stick and hit the helmet of the enemy who rushed forward. The man fell to the ground with his head up.
Everyone was covered in blood and mud, and the roars and clashing of weapons were deafening. The enemy relied on their superior strength and kept coming, and finally dozens of people surrounded Zhang Yi...