"General, please pay homage to the lord." Gao Shun, wearing armor, said with clasped fists.
Wang Ding asked: "All the siege equipment has been built."
Gao Shundao: "Currently there are twenty ladders, thirty trebuchets, and fifty wooden ox carts."
These siege equipment were all made day and night by Gao Shun with five thousand trapped in the camp during this period.
The hills outside Wudu City are all bare.
Wang Dingdao: "That's enough."
These siege equipment are not easy to build.
"How many defenders are there in Wudu City now?"
Gao Shundao: "About 20,000 people."
Zhang Lu did not send all his troops to Wudu.
There are still 10,000 people guarding Yangping Pass, and the rest are in Hanzhong, ready to support Wudu and Yangping Pass at any time.
No matter whether Wang Ding wants to attack Wudu or Yangping Pass, the defenders of Hanzhong can quickly provide support.
Gao Shun has 5,000 trapped troops and 10,000 elite infantry.
Wang Ding came from Chencang this time and brought another five thousand infantry.
It's no wonder that the city's defenders have been sitting on the Diaoyutai these days.
With just these few troops, it seems like we really can’t take Wudu.
Both sides have the same military strength, so it is almost impossible to capture Wudu head-on.
Wang Ding's soldiers are definitely more elite than Zhang Lu's soldiers.
If they meet in the wild, the five thousand traps in Gao Shun's hands can defeat the opponent's twenty thousand infantry.
After all, these 5,000 trapped in the camp had previously blocked the charge of 10,000 Huns cavalry.
Most of the soldiers in Zhang Lu's hands were previously under Liu Yan.
After following Zhang Lu to Hanzhong, it became Zhang Lu's property.
Wang Ding was not in a hurry to attack Wudu.
Compared with other princes, they recruit troops and horses like crazy.
Wang Ding has never conscripted an army since he killed Dong Zhuo. The soldiers and horses he now has are all the former Forbidden Army and the tens of thousands of Xiliang soldiers left by Dong Zhuo.
That is to say, in the few battles he fought, the casualties were not very large, and the current strength of the troops is still sufficient.
But Wang Ding does not want to waste these elite soldiers who have experienced several battles here in vain.
A military capital city cannot be filled with the lives of his soldiers.
Although Wang Ding wanted to end the Battle of Hanzhong as soon as possible, he was also prepared to stay in Hanzhong for a year.
He still has plenty of food and grass.
Just after Wang Ding arrived outside Wudu City with a large amount of food and grass.
Zhang Wei in the city suddenly became nervous.
Some time ago, he just heard that Wang Ding destroyed 20,000 Liangzhou cavalry outside Chang'an City.
Some time ago, I heard that another 20,000 Liangzhou troops were killed outside Chencang.
His small military capital only has 20,000 soldiers and horses, which is not enough for the king to kill.
Zhang Wei is Zhang Lu's younger brother. He was sent to defend Wudu this time, but facing Wang Ding, he had no idea at all.
When Wang Ding didn't come before, he just cowered in the city, watching Gao Shun helplessly and leading his soldiers to build siege equipment, but he didn't dare to take people out of the city to harass him.
On the contrary, Gao Shun, during this period of time, not only led his soldiers to build many siege equipment, but also found out the situation in his city.
Even Liang Dao and Gao Shun have gotten some information now.
The grain and grass in Wudu were mainly sent from Hanzhong through Mamingge Road.
Although it is a little far away, it is safe enough to ensure that it will not be destroyed by the Han army.
After Wang Ding resisted outside Wudu City, he and Jia Xu walked around outside Wudu City every day, observing the terrain, and at the same time asked Sima Lang to draw a map according to his requirements.
Mark the mountains, rivers and lakes, and use contour lines. With this map, you can clearly know the topography and landforms around Wudu.
The map drawn by Sima Lang is very standard, and the previous map around Chencang was also drawn by him.
Even if Jia Xu hadn't seen it in person, he could still tell where the best place to ambush was just by looking at the map.
Sima Lang is also very interested in this method of drawing maps.
Even without Wang Ding's reminder, Sima Lang would take the initiative to run around with a group of soldiers every day.
Several times, we went out of the scope of Wudu County and entered the territory of Daobasi County.
If you really give Sima Lang enough time, I'm afraid Sima Lang will be able to draw the entire map of Yizhou.
Wang Ding and Jia Xu can see the situation in Wudu City from the top of Yuntai Mountain to the north of Wudu City.
Yuntai Mountain is more than 2,000 meters above sea level and is the highest mountain around Wudu.
From here, you can not only see Wudu, but also the terrain outside Wudu City.
However, the distance is too far after all, and we can only see the distribution within the city. The specific personnel arrangement is still unclear.
At this time, Wang Ding really wanted to have a telescope.
It's just that this thing feels more difficult to get than chemical fertilizer. Wang Ding really has no hope now.
Wang Dingdao: "Sir, can we use this white water to flood Wudu?"
Jia Xu's brows jumped and he said: "It is autumn now and winter will soon come. The water level has dropped and there is no way to flood Wudu."
In addition to the 20,000 defenders in Wudu City, there are also hundreds of thousands of civilians.
Wang Ding just said it casually, but he didn't really want to flood Wudu.
After all, he is not Cao Cao and cannot do such things.
It’s not necessary.
It's just a Wudu, a Zhang Wei with little ability, at most it just wastes a little more time.
After coming down from Yuntai Mountain, Wang Ding built another camp to the east of Wudu, and moved north with Gao Shun to contain Wudu.
Wang Ding was stationed in the camp in the east, five miles away from Wudu City and close to the white water.
Baishui flows from northwest to southeast, meets Hanshui River, and passes through Hanzhong County.
Now that it is autumn, Wang Ding is not worried that Zhang Wei will build a dam upstream of Baishui. Zhang Wei does not dare to leave the city now.
However, Wang Ding still sent his scout horse to patrol along the white water every day.
Half a month has passed since Wang Ding arrived in Wudu.
In the past half month, Wang Ding has not attacked Wudu City once.
And Zhang Wei has been hiding in the city.
On the west and south sides, Wang Ding did not send anyone to besiege. Occasionally, food and grass would be transported into Wudu City from the south gate.
He only has 20,000 men in his hands. If he were to surround the military capital on all sides, his troops would be too spread out and things would be more likely to go wrong.
Winter is coming soon, the fields outside the city are bare, and the people will not leave the city.
Wang Dingdao: "Now we can confirm that the other party's grain and grass are all transported through the Maming Pavilion Road. They are delivered almost every ten days, and the grain and grass are transported ten thousand shi at a time."
"Is there a way to get this food and grass?"
Jia Xu said: "If you want to rob food, you need to cross the white water first. The other party must be alert."
They don't have ships now.
And even if you cross the white water, there is still a problem.
Wang Ding did not bring cavalry with him on this expedition. The only cavalry in the army was Wang Ding's 500 personal guards.
If you want to rob food, you must act quickly and not give the other party a chance to react.
According to the spies' report, every time Zhang Lu dispatched a grain transport team, he was escorted by at least two thousand sergeants.