Chapter 488: Debt upgrade discussion, deadline is two days
Under the scorching sun, stones the size of human heads continued to fly towards the city tower. Although it was not a continuous catapult, a large number would cause some casualties to the Wei army on the tower.
In the south gate of the city gate, the soldiers of the Wu army were violently hitting the city gate with huge logs chopped from the nearby mountains overnight. The same was true for the other three gates. As time went by, the water in the moat drawn from the Daliang River began to slowly change.
red,
A captain of the Wu Army was carrying a huge log and hitting the city gate with the Wu Army soldiers in the city gate cave. From time to time, he loudly ordered: "Hit me hard, hit me hard, if you hit me fast, you will be rewarded!" "Bang!"
"Bang-bang" the sound of heavy knocking on the door continued,
The city gate made of tieye wood is still very strong, and it is covered with iron sheets. Even if it is burned by fire, it will not be burned in a short time. Wu Jun has been banging on the city gate for an hour, but it is still difficult to be knocked open.
Half an hour later, Quan Cong led the Chinese army and generals to rush outside the city. The Wu army camp had already been set up.
Quan Cong rode his horse straight into the village gate. He didn't stop until he reached the Chinese army's tent. He turned over and dismounted. Without staying too much in front of the tent, he went straight into the tent and knelt down in the middle. He put the sword on his waist aside.
on the sword stand,
If it is not a thousand-mile attack or a surprise attack, in a battle like this to attack a fortified city, the army will be very particular about setting up camp. The army basically only travels for half a day, and the remaining half day is used to set up camp); when the army arrives, the scouts will conduct reconnaissance in advance.
A suitable place to camp.
After half a day's march (don't think that the ancient army marched for a whole day and found a temporary camp at random when it got dark. Doing so would be courting death.
After determining the garrison location, the Lord will order the scouts and elite cavalry to carry the four-color flags of green dragon, white tiger, red bird, and Xuanwu to circle the safe areas where the army can move according to the directions of southeast, northwest, and at the same time order all officers and soldiers to camp, hunt, herd, and hunt.
Firewood cannot exceed the boundary marked by the flag.
After clarifying the safe zone, the camp began to get busy:
After the army arrives at the encampment site, the commander will order a bow to be strung, a sword to be unsheathed, and a formation to be on guard in the direction where the enemy may attack.
There may be nothing on the opposite side, but this unit must not let up in the face of a formidable enemy! This is because encampment is the most chaotic and vulnerable time for the entire army. If the enemy appears naked at this time, the Tang army will be annihilated.
After the security troops were sent out, the various ministers in the camp began to count the number of people.
If the soldiers have not come to the roll call, there will be two situations at this time. One is that the soldiers fall behind. Then the commander will ask the dubo and corps commander of his own unit (the smallest unit of the Wu army is the corps, each corps has 5 people, and the leader is called the corps)
Long.) Take horses or camels to look for stragglers.
The second situation is that the soldier is afraid of fighting and becomes a deserter. At this time, the commander will notify the Marquis of Yu and the fine cavalry wandering around to arrest him; the weapons left by the deserter will be returned to the logistics department, and the food will be distributed to other soldiers.
After counting the heads, the next step is to count the weapons and equipment.
If a soldier's armor or weapons are damaged, they must be repaired immediately; if armor or weapons are lost, a demerit must be recorded and dealt with according to military law.
At the same time, the logistics personnel must count the food stored in the army, calculate the losses on the road and whether there is any loss. Food and grass are the lifeblood of the army. Once the food is in short supply, there will be no need to fight the war.
After all these things are done, the next step is to check the condition of the war horses, baggage items, and equipment of the pack horses and donkeys.
If these animals are found to be injured or injured, they must be dealt with immediately; if the injuries are serious, or the animals are injured because of soldiers whipping them too hastily, the fire chief must be held accountable; at the same time, call a veterinarian for medical treatment as soon as possible.
The structure of the camp can be divided into peacetime and wartime. In peacetime, square camps are generally formed on open terrain.
When the terrain is narrow, hexagonal camps are usually built.
If you are in a barrier terrain, you will usually build a half-moon-shaped camp.
In short, different forms of camps will be chosen according to different topography.
With the army outside, it was impossible to build a tall and strong city wall in a short period of time, so the walls of the camp were all made of wooden fences.
The inside and outside of the wooden fence must be coated with mud to prevent enemy fire attacks or water leakage into the camp.
Planks and railings will also be built on the wooden fence, and higher and fortified lookout towers will be set up every few steps.
These lookout towers serve two purposes:
On the first day of the week, soldiers take turns to be on duty as observation posts. They can have a panoramic view of any disturbance and act as an early warning.
During the second battle, strong crossbows and hard bows will be carried to the observation towers. These observation towers suddenly become firepower points, condescendingly paying attention to the generals leading the opponent's team.
Or wait for the enemy to approach the wall and throw flammable objects such as fuel and torches from the observation tower.
Generally, when erecting a fortress wall, a secret door will be left on the wooden fence. The general will choose the right time to send out counterattack troops according to the battle situation, which may be infantry or cavalry, so as to catch the opponent by surprise.
After the village wall is erected, rows of Juma and Luzhai (zhài) are placed at a certain distance from the gate of the camp.
This is also based on actual combat to prevent enemy cavalry from quickly rushing into the camp (especially at night).
Therefore, after setting up camp in ancient times, there was only one situation in which our own soldiers could ride through the camp gate. This was when scouts or elite cavalry came back after discovering the enemy's situation. Officers or soldiers who did not undertake reconnaissance missions who dared to ride horses at the camp gate would be executed.
Quan Cong waved his hand to the standing generals and said, "Everyone, please sit down and start beating drums and raising tents to discuss matters."
A soldier on duty outside the tent immediately entered the tent and held the military salute: "No!"
After a while, the big drums on both sides of the Chinese army's tent began to sound "dong-dong-dong", but at this moment it could only be heard in the camp, and farther outside the camp, there was a huge "bang-bang-bang" sound.
"covered by the sound,
After the sound of the drums finished, Quan Cong asked to the left and right: "How is the battle situation below Xiangping City?"
A lieutenant stepped forward to conduct the military salute and said: "This is to be reported to Grand Sima. The battle situation below the city is stalemate. It will take about two or three days to break it."
Quan Cong paused and said: "No, the siege time is still too long, the nights are long and there are many dreams, Xiangping City must be taken down tomorrow!"
The captain said hesitantly: "Da Sima, I'm afraid two days are not enough. The three days I mentioned just now are still a bit reluctant. After all, Sima Yi also spent a lot of effort to break this strong city."
Quan Cong waved his hand and said: "I will not listen to this. The military order has been issued. Xiangping City must be captured before the sun sets tomorrow. If there is any delay, I will engage in military law!"
All the generals in the tent stood up and said with military salute: "Servants, please obey Grand Sima's military orders!"
Quan Cong thought for a while and then solemnly said: "Savage this fortified city must be rewarded. Whoever climbs the tower first will be promoted to the third level and will receive a reward of three hundred taels and fifty pieces of Shuanglin silk silk. When I return to the court, I will be rewarded."