In mid-February, King Fangzhou led his army to Yiling City.
Yiling is located to the north of the Yangtze River and is built close to the Yangtze River. There is a water gate leading directly to the river.
During the Daqian period, Yiling was a very important military town.
Great efforts have also been made in the construction of city defenses.
Although the natural disaster was severe, more than 60% of the city's defenses were still preserved.
The collapsed sections were also blocked with construction debris.
King Fangzhou arrived at Yiling City in the morning and immediately surrounded Yiling on three sides.
Just go down to the water gate over there.
The king of Fangzhou had no boats, so of course he couldn't fight a water battle.
"Zhang Wenhai! Come out and talk!" The former military academy lieutenant sent a message to King Fangzhou.
"My subordinate, Zhang Wenhai, pays homage to the King of Fangzhou! What is the prince doing here?"
Zhang Wenhai stood on the city tower and picked up a gift from a distance for King Fangzhou.
The king of Fangzhou said with a cold face: "You still have the nerve to ask me? Xiazhou is the capital of Shannan East Road, why did you vote for Jiangzhou?"
"Your Majesty! Where do you start talking about this? Xiazhou is the Xiazhou of Daqian, and I am also an official of Daqian. The King of Hongzhou is the direct relative of the emperor, and the first in line of succession in the world."
Zhang Wenhai pulled his neck and shouted: "Since Da Qian is no longer here, of course I must respect the orders of the direct prince!"
He was shouting this not only to Fangzhou King Song Han, but also to express his attitude to Fang Zhe.
Fang Zhe curled his lips, this is a good attitude, ten points!
"Hmph! Bastard! He is the king, so am I not the king? We are both of the blood of Taizu, how can we distinguish between high and low?"
"I tell you Zhang Wenhai, get out of here and surrender immediately, or I will twist off your head and use it as a chamber pot!"
The king of Fangzhou was furious, but his status was indeed inferior to that of Song Yang, so he could only blame the founder of the country.
And directly threatened Zhang Wenhai.
Zhang Wenhai sneered and said: "My lord, you raised troops for no reason and killed the two princes of Xiangzhou and Suizhou. This is a serious crime of rebellion! I forgive you for not opening the door to welcome me!"
"Okay, okay! Zhang Wenhai! Since you are seeking death, then I am the king's fault." King Fangzhou pointed at the city head and shouted.
"Attack! Capture Yiling for me! I want to capture Zhang Wenhai alive!"
King Hongzhou gave an order, and Fangzhou soldiers rushed towards Yiling City like a tide.
I have to say that Fangzhou soldiers are pretty good in terms of momentum.
They won two great victories in a row, annihilating the two kings of Xiangzhou and Suizhou, and gained overwhelming power in Yuan'an.
The mood is still very good.
"Fire the arrow! Fire the arrow!"
Wan Qianyan frowned as he looked at the Fangzhou soldiers rushing over like a tide, directing the city wall's counterattack.
"Don't worry, sir. Look at these people, they don't even have a decent ladder. It's not easy to climb up the ruins."
In the back row, Fang Zhe and Xu Lin stood side by side. Fang Zhe was a little nervous. Although he had experienced several battles, he was a civil servant after all.
Xu Lin looked relaxed and explained to Fang Zhe.
"Sir, the Xiazhou soldiers are not weaklings. They have some fighting strength. They may not dare to let them go out of the city for a decisive battle, but they will definitely be able to stab people with spears while guarding the city."
"Look over there and poke it again."
Xu Lin pointed to a gap in the city wall to the north, and the Fangzhou soldiers who climbed up were shot back with random shots.
"Let's go, let's send you down to the city first. There are a lot of stray targets in the city. It would be bad if I hurt you." Xu Lin pointed to the city.
Fang Zhe was also self-aware, and after a few glances, he knew what was going on. Xu Lin asked him to go down to the city, but he had no intention of staying, so he turned around and left.
Fang Zhe went down to the city, and Xu Lin went up to the city. There were more than a dozen Fuxing Military Academy captains beside him.
"Tell the brothers, just guard the gaps to check for leaks and fill the gaps. Pay attention to maintain your strength, there will be big work in the evening!" Xu Lin ordered more than a dozen school captains.
"Yes! I understand!"
The captains left with the order, and Xu Lin took the bow and arrow from his back with a relaxed expression.
"Ding-Deng-Deng"
After a burst of shooting, those tall and fast runners below the city all became Xu Lin's targets.
Occasionally, there are a few people who climb the city wall, but Xu Lin doesn't need to worry about it, and Qian Qianyan leads the defenders to smash them down.
This contact battle did not last long.
The team that originally had a great morale boosted its morale immediately when it encountered a fortified city barrier.
After suffering hundreds of casualties, the Fangzhou soldiers became timid and did not dare to step forward.
The King of Fangzhou had no choice but to ask people to withdraw and think of ways to recruit.
"Your Majesty, this Yiling City is taller and thicker than the cities in Xiangzhou and Suizhou, so it's difficult to climb up with bare hands. We also need to get some ladders and carriages!"
There are also several dog-headed military advisors around King Fangzhou, so this obvious situation can certainly be seen.
"Aren't there trees around? I chopped them down and worked all night to make tools for climbing the city wall!"
King Fangzhou pointed at the trees in the distance angrily and said.
Xiazhou did not have strong walls and clear fields, and a small forest was specially left for King Fangzhou. There were no big trees in the forest, and those willows could not be used as ladders at all.
The dog-headed military advisors didn't understand this either, and when they saw those trees, they thought they could be used as materials.
The craftsmen were immediately summoned and asked to build the ladder overnight.
The craftsmen accompanying the army were all forcibly plundered.
They were reluctant in the first place, but now they were asked to use some undeveloped trees as ladders, and resentment suddenly arose.
So, that night, all the craftsmen who accompanied the army escaped by cutting down trees and collecting materials.
Less than five miles after the craftsmen ran out of the military camp, they encountered another wave of troops.
"Huh? Deserter?"
Niu Laosan was leading people to slander and approached the Fangzhou military camp when he saw many people running out of the military camp.
They caught me right away.
"Master! We are not deserters, we are generals!"
"Yes, yes! We are craftsmen! The prince asked us to use those willow and banyan trees to make ladders, but we couldn't make them either, so..."
The craftsmen talked all over the place.
They thought that Niu Laosan and others were also soldiers of King Fangzhou.
"The craftsmen... since they are thieves, they are guilty. Let's just imprison them all first, and then hand them over to the prince for disposal!" Niu Laosan waved his hand.
The craftsmen complained endlessly, thinking that they were going to be handed back to King Fangzhou, but in fact Niu Laosan wanted to send them to Jiangzhou...
"Let's go, touch it, and light a fire first. Xu Lin and the others in the city are waiting for the signal. When the time comes, we will attack them from both front and rear."
After letting people watch over the craftsmen, Niu Laosan continued to lead the people forward.
Niu Laosan crossed the Yangtze River yesterday and has been hiding in the northwest.
He didn't come over in the dark until the clipper sent by Xu Lin delivered the letter.
Niu Laosan sneaked up to the Fangzhou barracks with two thousand Renaissance troops, and the remaining three thousand were lying in ambush farther away. The enemy troops could escape in stages if there was chaos here.
"Set fire!" Niu Laosan lit the rocket and shot it directly into the military camp.
"Hoo ho ho!"
Flames spread everywhere, directly disrupting the camp of Fangzhou soldiers.
The original siege battle during the day had failed, and morale had already been lost a lot.
Now that they were attacked by surprise again, they suddenly lost much fighting power.
The soldiers of King Fangzhou went around to suppress the rebels, but with little success.
The fire burned bigger and bigger, and King Fangzhou could only temporarily escape from the military camp under the protection of his personal guards...