Chapter 421

Huan Wen knew that his mood was very wrong, but he couldn't control his irritability and calm himself down.

"For today's plan, there is only a slow plan." Yuan Qiao thinks he is a very knowledgeable person and has read a lot of books. In his mind, he has many ways to attack a hard city. What he hoped was that Huan Wen would treat him calmly, and suggested: "the catapult smashed a place, or piled soil to form a high degree of repression."

There is no doubt that Xincai's attack and defense war will evolve into a bad battle. Huan Wen took a deep breath and nodded.

The range of the Han Army's stone catapult is not exaggerated. The longest range is about 200 steps. It can be said that it is extremely poor.

If you want to use the catapult, you can only wait for the mound to be built, and then pull the catapult up. Otherwise, the catapult will be covered by the long-range attack weapons of Xincai garrison before it reaches the shooting distance.

Huan Wen, who calmed down a little, no longer pointlessly asked the slave army to die. The whole army got tools that could carry sand and soil. The slave army ran up and put it down in the rain of arrows, and repeatedly transported soil and filled it up again and again.

It is not so easy to stack one or more towering mounds. It takes a long time to pay heavy casualties.

The Xincai garrison was strictly ordered by Chu Li not to go out of the city to fight, and even only one gate was left behind, or the other gates would be blocked. Obviously, Chu Li wanted to strictly prevent the arrival of reinforcements to the south.

After the Han Army found out what Xincai had done to defend the city and reported it to Huan Wen, he immediately laughed angrily when he learned the news.

"If we had enough time, Chu Li's actions would be suicide." Huan Wen found that he could not control his anger. He clenched his fist and turned to Li Kuang: "let the slave soldiers speed up the pile of soil and pile soil day and night!"

When the Han Army swept around, a large number of prisoners of war were escorted to Xincai city every day. A large number of prisoners of war became slave soldiers. Although the slave soldiers under Huan Wen's hands were consumed, the number of slave soldiers had been increasing on the whole.

"I don't believe it!" Huan Wen hated the tortoise shell and said in a muffled voice, "decorate it at any cost and see how long the old tortoise can hide!"

Chu Li didn't know what his actions meant to Huan Wen. In fact, he tried to build a tortoise shell out of a desire to protect himself. He stayed in the middle of the tortoise shell and looked forward to the arrival of reinforcements. His instinct for survival can be said to be extremely correct. At least the group of small imperial court officials in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, including him, basically feel correct, and even if someone has objections, they will be ignored.

Xincai's city offensive and defensive war continued every day. The slave soldiers on the side of the Han Army braved the arrow rain to pile up the earth, and even some slave soldiers were forced to dig tunnels.

Seriously speaking, the way of digging tunnels to attack the city is not so fun. The direct consequence of Huanwen letting slave soldiers dig tunnels is that slave soldiers are buried every day because of landslides, and there is not even a tunnel that can be dug into the city.

If you want to dig a tunnel, you need to know enough about civil engineering. Now, only "Fujin Xiaowei" knows this, but Huan Wen doesn't have relevant talents on hand. He was simply forced to try everything. He didn't care if he died of hundreds and thousands of slave soldiers.

Until the 58th day, the first mound higher than the city wall appeared. That was the result of nearly 3000 deaths. Huan Wen couldn't wait for someone to arrange transportation to the stone catapult, and the crossbow was also brought to the mound.

"Strong crossbow soldiers, yes, strong crossbow soldiers should also go!" Huan Wen's mood looked better. He said: "our powerful crossbow itself has a longer range than the Jin army. We should suppress the garrison at the city head. In addition to continuing to build mounds, the slave soldiers have to spread mounds under the city wall!"

The first mound higher than the city wall appeared, and Chu Li appeared at the Chengguan again. He looked at the mound in front of him in shock and became angry for the first time: "how could this happen?"

Zhang Mi immediately frowned. He was unlucky. Others could go to the drug conference from time to time. He could only stay at the city gate day and night for defense.

The slave soldiers of the Han army were piling up soil, and the defensive defenders did not stop firing arrows, but one group would be killed again. Either the Jin army did not work hard, or the Han Army (slave soldiers) was too desperate.

"Less than three months!" Chu Li used his anger to hide his fear. He raised his finger and shouted at the towering mound where he could not see what was behind him: "the first one has appeared. Is it to let the Han Army suppress the city wall? Should he wait to die the next moment? Fortunately, I arranged to block the city gate in advance, or... Hum!"

Zhang Mi wanted to curse because the gate was blocked. Otherwise, he could only shoot arrows without going out to harass and destroy. He has never been optimistic about the future of Xincai city... Wrong, he has never had any confidence in the defense war of Chu Li's command of the three counties.

It's all because Zhang Mi knows what's going on between aristocratic families. Even a pig can become a so-called great poet, literary giant... And even a famous general. In the past, many so-called famous generals didn't go to the battlefield. Once they went to the battlefield, they basically finished with their soldiers, but the small imperial court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty will continue to build momentum for someone and destroy the army again and again.

Although he was dissatisfied and had no confidence in the future, Zhang Mi did not intend to stand up to Chu Li. Like many Aboriginal families south of the Yangtze River, he would endure silently and have to endure.

The situation soon changed. It was the strong crossbow soldiers of the Han army who first went to the mound to shoot against the Jin army defending the city... In fact, it was not the shooting. It should be said that the strong crossbow soldiers of the Han Army used the advantage of remembering the range to shoot against the Jin army defending the city, resulting in Chu Li and others who had been waiting at the Chengguan to watch the Chengguan.

The garrison at the head of Xincai city was suppressed, and the slave soldiers on the side of the Han army finally didn't have to risk the arrow rain to die at any time. The slave soldiers carried soil with high enthusiasm. Part of their life was guaranteed. Another reason was that they could not play again in ten days after finishing their work, and their food would be improved.

The only way to run the army is to relax and relax. Huanwen did not use the slave soldiers indiscriminately. The slave soldiers who completed the task will be treated well. Even the slave soldiers who made great achievements can be promoted to serve in the army. The slave soldiers will appear miserable. It is the reason for the situation, not the system problem.

With the first completed mound, there will soon be a second and a third. The formation of each mound higher than the city wall indicates that the range advantage of the garrison Jin army's long-range attack has lost. Gradually, there are high mounds. Unless the slave soldiers of the Han Army try to climb the ladder to attack the city, they can't see the garrison Jin army at all.

The Jin army, as the defensive side, is also very difficult. Their strong crossbow range does not count. The stone catapults and crossbows of the Han army will also be smashed after they get on the mound. Once they go up, they almost don't want to come down intact. The morale of the Jin army guarding the city should gradually become low due to such a change of situation. In particular, some slave soldiers of the Han Army successfully climbed to the top of the city, and even mounds of soil were slowly formed on the side of the city wall.

The slave soldiers who climbed to the top of the city did not succeed in occupying the section of the city wall. They were faced with Chu Li's people who also built commanding heights in the city, such as wooden platforms or mounds. When they saw the enemy on the city wall, they shot.

"Damn old turtle!" Huan Wen could hardly believe that the situation would drag on like this. He thought that going to the city wall would herald victory. In a very low tone, he asked, "so that is to say, we will not only attack the city wall, but also attack those behind..." he paused, almost gnashing his teeth: "obstacles?"

Yuan Qiao looked at Chu Li a little higher. If ordinary people would only fight for the city wall as a battlefield repeatedly, they didn't expect Chu Li to play so well.

However, it was not Chu Li, the abbot of the state, who made those famous. It was Zhang Mi who saw bad and cherished his life.

However, no matter whose idea it is, the credit or achievements should be counted on the head of the national father-in-law Chu. Since he racked his brains and worked hard, the credit belongs to the leaders who didn't do anything and didn't know anything. The leaders who get credit for eating meat have a conscience if they can dew some soup. The leaders eat alone, and the people under their hands have no way but to bear it.

Zhang Mi didn't think the city wall would be a good battlefield. One moment he finished a new fortification, and the next moment he was questioned by Chu Li.

Chu Li, who was already flustered, was very angry and scolded Zhang Mi why he didn't strictly guard the city wall.

Zhang Mi went to explain the situation in detail, explained the necessity of establishing a new defense line, and even came up with the actual results.

"It's wrong to give up the wall!" Chu Li is not in the mood to have a party these days. Of course, Wu Shi San didn't eat it, but he came out of the state of being drunk and dreaming of death just because he didn't take drugs. He no longer has that inexplicable indifference. He stared at Zhang Mi very severely and said, "the city wall can't be lost, absolutely not!"

Zhang Mi was on the verge of explosion and choked: "the strong crossbow of the Han Army has a long range and has the advantages of crossbow, bed crossbow and stone throwing cart. We will die as much as we go up, and the army will mutiny!"

Chu Li was stunned when he choked. He looked left and right, as if he wanted to get someone's support. The people present were looking at his nose, nose and heart.

"The city wall section is not enough to defend. Defending will only cause death and injury to soldiers in vain!" After Zhang Mi's anger broke out, he was afraid and became flattering. Facing Chu Li, he said: "the city defense still depends on the army. Only by preserving limited strength can we have the strength to defend the city. The city wall can't be defended, but our army can also rely on the complex terrain in the city, and even build fortifications layer by layer. The loss of the city wall doesn't mean that the city is lost, abbot!"

In fact, Chu Li, who was choked, was already guilty. He knew himself. He was not so tall about the military as it was said from the outside, so that he was a little counselled just now. When he saw Zhang Mi's attitude soften, his originally guilty attitude disappeared, replaced by a sense of humiliation and anger with frustrated self-esteem.

"You!" Chu Li wanted to say something and found that he couldn't say anything. He couldn't help facing the situation that seemed to become unfavorable. After a while, he suddenly smiled and said, "then use your opinion."

At that moment, Zhang Mi was not relieved because Chu Li was kind. Instead, he looked at Chu Li with a smile on his face.

The flustered Zhang migong advised him to leave. After returning to his Garrison, he found his confidant and asked, "what about the letter of persuasion shot by the Han army?"

Aristocratic families always take private soldiers with them when they go to war. Private soldiers are used as personal force and also do some secret work.

When the Han army besieged Xincai, Huan Wen could persuade Chu Li and anyone in the city to surrender in addition to a strong attack. The price offered was actually very good, that is, Chu Li, as the national father-in-law, did not consider surrender, and the other Jin army generals and schools did not expect reinforcements to surrender for the time being.

At first, I didn't know whether Huan Wen deliberately ignored it or not. He didn't tell Xincai garrison the truth about the Yangtze River. He learned that the rest of the news was also blocked. Otherwise, Xincai garrison Jin army should panic. The change of the matter was that Huan Wen felt it difficult to gnaw at Xincai city. Otherwise, he had expected to wipe out the whole city instead of persuading surrender, so as to write a big sum on his credit book. It was later that he spread those things to the city in order to combat the morale of Xincai's garrison.

Zhang Mi had read the Han Army's letter of persuasion before, but it was still those contents again, but it was very different from his previous mentality. In his letter of persuasion, he said that the Yangtze River had been firmly controlled by the Han Army fleet, and he was somewhat skeptical. You know, if the small imperial court in the Eastern Jin Dynasty had no sharp Navy, it would have perished long ago. He believed in the fall of Nanyang County. Before, the Han army attacked Nanyang County and then gave up. It's not unusual to attack it again.

Zhang Mi was watching and waiting, while the war on the other side was still fierce. He is waiting for the information feedback from his confidants. What Chu Li will do will directly affect what he will do.

[the city walls are not well guarded, and resistance is the right way to build fortifications in the city.]

The confidant sent out came back and told Zhang Mi: "some officers of the army have been replaced."

That sentence seemed to be a roar in Zhang Mi's mind. He said in a daze: "although I expected, I didn't expect the abbot to be so eager."

The self-esteem of high-ranking people is much weaker than expected, and they are even more glass hearted in the face of dangerous situations. Chu Li felt very embarrassed after being yelled for a while. He fully accepted Zhang Mi's suggestion, that is, to build fortifications at all levels in the city for resistance, which does not mean that he would not deal with Zhang Mi.

"... I don't believe that the Yangtze River is firmly controlled by the Han Army!"

Chu Li found countless reasons to deal with Zhang Mi, including that the wall section in charge of Zhang Mi was empty, but the problem was that not only the wall section in charge of Zhang Mi, but also the other wall sections with towering mounds. He was "selfless" and dealt with it all. No one could say whether it was because of personal hatred or Zhang Mi's real bad luck.

"I firmly believe that the reinforcements will arrive soon!"