The more sensitive and cautious Yuan Shao's forces were within Lunu City, the harder it would be for the three thousand men that Dragon Soul and the other major player organizations had stationed within Lunu City to be of any use.
It was important to note that there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers within Lunu City right now. The three thousand men of Dragon Soul were already on their guard. If they tried to force their way in, they would be crushed to a pulp.
As such, Yang Rui didn't have much hope for the men of Dragon Soul and the other major player organizations. However, he still chatted a little more with Trace Dragon Soul. In the end, he even invited Trace Dragon Soul to participate in the discussion regarding the siege of Lunu City.
Trace Dragon Soul was originally an ally that had assisted Yang Rui in his attack. It wasn't unreasonable for him to participate in the discussion. However, such an opportunity had never presented itself before. Even so, Trace Dragon Soul still felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.
It was a small gesture, but it represented a closer personal relationship. It also represented an increase in trust between the two organizations. Trace Dragon Soul was naturally happy to see this.
"My lord, there are many tunnels around Lunu City. I didn't expect Yuan Shao to have made progress in the art of tunneling. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to dig such tunnels in such a cold winter.
According to my understanding, the tunnels required to cross the city walls were extremely deep. It was already difficult to do so in warm weather, let alone in a frozen environment.
Now that Yuan Shao has been able to dig such tunnels, my lord, you should be wary of him using the tunnels to circle around our rear and attack us from both sides. The difficulty of this strategy is not much higher than using tunnels to cross the city walls. As such, even if we retreat five kilometers, it still won't be enough to avoid him. "
Perhaps because he was the one who had initiated the siege of Lunu City, Xu You had already taken the initiative to speak about Yuan Shao's tunnels at the start of the discussion.
Xu You had his own unique military force – Fifth Grade Daoist Soldiers. As such, Xu You had the most right to speak when it came to Yuan Shao's use of the Daoist Soldiers. Everyone knew this very well and listened attentively.
"Ziyuan, you are right. We have all learned from you. Does Ziyuan have a good plan to defeat the enemy?"
Yang Rui was the first to agree with Xu You's analysis.
Yang Rui knew about Xu You's prideful attitude toward Cao Cao in the later stages of the Romance of the Ancients. As such, Yang Rui had always been careful not to give Xu too much of an 'attitude'. Now that Yang Rui had affirmed Xu You's understanding, the latter immediately became excited.
"My lord, my lord," Xu You's spoke spoke spoke.....................................
Speaking of this, Xu You first glanced at Yang Rui's face, and then looked around, giving everyone the time they needed to think.
"Tunnel Arts are located deep underground. Even though it's difficult to attack or destroy them, or even to determine the direction of the tunnel, tunnels are most vulnerable to water attacks.
........... The attacking side will send water, and the tunnel will eventually become the focus of the water. It is inevitable that the water will flow into the tunnel. Even if the enemy is extremely prepared, they will not be able to completely block it … "
Xu You continued to speak to Yang Rui and the others present. He analyzed the feasibility of using water to attack Yuan Shao's tunnel. Everyone nodded. In terms of understanding of tunnel attack and defense, even Yuan Shao's subordinates could not compare to Xu You.
Under such circumstances, Xu You's' water attack 'method was naturally approved by everyone. At the same time, no one could come up with a more effective method.
Therefore, after some discussion, Yang Rui's subordinates all agreed to use water to attack Yuan Shao's tunnel out of the city. The method of attack was thus decided. Moreover, the method of water attack was also decided.
The Jizhou region in the game background was originally very rich in rivers. Under the original ecological environment, there were many more rivers and forests than in reality. There was a tributary of the Hai River flowing northeast of Lunu County City, so it was not difficult to get water.
At this time, all the rivers in Jizhou were still in the process of melting ice. Due to the water level and location, Yang Rui's subordinates could not directly use the nearby rivers to attack the city. At the same time, they did not have enough tools to transport water. Therefore, they decided to use the water attack method to transport ice at night.
Under the melting ice state, the river would still be frozen at night. The method of water attack was to extract ice at night and transport it to Lunu County City. When the ice melted the next day, it would naturally release water.
Of course, with Xu You's judgement of Yuan Shao's tunnel technique, before the attack officially began, Yang Rui ordered the army to retreat 100 miles and only sent the cavalry to patrol the middle area. This way, even if Yuan Shao's subordinates wanted to use the tunnel to outflank them, it would be difficult to do so.
At night, Yang Rui's subordinates mobilized all the transportation tools to the nearby rivers to extract ice. In total, there were more than 100,000 people. With the cavalry accompanying them to protect them, no matter how many people they had, they would not be able to transport more ice.
This time, Yang Rui was still only testing. If it was effective, they could take turns to extract ice. The possibility of destroying Yuan Shao's tunnel in one attempt was not high.
"Can these heavy trebuchets be repaired?"
A large number of soldiers went to the river to extract ice. However, even if the threat of Yuan Shao's tunnel was eliminated, they could only complete the preparations before attacking Lunu County City. How to attack the city was still an important step.
Therefore, after the troops moved to retrieve the ice, Yang Rui once again placed his attention on the destroyed heavy trebuchets, muttering to himself.
Yang Rui had always treasured the 100 heavy trebuchets that he had drawn. However, at this time, many of them had been destroyed. Yang Rui felt that they were even more important. Currently, Yang Rui did not feel that there were many ways to deal with a high defensive city like Lunu County City.
In comparison, the Thunderclap Chariot was an excellent alternative. Liu Ye had also been captured by Yang Rui. However, it would take a long time for him to surrender.
Furthermore, Yang Rui had also asked Jiao Wen to speed up the assimilation of the Mohist Legacy. From there, he could find some excellent heavy trebuchets. However, these heavy trebuchets had the most complicated structures. Although the Mohist Legacy had records of them, it was still very difficult to master them.
The key was that the game was very particular about blueprints. Although the Mohist Legacy had blueprints for the mechanical structures, it was not the type of blueprints that were needed to construct the heavy trebuchets.
As a result, Yang Rui's heavy trebuchets were temporarily empty. He did not have any better trebuchets to supplement them.
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