"Dad, what's going on outside?"
Li Duan, who was practicing martial arts, ran over and asked Li Yi when he heard the deafening noise outside.
Li Yi picked him up and put him on his lap. "Outside, firecrackers are being set off outside …"
"Firecrackers?" Li Duan's eyes lit up. "Dad, I want to see firecrackers too!"
Li Yi did not mind taking his child around when he was still young to see the world, but the bloody and cruel scene outside Cangzhou City would leave a lingering shadow in his heart, not to mention Li Duan.
He touched Li Duan's head and smiled. "Go if you want to see it. Let Grandpa Xu take you there. Remember to come back early. Your aunt will be back in a few days. She has been away for so long, Duaner must miss her, right?"
Li Duan jumped down from his lap and said seriously, "Dad, I don't want to see firecrackers anymore. Duaner is a man, and a man must practice martial arts well. When Xiaomu grows up, I can protect her and not let her be bullied. I still have to protect Xiaorui, Xiao Niang, and many, many people … I can't relax."
"Dad, I'm going to practice."
Li Yi watched him walk back to the yard and set up a fighting stance. His punches and kicks already had a little bit of momentum.
Although he was everyone's baby since he was young, no one, including Ruyi, spoiled him. The three-year-old Li Duan was more obedient and sensible than the thirteen-year-old Yang Fu. Li Yi was deeply gratified.
He turned his head and looked outside. The sounds of explosions were still rising and falling. As long as the weather allowed, this thing was an unparalleled weapon, whether it was used to attack or defend a city. Unless there was a huge disparity in the number of people, they would have to sacrifice their lives. Twenty thousand against ten thousand, if they didn't meet a godlike commander, there was almost no chance of victory.
Obviously, the enemy's commander was not so smart to choose to use half a day to catch up and immediately attack the city without provisions.
On the city wall.
General Fan rubbed his hands and said, "Damn it, I've been fighting wars for 20 years, but I didn't know that wars could be fought like this. As long as I stand on the city wall and throw stones, the enemies will come wave after wave to die. Isn't this like harvesting chives …"
Wei Liang looked down and saw that the enemy had already retreated. He ordered his men, "Check the casualties and take a break."
Although the soldiers did not leave the city, there were still people who were injured by the arrows and stones of the enemy. Of course, compared to the thousands of casualties of the enemy, their losses were almost negligible.
More than ten thousand people temporarily set up camp five miles away from Cangzhou's capital.
The atmosphere in the camp was gloomy.
"General Pang, they have the Jing Kingdom's Tian Fa. We can't win … What should we do?" A deputy general had just opened his mouth to speak when he recalled the deputy general who had been sacrificed by General Pang for damaging their morale and immediately changed his words.
General Pang thought for a moment, then said with a gloomy face, "Rest for half an hour, then launch the second attack!"
Originally, they thought that Cangzhou was still the original Cangzhou. With 20,000 soldiers, they could easily break through the broken city wall and march straight in.
However, the enemy had built such a strong city wall in such a short time, and they even had the Jing Kingdom's Tian Fa Divine Weapon …
But they could not retreat.
Without food, they had no way of retreat. They could only advance, not retreat. If they advanced, they might have a chance of survival, but if they retreated, they would die.
The deputy general walked out of the tent and said loudly, "Everyone, rest and reorganize. We will launch the second attack in half an hour!"
On top of the city wall, General Fan looked at the approaching enemy. He quickly finished a steamed bun with meat in his hand and shouted, "Prepare to meet the enemy!"
A moment later, he looked at the enemies who were focused on attacking the city gate. A cold smile appeared on his face, and he waved his hand, "Throw!"
Below, at the city gate.
Thunder boomed, and with every boom, someone would fall. Every time someone fell, someone else would stand up from behind and forcefully smash a thick and solid tree against the city gate, giving off a muffled sound.
"Attack the city with all your might. Once the city gate is open, we will win!"
Crazed expressions appeared on their faces as they hit the gate again and again. Under their attacks, the city gate shook violently.
The person at the front had an excited look on his face. He shouted, "The city gate is going to break soon. Use more strength, use more strength!"
Boom!
Boom!
Dozens of people hugged the huge log and slammed it against the city gate. The thick and heavy city gate could not withstand such a powerful impact and creaked.
Finally, after a series of collisions, the huge log directly smashed through the city gates, and the two city gates collapsed with a loud rumble.
Then, they saw the city wall behind the city gate.
The person at the front rushed in excitedly and hit the thick city wall, and his head was bleeding.
He raised his head and touched the blood on his forehead. He looked at the city wall in front of him, his eyes empty.
"Damn it!"
He collapsed to the ground as if all the energy in his body had been sucked out.
City gate, city gate — they actually built the city gate!
Who was the general guarding Cangzhou? Who made the decision to build the city gate? Was he a pig?
For an army, the ability to attack was very important. Very important!
If the city gate was sealed, although the enemy could not enter, they could not come out either.
The enemy could pile up soil to make watchtowers and use the watchtowers that were higher than the city wall to suppress the archers on the city wall. Then, they could dig through the city wall and enter the city …
The enemy could also go around the city and attack the rear, leaving only a small group of elite soldiers to monitor …
There was no more stupid way to defend a city than to seal the city gate!
Although Cangzhou was already the northwestern city of the Wu Kingdom and had no rear, and although they only had one goal for this trip, and it was impossible to go around it, wouldn't they plan to counterattack by sealing the city gate?
If the enemy did not counterattack, they would not be able to attack. If they could not attack, what would they eat?
It was shameless enough to hide on the city wall and throw those terrifying things. Now, they even sealed the city gate. Were they still human?
Thunder rumbled outside. With just the few of them, it was impossible to dig through the city wall. The leader held back tears and shouted, "Retreat, retreat!"
…
On the city wall, seeing the enemy retreating for the second time, Wei Liang turned to look at General Fan and asked, "Where did you learn so many tricks? How sinister!"
"You flatter me …" General Fan cupped his hands humbly and said, "It's all because Gyeong Of Silla taught me well. Gyeong Of Silla said that the enemy has no food and can't fight their way in. They won't be able to hold out for more than a few days …"
Wei Liang nodded. As generals, he and Fan Qiao both knew that sealing the city gate was usually the thinking of those civil officials. It was the stupidest thing to do.
However, Gyeong Of Silla had let them know that nothing was absolute.
After Cangzhou was the Land of Chaos. The enemy's goal was only Cangzhou, so they would not go around it. They did not have enough people to exhaust Cangzhou to death. Moreover, there were mountains of food in Cangzhou City. It was enough to exhaust the enemy dozens of times over.
From the beginning to the end, they only needed to stand on the city wall and throw divine punishment.
They did not even need to go out and fight the enemy head-on. In a few days, the 20,000 soldiers outside … Now that there were only 10,000 soldiers left, they would be defeated without a fight.
Outside Cangzhou City, the army had retreated for ten miles.
General Pang sat in his tent, his eyes bloodshot.
A deputy general opened the tent and walked in. He said in a low voice, "General, in the two attacks, our army suffered more than 6,000 casualties. There are still about 12,000 who are able to fight …"
After he finished, he looked up and said with difficulty, "General, our food has been used up …"
General Pang clenched his fists and loosened them after a while. He gritted his teeth and said, "Kill the horses!"
The deputy general's expression changed. "General, killing the horses can solve the emergency, but our cavalry will be crippled! If the enemy leaves the city, our combat power will be greatly reduced! "
"Can't you see?" General Pang looked at him and asked, "They want to exhaust us to death!"
"Pass down my order, surround Cangzhou!" His voice was gloomy as he said, "Wait until the food from the rear arrives, then send people to the other provinces to collect it. I want to see how long the food in their city can last them!"
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