Great Sui Dynasty

The messenger spread Yu Wenshu's order to the entire barracks. Everyone knew that the siege was about to start. After all, there was no unified order to cook food these days. Now it's time to cook food at noon and gather at the end of the day. Who doesn't know this? What are you doing.

"No, Second Young Master, why is Yu Wenshu going to attack the city as soon as we arrive?" Hou Junji asked.

"It's not that Yu Wenshu started to attack the city when we came, but he originally planned to attack the city today, because the soldiers and horses from all the counties have arrived, it's time to launch an offensive, no matter whether we arrive or not, he will attack the city Yes." Changsun Wuji said, in Yu Wenshu's eyes they were not that important.

"The auxiliary machine is right, but it won't attack the city today, or it's just a small-scale tentative attack. He didn't attack the city a few days ago because he didn't wait for the soldiers and horses from all counties to arrive. It took a few days to fill the moat of Hongnong Palace with soil. Hongnong Palace is connected to the Yellow River in the north, and the water in the moat is drawn from the Yellow River. It is not as deep as the water and it is still flowing. It is fundamental to fill it up without spending some time. It can’t be done, and today it should be just a battle to fill the river.” Li Shimin added that at least he is proficient in military affairs. Although people in history can only praise him for his governance, his military talent is also one of the best. Otherwise, it would not be able to defeat most of the Tang Dynasty.

"Yes, this subordinate has been taught." Although Hou Junji has a violent temper and personality, he still listens to what Li Shimin says, especially in military matters, he spares no effort to learn.

At the end of the day, the army that had a full meal began to gather.

"Father, the army has been assembled. Are we really not waiting for the arrival of General Lai Huer?" After the army was assembled, Yuwen Shiji came to report. Originally, he was enjoying the leisurely life of his son-in-law in Daxing City, but With such a great contribution, how could Yu Wenshu not think about his son?Not only Yu Wenshi was called by him to be gilded, but even Yu Wenzhi and his son who only did illegal things were dragged to the Hongnong battlefield by him, so no matter what, his Yuwen family will always be the biggest one in this encirclement and suppression of Yang Xuangan. beneficiaries.

"Don't wait, it's just a battle to fill the river, not a battle to siege the city, and you won't need the large army from Lai Nuer. When the war heats up, Lai Nuer will lead the army to come to support. It will definitely increase morale and at the same time It will be much easier to attack Yang Xuangan's morale, and it will be much easier to attack the city." Yu Wenshu taught his son earnestly, although Yuwen Shi and becoming a son-in-law may have a bright future, and he will spend a lifetime in luxury, but these are all If the Yuwen family is always prosperous, once the Yuwen family declines, then the son-in-law without the backstage will not be called a son-in-law, but a real horse.Don't look at the fact that Yuwen's family is very favored now, but as long as the emperor says a word, such favor will be withdrawn at any time, which is far worse than his own power, so Yuwenshu tried every means to get his sons to be promoted to rank.

"Yes, my son understands." Yuwen Shiji said. It is impossible for him to control military power as a son-in-law, but it is understandable to follow his own father to make some military achievements, so that he can only be regarded as an errand rather than a cook. You can take advantage of the court's loopholes.

"Go, go out with Weifu, learn more." Yu Wenshu put on his armor, took the sword bestowed by Yang Guang, and asked Yuwen Shiji to follow him out.The plan in his heart is not only to let Yuwen scholars and others make military achievements, but also to train them for important things. When the Yuwen family really turns against them, at least there are still a few people who can show up. Otherwise, even if you have a large army in your hand, it's useless if you don't know how to use soldiers.

Seeing the assembled army, Yu Wenshu didn't talk nonsense, he didn't even need to mobilize, because in the hearts of all the soldiers, it was only a matter of time before the Hongnong Palace was captured, so he directly ordered the army to fill the river.

The first army to fill the river was from Hongnong County. Originally, Yu Wenshu did not arrange for any army to go first, but Yang Zhiji volunteered to lead his men to be the first army to fill the river. Originally, he did not want to Yes, but after all, Yang Xuangan won the Hongnong Palace. He, the prefect, cannot escape the responsibility, and his troops are all locals, so it is very appropriate to be the vanguard of filling the river.

Following Yu Wenshu's order, tens of thousands of soldiers moved forward slowly behind the [-] shield soldiers discharged by Yu Wenshu, carrying carts of dirt that had once been pushed. They were filling the moat with their lives.

"Your Majesty, Yu Wenshu's army is attacking. Tens of thousands of troops are coming towards the east gate." Zhao Huaiyi said to Yang Xuangan who was patrolling the city wall. Come check it out.

"Let's go, follow me to take a look. You go and invite the Duke and Li Shangshu to come over." Yang Xuangan ordered the guards and rushed to the east gate.

When Yang Xuangan rushed to the east wall, he saw a group of people slowly advancing on the opposite side.

"No, the enemy wants to fill up the moat! The archers are ready, and when the enemy's men who fill the river reach the range, they will shoot me fiercely." Apart from using archers to shoot and block, Yang Xuangan really didn't do anything good. It's not that there is no better way to organize Yuwenshu's army to fill the river, but there are no more suitable weapons in the city than bows and arrows.

The moat is generally relatively wide, in order not to allow the enemy to directly build floating bridges to attack the city, but also to be able to condescend to attack the enemy who fills the river from the other side from the city wall, and the enemy's counterattack is often not effective against the defenders on the city. threaten.Of course, this threat refers to the threat of local bows and arrows, but it does not include the threat of other weapons, such as trebuchets.

"Shoot! Shoot hard!" As soon as Yang Zhiji's river-filling army reached the edge of the moat, Yang Xuangan ordered the archers to shoot. Tens of thousands of arrows fell from the sky. It seemed spectacular, but its lethality was limited, because Yu Wenshu's [-] shield soldiers The role of the arrows blocked most of the bows and arrows, and only a few bows and arrows fell into the troops. Of course, only these few arrows took the lives of hundreds of soldiers.

"Hurry up, fill the river quickly." When the first wave of arrows had just passed and the opponent had no time to launch the second wave of arrows, Yang Zhiji immediately ordered the troops to fill the river quickly, and then quickly hide behind the shield.Although the soldiers acted in a gentle manner, they still couldn't match the speed of the second wave of arrow rain. When the river-filling army poured out the soil in their hands and was about to return, the second wave of arrow rain poured down, bringing up bloody flowers.This time, the lives of thousands of soldiers were taken away. Even so, the sacrifice of more than 1 people had little effect, because the Hongnong Palace was built according to the emperor's palace after all, and the moat was deep and wide enough. Moreover, the water is alive, and with the arrival of spring floods, the water is even more urgent. Although the water surface is calm, the sediment is quickly washed away after being introduced.

"Continue to fill the river and throw the loads in together." Yang Zhiji saw that just pouring the sand in was useless, so he simply asked the soldiers to throw the loads in together. In this way, the effect was obviously much better.

"Retreat, retreat quickly!" After all the soldiers threw the sand in their hands into the moat, Yang Zhiji retreated decisively, so that the first wave of filling the river was over.This wave of filling the river only advanced a few meters. For a moat that is several meters deep and tens of meters long, it will take several times to fill in a road.But in this short period of time, Yang Zhiji dropped the corpses of more than [-] soldiers.It seems that filling the river is not so easy, and this is only under the condition that Yang Xuangan only has bows and arrows.

"Damn it, it would be great if there were crossbows for defending the city. They will never let them fill the river so easily, and there are not many bows and arrows in stock." Yang Xuangan said bitterly.