A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 18 Lure the enemy to go deep
Ji Bi was very happy when he learned that the army crossed the river and defeated the Huai army.The generals on the front line also discovered after fighting that the strength of the Huai country's army was far inferior to their own. They had despised Huai country as barbarians, but now they look down on Huai country even more.

Before they came, they had heard from the people of Qi and Lu that the Huai country was invincible in battle, but after a great battle... that's it?

Originally, the six armies of the Son of Heaven looked down upon the armies of the feudal lords, but now they have turned into contempt, which made the cracks in the Bangzhou coalition army even deeper.

Of course, some of them were sober-minded, and persuaded Ji Bi, "Your Majesty, the army of the Huai State used to overwhelm Qi, Lu, and Tan Juji. How could they be defeated in a single battle? It must be tempting our army to go deep. Our army came from afar. The water and soil are not acclimatized, and the roads are not familiar, please order the king to slow down the army!"

Ji Bi was happy now, and he could listen to the minister's advice, knowing that the minister was doing it for his own good, and Huai Kingdom was there, so he couldn't run away, so he immediately agreed, "Order the army to slow down, and send more scouts to investigate!"

"promise!"

Following the order of Emperor Zhou, the army set up camp on the south bank of the Huai River, and in order to facilitate the transportation of grain and grass across the river, the army built three pontoon bridges on the Huai River.

After resting in the Huaihe River, the army began to march south again.After recuperation, Zhou Jun regained his physical strength and his morale was also strong.

Immediately afterwards, the Zhou army encountered the Huai army in the wilderness. In the next encounter, the Zhou army won again, and this time the victory was easier. In the middle of the Zhou army's battle, the slave army began to be defeated.

This time when the Zhou army launched a pursuit, the Huai army was defeated. If it weren't for the fact that the waterways in the land of Huaisi were not conducive to chariots, the slave army would have suffered an even worse defeat.

The second battle was a big victory again, and the entire Bangzhou army was very excited. After all, if it continues like this, it will not be difficult to conquer Huaiguo. Aristocrats might be able to feud a state and build a country.

When Ji Bi learned that the army had won a complete victory and captured countless weapons and banners, she was very happy, and directly rewarded the frontline army, and then personally led the army across the Huai River.

Some ministers were still suspicious and wanted to dissuade them, but Ji Bi no longer wanted to listen, and directly ordered the army to cross the river.

The [-] troops quickly passed through, and Ji Bi was very satisfied and happy in his heart.The ancestor Wu Wang, the army defeated Zhou, and the army was invincible.Zhou Gongdan commanded the six armies of the Son of Heaven, conquered the east and destroyed countless countries along the way. Now it's his turn, Ji Bi.

Later history books will also record that Ji Bi commanded the army, swept Huaiyi, destroyed countless countries, and was stronger than his father.

Next, the Zhou army fought against the Huai army again. The morale of the Zhou army who had won successively was high, and the Huai army was defeated again.At this time, Zhou's army had already gone south for a hundred miles, four hundred miles away from Lu State, and the army had penetrated deep into the land of Huaisi.

Ji Bi was very happy when Bang Zhou's army won consecutive victories. At this time, even those ministers who were still calm felt that they were too worried.

The Qihou, Luhou, Tanhou, Juhou, etc. who came together were also shocked. They were shocked by the strength of the six armies of the emperor Bangzhou. The army is regarded as a heavenly soldier.

Just when everyone felt that the battle to destroy the Huai country would be easily resolved, the vanguard army crashed into Siyang City.Successive victories made Bangzhou's army increasingly arrogant, and they didn't pay attention to the Huai army at all. After seeing Siyang City, the army launched an attack without hesitation.

The result is self-evident, the vanguard of the Zhou army was easily blocked by the Huai army who was waiting for work.What Zhou Jun encountered under Siyang City was bloody.The city of Siyang was high, and there was water from Sishui. The Zhou army attacked three times in a row, but they didn't even touch the city wall, and suffered countless casualties.

The vanguard suffered a setback, which made the morale of the Zhou army a little low, but these Zhou troops did not believe in the strength of the Huai army, but felt that this failure was caused by a hasty siege.Then the army set up camp, and then began to build siege equipment.

Three days later, the Zhou army launched another siege after a rest.Countless Zhou troops carried ladders, earth and rocks to attack the city, and were defeated by the Huai army again.

For the battle of defending the city, Zijue left a lot of fighting methods at the beginning, such as rolling wood and rocks, gold juice and fire oil, and even described the methods to deal with digging tunnels and laying soil to attack the city.

Where did Zhou Jun's siege skills come from?The Huai country army repelled them without much effort.

Now Zhou Jun knew that Siyang City would not be captured for a while, so he had to report to the rear.Satisfied with ambition, Ji Bi, who was dreaming of being equal to her ancestors, also woke up.

After learning that the vanguard was frustrated, he was furious: "How can a mere city stop our country's [-] heavenly soldiers? Let the army overwhelm and take Siyang City!"

Following Ji Bi's order, Bang Zhou's army soon arrived at the foot of Siyang City. Tens of thousands of troops gathered to surround Siyang City, but it turned out that Siyang City was built against the water and could only surround three sides. .

After the army surrounded on three sides, tens of thousands of troops began to attack Siyang City from three directions. Unfortunately, the Huai Army in Siyang City was also an elite army. Zhou Jun fought hard for a day, but still could not advance an inch.

After Ji Bi got the news, his expression was very ugly, and he asked the minister: "The people of Huai are huddled in the city, and the city is huge, what can you do to defeat the enemy?"

"Your Majesty, the city of Siyang is high and there is a moat outside. You can fill up the moat first. I heard that the moat of Siyang City attracts Surabaya. Why don't you send someone to cut it off and then fill up the moat before attacking the city!"

"Your Majesty, the Huai people are condescending, and their bows and arrows are sharp. It is better to build a platform with earth, higher than the city wall. When the time comes, let the archers be condescending to suppress the Huai people, and then the army will attack the city!"

"Okay, the two of you are indeed Zhou Dacai of our country. If you pass on the order, we will do what Gu Qing and Su Qing say!"

With the advice of Su and Gu, Bang Zhou's army quickly blocked the moat to drain the water. The moat lost its source and soon dried up. Then Bang Zhou's army drove the slaves to start filling the river, and built soil to build a platform, ready to go again. Siege.

Wei Yi looked at what Bangzhou's army was doing, nodded and said, "There are still capable people in Bangzhou!"

"General, what should we do? Should we let them fill up the river and build a platform with soil?" asked a general.

"Go and lead people, make a surprise attack, remember not to love fighting!"

"promise!"

Soon, when Bang Zhou's army was filling the river, the gate of Siyang City suddenly opened, and a group of soldiers rushed out from the gate in the next second, and then went straight to the moat. He rushed up, and within a short time, he killed all the slaves and soldiers.

This group of soldiers was also unwilling to fight. After defeating these slaves and soldiers, they quickly withdrew back to the city before Bang Zhou's army could react.

(End of this chapter)