A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 19 Siege Battle

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"Trash!" Ji Bi burst into anger, and ruthlessly threw a wine cup to the ground.Jiujue rolled past the kneeling general in the big tent, and the general quickly buried his head lower.

"It's been ten days, and you haven't even filled the moat. What use are you for!" Ji Bi yelled loudly.

"Your Majesty, it's not that the soldiers are not brave in battle, but that the Huai people are too cunning!" The minister next to him explained when he saw that Ji Bi's anger had receded a little.

"Our army blocked the water inlet of the moat during the day, and those Huai people moved out at night to dig the water inlet. Our army is not good at night battles, so we suffered a lot of casualties and were defeated by them."

"Isn't it that the army has been sent to surround him, why are they still able to come out? But someone secretly released those Huai people?" Ji Bi asked angrily.

"My lord, it's not because the soldiers didn't do their best, but because Siyang City is surrounded by water on one side, and our army can only besiege it on three sides. The Huai people in Siyang City can attack from the river by boat."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, although the Huai people sneaked up at night and dug the water inlet again, but we have a lot of people, and the Huai people are few, and the excavation speed is limited. Just give me a little more time, and the moat can be filled!" Said a general.

Under everyone's persuasion, Ji Bi nodded and agreed, "Then I will give you another ten days. If you can't finish it by then, you will be punished for several crimes!"

"As ordered!"

The battle in Siyang City was not fierce, but it made Bang Zhou's army very uncomfortable, and the casualties during this period were not small.In the end, under the harassment of the Huai army, the army still completed the task of filling the landfill, and the army was finally able to attack the city.

A group of archers stood on the mound and began to shoot arrows into the city, suppressing the Huai army on the city wall, and the Zhou army took the opportunity to attack the city.But just when Bang Zhou's army thought that they could take Siyang City in one go, they saw boards suddenly erected on the city wall, and the arrow rain of the archers was blocked by the boards.

Bows and arrows are not crossbows. Arrows are projected arcs, not straight lines. If they want to hit the city wall, they can only be projected. As a result, it takes a lot of time and effort to build a platform, but it has no effect at all.At the same time, Bang Zhou's army below became the prey of the archers who suddenly appeared. Countless arrows fell, and the siege army suffered countless casualties.

Zhou army camp.

The atmosphere in the camp was somewhat dignified, with a large number of wounded and sick lying on the ground moaning.One hundred thousand troops have been blocked under Siyang City for a full month.During this period of time, Bangzhou's army launched more than a dozen large-scale attacks, but they didn't even climb the walls of Siyang City. On the contrary, the army suffered heavy casualties.

In the big tent, Ji Bi looked at the battle report with an expression of disbelief, and then fell hard to the ground.Immediately afterwards, he got up suddenly, stepped over a few cases, and came to the general in a few steps. Without any explanation, he raised his leg and kicked him to the ground, roaring:
"Siyang is a small city composed of one hundred thousand elite soldiers. There are only 5000 people in the city. Even ten of them can be piled up to death. And what did you do? For a month, they didn't even climb the city wall, but there were casualties heavy."

"It must be because you have no intentions and are timid and afraid of the enemy!"

"Your Majesty, the city of Siyang is deep and deep, and it is backed by Sishui. The army was unable to break through it for a while. This is not because the Zhou soldiers in our country are not brave. The Huai people are well prepared. Yang, and then the army will continue to march south, as long as the army destroys the Huai country, these cities are just fish and turtles trapped in the jar, and they can be caught with one's hand." Shangqing Cai Hong stepped forward and suggested.

"Your Majesty, no." Another minister, Yu Ke, quickly dissuaded him: "The Huai Kingdom has already made preparations. If the army bypasses Siyang, once the army is frustrated, the Huai people will cut off our army's rear from Siyang, and the army will be in danger. Yea!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry too much. The field battles in the Huai country are mobs, and Zhou Tianbing of our country is the best in the world. If he hides in the city, it's fine. If he dares to go out to fight in the city, we will definitely defeat him in one battle!" Said a general.

The surrounding generals also nodded one after another. They had already seen the ability of the Huai country in field battles, and they were fully confident that they would wipe it out in one battle.

"Yu Qing, I will seriously consider your concerns!" Ji Bi said with a wave of her hand.After hearing this, Ji Bi was also very moved. The siege suffered heavy casualties. If these Huai people could be lured out, they would be defeated in one fell swoop. If the Huai army did not dare to come out, then the army would attack Huai'an. If it is broken, the other cities will definitely surrender.

Thinking of this, Ji Bi ordered the army to leave [-] people to guard the camp to guard against the Huai army in Siyang City, and then personally lead the army to bypass Siyang City and continue marching south.

Siyang City, looking upstairs on the city wall, Wei Yi saw the Zhou army divided into two groups go around the city, leaving only more than [-] people left behind, he couldn't help laughing and said: "I really didn't expect that this Ji Bi is so courageous, Even without taking down Siyang City, you dare to go around the city and attack Huai'an, hurry up and send a message to your majesty, telling you that the bird has entered the cage!"

Huai'an City, the palace hall.

Looking at the battle report in his hand, Wang Zhao laughed and said, "Sure enough, Yi didn't disappoint everyone. Bang Zhou's army suffered heavy losses, but they couldn't even go up the city wall. This Ji Bi dared to walk around the city to attack Huai'an! How stupid as a dolphin dog!"

"Order the army to get ready, and give them a surprise after Bang Zhou's army enters the net!"

Bang Zhou army.

Yu Ke's persuasion was ineffective, and seeing that Ji Bi had become impatient, he immediately knew that it would be futile to press it any further, so he immediately withdrew from the big tent, then quietly found a few guards, and ordered:
"The country of Huai has already made preparations. At this time, the army will attack, and it will definitely be difficult to win, and there is still the danger of being cut off from the rear. You take my token and return to the country of Lu overnight, and ask the Dukes of Lu and Qi to call up the army again and go south to meet them! "

"Your servant understands!" The guard clasped his hands and fisted, and then drove the chariot out of the camp, heading towards Qi State and Lu State.

Bang Zhou's army went south. Along the way, all the cities and towns were fortified and cleared, and the city gates were closed. They ignored Bang Zhou's army.

After seeing Huai'an City, Bang Zhou's army was also surprised. This Huai'an City is several times larger than Sishui City, and the city is also taller. It is more difficult to break through than Siyang City.

However, although Huai'an is big, it is not without its shortcomings. Therefore, there is no moat outside Huai'an City, and there is no river facing the north. City utensils, ready to attack the city again.

The law of war says: if it is ten, it will be surrounded, if it is five, it will be exploited, and if it is doubled, it will be divided.It also goes: the right time is not as good as the right place, and the right place is not as good as the harmony of people. —— "Sun Tzu's Art of War Strategies"

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