A Millennium Aristocratic Family Starting from the Shang Dynasty

Chapter 81 Siege Battle

The coalition army of the princes of Qi State supported 30 troops and marched southward in a large scale.After attacking Pi, the Huai army could not hold on.

Union camp.

"Everyone, now that the coalition forces have conquered Pi for half a month, they have labored to no avail, and the soldiers were killed or wounded. What good strategy do you guys have to break through the Huai River? If you can succeed, I will definitely give you rewards!"

"Leader, the Huai army is backed by the city wall, and the archers are condescending. Our army is not an opponent of the Huai army. It cannot suppress the Huai army on the city wall. Let the army attack the city forcibly. Our army suffered heavy casualties." A senior official of Zheng Guo said.

Everyone agreed, saying that the Huai people had sharp bows and crossbows, and the attack caused heavy casualties.

"Leader, the Huai Army's bows and crossbows are sharp, but they are condescending and have geographical advantages. It is better to let the people build a platform outside Xiapi City to be higher than the city wall, and let the archers shoot arrows from high to suppress the Huai people." Qi Guoqing Shiyan explained.

"What do you all think of Yan Qing's strategy?" Qi Hou asked from left to right.

"I just think that Dr. Yan's strategy is feasible!" Zheng Hou said directly next to him.

"Leader, I feel that it takes a long time to build a platform with earth, and I fear that the Huai people in the city will go out and destroy it." Cao Hou said.

"If you don't send two armies to guard the left and right, if the Huai people make a sneak attack, the two armies will attack together, and you may be able to seize the city." Wang Chengfu said.

"Then go out according to this good strategy! Conquer the people and build a city outside Xiapi City, and Wang Qing will lead the two armies to lie on the left and right. If the Huai people really dare to come out, the two armies will attack and seize the city gate!" Qihou ordered directly.

After the order was issued, the army immediately began to fight, and tens of thousands of people were dragged to build a city outside Xiapi City.

The defender of Xiapi City was very surprised to see that the Qi army was no longer attacking the city today, but laying soil outside the city, so he hurriedly reported it.

"Wei Qing, the allied forces of the feudal lords built a platform outside the city, presumably to make the archers condescend and suppress the archers on the city wall. These Qi people learn so fast!" Wang Sheng frowned slightly.

Wei Jun said: "Your Majesty, the allied forces of the princes of the Qi State are numerous and powerful. If they succeed in building a platform with soil, they will be able to suppress our army's archers. This is not good for the morale of the army. Please go to the battle. Lead the army to destroy it!"

"Your Majesty, the coalition of the princes of Qi has a large number of troops, and it takes a long time to build a platform. How can we not guard against our army's surprise attack? Sneak attack, just fell into its trap." Gongyang Shuo hurriedly stepped forward and said.

"Gong Yangqing's words are correct. I'm afraid we won't be able to destroy the high platform if we rush into battle, and our army will also suffer heavy casualties." Wang Sheng nodded.

"Why not attack at night?" Wei Jun said.

The most elite soldiers of the Huai country, whether they are the Fujika Army or the Habayashi Army, are professional soldiers with sufficient supplies, no night blindness, and proficient in night combat.

"Then let's try." Wang Sheng agreed after thinking for a while.

Two days later, [-] elite Huai troops attacked the mound outside the city at night. Qi's defenders were unprepared, causing heavy casualties, and the mound was destroyed overnight.

At the coalition camp, Wang Chengfu pleaded guilty to Marquis Qi.Instead of blaming him, Marquis Qi comforted him and said: "Victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. Wang Qing doesn't need to worry about it. The Huai country destroyed the mound in this battle. Obviously, he knows the threat of the mound. You will rebuild the mound again. If Huai When people come again, do you have the confidence to win?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, if the Huai people come again, I will definitely let them come and never come back!" Wang Chengfu said loudly.

Wang Sheng was very happy when he learned that the night attack was successful, not only destroyed the mound, but also beheaded two thousand Qi troops.But the next day, the Qi army once again built a mound outside the city, and the original happy mood was like eating a cockroach.

"Your Majesty, why don't you go to attack at night?" A senior doctor next to him said.

Wang Sheng shook his head and said: "Night attack is all about suddenness. Since it has been used once, the Qi army will definitely be prepared. It will not work if you want to attack again!"

"Should they be allowed to pile up soil and build a platform there?"

"I remember reading the book "Wu Bei" written by King Wen. It contains the method of attack and defense. If the enemy builds a mound with soil, he can cover the top of the city with wooden planks!" Gongyang Shuo said.

"Order the craftsmen to make wooden boards and cover the city walls! Gong Yangqing will be in charge!" Wang Sheng said directly after thinking for a while.

"I am willing to take orders!" Gongyang Shuo said directly.

Wang Sheng also thought about using the Divine Artifact of Destiny to summon Heavenly Fire to descend into the world and attack the Qi army.But after he checked the price to pay for using it, he temporarily gave up on this idea.

First of all, the sky fire summoned by the magic weapon of the sky fire card is limited, at most it can destroy a few nearby camps, and there are dozens of coalition army camps stretching for several miles. In addition to consuming luck, he himself needs to lose five years of life.

For the princes, no one would use this method unless it was a last resort.

The State of Qi once again built the city with soil, but the State of Huai did not send anyone to sneak attack after that, which made Qi State a little puzzled, but after there was no interference, an earthen platform higher than the city wall of Xiapi was built soon.Immediately, Qi Hou ordered the army to attack the city again.

The earthen platform was full of archers, and when the army attacked the city, these archers immediately threw shots at the top of the city, suppressing the Huai army at the top of the city.

But when the archers were throwing, roof-like wooden signs suddenly rose from the top of Xiapi City, covering the entire top of the city.

There was a continuous knocking sound of 'dong dong dong', and the arrows thrown by the archers of the coalition army fell from the sky, which happened to be blocked by all the wooden signs.

The earth wall built by Qi State with a lot of manpower and material resources did not play the slightest role.

Seeing that Qi State's arrow rain was blocked, Huai State's archers immediately stepped forward and shot a rain of arrows at the soldiers who were attacking the city with ladders, and the coalition soldiers fell down in pieces like cutting wheat.

Even if some soldiers managed to climb the city wall, they would be rushed up and beheaded by the soldiers who had been guarding here for a long time.Rolling logs and stones rolled down, arrows rained like rain, and the coalition forces suffered heavy losses in the siege of the city, and soon the army had to retreat in embarrassment.

In the camp of the coalition forces, Marquis Qi's expression turned ugly.Spending so much time building soil and building a platform is not only of no use at all, but it is losing troops and generals and reducing its prestige.

In the coalition army, there were also nobles and scholars who offered advice to dig tunnels, intending to enter the city through this, and cooperate with internal and external forces to capture the city.The coalition forces immediately adopted it, but the Huai army had already prepared for it. They planted urns in the city, sent soldiers to monitor them, and then dug trenches in advance.After the soldiers of the coalition army dug the tunnel, they immediately shot with bows and arrows, and threw firewood and tinder to kill the soldiers of the coalition army in the passage.

The coalition forces besieged Xiapi for one month and used various methods of attacking the city, but they were all resolved by the Huai army one by one.It can be said that the two sides showed their talents, and all kinds of siege methods were used, and then they were cracked by the Huai army one by one.

It can be said that in the past one month or so, the war between the coalition forces of the Qi State princes and the Huai State has almost completely demonstrated all the siege tactics.The coalition forces of the princes of the Qi State came fiercely, but they were unable to advance, and the Huai State had no way to win, and the two sides fell into a stalemate.

(End of this chapter)