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Chapter 74 Filling Tactics (for collection)

The frontier soldiers, who had been hungry all day, had a chance to rest at this time. After all the soldiers ate their meals, they snored not long after.And Zhu Daguang sent the soldiers who had not been on the battlefield today to stand guard on the city wall to prevent the Khitan army from sneaking in at night.

It's just that in this era, Khitan people seldom eat fruits and vegetables, and ordinary Khitan cavalry are almost blind in the dark, so naturally they don't dare to engage in night raids.

But is it not the case for the frontier soldiers whose lives are extremely poor?Not to mention fruits and vegetables, they would be satisfied even with a meal of polished rice.If it wasn't for war, their usual food would be dry food as hard as a rock, or thin rice soup that could bottom out.Some people even look forward to fighting, at least the food will be better.

Whether it was Youzhou City or the Khitan military camp, there were bright lights and red bonfires.Because each other is afraid of the other party's sneak attack. After all, most people suffer from night blindness.

After staying like this until the third watch, both parties couldn't stand it anymore and fell asleep one after another.A waning moon quietly lifted into the sky, and on the battlefield filled with gunpowder smoke, the wailing of some wounded soldiers who had not yet died, as well as the howling of wolves not far away, outlined a cruel war page.

At this moment, Lu Chengqi was not idle either.A long time ago, he handed over the right to not confront him directly to the director of the Supervision Department. Now that there is a border military situation, the supervisor will send it back quickly. After being inspected by the imperial guards, he will directly submit it to Lu Chengqi's imperial case. .

It would be a lie to say that you are not worried. The Sixteen States of Youyun are the gateway to the Central Plains. It is related to the life and death of Dashun and the control of the initiative in the war. No emperor can remain indifferent.

Lu Chengqi had secretly ordered the "Dashun People's Daily" to expound the importance of the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, the cruelty of the Khitan people, the miserable living conditions of the Han people on the border, and the desolation of being slaves after being kidnapped... Finally, the newspaper called on the passionate people, If you have money, you can contribute money, if you don’t have money, you can contribute to defend your home and country together.

As soon as this issue of the newspaper came out, it immediately aroused heated discussions.With the change of the times and the previous rule of the Hu people, the Han people did not think that the nomads were aliens, and they never thought that they were so cruel and inhuman.

As soon as the newspaper came out, the whole country was in an uproar.The people of Dashun have heard of the cruelty of the Khitan people, but how could they have imagined that the Khitan people are so bloodthirsty?When they hit grass valley, they lost their humanity and treated Han slaves as goods, and their status was not even comparable to that of pigs and cattle.After the people of Dashun read the newspaper, many of them felt a little blocked, and their blood rushed straight to their heads. Over the past few days, "Dashun Minbao" has been recognized by the world for its unique perspective, accurate comments, straight-to-heart writing, and authoritative reports. No one has ever doubted the credibility of this article.

"Dashun People's Daily" pointed out: "If Youyun Sixteen Prefectures fall into the enemy's hands, the Khitan cavalry will go all the way south, and there will be no danger to defend. Our Dashun army will be beaten passively and have no initiative in the war. At that time, the Khitans will invade if they want to. If you want to rob, then plunder, and the land of the Central Plains will be devastated. I would like to use this article to warn all compatriots that the battle of the national destiny lies in the sixteen prefectures of Youyun, the full support of every Dashun citizen, the life of the three armies, and the advice of civil servants... ..." At the back of the newspaper, there are donation information and information about joining the army, calling on aspiring young people to take up swords and guns to defend their homes and the country.

This article cleverly combines the family and the country, and it has profoundly alerted the world.If everyone sweeps the snow in front of their own doors and doesn't care about the frost on others' roofs, then the day when Dashun will destroy the country will be the day when the people of Dashun will destroy their homes.

One article awakened tens of thousands of people.The people of Dashun did not lack insightful people, and many enthusiastic youths flocked to the Xiang army everywhere, scaring the officials of the Ministry of War to play to Lu Chengqi overnight.

Lu Chengqi received the report and sighed: "Whoever said that I, Dashun, has no hope, these passionate young people are Dashun's hope!"

There is also an episode in it, that is Han Boke's only son, Han Chengyi is also a passionate young man, and his family's sword skills make him very popular.He was originally capable of both civil and military skills, capable of writing poems with writing, and capable of fighting the enemy with martial arts.It's just that Enke didn't win this time, and he still stayed in the outskirts of Chang'an to study scriptures hard.After reading "Dashun Min Bao" that day, his blood surged and he wanted to sign up to join the army.

Han Feng'er was frightened, and said with snot and tears: "Brother, do you remember what Dad told you before he died? You are the only seedling in my Han family. If you die in battle again, you will call me What should I do? Daddy doesn't want you to be a soldier, but only wants you to read some poems and books, become a rich man, and pass on the incense of the Han family. Fortunately, the emperor canceled Daddy's crimes and rehabilitated him. You can participate Scientific research. If you don't want to make progress, how can you stand up to your dead father and me who raised you up?"

Han Chengyi hesitated again and again, before putting the big knife back on the spiritual seat, he picked up the classic book without anger, and cast a bitter glance at his sister who was sobbing at the door.Han Chengyi, who is only 16 years old this year, is at the age of youthful vigor and the most impulsive.He is dedicated to serving the country, but he never thinks about his family.

Of course, Lu Chengqi didn't know about this episode. He felt gratified that through the "Dashun People's Daily", the patriotic feelings of the people of Dashun were finally mobilized.

Youzhou City, after a one-day war, still stands majestically.

After the cock crowed, the atmosphere suddenly became tense again.

Zhu Daguang only slept for two hours a night, during which time he had to get up to make inspections, doing what a guerrilla general should do with all his heart.

When the sky was only slightly bright, Zhu Daguang ordered the catapult to smash down the Hao bridge erected on the moat immediately.All the trees within a radius of a hundred miles had been cut down, and there was almost no wood suitable for siege equipment.If the enemy's Hao bridge is demolished, they will transport soil to fill the river.It's just that the moat of Youzhou City is wide and deep, and it takes a lot of digging to fill in a path.

When Yelu Nielu Gu heard that the Hao Bridge had been destroyed, he was furious and furious. He beheaded several Han soldiers in a row before calming down a little.At this time, Yelu Chongyuan also got the news, and he ordered the Han army to fill the moat with sacks of soil.

This time they came prepared and prepared to use soil filling tactics to fill all the way to the city wall.This tactic had been invented at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but at that time Zhuge Liang used it for sneak attacks at night, and there was no frontal attack.Besides, the city that Zhuge Liang attacked was a small city. How could there be a city as tall and thick as Youzhou City?
The method Yelu Zhongyuan came up with seems to be quite effective.Could it be that Youzhou City, which is known as a strong city in the world, will be breached like this?It seems that we still have to speak with facts.

I saw the Han army digging up the soil, putting it in sacks, and throwing the bags into the moat.Every time they went up, dozens to hundreds of people were shot by arrows.What's more, he was hit by a boulder thrown by a catapult, and strung into a string of candied haws by a bed crossbow.

The moat has not been filled halfway, and there are only 3000 or [-] left in the seven thousand Han army.When Yelu Chongyuan saw it, he secretly thought that it was not good, he only had this infantry under his command, and although he would not feel distressed if they were wiped out, it would not be worthwhile to use the lives of the cavalry to pay for it.

He quickly sent other nomads, such as Shiwei, Jurchen and other soldiers, to dismount and fill the river.These soldiers had some armor, and the casualties were reduced. Finally, before dusk, they made a small path, which could only pass two people. If they were riding horses, they might fall into the moat.

Seeing that it was getting late, even if Yelu Chongyuan wanted to attack the city, he had no choice but to withdraw his troops and fight again in the future.When I went back and counted the number of casualties, it turned out to be more than seven or eight thousand.Although most of them were injured, the arrows of the frontier soldiers were covered with rust and iron. If they were not killed after being injured, with the medical technology of this era, they would definitely be killed by sepsis.So these wounded soldiers are also dead.

(End of this chapter)