The fake Jincheng Army entered the city and began to divide its troops to take over the four city gates. One thousand troops went to the county and state government offices to guard them.

The regiment training here at the South City Gate was surprised. They were ordered to guard the city walls on both sides of the city gate. Five hundred "Jincheng Army" took over the city gate and tower for defense.

Not long after the "Jincheng Army" took over the city gate, dense crowds of people came from the distance. They were regiment training soldiers and civilians coming from the Han River. The black mass extended far away.

"Fufeng, what do you think about the training of four thousand regiments and more than twelve thousand civilians?" Grandfather asked.

"My grandson feels that there are too many civilians. Even if the government is full, it is not possible to recruit more than 10,000 civilians. I am afraid that there will be at least three thousand domestic servants among them." Wei Fufeng replied.

Grandfather nodded solemnly and asked, "What do you think we should do?"

"You pretended not to know and let them build the city, but you can't be careless. On the pretext that the work is important, let the civilians entering the city draw lots and divide them into groups to disperse the internal forces. After that, they continued to manage and treat them well. Generally speaking, the soldiers at the bottom will not eat when they are full.

Take the initiative to attack." Wei Fufeng replied.

The grandfather nodded with satisfaction, turned around and went down from the tower to make arrangements. The second uncle glanced at Wei Fufeng and followed his father.

Wei Fufeng walked to the parapet, stretched out his hand to support the crenel, and looked at the river bank in the distance.

Nearly 20,000 people entered the city, which immediately caused congestion and the streets were filled with people.

The civilians only knew that they went to the city to repair the city. Since they had been able to eat well after joining the army and were not subject to harsh supervision, they went to the city to work instead, which did not cause large-scale dissatisfaction.

Because they were prepared in advance, many officials and regiments trained troops and arranged for the civilians to be relocated in an orderly manner in accordance with the orders of the state government.

The civilian workers were divided into dozens of groups and went to various places to start construction. An hour later, the congested street became smooth again, but the number of people coming and going was several times more than usual.

In the afternoon, the sentry on the city tower discovered a large-scale military force approaching from the west, but no alarm was issued. The city gate was quietly closed, the drawbridge was pulled up, and then the city gate was blocked with large rocks.

.......

Seventy thousand Hanzhong troops marched into Jinzhou and besieged Xicheng County before dusk. They were densely packed with people and huge, and an invisible murderous aura surged into Xicheng County.

On the west city gate tower, Wei Fufeng and his grandfather stood side by side in front of the female wall. On the right side of his grandfather stood the supervisor Yang Hui.

On the right side of Yang Hui is the marching Sima Wanlong, and there are many soldiers standing there. For example, Hu Po's father is wearing heavy armor and standing majestically behind Wei Fufeng.

Grandfather turned around and asked with a smile: "Master Yang, how much military strength do you think there is outside?"

Yang Hui was slightly startled, took a quick look, and said, "There should be thirty thousand?"

"It is said to be an army of 70,000, but in fact there are 60,000, and most of them are pike regiment training." Grandfather said.

"Sixty thousand troops? The city is not easy to defend." Yang Hui said with a strong smile.

Grandfather smiled and shook his head, saying: "To be honest with Mr. Yang, Yang Shouliang's attack is something that I and Fufeng's grandson have been looking forward to for a long time. We are afraid that the Hanzhong army will not be able to come."

Huh? Yang Hui was stunned and lost his voice. The people around him were also stunned and confused. He was still looking forward to the attack of the army?

Grandfather smiled and said: "Yang Shouliang's attack at this time is really asking for his own destruction. I have been prepared to defend for a hundred days. If Yang Shouliang attacks by force, he will suffer heavy losses. If the army is besieged here, Hanzhong's agriculture will definitely suffer a big loss."

If it is damaged and lacks food in winter, it is bound to collapse."

Yang

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Hui's face changed slightly and he looked thoughtful, and his grandfather added: "In addition, the summer flood peak is raging, and Yang Shouliang's army has to bear the punishment of wind, rain and floods. The consequences will put him in a dilemma."

Yang Hui nodded subconsciously, and his grandfather continued: "Mr. Yang, you know that there is a place where we are recuperating and training elites. Once the autumn harvest is over, we will be able to send out a fully equipped army."

Yang Hui nodded silently, and his grandfather looked out of the city and said: "Yang Fugong acted foolishly. He only thought that by conquering Jinzhou, he could intimidate the emperor into resurrecting him. In fact, his best strategy was to stay still, and he was most taboo about sending troops to fight, especially

It is a random act that does not understand military affairs. The result of a random campaign can only be a loss of power. If Yang Shouliang cannot attack Jinzhou for a long time, the emperor must have less worries."

Yang Hui nodded, and his grandfather added: "But Yang Fugong also had his difficulties. He was dismissed by the emperor, and he must have been worried that his adopted sons abroad would betray him, so he had to force Yang Shouliang to send troops. As Yang Shouliang was the military governor of Hanzhong, he

He wanted to rule Hanzhong for a long time and did not want to send troops at this time, but Yang Shouliang had to obey Yang Fugong's order."

Yang Hui sighed and nodded, and his grandfather smiled again and said: "Master Yang, look at the difference between the city gate defenders."

Yang Hui and Wan Long turned to look. Yang Hui hesitated and said, "This seems to be the military strength of southern Sichuan."

"Master Yang has good eyesight. The ones guarding the city gate are not the Jincheng Army. The real 10,000 Jincheng Army are commanded by my son and are waiting for the food sent by Hanzhong." Grandfather said with a smile.

Yang Hui silently stood up and bowed, expressing his admiration.

...

The army besieged the city for half an hour, and the enemy troops outside the city shot at the letter.

After looking at it, my grandfather laughed and said: "I am really afraid of threatening me to surrender. I wrote back and told the outside world that please wait for three days and we will discuss it."

Many people on the tower were smiling, and no one looked worried or panicked.

...

Three days later, inside the army outside the city, there was a bright commander's flag. Yang Shouliang was dressed in bright light armor and stared angrily at the tower. He waited for three days, but the result was that he still needed to discuss the response, which was obviously a trick on him.

"Siege the city." With an order, three hundred ladders were carried by thousands of troops and rushed towards the city, two hundred of which were used to communicate with the moat.

After rushing outside the moat, the archers on the city began to block the attack, and hundreds of arrows rained down on the enemy.

Some of the enemy soldiers held shields, and some had simple wooden boards. They screamed for a while, and dozens of enemy soldiers were wounded and wounded by arrows.

Bang bang bang! The ladder that rushed to the moat was erected at the risk of death, and then lowered to the other side.

Another attack method was to fill in a section of the moat first, but Yang Shouliang was lucky enough to seize the city easily and waited for three days.

The moat was bridged, and another hundred ladders charged forward, and were carried by many enemy soldiers holding shields and rushed towards the city. Thousands of archers followed behind, throwing rain of arrows at the top of the city to suppress the defenders.

The war was cruel. People on the city wall kept wailing when they were hit by arrows. The regiment training soldiers in the middle part of the city wall cowered in fear at the base of the female wall.

Then the general supervising the battle ordered a counterattack, and two hundred Fufeng troops quickly supported the siege area and defended it together with thousands of regiments of trained troops.

Thousands of enemy elites launched a charge. Each one held a shield in his left arm and a saber in his right hand and rushed across the moat. They followed the ladder ants risking their lives to build and attacked.

Wei Fufeng, who was in front of the city tower, waved his hand, and Hu Hu's father, holding a big tree in hand, went to support with a hundred Mingguang soldiers.

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The first battle of a siege is often the most brutal and the most fiercely contested, which has a great impact on subsequent battles and directly affects the morale of the army.

The support of the Mingguang soldiers boosted the morale of the fearful regiment training soldiers, and the few who were timid did not dare to cower too much, otherwise they would be killed first by the general supervising the battle.

Amber's father danced with his sword and swept across, and the enemy soldiers with swords and shields rushed by the three ants screamed and flew away.

The regiment's training troops took the opportunity to rush forward and used long hook spears to push the ladders outside the city wall. As a result, three ladders fell down and nearly half of the more than 20 enemy troops fell to death.

The enemy's war drums roared, and thousands of siege troops marched forward bravely to continue their attack. One hundred Fufeng Army soldiers cooperated with the surrounding troops.

The soldiers braved the rain of arrows to block the entrance to the ladder, and the regiment trained troops to push the ladder or take advantage of the opportunity to assassinate. For a while, no enemy troops could attack the city wall.

For half an hour, the enemy's offensive slowed down. There were more than a thousand corpses piled up under the city, and there were hundreds of casualties on the city, mainly from arrows.

Wei Fufeng waved his hand, and another hundred Mingguang soldiers were dispatched to replace the first batch.

The first group withdrew eighty-four people, and the corpses were also carried back. The withdrawn soldiers disarmed and handed over to another group of Fufeng troops to put on, and then went to rest.

The regiment training troops were also replaced in batches. Thousands of regiment training troops were stationed on the street. Those who retreated from the city wall went directly to the back, which also spread the results of the battle.

Because they were not fighting to the death, although the regiment training soldiers were afraid, they also held the thought that they would not necessarily die and kept their morale calm.

Grandfather was sitting in the tower, listening to the fighting outside, with an uneasy expression on his face, but he resisted letting others pass the news back and forth. He knew that the morale of the army could not cause chaos.

On the first day when the army besieged the city, why did my grandfather say so much? One was to inspire the soldiers, and the other was to cheer himself up.

In just half an hour, it seemed like a year had passed for my grandfather, when suddenly a close aide walked in calmly, approached and reported the result of the battle in a low voice.

Grandfather let out a long sigh of relief, subconsciously reached out to grab the tea bowl next to him, lowered his head and took a sip with visibly trembling fingers.

In one morning, Yang Shouliang's army attacked four times, resulting in nearly 4,000 casualties.

There were more than a thousand casualties on the city, and only 30% were dead.

If the weapons and morale of a siege battle are equal, the attacking party will definitely suffer a big loss. The longer it lasts and the city cannot be captured, the subsequent morale will quickly decline.

"It's time to eat." A loud shout injected life into the bloody and lifeless city wall.

More than a hundred Huotou soldiers brought rich food and distributed it in a trot, and kept saying politely: "Brother, thank you for your hard work. Eat more."

The warm greetings made the soldiers on the city wall feel like they were in the spring breeze. They all ate with emotion, and their hearts were filled with pride.

Then the recorder came and recorded the merits and told what rewards and pensions he would receive in the future.

After the meal, the soldiers on the city wall took turns to man the troops, neatly facing the tens of thousands of enemy troops outside, declaring their intention to fight to the death outside the city, and an open battle of morale began.

Wei Fufeng entered the tower to see his grandfather, but his grandfather was standing at the door. Wei Fufeng was busy greeting him.

Grandfather smiled and said: "Thank you for your hard work, Fufeng."

"My grandson should work hard." Wei Fufeng replied with a smile.

Grandfather nodded and sighed: "Your second uncle is really useless. He refused to come to the tower because of his illness."

Wei Fufeng said: "My grandson is also afraid in his heart, but we are taking a big gamble. Since we have decided to take a big gamble, we can only grit our teeth and persist."

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