Through Yitian: Mingzun Zhang Wuji

Chapter 499 An Intolerable Thing

Zhang Wuji noticed very clearly that the small ladder here would not be erected on the edge of the city wall at all, but would disappear at a height of one person from the city wall.

It's not that the ladder is not long enough, but it's designed that way on purpose.

Because if the ladder is too long, if the opponent is on the city wall, he can directly knock it over with a rolling log, so why attack the city?

During a real siege, the ladder is still about one person away from the city wall. At this distance, the opponent can only bend down with a spear and stab obliquely, and there is no way to overturn the ladder.

And the way to climb up the city wall is also very simple, that is to build a ladder and rush up.There is only a distance of nearly one person's height left, which is nothing to these well-trained soldiers.What's more, among these people, there is no shortage of Jianghu people with high martial arts skills.They put their feet on the shoulders of their companions and can jump on them with a single leap.

As for the other soldiers who did not have such capabilities, they went to the city in formation.

The three ladders are lined up together, and the distance is not too far.Then after the three soldiers climbed up, they held hands and fixed them together.Then the soldiers behind them climbed up one by one like ants in the way of stacking arhats.

For this way of climbing the city, one or two will sneak up if you are not careful, and the soldiers guarding the city can only deal with them with thunder stones and rolling logs.

Although the current scene is very tragic, Zhang Wuji has opened his eyes this time.

It seems that the Chinese have never lagged behind in the study of war no matter in what era.

The Death Squad was busy ascending the city, while the peasants behind also started their own filling operations against the rain of arrows.It is planned to fill the ditches of the moat and let the large siege equipment approach.

However, this tragic siege battle did not last too long, Chen Youliang's army only had two hours from attack to retreat.

And during these two hours, there were thousands of casualties.Although Zhang Wuji looked a little distressed, at least he understood the strength of both sides.

First of all, Zhu Yuanzhang's side. Under the command of Zhu Wenzheng and Feng Sheng, every soldier on Zhu Yuanzhang's side displayed extremely strong combat effectiveness.And even though the enemy army has already attacked the city wall, these soldiers are still in a stable formation.The spear formation composed of spearmen cleared the enemy soldiers who climbed the city wall in an orderly manner.

However, the situation on Zhu Wenzheng's side is not very optimistic, that is, ordinary working people can be vaguely seen on the city wall.

This is a common phenomenon in defending the city. Once the soldiers defending the city suffer too many casualties, the people in the city will be mobilized to help defend the city.Generally, the young and strong are recruited first, and then all the men.In the end, it is difficult to fight, and women are lucky.All the people in the city guarded the city together.

As for the recruitment of officers and soldiers to defend the city, ordinary people responded positively.

Because helping to protect the city is not only the country of the adults, but also their own personal and property safety.

The army in this era will not be strictly restrained by the "three major disciplines and eight points of attention" like the "children's soldiers".

Although Zhang Wuji had already promulgated similar strict orders, his own ruling power had already disintegrated, and now it is not clear whether these soldiers listened to them or not.

After the soldiers broke through the city, they raped women and looted food and property, which is relatively "kind".At least most of the people are still alive.

But the general situation is that after the enemy troops enter the city, they will not only rape and loot, murder and set fire, but even commit the biggest war crime, which is "massacre of the city".

"Loyal minister of the Han Dynasty" Wei Wudi Cao Cao, the "true hero" who kept Surabaya from flowing.Almost the entire Xuzhou was wiped out that year.

Therefore, in order to protect their property, lives, wives and daughters, the common people will do their best to help the officers and soldiers guarding the city to defend the city.

As night fell, everything returned to calm.The two sides began a brief truce, and then each dealt with the dead bodies of their own personnel.

I don't know if it's an unspoken rule on the battlefield. When the two sides restrained their own corpses, the two sides showed a surprisingly tacit understanding.There is no hostility.

And Zhang Wuji also found a spacious place, ready to rest and watch tomorrow's good show.

Early the next morning, Zhang Wuji was awakened by the sound of horns in Chen Youliang's barracks.

But the sound of the horn is not the same as the sound of the horn of attack.

Then Zhang Wuji stretched his waist, and then stood on a high place to closely monitor the movements in Chen Youliang's barracks.

Looking far away, Zhang Wuji saw that the school field of Chen Youliang's camp was already full of people, and a man in a yellow robe was standing on the handsome platform.

However, due to the distance and limited eyesight, Zhang Wuji couldn't see the man's appearance clearly, but he can be sure of one thing, that is, the soldiers standing on the school field are not ordinary soldiers, and these people are wearing armor Yes, everyone was at least a corporal or a centurion.

But the distance was too far, and Zhang Wuji couldn't hear what the other side was saying.

With his own doubts in mind, Zhang Wuji performed lightness kung fu and headed towards the school field.

Even though it was daytime, his figure was extremely fast, like a breeze.And the eyes of everyone in the camp were attracted by the man in the yellow robe on the stage.Therefore, no one noticed that someone had already sneaked in.

Zhang Wuji, who sneaked in, came outside a tent, and happened to find an officer who was still arranging his clothes and armor coming out of it.

And he looked quite tired, and at this moment he waved his hand, and a soldier came over.

The officer said to him: "The woman inside belongs to you. Remember to clean up after you are done playing. Don't let the general know. Otherwise, your head and mine will be moved."

Hearing this, the soldier quickly said to him, "Thank you, Sir Centurion, for the reward."

Hearing this, Zhang Wuji couldn't help frowning, but then relaxed it again.

Although the conversation between the two was brief, Zhang Wuji learned two very useful pieces of information.

First, the centurion deserves to die for his crimes. He committed a strict order he made not to harm the people.

The second is that Chen Youliang's troops seem to be still obeying the discipline he set.At least the general on his head is very strict about this kind of thing, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to say it, and his head would move his head.

This reassured Zhang Wuji, at least Chen Youliang's army hadn't completely degenerated, and when he recruited them, it wouldn't take too much effort to get them back on track.

While Zhang Wuji was thinking, the soldier from just now grabbed a messy woman from the tent.

And from time to time, his hands are begging for cheap from women.

And when he walked past the centurion holding the woman, he still looked at him obsequiously, thanking him constantly.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Wuji's brows that had just been relaxed, frowned again.

If it was just a simple robbing of food and money, Zhang Wuji could turn a blind eye and let it go.

After all, it is inevitable that things will get out of control in war.

But harming the people and killing people, raping and looting, this is absolutely intolerable.

(End of this chapter)