Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 556: Fengshan City Attack and Defense
Outside Fengshan City.

An army of 50,000 came slowly under the leadership of Kodo.

There were over ten thousand people, covering the entire mountain.

The pressure that 50,000 troops marching forward brought to the defenders in Fengshan City can be imagined.

On the city wall.

The King of Baekje watched all this with an expressionless face.

Since Sibin and De'an surrendered one after another, the number of troops under Kodo's command has increased.

Although Kodo's troops were constantly decreasing, he still retained 30,000 elite infantrymen. Together with the 20,000 elite cavalrymen brought by Kodo, such an army of 50,000 could easily defeat an army of 200,000 on the plains.

"Your Majesty, I have already found out that Kodo only has 50,000 elite soldiers under his command. Kodo came here under the guise of leading 100,000 troops, just to put psychological pressure on the soldiers in the city."

"Ah."

The King of Baekje nodded.

Naturally, there is no need to explain the difference between an army of 100,000 and an army of 50,000.

"But Kodo is steady and cautious. On the way to Fengshan City, he searched for many craftsmen and built many siege weapons. We must be on guard!"

The King of Baekje glanced at Heichi Changyu and asked in a gloomy tone: "Why are there so many craftsmen who have fallen into Kodo's hands?"

Heichi Changyu said: "Please forgive me, my king. When we were relocating the people and troops, the state city we covered was not too wide. Moreover, some of the craftsmen under Kodo's command were from Xiongjin Sibi and other places."

The King of Baekje waved his hand and interrupted Heichi Changyu's words.

"How is the city's defense equipment being built?"

"Reporting to the king, the city has prepared a lot of defensive equipment, which is enough to ensure that when the Tang army attacks the city, they will be dealt a fatal blow."

"Well, prepare more, just in case."

"Yes."

After the Baekje king made these casual remarks, he turned his attention to the outside of the city.

Kodo's flag can be seen clearly.

If a brave general rushed over, broke into Kodo's army, killed the general and seized the flag...

This thought flashed through the mind of the King of Baekje.

It's just a simple thought, but to really do this, there may not be one person in the entire Baekje.

Take it one step at a time, steadily and steadily.

The King of Baekje said in a deep voice: "Heichi Changyu, the defense of the city is now in your hands. If you need anything, Wu Mingfeng will cooperate with you."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

The King of Baekje nodded and left with everyone.

The reason why he brought all the officials here was to let them see the preparations of Fengshan City and the strength of the Tang army.

The so-called 100,000-strong army of Kodo was only 50,000 soldiers.

Although they brought some siege equipment, our Fengshan City had already made sufficient preparations. It is absolutely impossible for their 50,000 troops to break through Fengshan City!
Everyone can now put their minds at ease and concentrate on their work.

Heichi Changyu stood on the city wall, his eyes constantly scanning the 50,000 troops outside the city.

Kodo is a smart man. He knows that Fengshan City has made full preparations. It is definitely not an easy task to take Fengshan City in one go.

It was also because of this that Kodo brought a lot of craftsmen with him on this trip.

With these craftsmen, they can help build camps, build siege equipment, and build weapons...

then.

After the 50,000-strong army arrived ten miles outside the city, they stopped one after another.

Following Kodo's order, the army began to set up camp in the open area.

During this period, cavalrymen from the Baishan tribe were constantly wandering around, guarding against sudden attacks from soldiers in the city.

Kodo rode his horse and looked towards Fengshan City in the distance. He hoped that the defenders in Fengshan City would send people to attack them when they set up camp.

In this way, we can first reduce the morale of the defenders.

It's a pity that the defenders in Fengshan City were like cowards. Even though they watched with their own eyes as more than 20,000 of them were involved in the construction of the camp, they didn't have the slightest idea.

It's really a bit difficult.

Kodo sighed. He was not afraid that the other party would attack, but he was afraid that the other party would remain indifferent and defend Fengshan City.

Because the other party's actions are enough to prove that they are ready for long-term defense.

in other words.

They had prepared enough food and supplies in Fengshan City to fight against them.

On the other hand, Kodo did not have the confidence to continue fighting with them.

Once the time is too long, their supplies will be difficult to keep up. Secondly, the long-term consumption will greatly reduce the morale of the soldiers and make it difficult to maintain combat effectiveness.

Therefore, they must find a way to take Fengshan City within a short period of time, otherwise they will be exhausted to death here.

Night is coming.

The lights outside Fengshan City are as bright as day.

Looking at the preparations made by Fengshan City, Kodo couldn't help but feel a headache.

In order to prevent their soldiers from rushing to Fengshan City and seizing the city gate too quickly, many traps were set up outside Fengshan City.

There are huge horses and trenches visible to the naked eye, as well as traps that have not been discovered, etc.

Even if you want to reach the gate of Fengshan City smoothly, it will cost a lot.

"General, two brothers just tried it out, and the other side responded very quickly."

Lan Duolin said softly: "They were in the trenches and found our people immediately and attacked them."

"Is it okay?"

"Everyone is fine, but there are so many traps set outside Fengshan City. If we want to rush through, I'm afraid we can only pay with our lives."

"Not necessarily."

Kodo smiled and shook his head, then waved to a deputy general, "Tomorrow morning, your three thousand elite soldiers will dig up the earth and rocks nearby and send them over."

"What do you mean, General?"

"They have made the battlefield so large, so we are squeezing their living space."

Kodo said coldly, "I will fill all their traps bit by bit. I don't believe that we can't reach the gate of Fengshan City!"

"Lan Duolin, you will cooperate with Duo Muer when the time comes."

"Yes!"

……

Early the next morning.

The defenders on Fengshan City discovered that the Tang army outside the city was making some movements.

Under the cover of soldiers holding shields, a large number of soldiers carrying sacks slowly moved towards them.

What's happening here?
What are these people going to do?

Tang Jun's actions left many people confused and completely unable to understand.

On the city wall, Heichi Changyu frowned, because he roughly saw through Kodo's intention.

From sending people to test the waters last night to arranging manpower this morning, we have been advancing little by little...

Kodo was anxious.

Heichi Changyu took a deep breath. He couldn't let them break the trap outside the city so easily.

"Give me the order."

"Order Quan Zhi to lead one thousand elite soldiers under his command, using the trenches as a base to block the Tang army's movements."

"Kill as many enemies as possible and stop them from filling the trap." "Yes!"

The messenger quickly arrived at the trench and found Quan Zhi.

After learning of Heichi Changyu's order, Quan Zhi also understood what these Tang troops wanted to do.

Want to get past the landfill and get past the trap area they dug?
You’re thinking too simply!
Quan Zhi immediately arranged his soldiers to rush to various parts of the trenches to prepare for action. Soon, one by one the defenders arrived at the location arranged by Quan Zhi.

"kill!"

Following Quan Zhi's order, the defenders emerged from the trenches one by one.

They were only a few dozen steps away from the Tang army, and they kept shooting arrows at the Tang army.

But because the people walking in the front were shield bearers, most of the arrows shot were blocked by the shields in their hands. Only a very small number of arrows were able to pass through the gaps in the Tang army's formation.

Noticing the obstruction of the defenders, the shieldmen in the front suddenly increased their speed.

As the shieldmen approached, the archers quickly retreated, and a swordsman stepped forward with a sword in hand.

"kill!"

Without the threat of archers, the shieldmen scattered and fought.

But while these shieldmen were fighting, they threw the shields in their hands to their companions behind them.

Without archers, the usefulness of shields is naturally greatly weakened.

and.

There are trenches and earth pits all around, and holding shields will greatly affect their strength.

"fall!"

Sack after sack of stones and soil were dumped into the trenches.

A large amount of soil poured in, causing the trench, which was not deep to begin with, to be filled up a little.

Subsequently.

Under the cover of the shieldmen in front, these people continued to fill in other sections of the road.

They had only one goal, which was to fill up as many trenches, earth pits and traps as possible set up by the defenders.

however.

As trenches were filled in one after another, people soon fell into the traps that had been dug in advance.

There is no regular pattern in the distribution of these traps.

Some were just behind the trenches, while others were very far away, which made it impossible for everyone to be on guard and they had to act with caution.

In addition, these traps were all covered with sharp bamboos, and some soldiers who accidentally fell into the trenches had no chance of survival.

Are there so many traps prepared just on the periphery?
Kodo frowned unconsciously as he looked at the scene in front of him.

Their camp was ten miles away from Fengshan City, but Fengshan City’s defense preparations were centered on Fengshan City and expanded outward for a full three miles!

If he had not arranged people to test and fill these traps, and instead led the cavalry to charge forward, it would be questionable whether the 20,000 cavalry could reach the city of Fengshan.

"Order to speed up and arrange soldiers in armor to fill the soil to minimize casualties."

"Yes!"

……

Whoosh whoosh.

Arrows kept falling around them, but in front of these soldiers carrying sacks were their companions holding shields for protection, and they were also wearing thick armor.

As long as they protect their heads, they don't have to worry about how much damage these falling arrows will cause them.

Therefore, these people moved faster and faster.

The outer circle of trenches was mostly filled, but the number of Tang soldiers killed or wounded was less than 300.

This made Hei Chi Chang and his face on the city wall gloomy.

They were clearly well prepared and took advantage of the geographical advantage to attack them, but the result was not as good as they had imagined.

"Arrange a second team to take over. We must stop them from continuing the landfill!"

"Yes!"

As the order was conveyed, many defenders emerged from the trenches behind Quan Zhi and others again, most of them were archers.

The target of these archers was naturally not the two fighting parties, but the Tang army that was rapidly closing in.

With the addition of these people, the number of unlucky people in the landfill army is increasing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

at the same time.

Another Tang army of a thousand men joined the battlefield.

The first moment these people rushed into the battlefield, they ran towards the archers without any hesitation.

Even if someone blocked their way, they could not stop them from moving forward.

"Hold them off!"

Quan Zhi yelled, "Don't let them get close to the archers!"

The defenders in the first and second trenches rushed out together. While protecting the archers, they fought with the Tang army that rushed over!
Although the number of people involved in the fighting was not large, the competition for the trenches between the two sides was extremely brutal.

Also, because the three miles of land outside the city had been transformed by the defenders, even though Kodo wanted to send more cavalry, it was of no avail.

Otherwise, only 500 cavalrymen would be needed to completely eliminate the enemy's ability to fight.

"General, we can't go on like this. Our casualties are too great."

Domur came to Kodo with a serious look on his face and said, "We have to pay the price of several soldiers to fill the trench with soil and rocks."

"If this continues, I'm afraid these soldiers will cause trouble."

Most of these infantrymen were recruited and surrendered by them, and no one could predict how long they could hold out.

It is even possible that they would turn against their own side on the spot in the face of the defenders' constant counterattacks.

Kodo's expression remained unchanged: "How much of the trench has been filled?"

"Five hundred steps have been filled in."

"Five hundred steps?"

Kodo sneered and pointed to Fengshan City in front of him and asked, "How far are we from Fengshan City?"

"What are five hundred steps enough for?"

"Pass the order down, continue the attack. The first person to get close to Fengshan City will be rewarded with a thousand taels and promoted three levels. I will personally take him to the prince to claim the reward!"

"This……"

Duo Muer hesitated, "General, but..."

"There aren't that many buts. I only have one request now, and that is to get rid of these traps outside the city as soon as possible!"

Kodo snorted coldly and interrupted Domur, "Any soldier who joins us should have thought about this. If they dare to rebel, I will not show mercy!"

"Yes!"

Seeing that Kodo insisted on doing so, Domur had no choice but to agree.

but.

How could the defenders in Fengshan City just let it go and continue filling in the traps and trenches?

The battle lasted until dusk before it ended.

Both sides suffered heavy casualties, and the trenches and traps outside the city were filled up by the Tang army for 800 steps.

If the defenders had not fought to the death, the number would have been much higher.

Faced with the miserable appearance of these soldiers, Kodo simply arranged for a military doctor to treat their injuries and then left.

"Continue tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)