nanming man

Chapter 355 Preparations for Jingzhou
The soldiers of the Western Army on the top of the city were stunned, and even the guard Ma Weixin was speechless.

In just a short while, the people and horses all over the mountains and fields have advanced to three miles away from the city.

No matter what crowds of people, billowing like a tide, it is not enough to describe the number of people.

The soldiers of the Western Army stood at the top of the city, looking around, the ground seemed to be covered by a piece of gray cloth, and there were crowds of people everywhere.
In this sea of ​​people, flags fluttered one after another, and there were flying bridges, long ladders and other things standing among the crowd.

When Ma Weixin saw the enemy army stopped three miles away, and heard the noise coming like waves, his expression suddenly became dignified.

But at this moment, in the direction of the east city, there was another "Dang Dang Dang" alarm bell, and the soldiers of the Western Army on the tower, while beating the gong, leaned out half of their bodies, and shouted loudly, "The enemy is attacking, and the east is also coming!" Already!"

Outside the east city of Jingzhou, thousands of horsemen rolled up billowing yellow dust and galloped towards Jingzhou.

The defenders at the top of the city, when they heard the shouts, looked up to the east one after another, and their faces changed.

Countless troops just arrived outside the west city, and more than ten thousand troops came to the east of the city, causing the Jingzhou defenders to panic immediately.

Ma Weixin rushed back to the East City in a hurry, and heard the sharp and loud horns echoing in the wilderness. The tiger and horse army was selected to gallop ahead, followed by more than ten thousand troops, rolling towards Jingzhou.

"General, what should we do now?" The generals were panicked and completely lost their attention.

Ma Weixin groaned in his heart, facing the enemy army coming from the wild, what could he do.

"Send someone to inform the king that we are only guarding the city!" He was silent for a while, and punched the top of the city.

At this time, the galloping horse army did not stop in the distance, but rushed to the city in a show of power, and shot a few arrows at the city from time to time, causing the defenders to turn pale.

Gao Yihuan rode on the black steed and stopped in the distance. Surrounded by hundreds of cavalry, he took out his binoculars to observe the city defense.

Jingzhou City is more than three feet high, surrounded by moats, and has a circumference of nearly twenty miles. It is indeed a relatively difficult city.

Several generals controlled the horses while observing the city, Zhao Zhuzi spat on the ground, "Marshal, this city is not small, it's not easy to manage!"

It is indeed very difficult to build a decent city.However, being big also has big shortcomings. Gao Yihuan pointed at the top of the city with his horsewhip, and said to the left and right: "Although this city is big, it is not without its shortcomings. To besiege such a big city would require at least hundreds of thousands of people. Now we have more than this number. The same , Such a big city, with a circumference of nearly twenty miles, is also very stressful to defend, and the defenders must have enough troops to fill the city walls. Sun Kewang is not in the city now, and there are only a few thousand defenders in Jingzhou. The commander does not believe that the defenders can take care of such a long defense zone!"

After hearing what Shuai Gao said, everyone immediately felt that Jingzhou was not too difficult to fight.

"When the commander-in-chief said that, I have the confidence in my heart." Zhao Zhuzi immediately smiled foolishly.

"This time, this commander leads 30 people, and he will definitely break through Jingzhou City. If Jingzhou is captured, Huguang, a high-ranking official in the north of the river, and the east of Wuchang will all be in my hands. The territory of our Wei Wu army will be doubled, which is almost equivalent to monopolizing one Province." Gao Yihuan looked at Jingzhou, said something loudly, pulled out the reins, and ordered: "Go, go back and prepare to attack the city!"

After hearing Gao Yihuan's words, all the generals knew his determination to win Jingzhou, and they immediately lifted their spirits.

At that moment, the Wei army temporarily retreated from the city. Gao Yihuan first asked someone to shoot a letter of surrender to the city, ordering him to surrender within a day, and then sent scouts to monitor the surrounding movements to prevent soldiers and horses from suddenly rushing to Jingzhou and affecting his attack on the city. , and finally ordered the armies to prepare more equipment overnight, and if the defenders did not surrender, they were ready to attack Jingzhou City.

At night, in the camp, most of the soldiers of the Wei army were resting, recharging their energy and preparing to attack the city.

The refugee camp was brightly lit, and the men were busy making more things.

Gao Yihuan attached great importance to the Battle of Jingzhou. If he didn't eat the duck, he couldn't feel at ease.

At this time, Gao Yihuan was wearing armor, with a knife on his waist, and accompanied by several generals, he came to the camp of the refugees.

"Hooks must be installed in front of the climbing ladder!" Gao Yihuan watched the refugees busy, and ordered: "Tell the brothers, don't be afraid of trouble, a small detail may save your life at a critical moment."

Many people do things just about the same. The reason why the firearms of the Ming Dynasty are so bad is not only the corruption of the bureaucracy, but also because many people have this kind of mentality. If there is no restraint, they will not be strict with themselves.

"The commander-in-chief is really worried about the brothers!" Wang Guangen said hastily.

Gao Yihuan said: "Don't worry! Brothers have followed me, and I have to be responsible to my brothers." He pointed to a long ladder and said: "Such a long ladder is still easy to be overturned. You can ask the brothers to nail two of them side by side to make a row of ladders, so that when the brothers go to the city, it is easier to climb and avoid. Also, the flying bridge should be wider. Don’t be afraid of getting tired now, and wait until you attack the city , the brothers will know the painstaking efforts of this handsome."

"Don't worry, Commander, I'll give you my orders!" Wang Guangen hastily cupped his fists and bowed.

Gao Yihuan looked at it, ordered to check it for a while, then rode away from the refugee camp, and then went to the next place.

On the banks of the Yangtze River six miles downstream of Jingzhou, nearly a thousand peasants and craftsmen rebuilt twenty large ships overnight, one of which was He Tengjiao's boat.

These large poop buildings all have two to three floors, and are very tall. Three of them can be level with the city wall of Jingzhou. The angle of inclination is also enough to invalidate the defender's Rolling Stone Wood.

Once any large-scale equipment approaches the city wall, it will pose a fatal threat to the defenders. Therefore, these giants must be the main targets of the defenders. Many giant equipment are destroyed on the road to the city because of their slow movement. Not only failed to provide help for the siege, but caused huge casualties to one's own side.

Once these ships appear in the moat, they will inevitably become the focus of attack by the defenders.

Therefore, Gao Yihuan kept the fleet out of the sight of the Jingzhou defenders, and modified the ships to prevent the defenders from making preparations in advance.

At this time, Gao Yihuan stood on the shore and ordered: "The trebuchets and rockets in Jingzhou City can pose a threat to the ship. You should protect the side of the ship. Do you install wooden boards or put wet quilts on it?" , Cowhide, you have to think of ways yourself!"

Li Hu, Gao Yihuan's nephew, was in charge of rebuilding the ship. He clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Commander. I promise to put a layer of armor on the ship so that the ship can get close to Jingzhou City."

Gao Yi Huanyu nodded, and explained that after the improvement on one side, some ballast stones must be placed on the other side to maintain the balance of the hull before returning to the camp to rest.

When it was dark the next day, Jingzhou city sent personnel to express their willingness to surrender, but asked Gao Yihuan to give them three days to prepare before leaving the city and surrendering.

Damn, my boss gave you a chance, but you acted like a fool and played a game of slowing down the army. Without saying a word, Gao Yihuan asked his personal guards to take him directly to the city and kill him.

It was night, in the big tent of the Wei Army's central army, more than a dozen generals of the Wei Army gathered together, and everyone's faces showed excitement. They finally waited for the moment to seize Jingzhou~
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