The Prodigal Son

That evening, after assigning various tasks, Qin Yu still ordered people to start digging the tunnel.

However, he also followed Qin Fumeng's advice and only tried it out, without placing his hopes on it.

He had just finished making arrangements when Qin Fumeng arrived with Monk Dong.

Qin Yu smiled at Monk Dong, "I was planning to come find you later, but I didn't expect you to come first."

"What do you want from me?"

Monk Dong asked casually.

"Of course, it's about learning from others!"

Qin Yu said matter-of-factly, "I've never actually fought a siege battle before. Even last-minute preparations can be effective!"

Monk Dong smiled back and teased, "Your reputation is much better than mine. If anyone should be learning from you, it's me who should be learning from you."

"No, no!"

Qin Yu shook his head repeatedly, "You taught me my very first battle; you're practically my mentor!"

"Alright, with a major battle at hand, stop with the nonsense!"

Qin Fu glared at Qin Yu and asked bluntly, "What preparations have you made on your side?"

When the conversation turned to serious matters, Qin Yu immediately dropped his joking tone and replied, "Logging trees, digging tunnels, gathering fodder, making simple siege ladders..."

Hearing Qin Yu's arrangements, Qin Fumeng couldn't help but nod in approval.

Not bad!

The preparations are fairly thorough!

But it's still not enough!

"Have you sent people to check the water depth at various points along the moat?"

Qin Fumeng asked calmly.

"Not yet."

Qin Yu shook his head slightly, asking in confusion, "Aren't we going to attack from the city gate?"

Qin Fumeng's face fell, and he said in a deep voice, "You'd better have your men find out exactly where the moat is deep and where it's shallow! As the commander of an army, if you can't even figure this out, what kind of city are you going to attack?"

"This subordinate will arrange it immediately!"

Qin Yu did not refute.

"Wait!"

Qin Fumeng stopped him, "Have someone make some simple bridge piers out of wood!"

Ok?

Qin Yu frowned.

If the attack is from the city gate, what's the point of having bridge piers?

Although the moat is about ten zhang wide, the drawbridges at the city gates are only about three zhang wide, and longer pieces of wood can be laid across directly.

Are they not going to attack from the city gate?

Qin Yu looked at Qin Fumeng.

Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, and too lazy to ask any more questions, he immediately ordered someone to carry out the tasks he had been given.

Afterwards, Qin Fumeng called him and Monk Dong aside, "Tell me your siege plan!"

Qin Yu didn't mince words and immediately explained his plan to attack the city.

He planned to launch a feint attack to deplete some of the Yan army's defensive supplies, and ideally, rely on experts like Ning Huang to put pressure on the enemy and demoralize them.

They first launched a few feint attacks, then a full-scale offensive was launched just before dusk.

The main attack was on the south gate, while a feigned attack was on the east gate.

After hearing Qin Yu's plan, Dong Heshang was about to speak when Qin Fumeng gave him a wink, signaling him not to say anything more.

Monk Dong quickly understood Qin Fumeng's intention and immediately kept quiet.

"Alright, let's leave it at that!"

Qin Fumeng didn't elaborate, "Although the possibility of Zong Bi launching a night attack is relatively small, we still need to be vigilant!"

After saying that, Qin Fumeng prepared to leave with Monk Dong.

"etc!"

Qin Yu stopped the two men, "You're leaving already? General Dong, aren't you going to tell us your siege plan?"

Monk Dong chuckled inwardly, but said with a straight face, "This humble general will cooperate with Commander Qin! Let's go!"

Without giving Qin Yu a chance to ask any more questions, the two quickly made their escape.

Qin Yu harbored a secret suspicion.

What are these two up to?

Aren't we going to attack the city?

At least hold a simple meeting to make arrangements!

Just coming for a quick look and then leaving?

……

Overnight, Qin Yu's tunnel warfare plan was declared a failure.

Digging too deep will make the soil unsuitable!

They couldn't dig very far before encountering rocks blocking their path.

If it's dug too shallow, you won't even be able to cross the moat!

As expected, Zong Bi did not launch a night attack, which allowed them to get a good night's sleep.

However, they were camping.

The sky is my blanket, the earth is my bed!

He never leaves his knife, and he never leaves his armor.

Fortunately, it's not cold yet; in fact, it's quite warm.

If we wait until winter, we won't be able to play like this.

Suddenly, Qin Yu understood some of the reasons why the old guys insisted on launching a strong attack on Wangzhou Prefecture.

If supply routes are not cleared, and the weather gets cold, even getting rest at night during marches will be a major problem.

I really had it too easy in Minjiang.

As a result, there were some things I had never considered before, nor had I ever looked at them in the long term.

As Qin Yuzheng was reflecting on his actions while munching on his dry rations, Qin Fumeng personally arrived and ordered: "Your troops are to launch an attack on the enemy's south and west gates at 7:45 AM. Focus your attack on the south gate, and feign an attack on the east gate!"

"This subordinate obeys!"

Upon receiving the order, Qin Yu immediately commanded someone to summon Pei Xiao, Xiong Quhu, and Ning Huang.

After briefly repeating Qin Fumeng's orders, Qin Yu immediately commanded, "Senior Ning, you lead the charge! After breaching the enemy's barbican and main gate, retreat immediately! Do not linger!"

"Xiong Quhu, you are ordered to lead your troops in the main attack on the south gate! Once the barbican gate is breached, immediately lead your troops forward and make the attack as aggressive as possible! But remember, if the enemy on the city walls launches a counterattack, retreat immediately!"

"Seniors, you should coordinate with Pei Xiao's troops to launch a feigned attack on the east gate, and seize the opportunity to eliminate the defenders on the city wall..."

Qin Fumeng listened quietly to Qin Yu's orders, but secretly shook his head in his heart.

He still pinned his hopes on opportunism!

That's it!

Let him give it a try!

Anyway, didn't he want to deplete the enemy's defensive supplies with zero casualties?

Even if it doesn't work out, they won't suffer any losses.

He'll be satisfied once he's tried!

As soon as Qin Yu gave the order, everyone went down to prepare.

As the second quarter of Chen Shi (7:45 AM) arrived, Qin Yu immediately shouted the order: "Beat the drums!"

"Knock knock knock..."

Accompanied by the rapid drumbeats, the armies from both directions immediately began their assault on the city.

Qin Yu did not lead his personal guards to charge forward, but instead stood on higher ground, observing the situation on the battlefield with his all-seeing eyes.

Qin Fumeng simply stood beside him, and although Qin Yu had given him a pair of telescopes, he didn't take them out to look at them.

Nan Que'er looked at Qin Fumeng with a puzzled expression.

Does he not care at all about the situation on the battlefield?

Qin Yu was not far from the city gate, and soon he spotted Ning Huang's figure through his telescope.

Ning Huang moved extremely fast.

Although the moat of Wangzhou Prefecture was about ten zhang wide, the drawbridge at the city gate was only about three zhang wide. This width was practically nonexistent for Ninghuang.

Seeing Ning Huang charging towards them alone, the defenders on the city wall immediately began firing arrows.

Ning Huang swung his sword through the air, and the domineering sword energy instantly cut a group of guards on the city wall in two.

The Yan army defending the city was horrified and even halted their offensive for a moment.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ning Huang quickly flashed to the gate of the barbican.

Ning Huang gathered his true energy and suddenly swung his sword.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the wooden city gate shattered instantly.

Qin Yu was about to applaud when his expression suddenly froze.

Behind that city gate, there was actually a solid stone wall!

Ning Huang's violent power blasted open the city gate, but only caused some rubble to be knocked off the stone wall behind it.

The stone wall behind the city gate remained unmoved!

Seeing Qin Yu's expression, Qin Fumeng asked with a smile, "The city gates are blocked, right?"

"right."

Qin Yu forced a reply, then turned to Qin Fumeng, "You already guessed it?"