General Qin

Zhao Tuo struggled all night, but still did not put his thoughts into action.

He was going to observe Su Jiao's behavior again.

In case the other party is going to wear small shoes for him, if he asks for instructions without authorization, it is likely to give the handle.

On the second day, the Qin army launched another attack on Jicheng.

Its offensive was fierce, and a large number of Qin soldiers pushed the siege equipment such as ladders and building carts, and kept climbing the city to fight.

But the Yan people were also united as one, and fought to the death with the Qin army at the top of the city. When one died, the other immediately took his place.

When the country is subjugated, the Yan people in the city are full of soldiers.

The two sides fought hand-to-hand, corpses kept falling from the top of the city, and the dark red blood flowed down the wall, rendering the four walls of Jicheng scarlet.

There were also corpses piled up like a mountain at the city gate, and the Yan army relied on a burst of blood to keep the Qin people out of Jicheng.

For seven days in a row, the Qin army suffered a large number of casualties. No matter whether it was the main attack on the southern city wall or the other three walls that were feinted, they failed to achieve any results.

"If things go on like this, even if our army takes Jicheng, there will be heavy casualties. Those Yan people want to rely on the city wall to let the blood of my Qin people be shed here!"

In the command tent, General Xin Sheng cupped his hands and said, "General, the last general, please hold off on attacking the city, and let the soldiers recuperate for a while. This will also allow the Yan people in the city to relax their vigilance, and our army will attack quickly if they are not prepared. City, maybe we can catch him by surprise."

General Wang Jian sat on the couch, squinting his eyes, and nodded slightly to Xin Sheng's words, without opening his mouth to judge.

Sure enough, another young general in the tent couldn't bear it any longer, and said, "General, the last general thinks that General Xin's words are thoughtless and unacceptable."

"Oh? What did I miss in my words, Li Xin, you should make it clear."

Xin Sheng's eyelids twitched. Li Xin, who has always been aggressive, said that he had lost his mind. This is really new.

Li Xin cupped his hands slightly, and said, "General Xin said just now that our army should stop attacking the city and rest our soldiers. But in this way, the Yan people will also be rested. When they see that our army is no longer attacking the city, they will think that they have the upper hand The morale of the Yan people in the city will definitely rise, and they will no longer be afraid of our Qin army. In this way, the next time you want to attack the city, you will face the Yan people with even higher morale."

"Also, General Xin thinks that we can use this to make the defenders of the city relax their vigilance, so as to catch them off guard."

"This is nonsense. Let me ask you, the Yan Kingdom is about to die. How could we relax our vigilance and give them a chance to sneak attack just because we are no longer attacking the city. On the contrary, after they have rested, they are full of energy and will definitely be more vigilant. City, will never give our army a chance."

Xin Sheng rolled his eyes, but he had to admit that Li Xin's words made sense, and he asked, "Then what is General Li's opinion?"

Li Xin raised his head and said: "In the opinion of the last general, our army can slow down the offensive, but we must not stop the siege."

"But let the east and north battalions attack today. Tomorrow, let the west and south battalions attack the city. This cycle of alternating attacks will not only allow our soldiers to rest and reorganize, but also keep the Yan army in the city in a state of exhaustion all the time."

"Our army's attack direction is different every day. The Yan people can't judge where our army will attack from. They can only defend the four walls with all their strength. This is a strategy to contain the whole army with a part of the force. Tired of running. If there is a flaw in a certain city wall, our army can go up in a big way and break the city with one blow!"

Li Xin was tall and straight, and he spoke loudly at the moment, which made him even more energetic and eye-catching.

"What a General Lee."

Wang Jian clapped his hands and smiled, looking at the heroic Li Xin with a flash of reminiscence in his eyes.

Once upon a time, he was so high-spirited.

It's just that time makes people old and smooths all his edges and corners.

"Following General Li's strategy, he ordered the entire army to follow this method of warfare."

"only."

The generals were ordered to leave.

Li Xin also held his head high and walked out proudly.

Although he sometimes likes to charge and kill, he has also been familiar with military books since he was a child, and he is definitely not bad at warfare.

On the second day, the Qin army acted according to the plan and only launched attacks from two directions, which changed every day and were unpredictable.

In addition, Wang Jian ordered suspicious soldiers to be mixed with them, and the drums were played in the direction where they were not attacking, so as to confuse the defenders.

They even beat drums at night and sent a small group of suspicious soldiers to make a feint attack. The disturbed Yan army could not rest.

Such a combination of fiction and reality, and the combination of fiction and reality, really shocked the Yan army defending the city every day, exhausted, unable to distinguish whether the Qin army was the main attack or a feint attack, whether it was a real attack or a fake attack.

After half a month, the swallow soldiers in the city were like frightened birds, exhausted.

"Although the strategy is effective, the defense of Jicheng is too strong, and the Yan people are also quite tenacious in their resistance. It will take some time to take it down."

Li Xin stood on the high hill, watching the siege scene in the distance.

Today, the east and west battalions are the main attack, and the south and north battalions also beat the drums at the same time.

Although the momentum is great, the Yan people rely on the advantage of city defense and still firmly resist the Qin pawns, preventing them from advancing an inch.

Li Xin shook his head, he naturally hoped that his battalion could break through the city first and win the first victory.

However, the Yan people in the city were facing the danger of subjugation, and they all gritted their teeth to resist desperately. Even if the Qin army resorted to tactics of exhausting the enemy, it could only be used as an auxiliary, unable to achieve the goal of winning with one blow, and could only slowly fade away.

"It would be great if there is a good way to break the city."

Li Xin sighed.

Among the short soldiers beside him, a young general opened his mouth when he heard the general's sigh, but finally closed it.

Those who exceed the mark will die.

This military law is tightly pressed between Zhao Tuo and Li Xin.

Unless Li Xin asks him actively, Zhao Tuo must not ask for instructions and advice beyond his superiors, and can only report to the higher level.

This is military law.

No rules, no standards.

Once violated, I am afraid that before he can fully tell, the military judge will severely punish him in accordance with the military law.

"Ask me, ask me quickly!"

Zhao Tuo called out in his heart, but Li Xin did not ask him in the end.

As the sun set, the attacking Qin army retreated again.

All the short soldiers also escorted the main general back to the tent.

After Zhao Tuo finished his duty, he also returned to his camp.

"Tuo, have you been on your mind recently?"

Shejian waited there, looking at Zhao Tuo with both eyes.

Zhao Tuo smiled bitterly, he has been very entangled recently.

Regardless of the original history or the current battle situation, Jicheng will be captured by the Qin army sooner or later. At that time, as a short soldier, Zhao Tuo may only be able to accumulate some achievements, but will not be able to get the promotion of the title, and miss this war of annihilating the country in vain.

You must know that in today's world, two of the six kingdoms in Shandong have been destroyed, and the Qi kingdom surrendered in the end, while the Wei kingdom was mainly attacked by Wang Ben's army, and it was not their turn.

So Zhao Tuo wanted to take advantage of the unification war to climb up, the only chances were the two battles of Mieyan and Fachu, and he didn't have much time left.

The battle of Jicheng was an opportunity, and the sacrifice of the counterweight trebuchet to quickly break through Jicheng might bring rewards.

Zhao Tuo observed Su Jiao during this period of time, and found that this person acted quite fairly, and did not deliberately make things difficult for him because of prejudice. So I have the heart to offer advice, but I haven't made up my mind to take a gamble.

After roughly understanding Zhao Tuo's meaning, Shejian stretched out his hand to straighten the crown on Zhao Tuo's head, and said, "Since you want to offer advice, go and try it."

"When a man is alive, if he is scrupled, how can his heart be smooth. If he is convicted, the worst thing is to offset it with his title. Why let himself be depressed all day long and lose his heroism for nothing."

Zhao Tuo was stunned for a moment, and when he understood, he laughed loudly: "You are right, a man acts according to his heart. I have become petty these few days, and my scruples come and go, but everyone is scrupled. In this world, seeking merit and profit, there is no one who does not take risks, even if he is punished, he will have a title to pay for his crimes, I am afraid he is a bird!"

After being told by Shejian, the depression in Zhao Tuo's heart dissipated at once, and he suddenly felt refreshed and open-minded.

He smiled and said: "Tomorrow, I will go to the five hundred masters..."