Chapter 539: Qingzhou comes to aid
The combat power of those people in South Asia is completely ineffective in Sima Ji's eyes, but their culture is awesome. Sima Ji believes that the intensity of Indian cultural assimilation is even stronger than that of Chinese culture. Whoever enters will lose the pit of the caste system. There are many Indians themselves, and it is not so good to send troops to attack others. He is so tired that he is too unreasonable.
Sima Ji is willing to live in peace with South Asian countries forever. It is best for both sides to be able to create beauty, and not to be too close to each other.
Outside Yecheng City, Sima Ji looked up at the tall city walls of Yecheng. There were dense clusters of arrows on the rammed earth walls, and traces left by broken swords and spears. You can imagine the tragic siege. There were also a large dark mark at the location of many city walls, which were just the marks left by the soldiers guarding the city falling down the tinder oil to ignite the fire.
The city gate tower in Yecheng had almost been smashed and burned by a catapult. The bare city wall seemed to be looking at the Great Wall. As for the city under the city, it was full of corpses. Sima Jiyan ordered the siege of the city day and night, but he still could not shake the northern city. But he believed that the opponent would not be able to hold on for too long with this strength.
After watching for a while, Sima Ji boarded the navy fleet on the Zhang River. The commander of the Youzhou Navy, Lu He, was already waiting on it. Sima Ji nodded and asked someone to bring a rope, tied his sword and sank it into the water. After a long time, he pulled the rope and felt the depth of the water, and said with a thoughtful look, "There is still such depth in the dry season, no wonder Yecheng often suffers from floods."
"Yes, King Yan, this is the key point of the Central Plains Canal. Whether it is water or land, it is impossible to get around the capital if you want to enter the capital!" Lu He also said with empathy, "Going east from the Zhang River and entering the canal and reaching Jicheng directly. If King Yan hadn't been alert to this, we might have suffered a great loss when training the navy."
"It's not a prescient idea, I can only be considered careful. In fact, my war level is average and cannot be compared with many generals, but I never stay in a dangerous place." Sima Ji pulled out his sword from the water and wiped it with a cloth, saying thoughtfully, "At that time, Cao Cao used the capital of Wei here to lead the Zhang River to flow from the west to the east, flowing through the Tongque Tower, and flowing into the city to flow eastward, which is called Changminggou. The canal water flows southward through Zhichemen and exits the city. Changminggou divided Yecheng into two halves and turned into two cities north and south. Now all the fifteen gates in the four directions of Yecheng have been filled to death. Only where the Zhang River in the west enters the city can also be used as an attack point."
To the north of Zhangshui is a palace city, which is full of palaces left over from the Wei Kingdom. The south city is considered a residential house. The Tongquetai is one of the bridges connecting the two cities of the north and south. The middle one is called Tongquetai, which is ten zhang high. There is the Golden Tiger Tower in the south, which is eight zhang high. The north is called the Ice Well Platform, which is also eight zhang high.
Even the moat in Yecheng was dug out by Cao Cao to siege the city. The city was nearly forty miles in a radius, and accordingly, Cao Cao's trench was forty miles long. The water-drafted siege became today's city wall. The moat in Yecheng was two meters deep and two meters wide. Because it was living water, if it was not intercepted from the upper stream, the moat would never be filled.
"Lu He, let the fleet evacuate the Zhang River and find other rivers to shore. Cao Cao can lead the river to siege the city, so I will intercept the river and attack the city. Even if I use 20,000 soldiers to intercept the river, I will not be able to succeed without half a month. After the interception, I will use the Jinming Gate, which is the west Zhang River in the city, to enter the city. You will leave with the fleet now." Sima Ji had made up his mind and took all his bets in the western suburbs of Yecheng.
When Cao Cao used water to attack the city, he turned his attention to the Zhang River flowing through Yecheng. So, the Zhang River was introduced into the dug trenches and Yecheng was surrounded by water. This scene seemed familiar. When he attacked Lu Bu, Cao Cao also used water to flood the city. Yecheng also inherited the fate of Xia Pi.
Today, Sima Ji needs to drain the Zhang River because he has only one choice. Only the Jinming Gate, which enters the city, cannot be filled. If you enter the Jinming Gate, you can directly cut the north and south cities of Yecheng into two halves. This is simply a choice. Let Lu He find the river to shore. Sima Ji ordered Cao Gan to come in and instruct, "Pick the soldiers in the army, and those who are still smart at night should be able to get enough 10,000 people. I will choose to raid Yecheng at one night." The first step in the selection of personnel is that you cannot have night blindness. Night blindness is a common situation in this era, so night attacks can always blow up camps.
"Before this, the canal used to intercept the flow must be completed, and the army cannot stop attacking the city." Sima Ji continued to give instructing, "Remember these and select people. You need an elite army to break into Yecheng, and the Dragon Crow Camp must also participate in the battle. However, the Dragon Crow Knife you carry must be kept, otherwise you will be heard at a long distance. I don't have the ability to call the wind and rain. Let the world cover you with a heavy rain, and replace it with the infantry's waist knife." He knew that the longer the time delayed, the more unfavorable it was for him.
Since Sima Yong put on a turtle shell and Yecheng is another strong city, he could only try to stew this turtle to nourish the body. It happened to be a bit kidney deficiency recently. Although his appearance has not grown to the point of kidney deficiency, the power he possesses makes up for this.
Three days later, the shouts of killing outside the city were still loud. Sima Ji's army attacked for three consecutive days, leaving thousands of corpses outside the city to gain nothing. However, he still did not give up and practiced his original intention of not beating the enemy to death. However, the intensity of this war must be reduced.
Because of the moat, the siege turned into long-distance firefighting in the following days. One of the archers on both sides lay in the trenches and the other hid behind the city walls, shooting at each other every day. The results of today depend on whether the string control personnel in both sides were enough. The intensity of the war was bottomed out, but the energy consumption did not decrease. However, in the eyes of some people, the danger has temporarily passed.
Among these people, Sima Yong, who was like a frightened bird. After several days of fierce siege, the situation in Yecheng gradually stabilized. Although the danger was still there, as Sima Ji thought, humans with strong hearts could always show their adaptability, and soldiers who still licked blood from the knife every day gradually got used to this dangerous environment.
This is a very dangerous trend. For Sima Ji, this siege battle has become a trend over the years. If this is true, he will be recorded in history as a negative case, highlighting the grand image of this elder, which is untolerable.
At this time, the city's defenders still had tens of thousands of troops, and Sima Ji's troops were only 200,000. Facing the densely packed official troops on the tall city wall, Sima Ji felt a little sad. The domestic city and Yecheng were really not on the same level.
He finally began to receive good news. The first good news was not the Jizhou he valued or the good news from Bingzhou, but the result of being blessed by the previous kings. This proves how important the relationship left over from the previous generation was.
The last Yan King Sima Ji was the general of Zhendong and the general of the military affairs of Qingzhou. Of course, Sima Ji had never seen the former king take office. He almost controlled the military affairs of Qingzhou. Qingzhou was also a major state in the mainland, and there was no foreign enemy eyeing him. Therefore, the main method for Sima Ji to win over his subordinates at that time was to let everyone go together.
Except for not being in the Yan Palace, his father could appear anywhere, and almost became the leader of the metaphysics of Youzhou. However, the previous Yan King was not doing his job properly, and finally gave back to Sima Ji at an appropriate time. When Sima Ji was at a loss for the strong city and the high walls, it was not that he sent troops to conquer Jizhou, but that good news came from Bingzhou, but that Qingzhou gave him a burst of heart-warming agent. This was a real surprise.
"I didn't expect that the first time I experienced the treatment I made was because of the blessing of the previous king." Sima Ji held the letter to him, not knowing whether to cry or laugh. He fought hard and did not have the ability to win the hearts of the people even if the previous king took drugs. At this moment, Sima Ji had deep doubts about his own people.
Not only did Qingzhou issue an edict, but it even began to rectify its troops and horses to help him. Judging from the dates in the letter, perhaps this reinforcements he had never expected had already been on the road. He was wrong about it. This army with 20,000 people had already left Qingzhou and was slowly rushing towards Yecheng.
The man who led the army was named Wang Mi. For him, this was the first time he led his troops to fight. Now the world is in chaos and the kings are attacking and killing. For him, when the result of the Hebei War was officially made, after the result of the Hebei War reached Qingzhou, there were voices of supporting King Yan appearing in Qingzhou. After all, many elders of local families have been close to the previous King of Yan and have seen Sima Ji many times before. People always have the first impression of the children they have seen. Many people do not believe how cruel the King of Yan was, and they also think about their friendship with Sima Ji in the past.
Of course, Wang Mi had never met Sima Ji. His grandfather had a good relationship with Sima Ji. He had been the prefect of the leading party and left this relationship. After hearing the consequences of the Hebei War, the elders of the Wang Mi family immediately contacted the officials of Qingzhou and became the firm King of Yan. Now Qingzhou has driven all Sima Yong away and is rushing to Yecheng to prepare for the support.
"It's better to be faster. Yecheng pointed to by King Yan Bingfeng. Now we must rush to the battlefield in the battle of Yecheng to make achievements. The slow march cannot continue now." Wang Mi's brows condensed tightly, obviously quite dissatisfied with the current march speed, and urged the army to speed up the march speed.
"General, Yecheng is so far away from us. Even if we accelerate the march, we may not be able to catch up. If we arrive before we arrive, wouldn't it be a waste of time?"
Chapter completed!