Chapter 905 A trap awaits
It was originally difficult to start construction in the cold winter season of ice and snow, but the Western Wei army that entered the Heluo area had nearly 100,000 troops. After a lot of work, they built a long perimeter outside Jinyong City, and piled earth to build a mountain to the south of Jinyong City. An earth beam led directly to the head of Jinyong City, and then launched a rapid attack on the city.
Jin Yong's old city was destroyed by the Eastern Wei army long ago. Now Jin Yong's city was rebuilt on the original site of the city. It was precisely because of the inconsistent practice of the predecessors destroying the city and the later generations building the city that Yu Wentai laughed at him.
Today's Jinyong City is far less than the original city in terms of scale and architectural splendor, but its military defensive functions have been greatly strengthened. It is also the center of the new series of city defenses built by the Northern Qi Dynasty between Heluo and Heluo.
Originally, more than 20,000 people gathered in the city, but due to the random command of Ping Qin King Gao Guiyan, the division and brigade were defeated by Luoxi. Only Dugu Yongye gathered thousands of defeated troops in a hurry and withdrew to defend the city.
After returning to the city, Dugu Yongye actively repaired the city defenses. Fortunately, apart from the shortage of troops, the city also had abundant reserves of other ordnance and supplies. Even if it was besieged, it could still stand firm and wait for help.
After the Western Wei army surrounded the city, they also arranged for the prisoners to be surrendered to the city to shout for surrender, but they were all shot and expelled by Dugu Yongye, who refused to surrender to the Western Wei Dynasty.
Although he had no trace of his father and ancestors to rely on in the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi Dynasties, he relied on his talents to win the appreciation of Emperor Wenxiang Gao Cheng and the current emperor, and was often reused. Naturally, he would not treason and surrender because of this setback. The enemy is determined to stand firm and wait for reinforcements.
Dugu Yongye's stubbornness naturally angered Yuwentai. After all the siege fortifications such as Changwei and Tushan were set up, he immediately ordered an attack on Jinyong City.
The ensuing offensive was lackluster. Although the Western Wei army attacked fiercely, the defenders in the city were also tenacious in fighting spirit. They fought fiercely on the top of the city and refused to give in, causing the battle to fall into a very stalemate.
In order to capture Jinyong City as soon as possible and face the Northern Qi reinforcements without any distractions, Yu Wentai came to the outside of the city in person to supervise the battle every day regardless of the wind, snow and cold, and also built various siege equipment to assist in the siege. Including Li Boshan's Heyang Cannon with his repeated achievements.
There is no airtight wall in the world. The Heyang Cannon, a sharp weapon, has been effective on the Heluo battlefield many times, and naturally it has attracted the attention of interested people in the country. Before the two sides were at odds, Yu Wentai had used the Jingzhou Army to submit a battle report, and ordered Li Boshan to describe in detail the method of making this weapon. He also made a copy of it, but the power and accuracy were inferior to traditional stone throwing. The machines are quite different, and their practicality is not very high.
He had a suspicion that Li Boshan had something to hide, but he didn't pay too much attention to it.
After all, Li Boshan was still his staunch confidant and one of the most outstanding generals under his command at that time. There was no need to intimidate and alienate him just for a piece of ordnance. He had to use his people and things anyway. At that time, no strong measures were used to force him. Now that Li Boshan is out of control, he has no chance to force him again.
The Heyang cannon built this time also did not bring any surprises to Yuwentai. The accuracy of the stone cannon was really poor. During the test firing, the weight of the counterweight was too heavy, causing the cannon stone to fall off. Can't even launch.
Seeing this scene, Yu Wentai couldn't help but feel angry. He directly ordered these stone cannon mounts to be dragged back to the Henan city where his army was stationed and left idle so that they could no longer be displayed in a embarrassing manner.
In fact, the progress of Jin Yong City's siege can be considered a relatively normal state nowadays, but because Li Bi's previous record was so impressive, Yu Wentai had higher expectations for this war. Once things return to a normal track, he will inevitably feel a sense of disparity in his heart and become restless.
If Jin Yongcheng's offensive was not overwhelming and made Yuwentai feel bad, then the subsequent change of situation would be a real blow to him.
In the early morning, after Yu Wentai got up and had a simple breakfast, he planned to summon his generals to deploy today's siege mission. However, as soon as he stood up from the desk, he felt a trance in front of his eyes, and then he fell back down again.
"What's wrong, Lord?"
Yuwenhu, who had been paying close attention to his uncle's physical condition, suddenly panicked when he saw this. He hurriedly stepped forward to support Yuwentai's still leaning body, and asked quickly.
Yuwentai didn't say anything, he just sat in silence with his forehead in his hands. After a while, he felt that the dizziness gradually subsided, and then he raised his head and waved his hands and said, "Nothing, no problem. Go to the tent and don't keep the generals waiting for a long time."
Yu Wenhu was still a little worried. Seeing Yu Wentai stand up again, he couldn't help but advise: "There have been many stalemates in the war recently. I'm afraid there won't be a breakthrough in a short time. Besides, it has been snowing continuously for the past few days. For uncle, There is really no need to be on the front line to supervise the battle. It is better to distribute the tasks and wait in the city. "
After hearing this, Yu Wentai waved his hand and said: "Soldiers are important, even if they are trivial, they can really make the difference between life and death. Today, one hundred thousand soldiers are hanging here because of my single thought. How can I delay the military due to a moment of laziness? I have been supervising the battle for days. , The enemy city is still difficult to defeat, and once it fails to come out on a certain day, the crowd will be unstoppable! It is not just about the siege here, yesterday the commander came to report the difficulties of Heyang, and reinforcements are also needed today. "
His mind was filled with important military matters. Only by keeping himself busy would he feel fulfilled. He stopped thinking about random worries. After putting on his thick fur coat, he went straight to the big meeting room in the city.
Yuwen Hu felt helpless when he saw that his uncle was so stubborn and refused to listen to advice. He could only follow him quickly and placed Yin Buhai and other doctors who were appointed to join the army among his own soldiers.
The generals in front of the big tent were already waiting here, including Zhao Gui of Zhuguo who had just arrived with a batch of heavy supplies.
After Yuwentai entered the account, he signaled all the generals to enter the account together. He briefly listened to the military affairs of each camp, and then ordered a general to lead 3,000 troops and a batch of supplies to go north to support Da Xiwu and his party.
Yesterday, Da Xiwu sent an envoy back here to report the military situation and explain the illness and difficulties. Yu Wentai heard that they wanted to retreat and rest.
But as he said to Yu Wenhu before, the entire army is currently holding on with the momentum of winning the first battle. In such a difficult combat environment, if there is a slight hint of retreat, the morale of the entire army will decline.
Therefore, they can only continue to grit their teeth and persevere, try their best to expand their first-mover advantage and suppress the personnel forces deployed by Northern Qi in Heluo. In this way, when the reinforcements of Northern Qi arrive in Heluo, there will not be much home advantage. Taking advantage of it, and rushing all the way to this point eager to fight, the two sides can increase their chances of winning when they fight again.
Da Xiwu's troops cannot retreat easily. Not only is it related to morale, but also in terms of the overall tactical arrangement, it is also necessary to have such a group of troops to lock the enemy's reinforcements' advance and retreat channels. Although this group of troops only attacked Heyang, it put pressure on the entire Northern Qi court. Only by maintaining a rapid offensive here can the enemy's reinforcements be made less prepared.
After arranging reinforcements for Da Xiwu's troops, Yuwentai began to arrange today's siege.
The current Jinyong City is the fulcrum of the entire Heluo offensive and defensive front. Although the Western Wei Dynasty has also occupied a lot of Northern Qi cities since its advance, the location of these cities is not as important as Jinyong City. The sooner Jin Yong City is captured, the sooner the first-mover advantage can be converted into home field advantage, and the city fortress can be used to meet the reinforcements of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
However, while Yuwentai was still arranging the battle mission, Yuchigang, who was temporarily the governor of his tent, hurriedly entered the tent and passed a note on the case to Yuwen Hu in the side seat. After Yu Wenhu saw the content on the note, his eyes suddenly condensed, and he took advantage of the gap between Yu Wentai above to assign tasks and handed the note over.
The content written on the note was the news that Da Xiwu's troops were attacked and defeated early in the morning. Li Bi, who was stationed at the foot of Mang Mountain, led his army to pick up the defeated troops and ordered someone to send this news here. .
After Yuwentai saw this information, he couldn't help but gasped, but he still tried to control his emotions, and the expression on his face remained unchanged. He first waved his hand to signal Yuwenhu to step aside temporarily, and then looked at Zhao Gui and said: "Estimating the time, the reinforcements from the East Bandits should be arriving soon. Although the defenders of Jinyong City are still fierce and stubborn, they are just a group of thieves who are stubbornly resisting and struggling to survive. I asked the great uncle here to supervise the troops to attack the city. I will go north and set up a trap to wait for the thieves to come!"
Zhao Gui had just arrived at the front line from Yiyang not long ago. After hearing this, he did not doubt his presence, and supervising the siege was not a difficult task, so he stood up and accepted the order.
After Zhao Gui and the generals stood up to say goodbye and left the tent, Yu Wentai still didn't get up. His face gradually turned pale, and a large amount of sweat poured out on his forehead. His hands tightly grasped the edge of the table in front of him, his knuckles They all turned white due to exertion, and he exhaled with difficulty through his teeth and said: "Hurry, hurry up, Yin joins the army and enters the account!"