Chapter 1899: The Fierce Attack of the Yanjing Attack and Defense Battle (8)
Chapter 1899 The Fierce Attack of Yanjing Attack and Defense (8)
Chapter 1897: The Fierce Attack of Yanjing Attack and Defense (8)
"Your Majesty, it is not enough to confiscate the memorandum and prohibit its circulation. Your Majesty should also stand up and explain to the people that this is Su Lie's conspiracy to undermine the morale of our army." Huo Guang said with a solemn face.
"Yes, yes, I will go and explain it to the people in the city myself."
After hearing Huo Guang's proposal, Liu Che was overjoyed. With his prestige among the people, if he explained it in person, the people of Yanjing would definitely believe him. He was so concerned that he would not even take such a simple method. Didn't think of it.
Unlike Liu Che who breathed a sigh of relief, the proposer Huo Guang still had a solemn look on his face. He obviously did not think that just an explanation could bring the people's support for the Han back to its previous level.
Su Dingfang’s reaction was quick, and Xue Gang’s reaction was not slow either.
Almost as soon as the memorandum floated into Yanjing, Xue Gang immediately ordered more than half of the city's defenders to go door to door to collect the memorandum, and prohibited anyone from reading or circulating it.
Of course, such a domineering behavior will naturally cause dissatisfaction among the people. After all, it is tantamount to robbing the people of their wealth.
But as Liu Che personally came forward to explain, Chen Ming understood that this was Su Dingfang's conspiracy to undermine the morale of the defenders. People who had never seen the message and did not know the content naturally expressed their understanding. Many people took the initiative to hand over the message to the officers and soldiers.
What can I do if I don’t understand? Even the emperor personally stood up and explained, do you still expect the government to make compensation?
With such a swift response from the Northern Han Dynasty, four-fifths of the memoranda that floated into the city were directly confiscated and burned, which minimized the impact of Su Dingfang's plan, but it was impossible to completely eradicate it.
Although the memorandum has been collected and destroyed, it is impossible for everyone who has read it and knows the content to destroy it.
People in Yanjing City who have read the proclamation may not necessarily believe its contents, but the Northern Han Dynasty is so fierce and low-key that it will inevitably make them suspicious. After all, if you are not a guilty conscience, how could you do such a thing? An overreaction that doesn’t even allow for discussion?
People's hearts are complicated. Sometimes the more you ban something, the more people will subconsciously follow it.
So, even if Su Dingfang's memorandum was confiscated and burned, the content of the memorandum was still spread orally in Yanjing City, and no matter how high Liu Che's prestige was, he could not stop it.
The seeds of doubt have been planted, just waiting for the day they will bear fruit.
"Why didn't Yanjing City react at all? It seems that Marshal Su's heart attack strategy didn't work." Lu Bu said with a disappointed look on his face.
“No, no reaction, this is the best reaction.” Xue Rengui said with a smile on his face.
Lu Bu, Sun Lingming and other generals were all puzzled, but Xue Rengui did not end it. On the contrary, Su Dingfang said calmly: "The city of Yanjing is under Liu Che's complete control. How can it be done with just a small statement?" Shaken?
There is no response in Yanjing City, which just proves that Xue Gang mobilized a large number of defenders to collect and destroy the memorandum, and this just proves that Liu Che is afraid of it.
The influence of the proclamation did not spread, so there was no movement at all in the city. "
"I see."
The generals suddenly understood.
“But our memorials have been burned, and the people don’t know the contents. What’s the use of Liu Che being afraid?” Sun Lin asked.
"This is not simple. We will print as much as Liu Che burns. The left and right are just some white papers. If Liu Che can destroy the proclamation in the city, can he still preserve the proclamation outside the city?" Xue Rengui said with a smile.
“Right?” The generals’ eyes suddenly lit up, and they felt a sense of enlightenment.
"Liu Che can confiscate and burn the memorandum, but he can't stop the people from talking. Even if we don't continue to print more copies, the memorandum will still circulate in the city, but the speed may be a bit slow."
As he spoke, Su Dingfang seemed to have remembered something, and said quickly: "We are not anxious about printing the proclamation for the time being. The most urgent task is to attack Yanjing."
“Commander, didn’t you say it yourself, attacking the city is the lowest priority and attacking the heart is the highest priority?” Sun Lingming asked.
"Now and then. Since Liu Che sent out a large number of troops to collect and analyze the message to stabilize the rear, then the defense on the city tower will definitely be weakened. How long will it take if we don't attack the city now?" Su Dingfang's eyes flashed. , and then ordered: "Where are Xue Rengui, Lu Fengxian, and Sun Lingming?"
“The end will be here.”
"Commander, I order you and other three generals to lead 20,000 garrison troops each to attack the north, east, and west gates."
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The three generals immediately clasped their fists and accepted their orders.
Following Su Dingfang's order, 60,000 Qin troops left the camp, pushing catapults, well sieves, crossbows, rams and other siege equipment, and began to surround the three north and east gates.
The siege method adopted by Su Dingfang was the most traditional method of siege in ancient times. He left the south gate and attacked only the north, east and west gates, leaving a glimmer of hope for the defenders in the city. In this way, the defenders in the city could I won’t fight to the death.
Today, there are more than 400 catapults and 3,000 crossbows in Yanjing City. If one person is attacked using crossbow tactics, no matter how strong the general is, he will not be able to climb the tower.
Su Dingfang knew this, but still asked Sun Lingming, Xue Rengui, and Lu Bu to attack the city. He thought that even if the three of them could not climb the tower, they would be able to contain some of the defensive equipment on the tower, and the army's The siege pressure will also be relatively reduced.
“General, the three generals are ready, the catapults and wells are in place, and they are ready to attack the city at any time.” Soldiers reported.
"good."
Su Dingfang nodded, then pulled out the sword from his waist, pointed to the sky and shouted: "Attack the city."
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After receiving the order, the soldiers immediately waved the battle flag, then the war drums sounded, and all 60,000 Qin troops roared.
“Kill, kill, kill…”
【Ding dong, Su Dingfang's skill "Brave" effect 2 is activated. When leading the army in battle, facing foreign commanders +2, and facing commanders of the same race +1; the morale of the troops will increase significantly, the movement speed will increase, and the combat power will increase...;
Currently fighting for the same clan, commander +1.
Su Dingfang’s commander is 102 (+4), Holy Emperor is +1, and the current commander has risen to 104. 】
The North Gate, which Xue Rengui was in charge of, was the first to launch an attack on Yanjing City.
There are more than 400 catapults in Yanjing City, and the Qin army has fewer catapults than the Han army, with a full 600, and Xue Rengui's command has 200.
As soon as the order to attack was given, two hundred catapults and fifty catapults at the north gate were pushed by soldiers and kept approaching the tower.
After advancing to a certain distance, the defenders on the tower took the lead in attacking.
The sky was full of flying rocks, kerosene, and rockets, but they did not cause many casualties to the Qin soldiers because they hid behind the equipment to avoid the attack.
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