Chapter 36: The Siege

"Your Majesty, this is what my men have just reported. Because this group of people did not disembark from the Seoul pier, your men did not see it. ”

"What you say is true? Why didn't you say it earlier? Ji Dan grabbed Ji Yang's arm, his eyes widening.

"I also just learned that my men were captured by the people of Dawang City. Just managed to escape. Ji Yang hurriedly argued. Ji Dan is a very suspicious person, if he misunderstands it, it doesn't matter if it's a brother or not. In the end, it will definitely end up dying miserably.

"Newspaper, my lord. The strange carriage of many Han people outside the city, they seem to be ...... It seems to be for revenge. A samurai ran over in a panic and knelt on the ground to report to Ji Dan.

"Come so quickly, let's go up to the city wall and have a look. Inform the Shi brothers to prepare, and tell them that I will give them double the honorarium. ”

Ji Danfei got on his horse and ran out of the palace with his entourage guards.

Yun Xiao did not take the way of marching in a large group, he personally led the cavalry to pull the three-bow bed crossbow and rushed to the outside of Jicheng. There were eight three-bow bed crossbows lined up at each city gate, and the sound of squeaky winches became one, and Yun Xiao spat at the walls of Jicheng.

The walls of Jicheng are far from those of Dawangcheng, and the walls are not made of stone. Rather, it was made of rammed earth, and the moat outside the city was not wide enough. The eyes were only about a foot or so, and then I looked at the soldiers in the city, and they saw their own teams in a panic. Not even the army of the Great King City is inferior. It is no wonder that before his arrival, the Great King City had a tendency to unify the peninsula.

"Gunpowder bullets are loaded on the crossbow of the three-bow bed, and it is not allowed to go out of the city wall alone." Yun Xiao gave orders from a high slope. This is the highest place outside of Dawang Castle.

The gates on all sides were quickly blocked by black-armored warriors and three-bow bed crossbows. Yun Xiao had a cruel plan in his head.

"Tell the goshawk to capture all the Benhan people you meet along the way. Make sure there is no one left, go quickly. ”

"No!" A herald mounted and ran away.

"I thought there was something remarkable, it turned out to be just a few hundred people. Even if all the people of the city gate were combined, they would only be two or three thousand. Why be so alarmed, let's rush out with people and horses. Ji Dan said confidently.

Jicheng is different from Dawang City, Jicheng is completely a military city. In addition to the royal family surnamed Ji, the remaining 60,000 people in the city are all soldiers. On weekdays, they collect taxes and grain from the scattered villages. Then it was transported to Jicheng and stored, according to the usual reserves. The food in Jicheng can be eaten for at least half a year.

Five thousand people can kill 50,000 people, so half of their 60,000 troops can deal with these two or three thousand Han Chinese. Ji Dan's heart has silently divided the number of people into ten to one. Even he was still thinking. The scene of ten people slashing around one person on the battlefield.

The gates of the city opened with a bang on all sides. Countless Jicheng soldiers rushed out.

"Launch!" A black-armored warrior shouted.

I saw a black shadow dragging a trail of green smoke straight towards the gate of Ji City. "Boom" A violent explosion sounded in the dense crowd of people at the city gates. Then came the second and third ......, and the gunpowder crossbows exploded one after another in the city gate.

The soldiers of Jicheng who had just rushed to the gate of the city flew with flesh and blood, and the rammed earth city wall was covered with scraps of flesh and blood. The ground was littered with corpses and severed limbs. Almost instantly. The soldiers who crowded into the gates and tried to get out were lost.

The corpse in the cave of the city gate was two feet thick. The soldiers behind had to rush out on the corpses. But as long as they rushed to the cave of the city gate. There's that damn thing exploding. Soon, blood soaked almost every inch of the ground in the cave of the city gate.

The beasts of the three brothers of the Shi family were frightened when they heard such a huge explosion, jumping and running in all directions. The three brothers of the Shi family panicked and controlled their beasts. But how can the frightened beast be so easy to contain?

Ji Dan almost sat on the ground in fright when he saw such a scene, he had seen this kind of explosive thing when he ambushed the Han people. I didn't expect that the Han people could send this thing so far.

"Your Majesty, the gates of the city are blocked by corpses. We can't get out of the city! Ji Yang ran in with a black face on his face. Sue Ji Dan has the unfortunate news that they are blocked in the city.

"Pick up the corpses and close the gates. Hmph, we have at least eight months of food in stock. It kind of stuck with us day and night for eight months. Ji Dan glanced at the black-armored warrior outside and said hatefully.

In fact, Yun Xiao was not prepared to spend eight months with him, and the huge city gate had just closed. Eight three-bow bed crossbows were fired in unison, accompanied by a violent roar. The pine gates were scattered in pieces. Wood stubble splashed into the hole in the city gate, killing and wounding the Jicheng soldiers who were collecting the corpses.

"Quick, guard the gates. They're going to attack the city! Ji Dan was shocked when he saw this scene, and hurriedly ordered people to block the city gate. Don't let the people of Yunxiao rush in.

"Master Hou, I rushed in with my brothers." The bear spat and picked up his mace and said to Yun Xiao.

"The corpses in the cave of the city gate are stacked three feet thick, how can you rush in? Stay honest, Xiaohu's revenge is not this retribution. I will use a more cruel way to avenge Xiaohu. ”

The blood in the cave of the city gate meandered, and the water of the moat near the city gate was dyed blood red. Ji Dan saw that Yun Xiao just blew up the city gate, and had no intention of rushing in, so his heart relaxed slightly. Hurriedly ordered someone to install a wooden fence behind the pile of corpses, and he was already aware of it at this moment. These corpses can hinder their own people from going out, and naturally they can also block Han people from entering.

"They couldn't get out, so the brethren took turns on guard. Especially in case someone climbs along the walls at night. Three-bow bed crossbow for ordinary crossbow arrows, as long as there are those who climb down the city wall, they will be nailed to the city wall for me. ”

Yun Xiao and Ben had no intention of attacking the city, and now they only had two or three thousand men under their command. The infantry of the brigade was following slowly. At this time, the attack, even if you can win by luck, is bound to suffer heavy losses.

The sky gradually darkened, and a silver moon hung high in the sky like a disk. Ji Dan hated this full moon, and the cold moonlight shone on Ji Cheng. Ji Dan organized people to climb the wall several times, and they were all shot like targets by the three-bow bed crossbow.

Dozens of fellows were nailed to the walls with sharp spears, and those who descended under the walls were also shot into hedgehogs by iron-tired crossbows with a long range.

"I don't believe it, the moon is always so round." Ji Dan looked at the silver moon in the sky and slapped the city wall viciously. Tighten your teeth and say. Although his mouth was hard, Ji Dan felt a little uneasy in his heart. What if the other party really surrounds him for eight months? Will you starve to death, or will you go out and surrender?

The guards of the Yun family were cooking the noodles in a leisurely manner, and the cauldron was steaming. A large piece of beef jerky was put in, and the smell of boiled beef noodles filled the entire outside of Himejo.

The bear drank rice wine and looked at everyone on the city wall viciously. Just waited for the fourth uncle to arrive, and killed all these people in front of him in one go. Use the heads of the three brothers of the Shi family to comfort their brothers.

Yun Xiao had some wine and slept comfortably on the four-wheeled carriage for a night. He knew that Ji Dan couldn't rush out. He was not even qualified to climb down from the city walls, each of which had five hundred iron-tire crossbows waiting for him.

The long night had finally passed, and both sides of the battlefield seemed tired. The sun finally poked its head out of the horizon, and it was another sunny day. A good day to kill.

Just after breakfast, the vanguard of the goshawk has arrived. Yun Xiao stretched out a big waist and let the new soldier sleep instead of the soldier who had been on guard all night yesterday. It's hard to stay up all night, and it's only right to get a full night's sleep first.

Yun Xiao rode around Ji Cheng and looked busy last night. Dozens of hapless guys were nailed to the walls on all sides. There are also hundreds of corpses shot like hedgehogs under the city, and it seems that the full moon in the sky has really helped him a lot.

At noon, smoke and dust billowed behind Yun Xiao. Scout Pegasus reported, goshawk arrived with a brigade. (To be continued......)