Chapter 760: I will do my best

Fengpingcheng

Qin Yuan has attacked three times with his men

Each offensive was very fierce. After the rounds of stone throwing cars passed by, the Black Flag Army infantry pushed the siege cars that were almost as high as the city wall and moved slowly forward. The huge siege cars were heavy and slow, and the ground where they passed were rolled out deep traces. The siege cars were divided into two layers, the lower one was empty, and there was a ladder to climb to the second layer. There were dozens of archers on the second layer, so that the height could be used to shoot against the defenders on the city wall.

In front of the second floor, there is a ladder that extends forward diagonally, which can be leaned against the city wall. When the siege car approaches the city wall, the soldiers who siege can climb directly onto the city wall along the ladder. The reason why the infantry of the Great Sui Dynasty won every battle for a long time is that they have a set of very reasonable tactics and a set of very reasonable equipment.

This is an experience summarized after countless wars, and every type of device cannot be underestimated.

After hundreds of stone-throwing cars were suppressed, Qin Yuan and his infantry began to attack. In front of the siege hammer was an improved crossbow cart, which raised the launch elevation angle and could blast the heavy crossbow onto the city wall, but the range was definitely not as good as the defenders' crossbow carts.

Fang Jie is a leader who is used to using a large number of equipment to try his best to reduce casualties in soldiers, so he invested a lot of money in building equipment. In addition, the unparalleled appeal and financial resources of the world can recruit a large number of craftsmen, so the number of siege equipment is amazing.

Fang Jie also personally participated in the construction of these equipment. He was not a professional in this field, but he could add some novel ideas. For example, he added two giant shields to the two wings of the crossbow cart. Although the weight of the crossbow cart has increased and its movements have become more slow, it can ensure that the casualties of the soldiers operating the crossbow cart should be minimized.

At the beginning, the attack was a competition of long-range weapons between the two sides. The defenders on the city wall occupied the territory and were condescending, and could exert the power of long-range weapons more than the siege side. However, because the stone-throwing carts could not be installed on the city wall, they were suppressed very fiercely at the beginning, and the soldiers guarding the city suffered a lot of losses.

When the Black Flag Army infantry began to approach, Yu Xiao immediately organized the archers to counterattack. The feather arrows were so dense that they could hit each other in the sky. They looked up to the sky and looked at the dim color.

I have to say that Yu Xiao, who was taught by Yu Manlou himself, is very capable. He used all the methods he could use to defend the city and arranged the reserve team to rotate reasonably.

Three attacks in three days, although fierce, they still failed to break through Fengping.

After the third offensive of the Black Flag Army gradually retreated, Yu Xiao wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat down on the wall with some fatigue. This was the first time such a fierce war he had faced. To be honest, although he was conceited, he was still a little nervous. When he was in Chang'an City, he was relieved by Fang. At that time, he could still use Fang Jie's luck to comfort himself. He always felt that if Emperor Tianyou Yang Yi had not picked up a iconic figure from a poor family, Fang Jie would not have been able to stand out at all.

So he always felt that he was stronger than Jie, and he was stronger in any aspect.

When the two of them confronted each other head-on, Yu Xiao felt the heavy pressure. This was his first real actual battle, and Fang Jie had already taken his men and horses to kill back and forth in half of the Great Sui Dynasty.

This cannot be made up for knowledge. Yu Xiao could see from the Black Flag Army's methods of siege, and Fang Jie had mastered enough war skills.

"General..."

His personal soldier, Du Lei, panting and squatting down beside him, his face a little ugly: "It's not a solution to continue like this. The Black Flag Army's offensive looks fierce, but it doesn't invest much force. Every time we counterattack together, the Black Flag Army's soldiers retreat and continue to smash it with stone-throwing chariots... They have no intention of siege by fighting for their lives. If this continues, the soldiers we can use will be gradually worn out."

Du Lei sighed: "It seems that the Black Flag Army is not in a hurry, this is the most worrying thing. If the enemy is eager to attack and capture the city, it will be beneficial to us. But the enemy is not in a hurry, and relying on equipment to consume our troops and destroy the city defense... After persisting for more than ten days, the crossbows on the city wall will be useless."

How could Yu Xiao not see what Du Lei said?

The Black Flag Army's offensive seemed fierce and suffocating, but the troops were indeed very small in terms of force investment. Stone-throwing cars, crossbow cars, and siege cars, these big guys were always showing off their might. When the Fengping Army began to counterattack, the Black Flag Army began to retreat beyond the range.

This is a very smart and extremely vicious tactic. The purpose is to consume the number of soldiers defending the city and to erase the morale of the soldiers. The Black Flag Army can pretend to be the main attack, but the defending party has to treat every feint attack of the enemy as a decisive battle.

If this continues, the physical strength and perseverance of the soldiers guarding the city will be getting smaller and smaller.

However, the defending party cannot slacken. The enemy can change feint attacks to main attacks at any time, and they must face them with concentration every time. If the defending party feels that the Black Flag Army is feint attacking but does not counterattack immediately, the Black Flag Army will immediately pounce on like a ferocious beast.

This change is very casual, completely in the thought of the commander of the Black Flag Army.

Being led by someone to walk through the nose made Yu Xiao feel uncomfortable and angry.

"Get that cannon onto the city wall and I'll talk to the city lord."

Yu Xiao was silent for a while and looked out from the hole in the battlement. On the high slope far outside the city, there was a man in a black robe standing there, straight like a javelin. Yu Xiao knew that all the attacks came from that person. The man stood at a high place and observed the battle with his clairvoyance. There was a burly man holding a big flag beside him waving the flag at any time according to his instructions, and the siege army would immediately change his tactics.

That person must be Fang Ming.

If the Black Flag Army is an unparalleled giant beast, then Fang Jie is the brain of this giant beast. Yu Xiao knew very well that as long as Fang Jie stood on that high slope, he would always be passive.

"I'm going to leave the city and talk to Fangjie."

He squeezed out a few words from his teeth, and his tone was filled with a sense of ruthlessness and determination.

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A Yu Xiao's personal soldier sat down from the city wall in a hanging basket, shook the white flag in his hand and walked towards the Black Flag Army camp. He was soon taken over by a team of Black Flag Army soldiers and escorted into the camp. Then, a handwritten letter from Yu Xiao was handed over to Fang Jie, who asked Fang Jie to meet six hundred steps outside the city.

Fang Jie couldn't help but smile when he looked at the letter and told the messenger that I would come as promised.

The next morning, Fang Jie walked out of the camp alone, and Chen Dingnan, the cavalry of the Black Flag Army, gathered and prepared to rush over at any time under the command of Qilin and Nie Xiaoju. But Fang Jie was not nervous at all because he guessed what Yu Xiao was going to do.

Yu Xiao arrived early and waited. He actually asked someone to bring a table and two chairs down. He sat on the chair and squinted his eyes and watched Fang Jie slowly.

When Fang Jie was almost approaching, Yu Xiao stood up to greet him: "Juexiao, long time no see!"

Fang Jie also hugged his fists: "Brother Dingcheng, are you okay?"

The two of them smiled and then sat down.

Yu Xiao was silent for a while and said, "Since Juexiao, you are here, I don't want to beat around the bush, so I just said it directly. After all, you and I still have the friendship between classmates, and it seems hypocritical to talk about things about the other side."

"please"

Fang Jie made a gesture of asking for help.

"I'm a Sui person."

Yu Xiao sorted out his words and said, "There is no doubt about this. No matter where I am, I am a Sui native. Although my father was killed by the court, he was always a general of the Sixth Army of the Emperor. When he was executed, he was still wearing armor. Our Yu family did not walk behind others in any war in the nearly two hundred years of the Sui Dynasty. I am not wrong with this."

Fang Jie nodded and said nothing.

"So, I want to ask you to withdraw."

Yu Xiao said sincerely: "I am a Sui native. Even if I do things for Zhu Chuantian in Fengping, I will not change my background. I can tell you very seriously that Fengping is from the Great Sui period sooner or later. You don't need to fight, but in two years, I will let the banner of the Great Sui period be hung on the wall of Fengping. Do you believe that I can do it?"

Fang Jie nodded: "I believe that Brother Dingcheng has such ability."

But he shrugged again: "But, don't you think this joke is not funny at all?"

Yu Xiao said seriously: "I'm not kidding. If you bring troops to fight, the losses will definitely not be small. Even if you take Feng Ping, you will be seriously injured. And just give me two years, I can take Feng Ping down without bloodshed. In any case, this is much better than meeting you and me, right?"

Fang Jie smiled and said, "There is one thing you are wrong, so what you said is wrong."

Yu Xiao's face changed: "What's the matter?"

Fang Jie looked at his hand and said calmly: "I'm here to fight Feng Ping, not for Da Sui. In other words, it's not that Da Sui wants Feng Ping, I want it."

As soon as this sentence was spoken, a strange flash of light's eyes flashed.

"Juexiao has such a great ambition."

He sighed, then leaned forward and asked, "So, how about we decide the outcome in another way? Solving the problem is not just a path of war after all."

Fang Jie looked at him and asked, "You killed me, or I killed you?"

"No, no, no"

Yu Xiao waved his hand and said, "Why have to face off for life and death? When I was in Chang'an City, Juexiao, you were always walking in front of me. To be honest, when I entered the Martial Arts Academy, I only had one opponent in my eyes, that is the boy of the Pei family. He and I knew that the winners and losses between us were a slight margin, and whoever wins and loses is possible. One or two years before the exam, the entire Chang'an City even made a bet for the two of us. I took the first place and started to win the championship..."

Fang Jie smiled and said, "Then I came, so there is nothing wrong with you two."

Yu Xiao's mouth twitched unnaturally, but he did not refute: "Yes, you are here, the point that everyone in Chang'an City has paid attention to has changed. Pei Chuxing and I have become your foil, which seems so ridiculous. At that time, I was thinking, why are you? Over the past few years, I have been thinking that if I have the chance, I must compare with you and seriously."

Fang Jie was silent for a while and said, "It seems a bit childish and ridiculous to talk about these on the battlefield, but... I will give you my wish."

I will fulfill this sentence, and Yu Xiao cannot move back in a momentum.

"Literary or military? But you have to think clearly. Now you are a prince with 100,000 powerful soldiers under your command, and I am just a criminal offender of the Great Sui Dynasty. So you have to understand that you are at a disadvantage in this competition. Why don't you make a decision and I will take the initiative?"

Yu Xiao asked.

He still tried to get the weaker point in his momentum back.

Fang Jie said casually: "I'm free, you can do your best."
Chapter completed!