manynovel Chapter 909: Lord Jiang is both civil and military
Chapter 909: Lord Jiang is both civil and military
"Is Bart here? I didn't expect the enemy to send out Bart directly? It will definitely be a fierce battle tonight." Captain Tong's face was solemn.
"They must be planning a close combat! We just need to hold on and not get into close combat easily."
Now it's a long-range attack, and Prince Yuan Ming is not afraid of Bart.
The battle lasted for a long time. Due to range issues and the presence of a moat in the middle, the enemy's rockets could not reach the city walls at all.
At this time, there were no casualties on our side, but the enemy suffered a lot of casualties.
However, Jiang Youzhen soon discovered something was wrong!
"The water level in the moat has dropped." Jiang Youzhen took a look and saw that the water level in the moat had dropped a lot compared to before.
Prince Yuan Ming immediately ordered people to drop a lot of torches and found that it was indeed the case!
"They must have diverted the water downstream!" Prince Yuan Ming looked grim.
"Where are the people sent to inspect the diversion? Why haven't they come to report?"
"General, this is bad! A soldier patrolling the diversion has come to report that the enemy is diverting the water from the moat everywhere. They have already started a fierce battle, but they are still unable to stop it.
They had already buried bamboo pipes below, diverting the flow without our knowledge." Soon a spy arrived to report.
"General, this is bad! If this continues, the water will flow even faster. In less than three hours, the water will surely run out." Captain Tong felt that something was wrong.
"Yes! And they don't need to wait until the light is off. Look, if they all throw sandbags at one place, they can only last for two hours at most."
Jiang Youzhen looked down and saw that the enemy army was also able to gather together, throwing sand and gravel bags and carrying trench carts. Even if they were hit by stray arrows, they would quickly send people to make up for it.
They even carried their own corpses and threw them in to fill the gap, one after another. This is the human wave tactic.
Jiang Youzhen was simply shocked. She had never imagined that people could truly be so fearless of death. These people seemed to have a certain conviction. Even knowing they would die, they would charge forward without hesitation, determined to carve a bloody path with their own flesh and blood.
"Send 5,000 troops to intercept the rushing enemy troops, and send another 10,000 to attack the mountain top." Prince Yuan Ming finally made up his mind.
"General, we absolutely cannot do this! If these troops are lost, we will only have more than 80,000 people left. Wouldn't that be even more dangerous?" Captain Tong said.
"But without a moat, we're even more passive. We can't fight in close combat, so they're using human flesh to fill the gap. We can only follow their lead."
Prince Yuan Ming felt that Jiang Youzhen was right. Once the moat was breached by them, it would be hard to say whether the city gate could be defended.
"You go and attack the mountain yourself and make sure to take it. If you lose it, you don't have to come back!" Prince Yuan Ming looked at Captain Tong with determination in his eyes.
Captain Tong's lips trembled, and then he knelt down and said, "I obey your orders! If I don't return, please take care of my mother and sister at home!"
"Okay!" Prince Yuan Ming nodded.
Captain Tong turned and left, every step being firm.
Jiang Youzhen took a deep breath. The hilltop must be defended. This was part of her plan.
She squeezed the tiger talisman in her hand, which allowed her to mobilize the army, but she couldn't issue orders. Because she was only an imperial envoy, without a general's badge, she was not legitimate!
The enemy soldier Bart was smart. He let the skirmishers charge forward while he hid behind.
"Prince, do you have a way to lure that Bart here? He's heavily armed and so far away from us. We have no way to deal with him."
"What do you mean?" Prince Yuan Ming asked in confusion.
"Of course we have to capture the leader first! Only by killing the enemy generals will they stop!" Jiang Youzhen said.
"You want to kill Bart? That won't be easy! This man is extremely sharp and can easily dodge arrows.
"Don't be fooled by his bulky appearance; he's actually quite agile. Besides, with the moat between us, it's not easy to shoot him. Besides Bart, the enemy army also has several powerful generals." Prince Yuanming shook his head.
"Sir, just lead the men here. Also, prepare a bow and arrow for me. It must weigh over a hundred pounds."
Only a weapon weighing over 100 pounds can have a range of over 300 meters. As long as the distance is close and the angle is right, it can penetrate the weakest point of the armor, which is the neck, to kill Bart.
But the neck area is very small, and it is difficult to see clearly from a distance. Moreover, if the arrow is coming from the front, Bart is very sensitive and might be able to detect it, so it is quite difficult.
With so many enemy troops, even if Jiang Youzhen was brave, he would be doomed if he went down and was besieged. After all, it was impossible to fight ten thousand alone, and Jiang Youzhen didn't plan to send out the puppet guards now. It was not the right time yet.
So she could only attack from a distance, but this required finding an opportunity.
Prince Yuan Ming frowned, "How are you at riding and shooting?"
It wasn't that he didn't want to believe Jiang Youzhen, but Jiang Youzhen looked thin and skinny, could he really pull a bow worth over a million? Even he couldn't do that!
"Why not give it a try!" Jiang Youzhen smiled, and his confidence was evident in his words.
"But if the attack misses, Bart will be even more wary." The prince still didn't believe Jiang Youzhen.
"Lord Jiang is both civil and military, so you might as well give him a try, Prince." Qin Yandong also said.
Prince Yuan Ming hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to trust Jiang Youzhen temporarily, so he immediately ordered his subordinates to bring the bow with the heaviest tension in the warehouse.
"How is the prince going to lure him over?" Jiang Youzhen asked.
"Bart! You are a coward, you only dare to hide in the dark. You villain, you sneak attacked the border of Dayun Dynasty, you will not die a good death!" Prince Yuanming shouted with his power.
Jiang Youzhen: ...Is it so rough?
Qin Yandong: ...I thought there was some good solution!
Bart suddenly heard someone calling his name, and he knew who it was, and couldn't help laughing.
"Hahaha! Du Junbo, who on earth is this coward who only dares to hide on the city wall and not dare to come down! If you have the guts, come down and fight me with real swords and guns."
Bart's voice was like a bell, he was shouting but his body didn't move.
"Then come here! I'll come down if you come over." Prince Yuan Ming shouted.
"Then come down! I'll come over if you come down." Bart also shouted.
"Come here!" Prince Yuan Ming shouted angrily.
"Come down!" Bart was not to be outdone.
Jiang Youzhen's mouth twitched, "Prince! Your words are completely harmless!"
Even though Bart spoke the official language of the Dayun Dynasty not fluently, he was still more imposing than the Prince of Yuanming.
Bart was very smart. He didn't face the city wall from the front. From Jiang Youzhen's angle, he could only see the other side, which was tightly wrapped.
"Is this kid a coward?" Prince Yuan Ming felt a little embarrassed when he saw that his provocation was useless.
Jiang Youzhen looked at the moat; the water level had dropped considerably. The enemy was now filling the pit at an even faster pace, with piles of sand and gravel rising to the surface.
"Since he refuses to be fooled, we have no choice but to wait. Wait until the enemy crosses the moat and reaches the bottom of the city wall." Jiang Youzhen said.
"What? That won't work!" Prince Yuan Ming said in surprise.