"Brother Li, please listen to me and I will tell you slowly." Wan Qixie continued to answer seriously. "You should know a little about the attack and defense on the city wall these days, right?"

"Of course." Li Guang did not go to eat, but sat at the table with his sleeves folded, looking at the treasures, as if he had already inquired about it. "In the first four days of the siege, the Jin army only filled the outer moat. On the fifth day, they thought that the outer moat was useless after the ice formed, so they attacked the city with ladders, but they were defeated miserably under the sheep and horse wall and in the inner moat. On the sixth day, the Jin army suddenly came up with a strange strategy and built seven corridors to attack the city. After being blocked by General Fu, they simply used the five corridors in front as troop transport routes and fought hand-to-hand with our army under the city. They withdrew in the evening. On the seventh day of the siege, they still harassed the city with corridors, but were easily broken by the battering poles and pulleys on the city. On the eighth day, they built a large hole cart. The cart was three feet long, ten feet high, and ten feet wide. It was made of solid wood, wrapped with leather ropes, covered with wet felt cloth, and coated with mud. It was difficult to break with hooks and arrows, so that two of the carts reached the city gate directly. It was really thrilling..."

"Yes." Wanqi Xie also couldn't help but sigh. "That day, Minister Chen had already advised the emperor to use cannons, but the emperor just didn't agree. Fortunately, there were mechanisms on the city gates, double-layer city gates, and an exit at the top of the city gate. They poured oil and dropped rocks, and finally stuffed gunpowder bags into the big hole cart, and finally stopped it."

"However, the flying bridge, tower car, and wheel ladder in the next few days will not be so dangerous." Li Guang said, but he didn't know who was worried about the city defense and who was not. "Most things are between the sheep and horse wall and the city wall. It's just that after so many days, the sheep and horse wall is full of holes, and the inner and outer moats are all lost..."

"That was before today." Wan Qi Xie laughed at him. "Today there was another big danger, but it wasn't that dangerous."

"oh?"

"Brother Li, do you still remember the big hole car you just mentioned?"

"Of course I remember. Did the Jin army use the big-hole cart again today?" Li Guang was curious for a moment.

"It's not a big hole cart, but a giant hole cart!" Wanqi Xie shook his head and laughed. "I think it must have been built since that day, but it was hidden behind the opponent's platform and covered with curtains... The cart is 40 feet high, 10 feet long, and 20 feet wide, with a total of five seats. It was pushed along the five old corridors of that day and towed by armored oxen and horses. It is just as spectacular as the 'Yunliang Cart' recorded in history books."

Li Guang was stunned for a moment, but he tried to ask: "Brother, with your attitude, I think you can still break through the 'Yunliang' calmly?"

"It is broken, but it is broken in a ridiculous way." Wan Qi Xie simply slapped the table and laughed. "When the cart was pushed halfway, even the emperor was shaken and was ready to fire... But the 'Cloud Beam' was too heavy. Before it reached the outer trench, the armored cattle and horses used to tow it were shot by the enemy-killing bows and rockets on the city walls. They panicked and scattered. As they were towed from all sides, several Cloud Beams became top-heavy and tilted. Most of them were directly disabled and could not move. One even flipped over. There were countless Jin soldiers hiding in the cart, and they were all crushed into meat patties... Today we won without fighting."

Li Guang was more and more stunned, but he didn't know what to say. He paused for a moment before asking, "Is it because the war has been going smoothly these days that you think Nanyang City is safe?"

Of course!

Wanqi Xie cried out in his heart, but his face remained stern: "No! I think the reason why Nanyang can be defended is not because of these city defense battles, but because the emperor has been patient and has not fired any cannons until now! How patient is this? And how calm is this? The emperor is so determined, and everyone is united in following him. The national fortune of the Song Dynasty will surely rise again! And no matter how powerful the Jin army is, how can it touch Nanyang at all?"

These words were spoken in a very loud voice, and although they were spoken in a corner of the cafeteria and the light was dim, they still attracted the attention of many officials who were eating and the eunuchs who were on duty in the cafeteria.

Li Guang was stunned for a moment, and when the people around him stopped looking, he twirled his beard and whispered, "To be honest, I'll be honest with you. I came to you today not because I'm worried about the city defense, but because the emperor is forbearing this time... You said that things like tunnels, large hole carts, flying bridges, etc. could have been made with flying cannonballs. The new cannon carts in the city are of different sizes and in great numbers, which can be said to be complete. But the emperor would rather send the city's elite troops to fight hand-to-hand under the city than do this. What's the purpose?"

"He must have a purpose, but I really don't know what it is." Wanqi Xie shook his head proudly.

"I don't really care what the emperor and Minister Chen think." Li Guang sighed and finally said what he was really worried about. "I'm just worried about the emperor..."

Wan Qi Xie understood in his heart, but his face showed confusion: "Brother Li, what exactly do you mean?"

"It was discussed in the palace before that we should first use the strong city of Nanyang to tire out the Jin army, and when the Jin army is exhausted and the surrounding areas are relaxed, we will send Zhang Jing to send reinforcements across the Baihe River to support and divide the enemy forces. Then the emperor will take the opportunity to march south to Xiangyang, leaving the Jin army in a dilemma and forcing them to retreat. Is that right?" Li Guang continued to lower his voice and face the emperor seriously. "But if the emperor leaves room for maneuver, will he get angry and refuse to leave, and just say that he will fight Wanyan Wushu to the end in the city?"

Wanqi Xie also had such worries in his heart, because Emperor Zhao's performance on the city wall in the past few days really made people think so.

However, Wanqi Yuanzhong is Wanqi Yuanzhong after all. When he thought of this, he shook his head firmly: "If Brother Li is looking for me because I am suspicious of this matter, then I will tell you directly. I am accompanying the emperor in the city and I can see clearly that the emperor's recent actions are not in vain to anger the commander of the Jin army. There is also a complete consideration and decision there. If it really comes to the critical moment, I think the emperor will never act on his own!"

When Li Guang heard this, he felt relieved for a moment and thanked the other party, and Wanqi Xie was unable to refuse.

In this way, the two of them talked about this. The food had already gone cold, but they took hot water to make it directly. They had dinner together and then said goodbye to each other.

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