“Lord Tianwei, it has been almost half a month since we attacked the city according to your plan, and we still haven’t captured Linbin City.”
"To be honest, I didn't expect it. Why is Linbin City so difficult to conquer? None of the previous cities were this hard to take."
Inside the tent, Murata handed the teacup in his hand to Huang Tianwei.
Huang Tianwei took the teacup, took a small sip, but his gaze fell on Ono Jiro beside him.
Ono Jiro stood ramrod straight, but his face was somewhat gloomy. He said in a deep voice:
"It's not that I'm incompetent, it's that Linbin City was defended too tightly."
"After we failed to sneak into the city at the beginning, Song Ke guarded it closely. There were people stationed on the city wall day and night."
"A frontal assault would come at too high a cost for our forces."
"With such high casualties, we will not be able to advance smoothly in the upcoming battles."
Murata narrowed his eyes slightly, handed a teacup to Ono Jiro, and said:
"Have you done everything I asked you to do?"
Ono Jiro took the teacup and nodded, saying:
"I did as you said, General!"
"They used refugees as hostages to force Song Ke to open the city gates, but Song Ke pretended not to see it."
“I ordered the soldiers to torture the refugees in front of those people on the city wall, making them scream in agony, but Song Ke still refused to open the gate.”
"In desperation, I ordered Qian Shouyi to lead men to storm the city gate, but he was too incompetent. He was wounded and forced to retreat before he could even reach the city gate. Many of his men died, leaving only a few remnants."
"The ranged weapon attacks from the city tower in Linbin are too fierce."
Murata did not speak, but simply took a sip of tea.
Huang Tianwei's face gradually darkened, but he remained silent.
Ono Jiro continued, "Now, according to your orders, another group of surrendered soldiers are being sent to attack the city, but... the effect is not obvious."
"And those people are all scared now. They're being passive and reluctant to work, humph! What a bunch of useless trash!"
Murata nodded slightly, placing his hand on the table and gently tapping the surface with his fingertips.
Huang Tianwei glanced at Ono Jiro and said in a deep voice:
"Don't be discouraged, Linbin City is about to fall."
"For nearly half a month, we have been sending people to attack the city. Although Linbin City is a large city, it is constantly being destroyed."
"These past few days, they haven't been shooting as many arrows as before, have they?"
"Are we getting closer and closer to our target?" He looked at Ono Jiro.
Ono Jiro said expressionlessly, "Indeed, their reserves of long-range weapons should be running out soon."
After saying this, Murata smiled slightly and stopped tapping.
"This Linbin City is a tough nut to crack; it's taken us so much time."
"Not to mention the soldiers, even I am about to lose my patience."
"If it weren't for concerns about battle losses, we would have taken Linbin City in one fell swoop long ago, but it seems that things are going well for now."
"Send a few men to attack the city. Our forces haven't suffered any losses yet. Once we capture Linbin City, we can have the people inside fight for us..."
As soon as he said it, he shook his head and sighed softly.
No, you misspoke.
"The people of Linbin City, under Song Ke's instigation, should now be a nation of soldiers. Alas, even if we manage to break in, we probably won't be able to make them surrender."
Huang Tianwei said leisurely:
"A single soldier may be mighty, but a great general can lead to a whole army of mighty soldiers. The kind of leader you are determines the kind of soldiers you have."
"The people of Linbin City are so tenacious, and this is inextricably linked to Song Ke. This man..."
Before he could finish speaking, Ono Jiro coldly interrupted:
"This man! He must be captured alive!"
He gritted his teeth, his face ruthless: "We must not let him die so easily. We must torture him thoroughly, and it would be best to put him in a prison cart and take him to the next city!"
"Let everyone behind see what happens when you don't obey us!!"
Murata laughed heartily, nodded repeatedly, and then said:
"Ono-kun, once we've captured the city, do as you say!"
Huang Tianwei stroked his chin and looked at Murata, saying, "Speaking of which, the war has been going quite smoothly lately, and we have captured quite a few places."
"But our forces are not many. Although we handed over some small cities to the surrendered generals and only left a small number of troops, even so, as we occupy more and more territory, we are still not enough people."
Murata smiled and nodded: "Yes, that's right."
"But it's okay, I received the news a couple of days ago."
"We have already sent additional troops from the mainland. Once the warships arrive in the East China Sea, they will rush to provide support."
At this point, he looked at Ono Jiro and then said in a resounding voice:
"So, Ono-kun, it's time to prepare for a formal siege!"
"This time, it's no small matter. Go ahead and attack without hesitation!"
"Even if the casualties are high, we must take Linbin City!"
Upon hearing this, Ono Jiro's face lit up with joy, and he immediately said:
"Yes, General!"
"I've wanted to take Linbin City for a long time! Now that the time is ripe, I will definitely take Linbin City in one fell swoop!" He said excitedly.
Murata smiled and shook his head, saying calmly:
"Don't get too excited. As usual, let the surrendered soldiers lead the charge."
"This time, no matter if they're just going through the motions or not, you have to break down the city gates!"
"Tell them that once they capture Linbin City, they can take whatever they want from it! They can steal as many women as they want!"
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