Yuchi Zhong took the initiative to take on the task of besieging the city, ready to see how Jiang Hai would win over the enemy's hearts.
I had heard that it was very cool in Yuezhou City, so I was very curious.
After the task was completed, everyone was busy reorganizing the army.
The next day.
The troops heading north to southern Qing were dispatched in two batches.
Only 8,000 troops were assigned to intercept the grain supply route, half of whom were from the Xincheng Legion.
Because they had to cross a mountain road to pass Qingnan City, they selected elite soldiers with strong skills.
With the New City Legion's experience in field combat, we set off first.
The remaining troops responsible for the siege marched towards Qingnanzhou City in a mighty manner.
The army arrived at Qingnan City at noon the next day. The defenders of Qingnan did not expect the Yuezhou army to take action so quickly.
The scouts sent out were in twos and threes, and a few were killed on the way when the army arrived.
By the time the defenders of Qingnan Prefecture discovered the abnormality, they were already at the gates of the city.
The Yuezhou Army began to act with a clear division of labor.
The artillery immediately set up their guns and aimed at the city gates on both sides of the southwest.
During this siege, Jiang Hai did not plan to block the entire city. Others surrounded the city from three sides and left one out, but Jiang Hai did not. He only blocked two city gates that could support each other.
Even if a large army came out from the east of Qingnan City, they would have to cross the mountains to reach the southwest.
The same is true for the north. The main road leads directly to Taihe City. If you want to turn to the southwest, you can only pass through the city, otherwise you have to cross the mountain.
While the artillery was setting up their guns, some of the soldiers were setting up camp, right under the enemy's noses and at the edge of the artillery range.
The provocation was so strong that the opponent's defender gritted his teeth.
What's even more outrageous is that some soldiers went to set up a podium in front of the city gate.
Out of range, of course.
They built it layer by layer until it reached the height of the city wall.
The enemy defenders were confused. Are they going to talk trash? Do they need a platform?
Being provoked like this, the defending general was so angry that he sent a team out to take down the two platforms.
As a result, as soon as the city gate opened a crack, a whistling sound of artillery shells flew past.
The war horses were frightened and turned back without leaving the city gate.
Everything was under control, and the Yuezhou Army carried out this spectacular siege in an orderly manner according to plan.
Jiang Hai thought that the worst outcome would be that all enemy troops retreated and ran in the two directions of northeast.
That doesn't matter. We have to take the city anyway. As for how many surrendered soldiers we can get, it depends on God's will.
The next few days.
Just like punching in at work, Jiang Hai gave a speech at the East Gate in the morning and then went to the West Gate in the afternoon.
Climbing up the high podium was like going to offer sacrifices to the heavens, with a strong sense of ritual. This was mainly because Young Master Jiang was not used to looking up when talking to people.
The content of each day's speech was carefully designed to gradually erode the enemy's hearts.
After listening to Jiang Hai's series of speeches, Yuchi Zhong was somewhat touched. He thought that maybe he could really persuade him to surrender.
This is something I have never seen before. Yuchi Zhong has never seen such patient persuasion to surrender.
What I have seen before is nothing more than just a few words, and if they can't reach an agreement, they will end up fighting.
This time, he felt it was very novel, especially the speakers that amplified the sound. It was so fun that he wanted to go up and sing a few songs.
Day 7.
The Qingnan City army was completely out of food. Jiang Hai took a bowl of beef noodles and went up to the podium.
"Slurp, slurp." With his mouth full of oil, Jiang Hai deliberately moved closer to the microphone and ate vigorously.
The defenders on the city wall swallowed their saliva and watched his performance.
"This guy is not a human being. He knows we are starving, but he still keeps sniffing. He is worse than an animal."
This is the true voice of the defenders.
Just as tears were streaming down the defenders' faces, Jiang Hai put down his bowl and began his new speech.
Smacking his lips while speaking shows that he has no manners.
What's even more outrageous is that when he got excited, he even burped.
The defending soldiers would occasionally cast questioning glances at their general. Although it wasn't very obvious, the meaning was there.
It seems to be asking, why do we have to suffer hunger and hardship here with you? The food that was promised is about to arrive, why is there still no sign of it?
This sentiment filled the entire defenders of Qingnan City.
In contrast, the Yuezhou Army lived a comfortable life, working in two shifts on duty.
When changing shifts, people would roast lamb and make lamb bone soup from time to time, and the aroma filled the air.
What made the Qingnan defenders even more frustrated was that these guys specifically chose to cook in windy places so that the aroma could reach the city for them to smell.
He didn't kill anyone, but he destroyed their heart so cruelly that it was even worse than killing someone and whipping their corpse.
During this period, the defenders of Qingnan City tried to send out troops, but they failed several times and lost thousands of soldiers.
I didn’t dare leave the city again.
Day 10.
Looking at the defenders standing crookedly on the city wall, Jiang Hai felt that the time was almost up.
They should be given a chance to choose.
Today I had a large bowl of chicken legs, and while chewing on them I said,
"So now you have two choices. One is to surrender and leave the city.
We will feed you well. Don't worry, our army will treat prisoners of war well, and after we capture Rong'an, the King of Yue will pardon your sins."
After saying that, he took a bite of the chicken leg, chewed it a few times, swallowed it and continued,
"Secondly, you can evacuate from the East Gate to Qingdong Prefecture. Don't worry, we promise not to kill you.
As for whether they will starve to death on the road, that is not something we can guarantee."
"We don't recommend you evacuate to the north, because our troops in the north are cutting off the food supply route from the Tai River.
If you go over there, you'll probably get accidentally injured. Your current combat capabilities are, well, not good enough to watch."
After Jiang Hai finished his boastful remarks about the situation, he talked about another plan. He said,
"Of course, the current situation has been made clear to you, and if you can't act in unison, that's fine.
We accept surrendered soldiers and can accept them in bulk. Even if there is only one person, we welcome him.
So make your choice. If you want to evacuate, do it quickly. If you want to surrender, do it quickly.
Those who surrender will be spared if they lay down their weapons, raise the white flag and leave the city."
Finally, he made another extremely silly gesture, took a bow step forward, put one hand on his waist, pointed in the direction of the opposite city with the other, and said,
"If no action is taken by tomorrow, the entire city will be bombarded, leaving no one unharmed."
This silly action made Yuchi Zhong's mouth twitch. How could such a good brain have intermittent convulsions? Is it okay for his daughter to follow him?
Wen Zhize was used to it, so he stood beside him, holding the microphone with an expressionless face.
Jiang Hai's words were mainly a threat. It was impossible to bombard the entire city. How many innocent people would die if that happened.
But for the defenders, the weight of this sentence was scary enough.
The defenders in the city heard it clearly, and it was inevitable that their morale would be shaken.
Everyone was so hungry that they felt dizzy and many of them were eager to surrender, thinking that they could have a full meal if they surrendered.
Although the defending general was full, his soldiers were hungry.
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