The individual combat strength of the Northern Xiongnu was formidable... but this was based on certain foundations!
That is, they used "prohibited substances," completely disregarding humanity, treating soldiers as "killing machines," and not caring about their health or lives at all.
Such physically demanding work, wearing armor that probably weighs over a hundred pounds, and carrying soil back and forth, must have been extremely taxing on one's physical strength!
You'll get tired quickly, and then you'll desperately 'take drugs'...
While they were transporting the "piles of earth," the Northern Xiongnu archers also shot arrows at the city walls to protect the soldiers and horses carrying the earth!
Actually, it's not important whether you can hit the target; the key is to create a deterrent effect!
When the war broke out, Jiang Ming even poured oil under the city walls and set it on fire, or threw burning wolfsbane directly down from the city walls to fumigate the people...
It did work very well at first!
Therefore, the Northern Xiongnu's archer army began to actively cover their engineering corps!
Time passed slowly... Jiang Ming watched as wave after wave of heavily armored cavalrymen came to deliver the soil...
We were exhausted before, so we went back to the rear to rest!
Newcomers, keep working!
Later on, Jiang Ming simply stopped caring. He told them to just carry the soil, since the project would take a long time and couldn't be completed in just a few days.
This further fueled the enthusiasm of the Northern Xiongnu army, who desperately shoveled soil towards the walls of Yunzhou City...
Seeing this scene, Zhao Yong was very worried and came to Jiang Ming, suggesting, "General... this... I'm afraid it won't work. These barbarians are stupid enough, but they are also barbaric enough. What if they really finish piling up the earth and march into the city?"
Jiang Ming laughed and said, "Don't worry! They won't live for more than a few days. I'll give you a surprise tonight!"
Jiang Ming had his reasons for saying that!
He has already made his plans. Tonight, he will abandon the city defenses and launch a full-scale attack!
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Whether it's a soldier or an athlete, taking "banned substances" or "performance-enhancing drugs" doesn't actually make them stronger or invincible!
The truth is, their approach is like living beyond their means, just like those who are addicted to drugs and can't quit, or those who have difficulty quitting smoking!
Whether it's dopamine or endorphins that God releases in everyone's body every day, there's a certain amount!
It's like the gold coins the system gives you.
The so-called contraband is actually equivalent to 'online loans' or 'credit cards'...
You've overspent, and you have to pay it back!
If they don't pay it back, that person will suffer worse than death.
Just like endorphins, which are specifically designed to shield against pain caused by friction in joints and blood flow within the body!
People might think, how could joint friction and blood flow cause pain?
That's simply because you're a healthy person!
Endorphins help shield you from so much pain...
When someone experiences a sex addiction attack... they don't produce new endorphins, nor do they have any 'exogenous' substances to replenish them, so they feel as if countless poisonous insects and ants are crawling all over their body...
The same applies to smoking addiction, which everyone is familiar with!
When cravings kick in, a person loses focus, can't get enough endorphins and dopamine, and can only continue smoking, taking out online loans, robbing Peter to pay Paul, and living beyond their means... They'll never be able to quit smoking!
Unless... you can endure it for two or three months, allowing your body to gradually adapt to the situation, and the endogenous stimulants to gradually replenish themselves, the nicotine addiction will not be eliminated.
To put it bluntly!
Those who smoke think that non-smokers don't know how to enjoy life and are missing out on one of life's greatest pleasures!
But the truth is, they were actually inhaling the smoke from their own bodies, and it was harmless and normal...
The happiness that other people experience is something smokers can never understand!
So... Jiang Ming's plan was to exhaust these bastards during the day.
However, they would wait until nightfall, when they were exhausted, before launching their attack!
At that time, they were much weaker than ordinary soldiers under normal circumstances!
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That's really impressive!
Over the course of a whole day, these barbarians from the Northern Xiongnu actually managed to build a 30° earthen slope... the effect was quite obvious!
At this rate!
In just three to five days, many hands make light work, and great efforts can create miracles!
It's entirely possible that they'll complete the project, and then charge in on Turkic horses!
This Sahehan is interesting!
He didn't start by throwing coffins into the city...
As night fell, in the latter half of the night...
This guy started by using the few catapults he had disassembled and carried with him, which caused seven or eight coffins to be thrown into the city. Once the coffins fell into the city, they immediately broke into pieces, exposing the jewels and rotting corpses inside!
Because Jiang Ming had been trained in this area, he was able to anticipate others' predictions!
Therefore, none of the soldiers guarding the city dared to touch these things. They immediately sprinkled lime on them, poured tung oil on them, and set them all on fire, thus carrying out cremation on the spot!
Therefore, his move failed!
Around 4 or 5 a.m., Jiang Ming led his 8,000 elite troops, the bravest of warriors, to open the city gates... to give the Northern Xiongnu a surprise!
Because it's late autumn now... the weather is quite cold, and the sun comes out rather late!
This was the time when the Northern Xiongnu forces were at their weakest.
The cigarettes they lit were also a very precious military supply, not something they needed to use all the time!
Therefore, attacking at this time will be most effective!
Jiang Ming had already figured out a way to kill Sahehan: put him on a fire, but instead of burning him, smoke him alive with his tobacco and turn him into smoked meat!
At approximately 4:45 AM, Jiang Ming's troops stormed out of the side gate of Yunzhou City!
Instead of attacking the Northern Xiongnu army head-on, they circled around to the rear and launched a surprise attack!
The reasoning behind this is very simple...
The soldiers stationed right next to the main city wall of Yunzhou City must be elite troops carefully selected!
They didn't exert much effort during the day, so they placed them in the front row at night to avoid any unexpected incidents!
Meanwhile, in the rear camp, there were only men who were exhausted from the day's work!
Kill them first, throw their army into chaos first!
When the Northern Xiongnu camp is in complete chaos, our main force will then emerge from the city and attack from both sides, defeating Sahehan's main force!
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