Three Kingdoms: I rely on system loopholes to survive

Chapter 14 Zhang Ji in the North
Beyond the moat
Fan Chou opened the curtain and watched the soldiers transport the felled wood to the open space in front of the tent.

Several hours have passed, but the wood on the open space has not increased much.

Fan Chou frowned.

This amount of wood can only build two ladders at most, which is not enough for siege.

"Who is the person who set fire to the forest? It's really a very careful thought."

"With such a character in Chang'an City, it may not be easy to attack the city."

Fan Chou muttered, he summoned the army commander and asked, "Have you checked all around?"

"We have sent scouts to investigate, and almost all the trees in a radius of thirty miles have been burned."

"General, if he wants to find usable wood, he may have to send troops to search farther afield."

Jun Sima bit the bullet and reported back.

Fan Chou rubbed his right thumb against the pulp of his index finger.

Zhong Ping watched from the top of the city, his eyes were dry and astringent, and the pupils of his eyes hurt sharply after opening them for a long time.

He didn't sleep all night last night.

He knew he was too young to be convincing.

Even with the support of Wang Yun and Liu Xie behind him, the officials and soldiers in the city were just obedient and obedient to him.

It is impossible for those people to implement his instructions.

Zhong Ping had to do everything by himself, leaving behind for the defense arrangement in the city.

Even with the help of Xun You and some ministers who are really willing to accept his command, there are still too many things piled up on him, and there is no time to rest at all.

Castle
Fan Chou ordered his soldiers to stop logging, and built a mound of earth to the west of the city.

"There are too few ladders, attacking the city directly is just a waste of troops."

"It's better to spend some time, build a mound, climb down, shoot and kill the soldiers at the top of the city with arrows, and then destroy the city in one fell swoop."

After hearing Zhang Ji's words, Fan Chou felt that there was no better way at this time, so he agreed directly without hesitation.

Not long after, a mound that had begun to take shape stood in the southwest.

Zhongping breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the other party didn't make any showy operations, which was still within his expectations.

He ordered the guards at the top of the city to take out all the planks he had arranged last night, connect them together, and tie them to the top of the wall, leaving only about a finger width in the middle for looking out and observing the city.

When Fan Choulei took a look at the mound, my fellow, why is the city wall suddenly so high? !

Zhang Ji was also dumbfounded.

We build mounds, and you tie planks on the walls.

I'm tall and you're tall too, what a joke.

Fan Chou clasped his index finger firmly, and said harshly: "No matter how many roofs there are in Chang'an City, can they be more than the soil outside the city?!"

"I don't believe he can add the city wall up to the sky!"

Zhang Ji felt that if he really wanted to compare this with the people in the city, it would take more than ten days to get results.

If this continues, Li Jue will be in danger.

But looking at Fan Chou's appearance, he knew that he would not be able to persuade the other party, so he could only think of a way to break the city.

Zhong Pingxin thinks that normal people will probably give up their plan to break through the city after seeing their own response.

But it doesn't rule out that there are people with bad brains underneath, so I have to compete with him.

"Uncle Niu, how many planks are left of the planks I prepared yesterday?"

Just in case, Zhongping asked a question.

Niu Fu immediately replied: "Your Majesty will still have some leftovers in ten more days."

Kind of peace of mind a lot of peace of mind.

No matter how stupid he is, the other party cannot persist for ten days.

After all, their intention is to relieve the siege of Li Jue...

Speaking of which, what was written in those novels I read before...

Siege won't work, tunnel attack at night?
No matter whether you can get it right or not, you still have to guard against it.

Zhong Ping was thinking about it when he suddenly heard a loud shout outside the city.

Zhang Ji came out of the camp with two thousand soldiers on a galloping horse alone, and shouted: "Zhang Ji is here in the north, who dares to fight me?!"

Zhongping's ears buzzed, and his heart constricted instantly.

He always thought that Zhang Fei's "a roar at the head of Dangyang Bridge scared Cao Cao's department to shatter Xia Houjie's liver and gallbladder, and he fell to his death from a horse" was an artistic processing in the novel.

Now it seems that being so surprised suddenly can really kill someone.

Zhong Ping leaned against the city wall calmly, pretending to be relaxed and smiled at the garrison order: "The enemy army is too anxious, even resorting to aggressive tactics."

The guard's name is Fang Meng. He is a local man from Chang'an. He has dark skin and looks about 30 years old. His temples are full of white hair.

He had been in this position for so long, and it was the first time he encountered an army attacking the city, so he was already nervous.

Hearing Zhang Ji's yell suddenly, his face turned pale from fright, and it took him a long time to recover.

"...Oh, yes, yes."

Fang Meng spoke incoherently, he saw Zhong Ping's expression was calm, not flustered at all, and he could even find time to joke with him, so he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

This Shaofu is really not an ordinary person, he has such a bearing at a young age.

At my age, it seems like I have lived so many years in vain in front of him.

Thinking of this, he slowly calmed down.

Zhongping: The legs are so soft, the wall is so hard, I want to go home.

Zhang Ji waited at the base of the city for a while, but no one came out, and said mockingly, "Chang'an guard doesn't even have the guts to fight?"

"What's the point of just hiding behind this turtle shell?!"

"Come out and fight with me if you have the guts!"

"If I win, I will immediately retreat!"

Zhong Ping's eyelids twitched, feeling bad.

Looking back, sure enough, all the guards on the city blushed, their fists were clenched and their eyes were about to burst into flames.

"Young Mansion! That thief under the city is too arrogant!"

"I also ask the Shaofu to order me to go out and fight!"

"If we win, the enemy will retreat directly, and we will be safe!"

Zhong Ping's head got dizzy.

Why on earth did I lose my mind and agree to defend the city! ! !

The commander value of my riding horse is only 10 points! ! !

"Everyone, listen to me."

Zhong Ping raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling for everyone to calm down first.

Although everyone was angry, they didn't completely lose their minds, and they knew that Zhongping was their chief.

So they suppressed their dissatisfaction and waited to hear what Zhongping had to say.

"How many of you are from Luoyang?"

The soldiers didn't know what Zhongping meant, and it took a while for someone to respond: "My home is on the edge of Luoyang."

"My father is in Luoyang. He has been a soldier for so many years. I haven't gone back to see my father yet."

"I heard from my family that her ancestors were from Luoyang."

……

Zhong Ping waited patiently for the soldiers to finish talking, and then continued to ask: "Among you, how many of you have experienced Dong Zhuo's disaster?"

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

Many of them were originally Luoyang soldiers. When Dong Zhuo moved his capital, he was incorporated into the Xiliang Army before arriving in Chang'an.

"The people outside the city are formerly under Dong Zhuo's command." Zhong Ping said softly.

Fang's eyes widened.

What are you doing? !

I thought you said this to let everyone calm down and not fall into the enemy's aggressive tactics.

Why is this still fueling the fire? !

Zhongping didn't care about the reaction of the soldiers after these words.

He said to himself: "Go out of the city to fight a battle, and severely beat the lackey of Dong Zhuo who humiliated us on the ground."

"It not only vents the anger in my heart, but also allows the enemy to withdraw. Chang'an will be safe."

"You think so, don't you?"

The soldiers moved their mouths, as if they wanted to express their approval.

Zhongping did not give them time to answer.

"But what if we lose?"

"If you lose, will you be timid next time you defend the city?"

"If you lose, can you make sure that you can close the city gate and keep them out of the city at the moment when the enemy troops attack?"

"If you lose, do you know how many people who left the city will die in battle? How much will the pressure inside the city increase?"

A flat and slowed down sound.

"The one outside may be another Dong Zhuo."

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

Zhong Ping took a deep breath and glanced over everyone's faces.

"Everyone, do you want to be the heroes of this moment, and abandon your relatives and friends in the city?"

"Ping Yijie is a child, clumsy in speech and tongue, but still a bit clever."

"Ping dare to guarantee that you will not suffer this moment in vain."

"Everyone, do you dare to believe in peace once?"

　I feel that the more I write, the worse it gets (;`)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)