The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 778
The plain outside the city wall to the south of Rongcheng has now become a construction site.

Within [-] miles of Rongcheng, the Yong army recruited nearly [-] young men. They have been busy day and night for the past few days, and have filled in three dirt roads on the moat.

The young and strong are not idle, they are still filling in the fourth channel, which will be completed within today.

Excavating mud and rocks and filling the moat is a very large project, and the young and strong are all doing heavy physical work.

The mud and rocks used to fill the river were taken from five miles south of Rongcheng, and the young and strong people traveled on this five-mile road.

Carrying the stones on his back, Yang Hongwen was so tired he was panting, and finally couldn't hold on and threw the basket on the ground.

"Take a break, take a break!" Yang Hongwen shouted loudly.

What he said was for the soldiers of the Yong army not far away, so as not to be misunderstood as not wanting to do it.

As soon as he stopped, Baihu who followed him also stopped. At this moment, he was also so tired that he lay directly on the muddy ground.

The two rested for more than a minute before gradually recovering.

Seeing that there was no one around, the hundred households couldn't help but said: "My lord, we can't stay any longer, we have to find a way to leave!"

Yang Hongwen sighed: "Don't I know? The Yong army is closely guarded, and I'm afraid they can only leave after finishing their work!"

He is a majestic envoy from the north of the Lingbei, and he is here with the enemy, helping them carry earth and rocks to fill the moat, what the hell is going on?

"My lord, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave after the work is done!"

Baihu immediately said: "At that time, if the Yong army lets the recruited young men stand in front and let us attack the city for them, then we will suffer..."

It is not new to drive out the people and live refugees to attack the city.

After hearing these words, Yang Hongwen felt more and more heavy, and at the same time he felt extremely aggrieved.

If he hadn't run around, there wouldn't be the current disaster.

It's a pity that it's useless to regret, the most important thing right now is to find a way to escape.

"What can you do?" Yang Hongwen asked.

"This... not yet!"

After working here for five or six days, the tight security of the Yong army has already made Yang Hongwen and the two of them desperate, so they can't think of any way at all.

The strength of the Yong army also made Yang Hongwen feel deeply, such an army made him just want to escape.

"If we really escape back, I think we should just guard the river. Who wants to come to Rongcheng and let him come by himself!" Although he can't go back, it doesn't prevent Yang Hongwen from thinking so much.

Nodding, the hundred households asked again: "But, King Ruoning strictly ordered to cross the river..."

But Yang Hongwen said coldly: "Give him face, he is the king, if you don't give him face, how old is he?"

"Your Excellency is mighty!" Bai Hu gave a flattery at the right time.

With the basket on his back, Yang Hongwen stood up with difficulty, and said in a deep voice, "Okay, hurry up and work, or you won't have lunch!"

Food is scarce now, and if the basic tasks cannot be completed, the Yong army will not distribute food to the young and strong, so they have to work hard if they want to eat enough.

Along with the large army, Yang Hongwen and his two approached Rongcheng.

When entering about 200 meters away from the city wall, there will be special people holding large shields to protect the young and strong who are going forward, and escort them to continue approaching the city.

There are many arrows stuck in the large shield, all of which were shot from the city wall.

The two of Yang Hongwen were escorted closer and closer to the moat, but there was no room on the city wall at the moment.

Since shooting arrows can't kill people, why waste arrows, the defenders understand this.

Just when Yang Hongwen thought he was safe and sound, suddenly there was a whistling sound in front of him, and he was so frightened that he squatted on the ground.

Then, the world returned to peace, and the soldiers of the Yong Army shouted from behind: "Keep working, they can't shoot you with shields!"

Everyone had no choice but to move on, but Bugui's speed was a little slower, obviously the arrow just now scared them.

In fact, Yang Hongwen can understand the defenders in the city very well. Watching the moat being filled up section after section, they can't do anything except shoot a few arrows.

Soon, Yang Hongwen walked to the edge of the moat and poured the stones in the basket into the river.

Looking past the shield in front, Yang Hongwen looked at the tower.

The distance between the two is at most six to seventy meters, so that Yang Hongwen can see what the soldiers on the city wall are doing.

But no matter what these people were doing, Yang Hongwen could clearly feel that their morale was extremely low.

"The rope around the neck is tightened, and it's strange that morale is not low!"

When Yang Hongwen was feeling emotional, in a military camp a few hundred meters away, several commanders of the Yong army were inspecting the siege equipment.

Compared with the task of filling the river, making siege equipment is undoubtedly more important.

The ladder is extremely simple, and dozens of them have been produced, which is enough to cope with the reinforcement of all lines in the later stage.

In contrast, the production of the siege vehicles responsible for the main offensive force in the early stage is undoubtedly much more difficult, and only six of them have been produced now.

The height of the siege engine is about the same as the city wall, and the base is more than four meters long and wide, which can transport more than 30 soldiers to the city wall at a time.

The ladder can only be used by one person at a time, and it is difficult to gain an advantage on the city wall. The siege engine just makes up for this shortcoming.

Walking on the platform above the siege vehicles, Ding Hong said in a deep voice: "There are two more siege vehicles that can be completed today, so we have eight vehicles that can send more than 200 soldiers to the city wall at one time!"

Zheng Fan stood in the open space below, raised his head and said, "Let them charge up with grenades and blow him up, and our people can occupy the city wall!"

Chen Yuhe nodded and said, "If that's the case, Rongcheng will take it!"

That's right, taking down a strong city is as simple as that, they just need to follow the steps.

Chen Yuhe continued: "What really reassures me is that the people we have dispersed have stabilized the situation in the two counties, and the rest of the prefectures and counties are on the lookout!"

It can also be seen from this sentence that Chen Yuhe didn't take people like Li Jinzhong seriously, at least these people couldn't make him uneasy.

At this time Ding Hong said: "I heard that in the south, King Ning brought tens of thousands of people to the north. I think we can wipe out people like Li Jinzhong if we take care of them!"

The news from them and the imperial court has never been cut off, not to mention that they have also sent scouts, so they know about the major events happening in the south.

Ding Hong said lightly, but Zheng Fan frowned below and said: "I heard that the other guards have asked the prince for instructions and are ready to go south to suppress the thieves... If we suppress people, I'm afraid we will lose face! "

The other guards he mentioned were the guards of people like Xu Hong.

Chen Yuhe also nodded at this moment, and said: "We have already made other people envious of us taking this job. As long as those people in the south don't look for trouble, let's keep them for now!"

With Yang Hongwen in the locker here, he will only feel endless humiliation.

Chen Yu and these people really didn't take them seriously.

"Let's not talk about these distant things, Commander Chen... Is it settled for the attack tomorrow?"

After Ding Hong finished asking, Zheng Fan also glanced over, hoping to get a letter from Chen Yuhe.

"Do it tomorrow!" Chen Yuhe said firmly.

Ding Hong went on to say: "In this case, let's divide up the grenades first, and distribute them to the first soldiers tonight!"

Zheng Fan on the side immediately said: "Exactly!"

The siege will be undertaken by their subordinates. This is the time for meritorious service, so they are extremely eager.

Chen Yuhe nodded and said, "I'll send someone to bring it to you later!"

The two were very happy, only to hear Zheng Fan say: "Let's go to other places to see!"

"So good!"

(End of this chapter)