It's all abstract destiny, you're one emperor through the ages

Chapter 272 Thunder on the Ground
Di Han just glanced at a few words, and he was already a little numb. He didn't understand it clearly yet. He only remembered that Xiangyang did appear to be mentioned in the note.

Hearing Xue Jia's eagerness to ask, he immediately read through the whole thing.

It really is.

The emperor took his 2000 men to attack Xiangyang.

Di Han:.
This year, they have not attacked the city.

Wancheng and Xinye have been beaten.

There are countless small counties below.

Although they were not captured, the Donghu people were overwhelmed and had a certain record.

But Xiangyang City?

No one wanted to fight there at all.

It is a rare fortified city in the world and is surrounded by water on three sides, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Without the strength of the entire army to attack fiercely for three to five years, it would be impossible to capture it.

Moreover, in Xiangyang City, there are also stone-throwing cannons from Shi Zhouhe's tribe.

This thing exists at the bottom of the box in Shi Zhouhe.

At that time, the Donghu people used stone-throwing cannons to defeat Xiangyang City, which had been unable to be conquered for a long time.

Times have changed, and who knows what improvements the Shi Zhouhe tribe, which originally specialized in the manufacture of large-scale equipment, had made to such a powerful weapon?
Everyone in the Han army was a little confused about the performance of Xiangyang City.

No one knows what the situation is there now, how many troops, horses and supplies are still in the city, and how many people in the city still support the Han Dynasty.

I don’t even know what guard Da He Lu is thinking.

However, one thing is clear: a mere 2000 people will definitely not be able to defeat Xiangyang City.

Although the emperor was victorious in every battle, it was indeed not that easy to attack the city.

If he could really capture the city casually, he wouldn't have been in a stalemate under Wuling City for a long time when he was in Jingnan.

The means to quickly break through the city are nothing more than water attacks, surprise attacks, hole attacks, and fraud.

But these methods have been exhausted, and there are precedents. Da Helu is a veteran of Donghu, so he must have been prepared.

It's simply impossible to accomplish anything.

Moreover, it has been such a long time since the Han army entered Jingbei, so Da Helu will definitely make targeted arrangements.

It is so difficult to attack Wancheng and Xinye, let alone attack Xiangyang?

Therefore, even if Xue Jia guessed the emperor's intention, Di Han did not say anything after seeing the instructions on the note, and was not very optimistic about it.

There was silence in the tent for a long time.

It was not only Di Han who was silent, but also Hou Junyan and Leshun.

Only Xue Jia still had a smile on his pale and sickly face.

He smoothly took the note into his hand.

Authentic works of the emperor are not too rare. With His Majesty's current achievements, there is no problem in using them as family heirlooms.

Although the wording is a bit off, this is still a characteristic.

After a long silence, Di Han finally spoke:

"Military advisor, what exactly is your Majesty's plan?"

"It's simple."

Xue Jia coughed a few times and explained with his own BGM:

"After this arrangement, once Xiangyang is captured, it will change the entire war situation in Jingzhou, cough——"

Xue Jia didn't explain it too clearly, but with the wisdom of a few people and a little guidance, they can figure it out.

The Han army attacked the city on a large scale and used all its strength to suppress the counties and counties in Jingzhou, giving the Donghu people a chance to fight.

The emperor's capture of Xiangyang was equivalent to a signal.

Xiangyang has been destroyed. Can you still defend Xinye or Wancheng?

It is easy to get the defenders of various counties to surrender quickly. If not, they may abandon the city and leave. It will be much easier to capture the city and occupy the entire Jingzhou.

But with a certain advantage and momentum, people can be mobilized to continue revolts.

After all, the emperor went deep into Runan just to rescue the civilian heroes like the Guiyi Army, and he had already won enough hearts.If there is a slight advantage, there will inevitably be a steady stream of rebel uprisings.

At the same time, once the war in Jingzhou goes smoothly, it doesn't matter if Han Qi in southern Shu is taken care of.

Even if you, Han Qi, want to support your troops and respect yourself, you still have to consider whether you are strong enough to fight.

Di Han and others were immediately speechless.

The emperor's arrangement in the note is very reasonable!

Capturing Xiangyang is equivalent to the signal for a general attack. Capturing Xiangyang is equivalent to the safety of Jingzhou. Even if Puqian sends a large army to attack hard, they can still defend it based on the Jishui River.

But is Xiangyang really that easy to fight? ?

But even so, there is nothing you can do.

The emperor has told them what they are going to do, so they won't waste their time and disobey the emperor's orders, right?

In this way, under Xue Jia's gaze, the three generals remained silent for a few breaths, and could only hear the constant coughing.

In the end, Di Han may have felt that the arrow sores on his body were not completely healed and he was still a little weak. Xue Jia kept coughing despite being so close to him, so he was easily infected.

Finally, while thinking hard, I made up my mind:
"Each of you go back first, gather your troops, and give instructions on the general attack. Everything is in accordance with His Majesty's wishes."

After a few people left the tent, Di Han breathed a sigh of relief.

Touching the scabbed arrow sores on his shoulders, he murmured:
"It's been fifteen times. I don't know if this total attack will be No. 16."
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At the end of March, at the turn of spring and summer, it is the Grain Rain season.

Xiangyang City is located on the south bank of the upper reaches of the Han River. Since Liu Biao came to Xiang to serve as pastoral administrator of Jingzhou, it has been governed by states, counties, prefectures and counties, and it has been valued by military strategists of all dynasties.

The total length of the city wall is more than ten miles, and there are more than [-] battlements on the city wall. The widest part of the moat is even nearly [-] feet.

During the Grain Rain, the Han River rose by an inch, and even the moat also swelled.

But it didn't have the slightest impact.

Dahe Lu has been stabilizing Xiangyang City's defense since last year, and now it is impregnable.

He was confident that even if the Han Emperor came to attack the city, he could hold it for several months.

What were the siege methods that the Han Emperor was good at?

Defrauding the city, night attack, hole attack, water attack.

Da Helu has completely sealed off the city, making it impossible to enter or exit, so he is not afraid of cheating the city.

Night attacks can only attack poorly garrisoned cities. Dahelu never slacked off for a day, and the generals in the city were dedicated to defending the city, so naturally they were not worried.

Not to mention acupoint attack.

Xiangyang City is surrounded by water on three sides, and there is a wide moat that is rare in the world. If you dare to dig, the water will directly flood the cave.

Only the water attack is more daunting.

However, Dahelu had already deployed targeted defenses, continuously reinforced the city walls, and built drainage equipment and corridors.

Nowadays, even if it encounters a flood like that in Changsha County, Xiangyang City will not be easily affected.

Even if it is the turn of spring and summer, there will be no floods during the Grain Rain season.

tick-tock-

The rain was pattering.

Da Helu has been listening to it for a long time and is used to it.

The sound of continuous rain can sometimes help you sleep, making people feel relaxed physically and mentally.

boom--

There was a sudden thunder in the night.

It wasn't too harsh, but it just woke up Da Helu who was sleeping.

A moist wind blew into the room outside the window, making Da Helu, who was only wearing single clothes, feel a little chilly.

But he didn't have time to get dressed. He just frowned slightly, rested his elbows on the bed, and made a few slight noises.

The darkness and silence in front of him made him feel a little uncertain.

"I always feel like something is wrong"

Da He Lu felt uneasy for no reason, but he still couldn't figure out what it was, just like he couldn't hold a handful of smoke that was gradually dissipating.

(End of this chapter)