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Text Chapter 856: Soldiers Arrive at Shiliang City

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    At about 15 o'clock in the afternoon that day, Zhao Hongyu led the army to Shiliang City and began to station.

    After arriving at Shiliang City, Zhao Hongyu immediately began to take stock of the surrounding environment.  It didn't matter what he saw, it really made him frown.

    There are basically swamps nearby, and there are also very rich aquatic plants, but it is very unfavorable for the expansion of the army.

    There is only one dirt road leading to Shiliang City where eight people can line up side by side. If it were an artillery, it would only be one.

    If we want to launch an attack on this city, it will really be a bit troublesome.

    At the same time, there is a moat more than two meters wide below the city.

    The environment is a bit harsh, but that doesn¡¯t matter.  What troubled Zhao Hongyu the most was the defense of the entire city, which was really beyond Zhao Hongyu's expectation.

    Shiliang Castle is a typical Japanese castle building. Its walls are made of whole stones, so there is no need to think too much about its sturdiness. It must be very strong.

    Shiliang City was built on a mountain. The entire city was built on a hill, and it also made very effective use of the surrounding environment.

    Sitting on the war horse, Zhao Hongyu could see the inner streets of Shiliang City, and felt chills in his heart.

    The gate of the city is not wide and cannot lead directly to the city.  Therefore, if Zhao Hongyu led his army to attack, they would have to start circling up along the snake-shaped inner city streets.

    However, the streets in the inner city can only accommodate up to six soldiers walking abreast, which is very narrow.

    At the same time, during the march, the defenders in the city could rely on their height to continuously deal effective damage to the enemies on the streets of the inner city, making them impossible to defend against.

    Apart from anything else, Zhao Hongyu relied on visual inspection to see a lot of oil pans and large rocks on the streets of the inner city that were spiraling up.

    After seeing this, you don¡¯t need to experience it yourself just to think about it, you can know how much it will cost you when you circle around the streets of the inner city.

    Not to mention, there are nine passes and city gates in the inner city My grandma is worthy of being called the city of Jiuzhou tribes.

    After Zhao Hongyu saw Shiliang City, he was completely convinced.

    "To deal with such a city, it seems that even the army under my own command can successfully capture it, but the price paid will definitely be very high.

    This is also a situation that Zhao Hongyu least wants to see happen.

    "A city like this can be defended by just 200 men, not to mention a thousand defenders."  Because this city is a typical city that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

    Shiliang City has only one gate, and the city wall is very high, so ordinary ladders are of no use at all.

    In addition, there are swamps and puddles all around, so if you want to attack Shiliang Castle, you can only attack from the front road that can line up eight people.

    After Zhao Hongyu looked at Shiliang City, he already had an idea in mind, so he turned his horse's head and returned to the main formation.

    When Emma and Sarah saw Zhao Hongyu coming back, they noticed something was wrong with the look on his face, and knew that their man was not in a good mood at this time.

    Sarah came over at this time and said softly to Zhao Hongyu: "This city is a bit difficult to attack, but we will always find a way. I think you should cheer up and stop being so depressed."

    Hearing what Sara said, Zhao Hongyu raised his head and looked at her dumbfounded and said, "I'm not depressed, I just didn't expect this city to be like this. I'm not easily hit.  People, and we haven¡¯t launched an attack yet, have we?¡±

    Zhao Hongyu was truly speechless when he saw that Sarah thought he seemed to be a little depressed.

    It is true that he had a headache, but it was not to the point where he lost courage after seeing Shiliang Castle.

    Indeed, Shiliang City has never been conquered throughout the Warring States Period, which is why it is called Kyushu Strong City.  But Zhao Hongyu doesn't think so, because one thing he knows is that there is no invincible city in the world, it's just that you haven't found a way.

    Once you find an effective method, it will be very easy to defeat Shiliang City, which is known as the first fortified city in Kyushu.

    The inner city of Shiliang City has a total of nine floors. Each floor is basically a city that needs to be conquered by the enemy.

    From here in this formation, Zhao Hongyu can clearly see the buildings on each floor of the inner city of Shiliang City built against the mountain.  TheseThe buildings include residential buildings, shops, taverns, and dormitories. It can be said that unlike other cities, the people of Shiliang City have set up their homes on the mountain roads in the inner city.

    The streets are narrow, which is not conducive to the attacking side, but it is completely beneficial to the defenders.

    ¡°Grandma, what kind of pervert is this to actually want to build such a city?

    "If I capture this city by then, I will definitely take it as my own, and then place artillery on the battlements of the winding mountain road. Then I will be invincible."

    "My dear, do you think it will be difficult to capture this city?"

    At this time, Emma came over and asked softly.

    The little girl also saw the abnormality of Shiliang City, so she was a little worried that the army would suffer heavy losses under this city. Moreover, she also saw that her husband's face was very ugly. He was obviously worried about this city.  Worried.

    At a time like this, her wife must stand up.

    Although she can't help, she can always comfort her man.

    Emma¡¯s thoughts are the same as Sarah¡¯s.

    However, Emma heard the conversation between Sara and Zhao Hongyu just now.

    Therefore, she cannot be as direct as Sara and can only adopt a more circuitous strategy.

    As for what Zhao Hongyu said about not worrying or being embarrassed, it was just a face-saving excuse for Emma.

    Men, they always want to behave like this in front of women.

    Emma felt that her guess was not wrong at all.

    "It is definitely difficult, but it is not absolute. I am now considering to see if I can think of a good way to conquer this city without causing too much loss. You know, if we attack by force,  We will definitely capture this city, but we will also suffer a lot of losses in doing so. In my opinion, this is not worth the gain."

    When Zhao Hongyu heard Emma ask this question, he thought about it and answered.

    "The lives of the Imperial soldiers are very precious, and I don't want to suffer too much loss. It is precisely because I think about this issue that I feel a little embarrassed."

    He felt that there was no need to hide anything from Emma, ??so he told Emma everything in his heart.

    Emma nodded, oh, so that¡¯s what happened.

    After knowing what Zhao Hongyu was thinking, Emma understood a little better.

    Because she has been with Zhao Hongyu for a long time, Emma still understands Zhao Hongyu's character quite well.

    As Zhao Hongyu himself said, he takes the lives of imperial soldiers very seriously.

    It was as if the lives of the Imperial soldiers were the same as his own.

    For Emma, ??this concept is still very strange.

    Not only Emma, ??but also Sarah sometimes can¡¯t understand.

    You must know that in this seventeenth century of time and space, the superiors regard the inferiors as cattle, horses, and ants who are desperately trying to order them around. No one regards them as human beings at all.

    ¡°There really is no high-ranking person like Zhao Hongyu who values ??the lives of soldiers very seriously in this era.

    So, he seems a little different.

    Even Emma found it very strange.

    In her impression, many people often died in tribal wars between Indians.

    But, even so, none of the elders of that tribe said that we should not fight because the tribal warriors had suffered too many losses.

    For various interests, wars between tribes will always break out.

    Of course, this is all in the past.

    Since Zhao Hongyu appeared and established Manhattan, the Indians have been integrated into the Song Empire and are no longer separated from each other.

    So, now the war between tribes has become a thing of the past.

    But no matter what, the Song Empire was not without foreign wars.

    If the lives of soldiers at the bottom were always considered in this way, then the war would not need to be fought at all.

    Therefore, Emma feels that as a superior, you should not value the lives of inferiors too much, as long as you treat them well, so that you don¡¯t have to think so much when something happens.

    Sarah¡¯s views are basically the same as Emma¡¯s. As a French female aristocrat, although she is not as scumbag as other aristocrats, her views on ordinary people are also the mainstream of this era.

     "My dear, are you being kind to a woman like this?" Emma has been following Zhao Hongyu for three years, so she has learned a lot of idioms.  "If you keep thinking this way, then there is no need for us to continue fighting this war."

    Emma looked at Zhao Hongyu with a serious expression and said to him.

    "When there is a war, there will be losses. This is inevitable. If it really comes to that, you can't be so hesitant. And you are a superior, so you can't be too indecisive when considering things." Zhao Hongyu didn't expect that Xiaoxiao  Emma, ??who is so young, can actually say this to herself righteously.

    "And I think soldiers have their destiny, which is to fight for the country on the battlefield. As for whether the environment is harsh or not, they don't have to consider it."

    At this time, Emma began to think about this matter with Indian thinking.

    Although he disagreed with Emma's statement, Zhao Hongyu could not argue with her on this issue.

    After all, Emma is an Indian, and it is impossible for her to have concepts and ideas that are beyond her time.

    Therefore, after hearing Emma's words, Zhao Hongyu could only grin and started to feel stunned.  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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