Chapter 760: I'll do whatever you can to seal Ping City. Qin Yuan has led his men and horses to attack three times. Each attack is very fierce. After the trebuchets blasted through the city one after another, the Black Flag Army infantry pushed the siege force almost as high as the city wall. The vehicle moved forward slowly. The huge siege vehicle was heavy and slow, leaving deep marks on the ground wherever it passed. The siege engine is divided into two levels. The lower level is empty and there is a ladder to climb to the second level. There are dozens of archers on the second level. From this height, they can shoot at the defenders on the city wall. There is a ladder extending diagonally forward on the second floor, which can be placed against the city wall. When the siege vehicle approaches the city wall, the siege soldiers can climb directly to the city wall along the ladder. The reason why the infantry of the Sui Dynasty was victorious in every battle for a long time was because they had a set of very reasonable tactics and a set of very reasonable equipment. This is the experience summed up after countless wars. Every kind of equipment cannot be underestimated. After being suppressed by hundreds of trebuchets, Qin Yuan led the infantry to attack. In front of the battering ram is an improved ballista, which raises the firing angle and can blast the heavy crossbow onto the city wall, but the range is definitely not as good as the defender's ballista. Fang Jie is a leader who is accustomed to using a large number of equipment to try to reduce the casualties of soldiers, so he invests heavily in building equipment. In addition, Huotong Tianxiaxing has unparalleled appeal and financial resources, and can recruit a large number of craftsmen, so he attacks the city. The number of instruments is staggering. Fang Jie also personally participated in the construction of these equipment. He is not a professional in this area, but he can add some novel ideas. For example, he added two giant shields to the two wings of the crossbow. Although it increased the weight of the crossbow and made it move more slowly, it could ensure that the casualties of the soldiers operating the crossbow were minimized. At the beginning of the attack, it was a competition between the two sides' long-range weapons. The defenders on the city wall occupied a favorable location and were in a commanding position, and could exert the power of long-range weapons better than the attacking party. However, because the trebuchets could not be installed on the city wall, they were suppressed violently at the beginning, and the soldiers defending the city lost a lot. When the Black Flag Army infantry began to approach, Yu Xiao immediately organized archers to counterattack. The feathers and arrows were so dense that they collided with each other in the sky. When you raised your head and looked up at the sky, they were all dim in color. It has to be said that Yu Xiao, who was taught by Yu Manlou himself, is very capable. He used all the means that could be used to defend the city and reasonably arranged the rotation of the reserve team. Three attacks in three days, although fierce, still failed to break Fengping. After the Black Flag Army's third offensive gradually retreated, Yu Xiao wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat down against the wall a little tiredly. This was the first time he had faced such a tragic war. To be honest, although he was conceited, he was still a little uneasy. He was overwhelmed by Fang Jie when he was in Chang'an City. At that time, he could comfort himself with Fang Jie's good luck. He always felt that if the God-blessed Emperor Yang Yi hadn't promoted an iconic figure from a poor family, it would have been impossible for Fang Jie to come forward. So he always felt in his heart that he was better than Fang Jie, in every aspect. When the two people faced each other head-on, Yu Xiao felt the heavy pressure. This was his first real actual battle, and Fang Jie had already led his troops to kill half of the Sui Dynasty. This cannot be made up for by knowledge. Yu Xiao can tell from the Black Flag Army's siege methods that Fang Jie has mastered enough war skills. "General" His personal soldier Du Lei squatted down next to him panting heavily, his face a little ugly: "There is no way to go on like this. The Black Flag Army's offensive looks fierce, but there are not many troops invested. , every time we launch a counterattack, the soldiers of the Black Flag Army will retreat and continue to hit them with trebuchets They have no intention of attacking the city by risking their lives. If things go on like this, the soldiers we can use will It was slowly worn away." Du Lei sighed: "It seems that the Black Flag Army is not in a hurry. This is the most worrying thing. If the enemy is eager to attack and seize the city, it will be beneficial to us. But the enemy is not in a hurry, relying on equipment to consume our troops and destroy the city defense If we persist for more than ten days, the ballistas on the city wall will be useless. " How could Yu Xiao not see what Du Lei said? Every time the Black Flag Army's offensive looks ferocious and suffocating, but the investment in troops is indeed very small. Trebuchets, ballistas, siege vehicles, these big guys showed off their power in a menacing manner every time. When the Fengping Army began to counterattack, the Black Flag Army began to withdraw out of range. This is a very smart and extremely cruel tactic. The purpose is to consume the number of soldiers defending the city and also to destroy the morale of the soldiers. The Black Flag Army could pretend every feint attack was a main attack, but the defenders had to turn every feint attack by the enemy into a counterattack.?Fight as a decisive battle. If things continue like this, the physical strength and perseverance of the soldiers defending the city will be worn away. But the defenders of the city still cannot slack off. The enemy can feign attack at any time and turn into the main attack. They must face it with concentration every time. If the defenders feel that the Black Flag Army is feigning an attack and do not immediately counterattack, then the Black Flag Army will immediately pounce on them like ferocious beasts. This change was very random, completely at the whim of the commander of the Black Flag Army. The feeling of being led by others made Yu Xiao uncomfortable and angry. "Get that cannon on the city wall, and I'll talk to the city lord." Yu Xiao was silent for a while and looked out through the holes in the battlements. On the high slope far outside the city, there was a man in black robe standing there, as straight as a javelin. Yu Xiao knew that all attacks came from that person. The man stood on a high place and observed the battle with clairvoyance. Next to him was a burly man holding a big flag, waving the flag at any time according to his instructions, and the attacking army would immediately change tactics. That person must be Fang Jie. If the Black Flag Army is an unparalleled beast, then Fang Jie is the brain of this beast. Yu Xiao knew very well that as long as Fang Jie stood on that high slope, he would always be passive. "I want to leave the city and talk to Fang Jie." He squeezed out a few words through his teeth, with a hint of ruthlessness and determination in his tone. ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ A soldier of Yu Xiao came down from the city wall in a hanging basket, waving the white flag in his hand and walked towards the Black Flag Army camp. He was soon picked up by a group of Black Flag Army soldiers and escorted into the camp. Then, a letter written by Yu Xiao was handed over to Fang Jie, and Yu Xiao asked Fang Jie to meet six hundred steps outside the city. Fang Jie couldn't help but smile when he read the letter and told the messenger that I would definitely come as promised. The next morning, Fang Jie walked out of the camp alone. The Black Flag Army cavalrymen Chen Dingnan and his troops were assembled and waiting. Fang Jie's soldiers were also under the command of Qilin and Nie Xiaoju, ready to rush over at any time. But Fang Jie was not nervous at all, because he guessed what Yu Xiao was going to do. Yu Xiao arrived early and was waiting. He actually asked someone to bring a table and two chairs down. He sat on the chair and squinted as he watched Fang Jie slowly walk over. When Fang Jie was approaching, Yu Xiao stood up to greet him: "Juexiao, long time no see!" Fang Jie also clasped his fists: "Brother Dingcheng, are you okay?" The two people smiled and then sat down. Yu Xiao was silent for a while and then said: "Since Juexiao is here, I don't want to beat around the bush, so I simply said it directly. After all, you and I still have the friendship of classmates. It would be hypocritical to talk about other things." "Please" Fang Xie made a please gesture. "I am a Sui person." Yu Xiao sorted out his words and said: "There is no doubt about this. No matter where I am, I am a Sui person. Although my father was killed by the imperial court, he was always the leader of the Emperor's Sixth Army. General, he was still wearing his battle armor when he was executed. Our Yu family has never followed others in any war in the past two hundred years of the Sui Dynasty. I am not wrong about this." Fang Jie nodded. , said nothing. "So, I want to ask you to withdraw your troops." Yu Xiao looked very sincere and said: "I am a Sui man. Even if I work for Zhu Zhitian in Fengping, I can't change my background. I can tell you very seriously, Sooner or later, Fengping belongs to the Sui Dynasty. You don't need to fight. I will let the flag of the Sui Dynasty hang on the wall of Fengping City in two years. " Fang Jie nodded: " I believe that Brother Dingcheng has such ability." But he shrugged again: "But don't you think this joke is not funny at all?" Yu Xiao said seriously: "I'm not kidding, you lead the troops to fight, and you will lose money. It's definitely not small. Even if we capture Feng Ping, our energy will be severely damaged. But just give me two years, and I can take down Feng Ping without a single blow. In any case, this is better than fighting against each other. ?" Fang Jie smiled: "You were wrong about one thing, so everything you said was wrong." Yu Xiao's face changed: "What's the matter?" Fang Jie looked at his hands and said calmly. I came to fight Feng Ping, not for Da Sui. In other words, Da Sui didn¡¯t want Feng Ping, it was me.¡± As soon as these words came out, something strange flashed in Yu Xiao¡¯s eyes. . "Jue Xiao has such great ambitions." He sighed, then leaned forward and asked, "Then, how about we decide the outcome in another way? After all, war is not the only way to solve problems. ¡± Fang Jie looked at?? asked: "Will you kill me, or shall I kill you?" "No, no, no," Yu Xiao waved his hand and said, "Why bother with a life-and-death showdown? When we were in Chang'an City, Juexiao, you were always walking in front of me, saying To be honest, when I entered the Yanwu Academy, I only had one opponent in my eyes, and that was the boy from the Pei family. Both he and I knew that the outcome between us was just a hairsbreadth away, and we could win or lose in the exam. In the past year or two, the entire city of Chang'an was even betting on the two of us, betting that if I won the first place, he would win the first place" Fang Jie smiled and said, "Then I came, so there is nothing wrong with you two. "The corner of Yu Xiao's mouth twitched unnaturally, but he did not retort: ??"Yes, now that you are here, what everyone in Chang'an City was paying attention to has changed. It seems that Pei Chuxing and I have become your foils. So ridiculous. At that time, I was thinking, why are you? In the past few years, I have been thinking that if I have a chance, I must compete with you seriously. " Fang Jie was slightly silent. After a while, he said: "It seems a bit childish and ridiculous to talk about this on the battlefield, but I will help you." This sentence, "I will help you," made Yu Xiao unable to move back. "Civil or military? But you have to weigh it carefully. Now you are a prince with a hundred thousand soldiers under your command, and I am just an imperial prisoner of the Sui Dynasty. So you have to understand that you will suffer more in this competition. It's better. Just clear the way and I'll take over." Yu Xiao asked. He is still trying to get back the weak point in his momentum. Fang Jie looked a little careless and said, "I'm free to do whatever you want, you do your best." Yu Xiao was stunned, and murderous intent suddenly appeared.