Zhang Han had vaguely noticed that something was not quite right a few days ago.

Although the gates of the Xingyang and Aocang garrison were closed, they never left.

However, the troops he deployed nearby were frequently attacked at night. There were no major casualties, but it was quite disgusting.

I couldn't sleep the whole night, so I felt listless during the day and had to find another time to rest.

The peripheral areas were constantly being harassed, and Zhang Han, who was in the central army, was also very distressed.

As a last resort, we could only order the troops to shrink their defenses and use their numbers to scare the other side so that they would not dare to act as recklessly as before.

As time goes by, the possibility of siege becomes smaller and smaller.

"How is the mobilization of craftsmen going?" Zhang Han asked with a frown.

"Still mobilizing, but the situation is not optimistic!" Peng Jia, the counselor next to him, responded.

"Send someone to urge them! We will settle the accounts with them after this battle is over!" Zhang Han was a little impatient.

They can make simple siege equipment, such as ladders that are so crude that they explode.

But that thing was the most unreliable thing, and Zhang Han would rather stay still than use those ladders.

If this thing is really used, people can push it out directly with the gun. Not only will the people on the ladder be injured and fall to death, but they can also easily hit the people behind. The engineering efficiency is simply unimaginable.

Real siege equipment must be built by professional craftsmen.

Originally, according to the rules, they would definitely attack the city during their trip, so before leaving, they would bring a group of craftsmen with them to build siege equipment on the spot when they arrived.

But now there is no one available. Anyone with some skills and experience has been transferred elsewhere, and there is no spare manpower here.

A complete set of siege equipment includes a mobile ladder.

It is pushed by four wheels, a large chassis, and a sturdy ladder is fixed diagonally on it.

When attacking a city, the top of the ladder is pressed against the parapet or the upper part of the city wall, and the lower wheels are directly blocked with wood. If such a ladder is placed there, people on the city wall can push it casually, but it cannot be pushed at all.

The only means of resistance are to set fires, throw stones, and throw logs.

In addition, there is a mobile archery tower, which is at least one foot higher than the highest point of the city wall. It is equipped with three or four elite archers. Relying on the cover of the archery tower, they stand on high places to accurately suppress the defenders on the city wall, assisting

Infantrymen scaled the city wall.

The other is to move the hitting wood and use the swinging force to hit the city gate.

Although these three things seem simple, most people really can't make them.

Zhang Han did not attack the city immediately, firstly because there were too many defenders, and secondly because he did not have enough siege equipment, so he could only stand under the city wall and stare without any solution.

As for manufacturing in advance, this is unrealistic. The height of each city wall is different.

Moreover, this kind of large equipment is not conducive to long-distance movement. With this thing, it will take almost three days to cover the distance that could be covered in one day. It is too expensive, so it is better to go to the local place and make it on site.

"General, I'm afraid they can't do anything about this matter!" Peng Jia said.

After Qin unified the six kingdoms, he collected the weapons of the world and cast them into giant bronze figures. Basically, it can be said that the swords and guns of the six kingdoms were stored in the treasury and the horses were released in Nanshan.

After the unification of Qin, siege warfare almost disappeared, and siege warfare was not what the Qin army was good at.

Therefore, when it comes to siege equipment, those who know how to do it and have experience are the old Qin people.

But those people are not easy to handle.

In addition to the composition of Zhang Han's army, there is no problem in fighting a battle with the wind, but it is absolutely impossible to fight a battle against the wind.

This is not looking down on people, but on the members of the army, and such a result will inevitably occur.

"General, Zhang Qi is back..." A report suddenly came from outside the account.

"Zhang Qi? What did he do when he came back?" Zhang Han was suddenly startled and asked quickly.

Zhang Qi was the official in charge of Gong County. While escorting the grain and fodder this time, he reported on his work and left the camp to return to Gong County two days ago.

Logically speaking, he should have just arrived in Gong County at this time.

"Is there something wrong in Hebei?" Zhang Han asked doubtfully. This time Zhang Qi came mainly because of things in Hebei, so Zhang Han knew that things were not going well in Hebei and was quite annoyed.

"General... Gongxian..." Zhang Qi cried bitterly with runny nose and tears.

"What happened to Gong County?" Zhang Han suddenly felt a chill come over him.

"Gong County was lost..."

"Wha...what?" Although he had expected it, he couldn't help but be surprised when he heard these words coming from Zhang Qi's mouth: "How did you lose it? There are 40,000 to 50,000 people, and you can't even defend a city?"

"I don't know. On the way back, I sent people to inform them to prepare food and fodder. In less than a day, they came to tell me that Gong County had been lost. There were dozens of thieves outside the city. There were probably dozens of them.

Thousands of them."

"Say it again???" Zhang Han looked at Zhang Qi in shock.

Hundreds of thousands of thieves?

Where did it come from?

They came from the west. Sima Xin brought 100,000 people to the south, Dahe was to the north, and Dong Yi had 70,000 people from Hebei. Where did these hundreds of thousands of thieves come from?

"General, I'm afraid the situation is not good..." Peng Jia's head was spinning rapidly, but the more he thought about it, the more terrifying he felt. He continued: "If what Zhang Qi said is true, Sima Xin would have been defeated or surrendered long ago.

As for the general, he has not received any news, and the situation in Hebei is not optimistic. The grain and grass collected with great difficulty are barely left. At this moment, in addition to the grain road being cut off, the general also has a very serious problem in front of him. We are surrounded.

…”

"Surrounded...?" Zhang Han felt a little unbelievable, but this was just a subconscious reaction.

This fight went smoothly. Zhou Wen, who was once invincible, was defeated without even being able to withstand two attacks.

Although he encountered some difficulties in Xingyang, Zhang Han didn't take it too seriously.

Originally, they were waiting for the siege equipment to arrive, so they immediately attacked and completely wiped out Wang Buxi, and then went south to kill Chen Sheng before attacking Chu.

The whole plan was arranged, and just when I was in high spirits, you suddenly told me that I was surrounded?

But if you think about it carefully, hundreds of thousands of thieves have appeared in Gong County. Doesn't it prove that there must be a huge problem somewhere in the west or south?

But no matter where the problem arises, Gong County is gone now. There is Xingyang Aocang in front, with hundreds of thousands of troops combined. There are hundreds of thousands of thieves in Gong County behind. There is a big river in the north and mountains in the south. Although it is not

High, but these hundreds of thousands of troops entering and exiting, according to the current situation, will not be able to get out at all.

The mountains are not steep, but no one can climb them hungry.

Isn’t this what it means to be surrounded?

"Has the news spread?" Zhang Han asked quickly.

"Not yet. My men are on standby ten miles away and I didn't let them come with me." Zhang Qi shook his head repeatedly.

"That's good. You go back and ask your people to stand by. No one is allowed to go near the camp without the general's order." Zhang Han ordered Zhang Qi. The most rigorous issue is to block the news. Once the news is

After the news spread, even if Qin II stood here, he would not be able to control this army.

But the problem of food and grass must be solved as soon as possible. Although they only received a batch of food and grass two days ago, there are 400,000 people and they will not be able to eat for long.

"Send someone to contact Sima Xin and Dong Yi and ask them to collect grain and grass on the spot and find a way to deliver it. In addition, tell the soldiers that the surrounding villages are all working with thieves and arrange for troops to go out to search for grain and grass..." Thanks to book friend 160110154547817

Reward support. Yesterday I played the Easter Egg Chapter for the first time. I was very unskilled. I experienced duplicate postings and other problems. I saw many people complaining that the map is too small and can’t be seen clearly. I can only say that you can click on the picture.

Make it full screen in the upper right corner, and then pull it with two fingers to enlarge it... Of course, for hard-working people, you can use this trick. For those who don't want to move and still want to see the enlarged version, I can only say

Hehehe (dog head saves life...) Okay, okay! You are all uncles. I spent an hour today, studied PS, and made an enlarged version of the map. My technical level is not high, but it is better than yesterday.

It’s been enlarged, please take a look at it! If you’re still not satisfied, then I’ll take the time to make another one??? Come with more comments, and you can also leave a message to tell me what other pictures you want to see.

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