Zhu Youjian: Taizu has an order! kill!

"Report to the general!"

"Commander Qian is fighting with Cao Bianjiao."

"Beheaded in less than one turn."

"Currently the body has been placed at the city gate."

In Xiangyang City, Liu Sidao, who was warming wine, suddenly dropped the jug in his hand to the ground when he heard the news.

Staring with disbelief on his face.

"What did you say?"

"My third junior brother is dead?"

"Impossible! His strength is only slightly weaker than mine, how could he not be able to hold on for one round?"

After Liu Sidao yelled, he didn't care about anything else and ran to the city wall to look down.

Sure enough, I saw another corpse in the open space in front of me, and there was still heat in the chest.

He rubbed his eyes and wondered who it was if it wasn't Qian Tong.

"No, it's impossible."

"It's not like he's the commander of the Four Elephants Legion. How could he kill Qian Tong in one round?"

"With such strength, why haven't you heard of it before?"

Grasping the bricks on the city wall, Liu Sida gritted his teeth for a long time before he regained consciousness.

"Send orders to all ministries."

"There must be no mistakes in guarding the city wall."

"As long as we hold back, the winner will definitely be King Chu!"

"When the time comes, I will definitely make this Cao Bianjiao pay for my junior brother's life!"

Liu Sidao held it in for a long time, but he did not dare to go out directly to seek revenge on Cao Bianjiao.

It can only be a reason to let the soldiers keep an eye on the city gate!

And just when Liu Sidao's face turned red with anger.

Inside the Zhu Jiajun camp.

Cao Bianjiao, who had just returned to the camp, saw his uncle chatting with someone.

Taking a closer look, it turned out to be Zhang Huai!

"General Bianjiao picked out the opposing general with one shot. He was quite as majestic as Mr. Guan back then."

"I really admire you."

Watching Cao Bianjiao come in.

Zhang Huai, who had just arrived at the camp, stood up and saluted.

He had seen it clearly outside just now.

Although it can be seen that Qian is very powerful in channeling water, it does not prevent him from saying good things to Cao Bianjiao.

"Mr. Zhang is overly praised."

"I can't compare with Mr. Guan, and Qian Tong certainly can't compare with Hua Xiong."

"I just don't know why Mr. Zhang is here."

"Aren't you torturing those Mongolians in Datong?"

Regarding Zhang Huai's kind words, Cao Bianjiao touched his head and laughed a little embarrassed.

After holding it in for a while, I pretended to be humble.

Zhang Huai shook his head when he heard this.

"I think the general's bravery is no less than that of Mr. Guan Er."

"With General Wen Zhao having such a wise nephew, the Cao family will surely prosper."

"As for me, I'm here to help you on His Majesty's orders."

"I also ask the two generals to bear with me."

Zhang Huai's words took care of both of them inside and out.

To the naked eye, both of them looked pretty good-looking.

After all, this man is a hereditary earl.

How could it not make people happy to be able to give them both face like this?

"Mr. Zhang is joking. Everyone knows that Mr. Zhang caused Huang Taiji a big loss by strategizing in North Korea."

"How to destroy Xiangyang City now, I still need more advice from Mr. Zhang."

"We have been struggling here for a long time, and we must speed up."

Cao Wenzhao coughed and took over the conversation with a smile.

Zhang Huai's arrival made him excited for a while.

After all, he has no problem leading troops in battle, but when it comes to mental work such as strategies, he is still far behind.

What he lacks now is a counselor!

"Xiangyang..."

"This is indeed a tough nut to crack."

After hearing what Cao Wenzhao said, Zhang Huai also exhaled and nodded in agreement.

Xiangyang City is one of the few fortified cities in the Ming Dynasty.

If you want to attack by force, you will need ten times more troops and pay a huge price.

"Youdao is like Xiangyang, which is made of iron, and Fancheng, which is made of paper."

"The perimeter of the city wall alone is nearly 7,300 steps, and it is difficult to break through the natural dangers and protection."

"Back then, the Yuan army lingered here for five years without breaking in."

"Although these rebels are extremely powerful in combat, they have to be mentally prepared for total annihilation before they can break through the city wall."

Zhang Huai did not rush to come up with solutions, but expressed his attitude first.

Xiangyang is difficult to attack, so we must not attack it forcefully.

"Haha, Mr. Zhang and I want to go together."

"That's why I thought about using artillery to blow down the city wall."

"Then we'll take the opportunity to attack the city."

"I just don't know if Mr. Zhang has any other good ideas."

Cao Wenzhao rubbed his forehead and expressed deep agreement with these words.

He had marveled at the thickness of the city wall when he visited Xiangyang City before.

If it weren't for the artillery close to him this time, he really wouldn't even be interested in fighting.

"The general's method is already very good."

"The best strategy is to break down its walls first and then attack them."

"I have four other methods that can be used as assistance, which may be feasible."

Seeing that Cao Wenzhao did not refute, Zhang Huai stretched out four fingers.

"Oh? Tell me!"

Really?

Cao Wenzhao quickly raised his hand to signal Zhang Huai to tell him the solution.

Zhang Huai didn't hesitate, he paused for a moment and then opened his mouth to speak.

"The right way is to attack the city mainly by attacking the heart."

"The first way is to ask the general to send more pieces of paper with words on them such as "surrender will not be killed, but rebels will die" and then shoot them into the city.

"The injection time is just after each blast on the city wall. The effect is best at this time."

"The second method is that I heard that Zhu Jiajun is equipped with catapults improved by Gongshujia, and also has a large number of black oil cans."

"Then there will be a wave every day and throw all the black oil cans into the city."

"I think there must be map generals in Xiangyang City, so just hit wherever there are more people!"

"They come here every now and then to set fire so that the people inside can't live in peace."

"Third, disperse the troops and station one at each city gate."

"Each branch is divided into four groups and launches a feint attack every three hours."

"Either artillery, or throwing stones, or running around carrying a siege ladder."

"These rebels don't have firearms anyway, and bows and arrows are of little use against heavy armor."

"Never let them sleep, play with them slowly."

"Fourth, after a period of tossing, if the artillery fails to blow open the city wall, then change the content of the incoming letter to say that all the surrounding villages were slaughtered by the King of Chu, and those inside were forced to join the army. People, stop working so hard.”

"By the time the artillery cracks open the city wall, not to mention someone surrendering, at least its combat power will be reduced by half."

Zhang Huai Balabala said a lot, basically aimed at people's hearts.

And Cao Wenzhao understood immediately after hearing it.

After thinking for a moment, he took a breath and asked.

"Wouldn't the slings hurt the people if they were thrown in?"

"Your Majesty's side..."

It doesn't sound like a big problem.

But it would be a bit troublesome if it was just this slingshot.

The black oil is very flammable and will not burn out when exposed to water.

Once attached it can easily be burned to death.

"It's impossible to fight a war without killing people. Sometimes dead people can make the panic even greater."

"When no one knows whether they can survive until tomorrow, they naturally dare to do things that they would not normally do."

"The city of Xiangyang is strong, but the people's hearts are soft."

"No matter how strong the city defense is, it can't stop the rot inside."

"These rebels are inherently unpopular. What we have to do is to guide them to vent their dissatisfaction."

Zhang Huai looked calm and didn't take it seriously.

There are no so-called common people on the battlefield.

In his eyes, they are all chess pieces!

How to win at the minimum cost is what he needs to consider.