Of course, the accident was an accident. Pusan ​​Sahe believed that it was not easy to break the city by just using this method. So he made some arrangements, such as blocking the city gate and taking advantage of the city walls to shoot arrows with a strong bow, suppressing and killing the enemy.

At the same time, he also found that the target area of ​​the enemy's bombardment was relatively fixed, allowing soldiers to temporarily evacuate and wait for the enemy to climb the city to attack in a safe area.

After more than an hour of bombardment, the south city gate was smashed, revealing the sandbags and stones blocking the door inside, and several places of the city tower were damaged. But in general, it was far from enough to break the city.

"Why did you stop?" Peng Yibin finished speaking and found the problem. The stone was gone. "Send someone to collect it immediately. You have to prepare enough. The continuous bombardment will be effective!"

"I guess it's just a test?" Cheng Fu saw that some people were killed or injured when they were operating the stone thrower, but the number was not large, so he pointed and said, "If General Meng is worried about casualties, we can send someone to control it!"

Peng Yibin nodded and said, "There should be more. If there are hundreds of them, it should be no problem to collapse the city wall."

"There are trees nearby, and General Meng also brought craftsmen, so it's not a problem to build more." Cheng Fu looked around, reached out and called an officer of the Red Turban Army, and ordered: "You go and report to General Meng..."

In the distance, Liu Yingying, dressed as a man, curled her lips and complained unsatisfiedly: "Why did you stop? Are you watching it so hard?"

The officer next to her looked at her helplessly and followed her secretly, which made him unable to do anything. He had to send someone to report to Liu Erzu and let the lady walk with the army for the time being.

"I'll go to see General Peng and Ambassador Cheng, and they will recommend it to see Meng Jiucheng again." Liu Yingying turned her head and looked at the bitter officer, frowned and said, "Don't worry, it's my own idea. The general will not punish you."

"This, I'll send someone to protect my wife." The officer grinned. It's time to do so, protecting her is the top priority!

The sun slowly sets to the west, like a large round mirror that is as red as a elixir. The more you go down, the brighter it becomes.

In the camp in the north of the city, Meng Jiucheng was listening to the report of the engineer battalion commander Wang Xie.

"Digging the tunnel at about two hundred steps is necessary to lead to the city wall and be prepared for blasting. It should be completed before dusk tomorrow. If it is a double-layer tunnel-" Wang Xie said that, he bent and stood solemnly, waiting for Meng Jiucheng's instructions.

"Don't be too arrogant in front of outsiders. There are opportunities in the future." Meng Jiucheng shook his head gently and said, "Start up the excavation, the faster the better, and you will be responsible for excavation and blasting."

This time was already faster than he expected. It seemed that the equipment purchased by the Engineer's Battalion and the hard practice during this period were very effective. Moreover, for soil with high groundwater levels, the Engineer's Battalion also mastered the method of supporting and excavating while greatly increasing the scope of use of tunnel blasting.

"The last general will take the order." Wang Xie bowed and turned around and left.

"The time for siege is tentatively set at the Yin hour of the next day?" Meng Jiucheng asked, and saw that Han Shouzhong and other generals had no objection, so he continued to arrange the situation. "Invade the city and quickly advance eastward and westwardly, use pine cannons to open the way, seize the city gate, and receive friendly troops influx. As for the credits such as killing officials, seizing the mansion, and occupying the trough, don't fight for it. In this way, our army can reduce some casualties."

The generals understood in their hearts that Meng Jiucheng was not going to let his friendly troops see the scene of breaking the city, and would not let them know the secret of the tunnel blasting.

"If friendly forces are interested in stone throwing machines, we may get more seized materials in this battle." Meng Jiucheng smiled sly and said, "When they speak, I will wait for the price."

"I think that if they become older, it may not be beneficial to us." Shao Kai, as a surrendered general, was also left by Meng Jiucheng by observing and using it. He didn't know much about Meng Jiucheng's ideas.

"Sit up?" Meng Jiucheng smiled and said confidently: "No, definitely not. If I don't explain this in detail, you will understand it in the future."

No matter which team of the Red Coat Army is, they have one common flaw, that is, they do not know how to manage, or they are not good at managing, and it is difficult to achieve self-reliance.

It can still be maintained by plunder in a short period of time. Over time, money and food are the main factors that restrict their development and growth. Historically, most of the Red Coat Army joined the Song Dynasty, and this problem was difficult to solve, and they could only rely on the Song court to provide money and food.

The small court of the Southern Song Dynasty also used money and grain as a means to control the rebel army. It not only used its resistance to the Jin Dynasty, but also limited the amount of money and grain to prevent the rebel army from becoming bigger.

Meng Jiucheng wanted to promote King Tuba, so he had to get rid of the support of money and food and be self-reliant. At the same time, he was not worried that the so-called friendly forces would become bigger and threaten himself. Helping them occupy the city and eliminate the Jin army was the fundamental purpose of the security of the Red Turban Army's flanks and to gain time for development. If he could not only rely on himself but also gain something in the future, wouldn't it also be the capital that attracted them to come and surrender?

The arrangement was completed and before the generals had dispersed, someone reported that Peng Yibin, Cheng Fu and others came to ask for a meeting.

"Haha, maybe the transaction is coming!" Meng Jiucheng smiled sly, waved his hand to signal the generals to retreat, and personally welcomed the account.

After a few words outside the account, Meng Jiucheng invited Peng Yibin and others to the camp to sit down and talk.

In addition to Peng Yibin and Cheng Fu, there is another person whom Meng Jiucheng doesn't know. At first glance, he looks like a young man, a little short, but his big eyes are bright and heroic.

"General Meng, that stone throwing machine is quite effective. It seems that the city is hopeless to break through!" Peng Yibin first expressed his affirmation, and then said, "It's just that the number is smaller. I wonder if it takes time to build it?"

Meng Jiucheng smiled bitterly and said, "Although it is not time-consuming to build, the cut trees always have to dry for a while before processing. This is different from building a ladder. Each component needs to be connected in a relatively fine manner. If it is not for its roughness and inconvenient transportation, I would like to bring more."

Cheng Fu nodded, thinking that Meng Jiucheng's words were reasonable, not a ruling statement, so he turned to say, "Then General Meng thinks how many days can he break the city? After all, our army's food and grass are not sufficient, so we can only barely support ten days and half a month."

Of course, we know that you have insufficient food and grass, so we still bring our own food and grass to help you fight! Meng Jiucheng was a little slander, but his face was calm and gentle, and he smiled: "Ambassador Cheng, General Peng, uh, and this young general, don't worry about food. It's time to break the city, it's only three or five days, and then we'll go to the city to drink and eat meat."
Chapter completed!