The Japanese army dug ditches day and night, and looked out from the fortress. It was filled with dust and mist on sunny days and rainy days did not stop.♀,

Zan Jurun and the generals observed for a few days and determined that the method of digging the ditch of the Japanese army was similar to the shape of "Z" and seemed to have an insight from the ship sailing against the wind. Between the two adjacent horizontal ditches, there were many oblique vertical ditches connected.

But even so, the Japanese army could not be exposed to Xu Jun's artillery on the side. However, at a long distance, the threat of artillery was much smaller.

Zan Jurun took out the drawings of the Ministry of Works when building the earthen fortress and compared the artillery rules charts, took a wooden ruler and gestured at the angle on it, and looked up to several civil and military officials and said, "It is difficult to avoid enemy soldiers approaching the fortress. On the map, you can attack the trench, but the shells hit a little farther away and cannot be so accurate... What's more, our ammunition is not enough to use too many artillery."

Zhang Jiankui said: "Our troops must be more careful of night attacks in the future."

After hearing this, Zan Jurun looked at him, nodded and pointed at the black line on it with a wooden ruler. It was estimated that other generals would not understand it, but Zan Jurun thought that Zhang Jiankui could understand it. "Commander Zhang said very well. In the distance, the angle is not good, not to mention that the farther the artillery fired, the greater the expected deviation, and it is difficult to hit the trench just in time; but as long as you approach the corner wall, please look..."

He held a ruler and pointed, "No matter how the trench is dug, its side back must be exposed to the firepower of a corner wall. The copper cannon has a sight, and the slant of a hundred steps is extremely small, which will definitely cause effective damage to it. Therefore, after the trench of the Yujun approaches, he can only sneak attacks at night to put troops in, otherwise it will be covered by my artillery fire."

After saying that, he repeated, "It's just that the ammunition will gradually be insufficient..."

The current dilemma Xu Jun is not food, but gunpowder used for artillery, and the shortage of iron balls! Although this fort was built, although it was equipped with a large amount of firearms and equipment, the ammunition required for copper artillery was too large and it consumed very quickly by reserves alone, so Xu Jun's artillery could not even exert half of its power... It was to save ammunition.

Zan Jurun wrote in the file: I personally observed the actual combat of the Liuhua Fort and thought that the current fortress has at least two major defects. First, it depends on artillery fire, and the artillery consumes huge ammunition. If there is no reinforcement path, the fortress will be difficult to last long. Second, the fortress is too small and is easily besieged by the enemy. Long-range artillery fire cannot effectively extend the radius and digging trenches can be broken. I believe that to support defense under the siege of the army, several layers of fortifications must be set up to make up for artillery fire with muskets and increase the defense distance.

As Zan Jurun expected, the Japanese army approached the trench near the periphery of the fortress, and although they were also exploring the trench under artillery fire, they did not attack. At night, small groups of people attacked Xu Jun, and special bows and arrows were used to kill Xu Jun.

The harassment could not cause too much damage to the Xu army, but the Xu army had no choice but to do anything to them. Every day and night, soldiers and ammunition were gradually consumed.

...A month later, even ordinary soldiers felt that the situation was not good. Xu Jun's artillery rarely roared, and some people said that the gunpowder shells were almost exhausted.

Because the heavy weapons were insufficient firepower, at night, the Japanese army began to attack the city with wooden ladders from time to time. And in a vague way, the enemy camp in the distance seemed to be rushing to build a ladder.

The soldiers of Xu Jun took turns to serve, eating and sleeping for only four hours every day, and the surroundings were very noisy.

Zhang Da said disapprovingly: "In the past, my family couldn't eat enough food, which woman did it? After joining the army, I repaired the house and bought land. The money for the third brother to marry his wife was not enough (the guards had a low income, almost all relying on war). I had made the ewes from the neighboring village, Caizhu Li's family..."

Before he could finish his words, several people couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Yu Liang also felt that it was not good to hear such an embarrassing thing, but Zhang Da didn't seem to feel that way, and he was still serious. Yu Liang said, "Old Zhang is quite a fun person." He felt that such talent was quite good, which made others laugh so hard that their stomach hurts, but he didn't.

Zhang Dadao: "It's just this thing that makes me feel uncomfortable. I'm so old that I haven't tasted it..."

Speaking of this, the few people who were not asleep once again talked about the topic of fondness. Only then did Yu Liang feel that these rough men also had a detailed side, that is, when talking about women.

"It's really not easy to do this business." Yu Liang said, but he was not as vulgar as the soldiers. He sighed a little, "Think of it, there's nothing good, but why did I do it now?"

Yu Liang couldn't explain it clearly, but there were always something indescribable that Yu Liang couldn't bear to let go. Xu Jun's overall sentiment, the glory brought by victory and dignity, and the brotherly relationship inside were indeed very good compared to other industries, the army at other times.

Yu Liang exhaled and smiled and said to Zhang Da: "Let's leave the words here. As long as we go back alive, I will pay for Lao Zhang to taste the taste!"

After hearing this, Zhang Da immediately said, "Hey, you guys have heard it, General Yu Shi must keep his word!"

At this moment, someone suddenly said: "Commander Zhang, General Zhang..."

A few people who were not asleep quickly stood up, and some people who were asleep also woke up. The people who were standing hurriedly clasped their fists and held salutes.

Zhang Jiankui raised his hand and said, "Forgive. I will just look around and see my brothers, there is nothing else."

"Life is very hard." Zhang Jiankui understood as soon as he came in. He was a middle-level general of the Imperial Army and had a good income. He must have lived a good life when he was in Tokyo, and he might not be worse than Yu Liang.

Zhang Jiankui said again: "It's only a big time, I will make you enjoy and have a good time!"

This time the reaction was not as enthusiastic as before. Everyone came to the fortifications every day to defend. No matter how stupid a person is, he could roughly feel what the situation was.

Seeing this, Zhang Jiankui said again: "The court is building ships. I will assure you that reinforcements will definitely come!"

Still no one said anything.

Zhang Jiankui's only way to boost morale in Shijianbao was to revive these two sentences, which he repeated many times. There was no other word, but it was true that only these two sentences were real. No matter how good other words were, it was nonsense.

Perhaps some people are affected by some righteous atmosphere, but for ordinary soldiers, having money and food to improve their survival is the most important thing, so we have to talk about rewards... But having money and food, we have to have life, so we have to talk about reinforcements. It is simple, straightforward and rough.
Chapter completed!