In early September, the weather was getting colder and Xu Jun's artillery had not fired for several days.

The night was like morning for Zhang Da and others. There was a hustle and bustle in the barracks. Everyone washed and dressed, trying to change into clean linings... If you still have time to wash and dry, there is a rule on the top. If you wear the linings cleanly, it will not easily become purulent if you are injured. However, the soldiers have been holding them here for too long, and the time for the pay-off is too long, so many people are no longer washing clothes.

Everyone helped each other. Zhang Da put on a four-piece set of 20 to 30 kilograms of board and leather, picked up the fire gun and cleaned the iron pipe, checked the complicated firearm accessories, and then took off the barrier knife and hung it on the belt. He had to do a job every day, but he was skillful.

Everyone went to the open space in the fort to "dian Mao" and then lined up to the wall.

"Ticticaca..." The neat footsteps were mixed with the clanging sound of armor and the sporadic fires and guns. Occasionally, some people coughed, but no one spoke. The last afterglow of the setting sun spread on the ground. Zhang Da looked up and saw an iron helmet shaking.

Sometimes, Zhang Da seemed to transform into a wooden beam or a piece of rammed earth in the cave, because he had to stand in the same place every day.

As the sun sets, the sound of guns on both sides has not stopped. The trench below has approached within dozens of steps! They have built thick wooden boards in front and behind the ditches, which has a good protective effect on the fire-shot gun-lead balls... Unfortunately, there is not much ammunition left in Xu Jun artillery and ammunition, so the final reserve must be kept to deal with the more threatening ladder! Otherwise, a round of artillery fire can knock those things into slags!

However, thick wooden boards cannot fully protect the Japanese army, so there are very few people in the ditch during the day. The trench faces the corner wall on Zhangda side, but faces the other corner wall side, and shoots diagonally from the wall to completely threaten the enemy soldiers in the ditch; even the bottom of the corner wall is completely facing the longitudinal direction of the trench, all the enemy soldiers in the ditch are exposed to that angle... The Japanese army has no choice. No matter how they repair it, there is always a corner wall that can threaten them.

But it's different after nightfall.

It is sunny every day, but it is very dim at night. The moonlight at the beginning of the moon is unclear and there are clouds.

"Bang!" A rocket exploded in the air like fireworks, and the night flashed. The soldiers of Xu's army on the wall took advantage of the brighter light and stared at the ditches under the city.

There were no soldiers from Xu's army outside the fort, and even scouts were not needed, because the fortifications of the Japanese army had been dug up within dozens of steps!

The flash quickly dimmed and disappeared into the darkness.

After a long period of silence and darkness, Xu Jun's flare frequency became lower and lower... countless fires were launched every night, and the rockets were almost exhausted. In addition to the shortage of ammunition, there was not much fuel left.

In the long gap, people can only remain alert without saying a word, listen with their ears, and search for clues in the dark with their eyes.

Soon, there was a sudden explosion in the air. When Zhang Da hurriedly stared at him, his heart suddenly became tight! The trench was full of people with hunched bodies and wooden ladders! Even outside the trench was sparsely standing. The sudden light shocked Yu Jun, and many people looked up at the sky.

"Bang bang bang..." The fire guns on the wall immediately rang out, and rows of shining dazzlingly.

Zhang Da also picked up the musket and stretched out the mercedes. He glanced at the sound of the gong and fired a "bang" shot, and hurriedly hid behind the female wall. Sure enough, the mercedes were "swooshing" and the arrow flew towards the light just now.

Yu Liang blew the whistle in the earth cave, Zhang Da turned around and left, and the other three soldiers walked up with firearms.

Suddenly, a "ah" screamed, and the soldiers who had just passed by in the darkness screamed in pain.

The sound of killing under the wall shook the sky, and there was a crazy shout. Yu Liang's voice shouted: "The ignition tank is by the wall, and you will throw it when you see it laying a ladder!"

But once the turmeric oil is consumed, you can only use stones or try your best to lift the ladder!

...A difficult night finally passed, and the wounded soldiers who groaned in pain from time to time were carried down the city wall. The soldiers dragged their tired bodies and looked at the white Dongtian and let out a long sigh; the light of the rising sun seemed to be able to dispel ghosts!

Everyone was waiting for another group of soldiers to come up to change their defenses.

However, Commander Zhang first walked up to the top of the city wall. He looked at the ladders being built in the camp in the distance, and shouted loudly: "We are joining the army to serve the country, and the horse and the corpse are naturally the destination. This fort is the place where I am burial! At the critical moment of life and death, I hope you all will work hard to kill the enemy and abide by the righteous deeds!"

Commander Zhang shouted again: "Long live the big wish..."

But his shouts were alone on the fortress, full of tired soldiers, as if they were empty wilderness.

The breath of death is inevitable to cover the entire Shijian Fort. The ammunition and military supplies are gradually exhausted, and the Japanese army is building a cloud ladder again... Without heavy artillery weapons, the cloud ladder can approach the fortress without pressure... And the Liuhua Fort, which has lost its firepower, is more fragile than the ordinary cities in the Central Plains, and the walls of ordinary cities are at least higher. The final hard attack may not be too long. Zhang Jiankui believes that it will be difficult for Shijian Fort to last for another half a month!

After Zhang Jiankui boosted his morale, he returned to the command office. It was dawn and only Zan Jurun was in the signing room inside.

The two looked at each other, the situation was in front of them, and they knew each other well and no longer needed to say anything.

Zan Jurun said in a deep voice: "To be honest, I regret coming here a little... I am the minister of the six ministries. If I hadn't come myself, the official would not have sent me."

Zhang Jiankui was a little surprised after hearing this. The dignified court minister shouldn't have said such things. But now he is obviously lifeless, and it seems that he has nothing to say and will die.

Zhang Jiankui looked very bad and hadn't had a good sleep for many days. He casually said: "I thought the Minister of the Zan was very righteous and was not afraid of death."

Zan Jurun shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Correspondent Zhang knows what the rich people care about most? There is nothing wrong with peace. At first, I did not expect the battle to be like this... This is the most miserable struggle among the battle formations I have ever seen..."

Zhang Jiankui suddenly whispered: "Does Mr. Zan want to surrender?"

Zan Jurun said without hesitation: "I'll die compared to losing my integrity."

He said again: "From today, we will start to smash some artillery. When the iron bullets are used up, the Japanese army will not be able to defend for a long time. Commander Zhang will order to stuff the remaining gunpowder into the barrel and blow up all artillery!"

After hearing this, Zhang Jiankui clasped his fists and said, "I will follow the order of Minister Zan."

Zan Ju Run replied, "I am a civil servant. I cannot die on the battlefield with the soldiers. On the day the city is broken, I will commit suicide at the yamen office first!"

...

Not only did Xu Jun suffer, but Ono Haogu didn't feel good either. He had already paid ten times the price of Xu Jun's casualties! And it took a long time and could not be captured for a long time.

But when the war reached this point, the Battle of Ishimi Castle was finally over. There was no joy in victory, but it finally brought a little relief.

"We decided on the strategy, but it's better to work." Ono Yogura said tiredly.

Yang Gun nodded and said, "So far, I have never thought of a better way."

Yoko Ono looked at the towering ladder and said, "It's just the last blow."

Yang Gun said, "I'm afraid it may not be. After so many days, I think that the civil and military officials in Xujun Fort are quite well-organized, and there may be a small amount of artillery and ammunition. Fierce tinder oil can also destroy the ladders close to the city wall... watering cannot extinguish the fierce tinder oil."

Ono Yogu nodded, but no matter what, Xu Jun's artillery could not always have ammunition. If the ladder was destroyed, just continue to build it.

Yang Gun said in a deep voice: "The more you take a few steps, the less you are not anxious, you must take steadily."

At this moment, a man hurried into the central army's tent and bowed: "Ono, I just received an urgent report. A large number of Xu Jun fleets were found in Tsushima Island, with at least a hundred ships!"

"Ah?" Ono Haogu's face turned pale with anger.

Yang Gun frowned and said, "Where did the people of Xu get so many sea boats? Could it be that they use river naval masters to make up their numbers and take risks to expedition?"

Yoko Ono quickly calmed down and pondered: "It is possible that I bought a sea boat from Goryeo. The sea boats of Goryeo are not well built, but it is still easy to go to Tsushima."

The visitor said again: "Heian Kyo has gathered thousands of warships from Kitakyushu, Shikoku and other water routes to fight!"

Ono Yogu looked at the smoky and shaking earthen castle with complex emotions, and looked at the towering ladder in the camp, saying, "There is still a chance!" His face turned red, "Maybe this is also a chance! The besieging Shijian Fort forced more troops to fight in the sea. My country is full of sea, good at naval combat, and the strength is several times that of Xu's army, and the chance of winning is very high."

Yang Gun also thought that Ono was so good at ancient times made it justified. Although the Liao naval army was worse, the Central Plains was not much better. The one who was good at water war should be the original South Tang Dynasty... When the Southern Tang Dynasty sent sea boats to walk around the Central Plains to contact Youzhou, the ships were blown over by the wind and failed to reach Youzhou.

This incident at least proves that the original sea in Zhongyuan had basically no military power, otherwise it could intercept the sea ships loaded with heavy turbulence in the Southern Tang Dynasty. When the Southern Tang Dynasty was facing the power of destroying the country, it must have chosen the best ships to send out the sea, but it was blown over. It can be seen that the Southern Tang Dynasty was good at running rampant on the Yangtze River and was not very good at the sea!

After pondering, Yang Gun said, "If the Japanese naval army defeated Xu's army on the sea, Shijian Fort could no longer be defended. If the battle between water and land was successful, Japan would have won this war. Xu's army would probably not be able to cross the sea to expedition Japan for many years."

Yoko Ono nodded and said, "Water and land are of equal importance. This is also the strategy that I proposed to the Minister of the Seiji during Heian Kyo!"

Yang Gun said: "If the Japanese navy really had a thousand warships, there was great potential for this battle!"

"Of course there is." Yoshiguchi Ono affirmed, "Although it is a small sailboat, the navy is familiar with the sea route near the left of Japan, and is quite flexible."
Chapter completed!