When Zhang Xuan led the Wuhuan cavalry and alien forces to Rangcheng, Wang Ru's army also arrived in Xinye. With a fierce attack, he defeated Xinye, who had just surrendered to Sima Fan. His movements were so fast that Sima Fan and Li Rui had no time to send troops to support him.

Of course, Wang Ru would not stop there. After taking down Xinye, his army stayed at Xinye to rest, and it seemed that he was waiting.

When the Jin army launched an attack on Rangcheng, he ran out of blood in front of the solid city walls of Rangcheng, and exhausted. He continued to go north and destroyed the Jin army in one fell swoop!

In the era of cold weapons, siege can be said to be a nightmare for every army, especially attacking a city with a small scale but extremely strong fortifications, and the defenders even fought with their lives with the belief of death. It was even more a nightmare. Geng Gong of the Eastern Han Dynasty led 300 people to fight the Northern Xiongnu army in Shule, and defended for half a year; Zhu Ran of the Eastern Wu defended Jiangling with 5,000 troops, and fought tens of thousands of Cao Wei troops for six months. He defended until the Cao Wei generals were autistic and could not fight... If you look back from the perspective of God, there will be more jaw-dropping battles.

For example, for example, the general of Liu Song, Mao Dezu, defended the Hulao Army with 5,000 troops to fight against the Northern Wei army, and defended for nearly a year; Chen Xian led 1,000 people to defend against the Northern Wei army, and defended for more than 40 days, causing the Northern Wei to return in vain; Zang Zhi fought against the Northern Wei army with 3,000 troops, and left thousands of troops under the city of Xuyi, and killed countless dead and wounded; Chang Yizhi defended Zhongli with 3,000 troops, and nailed the Northern Wei army to death at the city of Zhongli for more than half a year, and finally waited for Wei Rui's counterattack, making Zhongli city a cemetery for countless Northern Wei soldiers...

You see, it is really a very difficult thing to break a city in the era of cold weapons. A city is alone and a city is fighting with each other, letting you be as fierce as clouds and advisers like rain. If you want to chew it, you have to be knocked off a few big teeth. Therefore, those outstanding generals, including Sun Zi, Wu Qi, Bai Qi, Han Xin, and Zhuge Liang, all strive to destroy the enemy's main force and fighting will in the field, and try not to drag the battle into the city's offensive and defense. Sun Zi even said bluntly that it is a stupid thing to attack the enemy's tightly defended cities.

Wang Ru already knew the field capabilities of this Jin army. Although he had an absolute advantage in military strength, for the sake of caution, Wang Ru still sent someone to send a letter to Shi Le, inviting his sworn brother to join forces with him to annihilate the Jin army. At the same time, he also sent someone to sneak into Rangcheng secretly and tells Wang Chang, who was guarding the city, that he could come to reinforce at any time, and asked him to defend himself and let the Jin army bleed in the cruel siege...

After the Jin army was bleeding and disheartened under the city of Rangcheng, their death was coming!

The plan is perfect, but unfortunately I met a guy who didn't play according to the common sense at all.

After learning that Sima Yue was dead, Li Rui speeded up the project. With the efforts of him and hundreds of craftsmen, two giant catapults rose up in just twenty days and stood on the plain like a giant tower. It was so majestic and spectacular that when the rebels saw it on the city wall, they were shocked and discussed.

The ammunition of the trencher is also ready. Some are made of clay, which becomes as hard as a stone after being dried over fire, and some are made of stone balls made of stones that are mined from somewhere. The materials of these ammunition are different, but they have one common feature, that is, they are so big that they are scary! Generally, the ammunition that the trencher can throw can weigh only about one hundred pounds. These two big guys are good. The smallest ammunition weighs ninety pounds, and the largest one weighs three hundred pounds, which is scary!

In addition, the Jin army also built several toad cars, which were specially used to cover infantry to dig city walls. Neighbors were not missing. They were built higher than the city walls. Standing on it, you can clearly see whether the rebels in the city were wearing bikini or Balencia family. When siege, the attacking party liked to make large quantities of nest cars, and then asked the crossbowmen to stand on it and pour arrows into the city wall defenders. However, Li Rui did not have this time. He only built four nest cars and placed them in four gates to observe the situation in the city.

The remaining wood was used to build a ladder, and this thing was essential, without it, you would not be able to reach the city.

The wooden cannon also made eight, six of which were slender and long, with iron-clad inside, similar to cannons; the remaining two cannons were short and thick, so he probably knew how to use them himself.

Everything was about to stop, and Sima Fan also ran over from Wancheng and brought two thousand men.

Sima Fan has been staying in Wancheng these days and dealing with the powerful men in Nanyang. At the beginning, the powerful men in Nanyang were not very good at him. At most, they sent people to send some money, food, horses and other things to come. After all, a prince with only a few thousand people on hand was really worth much when the Dajin Building was about to collapse. But no one expected that this small army was so powerful that it would be fine to capture Wancheng within one day. But he was attacked by rebels at night in Jiyang. Not only was he not confused,

After annihilated the night attack enemy, he followed the situation and defeated Jiyang. Such fierce combat power scared the powerful Nanyang! They realized that this army was not easy to mess with. If they could press the rebels to the ground and hammer them, they could wipe out all the powerful Nanyang one by one. If they didn't want to die, they would be better off with them! So, the powerful Nanyang, who had originally had a cold attitude, suddenly became enthusiastic and rushed to Wancheng to visit and send more wealth and food.

Seeing the elite army of the imperial court crossing Funiu Mountain and entering the Nanyang Basin, the attitude of these powerful men became even more enthusiastic, and even offered to send troops to help the King of Xiangyang to cut off the rebels. So everyone put together a lot of people, gathered up two thousand people, and followed Sima Fan to Rangcheng to prepare for the war.

If a powerful man in a place is willing to send troops to help you fight, it means that the other party has already admitted you. No matter what kind of consideration it is, it is just admitting it and willing to cooperate with you. This is a great thing. However, Sima Fan looked depressed and seemed very depressed. Even if Li Rui personally invited him to visit the giant catapult he had finally made, it did not make him excited.

Li Rui wondered: "What's wrong with you? Even this mechanical monster that can make men's blood boil has not healed the hammer that life has caused to you?"

Sima Fan sat next to the trencher, his voice dull: "Li Rui, what's the point of all this we did?"

Li Rui was puzzled: "Okay, why do you ask like this?"

Sima Fan took out a wine pot, poured a big mouthful into his mouth, and said dejectedly: "My father and uncle are young and energetic, and they are not considering their work, but they finally want to do something for this country. As a result, one was charged with treason, his body and head were betrayed by the imperial guards, and they were tortured to death by Zhang Fang! The king took these four thousand Jingzhou soldiers to Luoyang and came to Luoyang, and wanted to do something for this country, but... a few years have passed, and the world has become worse and worse!"

Li Rui sat down beside him, biting a grass bone, looking relieved: "Oh, do you still know that under your troubles, the world is getting worse and worse? It's such an amazing progress, it's a joyful congratulation!"

Sima Fan smiled bitterly: "You don't need to be sarcastic. I'm not a fool, how could I not know what the world is like? Now that the Taiwei is dead, the emperor issued an order to remove the Taiwei's title and demoted him to the county king, which is clearly to settle the accounts after the autumn. Those of us who have followed the Taiwei are afraid that they will not have a good end..." Shaking our heads in great distress: "It shouldn't be like this... The Taiwei is dead, and the biggest division in the court has disappeared. The leaving imperial guards should return to Luoyang. The defense power of Luoyang, which was originally extremely empty, has become sufficient again. This is the right way, and it shouldn't be like this!"

Li Rui rolled his eyes: "The emperor is a fool, what can I do?"

Sima Fan glanced at him: "Would you be afraid of being destroyed by the nine clans if you speak rudely like this?"

Li Rui sneered: "The emperor still has the leisure to destroy my nine clans now? I'm afraid he can't protect himself now?"

Sima Fan said: "I don't know whether he is unable to protect himself, but I'm afraid there will be big trouble... I have followed the Taiwei for several years, and the emperor will never let me go. All the things we did in Nanyang will probably turn into a bubble with the arrival of an imperial edict..."

He took a sip of wine and murmured, "What's the point? No matter how hard he tries, he can't make this world better. What's the point?"

Li Rui looked at him and said, "Are you planning to give up?"

Sima Fan said: "I just think all this is meaningless... Now I just want to go back to Xiangyang, and it will be counted every day!"

Li Rui's expression became cold and said, "Sima Fan, listen, this rushing and slaughtering countless Hu people in the Central Plains was put in by your Sima family!"

Sima Fan's body trembled slightly.

Li Rui continued: "The brave and good warriors are also the ones that your Sima family has been trying to fight for power and profit!"

Sima Fan couldn't even hold the wine pot.

But Li Rui had not finished speaking: "Also, it is also because of the actions of your ancestors that destroyed the values ​​of the entire nation. It is you who made the emperor no longer sacred, the barbarians no longer respect, and the powerful ministers no longer tolerate it! It is you who pushed this land into the abyss that will never be restored! You owe too many debts, why? You want to hide as a turtle, and you don't admit it?"

Sima Fan was trembling all over and his head was buzzing: "Is it really... that it is because of our Sima family that makes things look like this?"

Li Rui said: "If it's not you, who else can it be? Remember, you have to pay it back if you owe the debt. If you can't pay it back, let your son continue to pay it back. If your son cannot pay it back, let your grandson continue to pay it back! Only when this land is ushered in a peaceful and prosperous era again because of your efforts will your debt be paid off!"
Chapter completed!