12dz Chapter 119: Keep playing the music and dancing!
Chapter 119: Keep playing the music and dancing!
Ye Kun smiled and asked, "Do you know how much food these thousand people would need to eat in a day if they were released?"
"About a thousand pounds."
"Yes, if we release the wounded, Kong Dun will have to arrange for their medical treatment, bury their bodies, and arrange for food supply, which will consume energy and financial resources. If Kong Dun cannot treat the wounded well, it will cause chaos in the army."
Ye Kun chuckled: "This is an eternal conspiracy, killing people and destroying their hearts. You won't see the effect now, but you will know it later."
No one understood what the conspiracy was, so they quickly cleaned up the battlefield and transported the spoils back.
In this battle, Kong Dun lost 2,000 war horses, 2,000 sets of light and heavy armor, and countless swords, spears, and bows and arrows. What he looted from Lingshan County and Cigu County was far from enough to make up for the losses in this battle!
Ye Kun was very steady. He first reinforced the camp and positions, and then transported the spoils one by one.
The next morning, they broke camp and all returned to the county town.
Ye Kun knew that after Kong Dun suffered such a great defeat, he would definitely gather a large army to attack the city and regain his face!
If we fight a positional war at this time, we will not have much confidence. Even if we win, we will probably kill 1,000 enemies but lose 800 of our own.
Therefore, the most cost-effective thing to do next is to fight a battle to defend the city.
Sure enough, that afternoon, Kong Dun led tens of thousands of troops to the city.
The army was divided into two parts and began to set up camp facing the east gate and south gate of Pingye County.
Qin Erwu also had a telescope, and he watched from the top of the city wall, and volunteered to join the battle:
"Brother, the enemy is rushing in, their footing is unstable, and they are very tired. At this time, we take the initiative to attack from the city, which is very advantageous!"
Other generals, including the training team sent by Shangguan Jifu, shared the same view.
Yan Liuhai also said: "Last night, we won a great victory and our morale is high. If we go out to fight now, we can win!"
Ye Kun nodded: "Everyone is right, and the Art of War also says so. But I don't agree."
Everyone smiled bitterly: "Since the military strategy says so, why don't you agree as the commander-in-chief?"
The current Pingye County has incorporated the defeated soldiers of Lingshan County and the scattered soldiers of Yejiawu, with a total strength of nearly 7,000.
There were two thousand cavalrymen, with complete equipment and armor.
Five thousand infantrymen, 100% armored!
With this much military strength and a great victory last night, their morale is high and they can indeed go head to head with Kong Dun!
And the chances of winning are relatively high.
Ye Kun shook his head and smiled:
"If we go out of the city to kill the enemy now, one soldier can exchange for two soldiers of the enemy. However, we have killed all of Kong Dun's troops, and our own brothers are almost exhausted. If we hold on and let them attack the city, one of our brothers can exchange for ten of theirs. After three days of fighting, they will not be able to hold on."
Qin Erwu rolled his eyes: "But beating like this is not satisfying."
"Don't worry, I guarantee you'll enjoy it."
Ye Kun looked at everyone and asked, "Have any of you ever fought a city defense battle against the regular troops of the Da Ding Kingdom?"
Everyone thought about it and shook their heads.
The training corps sent by Shangguan Jifu also shook their heads: "We have fought a city defense battle with the barbarians in Lingshan County. But we have never fought against the large army of the Dading Kingdom."
"So, I want to fight a battle to defend the city and gain experience. This experience will be crucial for us in the future."
Ye Kun nodded: "The last time Huang Tiandao's army besieged the city, it was just a mob, not an army. Lu Biao's troops are all elite. I want to see how they attack the city and learn from their experience."
Everyone then understood Ye Kun's painstaking efforts and nodded in unison.
Ye Kun ordered: "Beat the drums and curse, provoke Kong Dun, and see if he dares to attack the city."
Tan Bamao laughed and ordered the soldiers on the city wall to beat drums and shout, "Kong Dun, do you dare to attack the city?"
Thousands of soldiers shouted together, shaking the sky.
Kong Dun stood on his horse four hundred steps away, gritting his teeth in anger.
Ye Kun could see Kong Dun's expression and look through the telescope.
After a while, the other side also organized hundreds of loud voices and shouted at the top of the city: "Ye Kun, you bastard, do you dare to go out of the city to fight?"
The insults between the two sides are just childish tricks.
His level of quarreling is about the same as San Gouzi and Tiedan from Cao Miao Village.
"Don't pay any attention to them, let them continue to curse."
Ye Kun didn't care at all, and said with a smile: "Come here, tell the young ladies from the brothels to come to the top of the city to sing and dance. I have newly written poems, and it's just right to rehearse them."
Tan Bamao was overjoyed and ran to call the young ladies.
At dusk, torches were bright on the city walls.
A dozen young ladies sang and danced, dancing and singing:
"The fragrance of the red lotus leaves fades, and the jade mat is cold in autumn. I take off my silk dress and go on the orchid boat alone. Who sent the brocade letter from the clouds? When the wild geese return, the moon is full in the west building..."
Ye Kun held a wine glass and watched the singing and dancing with Jiang Yourong and Liu Yuejuan with great interest.
On the top of the city wall, the soldiers were also laughing and applauding.
Shangguan Jifu's training regiments all smiled bitterly and whispered, "Master Ye, we have never fought like this before."
Qin Erwu also shook his head repeatedly. This was not a war, it was just nonsense!
"This is called psychological warfare. Deliberately provoke the enemy and undermine their morale. If they can't help but come to attack the city, they will die."
Ye Kun put down his glass, clapped his hands to the ladies, and led them in singing loudly:
"The flowers are falling and the water is flowing. One kind of lovesickness, two kinds of idle worries. There is no way to eliminate this feeling. It has just left my brow, but it has come to my heart..."
Ye Kun could not compose music, but he remembered how to sing this song. After he sang it, the music composers in the brothel could compose music and rehearse it.
The song ends, but the aftertaste remains.
Ye Kun waved his hand and said, "Ladies, you sang very well. There are rewards. Each of you will receive one ounce of silver!"
The young ladies were all very happy and came forward to bow and thank him: "Master Ye, you are such a good official."
"We share the joy with the people."
Ye Kun nodded: "Eat something, play music and dance. If the enemy shoots arrows under the city, you immediately squat against the wall, and our soldiers will protect you."
The young ladies nodded together.
Ye Kun handed over the city defense to Qin Erwu and others, and took Jiang Yourong and Miss Yuejuan back with him.
The people in the city have great confidence in Ye Kun.
Although the army was approaching outside the city, the city was in order.
For the sake of absolute safety, a curfew was imposed in the city. After dark, no one was allowed to go out, otherwise they would be regarded as traitors and beheaded on the spot.
If you really need to go out, you can raise your hands and report to the patrolling soldiers.
After nightfall, Kong Dun was finally angered by the young ladies on the city wall and launched a wave of exploratory attacks.
Three hundred cavalrymen suddenly rushed down to the city, each drawing their bows and arrows, and shot indiscriminately at the top of the city.
When cavalry is charging, their archery will benefit from inertia and have a slightly longer range.
But Qin Erwu's two hundred powerful crossbows were waiting, and when they saw the enemy entering the range, they immediately fought back.
The power of a crossbow is far greater than that of a bow and arrow.
Before the enemy cavalry's arrows hit the top of the city wall, Qin Erwu's heavy arrows had already arrived and knocked down dozens of cavalrymen under the city.
Kong Dun was angry and sent heavy cavalry to support.
This was exactly what Qin Erwu and the others wanted, and they shot heavy arrows slowly and steadily towards the city.
The accuracy of the heavy arrows was not very good, but the cavalry, including the horses and people, were large targets, so one out of three arrows could always hit the target.
After a fight that lasted for a stick of incense, the other side was completely defeated.
The young ladies on the city wall had already quietly slipped away under the protection of their shields.
"There are not many bows and arrows on the city wall, kill them!"
Kong Dun observed for a while and felt that Pingye County's heavy arrows were very powerful, but there were not many of them, so they could just charge and kill for a while.
So, he urged a large force of infantry to move towards the city gate carrying siege wood.
"Lime bombs, liquor bombs, fire!"
Qin Erwu waved the command flag.
There were three hundred catapults at the South Gate, all set up under the city wall, and Kong Dun could not see them.
With an order, a wave of lime bombs flew over the city wall and scattered among Kong Dun's troops.
The lime bomb has a delay in exerting its power, so Kong Dun doesn't think it is very powerful.
But then, another wave of liquor bombs flew over, and suddenly a sea of fire broke out outside the city!
Faced with fire attacks, neither iron armor nor leather armor can withstand it.
Kong Dun's troops began to retreat, with ghosts crying and wolves howling.
"Get out and capture Kong Dun alive!"
Qin Erwu thought this was a good opportunity to hunt down the enemy, so he took it upon himself to open the city gates and lead more than a thousand soldiers to chase after them.
Tan Bamao stamped his feet anxiously and shouted, "General Qin, my godfather said that you are not allowed to leave the city to chase the enemy!"
But Qin Erwu didn't listen at all and rushed out first.
Ye Kun had just fallen asleep when he heard the deafening shouting and screaming from the south of the city. He was still worried and hurried over.
At this time, Qin Erwu had already led his troops out of the city.
Ye Kun climbed up to the top of the city wall and hurriedly shouted, "Sound the horn to withdraw the troops, and use the crossbows to protect Qin Erwu!"
Ding dang dang——!
The dense sound of blasting horns rang out, and Qin Erwu reluctantly withdrew his troops. He cleaned up the battlefield under the city gate and collected the spoils.
In this battle, they killed hundreds of enemies, captured countless swords, spears, armor, and more than 300 wounded and dead horses.
There were still wounded soldiers of the enemy on the ground wailing and struggling.
"No killing!"
Ye Kun personally went out of the city and shouted, "Don't kill any of these wounded enemy soldiers!"
Qin Erwu was so angry that he threw his gun to the ground and complained: "Brother, if you don't allow us to kill, what are we fighting for?"
"This is a military order!" Ye Kun glared.
"Oh, I see..."
Qin Erwu didn't dare to say anything more.
Ye Kun put the strong crossbows on alert and directed his men to strip the wounded soldiers of their armor, collect their swords, spears, bows and arrows, and send all the dead and injured horses back to the city.
Then, Ye Kun looked at the captives:
"Brothers, we are all ordinary people who were forced to join the army. I won't make things difficult for you. Go back and tell Kong Dun to collect the bodies. I promise not to shoot from behind."
The prisoners managed to survive and limped back, supporting each other.
Ye Kun returned to the city, climbed up to the top of the city wall, and shouted, "Let Kong Dun collect the bodies, and no sneak attacks are allowed!"
Qin Erwu sighed: "Brother, what is this trick of yours?"
"An open conspiracy. Make it difficult for Kong Dun."
Ye Kun sneered: "If he doesn't come to collect the bodies, his subordinates will be disappointed. If he comes to collect the bodies, he will be afraid that I will plot against him, and it will increase the workload. He will also have to bury the bodies when he returns. And the wounded soldiers will need treatment when they return. If they cry and scream, it will be a blow to the morale of the enemy. We can also earn a good reputation, and the enemy will say that we are benevolent and righteous."
Qin Erwu shrugged: "It's a pity that a good reputation is worthless."
"Qin Erwu, you violated military orders and went out of the city to kill the enemy without permission. What crime should you be punished for?"
Ye Kun suddenly frowned and shouted, "Left and right, take Qin Erwu down and chop him to death!"
Qin Erwu was startled and shouted, "Brother, I violated military orders, but I won the fight!"