Chapter 288

Three days later, the fifty heavy crossbow bolts that were urgently produced were finally delivered to the front line. This time Luo Ji was obviously determined to break the gate of Shangyuan City, so he directly took the five that he brought with him this time. The three-bow crossbows were all pushed out!

No nonsense, Luo Ji waved his hand, and the five triple-bow crossbows fired at the same time. The first round of salvos directly locked the opponent's crossbow on top of the city wall.

A series of violent roars hit Li Kuo's heart directly, causing him to feel a shudder. Facing the suppression of this range, the crossbow on the top of the Shangyuan City Wall was completely reduced to a decoration, and there was no resistance at all. The powerful and violent attack He mercilessly destroyed the bed crossbows on their walls, hitting the morale of the soldiers defending the city.

Three rounds of fire were fired, and after destroying the crossbow on the opposite city wall, Luo Ji motioned for the army to advance 100 meters, turning the attack target to the city gate of Shangyuan City.

After getting closer, the hit rate and power of the three-bow crossbow have been significantly improved. Just one round of attacks caused obvious damage to the gate of Shangyuan City. Luo Ji was thinking about the opponent's next move. When he was about to go, holding the binoculars, he found that the defending soldiers on the opposite city wall were evacuating quickly.

Originally, he thought that the other party was planning to leave the city to attack, however, the closed gate of Shangyuan City had been silent for a long time, and Luo Ji, who noticed the abnormality, flashed a thoughtful look in his eyes, and then signaled the three-bow crossbow. He stopped attacking, and after a while, I saw him raise his hand and directly dispatched a small troop of cloud ladders to approach quickly, climbed up the city wall of Shangyuan City to confirm the situation, and finally found that the defending troops in the city were actually destroyed. The organs of the East City Gate were withdrawn...

"Damn! These cowards actually abandoned the city and fled? They're really not a man!"

The three Luo Yong, Guo Zhen and Liu Meng who heard the news were all depressed. Among them, Liu Meng was probably the most depressed. After all, Luo Yong and Guo Zhen already had meritorious deeds, and he was just on the front line. , the enemy ran away without even getting a chance to make meritorious deeds...

Unlike the three people who were full of depression, Luo Ji obviously thought more. Shangyuan City was an important defense line in the Eastern Region of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Retreat without fighting? This move and their stance of defending the city a few days ago are simply two extremes.

Quickly sorting out the thoughts in his head, Luo Ji thought for a while, and then asked Zhou Yi, who knew the situation in Da Zhou best, "Zhou Yi, what do you think?"

As a wise general, Zhou Yi at this time obviously also noticed the unusual behavior of Li Kuo, so he had been thinking about this matter in his mind just now, "There is no order from Zhou Dongnan, according to Li Kuo's character, absolutely He didn't dare to just abandon the city and run away, but this time he retreated so swiftly, nine times out of ten, he got Zhou Dongnan's signal."

Hearing this conclusion, Luo Ji rubbed his chin, and then asked again, "Behind Shangyuan City, is Wangcheng's Da Zhou, right?"

"Yes." Zhou Yi nodded.

"Do you think it is possible that Zhou Dongnan will abandon the Great Zhou King City and retreat?"

"This subordinate thinks it is unlikely. If we retreat further west, there will only be two small cities with very weak defenses and defenses. In comparison, Dazhou King City is the largest and most populous city in the entire Dazhou. If Even Da Zhou gave up, and after that Zhou Dongnan, there is no chance of a comeback."

Hearing this, Luo Ji's eyes flashed a little bit of clarity. According to Zhou Yi, if Zhou Dongnan wanted to turn the tide against the wind, he must not give up the Great Zhou King City. What capital does he have to talk about this comeback?

In this way, the meaning of the opponent's move is easy to guess. Obviously, he wants to preserve his troops and then fight him to the death outside the Great Zhou King City.

With this thought flashing in my mind, the two teams of people who climbed to Shangyuan City by means of the cloud ladder also spent a lot of effort, and finally opened the Dongcheng Gate.

After the army entered the city, Luo Ji noticed that Shangyuan City was extremely lively. When he looked at it, he saw a fire burning in the distance.

Taking into account the various circumstances, Luo Ji decisively mobilized his troops to assist the people in the city to put out the fire. Later, it was confirmed that the two buildings that were burned down in the city were the granary and the armory, and other surrounding buildings were also affected to a certain extent. Fortunately, the fire was controlled in time and no further damage was caused.

Luo Ji basically had no idea about Zhou Dongnan's method. From Zhou Dongnan and Li Kuo's point of view, this move may have succeeded in preventing the food and weapons that could not be taken away from falling into the hands of the enemy. For Luo Ji, who had no shortage of food, grass and ordnance, it basically didn't have much influence.

On the contrary, it was the people of Shangyuan City, who were terrified and complained about by this fire. Coupled with the previous forced recruitment of soldiers, it is conceivable how strong the people's grievances in Shangyuan City are at this moment.

The cooperation of the other party gave Luo Ji an excellent opportunity to buy people's hearts. He decisively asked people to send porridge to put food, and then let Zhou Yi and the others help to appease the people in the city, and they could also easily brush the loyalty of the soldiers who surrendered. He Le Not for what?

Facts have proved that Luo Ji's move was successful, and he directly shouted in the crowd, "Is there anyone who can repair the city gate?" ', several people immediately stood up and expressed their willingness to help them repair the city gates. Even Luo Ji later asked a few people about the situation of the cities in Dazhou during this period. With a posture of knowing everything and saying everything, there is no doubt that the loyalty of these people to Da Zhou and Zhou Dongnan has fallen below sixty points.

At this time, Luo Ji was thinking in his heart, after this all-out war, should he simply transfer all the population of these cities to his own territory? , with the loyalty blessing of his 'ruler' talent, it is estimated that he can easily reach more than 75 points, which can just add a lot of manpower to his civilization.

Of course, this is just an idea for the time being. Whether or not to do it, he has to think about it carefully. With so many people, it is not acceptable to accept it. You also have to see if there are so many on your own territory. Jobs and living quarters, not to mention the all-out war ahead.

In order to avoid a long night of dreams, Luo Ji did not stay in Shangyuan City for a long time. After resting for a night, he left a hundred troops in the city as a support, and then the army slowly left the city and rushed towards the decisive battle of this all-out war!

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