Chapter 616 Entering the City
Following the large troops into the border city, Zhou Xu glanced at the surrounding walls and could easily see that the other party also had brick-burning skills. Cement was also developed.
This will undoubtedly greatly improve the sturdiness and stability of the wall. Without the three-bow bed crossbow, it would never be that easy for them to break the city this time with the few troops they have on hand.
“Go, send a soldier on horseback to the garrison camp, bring the logistics troops over, and let the accompanying craftsmen repair the city gate. Before that, spread out the horse resistance outside the city. , just in case.”
The method of using the three-bow crossbow to directly blow up the city gate and capture this border city did allow them to eliminate the opponent’s city defense advantage to a great extent. And it severely suppressed the morale of the opponent, and finally allowed them to capture the city with an astonishing efficiency.
But on the contrary, subsequent troubles also arise.
For them, whose status has changed from attacker to defender, the fact that this city is missing a gate is undoubtedly a very troublesome thing.
If the troops on the opposite side get aggressive and turn around after integrating their troops, then the blown city gate will definitely become the weak point of the city and must be repaired as soon as possible. .
Shi Lei, who has been in charge of the mountains area all year round, is really not very clear about the city, so after entering the city, Zhou Xu took over the main work and started making overall arrangements.
At this time, Drogo and Silk, who went to check the other three city walls, just came back.
After confirming the news and learning that the garrisons on the other three city walls had all evacuated, Zhou Xu was much calmer compared to the loss of Drogo and the others.
"This will save trouble."
As he spoke, Zhou Xu mobilized his soldiers to take over the city defense work.
Since the other party's garrison has all evacuated, it can be said to be easy for them to take over at this time.
“In addition, arrange several patrol teams to patrol the streets of the city day and night to prevent the citizens in the city from causing any trouble.”
Speaking of this, Zhou Xu's voice paused, as if he had a new idea.
"When patrolling, you can shout something, saying that we, the Zhou Dynasty, are an army of benevolence and righteousness. As long as they stay safe, we have no intention of harming any civilians. In addition, harboring defeated soldiers is a serious crime. Once discovered, they will be severely punished. On the contrary, those who discover defeated soldiers and report them in time will be heavily rewarded! "
"At the same time, those who are targeted at the defeated soldiers will be asked to come out and surrender. They will be given a lighter punishment and save their lives. Resistance will lead to death! "
At that time, the defenders in the city were scattered and fled. Zhou Xu was almost 100% sure that there must be some defeated enemy soldiers hiding in the city.
If these enemy soldiers are not dealt with, they may bring disaster to him at some point.
He doesn't guarantee that these shoutings will have any effect, but it's better than not shouting at all, and they won't lose anything if they shout, right?
According to Zhou Xu's military strength, a patrol team was quickly formed and shouted on every street in the city.
At this point in time, the soldiers responsible for taking prisoners of war had already counted the number of people.
"Report to your Majesty, the number of prisoners of war taken into custody this time has been counted. There are ninety-seven in total."
The number of soldiers garrisoned at this side of the city gate is estimated to be only two to three hundred. After losing their will to fight and being defeated, many people escaped. It was considered good to capture ninety-seven prisoners of war.
"There should be facilities similar to prison cells in this city. Keep them there temporarily. When the next energy channel is opened, they will be taken back to serve as hard labor."
Since then, Shi Lei has completed the investigation of the mountain area. After the exploration, there were no primitive tribes that allowed them to recruit people. In addition, many of the original hard laborers in the past two years had turned into official citizens because of their good performance. The number of cheap labor in their country was also decreasing day by day.
It’s not bad to catch a batch now. "Of course, before that, let the interrogation office conduct interrogations first to see if they can get any information."
Almost at the same time that these arrangements were made, they had also An arsenal used by the enemy to store military equipment was discovered.
At that time, they rushed into the city with cavalry as the lead. From launching the offensive to blowing up the city gate and then cavalry charging in, before, the other party probably couldn't imagine that their city would be destroyed in such a short period of time even if they tried hard. Fall within.
This also resulted in the retreating garrison having no time to deal with the arsenal.
In other words, they were only focused on escaping at that time and had already forgotten all other things.
A shield smashed the copper lock on it, and pushed open the thick door of the arsenal. Zhou Xu took the lead and walked in, then frowned unconsciously.
The guy who is usually responsible for managing the arsenal here must be lazy. Looking at it now, he only feels that the things inside are piled up in a mess and appear disorganized.
He casually picked up a piece of armor piled beside him. It was not heavy, so he didn't need to think too much about it. It was the kind of wooden armor that soldiers wore before.
In addition, wherever Zhou Xu glanced, he could also see many bows, arrows, shields, swords, and spears and other weapons.
"Your Majesty, we have finished counting. There are 730 sets of wooden armor, 471 shields, and 397 swords..."
Listen to the report , Zhou Xu nodded secretly.
[Although wooden armor is not strong enough, its manufacturing cost is low, so the opponent hoards a large amount of wooden armor so that the soldiers' wooden armor can be replaced in time after it is damaged. In comparison, other weapons The amount of equipment is not that much. 】
To be honest, Zhou Xu didn't particularly care about these equipment.
After all, their equipment specifications in Dazhou are obviously higher than these.
If it falls into his hands, it will most likely be sent back for melting and extraction of materials, but in any case, it is also a resource income.
When they launched the offensive, it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon, and now it was getting dark. After the opponent evacuated, it seemed that they did not want to take action immediately.
During this period, Zhou Xu did not forget to ask about the situation in the city. The citizens were still with their doors and windows closed and could not leave their homes.
Zhou Xu didn't care about this. After all, they were new here. As long as these city residents didn't cause trouble, he didn't bother to care.
After arranging the night patrol, Zhou Xu took a rest early.
At the same time, in a certain house in the city, a wooden sliding window was gently pushed open. Then, a hand came from deep inside the window and let go. A pigeon.
The dove flapped its wings and quickly disappeared into the night.
No one noticed this small movement.
In other words, even if they notice it, no one will be suspicious...
(End of this chapter)