C10 Liu Ping's Advice

"Trash!" "Break!" Zhang Mancheng's face was ashen as he yelled in anger. The short table in front of him was smashed into pieces by his palm. One month! It had already been a month! To think that they had not even attacked the walls of Nanyang City! All of you are trash! "

Sun Xia, Han Zhong, and the others didn't even dare to speak. As for the other soldiers, they kneeled in front of Zhang Mancheng and remained silent. He was covered in dust, and there was a large burnt scar on his face. He looked especially hideous. This man was Zhao Hong, who had taken his life back at Nanyang City. Although he had taken his life, most of Zhao Hong's body was burned by the fire and it was a loss for his strong body. If it were any other ordinary person, they would not even be able to stand up.

Seeing Zhao Hong kneeling there without saying a word, Zhang Mancheng was also filled with anger. Another month had passed since the first day of the siege. Nanyang City seemed to be made of iron as it forcibly blocked the attack of the yellow-robed soldiers. In fact, Zhang Mancheng also knew that Zhao Hong couldn't be blamed for the unfavorable outcome of the siege. Today, when Zhang Mancheng thought of what happened that day, he couldn't help but shudder.

A sudden big fire had burned more than four thousand of the Yellow Gown Army's elites! That was because Zhang Mancheng had been hiding in Jing Prefecture for many years and had trained his ace troops with great effort. The entire Nanyang Yellow Gown Army only had around ten thousand soldiers, and now, they had lost four thousand soldiers in the blink of an eye. Thinking about it, Zhang Mancheng's heart was dripping with blood.

Therefore, in the following month or so, Zhang Mancheng did not dare to send any more elite Yellow Gown Army soldiers. He simply sent several hundred thousand ordinary Yellow Gown Army soldiers to Nanyang City. Zhang Mansheng did not believe this evil, even if it meant that he had to use up all the defenses in Nanyang City! Exhausted!

But the following developments were unacceptable to Zhang Mancheng. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers attacked day and night for a month, yet they were unable to shake the walls of Nanyang City. The Yellow Gown Army had sacrificed close to a hundred thousand people under the walls of Nanyang City, but their results were getting worse with each passing day. Today, not even a single soldier of the Yellow Gown Army had attacked the city walls.

Zhao Hong waited for Zhang Mancheng to finish scolding before he said in a deep voice, "He's the canoe commander! This general's siege is unfavorable! I humbly request that the canal commander punish us! "

"Punishment?" "Hum, hum, hum!" Zhang Mancheng snorted. He suddenly grabbed a piece of wood next to him and threw it towards Zhao Hong. Zhao Hong didn't even dare to move as he allowed the piece of wood to cut across his face, leaving behind a trail of blood. With a swoosh, Zhang Mancheng stood up and scolded, "The several hundred thousand strong army, however, cannot take down this Nanyang City which only has a few thousand people guarding it! How do you expect me to punish you? Rather than thinking about all these useless things, you might as well think about how to take down Nanyang City! "Scram!"

At the end of the day, Zhang Mancheng didn't do anything to Zhao Hong. After all, Zhao Hong was the only commander under his command that could lead the troops. As for himself, Zhang Mancheng was well aware of this. Although his skills were not bad and his prestige in the Yellow Gown Army was extremely high, in terms of fighting and marching skills, he was far inferior to Zhao Hong. Therefore, no matter how unfavorable Zhao Hong's attack was, Zhang Mancheng couldn't bear to punish him. After punishing Zhao Hong, Zhang Mancheng had even less hope of taking down Nanyang City.

After chasing Zhao Hong away, Zhang Mancheng shot a glance at Sun Xia and Han Zhong, who were standing beside him. These two fellows didn't have much ability to lead their troops into battle. All they knew was that they would fight with each other every day! Zhang Mancheng also waved his hand and chased the two out. Zhang Mancheng was the only one left in the tent. He no longer had to worry about his own prestige. He sat on the ground with a dejected face, but his heart was filled with bitterness.

Although the Yellow Turbans from the various counties were doing well, Zhang Mancheng knew in his heart that this was only the beginning. The government army in Luoyang was the main force of the imperial government, and right now, the main force had yet to be deployed. If the yellow-robed soldiers wanted to overthrow the decaying imperial government, this was the real test they had to face.

As for Zhang Mancheng, his mission for the South Sun Yellow Gatherer Army was to help him stabilize the rear, to provide support, and to ensure that he would be able to safely fight against the army of soldiers and soldiers. But the problem was, Zhang Mancheng could not even take down his primary objective, the South Sun City, nor his South Sun City. Zhang Mancheng could not even solve the problem of the Yellow Gown Army's provisions, not to mention following his original plan to head south and take over Xiangyang and other important towns in Jingzhou.

Time slowly passed. The imperial army in the capital city could come out at any time to suppress the yellow-robed soldiers, but Zhang Mancheng had not made any progress at all. How could Zhang Mancheng not be anxious?

"Vault Commander!" This lowly general requests an audience! "

A sudden call came from outside the tent. Zhang Mancheng couldn't help but be surprised and immediately stood up. He frowned and asked: "Who is it?" Didn't I say that no one is allowed to disturb me? "

"Vault Commander!" General Sun Xia was the one who paid the bill! There's something important that I need to meet with the canon commander! " A reply came from outside the tent.

Liu Ping? Zhang Mancheng could not help but be surprised, but then he immediately remembered. Wasn't that the one who had suggested it the other day? At that time, Zhang Mancheng was still somewhat interested in this person, but after being disturbed by the dispute between Sun Xia and Han Zhong, he had forgotten about this matter. Why did this general suddenly come to find me? Zhang Mancheng was filled with suspicion, he immediately shouted, "Come in!"

"Here!" After answering him, the tent flap opened and a small general walked in. It was the yellow-robed general, Liu Ping. After Liu Ping entered the tent, he directly saluted Zhang Mancheng and shouted, "Greetings general!"

Zhang Mancheng waved his hand and said, "No need to be so polite! Speak! What business do you have with this marshal at this time? " Speaking of which, Zhang Mancheng had a very good impression of this officer. At the very least, from his suggestion that day, he could tell that this officer's sense of touch on the battlefield was much better than his superior Sun Xia's! As a result, Zhang Mancheng didn't put on any airs in front of him. He pointed to a nearby stool and gestured for Liu Ping to sit down.

Liu Fei's face lit up. It was originally against the rules that he had come to find Zhang Mancheng in private. But now, it seemed that Zhang Mancheng didn't mind at all. After clasping his fists towards Zhang Mancheng to express his gratitude, Liu Ping did not put on any airs and directly sat on the stool that Zhang Mancheng had indicated. After Zhang Mancheng returned to his seat, he cupped his fists and said, "Canal Marshal!" Our military's attack on Nanyang City has not been going smoothly. The morale of the military has been greatly affected. If this goes on, I'm afraid our future will not be good! "

If it was Sun Xia or Han Zhong, Zhang Mancheng would only scold them directly. However, Zhang Mancheng subconsciously agreed with Liu Ping and asked with interest, "If you see it, what should our army do next?"

He had already mentally prepared himself and was waiting for Zhang Mancheng to reprimand him. However, he didn't expect Zhang Mancheng to patiently ask for his opinion, which surprised him. Seeing that Zhang Mancheng's expression did not seem to be fake, Liu Ping quickly replied, "These few days, the general had also gone with the army to attack the city, but he discovered that there was an additional strange wooden frame at the top of Nanyang City. Although that wooden frame looks simple, it was actually able to block our attack to a great extent. This lowly general had thought of a way for the soldiers to destroy the wooden frame, but the soldiers seemed to have been prepared. With this wooden frame, we will not be able to take down the walls of Nanyang City in a short period of time! "

Zhang Mancheng nodded his head. He had also seen the wooden frame Liu Ping mentioned. However, he had also seen it. It was a wooden frame with several wooden logs tied together, crisscrossed together and placed on top of the city wall. The horizontal logs stuck out from the top of the city, blocking the way for the yellow-robed soldiers to climb up the ladder to the top of the city. The vertical logs were placed on top of the city walls, allowing the soldiers to kill through the gap in the middle of the logs while blocking the attack of the yellow-robed soldiers. Originally, the Yellow Gown Army's offensive a few days ago had yielded a certain amount of results. If they continued to persevere, then Nanyang City would definitely be taken down. However, when this strange wooden frame appeared, it once again added up the disadvantage of the soldiers. The yellow-robed soldiers didn't have any means to deal with it.

Zhang Mancheng nodded and said, "I know. But if we don't take down the city walls, how will we take Nanyang City down?" You wouldn't advise me to give up on attacking Nanyang City, right?

Liu Ping took a deep breath and paused for a moment before saying, "Commander-in-Chief!" This lowly general also knows that taking down Nanyang City is a necessary goal of our army and we will never give up! What I mean is, even if we don't attack from the top, we might still be unable to break through Nanyang City! "

At first, Zhang Mancheng was surprised, but he quickly understood what Liu Ping meant. His eyes immediately lit up and he stood up. He stared at Liu Ping and said, "You mean, you have other ways to break into Nanyang City?" Fast! "Hurry up and say it!" Zhang Mancheng lost his composure at this moment. From this, it could be seen how serious the problems in Nanyang City had become for Zhang Mancheng.

Liu Fei didn't have any intention of keeping Zhang Mancheng in suspense. He immediately said to Zhang Mancheng, "Canon Marshal!" When General Wu was on his patrol outside of Nanyang City, he discovered that the soil of Nanyang City was special, so what he meant was, if we were to dig a tunnel from the barracks and go straight to Nanyang City, we will send our elite troops into the city! That officer only relies on the walls of Nanyang City. Without this advantage, how can he be our opponent! "Taking down Nanyang City is as easy as flipping my hand!"