Chapter 1830 The Eve of the War

Zhao Chen shook his head. At this time, he had no time to get anything that could withstand the sky-blasting cannon.

Their only advantage now is that Otsuka Yoshio still doesn't know how many Tang Dynasty defenders there are in Rangcheng.

But the news will soon be hidden.

"What should we do? How can we deal with that sky-blasting cannon?" Xu Shiji couldn't help but worry.

Just now, I thought Zhao Chen had a solution, so I was still looking forward to it, but now I got a negative answer from Zhao Chen.

This was a little hard for him to accept.

Although he knew this was normal, he was still a little disappointed.

What's more, they are worried about the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. It is inevitable that the opponent will use the sky-blasting cannon.

If they have their way, they can reduce casualties.

There is nothing they can do now. They can only resist with the lives of their soldiers.

In tomorrow's city defense battle, I don't know how many soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will die in this foreign country.

Thinking of this, Xu Shiji sighed heavily and punched his thigh hard with his fist.

Li Jing sighed silently in his heart.

He has never been afraid of any opponent in the art of war and military formations, but this sky-shattering cannon has surpassed this era.

Because of the sky-blasting cannon, Datang prevented the surrounding forces from making any movement.

But tomorrow thousands of soldiers will be lost because of this thing.

God never treats you unkindly.

"Zhao Chen, do you have any way to reduce the casualties of the soldiers, that is, if the opponent uses the sky-blasting cannon, so as not to blow up a large area at once?" Li Jing knew that there was no way to control the sky-blasting cannon, so now he could only find a way to reduce the number of casualties. Soldiers suffered casualties.

"Yes, is there such a way?"

"The soldiers have traveled thousands of miles to come here. If possible, I hope they can all go home safely." Hearing what Li Jing said, Xu Shiji nodded repeatedly.

Looking at Zhao Chen eagerly, hoping to hear something better from Zhao Chen's mouth

information.

Zhao Chen was silent, and no one in the room spoke again.

The night grew darker unconsciously.

Just when Li Jing and Xu Shiji thought that Zhao Chen had no solution this time and were about to say goodbye and leave, they suddenly heard Zhao Chen say: "There is a solution."

"Is there any way?"

"What can I do?"

Zhao Chen's words made the two people who had originally given up look over with bright eyes.

Xu Shiji even came closer to Zhao Chen, with an expectant look on his face that made people feel a little pitiful.

"The damage of the sky-blasting cannon lies in the power of the explosion. If our people stand on the tower, the range will be too large and there will be nothing to stop the explosion, which will cause a lot of casualties."

"But if there is something that can withstand it..."

"Your Highness, just tell me the specific method. I'm going to die of panic!" Xu Shiji didn't want to hear this at all.

The Japanese army will attack the city tomorrow, and they don't have much time to prepare.

"Dig trenches." Zhao Chen said his method.

"Trenches?" Li Jing and Xu Shiji were both stunned.

They know about trenches, is this trench the same?

"The so-called trenches are when soldiers attack the enemy in the trenches."

"Attack the enemy in the trenches?"

"How to attack the enemy in the trench?" The two of them had no idea what Zhao Chen was talking about.

In the past, their trenches were used to block the enemy.

It is also used to trap horses.

I have never heard of soldiers attacking in trenches.

"Uncle Xu, how many archers do we have now?" Zhao Chen asked Xu Shiji.

"Three hundred thousand horses and about 70,000 archers."

"Where are the arrows, are they enough?" Zhao Chen continued to ask.

"About twenty arrows per archer."

"Enough!"

"What's enough?" Both of their minds were in a state of confusion.

They didn't know what happened, so Zhao Chen just said enough?

Why is it enough?

"Uncle Xu, now let all the soldiers of the infantry battalion and the horse army camp dig trenches two meters deep in all places outside the city and inside the city wall, as long as the enemy troops may pass by."

"Everyone, including the captains and generals of each battalion!"

"All the archers have a rest and prepare to face the enemy early tomorrow morning." Zhao Chen looked at Xu Shiji.

Although he didn't understand the significance of Zhao Chen's decision at all, Xu Shiji still nodded.

Soon, a large number of soldiers in the city gathered from their respective camps.

The respective generals led the soldiers of each battalion to start a mighty trench-digging operation.

…

Yoshio Otsuka woke up very early.

He received news that many soldiers from the Tang army on the opposite side came out in the middle of the night and dug many deep ditches outside Rangcheng.

I kept digging until early morning, and then there was gradually no movement.

This move of the Tang army made Otsuka Yoshio very strange.

Why are you digging so many trenches outside the city?

Their Japanese army did not have much cavalry.

Digging trenches is completely pointless.

Yoshio Otsuka couldn't figure it out and didn't bother to think about it any more.

Now that Yuan Gaisuwen's army had been defeated by him, it was now time to deal with the Tang army in Rangcheng.

As long as he takes Yangcheng and defeats the Tang army, the whole of Silla will fall under his control.

in hand.

With such a huge contribution, Yoshio Otsuka would wake up laughing in his dreams.

"Dohi Madoka-kun, are all the troops ready?" Otsuka Yoshio walked out of the camp and asked the generals around him.

"Hi, everything is ready. General Yamamoto just sent someone to inform us that the bombardment troops have also been assembled and are waiting for your order." Doiyuan nodded.

"Okay, with this bombardment, no city can stop it."

"Pass the order down, let Li Boming's army cross the river first, and Li Boming will command it personally." Otsuka Yoshio waved his hand.

"Li Boming will command it personally?" Doiyuan was stunned.

Those who cross the river first are basically doomed to die.

He would definitely be happy to let the Baekje army go first.

But if Li Boming commands it personally, he is afraid that Li Boming will not be willing.

"Tell Li Boming that if he doesn't command, I will kill him as a sacrifice." Otsuka Yoshio doesn't care about Li Boming at all.

Now that Li Boming is used as a scapegoat, the credit for taking down Silla belongs to him alone.

Li Boming is nothing.

It would be better if he died!

"Hi!" Doiyuan nodded immediately.

...

How could Li Boming dare to disobey Otsuka Yoshio's order.

He now knows how vicious Otsuka Yoshio is.

No matter whether he has a good relationship with Otsuka Yoshio or not, he will inevitably end up being abandoned in the end.

Isn't this what he is like now?

He and Otsuka Yoshio sniped Yeon Gaesomun's army and lost tens of thousands of Baekje soldiers. Now he still has to be Otsuka Yoshio's scapegoat.

But what's the point of saying this now?

Who can help him at all?

At this point, he has no choice but to obey orders, otherwise he will be killed before he can attack Rangcheng!