The most arrogant in history

Chapter 733 Small-scale harassment.

Xiahou Jun said angrily: "Your Majesty, bombard the city with artillery first, and then I will lead the troops to break into the city!"

Ye Kun nodded and ordered: "After dark, use artillery to attack the city and use incendiary bombs to put pressure on the city."

A spy stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying, "Your Majesty, the granaries of Bala City are all in the north of the city. We will fire artillery shells and incendiary bombs outside the north gate to destroy the granaries, and Bala City will fall without a fight!"

Most of these spies are Chinese businessmen.

Many days ago, merchants within the Kushan Empire withdrew one after another after receiving secret letters.

Ye Kun shook his head: "All the food has been burned. What will we eat after entering the city? We have food and grass in our base, but we also need to transport it."

After all, deploying troops overseas is different from deploying them domestically.

If the troops were deployed domestically, Ye Kun could call on millions of people to participate in the transportation of food and fodder with just one order.

But not here.

All the Chinese people here combined don’t even add up to 500,000.

Many mixed-race newborns are considered Chinese, but they cannot work and still need their parents to take care of them.

In the Tianzhu continent, the number of Chinese people that Ye Kun can use is at most 200,000.

There are millions of naturalized indigenous people, but they are not easy to use, so we can only select obedient people to participate in the conquest.

Xiahou Jun also had the same idea: "We will leave the North City granary behind and attack other places first. If the deterrent action is effective, Jermed will naturally surrender the city."

Ye Kun nodded: "Let's do it!"

After dark, Ye Kun ordered a bombing raid on the city.

Two hundred large and small cannons fired at the same time.

The shells whizzed out, flew over the top of the city and landed inside the city.

A batch of incendiary bombs were also dropped.

The east, west and south of the city were all ablaze.

The Kushans in the city of Bala had never seen such a scene before. They were all panicked and ran around like headless flies.

Xiahou Jun said: "Your Majesty, I will lead the death squad, climb up the wall, use muskets and grenades to clear the way, and we can take down Bala City in one fell swoop!"

Ye Kun waved his hand: "Is your life so worthless? We will harass them on a small scale tonight and continue to force them to surrender tomorrow. I wonder how long this Jermaid can hold out!"

Ye Kun has rich experience in deploying troops overseas.

Once our cannon fires, it will be a dimensionality reduction attack on any alien race.

Most alien races will surrender after Ye Kun’s first wave of attacks.

Xiahou Jun was impatient and still used his old tactical thinking, which made him obviously unsuitable for leading troops.

But Liu Ai took a liking to him and specifically asked him to come, so Ye Kun had no choice.

After the first round of bombing, Ye Kun ordered to reduce the frequency.

Fire a few shells every ten minutes.

Wherever the shells land, it's completely random.

Sporadic explosions continued throughout the night.

The Kushan soldiers and civilians in the city of Bala were so frightened that they could not sleep all night. The whole family, young and old, hugged each other and trembled.

At dawn, Ye Kun emerged from the barracks and said to Hu Gaoyuan:

"Let some Kushan prisoners enter the city and try to persuade Germed to surrender again. Tell him that last night was just a test run. If he doesn't surrender, the artillery fire tonight will increase a hundred times.

In three days, the city of Bala will be reduced to a scorched earth. Not only will no one be left alive, not even the earthworms in the soil will survive!"

Hu Gaoyuan nodded, wrote a letter of surrender, and sent the Kushan captives into the city.

After lunch, Germed sent someone to deliver a letter.

The letter said that Germed's entire family had been held hostage by the Kushan King. If Germed surrendered now, his entire family would die. However, the Kushan Empire had a rule that as long as Germed defended the city for more than seven days and then surrendered, he would be considered innocent. Therefore, he asked Ye Kun to give him seven days before opening the gates and surrendering the city.

Ye Kun received the envoy and comforted him:

"So General Germed has his own difficulties. Since he is willing to surrender, what's the harm in me waiting for seven days? Go back and tell your general that I am willing to wait for him for seven days."

The messenger was overjoyed and left with Ye Kun's reply.

Hu Gaoyuan laughed and said, "Your Majesty, this must be a delaying tactic by Jermed. He intends to break out, or wait for reinforcements, or find an opportunity to rush out of the city and fight us hand to hand!"

"This kind of scheme can't even be hidden from a three-year-old child, how could I not know it?"

Ye Kun laughed loudly: "I promised the messenger without hesitation, just to take advantage of the situation and kill Germed!"

When it comes to conspiracies and intrigues, the Chinese are experts.

The Thirty-Six Stratagems are known to everyone, including women and children.

Is there any saying in this world that "defending a city for seven days and then surrendering is not a crime"?

Jermaid obviously wanted to stabilize Ye Kun and then seek a plan to defeat the enemy!

Xiahou Jun sighed and said, "Your Majesty, I think it's unnecessary to play any tricks with these barbarians. We have guns and cannons, so we can just attack and break the city!"

Ye Kun frowned: "Have you ever read the Art of War?"

"Of course I have read it, but we are strong in force and do not need it." Xiahou Jun clasped his fists and said:

"If we really wait seven days, we will waste a lot of food and fodder. The emperor also knows that this expedition is to fight to support the war, and we don't carry much food and fodder. The army has some compressed biscuits, cane sugar and dry milk tablets, but they can't last long."

"Of course I know that food and grass are in short supply, but our ammunition is not in unlimited supply. We cannot afford to waste it. We must use it where it counts!"

Ye Kun waved his hand: "I promised to wait for seven days, and I am also taking advantage of the situation. We will take action in two or three days. Why are you in such a hurry?"

There is indeed not much food this time, and it can only last for ten days.

Ye Kun must capture the city of Bala and obtain supplies within ten days.

Xiahou Jun advocated a strong attack to capture the city of Bala as soon as possible, obtain food and fodder, and stabilize the morale of the army.

But there isn't much ammunition here.

There were two arsenals in South India, which could only produce black powder bullets and artillery shells, and the supply was insufficient.

The new guns, artillery and ammunition shipped from China also needed to be transported over long distances after landing.

Now the troops are divided into seven routes, the battle line is hundreds of miles long, and the ammunition consumed is also astronomical.

Must use sparingly!

Hu Gaoyuan asked: "Your Majesty, do you think that Jermed is planning to break out or wait for backup?"

"Jermed is a Kushan warrior who has fought against the Parthian Empire several times and is invincible."

Ye Kun pondered and said, "He still has 70,000 to 80,000 troops under his command, and he has not suffered any losses. I guess he wants to lead his troops out of the city and fight me to the death."

As they were talking, the spy came to report: "Your Majesty, we saw through the telescope that a group of white pigeons flew out of the city. It must be Germed sending a letter to the outside world."

China's technology of sending messages by carrier pigeons has long since spread overseas.

The Kushan Empire also learned this method and used it to convey military intelligence.

"It seems that this Jermed wants to fight a war with both internal and external forces."

Ye Kun chuckled: "Pass on my military order, remove the blockade of the east gate and strengthen the blockade of the north gate. A siege must have a gap, we will open a gap and wait for General Germed's arrival!"

Hu Gaoyuan clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, there are 70,000 soldiers in the city. If they all rush out, can we hold them?"