Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately asked: "What if there are no torches, or there are very few torches?"
He Zan heard this and said without thinking: "The Jianlu scouts outside the city have been cleared out long ago. If there are no torches on the top of the city and the light is very dim, of course we can attack at night!"
At this point, he pointed to the top of the Santun Camp and added: "But the Jianlu naturally know this, and they have protected the torches. The archers and musketeers are all hiding in the dark. If we get close to the top of the city and want to knock down the torches, we will definitely be shot by the Jianlu on the top of the city!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled and said, "I will take care of the torches. You guys prepare your flying claws!"
Flying claws were always in the army, but other siege weapons had to be made temporarily. It was also for this reason that the lack of siege weapons during the daytime siege led to heavy casualties.
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