"Order Zhongkang to return to the camp to change weapons and equipment! Logistics prepare ladders, and everyone besieges Baloyega on all fronts." Yu Jin issued a new order immediately after the Kushan Army was taken back by the Baima Yicong, and he was ready to go all out Take Baloyaka also.
"Attack Baloyaka directly?" Taishi Ci and Chen Dao, who had gathered their formation, were stunned when they received the order. "We don't have any siege equipment at all now!"
"Yes, who said there are no siege equipment!" Yu Jin sneered and said, "Isn't the ladder a siege equipment? There is nothing else, but we still have the ladder."
"Since ancient times, who has ever conquered a city by relying solely on ladders?" Taishi Ci was shocked. "I know that there will definitely be turmoil in Baloyega when they receive the news of the collapse of Brah's army, but this is really It cannot be won by us directly attacking the city. Kushan's losses will probably exceed 40,000, but our own losses are not small, so there is no need to rush."
Although the losses of the Kushan Army have not yet been counted, veterans like Taishi Ci and Yu Jin estimated that of the 80,000 Kushan soldiers who came, including the number of Han prisoners, only 30,000 could be withdrawn. Up or down, even less than 30,000.
But even if only 30,000 people fled back, plus the soldiers left behind in Baloyaka, Kushan still had at least 40,000 to 50,000 troops in Baloyaka. Under such circumstances, the possibility of taking them directly by force was basically No, the Han army does not even have complete siege equipment.
The reason why Yu Jin wanted to build a camp before was not to prepare all kinds of engineering equipment on the spot first. Now he has nothing and can build it directly with a ladder. Isn’t that a dream?
Do you really think that the 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers in Kushan City and the tens of thousands of local young men are useless?
Even if the Han army defeated Guishan and killed Brahe, it would not be easy to win by storming Baloyaka at this time. Let alone losing, wouldn't that boost the morale of Guishan?
Therefore, in Tai Shici's view, it is better to stop and rest for three days, build some siege equipment, and let Kushan defeat the city. The news of the death of the coach will ferment in Baloyega City, and it will be easier to capture it by then. , the loss can also be smaller.
After all, the Han Dynasty now has nearly 10,000 casualties. Although the casualties are basically Chen Dao and Yu Jin who lured the enemy, and the shield guards did not suffer any casualties except for a few unlucky children, Yu Jin's formation was really crippled, and Chen Dao's The Bailian soldiers also suffered a lot of losses.
Including Guan Ping who rushed into the battle and Meng Huo who strangled Lebrali, the total casualties were probably seven to eight thousand. Although except for Yu Jin and Chen Dao, most of the others were injured but not dead. Generally speaking, the Han army's The strength has also been greatly reduced, so there is really no need to risk your life with Guishang at this time.
In Tai Shici's view, Yu Jin already had an absolute advantage and there was no need to fight for victory. The middle lane was basically a sure thing by now.
No matter what you say, there are many Brahmans in Balayaga, as well as some ambitious people. Brah was not defeated, and those people did not dare to attack. But now, the Han army has sent Brah It’s time to see Lord Brahma. It would be strange if these people didn’t have any ideas.
Therefore, Taishi Ci really does not recommend attacking Baloyaka now. If he cannot defeat it, it will give the crumbling Baloyaka an extra point of support. It is better to stop and wait for two days to be ready to risk his life against the opponent. The situation could only be better than now.
"Ziyi, I understand what you mean. Wait for two days and wait for this news to ferment. There will be a big trouble in Baloyaga. Let's take a rest here and prepare more siege equipment. Then we can capture it. It's easier for Baloyaka to wait." Yu Jin directly interrupted Taishi Ci and said what Taishi Ci wanted to say on his behalf.
"Yes, that's what I mean." Taishi Ci explained as he chased Yu Jin, "We are attacking Baloyaka now. Siege equipment is a big problem, and there are at least 20,000 people in Baloyaka at this time. , including the generals and soldiers who fled back, the young and strong people in the city, there are no less than 50,000 people who climbed up the city wall in a short time, we didn't even make preparations, how can we fight?"
"There is nothing we can't fight. We are not prepared, and the other side is not prepared either. If we force a sudden attack and go all out, we can definitely win!" Yu Jin retorted directly, "We are fighting on the homeland of Guishang. We will wait for three days. No one can explain what happened. Take it down in one go, regardless of whether there are reinforcements or not. The problem has been solved first! Execute the order!"
After Yu Jin threw down the words "execute the order", Taishi Ci and Chen Dao looked at each other, both of them were silent, but there is a saying that military orders are like mountains. Since Yu Jin gave the order and clearly asked for the execution of the order, then it is like a mountain of swords. You have to rush too.
What's more, Yu Jin had just established his majesty on the battlefield and killed Brahe, who had been entangled with the Han Dynasty for many years. His soldiers were so victorious that even if they forced an attack on the city, there would be no improvement in the morale and belief of the soldiers. Big problem.
At the same time, Xu Chu, who was rushing at the front, was forcibly recalled. The other Han troops chased all the way to the gate of Baloyega. Sulapli tried his best to capture Helilach, Helan, Carano, Lebrali and others. After receiving it, to be honest, the reason why we could receive so many people was mainly because these people either had six legs or did not go deep into the Han army's central formation.
As for Brahe and his men, they were basically wiped out. Even the entire headquarters, except for a few hundred people led by Wolander who went to besiege Yang Tuo, Zhao Zhen and others, all the rest were killed.
"What?" Sulapli was stunned when he received the news. He couldn't imagine what happened ahead. Why did Brahe suddenly disappear? Then the whole army was defeated inexplicably. They weren't Have you prepared a lot of means?
"We had already won. Brahe had even defeated the Han army's central army. If we had stopped and not pursued the complete defeat of the Han army's central army, we would have overfulfilled our strategic goals." Helilach looked disgraced. said.
Helilach was dragged back by Yan Lipu. Otherwise, with his small body, he would most likely have died with a soldier due to the impact of his mental energy, or he would have been directly shot to death with a bow and arrow from a distance.
"The Han army has very good control over our psychology." There was even a hint of despair in Helilach's tone. "It's not acting, but it's really choosing to be defeated, allowing us to choose our own future, and then step into the future." The prison we drew ourselves.”
Helilach's mind was very clear, but it was precisely because of his clarity that he was desperate. The reason for their Kushan defeat was not due to their opponents, but to themselves. How desperate this was!
Yan Lipu, Carano and others all fell into silence at this time. They could stand on the top of the city and look at the advancing Han army from the distance, their faces ashen.
Before, they didn't understand how they lost, and they somewhat complained about Brahe, and why they encountered the Han army's plan inexplicably. But after Helilahe explained clearly, the Kushan generals present fell silent.
Even if they are in a different place, they will make the same choice. The most real thing is never a play, but life. Each of them is controlled by the puppet show of life. It seems that they have a choice every time, but in fact they are all controlled by countless threads. under the control of.
"The Han army left the choice of victory or defeat to us, what a mockery!" At this moment, Helilach even realized Banerjee's original thoughts. With such an ending and such a process, everything about me is really not what I wanted. Manipulated? This is worse than committing suicide!
"Stop talking about these things, first think of a way to defend Baloyaka." Yan Lipu said decisively, "All the original plans have collapsed, but Baloyaka must still be defended. Even if it cannot be defended, it must be persisted. Time, even if it is to buy time for the rear, we have to hold on to it."
Unlike Brahshas, after Balayaga is the essence of Kushan, and more importantly, the vast plains are undefeable. Even if there are blockades by the Ganges and Yamuna rivers, there is almost no danger in the overall direction. What dangerous places can be garrisoned.
As for the city, an important town like Balayaga cannot be defended. What else can be used to defend it? The only way is to mobilize the army to blockade it, but it takes time to mobilize the troops.
"Even if we die here, we still need to buy at least ten to twenty days. After Baloyaka, there is no danger and we can only rely on the army to block it." Yan Lipu looked at everyone present with cold eyes and said, "So, be prepared to die in battle, and hold on until reinforcements from the rear arrive, or a new line of defense is deployed in the rear."
"Ten to twenty days?" Lebrali and others looked at each other.
Without the previous disastrous defeat, even if they were still as strong as they are now, they would not be sure to defend Balayaga. However, after experiencing the previous disastrous defeat, especially the withdrawal of a large number of soldiers, rumors are spreading inside Balayaga, and they want to It is too difficult to hold on for ten to twenty days under such circumstances.
"Fight to the death." Carano said with a bit of a sigh.
However, before Carano could finish speaking, the Han army, which had already approached Baloyaga, formed an array on the spot and prepared sandbags in the eyes of General Guishan in disbelief, as if he planned to attack the city directly. Lillach and others looked at each other with strange expressions.
However, Yan Lipu, Carano and other experienced generals later restrained their surprise and quickly commanded the Kushan soldiers to use city defense crossbows and crossbows to suppress them.
It can even be said to be a good thing for Yan Lipu and others that the Han army directly chose to attack the city. At least at this time, the soldiers had no time to think too much and would follow the previous inertia and continue to obey the command. As long as they can survive this wave, On the contrary, it is better to garrison in the back.
At least they can withstand this wave. The Kushan general can at least tell the soldiers that they can hold on. They have held on before, and they can hold on as long as they follow the command. Relying on facts, at least the Kushan military morale can be stabilized. The destruction of the city will be inevitable by then, but it is still no problem to survive for more than ten days.
"Lebrali, you guard the west gate, the north gate of Carano, and the south gate of Sulapli. The others will guard the east gate with me!" Yan Lipu ordered loudly.
Although he was not appointed by his superiors, Yan Lipu was basically designated by Brahe as the coordinated commander. Therefore, in this case, to avoid the situation from developing into a worse situation, Yan Lipu directly chose one person to act arbitrarily. On the battlefield, there was a military commander-in-chief. Better than playing blindly.
What's more, at this time, Yan Lipu really wanted the Han army to take action. At least the Han army did not take action and just surrounded Baloyaka. After waiting for two or three days, Baloyaka's Kushan army still had some combat effectiveness. The problem is, if we fight now, we can at least fight to the death. As long as we survive, the follow-up can still take some time.
Based on this idea, Yan Lipu directly gave orders to everyone as a commander without any discussion by everyone present.
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"Yes." Lebrali was the first to execute the order. His mind was very clear. Whoever takes over the position at this time must be prepared to take the blame. He didn't want to take the blame, so he stood up to Yan Lipu without hesitation. Lebrali decisively left this place of right and wrong.
The Scimitar Assault Cavalry under Lebrali did not suffer much losses, and in the strangulation with Meng Huo, the losses on both sides were not more than a thousand. When they retreated, they were on the sideline, and Meng Huo was unable to stop them, so when they retreated, they organized all aspects of It's still complete, and the only thrill is when facing Hakuba Yicong.
But at that time, Xue Shao considered that Lebrali had a complete establishment and was also a cavalry. Even if Baima Yicong won, it would still be a loss. So he went around, strangled the Kushan infantry, and forcibly killed Yan Lipu's The infantry was killed in pieces.
To be honest, it's a shame that Yan Lipu's mental image was strong enough, otherwise he would have withdrawn 30,000, not to mention withdrawing 30,000. The 3,000 were all good, and the light infantry whose troops line collapsed faced the white-horse Yi Cong, which was just cutting the grass.
Lebrali didn't even talk to anyone else, and left directly with his lieutenant. As he left, he asked people to organize the headquarters and the young men in the city to climb the west wall.
"Yan Lipu..." After Lebrali led the people away from this place of right and wrong, Carano and Sulapli stood there and did not execute the order until Carano took a deep look at Yan Lipu and led the troops to leave. He left Sulapli who was guarding the city and left with some resentment.
After the two qualified candidates gave up the fight, Yan Lipu's order was no longer hindered, and the defense line on the east city wall was quickly established under Yan Lipu's mobilization.
"Yan Lipu, you..." After the other generals left, Helilach had time to communicate with Yan Lipu. During the communication, Helilach's expression was unexpectedly complicated.
Compared to Sulapuli who didn't understand the situation at all, Helilach knew very well what Yan Lipu's choice meant - this guy was ready to take responsibility for the fall of Baloyega.
"Someone has to be responsible, right?" Yan Lipu said after being silent for a while.
"If no one is responsible, this city may not be able to survive even ten days. Now that the spies in the city are sure that we are defeated and return, they should be boiling. They are just waiting to eat the pot of juice to welcome the king's master." Helilahe said nothing, and Yan Lipu stood up and looked inside and outside the city with ridicule.
