Chapter 398: Battle of Northern Xinjiang III
Ashinamo struggled to explain the reason clearly.
Coupled with Talmu's pleading on the side, King Lu, although he somewhat believed the reason, still rode his horse to the front line to watch with a slightly skeptical attitude.
King Duolu and the dozen or so generals under his command felt numb as they looked at the dense arrows on the battlefield.
Ashina took a breath of cold air: "Is the guard of Yingzhou City still arrogant? There must be a replacement. The tentative attack of 5,000 people actually consumed nearly 40,000 arrows. Crazy can never do it." Such crazy stuff.”
"Your Majesty, the scouts in Yingzhou must have reported the news that we have brought siege equipment to the defenders. They must know that this will be a protracted siege battle. Why are they still consuming the arrows in the city like this? Is he crazy?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, four arrows are exchanged for one of our warriors. How many arrows does Yingzhou City have in its treasury? This is only the first day. The food and grass provided by the Jin Emperor is enough for us to fight for about two months. Such a consumption of arrows Could it be that the defenders of Yingzhou City are planning to fight to the death in a desperate battle?"
"Your Majesty, take a closer look. Those six-foot-long crossbow arrows are different from previous crossbow arrows. They are at least about two feet longer. The most shocking thing is its penetrating power. Your Majesty looked to the left and directly penetrated three war horses. body, it would be unimaginable if it were shot into a human body."
Ashinamo looked at the corpses of his soldiers with a gloomy expression: "Chigutai, before you go to the army, ask who is the guard general of Yingzhou City? I don't believe that Zhang Kuang can do such a thing to destroy the city."
"Follow the order."
Chigutai rode his horse towards Yingzhou City and stopped slowly: "I, Commander Chigutai, came here on the order of my king Ashinamo to ask, is the Yingzhou defender General Zhang?"
"Wait!"
A soldier poked his head out from the city wall and replied.
During the tea time, Zhang Kuangfu stood at the top of the city in military uniform: "Tell Ashinamo that the Yingzhou defender is still his old 'friend' General Longwuwei Zhang Kuang.
Chi Gutai glanced at Zhang Kuang on the city wall and turned his horse around.
"Wait a moment."
Chigutai reined in his horse and looked back: "Let King Duulu send someone to collect the body."
Chi Gutai's face turned red, and he ran away with his horse's belly under his arms.
Ashinamo looked puzzled after hearing Chi Gutai's report: "Zhang Kuang never fights an uncertain battle. Why is today's tactics so different from the previous ones?"
"Your Majesty, is it possible that Arrogant is doing this intentionally and wants to rely on the power of thunder to scare us away, but in fact, he is strong on the outside and strong on the inside? There are not many arrows in the city at all?"
The Turks didn't know this, but the generals in Yingzhou City were pouring arrowheads without delay. Thousands of arrowheads were poured out of three hundred molds every hour.
Although the watered arrowhead is not as wear-resistant and durable as the hardened arrowhead, it cannot stop its high output.
It was precisely for this reason that Young Master Liu gave Zhang Kuang a so-called tip bag.
It is extremely easy to make arrows. If you can avoid fighting with the Turks, don't fight with the Turks. If the arrows are gone, we can make a dozen with one mold, but if the lives of the soldiers are gone, they will really be gone.
If you are poor, you will be strategically interspersed; if you are rich, you will be covered with arrows.
Just like the Qin State in the past, every place was covered by a wave of arrows. Hundreds of thousands of arrows, even if ten arrows kill one person, there would be no loss. Why have to fight in close combat and fight for life?
Coupled with the advantages of the Eight Ox Crossbow, it is the truth within the range. It will attack the Turks from a long distance until they run out of ammunition and food, and they will not fight desperately.
Young Master Liu has always been a person who cherishes his life. From his initial unwillingness to contact officialdom, it can be seen how much he cherishes his life. Of course, a person who cherishes his life does not want to see his compatriots die.
If before, more than 40,000 arrows only killed more than 3,000 enemies, and his intestines would turn blue with arrogance and regret, but now it is different. In short, in one sentence, there are many arrows, and you will be willful.
The more arrows you have, the faster and more capricious you can make them.
Not only was this the case in Yingzhou, but the generals and supervisors in the other five cities were also busy making feather arrows day and night.
Ashinamo turned his horse around and said, "Today we were careless. We officially attacked the city with shield soldiers. We should not be as reckless as today. In addition, we must find a way to lure the arrogant people out of the city. Otherwise, our advantage will not be used."
"What about collecting corpses?"
"Chigutai, send someone to bring back the bodies of the warriors."
Seeing thousands of unarmed people coming from the Turkic camp, he wildly gestured to Ke Yan who was standing aside: "Bring the bodies of the soldiers back and give them a good burial."
"yes."
"Zhong Ming, send someone to collect arrows. As many as you can get back."
"Follow the order."
The most peaceful time after the battle between the two armies is when the corpses are collected. Although it is currently a cold winter, the plague may not happen.
Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. Once the plague becomes rampant, everyone will die.
Therefore, people on both sides will stop fighting and arrange for the soldiers who died in the battle first.
Zhang Kuang watched the corpses being moved away one after another and sighed: "Ashnamo, the winter is cold, the weather is dry, the horses are emaciated, and the soldiers are tired. It is definitely taboo for military strategists to use troops at this time. How much benefit do you have?" Only the heart would choose this time to start a war. Isn’t the gold and silver of the Golden Emperor inferior to the lives of the soldiers?”
The arrogant views are surprisingly consistent with Hu Yanyu's. King Duolu and King Shibi are really short-sighted.
It is simply foolish to abandon the idea of attacking the dragon when the army is strong and choose to attack the dragon when the army is weak and the army is weak.
However, his misfortune was the great dragon's luck, and he had an absolute advantage in defending the city.
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