Zeng Guofan stood on the edge of Ir City, staring at this huge city wall. He knew that his fifty legions were just a feint, and that the real offensive power lay elsewhere.
However, this feint is really difficult to fight. With fifty legions of feints, there are only ten legions in the eastern part of the Bear Country.
On the other side of Ill City, the army of the Bear Country was mobilizing nervously.
Their commander, a general named Kara, was well aware of the huge numerical gap between them and Zeng Guofan's army.
However, he did not intend to give up this important city easily, and immediately reported the situation to the Mocheng headquarters and requested reinforcements.
The monarch of the Mao Xiong Kingdom was also startled when he heard the news, but he quickly realized that China was going to attack from east to west.
The logic of ordinary people is also the same. Attack the weak first and then attack the strong. Naturally, the king of the Mao Xiong Kingdom will not let China attack so easily and decisively increase troops to the eastern front.
Under the city of Er.
Zeng Guofan first asked the artillery brigade to attack from the east of Il City.
"Brothers, hit me hard!"
Zeng Guofan ordered the artillery brigade to start the attack. The sound of the cannons was deafening. The cannonballs pierced the sky, landed on the city walls of Il City, and opened gaps one after another.
General Kara observed the artillery fire in the east. He understood Zeng Guofan's strategy: a general offensive must be launched, and the eastern front must be the main direction of attack.
"Soldiers, prepare to defend!" Kara ordered loudly, "Pay attention to the enemy's movements."
Kara also wondered why Zeng Guofan's troops did not charge for a long time, but kept bombarding them with artillery.
Zeng Guofan looked at the situation on the battlefield and felt very relaxed. His feint tactics have successfully attracted the attention of the Bear Country, which is enough, but so much ammunition has been delivered this time that it feels a bit wasteful not to finish it.
With the roar of artillery fire, the stones on the city wall began to crack. Mao Xiongguo nervously held the weapons in his hands, always ready to deal with possible attacks. Despite facing strong enemy pressure, they held their ground without flinching.
At the same time, Zeng Guofan's artillery brigade continued to fight. Although their artillery fire caused considerable damage to Il City, the soldiers were still watching for casualties in defense.
As the battle progressed, Zeng Guofan discovered that several reinforcements from the Mao Xiong Kingdom were approaching Il City.
"The reinforcements are coming so quickly, so let's make it a real show and order all the troops to receive all the reinforcements."
Zeng Guofan was overjoyed and immediately ordered his troops to prepare for an ambush.
The reinforcements from the Mao Xiong Kingdom quickly entered the ambush circle. Zeng Guofan gave an order and ambushed troops everywhere, trapping the reinforcements in the middle.
clatter! clatter! clatter!
Under the fire of light and heavy machine guns, the reinforcements from the Mao Xiong Kingdom fell to pieces.
"Oops, there's an ambush, retreat quickly!"
The soldiers of the Mao Xiong Kingdom shouted, "Unfortunately, it's too late."
The Chinese soldiers rushed out one after another, and the dense firepower net wiped out all the reinforcements from the Mao Xiong Kingdom.
The artillery fire from Il City continued.
"If this continues, we may not be able to withstand it. The casualty rate of the defenders at the east gate has reached 60%. There are too many Chinese artillery shells. It seems to be free of charge."
The adjutant reported to Kara the situation on the front line.
"Emergency military report!"
The scout ran into the headquarters of Il City, panting.
"The soldiers and horses who came to support were all ambushed by Chinese soldiers, and the entire army was wiped out."
Kara understood that the distant water could not save the nearby fire, and it was too late for reinforcements from the Western Front to come now. If this continued, Zeng Guofan would be able to blow up Il City in less than a week.
In the Chinese military camp, Zeng Guofan sat around with the generals and discussed future battle strategies.
"Although our mission this time is a feint, it wouldn't be too much if we accidentally kill all the soldiers here. It's just that they are too weak."
Zeng Guofan analyzed.
"Confirm. If we continue to fight like this, Il City will be razed to the ground in less than three days. Should we organize a charge? It is estimated that the soldiers of the Mao Xiong Kingdom will not be able to withstand even one of our charges."
The deputy general said.
"No, let's feign an attack. Just use cannons. We have plenty of money anyway, and the lives of our soldiers must be more valuable than money."
Three days later, the entire city was looming in the hazy morning fog, but a strong smell of burning permeated the air. The smell of blood covered the entire city, and there were stumps and broken arms everywhere.
On the streets, buildings were blown to pieces, big holes were blown out one after another in the walls, and windows were shattered. Trees lining the streets were scorched, their leaves turning into ash and flying in the air.
Screams and cries broke out one after another, and blood stained the road.
Explosions, cries, and cries for help intertwined together to form a tragic scene of hell on earth. The sound of collapsing houses continued to be heard, and the whole city fell into chaos.
As the shelling continued, the entire city became unrecognizable. The remains of buildings piled up like mountains, and the streets were full of potholes. The soldiers of the Bear Country were completely desperate. If they rushed out, they would eat bullets. If they didn't rush, they would eat shells.
Kara also knows that under such circumstances, Il City will not be able to survive tomorrow, and the casualty rate is now close to 80%.
"Commander, let everyone evacuate!"
Kara looked up to the sky and sighed.
"Report, the soldiers in Il City are starting to flee!"
The scouts hurried into the Chinese military camp.
"Okay, there's no need to chase. Let's go to the city to rest and prepare for the next round of bombing."
Zeng Guofan led the generals into Il City.
Il City is a very important city on the eastern front of the Mao Xiong Kingdom. If we capture it, most of the land east of the Yeni River will be undefendable.
The next step is to get close to the city of Kra on the Yeni River.
