Although the enemy's vanguard general was not Chen Si, he had extremely strong military qualities and was also a very difficult leader.
At this point in the battle, all the enemy's large-scale offensives have been repelled, and the defenders have achieved a very high battle loss ratio at a very small cost. It can be said to be a complete victory, and even the morale is unprecedentedly high.
But Qin Feng just couldn't be happy.
At this moment, a faint voice suddenly came from beside him.
"Master Marquis, our defense line is impregnable and the enemy soldiers suffered heavy casualties. Why are you so depressed?"
Qin Feng turned around and found that it was Zhang Zhenhai!
Ever since Zhang Zhenhai was seriously injured in the battle at Wanggang Village, he has been cared for by army doctors. However, Qin Feng never came to see Zhang Zhenhai in order to let Zhang Zhenhai recover from his injuries.
However, in the past two days, because there has been a war outside the city, all the army doctors rushed to the front line to rescue the wounded. There was no one around to restrain them, so Zhang Zhenhai dragged his injured body and ran over secretly, and happened to see Qin Feng sitting alone in the lobby. Long sighs.
Qin Feng took the initiative to stand up, supported Zhang Zhenhai, and asked softly: "How are the injuries on your body?"
Zhang Zhenhai pretended to smile lightly: "I can't die."
Qin Feng sighed: "What can't be done? It's been a hundred days since your muscles and bones were broken, not to mention your injuries? You should rest carefully during this period, and you don't have to worry about the war on the front line."
Faced with Qin Feng's instructions, Zhang Zhenhai was moved. However, the battle on the front line continued. Zhang Zhenhai really couldn't wait any longer, so he changed the subject and asked: "Master Marquis, I heard from the army doctor that the enemy's vanguard troops suffered heavy casualties. This We have already won this battle, why is the Marquis still depressed?"
Hearing this, Qin Feng sighed softly: "We won the first battle, but what about the second battle? What about the third battle? If the defense equipment is not transported to the city wall for a day, I will be worried for a day."
In fact, Qin Feng also felt that he was too optimistic. Even if the defensive equipment was transported to the front line, it would take a lot of time just to let the soldiers master the use of the defensive equipment.
In short, during this period, Qin Feng will always feel that there is a sharp blade hanging on his neck, and that this sharp blade will fall at any time.
Qin Feng looked outside the door and listened to the faint shouts of killing coming from the front line. He couldn't help but sigh: "The enemy army is elite, and the general is not a kind person. Even if the large-scale offensive has been repulsed, there are still small forces in the small area." Massive harassment."
"At this time, the offensive and defensive posture has actually changed."
"In large-scale operations, we only need a small number of people to block the opponent's onslaught. But in a war of harassment and attrition, even if the opponent only sends a hundred or ten people at a time, the entire defense line must be on guard. In this way , but we were at a disadvantage.”
"And... even if the information is blocked and there is no way to know the situation in the royal capital, it is certain that as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, Chen Si will definitely suppress it with an iron fist. The entire royal capital has been taken over by the military. In this way, the main force is assembled, In as little as three to five days, troops will be at the gates of the city."
"Initially, we estimated that the enemy would come with approximately 16,000 troops, but judging from the intensity of the enemy vanguard's attack, we clearly underestimated the opponent's determination."
"The main force of the enemy's army alone is probably more than 16,000 people."
"At that time, the enemy only needs to send one to two thousand people to attack each time. For us, it will be equivalent to a full-army battle. No matter how brave the Tianji Battalion guards and Beixi soldiers are, they will not be able to withstand such a wheel battle. "
After hearing Qin Feng's analysis, Zhang Zhenhai realized the seriousness of the problem. No wonder Qin Feng had made so many preparations and still tensed up when the war actually started.
Zhang Zhenhai felt nervous. After all, even the omnipotent Marquis of Qin was so cautious about this war. How could he dare to be careless?
"Master Marquis, since we are in an extremely disadvantageous situation, how should we defend the city next?"
Qin Feng said bluntly: "The only thing I can rely on is bed crossbow!"
Although the catapult and the bed crossbow are both powerful weapons for defending the city, the only one that can really play a decisive role is the bed crossbow.
Catapults can only cause damage to the enemy in the early stages of the war. The further back they go, the lower their tactical value becomes.
After all, the catapult has two fatal flaws. One is that it is located inside the city and is blocked by the city wall. It must be thrown blindly after adjusting the angle. In this way, the chance of hitting the enemy is relatively slim.
The second is the issue of ammunition replenishment. How can there be so many stones available in the city?
There are few big stones, and the binding of small stones consumes rope and cloth. You can't demolish the house, right?
In comparison, the bed crossbow is much more reliable. It only needs to be set up on the city wall to accurately shoot at the invading enemies, and the huge arrows can often cause "swarms" of damage.
Although replenishing the arrows for the bed crossbow is also a headache, a large amount of wood is stored in the city. If it doesn't work, we will cut down the trees, and if it doesn't work, we will remove the beams. It will definitely be able to sustain it until the end of the war.
The most important thing is that the pressure of the bed crossbow is too strong. A single arrow shot can cause massive casualties. In the early stage of use, it will definitely shock the enemy's psychology greatly. Even if the enemy adapts to the bed crossbow in the future, they still cannot escape the bed crossbow. After all, the battlefield is crowded with people, so the bed crossbow does not need to aim at all. It can just shoot directly to the crowded place.
In order to get the bed crossbow into battle as soon as possible, Qin Feng forced Zhang Zhenhai to go back to recuperate and went to the construction site himself.
When he arrived at the scene, Qin Feng's anxious heart finally dropped.
The construction of the bed crossbows is still going on. Look at this situation. Without ten or eight days, the first batch of bed crossbows would not be built.
However, the construction progress of the catapults has been much faster. Three of them have already reached the final installation process. It is estimated that they will be completed by nightfall and can be transported to the designated location tomorrow. In addition, the construction progress of five more aircraft is more than half-way.
Qin Feng called the captain of the craftsmen and said in a deep voice: "Since the catapult is progressing quickly, we will work hard on the catapult in the past few days and put the bed crossbow first."
Qin Feng was worried that the main force of the enemy army would come over at any time, and he urgently needed the defensive equipment to be put into use immediately. Otherwise, when faced with a vast ocean of enemy troops, it would be difficult to hold the line of defense with just manpower.
Wang Qiang, the captain of the craftsman, agreed and blamed himself: "Master Marquis, if there were more craftsmen, the bed crossbow would have been made by now."
"Unfortunately, most of the craftsmen on site are temporarily recruited from the city. Let alone building crossbows, they are not even carpenters themselves."
"If the war is lost due to the inability of the bed crossbow to enter the battle in time, I am willing to take the responsibility and wait for the Marquis of Qin to decide."
