In less than half an hour, the casualties on both sides reached yesterday's losses, and the strong smell of blood echoed around.
Even so, both sides were furious and refused to retreat. Seeing this scene, Su Qi'an was quite moved.
His hands were clenched, his heart was beating fast, and the hot blood in his heart was surging.
This is a battlefield. No matter who it is, as long as they have love for Hu Tu in their hearts, they will obey orders and rush forward.
Even though Su Qi'an was restraining himself, his heart was still affected by this scene.
Su Qi'an turned around and walked to the sand table, scanning the military reports in his hand.
His identity is as a staff member, and his role is not on the front line, but on figuring out the other party's intentions as quickly as possible.
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The battle between the two sides continued, and casualties continued to rise. However, judging from the fighting situation, Zhenjun City still had the upper hand.
Moreover, if this advantage remains unchanged and continues, it will continue to expand, and the final balance of victory will completely tip to Fan Wenzhong.
Regarding all this, Liu Shengming, as the military advisor of the Great Rong Army, understood.
There was always a smile on his face, and there was no emotional change from beginning to end, as if the battle ahead had nothing to do with him.
But the second prince sitting behind him couldn't sit still, although he fully trusted Liu Shengming.
But Liu Shengming had to tell him something, at least he knew what he was doing, instead of acting like an idiot who didn't know anything and just watched the casualties of his army continue to increase.
"Mr. Liu, let's talk. The war has reached this point. Tell us what you think. I don't want to be a puppet."
Liu Shengming turned around and said respectfully to Ku Shu, "Your Highness, please be patient. This is all within my subordinate's plan. In ten minutes at most, Your Highness will watch and the balance of victory will be reversed immediately."
As soon as these words came out, Kushu immediately became interested. It was obvious that Dayong was currently at a disadvantage. No matter what happened, it was basically difficult to have a chance to make a comeback.
But Liu Shengming was so confident, as if Liang Jun opposite him was his spy and would cooperate with him.
Liu Shengming did not answer Cook Shu's question. Instead, he changed the topic and said directly.
"Your Highness, please mobilize the reserve team later. In ten minutes, there will be a gap in Zhenjun City. I hope Your Highness will not miss this opportunity."
Kushu's expression immediately changed. What shocked him was not the gap Liu Shengming predicted would appear in Zhenjun City.
But he actually saw that he had a back-up, just to show respect, called it the so-called reserve team.
For this attack on Ningzhou, Kushu mobilized a large number of troops, a total of 80,000 people, but this was only superficial.
In fact, in the rear, 70,000 Daei troops were already assembled and on standby, waiting for Cook Shu's order at any time.
A total of 150,000 troops were the entire force used by Ku Shu to attack Ningzhou.
With the combat power of Dayong's army, as long as there is a gap in a military city, the attacking troops will bite like mad dogs.
The follow-up troops will break through as quickly as possible. Under such terrifying strength, even the defensive city with copper walls and iron walls will be torn to pieces immediately.
The capture of a military city was equivalent to opening a gap in Ningzhou's defense line. By then, the so-called 300,000-strong army would have been wiped out by the Great Rong Iron Cavalry.
Of course, no one was told by Ku Shu about all this, not even Liu Shengming.
But this Liu Shengming actually guessed his thoughts, which made Ku Shu have a high opinion of this Liang Ren strategist, and he was even more surprised.
The reason why he brought Liu Shengming with him this time was because he valued his shrewdness, or more accurately, his genius.
Liu Shengming was not the only Liang strategist in Ku Shu's hands, but among them, none of them could match Liu Shengming in terms of strange and ghostly moves.
Liu Shengming can be said to be an astonishing genius. This time he was recruited in a hurry, and Cook Shu did not miss the mark.
Kushu praised Liu Shengming, and then said, "Mr. Liu has brought me so many surprises. I have nothing but deep admiration for you, but I still want to know why you are so sure. Ten minutes later, Will there be a gap in Zhenjun City?"
Liu Shengming looked at Zhenjun City in the distance and said softly, "Haha, Your Highness, my subordinates have been lurking in Da Liang for many years. They are not just for pleasure. The soldiers in Zhenjun City are indeed strong, but after all, not everyone in the city can It’s with the heart of death.”
"Among them, there are more intrigues and greed. The more likely they are to win, the more they will emerge. This is human nature. Your Highness, we will wait and see."
Kushu's eyes flashed and he was also looking ahead, but an order to mobilize subsequent hidden troops was conveyed quietly.
As time passed, the casualties of Da Rong's army continued to increase. Judging from the momentum of the attack, it was almost twice as bad as before.
On the other hand, although the soldiers who defended the city looked solemn and quite tired, they could completely consolidate the upper hand and launch a full-scale counterattack as long as they persisted for a quarter of an hour.
It can be said that victory is in sight, and everyone is persevering. Even Su Qi'an felt for a moment in his heart that the victory of this war would be ours.
When another ten minutes passed, at this critical moment, something finally happened.
A subordinate panicked, holding a military report, crawling into the lobby almost on his hands and knees, and shouted.
"Report...report to the coach, it's not good, there is a gap in Nancheng District, Zhao Ang and Zhou Yan are surrounded by Da Rong Cavalry."
"What! What did you say! Tell me again, what happened."
At this moment, the expression of the always calm coach Fan Wenzhong suddenly changed.
He grabbed the military newspaper, and his subordinates quickly explained the cause and effect of the incident.
Originally, it was the Beicheng District of the city tower that bore most of the attack pressure this time. The other three districts were attacked with only 5,000 troops, while the Nancheng District was located at the rear, which can be said to be deep.
It was expected that Da Rong would not send heavy troops to die, and the number of troops attacking Nancheng District was only 2,000.
Although these two thousand men were heavily armored soldiers with strong combat effectiveness, their numbers were too small.
Zhao Ang and Zhou Yan had 8,000 men on hand, including 2,000 cavalry.
Once the heavy armor attack is thwarted, a gap will inevitably appear. At that time, the cavalry can make a surprise attack.
The cavalry is completely crushing the heavy armored infantry. In addition, the Nancheng District is deep, and even if the enemy supports it, it will be difficult. It can be said that they occupy the right time and place.
Zhao Ang would naturally not let go of such a good opportunity to gain military merit.
How come Fan Wenzhong didn't know Zhao Ang's thoughts? After hesitating for a while, he acquiesced to Zhao Ang's actions.
But this action must be guaranteed to have the absolute upper hand before it can be carried out.
At first, Zhao Ang followed Fan Wenzhong's orders. From the beginning when the heavy armored infantry was frustrated, to when there was a gap, he sent out cavalry to take advantage of the situation.
Everything was arranged, but the bad thing in the end was that when chasing and harvesting the heavy armored infantry, Zhao Ang wanted to eat them in one bite.
Not only did they send out cavalry, they even sent out their own heavy armor, leaving only two thousand soldiers in the city.
Zhao Ang and Zhou Yan did not defend the city, but went out of the city to pursue. In the end, the pursuit was too much, and when they responded to evacuate, at some point, a large number of Da Rong troops appeared around them.
Less than two miles away from Nancheng District, they were completely surrounded.
Fan Wenzhong shivered with anger, tore up the military newspaper in his hand, and cursed, "Damn it, what a bunch of idiots! They are so greedy, they want to die as soon as possible, and they embarrass Lao Zhaotou!"
That was what he said, but after Fan Wenzhong calmed down for a while, he spoke.
"Order Xie Cang and Zheng Liang to allocate half of their troops and immediately go to Nancheng District and the nearby Acropolis. If there are any extra troops, please ask for support."
"At the same time, I will lead 10,000 soldiers to quickly provide reinforcements. Life or death depends on the fate of those two boys."
His subordinate's expression changed, as if he was worried about something, but due to Fan Wenzhong's expression, he couldn't say much. He could only tell him to stand down and send the order quickly.
At this time, Fan Wenzhong's eyes were filled with endless regret. A pair of veteran hands kept beating the corners of the table and murmured, "It's just a little bit, just a little bit. Such a good opportunity, but it fell short."
Su Qian beside him put down the military newspaper in his hand and said nothing, but his eyes were also full of regret.
He now sees the other party's true intention.
This kind of attack seems suicidal, but in fact it is betting on people's hearts.
Human greed!
For veterans like Fan Wenzhong, this kind of greed for military glory has no effect at all.
But for those young princes who urgently need to rely on so-called military achievements to pave the way for their future, it contains great temptation.
Only one of these temptations is enough.
Zhao Ang and Zhou Yan were surrounded, and the best strategy was to watch them be destroyed, which might also block the gap in Nancheng District.
But their identities are too special, and even Fan Wenzhong cannot just sit idly by and watch them being killed.
If they died on the battlefield openly, that would be okay, but sitting idly by and refusing to save others could very well be used to impeach Fan Wenzhong.
This handle may be the last straw for Fan Wenzhong.
These two people were surrounded, and it seemed that Daerong's army had planned it to find a gap.
As long as there is a gap, Daiei's army will be like a mad dog, madly attacking towards the gap.
When a gap appears, the armies from the other three city districts will naturally withdraw immediately, advancing toward the gap like a torrent.
This is also the reason why Fan Wenzhong chose to transfer most of the troops from Sancheng District to Nancheng District.
Sure enough, not long after the order was issued, the troops that had been attacking Beicheng District with great ferocity retreated in an instant.
All the enemy soldiers rushed towards the gap in Nancheng District as fast as possible.
At this time, Su Qi'an stopped reading the military reports on the sand table. At this time, any deduction arrangements were useless. The top priority was to block the gap in Nancheng District and rescue Zhao Ang and Zhou Yan instantly.
Su Qi'an thought for a while and said to Fan Wenzhong who was about to leave, "Mr. Fan, I will accompany you this time."
Fan Wenzhong was a little surprised by Su Qi'an's behavior. He looked at Su Qi'an for a while and nodded without stopping.
At this time, one more person means more help. They do their best, and the rest depends on God's will.
