"Lord, our army has suffered too many casualties. If we continue to attack like this, it will be in vain. Why not make some repairs first and postpone the offensive!" Wang Meng wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed.
Counting the previous three days, the Jin army has now been attacking for half a month.
In this half month, the Jin army suffered 30,000 casualties.
Of course, the Jin army suffered such heavy casualties, and the Sui army would not feel better. They suffered a total of 48,000 casualties. Among the 48,000 people, there are more than 20,000 elites.
In the first three days, the Jin army suffered 3,000 casualties, while the Sui army suffered 13,000 casualties. But in the next twelve days, the Jin army suffered 27,000 casualties, while the Sui army suffered 35,000 casualties.
Although the Sui army suffered more casualties, the casualties among the Sui army included a large number of county soldiers. If we really count them, the casualties of both sides can be said to be comparable, and the Jin army even suffered a greater loss. From this, the difficulty in the battle to climb the city can be seen.
In addition, it is the contribution of the Medical Craftsman Institute, which helped Li Xiang reduce a large number of unnecessary battle losses. Many casualties were just waiting to die before, but the existence of the medical craftsman's office has greatly reduced these losses.
Even if Li Xiang hadn't spent a lot of resources to build an endless variety of siege equipment that was several times larger than that of the Sui army, it would have been suppressing the Sui army in terms of long-range firepower. It can be said that the Sui army was always defending the city amidst the rain of stones and arrows from the Jin army.
If not, let alone that the casualties of the Jin army were lower than those of the Sui army, I am afraid that even with famous generals like Bai Qi and Su Lie, the best outcome would be only 1 to 2 casualties. Of course, the Sui army is 1st and the Jin army is 2nd.
Moreover, although no generals in the army were killed during this period, several were injured. On the battlefield, there are stray arrows all around, which is not a rare thing.
The same was true for the Sui army. Both Yang Jiao and Xu Rong were injured. The latter was injured by a stray arrow, and the former was sneak attacked by Li Guang's hidden arrow. It's a pity that the opponent still avoided the critical point after all.
"How is the situation in the city?" Li Xiang turned to Wang Meng and asked.
Li Xiang also knew that he could not continue fighting like this. If he was so stubborn, I am afraid that even if the city is captured in the end, there will be few casualties among his soldiers.
"Don't worry, my lord, we will convince those people soon!" Wang Meng knew what Li Xiang was asking, so he answered simply.
"That's good!" Li Xiang's calm face couldn't help but reveal a smile.
Only if things in Chang'an City develop smoothly, they will be able to break into Chang'an City with minimal casualties.
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The night gradually begins to fall, and this night is destined to be uneventful.
"General Yang, the general should think carefully. Yang Jian's defeat is a foregone conclusion. Why should the general be buried with him?" Mao Xiang patted Yang Xuangan on the shoulder and said with an inexplicable smile.
"That's right, General Xuangan. The general is brave enough that no one can match him. It seems that the three heroes of the Ma family are not equally valued by the King of Jin. If the general surrenders to the King of Jin and is brave as a general, there is no need to worry about not being able to make contributions!" Qin Hui was followed by others! advised.
"General, don't forget what happened to Fu Jian!" Qin Hui continued.
The Jin army attacked fiercely outside the city, and Fushuifang was not idle inside Chang'an City. First, the middle-level members of Fushuifang slowly contacted some people in Yang Jian's power or some aristocratic families in Chang'an City. When the situation was almost the same, The senior staff of the Floating Water House will take action.
For an important person like Yang Xuangan today, Mao Xiang even decided to take the risk himself. After all, if you can persuade Yang Xuangan, it will definitely be a great achievement.
The third person Qin Hui who was also present was the result of this period in Floating Water House. Qin Hui was not a pure minister, so he would not be loyal to Yang Jian. Therefore, after some inducements, Qin Hui did not resist throwing himself into the arms of the Jin army.
"Can you really fulfill the conditions you promised?" Yang Xuangan asked through gritted teeth after some mental struggle.
After all, Fu Jian's fate was indeed not good back then. The news that his whole family, except Fu Pi, who was on the run, had all been executed had already come in. With such a reference example, Yang Xuangan couldn't help but think more about his future.
"Of course, after the matter is completed, my lord will ask the emperor to appoint the general as the deputy governor of Liangzhou!" Mao Xiang said with a smile.
Yes, Li Xiang's condition for Yang Xuangan was the position of deputy governor of a state. If it were the position of governor of a state, it would be a bit too huge, a bit like a blank check, and it would feel a bit unreal.
Moreover, there are only three governors-general of a state in the Jin Army, including the newly appointed Yue Fei, and even Su Lie is not considered one for the time being. If Yang Xuangan were to be lured by the position of governor of a state, even if Yang Xuangan had some bad intentions, he would not believe it.
But the position of deputy governor of Yizhou was just right. First of all, the temptation of this position was enough. Secondly, after all, there was a full governor above the deputy governor, so Yang Xuangan would not have any doubts.
"Okay, this is about to be done!" Yang Xuangan was furious and had already made his decision.
After all, although he was from the same clan as Yang Jian, it was absolutely impossible for him to be buried for Yang Jian. Now, seeing that Yang Jian's power is in danger, he may not be able to sustain it for much longer. Since it has reached this point, Yang Xuangan should think about it for himself.
"Although I am willing to help you, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to open the city gate!" Yang Xuangan said with a frown. After all, although the position of deputy governor of a state is tempting, if he cannot produce matching achievements, I am afraid that this position will definitely be hot for his feet.
Yang Jian naturally knew that the hearts of the people in Chang'an City and even within his power were now unstable. I am afraid that many people wanted to use his head to show their loyalty to their new master.
Therefore, Yang Jian's defense of the city gates was a top priority. In order to prevent someone from opening the city gates and collaborating with the enemy, Yang Jian specially ordered Zuo Tiancheng's fourth confidant general to lead five hundred elite soldiers to guard the four city gates day and night. No one else can get close to the city gate.
In this case, Yang Xuangan believed that he could not help the Jin army open the city gate.
"Don't worry, General Yang, what we are looking for is not the city gate, but the food and grass!" Mao Xiang said nonchalantly.
"Grain and grass?" After hearing these two words, Yang Xuangan was shocked. If there is no food and grass in Chang'an City, then Chang'an City will naturally be defeated without attacking.
"But even if we can burn the food and grass in Chang'an City, where can we hide after that?" Yang Xuangan asked slightly worriedly.
"Don't worry, General. It's easy to hide just a few people in this huge Great Wall!"
Mao Xiang said that there was no problem. With the floating water house having developed for more than ten years, it was indeed not difficult to hide a few people in Chang'an City.
"One more thing, you must ensure the safety of my father!" Yang Xuangan said after pondering, as a son of a man, he still values Yang Su's safety.
"Yes, but we are not completely sure about this!" Mao Xiang said slowly after thinking deeply.
Hearing this, Yang Xuangan was not surprised. If Mao Xiang agreed immediately, he would be suspicious.
