The insightful analysis of General Zhou immediately attracted the support of many generals. Those generals who proposed withdrawing their troops had concluded that it would be difficult for them to break the city today, so they all wanted to go back and make long-term plans. However, Lan Wu on the chariot remained silent, and those generals did not I don't know Lan Wu's plan.
In fact, Lan Wu has also considered the withdrawal of troops. The current withdrawal is still within the appropriate time. Once this period of time passes, the negative impact of the withdrawal will directly reach a state of control as he considered before.
However, unlike other generals, he still does not agree with the strategy of withdrawing troops. Moreover, the proposal that a general mentioned just now about extending the front line was one of their initial siege strategies. It has not been implemented yet. He still wants to Keep trying.
Because according to their original plan, once the front line is lengthened, the Feng Army's defense supplies will inevitably be in short supply. As a result, more and more people in the Star Army will be able to climb onto the city.
In addition, before the arrival of the Star Army, the time left for the Feng Army to deploy was not long. Lan Wu did not think that the Feng Army had endless supplies to defend the city. As long as the Feng Army's supplies were consumed to a certain level, the Star Army would continue to climb. The obstacles encountered by the city will also be reduced. Although he doesn't know how much supplies Feng Jun has prepared, Lan Wu feels that the Star Army has a high probability of winning this game.
"Marshal, the soldiers of our infantry battalion are currently in charge of attacking the city. The cavalry battalion and the arrow battalion cannot play a big role for the time being. As long as we cannot break through the city gate in a short time, no matter which battalion the enemy's soldiers are, They can all serve as infantry, so in actual combat our troops are far smaller than the opponent's."
"Besides, those Feng troops who have the advantage of geographical advantage can be equal to ten. Marshal, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. I also ask Marshal to carefully consider whether to continue to attack the city." The name of the commander of the Bu camp who is speaking now is Yuan Shaocheng, because most of the people who died on the battlefield It was their infantry soldiers. As the commander of the infantry camp, he naturally did not want to see so many soldiers die in vain.
In addition, as a general, Yuan Shaocheng's status is second only to Lan Wu, and it turns out that he is not Lan Wu's direct subordinate. He and some of the generals who just proposed to withdraw the troops are the commanders of the reinforcements. The 100,000 reinforcements were previously with Lan Wu. Wu did not belong to the same army. Although Lan Wu led the Star Army to win two battles, Yuan Shaocheng did not attribute all the credit to Lan Wu.
In addition, like Lan Wu, he also feels that Zhang Yuangang is obviously more capable than the previous commander of the Feng Army, Zhao Tian. In comparison, Lan Wu may not be as capable as Zhang Yuangang, so he does not think that Lan Wu's decisions are all right. .
Yuan Shaocheng's remarks can be regarded as questioning Lan Wu's own ability, which makes people feel guilty. Fortunately, Lan Wu is not dissatisfied with his behavior, because in Lan Wu's view, Yuan Shaocheng said It was all the truth, and it even made him realize some aspects that he hadn't considered or didn't understand clearly before. He now needs more opinions.
However, Yuan Shaocheng's statement made him more determined to capture Aolan City. Considering that Yuan Shaocheng was the original commander of the 100,000 reinforcements, with higher qualifications than him, and the support of many reinforcements leaders, Lan Wu Knowing that he must make up his mind as soon as possible, there must be no disagreement at this juncture.
"The Star Army is the victor and has the active advantage. Once the troops withdraw today, all the advantages accumulated before will no longer exist. After that, the morale of our army will become lower and lower. When the enemy's reinforcements arrive at the city gate, our army will no longer If there is any advantage in morale and troop strength, and all the combat strategies we previously discussed in the army will be invalidated, we will need to renegotiate the siege after returning to camp."
"It can take as little as ten days and a half, or as long as several months. By then, the Feng army will gather in Aolan City, and their morale will definitely not be worse than ours. Moreover, the enemy commander is not mediocre and incompetent. Supplemented by the geographical advantage, we will no longer have the possibility to attack the city. Even if we can fight the enemy outside the city later, our army's winning rate will still be greatly reduced."
"It's not that I don't want to make full preparations for siege in advance, or wait for the royal family to send all the siege equipment before attacking Aolan Pass. It's just that at that time, our army will lose its morale advantage if it is in a stalemate with the enemy for a long time. If Feng Feng If the army really leaves the city to fight, our army will lose the opportunity to use siege equipment, so I must seize the opportunity to lead troops to attack Aolan Pass in advance. The only way to preemptively capture Aolan Pass as soon as possible is the best strategy. I don’t know. Generals, do you think what I said makes sense?"
He spoke out his thoughts word by word. When Lan Wu spoke, the generals listened and analyzed the various meanings expressed by Lan Wu. Soon, after clarifying the stakes, the generals began to understand Lan Wu's foresight. While deeply surprised, they all gave up their original thoughts about withdrawing their troops. Those generals who remained neutral or engaged in the main battle became more aware of the importance of this siege to them.
Lan Wu's consideration seemed to them to be very thoughtful and even far-reaching. It might not be as surprising as when he was guarding Yanguan, but it was more strategic.
As Lan Wu said, delaying the time for too long will not only weaken the spirit of our own soldiers, but also make the enemy fully prepared. If the Feng Army really switches to defense and attacks the city to fight with them, then they will What is the use of the siege equipment that they insist on waiting for? Maybe their siege equipment has not been delivered yet, the enemy has already left the city to fight with them. After thinking twice, those generals who remain neutral or take the lead in the battle will become more and more aware. to the importance of timing.
It's not that they weren't prepared, they just didn't have time to fully prepare. Today's siege was all about seizing the opportunity. Besides, the Feng Army also didn't have enough time to prepare. The shortcomings of both sides can actually offset each other. In the final analysis, the Feng Army It just takes advantage of the geographical location.
As long as this advantage of the Feng Army can be weakened, they will have the possibility of victory. As for the method, some generals have said before that continuously extending the front line will definitely cause loopholes in the enemy's defense.
Time was running out. When the generals realized how correct Lan Wu's decision was and how important it was to them, they all chose to support Lan Wu's attitude of taking the lead.
"My subordinates are willing to lead the army and fight to the end with the Feng Army!"
"The final general is willing to fight to the death with Feng Jun."
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In the blink of an eye, many star army generals expressed their determination to attack the city. Even Yuan Shaocheng felt that necessary sacrifices could be made in order to capture Languan, as long as he could ensure the capture of Languan.
"Generals, listen to the order, continue to extend the front line, and be sure to speed up the siege." Without waiting for time, Lan Wu looked directly at the tower directly in front of him with a look on his face.
"Yes," he agreed, and several infantry generals went directly to command the Star Army under the city. At the same time, the drums on both sides of the chariot were beaten again by drummers, and the drums were loud and exciting.
"Come on," the infantry soldiers in front of the array rushed out again, shouting loudly as they ran forward.
Led by the menacing generals, the soldiers were greatly inspired and ran forward faster one by one.
"General Fang listened to the order and quickly selected a group of expert archers from the Arrow Camp. They must fully assist our army in ascending the city." After that group of soldiers left, in order to increase the possibility of ascending the city, Lan Wu looked directly at an Arrow Camp commander. go.
"The last general takes orders," he agreed, and the leader of the Arrow Camp, Fang Quyin, immediately left to take charge of Lan Wu's instructions.
After two consecutive military orders, Lan Wu fell silent again, success or failure depended on this.
Below the city wall, Lu Yunyou and others were hurriedly preparing to climb the city. When they heard the sound of drums coming from behind, they all looked back curiously. When they saw a large number of star troops rushing towards the city, Lu Yunyou and Others suddenly felt more confident.
In particular, the continuous shouts were very inspiring and diluted their inner fears to a certain extent. When everyone was no longer as scared as before, their hands and feet became much more agile.
When it was confirmed that there were a large number of people from behind to support them, those who were on the ladder or about to go up the ladder gradually became more courageous, and then climbed up faster.
Next, under the command of many Star Army generals, the Star Army's battle line to climb the city continued to lengthen, and everything was developing in the direction Lan Wu expected.
Time passed little by little, and Lu Yunyou, who was a little confused, found that the number of soldiers climbing the city on both sides continued to increase, and he couldn't help but think of the meaning of the war between the two sides. The behavior of those star soldiers who were not afraid of life and death made him very puzzled.
From the beginning to now, he has seen too many scenes of star troops dying tragically. It is too difficult to attack the city. It is not difficult to imagine that many star troops will die tragically at the hands of the enemy.
Recalling the previous scene of the rolling logs falling, Lu Yunyou was confused again by that feeling of powerlessness. He didn't know the meaning of victory in exchange for death. Until now, they have not been able to gain an advantage. Only the number of casualties is still increasing. But no matter what he thought, the number of Star Troopers ascending the city never decreased.
