Ding, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, the sound of fighting on the city became more intensive, screams occurred one after another, soldiers on both sides continued to fall, and soon, the hundreds of meters long city wall was filled with thick blood. However, with the continuous influx of personnel from the Yang Army, even if they could not match the Star Army in terms of combat power, they could make up for it with their numbers. When Yan Nantian did not order the mobilization of reinforcements in time, the situation gradually tilted towards the Yang Army.
"Marshal Shi, your Yangguo's war song is so majestic. I think it won't be long before the morale of the Yangguo army will be completely improved. The effectiveness of today's siege is higher than we expected."
"Marshal Iron, thank you. Our Yangguo war song is indeed inspiring, but the key lies in the method of siege. I sent so many archers just to suppress the enemy's defense. If the enemy cannot use stones, The logs and logs have created enough obstacles for our army to face a head-on battle. With the advantage of our soldiers being good at competition, it will not be a problem to face the star army on the city head-on."
Despite the situation in the city, Shi Jiangchuan was quite satisfied with the performance of his soldiers, so he deliberately acted modestly under Tie Xin's praise.
"Marshal Shi is right. You Yangjun officers and men are all very brave and have no fear in the face of the Star Army that has won consecutive battles. I think it must be the marshal's good training."
"What did Marshal Tie say? Those subordinates usually like competitions, and developing good skills has nothing to do with me. I just give them orders."
"Marshal Shi doesn't need to be too modest. As the saying goes, a strong general has no weak soldiers. If Marshal Shi hadn't been so wise and powerful, how could there be so many brave soldiers below."
Seeing that Shi Jiangchuan was complacent after being praised by him, Tie Xin continued to flatter him a few more words to make Shi Jiangchuan work harder.
Under his flattery, Shi Jiangchuan asked directly on a whim: "I wonder what Marshal Tie thinks the losses will be for both the enemy and us in today's battle?"
"At the beginning, Marshal Shi used archers to suppress the enemy troops on the city. Not only did the enemy troops have little time to defend, but he also allowed his own soldiers to climb to the city as early as possible. Although the Star Army had a geographical advantage, we did not suffer too much in the early stage. "It's a loss. Now our army's morale is strong. I believe that in today's battle, the enemy's casualties will far exceed our expectations." When talking about the results of the siege, Tiexin became serious. After all, this battle is also related to them.
"Marshal Tie's analysis is very reasonable. If our army continues to attack, the enemy's casualties will inevitably increase. Unfortunately, today you and I did not intend to capture Fancheng in one fell swoop. According to the plan, when our army completely gains the upper hand, we will The commander will order the withdrawal of troops."
"Of course, our morale can only be guaranteed by withdrawing our troops when we have the upper hand," his voice changed, and Tie Xin continued: "For a long time, the Star Army has never suffered a major defeat. The morale of the army is extremely high, and with the leadership of the commander-in-chief, Well done, we have little hope of breaking the city today.
"Of course, with Marshal Shi's ability, we actually have great hope of breaking through the city with the strength of the army alone. However, our losses will be huge. This is a difficult bone for us to chew slowly."
Seeing that Shi Jiangchuan had not lost his mind because of his flattery, Tie Xin was worried that continuing to stimulate Shi Jiangchuan would affect their overall plan, so he immediately used a euphemistic way of speaking.
"Marshal Iron is right. A single siege cannot destroy the morale of the Star Army. To be on the safe side, you and I must still implement the previous plan and weaken the Star Army step by step!"
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After chatting for a few words, the two marshals laughed knowingly. In fact, the purpose of their attack today was not only to weaken the morale of the Star Army, but also to weaken the Star Army's strength.
The Star Army is a difficult bone for them to chew. Only if they chew it a few more times, and when the bone is no longer so hard, can they have the possibility of crushing the bone in one fell swoop. Today's siege is just the beginning. According to the two marshals plan, they will attack the city again in the next few days, until they feel that the star army in the city can no longer resist them, they will attack Fancheng in one fell swoop.
According to the plan, they could let the great power of Qingxuan see their actual actions while waiting for the arrival of the ordnance troops from both sides. It could be said that they killed two birds with one stone.
Judging from the current situation, the siege strategy formulated by the two marshals in just a few days is very wise. The coalition's combat plan is now the issue that Lan Xu and others are discussing. Perhaps the correct inference cannot be made yet. But as time goes by, Lan Xu and the others will sooner or later understand the purpose of the coalition's attack on the city.
"Marshal, the enemy has attacked the city in large numbers and is facing off with our army. General Yan asked his subordinates to come down and ask the marshal what to do next." A herald hurriedly walked into the hall and reported the battle situation outside to Lan. Asahi.
Before he came in, several people in the hall had actually noticed the situation outside. Since the enemy's singing began, the sound of fierce fighting outside the hall gradually became louder. Now, although the singing is still clearly audible, soldiers from both sides are still fighting fiercely. The sound is more pronounced.
Unexpectedly, the enemy army could attack the city again despite the stubborn resistance of the enemy. With a flash of surprise in his eyes, Lan Xu couldn't help but re-evaluate the enemy's combat power.
Then, when he was thinking about how to give further instructions, Zhang DaDa and Li Jianran, who were not far away, were even more surprised. They had already guessed that singing was a means for the enemy to boost morale, but they did not expect that the effect would be such. Well, not long after the singing started, they had already received the exact news from Yan Nantian. For this, the two of them were greatly surprised.
"Order General Yan to wait a little longer. Don't send a large number of reinforcements for the time being. When the enemy's strength exceeds ours, let General Lu lead his troops to quickly defeat the enemy." After thinking for a while, Lan Xu finally decided to take a steady approach. A proper way of fighting.
"Yes," after receiving Lan Xu's instructions, the herald immediately agreed, then hurriedly turned and left.
"Marshal doesn't plan to continue training new recruits?" As soon as the herald left, Li Jianran looked at Lan Xu with a puzzled expression.
"Yes," nodded, Lan Xu affirmed Li Jianran's question. The garrison in Fancheng this time was an opportunity for the Star Army to train troops. Most of the personnel who defended the city before were newly recruited soldiers, but now it seems that Yang The combat power of the army seemed to be stronger than they expected. If the new soldiers were to continue to be responsible for defending the city, Lan Xu was worried that the casualties after the war would be unacceptable. In order to reduce his own losses, he decided to send out the elite Star Army to clear the city of enemies as soon as possible. military.
Changing the combat strategy temporarily is a reflection of his ability as a commander. After nodding to Li Jianran, he looked at Zhang Bada and said: "The enemy's intention is unknown. We need to be more cautious. I don't want to defend the city today." There are too many casualties.”
"I'll understand later." After understanding what Lan Xu meant, Zhang boldly nodded in response.
Putting aside the situation in the main hall, after receiving Lan Xu's instructions, Yan Nantian was not too confused about Lan Xu's decision to change the original plan to train new recruits and instead mobilize the elite of the Star Army in advance, because he had been paying attention to the two armies. He was very clear about the current situation. The enemy's offensive was too fierce and the number of people was increasing. The sheer number of people alone made it difficult for them to resist. Moreover, the enemy's morale was still growing. It was absolutely impossible to resist. Not to be taken lightly.
I don’t know how the enemy army can sing war songs. Many Yang soldiers under the city are still singing. The sound of war drums is urgent and slow. However, there is no movement from the Feiguo array. All the soldiers are on standby. The two soldiers are on standby. This completely different situation once made Yan Nantian feel very strange. Of course, what he really cared about was the fighting situation on both sides of the tower.
The enemy troops kept coming up through the ladders, and even the city tower became an area for enemy troops to climb onto the city. Fortunately, the star troops guarding the city tower were not ordinary soldiers. The Yang troops below came up and died one by one, but he was not affected at all at the city tower. .
Looking around, we can see that many of the new recruits in the city are showing signs of weakness in the face of the enemy's constant charges. Some time ago, some injured or those with excessive physical strength were replaced. Now, because there are not enough reinforcements, the city's There are fewer and fewer star troops on board, and their morale continues to weaken due to the impact of the enemy. If this continues, the situation will develop to the disadvantageous side of our own side. Thinking about it now, Yan Nantian can better understand why Lan Xu sent the star army Elites come up.
"General Yan has an order, ordering General Lu to quickly bring 3,000 elite troops to clear out all the enemy troops in the city." Just when Yan Nantian thought that Lan Xu was doing this for safety, a herald hurried over and conveyed the new instructions to Lu Yunyou. .
"Haven't all the people from the first party gone up yet?" Out of doubt, Lu Yunyou looked away from the city and asked the herald.
"General Yan has an order, please ask General Lu to act quickly." But the herald was the person responsible for delivering the order. How could he know the general's intention? When Lu Yunyou asked him the reason, he had no choice but to repeat Yan Nantian's military order. .
