In fact, until World War II, most wars between countries still relied on human lives to fill the gap.
Even during the years of resisting U.S. aggression and aiding Korea, our volunteer soldiers faced the cross-fire network of the United States and still relied on Xiaomi and rifles to achieve the final victory.
From this perspective, only people are the main theme of war, not the advantages and disadvantages of weapons.
This is a very unreasonable conversion method, or in other words, it is a calculation method that does not treat people as human beings.
From the general's point of view, the most important thing is the proportion of battle losses between the enemy and ours, how many lives it takes to climb the tower, and how to reduce one's own battle losses to break through the gate of Sishui Pass.
In fact, this is to compare the lives of our soldiers with the height of the opponent's tower, the number of arrows, and the heating speed of the opponent's oil.
Extraordinarily cold, yet extremely realistic.
This is war.
If a person falls in front of him without changing his expression, then when a thousand or ten thousand people go to die like this without hesitation, not everyone will have such courage.
There is no doubt that any general who can lead troops to attack a city in this war is not a soft-hearted person.
The loud shouts of killing were heard all the way to the Chinese Army Command Tower, and everyone was anxiously waiting for the battle report from Sishui Pass.
There is no way. The prerequisite for conquering Luoyang is to capture this great pass. There is no opportunism here. All changes can only happen after capturing Sishui Pass, otherwise nothing will happen.
Strategic intrigues and intrigues are of little use here, and tactical techniques are difficult to use due to the terrain.
It seems that there is only one road left in front of the coalition forces, hard attack.
With 70,000 people, it is already the limit to open up the formation and attack the city in seven directions. Any more will have no effect because the city wall is only so wide.
It was almost dusk, and the sky seemed to be dyed red by the blood on the ground, which was scary.
"Report!" A soldier quickly came to the commander's platform and shouted, waking up everyone with solemn expressions.
"To report to Alliance Leader Yuan, a battle report has been sent from the front. The casualties of our coalition soldiers have reached 4,000. General Sun Jian is asking for instructions. Attacking the city at night is not good for our army. Do you want to withdraw the troops for money?"
"Have you occupied the city tower?" Yuan Shao asked anxiously.
"The reward has not been received yet!" The soldier's voice trembled.
"What about the enemy's battle losses?" Yuan Shao then asked.
"The reward has not been received yet!" The soldier's voice was almost crying.
Whenever the two armies are fighting, the front line will report information to the Chinese army's treasure account, which is nothing more than the three most important contents.
The first is whether the tactical purpose is achieved, the second is the enemy's battle losses, and the third is our battle losses.
Whether the tactical objectives are achieved and how many enemy forces are destroyed are the most important information in a war.
Just talking about one's own battle losses proves that Sun Jian fought very hard in this battle, or it was not just hard, but difficult.
"In less than two hours, four thousand lives were filled in without even climbing up the city tower. Who can tell how many people Dong Zhuo threw at the Sishui Gate!?"
Yuan Shao slammed the table in front of him, making a muffled sound.
No one could answer Yuan Shao's words. Everyone looked solemn, even Zhuge Liang.
"Leader Yuan, if Dong Zhuo accumulates 10,000 soldiers in Sishui Pass, I think our attack may need to be considered in the long run." Gongsun Zan said calmly.
As we all know, if the ratio of attackers to defenders in a siege is less than one to five, then unless there is internal help in the city, it will be impossible to capture the city.
If everyone knew that there were 30,000 defenders at Sishui Pass, I'm afraid they wouldn't choose to attack here at all. It would be better to take a detour to Bingzhou or Jingzhou. Even if there are rivers and dense forests blocking them, I'm afraid they won't sacrifice their soldiers in vain like they did here. life.
"Pass my military order and order General Sun Jian to attack for another hour. If you still can't stand on the tower, then withdraw today."
Yuan Shao finally sighed and waved his hand.
"Here!" The soldier turned around and hurriedly gave the order to go.
Quietness returned to the stage once again. All the princes were worried and the atmosphere was extremely solemn.
On the battlefield on the front line, the shouts of killing continued.
This means that the attack is still going on.
The charging road was covered with blood. The dead soldiers, and even more wounded, lay on the ground screaming miserably.
There were so many soldiers charging the city that one of them would often fall down. He would not die for a while, but would be trampled to death by his comrades who surged up from behind.
No one has the energy to take care of the wounded soldiers on the road. Within the range of this arrow, the chance of being shot on the city wall will increase even if it doesn't stay for a second.
Blood all the way, corpses all the way.
When most people arrived under the city tower, they would no longer be greeted by strong bows and arrows, but instead would be greeted by boiling oil and boulders.
Screams continued to be heard from under the city wall. Many people managed to escape the baptism of arrows, but they did not expect to receive such warm hospitality.
The burnt smell and the muffled sound of stones hitting people constantly tested the fragile psychological defenses of the soldiers who climbed the city.
But everyone knows that since they have arrived here by luck, there is no way to retreat.
Those extremely long city ladders were erected one after another, just reaching the edge of the city tower.
The people below immediately climbed up. However, due to the lack of weight when they first climbed onto the city, they could easily push down the ladder from above. So when they climbed halfway, more people found that their bodies were gradually moving away from the city wall, and they expressed despair. call sign.
The city ladder fell to the ground and threw up a cloud of smoke and dust. Most of the people on it fell on soldiers from the same camp who were still charging. Often, both of them were killed.
However, the ladder to the city was still set up again and again, as if it was never tiring.
The Xiliang army on the tower was obviously calmer than the people below.
They just carried out their military orders coldly, or held their bows and arrows upward at a 45-degree angle, or pushed the boulders brought from behind down the tower, or poured down the hot oil that had just been burned.
Don't worry, the people under the city are so dense, even if they don't aim, they will always gain something.
What can be seen is that the soldiers at Sishui Pass, whether in terms of discipline or individual quality, are not comparable to those of the miscellaneous coalition forces under the city.
The lieutenant general who took on the important task of guarding the pass after Hua Xiong's death was calmly issuing orders one after another, as if he had a complete understanding of the entire battle situation.
Yes, the space on the city wall is limited, and it is impossible for all 30,000 people to stand on the city tower to block the enemy. However, the opponent is facing the same situation as himself, and there is no way for 70,000 people to attack the city together.
The archers of the Xiliang Army in the city have been rotated three times, and the soldiers who poured oil and thrown boulders have also been replaced twice. Dong Xiangguo still allocated a lot of bows, arrows and armaments.
There were so many that he thought he could eat all the 70,000 people and still not be able to use them all.
As the defensive side, he can rest and wait for work, but the opponent cannot. His soldiers can rest in three or even four shifts. If the opponent does not want to let themselves rest too comfortably, they must spend more energy and use continuous attacks. The offensive forced him to tense up.
A siege war is inherently unfair, let alone this majestic pass like a natural moat?
It will get dark soon. Once it gets dark, the corpses lying on the ground will become an obstacle to the opponent's charge, and the blood will become a quagmire that slows down the opponent's footsteps. But he still doesn't have to worry about so much. What should he do? how.
The current battle situation has already been rushed to Luoyang for 800 miles. Dong Xiangguo must be very happy to know that the battle situation here is so gratifying.
This can also make up for the fault of Hua Xiong’s death, right?
The lieutenant general listened to the shouts of killing in his ears and thought that with so many enemy soldiers buried with him, you, the commander-in-chief, would be able to smile.
I can take your military exploits and determination to serve the Prime Minister in your position, so you can go with peace of mind.
Thinking of this, the corner of his mouth curved in an inconspicuous way.
I don't know how furious the opponent's general is now. That person is brave, but in this situation between the enemy and ourselves, it is not a crime of war.
What was different from his imagination was that in the forward army camp, Sun Jian was drinking tea very calmly, holding a book of war in his hand, and was not affected at all by the loud shouts of killing.
"Father." Sun Ce walked into the camp and saw his father's face as if he was there, without showing any surprise.
"Son, what's going on outside?" Sun Jian saw Sun Ce coming in, put down the military book in his hand, and asked with a smile.
"Reporting to my father, I am still continuing to attack the city." Sun Ce said.
"The Chinese Army just issued a military order to let us fight for another hour. Listen, how easy it is for these people to say it." Sun Jian said with a smile, but there was not much smile in his words, it was all cold and cold. of resentment.
"Isn't it because they don't hurt enough? If it hurts, I won't hit him anymore." Sun Ce nodded and said.
"How many people have died now?" Sun Jian asked.
"According to your previous arrangements, more than 10,000 people have died so far, of which less than 20% of our Sun Army's casualties were." Having said this, Sun Ce had a faint smile on his face.
"Those guys must feel bad." Sun Jian stroked his beard and chuckled.
Unexpectedly, Sun Jian actually lied about the results of the battle!
It is true that the soldiers below the city did not attack the city, and the enemy troops on the city did not suffer any losses. However, the casualties on the coalition side were not at all like the only four thousand people Sun Jian reported, but reached the terrifying ten thousand. !
In just two hours, one-seventh of the soldiers' lives were left outside Sishui Pass forever. How terrible a battle loss was this? !
"Isn't father afraid of being punished by Yuan Shao when he returns?" Sun Ce asked.
"Punish me? Do you really think that I, Sun Jian, am a good-tempered person who obeys orders? The worst is to break up!" Sun Jian pondered for a moment and continued: "Pass my military order, and the seven-pronged siege army will change its formation into a fourteenth-pronged army. Be sure to fill in another 10,000 people before Ming Jin withdraws his troops!"
