Chapter 1905: The Meat Grinder of the Attack and Defense of Yanjing (14)
Chapter 1905 The Attack and Defense of Yanjing (14) The Meat Grinder
Chapter 1903: The Meat Grinder of the Attack and Defense of Yanjing (14)
With the protection of Xue Kui and Xue Jiao, it stands to reason that the Qin soldiers could not get close to Liu Che, but Liu Che took the initiative to break away from the protection of the two men and slashed at the Qin soldiers with ferocious faces with his sword.
【Ding dong, Liu Che activates his skill ‘Sword General’, with force +2.
Liu Che: Commander 81 (+1), Force 81 (+6), Intelligence 97 (+2), Politics 102 (+1), Charisma 103 (+3). Equipment: Eight-Server Sword
Liu Che's current strength has increased to 83. 】
Among Liu Che's five-dimensional attributes, except for his low command and force, the other three can be said to be gorgeous. His politics has reached a terrifying 102, and his charm is only 3 points behind Qin Hao. Looking at the whole history of the emperors, he is definitely among the best. 's existence.
With the blessing of the 'Sword General', Liu Che's sword was like a dragon. He slashed at a Qin Army Sima with one sword, but was blocked by the Qin Army Sima's horizontal sword. He slashed several times with the sword, but only left a few marks on the horizontal sword. A roll mouth.
Liu Che looked shocked when he saw this, and said to himself: The weapons of the Qin army are really powerful, they can actually block the sharpness of his eight swords.
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Liu Che held the sword with both hands, slashed with all his strength, and finally cut off the horizontal sword. Then he killed the Qin army Sima with a sword block, but was immediately surrounded by three Qin soldiers.
Facing three Qin soldiers, Liu Che blocked two swords with his sword, then turned around and chopped off the arm of a Qin soldier, but the Qin soldier with a broken arm still roared and slashed at him.
Such a brave performance shocked Liu Che. After all, this was just the most ordinary soldier among the Qin army. If the entire Qin army was like this, how could Yanjing City be defended?
After killing three Qin soldiers again, Liu Che was very tired and began to pant violently. Seeing this, Xue Kui and Xue Jiao quickly guarded him to prevent another fish from slipping through the net and threatening the king.
When the Han army defenders saw that His Majesty personally participated in the battle and was so brave that he killed four Qin soldiers with his own hands, the morale of the Han army defenders immediately increased.
Even the emperor is not afraid of death, so why should low-level soldiers like them regret their lives?
“Fight with the son of a **** Qin Jun.”
"The worst that can happen is death. I will still be a good man after eighteen years."
The Han army, which was originally low in morale, was greatly boosted by Liu Che's arrival, and they launched a counterattack against the Qin soldiers on the tower without fear of death.
Liu Che's participation in the battle not only boosted the morale of the Han army, but the reinforcements he brought played a greater role.
Liu Che's three thousand palace guards are the most elite opponent in the Northern Han Dynasty and the most powerful force in Yanjing City at present. Their addition directly reversed the disadvantage of the defenders.
Soon, under the joint efforts of the defenders and reinforcements, even though Qin soldiers continued to mount, the number of Qin soldiers on the city tower became smaller and smaller until finally no one was left.
Su Dingfang saw that the situation had reversed. Although he was extremely unwilling to do so, he also knew that he could not do anything. Seeing that it was getting late, he had no choice but to order the withdrawal of the troops and repair them before proceeding to attack the city.
Although the Han army defended Yanjing City, Liu Che was not very happy.
In this battle alone, his three thousand guards suffered 700 casualties. After all the last elites were eliminated, how could they withstand Su Dingfang's fierce attack?
Su Dingfang was right in what he said in his statement. For his own selfish interests, he dragged the people of the city into trouble. Is it really right to do this? Liu Che thought to himself.
Like Liu Che, Xue Gang, as the coach, also didn't have much joy.
The Qin army was very well prepared. Even if Yanjing was guarded by Xue Gang, the Han army's casualty ratio was still twice that of the Qin army.
The casualties of the defending side were twice those of the attacking side? People who don't know why will definitely think that Xue Gang is incompetent, but the fact is exactly the opposite.
Of the 100,000 defenders in Yanjing City, only 30,000 were regular troops, 10,000 were reorganized soldiers of the family, and the other 60,000 were temporarily recruited strong men. It is not an exaggeration to say that such an army is a ragtag army. If such a 100,000-strong miscellaneous army goes out to fight in the city, the Qin army only needs to dispatch 20,000 troops to defeat it head-on.
Xue Gang commanded 100,000 miscellaneous troops to defend the city, but he blocked the attack of 70,000 Qin regular troops. What's more, he sacrificed 40,000 miscellaneous troops, which fully offset the Qin army's 20,000 elite troops. Well, this in itself is an amazing achievement.
Xue Gang lived up to Liu Che's trust and really defended the city of Yanjing, but he knew that the real test had just come.
The Qin army's ten-day continuous fierce attack destroyed a large number of the city's defensive equipment. Now, even if they use spare parts, they can't even make a replacement catapult.
The kerosene has also been exhausted, more than half of the crossbows were damaged, and there are only two hundred catapults left. What's more serious is that there are no strong men in the city to replenish them.
At present, there are only some old and weak people left in Yanjing City. Although they also participate in the defense of the city, two old and weak people are not as good as one young and strong person.
Yanjing City's defensive power is far worse than before, but the Qin army's offensive power has not been reduced much.
The Han army's defensive equipment could no longer be replenished, but the Qin army's siege equipment could be replenished as much as it lost, and it remained at its peak state.
Xue Gang originally thought that after losing 20,000 troops, the Qin army's offensive would definitely be reduced, but today's offensive made him feel cold. The Qin army's offensive was indeed a bit weaker, but not by much. It still showed a high morale. .
If this trend continues, if Xue Gang wants to continue to defend Yanjing City, he will have to use more lives to fill it. I am afraid that Yanjing will become a dead city in the end.
At this thought, Xue Gang's face suddenly turned ugly. He subconsciously looked at Liu Che, but found that Liu Che's face was also not good.
"That's all, I just need to obey your majesty's orders. The rest don't care about me." Xue Gang thought to himself.
On the other hand, Su Dingfang immediately summoned the generals after withdrawing his troops and returned to the camp to prepare for the siege mission the next day, but he encountered opposition from some of his generals.
Seeing this, Xue Rengui also advised: "Commander Su, our army has lost 20,000 soldiers in just ten days, and the soldiers are extremely exhausted.
Judging from the future, it is better to postpone the offensive, repair it for a period of time, and then continue to attack the city. "
In just ten days, the Qin army of 70,000 was reduced by 20,000 and suffered two-sevenths casualties.
Although nearly half of the wounded soldiers were able to return to the battlefield after treatment, there were still 10,000 casualties and disabled soldiers, which was still a huge number of casualties.
If other armies had suffered two-seventh casualties, they would have been defeated directly, but the Qin army was different.
The rigorous promotion system, perfect pension system, etc. prevented the Qin army from being defeated even if it suffered more than half of its casualties, and it could still maintain a high combat effectiveness.
In the eyes of the soldiers of the Qin Army, the enemies in front of them are not people, but achievements in the merit book. It is precisely because of this that the Qin Army can be victorious in every battle.
But even if it is as strong as the Qin army, reducing its strength by two-sevenths in a short period of time will inevitably have an impact on morale.
Nowadays, there is also a feeling of war weariness within the Qin army. Although the voice is not loud yet, it is enough for senior generals to sound the alarm.
Today's guarantee is that it rains every day. If it keeps raining, there will be floods in Liuxiang.
(End of this chapter)