Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1903 Consumption of Yanjing Offensive and Defensive War (12)

Chapter 1901: Consumption of the Yanjing offensive and defensive battle (12)

The Qin army's siege in just one day caused nearly 150 casualties to the Han army, and also destroyed [-] catapults and [-] bed crossbows...

The garrison of the Han army was more than [-], and they could be recruited from the common people. Naturally, [-] casualties were nothing. The real big gain was the destruction of a large number of defensive equipment of the Han army.

You must know that although the Han army can make its own equipment, due to limited materials, the number of self-made equipment must also be limited.

Therefore, every time the Qin army destroys a catapult, the Han army will lose one, until the last one cannot be taken out.

In just one day, the Qin army caused the Han army to damage 150 catapults and [-] bed crossbows, which was definitely an unbearable loss for the Han army.

Similarly, with such a great battle result, the casualties of the Qin army were naturally not small. A total of [-] soldiers were killed or injured, and most of them died in battle with the Han army.

However, the two thousand casualties of the Qin army were different from the seven thousand soldiers of the Han army.

The Han army is a mix of veterans, recruits, and strong men, while the Qin army is all elite soldiers who have undergone long-term training and have seen blood.

On the frontal battlefield, one Qin soldier can at least stand up to five ordinary Han troops, but in the siege battle, only two and a half mixed Han troops can be ordered. This is naturally very worthless, but from a strategic point of view, they In return for his sacrifice, the defense of Yanjing City declined.

"Su Shuai, in just one day of attacking the city, our army lost [-] soldiers. If the fight continues like this, the casualties will be too great." Lu Bu said seriously.

"That's right, the moat has not yet been filled, and there has been no official siege, and two thousand soldiers were killed or injured in just one day. If this is a formal siege, wouldn't the casualties be even greater?

According to this rhythm, after taking Yanjing, our [-] army may not have much left. "Sun Lingming said.

Lu Bu and Sun Lingming wanted to persuade Su Dingfang to delay the offensive and reduce casualties, but Su Dingfang, who always cherished soldiers, was unmoved this time.

"This is not how it is calculated. Everything is difficult at the beginning. Under the full blow of our army, the resistance of the Han army will only become weaker and weaker, and it will definitely not remain at the strength it is today.

In addition, although our army is not feeling well, the same is true for the Han army. Now it depends on who can hold it, and the one who carries it will be the final winner. "

Su Dingfang's eyes were full of determination, and he said in a deep voice: "Continue to attack the city tomorrow, and we must fill up the moat of Yanjing within four days."

"No." All the generals responded in unison.

Su Dingfang's expectation of filling up the moat was four days, but after the start of the war, it was a bit beyond expectation, because he met a powerful opponent, Xue Gang.

Since Su Dingfang joined the army, he has never encountered an opponent who can match him, and it is the first time that he is as difficult as Xue Gang.

With the full power of the 'Five Tigers and One Tai Sui', Xue Gang's commander-in-chief has reached an astonishing level of 103, which is only 104 point lower than Su Dingfang's 1 commander-in-chief.

Coupled with the fact that Xue Gang has the advantage of defending the city, even Su Dingfang can't take advantage of the command, and can only attack the city with all his strength without the casualties.

Su Dingfang and Xue Gang, one attack and one defense, it can be said that they are equal to each other, they will meet good talents, both sides fight extremely fiercely, it was originally planned to fill up the moat in four days, but in the end it took five days.

Under the high-intensity siege for five consecutive days, the Qin army suffered a total of [-] casualties, lost [-] catapults, [-] well rails, and [-] bed crossbows, which shows how fierce the battle was.

The Qin army suffered heavy losses, and the Han army was naturally not small. The total casualties reached more than [-].

This is still the result of Xue Gang's presence. If other generals were guarded, the casualties would definitely be greater.

On the first day Xue Gang was not there, the Han army suffered [-] casualties, and the Qin army suffered [-] casualties.

In the next four days, Xue Gang personally sat in the town, the Han army suffered nine thousand casualties, and the Qin army five thousand.

It's so clear at a glance, whether there are famous generals in charge or not, the gap is that big.

Under Xue Gang's command, the casualty ratio between Qin and Han was even lower than 1:2.

The Han army used [-] new and old mixed troops to fight off the [-] elite Qin army. This is naturally a huge profit.

However, in addition to the casualties of the Han army, the more serious loss was actually the loss of equipment.

Now that the Han army has no spare ordnance in its inventory, although it can continue to rush out new catapults, the output will obviously not be very high.

Even if parts were assembled from damaged catapults, only [-] of them could be produced every day, and the supply was in short supply.

And even if the Qin army destroyed hundreds of catapults in one day, it could still build two hundred a day, and transport them from the rear to the front line for replenishment.

The Qin army has the whole of Hebei as a backup, and has inexhaustible resources, while the Han army only has a city of Yanjing, with limited resources, and it is impossible to fight for consumption than the Qin army.

Now the supply and demand of the Han army's defensive equipment is already in short supply. Next, as long as the Qin army guarantees a certain intensity of attack, sooner or later the durability of Yanjing City will be completely wiped out.

After the Qin army filled the moat of Yanjing, the next step was naturally the most tragic siege.

"Generals Xue Rengui, Sun Lingming, and Lu Fengxian, the three of you will participate in the next siege," Su Dingfang said.

"But once the Han army adopts the crossbow stone warfare method and uses catapults and bed crossbows to focus fire on us, we will not be able to climb the tower at all."

Sun Lingming asked in puzzlement, since he was doomed not to be able to climb up, why did he attack the city himself?

"Xue Gang knows how powerful the three of you are, so he will definitely reserve some equipment to guard against the three of you."

Su Dingfang's eyes flashed, and he said with a light smile: "If you don't personally participate in the siege, this part of the equipment will be used to defend the city, but if you personally participate in the siege, even if you can't climb the tower, you can still hold back This part of the equipment will share part of the pressure for my siege army."

Sun Lingming showed a look of surprise. It turned out that they were not intimidated, but to contain the Han army's defense force.

The next day, [-] Qin troops left the camp and once again surrounded the North, East and West Gates, but this time there was no barrier from the moat, and the Qin army could finally carry out the siege battle.

Following Su Dingfang's order, the three generals Xue Rengui, Sun Lingming, and Lu Bu personally led the siege team and launched the most violent offensive against the three gates.

Although Xue Gang had expected this in advance, when he faced it, he felt aggrieved and helpless, and could only reserve half of his firepower to deal with the three generals.

The firepower on the opposite side was reduced by half, and the pressure faced by the Qin army was naturally greatly reduced. Coupled with the suppression of their own catapults and bed crossbows, the fear in the hearts of the siege soldiers had been reduced to a minimum.

Su Dingfang looked at Xue Gang in Yanjing City, and said coldly: "The first person to climb the tower will be promoted to general and will be rewarded with a thousand catties."

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

The soldiers of the Qin Army launched an attack desperately, which also made the city of Yanjing crumbling.

　At the third watch, 2 chapters are still owed.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)