Chapter 598 The enemy is not wood
Although Antioch III did not see the losses of those stones to the city wall very carefully, after many battles, he still saw the warrior who was directly knocked down the city wall by the stones, and then he knew how powerful the stone had.
In his opinion, such a great power will definitely cause losses to his city wall. Although a stone may not pose too much threat to the city wall, it is not just a stone, but a stone that is constantly flying.
At this time, almost all the generals and soldiers under Antioch had already withdrawn from the city wall. Although this wave did not cause any major damage to them, the psychological trauma was almost collapsed.
Two consecutive times, the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty showed super abilities when the Seleu people had never expected them. One was the cavalry when they were in front of them, and the other was the seemingly inconspicuous trenchers.
The situation now has become obvious that Seleu people cannot hit others, but they can hit your city wall and city gate. Moreover, the catapults carry out indiscriminate attacks. Anyone who reaches the city wall has a high chance of being hit.
Under the order of Antioch III, some soldiers risked their risk to go outside to check, and then came back to report to Antioch III: "Your Majesty, the stones fired by the enemy's catapult are not ordinary stones, but stones that have been sharpened. After these stones hit our city walls and gates, they will more or less cause some losses to our city gates and walls. Although it will not matter in one or two days, if this continues, the situation will probably not be too good!"
The soldiers who came back to report the message were already very obvious, that is, their city gates and walls could not last long, because the range of archers in the city was far inferior to that of other people's catapults, so if they didn't leave the city, they could only sit in the city and wait for death, and there was no other way.
Antioch III knew that this was not because the people of the Qin Dynasty did not know that the world was high and the earth was strong. They knew it in their hearts, and they understood it.
People knew that these trenchers would definitely cause great trouble to their city, but they just didn't realize it. To put it bluntly, I didn't have enough knowledge of this. I didn't see the power of trenchers before, and it's obviously too late to say this now.
During this day, the catapult almost didn't stop until the night was a little dark, and the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty slowly retreated and returned to their camp.
It was also at this time that Antioch III finally sent someone outside to check out the damage to his city gate and wall.
The exact news obtained still made Antioch III very bored. At this intensity, their city walls would be in a terrible situation in three or four days.
Antioch III knew that if the walls of his city were in trouble, the matter would be a bit big. The cavalry attacked directly, and the defense line he had worked hard to manage would be over in three or four days. If this effect was really the case, it would be like a fool to say that he could defend Sereu.
So, it was time for Antioch III to make a decision this night. They had to take action on the current situation they were facing, otherwise it would be impossible to sit here and wait for death.
"Your Majesty, since the enemy's catapult is already unavoidable, why not give up this city. In a few days, we will be enough to retreat a little before building a line of defense."
"No! Can we avoid the catapult by taking a step back? Blindly avoiding can only make us the next Mauryan Dynasty, and our territory will sooner or later be breached by the cavalry of the Qin Dynasty!"
Antioch III just said a question, and several of his confidants had already started arguing, and they all said everything for a while.
Antioch III knew that they were definitely not like this in normal times. The reason why they became today was obviously influenced by the enemy's strength. He also knew that he was their backbone at this time. If he could not play the role of this backbone, then Seleu might be really not far from destruction.
After listening carefully to each of his confidants, Antioch III reached out to signal everyone to calm down. Although at this time, because of the prestige accumulated before Antioch III, his generals were still very convinced by him.
"The two times I fell into a passive position in the battle with Daqin. It was because of my poor command and lack of deep understanding of Daqin. However, if this city was really attacked by Daqin within three or four days, we would not be able to explain to the millions of people in Seliu, so this time, we must not sit still and wait for death!"
"What do you think? Just say it out. The Qin Dynasty is indeed very powerful to me, Seliu, but I, Seliu, cannot retreat step by step. Even if I die in this battle, I will have no regrets!"
At this point, the difference between Seleu and the generals of the Mauryan Dynasty was reflected. Compared with the Mauryan Dynasty, Seleu was a well-deserved fighting nation. Under the leadership of Antioch III, they had a spirit of unyielding from the bottom of their hearts. And the more they were at such a critical moment, the more they could express their spirit.
"Okay! Since you have this state of mind, I have the confidence to guard this city! Tonight is the time for us to move. I think the Qin camp must be heavily guarded, but even so, we must move, otherwise our city gates and walls will not be able to withstand the impact of other methods after another day of destruction."
After hearing the words of Antioch III, everyone nodded and said yes. Among them, a general with a relatively good head asked: "Will we destroy all their catapults today?"
"Yes, without those catapults, even if the Qin Dynasty has more troops, it will have to cross the river and attack, so that it can consume their troops well. Otherwise, if their troops cannot be effectively consumed for a long time, we will only be more and more difficult."
This time, Antioch III's goal was very clear, that was to destroy the trencher of the Qin Dynasty. Only when the trencher was gone could the Qin Dynasty use its troops to attack the city. Antioch III was still very clear about such things.
Seeing that the people under his command were really no doubts, Antioch III continued to arrange them.
"This time, Daqin must be very strict with the guards of the catapults, but I guess if we can raid, and in the dark, their previous tactics should be of great relief. We don't have to be afraid, just fight, prepare the objects that lead to fire on our bodies, ignite them after seeing the catapults. After destroying most of the catapults, our soldiers must not fight and withdraw immediately!"
After setting this tone, Antioch III discussed with several of his confidants for a long time, and finally the confidants went to the city to prepare.
This night was destined to be an extraordinary night. The city where the Seleu people were located was a bustling scene, and the camps of the Qin Dynasty were not calm.
"General, it's already half past tonight. Are the Seleu people no longer coming?"
"No, if I were the general of Seleu, I would probably change the time to attack our camp to after midnight, not at this time."
This was a conversation between Han Xin and a general under his command. After this conversation, the general could only give up the idea of letting his soldiers rest for a few hours, and reluctantly continued to stand guard and wait.
After the general left Han Xin's camp, Han Xin and Meng Tian were left in the camp. Han Xin sighed slightly and said, "If the enemy really attacked our camp with all his strength, our catapults would probably not be able to be saved. This is the hard work of my Qin craftsman!"
Obviously, Han Xin still attaches great importance to these hundred trenchers. In his eyes, these hundred trenchers will definitely provide them with more opportunities in the future. However, once Antioch III wants to achieve his contributions to the first battle tonight, these Qin cavalry who do not know the formation will definitely not be able to protect these trenchers.
Because according to their plan, the mission of the Qin cavalry tonight is also very clear. You can do not have a catapult, but you must do your best to seize the lives of these Seleu enemies.
"The movement speed of these hundred catapults is really very slow compared to the cavalry, and the target is also very large. If the enemy wants to destroy them, the ultimate damage must be our cavalry. In this case, it is better to let them achieve their goals. We still have two hundred catapults being transported from Fahrenheit to this place. These hundred catapults are regarded as the number of enemies we exchanged for. Although we can directly break Seleu's city by attacking, the loss of the king must not exceed 50,000, which is really not an easy task!"
Of course, Meng Tian saw a lot more wars than Han Xin, so he was quite open about using a lifeless catapult to exchange for the lives of the enemy.
Through Meng Tian's persuasion, Han Xin could only nod slightly and admit that according to the current situation, once Antioch III really put his mind on his 100 trenchers, he strategically gave up the 100 trenchers and then focused on killing the enemy, which was indeed the best plan for the Qin army.
In fact, Han Xin is really looking forward to the Seleu people not daring to send troops to seize the catapult at night, so that he will have another day of opportunity. Once the city wall can be almost smashed in one or two days, it will be like a staggering momentum, and there will be no need to lose these hundred catapults.
The reason why Han Xin was unwilling to lose so much of the catapult was actually because he probably knew that it took Zhang Kai and Ying Gao to make so many catapults, but then he thought about it, a living warrior naturally took more of the effort, right?
On this night, Han Xin and Meng Tian sat opposite each other in the tent, and they didn't even dismantle their armor. Obviously, the entire Qin cavalry camp was almost in this state, and they were waiting for a war.
After midnight, it was obvious that this was the easiest time for a person to get tired of the day. At this time, even though the Qin army camp did not fall asleep, they were already yawning.
It was at this moment that it was very abrupt that a harsh sound of arrows came from outside the military camp.
After hearing the sound of the arrow, Han Xin and Meng Tian suddenly stood up and then reached out to get the weapons not far away from their hands. They knew that the time they had imagined had arrived before, and this battle was still here.
This arrow was sent by the Great Qin cavalry patrolling outside the camp, and shortly after sending this signal, they had already lost their lives. This time, Seleu's cavalry was determined to achieve their goals. There was no sound when they arrived at the edge of the moat. Once they crossed the river, they advanced at full speed.
So when the soldiers patrolling the Qin Dynasty discovered that they were approaching the Qin Dynasty's military camp, their speed was already very fast, and it was already very difficult to launch the arrows of the news in time.
When the Seleu people saw the arrow, they basically knew that the Qin people were prepared for their attack at night, but these were originally within the idea of Antioch III. He would not believe that well-trained soldiers like Daqin were sleeping soundly on such an important night.
"Send the order to keep going, don't fight in the enemy's camp. You must find the place of those catapults as soon as possible. After destroying the catapult, you will return to the city immediately! Reduce our army's losses to the lowest!"
When Antioch III's army had almost rushed into the camp of Daqin, he finally reminded him that in his mind, the cavalry of Daqin would still use their formations. In this way, the shorter the stay here, the less the losses of his army would be.
Listening to the deathly shouting and killing, Han Xin finally realized for the first time that the enemy was not wood, and that they also had very high combat power. He had a premonition in his heart that this battle would not be easy.
Chapter completed!