"Lord, our army has suffered too many casualties. If we continue to attack like this, it will be in vain. Why not make some repairs first and postpone the offensive!" Wang Meng wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed.
Including the previous three days, the Jin army has now been attacking for half a month.
In this half-month period, the Jin army suffered 30,000 casualties.
Of course, the Jin army suffered such heavy casualties, and the Sui army would not feel better. They suffered a total of 48,000 casualties. Among them, 48,000 people included more than 20,000 elites.
In the first three days, the Jin army suffered 3,000 casualties, while the Sui army suffered 13,000 casualties. But in the next twelve days, the Jin army suffered 27,000 casualties, while the Sui army suffered 35,000 casualties.
thousand.
Although the Sui army suffered more casualties, the casualties among the Sui army included a large number of county soldiers. If we really count them, the casualties of both sides can be said to be about the same, and even the Jin army suffered a greater loss. Therefore, this attack on the city
The difficulty of the battle is evident.
In addition, it is the contribution of the Medical Craftsman's Institute, which helped Li Xiang reduce a large number of unnecessary battle losses. Many casualties were just waiting to die before, but the existence of the Medical Craftsman's Institute has greatly reduced these casualties.
partial loss.
Even if Li Xiang hadn't spent a lot of resources to build an endless variety of siege equipment that was several times larger than that of the Sui army, so that it had been suppressing the Sui army in terms of long-range firepower. It can be said that the Sui army was
He was always defending the city amidst the rain of stones and arrows from the Jin army.
If not, let alone that the casualties of the Jin army were lower than those of the Sui army, I am afraid that even with famous generals like Bai Qi and Su Lie, the best outcome would be only 1 to 2 casualties. Of course, the Sui army had 1
, Jin Army 2.
Moreover, during this period of time, although no generals in the army were killed in battle, there were several injured. It was not unusual for the battlefield to be surrounded by stray arrows.
The same was true for the Sui army. Yang Jiao and Xu Rong were both injured. The latter was injured by a stray arrow, and the former was sneak attacked by Li Guang's hidden arrow. Unfortunately, the opponent still avoided the critical point after all.
"How is the situation in the city?" Li Xiang turned to Wang Meng and asked.
Li Xiang also knew that he could not continue fighting like this. If he was so stubborn, I am afraid that even if the city was captured in the end, there would be few casualties among his soldiers.
"Don't worry, my lord, we will convince those people soon!" Wang Meng knew what Li Xiang was asking, so he answered simply.
"That's good!" Li Xiang's calm face couldn't help but reveal a smile.
Only if things in Chang'an City develop smoothly, they will be able to break into Chang'an City with minimal casualties.
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The dark night gradually begins to fall, and this night is destined to not be peaceful.
"General Yang, the general should think carefully. Yang Jian's defeat is a foregone conclusion. Why should the general be buried with him?" Mao Xiang patted Yang Xuangan on the shoulder and said with an inexplicable smile.
"That's right, General Xuangan. The general has bravery that no man can match. It seems that the three heroes of the Ma family are not equally valued by the king of Jin. If the general surrenders to the king of Jin and is brave as a general, there is no need to worry about not being able to make achievements!" Qin Hui was followed by others!
Advise.
"General, don't forget what happened to Fu Jian!" Qin Hui continued.
The Jin army attacked fiercely outside the city, and Fushuifang was not idle inside Chang'an City. First, the middle-level members of Fushuifang slowly contacted some people in Yang Jian's power or some aristocratic families in Chang'an City. When the situation was about the same,
It will even be done by the senior staff of the Floating Water House.
For an important figure like Yang Xuangan today, Mao Xiang decided to take the risk himself. After all, if he could persuade Yang Xuangan, it would definitely be a great achievement.
The third person Qin Hui who was also present was the result of this period of time in Floating Water Fang. Qin Hui was not a pure minister, so he would not be loyal to Yang Jian. Therefore, after some inducements, Qin Hui did not resist investing.
The embrace of the Jin army.
"Can you really fulfill the conditions you agreed to?" Yang Xuangan asked through gritted teeth after some mental struggle.
After all, Fu Jian's fate was indeed not very good back then. The news that all his family members, except Fu Pi, who was on the run, had been executed. With such a reference example, Yang Xuangan couldn't help but feel sorry for his own death.
Think more about it in the future.
"Of course, after the matter is completed, my lord will ask the emperor to appoint the general as the deputy governor of Liangzhou!" Mao Xiang said with a smile.
Yes, the condition that Li Xiang gave Yang Xuangan was the position of deputy governor of a state. If he was given the position of deputy governor of a state, it would be a bit too huge, a bit like a blank check, and would feel a bit unreal.
Moreover, the Jin Army has only three governor-general positions, including the newly-confessed Yue Fei, and even Su Lie is not considered one for the time being. If the position of governor-general of a state is used to lure Yang Xuangan, if Yang Xuangan has a little heart,
Even if you have some B numbers, you won’t believe it.
But the position of deputy governor of Yizhou was just right. First of all, the temptation of this position was enough. Secondly, after all, there was a full governor above the deputy governor, so Yang Xuangan would not have any doubts.
"Okay, this is about to be done!" Yang Xuangan felt furious and had already made his decision.
After all, although he is from the same clan as Yang Jian, it is absolutely impossible for him to be buried for Yang Jian. Now, seeing that Yang Jian's power is in danger, I am afraid that he will not be able to sustain it for much longer. Since it has reached this level
At this point, Yang Xuangan should think about it for himself.
"Although I am willing to help you, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to open the city gate!" Yang Xuangan said with a frown. After all, although the position of deputy governor of a state is tempting, if you can't show the merits to match it, I'm afraid this position will be inevitable.
Hot feet.
Yang Jian naturally knew that the hearts of people in Chang'an City and even within his own power were now unstable, and I am afraid that many people wanted to use his head to show their loyalty to their new master.
Therefore, Yang Jian's defense of the city gates was a top priority. In order to prevent anyone from opening the city gates and collaborating with the enemy, Yang Jian specially ordered Zuo Tiancheng and other four close generals to guard the four city gates day and night with 500 elite soldiers. The rest of the people, any
No one can get close to the city gate.
Under this situation, Yang Xuangan believed that he could not help the Jin army open the city gate.
"Don't worry, General Yang, what we are looking for is not the city gate, but the food and grass!" Mao Xiang said nonchalantly.
"Food and grass?" After hearing these two words, Yang Xuangan was shocked. If there was no food and grass in Chang'an City, then Chang'an City would naturally be defeated without attacking.
"But even if we can burn the food and grass in Chang'an City, where can we hide after that?" Yang Xuangan asked slightly worriedly.
"Don't worry, general, it's easy to hide just a few people in this huge Great Wall!"
Mao Xiang said that there was no problem. With the floating water house having developed for more than ten years, it would not be difficult to hide a few people in Chang'an City.
"One more thing, you must ensure the safety of my father!" Yang Xuangan said after pondering, as a son of a man, he still values Yang Su's safety.
"Yes, but we are not completely sure about this matter!" Mao Xiang said slowly after thinking deeply.
Hearing this, Yang Xuangan was not surprised. If Mao Xiang agreed straight away, he would be suspicious.