Chapter 160 The destruction of Jiangyuan City and the interception of grain and grass!
The coalition has gone through a big change, and while they are sharpening their swords, Li Xing, the commander-in-chief of the Tianxing Army in Jiangyuan City, is a little troubled.
The adult who came a few days ago had told him that Wu Qingfeng, the sword master of Spirit Sword Valley, had joined the coalition forces, and it seemed that he wanted to reorganize the army.
No matter from which aspect, this news does not do any good to the Tianxing Army.
The Star Army won twice.
The first time was because the opponent didn't understand war, so he won easily and gained a lot.
The second time was due to internal problems in the coalition forces, and the military formation was broken by the Tianxing Army.
It was a victory both times, but the second victory was even more difficult, and the harvest was much less than the first time.
This time the coalition forces came with a very capable general.
During the battle, he felt that the commander of the coalition forces expected to lose from the beginning, so when they lost, they actually withdrew most of their people.
Let the Tianxing Army gain very little.
Li Xing had a hunch that if the coalition forces really solved their internal problems, the third battle would be a 50-50 split at best, and even the Tianxing Army would fall behind.
At this time, he had to admit that once the coalition forces were truly prepared, the coalition forces would be very powerful.
The most important logistical issue in the war was that the coalition forces would undoubtedly crush them.
To put it bluntly, the king seems to have occupied Shuzhou and divided himself into one side, but in fact he is trapped in Shuzhou.
Both the supply of grain and grass and the reserve resources of troops are far inferior to those of the original Jianzhou.
Although there is a Spirit Sword Valley in Jianzhou, if the king is only in Jianzhou, there will not be such a one-on-two situation.
And the pressure in all aspects will be much less.
Of course, these were just his sighs. He couldn't understand why the king had to come to Shuzhou, but there was no room for regret now.
Now that you've arrived in Shuzhou, stay safe.
The coalition forces must not be allowed to attack.
"Come here, tell me my order. Start to defend Jiangyuan City and don't take the initiative to fight."
Not to mention that the coalition has been reborn, but its strength has also been greatly enhanced, and it also has a very powerful coach. It is not a wise choice to continue to fight head-on.
When Jiangyuan City cannot be lost, defending the city is the best option.
However, Li Xing knew very well that this was definitely not a long-term solution.
"I hope your Majesty can achieve certain results!"
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"As time goes by, the Tianxing Army will be defeated!" Yang Jian said firmly to the ten new grandmasters.
"Why?"
The new grandmaster is much more polite, after all, the grass on the graves of some of the previous people has not yet grown!
"Because they basically have no soldiers to replace. The soldiers I'm talking about here are warrior soldiers. The previous battle between King Yongnian and King Jianghe has almost exhausted Shuzhou's war potential. It will be difficult to recruit warrior soldiers in a short time.
In other words, the current King Yongnian is consuming the strength of his army, and their logistical pressure is much greater than ours. Even if we grind them, we can wear them to death."
Yang Jian is still clear about the situation in Shuzhou.
There will definitely not be too many warrior soldiers in Shuzhou in a short period of time. This is their opportunity.
As long as we seize this opportunity, it won't be a difficult problem to break into Jiangyuan City.
"What should be done?"
A master asked.
"If my guess is correct, the Lord of Jiangyuan City will choose to stick to Jiangyuan City next, and what we have to do is to continuously attack and consume their effective strength. In terms of warriors, we have an advantage."
There is basically no way to use military formations in this kind of siege warfare.
Therefore, the gap between the military formations between the two armies is offset, and then they have the advantage because of the large number of warriors.
Of course, as the siege party, they will be restricted.
However, the warriors were more than twice the size of the Tianxing Army, so they could fully afford these losses.
Of course, Yang Jian will definitely not say these words directly. He will give two options for people from the two forces to choose: "Now there are two options. One is to consume slowly, so that the loss can be reduced to
lowest.
The second is to attack the city without stopping. This will cause great losses, but it is also the fastest way.
You generals can speak freely and see what choices you should make."
The general direction of the siege remains unchanged, but the methods of siege are different.
Soon, the discussion came to fruition.
Attack the city quickly!
Yang Jian was not surprised at all.
Most of the warriors of the coalition forces were recruited. The masters of Spirit Sword Valley and Tiandao City actually didn't care about the losses at all.
"Okay, then let's attack directly!"
March of the year 537 of the Great Zhou Calendar.
After the Lingjian Valley and Tiandao City coalition forces prepared, they attacked Jiangyuan City again.
This time the coalition forces unleashed an extremely powerful fighting force, and Li Xing, the lord of Jiangyuan City, chose to hold on.
However, as they attacked again and again, the Tianxing Army's losses continued to increase.
Although the losses of the coalition forces were greater, according to the situation of both parties, if this continues, it will definitely be the Star Army that collapses first.
"General, just go out of the city and fight to the death. If you delay like this, you will die!"
"Yes, General, this is not the way to go!"
Li Xing listened to his subordinates and rubbed his head. He didn't understand these principles.
But once they leave the city, the Tianxing Army may be directly destroyed and cease to exist!
From the first siege, he had already seen that the Tianxing Army had already lagged behind at that time.
Once out of the city, if the coalition marshals use attrition tactics, they will have no way to defeat the coalition forces, and their losses will only be greater.
But as the subordinate said, if you continue to delay, the command will die slowly.
"Then get ready..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw someone at the door.
"Master Zhou Hu, why are you here?"
Everyone stood up when they heard the name.
Zhou Hu, the absolute confidant of King Yongnian Zhou Wutong, and the strength of the great master is also the guarantee that King Yongnian can still hold on.
"The king asked me to inform you to abandon Jiangyuan City and retreat directly to Tianfu City, and plan for it slowly!"
"retreat……"
Li Xing did not expect that after holding on for more than a month, the final result would be to retreat directly.
He felt a little sad and relaxed at the same time.
His subordinates also share the same mentality.
Why are they fighting to the death?
Because there is no hope of victory!
Retreat now and stay alive.
No one wants to die if he can live.
They could even guess the reason for the retreat, which was probably because the king had made a compromise.
In May of the year 537 of the Great Zhou Calendar, the offensive and defensive battle of Jiangyuan City lasted for almost two months and finally ended with the retreat of the Tianxing Army.
The total number of people killed in the battle on both sides exceeded 200,000.
There are tens of thousands of warriors among them.
Countless people's bones are buried here, and there are countless mass graves near Jiangyuan City.
"Interestingly", no grandmaster died in the second siege.
In the game between the big forces, the ones who died the most were warriors below the Grandmaster level.
The weak will always be the victims in war.
The news that Jiangyuan City was broken and King Yongnian's Tianxing Army retreated spread throughout Shuzhou, large and small, in just a few days.
Everyone knows that with the people from Lingjian Valley and Tiandao City settling in Shuzhou, the situation in Shuzhou will soon undergo great changes.
Why do these two great master forces have to enter Shuzhou?
The forces that have been stationed in Shuzhou for a period of time all believe that there is only one possibility, and that is for the elixirs and even the king of medicines that are almost everywhere.
Once these two forces enter, they will definitely cause damage to their interests.
They also wanted to resist, but——
Two Grand Master level forces.
It is definitely not something they can fight against, unless King Yongnian is brought in.
But when King Yongnian let go of Jiangyuan City, he actually made his attitude clear.
But they don't want to give up their own interests.
But there is no Grand Master, and there is no way to fight... Therefore, people in some places are more diligent in looking for the Grand Master fighting in the forest.
The three counties that have been peaceful for a long time are also in trouble again.
The people in the three counties have become accustomed to the current life, but now two extremely powerful forces have entered Shuzhou.
Most of them will also be affected.
The most important thing is that the person who protected the three counties is a grand master. Can he still be protected now?
Not only the common people are thinking this, but also some hidden forces in the three counties.
For example, the three major families have three grand masters, but when faced with forces like Spirit Sword Valley and Tiandao City, they are just ants.
Another example is the family of Wu Yuancheng, the former minister of the Ministry of War who came from the imperial capital and had always kept a low profile. After helping the owner of Stargazing Valley, he came to the three counties to develop in a low profile.
He also didn't want this peace to be broken.
But no matter how they resist, it has become a certainty that Lingjian Valley and Tiandao City will enter Shuzhou.
The ancestors of Zheng, Jiang, and Zhao families gathered together to discuss matters.
"What to do next?"
"I don't know which places those two forces will occupy."
“What should we do if we occupy three counties?”
"..."
There was a moment of silence.
Finally, the ancestor of the Zhao family spoke and said: "Whether that adult is the great master, let's go and ask..."
"If you want to die, don't take us with you. After such a long time, can't you still see the character of that adult? If he wants to be protected, he will naturally do so. That is not his obligation."
The ancestor of the Zhao family didn't say anything after being interrupted. He knew he was sick and hurriedly sought medical treatment.
In the end, the ancestors of the three families still did not discuss the outcome and could only decide to take a look at the situation first.
As for the idea of leaving, I have no idea.
Dazhou, is there any truly safe place now?
The three counties are already pretty good.
In the end, many forces made similar decisions.
They are all waiting for the arrival of the two forces.
But what they don't know is that some people from the two factions have already entered Shuzhou, but they are just advancing in the mountains and forests, and no one knows about it yet.
There were not many of them, only about fifty.
But if you can judge the aura, you can find that these people are all master-level strength.
Fifty Grandmasters!
No matter where it is placed, it is an extremely terrifying force.
There was a leader of this group who kept talking.
The task was urgent, and they were summoned suddenly.
"The interception of King Yongnian's grain and grass cannot be exposed this time. If you meet someone on the road, don't talk nonsense and kill him directly! Look at the map clearly and follow the route strictly so that you can have time. The most important thing is to remember the escape route.
...Otherwise, no one will care about you even if you die!"
"And in order to ensure survival, every ten people have different escape routes, so you must remember your own route clearly."
Everyone will look at the map carefully.
There are two routes on the map, a forward route and a return route. They have both recorded their own routes in their minds.
And if you look carefully, you can see that someone's route...passed the location of Qingshan Village...