Xiao Chen even offered to provide Qin Gang with thirty amphibious siege vehicles independently developed by Yanyun County, but Qin Gang refused without even looking at it.
The reason is that there is no time for operational training.
In fact, what kind of training does this thing need? You can just climb up from the bottom...
Qin Gang decided to use the most traditional method of siege, the ladder.
There are advantages and disadvantages to using ladders to siege a city.
The advantage is that it is more convenient to carry and the operation is relatively simple, but the disadvantage is that casualties will be great and climbing is relatively difficult.
Because the soldiers attacking the city must wear armor. The armor and weapons of several dozen kilograms are relatively clumsy to move, and they have to climb a city wall several feet high in one breath, which consumes a lot of physical strength.
But the soldiers on the city wall were condescending, waiting for work, and the advantages and disadvantages of both sides were clear at a glance.
Therefore, generally the troops attacking a city must be at least three times the number of troops defending the city, otherwise it will be difficult to capture the city.
Even if it is captured, it will cost a lot.
Qin Gang only had 20,000 elite troops, but the defenders of Shunfeng City also had nearly 20,000 people. Under this situation where the number of attackers and defenders was equal, and the weapons and equipment of both sides were almost the same, it was even more difficult to attack the city.
But Qin Gang doesn't care about the cost. He just wants Shunfeng City. As for how many people are killed or injured, he doesn't care at all!
Raise an army for a thousand days and use it for a while.
I, Qin Gang, usually treat you well, now is the time for you to risk your lives for me.
Thousands of crossbowmen and a thousand muskets lined up under the city. Under the cover of shields, they fired suppressively at the city head. The first wave of 3,000 infantrymen carried ladders and rushed straight to the city. They risked arrows and stones to set up ladders and launched a strong attack.
!
The Russian soldiers on the top of the city threw big stones, oak, lime bottles, and kerosene bottles down one after another.
The soldiers who were hit by the stone immediately turned into a puddle of flesh. Those who were hit immediately bleed from the mouth and nose, and fell to the ground. Lime bottles exploded under the city, and white mist filled the air. Bottles of kerosene
If it falls on the dry wood piled under the city, a fire will ignite...
Qin Gang's men were also really brave. They quickly set up hundreds of ladders and scrambled to climb up, because many veterans knew that the danger of huddled under the city was actually similar to that on top of the city.
The Russian soldiers on the city wall used long wooden sticks to hold up the top of the ladder. Four or five people worked together, and with the roar of the Zhou soldiers, they pushed the ladder upside down, and then there was a burst of sound from below.
The ghosts cry and the wolves howl!
Some of the agile Zhou soldiers rushed to the top of the city. Before they could gain a firm foothold, they were stabbed by spears or beaten into pieces by muskets.
With great difficulty, dozens of people rushed over and occupied a corner of the city wall. However, before the brothers could come up, they were violently attacked by the Russians on the city and killed to pieces!
Both sides were furious. There were charges, shouts, shouts of killing, and screams. The city was filled with blood, and there were corpses all over the city. The city walls made of blue bricks were stained red with blood!
In less than two hours, almost all the three thousand vanguard warriors were killed, and the Russians also suffered heavy casualties. A rough estimate is that there were probably more than two thousand casualties...
Qin Gang was not going to give the Russians a chance to breathe, and ordered the assembled second echelon of 3,000 people to continue launching a desperate attack!
"General Qin, Shunfeng City is too strong. If we charge hard like this, I'm afraid there will be too many casualties." Lin Yue watched helplessly as the soldiers went to their deaths one after another, feeling disapproving in his heart.
Ci does not lead troops, and Lin Yue is not a soft-hearted person. He will never hesitate when it is time to let his subordinates die, but he does not agree with this desperate method of siege.
The purpose of fighting is to win, and there are many ways to win. Of course, attacking by force is one of them, but it is a last resort when there is no other choice.
"Oh? What's your advice, General Lin?" Qin Gang asked calmly.
"General Qin, I think we can suspend the attack now." Lin Yue said.
"Pause the attack?" Qin Gang smiled slightly, "Do you want to wait until the Russians catch their breath before attacking again?"
"General Qin, what I mean is that we don't need to attack Shunfeng City now. General Wei Yuntian has already captured Jinsha City, and Prince Li Shi and others have also begun to attack the port. In this way, Shunfeng City has actually been completely isolated. We can attack Shunfeng City."
He adopts the strategy of surrounding without attacking..." Lin Yue said.
"What kind of encirclement method?" Qin Gang asked.
"The last general is willing to lead two thousand troops to Jinsha City to join General Yuntian, open the road from Jinsha City to Shunfeng City, and launch a feint attack on the north gate of Shunfeng City, or just gather under the city to surround without attacking, and give the people in the city
The Russian people caused strong psychological pressure." Lin Yue said.
"Wei Yuntian's three thousand soldiers and horses still have to guard the entrance to Jinsha City and cannot move without permission," Qin Gang said.
"Then it will be enough for the general to bring only two thousand troops." Lin Yue said hurriedly.
"Haha, you only have two thousand troops, and you are going deep alone. What if the Russians come out of the city to attack you?" Qin Gang sneered.
"The general expects that the Russians will never dare to leave the city!" Lin Yue paused and said, "If he sends troops out of the city, the general will just retreat."
"General Lin Yue, you have been talking for a long time and I still don't understand what you mean?" Qin Gang's deputy general Zhou Wulin frowned, "Do we still want to take Shunfeng City?"
"As long as Prince Li Shi defeats the Ross fleet, Shunfeng City can be destroyed without attack. In that case, why do we have to capture it?" Lin Yue asked rhetorically.
"You may have forgotten those coastal defense cannons on the pier of Shunfeng Port!" Zhou Wulin said, "If we cannot capture Shunfeng City, King Jiangdong will not be able to approach the port even if he defeats the Ross fleet."
"The Russians have great confidence in their fleet, but the coastal defense artillery fire is actually quite weak. Their forts were built more than ten years ago and have never been used. They have not been effectively maintained or replaced for so many years, so
Basically it can be ignored." Lin Yue said.
"Then what will happen if King Jiangdong is defeated?" Qin Gang suddenly asked.
Lin Yue remained silent.
Because it is obvious that if the Great Zhou United Fleet is defeated by the Russians, then Shunfeng City will not be captured at all. Even if it is captured, it cannot be defended...
In that case, we can only retreat to Changshan Prefecture, and Xu Tu will make a plan.
Therefore, the key to this battle is the naval battle, not the land battle.
The purpose of attacking Shunfeng City is nothing more than to contain the Russians. Regardless of success, it will have little impact on the entire war situation.
Qin Gang knew this, but he still tried his best to capture Shunfeng City, because although Shunfeng City had little impact on the entire battle, it was of great significance.
Whoever attacks Shunfeng City first will regain it in name only.
Therefore, Qin Gang must formally capture Shunfeng City before Li Shi, so that the Queen Mother can legitimately claim credit and reward for him.
I dare not say anything else, but there is no problem in making my nephew the Marquis of Yanyun, right?