When a group of senior generals heard Zhao Yuan's words, they all turned to stone.
Tongzhou City had to be conquered with great effort and tens of thousands of Qin's hot-blooded warriors died. No one can understand why we just give up at the drop of a hat.
Anyone with a little bit of military knowledge knows that it can take days, months, or even years to capture a city. In a flat hinterland like the Great Qin Empire, a city is an indestructible fortress. As long as you occupy this city, you can control a radius of a hundred miles.
The military defense role of the city in the cold weapon era was very significant. Like Zhenshuiguan, even though it fell into the hands of Zhao Yuan, the Crusaders did not dare to attack easily without full confidence, because attacking a strong city , not only requires several times the military strength of the defender, but also takes into account all risks after failure.
Now, Tongzhou has fallen into the hands of the Qin army, which makes the people happy and there is really no reason to give up. What's more, Tongzhou and Zishui Pass are only 150 miles apart. They echo each other from a distance, which can create a psychological shock to the Crusaders and make the other side Don't dare to act rashly.
However, although everyone was shocked, no one objected to Zhao Yuan's words.
In the Qin army, Zhao Yuan had absolute prestige.
From the moment Tongzhou City was breached, the Qin army and people's worship of Zhao Yuan had reached an unparalleled level of fanaticism.
No one will object to any military action Zhao Yuan decides. Now, what Zhao Yuan needs to do is to convince everyone.
In fact, Zhao Yuan had no need to discuss at all, but Zhao Yuan's goal was to establish a constitutional monarchy, and this kind of consultation itself was the prototype of a system.
Zhao Yuan hopes that the constitutional monarchy can start from him. Even if he has absolute decision-making power, he still hopes to create an atmosphere of free speech.
After Zhao Yuan listened to the opinions of all parties, he began to express his own opinions.
"Everyone, look at this map!" Zhao Yuan stood up and walked to the huge map, "This is Tongzhou City. With Tongzhou City as the center, there are more than 30 large and small towns within a diameter of four hundred miles. , among them, there are three large cities. We don’t know how many Crusaders are stationed in these cities, but what is certain is that in these cities, the Crusaders stationed in Orange Island alone far exceed those in Tongzhou City. The Qin army..."
"General, it's freezing cold today, are the Crusaders going to travel a long way to attack Tongzhou City?" said a senior officer of the Qin Dynasty.
"Since we can travel long distances to attack Tongzhou City in this bad weather, why can't the Crusaders? They still have war horses. Please remember, never underestimate the enemy's willpower!"
"Yes, General." The senior officer had a look of shame on his face.
"If Tongzhou City is intact, then there is no problem for us to hold on to Tongzhou City. The problem is that the current Tongzhou City has been destroyed by the bloody bulls. Large sections of the city walls are now cold and freezing, and the stones and bricks have been destroyed. Freezing, it is impossible to repair the damaged city wall in a short time. This also means that the city wall of Tongzhou City has lost its defensive role. Then, once the Crusaders cavalry arrive at Tongzhou City..."
Zhao Yuan paused for a moment and scanned everyone's faces with his penetrating eyes.
Inexplicably, everyone had a cold war.
If the Crusaders cavalry really came and killed them, the tens of thousands of Qin soldiers would be in danger.
"General, we still have the Blood Barbarian Bull to help us!" Tu Laoer reminded.
"Yes, we also have blood bulls with terrifying combat capabilities. They are indestructible and invincible. However, don't forget that blood bulls will not help humans guard the city walls and fight. Their greatest role is to conquer solid walls.
The fortress opened the way for the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty to overcome obstacles. Think about it, if thousands of Crusaders rangers take turns harassing Tongzhou City, will the Blood Barbarian Bull be of any use?"
"..."
Everyone was silent for a while.
Indeed, as Zhao Yuan said, the horror of the Blood Barbarian Bulls lies in their powerful destructive power. Their destructive power is fierce, but their number is too small. Once dispersed, they lose their effectiveness. Moreover, they do not have the crusaders to roam.
The cavalry is flexible and agile. If you chase the Crusader rangers in the wilderness, you will most likely return in vain.
This time in the capture of Tongzhou City, the Blood Barbarian Bull was able to play its role. The main reason was that the Crusaders were on the defensive. The passive defense allowed the Crusaders cavalry to gather together in large numbers. This allowed the Blood Barbarian Bull to charge to its full potential. If it really
As the battle line lengthened, the Blood Barbarian Bull became dispensable. At most, it only served to boost the morale of the Qin soldiers and cheer up their morale, but its actual effect was negligible.
Of course, there is another reason why Zhao Yuan did not tell everyone.
The Blood Barbarian Bull does not like winter, and running for a long time consumes a lot of the Blood Barbarian Bull's physical strength, which greatly increases the Blood Barbarian Bull's food intake. Tongzhou City simply does not have enough food for more than 500 Blood Barbarian Bulls to consume for a long time.
For food, they still have to stay in the Lingtai world most of the time, and they cannot assist the Qin soldiers in fighting for a long time.
When all the problems were put on the table, people discovered that Tongzhou City was a city that could not be defended at all.
Giving up seemed to be the only option.
Now, everyone no longer holds any objection to abandoning Tongzhou City, but is concerned about where Tongzhou City will go after abandoning it.
"Orange Island!" Zhao Yuan said word by word.
"ah……"
"Orange Island!"
"..."
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People have different expressions, some are shocked, some are blank, and some are in disbelief.
Orange Island is Zhenshuiguan, not Tongzhou City. It is a giant city, the largest city in the hinterland of the Qin Dynasty. In the history of the Qin Empire, Orange Island once served as the capital, and its scale can be imagined.
In addition to Orange Island being a super city comparable to the Imperial Capital, the most important thing is that attacking Orange Island would go in the opposite direction of Blackwater City.
Originally, everyone thought that Zhao Yuan would send his troops to attack in the direction of Heishui City until they met up with the army in Heishui City, and then move his troops straight down to recapture the Qinhe Mountains.
Judging from Zhao Yuan's current military actions, he has never thought about joining forces with Blackwater City, but instead set up another battlefield to contain the Crusaders in the hinterland of Qin for the Blackwater City army.
"We only have tens of thousands of people now. Even if we recruit troops quickly, the number will only be one hundred thousand at most. This time we captured more than 20,000 leather horses, but it will take time to form a battle." Tu Laoer is famous for his boldness.
, However, he was also shocked by Zhao Yuan's madness, and said with a wry smile.
"We have a bloody bull!" Zhao Yuan said with a smile.
Bloody bull!
Everyone's body was shaken.
The blood barbarian cattle herd is not large and not suitable for defending the city, but they are the nemesis of the city. If the blood barbarian cattle assist in the battle, the towering city wall of Orange Island can be captured without any effort.
"However, our military strength is still too thin!" A senior general of Da Qin shook his head and expressed his objection very clearly.
The number of Crusaders garrisoning in Orange Continent exceeds at least 200,000, and there are large-scale Crusaders stationed around it. As long as the battle is slightly delayed, it will be easy for Orange Continent to mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops in just a few days.
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One hundred thousand Qin soldiers, most of whom were infantry, went to attack a super city with hundreds of thousands of defenders. It was difficult to imagine that it would not be possible for a few hundred bloody bulls to handle it.
In addition, the status of Orange Island is similar to that of the imperial capital. The Crusaders will never give up. Even if every soldier is killed in the battle, they will fight the Qin army to the end. When the time comes, Crusaders from all directions will continue to rush to Orange Island.
Continent, then the helpless Da Qin army will fall into the quagmire of war and be unable to extricate itself...
"Don't worry, everyone. Considering the confidentiality issue, we will not announce it to everyone for the time being." Zhao Yuan nodded and said: "We will leave the day after tomorrow, there are still two days left, everyone should work harder, it is best to recruit troops... Well, the Great Qin Empire
There were originally millions of troops, but after the defeat that year, many veterans lived in seclusion in the countryside. During the recruitment, it was clearly announced that after the Qin Empire was restored, deserters would never be held accountable!"