Chapter 743: The Great Cannibal Army is Distracted
"I didn't expect Osman to make such a big mistake this time, and actually let his troops get disconnected halfway!"
Su Chen smiled.
Before Osman became king, he was also a veteran with great military achievements and one of the prophet's important assistants. He did not expect to make such a low-level mistake. Su Chen did not understand it.
"Commander, before the Great Cannibal, he was invincible for more than 20 years. He always relied on elite cavalry,"
"The artillery was equipped by Da Shi after the commander-in-chief attacked Medina. It only took half a year."
When Su Chen heard what Lapu Pasu said, he smiled and said: "In other words, Osman and the Dashi generals still only value their elite cavalry and do not take artillery seriously."
"So Osman felt anxious at that time, so he led his cavalry and ran to the river first."
Cheng Wuting said doubtfully: "No way?
They have already suffered so much and still don’t pay attention to artillery?”
Rappasu smiled and said: "It's not that we don't pay attention to it, it's just that the Ottomans have been fighting for twenty or thirty years and have developed habits for a long time. They haven't changed it for a while."
"The Great Eaters used to often abandon their infantry and rely on powerful cavalry assaults to defeat the enemy."
Everyone thought it was possible, but other than this reason, there was no other explanation.
"No matter what the reason is, anyway, the only artillery pieces left on the city wall are those on the city walls. We don't have to worry about the cannons being pulled up to the front and fired at us!"
No one paid much attention to the elite cavalry of the Great Cannibal. Everyone was always worried about the Cannibal's artillery.
Although the artillery of the Great Cannibal is not as far as the Tang Dynasty, it can still cause terrifying damage to the Tang army when combined with the infantry and cavalry.
It's better now. Basically all the cannibal's field artillery has been destroyed.
"Commander, what should we do next?"
"The general estimates that Osman will not be able to hold out in the city of Hilla."
Su Chen nodded. Osman had already returned to Shila City. He also knew that without the support of artillery, he would not be able to defeat the Tang army in the wild.
Even if he placed his camp in such a favorable place for the cannibals to attack, Osman probably would not take the initiative to attack.
But it is simply impossible to brave the cannon fire of the cannibal and storm the city of Shila!
"We still have to find a way to force Osman to fight with us outside the city. The losses caused by storming Hilla City are not acceptable to us."
Su Chen said.
"Commander, this is probably a bit difficult to handle! Osman has suffered so much, and now he doesn't have a field gun in his hand. He won't come out easily."
It is already very rare for Osman to make a major mistake.
If you want Osman to give up the advantage of city defense and come out to fight with you,
Everyone thinks the possibility is almost zero.
"Commander, don't you say that Dashi's current situation is worrying, and Osman can't afford to delay it?"
"Then let's just drag Osman here,"
"Let the two groups of Persians slowly regain the lost ground. It is estimated that before long, Yisi and Hoslo will press close to Ctesiphon with their troops."
"Let's see what Osman will do when he arrives?"
Sun Renshi felt that it was no longer necessary to fight the Ottomans head-on at this point, so he could just follow what Su Chen said last time and just drag the main force of the food to restore the Persians.
Su Chen shook his head: "This can be our alternative plan."
"But we still have to find a way to actively force Osman to come out and fight us decisively."
"I'm worried that if we delay for too long, something will happen on the Dashi Peninsula."
Cheng Wuting frowned: "The commander-in-chief is worried that those nobles will suddenly unite to help Osman?"
"Didn't it mean that there was a serious quarrel between them, and the food nobles were ready to nominate someone else as king?"
Su Chen sighed and said: "Elsa returned to Basra just to urge the food nobles to make an early decision."
"I also wrote a letter asking His Royal Highness to advance this matter,"
"But there has been no news for so many days,"
"And there is no news from the Lachem people in the west, so it probably won't go well either."
"If the food-eating nobles suddenly decide to temporarily abandon their feud with Osman, then we will be passive."
Master Sun Ren nodded: "It is also possible. After all, to them, we are the foreign enemy."
"If they unite temporarily, we can't afford to delay it,"
"It has been more than a year since we left Yangzhou. If we delay any longer, the morale of the army will be unsustainable."
Su Chen nodded: "So we should try our best to weaken Osman's strength as soon as possible!"
Cheng Wuting sighed and said: "This is not easy. I'm afraid Osman will not be able to hold on."
"Besides, we don't know much about Ctesiphon's situation, and we don't know whether the Persians and Khazars can shake Ctesiphon's defenses."
Everyone is discussing how to get Osman to come out and fight with them.
Master Sun Ren suddenly said: "Commander, I feel that the cannibal's will to fight is no longer what it used to be."
"When the general went to raid the Qiaotou camp, the cannibal saw our army suddenly arriving, so he immediately abandoned his baggage and ran away. This was impossible before."
Liu Jingren answered: "What's so strange about this? Since we came here, the cannibals have been defeated repeatedly, and each time they suffered heavy losses!"
"No matter how stubborn the big cannibals are, after so many consecutive defeats, they should start to fear our army,"
"Since Diniwa, haven't the defenders in the city on the road been so resistant?"
Lapu Pasu said: "General Liu is right!"
"The number of casualties in the past six months is almost comparable to the number of casualties in the past ten years,"
"I guess the Great Cannibal is not only scared now, but also very war-weary!"
In the past half year or so, Dashiren has not only had to deal with Su Chen's army, but also Byzantium, Persian resistance forces, African Berbers, and Ham people. It can be said that Dashiren is in a critical situation across the board!
The widespread use of gunpowder caused the number of casualties from the cannibals to rise sharply!
A rough estimate is that during the Great Recession, which lasted more than half a year, there were at least 100,000 casualties, and 50,000 to 60,000 people died from the Tang army’s artillery fire alone.
The Dashi Peninsula is currently estimated to have a total population of just over two million, and how many troops it can muster, the Dashi people cannot afford to consume!
"Since the morale of the Great Eaters is currently low, let's make good use of it!"
Su Chen smiled: "Twenty of the sixty hot air balloons are used for reconnaissance,"
"The rest were divided into four groups, taking turns to take off and bomb the city of Hilla,"
"There is no requirement for how much damage can be caused, but the bombing must not stop for twelve hours a day."
"From today on, the Dashi army will not be given any time to rest, and the explosions in Shila City will not stop for more than half an hour."
Everyone gasped after hearing this, they were preparing to torture the big cannibal into madness!
"Also, Rapupasu, if you are a little tired, call on the Persians who understand the language of Dashi to write more leaflets and let the hot air balloons fly to the city."
