Chapter 142 No matter the cost, the Allied Forces Blood Sacrifice Chang'an City!
Chapter 142 No matter the cost, the coalition forces sacrificed blood to Chang'an City!
Author: Shengxiao Swordsman
Chapter 142 No matter the cost, the coalition forces sacrificed blood to Chang'an City!
April 10th.
After several days of cloudy weather, the sky rarely cleared up completely.
The sun is shining brightly.
Time has entered April, and Bay County, located in the plains, has entered the busiest spring plowing season, but it has always been shrouded in the thick clouds of war.
From Pelican County to Chang'an City.
From the official road to the Mero River, what you see along the way is not a scene of spring plowing, but a long queue of grain transporters.
The wilderness has not yet been reclaimed into patches of farmland, but is instead occupied by patches of tents and granaries, rolling up and down, and at first glance, they look like fortresses.
Lively, noisy, burning with blood and fire.
In the past two days, due to the personal visit of the Allied Commander Grant, the Central Army temporarily mobilized thousands of soldiers to build a high rammed earth platform on the north bank of the Mayro River.
The high platform is twenty meters high.
Standing on the high platform, you can "overlook" Chang'an City on the other side of the river.
At about 7 o'clock in the morning, Grant, the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, climbed onto the rammed earth platform for the first time, symbolically reviewed the elite troops of the Central Route Army, and then delivered an impassioned pre-war mobilization speech.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
It has to be said that Grant's speech was very inflammatory and made the soldiers' blood boil. The shouts of killing all day long even reached Chang'an City.
It lit the first fire of the coalition's general attack on Chang'an.
About eight o'clock in the morning.
The four armies from the central, eastern, southern and western armies came out of their camps one after another and formed an array three miles in front of Chang'an City.
Eight hundred and fifty thousand troops.
It forms a vast military formation that can't be seen from all sides, with military flags fluttering and gongs and drums roaring in the sky.
There are many swords and guns.
Standing on the top of the city, looking around, there are densely packed black-armored soldiers.
It's like walking into a jungle of swords.
The cold blade and the cold armor looked so cold under the reflection of the rising sun.
There is a boundless coldness.
The four armies, like four black tides containing infinite killing power, are all approaching Chang'an City.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The war drums sounded, the trumpets sounded, and the vanguard troops began to move forward in formation.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
After half a month of brutal siege, the surviving coalition soldiers were able to face the killing and death head-on, with a sinister aura all over their bodies.
He is no longer the sheep he was at the beginning.
War is indeed the most ruthless knife that can cut away the weaknesses in a soldier.
All that remains is perseverance.
"good!"
On the high rammed earth platform, Grant couldn't help but applaud when he saw such a prosperous army.
This is the army.
After being tempered by blood and fire, the army was reborn from the ashes.
They are a pack of hungry wolves, not sheep.
When he thought that such an army would be used by him in the future, and that he would fight in all directions, Grant couldn't help but feel a surge of pride deep in his heart.
Good man, this is how it should be!
"With this iron army, it doesn't seem impossible to dominate the alliance in the future?"
Ambition.
It began to spread unscrupulously in Grant's heart, and he was even coveting the throne.
Thinking about it makes people tremble with excitement.
On the high rammed earth platform, watching the battle together were not only the commander of the coalition forces, Grant, but also the commander of the Central Route Army, as well as the Mote Federal Military Observation Group led by Rogers.
All of them looked solemn.
Although the members of the observation team did not communicate openly, they communicated with their eyes.
Who would have thought that the Aztec Alliance would be a blessing in disguise. Although it was invaded by Chang'an, it became unprecedentedly united internally and assembled such a fearsome iron army.
Anyone with a little foresight would guess like this——
Once Chang'an City is captured, will the Aztec Alliance disband this army on the spot, or will it continue to be retained to invade neighboring countries?
What the Emotes know about the Aztecs is most likely the latter.
The only countries bordering the Aztec Alliance are the Mote Federation, the Sith Kingdom, and the Sun Kingdom. Even though there is a high probability that the Aztec Alliance will not choose to attack the Mote Federation.
But it will also have a negative impact on the Mote Federation.
Don't forget, because of the national war initiated by Porter against the Sun Kingdom, the Mote Federation is also enjoying the blessing of the national war. Of course, it does not want to be divided into pieces by the Aztec Alliance.
Allies belong to allies, and interests belong to interests.
There are shrewd generals of the Mote Federation who are already considering that after returning, they will suggest that the Federation take action and start lobbying work in the Aztec Alliance.
most--
It is to let the Aztec Alliance's troops point directly at the Sith Kingdom.
That way.
Not only does the Mote Federation not have to worry about being divided into cakes, it can also eat the Sith State's cake together.
Perfect!!!
This is not a unilateral conjecture. The unhappiness between Gale and Kaka of the Sith Kingdom at the global auction has long been known to the world, paving the way for future war between the two countries.
"Why!"
It’s not just the Mote Federation Military Observation Group that has mixed feelings.
Veteran Rutgers is even better.
As the former commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, compared with the 100,000 troops he commanded before, and then look at the iron-blooded army in front of him, it is really...
Thinking about it this way, it seemed that he deserved the inappropriate ridicule he received from Grant before.
"In the era of cold weapons, the army really had to be brave enough to sacrifice in order to grow and gain experience in war. Blindly avoiding war will ultimately be nothing more than a group of sheep."
Rogers regretted it a little.
………
No matter what everyone on the stage thought, as the war drums sounded, the four armies launched the most violent offensive against Chang'an City since the war began.
Every city wall.
More than 50,000 troops were deployed on the battlefield at the same time.
Thousands of mobile arrow towers and trebuchets were pushed to the front line of the war.
The coalition soldiers were like a tide, carrying siege ladders from all directions, braving arrows, rolling stones and falling wood, and swarmed toward the Chang'an city wall.
At the foot of the city wall, corpses quickly piled up on the ground.
Just one morning.
The coalition forces lost nearly 100,000 lives, which shows how tragic the war was.
………
"Tsk, tsk."
The military observation group that watched the entire battle felt a little different after witnessing the siege.
"The cruelty of cold weapon warfare is no less brutal than modern warfare."
"Without cannons or even explosive charges, it is simply unimaginable to capture such a powerful city."
"This is risking your life."
"What's even more cruel is that even if you risk your life, you may not be able to win."
"I carefully observed that the coalition's offensive was so fierce that it almost reached the limit of what the combat surface could withstand, but less than 7% of the soldiers successfully rushed to the city."
"And more than 90% of those who rushed to the city were wiped out within three minutes."
"Compared to the siege fighters, the trebuchets caused more damage to the defenders. It's a pity that the crossbow in Chang'an is so powerful that it is simply the nemesis of the trebuchets."
The observation team came to a unanimous conclusion——
In the age of cold weapons, if you can avoid attacking the city, try not to attack the city.
Even when attacking a city, the main strategy is to encircle it rather than attack it, and to attack by force as the next best option.
And if we want to attack by force, we must put great efforts into the research and development of siege equipment, and use the opportunities of industrialization to create more flexible, stronger, and durable siege equipment.
For example, mobile arrow towers, trebuchets, and siege vehicles can be transformed and upgraded.
"The strength of a warrior is also very important."
A member of the observation team added, "I wonder if you have noticed? Even if the coalition soldiers rushed to the top of the city and faced off one-on-one with the defenders, they were completely at a disadvantage."
"That's right!"
"If you want to open the gap and expand the results, you must train the ace troops to get there first."
The coalition has a trump card.
And it should be used at the most critical moments.
At about three o'clock in the afternoon, after a seven-hour fierce attack, the coalition forces finally presented their three trump cards - armored beasts, a thousand third-level heavy infantry, and 40,000 second-level warriors.
This new force has been resting and recuperating, just waiting for an opportunity.
When the defenders of Chang'an City fell into fatigue, it gave the coalition forces the best opportunity to launch a fatal blow.
To create this opportunity.
The coalition forces sacrificed 100,000 people, which is not a tragedy.
It can't be said that he is not cold-blooded.
………
Jingyaomen Gate Tower.
Looking at the three armored beasts charging towards him one after another, Tang Jing felt no emotion in his heart.
Behind Jingyao Gate, the gate-locking cart was ready, and those responsible for guarding the city gate were the newly formed heavy infantry brigade under the Guards Division - the Mighty Brigade.
The one thousand heavy infantrymen in the coalition army were regarded as treasures and trump cards.
Little did I know.
In the Chang'an Army, heavy infantry battalions have become standard equipment.
"Boom!"
With the death of the last armored beast, the Jingyaomen city gate burst into pieces.
The last time, when the orcs and the sea tribe allied forces attacked Chang'an, the Jingyaomen was also injured. As soon as it was repaired, it was mercilessly ravaged by the armored beasts again.
Once again confirmed the "hard power" of the armored beast.
This is the way to destroy the city, it is too expensive for armored beasts.
Previous episode.
Chang'an's army swept through the orc tribes in Denton Plains, but they were surprised not to find a single armored beast cub.
It's really just finished when you use it up.
"good!!!"
On the high platform, seeing the city gate successfully breached, the coalition generals led by Grant couldn't help but raise their arms and shout, and some even hugged each other excitedly.
It seems that the dawn of victory has been seen.
"Finally, finally the city is broken!"
Some front-line coalition generals couldn't help but get wet at the corners of their eyes when they saw this scene.
It’s so difficult!
It’s so difficult!
When I think about the attack on Chang'an City in the past half month, I can't help but shudder.
Now.
They finally felt proud and proud.
"kill!"
Accompanied by war drums, a thousand third-order heavy infantrymen, with high hopes from the coalition forces, were sent to the battlefield, following the path opened by the armored beasts, and quickly killed towards Jingyao Gate.
Almost at the same time.
The four armies dispatched all second-level warriors to continue to put pressure on the Chang'an defenders.
The main purpose is to contain the Chang'an army and prevent it from reinforcing Jingyaomen. It would be great if we could take advantage of the situation to attack the city and have more flowers.
"We must win!"
On the high platform, after the excitement, Grant subconsciously clenched his fists.
This battle.
In a sense, it is related to his future in "Star Bound".