At this point in the fierce battle, even Xue Rong, who has experienced hundreds of battles, can feel chills running down his back. Although detailed battle damage statistics have not yet been made, it can be judged just by looking at the reports one after another of the commanders of the front combat corps asking for help.
, our side suffered heavy casualties. The Holy Temple
The sky was already dark. Even if Xue Rong was unwilling, he could no longer persist in fighting at this time. He sighed secretly. The Feng Army was indeed extraordinary. It was different from any opponent he had encountered before. There were only 200,000 people.
But he managed to withstand the strong attack of his own army of 400,000 troops. It was really amazing!
In the Sichuan Army's war philosophy, there is no concept of being able to forcefully attack a city three times the enemy's strength, because the Sichuan Army's large siege weapons are too powerful, and often the soldiers have not yet formed their formations to move forward, but only use their offensive weapons.
The city's weapons attacked the defenders, causing heavy casualties and the defense line collapsed.
However, this time against the Feng Army, although the Sichuan Army's large siege weapons still played a vital role, they did not have a decisive effect, and even the Feng Army's momentum was not suppressed.
Xue Rong shook his head secretly. He turned around and asked He Rushui beside him. Jin Zhuo and Jin Zhuo asked: "Can our army attack the camp overnight?"
When he asked this, even a fool could hear it. He wanted to retreat now, but he couldn't say it himself. He Rushui and Jin Zhuo didn't think that their side should continue to fight now. When Xue Rong asked this, the two of them were just right.
Following his words, he said: "General, fighting at night is not good for our army. The soldiers have been fighting fiercely all day and need to rest. It is better for our army to withdraw our troops temporarily and wait until tomorrow to fight again!"
Xue Rong nodded his head, turned his head to the other side, and asked a Sichuan general with a sallow face and an expressionless face: "General Qin, what do you mean?"
This lifeless, morbid-looking Sichuan general is named Qin Hui. He looks to be in his early forties. He only has the title of Corps Commander, but his identity is not simple. He is the Corps Commander of the Blood Guard Battalion, and Hefeng
I have an acquaintance with Cheng Jin of the country. When he met the third-level official, even the general Xue Rong was very polite to him. ("")
The Blood Guard Battalion is considered a member of the Sichuan Army, but it is under the direct command of Sichuan King Xiao Xuan. General Xue Rong has no control over the Blood Guard Battalion. On the contrary, because the Blood Guard Battalion is under the control of the Sichuan King.
Xue Rong had to ask Qin Hui for his opinions frequently, so as to prevent him from secretly going to the king to complain about his crimes.
Hearing Xue Rong's question, Qin Hui didn't even say a word, didn't even turn his eyes in his direction, and completely ignored him.
Xue Rong had long been accustomed to his rude attitude. He smiled calmly and said: "Since General Qin has no objection, then our army will withdraw its troops for the time being!" As he spoke, he said to the messenger behind him:
"Ming Jin, withdraw your troops!"
Following Xue Rong's order, gongs sounded continuously in the Sichuan Army camp. When the Sichuan Army soldiers who were fighting in the front heard the sound of the golden gong, they stopped attacking one after another, formed a fighting formation, and retreated in an orderly manner.
The Sichuan army retreated in an orderly manner, with a shield array at the rear and archers as cover, leaving no gaps for the enemy to pursue them. Of course, the Feng army at this time had no intention of chasing them.
Seeing the Sichuan army retreating, the soldiers of the Feng Army who had been active and vigorous on the battlefield just now seemed to have been drained of all their strength. They sat down on the ground one after another and remained motionless, leaving only the strength to breathe heavily.
The day's fierce fighting finally came to an end. For both the Feng Army and the Sichuan Army, this was a fierce battle that they did not want to experience again. Soon, both sides completed their respective battle damage statistics.
As the attacking side, the Sichuan Army suffered about 50,000 casualties, while the defending Feng Army suffered more than 40,000 casualties. The battle losses on both sides were evenly matched, and no one took an obvious advantage.
Next, both sides began to clean the battlefield, and the Feng Army also took this opportunity to repair the damaged walls one by one. At this time, the Sichuan Army's corpse collection team went into battle, holding white flags, and ran to the Feng Army's camp to collect the dead Sichuan Army.
Corpses of soldiers.(《》)
Until this time, the soldiers of both sides could live in peace even if they were close at hand. The soldiers of Feng followed the breach in the wall and carried out the corpses of the Sichuan soldiers who died in their own camp one after another. The soldiers of the Sichuan soldiers outside accepted them silently.
If they see the corpse of a Feng Army soldier outside the camp, they will also carry it back to the Feng Army through the breach in the village wall.
No matter how fiercely the two sides fought on the battlefield, the dead were the most numerous, and the bodies of the fallen heroes should not be exposed. The respect for the dead was tacitly understood by the soldiers on both sides.
Inside and outside the camp, there were many corpse collection teams on both sides, but the whole scene was silent. Looking at the corpses and blood on the ground, everyone was numb, and they were just mechanically moving the corpses.
In the military tent in the Feng camp, all the Feng generals headed by Tang Yin were there, some of them were still wearing bandages. After a fierce battle, more than 10,000 people were killed and more than 20,000 were injured. The losses were not small. What follows?
The battle will probably become increasingly difficult.
People's hearts were heavy, and the atmosphere in the tent seemed very depressing. Tang Yin looked at Liang Qi and Ziying and asked, "Two of you, do you still think our army can withstand the Sichuan army?"
Liang Qi and Ziying looked straight and said: "Your Majesty, our army should set up defenses in the camp now. When the Sichuan army breaks through the wall of our camp again, our officers and soldiers will have something to rely on!"
"After all, you two still think that our army should defend the camp!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, as long as our soldiers work together, we will be able to defeat the enemy's offensive." Liang Qi and Ziying said in unison.
"But you two, don't forget that it is only the Sichuan army that is attacking today, and there are still 200,000 Huan troops who have not gone into battle!" Tang Yin said quietly.
Liang Qi asked: "What about the king's opinion?"
Tang Yin said: "Abandon the camp, move out, and then use mobile warfare to deal with the Sichuan and Huan armies to hold back the enemy."
Liang Qi and Ziying nodded repeatedly and said: "Your Majesty's opinion is indeed a good idea, but it is the final strategy if our army cannot hold the camp. Now the Sichuan-Huan coalition cannot capture our camp, so our army should be able to do so."
Be a die-hard guard.”
Tang Yin pondered for a moment and murmured: "Securing the camp is not a good idea after all. What if... our army sneaks into the enemy camp tonight?"
After a pause, he continued: "Our army suffered heavy losses in today's battle. The Sichuan Army would not have expected that our army would dare to take the initiative to steal the camp, so they must have neglected to take precautions..."
Before Tang Yin could finish speaking, Ziying's head was shaking like a rattle, and he said urgently: "If we are dealing with ordinary enemies, the secret camp tactic may still be effective, but the commander-in-chief of the Sichuan army is veteran Xue Rong, who has hundreds of experiences.
He is good at fighting and is good at planning, so he will not fail to guard against our army's tactics of stealing camps."
Tang Yin narrowed his eyes and asked: "Does it mean that our army has no other good strategy except to defend the camp?"
Ziying smiled and said: "The best strategy for our army is to wait for Yu and An's troops to capture Anyang and Fengyang. As long as Yu's and An's successfully capture these two cities, they will directly threaten Huaiyang.
It is no longer us who are anxious, but the Second Sichuan and Huan Army. The safety of the logistics supply route is related to the life and death of the entire army. The Second Sichuan and Huan Army will never sit idly by and ignore it. They will definitely divide their troops to rescue them. At that time, they will
This is a good opportunity for our army to counterattack."
Tang Yin's brows knitted into knots and he said, "Then we have to wait for several days!"
"So in the past few days, our army has to do its best to defend the camp. If it is really unable to hold it, it can adopt the king's strategy and take the initiative to retreat, using the speed of our army to fight a mobile war with the Sichuan army!" Liang Qi continued.
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Seeing that Liang Qi and Ziying had already made plans, Tang Yin stopped arguing, took a deep breath and said, "Okay! Let's do what you two want!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" Liang Qi and Ziying both bowed their hands and saluted. Tang Yin smiled bitterly, waved his hands distractedly, and said to the generals: "If there is nothing else, everyone should go back and rest!"
All the generals retired together and left the central army tent. Tang Yin sat there without moving. He knew as if he had a mirror in his mind. Although his side had barely resisted the Sichuan army today, the Sichuan army would never give up and would still launch a large-scale attack tomorrow.
The intensity of the attack was even more fierce than today, and he had no idea how many of his soldiers would survive in the end.
After sitting in the Zhongjun tent for a while, Tang Yin stood up, dragged his tired body and walked towards his sleeping tent.
As soon as he entered his sleeping tent, he saw Yin Rou and Lingshuang coming over to greet them. Seeing her, the tiredness on Tang Yin's face disappeared, and he smiled and asked: "It's so late.
, why haven’t you two gone to rest yet?”
Lingshuang didn't answer immediately, and Yin Rou said with a frown: "Yin, I heard that today's battle was very difficult?"
"It's hard to say that it's hard, but it's true that the enemy's offensive is quite fierce." Afraid of worrying her, Tang Yin pretended to be relaxed and spoke lightly.
Seeing that Yin Rou wanted to ask more questions, Tang Yin said with a smile: "If the enemy army is really difficult to deal with, why would I let Rou'er stay in the camp? I would have sent someone to send you out of the camp long ago."
Hearing what he said, Yin Rou felt a little more at ease. She pulled Tang Yin's sleeve and said with concern: "The Sichuan army is no better than other countries' armies. You have to be more careful!"
Tang Yin smiled and patted Yin Rou's little hand, and said softly: "I know, Rou'er doesn't have to worry about me." After saying that, he looked at Ling Shuang again and said: "Sister Wang, please send the princess back to her sleeping tent to rest!"
Yin Rou didn't want to leave yet and wanted to stay with Tang Yin for a while, but Lingshuang understood the truth and said to Yin Rou: "Brother Wang has worked hard all day, and there may be fighting tomorrow, so let Brother Wang rest early!"
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After hearing this, Yin Rou reluctantly followed Lingshuang out of Tang Yin's sleeping tent.
After the two of them left, Tang Yin fell down on the bed, feeling that every bone and muscle in his body was sore. He had hardly rested today and had been fighting fiercely with the Sichuan army.
Tang Yin thought of the tactic of stealing the camp at night, but was stopped by Liang Qi and Ziying. Coincidentally, Xue Rong on the opposite side also thought of this tactic and quietly used it.