Whether it is heaven, ghosts, gods, or Tao Xiaowu.
Even including those in the Yulin Army, probably no one hopes to see the Brahma Sect being recruited!
Naturally, Heaven does not want another force to appear in China.
Ghosts and gods don't want anyone to compete with them for food.
Among the Yulin Army, Wang Hu and Infantry Colonel Wang Jian were assassinated by the Brahma Sect masters.
And Tao Xiaowu...
The enmity between him and the Brahma Sect is quite serious!
As for the imperial court?
Based on Tao Xiaowu's understanding of Yu Su, he also understood a dynasty that was rising like the sun.
It is also absolutely unacceptable to tolerate such a force that first resists and then surrenders.
Without him, this would have a very bad impact on other forces.
That means you can rebel against the imperial court, but at worst, you can surrender if you can't defeat it!
In short, although Brahma's plan is good, it is not so easy to realize it.
Everyone looked at each other and understood.
When it comes to dealing with the Brahma Sect, all parties have the same goal!
Although neither of them spoke, they all understood each other's intentions: "We will start attacking the city early tomorrow morning!"
It's best to capture Mao'an before the imperial reinforcements arrive!
Early in the morning of the second day, before dawn, the rumble of drums could already be heard.
The soldiers and civilians began to bury pots to cook, and the soldiers got up.
The assembly was ready in just two drums!
At the third drum beat, the attack had already begun.
According to historical records, there is no distinction between combat soldiers and logistics. Often in an army of 100,000, the actual number of combat soldiers is only half, and the rest are logistics.
This was the case even during the old Yu Dynasty!
When the New Dynasty of Dayu established a professional army, these Yulin Forbidden Army were all soldiers.
All logistics are done by young and strong civilian workers, and they are completely separated.
However, in Tao Xiaowu's view, this is not enough.
The New Dynasty of Dayu should also establish a professional logistics force!
Of course, Tao Xiaowu also knew that in this ancient farming society, this idea was not very practical.
It's not because of technical issues, it's purely because of lack of money.
Judging from the history of another world, the first person to establish a professional army was Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty Liu Xiu, who began to establish the Forbidden Army.
However, the size of this forbidden army has never been too large, numbering between more than 100,000.
Without him, maintaining a professional army requires massive wealth.
In ancient farming societies, this was undoubtedly an astronomical expense.
As a result, the entire Eastern Han Dynasty could only strengthen its foundation and weak branches, and use a small but elite imperial army to suppress the capital and several strategic locations.
But as a result, local power quickly grew.
And after the Yellow Turbans and the suppression of the central imperial army weakened, local forces rose rapidly.
Later, successive dynasties learned from this experience. Except for the iron-blooded Song Dynasty, no other dynasty or generation relied so much on the recruited professional army!
In the Tang Dynasty, there were soldiers, and in the Ming Dynasty, there were guards. Even in the Qing Dynasty, there were green camps and eight banners that were succeeded by fathers and sons...
The Song Dynasty was called a weakling, largely because of this system.
Without him, the imperial government's fiscal revenue could not afford such a large-scale imperial army.
The so-called three redundancies basically come from this redundant army!
With the financial resources of the new Yu Dynasty, raising hundreds of thousands of professional soldiers was already a heavy pressure.
How could it be possible to support hundreds of thousands of logistical troops who didn’t seem to be very important?
Then it would be better to add hundreds of thousands more soldiers!
So, in the final analysis, war is still about fighting for money!
Dayu's army began to attack the city!
At this time, Tao Xiaowu's army expanded to 30,000.
Most of them were Maozhou local troops who had surrendered. They were now used as vanguards to launch an offensive against Mao'an City.
At three o'clock in the morning, the shouts of killing were already heard, and the most brutal siege battle had already begun!
Mao'an City is high and deep, with strong defenses, and the morale of the defenders inside is also high!
It stands to reason that in the face of the current collapse situation, with only Mao'an City left, the morale of the defenders should be low and they should be in panic all day long.
However, what they saw at this time was the fanatical faces of the defenders in the city, shouting to kill the enemy. Their morale was not only high, but they were simply crazy.
And there were many people helping to defend the city.
These people don't seem to be forced, but they are very active and voluntary.
Many people even hugged the siege soldiers and threw them off the city wall.
Under such madness, the siege troops were quickly defeated.
At such a scene, whether it was Tao Xiaowu or other masters, their faces turned cold: "The demons of the Brahma Sect are best at deceiving people's hearts.
It seems that the soldiers and people in the city have been bewitched!"
Tao Xiaowu was not surprised: "A dog will jump over the wall when it is anxious. At this time of life and death, it is not surprising what those Brahma sect demons will do.
Please inform me to suspend the siege and start building siege equipment..."
"Master, I'm afraid there's something wrong with this, isn't it?" the Taoist of Ghost and God Way said coldly.
Tao Xiaowu naturally understood what he meant. It was best to resolve the Brahma Sect before the imperial court intervened to avoid other incidents.
However, Tao Xiaowu shook his head helplessly: "You have also seen that under such circumstances, how can we win the city unless we take action personally?
Even if all the 30,000 people here are filled in here, it won’t be enough..."
Once the enemy defends the city with all their heart, they will definitely not be able to take it down unless the siege force kills several times as many people.
It’s not that Tao Xiaowu was soft-hearted and kind, and that kindness does not control soldiers and righteousness does not control wealth.
In fact, ant attack is the most brutal method of siege, and the casualties are also the most tragic.
The psychological impact on the attacking party is also the greatest. If it cannot be captured in a short period of time, the morale of the entire army will soon collapse, and it will be a trivial matter if they cannot organize new fortifications in a short period of time.
In the wars of the past dynasties, the ants attacked the city too fiercely at first, resulting in heavy casualties. The army no longer had the courage and confidence to attack by force, and could only waste time under the city walls. There were too many things that could only rely on siege and wait for the enemy to surrender.
too much.
What's even worse is that most of Tao Xiaowu's men are the newly recruited Maozhou Army.
Once they are cornered and rebel directly, it will be even more troublesome!
Therefore, even though Tao Xiaowu was unwilling, he could only slow down.
Although he had not experienced many battles, this was his first time commanding an army.
But Tao Xiaowu understood very well that things like real war bravery are not that important, at least not as important as imagined.
The key to war is logistics, psychology and morale, and other things.
Even on the battlefield, morale is the most important thing!
At this moment, an ant attack on the city has reduced the morale of one's own army by at least 30%.