On the wall of Gaolan City, there are handsome flags with the characters "Guo" and "Gao".
Originally, Gao Zunyu asked people to make folding flags, but Zhi Keke refused.
Although Gaolan City was destroyed by the New Army with gunpowder bombs, it was not fun at all.
Both the east and west are fighting, and both are battles dominated by the New Army. However, the New Army's soldiers on our side have lost the most.
Cao Lin's eastern front had fully occupied both banks of the Jialu River, and had lost less than fifty new troops.
The situation on both sides of the Jialu River is clear. Although there is no big city, the forts are stronger than the last.
He attacked a city and lost more than 80 soldiers of the new army.
Although the frontline headquarters also commended him, he felt unhappy. He thought His Highness the Crown Prince would also feel sorry for him... The soldiers of the New Army are all treasures.
In fact, Zhao Xi really didn't blame him anymore.
It is impossible to fight without killing people. Besides, fighting Gaolan is a real fortified battle. It is different from fighting a camp in Jialu River.
In the camps in the Jialu River Basin, in a sense, Cao Lin could learn from the thinking of mobile warfare, and the fight against Gaolan was a real hard battle.
Zhao Xi also talked about some methods of attacking critical battles, but whether they can be used as lessons in Gaolan is another matter.
Therefore, as the front line of the assault, the New Army's loss of hundreds of people was considered normal in Zhao Xi's opinion.
At this time, Gaolan was a big construction site.
Workshop City brought in dozens of carts of materials and craftsmen at once, and repaired Gaolan's city wall at an incredible speed.
He also criticized the city wall more than once... he couldn't withstand a bombardment.
What really surprised Guo Kui was that in the defensive connection from Gaolan City to Huichuan, the craftsmen of Gongfang City did not establish camps and sentinel points. In other words, the camps and sentinel points were just supplements.
They are digging a hole...
"Commander Guo, after the trench defense system is formed, we will make comments based on the defense effect."
This is a feasible answer to Guo Kui's question.
Don't rush to comment on anything related to His Highness the Crown Prince... Guo Kui was still aware of Guochao's understanding. So he just asked if it was possible and did not negotiate with the craftsmen.
The craftsmen in Gongfang City are very good, and they have the same virtues as the New Army. Guo Kui doesn't want to get into trouble...
Besides, it seems that these people are, in some sense, employees of their own family.
It took shape very quickly, and it was just a matter of digging holes.
In the past, those peasants not only dug the soil, but also compacted it, and moved bricks to build walls, etc. It was not like the practice in Gongfang City now...
Guo Kui didn't take it seriously, and neither did Gao Zunyu, but they were just embarrassed to say it.
"Commander Guo, Commander Gao, you two can try to attack from the north, or you can try to defend in the trenches!"
The guard camp had already tried it, and judging from their appearance, they seemed to look down upon them.
The implementation of trenches was also an accidental move for Zhao Xi.
At first, he didn't think trenches played a big role in today's wars. After all, they were a product of the rise of thermal weapons and were mainly used for firearms.
He only mentioned it accidentally, but he didn't expect that this thing was actually simulated in the guard camp...
Guo Kui rode his horse and charged from two miles away... This was basically the practice of the Xixia cavalry.
But...this can't be done at all!
The trenches are criss-crossed with trenches that look like a formation. It is impossible for the war horses to rush to the main trench. Even if there are those who rush over, they will fall into a situation where trenches are everywhere, and the cavalry is inferior to the infantry.
This is a bit interesting.
Guo Kui and Gao Zunyu once again played the role of defenders.
You can lie down on the mound of rammed earth to look up, you can half-crouch to draw your bow and arrow, and you can even directly attack the base of the war horse when it is leaping.
Once encountering an irresistible situation, soldiers can quickly enter the trench. Through this winding trench, it is very convenient whether they are gathering for counterattack or returning directly to the city, and there is no need to worry about being injured by arrows.
As for being trampled by horse hooves, it is even more impossible.
With such dense and irregular trenches, the war horses could not pick up speed at all. The key point was that the distance between the trenches did not seem to allow for a single leap of the war horses.
The cavalry attack actually has a visual defect, and it often fails to take care of objects on the ground and below the ground. This is also the reason why horse traps are often used.
And this trench perfectly combines defense and attack.
With the trenches, not to mention the New Army's firearms, even the Western Army's long knives and spears, can double the defensive power.
At this time, Guo Kui also understood, and understood why the headquarters asked their West Route Army to stay at 30%, and the rest were withdrawn... He thought he was going to abandon the Gaolan he had captured, but it turned out that with 30% of the soldiers, they could safely do a good job
Gaolan defended the city and held on until the army supported it.
The same situation applies to the Eastern Route Army.
The soil layer is a trench, and when they encounter a stone layer, the craftsmen in the workshop city just clean the stones, pile them randomly, and then pour them with cement...
Zhonge and Zhejizu were really impressed.
Such fortifications were originally made by recruiting civilians, and it would take at least three to five months to complete the defense that Gongfang City completed in the past half month.
A large number of craftsmen came and then left. The entire Eastern Route Army, consisting of 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers, also began to implement the military orders of the frontline command to retreat in batches, and arrived in the wilderness mountains where the frontline command was deployed to stand by.
This is another confusing military order.
With the Ten Kill Order, no matter how doubtful you are, you must execute it to the letter.
If Zhong'e had given the order in the early years, the generals on the Zhe family's side might have asked a few more questions.
If the civil servants gave the order, the entire military commander would be passive and sabotage.
But now, the entire New Army is a supervisor, ready to enforce battlefield discipline at any time, and Zhonge and Zhejizu have been shocked by this clearing battle in which the New Army is the main force.
There is no objection or resistance to any of the orders given by His Royal Highness... In fact, the entire Western Army is like this.
The early results have made them clearly aware of the gap between the new army and their Western Army... they cannot compare, not only in terms of equipment, but also in terms of combat power.
The new army was all infantry, but in the battle in the Jialu River Basin, they were able to turn all the camps within a radius of thirty miles into a surprise attack.
Encirclement and reinforcements, night raids and riots, forced landings in cities, etc. The fights may seem haphazard, but the results are astonishing time and time again.
Even Zhonge and Zhejizu, heirs of a family of military generals, were frightened by Cao Lin's wave after wave of dazzling battles.
The key point is that the territory of the country and North Korea advanced for hundreds of miles, and the number of New Army soldiers lost was less than a hundred.
Even Zhonge, who was considered a Western Army general who was good at attacking, would have to lose at least nearly 10% of his troops to capture the Jialu River Basin, and that would only be determined after his equipment was upgraded.
If the losses of the simple Western Army were within 30%, they would be able to scream to the sky.
But this new army...
All matters related to His Highness the Crown Prince cannot be treated with common sense... This sentence was spread among the officials and workers of the country, and Zhong E finally had a deep understanding of it.