Xiao Boxi held the telescope and frowned for a while. Then he put down the telescope and said to Mu Tianhao: "King Mu Tianhao, I'm afraid this won't work. Our bows and arrows have no effect on the Chu army on the top of the city.

They cannot be suppressed."

Mu Tianhao just hummed slightly and did not answer.

Mu Tianhao saw the situation at the top of Yanmen City clearly than anyone else.

At this moment, although the Yanmen defenders on the top of the city were attacking the coalition forces with crossbows as before, they were somewhat different from before.

During the previous attack, many bed crossbows were stretched out from the top of the city, shooting almost vertically at the coalition forward soldiers who rushed to the base of the city wall. However, now, the Yanmen defenders no longer stretched out their bed crossbows, but only fired at them.

The crossbow was placed on the battlement, shooting diagonally at the charging coalition soldiers, completely ignoring the coalition soldiers who rushed to the base of the city wall.

Although the Yanmen defenders did this, the coalition soldiers who risked their lives to rush to the base of the city wall were temporarily safe. However, the defenders on the top of the city hid most of their bodies behind the city wall, which also caused the coalition archers to fire their bows and arrows.

It posed almost no threat to them, and it did not affect their continuous shooting at the charging coalition forces.

If this continues, if the coalition soldiers want to gather a force at the base of the city wall that can climb the ladder to attack the city and pose a threat to the defenders at the top of the city, they don't know how many people will have to die to do so.

"Mu, King Mu Tianhao, there is no way to continue fighting like this! Our people are no different from dying!" After a while, Wang Zhijie looked at Mu Tianhao and stammered.

As the current foreign minister of Dakou, this is the first time Wang Zhijie has visited the battlefield to watch the battle in person.

The reason why he came to watch the battle this time was naturally because he felt that the millions of coalition troops would definitely be victorious against the Yanmen garrison with their absolute superiority, and it was even possible that they could capture Yanmen Pass on the first day. If this was true,

As a witness and winner who has personally attended the battlefield, he can earn a lot of capital for his career.

However, from the beginning of the war to now, the development of the war situation can be said to be completely contrary to his expectations.

The corpses of the coalition soldiers were already piled up into a rolling hill outside the Yanmen city wall. However, the coalition forwards could not even set up a ladder.

Seeing that the coalition soldiers in front were being harvested like weeds, Wang Zhijie's face became increasingly pale. He didn't know whether he was blown by the north wind or frightened by the tragic situation on the battlefield.

"Do you all feel the same way?" Mu Tianhao glanced around and said calmly.

"King Mutian, it's really unexpected that Yanmen Pass is so difficult to crack." Seeing everyone frowning and saying nothing, Pu Yi spoke up.

"You are all commanders of the army. According to your opinions, how should this battle proceed?" Mu Tianhao continued calmly.

This time, even Pu Yi didn't speak.

The situation of the battle is clearly before our eyes.

The Yanmen defenders caused the coalition forces to lose most of their combat effectiveness with a single blast of water cannons. The individual bed crossbows used by the defenders were extremely lethal. If the coalition forces were allowed to continue charging at this time, there would undoubtedly be more casualties.

But if the attack is stopped here, not only will the coalition soldiers who have died since the war have died in vain, but it will also be a huge blow to morale.

Attack again after regrouping?

Even if the Yanmen defenders do not change their tactics and still use water cannons and crossbows to defend themselves, how will the coalition forces defeat them?

"Everyone, although Mu is the commander-in-chief in this battle, it is a joint operation and it also concerns the life and death of soldiers from all countries. It is best for you to speak freely." After waiting for a while, seeing that everyone was silent, Mu Tianhao said again.

Seeing that everyone was still silent, Bu Chuanqing exchanged a look with Pu Yi, then raised his hands to Mu Tianhao and said: "Since King Mu Tianhao is the commander of this battle, let King Mu Tianhao decide how to fight next!"

As he spoke, Bu Chuanqing winked at Wang Zhijie and An Peisong.

"Yes, King Mu Tian! I completely agree with Prime Minister Bu's proposal! Let's ask King Mu Tian to make the decision!" Seeing Bu Chuanqing's eyes, Wang Zhijie understood and immediately echoed, without mentioning his worries just now.

"That's right, Mu Tian Wang! This position of coach is for you, Mu Tian Wang, to sit in! You can't just occupy the latrine and not take a shit!" An Peisong also said.

"An, what the hell are you talking about..." Xiao Boxi became angry again when he heard An Peisong speak so vulgarly.

Mu Tianhao raised his hand to signal Xiao Boxi to calm down, then glanced at the crowd and asked in a still calm voice: "Do you all have the same view?"

This time, everyone nodded almost simultaneously and said, "Let King Mu Tian make the decision!"

"Okay!" Mu Tianhao said: "In this case, in today's first battle, we will have a good showdown with the Chu army!"

After saying that, without waiting for anyone to say anything else, Mu Tianhao shouted: "Come here! Pass the order!"

"Order all sharpshooters to assemble towards the main gate of Yanmen Pass!"

"Order all soldiers who have climbed onto the city to assemble and stand by!"

"Order all battering rams to be ready for attack!"

"Order the siege troops on the left and right sides to strengthen their attacks, contain the Chu army, and prevent them from reinforcing towards the main gate of Yanmen!"

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When the messenger came forward, Mu Tianhao issued several orders in one breath.

When everyone around Mu Tianhao heard this, their expressions changed.

These orders meant that Mu Tianhao was fighting today's first battle as a decisive battle. This was because Mu Tianhao's order even included soldiers on the city.

Everyone knows very well what a soldier on the city is.

Although the name sounds very ordinary, these soldiers who climbed the city are anything but ordinary.

Every soldier who climbs the city is one of the best warriors among the armies of the Seven Kingdoms. Not only is he tall and strong, but he has extraordinary skills. Once he goes into battle, he is like a pawn crossing a river. He advances without retreating and is brave without fear of death.

Whether in terms of their combat power or fighting spirit, the soldiers who climbed onto the city were far superior to the death squads in the conventional sense.

In recent years, relying on the bravery of these soldiers who climbed the city, the Seven Kingdoms Allied Forces attacked the city with almost no hope and disadvantage.

In the previous battle against Qi, these soldiers who climbed the city had caused great trouble and casualties to the Northern Qi defenders.

This time the troops were directed at Yanmen, and the coalition forces gathered a total of five thousand soldiers to climb the city, intending to send them to the battlefield at the critical moment and capture Yanmen Pass in one fell swoop.

At this moment, Mu Tianhao ordered all the soldiers on the city to stand by, clearly assuming a decisive battle posture.

"King Mutian, the Chu army is currently on the defensive. Wouldn't it be a little risky to send troops to climb the city at this time? Once the casualties of our army's troops to climb the city are too large, it may be detrimental to the subsequent siege." He hesitated.

, Pu Yi Road.

"In the opinion of Chief Pu, when is the most appropriate time to send troops to the city?" Mu Tianhao frowned and asked.

When Mu Tianhao asked this question, Pu Yi was immediately speechless.

Mu Tianhao glanced at everyone again and saw that everyone was silent. He sneered in his heart and sighed secretly.

What Pu Yi is worried about is actually what Mu Tianhao wants.

In today's first battle, Mu Tianhao's plan is not to win, but to lose.

Big defeat.

Moreover, in this great defeat, Mu Tianhao had to send the elites who could be sent to be buried for burial. Among them, the soldiers who boarded the city must be sent to the battlefield immediately for burial.

The reason why Mu Tianhao did this was because he hoped that through such a big defeat, the people of the seven countries would realize the difficulty of conquering Chu, so as to end this senseless war as soon as possible. Because, Mu Tianhao knew very well,

This war launched by the coalition forces seems to be massive and has a high chance of winning, but in fact it has almost no chance of winning.

As a famous Tianlang commander who has led the army for many years, Mu Tianhao knows the military affairs well.

Military affairs are nothing more than the right time, favorable location, and people.

When the battle against Chu was launched in this cold winter, the weather was undoubtedly not on the side of the coalition forces. The water cannon attack by the Yanmen defenders was an excellent lesson to the coalition forces.

Let's talk about geographical advantages. The coalition forces are attacking, while the Chu army is defending in danger. Which one is better and which one is worse is self-evident.

As for the people and the people, it is true that the coalition forces have the mentality of tigers and wolves, but the Yanmen defenders are guarding their homeland. When it comes to the will to fight, it is clear who is strong and who is weak.

In terms of combat power, although there has been no major war between Sirius and Ningyuan in recent years, small frictions have occurred from time to time. And in all the frictions, Sirius has almost never been able to take any advantage. It can be seen from this that,

The combat power of Ningyuan's frontier army cannot be underestimated.

Although the coalition forces are massive this time, the troops that withdrew from the Northern Qi battlefield were already exhausted, and the newly mobilized troops were for the expedition. On the other hand, the Ningyuan frontier troops were waiting for work. The strength of their combat strength is self-evident.

Metaphor.

Another very important item is supplies.

Mu Tianhao was frightened when he thought about Ningyuan's current prosperity and its convenient water and land transportation.

How could such a battle be won?

Therefore, Mu Tianhao wanted to lose.

The faster and fiercer the defeat, the more soldiers Sirius can save.

Among them, 300,000 are from Mu Tianhao’s South Campus!

And the vast majority of these 300,000 soldiers are natives of Nanyuan. Behind each of them is a Nanyuan family.

Mu Tianhao couldn't even imagine what the South Campus would be like if all these disciples were killed.

Also, the longer this war drags on, the Southern Academy will not only lose more disciples, but also suffer greater economic losses.

Which long-lasting war does not involve collecting supplies from nearby?

If this battle drags on, the coalition forces will definitely try their best to plunder all kinds of supplies from the South Courtyard. Since then, I am afraid that the entire South Courtyard will have been looted before the war is over.

If this is the case, when the war is over, all the disciples of the South Courtyard are gone, and the entire South Courtyard has become a white field. How will he, Mu Tianhao, explain to the soldiers and civilians of the South Courtyard?

What should we do next in the South Campus?

If Dachu counterattacks, how will Tianlang defend its southern border?

Thinking about these consequences, Mu Tianhao shuddered.

Therefore, in today's battle, the coalition forces must lose.

No matter how many soldiers die, they will still be defeated.

Mu Tianhao wanted to exchange the deaths of these soldiers for the lives of more soldiers.
Chapter completed!