Chapter 1903: The Meat Grinder of Yanjing Offensive and Defensive Battle (14)
Chapter 1903: The Meat Grinder of the Attack and Defense of Yanjing (14)
Protected by Xue Kui and Xue Jiao, logically speaking, the Qin soldiers could not get close to Liu Che, but Liu Che took the initiative to break away from the protection of the two men and swung his sword to slash at the Qin soldiers with ferocious faces.
[Ding dong, Liu Che’s skill ‘Sword General’ is activated, force 2.
Liu Che: Commander 81 (1), Force 81 (6), Intelligence 97 (2), Politics 102 (1), Charisma 103 (3). Equipment: Eight-Served Sword
Liu Che’s current strength has increased to 83.】
Among Liu Che's five-dimensional attributes, except for his low command and force, the other three can be said to be gorgeous. His politics has reached a terrifying 102. His charm is only a little lower than that of Qin Hao. Looking at the entire history of the emperors, he is definitely among the best.
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With the support of the 'Sword General', Liu Che's sword came out like a dragon. He slashed at a Qin Army Sima with one sword, but was blocked by the Qin Army Sima's horizontal sword. He slashed several times with his sword but only left a few marks on the horizontal sword.
A roll mouth.
Liu Che looked shocked when he saw this, and said to himself: The weapons of the Qin army are really powerful, they can actually block the sharpness of his eight swords.
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Liu Che held the sword with both hands, slashed with all his strength, and finally cut off the horizontal sword. Then he killed the Qin army Sima with a sword block, but was immediately surrounded by three Qin soldiers.
Facing three Qin soldiers, Liu Che blocked two swords with his sword, then turned around and chopped off the arm of a Qin soldier, but the Qin soldier with a broken arm still roared and slashed at him.
Such a heroic performance shocked Liu Che. After all, this was just the most ordinary soldier among the Qin army. If the entire Qin army was like this, how could Yanjing City be defended?
After killing three Qin soldiers again, Liu Che was very tired and began to pant violently. Seeing this, Xue Kui and Xue Jiao quickly guarded him to prevent another fish that slipped through the net and threatened the king.
When the Han army defenders saw that His Majesty personally participated in the battle and was so brave that he killed four Qin soldiers with his own hands, the morale of the Han army defenders immediately increased.
Even the emperor is not afraid of death, so why should they, the lower-level soldiers, regret their lives?
"Fight with the son of a bitch Qin Jun."
"The worst I can do is die. I will still be a good man after eighteen years."
The originally low morale of the Han army was greatly boosted by Liu Che's arrival, and they launched a counterattack against the Qin soldiers on the tower without fear of death.
Liu Che's participation in the war not only stimulated the morale of the Han army, but the reinforcements he brought played a greater role.
Liu Che's three thousand palace guards are the most elite opposing army in the Northern Han Dynasty, and they are currently the most powerful existence in Yanjing City. Their addition directly reversed the disadvantage of the defenders.
Soon, under the combined efforts of the defenders and reinforcements, even if Qin soldiers continued to mount, the number of Qin soldiers on the tower became smaller and smaller, until finally no one was left.
Su Dingfang saw that the situation had reversed. Although he was extremely unwilling to do so, he also knew that he could not do anything. Seeing that it was getting late, he had no choice but to order the withdrawal of the troops and repair them before proceeding to attack the city.
Although the Han army defended Yanjing City, Liu Che was not very happy.
In this battle alone, his three thousand guards suffered 700 casualties. After all the last elites were eliminated, how could they withstand Su Dingfang's fierce attack?
What Su Dingfang said in his statement was correct. For his own selfish interests, he dragged the people of the city into trouble. Is this really right? Liu Che thought to himself.
Like Liu Che, Xue Gang, as the coach, also didn't have much joy.
The Qin army was very well prepared. Even if Yanjing was guarded by Xue Gang, the Han army's casualty ratio was still twice that of the Qin army.
The casualties of the defenders were twice those of the attackers? People who don't know why will definitely think that Xue Gang is incompetent, but the fact is exactly the opposite.
Among the 100,000 defenders in Yanjing City, only 30,000 are regular troops, 10,000 are the reorganized army of family soldiers, and the other 60,000 are temporarily recruited strong men. It is not an exaggeration to say that such an army is a ragtag army.
Xue Gang was able to command 100,000 miscellaneous troops and block the attack of 70,000 Qin regular troops. This was an amazing achievement in itself. What's more, he also used 40,000 miscellaneous troops to fully offset the Qin army's 20,000 elite troops. Although he relied on defending the city
It's a convenience, but it's still an incredible achievement.
Xue Gang lived up to Liu Che's trust and really defended Yanjing City, but he knew that the real test had just come.
The Qin army's ten-day continuous fierce attack destroyed a large number of the city's defensive equipment. Now, even if they use spare parts, they can't even make a replacement catapult.
The fuel oil has also been exhausted, more than half of the crossbows have been damaged, and there are only two hundred catapults left. What's more serious is that there are no strong men in the city to replenish them.
Currently, there are only some old and weak people left in Yanjing City. Although they also participate in the defense of the city, two old and weak people cannot compare to one young and strong person.
The defensive power of Yanjing City is far worse than before, but the Qin army's offensive power has not been reduced much.
The Han army's defensive equipment could no longer be replenished, but the Qin army's siege equipment could be replenished as much as it lost, and it remained at its peak condition.
Xue Gang originally thought that after losing 20,000 troops, the Qin army's offensive would definitely be reduced, but today's offensive made him feel cold. The Qin army's offensive was indeed a bit weaker, but not by much. It still showed a high morale.
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If this trend continues, if Xue Gang wants to continue to defend Yanjing City, he will have to use more lives to fill it. I am afraid that Yanjing will turn into a dead city in the end.
As soon as he thought about this, Xue Gang's face suddenly became ugly. He subconsciously looked at Liu Che, but found that Liu Che's face was also not good.
"That's all, I only need to obey His Majesty's orders, and the rest will not concern me." Xue Gang thought to himself.
On the other side, Su Dingfang immediately summoned his generals after withdrawing his troops and returned to camp to prepare for the next day's siege mission, but he encountered opposition from some of his generals.
Seeing this, Xue Rengui also advised: "Commander Su, our army has lost 20,000 athletes in just ten days, and the soldiers are extremely exhausted.
Judging from the future, it is better to postpone the offensive and repair for a period of time before continuing to attack the city."
In just ten days, the Qin army of 70,000 was reduced by 20,000, and suffered two-sevenths casualties.
Although nearly half of the wounded soldiers could return to the battlefield after treatment, there were still 10,000 casualties and disabled people who were directly killed in battle. This number of casualties was still a huge number.
If any other army had suffered two-seventh casualties, it would have been defeated directly, but the Qin army was different.
The rigorous promotion system, perfect pension system, etc., prevented the Qin army from being defeated even if it suffered more than half of its casualties, and it could still maintain a high combat effectiveness.
In the eyes of the soldiers of the Qin Army, the enemy in front of them is not a person, but a stroke of merit in the merit book. It is precisely because of this that the Qin Army can be victorious in every battle.
But even if it is as strong as the Qin army, reducing its strength by two-sevenths in a short period of time will inevitably have an impact on morale.
Nowadays, there is also a feeling of war weariness within the Qin army. Although the voice is not loud yet, it is enough for the top generals to sound the alarm.