Chapter 952: A Thunderbolt
The Yan army's carefully built equipment battalion has great power at both offensive and defensive ends, but the natural restrictions of the defending side still make it rise first and then suppress in the battle of Hanzhong. Cao Cao is Cao Cao after all, and he sees the advantages and disadvantages of the Yan army's new equipment very accurately, but it is also said that if only one equipment battalion makes hundreds of thousands of Cao troops stagnate in front of the Han Zhongjian City, how can he compete with Liu Langsheng, the king of Yan of the Han Dynasty?
Night is gradually falling, the offensive of the Cao army has stopped, but the busy work of the Yan Yun army in the city continues, a corpse with a soldier killed in battle was transported from the city to the city, where there are guards of the medical battalions of the two armies in the camp tent to clean the body, people come cleanly, but also leave cleanly, this last journey Yan army will not relax, this is the greatest respect for the soldiers who do not hesitate to live and die on the bloody battlefield! People in the late Han Dynasty were reborn and died, and they often attached more importance to the things after their deaths, so even in wartime, Liu Yi would not have any negligence.
Today's casualties of the Yan army are quite heavy, and their bodies are not all concentrated in the city, there are also many Yan army corpses under the city that are entangled with Cao soldiers and soldiers who fell to death, and the corpses of the enemy have been taken away when they retreated, and the convergence of the corpses of the two sides in the siege battle is different from the field battle! The latter two sides will agree to dispose of the corpses of their comrades on the battlefield at the same time, and at this time, no matter how fierce the battle is on the battlefield during the day, and the distance is close, they will not use the sword soldiers, or even say a few words! This is by no means their cold-blooded or anything else, life and death on the battlefield of the corpse mountain and sea of blood have long been taken lightly by the soldiers, and it may be more speculative to say a few words here today, but the two sides will not show mercy tomorrow.
Siege warfare is different from field warfare, the defenders will not easily let the enemy army close to the city, and the distance of that impact is the most advantageous time for them to strike the opponent, so the corpses are generally taken away by the enemy when the enemy retreats, and letting their comrades expose the corpses in the wilderness is a great blow to the morale of any army. It was your comrades who fell today, and it is not said that it will be your turn in the next battle, and the daily feelings of the men in the army are extremely deep.
Whether it is on or under the city, there will be the corpses of soldiers on both sides that are only entangled in one place, and it is difficult to separate them after death, and the attacking side will take away such corpses together, Zhang Liao will not doubt that Cao Jun will give them proper placement, and in the same way, Yan Jun's treatment of the enemy's corpses is also average. This is not a battlefield to fight against aliens, even as long as the enemy army is not unconscionable, they will be treated as they deserve, and the soldiers who can fight until the last moment on the battlefield should be respected, whether they are friends or enemies, and it is also a silent education for those newly recruited soldiers.
In this process, the city maintains a dead silence, when yesterday you slept in a gag comrade but today become a cold corpse, even those veterans of a hundred battles will have deep pain in their hearts, the corpses on the way to the place where the officers and soldiers will immediately straighten their tired bodies to see off their comrades, many people are tears in their eyes, but they can let the tears flow freely but will never cry, that is not the demeanor of a soldier, on the battlefield you not only have to learn how to face the choice of life and death, It is also necessary to learn to face the death of one's comrades, and for a warrior, fighting to the last moment is the highest honor in itself.
The cruelty of the war is not only reflected in the tragic fighting of the hand-to-hand soldiers, the aftermath of the war is an extremely depressing process, and the heaviest place is in the tent of the medical camp, and I have to sigh the tenacity of those female guards, in the face of so many corpses of comrades, they will be with tears in the eyes of the rest of the soldiers, but it does not affect the steady movements in their hands, even in the face of the horror of the corpse, at this moment their focused eyes and repetitive movements have a certain sense of sacredness, It also made many male soldiers admire in their hearts.
After going to the wounded barracks to inspect the gathering of the corpses of the soldiers, Zhang Liao returned to the city, looking at the black and oppressive Cao military camp tent in the distance and fell into deep thought! After the war, inspecting the wounded barracks is the practice of Liu Yi, the king of Yan, no matter how tense the battle situation is, how tired the body is, it must be done, and over time, it has become a fine tradition in the Yan army! Zhang Liao did not stay for too long in the place where the body was stored, facing such a scene was a mountain of pressure for anyone, and as a general, his mood could not be affected by any factors. Like him, there are also Zhang Hu, Zhang Xiu and others, who are also thinking about countermeasures in the city.
Cao Jun has the ability to respond to the three-dimensional defensive position of the Yan army has long been the consensus of everyone, in most cases on the battlefield you can not always suppress the enemy, restraint and counter-restraint has always been the theme of the war, today's heavy casualties have passed, in the case of the battle still continues, the casualties are too heavy in the general's heart can only be a number, his energy has always been on how to come up with a way to deal with the enemy's offensive, the past will be turned over like a book, this is the words of King Yan, War is the most ruthless thing.
Judging from today's battle situation, the other party's response has indeed limited the advantage of the Yan army in the defense of the city to a large extent, and it is also the price they paid for the heavy casualties a few days ago. Zhang Hu and Zhang Liao both knew that a large part of the reason for today's situation was due to the direction of the wind, if there was no southeast wind, Cao Jun's thick smoke would not have this effect, although there may not be such a wind direction every day, but they must consider the problem according to this standard, in Hanzhong, the southeast wind in spring is the most common.
In fact, in Zhang Hu's view, to implement the tactics of Cao Jun, it is not necessary to have the right wind direction all day long, half an hour is enough, as long as there are Cao soldiers and soldiers can smoothly climb the city, successors will come in a steady stream, in the case of fierce fighting at the head of the city, the defenders are obviously unable to carry out an effective attack on their follow-up troops. After landing in the city today, the two sides seem to be in a melee, but the goal of the Cao army is still quite obvious, at the beginning they are coming at the Yan army's bombardment cannons, even if they fight for the lives of more soldiers, they will destroy the Yan army's sharp weapon, and there are really nearly ten bombardment cannons that have been damaged, but fortunately, Zhang Liao is extremely experienced in the battle, and immediately ordered it to be withdrawn to avoid greater losses.
The power of the Xiangyang cannon is huge, the structure is strong, but once it is damaged by the enemy, it is extremely difficult to repair, the battle of Hanzhong is a defensive battle, and the materials and manpower that the Yan army can use will be greatly limited, if the power of the bombardment cannon is lost, Zhang Liao's ability is to use conventional tactics, and the combat power of the Yanyun army is still strong, but without this huge threat, it is undoubtedly a huge incentive for the morale of the Cao army, which will give them a great psychological advantage.
The southeast wind is indeed unreliable, and no general will rely on the battle situation above the time of day without absolute certainty, but who can be sure that Cao Jun will not use other targeted tactics? The defending side has a strong city to rely on, but it also has a natural disadvantage, because he is always passive compared to the attacking enemy, which is reflected in the situation that they are often in a situation of dealing with the back! In the first battle of Hanzhong City, the Yan army was able to completely suppress the Cao army, and in the final analysis, it was the surprise brought by the new equipment of the Bombardment Cannon.
"Wenyuan, I'm afraid there will be a southeast wind tomorrow." After a moment of silence, a guard flew up to the city and came to Zhang Hu's side to whisper, Zicai waved his hand slightly, he turned away, turned around and said to Zhang Liao, in fact, it is not difficult for him to observe astronomy, but the unfamiliarity with the land of Hanzhong still makes it difficult for him to make accurate judgments, this point must be consulted by the old people in the city who have lived here for decades, obviously the shadow guards around the military division are to understand this matter. Whenever Zhang Junshi gives people the impression of being graceful and calm, like water, coupled with his outstanding Confucian demeanor, he is the object of admiration of many women in Luoyang City.
"Cao Jun's move is indeed effective, so that the power of our army's cannons is difficult to show, and its siege equipment cannot be effectively suppressed, and this southeast wind will not be known to blow for a few days." Zhang Xiu, the commander of the Chang'an battalion, continued, without the suppression of the bombardment cannon, before entering the city, Cao Jun's well, rail, stone cart and other equipment were attacking Hanzhong City, and the obstruction of their vision did not have much impact on them, as long as they entered the range of the city such as Xu Da, they could still miss, if they really wanted to go home and farm, at this time, there were many Yanyun soldiers who were busy reinforcing the battlements that were damaged by it, they must seize the opportunity tonight, and there will be a fierce battle tomorrow.
"Military division, in the opinion of the last general, today's battle situation is not a bad thing for our army, it must be such a fight to make the brothers enter the state of war, although Liao can't break his strategy of attacking for a while, but tomorrow Cao Jun will not think about it so easy to climb to the head of Hanzhong City!" Zhang Liao said in a deep voice, his words were not just to boost morale, the battle situation a few days ago was too easy for the Yan army, and the enemy army could not pose any threat to them at all, but today's situation is diametrically opposite, too relaxed mood is a big harm in the fierce battle, Yan Yun's soldiers suffered a little loss, this is by no means that they are not experienced enough, the state of this thing needs to be stimulated by fierce battles.
Standing at the head of the city, Zhang Liao has been thinking about how to crack Cao Jun's smoke attack method, in addition to the help of the wind direction, the preparation of firewood and grass in advance is also the key, so can Cao Jun set up this thing out of the city to give a surprise attack? After observing the formation of the Cao army under the city, Zhang Liao dispelled this idea, the surprise attack also depends on the people, at this time the city gate of Hanzhong has been blocked, and it will be extremely troublesome to open it, and the time for the people and horses to go out of the city is enough for the other party to react, and Cao Cao may have been waiting for his hand for a long time, he himself is a good hand at sneaking up on others, and it is obviously not enough to attack rashly because the risk is too great.
After pondering for a long time, Zhang Liao couldn't think of a good plan that could be dealt with comprehensively, and now there are military advisors' words, tomorrow will be a southeast gale, and it seems that he will face another day of fierce fighting, since the sky cannon is not needed, don't stay in the city, there will always be a time when the wind direction changes, and there is no need to make sacrifices here. Since I can't figure it out for a while, I don't want to focus on how to face Cao's attack in a difficult situation, which will inevitably cause some tactical adjustments, and it will also take time to think about it in detail. At this point, Zhang Liao's handling is similar to Liu Yi's, and sometimes it is the best policy to retreat to the next best.
How to fight with Cao Jun in the dense fog Zhang Liao will have a way to deal with it, and he can be known for his good defense within the Yan army, his tactics in the city defense battle are extremely changeable, otherwise there will be no such confidence in his words, even if there is no equipment battalion, Yan Yunjun is still Yan Yunjun! is still the trump card in the Yan army, and the new weapons are not effective, and the conventional means will be as sharp.
Zhang Hu only shook his head slightly when he heard this, but he didn't say anything and looked at the city, at this time Cao Jun's soldiers had already begun to pile up firewood and grass again, Zhang Hu could try to judge the direction of tomorrow's wind, Cao Jun could too, today they have tasted the sweetness in the siege of the city, and in the face of the next rare opportunity, they will naturally go all out, and the firewood and grass needed to make thick smoke are numerous.
Seeing this look of the military advisor, Zhang Liao and Zhang Xiu's eyes lit up at the same time, they have followed Zhang Hu in Sizhou for many years, and they are very familiar with the various habits of the military advisor, although Zhang Hu is shaking his head, the confident gaze in his eyes can not be hidden, the two generals know in their hearts that the military advisor must have a good plan, but according to his temper, most of them have to wait for someone to ask. This seems to be the habit of all resourceful people, Liu Yi slandered this back then, does he have to pretend to be profound to reflect his foresight? But then I gradually got used to it, and at the end of the Han Dynasty, this was probably a kind of implicit of celebrities, but most of them were not used to this way as military generals.
"What's the best strategy for the military advisor?" Zhang Liao is obviously more cooperative than Zhang Xiu.
"Thunderbolt cans!" Zhang Hu's answer was extremely concise, but his tone was very firm!